Amazing accomplishment of Pensacola Bay Area Impact 100

Last week,I had the privilege of attending the announcement event of the Pensacola Bay Area Impact 100. What started nine years ago as casual discussion…

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Holiday shooting @ Buddy’s justified

State Attorney Bill Eddins has determined that the Dec. 23, 2011 shooting of Robert Donson at the Tom Ann Buddy’s, a liquor store and lounge…

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oh, was that mic on?

RAW VIDEO: President Obama was caught on a live mic yesterday, telling Russia’s President Medvedev (and Vladimir Putin) that after the election, he will have…

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State of the Black Chamber

What is the Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce? What does it do? Who does it? These were some of the questions explored during…

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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Big Tobacco appeal of Pensacola case

The U.S. Supreme Court refused today to hear an appeal by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co in the Pensacola, Florida case in which the company was…

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Viewpoint: Bare Knuckle Politics Leaves No-Fault Consumers Defenseless

Guest Viewpoint from Robert Heath: Suppose that you are stopped at an intersection, minding your own business, when you are suddenly hit from behind by…

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Buzz: UWF reserves less than half of school district

Last week University of West Florida President Judy Bense shared that the school’s reserves are about $30 million. The Escambia County Public School District’s reserves…

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Dolphins in Bayou Texar

It’s not something you see everyday. Pensacola City Councilman Larry B. Johnson had never seen it before. “I’ve lived on Bayou Texar since 1989,” the…

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School District failed to look @ alt-fuel initiative

The Escambia County school district rejected the city’s request for it to begin a conversion to natural gas powered buses—something the Leon County system has…

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Area chefs hit NYC

Chefs Dan Dunn, Irv Miller, Jim Shirley, Gus Silivos and Frank Taylor are once again representing the Gulf Coast at the James Beard House in…

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Baldwin County schools recognized for innovation

Baldwin County’s Digital Renaissance initiative helped land the school system in the national spotlight last week as the trade publication Education Week featured districts at…

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US Airways connects Pcola w/DC

TEMPE, Ariz., March 25, 2012 – Today US Airways launched daily, nonstop service from Pensacola, Fla. to Reagan National Airport. Customers in Pensacola will have…

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