Major Port of Pensacola revenues dropped nearly 30 percent since FY 2012, expected to drop another 21 percent in FY 2018

The Port of Pensacola’s four major revenue sources dropped nearly 30 percent from FY 2012 to FY 2016, according the city’s budget documents. The actual…

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Downtown Pensacola wins another award

The Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association has named Downtown Pensacola its 2017 winner of its Great Places in Florida People’s Choice Award. Downtown…

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Beulah Beltway update

By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Concerned about how the proposed four-lane Beulah Beltway might affect their homes, citizens turned out to view the proposed routes for…

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City of Pensacola has yet to close sale of Blount School property

Six months after the Pensacola City Council approved the sale of the old Blount School property to local developer ParsCo LLC, the county property appraiser’s…

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Who remembers the swimming pool at Bruce Beach

Inweekly is interested in talking to people who remember the “colored” swimming pool at Bruce Beach. If you look at the construction documents closely -slightly…

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Floribama Shore coming to Panhandle

MTV today announced the return of its “Shore” franchise with “Floribama Shore.” The eight-episode run of “MTV Floribama Shore” will debut on Monday, Nov. 27…

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DEP advertises for fish hatchery bids

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has posted its invitation for bids for the Florida Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Hatchery and Enhancement Center. A mandatory…

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City removes Corinne Jackson marker from Corinne Jones Park

The Corinne Jackson marker has been removed from Pensacola’s Corinne Jones Park. The marker, which misidentified African-American icon Corinne Jones, the first director of the…

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United Way of Escambia County Taps Laura Gilliam as its new President and CEO

Pensacola, FL :  Laura P. Gilliam, of Huntington, West Virginia, has been named President and CEO of the United Way of Escambia County, Northwest Florida’s…

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See aerial footage of Bruce Beach

Watch this drone footage of Bruce Beach. You can see the two mitigation areas and the marsh conservation area. The site is larger that it…

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Learn more about upcoming jobs and subcontracting opportunities at VT MAE tomorrow!

VT MAE, Pensacola’s newest global aviation company, will host an information session on Friday Oct. 27,  at 9 a.m. regarding their current corporate operations, upcoming…

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For the record: Mitigation and conservation areas of Bruce Beach

Above is the map that was included in the Biological Assessment of Bruce Beach, completed in 2013. There are two mitigation areas – City of…

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Plaque controversy: Corinne vs. Corrine, Jackson vs. Jones

On Tuesday, Dr. Gloria Horning sent an email on behalf of the Tanyard Neighborhood Association to CRA Director Helen Gibson regarding the Corinne Jackson plaque…

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Triumph funds ready for region

By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY BP oil money meant to transform the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast economy should finally start flowing at the beginning of 2018….

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Six things you need to know about the Bruce Beach fish hatchery

1. June 2011 Council vote was not binding. When the Pensacola City Council voted unanimously in favor of the concept of a fish hatchery at…

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Myth Buster: No soil contamination issues at Bruce Beach

When Mayor Ashton Hayward presented the fish hatchery initiative to the Pensacola City Council in June 2011, he repeatedly stressed the BP dollars would help…

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The hard construction cost for hatchery building may range $5.5M-$8.7M, not $18.8M

We’ve heard Mayor Hayward talk about how the state is investing $18.8 M at Bruce Beach,  The budget shows that only about half of the…

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Buzz: Three locals up for federal judge spots

Circuit Court Judges Gary Bergosh and Jan Shackelford and Moore, Hill & Westmoreland attorney Charles Beall Jr. are among the eight semi-finalists for two federal…

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First step towards criminal justice reform taken

By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Escambia County Corrections director Tamyra Jarvis and her staff presented three possible programs to reduce the inmate population, lower the number…

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Podcast: The Boom! Boom Book

The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program tonight hosts returning guest speaker Michael Ryan at 7 p.m. in Building 76A, Room…

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