Pensacola’s Mud Island Eighteen months after the Vince Whibbs, Sr. Community Maritime Park opened, the city has a problem with the retention pond at the park. The liner has floated to the…
FSU video of AcaBelles has over 5 million views
This is impressive. Florida State University AcaBelles perform Royals (opb. Lorde) View here.
Commissioner Robinson top local campaign fundraiser in October, followed by Mayor Hayward
The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections has the October campaign finance reports for the 2014 elections on his website. Starting last month, all candidates must report on their campaign finances on a…
Wahoo players added to Reds 40-man winter roster
Blue Wahoos Catcher Tucker Barnhart, Pitcher Chad Rogers and Outfielder Ryan LaMarre are among the minor league players added this past week to complete the Cincinnati Reds’ 40-man roster. Barnhart, 22, appeared…
Top November reads: Dollar General protest, DIB firing, TANKED, CMPA truth and Patel incident
Top posts for November 1-22: Neighbors protest dollar store coming to Summit Blvd | Rick’s Blog 6540 views Palafox Market director fired, but the event will continue | Rick’s Blog 4794 views…
Daily reveals who selected Visit Pensacola board
Carlton Proctor wrote in today’s daily newspaper about the selection process of the initial board of directors of Visit Pensacola – the 501(c)6 non-profit formed to replace the Greater Pensacola Chamber’s Tourism…
DIB cancels wine festival
PENSACOLA, FL, November 22, 2013-Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) members have decided to cancel the Pensacola Wine Festival rescheduled for December 8, 2013. The Wine Festival was originally scheduled on October 5th but…
Escambia Search & Rescue picked by AAF for public service campaign
Annually, AAF Pensacola selects a non-profit organization for a public service advertising campaign directed to that organization’s specific needs. During the month of August, AAF Pensacola received more than 90 applications. The…
Fill the Mayflower for Manna
I would like to push this event one more time because of its importance to those less fortunate in our community. We have been supporters of Manna Food Pantries and have written…
Local Children to Benefit from Wendy’s Donations
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has awarded a $70,000 grant to FamiliesFirst Network of Lakeview. The money will be used to find forever families for children who have been waiting in…
UWF President Judy Bense honored by FSU Alumni Association
University of West Florida President Judy Bense has been recognized by Florida State University as a “Grad Made Good,†the highest award given to alumni by the Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa…
USO hosts Thanksgiving Fest, looking for volunteers
USO of Northwest Florida will be hosting the 6th Annual Thanksgiving Feast & Festivities at their Naval Air Station location from November 28-December 1, 2013. Donations of food and money for the…
Wine for Humanity event tonight to benefit Epilepsy Society of Northwest Florida
Lee Tracy and Intracoastal Outfitters are hosting today from 5-8 p.m. a wine tasting and shopping benefit for Epilepsy Society of Northwest Florida. Wine for Humanity will serve and sell premium wines….
Visit Pensacola vote delayed to Dec. 5
A small victory for the public and the democratic process. Visit Pensacola was not on today’s agenda for the Escambia County Commission and was not added to it by any of the…
Viewpoint: The Real Truth About Communty Maritime Park
by Mark Taylor, CMPA Board member The dust has settled on the budget year 2013 (October 1, 2012 – Sept 30, 2013) and the results are phenomenal for the most hotly debated…
Petition drive against Dollar General now has over 680 signatures
This grassroots effort continues to gain momentum. A petition has been set up on change.org and it has 686 signatures has of 7 a.m. this morning. The text of the petition: Dollar…
Why question Visit Pensacola? Because the public has been left out of the process
More than likely Visit Pensacola, Inc. –the new non-profit formed by the hotel industry to be laser-focused on tourism — will be approved today to be in charge of the county’s $5-$6…
Visit Pensacola picks its initial board of directors
We don’t how they were chosen. We don’t who chose them. However, we now know who they are. Brendan Kelly, UWF Interim Dean for University Advancement Collier Merrill, Great Southern Restaurant Group…
Mathis out as Port director, Miller appointed as replacement
The City of Pensacola has announced that Amy Miller has been appointed as new Director of the Port of Pensacola, after Clyde Mathis resigned on Monday (Clyde Mathis Resignation11202013_0000). Miller is the…
PNJ cans Gulf Breeze Pelican
The Gulf Breeze Pelican is no longer in print. The paper, owned by the Gannett/PNJ, was published as competitor for the south Santa Rosa County market. In the 1990s at the height…