Category: Escambia County
ECUA has worst drinking water
On Saturday, the Environmental Working Group released findings of a multi-year study on tap water for major cities nationwide. The study tested MSAs with a…
Helping children
Who in this community does a good job of helping children? Child are the hapless victims of poverty. They didn’t choose their parents and have…
Did college force retirement of Sansom predecessor?
The Northwest Florida Daily News reports that former Northwest Florida State College president, Bob Richburg, may have nudged Jim Chitwood into early retirement so that…
Dishonest petition
If Marty Donovan truly wanted to stop the Community Maritime Park, then he should have had a petition drive in April or May. At the…
America’s Most Stylish Blogger
Trang Huyen of the Behind the Seams in Pensacola, Fla. has been selected America’s Most Stylish Blogger by stylelist.com. I was pulling for Derek Cosson.
City Pension solution
If Consolidation is recommended by the commission and that plan includes merging Energy Services of Pensacola into a utility authority, then ESP shouldn’t be given….
Tick, tick, tick – Consolidation deadline looms
The Escambia County Consolidation Commission is less that 45 days away from its Jan. 15, 2010 deadline to report to the Northwest Florida legislative delegation….
Poker coming to dogtrack
Mobile Press Register is reporting: “Officials at Pensacola Greyhound Track in western Escambia County expect the track’s poker room to open “around the end of…
Charter Wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES for Approval 7,762 (55.2%) NO for Rejection 6,308 (44.8%) Total votes cast 14,070 We will analyze the vote further tomorrow, but the message of…
Tourism boomed this summer
Press Release: Despite a slow economy, tourism numbers in the Pensacola Bay Area were the second-highest in history. From Oct. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30,…
Rawlins conduit to DC funds for NBM
From our research, one of the stronger links between No Boss Mayor and the ICMA is Beth Rawlins, a Clearwater political strategist who specializes in…
Take Stock in Children
I attended today a luncheon for Take Stock in Children – a college scholarship program for Escambia County’s public school students. Each year, sixth grade…