Category: Politics
Hemmer pushed town concept on OLF-8 three years ago
Last week, Hemmer Consulting LLC and 68 Ventures LLC offered to buy 400 acres of OLF-8 for $16 million, leaving only 80 acres for commerce…
One point about PNJ 1/31 editorial
Yesterday, the daily newspaper’s editorial board went after four Escambia County commissioners–Jeff Bergosh, Lumon May, Robert Bender and Steven Barry–for not agreeing to pay Commissioner…
Poll: Voters want jobs at OLF-8
Escambia votes overwhelmingly want  high-paying jobs at Outlying Landing Filed (OLF-8), the 500-plus acre site next to Navy Federal’s campus in Beulah, according to recent…
Andrade, Moore address bridge ‘rumors’
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Bathing in light of the first full moon of the year ‘ a Wolf Moon – Pensacola’s Bayview Community Center experienced…
CO:LAB updates website for 2021
Press Release:When the Gulf Coast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship first opened its doors to startup businesses in 2008, the Quality of Life Survey funded…
Developer offers $16M to implement Village or Market plans for OLF-8
Hemmer Consulting LLC and 68 Ventures LLC made an offer to buy 400 acres of OLF-8 for $16 million, leaving only 80 acres for commerce…
DPZ Codesign updates ‘facts”
Yesterday, the planning firm hired by the Escambia County Commission to develop a master plan for 540 acres off the Interstate 10 and next to…
Oops, one more Triumph fact overlooked by DPZ Codesign
The firm hired by the county commission to develop a master plan for OLF-8 has tried to downplay the importance of Triumph funds to its…
Presser Notes: ‘Comrade Grover’ talks pylons & public engagement
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Before digging into questions from the press Monday, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson shared an old photo he ran across while cleaning…
Busting DPZ Codesign myths
Yesterday, DPZ Codesign published its set of “facts” about its work for the Escambia County Commission on a master plan for OLF-8, a 500+ acre…
Is Gilley a ‘professional confidential informant’? UPDATE
FDLE spokesperson Gretl Plessinger  answered the question : ‘“Professional Confidential Informant’ is not a formal term. The informant was Keith Morris, the Escambia County Compliance…
Missing DPZ Codesign facts
DPZ Codesign, the firm hired by the Escambia Board of County Commissioners, has published its facts about the OLF-8 site for which is designing a…
County contractor lobbies for its proposed plan
In an unusual move, the master planning firm hired by the Escambia Board of County Commissioners has begun to lobby residents for its plans for…
Escambia’s racial gap in vaccinations
According to the latest report from the Florida Department of Health, Escambia County has 22,326 Florida residents – 20,687 first doses, 1,639 completed the series…
FDLE releases report on eavesdropping of county offices
Inweekly received the investigative report on the  bugging of a conference room adjacent to Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley’s office in the Ernie Lee Magaha…
City may buy back guns
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The City of Pensacola may be taking a direct approach to getting guns off the street: buying the weapons, no questions…
Fred Levin Tales
In the Jan. 21 issue, I shared a few of my favorite tales told by the late Fred Levin and his friends. Some on my…
CPAC prepares for ‘lively’ town halls
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly For months now, Pensacola’s Citizens Police Advisory Committee has discussed and debated the dynamics between law enforcement and the local community,…
Milton makes history with Tiny Homes ordinance
A tiny homes ordinance recently adopted by the Milton City Council aims to provide affordable, creative housing options in the City of Milton. The ordinance,…
