Pensacola Speaks: Charles Bare on invocation flap

Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare will be my guest in the second half-hour of “Pensacola Speaks.” We will discuss the timeline on how The…

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Studer: City boards need basic standard operating procedures [podcast]

Quint Studer, local developer and founder of the Studer Group, discussed on “Pensacola Speaks” how the City of Pensacola can improve its boards and advisory…

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Council president releases emails re: Satanic Temple request

Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare released yesterday afternoon his emails that give a timeline on the decision to have The Satanic Temple of West…

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Pensacola Speaks: Quint Studer on ARB and other city boards

Quint Studer will be my guest on the second half-hour of “Pensacola Speaks” on News Talk 1370 WCOA. The Studers have had several dealings with…

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City of Pensacola Architectural Review Board under scrutiny

The City of Pensacola’s Architectural Review Board has been under scrutiny for the past two months. The City is being sued by developers because the…

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Satanic Temple to deliver invocation at Pensacola City Council in July

Inweekly received the following press release. We have confirmed with City Council Executive Don Kraher. He wrote, “David Suhor with the Satanic Temple will be…

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City Attorney fails to offer affirmative defense in John Sunday House case

On Thursday, June 23, the Pensacola City Attorney Lysia Bowling filed the City of Pensacola’s response to the Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief…

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Pensacola City Council looks at three qualified attorneys

On Friday morning, the Pensacola City Council will hold a workshop to interview three candidates to be its attorney. Two of the candidates have considerably…

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Mayor Hayward to post FY 2017 budget in July

According to city officials, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward plans to release his sixth budget next month. “The proposed budget document will be posted on the…

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Timeline shows Hayward administration created stormwater pond crisis

Yesterday afternoon, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward didn’t get the $316,600 that he requested from the Escambia Board of County Commissioners for the clean up of…

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BCC meeting on mosquito control facility tomorrow

Escambia County has published its agenda for tomorrow’s special Board of County Commissioners meeting that will be held at 4 p.m. in commission chambers –…

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Olson talks about airport annexation, Government Street pond, BP funds and MWBE

City Administrator Eric Olson gave his monthly report at the Pensacola City Council meeting on June 16. His five-minute report covered the Airport Commerce Park,…

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Arguments that won confirmation for Pensacola Fire Chief David Allen

The Pensacola City Council on Monday confirmed Mayor Ashton Hayward’s appointment of David Allen as the city’s fire chief by a 5-3 vote. Council members…

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Pensacola Promise Zone can be resurrected with leadership

Last week, the Obama Administration named the final nine Promise Zones–high poverty areas in select urban, rural and tribal communities. The Pensacola Promise Zone was…

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Civil rights leader to speak out against Pensacola Fire Chief appointment

Ellison Bennett, a national board member of the National Movement for Human and Civil Rights, told Inweekly this morning that he will speak out against…

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Okaloosa fire chief investigation shows how it could be done with transparency

Last night, the Ocean City-Wright Fire Control District board was briefed on how Mark Bonfanti with the Tallahassee law firm of Allen Norton & Blue…

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Notes re: missing 2015 reprimands of Fire Chief-designate David Allen found

Since June 1, former Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren Deweese has been trying to get the City of Pensacola to release all letters of reprimand issued…

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Future of Sunday House in hands of judge

From City of Pensacola: On June 6, 2016, the City of Pensacola was served with a Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief filed by…

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HOME program coming to area

The HOME program is coming to Escambia County. The five-year loan program is run by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The…

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Other Florida cities have dozens apply for city administrator jobs

Before he was hired as the Pensacola City Manager in 1998, Tom Bonfield served as the city manager of Temple Terrace, Fla. for 13 years….

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