The city of Pensacola is offering local auto buffs the opportunity to show off their rides this summer. The city press release is as follows: Free Opportunity to Showcase Fantastic Cars –…
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Park Receives Stormwater Award
The city of Pensacola’s Admiral Mason Park recently received the Florida Stormwater Association 2012 Project Excellence Award. The association presents the award annually to stormwater projects which demonstrate creativity and excellence. According…
The Coal Ash Question
Two years ago this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed federal standards for coal ash, the byproduct of burning coal. That proposal never went anywhere. Yesterday—two years to the day from…
Candyman Comes to Town
Majestic Candies Company is coming to town. The arrival has just been pushed back a bit. “We’re not on schedule for July, unfortunately,†said Majestic’s Don Perrotta on Wednesday. Hailed by local…
Myers vs. Hayward
Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers is suing Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward. The councilwoman’s attorney, Alistair McKenzie, reported that the suit was filed this afternoon. Myers is suing Hayward over a memorandum the…
Welcome to the Neighborhood
The city of Pensacola will soon play host to The 16th Annual Florida Neighborhoods Conference. This year’s conference runs from July 12 to 14. The event—a meeting of The Florida Neighborhoods Conference,…
Rain Barrel Workshop
Wanna make a rain barrel? What is a rain barrel? A rain barrel is about what it sounds like. It collects water for reuse, and is designed to reduce stormwater runoff, conserve…
Hayward’s Blueprint
Delivering the 2013 budget today, Mayor Ashton Hayward discussed the city of Pensacola’s future in a State of the City address that was both optimistic and sobering. While touting recent successes, the…
Ice Man
The Pensacola Ice Flyers have a new head coach. Beginning June 15, Gary Graham will assume the head coach position of the local Southern Professional Hockey League team. “Gary brings extensive hockey…
Disparity Study Pushed Back
The disparity study currently being conducted for the city of Pensacola should be done by the end of June. Originally, the study was to wrap up in May. “Our hope is to…
Legion Field Project, Breaking Ground by September
With plans to break ground by the end of summer, the city of Pensacola hosted another public input meeting last night for the Legion Filed Resource Center. Dave Flaherty, the city’s director…
Hawthorne’s ‘Game Plan’: Work Together
George Hawthorne, executive director of the Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce, said Tuesday that his organization would not be releasing what he had referred to as a “game plan.†“Any…
The GCAACC and the ‘New Direction’
A faction of Pensacola’s African-American business community appears intent on creating a new minority chamber of commerce. Jackie Miles, a board member of the existing Gulf Coast African-American Chamber of Commerce, joined…
Urban Advisory Meeting
Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee will meet this Thursday at Pensacola City Hall. The group—formed to offer recommendations to the mayor in regards to the vision for the city’s downtown—is…
The Sunshine Question
A Pensacola City Council member has raised the question of Sunshine-law violations. The official is claiming that the state’s open-government laws were violated via electronic communications, or e-mails. “The Sunshine Law violation…
City Slicker Chickens
Running across the yard, the children play with their chickens. They are not on a farm, or in the rural wilds of Escambia County. The children and their chickens are nestled into…
Connie Mack Attack
The frontline of a political campaign is not for the weak stomached. The scripts and variables are fluid. It can get awkward and painful to watch. The scene in Pensacola today became…
Jerralds and the GCAACC
There’s another forum on the calendar to discuss the Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce. Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds has scheduled a May 9 meeting at city hall. Recently, Jerralds…
Climate Impact Day
Local environmentalists will gather downtown this Saturday to take part in the planet-wide Climate Impacts Day. According to a press release issued by 350 Pensacola—a local environmental organization—the event will offer an…
Where are the Cobia?
This is a fish story, but not the bragging kind. Twenty-five boats competed last week in the 2012 Outcast Cobia Invitational. After three days of fishing, the total catch was anything but…