Mayor Ashton Hayward announced yesterday in a press release that he has hired a new Chief Information Officer, Steve Smith of Flower Mound, Texas. Smith, who was 2010 Texas Public CIO of…
Pensacola City Council agenda has 49 items
The Pensacola City Council may have set a record for its March 9 Agenda Review. It has 49 items. The agenda packet is 1,032 pages. They will be voting on contracts and…
International Women of Courage honoree Tabassum Adnan coming to Pensacola
We got this email from Jena Melancon of the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council: We’ve just been given permission to share information about the International Woman of Courage who will be in…
Aero Sekur expanding to Pensacola, bringing more jobs to area
Aero Sekur, specialist in helicopter lift-raft and flotation systems, announces a relocation and expansion of its US subsidiary from Parsippany, New Jersey to larger premises in Pensacola, Florida. The announcement will be…
Pensacola Speaks: Prison reform and Trauma intervention
On today’s show we will Allison DeFoor and Deanna Smith. Dr. DeFoor is a seventh-generation Floridian who is an attorney and Episcopal priest working in prison ministry. A man of many interests,…
International Women of Courage Award Recipient to Speak in Pensacola
One of 10 women who will be honored this week as 2015 International Women of Courage Award recipients in Washington, D.C., will be the featured speaker for the Third Annual International Women’s…
Gaetz Greyhound Protection bill passed unanimously by Florida Senate
The Florida Senate opened the 2015 legislative session with unanimous passage of bi-partisan legislation to better protect greyhounds by requiring more accountability from the greyhound racing industry. Senate Bill 2, named in…
UWF names head of UWF Center for Cybersecurity
The University of West Florida announces retired Navy Capt. Susan K. Cerovsky as Director of the Center for Cybersecurity, effective March 16, 2015. Cerovsky joins UWF nearly 30 years as an officer…
Mother pleads for daughter’s life
Gulf Breeze mother Holley Moseley spoke yesterday at a Florida Department of Health’s medical marijuana rule making workshop. She and her family were the driving forces behind the passage of the law…
Judge upholds FDEP revocation of Rolling Hills permit
Today, Administrative Law Judge D.R. Alexander issued a Recommended Order in the Rolling Hills matter that upheld the Florida Department of Envinronmental Protection’s (FDEP) request to revoke the Rolling Hills permit. The…
DIB March meeting schedule
Downtown Improvement Board Regular Meetings are held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. Parking &…
Robinson seeks resolution on DJJ costs
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice owes Escambia County $6.6 million because it overcharged the county for juvenile detention costs. As FAC president, Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson has been working to…
Pensacola Speaks: Grover Robinson and Stephanie Coontz
On Pensacola Speaks today, we will have Commissioner Grover Robinson talk about the legislative agenda of the Florida Association of Counties. Robinson is the FAC president. He will be on the show…
STATE CAPITAL BRIEFS (LUNCH EDITION): MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015
By THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA SWOOPE TO HEAD NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FIRM Gray Swoope, whose last day as Florida’s commerce secretary was Friday, will lead a new economic-development firm along with…
West Florida Hospital named to Top 100 Hospitals list
Modern Healthcare released a list of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, and West Florida Hospital made that list in the large community hospital section. The recognition is based on independent and objective…
Florida TaxWatch founder passes
Statement from Dominic M. Calabro, President and CEO of Florida TaxWatch, the independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit public policy research institute and government watchdog. “It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to…
Bard Battle during spring break
Press release: For two days in March, students can join members of the Southeastern Teen Shakespeare Company to explore the world of Shakespeare’s fights — from insult to (stage) combat. Shakespeare’s plays…
Hayward reconnects with neighborhoods via digital newsletter
When Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward had the UWF Haas Center conduct a phone survey of his constituents, he and his administration received a C+ for their communication program. Last year, several neighborhood…
YMCA announces another big donor on Wednesday
Press release: The YMCA of Northwest Florida will announce the next major gift to their campaign for a new downtown facility on Wednesday, March 4, at 9:30 am at the Downtown YMCA,…
Rights Restoration forum, Monday, March 2
Pensacola Area Coffee Party & League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area Invite the Public to a Dinner/Discussion Restoration of Felon Voting Rights Monday, March 2, 6PM (Doors open at…