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 of matching funds from the city. According…
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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 of the old Spring St. fire station….
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. He played last summer for Single-A Aberdeen….
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 Chair Jewel Cannada-Wynn Larry B. Johnson Megan…
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, DIRECTOR JERRY CAINE, MANAGER DATE: January 12,…
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 years; the other to swear in the…
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 they will be impacted. Kerry Vermillion, chief…
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. Everyone, except Marty Donovan, who Mayor Fogg…
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 was 6.7%, that means out of 23…
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 (Acquisition of Containers) $1,000,000 CMP (Remediation/Sitework/Utilities/Landscaping) $18,712,824…
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 in PNS Hotel Group, Ltd. are Darryl…
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 own rules and procedures prevented it from…
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 Stevedore Company on port property. But with…
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 #1. I attended that Council meeting and…
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 blog since it was faster than creating…
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. 17 2. Healthcare Behind Bars, Jan. 19…
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 sources inside the Pensacola Fire Department say…
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 Gulf Power’s headquarters on Bayfront Parkway. The…
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 Schoolhouse,” Dec. 2 2. “Insurance Disaster,” Oct….
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 was seized by the feds last year…