Homeless Ordinances Find Home
The Pensacola City Council’s passage of the so-called homeless ordinances has been an uncomfortable affair. During the first reading, it was the Boy Scouts. Thursday,…
Fighting for Justice
This week the U.S. Department of Justice issued its findings on the Escambia County Jail. It gave the county 49 days to come up with…
Kayak for a Cure
By Brandy Volovecky Kayak for a Cure promises both fun and philanthropy to participants in Gulf Breeze’s third annual benefit for cancer research and prevention….
Viewpoint: Think Cobia
By Michael Hoyt Williamson On April 2nd, an announcement was made in the local press that Mayor Ashton Hayward has successfully negotiated a deal to…
Picnic Protest at City Hall
A protest/no-money yard sale/picnic is scheduled for tomorrow on the Pensacola City Hall lawn, prior to the Pensacola City Council meeting. “It is a protest,…
Closing the Loop on the CRA
When it came time for the Community Redevelopment Agency report during the May 9 Pensacola City Council meeting, Councilman Brian Spencer—who also serves as the…
County Jail cited by DOJ as unsafe, needs more staff and better mental health program
The Civil Right Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has concluded its five-year investigation of the Escambia County Jail and its findings are as…
CMPA Looks at Bylaws
A number of motions were thrown onto the table this afternoon during the Community Maritime Park Associates’ Bylaws Committee special meeting. Members shied away from…
Maritime Park mismanaged, not by CMPA, but by City
The daily newspaper, Mayor Ashton Hayward and City Administrator Bill Reynolds want the public to believe the financial woes of the Maritime Park are solely…
Council passes panhandling ordinance
By Brandy Volovecky The Pensacola City Council voted to approve an ordinance to the city code that would prohibit aggressive panhandling in downtown Pensacola at…
Sheriff Morgan thanks community for help with search for missing boy
A tearful Sheriff David Morgan thanks the volunteers and agencies that helped with the search for Owen Black, the autistic boy, age 8, that was…
Myers: Table ‘Aggressive’ Panhandling Proposal
The Pensacola City Council will be discussing a proposed ordinance this afternoon aimed at “aggressive†panhandling. It is the final proposal in a collection of…
Boy found dead
“It is with great sadness that the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office releases the following information: At approximately 1303 CST our search for Owen Black is…
Boy, age 8, still missing
Search efforts are still underway for Owen Black, the autistic 8-year-old boy that has been missing since Friday. Both PNJ and WEAR TV have botched…
Oliver’s final report recommends mayor take control of maritime park
The Independent News has gotten a copy of consultant Randy Oliver’s final report on the Community Maritime Park–the one that the mayor didn’t share with…
Daily ignores City of Pensacola crime problem, murders tripled in 2012
In its Friday edition, the daily newspaper attempts to go after Sheriff David Morgan for the rise in crime rate last year but ignores the…
Toll Plaza Construction Update
Here’s an update from Escambia County on the toll plaza construction project: Today, May 16, one lane is closed on the Pensacola Beach Boulevard bridge…
On WCOA this morning
For the next two days, I will sub for Jim Sanborn on WCOA’s morning show. Should be fun.
Approving Beck and Eating B.S.
The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees voted today to forward a proposed lease agreement with Justin and Greg Beck for the park’s parcel…
Home(less) Schooling
Prior to considering the collection of proposed “no camping” ordinances currently on their table, members of the Pensacola City Council were provided with a presentation…
