Category: Pensacola

In a couple of hours, the Pensacola City Council will consider selecting its Council Executive. The board will be taking a look at four candidates….

The City Budget process last year was one of the most bizarre of any local government entity in recent memory.  The closest comparison is the…

With plans to break ground by the end of summer, the city of Pensacola hosted another public input meeting last night for the Legion Filed…

The State Attorney’s Office has issued a letter clearing City Administrator Bill Reynolds of Sunshine Law violations raised by Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren DeWeese in…

By Stephanie Sharp… This week David Burden was found not guilty of a trespassing misdemeanor. His attorney, Eric Stevenson, fought for his client’s not guilty…

Press Release: Pensacola, Fla. May 15, 2012 – The trial for Melody Castro and David Burden, the two who were arrested at City Hall in…

By Stephanie Sharp—- Two extra rows of seats had to be added in the meeting room of the Tryon Branch Library for last night’s Town…

The Pensacola City Council offered a glimpse last night of what upcoming budget workshops might look like. Council members signaled to Mayor Ashton Hayward that…

Gulf Coast African-American Chamber of Commerce Executive Director George Hawthorne said he is not concerned with—and does not feel threatened by—the recent moves made by…

A faction of Pensacola’s African-American business community appears intent on creating a new minority chamber of commerce. Jackie Miles, a board member of the existing…

The continuing back-and-forth between the Pensacola City Council and Mayor Ashton Hayward has found its newest venue: the audit selection committee. “I almost wish I…

Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee will meet this Thursday at Pensacola City Hall. The group—formed to offer recommendations to the mayor in regards…

Pensacola City Administrator Bill Reynolds said he believes that the Sunshine Law accusation being levied against him will be proved unfounded. Earlier this month, Pensacola…

A Pensacola City Council member has raised the question of Sunshine-law violations. The official is claiming that the state’s open-government laws were violated via electronic…

The question–How would the Pensacola City Council treat Steve Jobs? — has been bugging me all weekend. The Pen Air Federal Credit Union’s relocation to…

Running across the yard, the children play with their chickens. They are not on a farm, or in the rural wilds of Escambia County. The…

My suggestion: Mayor asks, “Where is Councilman Johnson? He was standing next to me a few minutes ago, dammit.”

Our reporter Jeremy Morrison covered Connie Mack III’s visit to Pensacola yesterday. The GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate was asked today did he really…

The frontline of a political campaign is not for the weak stomached. The scripts and variables are fluid. It can get awkward and painful to…

There’s another forum on the calendar to discuss the Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce. Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds has scheduled a May…