All five Crestview city council members charged

All five Crestview city council members have been charged with non-criminal infractions for violating Florida Sunshine Laws. Read 20120302130447713.

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U.S. Department of Labor awards $3.9 million to UWF, Chipola College

Programs will train Northwest Florida residents for high-skill jobs PENSACOLA, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Labor awarded a $3.9 million grant to the University…

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Ann Romney bitch slaps Bill Clinton

Huffington Post reports that during her interview on today’s “Fox & Friends,” Ann Romney attacked former President Bill Clinton for his assertion that George Romney…

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Buzz: Crap Trap changing

We are hearing that The Crab Trap on Main Street is closing on March 15 and re-opening as a little more upscale place named Nick’s…

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Pace teacher on Colbert Report

Pace teacher Dawn Quarles, who was cited for violating the Act for her voter registration efforts in her classroom, is feature on this segment of…

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Wahoos’ hiring drive a huge success

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos have held two very successful recruitment drives. I visited the one last night at Greater Little Rock Baptist Church. Their gym…

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Name that Team

Six finalists are in the running to make their mark in Pensacola history by naming the mascot that will represent the Blue Wahoos at games…

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Win First Pitch @ inaugural Blue Wahoos game

The First Pitch at the first ever Blue Wahoos game is for sale. While the opportunity to be a part of the long-awaited baseball season…

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We already miss WABB!!!

WABB signed off the air yesterday after nearly forty years of, not just being the soundtrack to most Gulf Coast lives, but also dedicated public…

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Lifeguard Season Begins

Navarre Beach will begin its lifeguard season this Saturday, March 3. Four lifeguards will be on duty from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday,…

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Circle K 5k This Weekend

There’s still time to sign-up for the Circle K 5k benefiting United Cerebral Palsy. The race is Saturday, March 3. The race begins at 8…

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Urgent Need for Type O Negative Blood: ECSO Drive Tomorrow

(Press Release) The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and Northwest Florida Blood Services will hold a special Blood Drive on Friday, March 2 from 12pm to…

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Birth Control Rule Not Overturned

After a dialogue that was more about politics than birth control, Democrats have blocked an effort by Senate Republicans to overturn President Barack Obama’s order that…

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March 5 – Voluntary Pre-K registration

The School District of Escambia County will begin registering children who will be four years of age on or before September 1, 2012, for Voluntary…

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Arrest Log March 1

The following suspects were charged with felonies Wednesday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. Richard Michael Allen, 27,…

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No nurse for you!

Superintendent Malcolm Thomas sounds like the “Nurse Nazi” in today’s PNJ article about the state legislature cutting funding for school nurses. Despite having doubled the…

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Florida counties unite for RESTORE Act

This week, a coalition of Gulf Coast counties coordinated by the Florida Association of Counties released a web video stressing the importance of ensuring any…

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Right-wing pundit, Andrew Breitbart, dead at 43

Conservative Andrew Breitbart, a larger-than-life author and publisher, died unexpectedly of natural causes in Los Angeles early today. He was 43. Breitbart is the blogger…

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Watson Study recommended closing Suter to save money

My Outtakes for March 1 points out the unfairness in how Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and his school board treat the black community – “Black &…

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Too busy singing to put anybody down… Davy Jones Dies at 66

Former Monkee Davy Jones died today after suffering a heart attack near his home in Florida, according to his longtime publicist. He was 66. Jones…

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