Outzen vs. McCoy
IN Your Head Radio on NewsRadio 1620 will go head-to-head against WCOA & Luke McCoy on Wednesday (July 16), Thursday (July 17) and Friday (July…
Panama City woman picked by Playboy
The pictorial is called “Girls of Olive Garden”….if it was a Pensacola woman, it would be “Girls of Waffle House.” According to the News Herald:…
Is offshore drilling necessary?
The United States currently produces 8 million barrels of oil and other petroleum liquids a day and consumes about 21 million. However, Oil & Gas…
IN Your Head Radio 7.14
Escambia County Commission chairman Gene Valentino will call in today from London — He is there for the Farnborough International Air with U.S. Sen. Richard…
Message: Rhette Anderson
Well, Gentlemen, the Race is On! I look forward to our campaign wherein we will discuss the issues and our hopes for the future. It…
PNJ to cost more?
Gannett Blog reports: “Twenty Gannett newspapers will go up in price four weeks from Monday. Some of the bigger ones are: Louisville, Indianapolis, Rochester, Brevard,…
Time: Florida is State of Decay
Time Magazine takes a look at Florida and sees an impending disaster. Escambia County missed out on the boom and now is left with the…
Report: Farnborough International Air Show
Escambia County Commission chairman, Gene Valentino, paid his own way to go to his airshow. Comm. Gordon Goodin got Santa Rosa County to pay his…
If we only had the CMP…
A Commander’s Palace restaurant (cost $6 million) opened this weekend at Destin’s Legendary’s HarborWalk Village, the $250 million destination project. We could have had that…
Notes: City 7.10.08
A special committee of the whole meeting was held on July 10 at 6:15 to approve the contract of newly appointed city attorney Rusty Wells….
Notes: BCC 7.10.08
Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting – July 10, 2008 – 5:30 p.m. Governmental Complex – First Floor Call to order at 5:31 p.m. All…
Soccer mom to file against Mike DeSorbo
Pensacola city councilman Mike DeSorbo – who has served on the council since 1986 (or is it 1886?) – will have another opponent, Maren DeWeese….
Zoo wants county cash
Daily News reports that The Zoo in Gulf Breeze needs more than fundraisers to stay open. Unless the government steps up, the facility will close….
Two new candidates for city council
Noon today is the deadline for qualifying to run for Pensacola city council or mayor. Two more people have filed, but have yet to complete…
50 Favorite magazines
Chicago Tribune has published its annual list of its 50 favorite magazines. Remarkably, Bella is not on the list. Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and Esquire…
Pensacola drops, too
Pensacola has lost people too according to the U.S. Census estimates released today. This is not good. Both the county and its largest city are…
Escambia drops population
The U.S. Census estimates are in. Escambia County lost 214 people. Santa Rosa gained 2,475. Baldwin County, Ala. gained 3,536. The three counties together have…
Deportations on the rise
Miami Herald reports: “Deportations in Florida jump by almost 50 percent, setting a pace that likely will surpass last year’s total and exceed a 10-year…
Tanker contract to be rebid
The U.S. Air Force will rebid the $35 billion contract to build new refueling tankers. The Defense Department will be making the decision by Dec….
