Category: Pensacola
City of Pensacola faces lawsuit over cross in Bayview Park
The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center and the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) are suing the City of Pensacola to challenge a 25-foot…
PNJ agrees with Inweekly, Pensacola mayor needs to call press conference on fire chiefs
In today’s editorial, “No transparency, no trust,” the Pensacola News Journal walks through the litany of misstatements by Mayor Ashton Hayward and his two administrators…
Experts can not determine if report on Pensacola fire chiefs is exempt without seeing it
Mayor Ashton Hayward has determined the Beggs & Lane report on the investigation of the city’s fire chief and deputy fire chief is exempt from…
What have Pensacola fire chiefs heard from city about report
“Nada…zilch….nothing!” said Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover. The Pensacola firefighter has been on paid administrative leave for officially three months as of today. Mayor Ashton…
Pensacola fire chiefs investigation apparently headless, final report a secret
On Friday, April 29 at 5 p.m., the City of Pensacola issued a statement that Mayor Ashton Hayward had received the Beggs & Lane report…
Mayor Hayward denies he has report on Pensacola fire chiefs
On News Radio 1620’s morning show on Wednesday, April 27, Mayor Hayward said that he does not have the Beggs & Lane report: “…I do…
City snafu leads to county paying sewer for downtown library
The City of Pensacola’s run of bad timing continued last week. In the same week the community celebrated Earth Day, city officials revealed that the…
Pensacola Parks and Rec seeks input on assessment
The City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department in cooperation with the University of West Florida Sport Management and Public Administration programs are evaluating the…
Councilwoman Myers sets ‘Come Hell or High Water’ town hall, April 26
Her February meeting was canceled because of a tornado. Councilman Sherri Myers promises this one will go as scheduled. From her flyer: It’s Your Money…
Manna purchases new headquarters on E Street
On Tuesday, MANNA Food Pantries purchased its new future home, the Pensacola Mill Supply Building on North “E†Street. The 23,000 square foot building is…
City Attorney opines Council resolutions are not necessarily binding
Pensacola City Attorney Lysia Bowling has issued her legal opinion on whether resolutions adopted by the Pensacola City Council are binding if the mayor does…
WTH: The city conducted no random drug tests of Pensacola Police for two years
For half a month, Inweekly has tried to get the City of Pensacola to release information on its random drug testing (Read more). City Attorney…
Inweekly prepares Public Records lawsuit against City Attorney
Apparently City Attorney Lysia Bowling’s public record training didn’t take. Since March 29, Inweekly has attempted to get public records concerning the city’s random drug…
Pensacola Speaks: Clay Ingram, Rebekah Johansen Bydlak
State Rep. Clay Ingram will discuss his decision to run for another term in the Florida House on “Pensacola Speaks” today at 5:10 p.m. In…
Tale of Two Pensacolas
Last week, Zach Jenkins, director of the Haas Center at the University of West Florida, published a column that showed our region’s economic recovery has…
Pensacola Speaks: Pensacola Promise Zone
The PNJ wrote about the collaborative effort to get one of the poorest areas in the community designated a HUD Promise Zone. Since then, I…
City of Pensacola award $1.5 million stormwater grant
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Monday that it will award the City a $1.5 million Emergency Watershed Protection Program grant to complete…
Five key points of ruling in case often referred to as ‘The Fish House v. City of Pensacola’
On Friday, April 1, Judge Scott Duncan issued his decision in the Case no. 2014-CA-000081: Seville Harbor vs. The City of Pensacola vs. Great Southern…
Documentary: All Together-The 2016 Pensacola Tornado
On Feb. 23, 2016, an EF-3 tornado wreaked havoc in Northeast Pensacola. It left more than 300 homes damaged and became the strongest tornado to…
Hawkshaw Development still a touchy subject
Want to start a debate at City Hall? Just ask Pensacola citizens what should be built on the 1.8-acre, city-owned Hawkshaw property. Renowned design firm…
