The body cam videos from the Allen Chapel incident. You can hear the pastor asking the officer to have a seat: The supervisor arrives – waiting in the foyer for the…
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Hayward: ‘We do not want to slow down the bridge process’
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward told Inweekly this morning that he had no intention of slowing down the construction of the Pensacola Bay Bridge. He had asked for an aesthetic review of the…
Allen Chapel pastor speaks out
Yesterday morning, I interviewed Rev. Freddie Tellis, pastor of Allen Chapel AME Church. This past Sunday, a Pensacola Police Officer, with her hand on her holstered pistol, interrupted the service at his…
Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival announces invited International artist Alan Weston
Press release: Pensacola’s Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival got a mention in the August/September issue of International Artist magazine thanks to this year’s Invited International Artist Alan Weston. Weston is a British realist…
Big Brothers Big Sisters announces 2014-2015 Military Big of the Year
Press release: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida announces Petty Officer First Class Fredrick “Josh†Amerine as 2014-2015 Military Big of the Year. He was presented the Ron Mobayed award at…
Meanwhile, taxi companies sue state over Uber, Lyft
BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Taxi companies in Tallahassee and Broward County are suing the state over app-based transportation services, alleging that Florida officials aren’t requiring Uber and Lyft…
Blue Wahoos named Southern League Organization of the Year
Also Tommy Thrall, Ray Sayre and Dan Shugart honored. Press release: The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs has announced the Pensacola Blue Wahoos as the Don Mincher Organization of the Year….
Matt Gaetz has competition of Senate seat
Bay County Commissioner George Gainer has opened a campaign account to run for the seat that will be vacated next year by state Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, setting up a Republican primary…
Sarasota deregulates all taxis, paves way for Uber
Yesterday, Sarasota city commissioners unanimously voted ended its months-long debate as to how to regulate Uber, and instead, voted to strip existing regulations on taxicabs. Read more. The Pensacola City Council held…
Political maneuver by Mayor Hayward could have put new bay bridge at risk
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” State Senator Don Gaetz yesterday said that attempts to redesign the Pensacola side of the new Pensacola Bay Bridge by Mayor Ashton Hayward and his…
Escambia County issues statement on Sept. 1 jail death
Escambia County is releasing the identity of the inmate found unresponsive in his cell as 45-year-old Shawn Jordan (DOB: 11/4/1969). Jordan had been in jail since August 16, 2015 on $1,000 bond…
Coast Guard marker to be dedicated Sept. 19
Press release: Veteran Coast Guardsmen from around the nation are gathering in their old homeport of Pensacola during the weekend of September 18 to dedicate a State of Florida Historical Marker that…
Move over Trump, make room for Pensacola’s Renaissance mayor
Sara Warner, publisher of California Courts Monitor, had a profile of Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward published today on the Huffington Post website. Hayward is praised for his pro-business stance and for overseeing…
UWF volleyball ranked in coaches poll
Press Release:Â The University of West Florida volleyball team ranks No. 25 in the first American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll of the season after going 3-1 over the…
How sacred are churches in Pensacola?
A sanctuary is a sacred place, a safe haven from the troubles of the world, somewhere that allows believers to worship and commune with God. For the faithful, a church sanctuary is…
Junior League presents ‘Evening in White’
Press release: Junior League of Pensacola invites the community to attend an Evening in White on Friday, September 11 at 6:30pm. Guests will share a table with friends new and old and…
Firm that ran Milton juvenile center still in trouble
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA As state officials await the results of a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation into a Palm Beach County juvenile-detention facility, critics are calling…
Report: Florida Workers Left Out of Economic Boom
By Suzanne Potter, Florida News Connection Over the past 35 years, income inequality in Florida has gotten much worse, according to a new report from Florida International University (FIU). The report, The…
Downtown Pensacola expands beyond Palafox
Downtown Pensacola is experiencing a rebirth right before our eyes. In the next 18 months or so, downtown Pensacola will expand beyond its main drag, South Palafox Street. Studer Properties LLP has…
Chief Alexander: ‘The officer properly did her job’
From PPD press release: Pensacola Police Chief David Alexander III has reviewed facts related to a video posted this afternoon on Facebook regarding a child custody incident that occurred today at a…