Tag: Pensacola Beach
Transcript of Olbermann interview
I really thought I sounded more literate and knowledgeable than this: OLBERMANN: That we know about the B.P. waiver agreement offering up to $5,000 to…
Sink’s day in Pensacola
By Sean Boone Federal and state officials were in Pensacola today to address emergency efforts for the Deep Horizon oil spill bearing down on Florida’s…
Grover replies to PB master plan viewpoint
Mr. Rotenberry, Thank you for your email and concerns. Many of your points are valid but some are the same political stereotyping that gets us…
Viewpoint on Pensacola Beach Master Plan
My Fellow Pensacola Citizens, As a lifelong resident of Pensacola and Pensacola Beach, I have always been a proponent of improving the quality of life…
Beach Master Plan catching heat
The SRIA has been working on a new master plan for the commercial core of Pensacola Beach. The buzz is that the SRIA has gotten…
Bigger ECSO presence on the beach
Sheriff-elect David Morgan plans to reactivate the law enforcement reserve program. These volunteers will be used to give the ECSO a stronger presence on Pensacola…
Beach waters make N.O. paper
The Times-Picayune writes on the drowning dangers in the Gulf (Dangers lurk in gulf waters). Unfortunately reporter doesn’t know Bob West doesn’t patrol Perdido.
Don’t spend the beach tax dollars yet
The $9 million-plus that Escambia County is reportedly owed by Portofino Towers condo owners is just that owed … and unpaid. It may take a…
WEAR TV 3 picks up beach tax story, too
This is from the news telecast last night: Court Denies Appeal – Condo Owners To Pay Taxes A court ruling announced today… Will mean another…
Special favors for Ice Vending?
From a concerned Pensacola Beach resident: Notice the appearance of the Beach causeway entrance has been enhanced with the relocation of an ice machine owned…
IN Your Head Radio 6.13
We will talk to Dahlia Hashad, Domestic Human Rights Program Director for Amnesty International. Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that the prisoners being held at Guantánamo…
Grover on beach alcohol
Grover Robinson has written a letter to the Santa Rosa Island Authority. He is asking them to study an alcohol policy in public areas on…
Throwing Stones
The Santa Rosa Island Authority allowed developers to build huge highrise condominiums in the core commercial and entertainment area of Pensacola Beach. Now the owners…
More on near drowning victim
Kristina Cramer, age 19, nearly drowned on Pensacola Beach on April 6. Here is how a television station in her area (WTVM) is covering her…
What ever happened to condo-hotels?
Last spring, Pensacola Beach, the Santa Rosa Island Authority and the Escambia county commission debated and studied for weeks whether to allow the new lodging…
Navarre-Pensacola Beach road to open mid-2008
Well, sort of. The Daily News reports Panhandle Grading and Pavement Inc. will complete two lanes of the road from Navarre Beach to Opal Beach…
Beach access vs. tourism
Walton County is trying to figure how to balance tourism with public access. In Escambia County, we handle it by having overcrowded parking for locals,…
Does budget process matter?
The SRIA asking for $10 million from the Escambia County Commission begs an even larger question. Why wasn’t the beach parking in the 2007-08 budget…
20 years still no beach parking
The daily newspaper has an article on the Santa Rosa Island Authority asking the county commission for $10 million for more beach parking. The key…
Another international symposium coming 2008
2008 Instrumentation Symposium in Pensacola Beach The event is sponsored by the Aerospace, Process Measurement and Control, and Test Measurement divisions of ISA. The event…
