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Are we ready for medical pot dispensaries
Has the mayor’s office done anything to prepare for the state’s new marijuana industry? Last week, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners took the first of two votes that would place a…
Trump responds to Clinton speech with tweets
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took to Twitter to attack Hillary Clinton as she finished her acceptance speech: Donald J. Trump â€@realDonaldTrump No one has worse judgement than Hillary Clinton – corruption…
Studer: Does downtown Pensacola have the infrastructure for construction boom [podcast]
Quint Studer says the final drawings for his $14.4-million office building on Jefferson Street have been submitted to the City of Pensacola’s Architectural Review Board. The plans will be presented at the…
Pensacola Speaks, Part 2: Judy Bense, Quint Studer
UWF President Dr. Judy Bense will be my guest today at 5:20 pm on News Talk 1370’s “Pensacola Speaks.” We will talk about how the university has been recognized as a great…
Pensacola man arrested for false statements during ISIS investigation
Robert Blake Jackson, 31, of Pensacola, made an initial appearance today in federal court after being arrested this morning on a charge of making materially false statements in a federal investigation. The…
Update: Pensacola Airport had lowest airfares in region during 1st qtr, but not to Atlanta in August
The City of Pensacola sent out a press release touting a FAA report that said Pensacola had the lowest airfares in the region. Inweekly went on Expedia and tested the rates using…
Pensacola Speaks, Part 1: Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum
Yesterday, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum addressed the Democratic National Convention. He will be my guest on “Pensacola Speaks” today at 5:05 p.m. During his speech, Mayor Gillum told the crowd, “Ensuring the…
This past school year, Escambia County had five schools under turnaround watch
There has been nearly no publicity that the Escambia County School District this past school year had six schools under state scrutiny for their low performance in FY 2013-14. Three have bounced…
Heroes Among Us – Coast Guard Night, tonight [podcast]
Today at 6 p.m., the Cpl JR Sears Detachment 066 of the Marine Corps League presents the third installment of its Heroes Among Us Speaker Series in the Veterans Memorial Park. It’s…
Florida Chamber endorses Broxson, White, Williamson in legislative races
Continuing on its efforts to elect pro-jobs, pro-business candidates, the Florida Chamber of Commerce today announced an additional 34 candidate endorsements in competitive races for the Florida Legislature. Today’s latest round of…
Gay lawmaker shares details of talk with Scott after Pulse shootings
By ANDY METZGER STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE In the days after 49 people were killed at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Gov. Rick Scott privately expressed some support for gay rights to…
The 2016 school grades were not bad for all districts
The impression one might get from looking at other media reports is that the state’s grading system was unfair and that Escambia County struggled like other school districts did around the state….
Hayward goes from concrete goals to vague, feel-good statements
One of the biggest selling points of the strong-mayor charter was the candidates for mayor would have platforms that laid out the goals for their administrations. The goals would be the work…
Pensacola Speaks: Andy Marlette, Heroes Among Us
On News Talk 1370 WCOA today, I will open the show with PNJ editorial cartoonist Andy Marlette and discuss his takeaways from the RNC and DNC. In the second half, I will…
Jockeying for position in 2018 begins in Philly
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The immediate focus of Florida delegates to the Democratic National Convention might be winning the presidential election in 2016, but discussion of statewide elections…
Pokemon Go players flock to downtown Mobile for special event
WKRG reports that a thousand people last night visited Dauphin Street for “Light it up with Lures,†a special event organized for players of Pokémon Go. The Mobile police reported no problems….
Pensacola heroin dealer indicted for murder
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Marcus Dewayne Jackson for First Degree Murder in the death of Jim Cady. Marcus Dewayne Jackson was initially arrested…
County voters more diverse, City of Pensacola more white since 2006
Escambia County has picked up 14,990 registered voters since June 30, 2006. The majority of those voters, 6,868, are African-American. Minority voters – listed as Black, Hispanic or Other – outpaced the…
Downtown restaurant welcomes Pokemon Go players
Four Seasons Catering & Eatery is the first business in downtown Pensacola to offer free drinks to Pokemon Go players. Charles Mielke and Kelly Greene, owners of Four Seasons, are convinced that…