‘Better Together’ essay winners
Together Pensacola, a nonprofit whose mission is to promote equality and value of all citizens in the Pensacola Bay area, sponsored a essay contest for…
Presser Notes: Homeless Plan, the Exodus Club & Dottie
by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson was a few minutes late Monday morning to his weekly press conference, but it was for a pretty…
Gaetz speech at Women for America First event
In his first public speaking engagement since the New York Times broke the story that the federal government was investigating him for sex trafficking, Congressman…
Robinson not the only burned out mayor
The New York Times reports that mayors around the country are announcing plans to retire from politics. Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson – who is mentioned…
District GOP voters sticking with Gaetz
Florida Politics reports a recent poll of GOP Florida panhandle voters found 63% believe Congressman Matt Gaetz believe he isn’t guilty of sex-trafficking and 72%…
County battalion chief disputes ‘letter of counseling’
Escambia County Battalion Fire Chief Dan Brask has disputed that he and two other chiefs were given a letter of counseling by former Public Safety…
TDC chair officially requests state audit of TDC funds
On Friday, April 9, Escambia County Tourist Development Council chair David Bear sent a letter to the Florida Department of Revenue and County Administrator Janice Gilley…
Gaetz-gate: Gaetz buddy, city lobbyist resigns
One-time Florida House Speaker designate Chris Dorworth has “very amicably” departed from the Ballard lobby firm. Dorworth told Florida Politics that his decision was to…
Garcon toll suspended another 30 days
Pursuant to Executive Orders 20-224, 20-248 and the extension of those orders in Executive Order 21-64, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Secretary Kevin J. Thibault,…
Gaetz-gate: Trail of payments uncovered, ghost candidate
The Daily Beast has uncovered  two late-night Venmo transactions in May 2018, Congressman Matt Gaetz sent his friend, the accused sex trafficker Joel Greenberg. The…
Gilley’s HR nightmare
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners found out during its agenda review that Public Safety and its fire department have not been following the county’s…
Gaetz-gate: Spin, spin, spin (UPDATED)
Congressman Matt “Not a Monk” Gaetz is in trouble, and for once his glib, fiery rhetoric hasn’t stemmed the wave of negative news stories that…