Category: Pensacola
Pensacola’s mask order stays in place
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola will continue to require the wearing of masks in public businesses, following the Pensacola City Council’s full-throated,…
Ferries in our future
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly While he said local officials are still awaiting word from the Florida Department of Transportation on whether the state will be…
Concerns raised over dropping mask mandate
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly There’s gonna be some pushback when Mayor Grover Robinson asks the Pensacola City Council to drop the city’s mask mandate. “Too…
‘The Long March’
Sheriff David Morgan  set the tone for the Monday, Sept. 21 press conference. “Now it becomes the long march,” Morgan said, referring to the weeks…
Mayor wants to sunset mask order
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly During his weekly press conference Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson relayed an analogy he’d shared with The Weather Channel meteorologist…
United Way sets hurricane relief fund, has volunteer opportunities
In the wake of the devastation Hurricane Sally left on much of the region, United Way of West Florida (UWWF) is announcing a number of…
Presser Notes: Sally & Masks
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As Sally strengthened from a Tropical Storm into a Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico Monday, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said…
Wu trails in Council D1 race
According to the latest Inweekly/Political Matrix study, challenger Jennifer Brahier (46.4%) has a slight lead versus longtime incumbent P.C. Wu (42.1%) for the Pensacola…
CPAC Digs Into Mental Health
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly About an hour deep into this week’s meeting of Pensacola’s Citizen Police Advisory Committee, Chairman Joseph Marshall paused to stress the…
Space Command: A good fit for Pensacola
The competition to be home for the U.S. Space Command moved to a new level this week as communities seeking the headquarters submitted their proposals….
Presser Notes: When’s It Safe to Take Off the Masks?
Plus: Affordable Housing, Re-openings and Restrooms (Both Pricey and Cheap) by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly On the other side of the Labor Day holiday, decisions will…
Pensacola Affordable Housing Task Force wraps up work
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola lacks adequate affordable housing, but it may soon have a plan for how best to address the…
City posts backup materials for workshop set for next week
City of Pensacola posts today documentation related to the city council’s workshop scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 26. From: City Clerk’s Office RE: AGENDA – Pensacola…
CPAC tackles the elephant: Racism
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As the Pensacola Citizens Police Advisory Committee hammered out its priorities and mission Tuesday, discussion fell to what several members referred…
Three-mile bridge walkway to open
Presser Notes: Benches, Poll Volunteers and the Golden Spike by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pointing to downward trending stats on the coronavirus front, Pensacola Mayor Grover…
City and County graded
The Florida House rolled out a new website that grades and lets people compare cities and counties based on spending, crime and education. House Speaker…
40-year port lease up for council approval
Tomorrow, the Pensacola City Council will vote on a 40-year lease for a new tenant at the Port of Pensacola. On the surface, the deal…
Presser Notes: City Hall and Church
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Although Escambia County officials have declined to mandate the wearing of masks in public spaces — as the Pensacola City Council…
Dream Defenders weigh in on police advisory
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola’s Citizen Police Advisory Committee meets for the second time Tuesday. Following the group’s initial meeting in July, Inweekly spoke with…
Pensacola: A natural pick for U.S. Space Command
“Pensacola is natural for the Space Industry,” FloridaWest CEO Scott Luth told Inweekly after this weekend’s SpaceX splashdown in the waters off Pensacola Beach. “Actually,…
