Petition to keep Bayview Cross already has over 8,200 signatures

A petition to keep the Bayview Cross and express displeasure with Judge Roger Vinson’s ruling that the cross is unconstitutional has been placed on Change.org…

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Mayor Hayward spent over $80K battling Bayview Cross lawsuit

Thanks to several public record requests, Inweekly obtained Beggs & Lane’s invoices from June 2016 through April 2017 for its charges to defend the Bayview…

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City of Pensacola loses Bayview Cross case

Federal Judge Roger Vinson found that the cross at the City of Pensacola’s Bayview Park can no longer stand as a permanent fixture on city-owned…

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The design of Government St. pond questioned

By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY The Government Street/Corrine Jones Stormwater project continues to be plagued with problems. The latest issue was flooding along the east side…

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Hayward deserves credit for landing dollars for The Bluffs

Gov. Rick Scott used his power of line-item veto to cut millions of dollars earmarked by state representatives for their districts. Somehow FloridaWest’s economic development…

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New Bay Center could be key to getting NBA affiliate

Ray Palmer, president of Pensacola Sports, traveled with Pensacola Mayor Hayward on June 7 to pitch to the New Orleans Pelicans that the city of…

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Pensacola Blue Wahoos to host Bayfront Wahoo-loween Event

Press release: Parents will have a new place to bring their little ghosts, goblins, princes and princesses this fall for Halloween. The Pensacola Blue Wahoos…

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Coast Guard to relocate two cutters to Pensacola

Press release from the office of Congressman Matt Gaetz: The U.S. Coast Guard just announced that it will relocate two 210-foot medium endurance cutters to…

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The constitutionality of the Bayview Park Cross hinges on Lemon test

By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY Yesterday in the Winston E. Arnow Federal Building in Pensacola, Judge Roger Vinson heard arguments from the American Humanist Association and…

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Breaking news: Pensacola mayor asks Florida Supreme Court to hear Pitt’s Slip case

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has approved his attorneys asking the Florida Supreme Court to hear his case concerning the Pitt’s Slip property leased to Seville…

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Hayward visited Tanyard site

Mayor Ashton Hayward yesterday told NewsRadio 1620 that he had visited the Government Stree/Corrine Jones Stormwater project that is behind schedule but expected to be…

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More photos of Government Street pond, sidewalk collapsed

We drove over to the Government Street Stormwater Pond, which is two blocks west of Pensacola City Hall. The easternmost end of the pond has…

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Tanyard streets flooding

Councilwoman Sherri Myers called to say the Tanyard neighborhood that streets around Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Government Street Stormwater Pond are flooded. “We paid $4 million…

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Email trail shows Hayward put off NBA proposal to last minute

Inweekly made a public record request of Assistant County Administrator Amy Lovoy’s emails regarding the county’s interaction with Mayor Ashton Hayward’s office regarding the Request…

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Hayward takes shot to lure NBA-affliated team

By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward pitched the Pensacola Bay Center Wednesday June 7 as the possible future home for the NBA New…

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ESPN names Bubba Watson to its World Fame 100 list

Pensacola’s two-time Masters champion and co-owner of the Blue Wahoos, Bubba Watson, has been selected for “The World Fame 100 Issue” of ESPN The Magazine…

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Pensacola City Council ‘nitpicks’ but approves Blount plans

By Sammi Sontag By a 5-1 vote on June 8, the Pensacola City Council granted local developer ParsCo LLC the opportunity to redevelop the former…

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NBA Request for Proposal had a timeline

Thanks to a public record request, Inweekly obtained a copy for the Request for Proposal for hosting a NBA Development League affiliate of the New…

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Mayor sends letter to BCC on NBA presentation

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward finally contacted the Escambia County commissioners about his efforts to attract a NBA developmental team to the Pensacola area. He emailed…

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NBA Developmental League could be wave of the future, but does Hayward have the skills to make it happen in P’cola?

The NBA Developmental League could be a viable option of talented high school players who don’t have the academic “chops” to handle the course load…

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