Bay Cruises start June 22

Bay Cruises Start Friday The National Park Service and Gulf Coast Maritime Services, Inc. have signed a contract for the operation of Pensacola Bay Cruises….

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What happened to transparency at city hall?

When City CFO Dick Barker addresses the Pensacola City Council, he frequently talks about his 35+ years with the city’s finance department as he makes…

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Bay County starts work on $37-million sports park (Mayor Hayward, please read footnote)

Yesterday, Bay County broke ground on a $37-million sports park that will include an outdoor field complex, athletic fields, walking and biking trails. It is…

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Bayview center: Budget analyst says, ‘project was not planned at a $6M total cost level from the beginning’

The Pensacola City Council’s budget analyst, Butch Hansen, sent the council his review of the proposed $9.6-million Bayview Community Center. He states, “My review of…

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Ballsy Plan for Mayor Hayward

On Monday, City CFO Dick Barker told the Pensacola City Council that the city has the funds to pay for the construction of a $10-million…

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ECUA declines invite to town hall on drinking water

The Emerald Coast Utility Authority will not have a representative at tonight’s “What’s in Our Water?” town hall that will be held 6-8 p.m. at…

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Town Hall: What’s in Our Water?

Ann Hill, a candidate for Pensacola City Council District 6, will host a free community Town Hall titled “What’s in Our Water?”  from 6-8 p.m….

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Barker still not being open with the council

At yesterday’s agenda review, City CFO Dick Barker said the approval of the contract for the Bayview Community Center is a council decision, not the…

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Spencer announces he will not seek a third term

City Councilman Brian Spencer will not seek re-election. Here is his official announcement: On November 2, 2010, the voters of District 6, Pensacola, elected me…

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Petition for a Safer West Cervantes St.

Christian Wagley has started this petition to FDOT District 3 Secretary Phillip Gainer, Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Escambia County Commission on change.org: Pensacola’s West…

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Design for Bayview Center changed in July 2017 without council approval

Since the mayor’s office tried to get the council to approve increasing the budget for Bayview Community Center to $9.6 million, Inweekly has tried to…

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Inweekly publisher on 1620 AM at 8:10 am

Apparently Councilman Larry Johnson attacked fellow council member, Sherri Myers, this morning on News Radio 1620 AM. I’ve been told he accused her of senility….

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Official announcement of Cervantes lighting improvements tomorrow

Senator Doug Broxson, Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, Pensacola City Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn, Florida Department of Transportation officials and Gulf Power…

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Budget analyst files to run for city council

Wilhelm “Butch” Hansen, the city council’s budget analyst, has pre-filed for City Council, District 6., which is currently held by Brian Spencer. This is a…

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No records to document proposed budget increase for Bayview Center

The city has no emails between Mayor Ashton Hayward, Parks & Recreation Director Brian Cooper, City Administrator Eric Olson and CFO Dick Barker discussing how…

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Pensacola music teacher a GRAMMY quarterfinalist

According to the Recording Academy GRAMMY MUSEUM, Joshua Kaye has been chosen from the 2,800 initial nominees to be a GRAMMY Music Educator Award Quarterfinalist….

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Another Port study in the works

With the Port of Pensacola losing money at an ever-increasing rate and its fund balance drying up (Read “Port of Pensacola still in dire financial…

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Other financial trouble spots for city of Pensacola

The city’s Osceola Golf Course continues to lose money, even the the taxpayers subsidizing the facility. In his report, CFO Dick Barker tried to explain…

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County Commission honors Gary Sansing

Last night, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners adopted and authorized its chairman to sign a resolution naming the Board’s Public Forum as the “Gary…

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Buzz: FDOT to install 70 lights on Cervantes by Sept.

A source in FDOT shared this morning the the agency will install 70 lights on Cervantes Street by September. State Rep. Clay Ingram confirmed that…

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