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City vs. Satanic Temple: What is Town of Greece vs. Galloway case

The legal case that has been referred to in the discussion regarding The Satanic Temple of West Florida and the invocation at Pensacola City Council…

City wastes no time issuing demolition permit

The developer have the permit to demolish the John Sunday House at 302 West Romana Street. They had it before the close of business on…

Pensacola Wrap Up: week ended July 2, 2016

This past week had several major storylines. Bay Bridge Battle Local officials are looking for specifics from FDOT about the design of the new $600M…

Escambia County posts proposed budget for FY 2017

The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners’ proposed budget for fiscal year 2016-2017 is now available online on the myescambia.com Budget Information and Related Documents…

Judge rules demolition permit to be issued for John Sunday House

Judge Gary Bergosh has ruled in favor of the developers seeking to demolish the John Sunday House. It appears that the City of Pensacola’s Architectural…

Net worths of Florida Cabinet reported

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott’s net worth dropped nearly 19 percent — mainly due to a reduction in the…

Who is Mark Wichern? [podcast]

Mark Wichern is an Okaloosa County businessman running for Congress. This podcast contains his remarks during the GOP Congressional debate held on June 24.

Gulf Breeze mayor responds: Gulf Breeze has not jeopardized new Bay Bridge

From Gulf Breeze Mayor Matt Dannheisser: Please know that the Gulf Breeze City Council genuinely appreciates the concerns mentioned by Commissioner Robinson. I dare say…

Bare to ask City Council to replace invocation with moment of silence

Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare said yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks” that he plans to ask the council to consider replacing the invocation at its…

Who is Rebekah Bydlak?

Rebekah Bydlak is the youngest candidate running to replace Congressman Jeff Miller. These are her remarks at the GOP Congressional debate held on June 24….

Pensacola Speaks: Charles Bare on invocation flap

Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare will be my guest in the second half-hour of “Pensacola Speaks.” We will discuss the timeline on how The…

Pensacola Speaks: Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn on Hilary Clinton

Today “Pensacola Speaks” will open with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn. A Democrat, Buckhorn has actively campaigned for Hilary Clinton. We discuss why he believes Clinton…

Grover warns Gulf Breeze not to make a Brexit vote

Escambia County Commission chair Grover Robinson shared this email that he sent to Gulf Breeze City Manager Buz Eddy regarding the Pensacola Bay Bridge: Dear…

Viewpoint: Just build the bridge

Since we moved to Gulf Breeze in 1981, our family has driven the Pensacola Bay Bridge at least four to six times a day. We’ve…

Damn, Rubio leads Beruff by 60 points after only being in the race one week

In poll conducted by Associated Industries of Florida, Sen. Marco Rubio has 64 percentage point lead over challenger Carlos Beruff. Rubio announced his intent to…

Who is James Zumwalt

James Zumwalt is running to be Northwest Florida’s next Congressman. Here are his comments at the GOP Congressional debate on June 24

Studer: City boards need basic standard operating procedures [podcast]

Quint Studer, local developer and founder of the Studer Group, discussed on “Pensacola Speaks” how the City of Pensacola can improve its boards and advisory…

Council president releases emails re: Satanic Temple request

Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare released yesterday afternoon his emails that give a timeline on the decision to have The Satanic Temple of West…