Category: Politics
Atty says Touart still county employee
Former (?) County administrator George Touart’s attorney has sent a letter to Escambia County Commissioner Mike Whitehead that says Touart was never terminated by the…
Draft RFP for CMP developers
Here is the draft for Request for Proposal for the master developer of the Community Maritime Park: rfpmaritime-park.pdf Enjoy!
Fred Thompson on IN Your Head Radio
The Fred Thompson campaign team working with NewsRadio 1620 to get presidential hopeful Fred Thompson on the show today. We have a shot to get…
Hall ignores emails
Last week, a big show was made to send Pensacola City Councilman Sam Hall emails in support of the Community Maritime Park. The Friends of…
Council moves ahead on CMP, sort of
Notes on the Pensacola city council’s discussion on the Vince Whibbs, Sr. Community Maritime Park at its committee of the whole meeting: The Vince Whibbs…
Springfest and PLT crap out
The Pensacola City Council wasn’t in the holiday spirit at its Committee of the Whole meeting yesterday. SpringFest board president Bobby Marcus was eager for…
WEAR TV 3 crime report
Now that the local Sinclair-owned television station has expanded its news coverage, we are getting even more crime stories. “If it bleeds, it leads” is…
Beach turnaround
While I have criticized the SRIA and county for being so slow to do anything about parking and the feds for not completing roads to…
Beach access vs. tourism
Walton County is trying to figure how to balance tourism with public access. In Escambia County, we handle it by having overcrowded parking for locals,…
HarborTown?
The Downtown Improvement Board revealed a 138-page retail strategy yesterday. I missed the press conference and hoped the PNJ would have something about it on…
Outzen Campaign on IN Your Head Radio
I will discuss my presidential campaign on IN Your Head Radio today from 1:15-2 p.m. Call in and show your support. The number is 437-1620….
Smokey Bones may come back
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Darden Restaurants has sold its Smokey Bones restaurant chain. Orlando-based Darden Restaurants officially ended its eight-year quest to build a…
Class act: Sharon Barnett
One of the people that wasn’t chosen for the Pensacola Charter Review committee was attorney and former League of Women Voters chairman Sharon Barnett. On…
MOBY on mentally ill in jail
PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien has a good article today on mentally ill prisoners (Florida used to deport mentally ill people, but now we ignore them…
Cancun’s owner missing
The question on the mind of many Gulf Breeze citizens is whatever happened to July the former owner of Cancun’s Mexican Restaurant. Police officials say…
IN Your Head Radio – 12/5 edition
My guest today is Michael Caputo of Floridians for Smart Growth. He and his organization oppose the “Hometown Democracy” amendment which would require votes for…
Gaetz committee proposes charter school changes
Florida’s 358 charter schools need greater academic scrutiny and tighter fiscal supervision, according to recommendations being released today by the state Senate. Read Orlando Sentinel…
Court bans religious rehab for prisoners
A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, in St. Louis ruled yesterday that a state-financed evangelical Christian program…
Pensacola Charter Review Committee set
Proposed members: Floyd Armstrong Mark Crutcher Larry Hicks Bob Holmes Sam Horton Megan Benson Pratt Natalie Prim Ed Ranelli Dee Dee Ritchie Crystal Spencer Alternates…
Commissioner elves
You need to check out this. Feel free to email to friends – just give us credit. ELF YOURSELF And just in case you are…
