Supervisor of Elections David Stafford shared that there isn’t enough population in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties to create one Florida Senate district. He said that most likely a northern portion of…
Buzz: Pastor May picks up packet to run for School Superintendent
Rev. Lutimothy May picked up this afternoon a packet from the Supervisor of Elections office to file for the Superintendent of Schools. May ran unsuccessfully for the Escambia County School Board in…
Gulf Coast Kid’s House Adds to Staff
In response to the increased number of reports seen at the Gulf Coast Kid’s House, the GCKH recently hired a child abuse prevention coordinator. Angela Baroco Eddy previously worked full-time at IMS…
Emerald Coast Tours Downtown
Downtown Pensacola just got a little cooler. As downtown adds more lively retail to the area, Emerald Coast Tours is ready to help you explore. Emerald Coast Tours has been open since…
School Board to hear about natural gas buses
Six months after Mayor Ashton Hayward asked School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas to consider natural gas fueled buses, Thomas is finally presented the idea to the school board. There must be an election…
Gulf Shores settles with BP for $6.5 million
Gulf Shores has settled with BP to the tune of $6.5 million to cover any future financial losses to the city due to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to a…
Fine-tuning Suter numbers
A friend emailed me that, according to Ron Peacock – school district’s Director of Facilities Planning, the $21 million price tag for the new A.K. Suter Elementary includes demolition of the current…
Library Closing, Beginning New Chapter
The West Florida Public Library’s main branch, located at 200 W. Gregory St. downtown Pensacola, will close temporarily in connection with the ongoing construction of a new library building on the site….
Saenger Theatre Goes Green
In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day (not to mention Earth Day next month), The Saenger Theatre is changing over 400 marquee light bulbs from 15-watt tungsten bulbs to 2-watt LED lamps….
Surveying the Spill
What was the impact of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill on Escambia County? How did it impact residents and businesses? What were the losses, both tangible and emotional? Kelcey Killingsworth,…
Tweeting March Madness
I will be tweeting the first day of March Madness (Thursday, March 15) from New York Nick’s. Yes, I figured out how to make watching basketball a business expense. Come by and…
Local says Yes to the Dress
A local Gulf Breeze woman, Cara Duncan, will be appearing on the Friday, March 16th episode of TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta. This high-rated installment of the SYTTD franchise, featuring…
Good Cause, Good Food
Support the Gulf Breeze Rotary at the Seventh Annual Gumbo Cook-Off, Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Shoreline Park. Tickets are $10 for all-you-can-eat gumbo, music and…
Arrest Log March 12
The following suspects were charged with felonies Saturday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. Justin Allan Archer, 22, 1600 block of East Belmont Street, possession…
Santorum leads AL day before voting
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy appeared with Mitt Romney on Fox and Friends this morning live from Mobile at the Whistle Stop Bar and Grill. Newt Gingrich was in Biloxi for the Energy Summit…
Gulf Power rates approved
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved rates for Gulf Power Company (Gulf) that are lower than its current customer rates. Today’s rate decision is based on the Commission’s February 27…
Pavey visits Pensacola
Gulf Coast Diplomacy Council hosts today the Honorable Safek Pavey, Member of Parliament (Turkey). Last Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama honored Ms. Pavey and nine…
$21-million Suter project defies board policy and wasn’t planned
“Sal” wrote last Friday that the expansion of A.K. Suter Elementary has been in the works for years. He got me double-checking my research and I came across two documents that prove…
Who will run for new FL Senate District 1?
The chairman of the Florida Senate Reapportionment Committee and the designated president of the Florida Senate, Don Gaetz, represents one of only eight districts that the Florida Supreme Court ruled needed to…
Help teachers teach
DonorsChoose.org grew out of a Bronx high school where teachers experienced first-hand the scarcity of learning materials in our public schools. Charles Best, then a social studies teacher, sensed that many people…