A legislative effort to overturn a 2020 vote by Key West residents to limit cruise-ship operations continues to be narrowed to the Monroe County tourism community. The House Commerce Committee on Monday…
Category: Pensacola
Pensacola police chief finalists
The selection committee for the next Chief of Police for the Pensacola Police Department has recommended three finalists to move forward in the selection process for the position, which will ultimately be…
The move to make county government white-only
In March 1977, a class action was filed on behalf of Escambia County’s Black voters that challenged the at-large system for electing county commissioners (McMillan v. Escambia County). Because all voters were…
Wind, Rain and Walkability
Public Gets a Look at Hashtag, Phase I by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Weathering the wind and rain, overlooking the chop in Pensacola Bay as it began to dance with an incoming storm…
Presser Notes: Homeless Plan, the Exodus Club & Dottie
by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson was a few minutes late Monday morning to his weekly press conference, but it was for a pretty good reason. The delay occurred when the…
Robinson not the only burned out mayor
The New York Times reports that mayors around the country are announcing plans to retire from politics. Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson – who is mentioned in the story – isn’t the only…
Country Club set victims of insurance fraud
John Thomas, owner of Thomas Insurance on Garden Street in Pensacola, has been arrested by federal agents in Arizona for wire fraud. Sources have shared that Thomas was a player among the…
Presser Notes: Dreams, Gaetz & a Delayed Roundabout
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Now that Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has decided not to run for re-election, he’s already dreaming of who might lead the city next. Literally. And it’s pretty weird….
May for Mayor, maybe
Campaign contributors and several potential candidates are waiting for District 3 County Commissioner Lumon May to decide whether he will run to be Pensacola’s next mayor. May was elected to this third…
Blackledge resigns from CPAC
Attorney Autumn Beck Blackledge has resigned from the Citizens Police Advisory Committee, telling Mayor Grover Robinson that she believes the committee has become “ineffective and frankly, obsessed with the desire to have…
Presser Notes: Grover’s Pursuit of Happiness
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The calculation had been formulating for a few months, but his recent Southwest trip into the desert provided the clarity needed for an epiphany: Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson…
Breaking News: Robinson not to seek second term
At his weekly press conference today, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson announced that he will not seek another term. Inweekly reporter Jeremy Morrison is at the presser and will have more later.