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PensacolaToday's Short List for Monday

December 15, 2014
/ Shannon Nickinson
/ training-development

As you settle in this Monday, check out the PensacolaToday.com Short List. It's everything you need to know to start the week, in case you missed it. Doug Underhill has eye set on “five-meter targets” The Perdido Key resident rode a grassroots wave of support into office. He bested incumbent Gene Valentino in the Republican primary in August. Now settling in to the job as District 2 County Commissioner, the former counterterrorism officer with the U.S. Navy says his door-to-door campaigning gave him a strong insight into what the district needs. Underhill will focus on getting the four-laning of Perdido Key Drive off the state priority list, bringing strategic planning to the other areas of his district and his hosting a Cyberthon 2015 to help spark the imagination of students at Warrington Middle School. Read Mollye Barrows story here. Pensacola Police blanket drive The deaths of two adults and a 4-year-old boy last week spawned a blanket drive by Pensacola Police Department personnel. An improperly used propane heater is believed to have caused the deaths in the home at 1217 N. Sixth Ave. Police were dispatched to the residence shortly after 6 a.m. after one resident was awakened by fumes and called for help. In addition to the three fatalities, a 9-year-old boy who also was in the house has been hospitalized. Blankets will be accepted until Dec. 22 when they will be given for distribution to a local agency that helps less fortunate people. New or gently used and laundered blankets will be accepted. Read here to find out where to donate. The infrastructure in our air PensacolaToday editor Shannon Nickinson wrote this morning that local officials would be wise to expand the definition of infrastructure to include the community broadband wireless internet access. It is something, Nickinson writes, that is critically important, especially as the proposal for a cell tower to boost capacity in downtown lingers before the Community Maritime Park Associates Board. Read Shannon’s column here. Confederate battle flag flap PensacolaToday’s Reginald Dogan wrote about the long arc of history when it comes to the removal of the battle flag of the Confederacy from county-owned property at the Pensacola Bay Center. “A little more than a hundred years after the Civil War, I had my first introduction to the “honorable” heritage of the Confederate flag. The image was etched into my mental skies by a burning cross at a KKK rally. “I was about 6 years old. That would have been around 1966, two years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act. Venom and vile still dripped from the curling lips of angry segregationists who despised Civil Rights and the progress and possibilities it would bring along the way. My family was returning from church on a Sunday night. Rising smoke and flames from a burning cross lit up the darkened sky. A group of hooded men stood in a cemetery. The battle flag proudly flapped behind them.” Read Reggie’s column here. Honoring Flora-Bama owner Joe Gilchrist The owner of the best toes-in-the-sand, music-hosting, mullet-tossing, state-line-straddling honky tonk, Joe Gilchrist will be honored tonight starting at 6 p.m. at the Flora-Bama Lounge & Package. Thanks to the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival, the annual Mullet Toss and atmosphere to spare, Gilchrist has built the Flora-Bama’s legacy in Gulf Coast lore. Read Mike Ensley’s story here. Reviving Bayou Chico PensacolaToday’s William Rabb spoke with county officials and longtime residents of Bayou Chico to learn more about what an anticipated $11 million in BP spill-related fine money will do to help restore the health of the long-neglected bayou. Read Willie’s story here. And don’t forget To check out Michael Spooneybarger’s photo gallery from the Cox Pensacola Christmas Parade and the annual Wreaths Across America event at Barrancas National Cemetery. And read here to learn more about why Uber may see a few bumps in the road as it enters the Pensacola market. The ride-sharing company brought its low-cost uberX service to the area and is now accepting rides.

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