Category: Politics
Farnborough International Air show means something this year
Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Greater Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce are in England for the biggest aerospace event in the world. This isn’t the…
Reconnect Disconnect
By Jeremy Morrison… Today’s meeting at Pensacola City Hall was billed as a Complete Streets Workshop, but the primary issue on everyone’s mind was much…
Workshops Offered on August 1
The Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida (401 E. Chase Street, Suite 100) is presenting a Brown-Bag Lunch on Wednesday, August…
Pensacola Voice misses Dixon story
The Pensacola Voice is the area’s oldest African-American owned newspaper. It’s front-page cover story for the July 5 edition is “A.A. Dixon Charter says School…
Chick-fil-A has food truck
It’s in Washington, D.C. The truck will launch on July 9 and will serve lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday, with stops at…
The Yogi and the Brewer
Both businesses on the southwest corner of Seville Square offer customers relaxation. The current mood in this nook of Pensacola’s historic district, however, is anything…
CMPA executive director applies for Ft. Walton Beach city manager job
Ed Spears, executive director of the Community Maritime Park Associates (CMPA), is among the 33 people who have applied to be the city manager of…
Government St.-Reconnect Public Meeting
The city of Pensacola tomorrow will host the first in a series of meetings to discuss the reconnection of East Government Street. The public meetings…
Letter: Not all Democrats ‘happy’ with Obamacare
by: Deborah Nelson, Chair, Santa Rosa Democratic Executive Committee— When the Pensacola News Journal contacted me last week to get my reaction to the Supreme…
Santa Rosa County says it is ready for Airbus
In a press release on Tuesday, July 3, the Santa Rosa Economic Alliance (formerly TEAM Santa Rosa) proclaimed that its county is ready for Airbus…
Inaugural May Family July 4th Picnic A Success (video)
Lumon May hosted a July 4th picnic at Legion Field. Based on the community’s response, May told me that he plans on making it an…
Buzz: Kennedy in Pensacola
The civil rights and racial discrimination issues with the Escambia County School District are spiraling out of Superintendent Malcolm Thomas’ control. Attorney Mike Papantonio has…