Author: Rick Outzen
Commissioner makes direct appeal to Lake Charlene residents
In January, Commissioner Doug Underhill failed to win support to invoke eminent domain to obtain a parcel owned by the Lake Charlene Homeowner’s Association that…
Yawn, another port study
Yesterday, I wrote how the Hayward administration and the Pensacola City Council talked about Complete Streets for seven years without getting anywhere. Downtown got a…
Thomas says he may have agreement to sign Triumph grant
The News Journal today asked the question that we have posed for the past six months: New aviation jobs coming to Pensacola, but will local…
City of Pensacola had six people at Symposium
According to the registration records, the City of Pensacola had six people at the Emerald Coast Transportation Symposium held in late February: Drew Buchanan, Mayoral…
Complete Streets not a new idea
The City of Pensacola has been talking about Complete Streets since 2012. Initially, the concept was used as a reason to open East Government Street…
Top 10 small cities for small business
Here is a goal for the Greater Pensacola Chamber: Get Pensacola on this list. ChamberofCommerce.org has published a study that uncovers the best small cities for…
Mayor’s timeline doesn’t work
The mayor’s timeline doesn’t match in his story about how he came to pay for a transition team member to attend a conference. (See PNJ,…
CareerSource Escarosa lets down Escambia County
Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $1.75 million to help Floridians acquire the skills needed for in-demand occupations through new and expanded apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship…
Poll: Pensacola voters aren’t keen on fining givers
After the mayor last week commented that he was considering fining drivers who give to panhandlers, Inweekly had Political Matrix conduct a telephone poll of…
Escambia Co. has lost over a thousand 10-,11-,12-graders
The Escambia County School District lost 1,007 10-, 11- and 12-graders since the 2017-18 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Last year,…
Pensacola advances to 2nd round
Pensacola has advanced to Round 2 of the Strongest Town competition . The results of the Round 1 match-ups are: Nelson (80%) vs. Amesville (20%) Guthrie…
Buzz: Hoskins leaves Gulf Power for Navy Fed
Gulf Power’s management has notified its employees that Keith Hoskins has accepted the position of senior vice-president with Navy Federal Credit Union in Pensacola. The…
Triumph performance goals set low for $3-million grant
Triumph Gulf Coast chairman Don Gaetz told Inweekly that the performance standards set for the Escambia County School District are low. If the district fails…
Escambia School District enrollment down
The enrollment in the Escambia County School District is down 318 students since the 2017-18 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. The…
UWF addresses workforce shortage
The University of West Florida is launching three new degree programs in direct response to increased workforce demand in STEM fields. Beginning in Fall 2019,…
Don’t go ‘Hayward,’ mayor
Mayor Grover Robinson’s off-the-cuff remarks about fining vehicle drivers for giving money to people on the roadside has created news around the state. When his…
County to receive $16 million in NRDA funds
The Florida Trustee Implementation Group approved its Final Restoration Plan 1, which selects 23 projects at a total estimated cost of $61 million. The final plan is consistent with…
Meet City PIO candidates
Through a public record request, Inweekly received the 60 applications for the City of Pensacola’s Public Information Officer. Out of those 60, 36 met the…
When will Malcolm catch on?
This month, we have had two big announcements concerning vocational training. First, ST Engineering announced the establishment of the Pensacola Mayor’s Scholarship to support outstanding…
County part of bold workforce initiative
FloridaWest today announced that Escambia County is one of five communities joining the Inclusive Development Network (IDN), an ambitious new initiative designed to advance inclusive workforce development within…
