Maren DeWeese is upset!

Council member Maren DeWeese is upset with Commmunity Director Thaddeus Cohen’s decision to not fund neighborhood projects tfor which neighborhood associations raised money in anticipation…

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Library scramble

Next week the Pensacola City Council will consider issuing a RFP for the downtown library that is currently proposed to be built on the site…

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Spooneybarger makes comeback

Pressbox.com has an article on the Pensacola native Tommy Spooneybarger’s comeback after two Tommy John surgeries. Spooneybarger pitched professionally for the first time since 2005….

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Council committee assignments

FINANCE COMMITTEE Jewel Cannada-Wynn, Chair Mike Wiggins, Vice Chair Sam Hall John Jerralds Ronald Townsend P.C. Wu NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES Sam Hall, Chair Maren DeWeese, Vice…

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Hard hiring freeze in school system

This memo has been sent out to school administration and principals: TO: ALL PRINCIPALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS FROM: DR. ALAN SCOTT, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT KEITH LEONARD,…

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Oops, no public forum

The Pensacola City Council held two council meetings yesterday. One to honor the outgoing council and to ratify all their actions over the past two…

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State budget cuts hurt Baptist Hospital

The special session has come up with a budget that will reduce Medicaid reimbursement to area hospitals. We’ve asked both Baptist and Sacred Heart how…

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Old City Council leaves office

Today, 52 years of government experience left the Pensacola City Council. Everyone was there to honor the old guard and welcome the new council members….

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Economic Development update

From Charles Wood, Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce: * Pensacola Unemployment 7th Lowest in State – For the month of November, Pensacola’s unemployment rate…

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Pensacola Wish List

Councilman Sam Hall passed on this wish list that Al Coby sent to the Florida League of Cities and to Miller and Nelson: Curbside Recycling…

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Suit filed over airport hotel lease

Today, PNS Hotel Group, Ltd. filed suit against the City of Pensacola concerning the recent lease of airport property given to Sandspur Development. The partners…

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City Staff Politics 102

The Pensacola city staff has stopped playing politics with its council and the citizens. Last week, we pointed out on this blog that the council’s…

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Boone Report: Pate is back

News: Pate Goes Back To Council On Thursday by Sean Boone Last month City Council voted down a staff recommended lease amendment for the Pate…

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Open letter to Pensacola City Council

January 2, 2009 Dear Council Members: At its meeting on December 11th the City Council failed to approve the Pate Stevedore Company (“PATE”) Lease Amendment…

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Pratt joins blogosphere

From Pensacola City Council-elect Megan Pratt: I mulled creating a website vs creating a blog for a while. Finally bit the bullet and started a…

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Year in Review 2006

In 2006, these were our top stories: 1. Left Behind series. Part 1: Healthcare, Aug. 3; Part 2: Housing, Aug. 10; Part 3: Education, Aug….

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City cuts back on fire

In the Winners & Losers of the current issue, we have a quiz that states the City of Pensacola hasn’t had any employee layoffs. Our…

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Hawkshaw East dies

The Pensacola City Council has been notified that the developers of Hawkshaw East will not close on their purchase of the city property located adjacent…

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Best of 2004

We’ve built a nice body of work over the past ten years. Here is our Top 10 News Stories for 2004: 1. “Secrets in the…

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Fuji buys Cancun

Tony Wang, owner of Fuji Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar on North Davis Highway, has bought the old Cancun Mexican Grill in Gulf Breeze. Cancun’s…

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