By Tom St. Myer Gun violence served as the entry point, but a roundtable consisting primarily of elected officials expanded into a broad conversation about Black-on-Black crime, fatherless households, mental health, socioeconomic…
Category: Pensacola
Podcast: ‘We have a real issue here’
Gloria Horning lives on DeVilliers Street and has been tracking the sewage issue for eight years. I had her on “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning to discuss ECUA’s latest discovery…
Presser Notes: Airport Aspirations & Revealing Roadwork
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Last week, city of Pensacola officials met with a visiting team from the Florida Department of Transportation. It was a productive meeting, Mayor Grover Robinson said during his…
Highlights: 2022 Quality of Life Survey
Quint Studer and the Pensacola Young Professionals unveiled the 2022 Quality of Life Survey last night at a CivicCon event. The Studers have paid for the Mason-Dixon poll of community attitudes since…
Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday
The City of Pensacola and Mayor Grover C. Robinson, IV will host a recognition for Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, Oct. 10 at 9 a.m. on the front steps of City Hall,…
City awarded $500,000 grant for Alice S. Williams Library Restoration Project
The City of Pensacola has been awarded a $500,000 African American Cultural and Historical grant from the State of Florida for the Alice S. Williams Library Restoration Project, which will help the…
Help with city transportation plan
The City of Pensacola is seeking the public’s input to help develop a forward-thinking Active Transportation Plan, with a goal of gathering input on walking, biking and other human-powered modes of getting around the Pensacola…
Presser Notes: Wahoos, Ian & a Shooting
By Jeremy Morrison Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson was joined for his weekly press conference Monday by a celebratory group from the Blue Wahoos organization, as well as a rather large trophy, recently…
Transition Team Update: ‘This Is Going To Be Fun’
Mayoral Transition Team Wades Into Weeds: By Jeremy Morrison During its second convening, mayor-elect D.C. Reeve’s mayoral transition began to orient itself to the task of formulating a path forward for the…
City Council District 6: Ann Hill vs. Allison Patton
Both candidates appeared on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen.” They discussed what separates their candidacies.
Into Focus: Mayoral Transition Team drills down
By Jeremy Morrison A week after the first meeting, mayor-elect D.C. Reeves’ mayoral transition team members are beginning to dig into their individual focus areas. So far, public meetings are on the…
Presser Notes: Dodging Ian, Sign Struggle & City Hall for Sale?
By Jeremy Morrison Looking ahead to Hurricane Ian’s path through the Gulf of Mexico, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said that Fire Chief Ginny Cranor has performed a dance to keep the storm…