Pensacola Beach fouled

At 11:08 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, I received this email from a visitor from Dallas, Tex.: I benefited from your blog reports of Pensacola Beach….

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CMP 101

The blog has grown beyond Northwest Florida. We are approaching a million page views a month. Some of the new readers have been drawn here…

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Sen. Gaetz gives Disaster Update

For Immediate Release June 22, 2010 4:30 p.m. CST Latest Oil Spill Developments Dear Neighbor, As dime to five inch-sized tar balls and tar “patties”…

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PYP affirms support of maritime stadium

Press Release: Pensacola Young Professionals today affirmed a decision made in 2006 to support the Community Maritime Park. Kristine Karsten, President of Pensacola Young Professionals,…

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Newsweek Ranks PHS 21st In Nation

Newsweek Magazine ranked Pensacola High School 21st in the nation in its annual high school evaluation. This ranking was determined by comparing the number of…

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Black Water (BP Version)

Gulf Oil Spill Doobie Brothers Parody by Steve Goodie:

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Support Sea Turtle Restoration Project

BP has already killed countless sea turtles in its careless and cruel operations managing the Gulf oil spill, and we must send a strong message…

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Fairchild calls City Council “spineless”

More emails from Pensacola’s one and only PAC man, Charlie Fairchild: ________________________________ From the web designer Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 11:44 PM To: Farichild…

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Charles Fairchild, secret partner with Donovan & Nobles

I acquired these emails from Save Our City & No Boss Mayor co-founder Charlie Fairchild to an out-of-town web designer. Looks like Charlie, Marty and…

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Viewpoint: BP’s Other Gifts to America—and to the World

By Lawrence S. Wittner The offshore oil drilling catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico brought to us by BP has overshadowed its central role over…

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Free concerts everywhere, but here

While Pensacola Beach is dragging its feet on setting up a big-name concert series to help its businesses, both Gulf Shores and Okaloosa County have…

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Why is Suttles here?

BP executives visit Pensacola when there is trouble in the media. The damages aren’t as bad as Grand Isle, La. or Orange Beach, Ala. The…

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Memories of Marty and Jack

Having studied area politics for the nearly 30 years I’ve lived here-the past 11 as publisher of the IN, I have two distinct memories of…

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BP blocks media access

BP Blocking Media Access? Great interview from New Orleans TV station WDSU TV.

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BP Suttles here today

Got this advisory last night at 9:46: BP COO Doug Suttles to Visit Area on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Doug Suttles, the Chief Operating Officer,…

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CMP: Stop the pettiness and bullying

Pensacola had a head start over the rest of North America 451 years ago. When DeLuna founded Pensacola, there was no New York, Boston, Chicago,…

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Unofficial transcript of Touart-Valentino phone call

On Sunday, the Pensacola News Journal published an article on a taped conversation between former County Administrator George Touart and County Commissioner Gene Valentino. Valentino…

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Pensacola Beach – CNN’s Building Up America

“Today is the first official day of summer, but across the Gulf Coast, beaches sit empty. People who depend on tourism dollars are wondering how…

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Beach Update – June 21

Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key Update Monday, June 21 – 11:00 a.m. – Update #18 If you see tar or oiled debris on the beach….

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Want a job building the stadium?

Press Release: The Maritime Park project is providing job opportunities for the Pensacola area. Workers primarily in the construction trades are needed now, but once…

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