Global Grill, Jackson’s Steakhouse, McGuire’s Irish Pub, and Restaurant Iron have been given 2016 Golden Spoon awards by Florida Trend magazine. According to its website, Florida Trend’s Golden Spoons are the oldest…
WSRE seeks questions for lawmakers
Press release: WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, is now collecting questions from Northwest Florida residents for the live broadcast of “Legislative Review: Dialogue with the Delegation.†Moderated by Jeff Weeks, the…
Valentino strikes out again
A circuit court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino against Inweekly, publisher Rick Outzen, reporter Jeremy Morrison and Doug Underhill. On April 10, Valentino filed…
May 2015 death points to problems with jail infirmary
Since Nov. 1, 2014, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners has had six deaths in its county jail, three of which were suicides. Nationally, around 80 percent of all local jails have…
Legal Opinion: Divine Word tower should be removed from Long Hollow basin
City Attorney Lysia Bowling misled the Pensacola City Council with a rather narrow legal opinion on the Ground Lease between the City of Pensacola and Divine Word Communications that she rendered an…
MANNA’S Fill the Mayflower brings in food for 60,000+ meals
MANNA Food Pantries has concluded their 8th annual Fill the Mayflower food drive. This year, Fill the Mayflower will help provide over 60,000 meals to the hungry. The food will be distributed…
EDATE for downtown apartments passed first reading
While waiting on word from Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on whether the move was actually legit, the Pensacola City Council on Tuesday decided to go ahead and approve a first reading…
Bare assumes presidency
Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare ended Tuesday morning center-dais in his newly-won president’s seat, but he began it addressing his peers on council from the public lectern. “I think sometimes we forget…
PSC Holiday Experience, Dec. 1 (podcast)
Press Release: PSC Holiday Experience Benefits Students and Programs All aboard the Holiday Express! Your destination is a new, one-of-a-kind Holiday Experience at Pensacola State College at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1….
Gaetz disagrees with Nelson’s assessment of Syrian refugees (podcast)
State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) appeared on “Pensacola Speaks†yesterday. The state lawmaker disagreed with U.S. Senator Bill Nelson’s assessment that Syrian refugees are being fully vetted. He was one…
Escambia County Jail deaths among highest in nation
The DOJ Bureau of Justice Statistics tracks deaths in jails. Escambia County’s six jail deaths place among the most in the nation for a local jail. The vast majority of local jails…
Bare elected council president
The Pensacola City Council elected Charles Bare as its new council president. He beat out Andy Terhaar in a run-off. More later.
Outlying Landing Field 8 in defense appropriations bill passed last week
For years, Escambia County and the Greater Pensacola Chamber have been trying to get the federal government to transfer Outlying Landing Field 8, 640-acres in Beulah to the county. The site has…
Headed North
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Nelson convinced Syrian refugees coming to U.S. are properly vetted
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson met with local leaders to discuss several topics, including RESTORE funding, off-shore drilling, the future of the federal courthouse in Pensacola and Defense appropriations. On the Syrian…
Scott announces $79.3 billion Florida First Budget
Governor Rick Scott today announced a $79.3 billion state budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2016. One state department that is happy is the Department of Economic Opportunity because the…
Marijuana nurseries announced
Today, the Florida Department of Health announced the five dispensing organizations approved to provide patients with intractable epilepsy and people with advanced cancer access to low-THC cannabis. The five approved organizations are:…
Judge Rodgers thanks Sen. Nelson
At the end of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s meeting today with local leaders, Federal Judge Casey Rodgers thanked him for his support during her nomination to the bench. Rodgers was nominated by…
Nelson visits Pensacola this morning
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson will be in Pensacola today to meet with a group of local business and civic leaders to discuss issues important to the community. One of the topics likely…
The Journey Begins
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