Category: Politics
Airport hangar contract awarded
Investing.com reports that Tutor Perini Corporation announced Wednesday that its subsidiary, Roy Anderson Corp, has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $72.7 million for…
TSA sending eight
The Transportation Security Administration has notified the City of Pensacola that 8 additional TSA employees from the National Deployment Force (NDF) have been approved and…
Daily Outtakes: PNJ 2001 Power List
While working on another project, I came across the PNJ published its list of our areas Top 20 Leaders in 2001. They aren’t ranked like…
Pensacola Energy gets $10.1 million from Feds
Pensacola Energy was awarded $10.1 million in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to replace unprotected bare steel mains with polyethylene pipe…
Breaking: Feds paying to replace bare steel pipes
I’m sitting at Pensacola City Hall waiting for a presser to begin regarding Biden’s Investing in America initiative. Two projects to be announced. Stay tuned.
The Bail Project event w/Julian MacQueen and Robin
The Bail Project – An Evening Hosted by Julian MacQueen with Robin Steinberg, Founder of the Bail Project, is Thursday, April 25, starting at 6:30…
Triumph Gulf Coast hits milestone
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida Triumph Gulf Coast earlier this month surpassed the milestone of distributing more than $550 million in grant…
Bergosh vs. Kohler – get in the gutter
Commissioner Jeff Bergosh and Commissioner Mike Kohler got into a heated exchange filled with barbs and accusations at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on…
Daily Outtakes: FTC bans noncompetes
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule that bans noncompetes. Why? FTC stated it was to “promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting…
Mayor’s presser at Bruce Beach – see video
At today’s press conference, the media got to visit Phase 1 of Bruce Beach Park at the same time Mayor D.C. Reeves made his first…
FSU challenge to ACC hits snag
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A Leon County circuit judge on Monday put a hold on Florida State University’s lawsuit…
Bergosh: Roundabouts; Brahier: Maintenance
Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discussed various issues in District 1, including the problematic roundabout on Perdido Key, which he admitted was too small and needed to…
Health and quality of life issue have not changed
While working on another project, I came across my blog post about meeting that took place in August 2006: Yesterday, United Way of Escambia County…
Daily Outtakes: Mayor asks for help with TSA
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves sent a letter to U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and congressional leaders asking for help with TSA at the Pensacola International Airport….
Podcast: Real News visits Blue Wahoos Stadium
The Real News broadcast was from the beautiful Blue Wahoos Stadium. The guests included Sena Maddison, Whitney Fike, Walker Wilson, Jeff DeWeese, Eric Grove, Travis…
Bender prefiles for SOE
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender prefilled Wednesday for the seat as a Republican in the 2024 election. Bender, a former county commissioner, was…
Daily Outtakes: EPA plan for American Cresote site blasted
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General has determined the EPA’s oversight and implementation of institutional controls for the clean-up of the American…
Bob Graham’s Pensacola lecture
In January 2018, Bob Graham came to Pensacola to speak at CivicCon and to give the first UWF’s Seligman First Amendment Lecture Series lecture. Graham’s…
Portside Pickle expands, adds more public access
The new Pensacola City Council agenda has been released, and Mayor D.C. Reeves is recommending an amendment to the city’s lease agreement with Port Warehouse…
Daily Outtakes: Fred Fest’s impact
Martin Levin sent me the foundation’s estimates on Fred Way Festival’s impact. He said,”This year was our festival’s biggest and most successful event to date.”…
