Charter Commission adds back At-Large seats
The Pensacola Charter Review Commission bowed to the unspoken demands of certain city council members and voted to amend their charter proposal to include two…
More on Funding Maritime Museum
Here is the agenda for the Friday meeting of the CMPA Board: Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda 8-21-09 More on the tax credits: CTA CDE…
Buzz: Construction could begin on Maritime Museum
Source are telling me that the CMPA board will be presented with a funding opportunity on Friday that could fully fund the Maritime Museum and…
Valentino’s response
On August 17, Commissioner Valentino’s issued this response to the State Attorney’s reports on the Sunshine Law and public records investigations – read. Gene has…
The Daily Beast: Anatomy of a Massacre
How I write for the blog, the newspaper and The Daily Beast is very different. Each has a a different audience and each is a…
Transcript of Tice interviews
The State Attorney has released the transcripts of the interviews with Henry “Cab” Tice. In his interview, Tice described Salvano Gonzalez as a good salesman…
Zoo director resigns
The Daily News is reporting that Danielle Lantz, executive director of The Zoo Northwest Florida, has resigned. She announced her decision in an e-mail dated…
Important meeting on downtown post office
The Downtown Pensacola branch is on the chop list. The Postal Service is giving us a one-time opportunity to discuss alternative options to closing the…
Reports reveal more on the Billings’ murders
The interviews by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office with dozens of witnesses give the picture of a horrible, grisly double homicide that defies the motive…
Patrick Gonzalez mentions contract hit, Tice and MS13
The State Attorney released over 1,000 pages related to the murders of Bud and Melanie Billings. In those documents is a report from Chief Deputy…
Blog attracts NY Times
In today’s edition of the New York Times: “The official storyline was clear. The state attorney said it was a robbery; Byrd and Melanie Billings,…
Wiggins may lose 1971 Buick
Early this week the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office had a forfeiture hearing before Judge Frank Judge concerning the 1971 Buick Gran Sport Convertible that Pamela…
Zoo closes – temporarily
Press Release: In an effort to conserve funds while awaiting final decisions from Escambia & Santa Rosa County Commissions, The ZOO Northwest Florida will temporarily…
MPDP has update for CMPA board
Maritime Park Development Partners will present a progress report to the Community Maritime Park Associates Board. The big news is that construction is set to…
Luna statue debate
On Thursday, Celebrate Pensacola and the City of Pensacola unveiled at the foot of Palafox Street a statue of Spanish explorer Don Tristan de Luna….
Buzz: U.S. Senator Valentino?
I spoke with people in Gov. Charlie Crist’s administration about who is on the short list to appointed U.S. senator now that Mel Martinez is…
Leadership evaluations
Why doesn’t the Pensacola City Council evaluate its two hires – City Manager Al Coby and City Attorney Rusty Wells? Why doesn’t the Escambia County…
Markhams to block release of images
Ashley Markham, the daughter of Bud and Melanie Billings, has asked the courts (Case 2009 CA 002655) to stop the public release of the images…
Turner: “Gonzalez tried to ‘hit’ me”
“Gonzalez tried to ‘hit’ me,†says Mark Turner, Gulf Breeze resident and former used car dealer. That’s how our conversation began. I had contacted Turner…
ECSO responds to TaxWatch
ECSO RELEASES RESPONSE TO TAXWATCH SPECIAL REPORT Pensacola, Fla — The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has released a response to a 2009 Special Taxwatch Center…
