Category: Pensacola
City Administrator report for January
The citizens of Pensacola only hear from their city administrator once a month at the Agenda Review. He doesn’t hold town hall meetings. He doesn’t…
League of Women Voters discuss Pipeline to Prison
Pipeline to Prison: “Resilience: the Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope†Who : League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area, ACLU,…
If the walls of Hallmark Elementary could talk…
Last week, we learned that the City of Pensacola approved a demolition contract for Hallmark Elementary on the west side of the city. The school…
Pensacola Bay ferry service delayed a year
Last week, Gulf Islands National Seashore, City of Pensacola, and Escambia County officials announced the delay of the Pensacola Bay ferry service which had been…
Pensacola Police Chief wants to keep his job
Pensacola Police Chief David Alexander told the Pensacola City Council last week he wants to keep his job past his DROP date in May. At…
Hayward administration scrambles on Tanyards project
The City of Pensacola is placing hangars on doors in the neighborhood around the Government Street Stormwater Project. Dr. Gloria Horning told Inweekly, “The city…
Demolition Ordinance removed from Pensacola Council agenda
Proposed Amendment to Section 12-12-5 of the LDC – Historic Building Demolition Review has been removed from this evening’s 1/12/17 City Council Agenda by its…
Remembering Ashley Hardaway Theriot
By Joani Delezen We had high hopes for 2017, but it’s already let us down and broken our hearts. It did so by taking away…
Breakdown of Government Street Stormwater Budget
Councilwoman Sherri Myers supplied Inweekly the latest financial report on the Government Street Stormwater Project. Appropriations by Fund Total Appropriation: $3,795,122.70 Cost & Encumbered: $3,434,209.71…
UWF Historic Trust: Want to be a part of history?
The University of West Florida Historic Trust is seeking volunteers to serve as tour guides, living history interpreters, museum store attendants, and archive and collection…
Pensacola stormwater project dinged by DEP for several deficiencies
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection found a long list of deficiencies at the City of Pensacola Government Street Stormwater Project. Many of them were…
City of Pensacola not using local recycling facility
Pensacola residents are not allowed to recycle glass if they use the City’s Sanitation Service, and it doesn’t look like they will in the near…
General “Chappie” James Museum groundbreaking tomorrow
The City of Pensacola and the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) will host a groundbreaking ceremony at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, for the General…
Escambia County explains Mosquito Control cleanup
Escambia County Update on Former Mosquito Control Site As the city of Pensacola continues its efforts to construct the stormwater project at Corinne Jones Park,…
Three out of four Pensacola voters wanted medical marijuana
The City of Pensacola voters overwhelmingly voted for Amendment 2 that legalized medical marijuana in Florida. In fact, the City had a slightly higher percentage in favor…
Viewpoint from Mayor Ashton Hayward: Building a sense of optimism
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings tells a story about asking a successful investor whether, in trading parlance, Dallas was a buy, a sell or a hold….
Buzz: FDEP opens investigation into Pensacola Tanyards project
Last Friday, Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy called Inweekly to say that the Florida Department of Environment Protection has begun to investigate alleged violations at the…
Pensacola 311 blew Tanyard calls
The triggers for Inweekly and Emerald Coastkeepers’ investigation of the Government Stormwater Project in the Tanyards neighborhood were two phone calls made by resident Dr….
Visit Pensacola announces in-house events
“Let’s be honest, when’s the last time you stopped into the Visitor Information Center? It’s been a long time, if ever, right?! Here’s the thing,…
Escambia County and the Pensacola Government Street Stormwater Project
Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown sat down with Inweekly to explain the county’s role with the Government Street Stormwater Project. “The County’s role was very…




















