Economist Rick Harper and some area leaders are suggesting dramatic change from the traditional approach to economic development that harks back to the 1920s, when then President Calvin Coolidge so famously said, “The business of America is business.”

Pensacola businessman Jerry Long didn’t waste time in accepting Santa Rosa’s $850,000 offer for his 19 acres on Avalon Boulevard as the prospective site of the new county courthouse.

In addition to a new Publix, Tiger Point will be getting as many as 12 other new dining and shopping options at the Tiger Point Pavilion at 1430 Tiger Park Lane.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill July 26 that would allow residents of Santa Rosa Island to claim ownership of their property rather than leasing it through the county.