Presser Notes: ‘Comrade Grover’ talks pylons & public engagement

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Before digging into questions from the press Monday, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson shared an old photo he ran across while cleaning…

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City may buy back guns

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The City of Pensacola may be taking a direct approach to getting guns off the street: buying the weapons, no questions…

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Fred Levin Tales

In the Jan. 21 issue, I shared a few of my favorite tales told by the late Fred Levin and his friends. Some on my…

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CPAC prepares for ‘lively’ town halls

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly For months now, Pensacola’s Citizens Police Advisory Committee has discussed and debated the dynamics between law enforcement and the local community,…

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West Cervantes work to begin

The Florida Department of Transportation will begin a $7 million construction project this month to improve pedestrian safety along a 2.2-mile section of West Cervantes…

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PPD Chief Search: ‘The World Is Becoming More Complicated’

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola is entering into a search for a new chief of police. The city has hired a consultant,…

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Presser Notes: Trudging through the thick of COVID season

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly During his weekly press conference Monday, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson reiterated sentiments he’d shared last week, following the Jan. 6 incident…

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Police chief search outlined to CPAC

Police union’s request not getting much traction by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With the city of Pensacola entering into a search for a new chief of…

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PPD union letter requesting cancelation of national search

Dear Mayor Grover Robinson, I, Pat Burns, Lodge President, Fraternal Order of Police, Jim “Billy” Barnes Memorial Lodge #71, am sending this letter on behalf…

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Presser Notes: Christmas COVID, PPD Union pushback

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson had a pretty eventful holiday season: he wrestled with a bout of COVID and grew out a…

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Presser Notes: A Cold Shoulder and Confederate Stepping Stones

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly City of Pensacola officials have yet to hear back from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis concerning a request that the state defer…

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Chief Lyter’s exit presser

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Reflecting on his 30-year career with the Pensacola Police Department Thursday, Chief Tommi Lyter stressed his work’s team aspect. “It’s not…

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Mayor Robinson has 64 percent approval

According a recent telephone survey conducted by Listener Group and Political Matrix for Inweekly, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is finishing the first two years of…

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Presser Notes: COVID Climbs & Open Space Slime

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As COVID cases continue to climb in the Northwest Florida region, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is getting increasingly concerned. “Recently, we’ve…

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Mayor and builders form working group

For weeks, Inweekly has heard of complaints from builders and contractor about long delays in getting plans approved and site inspection in the city limits….

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Buchanan takes over CPAC chair

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The new chairman of the Pensacola Citizen Police Advisory Committee intends to guide the group toward something tangible, something actionable. “In…

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Mothers plea for end to shootings

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly A day after the most recent shooting in Pensacola, city officials joined with mothers who have lost their sons to gun…

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Is Pensacola Ready for a Kinder, Gentler CRA?

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola’s relatively freshly formed Urban Core Redevelopment Board is exploring some less familiar territory. The board was assembled…

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Presser Notes: A Plea for Local COVID Controls

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As fall winds toward the colder months of winter, Northwest Florida COVID cases are on the rise. More worrisome, hospitalizations also…

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CPAC searches for ‘Sea Legs’

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Two months into their charge, Pensacola’s Citizen Police Advisory Committee members are entertaining an identity crisis. Who are they? What is…

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