By Jeremy Morrison Once again, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday; the city is phasing out its regular release of local COVID stats as part of its so-called dashboard. With a current…
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Town Hall Notes: Red Lights, a Road Diet & Rising Power Bills
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Topics traversed during Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s March 1 town hall represented a variety of concerns within the city, with citizens approaching the mayor with matters ranging from…
Pitching Warrington
Superintendent Provides Update on Middle School to State By Jeremy Morrison Warrington Middle School has been involved in state turnaround efforts for years. On Wednesday, Escambia School District Superintendent Tim Smith told…
Presser Notes: Airport Soars, Prioritizing Power & Long-viewing Homelessness
By Jeremy Morrison The Pensacola International Airport is currently dubbed the “Intergalactic” airport, an annual designation recognizing the local Pensacon event later this month, which celebrates sci-fi culture. “I really appreciate the…
Power struggle [podcast]
Should Pensacola Establish a Municipal Utility? by Jeremy Morrison What does it take to provide the city of Pensacola with power? Could the municipality handle such operations better than the power company?…
Presser Notes: Packing In the Campout, People Power & COVID Lite
by Jeremy Morrison Much of Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s weekly press conference Monday morning was devoted to the impending dissolution of the homeless camp currently located beneath an I-110 overpass near downtown….
City eyes e-scooter revisions
by Jeremy Morrison To curb inappropriate usage of electric rental scooters in the downtown area, the city of Pensacola is looking to tighten up some of the regulations relating to the devices….
DIB not enjoying the Scooter ride
by Jeremy Morrison It appears that the downtown Pensacola business community doesn’t much care for scooters. Or at least they don’t like the current state of scooters in the city. “I like…
Making Stormwater Beautiful
City Plans Market Street Greenway by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The stormwater pond near the intersection of Market Street and Summit Boulevard is not one of Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers’ favorite landscapes….
DIB to discuss Bird scooters
by Jeremy Morrison What is the most positive impact of having a scooter program in downtown Pensacola? How about the most negative impact? These are a couple of the questions posed in…
Pensacola has a Scooter Problem (w/ video)
By Jeremy Morrison A few months into its relationship with Bird scooters, and the city of Pensacola is experiencing what Mayor Grover Robinson has referred to as “a little bit of a…
Pensacola to plant 300 trees
Plantings Rooted in Hurricane Sally Damage by Jeremy Morrison To replenish the area’s tree canopy, the city of Pensacola will be planting approximately 300 trees between now and February. The tree plantings…
Tennis & Trees
by Jeremy Morrison After wading into the public discussion, Pensacola City Council President Jared Moore surfaced with two, not necessarily conflicting, takeaways. “So, obviously we hear tonight, ‘fix the courts,’ I think…
Pensacola preserves precious public boat slip
by Jeremy Morrison By all accounts, there is a dearth of public boat slips in the proximity of downtown Pensacola. That is still the case following a recent Pensacola City Council decision,…
Presser Notes: City enterprises thriving
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In the first of what looks to be shaping up into a slate of field trips to finish out this year’s regular Monday press conferences, Mayor Grover Robinson…
A ‘Very Thin Line’ of Sunshine
Has Homeless Task Force Been Open Enough? by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Homeless advocate and director of the Alfred Washburn Center Mike Kimbrel has mixed feelings about the collection of recommendations the Homeless…
Homeless Task Force to deliver recommendations today
by Jeremy Morrison Homelessness comprises myriad issues beyond the lack of shelter. As such, there are just as many potential remedies. This week the Homeless Reduction Task Force of Northwest Florida will…
Presser Notes: I-110 Campout, Wishin’ for Wider & Vaxi-waiting
By Jeremy Morrison Monday marked Mayor Robinson’s first press conference in quite a while without a complete COVID rundown. No case count. No hospitalizations roundup. Just a test positivity rate: 3.4 percent….
Drilling moratorium battle looms
Rep. Castor Hopes for Permanent Eastern Gulf Moratorium by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly There’s a potential monster looming out in the Gulf. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) has been trying to keep it at…
Homeless Task Force formalizes recommendations
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Homeless Reduction Task Force of Northwest Florida held its final meeting on Oct. 29, formalizing its pitch to the Pensacola City Council on how best to spend…
