Daily will have new website

Pensacola News Journal is about to launch its redesigned web site. The new look looks a lot like the Daily News site and other daily…

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Recycling hot

Expect recycling to heat up in the Pensacola area. Our cover story (Trash Talk) frames the issue and the players. The Pensacola City Council and…

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Notes: Mar. 13 Commission meeting

Escambia County Committee of the Whole Workshop Board of County Commissioners March 13, 2008 Called to order at 9:02 a.m. All County Commissioners were present….

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RV photos

Here is the photo of two RVs on Wilde Lake Blvd.

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Celebrity mugshots

Okay, I’m in a tabloid mood today. You don’t have to click on this Orlando Sentinel photo gallery of the mugshots of celebrities. Photo Gallery

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Bad air in Escambia

PNJ reports that the EPA has announced ozone levels in Escambia County are higher than the federal standards. The county is among 345 nationwide and…

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GOP to meet with NAACP

Not in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties. The Daily News reports that the Okaloosa County Republicans want to know how much interest there is among…

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More on Bubbas on Patrol

WEAR TV has picked up our story on code enforcement officers also becoming corrections officers. Dan Thomas reported: Code enforcement made a big splash in…

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Political buzz

One of the GOP candidates for Escambia County Superintendent of Schools will be dropping out of the race today. I’ve been able to confirm it…

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Budget sinks, leaders asleep

The Miami Herald reports that Florida’s sagging economy is giving lawmakers $2.9 billion less than they expected. State economists said Tuesday that all state revenues…

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RV Park 2, Neighbors 0

The Escambia County Board of Adjustments denied yesterday the appeal of the neighbors of Development Review Committee’s approval of a RV park and campground for…

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Gozilla leaves workshops early

Jeff Bergosh has had a problem staying for the entire regular workshops since August 2007. Sept missed it. Oct missed it. Nov left 12:35 pm…

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School Board attendance

The School Board has one regular meeting and one regular workshop per month. On top of that they had 14 special meetings and workshops in…

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One shoe diaries

A Florida couple’s dream of traveling has lead to an adventure filled with shoes. Their trip started in Pensacola after Hurricane Ivan destroyed their home….

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Second time around- Baptist dates West Florida

For the second time around Baptist Heath Care is talking about uniting with West Florida Hospital. In August 2006, talks between West Florida Hospital and…

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Gannett newspapers focus on over 40s

The Gannett Blog reports that the owner of the Pensacola News Journal has Gannett Newspaper Division Print Task Force that has concluded Print’s future is…

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Independent commission reviews county jail

Unfortunately it is not the Escambia County jail. The Tampa Tribune reports an independent review commission will get its first look today at the inner…

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Iraq costs US $12B per month

Miami Herald reports: In 2008, its sixth year, the war will cost approximately $12 billion a month, triple the “burn” rate of its earliest years,…

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Cancer and air quality

Both the IN and PNJ have written about cancer this week. We wrote on a Baldwin County mother’s fight to have the state study high…

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Bergosh takes on Outtakes

(from Bergosh website) School Board member Jeff Bergosh is upset about my recent Outtakes ( CANDIDATE DROUGHT ). In it, I ask if the Escambia…

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