Category: Pensacola

Kids that stay out too late may soon have to answer to their parents and Big Brother. Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds seemed nearly giddy…

Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds has been pushing for a teen curfew since last spring. After nearly six months of preaching its virtues, Jerralds has…

Occupy Pensacola now sits in an undefined limbo. But it seems limbo’s time may be limber. After camping on the lawn at Pensacola City Hall…

Pensacola officials will join other natural-gas players for a workshop in Miramar Beach in December. The event will focus on transitioning commercial fleets to run…

Marco Rubio’s having a party in Pensacola on Thursday, but the U.S. senator probably won’t show. “He most likely won’t be there, but he will…

Who knows what’s going to happen with the tents at City Hall? But it’s making for interesting city council meetings. “First of all, what happens…

Press Release: Last night there was an act of vandalism to the parking meters surrounding City Hall. The clear plastic on the meters was blacked…

The Occupy in Pensacola is going a bit smoother than its sister-campout in Mobile. While about 20 protesters were arrested overnight in Mobile, local leaders…

A local environmental group has decided to delay its presentation originally slated for tomorrow’s Pensacola City Council meeting. Elaine Sargent, spokesperson for Sustainable Gulf Coast/…

Escambia County Attorney Alison Rodgers visited the Tourist Development Council to do a little housekeeping today. She recently became concerned that the TDC’s membership was…

Press Release: Occupy Pensacola does not condone the use of graffiti on local businesses as those are considered by the movement to be ill targeted…

by Jeremy Morrison It’s an interesting mix: the union and Occupiers. While their messages may dovetail, the group’s styles vary wildly. “Let’s hope it doesn’t…

Trent Richardson’s work ethic doesn’t come from a narcissistic quest to win individual awards and accolades. He is determined that his two young daughters won’t…

We published our Occupy story today. What are other alt-weeklies reporting? Occupy Checkbook Why is the city of Sacramento spending hundreds of thousands of dollars…

by Jeremy Morrison It’s 11 o’clock. Does Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds know where your children are? The Councilman thinks they ought to be at…

OP Press Release: Our migration from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza to City Hall has proven to be a stressful one. Our logistics were…

Some of the Occupy Pensacola campers have wandered off of City Hall property and are protesting–with a megaphone and signs–in front of the Garden Street…

Press Release: After hours upon hours of Occupy members holding the City Council over time by filling the stack of the public forum, the counsel…

The Pensacola City Council passed a resolution tonight in favor of Occupy Pensacola erecting tents and living in them for the next two weeks. Mayor…

Mayor Ashton Hayward’s office sent out the following press release a few minutes ago: Hayward to Occupiers: No More Tent Cities Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward…