Presser Notes: Two Storms on the Horizon

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Two storms are on the horizon, one natural and the other political, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday during his weekly…

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Municipal homeless efforts ‘frustrating’

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly A leading homeless advocate took city officials to task this week, telling them that municipal efforts to address the issue of…

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CPAC focuses on ‘Finding Its Feet’

by Jeremy Morrison Growing pains look to have befallen the City of Pensacola Citizens Police Advisory Committee. Dr. Cedric Alexander — a law enforcement consultant…

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East Garden District gets the go-ahead

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency jumped into a public-private partnership Monday night with a collective of developers who have reimagined a…

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Presser Notes: Reconsidering mask mandate again

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday that he feels like it’s time to pull back the city’s mask mandate, a move…

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Presser Notes: Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola City Hall looks a bit different Monday as the city celebrates its first official Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Instead of flying…

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Officials search for ‘solutions’ for Bay Bridge dilemma

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Local and regional elected officials met Wednesday with representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation in an effort to determine how…

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A Conversation with Sean Linezo

by Jeremy Morrison Over the next few months, Pensacola artist Sean Linezo has a number of projects planned that explore Native American history and culture,…

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Local organizers discuss state legislative proposals

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In this week’s print issue of Inweekly, two local organizers discussed efforts being made in the region to empower Black voters….

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Presser Notes: Mask Order Defanged and Barge Lemonade

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In the wake of Hurricane Sally, various city of Pensacola departments, like Parks and Rec or Sanitation, have been kept busy…

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Full interview with new school superintendent

By Jeremy Morrison Tim Smith, Inweekly Interview, September 2020 IN: First off, I guess, congratulations. SMITH: Well, thank you. Very excited about the position. And…

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Pensacola’s mask order stays in place

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola will continue to require the wearing of masks in public businesses, following the Pensacola City Council’s full-throated,…

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Ferries in our future

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly While he said local officials are still awaiting word from the Florida Department of Transportation on whether the state will be…

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Concerns raised over dropping mask mandate

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly There’s gonna be some pushback when Mayor Grover Robinson asks the Pensacola City Council to drop the city’s mask mandate. “Too…

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Mayor wants to sunset mask order

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly During his weekly press conference Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson relayed an analogy he’d shared with The Weather Channel meteorologist…

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Presser Notes: Sally & Masks

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As Sally strengthened from a Tropical Storm into a Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico Monday, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said…

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Environmentalists skeptical of drilling moratorium

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Florida’s waters, including the eastern Gulf of Mexico, are safe for now from offshore drilling, but skeptically-happy environmentalists are expressing some…

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Young poll workers sought

Poll Workers Scarce in a Pandemic, Escambia Works to Offset ‘Shrinkage’ by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Heading towards November’s election—with voter turnout expected to be high—there…

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CPAC Digs Into Mental Health

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly About an hour deep into this week’s meeting of Pensacola’s Citizen Police Advisory Committee, Chairman Joseph Marshall paused to stress the…

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A Hyper-Relevant ‘Long Distance Call’

By Jeremy Morrison In a new exhibition currently showing at the Pensacola Museum of Art — artists explore the intersection of fine art and humor….

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