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Record day for IN

The April Fool’s issue has been a tremendous online success. INweekly.net had its busiest Thursday ever with 6,375 unique visitors. The cover story – Pensacola,…

IN weekly adds online books section

We’re trying hard to add more online content. Check over the next few weeks and let us know how you like it. It will take…

Saturday updates to INweekly

SatDaily Dose Summary of daily newspapers along Gulf Coast and the state of Florida. WEEKEND TOOB PICKS Saturday night is barren so party heavy and…

New daily news features for Inweekly

Daily Dose: Highlights is in the daily newspapers across the region. Not just Pensacola, but also Mobile and Fort Walton Beach. Read: ThursDaily Dose ….

IN Issue – 5/3/07

Check out this week’s issue Cover Story: Charter Schools In The Red Orlando Sentinel published a four-day series last month, examining the nearly 350 charter…

Pick your favorite Winners and Losers column for 06

It’s time for our year-end W&L issue. As part of the issue, we ask readers to pick their favorite Winners & Losers column for the…

Stick it Rick Baste a success

Last night the Baste Roast of me raised nearly $25,000 for the Arthritis Foundation. It was a memorable time for all –everybody got a few…

Film Fest – a hit!

Film Fest’s Artistic Director Tom Roush called to say the films were all well attended (except of the bitter cold Friday night outdoor viewing of…

Columnist writes on decline of daily newspapers

Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Thomas writes in his Sunday column (To read: Click Here) about the decline of his paper and other dailies. The phases…

Pensacola Film Fest – opening night

Damn it was cold! Jesus Camp was great, but the cold winds off Pensacola Bay made it rough to watch the flick in front of…

Pink Flamingo dead

The South Florida Sun Senteniel reports the IN’s beloved plastic pink flamingos is officially dead – RIP: Pink Flamingo, 1957-2006 Its manufacturer, Union Products, of…

BOC PLT Benefit a Hit!

The first ever Best of Coast celebration was a big hit last night at Seville Quarter. Proceeds from the Silent Auction and the gate went…

IN Your Head Radio – Oct 6 show

Blogosphere: Inside Rick’s Blog News: Interview – David Freehan, President of International Downtown Association Loaded Gun: John Peacock, Revel Rick’s Rant: True Courage On WUWF…

Martini Night: Dem Studds was as bad as Foley

Last night: one Martini Night guest argued that Rep. Studds, a Democrat, had a similar scandal in 1983. Here are the facts:In 1983 Gerry Studds…

Papers need to take risks

I love this quote: “Quality US papers may never opt for the Independent’s provocative mix of news and views; it not only upsets the traditional…

Sept 28 issue – What do you think?

Cover story: According to Doyle – interview w/PNJ publisher Kevin Doyle News Story The Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board reports that 280 new, private-sector jobs were…