Awaiting the Deep
The memorial-barge artificial reef is almost ready. It’s docked over by Joe Patti’s Seafood, waiting for Friday morning. “All we lack now is sinking…
Oops, somebody forgot to tell Artel they could be evicted for sports museum
Dear Artel Member/Supporter, Some of you may have read the Pensacola News Journal article about the possibility of a sports museum moving into our space…
Wendy’s to be picketed
Press Release: Coalition of Immokalee Workers Solidarity Picket to be held at Wendy’s in Pensacola on June 29, 2013 at 12:00pm. Florida tomato pickers are…
Where ECUA gives Pensacola its enema
Apparently it’s at B and Garden streets. We always thought it was 222 W Main Street.
Game Changer on WSRE
Press Release: Thursday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. on WSRE, “Conversations with Jeff Weeks†welcomes Dr. Temple Grandin and Anita Lesko to discuss the Autism…
What to do with abandoned school sites
By Brandy Volovecky The City of Pensacola held a community input meeting Monday evening to discuss reuse plans for the former Blount and Kirksey school…
GOB Report: Touart brings back Mayo from retirement. He was paid $200K by taxpayers to retire early (update from Touart)
Interim County Administrator George Touart has brought back Don Mayo to run the county’s inspection department. Don Mayo was part of the former administrator Bob…
Gathering for the Hunt
The men who will help steer the selection of Escambia County’s next administrator gathered for their initial meeting today. They were introduced to huge binders…
Rick Scott speaking at local GOP Lincoln Dinner
Press Release: The Escambia County Republican Party welcomes Governor Rick Scott as featured speaker at its 2013 Lincoln Day Dinner scheduled for Sunday, July 7,…
Local EPA Hearing on Gulf Drilling Permit
The Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled a public hearing on BHP Billiton Petroleum’s request to waive current emission regulations in pursuit of oil and natural…
Searchin’
Escambia County’s selection committee for the county administrator position meets for the first time today. The committee was formed by the Escambia County Commission, with…
No idea what jail will cost county
Once it became clear last Thursday night that Commissioner Valentino and Interim George Touart were taking over the Escambia County Jail, Touart and his staff…
How Gene Valentino treats his fellow commissioners (Video-updated)
This is a very rough edit of the June 20 BCC Agenda Workshop and the clips how the chairman, Gene Valentino, belittled and bullied Commissioners…
Touart and truth
Apparently, Interim County Administrator George Touart read a statement regarding me at the beginning of the agenda workshop yesterday–mentioning me has become a regular occurrence…
Touart’s pick to run his county jail has a history
We posted this in October 2005 when George Touart promoted Gordon Pike to head Corrections: Eight years ago, an Escambia County grand jury recommended the…
Lau concedes to Walter ‘Mike’ Hill
We received the following statement from Jeremy Lau: I would like to first congratulate Mr. Hill and his staff on a hard fought campaign. We…
Heroes Among Us
By Brandy Volovecky The Pensacola Marine Corps League J.R. Spears Detachment 066 continues its “Heroes Among Us†speaker series on June 28 at 6 p.m….
Escambia’s Big Gamble, or ‘No Blinking’
The Escambia County Commission has decided to take over operations of the Escambia County Jail. The move follows fruitless negotiations with the Escambia County Sheriff,…
Down at the Crossroads
With nearly all the players in the same room, the discussion roamed until it was exhausted. That journey continues tonight during the Escambia County Commission’s…
If one commissioner will make the motion…
George Touart will be retired and can no longer badger the commissioners, run off good department heads and block any worthwhile county administrator being hire….
