By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly The Pensacola-Escambia Promotion and Development Commission (PEDC) would allow people to serve on its nine-member board who live outside Escambia County but have a major business interest there,…
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Transition sets timeline
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –A couple of themes emerged out of Thursday’s meeting of Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s transition team. One, was the overlapping nature of the team members’ work. Another was…
Matt Gaetz on Politico Power List
Politico has named Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) to its annual Power List, showcasing 19 rising stars–politicians, activists and behind-the-scenes players–whom it believes will “play a critical role in the political landscape…
Safety panel: Schools need ‘culture change’
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida — Safe corners in classrooms, locked or staffed doors and gates and “Code Red†policies are some of the basics recommended by a state…
PPD has been called to Workman 52 times
According to public records, the Pensacola Police Department has been called out to Workman Middle 52 times since Aug. 1. That’s an average of 2.74 times a week or roughly every other school…
Feds indict Tallahassee official
During the governor’s race, Republicans, including President Donald Trump, attacked the Democratic nominee, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, regarding a federal investigation in the capital city. President Trump even tweeted that Gillum was…
Workman teachers silenced
Inweekly has been told that Vicki Gibowski, the director of Middle School Education for the Escambia County School District, met with teachers at Workman Middle School earlier this week and ordered them to…
‘Alarming’ kick allegedly spurred by ‘N’ Word
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly WEAR and WKRG last weekend reported “alarming†violence at Workman Middle School between two eighth grade boys. Both TV stations said a 14-year-old black student flew through the…
Hayward named Andrews Research & Education Foundation President
 Ashton J. Hayward, III begins serving as president of the Andrews Institute Research & Education Foundation (AREF) effective Jan. 7, 2019. The leadership of AREF selected the former Pensacola mayor to direct…
Hayward direct mailer
Yesterday, Inweekly reported that citizens over the weekend received a high-glossy, trifold direct mailer from former Mayor Ashton Hayward listing what he viewed as his accomplishments. The mailers were received by Pensacola…
‘Overboard’ approach to public input
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Pensacola City Council was approached Monday by Mayor GroverRobinson with a request to consider changing city policy to better encourage public comment in meetings of municipal boards….
‘Biggest Week So Far’
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is in his third week in office. It’s a week, the mayor said Monday morning, that he considers one of the most important thus…
Council attendance
We asked for the attendance records of the Pensacola City Council from Oct. 1, 2017 through Nov. 8, 2018. Over that period, the council had 56 meetings, which included agenda reviews, CRA,…
Monday with the Mayor 12.10.18
Mayor Grover Robinson this morning held his second press conference. Here some of the topics discussed: Monthly meetings with Escambia County Commission chair Lumon May. First topic: homelessness and panhandling Exploring using…
Hayward mails parting gift
Former Mayor Ashton Hayward had one last parting gift for Pensacola residents–high-glossy, trifold mailers listing his highlights of his political career. Homes began receiving the mailer last Friday, 10 days after Mayor…
Mixed Bag at Triumph
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –Interests vying for funding from Triumph Gulf Coast found mixed fortunes when the organization’s board met in Fort Walton Beach Dec. 7. While the city of Pensacola will…
Survey: PPD speaks out on pay, benefits and ‘toxic’ City Hall
The results are in on Mayor Grover Robinson’s initial survey of city employees. Employees were asked: 1. Our City of Pensacola government does many things well. What are 1-3 things that you…
Styrofoam cups, plastic bottles may be tossed From City Hall
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola may be taking a small, simple, somewhat symbolic step onto a greener path. Members of the city’s Environmental Advisory Board unanimously passed a motion Thursday to request…
May wants to increase BCC productivity
This morning, Escambia County Commission Chairman Lumon May recommended cutting down on the number of meetings the five-member board attends on Thursdays. May said during the agenda review, “I don’t think it’s…
First woman Tribal Chair to speak at VIP lunch
Stephanie Bryan, the first woman elected to serve as Tribal Chair and CEO for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, will be the featured speaker at a holiday luncheon hosted by the…