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…

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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…

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Presser Notes: No MOU, FEMA Funds & Scooter Stunts

By Jeremy Morrison With a stretch of wet weather moving through the region, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said city streets were looking good thus far,…

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Presser Notes: Soccer Success, Campout Transition & COVID

by Jeremy Morrison Prior to getting into the meat of his weekly presser Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson turned things over to Brian Wyer,…

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I-110 Homeless Camp stays for now

City Will Work to Transition Away From Site by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The homeless encampment underneath a downtown stretch of Interstate-110 overpass can remain in…

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Footprint in the Sand

Pensacola’s Energy Assessment Measures Municipal Energy Usage by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola’s long-awaited environmental assessment has arrived. This week, the city unveiled its baseline greenhouse gas…

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Homeless Task Force presents plan

By Jeremy Morrison The Homeless Reduction Task Force of Northwest Florida presented a report to the Pensacola City Council Monday on how best to spend…

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Presser Notes: Silver linings, I-110 Evictions, Wrestling with noise

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly There’s still a lot of folks in the hospital due to COVID-19. But less than last week. And that is the…

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Monoclonal antibody treatment site coming to Bayview Park

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Floridians who have received monoclonal antibody treatments, and announced that Florida will open a new monoclonal antibody treatment…

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Pensacola to seek path forward for food trucks [podcast]

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly About a week or so ago, the city of Pensacola began enforcing a parking ordinance that effectively prohibits food trucks from…

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Real News podcast: Stafford on redistricting

On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford gave an update on how the 2020 US Census has impacted the city, county…

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