Lewis Bear, the patriarch of the Lewis Bear Company, is celebrating his 70th birthday. In 2009, Bear topped the IN Power List as the most influential person in our area. Drink a…
Buzz: ECUA drinking water the worst?!?
This news article is bouncing all over town via Facebook and emails. Pensacola has been tagged as the Worst Drinking Water in the U.S. by the website 24/7: 10 American Cities With…
Nacho Daddies opening delayed
The much-anticipated grand opening (at least at IN office) of Nacho Daddies has been delayed for a week. The Tacos, Nachos & Beer, Grab & Go Cantina is located on Palafox at…
Patrick Gonzalez issues statement
This was emailed to me early this morning: Public Statement concerning the Capital Murder charges of Byrd and Melanie Billings When the government brings a person to trial, it’s an incredible phenomenon…
Badlands 2
Press Release: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office along with other agencies, will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep†event on Thursday, February 17, 2011 to clean up the area of Lincoln Park in…
“Rick Scott lied”
Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell review Gov. Rick Scott’s budget and claims that the governor lied. On the campaign trail, Scott insisted that he would make no cuts to education. His budget…
Aquarium group missing $8K
WALA FOX TV has reported that Aquarium for Pensacola is missing $8,000 from its checking account (see more).I have suspected Young had bigger issues than missing letters and petitions, and he repeatedly…
BP subcontractors are now complaining
Biloxi Sun Herald: Subcontractors say they are owed millions for BP oil-disaster cleanup but the Texas company BP hired to oversee the work is months behind in paying. They made a lobbying…
Buzz: Monday disaster
Buzz: Ken Feinberg’s visit to Pensacola on Monday wasn’t without melodrama. The meeting was coup for Mayor Ashton Hayward, who had personally invited the head of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility to…
What surprised Ken Feinberg?
This morning I called Ken Feinberg, head of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. We had not been able to meet on Monday when he was in Pensacola so we exchanged cell phone…
Crime and Punishment
NorthEscambia.com has an interview with State Attorney Bill Eddins and his top assistant Greg Marcille. Eddins: “It is a misconception that overall violent crime is increasing. Violent crime is decreasing. It’s the…
Buzz: Should ECUA give City its money back?
The daily newspaper reports today that the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority is $27 million under its $316 million budget in its relocation of the Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant from downtown Pensacola…
DOJ: Feinberg group should be spending fund faster
CNN reports that the Justice Department Friday urged changes to speed up the process and to pay more claims from BP’s $20 billion fund. Associate Attorney General Thomas Perrelli told Kenneth Feinberg,…
Aquarium funds may be missing
I asked Bill Young, founder of Aquarium for Pensacola, what did he mean by “legal concerns” that he had with Rodney Rowe that he mentioned in his apology letter to elected officials….
Suspected killer banned from hunting for life
Joshua Wayne Douglas, who has been indicted for the murder of Jamie M. Broxson, may have had early signs of trouble. In January 2007, Douglas pled guilty after Florida Fish and Wildlife…
Gulf Coast REAP Summit 2011
There is another initiative on dealing with poverty, not only in Pensacola, but across the Gulf Coast Region. The Gulf Coast REAP Summit 2011, which is sponsored by the Ibis Partners of…
Sheriff Morgan to speak on gun violence
Press Release: Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan will speak at Sunday February 6, 2011 at the Parish Hall of All Saints Church, 901 New Warrington Road, Pensacola. The 9:00 am meeting will…
GOP Press Release on Aquarium statements
Press Release: Escambia County’s Republican Party responded today to a letter from Bill Young, President of the Aquarium for Pensacola, to Senator Marco Rubio which was posted on the In Weekly blog…
Oops, Aquarium leader may have lied again
PNJ reporter Jamie Page, whose investigation caught Bill Young, the founder of Aquarium for Pensacola, in lies about his support from elected officials and the number of petition signatures, has found Young…
Greg Brown sign case dismissed
Greg Brown, II, a candidate for Florida House, was charged last year for petty theft when he was caught removing the campaign signs of his competitor, Doug Broxson, from the property of…
