On Wednesday, Quint Studer was my guest on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” Recently Studer met with FloridaWest’s business incubator, CoLab, to speak with the entrepreneurs about his experiences. As part…
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Nursery tied to locals to get medical marijuana license
Editor’s Note: Loop’s Nursery & Greenhouses is tied to Pensacola-based Ray of Hope dispensing organization. ANOTHER FIRM TO JOIN GROWING MARIJUANA INDUSTRY By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A longtime…
BCC goes with advisory pick on jail
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners selected Whitesell-Green/Caddel for the new county jail. This is the technical advisory committee ranked the highest.
Podcast: Chief Deputy Haines responds to ACLU report
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” Escambia County Chief Deputy Eric Haines discussed the ACLU recommendation regarding the county jail.
Podcast: ACLU discusses jail recommendations
Benjamin Stevenson, attorney for ACLU of Florida, discussed his recommendations on how to reduce overcrowding in the Escambia County Jail on “Pensacola Speaks.” “We were looking at bail reform throughout the state….
Five years ago, Mayor Hayward held a town hall in the Tanyard area
There was a time when Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward was not afraid to hold open meetings in neighborhoods and discuss ideas freely. This is a post from town hall he held five…
City Clerk disputes staffing cut
In March, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward hired retained Evergreen Solutions LLC of Tallahassee to conduct an operational study of the City Clerk’s office. The report was completed on June 26 but not…
See how technical advisory scored jail designs
Today, the Escambia Board of County Commissioner will score the two jail designs presented to them on Monday. A technical advisory has already done it. The technical review team consisted of the…
Corrections staff questions Yates design for new jail
In a report emailed to the county commissioners Monday afternoon, the Escambia County Corrections staff pointed out their concerns with the proposed jail design of W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company. They…
Santa Rosa County sheriff refuses to do business with Escambia County
Santa Rosa Sheriff Bob Johnson’s detention contract with Escambia County had a 30-day notice of termination clause. However, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners gave Johnson just three days before it snatched…
Podcast: Bergosh on Beulah Beltway, Jail overcrowding
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses what happened at that Aug. 7 town hall meeting on the proposed Beulah Beltway that had to be rescheduled and the ACLU report on the county…
Grover Robinson on Fee Simple titles on Pensacola Beach
In the 2040’s, the first 99 year leases on Santa Rosa Island will begin to expire, and both the Santa Rosa Island Authority and Escambia County will find themselves in an interesting…
Gaetz story picked up by Sunburn newsletter
SaintPetersblog.com founder Peter Schorsch included our Inweekly article on Don Gaetz in today’s Sunburn newsletter: Don Gaetz: Still serving In a story for InWeekly, publisher Rick Outzentalked to former Senate President Don…
Inweekly, News Talk 1370 WCOA to broadcast ECAT Town Hall
Inweekly and News Talk 1370 WCOA will partner to broadcast the ECAT Town Hall next Monday as part of “Pensacola Speaks.” The town hall will focus on mass transit and its role…
Other regional planning councils losing members
Yesterday, Escambia Commissioner Doug Underhill asked staff to look into what it would take for the county to withdraw from the West Florida Regional Planning Council (WFRPC). His request isn’t an outlier….
Hoskins on FL Chamber panel about military and our economy
The Florida Chamber Foundation today gathered business leaders, industry experts, and elected officials at the annual Florida Chamber Foundation Military, Defense and Veterans Opportunities Summit. Pensacola’s Keith Hoskins, Western District General Manager,…
Podcast: UWF reorganization
Dr. Martha Saunders, president of the University of West Florida, talked on “Pensacola Speaks” about her new cabinet appointments and the merger of Student Affairs and Enrollment Affairs. “This way we have…
What are the ACLU recommendations to reduce detention costs
A. Expand and Improve Pretrial Supervision Practices Pretrial services can take many forms, but generally encompass the bundle of interventions that will ensure that an individual defendant appears at trial and is…
ACLU recommends 14 ways Escambia County can fix jail overcrowding
Last month, Inweekly wrote about the rising detention costs and overcrowding in the Escambia County Jail (The Black Hole of the County Budget). The American Civil Liberties Union plans to present to…
Ten years ago, City and County debated swapping libraries for buses
In August 2007, Pensacola City Council and the Escambia Board of County Commissioners held a joint meeting to discuss the West Florida Public Library system and Escambia County Transit Authority. The meeting…