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Hayward Nominates Terry for RESTORE

By Jeremy Morrison Mayor Ashton Hayward has called for a special Pensacola City Council meeting tomorrow to consider his new nominee for the cityâ€™s seat…

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…

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…

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…

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 Todayâ€™s Meeting…

Last Nightâ€™s RESTORE Conversation

The Pensacola City Council will continue its conversation this morning over Mayor Ashton Haywardâ€™s pick for Escambia Countyâ€™s RESTORE Act advisory committee. Last night it…

City RESTORE Conversation Continues in A.M.

The short, for now: Pensacola City Council has decided to wait on approving Mayor Ashton Haywardâ€™s appointment of David Penzone to Escambia Countyâ€™s RESTORE advisory…

Mayor’s marketing firm cited in Auditor General’s audit of Okaloosa TDC

The Florida Auditor Generalâ€™s Office has released its audit report of the Okaloosa County Commissionâ€™s oversight of the Tourist Development Council and the TDC’s use…

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…

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…

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…

Outfield Aircraft Carrier?

Whatâ€™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…

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…

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…

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 Carrollâ€™s Schedule Saturday, January…

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….

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,…

DIB Director Finalists

The Downtown Improvement Board will soon be interviewing finalists for its executive director position. â€œWeâ€™ve got it down to two,â€ DIB Interim Director Sandra Ward…