Daily will have new website
Pensacola News Journal is about to launch its redesigned web site. The new look looks a lot like the Daily News site and other daily…
Recycling hot
Expect recycling to heat up in the Pensacola area. Our cover story (Trash Talk) frames the issue and the players. The Pensacola City Council and…
Notes: Mar. 13 Commission meeting
Escambia County Committee of the Whole Workshop Board of County Commissioners March 13, 2008 Called to order at 9:02 a.m. All County Commissioners were present….
Celebrity mugshots
Okay, I’m in a tabloid mood today. You don’t have to click on this Orlando Sentinel photo gallery of the mugshots of celebrities. Photo Gallery
Spitzer call girl
Gov. Eliot Spitzer has resigned. South Florida Sun-Sentinel identifies the hooker (Call girl ‘Kristen’ in Spitzer scandal identified ). Smoking Gun has photos: click here.
Bad air in Escambia
PNJ reports that the EPA has announced ozone levels in Escambia County are higher than the federal standards. The county is among 345 nationwide and…
GOP to meet with NAACP
Not in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties. The Daily News reports that the Okaloosa County Republicans want to know how much interest there is among…
More on Bubbas on Patrol
WEAR TV has picked up our story on code enforcement officers also becoming corrections officers. Dan Thomas reported: Code enforcement made a big splash in…
Political buzz
One of the GOP candidates for Escambia County Superintendent of Schools will be dropping out of the race today. I’ve been able to confirm it…
Vote for Pelicans logo
The Pelicans logo is one of 64 minor league baseball team logos in the Second Annual CNBC.com Minor League Logo Awards. The contest is set-up…
Budget sinks, leaders asleep
The Miami Herald reports that Florida’s sagging economy is giving lawmakers $2.9 billion less than they expected. State economists said Tuesday that all state revenues…
RV Park 2, Neighbors 0
The Escambia County Board of Adjustments denied yesterday the appeal of the neighbors of Development Review Committee’s approval of a RV park and campground for…
Gozilla leaves workshops early
Jeff Bergosh has had a problem staying for the entire regular workshops since August 2007. Sept missed it. Oct missed it. Nov left 12:35 pm…
School Board attendance
The School Board has one regular meeting and one regular workshop per month. On top of that they had 14 special meetings and workshops in…
Lot owner pays $1100
Remember the story (Sept 2006) about a house being dumped on a lot on Lee and X Street. Otis English dumped the house without permission….
One shoe diaries
A Florida couple’s dream of traveling has lead to an adventure filled with shoes. Their trip started in Pensacola after Hurricane Ivan destroyed their home….
CEOs are partners in recycling business
Code Enforcement Officers Sotiri Thagouras and Steve Littlejohn (who are the subjects of this week’s IN cover story – Bubbas on Patrol ) are partners…
Memo: Combining Code and Corrections
….Looks like my rumor was true. Here is a memo we got from our public records request: To: Bob McLaughlin, County Administrator, Alison Perdue Rogers,…
Second time around- Baptist dates West Florida
For the second time around Baptist Heath Care is talking about uniting with West Florida Hospital. In August 2006, talks between West Florida Hospital and…
