Category: Politics
Pensacola black community outraged over treatment of fire chief and deputy chief
A local civil rights leader told Inweekly in a phone interview Sunday morning that the black community is outraged over Pensacola City Hall placing Fire…
Inweekly: Thoroughly Thoreau
Pensacola State College English professor and Poet Laureate of Northwest Florida Jamey Jones tomorrow holds a poetry event at Artel Gallery. The event is part…
Florida in Top 10 states for most football parties, North Carolina edges Colorado for Super Bowl
Super Bowl 50 is expected to be the most watched sporting event of the year, and Evite, the leading digital service for planning events, has…
Pensacola city officials break commitment made to Florida Legislature
City Administrator Eric Olson and his Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson recently abolished the Personnel Board that was created to handle employees’ appeals of…
City officials altered appeal process after Pensacola fire chief and deputy chief placed on administrative leave
An preliminary analysis of the City of Pensacola Human Resources Policy Manual on the city’s website has revealed that the Chapter F – Administrative Appeals…
Jeb tells detractors to ‘take a chill pill’
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush sat down for an interview with NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell this morning. The Republican presidential candidate discussed Rubio’s momentum, his…
Read memo given to Pensacola fire chief and deputy fire chief
Former Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren DeWeese posted on her blog yesterday the memo that Assistant City Administrator Keith Wilkins handed to Pensacola Fire Chief Matt…
Exclusive: Pensacola deputy fire chief speaks out
Yesterday, Pensacola Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover, a 27-year veteran of the Pensacola Fire Department, was placed on administrative leave without any explanation. Glover said…
City 3-1-1 app still not catching on
Inweekly had Duwayne Escobedo look into the City of Pensacola’s 3-1-1 service, which handled a little over 400 calls a month last year–most of which…
Podcast: Brian Spencer talks about Hawkshaw, Downtown Pensacola growth
Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer discussed downtown development on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” on Monday. He explained when he believed it was the…
Pensacola Speaks: History of downtown Pensacola and Seville Quarter
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” this afternoon, I will have Wilmer Mitchell, attorney for Bob Snow who created Rosie O’Grady’s and the Seville…
Novel approach for repeat misdemeanor offenders with mental health issues
Sarasota County is trying to launch an innovative approach to dealing with mentally ill individuals arrested for minor crimes in hope of slowing the revolving…
Spencer challenges LBJ viewpoint, defends Urban Design Associates
Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer believes that his fellow councilman and business partner, Larry Johnson, was off-base in his criticism on the council’s decision to…
Medical marijuana melodrama continues: Two roads to non-euphoric and euphoric relief
From the News Service of Florida: MEDICAL MARIJUANA SET FOR NOVEMBER BALLOT Voters will get another chance to decide whether to allow medical marijuana in…
Three roughest starts as Pensacola City Council president
The first two months of any position can be rocky as one gets acclimated to the position. That definitely holds true for the position of…
Fantasy sports websites get nod from lawmakers
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA While officials in some other states try to shut down the games, Florida legislators are speedily moving…
Podcast: Council president says Human Rights ordinance may not come up until March
Yesterday, Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare said on “Pensacola Speaks†that the human rights ordinance that was referred last November to the city attorney…
Matt Gaetz pushes nearly $1 billion cut thru Florida House
BY JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The House is proposing a wide-ranging tax cut package that falls just short of Gov. Rick Scott’s…
Pensacola Speaks: Charles Bare, Pensacola Opera, Melanie Nichols
On News Talk 1370 WCOA, I will have Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare to open “Pensacola Speaks” at 5 p.m. We will discuss his…
Podcast: Mayor Hayward working on downtown parking solutions
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward called into “Pensacola Speaks” to praise Quint and Rishy Studer for their investments in his city. He also talked about downtown…
