Board closes two schools

No, it isn’t Escambia County. Mobile County school board on Monday unanimously voted to close two schools when classes end next week Glendale Elementary in…

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Roads suit to be discussed privately

Roads, Inc. is Escambia County’s largest road contractor and has made millions over the past five years on local government business. The company has manipulated…

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Tree ordinance finally approved

Pensacola Planning Board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve revisions to city tree and landscape regulations after Emerald Coastkeepers and developers finally agreed on the size…

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IN Your Head Radio Tuesday 5.13

On IN Your Head Radio  today, I will talk with Florida State Senator Dave Aronberg of the 27th district. As the youngest member of the…

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ThyssenKrupp one year later

The Mobile Press Register reports on the progress of the ThyssenKrupp AG’s $3.7 billion steel mill that was announced this time last year. Employees: 120…

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Cavanaugh ‘Dear John’ letter

Friends and Colleagues, This morning, the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education named me as their next Chancellor, effective July…

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From mom with kids at the park

I am the mother of the girl who was photographed last week at the fountain on South Palafox (Plaza Deluna). I would like to address…

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Legislature fails on insurance

Our state reps – Dave Murzin, Clay Ford, Greg Evers and Ray Sansom – will all try to convince us that they accomplished great things…

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More on city parks

The latest on the soccer mom who was upset about a creepy man taking photos of her children at Pensacola’s Plaza DeLuna on the end…

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Notes: Council 5.08.08

May 8 City Council meeting notes: Wow. Thursday night’s City Council meeting included a three-hour and ten-minute-long discussion of a building in North Hill, a…

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Jackpot: Wells hired

The council named Rusty Wells city attorney last night @ 10:30. After they discussed a system for ranking the nine candidates, DeSorbo suggested keeping it…

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Pelicans win

Drove to UWF and watched the Pensacola Pelicans win their first game. Wish we had the new ballpark …like Springdale, Ark. and Grand Prairie, Tex….

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Council movement on CMP

I am hearing that Councilmen Mike DeSorbo and Jewel Cannada-Wynn are really pushing for the city staff to come up with a plan for alternative…

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Radio: Bra Boys

Friday on IN Your Head Radio I will talk to Sunny Abberton –Director, Writer, Producer of BRA BOYS – A new documentary film narrated by…

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Notes: Charter Review 5.05.08

Monday afternoon’s Charter Review Commission meeting included quite a debate between its members and City Manager Tom Bonfield. Much of the legal-like questioning centered around…

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What is happening in District 3

The IN focuses on the poorest neighborhoods of Pensacola and Escambia County. The areas are represented by State Rep. Clay Ford, Commissioner Marie Young, and…

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Notes: School Board 5.07.08

Escambia County School Board Members decided to table a decision regarding the district’s budget and proposed personnel cuts before a capacity crowd at the J.E…

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Find Larry Walker

We are running a contest on IN Your Head Radio. Find the absent ECUA board member Larry Walker who missed the vote on countywide curbside…

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Radio: Oliver North

Lt. Col. Oliver North was my guest on IN Your Head Radio today. Listen to Interview Find out more about American Heroes

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Please stop, Hillary

From former chairman of the Escambia Couny Democratic Executive Committee, Ron Melton: It’s time Senator Clinton stopped her campaign for the presidency and told Democrats…

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