Category: Business
Florida Trend gives four Pensacola restaurants ‘Golden Spoon’ awards
Global Grill, Jackson’s Steakhouse, McGuire’s Irish Pub, and Restaurant Iron have been given 2016 Golden Spoon awards by Florida Trend magazine. According to its website,…
Valentino strikes out again
A circuit court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino against Inweekly, publisher Rick Outzen, reporter Jeremy Morrison and…
EDATE for downtown apartments passed first reading
While waiting on word from Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on whether the move was actually legit, the Pensacola City Council on Tuesday decided to…
Outlying Landing Field 8 in defense appropriations bill passed last week
For years, Escambia County and the Greater Pensacola Chamber have been trying to get the federal government to transfer Outlying Landing Field 8, 640-acres in…
Scott announces $79.3 billion Florida First Budget
Governor Rick Scott today announced a $79.3 billion state budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2016. One state department that is happy is…
Escambia to try out alcohol ban in beach business core
In an effort to address crime, commerce and “quality of life†issues, Escambia County officials have decided to try out an open-container ban for the…
Florida Chamber announces its 2016 legislative agenda
Press release: As the Florida Chamber enters its 100th year of fighting for business, the Florida Chamber of Commerce today unveiled its 2016 Competitiveness Agenda…
Fish House sign postponed another month
For the second month, the City of Pensacola has granted a delay on hearing the appeal of an Administrative Decision for 600 S. Barracks Street…
Attorney argues his client did not lose non-conforming use for radio tower
Attorney Edward P. Fleming told Inweekly that the non-conforming use for Divine Communications’ radio tower did not end when the old tower was demolished. As…
Orange crop forecast worsens
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA An already-dire forecast has grown more bitter for the state’s signature crop. Florida’s orange harvest forecast for…
Paychecks for Patriots
CareerSource Escarosa to host Paychecks for Patriots Hiring Event Friday, Nov. 13 A Statewide Hiring Event Connecting Florida Veterans with Career Opportunities CareerSource Escarosa and…
Pensacola Beach residents have assets seized for illegal gambling operations in Okaloosa
The Fort Walton Beach Daily News reports the Internal Revenue Service has seized more than $500,000 from the bank accounts of Larry and Dixie Masino,…
Seville Quarter patriarch warns about food truck ordinance
A lunch with attorney Wilmer Mitchell, president of Seville Quarter, is never brief, but always informative. Today he wanted to talk about the proposed food…
EntreCon: The Power of a Dream
This morning, I was the moderator for an EntreCon panel that featured Scott Zepp, co-founder of World of Beer, and Celeste Beatty, founder of the…
Long delays in airport food services opening may have cost city quarter of million dollars (Update)
Former City Council President Maren DeWeese reported today that that the food concessions at the Pensacola International failed to meet its revenue projection by $255,185….
Florida House panel votes to replace Confederate statue
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A proposal to remove a statue of a Confederate general born in Florida from the U.S. Capitol…
PS Today: Rep. David Jolly, The Bluffs and Innerarity Island
This afternoon on “Pensacola Speaks,” I will have Congressman David Jolly talk about a letter he has sent Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald…
Podcast: Ballpoint workshop for non-profits on Nov. 5
Ballpoint Communications Group will host Party with a Purpose: a free marketing workshop and networking event for leaders of nonprofit organizations in Pensacola and surrounding…
Pensacola named ‘Most Enjoyable City of the Year’
CheapOair, a leading hybrid online and traditional travel agency, has named Pensacola the 2015 “Most Enjoyable City of the Year†at the inaugural CheapOair Owards,…
On Pensacola Speaks, how did Pensacola get ranked 52nd Best Small City in America
Today, I will interview on “Pensacola Speaks” WalletHub analyst and spokesperson Jill Gonzalez on their ranking of the city of Pensacola as the 52nd Best…
