Landfill stays open

The Saufley Landfill gets yet another extension to comply with DEP rules and environmental laws – thanks to Escambia County Circuit Judge Terry Terrell. The…

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Grant writing

Spoke with some friends that do grant writing for a living. Standard commission for a grant writer ranges from 1% to 5%. The whole administrative…

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What did Front Porch audit find?

The auditor found several problems with the  financials of Front Porch. We’ve obtained copy of the board’s response to the issues raised by the auditor…

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MacNeil resigns

We just received information that Front Porch chairwoman Michelle MacNeil has tendered her resignation from the Pensacola board.

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Susan Story letter on Front Porch

Here is the letter from Gulf Power that Thelma Manley mentioned at her press conference on Front Porch. The letter (dated Aug 8, 2003) is…

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Pelicans on TV

Cox Sports Television (CST) and the Pensacola Pelicans have announced its three-game television schedule today. In the second year of a two-year agreement, CST will…

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MOB idea – sell parks for housing

PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien writes today: The city has more than 90 parks and recreation sites, which offer lots of open space but are costly…

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FAMU money problems

I almost hesitated posting this because I felt it might look like I’m piling on African-American leaders for poor financial management. But this is news….

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Manley-Front Porch analysis

Yesterday’s Front Porch press conference leaves more questions than answers. There is still conflicting information. The state is doing the right thing by suspending the…

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Blog view – 3/21/07

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Buzz: Front Porch press conference

IN editor Duwayne Escobedo attended the press conference and reports: Surrounded by about two dozen friends, family, black community leaders and some of the Governor’s…

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Thelma Manley

A review of the PNJ newspaper archives reveals that Pensacola Front Porch had a rocky start. Manley became community liason after director Johnny Crawford was…

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History of Pensacola Front Porch

The daily has had two articles on possible irregularities with Pensacola’s Front Porch and allegations of community liason Thelma Manley misusing funds. PFP was part…

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Blog view 3/20/07

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Global Warming, Local Solutions

Press release: PENSACOLA, FL March 19, 2007 – Sustainable West Florida and Gulf Coast Environmental Defense, in coordination with other local organizations, today announced a…

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IMPACT 100, now IMPACT 472

…not really. They’ll keep the IMPACT 100 name, but the good news is they will now give 4 grants of $118,000 each. Press release: IMPACT…

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Goombay announces bands

“Lively Up Yourself” is the order of the day. Goombay Gulf Coast announced today its performers for the first ever Goombay Festival on Saturday, April…

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Disagree with MOB

I have to disagree with daily columnist and court room diarist, Mark O’Brien, on his last column: Economics 101: Florida offers some of the cheapest…

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City sanitation question

In today’s issue of the daily, Mayor John Fogg says “the rising cost of fuel, which the city did not plan for, was a big…

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Santa Rosa tax scheme

Santa Rosa County has next week – March 27 – a vote to extend the half-cent sales tax for schools. The tax expires next Oct….

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