Category: Pensacola
City Council Recap
During its Thursday night meeting, the Pensacola City Council tackled Quint Studer’s Maritime Park lease, stormwater assessments and East Government Street. The council also addressed…
Local Wins National History Fair
The Escambia County School Board breezed through its first regular meeting of the school year last night. Their was a presentation from the PTA, the…
E. Government St. Marathon
After drawing fire from the East Government Street crowd in July, Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer came prepared last night. Slipping on a blue hardhat,…
Bare wins 18 out of 21 precincts, only 43 percent vote on west side
Charles Bare soundly defeated incumbent Council President Sam Hall for the City of Pensacola’s At Large B seat – with 58 percent of the vote….
Lumon May won every precinct
Lumon May won every precinct in the Democratic primary for County Commission District 3. His team did a better job in getting out the votes…
Sam’s Announcement
Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall made an announcement of sorts last night during the board’s Committee of the Whole meeting. “I’m at a state…
Reconnect Neighborhood Added to Agenda
The ‘Citizens in the East Government Street Neighborhood’ have weighed in on the reconnection of that street. A report from the group has been added…
Busy COW
Blue Wahoos owner Quint Studer met with officials from the city of Pensacola and the Community Maritime Park Association this morning in an attempt to…
Council to Hear ReGrid Findings
Over the course of the summer, the city of Pensacola and the West Florida Regional Planning Council held a series of public workshops concerning the…
Studer Deal Hinges on Parking, CMPA Deficit
With other details hammered out, the lease deal between Quint Studer, the Community Maritime Park Associates and the city of Pensacola apparently hinges on parking…
CMPA Looks at Studer Deal
The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees is slated to address its deal with Quint Studer’s Maritime Place, LLC. this afternoon. Studer, owner of…
Mayor Hayward comments on Council elections
“I want to congratulate Charles Bare and Jewel Cannada-Wynn on their election to the Pensacola City Council,” said Mayor Ashton Hayward. “I’m looking forward to…
Analysis of Aug 14 primary -update
David Morgan, Pam Childers, Bruce Miller, Lumon May and Charles Bare were the big winners yesterday in Escambia County. Other winners were Steven Barry, Vicki…
Primary Morning
Standing at precinct 14, she waved to voters from underneath a green raincoat. The August primary had arrived. “I have been hyped all day,†said…
Hayward Engages District 7
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward and a roomful of residents from District 7 covered a myriad of subjects during the latest meeting in the Taking City…
Over a third of the primary voters may have already cast their ballots
Just got off the phone with Supervisor of Elections David Stafford. He estimates that about 16,685 votes have been cast either by early voting or…
Six things to watch in August 14 primary
Escambia County voters head to the polls Tuesday. As with the any local election, there are countless plots and subplots. Here are a few that…
Crime, Chickens and the Press
In one of its most fluid meetings in months, the Pensacola City Council seemed to sail unencumbered through its Thursday night engagement. The board tended…
Buzz: Judge voids Davison CMPA contract
We just got an email that Judge Casey Rodgers has declared the entire agreement between the former maritime developers, headed by Scott Davision, and the…
Exploring Disparity and Bike Lanes
After a year of waiting, the Pensacola City Council heard details of its disparity study last night. According to the study, city government has improved…


