The week ahead at the state capital
ADVANCES: WEEK OF JANUARY 26, 2014 Gov. Rick Scott has held a series of appearances across the state to tout pieces of his proposed 2014-15…
AG Secretary Putnam leaves for Panama
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam leaves today for Panama City, Panama, on a three-day mission that will include seeking to expand Florida growers’ access to the…
Appointments to Fiesta of Five Flags Commission
Mary Hozeng, Tom Owens and Dr. Jimmy Jones have been appointed or reappointed by Gov. Rick Scott to the Fiesta of Five Flags Commission of…
South Walton featured on Emeril’s TV show this Sunday
Chef Emeril Lagasse Samples Restaurants in South Walton County on Latest Emeril’s Florida TV Episode -Local FRLA Restaurants in Sandestin, Seaside, Seagrove and Santa Rosa…
Special Valentine event
The Choral Society of Pensacola presents “To Pensacola with Love: An Evening of Champagne, Chocolate and Song†Friday, February 14, 2014 The Choral Society of…
Scott proposes $30 million to train workforce in STEM fields
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Workforce training in science and technology fields would get $30 million from Gov. Rick Scott in the…
House of Sticks: Origin of Derivatives
One can trace the origin of derivatives, for the purpose of the future delivery of a product, to Mesopotamia circa 2000 BC. The actual trading…
Pensacola Sports Association Invites Public to Sign Banner for Doug Baldwin
On Sunday, Feb. 2, Pensacola will be represented in Super Bowl XLVIII by Doug Baldwin, wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks. The Pensacola Sports Association…
CNN and Anderson Cooper examine Rick Scott fundraising
CNN’s Anderson Cooper featured Gov. Rick Scott in a piece on the “the extortion game” of pay-to-play politics. The segment was about more than Florida’s…
IN Your Head Radio Jan. 24: Commissioners talk about Touart legacy, PC Wu on what he likes to eat at the airport and Steve Schale on Democratic Party
A full line-up. The show airs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on WCOA FM 100.7. You can listen online at Wcoapensacola.com or on iheartRadio….
State Capital Briefs
COURT: CITIZENS CAN FACE BAD-FAITH LAWSUIT In a case stemming from hurricane damage in 2004, an appeals court ruled Thursday that the state-backed Citizens Property…
Buzz: George Touart passes away
I just got a phone call that former County Administrator George Touart passed away during the night. Yesterday I received this email from one of…
City administrator insinuates Bruce Beach lease better than Maritime Park for Pensacola (video)
During the “Mornings with the Mayor†session on Wednesday, I asked Mayor Ashton Hayward about his proposal to lease Bruce Beach for a dollar a…
Hayward loses Airport Food Concession battle
By a 4-4 vote, Pensacola City Council rejected tonight Mayor Ashton Hayward’s recommendation to award airport concessions contract to OHM Foods. Four months of delays…
More on broken sprinkler at Pensacola Airport
Reporters asked Mayor Ashton Hayward and City Administrator Colleen Castille about the broken sprinkler line that flooded the concourse recently. This is the written reply…
Pensacola Pledge Scholars honored by Studers, UWF and PSC boards
Yesterday, Quint and Rishy Studer hosted a reception for the Pensacola Pledge Scholars from the University of West Florida and Pensacola State College. The reception…
Bare challenges rfp process on airport food concessions
Mayor Ashton Hayward has repeatedly defend the Request For Proposal process on the airport food concessions, which is finally being brought back to the city…
IN Your Head Radio Jan. 23: County Administrator, Inside Tallahassee and Meth Labs
We’ve got Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson, Political Strategist Ryan Wiggins and Sgt. Andy Hobbs.
UWF College of Business to host Women in Leadership: Designing Your Future on Feb. 7
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host Women in Leadership: Designing Your Future on Friday, Feb. 7 at 12…
Poll says 47 percent of locals do not support gaming
The Pensacola Voice has begun polling and surveying likely voters and citizens about certain hot issues around the region. Led by Asst. Editor Greg Fink…
