Greg Brown sign case dismissed
Greg Brown, II, a candidate for Florida House, was charged last year for petty theft when he was caught removing the campaign signs of his…
More finger-pointing, but no facts from Aquarium group
This letter to elected officials is similar to the one Bill Young published before. He blames Rodney Rowe who says has disappeared. However, this time…
Cocaine shipment from El Paso to Pensacola stopped
Miami Herald reports Jose Verduzco was caught in Mississippi with five kilograms of cocaine in his radiator. Told law enforcement that he was visiting family…
Buzz: CMPA rumblings
There are rumblings from Pensacola City Council members about the lawsuit filed by Community Maritime Park Associates against Maritime Park Development Partners. There were no…
Judge: Feinberg is not independent
Bloomberg reports: U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans concluded yesterday that Kenneth Feinberg, head of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility can’t identify himself…
Board vote delayed on Brownsville school sale
The daily newspaper published an article today (“The cost of rejuvenation”) on the possible sale of the closed Brownsville Middle School to George Hawthorne and…
Gov. Scott wants to drop DROP
It’s only one sentence in the daily paper’s article on Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed changes to the state pension system. Scott wants to end DROP…
Ingram files fertilizer bill
The Florida Tribune reports that Rep. Clay Ingram, a freshman state lawmaker from Pensacola, filed HB 457 last week. The bill prohibits local governments from…
Texas woman loses title
Eunice G. Sanborn of Jacksonville, Texas was listed by Gerontology Research Group in Los Angeles listed as the world’s oldest person, based on data from…
Trend Alert: More revolts coming
For years, I have kept in contact with Gerald Celente, one of the best trend experts in the world. He is a political atheist, meaning…
Norman resigns from United Way, McLaughlin named interim
United Way of Escambia County has accepted the resignation of Jean Norman, president/CEO of the agency since March 2005. Board Chair Doris Young said: “During…
Newsweek-Daily Beast merger complete
Press Release: Newsweek magazine and The Daily Beast, an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), announced today they have completed their merger which was previously…
U.S. senate bill would ban drug sold as bath salt
Reuters reports: Two drugs that produce a “meth-like” high and are being sold under the guise of “bath salts” would be banned as federally controlled…
Hawthorne rips off UCLA Family Resources Report, too
This is hilarious. He even stole their logo. His Pensacola Family Resource Center, Inc. report titled: “Developing the Brownsville School Property into the Pensacola Family…
P.A.T.H. Initiative lifted from DOJ brochure
George Hawthorne issued a report on his Providing Avenue to Hope (P.A.T.H.) meeting. I spent some time today reading the P.A.T.H. Program Initiative, which his…
Obamacare ruling expected today
Today, Judge Roger Vinson is expected to decide the constitutionality of the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that the National…
Future ECAT riders
Here is the list of Pensacola city employees losing their city car take-home privilege: Airport Airport Director Airport Law Enforcement Engineering City Engineer Energy Services…
UWF students warned of abduction attempt
ARGO ALERT Earlier this afternoon, a female was approached from behind in what appeared to be an attempted abduction at or near the Fountains Apartments…
Cliffnotes of Hayward ethics code
✓ Signiï¬cantly strengthens the conflict of interest rules and gift rules beyond what is the current minimum standards in the Florida Statutes. ✓ Tightens the…
Mayor Hayward knocks out 2 To Do items
Mayor Ashton Hayward continues to work at a furious pace knocking off two more items on this “To Do” list during his third week of…
