The City of Pensacola’s Gateway Review Board will consider at its next meeting the conceptual plan for 101-room Hilton Garden Inn on the corner of South Ninth Avenue and Colfax Street and…
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Bill to limit local regulation over Airbnb likely dead
A controversial bill that would pre-empt the local regulation of vacation rental properties is likely dead for the 2018 session, a Senate sponsor said Wednesday. Sen. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, said he has…
Will pay raise boost anemic city elections?
Will increasing the salary of Pensacola’s mayor from $100,000 to $125,000 attract more citizens to run for the office? We may soon find out. Council President Gerald Wingate has sponsored an agenda…
FAU poll: Scott and Trump lose ground over gun control
In the wake of a mass shooting that took the lives of 17 students and teachers at a South Florida high school, a vast majority of Floridians support stricter gun laws, including…
Escambia and Santa Rosa voters differ with rest of the state on gun control laws
FAU Business and Economics Polling Initiative will be releasing its poll on a range of gun-related issues in the aftermath of the Feb. 14 Stoneman Douglas shooting, in which 17 people were…
City outside legal fees set new record
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward used fewer outside law firms from Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2017, but the firms were paid more than any previous first quarter since the mayor began giving the Pensacola…
State of Housing and Economic Study of Escambia County – March 14
Dr. Rick Harper will present the State of Housing and Economic Study of Escambia County at a luncheon on Wednesday, March 14 at Skopelos at New World Landing. The study and luncheon…
New ‘Bo’s Bridge’ bailout plan
By Lloyd Dunkelberger THE NEWS SERICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — A new proposal to pay $51 million in cash to buy “Bo’s Bridge,†a controversial span in the Panhandle, emerged Monday in…
Lawsuit challenges whether elected officials can block people on social media
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida has filed a lawsuit against Florida State Rep. Chuck Clemons (R-Newberry) for blocking a constituent from the representative’s official social media accounts. The constituent,…
Valentino withdraws lawsuit against Underhill
Yesterday, Circuit Judge W. Joel Boles accepted a Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice from former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino in his defamation lawsuit against Commissioner Doug Underhill. Judge Boles had accepted a similar…
North Florida counties partner to attract manufacturing, logistics and distribution
Today, four leading Florida regional economic development organizations announced the creation of the North Florida Manufacturing and Logistics Corridor to augment their regional efforts promoting corporate growth across 34 counties, from Pensacola…
Area voters want more thorough background checks for guns
Inweekly hired The Political Matrix, a local polling firm, to survey voters in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to see what they thought was the best solution to reduce gun violence in…
Studer Foundation launches contest to win National Flight Academy scholarship
The Studer Foundation will be providing scholarships for 80 Escambia and Santa Rosa students to go to the National Flight Academy this summer, but each student must enter an essay first and…
Arrest reports regarding school lockdowns
We’ve received emails asserting the post regarding the arrests of a former Pensacola High student and Washington High student isn’t accurate. The post is based on the police reports, which we’ve attached…
Guns and school safety occupy Florida politics
On Friday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott held a news conference announcing a plan to revamp state laws after the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. His…
School district changes lockdown notification policy
Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas yesterday told WKRG that he has changed the school district’s notification policy regarding lockdowns. “We’ll let parents know we have an event outside of our campus,”…
Pensacola actor is an extra in ‘Black Panther’ movie
By Brooke Weber INWEEKLY A local Pensacola man, Shawn Enfinger, got to check something off his bucket list after he was an extra in the “Black Panther” movie that is breaking box…
Scott proposes $500 million in school safety measures
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday offered a $500 million proposal to address school safety, gun laws and mental-health issues after the mass shooting this month that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman…
What is school hardening?
On Thursday, President Donald Trump said he supports “hardened schools” to avoid a repeat of incidents like the mass shootings at a Parkland, Fla. high school. National Rifle Association executive vice president…
2018 PACE Award honorees named
Last night, Greater Pensacola Chamber announced its 58th annual PACE Award recipients. Each year, the PACE Awards are presented to outstanding individuals in the community who have made significant contributions to Greater…