Want to see the pork by county?
The Legislature has sent a $72 billion budget to the governor. Crist has line-item veto power to delete any items that he believes are pork. Here is a pdf of the pork…
SRIA considers parking garage
Back in 2000, Escambia County passed an additional 1-cent bed tax for a soccer complex and Pensacola Beach convention center with a parking garage. The county commissioners figured a way out of…
Kool-Aid Dills
My hometown, Greenville, Miss., made the NY Times….for its Kool-Aid soaked dill pickles. “They are either the worst thing to happen to pickles or a particularly brave new taste sensation, but Kool-Aid…
Late Hawkshaw addition: Plain Jane Automobile
Late Hawkshaw addition Plain Jane Automobile: Orlando band that’s gaining attention and fans across the South.
IN weekly – latest movie trailers
Movie Trailers – What’s coming Clubland (Australian comedy) June 28;The Bourne Ultimatum; Harry Potter
IN Daily news summary
WednesDaily Dose Daily papers won’t give you the interesting paper we turn out, but you can support them just the same. The story Killer Apologizes is a follow-up to yesterday’s extremely disturbing…
Blog views – 5/9/07
…bringing back a favorite Rick’s Blog feature:
Florida: “Political Walmart
Boston Globe DC bureau chief Peter Cannellos sees potential doom and gloom with Florida’s early primary move: “…That’s why Florida’s move is potentially damaging. With its now-routine ballot controversies, single-issue voting blocs,…
Firefighters – blog debate is being heard
The advisory committee that is examining the Escambia County fire safety system is finishing its report. County commissioners will get it in the next two-three weeks. Three commissioners are up for election…
Hawkshaw videos
Hawkshaw Videos Check the YouTube videos of the Hawkshaw Music Fest performers on INweekly.net. Hawkshaw Videos – Part 2 More Hawkshaw performers: Mayday Parade, Dash Rip Rock, Chris McCarty Band, Entropy, Gary…
More Updates to INweekly
TuesDaily Dose Time for a coffee break—go look out a window for five minutes, or just click around the area to see what’s going on from your desk. Hey, kind of like…
Tentative Hawkshaw Schedule (revised)
Subject to change, but here’s where we are today: SATURDAY, MAY 19 Gates Open at Noon Stage 1 1 p.m. Good Foote (Listen ) 2 p.m. Reed Waddle (Listen) 3 p.m. Entropy…
INweekly Tuesday updates
Check out: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Miranda Lambert brings a little noir to country’s new mainstream…. From Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat. Artic Monkeys Drummer Matt Helders made sure he brought a vital document…
Closing Smokey Bones smart move
Darden Restaurants saw its stock jump 7% yesterday after its Saturday announcement of the closing of 54 Smokey Bones Restaurants, including the one in Pensacola. Read this Sun-Sentinel follow-up article: Darden shares…
ESP cash cow
The daily has an article on the city-owned Energy Services of Pensacola (ESP) raising its rates 6.1% (about $3/mo for residential; $30/mo for commercial) – ESP seeks rate hike. A big deal…
Monday Night TV
But what the hip staff at the IN wants to know is when we can expect a reality show of Paris Hilton’s looming jail time… Read: Monday Toob
Daily news review on INweekly
Crack your eyes open from whatever weekend stupor you’re crawling out of. Monday, unfortunately, means time to get back to work, but first check out what’s happening outside your own little world….
Daily steals “Best of ” program
Since 2000, the IN has held an annual Best of the Coast issue – where readers vote for the best restaurants, services, etc along the coast. Our certificates and trophies are placed…
Vietnam War Memorial
Spent the weekend in Washington, D.C. Had to make three stops: Lincoln Memorial – I love reading his speech that he gave at his second inauguration and to stand on the steps…
