Public Spaces in Pensacola’s District 7 eyed for Affordable Housing by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola’s parks may be on the table as city officials explore “non-traditional†avenues to secure property for the development…
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Presser Notes: How much is affordable housing worth?
by Jeremy Morrison While much of his weekly press conference Monday morning was devoted to the issue of affordable housing within the boundaries of the Community Redevelopment Agency, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson…
Mayoral Forum: In Search of a Vision
Pensacola Mayoral Candidates Field WRL Questions by Jeremy Morrison A quartet of Pensacola mayoral candidates fielded questions Thursday on a range of topics, from the very specific, such as the issue with…
Leatherback is Back!
Largest Species of Sea Turtle Makes Rare Return by Jeremy Morrison It’s been a long time coming, but a leatherback sea turtle has again been seen on Pensacola Beach. A large female…
Baptist Hospital unveils vision
Asks for Council Resolution Three Days After Presentation by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Soon, Baptist Hospital will be relocating and leaving behind its sprawling campus in Pensacola’s West Moreno District. Local officials have…
Whose design is it anyway?
A Clarification Regarding Carpenters Creek’s Vortechs Vault by Jeremy Morrison Nobody appears anxious to take full credit for a stormwater filtration system installed at Carpenters Creek near Davis Highway and suspected by…
Will Pensacola’s Confederate Monument return?
Appeals Court Kicks Lawsuit Back to State by Jeremy Morrison The ghost of Pensacola’s Confederate monument has come back for a haunting, following a federal court’s decision earlier this week to reverse…
Pensacola moves forward on skatepark
by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola is finally getting its public skatepark, but not before a bit of grousing. Though the park ultimately received unanimous support from the council, the tone was set early…
Pensacola edges closer to skatepark
by Jeremy Morrison It’s clear that Pensacola City Councilman Casey Jones is pretty stoked about the notion of a municipal skatepark. It’s an amenity he wishes was around when he was younger….
Bruce Beach project a go
by Jeremy Morrison Bruce Beach is about to get a little splashier. The municipal beach near downtown Pensacola will be getting nearly $7 million in improvements as part of a larger waterfront-walkability…
Workshopping the Watershed
By Jeremy Morrison For decades, development and growth around Pensacola have had environmental consequences for local waterways, leading to water quality and loss of habitat issues. Through the so-call Restore the Watershed…
Presser Notes: Flying, Sailing & Catching the Sun
by Jeremy Morrison Having recently returned from a municipal scouting mission to Savannah, Ga., Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson was abuzz recounting the trip Monday during his weekly press conference. “We’re back and…
More on Gaetz, Green hootenanny
Gaetz, Greene Revel in the Fringe, Part 2 or, Some Leftover Observations From My Field Trip to the Kool-Aid Factory.. by Jeremy Morrison. If Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor…
Gaetz, Greene revel in the fringe
‘Outsider’ Lawmaker Kicks Off Congressional Campaign by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Out on the fringes of American politics, a quarter tank of gas outside of Pensacola, up in the sun-soaked fields of Milton,…
Charter Review looks at term limits
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Pensacola Charter Review Commission waded into the city’s charter last week, carving out some territory they intend to focus on at a matter-of-fact pace. With a few…
Samantha Fish returns to Vinyl
Getting Happy with the Blues by Jeremy Morrison For Samantha Fish, the Blues cannot be contained within one musical pool — it flows fluidly from one to the other, guided by energy…
Presser Notes: Pensacola lands new maritime training simulator
City’s Fire Department Scores Top ISO Rating by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson took the occasion of his weekly press conference Monday to show off some of the Pensacola Fire Department’s…
D2 City Council candidates dive in
by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola residents got a look at their District 2 Pensacola City Council candidates Thursday during a forum hosted by Women for Responsible Legislation. The candidates dove into issues including…
Pensacola’s Strong-Mayor system seems secure
Charter Commission Resists Reconsiderations by Jeremy Morrison It appears that the city of Pensacola will be sticking with the strong-mayor form of government selected by voters a decade ago, with members of…
Pensacola mayoral candidates discuss local issues
By Jeremy Morrison A packed hall inside the Bayview Community Center got an initial look at the field of Pensacola’s mayoral candidates Tuesday evening. Most of the field anyway. Hosted by the…
