For more than half a decade, Save Our City guru C.C. Elebash has pointed to a 1997 report by the Brookings Institute that questioned cities spending tax dollars on stadiums for MLB…
Fall Concert series?
Really? Beach Boys? Really?….I didn’t hear yesterday much enthusiasm for the Rinke concert idea. Now my readers aren’t into 60s nostalgia and many have already planned their fall around ACC and SEC…
Greene’s tales of yacht trip keep changing
Jeff Greene. Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, has a problem with what have been an illegal 2007 trip to Cuba aboard his 147-ft yacht. As the St. Pete Times reports, travel to…
Gulf Hurting Long Before Spill
The USA Today ran a very good piece today on the decline of diversity in the Gulf of Mexico, long before the BP oil spill. Article
PNJ Cooper nails BP Claims head
Pensacola News Journal reporter Louis Cooper tried to pin down BP VP Darryl Willis, who heads the oil giant’s claims processing, on how close is “close proximity.” It was all part of…
Static kill begins
BP Release Date: 03 August 2010 HOUSTON – BP started injectivity testing today at 19:05 (UK) and 13:05 (CDT) in advance of static kill operations. Based on the results of the injectivity…
BP responds to Claims articles
BP Spin Machine has issued this press release. If you’re a local business owner, let me know your experiences. BP Takes Action to Fast-Track Claims for Gulf Coast Businesses Release Date: 03…
Deep Horizon “Static Kill” Update
Press Release from DEP: Static kill, the operation planned to plug the Deepwater Horizon well, is scheduled to begin this week. Static kill involves pumping a steady stream of heavy drilling mud,…
Charles Bare offers City Residents’ Bill of Rights
Bare Administration City Residents’ Bill of Rights When doing business with the City of Pensacola, residents are entitled to prompt, efficient and easily accessible services – from all departments and enterprises. Residents…
What will stop first: Oil flowing or BP claim checks?
ProPublica reports BP is lagging on deciding the validity of many damage claims, and claimants may have to wait until after the special administrator takes over later this month. We are hearing…
BP Disaster: 205 million gallons and BP says its now disappeared…Ouila!
New York Times: Nearly five million barrels of oil have gushed from BP’s well since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded on April 20, according to the latest data. That amount outstrips the…
Oil dispersant may be washing up
Mobile Press Register is reporting that the stained, brown water seen washing up in pockets along Alabama beaches for the last two weeks appears to contain the dispersant widely used on oil…
Diane Mack’s Vision Statement and Campaign Platform
We published Ashton Hayward’s plan in the Buzz last week. Here is Diane Mack’s platform: Pensacola 2011-2014 Diane Mack for Mayor Vision Statement & Campaign Platform A VISION OF PENSACOLA City of…
Perdido Key In Hunt For Pepsi Disaster Grant
According to the Perdido Key Chamber: Pepsi has a grant contest going on right now to help “Refresh the Gulfâ€. The Pepsi Refresh Project is giving away an extra $1.3 million to…
Rick Scott: Discrimination lawsuit plagues his past
I’ve started my research into GOP governor candidate Rick Scott. The fact his former company Columbia/HCA paid billions in fines, penalties and civil lawsuits for falsifiying reports to increase Medicare reimbursements, among…
McCollum gets in a few licks, but Scott survives debate
Today’s Spanish-language debate between GOP governor candidates had a few jabs, but no knockout punches. Bill McCollum took a swipe at his opponent Rick Scott’s shady history with Columbia/HCA: “‘Rick, let’s get…
DEP Sole turns in resignation
Mike Sole, Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, sent Gov. Charlie Crist a letter of resignation, effective Sept. 10, 2010, “now that the Deepwater Horizon well has been capped, and…
Pensacola homes could lose $40K in value
CoreLogic, a California-based provider of information, analytics and business services, reported today that the impact of the BP DeepWater Horizon oil spill on home values in the coastal counties along the Gulf…
Drug lords control Mexican media
The Washington Post writes about the near blackout of any coverage of the drug war along the Mexico-U.S. border. Two weeks ago, Mexican soldiers clashed in Nuevo Laredo with drug cartel gangsters…
Bed Room Intruder Song
The story is serious and the intended victim’s brother goes off on the intruder. And of course, somebody found a way to put it all to music:
