Category: Politics
Foreign Delegation Dollars
Recently returned from scouting out business interests in Germany, Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino told the commission this morning to expect visits from foreign delegations…
Oliver’s Contract on the Table
If Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver wasn’t yet sweating his upcoming job performance review, he probably is following this morning’s meeting. During its Committee of…
See new logo for Pensacola Bay Center, formerly known as simply Civic Center
Press Release: Pensacola Civic Center is evolving. SMG, the management company of the venue, presented their plan to the Escambia County Commissioners this morning. They…
Library Wars
Following a week of back-and-forth over library funding during which city of Pensacola Administrator Bill Reynolds equated recent positions taken by Escambia County as “extortion, 
After 30 years, Civic Center may get a name
Our reporter Jeremy Morrison texted me that the Escambia County Commission has approved that the Civic Center being renamed “Pensacola Bay Center.” There is also…
Library Letters in ‘Chinatown’
The library system was a topic of discussion last time the Escambia County Commission met, and chances are it will be tomorrow as well. While…
Fresh Market looking to hire 80 to 90 locals
The Fresh Market, the upscale grocer that is opening soon a store near the corner of Airport Boulevard and Ninth Avenue, will bring approximately 80-90…
A Bicyclist’s Dream
Today’s roadways are designed for the automobile. On many stretches, bikers and walkers finds themselves living on the edge between the curb and the cars….
Puppy mills and sick puppies
By Shelby Smithey… A recent study by the Humane Society of the United States points to Florida as the highest ranking state for complaints about…
ECARE, an Empty School and Dixon’s Journey
During its workshop today, the Escambia County School Board discussed reading progress within the district, the future of a closed campus and the progress of…
Pensacola and Escambia County have never really been pro-library
Most communities take pride in their public libraries. There are seen in many cities as facilities that transform communities and the great equalizer by making…
County wants its libraries like downtown libraries, plans to cut fund transfer
NorthEscambia.com reports that County Administrator Randy Oliver plans to ask the county commissioners to withhold a portion of their funding for the library system in…