‘Big Boys & Girls’ Clash with Mayor

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…

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Urban Advisory Meeting

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…

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Reynolds Responds (see documentation)

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…

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The Sunshine Question

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…

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How would the Pensacola City Council treat Steve Jobs?

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…

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City Slicker Chickens

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…

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Give us your best caption for this Hayward photo

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

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Mack denies ‘jackass’ comment

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…

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Connie Mack Attack

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…

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Jerralds and the GCAACC

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…

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Government Street Meeting Cancelled

Tonight’s public meeting concerning the opening of Government Street has been cancelled. City officials are apparently still studying the issue. Travis Peterson, spokesman for Pensacola…

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INside Politics: More than Pen Air in vote

The Pensacola City Council vote on the forgiveness of the balance ($79,854.64) of a loan made from the City to the Downtown Improvement Board in…

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