Category: Pensacola
Video from Buddy’s: Shows Donson on the ground
We live in the age of smartphones that can record anything. These two videos were taken on Friday after Robert Donson was shot outside of…
Buzz: More on Shooting @ Buddy’s
Early evening on Friday, Dec. 23, Pensacola Police Officer Shawn Thompson shot Robert Donson outside the liquor store/club Tom Ann Buddy’s on Cervantes Street –…
SI columnist calls Roy Jones: “Traveling Sideshow”
Chris Mannix: “What Roy Jones Jr. is messing with is another matter all together. One of boxing’s alltime greats, a former pound-for-pound king, Jones, at…
After 14 years, man reunited with Pensacola family
St. Pete Times had this story: 14 years after being left for dead, man reunites with family in St. Petersburg He agreed, and insisted he…
BP’d Off
While BP, along with federal and state governments, appear ready to move into the restoration phase of post-spill efforts, there are others who are hung…
Rev. Monk debacle could have been stopped by any council member
Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall was unjustified in his treatment of Rev. Nathan Monk at the Dec. 15 city council meeting. However, the other…
Monk and Hall, Their Conversation’s Beginning
The free-speech discussion that has grown out of a confrontation between Rev. Nathan Monk and Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall is rooted in an…
Wu responds to Hall criticism
Shawn Thomas wrote the following email to Pensacola City Councilman PC Wu and the other council members: Pensacola City Council: Though I am currently a…
Who is buried at Magnolia Cemetery?
The website findagrave.com lists 537–537 men, women, children and infants whose graves have been abandoned. The Magnolia Cemetery isn’t hidden. It’s in the heart of…
Another call for Hall to apologize
Pensacola City Council: Though I am currently a resident of Gainesville, Pensacola is still my home. I would like to formally voice my objection to…
Letter: Apology sought for Rev. Monk
From Michael Lowery: Dear Honorable Sam Hall, President of the Pensacola City Council: On Thursday, December 15th, 2011 I was in attendance as you know…
Bonus Question
Some City of Pensacola employees—those in the AFSCME union—will receive their Christmas bonuses as part of their regular paycheck. Union leaders and members let…
