Our Voices are Many
Nearly one month from the date it was supposed to be, Our Voices are Many will finally put their show on stage July 15. “It…
Escambia County Commission, District 1
The Escambia County Commission, District 1 primary race has two candidates trying for the seat. One is the commission’s current chairman, Wilson Robertson, who’s hoping…
Tea Party does not want Rice
The buzz yesterday was that Condoleezza Rice was moving up as the favorite to be Mitt Romney’s VP. Well, the ultra-conservative wing of the Tea…
r/Pensacola: Where the Locals Go
By Stephanie Sharp….. The user-generated content of the online community known as Reddit is a potent mix of internet culture, news, good deeds, humor, politics—anything…
Reconnect Disconnect, Part Two
After informing members of the public of “our come to peace moment last meeting,†the regional planner explained that the city of Pensacola’s second public…
Cheers, Pensacola
A few things to toast this weekend: Blue Angels They practice today and fly over Pensacola Beach again on Saturday. Last year, I wrote a…
First Grade and the Long Day
The Escambia County School District will be taking a couple of new approaches this next school year in an attempt to help students and schools…
Pensacola Habitat Sends Volunteers Abroad
By Stephanie Sharp Nepal is home to the world’s 10 highest mountain peaks, incredible historic temples and a population stricken by poverty. 45 percent of…
How not to do a job interview (video)
Did he just call me “Cowboy?” You just blow it, Bub.
Santa Rosa gets added to TS Debbie assistance, not Escambia
Press Release: Additional assistance to aid in recovery from the impacts of Tropical Storm Debby was approved today for additional Florida counties. The Public Assistance…
EBO Report: ‘Fluff and Stuff’
Members of the Community Maritime Park Associates’ Equal Business Opportunity Committee met last night to digest the final report concerning minority participation in the park…
Shop for Special Olympics
The Escambia/Santa Rosa Special Olympics team will be hosting a sale at the Bayview Park Flea Market on Saturday, July 21stfrom 8 a.m. to 12…
Santa Rosa Schools do well again
The Florida Department of Education released school grades for school year 2011-12 yesterday. In a press release, the Santa Rosa District School District celebrated that…
How can district deal with Escambia High School emergency
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has declared an emergency at Escambia High after a recent fire revealed the school had asbestos in the building. The school district…
Exclusive: Former TEAM board members speak out
On a rainy morning, former board members of the now-defunct TEAM Santa Rosa sat down with the IN to discuss what they see as unfair…
And what about the Police Pension
Ten years ago, the city’s contribution to the Police Pension plan was a whopping $126,396. In this current fiscal year, it’s $4,004,489! If the police…
What do the city pension plans cost its residents
In 2000, the City of Pensacola had 56,255 residents and its total contribution to its fire, police and general pension plans was $2,479,380 —or $44.10…
Pensacola to rebrand itself
Following the re-brand of the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce to the Greater Pensacola Chamber, Mayor Ashton Hayward will unveil the city of Pensacola’s…
Lennon and Maisy are back
Lennon 12 and Maisy 8 sing their version of Imogen Heap’s song headlock.
Gaetz calls for multi-year phase in of new school testing
State Senator Don Gaetz said in a press release that he believes future changes to educational standards should be done over multiple years. He believes…
