Category: Politics
Barry talks what’s happening in D5
Escambia County Commission Chairman Steven Barry discussed various topics, including the importance of sports for children, the development of the IP golf course, and the…
Real News looks a City enterprises
Port of Pensacola Twenty years ago, the City of Pensacola struggled to find a viable business strategy for the financially struggling Port of Pensacola. Ideas…
Man who set up DeSantis-Trump brunch date in trouble
Former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met Sunday in Miami to patch up their differences. The Washington Post reported the meeting was set…
Lane closures on North Tarragona
Sections of North Tarragona Street are experiencing temporary lane shifts while AT&T crews continue to bore through city roads to bury and add aerial fiber…
Daily Outtakes: Gaetz gets an opponent
Last Friday, Aaron Dimmock, the director of executive development for the UWF Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis and Overholtz Center for Leadership, jumped in the GOP primary…
Triple homicide may be ‘a targeted ambush’
At a press conference this morning, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said his team is investigating the triple homicide that took place early Sunday morning…
Daily Outtakes: Wahoos end home stand with walk-off
Written by Bill Vilona Pensacola, Fla. – The players raced from the dugout and a filled ballpark erupted in glee. The Blue Wahoos couldn’t have…
Airport hangar contract awarded
Investing.com reports that Tutor Perini Corporation announced Wednesday that its subsidiary, Roy Anderson Corp, has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $72.7 million for…
TSA sending eight
The Transportation Security Administration has notified the City of Pensacola that 8 additional TSA employees from the National Deployment Force (NDF) have been approved and…
Daily Outtakes: PNJ 2001 Power List
While working on another project, I came across the PNJ published its list of our areas Top 20 Leaders in 2001. They aren’t ranked like…
Pensacola Energy gets $10.1 million from Feds
Pensacola Energy was awarded $10.1 million in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to replace unprotected bare steel mains with polyethylene pipe…
Breaking: Feds paying to replace bare steel pipes
I’m sitting at Pensacola City Hall waiting for a presser to begin regarding Biden’s Investing in America initiative. Two projects to be announced. Stay tuned.
The Bail Project event w/Julian MacQueen and Robin
The Bail Project – An Evening Hosted by Julian MacQueen with Robin Steinberg, Founder of the Bail Project, is Thursday, April 25, starting at 6:30…
Triumph Gulf Coast hits milestone
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida Triumph Gulf Coast earlier this month surpassed the milestone of distributing more than $550 million in grant…
Bergosh vs. Kohler – get in the gutter
Commissioner Jeff Bergosh and Commissioner Mike Kohler got into a heated exchange filled with barbs and accusations at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on…
Daily Outtakes: FTC bans noncompetes
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule that bans noncompetes. Why? FTC stated it was to “promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting…
Mayor’s presser at Bruce Beach – see video
At today’s press conference, the media got to visit Phase 1 of Bruce Beach Park at the same time Mayor D.C. Reeves made his first…
FSU challenge to ACC hits snag
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A Leon County circuit judge on Monday put a hold on Florida State University’s lawsuit…
Bergosh: Roundabouts; Brahier: Maintenance
Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discussed various issues in District 1, including the problematic roundabout on Perdido Key, which he admitted was too small and needed to…
Health and quality of life issue have not changed
While working on another project, I came across my blog post about meeting that took place in August 2006: Yesterday, United Way of Escambia County…
