A Pensacola-based non-profit, Southern Eco Restoration Projects, is one of 51 finalists in the running to win up to $50,000 in funding as part of Tom’s of Maine’s “50 States for Good 
DIB Looks at LTU, Kimbrough Bids Adieu
The Downtown Improvement Board this morning signed off on its Business and Development Committee’s revisions to the city’s proposed License to Use regulations. The new LTU rules will govern business’s use of…
Wahoos president named Southern League Executive of the Year
MARIETTA, GA – The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs has announced Pensacola Blue Wahoos President Bruce Baldwin as the 2012 Jimmy Bragan Executive of the Year and Jacksonville Suns Director of…
Zimmerman’s Tough Sell
During their presentation to the Pensacola City Council last night, representatives from the Zimmerman Agency distributed copies of a recent issue of the Gulf Coast Business Review featuring a large picture of…
Official DIB announcement on Kimbrough’s departure
The Executive Director of the Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board (DIB), Franklin Kimbrough, has submitted his resignation to the board. Having held the senior management position at the agency for the past eight…
Viewpoint: Locals Should Support DeLuna Fest as DeLuna Fest is Supporting Locals
By Tosh Belsinger… In less than two weeks, Pensacola Beach will play host to DeLuna Fest, a three day music festival produced by local Pensacolians Scott & Emily Mitchell with Five Flags…
CafePress weighs in on which convention did the most for its candidate
With an average of over 130,000 new designs uploaded every week, CafePress is often seen as a Cultural Barometer®. The Meter graphs track merchandise sales trends for each presidential candidate and believes…
Kimbrough resigns from DIB
Franklin D. “Kim” Kimbrough announced his resignation as the executive director of the Downtown Improvement Board. He will be heading a chamber in Missouri. Realtor and former DIB board member Sandra Ward…
Marshalls coming to Cordova Commons, has 90 job openings
From Workforce Escarosa, Marshalls is now seeking to fill over 90 openings for their new store in Cordova Commons, set to open in mid-October. A 3-day hiring event will take place on…
Remembering 9/11
In commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedies, Naval Air Station Pensacola held a ceremony at the Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel aboard the base at 8 a.m. Tuesday immediately following morning colors….
Landshark Lager co-sponsors beach cleanup, paddleboarding and concert
Landshark Lager is partnering with Ocean Conservancy in support of the organization’s International Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 15 in Pensacola. The annual effort, now in its 27th year, encourages people to…
Navy SEAL on bin Laden raid (video)
Scott Pelley previews his “60 Minutes” interview with former NAVY Seal “Mark Owen,” who told him about the female CIA agent who was 100 percent sure Osama bin Laden was in Abbotabad….
Running for friend battling Parkinson
By Shelby Smithey…. A local runner is traveling to Colorado to compete in the 2012 Rock ’n’ Roll Denver Marathon to raise money for Parkinson’s disease in honor of her best friend…
Analysis of two conventions: disconnect between platform and conduct
By Sunlight Foundation… For the past two weeks, the Sunlight Foundation, non-profit that profits on transparency in government and is funded by Ford Foundation, Poytner Institute and others, was on the ground…
Military Base Quality of Life Survey Opens
Press Release: Victory Media, Inc., a veteran-owned small business that focuses on providing information and service to the military community of troops, veterans and their family members , officially opened its first…
Saltimbanco by Cirque du Soleil coming to Pensacola, pre-sale offer available Tuesday
Saltimbanco by Cirque du Soleil will make its last southeast performance at Pensacola Civic Center November 7 and 8. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 14 at 10 a.m., but this is…
Blue COW
The Pensacola City Council will address one of the city’s so-called ‘blue laws’ today during its Committee of the Whole meeting. Blue laws are typically older regulations that attempt to bar certain…
Nodine murder charges dropped, pleads guilty to lesser charges
Former Mobile, Ala. County Commissioner Stephen Nodine has struck a deal in his murder case. On Friday afternoon, he pleaded guilty to harassment and perjury in exchange for the prosecution dropping the…
Scott wants to hear from Floridians about education
Beginning this Monday, Governor Rick Scott will embark on a tour across Florida listening to teachers, students and parents share their ideas to improve Florida’s education system. Governor Scott wants to hear…
Body parts get Berkland arrested, and it gets worse
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that Michael Berkland has been arrested on one county of Improper Disposal/Storage of Hazardous Waste and one count of Public Nuisance. The Improper storage is a…