Independent News‘Entertainment’ Archives
Use Twitter to keep up with Olympics
Twitter and NBC Olympics have partnered and created the Twitter Tracker which can be accessed online or within the NBC Olympics iPad app. The tracker is powered by Austin-based Mass Relevance and includes the following features: - Live Twitter conversations from athletes - A Twitter Tracker [...]
On Ed Schultz radio today
It's a radio day for me. I did WCOA this morning from 6-9 a.m. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. I'm on with Mike Papantonio subbing for Ed Schultz. Talk about both ends of the spectrum....the guest list is impressive--Bill McKibben, Matt Potok, Ari Berman, Chris Mooney and Craig Holman.
Jazz Society Receives Recognition
The American Rag, a California traditional jazz monthly, has recognized the Jazz Society of Pensacola (JSOP) for its efforts in promotion of jazz in our area. The piece by owner/editor Don Jones entitled Bringing The Music to The People! emphasizes the fact that JSOP presents three distinctly [...]
Audit finds no wrongdoing at PMA
The Pensacola Museum of Art has completed the financial review of its accounting procedures and controls related to questions in early June regarding financial management by Executive Director Sonya Davis. The firm of Smith, Dukes and Buckalew from Mobile and Daphne were chosen by the Board of [...]
BOC voting hits 1,355 ballots
The Best of the Coast ballots keep coming - both online and in the mail. We are set to have a record year for voting. As of 7:30 a.m. today, 1,355 surveys had been completed. Here are some of the most competitive categories Retail: Best Jeweler Overall, Best Hardware Store, Best Boutique To [...]
Gatlin sets world-leading time in relay
Pensacolian Jutins Gatlin was part of the Aemrican 4x100m relay team that set the fastest time in the world this year in the Monaco Diamond League meet yesterday. Gatlin ran with Trell Kimmons, Tyson Gay and Ryan Bailehe and they beat the United States' second team of Mike Rodgers, Maurice [...]
Neal Armstrong, what’s that smell?
By Stephanie Sharp... Ever wondered what space smells like? The Atlantic did and has a piece online that can satisfy one of those curiosities you never knew you had until someone else mentioned it. NASA has hired a scent chemist by the name of Steve Pearce to recreate the smell of space for [...]
Sandwich Tour passes midway point (video)
The RO Sr. 2012 Sandwich Tour has passed its midway point. Only nine more entries left. Any suggestions?
Best of Coast 570 votes cast in first 24 hours
The ballots are coming via mail and the web. The online surveys are very busy. If you have any problems with the links on inweekly.net, you can use these direct links to SurveyMonkey: Retail: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K9HP3RR Food: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KD792JZ Restaurants: [...]
Velvet Melon hits the stage again
Former Velvet Melon members Michael Magno, Darin Boyd, Jerry Dawson, Keith Brooks, and Jimmy Mills reunite for a special one night only performance in honor of Jay Young, Doug Stiers, and John Mastroni on Saturday, July 28 from 9:30-1:30 pm at Seville Quarter. Here is a 1990 video of Velvet [...]
Michelle rejects Barack on Kiss Cam
President Barack Obama and the First Lady attended Monday's Dream Team exhibition game versus Brazil. Dream Team won, the president not so much - at least the first time. The second try, thanks to some prompting by their daughter, was a success.