Today on IN Your Head Radio, I will talk with Alec Foge. Alec is a former contributing editor to Rolling Stone. His writing also has appeared in The New York Times, People,…
Category: News
Board closes two schools
No, it isn’t Escambia County. Mobile County school board on Monday unanimously voted to close two schools when classes end next week Glendale Elementary in Prichard and Shaw High in northwest Mobile….
Roads suit to be discussed privately
Roads, Inc. is Escambia County’s largest road contractor and has made millions over the past five years on local government business. The company has manipulated the county laws to create a huge…
Tree ordinance finally approved
Pensacola Planning Board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve revisions to city tree and landscape regulations after Emerald Coastkeepers and developers finally agreed on the size that defines a heritage tree— 34-inch tree…
IN Your Head Radio Tuesday 5.13
On IN Your Head Radio today, I will talk with Florida State Senator Dave Aronberg of the 27th district. As the youngest member of the State Senate at the age of 37,…
ThyssenKrupp one year later
The Mobile Press Register reports on the progress of the ThyssenKrupp AG’s $3.7 billion steel mill that was announced this time last year. Employees: 120 hired and working out of an office…
Cavanaugh ‘Dear John’ letter
Friends and Colleagues, This morning, the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education named me as their next Chancellor, effective July 1. The PASSHE Chancellor has direct responsibility…
From mom with kids at the park
I am the mother of the girl who was photographed last week at the fountain on South Palafox (Plaza Deluna). I would like to address some left out issues. Rick, I appreciate…
Legislature fails on insurance
Our state reps – Dave Murzin, Clay Ford, Greg Evers and Ray Sansom – will all try to convince us that they accomplished great things during this year’s legislative session. However, they…
More on city parks
The latest on the soccer mom who was upset about a creepy man taking photos of her children at Pensacola’s Plaza DeLuna on the end of Palafox Street (Pedophiles at city parks…
Notes: Council 5.08.08
May 8 City Council meeting notes: Wow. Thursday night’s City Council meeting included a three-hour and ten-minute-long discussion of a building in North Hill, a seemingly impromptu (not) appointment of a new…
Jackpot: Wells hired
The council named Rusty Wells city attorney last night @ 10:30. After they discussed a system for ranking the nine candidates, DeSorbo suggested keeping it “simple” by naming Rusty to the post…
Pelicans win
Drove to UWF and watched the Pensacola Pelicans win their first game. Wish we had the new ballpark …like Springdale, Ark. and Grand Prairie, Tex. The Publix in Gulf Breeze got built…
Council movement on CMP
I am hearing that Councilmen Mike DeSorbo and Jewel Cannada-Wynn are really pushing for the city staff to come up with a plan for alternative financing for the Community Maritime Park. This…
Radio: Bra Boys
Friday on IN Your Head Radio I will talk to Sunny Abberton –Director, Writer, Producer of BRA BOYS – A new documentary film narrated by Russell Crowe about Brotherhood Murder Surfing Family…
Notes: Charter Review 5.05.08
Monday afternoon’s Charter Review Commission meeting included quite a debate between its members and City Manager Tom Bonfield. Much of the legal-like questioning centered around leadership in the city and opportunities for…
What is happening in District 3
The IN focuses on the poorest neighborhoods of Pensacola and Escambia County. The areas are represented by State Rep. Clay Ford, Commissioner Marie Young, and City Councilmen Ronald Townsend, John Jerralds, and…
Notes: School Board 5.07.08
Escambia County School Board Members decided to table a decision regarding the district’s budget and proposed personnel cuts before a capacity crowd at the J.E Hall Center during a special meeting last…
Find Larry Walker
We are running a contest on IN Your Head Radio. Find the absent ECUA board member Larry Walker who missed the vote on countywide curbside recycling, get his autograph, fax it to…
Radio: Oliver North
Lt. Col. Oliver North was my guest on IN Your Head Radio today. Listen to Interview Find out more about American Heroes