NorthEscambia wants more time, too
William Reynolds of NorthEscambia.com agrees that consolidation needs to be studied and vetted more before it is placed on the ballot. He really skewers the…
PNJ has it backwards
BACKWARDS PROCESS Consolidation battle has not become about the details of the plan. Instead, the fight has been over whether the public should vote on…
Sansom resigns
State Rep. Ray Sansom has resigned from his House District 4 seat, according to the Miami Herald. His attorney hand-delivered Sansom’s resignation letter to the…
City Businesses suffer in 2009
The City Council Finance Committee will review the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the year ended Sept. 30, 2009. The City’s enterprises, its businesses –…
IN Your Head TV: Kendrick Meek
We will Congressman Kendrick Meek, who is running for U.S. Senate, will be on my show today from 3-4 p.m. You can watch it online…
Video to rally support for plan
There is a video on YouTube asking voters to pressure the local state legislators to place the Consolidation Plan on the ballot next fall. It’s…
Two More Years
The state legislators should table the Consolidation Plan until the proposal is fully discussed by the voters and modifications made to it based on the…
Simon Property Group may merge
The owner of Cordova Mall and the dilapidated, nearly abandoned University Mall is in merger talks with General Growth Properties. This may get something to…
IN Your Head TV, Feb. 18
Guests are Sheriff David Morgan – Topic: Functional Consolidation; Pensacola City Council member Maren DeWeese – Topic: Pensacola Promise Airs live on Blab TV 3-4…
Tick, tick…Consolidation plan deadline approaches
The local legislative delegation will vote on Feb. 22 whether it will present a consolidation bill to the state legislature. All bills must be be…
Consolidation Forum Tonight (read summary of plan)
Escambia County Consolidation Study Commission will present tonight its consolidation plan: New World Landing, 600 South Palafox St., 5:30-7 p.m. Here is a summary of…
New local Democrat party chair- 2009 IN Rising Star
PRESS RELEASE Escambia Democratic Party Elects New Chairman Pensacola, FL – The Escambia Democratic Party this evening overwhelmingly elected local attorney, James F. Turner, Jr.,…
Downtown Entertainment grows
Since May 2004, the Independent News has pushed the concept of a downtown entertainment district. Today we have Seville Quarter, Hopjacks, The Fish House Deck,…
Chris Wallace trashes Joe Scarborough
Morning Joe Scarborough has caught Fox News’ Chris Wallace rolling his eyes at Sarah Palin. Wallace denies it. And now we have another spat between…
South Santa Rosa Co. news
No snow. It’s raining, cold…but no snow. My high schooler is happy nonetheless because she will be able to tell her children and grandchildren that…
Pensacola wants mediocrity
We’ve written about the numbers of young professionals leaving the area because of the lack of opportunity. Well, the seniors aren’t happy either. Shared a…
Who makes more than $100K at City Hall?
Through a public records request, we got the list of City employees that make more than $100,000: Al Coby, City Manager $144,996.80 Rusty Wells, City…
IN Your Head TV
Guests today (3-4 p.m.): Crystal Spencer, Believe in a Better Pensacola, Pensacola Mayor Mike Wiggins. Plus an update from William Reynolds of NorthEscambia.com on the…
Alien probe found in Century
NorthEscambia.Com is reporting an unidentified, glowing object has been found in the woods near Century.The Century Station of Escambia Fire Rescue was first dispatched to…
Courthouse buzz: ECCSC and sunshine
There is a persistent buzz around the Escambia County Administrative Complex about two members of the Escambia County Consolidation Study Commission, Ken Bell and Rick…
