Category: Politics
‘City of Grudges’ finalist for Killer Nashville award
“City of Grudges†is a finalist for the 2019 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award in the Thriller category. Killer Nashville is one of the most…
Pensacola gets $12 million EDA grant
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The U.S. Department of Commerce is awarding the City of Pensacola a $12.25 million grant to further efforts to build out…
Cervantes safety improvements unveiled
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Laid out along a long table is a bird’s-eye satellite image of West Cervantes Street depicting potential safety improvements planned for…
Escambia 8th graders may have trouble competing for jobs
Around 90 million American workers will require some degree of new training to hold onto their jobs in the near future, according to Andy Van…
City, County look at tree ordinances
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Pensacola City Council this week is looking at potential revisions to the city’s tree ordinance. Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy — who…
Presser Notes: Performance Pay and Ranch-House Historic
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola’s recently released proposed budget for the next fiscal year took center stage during Mayor Grover Robinson’s weekly…
Recap: Escambia County School District
The Escambia County School District earned a B for the 2018-19 school year. However, the district performed poorly when compared to other large school districts…
Pare ran against Morgan in 2012
The PNJ today published an article regarding Mindy Pare. Attorney Joe Zarzaur has filed with the federal court a request that the judge compel Pare’s…
Mike Hill only raises $90
State Rep. Mike Hill tried to cash in on the controversy over his anti-abortion legislation and how he handled hate speech at a local meeting,…
Calling all Escambia teachers
Inweekly wants to hear from Escambia County teachers about the conditions in their schools so that the community can better understand the challenges you face….
Race isn’t the problem with public education either
Some in the Escambia County School District administration offices will privately say that problems with Escambia schools are tied to race – too many minority…
Is poverty really an excuse for poor public education
Earlier this week, Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas blamed the district’s low assessment scores on Escambia County’s poverty. “Children in poverty don’t have the…
FAMU forum explores evolving marijuana landscape
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With marijuana laws rapidly evolving around the country and inside the state, people are sometimes left wondering how best to navigate…
Good and bad news on school grades
The good news is the Escambia County School District has 8 “A” elementary schools, 1 “A” middle school and 1 “A” high school. The bad…
Two or One Way in D5?
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Stretches of Davis Highway and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive that currently run one direction could have a two-way future. The…
Broxson proposes name for bridge
Senator Doug Broxson (R-Gulf Breeze) announced today that he has submitted legislation to name the new Pensacola Bay Bridge, the “General Daniel ‘Chappie’ James Jr….
Andrade town hall: Laws, Learning and Sewage
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Three of the region’s elected officials held court in Escambia High School’s library Tuesday evening for the Westside Town Hall. During…
DIB applications sought
Mayor Grover Robinson is accepting applications to expand the pool of candidates for appointment to the Downtown Improvement Board. There is currently one vacancy on…
Chamber hosts State of City
The Greater Pensacola Chamber will host a State of the City luncheon 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20 at the Pensacola Yacht Club, 1897 Cypress…
City sets budget workshops
A draft of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget for the City of Pensacola is now available online, along with a Budget in Brief informational guide…























