Sesame Street Eviction
Our June 23 cover and the story on the impact of Gov. Rick Scott’s cuts to WSRE and WUWF have attracted attention. Our art director…
Reviews of Jane’s Addiction, no riots mentioned
JAM Magazine: Edgefest – April 30, 2011, Pizza Hut Park Frisco, TX Jane’s Addiction is an acquired taste. Thousands in attendance danced, sang and cheered…
ECUA accepts bid to demolish Main St. Plant
Press Release: The projection was for a bid as high as $3.5 million, but after the Emerald Coat Utilities Authority (ECUA) Board voted to accept…
Harris cleared of all ethics charges
Press Release: The Florida Commission on Ethics upheld the Recommended Order of Judge Diane Cleavinger and cleared Dr. Brice Harris of any wrong-doing. Harris was…
Bob Graham writes thriller
Orlando Sentinel: Tony Ramos has a few things going for him. He’s a handsome, street-savvy Cuban-American, an intelligence operative who speaks Pashto and Arabic, a…
Scott shakes up staff
Mary Anne Carter, the chief policy advisor to Gov. Rick Scott, turned in her resignation letter a day after Gov. Rick Scott announced his chief…
Buzz: Fear of Jane’s Addiction
Some Pensacola Beach businesses are spreading rumors that Jane’s Addiction will bring a negative element to the beach. They fear riots and uncontrolled lawlessness. After…
Obama speech: 10K troops coming home (full text)
President Barack Obama says 10,000 troops will come home from Afghanistan by the end of this year as the U.S. mission shifts from combat to…
Slutwalk: International phenomenon (photos)
“Slutwalk” protests are demonstrations against sexism, rape, sexual crimes and the injustice of blaming the victim rather than the rapist or abuser. The first one…
Judge says jury should decide death penalty
U.S. Federal District Judge Jose Martinez ruled that Florida’s death penalty is unconstitutional because juries, not judges, should be the ones to determine ‘aggravating factors’…
Navarre Beach Pier booms — over 320 people/day
Press Release: Over 117,600 people are estimated to have visited the Navarre Beach Pier in its first year of operations. Pier managers, The Pier, Inc.,…
Transocean blames BP for oil rig disaster
Reuters reports Transocean Ltd , the owner of the oil drilling rig that exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico last year, blamed BP…
Student drug testing to cost parents
The Escambia County School Board passed on first reading an amendment to its random student drug testing program which will begin in the fall for…
More on PNJ layoffs
The latest round of Gannett layoffs, 700 people throughout their chain, included the Pensacola News Journal. Our daily had avoided the previous two rounds, but…
Buzz: Mark O’Brien laid off
The buzz is longtime PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien has been laid off. On his Facebook page, O’Brien has posted: Don’t weep for me, Pensacola. I…
Pensacola Beach Fishing Pier group loses appeal in 13 yr case
The case is Pensacola Beach Pier, Inc., and John Soule, Appellants, v. William C. King, Clyde Patroni, and Michael Pinzone, individually and D/B/A PPK Holding…
BP hopes to restart Gulf production soon
Marketwatch reports Carl-Henric Svanberg, chairman of BP PLC, said today the oil giant was counting on getting permission to restart oil production in the U.S….
Get your fat butt off the couch
Press Release (my title): Running Wild has announced three comprehensive training programs that begin in July and culminate with local running competitions in September and…
FavorHouse Elects 2011-2012 Board of Directors
Press Release: FavorHouse of Northwest Florida, a not-for-profit organization providing shelter and services to domestic violence victims and counseling to batterers in Escambia and Santa…
City Council approves Hatchery for Bruce Beach
By a unanimous vote the Pensacola City Council approved letting the mayor negotiation with Florida Wildlife and the state for putting a Hobbs-SeaWorld Marine Enhancement…
