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, a hotel, town homes, a marina with…
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 you feel the country is headed in…
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 the weekend. It was a third consecutive…
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 recovery. More
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 comebackhometomobile.com and keepourtanker.com and had requested the…
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 Falu. * Tommy Manzella singles on a…
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 – but 4,190 fans attended.
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 its possible expansion was discussed during the…
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 be required to use a percentage of…
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 how his hometown reported on the event:Building…
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 a concept. Where is the City with…
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 said Friday. The Air Force on Feb….
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 companies chosen in January for a state…
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 block on Palafox Street between Wright and…
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 game in their new ballpark, Arvest Park….
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 Snyder
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 resident of Pensacola and a vice president…
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 Operations, did not meet recently, so there…
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 Florida- on IN Your Head Radio. We…
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. Here is the tag line that came…
