The daily newspaper has put a positive spin on Warrington Middle School, which has been on the state’s list of schools in danger of being closed or converted into charters because of…
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Charter Commission did not see need for council atty or staff
I got a hold of Charter Review Commission chair Crystal Spencer last night while she was the road to Nashville for a meeting with a client. She had seen the agenda for…
Pratt defends her at-large seat
Pensacola City Council member Megan Pratt has posted on her blog a defense for the at-large seats. As I reported earlier on this blog and in the IN, Pensacola has the largest…
Simple plan balloons to WCAO
In February 2011, the Pensacola City Council president first proposed a council staff person. His/her duties would include: 1. Refer information requests to Departments within City government. 2. Data & Policy analysis…
City Workshop Agenda Online
The agenda for the Wednesday, July 20 special workshop of the Pensacola City Council is now available online. According to the agenda, the meeting will last 55 95 minutes. Discussion items: 1….
Cram the Van returns
Press Release: Yes, it’s that time of year again. School bells will soon sound, breaking the silence of summer break. There are too many smiling and eager students in our community who…
Charter review without experts
The Pensacola City Council is doing a charter “checkup” tomorrow without any input from the Charter Review Commission chair Crystal Spencer or any of the experts who helped draft the document. The…
Deluna Fest hotel packages go on sale 8 a.m.
Check out the post on inweekly.net. As of 8 a.m. July 19, general admission festival participants can book their hotels for DeLuna Fest 2011 at the Hampton Inn on Pensacola Beach—@ delunafest.frontgatetickets.com….
Wall Street Journal defends its honor
The Wall Street Journal published a lengthy editorial Sunday depending its integrity in light of the phone hacking scandal involving its for former publisher and CEO, Les Hinton. “In nearly four years…
Blog adds three features
You can now follow the latest tweets on the Murdoch/News Corp Fallout and the presidential campaigns. We also created a Facebook page for readers to show their support for reducing the number…
How presidential candidates spend their money
Washington Post has reviewed the campaign spending of the presidential candidates. The first major spending reports of the 2012 presidential campaign demonstrate styles and priorities of each: Mitt Romney is big into…
Bounty increases for Cantonment Cow Strangler
NorthEscambia.com says the reward has been increased again in the Memorial Day strangulation of a pregnant cow in Enon, with two groups now offering a total of $3,000. The Humane Society of…
Buzz: Tensions run high in Pensacola Village
The shooting of a toddler, 19 months, on Friday afternoon has the residents of the housing project on Fairfield Drive inside the city limits upset. Drugs and guns are at epidemic portions….
Will City Council follow Gould example?
Last week we saw a former city council member blast the Supervisor of Elections for not delaying the release of public records. This week the Pensacola City Council holds a special workshop…
Council wants to rein in Mayor
In the agenda packet for the Pensacola City Council’s Committee of the Whole there is a discussion item asking for all executed contracts over $25,000 to be reported to the City Council….
Breaking news: News Corps Brooks arrested
Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News Corp’s British branch, went to a London police station by appointment at midday today and is being held on suspicion of conspiring to intercept…
Reuters gives inside look at Murdoch newsroom
Reuters has talked to former News of the World reporters complaining about the working conditions under Rebekah Brooks, the publisher and Rupert Murdoch confidante who resigned last week because of the phone…
How Wahoo agreement compares with league teams
We have a spreadsheet on the Wahoos’ stadium agreement compares with the other teams in their league. Here is how it compares with the two closest teams: MONTGOMERY BISCUITS Annual Rent: 5%…
Summary of Stadium Use Agreement
Multi-Use Facility Use Agreement Summary of Proposed Terms with Northwest Florida Professional Baseball, LLC — Term: Ten (10) years plus at the option of the Team two (2) additional terms of five…
New INDaily online
IN Daily is out! Includes top stories of today and recaps blog and inweekly posts of the past 24 hours. Read here or use INDaily button in the far right column.