Looking for Phil Campbell
Brooklyn writer Phil Campbell is looking for all the other Phil and Phyllis Campbells who live all over the world. He is organizing the first-ever…
How ‘Morning Joe’ picks its music
When you watch “Morning Joe,†you can’t help but notice the music. Every commercial break is book-ended with tunes from a mix of bands —…
Escambia County: $1.84 million BP claim
County Attorney Alison Rogers has informed me that the Board of County Commissioners will vote on accepting a $1,841,171 settlement with BP for lost revenues….
Scott assumes all black legisators grew up poor
When white people, without any real experience working and living with people of other cultures and racial backgrounds, try to interact with minorities, the results…
Race to the Top for Student Success Act
Florida Tribune reports This year’s version of a teacher merit pay bill sailed through the Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee last week. The bill has been…
Stephen Nodine: Battle over re-trial begins
In the Mobile Press Register, former County Commissioner Stephen Nodine’s attorney is claiming misconduct by the prosecution in the first trial of Nodine for the…
School Drug Dogs: Hit or Bust?
Escambia County School Board Jeff Bergosh has posted the latest statistics on the daily drug dog searches of middle and high schools in the county….
Buzz: Linda Lawrence gone from WXBM
Buzz: The co-host of the most popular local morning show in the Pensacola market –Marty & Linda –Linda Lawrence has left the WXBM show. Marty…
Buzz: Bomb Threat in Milton
Clearwire’s offices in Milton were evacuated this morning around 10 a.m. while Santa Rosa County deputies searched the building after what rumor says was a…
Zarzaur firm wins $9.3 million award
Press Release: Zarzaur Law announced yesterday that it has achieved a verdict in a lawsuit brought against Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc, a subsidiary of Johnson and…
Surfing great passes away
Gulf Coast Surfing Legend Yancy Spencer, co-owner of Innerlight Surf Shop, has passed away . Yancy was 60 and died of an apparent heart attack…
Buzz: City staff votes on union
The city workers will vote on Thursday whether they will join the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Gwen Appelquist passes away
Quint Studer let me know that Gwen Applequist, former Pensacola Chamber chairman, realtor extraordinaire, Director of Charitable Giving of the Studer Foundation and mentor to…
Seventeen Magazine: Skip Panama City Beach Spring Break
The latest issue of Seventeen Magazine paints Spring Break in Panama City Beach as a “grimy reality†of trash, drunks and casual sex and highlights…
Broxson on GCCF: “No access or accountability”
State Rep. Doug Broxson traveled to Dublin, Ohio to tour the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, supposedly the headquarters for the claims process run by Ken…
U.S. Chamber law firm plots against foes
While working on the Ed Schultz radio show yesterday, one of the stories covered was based by ThinkProgress on how a law firm representing the…
Now on Ed Schultz Radio show
Must be my radio day. Mike Papantonio is filling in for Ed and just finished a segment on The Daily Beast
Right wing radio is slipping
Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and Rush Limbaugh are losing fans in a key market. Year-end to year-end comparisons of the crucial 24 to 55 demographic…
Spencer tackles Magnolia Cemetery
Councilman Brian Spencer posted this report on his clean-up of Magnolia Cemetery: Progress continues to be made at a District 6 landmark, Magnolia Cemetery, located…
Giffords’ recovery is amazing
New York Times: Keeping up her rapid recovery, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been mouthing words, lip-syncing to songs, walking, sitting with excellent posture, and even…
