Hall has a myspace
Apparently freshman Pensacola city councilman Sam Hall was once a deejay. Check out www.myspace.com/pensacolalive365
Sign of the times
Nine Mile Road mainstay is closing after 50 years. Ray Cranford’s Barbecue just hasn’t recovered from Hurricane Ivan and has been losing money. Folks, the…
Surprise, surprise. Miller says we are winning war
Our Congressman Jeff Miller and five other members of a U.S. congressional delegation spent Monday meeting with the U.S. commander in Iraq, Army Gen. David…
GB tables accident surcharge
The Gulf Breeze City Council had a change of heart at its regular council meeting last night and voted to table an ordinance designed to…
Edwards campaign strategy
…or “How to attack Hillary Clinton’s lead and show you’re a viable candidate.” Democratic presidential contender John Edwards is criticizing former President Clinton, arguing that…
Fewer voters in Florida
The state voter rolls show that we have few people registered to vote in Florida than we did three years ago. Why? In 2005, the…
County Budgets are online
Escambia County has its proposed budget up on the web – Proposed Budget for FY 2007/2008 – $415,581,059. Santa Rosa County’s link is 2007-2008 Tentative…
New INweekly website
Check out new website. We’ve added several new features, including daily news, A&E, Music and Film/TV reports. Plus, you can check on the blog, too….
Local guests at Clinton event
From Duwayne Escobedo: It’s not too late to get your $2,300 tickets for the exclusive Hillary Clinton fund-raiser in Destin. Former President Bill Clinton is…
Letter from BDI on red clay
Here is a letter dated August 2, 2007 to Santa Rosa Island Authority board members. Read No red clay
BDI adamant about red clay
From IN editor Duwayne Escobedo: RED CLAY DEBATE There are a few issues on Pensacola Beach that will always start a melee, like condos, taxes,…
ECAT gets a reprieve
The Escambia County commission agreed to help fund the Escambia County Area Transit through Sept. – $102,000. The company managing ECAT will put up $63K…
Moby choices
Am I the only one who notices PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien is in an O’pine rut? I guess when it’s raining, he can’t walk over…
Unlimited building for Perdido
The Escambia County commissioners voted last night to remove the residential building cap for Perdido Key. Currently, a maximum of 7,150 residential units are allowed….
Who will replace Johnny Rogers
The daily newspaper reports, as many suspected, that Santa Rosa County Superintendent of Schools Johnny Rogers will retire and not run for re-election in 2008….
Pensacola mill hurts IP profits
The Associated Press reports that International Paper reports solid international demand. However: The company said global demand for paper and packaging continues to grow, but…
Squeezing every penny
The Gulf Breeze City Council voted last night at its executive session to make drivers involved in an accident pay a special fee. According to…
Commander’s Palace coming to Destin
There once was a time were Pensacola got the top new restaurants. Every year we added something new and exciting. Now all the excitement is…
A county with vision
Sorry, it’s not Escambia or Santa Rosa. The Hillsborough County Commission voted Wednesday to spend $500-million over the next five years to widen roads, improve…
Conflicting info on beach red clay
Not to beat a dead horse… but my source from the county says that the red clay on Pensacola Beach was trucked out there from…
