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 press conference. “If there was ever an…
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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 homelessness are falling short. “Y’all are not…
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 brought on board to work with the…
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 chunk of downtown they’ve dubbed the East…
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 the Pensacola City Council will be discussing…
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 its traditional display of flags denoting the…
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 best to ease the challenges facing commuters…
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, as well as the Indigenous perspective of…
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. But the discussion with Jamil Davis, North…
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 with recovery efforts. And they’ve made quite…
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 very excited — my wife and I…
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, 7-0 unanimous shutdown of Mayor Grover Robinson’s…
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 providing ferry service while the Pensacola Bay…
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 soon,†said Ann Hill, who represents District…
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 Jim Cantore regarding Hurricane Sally. “These hurricanes…
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 that the city should expect potentially record…
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 concerns about President Donald Trump’s announcement during…
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 are concerns about staffing polling places with…
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 urgency of the group’s mission to improve…
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. The art featured in “… I Forgot…
