Category: Pensacola
Play-by-play of PHS Girls game 9 a.m.
It’s online: Ustream.tv/channel/sports-edge Or Ustream and key words “PHS Tigers” Friday morning 10am ET/ 9am CT #2 Pensacola High v #1 Orlando Edgewater, with Baylor…
National Study shows alarming increase of children living poverty
The number of children living in poor neighborhoods has increased dramatically during the last decade in Florida and elsewhere, according to a new report, set…
Commissioner Valentino on Bay Bridge Toll
Earlier this month, the Escambia County Commission passed a resolution opposing a toll on the bay bridge. State transportation officials invited Commission Chairman Wilson Robertson…
Restored?
In an effort to pass the RESTORE Act—which would assure that 80 percent of the fines incurred as a result of the 2010 oil spill…
Victor Steen’s death part of Orlando Sentinel report
The Orlando Sentinel has investigated the deaths caused by Florida law enforcement vehicles. From 2006 to 2010, 118 people were killed in fatal crashes involving…
City IT has issues
The City of Pensacola hired H2 Performance Consulting Corporation (H2PC) to conduct a review of the Management Information Systems (MIS) function of the City. The…
Council Revives Search for Staff
The Pensacola City Council is again discussing bringing someone on as its staff person. The board met with a prospect last year, but the candidate…
CRA’s Backdoor?
Pensacola City Council members are once again split on what Mayor Ashton Hayward can and cannot—and should or should not—do. The familiar debate over the…
Last Call?
Pensacola officials are eyeing a lawsuit against the owners of Tom, Ann, Buddy’s. The corner bar has earned a nefarious reputation over the years and,…
All Aboard?
Will Amtrak’s Sunset Limited passenger train service once again travel through Pensacola? City officials would like to see that happen. During today’s Pensacola City Council…
Fire on Gregory St.
The Pensacola Fire Department was called to 2019 W. Gregory St. at 1:36 a.m. and the first truck arrived at 1:41 a.m. to find the…
Tom, Ann, Buddy’s Foreclosure?
Pensacola City Council on Monday, will take up the issue of filing a lawsuit against the owners of Tom, Ann, Buddy’s. Frequently attracting the attention…
2011 County Crime Stats
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office recently released the 2011 crime statistics for the area. The stats reveal an overall reduction in violent crimes from the…
Council to Discuss Environmental Advisory Board
During the last Pensacola City Council meeting, Jan. 26, a citizen expressed concern about the city’s environmental advisory board not having met since March 2011….
Drill, Maybe, Drill?
With less than two years having passed since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, nearly 80 percent of Floridians support…
Bayou Bridge Fishing Banned
Fishing is no longer allowed on the Cervantes Street bridge spanning Bayou Texar. “The fishermen have lost their privilege to fish there,†said Pensacola City…
Hayward Assembles Downtown Team
Pensacola’s mayor has assembled an Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee in an effort to focus of the development of the city’s downtown. Beginning this month, the…
Mitt’s Pancake Pep Rally
Most of the folks attending this morning’s Mitt Romney rally in Pensacola seemed a lot like Romney. They were polished and sharp and dashing. Flashing…
Wahoos View
The views bouncing around in the stadium at Maritime Park are brilliant. Sunlit diamonds swim in the bay and green grass covers the infield. “They’ve…
John McCain and the ‘Best Chance’ Breakfast
When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney dips into town tomorrow morning for breakfast, he’ll be bringing along Sen. John McCain. The Arizona senator snagged the…
