The look of love



Fourth graders at Gulf Breeze Elementary School felt the love on Valentine’s Day when their parents surprised them at school with Valentine’s Day gifts. On Feb. 13, parents went to the school to decorate their child’s desk and to cover it with Valentine’s Day gifts. The next morning the children were greeted by the surprise set up. Kindergartners also had […]

Blaze claims home, 14 acres



A wildfire claimed 14 acres of land on Saturday in Midway near East Bay Boulevard. High winds that carried sparks from a nearby structure fire were to blame for the blaze, which was also fueled by dry conditions. According to Joe Zwierzchowski, the Wildfire Mitigation Specialist for the Blackwater District – Florida Forest Service, the fire, which started at around […]

Teen eludes deputy



A Gulf Breeze teen who fled on foot after a vehicle pursuit was apprehended by deputies after he fell asleep in a wooded area on February 15. The 17-year-old was arrested after the act and charged with fleeing and eluding police, driving with a suspended license, liquor possession of a person under the age of 21, and resisting an officer […]

A bun in the oven

Panera Bread coming to GB

There’s a ball of dough in the oven, and it’s about to rise up in the form of a new restaurant. That restaurant is Panera Bread. Several rumors have been circulating that the fresh sandwich shop would be coming to the area. Gulf Breeze News confirmed those reports last week. “There will be a Panera Bread coming to the area…and […]

EOC exams putting extra pressure on students



Could you have passed a high school exam covering everything you were supposed to have learned over a 10-month period? That’s what Florida high school students are required to do now, starting this school year, to be allowed to graduate high school – except they have to do that for three different courses. Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year students […]

City approves drafting overnight parking ordinance



On Tuesday’s city council meeting, the council approved the first reading of the proposed ordinance for the council to authorize an additional homestead property tax exemption for senior citizens. The additional tax exemption was approved by Florida voters on the November 2012 ballot which authorizes counties and municipalities to grant an additional homestead exemption for senior citizens that meet certain […]

Woman welcomed into apartment steals medicine



Several residents at the Breeze Apartments welcomed a young woman into their homes who was posing as selling magazines to benefit Pensacola Christian College on Feb. 16.. One of the residents reported that a prescription bottle of hydrocodone was missing after the woman left. In other incidents: Tuesday, Feb. 12 Officers found a young couple cavorting in what appeared to […]

Helen Longhway Kaiser



Helen Longhway Kaiser, 87, a 45 year resident of Gulf Breeze, passed away peacefully in her home on February 4, 2013 with her entire family present. Born in Syracuse, N.Y., in 1925, her family moved to Oswego, NY. It was in high school that she met her future husband, LCDR Robert Kaiser. Both graduated from Oswego State Teachers College. Helen […]

Maxine Mae Bierlein



Maxine Mae Bierlein, 90, of Cary, formerly of Harmony Lane in Gulf Breeze, FL, died Saturday, February 3, 2013. Mrs. Bierlein was born on March 3, 1922 to Daniel Woodward and Miriam Campbell Wood-ward in Council Buffs, Iowa. She is survived by her son, David Randall Bierlein, Jr. and his wife, Ellen (Getchell) Bierlein; Son-in- Law Edwin James McCarthy ; […]

Calendar of Meetings



Thursday, February 21 SRC School Board, 9 a.m., SRC School Board Library Advisory Board, 4 p.m., SRC Administrative Center, Board Room Blackwater Soil and Water Conservation, 5:30 p.m., Jay Community Center Monday, February 25 Commissioner Committee, 9 a.m., SRC Administrative Center, Board Room Tuesday, February 26 Board of Adjustments, 6:30 p.m., Gulf Breeze City Hall, Council Chambers Wednesday, February 27 […]