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Bayview Center contract increased two months before council vote

In January 2017, the Pensacola City Council approved a contract for $720,328 for Caldwell Associates Architects (CAA) to design a $5.5 million community center for…

Mayor wants to settle Pitts Slip legal fees with land swap

On the council’s agenda for next week is a proposal by Mayor Ashton Hayward to settle the legal fees the city owes Seville Harbor in…

Various Codes of ethics for the City of Pensacola

The 2010 City Charter mandated the establishment of a code of ethics. Mayor Ashton Hayward and his staff drafted a code that was approved by…

Port of Pensacola still in dire financial position

The Port of Pensacola’s revenues dropped 17 percent during the first six months of the current fiscal, according to the unaudited quarterly financial statements that…

City voters overwhelmingly want ethics reform

In a poll last month, City of Pensacola voters said they support ethics reform in local government. The News Journal reported on the survey conducted…

What now for Bruce Beach

The city of Pensacola has an opportunity to “activate” its waterfront at Bruce Beach if the Pensacola City Council agrees with Mayor Hayward and will…

Fish Hatchery lease to be cancelled

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has requested the City of Pensacola terminate its $50/year lease to build a fish hatchery on Bruce Beach, according…

Medical Pot Legal Battle: To smoke or not to smoke

By Dara Kam The NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — In the latest clash over medical marijuana, lawyers representing two ailing Florida women asked a…

Pensacola Recycling Cover-up

The City of Pensacola’s Sanitation Services Department has an annual goal for recycling: “Recycling percentage (by tonnage) of the total garbage & recycling collection â€“…

Wahoos give Appleyard for five-year, no-cut contract

Blue Wahoos Owner Quint Studer announced that the team has signed 95-year-old John Appleyard to a five-year, no-cut contract as color announcer for the Sunday…

Council member avoids discussion of $9.6M Bayview center

Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn held a westside town hall meeting last night at the Fricker Center. SheÂ talked about the budget and listened to the crowd…

Bayview center design exposes eastside-westside disparity

The design and budgeting for Bayview Community Resource Center have been treated very differently by the mayor’s office than the two community centers built on…

Mayor apologizes for recycling debacle

During an interview on NewsRadio 1620 yesterday, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward apologized for theÂ recycling debacle that was uncovered earlier this month. He also intimated…

Transcripts give insights into Bayview Center budget hike

Pensacola citizens and the city council had only three opportunities to discuss the budget of the Bayview Community Resource Center before the council voted to…

Candidates need to start their campaign engines

The close of candidate qualifying for statewide and local office is 23 days away. Mail-in ballots will sent out in 55 days. Early voting for…

Councilman Johnson predicted Bayview center would need more money

3238In reviewing the council meetings and workshops regarding the budget for the proposed Bayview Community Resource Center, I found where Councilman Larry Johnson had a…

Westside Community Meeting on May 31

Residents in Pensacola City Council District 7 have received postcards notifying them of a community meeting 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31 in the Fricker Resource…

Derrick Brooks joins Blue Wahoos ownership group

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos yesterday announced NFL Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks has joined two-time Master champion Bubba Watson and Quint and Rishy Studer in…