Category: Pensacola
Mayor Plans for ‘American Idol’ Homecoming
Pensacola is planning a free concert at Community Maritime Park for May 6 — but Keyla must first survive two more cuts to earn her hometown hero moment.
Jolly Opens Pensacola Office, Following Chiles Formula
Jolly for Governor plants its first regional office on Pensacola’s iconic Palafox Street—echoing the grassroots spirit of Florida’s “Walkin’ Lawton.”
Inweeky: Ani DiFranco, Cryptids, Sociology Stupidity
Ani DiFranco hits Vinyl Music Hall, a teen playwright debuts Mothman in love, and the Children’s Trust rewrites the rules after a scandal. Read Inweekly.
Pressers Notes: Shipbuilding, Bay Center, Bay Bluffs
Warships, a revamped Bay Center, Fricker’s $10M makeover & a modern utility payment system — Pensacola Mayor Reeves dropped major updates Tuesday.
City Rejects Hard Rock’s $58M Rebate
Pensacola rejects $58M tax rebate for the Hard Rock project. The numbers didn’t add up, and the city says it couldn’t legally give that much anyway.
Andrade: DeSantis’s Fatal Flaws with Redistricting
DeSantis called a special session on redistricting—but a Pensacola lawmaker says the governor made two critical errors that put Florida in this mess.
American Magic Building Wings for Naval Attack Vessel
Defense & Industry Pensacola’s American Magic Services to Build Wings for Navy’s New Unmanned Strike Vessel Saildrone taps the American Magic High Performance Center to…
Wrong Organ, Wrong Side, Wrong Doctor
Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky removed William Bryan’s liver instead of his spleen on a Florida vacation. Now there’s a manslaughter indictment. Joe Zarzaur explains.
A $185 Million Bet on Downtown, Bay Center Revitalization
Local Government • Infrastructure • Economic Development Pensacola Public Affairs Pensacola’s $185 Million Question: A New Arena District or Another Decade of…
Four Decades of Design That Serves People First
When Miller Caldwell Jr. opened the doors of Caldwell Architects in 1986 with three employees and a rotary phone, he wasn’t just starting a firm….
By the Numbers: Pensacola’s 311 Getting More Calls Than Ever
Call volume to Pensacola’s 311 constituent services line has been rising steadily through the first months of 2026 — and Mayor D.C. Reeves says that’s…
Smoke & Community: Pensacola Cigar Weekend
Pensacola is about to join the ranks of Houston, Miami, Tampa, and Charlotte with its very own cigar weekend—and the woman behind it never…
This week in Pensacola, the stakes couldn’t be higher
Issue — April 16, 2026 A $280 million Hard Rock development hangs in the balance, apartment dwellers are being shot due to decisions made by…
Mayor Reeves Covers the Gambit at Tuesday Presser
Mayor D.C. Reeves held his regular press briefing Tuesday morning, touching on everything from a local reality TV star to affordable housing and the future…
Online Gambling Targeting Your Kids—And RDCY Is Fighting Back
When most parents think about internet dangers for children, they think about predators or explicit content. But two Florida attorneys are sounding the alarm about…
New Palafox Project: Paver Install 75% Complete, On Track for May 24 Finish
Construction on the New Palafox Project continues to move forward, with paver installation now 75% complete and the project on schedule for its incentivized completion…
ARB Reviews Downtown Grocery Plans on April 16
The City of Pensacola’s Architectural Review Board meets Thursday, April 16, at 2 p.m. in the Hagler-Mason Conference Room on the second floor of City…
This Week in Inweekly: Big Dreams, Big Changes and a Reggae Road Trip
The new edition of Inweekly is out, and it’s more than Rising Stars. The issue covers a landmark moment in UWF athletics history to a…
Gulf Breeze’s Own Bill Ferrara Joins Tennessee Lady Vols Coaching Staff
A Gulf Breeze High School graduate is heading to one of the most storied programs in women’s basketball history. Head coach Kim Caldwell Hill named…
Meet the 2026 Inweekly Rising Stars
You never quite know when an idea will take off. In 2006, we facilitated the creation of the Pensacola Young Professionals with the help of…
