Walton County TDC has BP gift card issue, too
One of my favorite investigative reporters, Tom McLaughlin with the Fort Walton Daily News, reports today that auditors found the Walton County TDC had “inadequate”…
Hayward vs. The Fish House: Request for partial assignment
A key part of Mayor Ashton Hayward’s claim that The Fish House owes the city five percent of its gross sales retroactively to April 2000…
Mayor takes communications adminstrator with him to Germany
The Northwest Florida Daily News listed yesterday some members of the 35-person delegation headed to Germany in hopes of landing companies in the supply chain…
Top Posts for the week
The city of Pensacola remains the most popular posts on the blog. Several the posts were tied to the IN cover story “How Not To…
Hatchery one step closer to reality
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Herschel Vinyard announced yesterday in Panama City that several Florida Panhandle counties are slated for about $90 million worth…
2013 Pensacola Airport Runway 5K tomorrow afternoon
The inaugural Runway Run 5k at Pensacola International Airport is Saturday, on Dec. 7. The City promises runners and walkers will get a view of…
Myers proposes changes in land development code to prevent another Dollar General debacle
Councilwoman Sherri Myers has proposed changes to the city’s land development code that will require more notification of rezoning changes. Recently the city of Pensacola…
Downtown Christmas parade trumps Palafox Market
There will be no Palafox Market Saturday, Dec. 14. It will be closed due to the Cox Pensacola Christmas Parade, which is set to begin…
Niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. remembers the courage of Nelson Mandela
Alveda King remembers President Mandella’s Courage and his smile: President Nelson Mandella paid a heavy price to stand against apartheid while campaigning for human justice…
Touart no longer in pool for administrator
Commissioners Grover Robinson, Lumon May and Steven Barry voted to drop the interim county administrator, George Touart, from the pool of candidates that will be…
Pensacola Beach Boat Parade tomorrow
Festivities for “Season Your Holidays with Island Spirit†kick off this Friday, December 6th. The fun begins at 5:00 pm at Shaggy’s Bar and Grill,…
UWF Women’s Soccer team back in national championship
The team beat Western Washington 2-1 Read more – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Jay Bell named to Reds coaching staff
New Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price today announced the club’s Major League coaching staff heading into the 2014 season. Assistant pitching coach Mack Jenkins has…
Commission agenda review notes
Escambia County Clerk of Courts Pam Childers has told the Board of County Commissioners that she has heard from the federal government that the BP…
News Journal publishes correction on The Fish House headline
Yesterday, the daily newspaper printed its story on The Fish House’s response to Mayor Ashton Hayward’s notice of default on the leases for Pitt Slip…
City Council will discuss adopting city motto. City of Five Flags vs. Upside of Florida
Councilman Charles Bare has put on the city council’s agenda for Dec. 12 a resolution that would make the city’s official motto: “The City of…
Escambia County State Legislative Delegation sets date for hearing on local bills for Jan. 21
The Escambia County State Legislative Delegation will a public hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 from 5-7 p.m. at the Jean & Paul Amos Performance…
Game of Thrones, Escamiba County edition debuts today
Today the Escambia County Commission will discuss, possibly as early as this morning, who will be the next county administrator. Here is the list: Vincent…
Rolling out red tape for small business in Pensacola
The Mayor-elect for St. Petersburg is Rick Kriseman. He posted on his Facebook page today: Heard at Harvard’s Seminar on Transition and Leadership for Newly…
City went silent on its default notification
The day after the PNJ published its article on the dispute between Mayor Hayward and The Fish House, I requested interviews with the city and…
