Category: Politics
Fitch affirms Pensacola Airport bond rating, but says outlook is negative
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘BBB+’ rating on the City of Pensacola’s approximately $35.6 million in outstanding series 2008 airport capital improvement revenue bonds issued…
ECSO re-accredited
Press Release: Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan presented staff with a certificate acknowledging The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office being awarded full re-accredited status by the…
Council President calls special meeting
NOTICE OF MEETING – City Council Workshop, July 20, 9:30 a.m. The Pensacola City Council president has called for a City Council workshop for Wednesday,…
Guest Viewpoint: Seeing New Things-Past and Present
By Sarah Lyons I went to hear Dr. Omar Ali speak at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem recently. Schomburg is…
How Fox News brainwashes America
Dr. Cynthia Boaz describes on Truthout how Fox News brainwashes its viewers. Much of it we’ve written about before in bits and pieces, but she…
Clearwire hand-off fumbles jobs
Clearwire, the once great employer in Santa Rosa County, turned over its Milton operation to TeleTech. Most of its employees were transferred over to the…
Liberty Counsel paid off to drop suit involving Santa Rosa schools
What strikes me about this announcement is that Liberty Counsel —the conservation religious group who intervened in the original consent decree—could walk away with $265,000…
Scott asks supporters to praise him
Gov. Voldemort has more than a few tricks up his robe. On his campaign website, Rick Scott asks his faithful followers to send emails to…
Best of the Coast ballot coming July 21
The daily newspaper has published its Best of the Bay. Readers and business owners have asked when will be releasing the ballots. We’ve set July…
Buzz: City Park & Rec wins award
The City of Pensacola, Parks and Recreation Department has been awarded the Parks and Recreation 2011 State Agency Excellence Award for cities with a population…
City to get 3-1-1 service, July 1
Press Release: Pensacola residents will soon have an easier way to request service from the City for things like broken street lights, damaged park equipment,…
ECUA accepts bid to demolish Main St. Plant
Press Release: The projection was for a bid as high as $3.5 million, but after the Emerald Coat Utilities Authority (ECUA) Board voted to accept…
