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Florida’s Redistricting Special Session Pushed Back as DeSantis Expands the Agenda

What was supposed to be a straightforward return to Tallahassee just got more complicated. The Delay Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation Wednesday postponing Florida’s…

UWF Names David Fugett as New General Counsel

Veteran Florida higher education attorney fills a position that became vacant last summer after the abrupt firing of Susan Woolf amid a governance dispute….

This week in Pensacola, the stakes couldn’t be higher

Issue — April 16, 2026 A $280 million Hard Rock development hangs in the balance, apartment dwellers are being shot due to decisions made by…

Pensacola’s Third Annual Founders’ Innovation Summit & Tour Is This Weekend—And It’s Free

If you’re a founder, a small business owner, or simply someone curious about what AI can actually do for your work, this weekend’s Founders’ Innovation…

Mayor Reeves Covers the Gambit at Tuesday Presser

Mayor D.C. Reeves held his regular press briefing Tuesday morning, touching on everything from a local reality TV star to affordable housing and the future…

Escambia Career Academy Awards Ceremony

Escambia County Public Schools (ECPS) students, career academies, schools and partnerships were recognized at the Career Academy Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Students,…

Pensacola Historian Joe Vinson Steps Into the Political Arena

A familiar name in local history is now writing a new chapter—this time in politics. Joe Vinson, Pensacola historian, founder of Pensapedia, and one of Inweekly’s original…

ECAT Seeks Input on Route Changes

Demand for public transportation rises in correlation with gas prices, and with prices near $4 a gallon, Escambia County Area Transit is a cost-saving option…

Children’s Trust Approves Landmark Quality Assurance Policy to Strengthen Grant Oversight

After years of public scrutiny over grant mismanagement, missed program goals, and lapses in financial oversight, the Escambia Children’s Trust board voted today to approve…

Children Trust’s Grant Withdrawals, Total $2.4 Million

The Escambia Children’s Trust recently received notices from two funded partners regarding changes to their grant agreements. CMB Visions Unlimited Withdraws from CAREs Grant CMB…

Online Gambling Targeting Your Kids—And RDCY Is Fighting Back

When most parents think about internet dangers for children, they think about predators or explicit content. But two Florida attorneys are sounding the alarm about…

Two Years, Two Programs, One Region Moving Forward

Northwest Florida has quietly built something remarkable — a coordinated safety net for people in their most vulnerable moments. Two milestone anniversaries reveal just how…

ECPS launches new web page to help parents and students with the middle school transition

A centralized resource hub called Your Middle School Journey is now live on the Escambia County Public Schools website — bringing key information, timelines, and…

Hospitality Group Backs Multipurpose Event Center, Rejects Convention Center

A Florida nonprofit, Escambia County Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), has weighed in on the Bay Center debate—and its message to county commissioners is clear: build…

New Palafox Project: Paver Install 75% Complete, On Track for May 24 Finish

Construction on the New Palafox Project continues to move forward, with paver installation now 75% complete and the project on schedule for its incentivized completion…

ARB Reviews Downtown Grocery Plans on April 16

The City of Pensacola’s Architectural Review Board meets Thursday, April 16, at 2 p.m. in the Hagler-Mason Conference Room on the second floor of City…

This Week in Inweekly: Big Dreams, Big Changes and a Reggae Road Trip

The new edition of Inweekly is out, and it’s more than Rising Stars. The issue covers a landmark moment in UWF athletics history to a…

Florida Unemployment Ticks Up to 4.5% in January—Escambia County Hit Hard

Florida’s unemployment rate climbed to 4.5% in January, a 0.2 percentage point jump from December, according to data released Wednesday by the Department of Commerce….