Manley-Front Porch analysis
Yesterday’s Front Porch press conference leaves more questions than answers. There is still conflicting information. The state is doing the right thing by suspending the…
Buzz: Front Porch press conference
IN editor Duwayne Escobedo attended the press conference and reports: Surrounded by about two dozen friends, family, black community leaders and some of the Governor’s…
Thelma Manley
A review of the PNJ newspaper archives reveals that Pensacola Front Porch had a rocky start. Manley became community liason after director Johnny Crawford was…
History of Pensacola Front Porch
The daily has had two articles on possible irregularities with Pensacola’s Front Porch and allegations of community liason Thelma Manley misusing funds. PFP was part…
Global Warming, Local Solutions
Press release: PENSACOLA, FL March 19, 2007 – Sustainable West Florida and Gulf Coast Environmental Defense, in coordination with other local organizations, today announced a…
IMPACT 100, now IMPACT 472
…not really. They’ll keep the IMPACT 100 name, but the good news is they will now give 4 grants of $118,000 each. Press release: IMPACT…
Goombay announces bands
“Lively Up Yourself†is the order of the day. Goombay Gulf Coast announced today its performers for the first ever Goombay Festival on Saturday, April…
Disagree with MOB
I have to disagree with daily columnist and court room diarist, Mark O’Brien, on his last column: Economics 101: Florida offers some of the cheapest…
City sanitation question
In today’s issue of the daily, Mayor John Fogg says “the rising cost of fuel, which the city did not plan for, was a big…
Santa Rosa tax scheme
Santa Rosa County has next week – March 27 – a vote to extend the half-cent sales tax for schools. The tax expires next Oct….
This is cool
Here is a website that has a Real-Time Global Bad News map. Check it out. The Global Trouble AlertMap Are you curious about that chemical…
Hawkshaw update: Until June
Check out this band. Q100 is helping us try to get them. They’re playing SXSW in Austin To hear them: Until June
Crist approval rating
From Strategic Vision poll 3/9-11: Gov. Charlie Crist’s approval 61%/ disapproval 23% Bill Nelson: 52%/36% Mel Martinez: 44%/35% …..ties to Bush Administration are hurting him
Pay question
The average pay for a department head or director in both Escambia County and the City of Pensacola is over $90,000. Question: How many department…
Slowdown tax reform
The state legislature acts like the property tax and property insurance problems happened unexpectedly overnight. State economists were pointing out the coming train wreck early…
