Category: Politics
Presser notes: Police Shooting and Satanist Signage
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly During his weekly press conference Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson addressed issues ranging from tragic to mundane to bizarre. In…
Outside firm ran troubled schools better than District
Based on the assessment scores, the Escambia County School Board may want to consider hiring an outside firm to run the entire school district Last…
Time Machine: Predictions for 2019 (from 10 years ago)
For our 10th anniversary issue, we had readers give us their predictions for 2019. How did they do? From June 25, 2009 issue: Locals weigh…
No Beach tolls this holiday weekend
Commissioner Robert Bender called to say there will be no tolls on the Bob Sikes Bridges this weekend – starting tonight at midnight through Sunday…
Morgan responds
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan called an “all hands†meeting this afternoon to respond to allegations made by woman who is serving a 25-year prison…
North Palafox diet begins next Monday
From Office of Mayor Grover Robinson: Construction on the North Palafox Street Road Diet Project will begin Monday, July 8, part of the City of Pensacola’s…
Presser Notes: Ollies, Lemonade and Cross Re-do
by Jeremy Morrison While the skatepark planned for downtown Pensacola is still at least a year away from becoming a reality, skateboarders will have something…
Escambia Public Education crisis in a nutshell
Escambia County only has two 10 grades that exceed the state average (53%) for students that are performing on grade level or higher for English…
New laws start on July 1
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s record $90.98 billion spending plan for next fiscal year and more than 100 new…
Oops: Supreme Court has ruled for lower court to rehear Bayview Cross case
The American Humanist Association has announced that the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the rulings of the district court and court of appeals had concluded that…
Mayor, dust off plans and go to work
Mayor Grover Robinson doesn’t have to go too far to find ideas about what to do on Moreno Street after Baptist Hospital relocates. There’s the…
Baptist Hospital making a move
Baptist Health Care is moving. Described as “a transformational investment and commitment for generations to come,” plans for a new campus at the corner of…
Grover’s big leadership challenge
The announcement that Baptist Health Care is building a $550 million hospital facility on Brent Lane and leaving west Pensacola poses a big leadership challenge…
Salzman takes on Hill
Press release: Michelle Salzman proudly announces her Republican candidacy for the 2020 Florida State House, District 1, challenging incumbent Mike Hill. As a Mother, a Veteran, and…
Pensacola has no black majority districts
For decades, the city of Pensacola has had two districts with a majority of African-American voters, Districts 5 and 7, and one that was nearly…
Buzz: Thomas backing out on Triumph grant … again
With Gov. Ron DeSantis and nearly the entire state of Florida talking about the need to improve vocational education and create a stronger young workforce,…
What happened to $18.7 million for hatchery?
In June 2018, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission asked the City of Pensacola to terminate its lease to build a $18.7-million fish hatchery on…
Presser: Few answers, no follow-ups
City Administrator Chris Holley yesterday filled in for Mayor Grover Robinson at the city’s weekly press conference. He was accompanied by City Attorney Susan Woolf,…
Pensacola hit by budget vetoes
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed Airport expansion for a MRO campus – $1.5 million, as well as Cervantes Street pedestrian improvements, $600,000. From Christine Sexton, The…
The UK $656.50 milkshake
In May, British politician Nigel Farage was doused with a $6.50 banana and salted caramel milkshake while campaigning. The political protest was labeled “milkshaking” by…
