Category: News
Broxson: What’s the rush?
State Sen. Doug Broxson this morning told Inweekly that he will put forth to the Florida Legislature the public will’s for naming the Pensacola Bay…
Fire Chief Saga: Where was Lysia Bowling?
According the city of Pensacola’s charter, the city attorney “serves as the chief legal adviser to, and shall represent, elected or appointed officials, boards and…
Bridge may have ‘Chappie’ James monument
By Duwayne Escobedo The citizens supporting the General Chappie James Memorial Bridge name change on the six-lane bridge that connects Gulf Breeze to Pensacola also…
Reflections on Carpenter’s Creek
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –Ora Wills paints a vivid picture of living near Carpenter’s Creek before that area of Pensacola was developed into the landscape…
Chappie James Bridge?
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly — Today, locals refer to the bridge connecting Pensacola to Gulf Breeze as the Bay Bridge or Three-Mile Bridge. Have you…
PensaCon issues statement on bomb scare
Last night, PensaCon released a statement regarding the bomb threat the convention received on Friday, Feb. 15. Contrary to reports made on social media, PensaCon…
Williamson seeks $85 million for hurricane victims
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Repairs to the Mexico Beach pier and Florida State University, after damage in Hurricane Michael,…
More: Accreditation, PIO leaving
Mayor Grover Robinson announced two tidbits of information at last night’s District 7 town hall. He is traveling to St. Augustine on Wednesday for a…
District 7 Town Hall: Sunday Hammers and Splash Pads
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Residents of Pensacola’s District 7 enjoyed an audience of three of their elected officials Monday evening, with Mayor Grover Robinson, City…
Buzz: Possible PensaCon bomb scare
Ethan Van Sciver, a comics artist known for illustrating or drawing covers primarily for DC Comics, took to social media this past weekend to say…
Poll: People want Chappie James Bridge
A recent InWeekly/Political Matrix poll of 488 likely voters of central and southern Escambia and Santa Rosa counties found want the new Pensacola Bay Bridge…
Fire Chiefs Saga: Wells and Larkin behind it
Since Inweekly broke the story about former Mayor Ashton Hayward settling the federal lawsuits filed by his former fire chief and deputy chief, the newspaper…
OLF 8 Zoning Left to Master Developer
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly The Escambia County Commission decided to leave the zoning of the 640-acre Outlying Landing Field 8 in Beulah to the master…
The Great Soccer Debate
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Valentine’s Day public gallery was awash with waves of red and green for the Pensacola City Council meeting, with opponents…
Scenic Heights fought soccer fields in 2005–and won
Sharon Dickinson has lived on Hibiscus Road in the Scenic Heights for 35 years. She remembers how the neighborhood successfully fought soccer fields being built…
Ever-evolving job titles of William ‘Rusty’ Wells
Rusty Wells has had four different jobs with the city of Pensacola over the past year. On Jan. 4 2015, Wells, who served as city…
DeSantis wants grand jury probe of school safety
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — On the eve of the one-year anniversary of Florida’s deadliest school shooting, Gov. Ron DeSantis…
FDOT puts up $20 million for Project Titan
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson received the news from the Florida Department of Transportation that the city would receive an additional $20 million for Project Titan….
Hayward beefed up Bowling’s severance package in August
According to records released yesterday by the City of Pensacola, former Mayor Ashton Hayward modified City Attorney Lysia Bowling’s employment agreement just three months before…
Smokable, legal pot on the way
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida –Patients could soon be allowed to smoke medical marijuana, but they’d have to purchase pre-rolled joints with…
