DEP becomes more transparent
FROM STAFF REPORTS Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com
      The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is providing more program documents online for easy access to the public.
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WHO'S YOUR Bubba?
T. Bubba Bechtol dishes up local humor for the masses
BY LISA NEWELL Gulf Breeze News lisa@gulfbreezenews.com
      Once upon a time, there was a man who thought in a funny way. He looked upon the things that other people accept as normal and decided they were worth commentary. Then, other people began to see the humor in ordinary things as well and T. Bubba Bechtol became famous.
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ECAT plans to end bus service to beach
BY LISA NEWELL Gulf Breeze News lisa@gulfbreezenews.com
      Public transportation may be eliminated from Pensacola to Pensacola Beach, based on a new proposal by ECAT, Escambia County's transit authority. Sandy Johnston, Executive Director of the Pensacola Beach Chamber, said she worked with Workforce Escambia to establish the route years ago.
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SRIA bids farewell as Bolman, Sellers retire
      Friday was a somber day at the Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) as staff bid farewell to two long-time employees. Mary B.
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Beach Church plans End-of-Summer Cookout Saturday
      The Pensacola Beach Community Church will have an old-fashioned cookout to mark the end of summer from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4 at the church, located at Via de Luna and Avenida 18. Hamburgers, hotdogs and all the fixin's will be prepared. A water slide for children and those young at heart will...
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Bands on the Beach
7 p.m. Tuesdays, Gulfside Pavilion
      Aug. 7: Kyle Parker's Black & Blues Band featuring Bobby Purify & Rick Holt Aug. 14: Cryin Out Loud Aug. 21: Clark and Company Aug. 28: The Fort Morgan Slammers Sept. 4: Mass Kunfuzion Sept. 11: Southern Breeze Sept.
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Letter to Island News:
Garage not in public interest
      You can see evidence of the state of panic gripping the businesses operating on the Portofino Boardwalk. Free valet parking, wherein customers' vehicles are parked across Pensacola Beach Boulevard, via de Luna, and Ft. Pickens Road, is provided so that those customers do not have to walk across bu...
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