Category: Pensacola
Putting more money in Yonge irresponsible
On Real News with Rick Outzen this morning, Mayor D.C. Reeves didn’t want to argue the merits of the effort to force a referendum on…
Mayor releases American Magic lease proposal
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves released the lease agreement for American Magic that will be presented to the Pensacola City Council for its approval this week….
Daily Outtakes: Yonge arches repaired for $240K?
Fred Gunther has supplied a quote from FRP Construction, LLC, an Arizona-based company, to James B. Washington Education & Sports to repair and reinforce the…
Wild analogies – city referendums
The Pensacola City Charter allows for citizen-led referendums. We’ve covered all the petition drives over the past 25 years. Unfortunately, many wild conspiracies, allegations, and…
Top Five Stories for week ending Feb. 17
Gym Demolition Challenged: Jonathan Green has filed a motion asking for an emergency temporary restraining order against the City of Pensacola to allow the Committee…
Breaking: Petition affidavit turned in
Late Friday, Feb. 16, Jonathan Green delivered to Pensacola City Hall the Committee to Save Malcolm Yonge Community Center‘s petition affidavit with the 10 names…
Malcolm Yonge Petition needs 4,138 signatures
According to Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender, the City of Pensacola had 41,381 registered voters for the 2022 general election, which means the Committee to…
Daily Outtakes: Yonge demolition challenged
Citizens wanting to keep the Malcolm Yonge Gym aren’t going away without a fight. Jonathan Green has filed a motion asking for an emergency temporary…
Simmons: ‘Growing your own’
As a follow-up to Inweekly’s Rising Stars, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons and I discuss the importance of keeping our local talent. “I really like…
Sun Belt Conference returns to Pensacola
The Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship will be in Pensacola March 5 – 11. Twenty-eight teams will vie for a chance to…
Another Smoke Alarm Saturday this weekend
The Pensacola Fire Department will hold its next Smoke Alarm Saturday event Feb. 17 in District 1. Smoke Alarm Saturdays is a continuing effort by…
Presser notes – 2/13/24
The town hall regarding Skate Spot has been delayed while the City of Pensacola waits to see the renderings from Upward Intuition and has staff…
Portside Pickleball coming to downtown Pensacola
Warehouse 4 Sports Launches First Phase of Construction With Portside Pickle The development team converting a Port of Pensacola warehouse into a sports facility is…
Can we keep a post office in downtown Pensacola?
Ballard Partners’ Dan McFaul is helping Mayor D.C. Reeves convince the United States Postal Service to find a new location in downtown Pensacola. McFaul discusses…
Daily Outtakes: Teacher Pay Compression
By Tom St. Myer In our Feb. 8 issue, we examine the six-month stalemate between the Santa Rosa School District and the Santa Rosa Professional…
Real News: D.C. Reeves and Chamber Music
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discusses his trip to Tallahassee to lobby lawmakers and the governor’s office for help with the demolition of Baptist Hospital, a…
Roger Scott soft opening today
The City of Pensacola is nearly complete with improvements made to Roger Scott Tennis Center. The city began construction to make improvements to the facility…
DeSantis gives City $4 mil for Fricker
Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded more than $247 million through the Broadband Infrastructure Program, connecting more than 59,000 unserved and underserved businesses, homes, farms and…
Daily Outtakes – More Downtown Remotes coming
Nearly 98 years after its first broadcast, WCOA returned to Pensacola City Hall – now the Pensacola Museum of History, thanks to the help of…
Safe Spot Skate Spot….not a typo
The City of Pensacola and Upward Intuition will continue to engage the public in providing transformative skatepark access for the community to enjoy. Upward Intuition…
