On July 1, I began on Facebook my inaugural Richard Outzen, Sr. Sandwich Tour on some of the best sandwiches offered in the greater Pensacola area. My father loved sandwiches. In his…
Beach traffic continues to improve
The vehicle count for the Bob Sykes Bridge at Pensacola Beach continues to show improve over 2011 and 2010: 2012 Fri, 7/6: 16809 Sat, 7/7: 24304 Sun, 7/8: 19022 TOTAL: 60,135 2011…
Kickstarter: Back to the Bees
By Stephanie Sharp… There’s no denying the charm of East Hill Honey. Local, sustainable, healthy and organic raw honey? All the buzzwords are working in the Van Horn family’s favor. The budding…
The God Particle is in the Details
by Bobby White… If you’re anything like me, you’ve been hearing a great deal about the “God particle†for the last week and a half. My interest was piqued when, at a…
Farnborough International Air show means something this year
Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Greater Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce are in England for the biggest aerospace event in the world. This isn’t the first time Escambia County has attended, but…
Kudos to PNJ
The Florida Society of News Editors annually honors the best in daily newspaper reporting. Our daily competes in Division C for daily newspapers with circulations under 50,000. The PNJ did well in…
Reconnect Disconnect
By Jeremy Morrison… Today’s meeting at Pensacola City Hall was billed as a Complete Streets Workshop, but the primary issue on everyone’s mind was much more specific. After a broad presentation by…
Workshops Offered on August 1
The Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida (401 E. Chase Street, Suite 100) is presenting a Brown-Bag Lunch on Wednesday, August 1, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. entitled…
Pensacola Voice misses Dixon story
The Pensacola Voice is the area’s oldest African-American owned newspaper. It’s front-page cover story for the July 5 edition is “A.A. Dixon Charter says School Can Do More.” I picked up thinking…
Chick-fil-A has food truck
It’s in Washington, D.C. The truck will launch on July 9 and will serve lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday, with stops at Union Station, Farragut Square, Navy Yard, Metro…
The Yogi and the Brewer
Both businesses on the southwest corner of Seville Square offer customers relaxation. The current mood in this nook of Pensacola’s historic district, however, is anything but relaxed. “What we’ve got is an…
Kickstart Soccer coming to Lexington Terrace
By Stephanie Sharp… With the EuroCup having just wrapped up and the Olympics just around the corner, the international soccer community is having a very exciting summer. Andreas Dias wants to make…
EHS arsonist high on cocaine
NorthEscambia.com has obtained the arrest report of Daniel Lance Quattlebaum,the man accused of setting fire to Escambia High School Tuesday nigh. Quattlebaun turned himself in. He called 9-1-1 and told the dispatcher…
CMPA executive director applies for Ft. Walton Beach city manager job
Ed Spears, executive director of the Community Maritime Park Associates (CMPA), is among the 33 people who have applied to be the city manager of Fr. Walton Beach. Their former city manager,…
As reported, PNJ raises subscription rate
When I reported on the Pensacola News Journal’s implementation of a paywall—meaning their websites would no longer be free, I wrote that their print subscriptions would go up, too. Some PNJ officials…
PSC Makes Top 100 List
For the fourth straight year, Community College Week magazine has named Pensacola State College to its list of Top 100 Associate Degree Producers in the nation. The ranking compares about 1,400 colleges….
2012 Game Changers
The INweekly has picked 20 men and women whom the paper believes are helping redefine Pensacola. Pensacola tends to splitter and fall apart–more when things are going well than when the area…
Government St.-Reconnect Public Meeting
The city of Pensacola tomorrow will host the first in a series of meetings to discuss the reconnection of East Government Street. The public meetings were planned after a number of residents…
Letter: Not all Democrats ‘happy’ with Obamacare
by: Deborah Nelson, Chair, Santa Rosa Democratic Executive Committee— When the Pensacola News Journal contacted me last week to get my reaction to the Supreme Court’s Obamacare ruling, I gave them my…
Buzz: Pensacola goes after big Mobile employer
The City of Mobile and its chamber are worried that Pensacola might lure away one its largest employers, according to the Mobile Register. The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce CEO/President told the…
