Mayor to hold town hall

Mayor Robinson to Hold Town Hall Meeting March 1 The public is invited to attend Mayor Grover Robinson’s Town Hall Tuesday, March 1 at 6:30…

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Presser Notes: Strong Mayor Fever, Summit’s Long Wait & Powerful Emotions

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has some concerns about where the city’s charter review commission might be heading, following discussions in last…

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Presser Notes: Airport Soars, Prioritizing Power & Long-viewing Homelessness

By Jeremy Morrison The Pensacola International Airport is currently dubbed the “Intergalactic” airport, an annual designation recognizing the local Pensacon event later this month, which…

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New hire at the city: Arborist Kris Stultz

Kris Stultz has been selected as the new Arborist for the City of Pensacola, bringing more than 40 years of arboriculture experience to this newly…

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City completes Cross Street drainage project

The City of Pensacola has installed drainage improvements at the intersection of Cross Street and 6th Avenue to mitigate historical flooding issues, saving nearly $500,000…

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Last day for homeless encampment

City of Pensacola press release: Today, Monday, Jan. 31, is the deadline for individuals living in the homeless encampment under Interstate 110 to vacate the…

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Veo scooters coming tomorrow

Press Release: VEO will bring e-scooters to the City of Pensacola beginning Wednesday, Jan. 26, offering residents and visitors a new way to explore Pensacola with…

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Presser Notes: Packing In the Campout, People Power & COVID Lite

by Jeremy Morrison Much of Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s weekly press conference Monday morning was devoted to the impending dissolution of the homeless camp currently…

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Real News podcasts: Friday, Jan. 21

Kayla Romero is in Naval Officer Candidate school. She’s a West Florida High graduate and fourth generation Navy. She graduates at the end of January…

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Presser Notes: Winding Down the Overpass Camp

by Jeremy Morrison It looks like the homeless encampment beneath a stretch of interstate overpass near downtown Pensacola will soon be no more – because…

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Making Stormwater Beautiful

City Plans Market Street Greenway by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The stormwater pond near the intersection of Market Street and Summit Boulevard is not one of…

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DIB to discuss Bird scooters

by Jeremy Morrison What is the most positive impact of having a scooter program in downtown Pensacola? How about the most negative impact? These are…

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Pensacola to plant 300 trees

Plantings Rooted in Hurricane Sally Damage by Jeremy Morrison To replenish the area’s tree canopy, the city of Pensacola will be planting approximately 300 trees…

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New POP! website

Today the City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department launched the POP! story map website, which is a guide to outdoor art in the Pensacola…

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Pensacola preserves precious public boat slip

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…

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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…

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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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