Sabra Thornton free, appeal upheld
The First District Court of Appeals declared Monday that it will not revisit its decision to overturn rheft and grand theft convictions of former Okaloosa…
Angel’s Garden Air Show Celebrates 16 Years
The 16th Annual Angel’s Garden New Beginnings Art Show will be held Sept. 16-18 in Cordova Square park located at 12th Avenue and Gonzalez Street…
TDC membership complies with state law
Through a public record request, I received a April 25 letter from Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver to TDC chair Denis McKinnon that stated the…
Buzz: Old Stinky gone by Feb 2012
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Executive Director Steve Sorrell told the Chamber board yesterday that the demolition contractor is onsite and the Main Street Sewage Treatment…
Cutting through hidden, some not so hidden, agendas
Yesterday, I made two suggestions to the Executive Committee of the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. I spoke as a member of the general…
CBS picks Hooters Vampire story
CBS News website has the story on the Hooters Vampire, adding to the Pensacola image. Read “Vampire” woman bites Fla. man asleep in wheelchair
ECSO looking for leads on 1982 homicide
Sheriff’s Office Investigators are looking for any information regarding the unsolved homicide of 27-year-old Lee Ann Dozier. Dozier’s body was found in a wooded area…
2011 letter to BOCC on Tourism
Three years later, little has changed. The County Commission did its Civic Center study, but still is using bed tax dollars to subsidize the facility…
2008 Letter to BOCC on Tourism
Here is the first of two letters that Ellis Bullock referenced in his statement to the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. The first is…
Official Statement to Chamber
Statement to Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee September 12th, 2011 By Ellis W. Bullock and Denis McKinnon First, thank you for giving…
Pensacola Chamber Board meeting: TDC, hotel group speak out
Denis McKinnon, TDC chair, Ellis Bullock, TDC ad firm, and Dave Cleveland of Highpointe Hotels spoke Monday afternoon to the Executive Committee of the Pensacola…
Buzz: More come forward on Hizer
I received confirmation from an independent source that Denis McKinnon and Chamber CEO Jim Hizer met with shortly after Hizer started at the Chamber. The…
Grover delivers upper cut
Another email to Chamber board: I am using this email because everyone is on it. I am shocked that the private sector leadership has allowed…
Grover counterpunches
George: I absolutely understand the Sunshine Law, much better than you. There were no emails or meetings with me and anyone else on either the…
Big George calls out Grover 4.0
George Hawthorne has responded to Grover Robinson’s response to his original letters about possible Sunshine Law violations: Grover: Firstly, it is very unbecoming of you…
Grover responds to Hawthorne’s allegations
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson doesn’t lose his temper often, but Hawthorne’s letters pushed him over he edge: George, I am not surprised to get…
Gulf Coast African American Chamber may file Sunshine complaint over ‘tourism coup’
George Hawthorne, chairman of the Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce, sent out the following letter to Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Board…
Play ‘Tea Party Zombies Must Die’ online
Here’s an online game for those of you who are tired of playing ‘Angry Birds. In ‘Tea Party Zombies Must Die,’ you are given weapons…
John Gunn Collection on display at UNC Wilmington
Sports Illustrated writes about the sports memorabilia collection of Gulf Breeze native John Gunn going on display last Friday at UNC Wilmington, which houses one…
Hooters Vampire has Pensacola court date, too
The Hooters Vampire who allegedly assaulted a elderly, wheelchair-bound man in St. Petersburg, Florida has an October court date in Pensacola. Josephine Rebecca Smith, age…
