The National Low Income Housing Coalition shows with its report titled “Out of Reach” that renting a two-bedroom unit is out of reach for too many Americans, as families confront a wide…
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Tice turns on friend and former divorce lawyer
The daily newspaper continues its pursuit of the Public Defender today with two stories. The one that interested me was Henry “Cab” Tice claiming that an assistant public defender, Barry McCleary, had…
Tour de Fort
Get your body and your brain cells active during the Tour de Fort, a bicycling tour of the archaeological sites along the Florida National Scenic Trail near the Fort Pickens area. The…
Student in Central Fla humiliated for missing FCAT
Mother was “flipping mad†when her son had a sign placed around his neck that read: “‘I decided to come to school today, but I didn’t come to school during the FCAT. 
Where has the growth been for elementary schools?
The enrollment of A.K. Suter Elementary School is the same that it was in October 2007 – 381 students (and remember the school picked up 14 of those transfers since Oct.). Where…
FCAT Gets Feisty
Tensions rose last night at the District School Advisory Council meeting. It’s no surprise that the topic was FCAT. While students and teachers struggle through the spring to not only to get…
Mayor Seeking Appointee for Mass Transit Committee
During last week’s Pensacola City Council meeting, City Administrator Bill Reynolds solicited public involvement regarding “a situation where the Mayor needs your help.†Apparently, Mayor Ashton Hayward is having a tough time…
Audits finds problems with School District and its handling of federal funds
Here is a story that the News Journal probably won’t print. The Federal Audit of the Escambia Public School District had major findings on how the district mishandled, during the 2010-11 school…
Waterfront Mission Building Needs a Makeover
The Waterfront Mission is often putting others before its needs, but time and wear has taken a toll on the Fort Walton Beach mission’s roof and HVAC systems. The Waterfront Mission is…
HUD gives money for homeless efforts in the area
Escarosa Coalition on the Homeless, Inc. is getting $31,342 for HMIS Expansion2 and the South Santa Rosa Interfaith Ministries, Inc. $146,632 for Santa Rosa Permanent Housing from U.S. Housing and Urban Development…
Keep Reading
The IN has already reported on ECARE’s tutoring program and its good results (ricksblog.biz/good-report-card-for-ecare). It’s encouraging to see how a weekly 45 minute tutoring session can go a long way. The set-up…
Evers may still end up in District 1
Supervisor of Elections David Stafford shared that there isn’t enough population in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties to create one Florida Senate district. He said that most likely a northern portion of…
Buzz: Pastor May picks up packet to run for School Superintendent
Rev. Lutimothy May picked up this afternoon a packet from the Supervisor of Elections office to file for the Superintendent of Schools. May ran unsuccessfully for the Escambia County School Board in…
Gulf Coast Kid’s House Adds to Staff
In response to the increased number of reports seen at the Gulf Coast Kid’s House, the GCKH recently hired a child abuse prevention coordinator. Angela Baroco Eddy previously worked full-time at IMS…
Emerald Coast Tours Downtown
Downtown Pensacola just got a little cooler. As downtown adds more lively retail to the area, Emerald Coast Tours is ready to help you explore. Emerald Coast Tours has been open since…
School Board to hear about natural gas buses
Six months after Mayor Ashton Hayward asked School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas to consider natural gas fueled buses, Thomas is finally presented the idea to the school board. There must be an election…
Gulf Shores settles with BP for $6.5 million
Gulf Shores has settled with BP to the tune of $6.5 million to cover any future financial losses to the city due to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to a…
Fine-tuning Suter numbers
A friend emailed me that, according to Ron Peacock – school district’s Director of Facilities Planning, the $21 million price tag for the new A.K. Suter Elementary includes demolition of the current…
Library Closing, Beginning New Chapter
The West Florida Public Library’s main branch, located at 200 W. Gregory St. downtown Pensacola, will close temporarily in connection with the ongoing construction of a new library building on the site….
Saenger Theatre Goes Green
In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day (not to mention Earth Day next month), The Saenger Theatre is changing over 400 marquee light bulbs from 15-watt tungsten bulbs to 2-watt LED lamps….