Year in Review 2007
In 2007 we covered volunteer firefighters, human trafficking, Pensacola’s lynchings and government salaries among other issues. 1. “Burning Down the House,” April 5 2. “Shauna’s…
He’s BAAAAAAAAACK
Save Our City founder Charles Fairchild is back and is appears to be once again out to derail the Community Maritime Park. His new group…
Year in Review 2006
In 2006, these were our top stories: 1. Left Behind series. Part 1: Healthcare, Aug. 3; Part 2: Housing, Aug. 10; Part 3: Education, Aug….
City cuts back on fire
In the Winners & Losers of the current issue, we have a quiz that states the City of Pensacola hasn’t had any employee layoffs. Our…
Hawkshaw East dies
The Pensacola City Council has been notified that the developers of Hawkshaw East will not close on their purchase of the city property located adjacent…
Buzz: New copiers at ECSO
The word I’m getting is that outgoing Escambia County Sheriff Ron McNesby has decided the jail and his entire office needs new copiers – $350,000…
First Pub Crawl Huge Success
If you haven’t heard about it yet, the Pub Crawl was a HUGE success! The Independent News partnered with PensacolasHappening.com. We had about 430 people…
IN Year in Review 2005
The 2005 issues were some of our most controversial issues (read more). TOP 10 Cover Stories In 2005 1. Why? Robert Boggon’s death in Escambia…
Council breaks own rules
The Pensacola City Council may have broken its own rules and procedures when it tried to reconsider the amendment to the Pate Cold Storage lease….
Best of 2004
We’ve built a nice body of work over the past ten years. Here is our Top 10 News Stories for 2004: 1. “Secrets in the…
Powerball comes to Florida
Next Sunday, Floridians will be able to play Powerball- the multi-state (29 state and U.S. territories) lottery with a $300 million jackpot. Starting Sunday, Floridians…
Holley is part of double dipping wave
Escambia County tax collector, Janet Holley, retired this month. She will take office again in January. The St. Pete Times reports that Holley is part…
Sansom BFF with new boss
The Miami Herald reports that Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom took direction from his new boss, Northwest Florida State College president Bob Richburg. Sansom’s mission…
New Year, New Habits
There is a website that will help you develop a new habit for 2009 –thepowerofless.com. It challenges you to spend 10 minutes a day for…
Best Capers of 2008
Wired has compiled the best criminal capers of 2008. You can vote on which one you believe is the top caper that is deserving of…
Crist treats state budget like we do ours
Gov. Charlie Crist has a plan for covering the $2.3 billion state budget deficit. It is not that different from we all have been having…
50 things we now know
The Tampa Tribune put together this list of things we know now that we didn’t know a year ago. Here are a few factoids on…
Fuji buys Cancun
Tony Wang, owner of Fuji Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar on North Davis Highway, has bought the old Cancun Mexican Grill in Gulf Breeze. Cancun’s…
Economic Development update
From the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce: * “Project Deep Blue†Site Visit – The Chamber hosted a manufacturer last week that is considering…
Mika who?
Washington Post has a piece of Joe Scarborough’s co-host Mika Brzezinski. The article describes how she texts friends and even Joe’s wife Susan during the…
