Last year, the city of Pensacola passed an ordinance to accommodate the raising of chickens on residential properties inside the city limits. Now, Escambia County officials are considering the same. During the…
CMPA agenda has YMCA and ‘Maritime Park Financial Report’ as discussion items
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING Wednesday, Feb.13, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. AGENDA I. Call to Order – Chairman’s Comments II. Approval of the Minutes III. Open Forum IV. Action Items 1. CMPA Annual…
Wait, there’s more on The Zimmerman Agency. A second binder?
Another email: Rick, Bill Reynolds asked me to relay to you that we are currently in the process of compiling all Zimmerman records into a central location – this will include emails,…
City disputes post that mayor pulled Oliver from CMPA
Rick, Not sure where you are getting your information. Mayor Hayward did not ask that anything be pulled from the agenda for today’s CMPA meeting. To my knowledge, an agenda has not…
City on ECAT: ‘No Decisions Have Been Made’
Pensacola City Council members this week spoke out against Mayor Ashton Hayward’s apparent intention—relayed via a public statement from Escambia County Commission Chairman Gene Valentino—to use a recently passed gas tax to…
What does TZA ‘binder’ really tells us?
Yesterday, Mayor Ashton Hayward and his City Administrator Bill Reynolds released the ‘binder’ that Reynolds says documents the city’s troubles with the ad agency that Hayward had hired to handle all of…
Mayor Hayward asks to pull Oliver report from CMPA meeting
The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees will not hear a presentation from former County Administrator Randy Oliver at its meeting today. Mayor Ashton Hayward has asked that it be pulled…
Environmental Lecture Tonight
Sustainable Gulf Coast and 350 Pensacola are hosting a talk this evening by Samantha Sexton, Florida Representative of the Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign. Here is the press release: Please join…
State wants further audit of Okaloosa County finances
The state’s Joint Legislative Auditing Committee ordered yesterday a countywide audit of all Okaloosa County finances as well as an audit of the Clerk of Court’s Office. The Auditing Committee, composed of…
Unraveling Zimmerman
Pensacola City Council President P.C. Wu was invited to call in for a radio interview recently. The first question caught him off guard. “I’m thinking, ‘well, this is real nice, you get…
Tiger Bay Club seeks members with ‘Wet Your Feet’ special
PANHANDLE TIGER BAY CLUB Press Release: We have a new membership program this year. It is a one-time special for new members only: four meetings of your choice for $99.00. The dinner…
Blue Wahoo Job Fair at Greater Little Rock today
As Opening Day approaches for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, the team has to jobs fairs this week to hire over 100 associates for the upcoming season. The first is today at Greater…
City Council COW Rundown
During Pensacola City Council’s Committee of the Whole this afternoon, members will discuss the follow-through from a discussion had last week regarding the body’s rules and procedures. Last Thursday, the council met…
Ever’man Co-op Elections
Ever’man Natural Foods Co-op is currently holding an election for its Board of Directors. The election period runs from Feb. 1 through Feb. 14. Current members may vote online at http://www.everman.org. Members…
Sign of the Time: UF offers social media degree
The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications has launched a fully online Master of Arts in Mass Communication with a specialization in social media beginning with the summer 2013 term….
ATU opposes Mayor Hayward’s decision to withhold gas tax from ECAT
Press Release: The ATU Local 1395 will be holding “X” Day next Thursday, Feb. 14. At the Press Conference/Event the Union and customers will be painting big giant “X” on buses. The…
Interview with Pensacola Civil Rights Icon
Rev. H.K. Matthews, founder and first president of the Escambia County chapter of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, visited the Independent News today to thank us for our efforts to further the improvement…
Sorry, Bollards not on order
The bollards aren’t on order as Mayor Ashton Hayward told the board of directors of the Greater Pensacola Chamber on Jan. 22. A bollard is a short vertical post arranged in a…
RESTORE Ready
Escambia County’s RESTORE advisory committee was unveiled tonight. The Escambia County Commission approved the nine member committee, and also named two alternates. The committee, which will assess projects competing for funds stemming…
Buzz: DIB extends offer for new director
We’ve heard the Downtown Improvement Board has extended an offer to Ron Butlin to its new executive director – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad