Category: Politics
Mayor explains city hall use policy
In response to our post – City Council gives group special status From Mayor Grover Robinson: All City of Pensacola buildings, community centers and parks…
Hill: Gay is a choice (audio)
Here is the audio from State Rep. Mike Hill’s speech before the Women for Responsible Legislation where he denounces legislation that would protect the LGBTQ…
City Council gives group special status
Last week, State Rep. Mike Hill was the featured speaker of Women for Responsible Legislation, which meets monthly in Pensacola City Hall. Hill, who failed…
New fire code puts food trucks in jeopardy
Yesterday Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson called to explain that the state has adopted a new fire code that food trucks and mobile or temporary cooking…
Mike Hill: Memorials, W&L
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly On May 23, Rep. Mike Hill spoke in Pensacola about the recently wrapped legislative session in Tallahassee. While the hard-right Republican…
Mike Hill Leftovers, Part 1
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly On May 23, Rep. Mike Hill spoke in Pensacola about the recently wrapped legislative session in Tallahassee. While the hard-right Republican…
Presser notes: Another Hire, Too Many Overlays and the Y-Deal
By Jeremy Morrison In addition to announcing the hiring of the city’s new assistant administrator, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson also spoke about a forthcoming land-and-services…
Scott talks hurricane preparedness
By Danielle Brown As hurricane season begins, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and city and county officials urge residents to be prepared in a press conference…
Fiddler chosen for city post
The City of Pensacola has selected Kerrith Fiddler as the new Assistant City Administrator, responsible for the oversight of the City’s community development departments including Public…
Different rules still apply downtown
Last weekend, Jerry Mistretta, of Jerry’s Cajun fame, opened a food truck, Jerry’s Bistreaux, behind the Cigar Factory. The spot was permitted by the city, and…
Killers remain ‘involuntarily committed’
By Mollye Barrows Circuit Judge J. Scott Duncan held a commitment hearing this morning regarding the status of Brandon Aydelott, 23, and Chris Lynch,40, two…
Eight vie to be asst. city administrator
By Jeremy Morrison The city of Pensacola is looking for an assistant city administrator, a lieutenant of sorts for City Administrator Chris Holley. More than…
Milton mayor cleared
When citizens questioned the legality of her sending a memo to city council members, City of Milton Mayor Heather Lindsey self-reported the issue and asked…
Letters link Santa Rosa killers
By Mollye Barrows Editor’s note: Last week, Inweekly published “DCF ‘Transitions’ Insane Killers,” about two men who killed that mothers, Brandon Aydelott and Chris Lynch,…
Presser Notes: Oysters, Overlay & ‘Parochial Poison’
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly During this week’s press conference, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson dove into the politics of aquaculture, forecasts some DIB picks and also…
Poll: City voters satisfied with council’s performance
Over the weekend, Inweekly hired Political Matrix to conduct a poll to see how satisfied city voters are with the performance of the Pensacola City…
New DIB board members sought
Mayor Grover Robinson announced today he is beginning to take applications for appointment to the Downtown Improvement Board (DIB). Mayor Robinson will be making three appointments…
City voters care more for needs of city than individual districts
According to a recent Inweekly/Political Matrix poll, city voters aren’t as concerned about their districts as they are about their city council representatives doing what’s…
Did EMS union try to ‘game’ dispatch to get more trucks?
Inweekly has a received a series of county emails that show the EMS union president was upset with how dispatch was routing ambulances because he…
Presser Notes: Scooters Are Back & a Gulf Breeze Peace Pipe
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly During Monday’s press conference, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson spoke on a number of issues, including the announcing of new hires and…
