Draft RFP for CMP developers

Here is the draft for Request for Proposal for the master developer of the Community Maritime Park: rfpmaritime-park.pdf Enjoy!

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Fred Thompson on IN Your Head Radio

The Fred Thompson campaign team working with NewsRadio 1620 to get presidential hopeful Fred Thompson on the show today. We have a shot to get…

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Hall ignores emails

Last week, a big show was made to send Pensacola City Councilman Sam Hall emails in support of the Community Maritime Park. The Friends of…

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Council moves ahead on CMP, sort of

Notes on the Pensacola city council’s discussion on the Vince Whibbs, Sr. Community Maritime Park at its committee of the whole meeting: The Vince Whibbs…

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Springfest and PLT crap out

The Pensacola City Council wasn’t in the holiday spirit at its Committee of the Whole meeting yesterday. SpringFest board president Bobby Marcus was eager for…

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WEAR TV 3 crime report

Now that the local Sinclair-owned television station has expanded its news coverage, we are getting even more crime stories. “If it bleeds, it leads” is…

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Beach turnaround

While I have criticized the SRIA and county for being so slow to do anything about parking and the feds for not completing roads to…

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Beach access vs. tourism

Walton County is trying to figure how to balance tourism with public access. In Escambia County, we handle it by having overcrowded parking for locals,…

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HarborTown?

The Downtown Improvement Board revealed a 138-page retail strategy yesterday. I missed the press conference and hoped the PNJ would have something about it on…

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Outzen Campaign on IN Your Head Radio

I will discuss my presidential campaign on IN Your Head Radio today from 1:15-2 p.m. Call in and show your support. The number is 437-1620….

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Smokey Bones may come back

The Orlando Sentinel reports that Darden Restaurants has sold its Smokey Bones restaurant chain. Orlando-based Darden Restaurants officially ended its eight-year quest to build a…

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Class act: Sharon Barnett

One of the people that wasn’t chosen for the Pensacola Charter Review committee was attorney and former League of Women Voters chairman Sharon Barnett. On…

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