An IN staffer ran into cast members of MTV’s “Real World: New Orleans” while visiting last weekend the Big Easy’s Mimi’s in the Marginigy on Royal Street. The show is the talk…
Category: Caring
Pensacola Promise
The special committee working on Pensacola Promise begins its deliberations this week on how the scholarship plan will work. Next meeting is Wednesday, April 7 at 4 p.m. in City Hall. Pensacola’s…
Gang Forum Tonight
“Protecting Our Children From Gangs” public forum. WHEN: 6 p.m. today. WHERE: Greenhut Auditorium at Sacred Heart Hospital. DETAILS: Space limited. Make reservations at 416-1600. Hosted by Sacred Heart Hospital, Escambia County…
Pensacola Promise keeps rolling
Councilwoman Maren DeWeese and her committee continue to work on Pensacola Promise Plan. They expect to complete their work by the end of the month and will make a full presentation in…
Are you fatter than a fifth grader?
Press Release: Health department releases student obesity statistics PENSACOLA – The Escambia County Health Department today released student Body Mass Index data showing a 1% decrease in the total number of students…
Too much FCAT prep?
I’m hearing that schools are mandating that teachers do nothing in their reading, math and science classes but prep their students for the FCAT, which is next week. What are you hearing…
Is PNJ more about marketing solutions than news?
The Gannett Blog is the one who is asking this question. In its 2009 annual report, Gannett, the owner of Pensacola’s daily newspaper, described itself as “a leading international news and information…
Downtown Entertainment grows
Since May 2004, the Independent News has pushed the concept of a downtown entertainment district. Today we have Seville Quarter, Hopjacks, The Fish House Deck, Suite, Blazzues, Ragtyme Grill, Artissimo’s, Cabaret, Will…
Jude Law to visit P’cola baby
Celebrity alert: News of the World reports that Jude Law, co-star of “Sherlock Holmes,” has finally agreed to meet his daughter, Sophia,at the Pensacola home of her mom Samantha Burke. Read more.
Twitter’s Most Influential Topics of 2009
Klout analyzes content from millions of Twitter users to identify the topics that captured the attention of the most influential voices and their communities on Twitter. Movies Influencers Talked About-Twilight (twilight): New…
Irony in photos
From Sharenator.org. Enjoy! Here is the link to Internet irony at its best.
Rev. May: Our work has just begun
Yesterday, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church reached an agreement to purchase the Brownsville Middle School. The church had an anonymous donor contribute $200,000 to met the asking price of Superintendent Malcolm Thomas of…