Herald Tribune reports that Neiman Marcus will be coming to Sarasota (Lured by ‘right ingredients’ ) An affluent and growing population, combined with a strong seasonal and tourist influx, drew Neiman Marcus…
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IN Your Head Radio
Today’s guests will be Pensacola City Councilman Mike Wiggins on ECAT and Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser Greg Brown on his battle with Florida Dept. of Revenue. AM 1620 – 1 pm…
Question for the day
What is the Escambia Board of County Commissioners’ long-term plan for financing Escambia County Area Transit? The funding that was approved yesterday is a band-aid to get ECAT through one more year….
Did Whitehead overplay the Touart deal?
Another point to ponder about the Touart vote is – Did Commissioner Mike Whitehead overplay the severance/retirement package for the county administrator? When the Board of County Commissioners met a week ago,…
Times they are a changin
I have new respect for Escambia County Commissioners Marie Young and Kevin White. They outmaneuvered fellow Commissioner Mike Whitehead and won the day. At the last two meetings, Young and White seemed…
IN Your Head Radio is back
On News Radio 1620 AM from 1-2 p.m today. Guests are Katie White – CMPA board member on the latest on the Vince Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park; and IN editor Duwayne…
Fred’s real name is Freddie
A Washington Post article on Wikipedia points out that GOP presidential hopeful Fred Thompson is actually Freddie Thompson on his birth certificate. Read more
Touart gets 90 days+leave, nothing more
Escambia County Commissioners Kevin White, Marie Young and Gene Valentino voted this morning to only pay retired County Administrator George Touart for his ninety days and his leave. Mike Whitehead and Grover…
Pinellas County Administrator resigns
Pinellas County Administrator Steve Spratt tendered his resignation last week, effective Sept. 30, after six years of service. In a statement presented to his Board of County Commissioners, Spratt cited a desire…
Brown battles state over values
Santa Rosa County property appraiser Greg Brown is battling the Florida Department of Revenue over lowering property values for the 2007 tax roll. DOR is auditing his tax rolls.Yesterday Brown, along with…
McPaper circulation
Matthew Felling on the CBS News blog – Public Blog – points out that the circulation figures of the heralded USA Today aren’t exactly what they seem. While the USA Today story…
Good to work for the City
Budget cutbacks won’t hurt the bank accounts of city employees. The Pensacola City Council voted 8-0 last week, with Councilmen Mike DeSorbo and Sam Hall absent to give city civil service employees…
Thompson, the new Reagan
Another actor with political experience is seeking the presidential nomination. Reagan, a former Governor, did it in 1990 1980. Fred Thompson, a former U.S. Senator, is doing in 2007-08. I was around…
Good Jobs after Hurricane Ivan
I’ve heard a lot of talk about what a great job County Administrator George Touart did after Hurricane Ivan. However I can’t think of any local county administrator or city manager who…
Pals keep jobs longer
Barry Evans and George Touart both held the Escambia County Administrator’s position longer than anyone else. Both served under County Commissioner Mike Whitehead. Both retired under fire. Evans’ pressure was from the…
Question of the day
When is a decision not a decision? When the “decision” is made by the Pensacola City Council. Case in point: The Pensacola City Council voted a couple years ago to bring mixed…
Copycat version Best of the Coast Contest started
Our daily newspaper has started trying to sell its own “Best of” contest…just as we’ve closed the most successful voting session in the history of Best of the Coast. The Gannett version…
Another jail death
The daily newspaper reports another jail death: A 34-year-old man died at the Escambia County Jail on Thursday. The cause of the man’s death was not immediately known. An autopsy may be…
Bizarre BOCC meeting
First it starts 6 minutes late. Mike Whitehead walks in as the gavel is sounded. Grover Robinson arrives five minutes after meeting starts and spends the next three to five minutes getting…
Would you stay for a whole BOCC meeting for $74K?
The Escambia County commissioners are paid $73,818.99. Is it too much to ask them to stay for an entire meeting, especially one as important as the one yesterday on George Touart’s severance…