Inweekly has joined #AccessDenied Project, a new initiative of The Society of Professional Journalists and MuckRock launched today to gather journalists’ access issues when working with Public Information Officers. In recent years journalists…
Putnam Florida orange corp in ‘free fall’
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The outlook for production of Florida oranges, the state’s signature crop, continues to drop. For the second consecutive month, the Florida orange-harvest forecast for…
Olson: Schrey’s statements ‘patently false’
City Administrator Eric Olson said Wednesday night that he felt compelled to comment in regards to a former city employee stating that she was let go following her refusal to “lie†to…
Olson to address Long Hollow issues tonight
PNJ reporter Will Isern is doing a follow-up story on the Long Hollow Radio Tower. Elizabeth Schrey spoke with Isern about how city staff knew the tower wasn’t allowed in the Long…
Toastmasters picks most buzzworthy speeches of 2015
Whether it was David Letterman signing off on the Late Show for the final time or Caitlyn Jenner accepting an award recognizing her courage, the most discussed and shared presentations of the year were thought-provoking, emotional and inspiring. After viewing hundreds of contenders, Toastmasters…
EPA Superfund needs financial stability
Center for Health, Environment & Justice has called for Congress to reinstitute its “polluter’s pay fees†to give the EPA Superfund the financial stability to cleanup toxic sites around the country. One…
Schrey: ‘The amendment file was totally hidden from me’
Elizabeth Schrey was the Planning Services staffer that presented the exception request for Manna’s proposed warehouse to the Planning Board. She told Inweekly that she wasn’t aware of the Future Land Use…
Uber has a battle in Florida Senate
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Senate isn’t ready to match a House proposal that would prevent local governments from regulating popular app-based transportation services, such as Uber and…
Belief in freedom of religion led Jolly to call for Trump to quit (podcast)
Yesterday, Florida Congressman David Jolly came on “Pensacola Speaks” (News Talk 1370 WCOA) to explain his speech on the House floor that called for Republican front-runner Donald Trump to drop out of…
Exclusive: Family speaks out about jail death of Devon Averheart
On Thursday, Nov. 19, Escambia County announced that 21-year old Samuel Devon Averheart had been found unresponsive in the infirmary unit of the Escambia County Main Jail. The jail’s medical staff called…
No Fix for Hicks
The nut of the issue lay in Pensacola City Councilman P.C. Wu’s primary reason for not wanting to tinker too much with the city’s efforts to sell a piece of Government Street…
David Jolly calls for Trump to quit. Jolly on Pensacola Speaks today
Congressman David Jolly, a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, has called on Donald Trump to quit his presidential bid after the GOP front-runner said all Muslims should be banned from entering the U.S….