By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Recognizing the approximate anniversary of the onset of the COVID era, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson reflected on the past year and its challenges Monday during his weekly press…
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Tree ordinance sparks
By Jeremy Morrison The Pensacola City Council will be discussing revisions to the city’s tree ordinance this week. Councilwoman Sherri Myers has long pushed for modifications in the tree ordinance, but she’s…
Presser Notes: ‘Comrade Grover’ talks pylons & public engagement
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Before digging into questions from the press Monday, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson shared an old photo he ran across while cleaning out a family member’s house recently. The…
CPAC prepares for ‘lively’ town halls
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly For months now, Pensacola’s Citizens Police Advisory Committee has discussed and debated the dynamics between law enforcement and the local community, looking towards providing Mayor Grover Robinson with…
Escambia Teachers Plea for Equity
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Stalled negotiations are rebooting today between the Escambia County School District and the teachers’ union. During a Tuesday evening meeting of the Escambia County School Board, teachers pressed…
School District embarks on the strategic planning process
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Officials with the Escambia County School District kicked-off its strategic planning process Thursday, which includes gathering both internal and external input to shape the district’s vision and mission…
Preview: Escambia’s RESTORE Rundown
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners will be getting a rundown of some of the county’s environmental restoration efforts during this week’s Committee of the Whole meeting…
PPD Chief Search: ‘The World Is Becoming More Complicated’
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola is entering into a search for a new chief of police. The city has hired a consultant, and community input is being sought, with…
Presser Notes: Trudging through the thick of COVID season
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly During his weekly press conference Monday, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson reiterated sentiments he’d shared last week, following the Jan. 6 incident in Washington D.C. when Trump supporters stormed…
Police chief search outlined to CPAC
Police union’s request not getting much traction by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With the city of Pensacola entering into a search for a new chief of police, members of the city’s Citizen Police…
Presser Notes: Christmas COVID, PPD Union pushback
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson had a pretty eventful holiday season: he wrestled with a bout of COVID and grew out a goatee. The mayor found out he had…
Presser Notes: A Cold Shoulder and Confederate Stepping Stones
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly City of Pensacola officials have yet to hear back from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis concerning a request that the state defer to local governments when instituting coronavirus safety…