The question for some around town is: Why sue Maritime Park Development Partners when they have no money? I asked Community Maritime Park Associates attorney Ed Fleming. He said that CMPA has…
Brownsville Land Deal
That is what Diversity Program Advisors’s purchase of the dilapidated Brownsville Middle School is. George Hawthorne, founder of DPA, has exciting plans for the property, which will work if he convinces other…
Buzz: Hostile Homeless
Downtown Pensacola is battling a new crop of homeless and this winter’s group is more hostile than past seasons. A female bartender was knocked nearly unconscious by a drunk homeless woman who…
States with Smartest Kids
Every year, 4th and 8th graders are tested in reading and math, and some states produce far more top achievers than others. The Daily Beast ranks which states are acing, and which…
AES is making good on bad checks
WEAR TV 3 reports that AES is making good on its bad payroll checks. Read more.
Locals travel to Orange Beach and Destin for Feinberg
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…
