Additional request from Deweese: details on mayor’s office budget
Council President Maren Deweese sent an additional request to City Finance Director Dick Barker on Saturday morning, August 20: Follow up to Council’s request for…
DOJ investigating early BP spill estimates
Early in the BP oil disaster in 2010, I wrote about how my sources were telling me that the BP disaster was at a much…
New home sales expected to continue to drop in July
Bloomberg reports the the purchases of new U.S. homes probably fell for a third straight month in July, pointing to lingering housing market weakness two…
Hayward: ‘Tear down this school’
Press Release: Hayward Announces Plan to Demolish Old School – Sheriff Cites ‘Positive Change’ for Community – Fulfilling a campaign promise to crack down on…
GCCF releases report on first year
Press Release: Today, Kenneth R. Feinberg, Administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, released an executive summary looking back at its first year of operation…
Obama re-election bid may be in trouble
A new Gallup survey shows all four top GOP presidential candidates — Michelle Bachmann, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry — within the margin…
Scott may follow Rick Perry model on higher education pay
Orlando Sentinel reports that Gov. Rick Scott is looking at how Texas compensates its professors. Scott is looking at changing the way professors are paid…
Gulf Power rate hike goes before board today
The Public Service Commission will consider today approving Gulf Power Co.’s interim rate hike request of $38.5 million. The request is part of a $93.5…
Poll confirms Hayward popularity
Press release: According to a recent study conducted by Open Market Research, nearly 62% of likely voters have a favorable opinion of the manner in…
Former City official is new Destin City manager
By a unanimous vote last night, the Destin City Council selected Maryann Ustick – former City of Pensacola assistant city manager and current acting city…
Mayor Hayward attacks blight
Mayor Ashton Hayward wants to attack one of the biggest blights in Pensacola – W.A. Blount Junior High School. The building, which was in built…
Pratt focuses on organizational chart, programs and policies
True to her analytical background, Council member Megan Pratt focused her city budget inquiries on the city’s organizational chart, programs and policies. They don’t appear…
Scott appointee had to drop lawsuit against state
Miami Herald reports that Tom Grady had to withdraw from a million dollar lawsuit against the State Board of Administration before he could be appointed…
Human remains found, search for clues begun
Escambia deputies have launched an investigation after the discovery of human remains on Sunday afternoon. On August 21, at around 12:24 p.m., deputies were called…
UWF welcomes 12,021 students
UWF meets goal of 12K students on campus a year ahead of schedule. – Press Release: The University of West Florida (UWF) welcomed to campus…
When all the streets are bad(lands)
Press release: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, along with several other agencies, will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep†event on Thursday, August 25, 2011 to…
Myers proposes over $2 million in cuts, rollback to 2009 levels
Council member Sherri Myers has proposed $2.05 million in cuts to the FY 2012 City of Pensacola budget, according to an email that she sent…
This day in blog history
A year ago, Marty Donovan and the Tick Tock Gang were looking for somebody to take their anti-Maritime Park Petitions: File under “It never ends .
Why did PNJ place pressure on 3rd graders?
Today’s front-page headline of the Pensacola News Journal states the third graders face “crunch time” because this is the first year that these eight and…
Buzz: Gaddafi dead?
Per Twitter: “Mu’amar Gaddafi, leader of Libya for 42 years, has been shot DEAD in vicinity of Rixos Hotel.” There is no confirmation on any…
