It is official, Lysia Bowling is new city attorney
The Mayor’s office emailed last Thursday to the council copies of the contract for Lysia Bowling, the new city attorney. Strangely, the contract makes Bowling…
School gun bill moving through Florida Senate
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A Florida Senate panel on Monday approved what backers call a “school safety” bill that would allow…
Catching the CMP javelin, Part 8: ‘An opportunity to discuss an opportunity’
Tamara Fountain, the city’s chief operations officer, sent out a email late yesterday afternoon in response to the daily newspaper’s report on the CBRE new…
PS Monday, March 23 edition: IMPACT 1000+, Doug Underhill and updates on CMPA and city
On Pensacola Speaks, I will have Cyndi Warren @5:10 to talk about IMPACT 100 on its latest announcement. Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill will discuss…
Catching CMP javelin, Part 7: Executive director replaced with two persons
The daily newspaper is reporting today that former CMPA Executive Director Ed Spears has been replaced with two persons - Mandy Bills and Erick Wortendyke. Bills will…
Rules for Charlotte’s Web before Senate committee tomorrow
The Senate Regulated Industries Committee on Tuesday tomorrow will take up a plan that would try to move forward with the state’s new medical-marijuana industry….
Budget filled out with hometown projects, including $6 million for Navarre Beach
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA As the House and Senate prepare to hammer out a $4.2 billion divide in budget proposals released…
University of West Florida Upcoming Events March 22-28
Here are the upcoming events at the University of West Florida. Title: UWF Artificial Intelligence Research Group presents Dr. Kenneth Ford Date: March 24 Time:…
Liquor could be coming to Publix and Winn Dixie
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The need for a wall between vodka and vegetables would remain in Florida, but a revised Senate…
Inweekly 2012: Navy Fed’s Job Bonanza and the Future of 4-H
Last year Navy Federal Credit Union announced its plans to expand to 10,000 jobs by 2020. That announcement would not have occurred with the 4-H…
Top Five Podcasts
Our podcasts from Pensacola Speaks have taken off. PodOmatic notified us yesterday that we are one of the faster moving podcasts on their site: “Congratulations,…
Inweekly 2006: CEMEX port lease creates uproar
The future of the Port of Pensacola was in the balance…or we were told. Dust Up Over CEMEX By Duwayne Escobedo,…