Pensacola eked out a four-point victory over Delray, Fla. in the 2019 Strongest Town contest. More than 5,500 votes were cast in our second round between March 25 and March 28. Here…
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School board term limits
From the News Service of Florida: A House committee Thursday approved a proposal aimed at imposing eight-year term limits on school-board members across the state, positioning the issue to be considered by…
‘Right price’ downtown parking
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola’s Downtown Improvement Board continued to refine its plans for downtown parking during a Tuesday night workshop in preparation for a conversation on the subject this summer with…
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 would allow the county to lower the…
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 few bike racks, and the mayor chose…
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 workers be trained in time to fill…
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 Transition Team Clark Merritt, Port of Pensacola…
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 to Ninth Avenue. Later that year, the…
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 business in America for 2019. This ranking…
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, “Pensacola mayor’s transition report was not quite…
MLK to be two-way?
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In an effort to improve traffic issues and create a more walkable community, Pensacola may consider changing a couple of currently one-way streets into two-way affairs. Mayor Grover…
Mayor ticked over headline
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The national media picked up on Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s comments last week about potentially fining people who give to panhandlers from the roadway. The mayor was less…
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 programs across Florida. “The expansion of workforce…
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 462 likely voters in the city 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, the district had 2,757 eighth grade students,…
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 (74%) vs. Westwood (26%) Delray Beach (76%) vs. Claremont…
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 former Blue Angel and commanding officer at…
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 to meet them, then part of the…
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 district has lost nearly 500 white students….
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, UWF will offer a Master of Science…