During his second term, Mayor Ashton Hayward’s administration spent over $5.4 million on 40 different law firms, according to the latest quarterly report for FY 2018 that CFO Dick Barker will present…
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ARB approves demolition; Mayor asks for a mulligan
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –The Pensacola Architectural Review Board green lighted the demolition of a nearly 80-year-old structure on Garden Street during a special meeting Wednesday. While developers will need the board’s…
Council president only wants one regular meeting a month
Council President Andy Terhaar has placed on the council agenda his proposed schedule for regular council meetings next year. He recommends the council only hold one regular meeting per month. See schedule….
National Academies Study on Alternatives to Burning Military Hazardous Waste Announced
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS PENSACOLA BAY AREA, together with members of the Cease Fire Campaign, is pleased to announce the anticipated release of the National Academies of Sciences study on alternatives to…
Garden Street demolition reconsidered
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –A quintet of developers eyeing a mixed-use project on West Garden Street contend that an existing structure needs to be demolished for their development to work. The group…
Local considered for chair of Florida Republican Party
Jeremy Evans has made the short list to be the next chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, according to news reports. Governor-elect Ron DeSantis will be picking his candidate for the…
WSRE: ‘George H.W. Bush: American Experience’ tonight
To mark the passing of former president George H.W. Bush, WSRE will broadcast “George H.W. Bush: American Experience†tonight at 7 p.m. The two-part documentary will air in its entirety from 7-10…
Election supervisors seek answers on Amendment 4
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida — Florida officials don’t have a plan for how to carry out a constitutional amendment that restores the right to vote to more than…
Replacing Jack
by Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly –When it comes to replacing Jack Brown, commissioners already have begun compiling their wish lists. The next county administrator takes over during a pivotal time in Escambia County….
Ask Anything: Robinson begins weekly press conferences
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly —There was no agenda, no slant, no angle, no boundaries. No spiffy see-through lectern sporting the city’s swave logo. Just Mayor Grover Robinson, a couple of microphones and…
Studer shares outline for Transition Team
Quint Studer sent the following letter to Mayor Grover Robinson that outlines the work to be done by transition team: Grover, Thank you for attending the first meeting of your Transition Team…
Main Street Milton to host Smithsonian exhibit (video)
Main Street Milton has been selected to host “Hometown Teams,” a Smithsonian Institute “Museum on Main Street†exhibit. The Smithsonian Institute also awarded Main Street Milton $5,000 to provide programming to enhance…
Four-way Stop coming to Tarragona
Mayor Grover Robinson this morning announced at his press conference that the city will install a four-way stop at the intersection of Tarragona and Intendencia streets. He expected the project to be…
Bender appoints Callahan to SRIA board
District 4 Escambia County Commissioner Robert Bender this morning announced that he will appoint Liz Callahan to the Santa Rosa Island Authority. Callahan is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for…
Pedaling Road Diets
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly– The architectural renderings are pretty, but at this point they are only the fever-dream visions of cycling enthusiasts and Complete-Street wonks. “This is obviously nothing official,†clarified David…
Does NRA control Florida Legislature
State Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, yesterday filed a bill (SB 108) that would move the state’s concealed-weapons licensing program would be moved to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. However, National Rifle…
Maritime Park workshop: Planning in public
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –Taking a moment to reflect following Thursday’s Pensacola City Council Workshop focused on future plans for the remaining properties at the Maritime Park as well as a whopping…
Crossfire continues on concealed weapons
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida… TALLAHASSEE — Agriculture Commissioner-elect Nikki Fried wants to move the handling of concealed-weapons licenses from the agency she will soon oversee to the Florida…
Hoskins named to DeSantis economy advisory
Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis yesterday announced his Transition Advisory Committee on the Economy. Ret. Capt. Keith Hoskins, who is Gulf Power’s West District General Manager, is among the 45 business leaders on the…
Mayor Robinson to host weekly press conferences
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has invited the media to join him for “Monday’s with the Mayor.†Starting Monday, Dec. 3, Robinson will begin holding weekly hour-long press conferences to make announcements, provide…