And what about the Police Pension

Ten years ago, the city’s contribution to the Police Pension plan was a whopping $126,396. In this current fiscal year, it’s $4,004,489! If the police…

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What do the city pension plans cost its residents

In 2000, the City of Pensacola had 56,255 residents and its total contribution to its fire, police and general pension plans was $2,479,380 —or $44.10…

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Pensacola to rebrand itself

Following the re-brand of the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce to the Greater Pensacola Chamber, Mayor Ashton Hayward will unveil the city of Pensacola’s…

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Final EBO Report

The Community Maritime Park Associates’ Equal Business Opportunity Committee will hear a final report tonight concerning the Equal Business Opportunity Program. The program was an…

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City of Pensacola has a pension problem

Our paper has been writing the about the city’s pension problem since 2008. The City of Pensacola can not afford the current pension plans offered…

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Mean Streets of Pensacola

Quint Studer, co-owner of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and founder of the Studer Group, stopped by the office this morning. We talked about the Memorandum…

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Farnborough International Air show means something this year

Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Greater Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce are in England for the biggest aerospace event in the world. This isn’t the…

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Reconnect Disconnect

By Jeremy Morrison… Today’s meeting at Pensacola City Hall was billed as a Complete Streets Workshop, but the primary issue on everyone’s mind was much…

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The Yogi and the Brewer

Both businesses on the southwest corner of Seville Square offer customers relaxation. The current mood in this nook of Pensacola’s historic district, however, is anything…

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CMPA executive director applies for Ft. Walton Beach city manager job

Ed Spears, executive director of the Community Maritime Park Associates (CMPA), is among the 33 people who have applied to be the city manager of…

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Government St.-Reconnect Public Meeting

The city of Pensacola tomorrow will host the first in a series of meetings to discuss the reconnection of East Government Street. The public meetings…

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Rubio’s Right-Wing Dimples

Back by the Science-Fiction section, at the end of the line, he was being referred to as “very visionary,” “very sincere” and “very  smart.” At…

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