Month: July 2007

Contractors are not allowed to use red clay on Pensacola Beach. However, the road contractor Roads, Inc. appears to have been given special dispensation and…

From IN editor Duwayne Escobedo: By now most people have heard about the tragic death of Leonard Black in the Escambia County jail and the…

Press Release: PENSACOLA CIVIC CENTER MAKES MID-YEAR CHARTS! PENSACOLA, Fla.- The Pensacola Civic Center is making headlines for another successful season. Venues Today Magazine’s July…

There is no perfect plan for a strong mayor or charter government for Escambia County. However, what do know is that the current systems only…

This doesn’t have to be complicated. Ballot Question: “Shall the City Charter be amended to change from a City Manager structure of government to a…

Escambia County has repeatedly rejected charter government which has led to individual feafdoms in county government. The county commission and the citizens have no say…

On July 24, his vehicle was parked on Alcaniz St. north of Bayfront Pkwy. When he got into his car around 2 pm, a city…

Confirmed. Kevin Cowper has resigned as the City of Pensacola’s Community Development Director. He is leaving Pensacola to take the Assistant City Manager position in…

The word is the daily has laid off 13 people including some upper management…. happened Thursday afternoon at the end of the work day. Included…

I posted last week how the strong mayors of Orlando and Orange County (yes, they have a county mayor) pushed through votes for a $1…

Pensacola News Journal Executive Editor Richard Schneider asked the daily newspaper’s readers to send him “two words that describe your hope for Pensacola, and an…

The Monday edition of the News Journal has an article on how NAS Pensacola decided to forego building a new wastewater treatment plant on the…

Bomb detection dogs and emergency vehicles were poised and ready when a suspicious package was found in the mailroom early Friday morning at NAS Whiting…

This letter is in support of Sam Hall and his continuing effort to better our city and community. Although Sam and I might not agree…

Orlando, Florida has no Save Our City organization apparently. Yesterday Orange County leaders approved a $1.1 billion plan for a new arena, performing-arts center and…

Late Thursday night, mistrial was declared in the trial of a former Escambia Sheriff’s Deputy accused of beating a teenager. The jury in the trial…

Electricity plants owned by Alabama Power Co. ranked prominently in a report by the Environmental Integrity Projec which lists the 50 dirtiest in the nation….

According to Mark O’Brien’s column, ECAT needs $300,000 to stay in operation two more months. That figure – $300K – has popped up a lot…

Our beloved daily newspaper has found a new way to raise money – charge people to vote for their baby’s photo to be in the…

Here’s an email that like the July 26th Outtakes ( Give It All You Got ): You are the man. Finally a journalist that is…