Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer represents a district with wide disparities -rich-poor, black-white, large corporations-minimum wage workers. Some of Pensacola’s wealthiest neighborhoods and some of its poorest are in his district. While…
Born to Run
The half marathon and marathon training programs are now open for registration at Running Wild. The half marathon, 16-week training program teaches runners to comfortably run 13.1 miles. Participants need to be…
BP Filing Flurry
There have been several legal filings lately regarding the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP wants evidence from the feds. An ex-NASA engineer wants money. And the region’s Asian…
Blue to Better
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and to raise awareness to the cause the Gulf Coast Kid’s House is having its first “Blue Out†Day as part of the From Blue to…
Question # 3
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward’s newly seated Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee is asking another question. It’s the group’s third ‘Question of the Week.’ Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee Chairman Brian Hooper asked the question—which…
Hayward announces ‘International’ Wahoo Parking Lots
Press Release: Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, in conjunction with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, announced today that there are thousands of parking spaces within a 10-minute walk of the Community Maritime Park. Those…
London W1 Goes Beyond Earth Day
The Aveda company doesn’t just celebrate Earth Day, but dedicates the whole month of April to raising environmental awareness. London W1 Hair Salon and Studio, a local Aveda concept salon is doing…
Tapped Out, Beerfest Cancelled
The Pensacola Beer Festival is not happening. Again. For the second year in a row, the local beer festival has been cancelled. The event organizer blames low interest as the reason behind…
Beach continues to boom
Latest bridge vehicle count: 2012 Fri 3/30: 14886 Sat 3/31 19453 Sun 4/1 19101 TOTAL 53440 2011 Fri 3/25 15607 Sat 3/26 18971 Sun 3/27 14196 TOTAL 48774 2010 Fri 3/26 13907…
Archaeology Café
The Destination Archaeology Resource Center (DARC) and Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant are teaming up to keep your brain and stomach full. The next Archaeology Café is Thursday, April 5 at 6 p.m. Dr….
Port of Miami has multiuse plan -marina, hotel …
Miami Herald reports that the Port of Miami has a new 25-year master plan filled with ambitious ideas, “like a mega-yacht marina facing downtown’s Bayside Marketplace with grandiose aspirations of rivaling the…
Wahoos roster has potential stars
The Cincinnati Reds have announced the preliminary list of players headed to Pensacola for the Blue Wahoos inaugural season. Of the 25 active players on the roster, seven are ranked on the…
Gunshine State
With the NRA having its personal state senator in Greg Evers and his predecessor, Durell Peaden, Florida has become a haven for guns as the NRA, Evers and Peaden have gotten nearly…
Back on WCOA this morning
Don Parker is out so I will be the guest host along with Jim Sanborn on WCOA’s Morning Show. The fun starts at 6 a.m. and the schedule is filled with guests….
Spencer apologizes for helicopter controversy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2012 From Brian Spencer, City Councilman, District 6. I offer my sincerest and deepest apology to those soldiers, veterans, their families and friends who have been offended…
No IPAD?
No problem!  Check out Google 8-bit for NES and map from your Nintendo! Go to Google Maps and click on the “Quest†button in the upper right-hand corner to play — according…
GOP 2012: They’re not going anywhere
Both Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich vowed to stick it out today:Â until somebody has 1,144 delegates. After all, it didn’t hurt Obama to slug it out withlinton in 2008: READ MORE…
Homes Available Under Escambia County Neighborhood Stabilization Program
(Press Release) The Escambia County Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) has two rehabilitated homes available for sale to first time moderate and low income homebuyers. Under the NSP, homebuyers may qualify for up…
RESTORE Act Dropped
The RESTORE Act is adrift again. While lawmakers had attach the act to a failed transportation bill, the House this week decided to pass a temporary transportation bill sans RESTORE. Introduced last…
New studies show positive rewards from sports teams….Sorry, C.C.
Don’t tell C.C. Elebash, but there are new reports out that highlight the value sports venues bring to cities. The Nashville is negotiating with the Nashville Predators executives. The team and its…
