$400M Navarre project flounders
Two years ago, Port Navarre was announced as a $400 million-plus development. The project was going to feature four condominium towers with 140 units each,…
What local voters think – some surprises
The College Democrats conducted a telephone survey between April 3-8. They polled 581 registered voters from Escambia (54%), Santa Rosa (33%) and Okaloosa (13%). Do…
Pensacola club pro on LPGA tour
Allison Fouch, who has been a teaching pro at the Pensacola Country Club, tied for 23rd in at the LPGA event in Morelia, Mexico, over…
More on near drowning victim
Kristina Cramer, age 19, nearly drowned on Pensacola Beach on April 6. Here is how a television station in her area (WTVM) is covering her…
BPM gets Mobile contract add-on
Jane Birdwell and her crew at BPM land a $200,000 add-on to its Mobile marketing contract. BPM operates for Mobile County Commission the Web sites…
Naturals Lose, 6-1
The damage was done in the eighth inning: Corpus Christi Top 8th * Drew Sutton doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Irving…
Naturals win 7-0
The Northwest Ark. Naturals won their second game in their new ballpark – beating Corpus Christi, 7-0. It was a little cold – 42 degrees…
Notes: CMPA meeting, more info
More notes from the April 11 Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees meeting: Business other than Bentina Terry’s appointment to the CMPA board and…
302 Million Dollar Questions
How much of the $302 million for ECUA project to relocate the Main Street Sewage Treatment plant will go to local contractors? Will out-of-town companies…
Hometown reports on Rescue Center
Nearly 13 years after Daniel Biddle’s death, the U.S. Navy is dedicated a training building in his name in Pensacola, this past weekend. Here is…
5,605 watch Naturals in new ballpark
Under clear skies (51 degrees), 5,605 fans watched the Northwest Ark. Naturals lose a heart breaker, 3-1, to San Antonio. Baseball, new stadium, family fun…..what…
Mobile won’t lose tanker deal
Mobile Press Register reports: Boeing Co. is unlikely to overturn the U.S. Air Force tanker contract awarded to Northrop Grumman Corp., a leading defense analyst…
Biodiesel plant coming to Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Press Gazette reports Santa Rosa County could be producing biodiesel fuel by the end of the year. Agri-Source Fuels Inc., one of 12…
Second Saturday today
Looking for something to do? Want to see a vibrant downtown? Support Second Saturday – DIB event to promote local businesses along Palafox St. Every…
Naturals win 11-4
Before a crowd 6,022 fans under cloudy skies (53 degrees), the Northwest Ark. Naturals beat San Antonio, 11-4. The Naturals are playing just their second…
Radio: Snyder interview
Listen to my interview with UWF biologist, Dr. Dick Snyder, on the fish in Escambia Bay. Definitely hear it before you order fish. Listen: Dick…
Notes: CMPA board meeting 4.11.08
April 11 Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees meeting notes: Bentina Terry was appointed to the CMPA board this afternoon. Terry, a fairly new…
Notes: Pensacola City Council 4.10.08
April 10 City Council meeting notes: Thursday night’s City Council meeting didn’t last 20 minutes, partly because four committees, such as Neighborhood Services and Enterprise…
Radio: Biologist on Bay fish
I will have Dick Snyder – the director of the Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation and a biology professor at the University of West…
gulf1 campaigns for Miller
Just got another email blast from gulf1.com – even though I have unsubscribed about two dozen times – this one touts VP Dick Cheney’s visit….
