Gunther gets liquor license
Fred Gunther and Gunther Properties got the only quota liquor license issued by the Florida’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco for Santa Rosa County….
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Ricksblog article on Wikipedia
Under West Florida Argonauts on Wikipedia, you will find a link to one of my blog articles. The Blog continues to spread its influence.
Boone report: Halcorp may get extension
by IN reporter Sean Boone Next week City Council will decide if the 20-year Halcorp contract for the Port of Pensacola–which expires this year–should be…
Downtown library has been budgeted since 1999
I’ve reviewed the City of Pensacola Capital Improvement Plan. The city’s website has budgets only as far back as 2003-04. Then plan shows the city…
Buzz: Century factory
Got this email: Someone close to Patel told me that what was really going to be produced are “EV Ports” that are going to be…
Lawsuit filed over fishing bridge
Pensacola Bay Fishing Bridge, Inc. has filed a suit against Escambia County over how the county handled the FEMA funds for rebuilding the fishing bridge…
County comptroller once handled ECSO finances
According Lisa Bernau, the chief deputy in the Escambia County Clerk/Comptroller’s office, their agency has handled the accounting/budget functions for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office…
Blog is talk of BOCC meeting
The Pensacola Bay Area Chamber officials attended yesterday’s Escambia County Commission meeting. Both Commissioners Kevin White and Grover Robinson wanted to know what the chamber…
Santra Rosa County warning system fails
The “Reverse 911” warning system is offline in Santa Rosa County and it put residents at risk in Navarre when a fire at the Aqua…
Pensacola deserves more from Jerralds
It’s ironic that on the day we publish a story about a new African-American leader who built a bipartisan campaign team (Lumon May), PNJ columnist…
Psst, PNJ is chasing after the Wayne Dalton story, too
I think we’re ahead of them on this one. Expect to see it in tomorrow’s paper. Do you think the blog will get credit for…
Wayne-Dalton has $244,500 in tax exemptions
In 2003, Escambia County Board of County Commissioners gave Wayne-Dalton a property tax exemption for creating 43 jobs – estimated tax exemption about $186,000 annually….
Boone report: Watch drinking on Gallery Night
By IN reporter Sean Boone Last month, the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco wrote up 17 downtown businesses during Gallery Night for not…
Oops, Donovan campaigner has criminal past
Yesterday, PNJ reporter Jamie Paige exposed Tim Eagan, a Pensacola decorative concrete worker, who created a $1 billion private development plan for the Port of…
WEAR TV 3 GM passes away
Carl Leahy, who has been the general manager at WEAR TV 3 for the past 20 years, passed away yesterday while playing golf. He was…
Dalton has tax exemption from the county
On March 6, 2008, the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners held public hearing for consideration of adopting an Ordinance establishing an Economic Development Ad…
Boone report: Wayne Dalton restructuring
by IN Reporter Sean Boone The Wayne Dalton company, the worlds leader in garage door manufacturing, will be suspending most of its plant operations in…
Consolidation keeps rolling
From Escambia All for One Ladies and Gentlemen, We’ve all been working hard to understand the needs of the citizens of our city and county….
More on W. Dalton closing
Wayne Dalton plant to close in Pensacola The Wayne Dalton company, the world’s leader in garage door manufacturing, will be closing its plant in Ellison…
