Category: Pensacola
No Potty Talk
Pensacola Goes Quiet on Temporary Toilets Due to Lawsuit by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly City of Pensacola officials have decided to suspend any discussions regarding the…
Lawsuit wants to flush toilet plan
Lawsuit Filed to Nix Admiral Mason Toilets by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The plan to locate temporary toilets at Admiral Mason Park is turning into a…
Presser Notes: Three Chiefs & the Double-edged Sword
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola has narrowed its search for a police chief down to three candidates. Let the questions about the…
Pensacola dropped from House cruise ship bill
A legislative effort to overturn a 2020 vote by Key West residents to limit cruise-ship operations continues to be narrowed to the Monroe County tourism…
Pensacola police chief finalists
The selection committee for the next Chief of Police for the Pensacola Police Department has recommended three finalists to move forward in the selection process…
The move to make county government white-only
In March 1977, a class action was filed on behalf of Escambia County’s Black voters that challenged the at-large system for electing county commissioners (McMillan…
Wind, Rain and Walkability
Public Gets a Look at Hashtag, Phase I by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Weathering the wind and rain, overlooking the chop in Pensacola Bay as it…
Presser Notes: Homeless Plan, the Exodus Club & Dottie
by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson was a few minutes late Monday morning to his weekly press conference, but it was for a pretty…
Robinson not the only burned out mayor
The New York Times reports that mayors around the country are announcing plans to retire from politics. Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson – who is mentioned…
Country Club set victims of insurance fraud
John Thomas, owner of Thomas Insurance on Garden Street in Pensacola, has been arrested by federal agents in Arizona for wire fraud. Sources have shared…
Presser Notes: Dreams, Gaetz & a Delayed Roundabout
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Now that Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has decided not to run for re-election, he’s already dreaming of who might lead the…
May for Mayor, maybe
Campaign contributors and several potential candidates are waiting for District 3 County Commissioner Lumon May to decide whether he will run to be Pensacola’s next…
Blackledge resigns from CPAC
Attorney Autumn Beck Blackledge has resigned from the Citizens Police Advisory Committee, telling Mayor Grover Robinson that she believes the committee has become “ineffective and…
Presser Notes: Grover’s Pursuit of Happiness
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The calculation had been formulating for a few months, but his recent Southwest trip into the desert provided the clarity needed…
Breaking News: Robinson not to seek second term
At his weekly press conference today, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson announced that he will not seek another term. Inweekly reporter Jeremy Morrison is at the…
Presser Notes: Seven Straight Sunrises in the Desert
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson returned to his weekly press conferences Monday — tanned, unshaven, no socks — after a Southwest trip….
Gun Buyback event on Saturday
The City of Pensacola is holding a Gun Buyback Event on Saturday, March 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bill Gregory Park,…
Pensacola City Hall opens Monday
City of Pensacola offices and facilities that were closed due to COVID-19 will reopen to the public on Monday, March 15, with some restrictions still…
Mayoral Q&A: Vaccines and a Parking Garage
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly A couple of days after engaging in a spirited discussion with the Pensacola City Council about the prospects of leasing a…
Senate limits port bill to cover only cruise ships
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers continued Wednesday to narrow an effort to overturn a decision by Key West…
