Mayor D.C. Reeves We discuss his ideas concerning the purchase of the Gibson School building and the importance of the next phase of ST Engineering at the Pensacola International Airport. Supervisor of…
Category: Politics
Presser notes – 2/13/24
The town hall regarding Skate Spot has been delayed while the City of Pensacola waits to see the renderings from Upward Intuition and has staff review them. Upward Intuition received a $150,000…
A resignation trend in Milton
For decades, Milton operated out of the spotlight with minimal controversy. City and county governments were stable and worked under the radar, but not anymore. Both the Milton city manager and Santa…
Century produces UDC check
The Town of Century finally provided NorthEscambia.com with a copy of Urban Development Center’s partial loan repayment. Will Reynolds reported this morning, “Monday, Town Clerk Leslie Howington provided a copy of a…
Real News 2/12/24
The Laurel Oaks Behavioral Center in Dothan, Ala., and its parent company, Universal Health Services, are facing a lawsuit following another sexual assault of a young resident. The attorneys for the victim…
UDC says it has paid another $20K
NorthEscambia.com reports that Urban Development Center (UDC) has paid another $20,000 on its loan from the Town of Century. However, finding proof of the payment has been complicated. UDC CEO Jessica Griffen…
Daily Outtakes: National Pizza Day
It’s National Pizza Day. Here are some of the national deals: Pizza Hut’s Deal Lover’s Menu: Order two or more dishes for $7 – medium one-topping pizzas, melts, wings, pastas, sides, Roasted…
Daily Outtakes: ‘You are not the only one anymore’
Yesterday, several friends sent me a link to a viewpoint posted on FloridaPolitics.com that criticized Baptist Health Care for “executing a masterclass in dodging fiscal responsibility for the mess it’s left behind…
Portside Pickleball coming to downtown Pensacola
Warehouse 4 Sports Launches First Phase of Construction With Portside Pickle The development team converting a Port of Pensacola warehouse into a sports facility is announcing the first phase of its development….
Breaking: Dozier bill passed out of committees
Attorney Troy Rafferty texted that the bills to compensate the victims abused at the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna have made it out of the House and Senate committees. State Rep….
Can we keep a post office in downtown Pensacola?
Ballard Partners’ Dan McFaul is helping Mayor D.C. Reeves convince the United States Postal Service to find a new location in downtown Pensacola. McFaul discusses that effort and his work to get…
Daily Outtakes: Teacher Pay Compression
By Tom St. Myer In our Feb. 8 issue, we examine the six-month stalemate between the Santa Rosa School District and the Santa Rosa Professional Educators – a $1.3 million gap between…