Month: May 2007
Maritime Museum Plans
Here pdfs of presentation made on the Adm. John H. Fetterman State of Florida Maritime Museum and Research Center: Maritime Museum Site Plan Maritime Museum…
Mobile Steel Plant summary report
For information on the new steel plant coming to Mobile County: Read: ThyssenKrupp summaryÂ
Daily news summary
We pick the main stories for you from PNJ, FWB Daily News and Mobile Press Register: FriDailyDose What’s happening in the mainstream media?
McGuire bathroom complaint a fake????
Ft. Walton Beach Daily News reports that McGuire’s Bathroom complaint may be a fake. Read: Article
Check out IN music coverage
We’ve added more Music articles to INweekly.net: All Songs Considered NPR is cooler than ever.. and they’ve got a podcast to prove it. Vinyl Is…
ECAT protest march
ECAT drivers and riders marched on Escambia County Office Complex this afternoon (around 4 pm) to protest proposed cutbacks on ECAT. They carried handmade signs…
Report: CMPA meeting and budget vetoes
From IN editor Duwayne Escobedo: Lacey Collier on Gov. Charlie Crist veto of $2.5 million for environmental cleanup of Community Maritime Park: “I’m going to…
Gay bashing rules on pnj.com
Today’s business article in the daily newspaper (Hotels filling fast for holiday weekend) has drawn out the gay bashers – with 48 comments as of…
State Veto List
Dave Murzin emailed over the pdf of Gov. Crist’s line-item vetoes. Read: Â 2007 veto list
Cumulus revenue hasn’t dropped
Got a phone call from Liz Hanlon about the Winners & Losers in May 24 issue. She assured me that the revenue at the Cumulus…
Crist vetoes $459-million from budget
Escambia & Santa Rosa Counties came out okay. Dave Murzin dropped by the office to tell us some of the items that were cut. The…
ECSO strong-arm collectors?
The May 24Â IN cover story is about a soccer Mom who was arrested and handcuffed in front of her children over a $40 disputed…
State to rescore 2006 FCAT 3rd-grade reading tests
I can’t believe this didn’t make the daily newspaper today. Bill Kacsor of AP reports: The disclosure that part of Florida’s standardized assessment test was…
Clinton Campaign Song Contest
Sen. Hillary Clinton wants your input on picking a campaign theme song. More than 100,000 Americans have responded. Clinton has asked voters to choose from…
Mobile Steel Plant may be boon
The German steelmaker, ThyssenKrupp AG, plans to build a $3.7 billion plant in Mobile County, Ala. There will be 2,700 permanent jobs and 29,000 temporary…
New home purchases
The other rumor I heard tonight at Martini Night was that new home sales are improving in the Panhandle. What’s the biggest factor? The military….
Why? Why? Why?
The Santa Rosa Island Authority avoided any decision on redefining hotels and condos on Pensacola Beach tonight. Why? The word I got was the board…
State Fire Marshall letter
We finally received a copy of the letter from the State Fire Marshall on his investigation of the Escambia County Volunteer Fire Departments. There are…
