Access Escambia
Voter turnout for the half-cent tax referendum is expected to be 15%. Pollsters say that if the turnout is 10% or less, the initiative to…
Joe does it again. This time with Dan Rather
Joe Scarborough has started another controversy. This time it involves Dan Rather, Katie Couric and CBS Evening News. What did Rather say? “…the mistake was…
Inside scoop on Donovan, Magic
The Orlando Sentinel has a blog on the Orlando Magic. In it,Sentinel writer Brian Schmitz gives an inside account what happened with Billy Donovan and…
Morning daily wrap
ThursDaily Dose SRIA sends hotel/condo plan to commission. Another Escambia County deputy is in court. And Judge Michael Allen wants his ethics charge dropped. OWC…
IN June 14 issue
The IN staff names the 50 most influential and most powerful people in the Pensacola area (Who’s the Man? ). The people chosen are the…
Princess Di speaks….to Sarasota woman
We also got this press release and passed it on to Newsy Neighbors. Princess Diana Speaks to Clairvoyant from the Afterlife Sarasota, Fla. / June…
Apologies are from Satan
I got this email today. Not sure if it is from someone who misunderstood our last cover story, a Luke McCoy fan or just a…
Top Cities for income growth
Bizjournals.com has compiled a list of top 100 metropolitan areas for income growth. Pensacola is nowhere on the list….which is no surprise. Birmingham tops the…
Symphony loses director
 Pensacola Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Edgar Herrera-Arizmendi has accepted a position with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. From the PSO press release: During his tenure…
Suggested guests for Pensacola Speaks
In Troy Moon’s article, the station manager says “one of the changes to the program will be to have guests on the program offering opposing…
New report says Florida healthcare at the bottom
Commonwealth Fund releases a study today that shows Florida ranks 40th in access to care, 45th in quality and 39th in equity of care. Among…
Inweekly news roundup
WedsDaily Dose Brownsville man learns you can’t tie up grandma and whack her. Troy Moon writes that WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” is about what’s right with…
Slavery – No Longer Global Family Secret
The State Department agrees that slavery is a problem. Should we send this to “Newsy Neighbors”? U.S. Releases Report on Modern-Day Slavery; Rice Says Problem…
Miller has no problem with McCoy
When Luke McCoy retired, our Congressman Jeff Miller gave this speech from the House floor. Apparently diversity isn’t an issue for the congressman: In Recognition…
GOP grumblings on Access Escambia
We’re hearing grumbings among the local GOP executive committee that some of their members oppose the half-cent sales tax for primary care for the uninsured…
Fighting panhandlers elsewhere
It looks like Comm. Gene Valentino was ahead of other communities in dealing with panhandlers. The St. Pete Times reports that the city of St….
Mary Poppins wins Tony
…the award, not the Soprano. Minutes before the Sopranos final episode aired on Sunday. Local Ashley Brown performed “Chim Chim, Cher-ee” on CBS’s broadcast of…
Rick’s Blog No. 6 Most Influential Blog in Florida
According to BlogNetNews.com, this blog is the sixth most influential blog in Florida. It’s the top political blog north of Gainesville. Here are the top…
INweekly dailies highlight
TuesDaily Dose It’s that time of year when people get upset about the graffiti on the 17th Ave. Bridge. Oh, there’s a story on property…
How stupid is Pensacola?
That’s the question that WCOA is asking and hoping the answer is “Very.” Will Pensacola believe that Luke McCoy’s only problem is that his show…
