Crime Prevention Seminar: Bridging the Gap

Escambia County Sheriff’s Office will host “Bridging the Gap,” a Crime Prevention Seminar on Thursday August 2, 2012. The day-long conference, hosted at the Crowne…

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On Ed Schultz radio today

It’s a radio day for me. I did WCOA this morning from 6-9 a.m. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. I’m on with Mike Papantonio…

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Busy Week for CMPA

The Community Maritime Park Association has an active week ahead. CMPA Chairman Collier Merrill will meet with city officials and Quint Studer on Tuesday regarding…

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What holds Pensacola back?

The things that the Independent News has been reporting for much of the past decade:shortage of affordable housing, racial disparities, substandard education and poverty. The…

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Another Pensacola Olympian

Catie Ball Condon will be just one of many Olympic viewers tonight. But what sets her apart from the millions who will tune in tonight…

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Buzz: Pensacola teen killed last night (Update), second shooting

Pensacola area has another homicide. This time it’s just outside the city limits on Deauville Lane (not Duval St.) according to a friend of the…

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One week after Police Press Conference

The Independent News asked Pensacola Police Chief Chip Simmons for an update on his department’s increased presence on the streets” “The number of officers has…

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On WCOA today and Monday

Filling in for Jim Sanborn with Don Parker on WCOA 1370 AM. Listen in.

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Okaloosa ahead in race for BP funds

The Daily News reports UWF’s Rick Harper told Okaloosa County business people Thursday at Northwest Florida State College that their county will receive a disproportionate…

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Santa Rosa County joins Vision 2015

At its July 26 meeting, the Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners approved participation in Greater Pensacola Chamber’s Vision 2015 at the level of $25,000…

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Pensacola has Olympians

Frank Spellman, America’s oldest Olympic gold medalist in weightlifting, is looking forward to the London Olympic games. A competitor in the 1948 London Summer Olympics,…

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Quote of the day

“You have enemies? Good! That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” Winston Churchill – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

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FYI Proposed city council budget more than doubled in two years

The Pensacola City Council’s budget has grown percentage-wise more than the Mayor, City Clerk and City Attorney’s budgets since the 2010-2011 budget–up 117 percent. CITY…

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Jazz Society Receives Recognition

The American Rag, a California traditional jazz monthly, has recognized the Jazz Society of Pensacola (JSOP) for its efforts in promotion of jazz in our…

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Beulah Landfill’s Contamination Costs

The bill for the work at the Beulah Landfill is going to be a bit higher than originally thought. The price increase is due to…

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Reconnect Redo Undone?

By Jeremy Morrison… Citizens will have one more opportunity tomorrow night to weigh in on plans for the city of Pensacola’s historic district and, more…

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Wahoos, Reds announce 4-year deal

By James Hagan… On a night that the Blue Wahoos celebrated their 32nd sellout of the 2012 season, the team announced the completion of a…

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Mobile Council delays maritime museum

Mobile Press Register reports that amid questions about the total cost, the Mobile City Council on Tuesday delayed action on a $628,770 contract for the…

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Home sales and foreclosures are both up

Foreclosure rates in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent increased for the month of May over the same period last year, according to newly released data from CoreLogic. The…

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Audit finds no wrongdoing at PMA

The Pensacola Museum of Art has completed the financial review of its accounting procedures and controls related to questions in early June regarding financial management…

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