by Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY… Last week, Scott Lagueux, director of waterfront planning for Moffatt & Nichol, said at the Port of Pensacola visioning public forums that he believe one of the reasons…
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Money flows in GOP Attorney General race
By Jim Turner, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — Former Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Ashley Moody continues to post six-figure contribution totals, while her opponent in the Republican primary for attorney…
‘City of Grudges’ named 2018 Royal Palm Literary Award semi-finalist
This was a pleasant surprise: Hi Rick, Greetings and congratulations! It is our pleasure and honor to inform you that your entry, City of Grudges, is a semifinalist in the published book-length…
Gulf Breeze mayor endorses Andrade
From Alex Andrade campaign: PENSACOLA, FL— Today, Alex Andrade, who is running to replace Frank White in Florida House District 2, announced his endorsement by Gulf Breeze Mayor, Matt Dannheisser. “Mayor Dannheisser…
Malcolm Thomas in 2008: ‘Let’s put the pressure at the top’
In May 2009, Navy Point Elementary led the district in gains for fourth-grade writing and third-grade math and reading. It was an ‘A’ school. Superintendent Malcolm Thomas told the daily newspaper, “They…
How UWF can improve performance ranking
Last week, the Florida Broad of Education released its Performance Metric Scores for the state universities. The University of West Florida finished tied for third, but last the tie-breaker to Florida State…
PBA endorses Underhill
From Doug Underhill Campaign: Doug Underhill endorsed by the Police Benevolent Association Law Enforcement Professionals Support Underhill in District 2 Race PENSACOLA-Commissioner Doug Underhill, running for re-election as the Republican candidate for…
Buchanan wants more bike lanes
From Drew Buchanan Campaign: Buchanan announces plan to add 30 miles of bike lanes in three years Pensacola mayoral candidate Drew Buchanan on Saturday unveiled the Thirty Mile Plan, a series of…
NRA endorses Bydlak for House District 1
From the Rebekah Bydlak Campaign: Cantonment, FL — Today, Rebekah Bydlak announced the endorsement of the National Rifle Association of Florida. Both the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund and the Unified…
Tram Service at the Fort Pickens area begins
Gulf Islands National Seashore officials announced that tram service in the Fort Pickens Area will begin operation immediately. The trams will be operated by ITL Solutions of Pensacola, FL, through a service…
Contributions set a record in mayoral race
The June campaign reports are in. The Pensacola mayor’s race may be the most expensive in the city’s history. Grover Robinson has raised $102K and has $85,108 in the bank. Brian Spencer…
Inweekly celebrates 19 years
Inweekly quietly celebrated a milestone on Sunday, July 1. Nineteen years ago we published our first edition of this newspaper. The cover story was “A Sign of Our Times?†with the subtitle,…
Who forced Hansen to resign and why he withdrew resignation
City Administrator Eric Olson and his special assistant, Rusty Wells, are the ones who insisted that Butch Hansen had to resign as the council’s budget analyst. And they intimated that CFO Dick…
Whoever is polling now on local races is not Inweekly
Inweekly has completed its polling of the Escambia County and City of Pensacola races, as we said we would. We believe we have baselines for each race. The newspaper will poll the…
Spencer raises $19K on the first day of his campaign
Mayoral candidate Brian Spencer turned in his first campaign report to the Supervisor of Elections. The report only listed contributions received on June 22, including $10,000 contribution from Spencer. The candidate held…
Grand Jury: Superintendent cited for ‘lack of leadership’
State Attorney Bill Eddins today announced the release of the Okaloosa Grand Jury Report issued on June 13. The report is the result of the Grand Jury’s review of operations, policies and…
Buzz: ECUA board members appearing before grand jury
Emerald Coast Utility Authority Board members have scrambled this week to get legal representative as they have been called to appear before a county grand jury. Last month, the News Journal reported…
City curbside recycling returns next week
The City of Pensacola has entered into an agreement with Emerald Coast Utilities Authority for recycling. After a nine-month hiatus, City Sanitation will once again recycle its waste. The positive news is…
What can we expect from Moffatt & Nichol on the port?
Moffatt & Nichol earlier this year worked on the Bucktown Harbor Vision Plan for Jefferson Parish, La. Bucktown Harbor consists of 30 acres owned by the state and is leased by Jefferson Parish…
Poll: Hill leads Council District 6 race
According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 216 likely voters in Pensacola City Council District 6, we found that Ann Hill leads with 12% of the vote followed by Wilhelm Butch Hansen…