For more than a month, a persistent oil sheen has been seen in the Gulf of Mexico near the site of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. After positively linking the oil to…
Mayor Hosts District 6 Town Hall Meeting
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward will be hosting a town hall meeting this evening. The meeting is a continuance of the Taking City Hall to the Citizens series. The mayor will meet with…
Weekend news roundup: trial, Airbus, Impact, new website
1. Last trial on Okaloosa County Sheriff kickback schemes Former Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office employee Randall Holcombe faces court today in Pensacola charges for racketeering and grand theft charges–the last trial involving…
Presidential Debate Bingo
CafePress tracked the words used in last night’s debate between Vice President Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan. Both were aggressive, but it also had several notable phrases that had American voters buzzing…
Another body found in the woods. Sigh, another weird Pcola trend
NorthEscambia.com reports human remains were discovered about 4 p.m. yesterday in a wooded area in Cantonment by a person clearing the land off off Well Line and Santa Rosa roads. According to…
Foreign Delegation Dollars
Recently returned from scouting out business interests in Germany, Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino told the commission this morning to expect visits from foreign delegations checking out the area. The commissioner found…
Oliver’s Contract on the Table
If Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver wasn’t yet sweating his upcoming job performance review, he probably is following this morning’s meeting. During its Committee of the Whole session, the Escambia County Commission…
See new logo for Pensacola Bay Center, formerly known as simply Civic Center
Press Release: Pensacola Civic Center is evolving. SMG, the management company of the venue, presented their plan to the Escambia County Commissioners this morning. They voted unanimously to rebrand the venue with…
Library Wars
Following a week of back-and-forth over library funding during which city of Pensacola Administrator Bill Reynolds equated recent positions taken by Escambia County as “extortion,†county commissioners unloaded this morning, connecting the…
Dogs on the Beach?
With every chair in the chamber filled, people began lining up along the wall. Those arriving late to the Santa Rosa Island Authority meeting last night would have to listen from the…
Raining pizzas tonight for Big Brothers Big Sisters
Papa Murphy’s Pizza is going to make it rain –pizzas — tonight 6 p.m. at Tiger Point Golf and Country Club. They are dropping about 250 parachutes and pizzas from the sky…
After 30 years, Civic Center may get a name
Our reporter Jeremy Morrison texted me that the Escambia County Commission has approved that the Civic Center being renamed “Pensacola Bay Center.” There is also a new logo that is consistent with…
Hackers hit Northwest Florida State College, steal 300,000 ids
AP is reporting that Northwest Florida State College, which is in Niceville, has been hit by computer hackers that gained access nearly 300,000 names, Social Security and bank routing numbers of students,…
Four Wahoos named to Southern League Top 20 Prospects by Baseball America
Baseball America has released its listing of the Southern League’s Top 20 Prospects and among those named are four Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Base stealing phenom Billy Hamilton, is the 5th overall prospect…
Library Letters in ‘Chinatown’
The library system was a topic of discussion last time the Escambia County Commission met, and chances are it will be tomorrow as well. While it’s not on the commission’s Committee of…
Fresh Market looking to hire 80 to 90 locals
The Fresh Market, the upscale grocer that is opening soon a store near the corner of Airport Boulevard and Ninth Avenue, will bring approximately 80-90 new jobs to the area, almost all…
A Bicyclist’s Dream
Today’s roadways are designed for the automobile. On many stretches, bikers and walkers finds themselves living on the edge between the curb and the cars. “As in, if-you-suck-in-your-gut-and-pray-real-hard-you-might-make-it,†Pensacola City Councilwoman Megan…
New Claims Czar visits Pensacola
By Shelby Smithey… The looming opt-out date for people who have submitted a claim under the class settlement against BP was on the forefront of discussion during a forum today at Pensacola…
Puppy mills and sick puppies
By Shelby Smithey… A recent study by the Humane Society of the United States points to Florida as the highest ranking state for complaints about purchases of puppies that are in poor…
Marine helps boy finish Pensacola Triathlon
CNN has reported that during the 2012 Sea Turtle Triathlon in Pensacola, a young boy’s prosthetic limb broke during the run. Local Marines who had volunteered to help monitor the course picked…