Category: Politics
Commissioner makes direct appeal to Lake Charlene residents
In January, Commissioner Doug Underhill failed to win support to invoke eminent domain to obtain a parcel owned by the Lake Charlene Homeowner’s Association that…
Yawn, another port study
Yesterday, I wrote how the Hayward administration and the Pensacola City Council talked about Complete Streets for seven years without getting anywhere. Downtown got a…
City of Pensacola had six people at Symposium
According to the registration records, the City of Pensacola had six people at the Emerald Coast Transportation Symposium held in late February: Drew Buchanan, Mayoral…
Complete Streets not a new idea
The City of Pensacola has been talking about Complete Streets since 2012. Initially, the concept was used as a reason to open East Government Street…
Mayor’s timeline doesn’t work
The mayor’s timeline doesn’t match in his story about how he came to pay for a transition team member to attend a conference. (See PNJ,…
MLK to be two-way?
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In an effort to improve traffic issues and create a more walkable community, Pensacola may consider changing a couple of currently…
Mayor ticked over headline
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The national media picked up on Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s comments last week about potentially fining people who give to panhandlers…
Poll: Pensacola voters aren’t keen on fining givers
After the mayor last week commented that he was considering fining drivers who give to panhandlers, Inweekly had Political Matrix conduct a telephone poll of…
Pensacola advances to 2nd round
Pensacola has advanced to Round 2 of the Strongest Town competition . The results of the Round 1 match-ups are: Nelson (80%) vs. Amesville (20%) Guthrie…
Buzz: Hoskins leaves Gulf Power for Navy Fed
Gulf Power’s management has notified its employees that Keith Hoskins has accepted the position of senior vice-president with Navy Federal Credit Union in Pensacola. The…
Pensacola mulls street improvements
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Potential improvement plans for a trio of streets in the heart of Pensacola were unveiled to the public during a Tuesday…
Don’t go ‘Hayward,’ mayor
Mayor Grover Robinson’s off-the-cuff remarks about fining vehicle drivers for giving money to people on the roadside has created news around the state. When his…
County to receive $16 million in NRDA funds
The Florida Trustee Implementation Group approved its Final Restoration Plan 1, which selects 23 projects at a total estimated cost of $61 million. The final plan is consistent with…
Meet City PIO candidates
Through a public record request, Inweekly received the 60 applications for the City of Pensacola’s Public Information Officer. Out of those 60, 36 met the…
Presser: Planning, Staffing
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly After spending some time in Washington D.C. and New York City last week, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson had plenty to share…
Fines for Givers
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson discussed panhandling at his Monday press conference. His comments about fining those who give to panhandlers has…
When will Malcolm catch on?
This month, we have had two big announcements concerning vocational training. First, ST Engineering announced the establishment of the Pensacola Mayor’s Scholarship to support outstanding…
County part of bold workforce initiative
FloridaWest today announced that Escambia County is one of five communities joining the Inclusive Development Network (IDN), an ambitious new initiative designed to advance inclusive workforce development within…
Mayor responds to Outtakes
Mayor Grover Robinson challenged my latest Outtakes column, “A True Connection,” which questioned whether he had really listened to the Scenic Heights neighborhood about a…
Value of fish hatcheries challenged
Local environmentalist Christian Wagley has challenged Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute CEO Don Kent’s claim that the institute’s hatchery replenishment program in California has been successful. In…
