WCI files for bankruptcy
The daily newspaper reports that Lost Key developer WCI Communities filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday. WCI was one of the developers that the naysayers…
FWB Medical Center has problems
The Daily News reports that the Fort Walton Beach Medical Center is trouble with the federal and state governments. It has been given until Aug….
Gulf Power upsets North Hill
An email circulating in North Hill: In the last few weeks, we have discovered an planned re-routing of high voltage transmission lines by Gulf Power…
IN Your Head Radio 8.1
Today on the show I will talk with Dave Robau about the NWFL Young Democrats rally coming up August 13, and Mike Steele, chairman of…
Obama Birthday Party – Monday, August 4
We are sponsoring a birthday party for Barack Obama at Lili Marlene’s in Seville Quarter on Monday, August 4, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Supporters…
Escambia County has $223.6 million – cash and investments
As June 30, 2008: Regions Banks $37,635.287.15 BB&T Money Market $18,024.611.05 Bank of Pensacola Money Market $23,828,823.84 U.S. Treasury Bills $29,942,252.18 Federal Instrumentalities: $49,472,012.52 BB&T…
City stalls on CMPA bonds
Remember all the ballyhoo over the Pensacola City Council passing the alternative funding proposal for the bonds for the Community Maritime Park? The city staff…
We need windfall profits tax
Exxon/Mobil’s income for the second quarter rose 14 percent, to $11.68 billion, compared to the same period a year ago. That beat the previous record…
Thank you, GOP
Florida is officially in a recession and doing much worse than large states. The Florida economy shrank 1.6 percent during the second quarter. It was…
Another electibust in Brownsville
WEAR TV 3 reports: Authorities say more prostitutes are off the streets… Earlier this week, Escambia County Deputies arrested 15 men and women in Brownsville….
Where are ECSO cuts?
Mike Whitehead continued his tour de force on budget cuts – which we still believe are really from former County Administrator George Touart. Face it….
Record web month for IN
Our website, inweekly.net, had 153,131 visitors. This blog had 215,332 page views and was consistently ranked every week in the top 3 Most Influential Political…
Lumon May on Myspace
State House District 3 candidate, Lumon May, has a MySpace account. http://www.myspace.com/lumonmay2008
Girls Gone Wild settles
New Herald reports that “Girls Gone Wild” has settled suit brought by Brittany Pitts. Pitts sued “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis and his company…
Will Ron Swanson replace Kenneth Bell on Supreme Court
Traditionally Northwest Florida has had one seat on the Florida Supreme Court. It appears that Santa Rosa Circuit Judge Ron Swanson will get the spot…
FDLE error leds to 19 DUI cases dropped
WEAR TV 3/Greg Neuman reports that Judge Joyce Williams tossed breathalyzer results from 19 tests done between February and May of 2007. Those tests came…
Whitehead makes his big political play
For the first time sent he was elected in 2004, Commissioner Mike Whitehead plans to announce how he wants to cut $2 million from the…
Airport bonds rated Triple B
Aviationnews.net reports that “Fitch Ratings has assigned a triple B plus rating to the city of Pensacola’s series 2008 general airport revenue bonds and affirmed…
IN Your Head Radio 7.30
Today on IN Your Head Radio we will talk with Attorney General Bill McCollum about his call for an investigation into the Office of Financial…
Bennigan’s, Steak & Ale close
Orlando Sentinel reports – Bennigan’s and Steak & Ale closed their company-owned locations … and filed for bankruptcy protection in one of the largest restaurant…
