Promises: kept or broken? — Part 2 The man who drafted the Equal Business Opportunity agreement between Community Maritime Park Associates and Maritime Park Development Partners says that Scott Davison has never…
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2010 Pelican Drop Schedule
2010 EVENT SCHEDULE CAT Country/International Paper Stage (Intendencia St) 5pm to 8pm- Children’s Pelican Celebration • At the stroke of 8 pm the Pelican will rise and light • up along with…
Buzz: Former St. Pete mayor advising Hayward
Former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker has been advising Pensacola Mayor-elect Ashton Hayward. In a telephone interview, Hayward said that he has had several conversations with Baker, who was elected St. Petersburg…
Promises: kept or broken?
The Community Maritime Park Associates board agreed to a Covenant with the Community which promised the park would be the most inclusive project in the city’s history. That Covenant has been supplanted…
Tale of two platforms
The Strong Mayor initiative was built on the concept that the elections for mayor would be based on platforms and that the voters would be able to hold the new mayor accountable….
Sixty-Seven percent of African-American students passed at Cordova Park
We have learned that a letter similar to one we published from Suter Elementary was also sent home by Cordova Park. In checking FCAT scores in reading, we found that 67 percent…
Bare, Mack endorsements not as helpful as you might think
To get elected Mayor of Pensacola, Mike Wiggins and Ashton Hayward will need between 10,000 to 15,000 votes, based on the voter turnout over the last three elections. 2008 Presidential Election Year:…
Pensacola a “Forgotten City”
MIT researchers recently released a study that named America’s 150 forgotten cities. The analysis is based on being a medium sized city/metropolitan area and failing in a number of areas—more notably, poverty….
Bare endorses Wiggins
Charles Bare, who received 1,763 (13.6 percent) votes in Tuesday’s primary, has issued a statement supporting Mayor Mike Wiggins as Pensacola’s first strong mayor. In his press release, Bare wrote, “I believe…
Tick Tock Gang suffers another defeat
We keep hearing from Marty Donovan, Byron Keesler and C.C. Elebash that people do not want the maritime park and its stadium. Yet they never can prove in any election or petition…
IN recommendations for voting
STATEWIDE RACES UNITED STATES SENATOR Republican: Marco Rubio Democrat: Kendrick Meek GOVERNOR Republican: Bill McCollum Democrat: Alex Sink ATTORNEY GENERAL Republican: Holly Benson Democrat: Dave Aronberg REGIONAL RACES STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 2…
The Gang who couldn’t tell time
Jamie Page attended yesterday’s press conference held by the Donovan/Nobles gang where they essentially cried that they shouldn’t be penalized for not knowing how to tell time. His tale of their journey…