Category: News
PA AG offers more on Asian massage bust
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has offered more details on the arrest of David Williams and the massage parlors he ran in Florida, Virginia and…
Protecting the Beach and Commissioner Underhill
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly It was a passionate affair all the way around Thursday inside the chambers of the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners….
Tough competition at Killer Nashville
Killer Nashville is next weekend. It’s amazing my “City of Grudges” made it as a finalist in the Thriller category. The other writers have published…
More on City Council District 5 selection process
From the City of Pensacola: City Council will hold a special meeting Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. to make an appointment to the City…
Council to select District 5 replacement
A SPECIAL MEETING of the Pensacola City Council is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, in Council Chambers, First Floor of City Hall, 222 West Main…
M.E. search committee makes recommendation
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced that the Medical Examiner’s Search Committee met on Aug. 14 to consider the resume of Dr. Scott Luzi for possible…
Broxson and Andrade get $21.8M for county jail
Escambia County will receive $21.8 million from the Florida Division of Emergency Management through Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursement, which will go directly toward the…
Battle over Hill texts
By The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva and his successor don’t consider a heated text-message exchange with an embattled…
Florida Moms Demand Action host rally on Sunday
Press Release  – On Sunday, Aug. 18, volunteers with Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, will gather at MLK Plaza…
Wahoos honor Belle Bear with bobblehead night
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos will honor Belle Bear as “Community Player of the Year” at tonight’s game with a Belle Bear Bobblehead Giveaway. Game starts…
Wingate: Champion for Justice
Since learning of Councilman Gerald Wingate’s passing, I’ve reviewed our reporting of his tenure on the Pensacola City Council. His peers saw him as a…
Has Malcolm Thomas seen this?
Research 101: Solid, documented facts can be found using the “Google Machine.” In 2015, Steven Soules of the University of Central Florida produced “An Evaluation…
St. Lucie also pays 20 weeks severance
The St. Lucie County School District is similar in student population to Escambia County and is ranked #30 in the state. It has an appointed…
Studer discusses projects, mission
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Quint Studer’s fingerprints are all over Pensacola. From the Blue Wahoos to Southtowne to SCAPE to early-learning Brain Bags for new…
West Cervantes safety revisions presented
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly FRICKER CENTER — The West Cervantes safety improvements on display Tuesday in Pensacola were slightly different from plans presented during a…
Salzman outraises Hill in July
Republican challenger Michelle Salzman outraised incumbent Florida House Rep. Mike Hill in July, according to reports filed with the Florida Secretary of State. Salzman brought…
Remembering a breakfast with Wingate
In the summer of 2012, realtor Gerald Wingate asked to meet with Lumon May and me at CJ’s Kitchen on West Garden Street. Over eggs,…
CivicCon: Successful school systems let parents hire principals
At last night’s CivicCon, Dr. Ron Ferguson attributed the success of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to its focus on quality principals. He mentioned that parents…
Condolences on passing of Councilman Wingate shared
Note: As messages come in, we will add them to this post. Last Update 4:04 p.m. From Commissioner Lumon May: On behalf of the Escambia…
Presser Notes: Police Oversight, Beautification and Birding
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly There were more journalists than usual Monday at Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s weekly press conference, as a visiting contingent of journalists…
