Category: News
Nacho Daddies opening delayed
The much-anticipated grand opening (at least at IN office) of Nacho Daddies has been delayed for a week. The Tacos, Nachos & Beer, Grab &…
Patrick Gonzalez issues statement
This was emailed to me early this morning: Public Statement concerning the Capital Murder charges of Byrd and Melanie Billings When the government brings a…
Badlands 2
Press Release: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office along with other agencies, will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep†event on Thursday, February 17, 2011 to clean…
Aquarium group missing $8K
WALA FOX TV has reported that Aquarium for Pensacola is missing $8,000 from its checking account (see more).I have suspected Young had bigger issues than…
Buzz: Monday disaster
Buzz: Ken Feinberg’s visit to Pensacola on Monday wasn’t without melodrama. The meeting was coup for Mayor Ashton Hayward, who had personally invited the head…
What surprised Ken Feinberg?
This morning I called Ken Feinberg, head of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. We had not been able to meet on Monday when he was…
Crime and Punishment
NorthEscambia.com has an interview with State Attorney Bill Eddins and his top assistant Greg Marcille. Eddins: “It is a misconception that overall violent crime is…
Buzz: Should ECUA give City its money back?
The daily newspaper reports today that the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority is $27 million under its $316 million budget in its relocation of the Main…
DOJ: Feinberg group should be spending fund faster
CNN reports that the Justice Department Friday urged changes to speed up the process and to pay more claims from BP’s $20 billion fund. Associate…
Aquarium funds may be missing
I asked Bill Young, founder of Aquarium for Pensacola, what did he mean by “legal concerns” that he had with Rodney Rowe that he mentioned…
Suspected killer banned from hunting for life
Joshua Wayne Douglas, who has been indicted for the murder of Jamie M. Broxson, may have had early signs of trouble. In January 2007, Douglas…
Gulf Coast REAP Summit 2011
There is another initiative on dealing with poverty, not only in Pensacola, but across the Gulf Coast Region. The Gulf Coast REAP Summit 2011, which…
Sheriff Morgan to speak on gun violence
Press Release: Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan will speak at Sunday February 6, 2011 at the Parish Hall of All Saints Church, 901 New Warrington…
GOP Press Release on Aquarium statements
Press Release: Escambia County’s Republican Party responded today to a letter from Bill Young, President of the Aquarium for Pensacola, to Senator Marco Rubio which…
Oops, Aquarium leader may have lied again
PNJ reporter Jamie Page, whose investigation caught Bill Young, the founder of Aquarium for Pensacola, in lies about his support from elected officials and the…
Greg Brown sign case dismissed
Greg Brown, II, a candidate for Florida House, was charged last year for petty theft when he was caught removing the campaign signs of his…
More finger-pointing, but no facts from Aquarium group
This letter to elected officials is similar to the one Bill Young published before. He blames Rodney Rowe who says has disappeared. However, this time…
Cocaine shipment from El Paso to Pensacola stopped
Miami Herald reports Jose Verduzco was caught in Mississippi with five kilograms of cocaine in his radiator. Told law enforcement that he was visiting family…
Buzz: CMPA rumblings
There are rumblings from Pensacola City Council members about the lawsuit filed by Community Maritime Park Associates against Maritime Park Development Partners. There were no…
Judge: Feinberg is not independent
Bloomberg reports: U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans concluded yesterday that Kenneth Feinberg, head of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility can’t identify himself…
