Category: Politics
City reaches agreement with one union, two more to go
Press Release: The City of Pensacola and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3253 have reached an agreement on a new…
Pensacola 14th most searched real estate market in state (109th U.S.)
Each month, Realtor.com surveys up to 250 Metro Service Areas (MSA) throughout the nation and monitors real estate trends including consumer search behavior, median list…
Rash of car burglaries in Pensacola
The daily newspaper is reporting that Pensacola police have made 23 arrests for car burglaries, year-to-date. From January to May 2011, there were 34 arrests,…
More on the great chicken debate
T.S. Strickland, a recent graduate of the University of West Florida, has been working on various assignments for us this summer. I asked him to…
Another person turns down Pensacola Council Executive position
City Administrator Bill Reynolds has notified the Pensacola City Council that Mr. Terence Milstead has turned down their city council executive position. Milstead is the…
Coming Home to Roost (but no Roosters)
Backyard-chicken advocates encountered what Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall termed “a friendly council†Monday. The board unanimously decided to instruct city staff to explore…
Buzz: PNJ paywall goes up August 1
PNJ publisher Kevin Doyle has announced, according to blog post by his reporter Nate Monroe,that readers who want to go digital-only for the daily (pnj.com)…
Coolest Food Trucks – slideshow
The IN is a big fan of food trucks–creative ones with high quality foods and reasonably priced. The Daily Meal has a slideshow on some…
‘Raise a glass to dad’ videos
Johnnie Walker, Bushmills, J&B and Taliske partnered with MOFILM, a global network of more than 45,000 film makers, to seek short films that pay tribute…
Is Scott hurting Romney’s chances with Hispanic vote?
This afternoon on Fox News Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced his intentions to continue to purging the voter registration books. “..this afternoon we will file…
Hayward’s Blueprint
Delivering the 2013 budget today, Mayor Ashton Hayward discussed the city of Pensacola’s future in a State of the City address that was both optimistic…
Blimpee’s leaves downtown Pensacola
The store at the corner of Palafox Place and Garden Street is empty.