Compass Bank Robbery (photos)

At approximately 9:00 A.M this morning, a white male walked into the Compass Bank located at 6701 N. Davis Hwy and presented a note to…

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Fabre responds to Chimes Way award

From: Frank J. Fabre, P.E., P.S.M. Fabre Engineering & Surveying RE: Chimes Way Park Design and Selection of Professional Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors Chimes…

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ECSO Prostitution Sweep (photos)

Last night, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office did a prostitution sweep of the county. Here are the photos of the johns and the prostitutes that…

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You read it first here

Today’s News Journal is like reading last week’s blog. Front page tells you that there is a signed developer agreement on the CMPA. It doesn’t…

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Beitsch reviews signed agreement

How does the developer agreement between the City and the Maritime Park Developers answer the concerns that City Manager Al Coby expressed to the Pensacola…

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Economic Development Update

From Charles Wood, Pensacola Chamber VP: * ATCOM Meeting – Our armed services department held their Defense Aerospace and Technology Committee (DATCOM) meeting last week….

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Buzz: CMPA has signed developer agreement

Last night, CMPA/City of Pensacola reached agreement with the proposed master developer, Maritime Park Development Partners. The agreement needs approval by the CMPA board and…

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Radical idea – invest in Pensacola

INVEST PENSACOLA This is a radical idea, one that really requires people thinking “outside of the box.” Why we don’t have the city pension funds…

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Dead birds on Palafox

Dead birds are dotting the sidewalk along South Palafox Street. It’s a strange, eerie sight. None have been given parking tickets…yet.

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Buzz: Purge coming at School District

There are rumblings that Escambia County Superintendent Malcolm Thomas will be moving his people into Administration. Several Jim Paul people will be not have their…

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Update on Stimulus package

From Jerry Maygarden: COMMUNIQUE CAPITOL HILL GROUP Wednesday, March 04, 2009 TALLAHASSEE—The process for distributing federal stimulus funds to state and local governments remains elusive….

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Houston paper interviews Al Coby

The Houston Chronicle interviewed interim Pensacola City Manager Al Coby and Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway on advice on how to rebuild Galveston, Tex. after Hurricane…

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Boeing threatens to drop out

Reuters reports: Boeing Co. confirmed on Friday it may withdraw from a $35 billion competition for new aerial refueling aircraft unless the Pentagon agrees to…

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More on Borrowers Betrayed

Last week I reported on the blog on the Miami Herald’s special investigation – “Borrowers Betrayed” – that revealed how state regulators had allowed thousands…

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Bay County deals with landfills

Florida DEP is praising the Bay County commissioners for adopting ordinances to better regulate construction and debris landfills. Maybe the Escambia and Santa Rosa county…

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The Ghoul that Pensacola Refuses to Remember

We’ve received inquiries about an article we published in May 2004 on the Pensacola’s more infamous history. One that is of particular interest is the…

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