Catching the CMP javelin, Part 5: Spears separates
The fallout of the CBRE Bait & Switch appears to be Ed Spears, the executive director of the Community Maritime Park, leaving the city of…
PS Thursday, March 19 edition: The truth about PATS and the Punk Rock Doc
On Pensacola Speaks, We will have Pensacola Today’s investigative reporter Mollye Barrows will talk about what she discovered from the school district emails on the…
UWF Downtown Lecture Series: Sebastian Junger
Sebastian Junger, award-winning journalist and internationally acclaimed author, will present a lecture on international reporting and the impact of war across the globe on Wednesday,…
Catching the CMP javelin, Part 4: CMPA was made aware of new CBRE fee structure last November
Let’s add one more wrinkle to this convoluted mess. The CMPA board knew about the new fee structure for CBRE that was set forth in…
CBRE: CMPA did not want to keep catching the javelin
Jim Reeves, chairman of the CMPA Board of Trustees, emailed Inweekly after reading the “CBRE Bait & Switch” post. He reminded me that it was…
RFP with new CBRE fee structure issued without CMPA approval
I asked City COO Tamara Fountain about the RFP for the CMP parcels that changed the fee agreement for the broker CBRE. She said that…
Kugelman Family commits $150,000 to the downtown YMCA
Press Release: The Kugelman Family Foundation has committed $150,000 to the YMCA of Northwest Florida toward the construction of a new facility in downtown Pensacola….
PS podcast: Political blunders and John Morgan hurt Crist campaign
On Pensacola Speaks, I interviewed Peter Schorsch, creator the most influential political blog in the state, SaintPetersBlog.com. When former Governor Charlie Crist announced on Monday…
CBRE Bait and Switch
Yesterday, CBRE presented its draft of the Memorandum of Understanding that would make Miami-developer MCM-BAP the master developer of the remaining parcels of the Community…
PS podcast: Gaetz argues for Senate plan to help uninsured
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s Pensacola Speaks, I talked with Sen. Don Gaetz on how the Florida Senate wants to provide health coverage for the…
State and counties still battle over juvenile justice costs
Editor’s Note: The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) owes Florida county governments about $170 million from overcharging them for the costs. Escambia County is…
Has Malcolm Thomas been caught in a lie?
In February, when the controversy over the possible closure of the PATS Center heated up, School Board member Jeff Bergosh, in a board workshop, asked…
Gov. Scott no longer uses email for official business
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Gov. Rick Scott has quit using any email for state business. “The governor now only uses email to communicate with…
Fordham law students visit Wedgewood community
Dr. Gloria Horning is hosting a group of Fordham University Law students who are studying who has happened in the Wedgewood community, looking at the…
PS Wednesday, March 18 edition: Gaetz, Wedgewood, Charlie Crist and Cybersecurity
Fordham University has a group of students studying the environmental and health issues in the Wedgwood community. We will have Sarah Baldwin who will talk…
Panhandle Tiger Bay Club hear about ‘The Middle Class Squeeze’
Jennifer Erickson, Director of Competitiveness and Economic Growth at the Center for American Progress, will be speaking at the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club on “The…
PSC Presents Kamerman Piano Series Concert with Arthur Greene March 22
The Sid and Jeannie Kamerman Piano Series at Pensacola State College presents classical pianist Arthur Greene at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22, in the Ashmore…
FDOH: Wedgewood air identified as public health hazard
Yesterday the Florida Department of Health, Public Health Toxicology, mailed the community update to about 650 property owners near the Rolling Hills Landfill. This update…
PS podcast: Clay Ingram and battling dinosaurs
Yesterday on Pensacola Speaks, I talked with State Rep. Clay Ingram about the growing friction between the Florida House and Senate. Everyone, Rep. Ingram included,…
Florida House proposes $17.9 million to save citrus industry
The fight against a disease infecting Florida’s oranges would get a hefty boost from a House spending proposal (Read “Citrus Crisis“). The House Agriculture &…
