An attorney representing Wal-Mart Store #1224—the local Creighton Road location—will be requesting next week that the city of Pensacola grant the store permission to sell hard liquor. In a letter to Pensacola…
Tag: Pensacola
No More Nooses
University of West Florida President Judy Bense took time on Wednesday at a scheduled student forum to address the hate crimes on the campus, specifically the two nooses found over the past…
Sen. Nelson Talks RESTORE & More
Senator Bill Nelson checked in with local political and community leaders this morning in Pensacola, spending most of the meeting discussing the RESTORE Act. The Florida senator said that the effort to…
Negotiations, Not Court For Now
The city of Pensacola is sticking to the negotiating table over its ongoing dispute with Gulf Breeze regarding natural gas franchise rights. Although Pensacola officials said last week they planned to take…
Riding the Rails or ‘Mixed Signals?’
Yesterday, Gulf Breeze City Manager Buzz Eddy complained of receiving mixed signals from Pensacola officials regarding an ongoing natural gas franchise dispute. Apparently, Gulf Breeze Mayor Beverly Zimmern followed up with a…
Question # 3
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward’s newly seated Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee is asking another question. It’s the group’s third ‘Question of the Week.’ Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee Chairman Brian Hooper asked the question—which…
Drive by Truckers – uncensored interviewed
As he geared up for another run of Drive By Truckers shows,including Tuesday, April 10 at Vinyl Music Hall, Patterson Hood spent a few minutes with the IN speaking about his band,…
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…
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…
Jerralds vs. Hawthorne and the Battle Over the GCAACC
By the time Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds called the police, George Hawthorne had summed up the Friday afternoon meeting as “odd†and “ludicrous.†“George, I’m not gonna play with you,†Jerralds…
Jerralds’ Mystery Meeting Baffles Hawthorne
Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds has called a meeting for this afternoon to discuss the Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce. The GCAACC’s chairman, George Hawthorne, has no idea why. “I…
Blount’s Demolition Dollars
Local officials take another step today toward demolishing the old Blount School buildings. During the Escambia County Commission meeting this afternoon, commissioners will be considering allocating $130,000 toward the cost of the…
Mayor Seeking Appointee for Mass Transit Committee
During last week’s Pensacola City Council meeting, City Administrator Bill Reynolds solicited public involvement regarding “a situation where the Mayor needs your help.†Apparently, Mayor Ashton Hayward is having a tough time…
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….
Face Melter (Acoustic Version)
Yonder Mountain String Band kicked off the Florida leg of its tour last night at Vinyl Music Hall in Pensacola. After logging a couple of days of R&R in town, the band…
Tom, Ann, Buddy’s Foreclosure?
Pensacola City Council on Monday, will take up the issue of filing a lawsuit against the owners of Tom, Ann, Buddy’s. Frequently attracting the attention of authorities— recently a police officer shot…
Drill, Maybe, Drill?
With less than two years having passed since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, nearly 80 percent of Floridians support increased oil and natural gas development. This…
C-SPAN in Pensacola
You’ve watched it in the middle of the night on television, now come aboard the bus. The C-SPAN Campaign 2012 Bus will be making a couple of stop in Pensacola this Friday….
Gingrich’s Fly-by
A chilly line of political spectators waited outside an airplane hangar this morning for an opportunity to see GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Though he has slipped dramatically in the polls over…
Mitt’s Pancake Pep Rally
Most of the folks attending this morning’s Mitt Romney rally in Pensacola seemed a lot like Romney. They were polished and sharp and dashing. Flashing aggressively friendly smiles, the Saturday morning crowd…