A Good Place to Drive
Pensacola drivers have it pretty good according to a recently released study. The Texas A & M Transportation Institute released its Annual Urban Mobility Report…
IN celebrates Mardi Gras. See preview
The Independent News celebrates Mardi Gras and offers some Valentine’s Day dating tips. Plus there is the usual coverage of news, politics, entertainment and culture….
Working it Out at the Workshop
The Pensacola City Council will hold a workshop tomorrow to go over the body’s rules and procedures. Specific topics on the agenda include an overview…
Dog Days and Polishing the Key
Pensacola Beach may be seeing dogs, and Perdido Key may be seeing ‘beach.’ During tomorrow’s Escambia County Commission meeting commissioner’s will consider changing the name…
See Marco Rubio’s Spotify Playlist
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has released his Spotify playlist. The 16 tracks include Foster The People’s Pumped Up Kicks, U2’s Where The Streets Have…
The RESTORE Team
Escambia County’s RESTORE Act advisory committee is almost in place. The nine-member body is on the table for Thursday’s county commission meeting. Commissioners are assembling…
Miami Gardens tackles its 25 homicides in 2012
Pensacola and its population of 52,197 has had one homicide since the first of the year- the 18-year-old that was beaten in Morris Court and…
Hayward cans Zimmerman Agency
PNJ reporter Nate Monroe is reporting that Mayor Ashton Hayward has sent a termination letter to his Tallahassee-based ad agency. Effective Feb. 28, The Zimmerman…
Buzz: May appoints Coby to RESTORE advisory
Commissioner Lumon May has selected former Pensacola City Manager Al Coby has his appointee for the Escambia County RESTORE Advisory Committee. Coby worked for the…
Mayor’s ad agency to be investigated further
Now that the state auditor has finished it’s audit of the Okaloosa Tourist Development Council, the county commissioners are ready to begin their investigation. Okaloosa…
More on bank robbery
Escambia County deputies responded to a bank robbery at about 2:30 pm today at the Beach Community Bank, 9329 N. Palafox St. As deputies were…
Avoid Palafox and Nine Mile Road
From ECSO: Deputies are investigating a bank robbery at Beach Community Bank on Palafox Street near Nine Mile Road in Pensacola and are asking that…
Looking for a Library Board
Both Escambia County and the city of Pensacola are looking for people to serve on the newly formed Public Library Board of Governance for the…
More Spay, Less Pay
Escambia County is celebrating the 19th annual World Spay Day all month. During the month of February, qualifying county residents—at least the first 100 of…
Gov. Scott announces first state brand. Rejects Florida: The Upside of America
Press Release: Yesterday, Enterprise Florida (EFI) and Governor Rick Scott unveiled Florida’s first-ever business brand in front of EFI’s board of directors and key stakeholders….
Delegation votes to support abolishing city civil service
At a meeting last evening, the Escambia County Legislative Delegation voted to support two local bills during the 2013 legislative session. The first bill, proposed…
Gaetz Announces Transportation Funding, No Toll
Senate President Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) will be in Pensacola today to announce nearly $1 billion in transportation funding for Northwest Florida. Locally, the funding will…
‘Roadmap’ Meeting Tonight
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice will host a town hall meeting tonight in Pensacola. Part of a series of such community meetings around the…
Taking Shame issue statewide with Florida Voices column. More lipstick to remove
My Florida Voices column today talks about how conservatives are looking at the wrong figures when they complain about Medicaid expansion. I figure that I…
‘100 Percent the Right Person’
It took a week and a half to arrive at this morning’s special Pensacola City Council meeting regarding the city’s representative on Escambia County’s RESTORE…
