Gym Demolition Challenged: Jonathan Green has filed a motion asking for an emergency temporary restraining order against the City of Pensacola to allow the Committee to Save Malcolm Yonge Community Center 60 days to collect petition signatures for a citywide referendum.
The committee will need to collect 4,138 signatures. Green and Teresa Hill appeared on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen to explain why they want to save the gym – podcast. Late Friday afternoon, they delivered the petition affidavit with the 10 names of city electors needed to start the petition process. Read the affidavit.
Corridors of Concern: Escambia County Public Schools has begun identifying the academic outcomes, such as reading and math scores, with their school attendance zones to reveal “corridors of concerns.” School Superintendent Keith Leonard mentioned the “Corridors” near the end of the Trust’s meeting on Tuesday. Read more.
Punks in Residence: Inweekly looks at 309 Punk Project’s Artist in Residence program, which hosts international, national and regional artists to amplify the impact of non-commercial art in the community and foster growth in the creative DIY economy of the South. Read more.
Interview with Sun Belt Commissioner: On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Keith Gill about why Pensacola is the ideal location for his men’s and women’s basketball championships. The games run March 5-11 at the Pensacola Bay Center. Listen to the podcast.
Bye PNJ: Pensacola News Journal Executive Editor Lisa Nellessen Savage notified Escambia and Santa Rosa readers that they would no longer find the Pensacola News Journal on their doorstep or driveway in the mornings. Effective March 4, the United States Postal Service would deliver a modified print version. Read more and my Outtakes.
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Bonus: Listen to Sheriff Chip Simmons and I discuss the value of keeping our young talent in this community – podcast.
