by Jeremy Morrison Following the Pensacola City Council’s decision last week to audit a local organization serving the homeless community, Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday that it looked like Re-entry Alliance Pensacola…
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MLK’s ‘Hostile’ Benches are Back
‘Hospitable’ Replacements Removed by Jeremy Morrison Anyone looking to take a load off in MLK, Jr. Plaza on Palafox may have noticed a shifting landscape. For so long, the benches were gone….
Presser Notes: Onboarding & Downloading
by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has some time left in office, but he’s already onboarding mayor-elect D.C. Reeves, who was elected in August as the city’s next mayor. “I’ve gone…
Escambia eyes CORE funds for overdoses
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With more than a million dollars expected to flow into Escambia County from the state of Florida to deal with local overdose deaths, local officials are starting to…
Homeless Shelter Dashboard sits idle
by Jeremy Morrison A comprehensive online dashboard tracking the availability of local shelter beds is ready to go, but stalling out due to the lack of participation from local service providers that…
Sea Turtle hatchlings outpace recent seasons
Local Leatherback Nest a Success -by Jeremy Morrison Since May, sea turtles have been nesting on beaches throughout Florida, burying their eggs in the sand and hoping the hatchlings find their way…
Presser Notes: Welcoming Reeves & Wrapping Up
by Jeremy Morrison With only three months left before leaving office, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is mapping out his route to the exit door. As he explained Monday during his weekly press…
Presser Notes: Fixing Bruce Beach & Baptist’s Big Deal
By Jeremy Morrison Having begun his weekly press conference Monday with an announcement about the annual Mayor’s Bowl face-off between Washington and PHS, Mayor Grover Robinson had football on the brain. This…
Poo Alley investigation efforts stall
By Jeremy Morrison Efforts to determine the source of human waste fouling a downtown Pensacola beach slated for a multi-million public improvement project may be stalling out until later this fall. According…
Food Not Bombs snubs mayor’s invitation
by Jeremy Morrison The local Food Not Bombs chapter has responded to Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s statements Monday that he has been talking with the organization about relocating its downtown food distribution…
Presser Notes: Mayor Pushes for Port-a-Potty Peace Summit
By Jeremy Morrison Before fielding this week’s presser, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson took a moment to introduce Aya Prince, an Episcopal Day School 8th grader and latest participant in the Mayor for…
Observations on PNJ mayoral forum
by Jeremy Morrison With Pensacola’s mayoral candidates seated on the stage of the Rex Theater for their Aug. 2 forum, it was difficult to think they might reveal anything new about themselves…