Pensacola City Councilwoman Megan Pratt has posted on her website her recommendations for city pensions and benefits. She has reviewed the plans from Gulf Power, Baskerville-Donovan, O’Sullivan Creel, Escambia County, and others…
Little more on 2008 Mobile successes
I found a copy of the 2008 Mobile Chamber annual report (anlrpt). The majority of Mobile’s 2008 economic development expansions were with local shipbuilders: Atlantic Marine, Austal USA, C&G Boatworks, Evonik Degussa,…
Chamber behind Mobile success
Commissioner Gene Valentino and his PR person, Jane Birdwell, make much of the Mobile success story. Mobile outshines Pensacola in the economic development arena. I wouldn’t want to live there but there…
Miller and Payne try to take out Cronley
The day after the November 17 Enterprise Operations Committee meeting, Airport Director Frank Miller and Asst. City Manager Robert Payne focused on how to discredit Jim Cronley who spoke out against the…
IN investigation of the Airport Hotel deal
The two primary negotiators of the Airport Hotel Lease are gone – Frank Miller and Robert Payne. In December 2008, IN paid $187.16 to get copies of the city emails concerning the…
Buzz: Rumors flying about County Complex
State Attorney’s office is questioning county employees and others about possible Sunshine Law violations by Commissioner Gene Valentino. Jane Birdwell is trying to convince people that the Comm. Valentino was the winner…
Whatburger closes 14 FL stores
The Corpus Christi, Texas-based Whataburger company is closing 14 of its Central Florida locations. About 400 people will lose their jobs. Whataburger has been in the Pensacola area for over 40 years…
McCollum speech on violence in the black community
Attorney General Bill McCollum spoke today at the National Conference on Preventing Crime in the Black Community that is being held in Jacksonville. Last year’s conference brought 1,600 participants. The conference is…
Jamal Lee case thrown out
No good witnesses….and the statements given by witnesses were too inconsistent to allow the case to proceed, according to Judge Linda Nobles. Lee was to go on trial for the murder of…
See Valentino DVD presentation
NorthEscambia.com has uploaded Commissioner Gene Valentino’s DVD presentation. It lasts about ten minutes. Check it our here.
Kerr waffles on ice hockey
Tim Kerr is telling the PNJ that his team may not be able to play hockey this season. Kerr is under the gun to sell sell 1,250 season tickets in a 90-day…
What happened on November 17, 2008?
I have reviewed the actual video of the Enterprise Operations for Nov. 17. Jack Nobles is the chairman. Robert Payne, then asst. City manager, is the one who gave the background on…
Damning report on hotel lease
As we and others believed, the Airport lease with Sandspur Development was highly flawed. The audit of the Airport Hotel lease agreement with Sandspur Development has been released by staff. The audit…
Where’s the beef?
That’s the question that I and others had after Commissioner Gene Valentino’s prerecorded presentation and the follow-up Q&A on Tuesday, May 19. The only change in the presentation from the one handed…
Show begins at 4pm
Today’s Joint meeting of the commission and council event will be a highly orchestrated event. BPM Marketing – who designed the Chamber’s magnet campaign, but is now working for Commissioner Valentino –…
Chamber accomplishments
While Commissioner Valentino has been bashing the Chamber on WEAR TV, I thought it might be helpful to find out what the Chamber has actually accomplished over the past five years. Here…
New City Charter near completion
The Pensacola City Charter Review Commission is almost ready to release their proposed charter. It calls for a strong mayor will be “exercise the executive powers of the City and supervise all…
Inner City Soccer update
Steve Sharp has been working hard to bring youth soccer to the inner city area. Although the Pensacola City Council chose to move LOST funds away from soccer and use it for…
Former SRIA board member says he was micro-managed
IN interviewed Kelly Robinson to find out what really happened in 2007 when Commissioner Gene Valentino removed him for the Santa Rosa Island Authority board. The heart of the problem was the…
Docs rated online
Several online doctor rating sites are popping up on the Internet. Several have ratings for local doctors. Ratemds.com – lets you sort by name, city. Angieslist.com – you have to register to…
