by Jeremy Morrison By all accounts, there is a dearth of public boat slips in the proximity of downtown Pensacola. That is still the case following a recent Pensacola City Council decision,…
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Presser Notes: City enterprises thriving
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In the first of what looks to be shaping up into a slate of field trips to finish out this year’s regular Monday press conferences, Mayor Grover Robinson…
A ‘Very Thin Line’ of Sunshine
Has Homeless Task Force Been Open Enough? by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Homeless advocate and director of the Alfred Washburn Center Mike Kimbrel has mixed feelings about the collection of recommendations the Homeless…
Presser Notes: I-110 Campout, Wishin’ for Wider & Vaxi-waiting
By Jeremy Morrison Monday marked Mayor Robinson’s first press conference in quite a while without a complete COVID rundown. No case count. No hospitalizations roundup. Just a test positivity rate: 3.4 percent….
City gives update on Hurricane Sally repairs
The City of Pensacola is continuing to work diligently with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to acquire the necessary approvals and funding in order to complete remaining repairs from Hurricane Sally damage. All…
Real News podcast: Brahier on utility study
Pensacola Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier believes doing a feasibility study of the electric utility is due diligence after working under the same franchise agreement with Gulf Power for the past four decades. “We’re…
Presser Notes: COVID No More, Power Move & Infill In Bounds
by Jeremy Morrison As the year rolls into another month, Mayor Grover Robinson opened his weekly press conference Monday with a personal, countdown-math reveal: the calendar is tethered to the mayor’s term…
PPD Chief Eric Randall interview, October 2021
By Jeremy Morrison Inweeky: So, how long exactly have you been on the job? Four months? Chief Eric Randall: What day are we in — you know what? You’re right, almost exactly…
Mobility Week starts Friday
The City of Pensacola encourages residents to participate in The Florida Department of Transportation’s Annual Mobility Week, a celebration of making smart, efficient and safe multimodal transportation choices. This year, Mobility Week…
Real News podcast: Ethics and the Law
The Pensacola News Journal recently attacked the Levin Papantonio Rafferty law firm for representing the Escambia Board of County Commissioners in a dispute with County Clerk Pam Childers over its 401(a) retirement…
Presser Notes: ‘Every Single Thing We Want to Do’
By Jeremy Morrison With two meaty items falling on the Pensacola City Council’s table this week, Mayor Grover Robinson used his regular weekly presser Monday as a platform to launch into a…
DIB Seeks Finance Committee member
Pensacola’s Downtown Improvement Board is looking for a new member for its Finance Committee. The Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) is a dependent special agency funded by a tax levy on properties…