Seven local women today announced the formation of the Institute for Women in Politics of Northwest Florida, Inc. The non-profit corporation has been established, according to its bylaws, “to provide a nonprofit…
Search for Tiffany Daniels continues
Pensacola Police are continuing their investigation into the disappearance of a woman who hasn’t been seen for almost a month. Tiffany Daniels, 25, was last seen Aug. 12 when she left her…
Transit Union sets strike date
The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395 which represents all bargaining unit employees of Escambia County Area Transit and Pensacola Bay Transportation, Inc. voted last week unanimously to allow the Executive Board of…
Baptist Leadership Group sold
HealthStream, based in Nashville, Tenn., has acquired Baptist Leadership Group, the consulting practice owned by Baptist Health Care. According to the announcement to a news release. HealthStream paid approximately $8.5 million for…
Firefighters set to picket tomorrow
The Pensacola Firefighters will be picketing city hall and the Pensacola International Airport on Tuesday, Sept. 10 from noon-6 p.m. over Mayor Ashton Hayward’s 2013-14 budget which proposes to reduce the number…
‘Panhandle Speaks’ town hall coming Saturday, Sept. 14
The Democratic Black Caucus of Florida, ACLU of Florida and Florida Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials are launching a series of town hall meetings, “Florida Speaks Tour.” The first will be…
Minimum Wage Myths – Who in Florida Needs a Raise?
By Stephanie Carroll Carson, Florida News Connection Fast-food workers around the country have been agitating for raises, and some members of Congress are pressing to increase the national minimum wage. But what…
Matt Gaetz wants to legalize fireworks
Are Cherry Bombs and M80s in our future? State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) wants to make fireworks — the booming ones we buy in Alabama and set off in our…
Buzz: Castille to be named city administrator
This apparently is the week to drop “interim”—sorry, George, not you though. Mayor Ashton Hayward will be naming Colleen Castille as his new city administrator. She will no longer be an interim….
Limits on mayor’s spending coming back before Pensacola City Council
Councilwoman Sherri Myers wants to amend the Council Financial Planning and Administrative Policy to put a ceiling on how much the mayor can move around between categories, departments and programs without city…
DBPR Secretary Ken Lawson writes about his Pensacola visit
Ken Lawson, head of Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation took a tour of Pensacola with State Rep. Clay Ingram this week. Here is the report on his website: Interacting with…
Whatever happened to CMP Children’s Playground…apparently nothing
In April, attorney Eric Stevenson told the Community Maritime Park Associates board that he represented an anonymous donor who pledged $25,000 to the CMPA board to construct a children’s playground. He challenged…
City of Pensacola website down?
It might be my iPad, but looks like cityofpensacola.com is down. Originally got message that site was under maintenance,now just blank. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Gulf Coast Aerospace Coalition Launches Marketing Efforts in Hamburg
Press Release: With the closest proximity to the Airbus assembly line under construction in Mobile, Ala., five counties in Northwest Florida have formed the Gulf Coast Aerospace Coalition, which is aimed at…
Chamber shake-up continues
The report I have received from those attending today’s special executive committee meeting of The Greater Pensacola Chamber is that board has lost eight board members over the past month. Hoteliers will…
Iraqi War veteran, covered 9/5 IN news story, dies
Navid “G” Garshasb passed away last night. We wrote about him and his struggle to provide for his family this week– “One Last Battle: Dying Veteran Seeks Insurance Reinstatement.” Help a Hero…
Context Florida: Pro-business mayors susceptible to bribery, kickbacks
My latest column for the statewide website Context Florida went live this morning. Here is the intro: Public service was once a noble cause, one that many believed, not too long ago,…
Wahoos win two league awards
The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs has honored the Blue Wahoos’ trainer and groundskeeper: Trainer of the Year Charles Leddon, Pensacola Blue Wahoos The Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS) has…
Florida and Texas lead the nation in uninsured citizens, but balk at Obamacare coverage
A new Census Bureau report shows that Florida has a higher percentages of people without health insurance than most of the country. Only Texas has a higher percentage of people under the…
Work Release inmate indicted for first degree murder
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Justin Princes Taylor, Jr., for First Degree Murder in the death of Adnan Glelati, owner of 7 Stars Auto….