By Jeremy Morrison Mayor Ashton Hayward has called for a special Pensacola City Council meeting tomorrow to consider his new nominee for the city’s seat on Escambia County’s RESTORE advisory committee. He…
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Street Buzz: Another home invasion and shooting
I was awakened this morning by a phone call from a source. According to him, Victor Rome was shot twice last night after armed men invaded his home and robbed him of…
Street Buzz: Is Pensacola Gang War about to go to another level of violence?
On Martin Luther King Day, a white man pulls into the county park behind the Marie Young Community Center in the Wedgewood and Pinestead neighborhoods in north Pensacola—west of Car City. He…
So much for city transparency. Special meeting not televised
Unless there is some super-secret code to the City of Pensacola website, I can’t find the online stream to today’s Special Council Meeting on the city’s RESTORE Advisory representative. What the heck…
Bare asserts meeting was unlawful
Pensacola Councilman Charles Bare issued the following press release to the media this afternoon: CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO PUT CITY RESIDENTS FIRST Adjourning Today’s Meeting Provides More Time for Citizen Input and…
Last Night’s RESTORE Conversation
The Pensacola City Council will continue its conversation this morning over Mayor Ashton Hayward’s pick for Escambia County’s RESTORE Act advisory committee. Last night it was getting a bit tense. “I think…
City RESTORE Conversation Continues in A.M.
The short, for now: Pensacola City Council has decided to wait on approving Mayor Ashton Hayward’s appointment of David Penzone to Escambia County’s RESTORE advisory committee. The council raised concerns that they…
Another shooting in the city of Pensacola
As was reported by one of my readers on Facebook, there was another shooting in Pensacola. PPD Release: Pensacola Police are investigating a shooting that occurred earlier this morning in the 200…
Hayward’s RESTORE Pick
The Pensacola City Council will be asked Thursday to approve David Penzone as the city’s representative on Escambia County’s RESTORE advisory committee. City Administrator Bill Reynolds informed council of Mayor Ashton Hayward’s…
City of Mobile has downtown club issues, too
Mobile Press Register: The owner of the Alabama Music Box believes the boundaries of a proposed entertainment district that excludes the music venue is another example of “constant harassment” he’s faced since…
Outfield Aircraft Carrier?
What’s next for the Community Maritime Park? How about a 1,067-foot long aircraft carrier off of right field? There is currently a push, and accompanying online petition, to explore such a project….
What would the new downtown YMCA look like?
One of the hottest topics downtown is the proposal that the YMCA relocate its downtown facility to the Community Maritime Park. The YMCA board hasn’t said much yet on the idea, but…
Crime creeps into east Pensacola, more like roars into the area
The daily newspaper reports that there were 526 residential burglaries in the city in 2012 –300 in last nine month of the year. This i a 15-percent increase over up from 455…
Lt. Gov. Carroll in Pensacola this weekend
Florida Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll is visiting Pensacola this weekend, which provide local officials a few photo ops. Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll’s Schedule Saturday, January 19, 2013 3:30 pm-5 pm: Visit And…
The Land Plan
On the other side of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, the Pensacola City Council will be considering annexing and acquiring a number of properties. The voluntary annexations are city-county boarder properties,…
Port of Pensacola still battles past due receivables
The Port of Pensacola’s account receivables have dropped over the period of Nov. 30, 2012 to Jan. 15, 2013 —going from $506,939 to $393,107. However, the invoices that are more than 90…
DIB Director Finalists
The Downtown Improvement Board will soon be interviewing finalists for its executive director position. “We’ve got it down to two,†DIB Interim Director Sandra Ward said today. One finalist is from Colorado…
News Journal has interactive map of 23 homicides in 2012
Catch this before the paywall goes up. The Pensacola News Journal has an interactive map of the area’s 23 homicides last year. Good work – here.
World traveler, Guinness World Record holder coming here on Jan. 24
On June 19, 1997, Benka Pulko departed from her hometown of Ptuj, Slovenia on a BMW F650 motorcycle. She returned to Ptuj on December 10, 2002, having established the Guinness World Records…