Cyberthon 2018 will set attendance record

Randy Ramos, CEO of Global Business Solutions, Inc., said this year’s Cyberthon will have over 300 participants. “Besides the 100+ high school and college students…

Continue Reading

Governor tells Sheriff Morgan state will fund SROs

This morning Escambia County Commission chairman Jeff Bergosh put off any discussion on allocations of the LET funds while he determined if the funds should…

Continue Reading

‘Transparent Pensacola’ R.I.P.

The City of Pensacola no longer has its Transparent Pensacola page, which was created in July 2015 to demonstrate his “commitment to making city government…

Continue Reading

Rotary Club of Pensacola seeks grant applications

The Rotary Club of Pensacola is now taking grant applications for community projects by charitable 501(c)3 organizations. The Club supports targeted projects that address areas…

Continue Reading

Take out the politics and rank LET fund recommendations

Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is recommending that $95,000 from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund (LET) be distributed to nine organizations. The ECSO has reviewed the…

Continue Reading

DIB introduces digital platform for downtown parking

Beginning March 1, Downtown Pensacola and Premium Parking, a New Orleans, Louisiana based parking management provider, will transition to a new digital parking management platform…

Continue Reading

Hilton Garden Inn planned for South Ninth Ave

The City of Pensacola’s Gateway Review Board will consider at its next meeting the conceptual plan for 101-room Hilton Garden Inn on the corner of…

Continue Reading

Bill to limit local regulation over Airbnb likely dead

A controversial bill that would pre-empt the local regulation of vacation rental properties is likely dead for the 2018 session, a Senate sponsor said Wednesday….

Continue Reading

Will pay raise boost anemic city elections?

Will increasing the salary of Pensacola’s mayor from $100,000 to $125,000 attract more citizens to run for the office? We may soon find out. Council…

Continue Reading

FAU poll: Scott and Trump lose ground over gun control

In the wake of a mass shooting that took the lives of 17 students and teachers at a South Florida high school, a vast majority…

Continue Reading

Escambia and Santa Rosa voters differ with rest of the state on gun control laws

FAU Business and Economics Polling Initiative will be releasing its poll on a range of gun-related issues in the aftermath of the Feb. 14 Stoneman…

Continue Reading

City outside legal fees set new record

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward used fewer outside law firms from Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2017, but the firms were paid more than any previous first quarter…

Continue Reading