The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to take up an appeal by former Florida Senate President W.D. Childers in a bribery case that has bounced around the legal system for years. Justices…
Rick Scott campaign loses finance co-chair. Watch this story unfold
Sources in Tallahassee have alerted me this afternoon that there is controversy inside Gov. Rick Scott’s re-election campaign that may begin to garner national attention. Healthcare tycoon Miguel B. “Mike†Fernandez has…
SouthSounds Music Festival set for Mobile, April 11-13
SouthSounds Music Festival, the nation’s first music festival dedicated to promoting Southern artists, is proud to announce the line up for SouthSounds 2014 – April 11-13 in downtown Mobile, Alabama! SouthSounds is…
University of West Florida Upcoming Events, March 23-29
Environmental Studies Seminar: Beach Nesting Shorebirds; Florida’s Original Beach Babies Date: Tuesday, March 25 Time: 4 to 5 p.m. Location: Building 13, Room 230 Details: Join us on Tuesday, March 25 at…
Terhaar writes he will not support modified zoning request on Spanish Trail property
‎ Pensacola City Council Andy Terhaar had posted on the Facebook page “No to Dollar General at the Corner of Summit and Spanish Trail!!!” that he will not support the latest zoning…
City Environmental Advisory Board discusses fish hatchery on Wednesday
The City of Pensacola Environmental Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 beginning at 2 p.m. in the Vince Whibbs, Sr. Conference Room, 1st floor, City Hall, 222 West Main…
Scott vs. Crist on Vehicle Registration Fees
Scott was on the House floor last Thursday when the chamber unanimously approved his top election-year priority, a rollback in vehicle-registration fees authorized by the Republican-dominated Legislature in 2009, when Crist just…
Local law enforcement do Torch Run for Special Olympics
Law enforcement officers around the world go above and beyond the call of duty in support of Special Olympics through the Law Enforcement Torch Run.® Today local law enforcement officers and employees…
Coffee Party hosts organizing meeting on ‘Move to Amend’, March 26
On Wednesday evening, March 26 from 6:30 p.m. at the Tryon Public Library on Langley Ave, midway between Ninth Ave and Davis Highway, there will be a special meeting of the Pensacola…
Viewpoint: Orange Rising redefining the power of locals
By Daniel Tilson “All politics is local†is a saying most are familiar with. “Think globally, act locally†is another. Both underline a point that people of any ideological persuasion or political…
Weekend Buzz: Scarborough reunion, Scott called and Bush in 2016
“I Was There!” Reunion Joe Scarborough, former Congressman (R-Pensacola) and MSNBC host of “Morning Joe,” was in Pensacola this past weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his 1994 campaign. Fifty friends,…
Hayward signs contract with OHM for airport concession contract
Flanked by City Council President Jewel Cannada-Wynn and Council members Larry B. Johnson, Andy Terhaar, and Brian Spencer, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward this afternoon signed a contract with OHM Concessions Group to…
Michigan Tourist wins $1M Mega Millions in Pensacola
Gary Shepherd of Owosso, Michigan decided to buy a Mega Millions ticket while vacationing in Pensacola earlier this week. He matched all five numbers, which were 11-19-24-33-51. He could have been an…
Official Statement on Parole and Probation Office in Pensacola
Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Mike Crews issued the following statement today regarding the agency’s Probation and Parole office in Pensacola: “At the direction of Governor Scott, the Department of Corrections will…
Gov. Scott makes decision not to locate DCC near North Hill
Mayor Ashton Hayward is reporting that Gov. Rick Scott has made the decision not to locate a Florida Department of Corrections probation and parole office at 1625 North Palafox Street, near the…
After fiery debate, ‘Warning Shot’ bill passes House
By Margie Menzel, The News Service of Florida After a nearly two-hour debate that focused on Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” law, the state House on Thursday easily passed a bill that…
Scam: Phony Gulf Power calls
Joe Abston of Hopjacks and Tin Cow texted me last night. He said that there is a new telephone scam. Callers are saying that Gulf Power is about to call off the…
IMPACT 100 Membership Reaches Historic High
Organization will Give More than One Million Dollars to the Non-Profit Community IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropy group, is pleased to announce that its 2014 Membership Drive has…
Breaking News: Impact 1000 has 1,025 members
The group will give away this year $1,025,000. More later. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
UWF Rite of Passage Series to feature Professor Sikha Bagui, March 28
Dr. Sikha Bagui, professor and chair of computer science at the University of West Florida, will present the upcoming Rite of Passage lecture titled, “The Transformation of Data,†on Friday, March 28…