Public works projects create jobs

Bay County is building a new area that it plans to open in May 2010. There are currently 293 workers at the site, including 150…

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Coby recommends against Land Capital agreement

City Manager Al Coby is recommending that the Pensacola City Council not approve the master developer agreement with Land Capital Group (now called Maritime Park…

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Pensacola – Bottle Club & Bingo Capital of Florida

The Pensacola City Council showed that is serious about creating jobs at its first regular meeting by voting to allow bingo parlors within the city…

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Buzz: New bar coming to downtown

We’re hearing that the Hopjacks crew is opening another bar on Palafox. We’ve got call into Corey, Joe and Melissa to find out where and…

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Bingo Parlors may come to Pensacola

Innerlight Surf Shop owner J.B. Schluter wants to put in a Bingo Parlor on his property on Ninth Avenue. A public hearing by the city…

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BTW: Studers pay city taxes, too

The Studers own several properties in the City – both downtown and in Belmont area. Their total property tax bill for these properties is $14,276.83.

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Oops, Saenger opening delayed

Four days after a spokesperson for the Saenger Theatre told the IN that the completion of its new performance hall is still scheduled for February,…

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Elebash strikes again, same tune as 2006

Fear reigns in C.C. Elebash’s opinion in the PNJ (Cancel the baseball stadium). The viewpoint is filled with coulds, maybes and unsubstantiated conclusions – very…

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City fails disparity test

The draft of the MGT Study of the City of Pensacola’s Procurement and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program is close to being released. We received…

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Maren DeWeese is upset!

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…

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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…

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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….

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