City and County have different stories on superfund site

At Monday’s Agenda Review, City Administrator Eric Olson told the Pensacola City Council that Escambia County had requested verbally the city hand over its portion…

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Pensacola mayor wants a piece of Triumph pie

Mayor Ashton Hayward doesn’t want the Escambia Board of County Commissioners to be the sole body that decides how the county’s share of the BP…

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Imogene Theatre: The Mulligan Brothers, March 10

The Mulligan Brothers, an Americana Folk-Rock band from Mobile, Ala., is playing 7 p.m. on Friday, March 10 at the Imogene Theatre in Milton. The…

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Larry Butler Memorial Music Award at UWF receives $27,500

The University of West Florida recently celebrated a donation of more than $27,500 to the Department of Music in support of the Larry Butler Memorial…

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More on Negron press conference

NEGRON SKEPTICAL ABOUT DEEPWATER HORIZON PROPOSALS By The News Service of Florida Senate President Joe Negron expressed concerns Tuesday about House proposals he said could…

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Gulf Breeze Rotary Gumbo Cook-Off on Saturday, March 11 [podcast]

The Gulf Breeze Rotary Club holds its 12th Annual Gulf Breeze Rotary Gumbo Cook-Off on Saturday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at…

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Three generations of Gaetzes do not back down

By Duwayne Escobedo Inweekly Don Gaetz said watching his son Matt confront hundreds of angry protestors against his son’s policy to eliminate the U.S. Environmental…

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Asphalt removal project completed at Fort Pickens

Gulf Islands National Seashore officials announce completion of the asphalt removal project, an effort that began at Fort Pickens in September 2016. Approximately 400 yards…

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Giveaway: Hangout Music Fest 2017

If you’re anything like us, you’re already counting down the days until May 19—aka the first day of Hangout Fest 2017. Headliners for this year’s…

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City of Pensacola Sanitation looks to increase rates

Jerry Moore, the head of the City of Pensacola’s Sanitation Services, wants to raise sanitation rates. At Monday’s Agenda Review, Moore told the Pensacola City…

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UWF Dance Marathon exceeds fundraising goals for children’s hospital

More than $43,000 was raised at the fifth annual University of West Florida Dance Marathon in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a nonprofit organization…

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Florida Senate president commits to Triumph funds coming to NWFL

State Sen. Doug Broxson passed along to the Inweekly encouraging news from Senate President Joe Negron’s first press conference of the 2017 Legislative Session. Sen….

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UWF, Pathways for Change provide sales training for jail inmates

After years of teaching sales skills to corporate professionals and students, University of West Florida marketing professor Dr. Bob Kimball is taking his instruction to…

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Chamber to recommend Triumph projects

Today, the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce announced that it will be recommending projects to be considered for funding by Triumph Gulf Coast. The Chamber…

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Gaetz Pensacola’s next mayor?

By Duwayne Escobedo A recent survey commissioned by Inweekly found Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, a two-term incumbent, could be vulnerable in the 2018 election should…

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Corcoran Opening Day remarks

By THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Here are House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s remarks, as prepared, to open the 2017 legislative session: We began this journey…

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Gaetz: BRAC is coming [podcast]

Congressman Matt Gaetz said yesterday that Northwest Florida should prepare for a new BRAC (Base Closure and Realignment Commission). The last BRAC was in 2005….

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14th Annual Chocolate Fest tickets on sale

Gulf Coast Kid’s House is selling tickets for the 14th Annual Chocolate Fest presented by Sandy Sansing. Chocolate Fest is a dessert extravaganza held at…

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Telling Trader Jon’s story [podcast]

On “Pensacola Speaks,” Keith Hoffert talks about working with Vintage Flick on a film project that tells the story of Pensacola’s iconic bar, Trader Jon’s,…

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Free screening of ‘Persona Non Grata’ on March 30

Guests are invited to join the Consulate-General of Japan in Miami, Temple Beth El, the Pensacola Jewish Federation and the Japan-America Society of Northwest Florida…

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