Category: News
Former Pensacola ACLU leader passes
Susan Watson, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, died on Friday after a brief illness, according to news reports. The…
Pensacola gets direct flight to D.C. in April
The City of Pensacola announced that American Airlines will launch daily nonstop service between Pensacola International Airport (PNS) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)…
Blue Wahoos winner of 2016 Bob Freitas Awards: Double-A
Baseball America has announced that the Pensacola Blue Wahoos are the winner of the Bob Freitas Award for Double-A. The award is given to the…
Buzz: Harper no longer on UWF Cabinet
Sources at the University of West Florida have told Inweekly that Dr. Rick Harper is no longer an assistant vice president and head of the…
Pasco County to drop lobbyist, Pensacola mayor wants the amplification
The Pasco County Commission last week voted to not renew the contract of its lobbyist when it expires next year. Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward told…
Pensacola Violent Crime Suppression Operation has immediate impact
Less than 12 hours into its effort to reduce gun violence, the Pensacola Police Department is having an impact. Officers have found caches of firearms…
Florida Lawmaker ‘University’ begins next Tuesday
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran has set up a “Legislator University†to train new lawmakers. Here is the curriculum that Rep. Frank White and Jayer…
Clean up Carpenter Creek [podcast]
This week, I interviewed Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy about her efforts to clean up Carpenter Creek. She and Councilwoman Sherri Myers had a tremendous response…
Bubba Watson represents Pensacola at MLB winter meetings
Major League Baseball will hold its winter meetings next week at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Blue Wahoos co-owner…
Pensacola police chief responds to increase in homicides and gun violence
From the Pensacola Police Department: Pensacola Police will be saturating areas within city limits at various times and days in the near future in an…
White House adds Pensacola to TechHire Initiative to train and place locally 200 technology workers by 2020
The White House announced today that Pensacola will be included in the expansion of its TechHire Initiative to 20 cities, states, and rural areas. Mobile,…
Transparent Pensacola slowly becoming more accountable
City of Pensacola has finally posted some its September monthly reports: September 2016 Line-Item Financial Statement   The Pensacola Fire Department continued to manage its overtime…
