Category: Politics
New Palafox Update: What’s New. What’s Closed
Adrianne Walker, the city’s strategic initiatives project officer, has sent to downtown businesses this update on the New Palafox Project: Items to note— Gallery Night…
Pensacola Sports CEO Ray Palmer Discusses Indoor Sports Facility
I broke the news yesterday that Pensacola Sports CEO and president Ray Palmer will be inducted into the Sports ETA Hall of Fame, joining an…
TEDxPensacola 2026: Ideas Shaping Our City Are Already Here
What if the most powerful ideas in Pensacola aren’t coming from somewhere else — they’re already here, waiting to be seen? That’s the driving question…
Mayor Reeves Announces Recycling Drop-Off Relocation, Port Project Update and More
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves held his weekly press conference Tuesday morning, covering a range of city updates from a major shift in recycling drop-off operations…
Breaking: Ray Palmer to Be Inducted into Sports ETA Hall of Fame
Pensacola Sports President and CEO Ray Palmer is heading to the Sports ETA Hall of Fame. Sports ETA announced today that Palmer will be inducted…
Childers Blocked Funds for State Champs
Booker T. Washington High School is celebrating its girls’ basketball team winning the Class 5A state championship. The team edged Blanche Ely 56–54 to bring…
Children’s Trust Missed Huge Red Flag
In September 2025, the Escambia Children’s Trust received New World Believers’ financial documents, which included its 2024 federal tax return. I have reported on how…
Who to Watch @2026 International WASZP Games
Pensacola Bay and Pensacola Yacht Club will host one of the fastest-growing competitions in modern sailing this March when the 2026 International WASZP Games —at one…
Community Honors Hero Hunter Girdner
A Cantonment veteran critically wounded in Iran during Operation Epic Fury received a hero’s welcome home this weekend, as local residents lined the roadway to…
See Proposed Grocery for Downtown Pensacola
A proposed mixed-use shopping center anchored by a nearly 31,000-square-foot grocery store is headed before the City of Pensacola Architectural Review Board on March 19….
Sun Belt Tournament & The Magic of Pensacola
The 2025 Sun Belt Conference Tournament is in the books, and by all accounts, Pensacola delivered. I sat down with Pensacola Sports CEO Ray Palmer…
Children’s Trust Divorce from NWB Just Got Messy
Escambia Children’s Trust Executive Director Lindsey Cannon told the Trust board on Tuesday that she has uncovered evidence suggesting New World Believers (NWB) may have…
SailGP Sets Ambitious Course for Sailing & Pensacola
When Sir Russell Coutts, co-founder and CEO of SailGP and one of sailing’s most decorated figures, stepped into American Magic’s state-of-the-art facility at the Port…
What’s the Ante for Reeves’ Seat for Bay Center Poker?
Armed with a new study calling for a convention center, Mayor D.C. Reeves wants to have a say in the renovations and expansion of the…
Presser Notes: Waverly RIP; Downtown Grocery
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discussed a wide range of topics at his Tuesday morning press conference, from a local American Idol contestant to the city’s…
Jolly Eyes Governor’s Mansion: “If the Election Were Tonight, We Might Win”
Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly stopped by Inweekly’s office to lay out his case for why he’s the Democrat best positioned to flip Florida’s governorship….
Survey Backs Convention Center, Demographics Questionable
Nearly 2,000 Pensacola residents weighed in on the future of the 6.86-acre parking lot adjacent to the Pensacola Bay Center, and the message was clear:…
Florida Reins In E-Bikes, Pensacola Gets More Control
A bill that would put new rules on electric bicycle riders across Florida is heading to Gov. Ron DeSantis after passing both chambers of the…
BCC Drama: Kohler apologizes and explains, while Hofberger defends
Commissioner Mike Kohler used his commissioner comments at the March 5 Escambia Board of County Commissioners meeting to publicly address his widely reported conflict with…
“All I Want- Construction Edition” Has Begun
The “All I Want” Downtown Construction Giveaway started Sunday, March 8 and runs through May 24! This promotion encourages customers to shop, dine, and support…
