Ken Feinberg’s bypassed Pensacola on his recent barnstorming tour of the Gulf Coast. Locals had to travel to Destin and Orange Beach to be heard. Feinberg heads the Gulf Coast Claims Facility….
New High: Bath Salts
Now that Synthetic pot (Spice) has been taken off the market, the new high is synthetic cocaine (brand names: Cloud 9, Ivory Wave, Ocean, Charge +, White Lightening, Scarface, Hurricane Charlie, Red…
YouTube: Fight after Escambia High v. PHS game
This happened last weekend:
Cart before the Horse?
Next Friday, Jan. 28 George Hawthorne will announce at City Hall at 1 p.m. his acquisition of Brownsville Middle School for his P.A.T.H ((Providing Avenues To Hope) one-stop facility. He will be…
Brownsville Middle School sales contract
George Hawthorne emailed me the sales contract for Brownsville Middle School. Diversity Program Advisors is buying the property for $1 million in “as is” condition. The company paid $10,000 in escrow when…
Buzz: Thomas-Daily link
Have you noticed how over the past week the daily newspaper responds to any post on the blog about Superintendent Malcolm Thomas with a positive story? Last week I broke the story…
Moore Hunting Camp
Engineers, contractors, developers and power brokers use hunting camps to wine and dine elected officials and county department heads. There are no ethics requirements for county commissioners or department heads to report…
Robertson and Moore business partners
Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson and Donald Moore, the former owner of AES, are partners in MBR of Northwest Florida, LLC. Moore is under investigation for AES, payroll processing company, writing worthless…
Escambia County schools get $8.37 million
It took awhile but the Escambia County Public School District got word today that it will get $8,373,647 in Race to Top funds. Press Release: Five additional school districts have been awarded…
Pensacola Plaza refinanced
Colliers International | Atlanta Capital Markets Group Vice President Forrest Speed has arranged the $6.4 million refinancing of Pensacola Plaza, a 115,597-square-foot, Class A office building in downtown Pensacola, Fl anchored by…
CMPA sues MPDP
Yesterday Community Maritime Park Associates filed a suit against Maritime Park Development Partners. Here is the 15-page complaint that was filed: Complaint.
Buzz: Thomas, Habitat deal for Brownsville close
Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas is close to brokering his deal for the sale of Brownsville Middle School. It’s unknown how many meetings had to be held at Krispy Kreme to complete…
Jack Nobles not invited to be part of Carter’s bank
The daily newspaper also followed up on my buzz item yesterday with a report on ServisFirst Bank, which is being led by Bo Carter. Bobby Fair and Rex McKinney, formerly of Coastal…
Aquarium gets its delay
Daily newspaper reports that Bill Young and his group raised $50K in commitments to pay for his feasibility study. Yesterday the ECUA Citizen Advisory Committee voted 8-2 to ask the utility to…
More on AES
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that the Office of the State Attorney together with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office are conducting a joint investigation regarding allegations concerning the employee leasing company…
Buzz: Nobles, Fair, McKinney moving to new bank
The word on the street is Coastal Bank and Trust Co. executives that resigned yesterday-former city councilman Jack Nobles, Bobby Fair and Rex McKinney-will be part of new bank that is being…
Buzz: Deluna Fest moving to downtown?
The battle over what event will be approved for September 30-October 2, 2011 may push DeLuna Fest to downtown Pensacola. Pensacola Beach Songwriter’s Festival and Pensacola Beach Triathlon both want the same…
Scott names new head for DCF
Gov. Rick Scott has tapped David Wilkins to head Department of Children & Families. According to the Miami Herald, Wilkins is the finance chief of the Florida Baptist Children’s Home, “a private…
AES owner connected to power
AES owner Donald Moore has been a heavy campaign contributor to local and state officials, giving $3500 to Commissioner Wilson Robertson, $2500 each to Rep. Dave Murzin and Commissioner Kevin White, and…
Bank ratings
BauerFinancial, an independent bank research firm in Coral Gables, ranks banks around the country. Here are how the banks in our area stack up: Bank of America: Three Stars Bank of the…
