Tampa Port Users aren’t happy either
The business owners that use the Port of Tampa want the port director fired. They aren’t happy that the port authority has encouraging development of…
Breaking News: First F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to land at Eglin
My sources in D.C. called and said the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter should be landing at Eglin Air Force Base within the hour. Eglin…
No Florida city has nine council members, except Pcola
At least none under 100,000 population, Pensacola has one of the largest in the state. I had our summer intern look up cities between 100,000…
Alternative City District plan cuts out minority district
Supervisor of Elections David Stafford was asked by the City Redistricting Commission to develop an alternative map that had more contiguous districts. The plan shifts…
Buzz: ECUA dictated new county districts
The County district boundaries were redrawn with the ECUA board members in mind. The County Commission did not want to deal with a lawsuit from…
Did we screw ourselves?
Our state and local leaders have been so quick to declare that the beaches, seafood and Gulf Coast are doing fine that we may have…
INDaily online – July 13 edition
IN Daily is out! http://bit.ly/nR5KXh â–¸ Top stories today via @inpublisher
Oops. Camelot failing, too
While the daily newspaper is focusing on the problems with two charter schools, A.A. Dixon and Jacqueline Harris, the Camelot Academy, the middle school that…
Florida is better for business
CNBC recently ranked America’s top states for business in an annual special report. Florida tied with Tennessee for 18th —ten spots higher than last year’s…
Century: Did you know?
The town of Century has 12 paved roads…and five streets are getting resurfaced, in addition to seven that were just completed, according to NorthEscambia.com. The…
Accident in UWF lab
Buzz: Building 58 on the UWF Pensacola main campus is currently closed due to an incident in a chemistry lab. Two people were injured and…
Hayward wants to cut tax rate
During the 2010 campaign, Ashton Hayward announced that he wanted to rollback the millage rate if he was elected. Today, he has issued a press…
Disparity Contract signed
Mayor Ashton Hayward signed on July 6 the contract for the disparity study. MGT of America, Inc. will be paid $249,942, in eight installments. MGT…
Why Marie Young abstained from vote on aide’s husband
Last week, Commissioner Marie Young abstained from voting on a motion to ask the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office to help enforce a cease and desist…
BP knew Costner idea a bust
We know that much of what BP did last summer was all “ponies and balloons.” Publicity stunts to prop up stock prices and quell the…
INDaily online – July 12 edition
This online paper recaps the posts to inweekly.net and this blog for the past 24 hours. It also includes the top news headlines. INDaily is…
Nelson’s Me 2 Press Conference
While Sen. Marco Rubio was in Pensacola garnering attention while listening from local and state officials about the BP disaster, Florida’s senior U.S. Senator, Bill…
County redistricting plan nearly complete
The Escambia County Commission and School Board left yesterday’s joint meeting with proposed redistricting maps that will see District 4 (Grover Robinson) and 5 (Kevin…
Buzz: Morgan gets petitions signed
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan has met the petition requirement for qualification to be on the 2012 ballot for Sheriff. There were 1,996 validated petitions…
False GOP Narratives
Last fall, I had lunch with Peter Beinart at the Acme Oyster Bar in New Orleans. He is one of the brightest young journalists on…
