Bob Sykes Bridge had a banner weekend – up 5,023 cars over last year and up 10,441 over 2010: 2010 Fri 3/26 13,907 Sat 3/27 17,284 Sun 3/28 12,165 TOTAL: 43,356 2011…
Area chefs hit NYC
Chefs Dan Dunn, Irv Miller, Jim Shirley, Gus Silivos and Frank Taylor are once again representing the Gulf Coast at the James Beard House in New York City. Jill Thomas, Director of…
Baldwin County schools recognized for innovation
Baldwin County’s Digital Renaissance initiative helped land the school system in the national spotlight last week as the trade publication Education Week featured districts at Houston’s League of Innovative Schools. The national…
US Airways connects Pcola w/DC
TEMPE, Ariz., March 25, 2012 – Today US Airways launched daily, nonstop service from Pensacola, Fla. to Reagan National Airport. Customers in Pensacola will have direct access to the nation’s capital’s downtown…
Wahoo’s pre-pay first year’s rent
Press Release: BLUE WAHOOS PAY FULL YEAR’S RENT The Blue Wahoos hitting streak continues. At the March CMPA meeting, the Blue Wahoos hit a home run. Collier Merrill, CMPA chairman, and the…
Man Arrested for Stealing Copper From Power Poles
(Press Release) A Pensacola man is in jail this morning after a copper theft crime spree in the Ferry Pass area of Escambia County early this morning. Deputies responded to the intersection…
New Campaign Finance Website Launched
The Federal Election Commission unveiled a redesigned website portal today to streamline the retrieval of campaign finance disclosure information. The disclosure portal provides a single point of entry to federal campaign finance data. “The…
An Evening of Opportunity
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority will present a free “how to do business†event Thursday, March 29. The meeting will be at the Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center, 913 S. I St. from…
Hawthorne’s City Council Address
After allowing him his few minutes of public comment at the microphone, the Pensacola City Council continued to the next speaker without comment. Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce Chairman George…
Escambia County Public Schools Foundation: 2012 Mira Creative Arts Awards
The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation will host the 2012 Mira Creative Arts Awards program on March 29, 2012. Sixty-nine of Escambia County’s most creative high school seniors were selected as recipients…
Sen. Gaetz: 2012 Legislative Session Report
Balanced budget, no tax increases The most encouraging news to come out of the 2012 session of the Legislature is that, unlike other large states, Florida balanced its budget without raising taxes…
Sanford Police Chief Steps Down… for now / Superintendent of Schools Weighs In
As protest of the killing of 17 Year Old Trayvon Martin rages on in South Florida, the Miami Herald is reporting this afternoon that the embattled Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee is…
Occupying the Court
Two people who were arrested outside Pensacola City Hall last year will be heading to court soon. Dr. Melody Castro and Rev. David Burden were arrested Dec. 16 while standing on the…
A Clean & Green Pensacola
Pensacola’s Keep Beautiful local affiliate, Clean & Green has partnered with Escambia County Parks and Recreation to initiate an Adopt-A-Park program. Through the program, organizations, groups, schools and neighborhood associations can adopt…
Meeting Meltdown
Officials from the city of Pensacola, Escambia County and Gulf Breeze stepped into a room yesterday to discuss natural gas franchise rights. It did not go well. Towards the end of the…
Arrest Log March 22
The following suspects were charged with felonies Tuesday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. Glenn Dwayne Arthur, 53, Hudson, lewd and lascivious behavior. Demarco Lamarion…
The Badlands of Ferry Pass: Operation Clean Sweep March 22
(Press Release) The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Diamond View Neighborhood Watch will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep†event Thursday March 22, 2012 in the Ferry Pass community.  The clean-up will…
Hawthorne: An Olive Branch or Baseball Bat?
He knows he’s going to speak before the Pensacola City Council tomorrow. He’s just not sure exactly what he’ll say. “I have an olive branch in my left hand, I have a…
The Civil War in Florida
The Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) will have an opening reception for a new exhibit called “Rebel Guns: Defense of the Apalachicola†on Monday, March 26 at 6 p.m. The exhibit is…
Messer’s Tired of Dancing
Pensacola City Attorney Jim Messer’s trigger finger is getting itchy. Tiring of what he once referred to as a “dance,†the attorney asked the Pensacola City Council on Monday to allow him…