Category: Pensacola
City Employee Union: Bargaining in good faith
Good-faith bargaining generally refers to the duty of the parties to meet and negotiate at reasonable times with willingness to reach agreement on matters within…
Could Have Been Messer-ier
It turns out that adopting a new city charter isn’t as easy as a vote. The logistics take some time to figure out. Pensacola City…
Escambia County loses in House redistricting
The proposed new Florida House districts have the new boundaries shifting with the population to the east. Matt “Baby” Gaetz loses south Santa Rosa County…
Wahoos Welcome Riggleman
Everybody had known about it all week, but that didn’t seem to damped the excitement surrounding the official announcement of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos’ manager….
Local Kids to Learn Sailing
Kids participating in city youth programs next summer may get the opportunity to learn to sail. The City of Pensacola’s Neighborhood Services Department is partnering…
Messer low bidder on city attorney contract
Jim Messer’s law firm is being recommended by Mayor Ashton Hayward to become the city attorney, moving him from interim status. He is the low…
Superfund Shuffle
Escambia County will be handing off some toxic assets this week. The move should set the stage for brighter days. “It’s more of what I…
Buzz: City Fire Union Passes New Contract
My sources inside the City of Pensacola firefighters’ union tell me that yesterday they passed the new contract proposed by Mayor Ashton Hayward by a…
Hayward passes out $750 bonus to employees
Yesterday, this message was sent to all the City of Pensacola employees: MESSAGE TO EMPLOYEES December 5, 2011 Re: City Employee Appreciation Ladies and Gentlemen,…
View of Maritime Stadium
I visited the Maritime Park stadium on Saturday. These photos don’t do it justice. The view is breathtaking. View the slide show
London Free Press writes up Pensacola
Pensacola has attracted the attention of the travel writers. This articles on the Naval Museum, historic downtown Pensacola, the new maritime park, Global Grill and…
Chief Simmons: Warn first, arrest later
In an effort to deter panhandling within city limits, Pensacola Police officers have begun enforcing Escambia County’s panhandling ordinance by issuing warnings to violators. “It…
Occupy takes a stroll
Heads to Federal Court for Hearing: Occupy Pensacola will be marching from City Hall to the Federal Court building on North Palafox St. today for…
Draft minutes of Sept. 19 CRA meeting released
City Administrator Bill Reynolds,as per our public record request, sent the Independent News the draft minutes of the Sept. 19 board meeting of the City…
Occupy:City Tightens Up Security at City Hall
I drove by City Hall this morning and saw a handful of stalwart Occupiers huddled together under a few blue tarps at the corner of…
Chair fails to put minutes approval on CRA agenda
I was reviewing the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting of the City of Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency ( CRA112811mtg-1). The chairman, Councilwoman Megan Pratt, has failed…
Name for Pratt and Bray’s actions
The hiring and payment of an attorney without the approval of the board of the City of Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency is an ultra vires…
CRA Damage Control: CRA attorney reaches out to his ‘clients’
The person that Councilwoman Megan Pratt hired to be the attorney for the City of Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency has emailed all the CRA board…
Feeding Occupy Pensacola
OP Press Release: Everybody’s Kitchen Bus Joins Occupy Pensacola Pensacola, Fla. Nov. 26 2011 – Occupy Pensacola is now receiving support from Everybody’s Kitchen Bus…
Sarcasm – Key to Problem Solving
Smithsonian Magazine reports that studies show that sarcasm enhances problem solving. An inability to understand it can be an early warning sign of brain disease,…
