This weekend, the daily newspaper published a guest viewpoint from Johnny Kampis – “Escambia taking big gamble with government-owned network.” Not only did the viewpoint make several misleading points, the PNJ failed…
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Real News: Eric Stevenson, Bubbas on Patrol
Attorney Eric Stevenson shared stories about his work with Inweekly. We talked about the infamous article “Bubbas on Patrol” by Duwayne Escobedo in March 2008. BUBBAS ON PATROL Sheriff’s Office Boots County…
My connection to Trump grand jury
A joke among my friends is that I’ve lived long enough to have some connection – maybe several degrees of separation – to most national stories. Today, The Daily Beast reports that…
EPA steeps up clean ups in Pensacola
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans to accelerate the cleanup of five Superfund sites in Florida with funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Nationally, a $1 billion investment from…
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…
New community dashboard
The Haas Center at the University of West Florida has developed an online dashboard that provides easy, quick and simple navigation related to key indicators of community success, including health and social…
Anti-trafficking conference on Friday
Gulf Coast Kid’s House and The NISSI Project today announced the inaugural Escarosa Anti-Human Trafficking Conference to improve the multi-disciplinary development in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The virtual conference will be…
County employee faces ethics issues
The Escambia County’s Office of Compliance and Ethics has investigated whether Natural Resources RESTORE project manager Matthew Posner was paid to be the interim director of the Pensacola Perdido Bay Estuary Program…
Real News: Bird is the word
Mayor Grover Robinson plans to bring a plan to the city council on how to improve the safety of the Bird scooters in downtown Pensacola. Scott Mitchell, whose family owns and operates…
Real News: Former press secretary discusses Cuomo
Karen Hinton, former press secretary for Andrew Cuomo, discusses her book, “Penis Politics,” which tackles head-on how men abuse power that all too many girls and women have faced. Hinton was one…
Tech expands Pensacola operation
FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance announced today that CIRCULOGENE will be expanding its operations into downtown Pensacola, Florida. CIRCULOGENE, an innovative medical technology company, will be testing cancer patients worldwide from their downtown…
Wahoos win community service award again
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos were chosen as the Double-A South’s nominee for the Minor League Baseball CommUNITY Champion Award, given to the team that showed the greatest commitment to community service during…
Be a Santa to a Senior
As isolation continues to impact local seniors, Home Instead of Pensacola renews the important Be a Santa to a Senior program promising another season of holiday cheer. Be A Santa to a…
Presser Notes: Winding Down the Overpass Camp
by Jeremy Morrison It looks like the homeless encampment beneath a stretch of interstate overpass near downtown Pensacola will soon be no more – because of safety and park development plans. Plus,…
Real News: Jones on UF investigation
The University of Florida has launched an investigation into after a report revealed that professors felt pressured to delete COVID-19 data for an undisclosed state entity.  Congressional candidate Rebekah Jones discussed the report on…
Boosters in Brownsville this weekend
On Saturday, Dec. 18 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Community Health Northwest Florida, in partnership with Escambia County, will hold a COVID-19 vaccine clinic inside Brownsville Community Center for individuals ages 12 and…
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…
UWF receives $3M NSA grant
The University of West Florida received a $3 million grant extension by the National Security Agency to expand the national cybersecurity workforce development program, CyberSkills2Work, following a successful launch of the program…
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…