Category: Pensacola
Presser Notes: Ida, COVID & Food Truck Banishment
by Jeremy Morrison Weird accidents over the weekend; insurers’ role in vaccinations; Food trucks pushed off city streets With Hurricane Ida hitting well to the…
Hear from experts on FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine, face masks
Tomorrow at 7:45 a.m. on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, my guest will be Sally Pipes, President, CEO, Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Healthcare Policy at The…
Presser Notes: A Bowl of Rivals, Fairyland Prospects & bARTram
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola High School and Booker T. Washington High School — the two public high schools falling within city limits — already…
Presser Notes: Fred, COVID & Fields of Broken Dreams
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With Tropical Storm Fred looking to be shifting away from Pensacola, Mayor Grover Robinson breathed a guarded sigh of relief during…
Tim Horton for Pensacola Mayor (podcast)
Tim Horton is one of the three people who have pre-filed to be Pensacola’s next mayor. “I’m a 1982 graduate of Woodham High School,” said…
Breaking: Reeves plans to file for mayor on Sept. 1
D.C. Reeves, The Spring CEO and co-owner of Perfect Plain Brewing Company, announced on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA’s “Real News” this morning that he plans to…
Meet mayoral candidates this morning
On Monday, I interviewed former Pensacola City Council President Jewel Cannada Wynn is running to be Pensacola’s next mayor. Listen to podcast. This morning on…
Real News: Jared Moore on Maritime Park
City Council President Jared Moore has been vocal about what he doesn’t like about Carson Lovell’s vision for Lots Four and Five at the Community…
Will Gov. DeSantis hand out $1K bonus checks to Escambia Co. deputies
Gov. Ron DeSantis has called a 2 p.m. presser at the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Why? Earlier today, he handed out $1,000 bonus checks to…
Maritime albatross
In the lava hot real estate market, the city of Pensacola has prime shovel-ready land on the bay of which only two parcels have b…
Pensacola nominated for two Southern Living awards
Southern Living has announced that Pensacola has been nominated for two categories for The South’s Best 2022 Awards. The South’s Best acknowledges the destinations that…
Mayor: ‘We need to be focusing on vaccines’
As I reported on Saturday, the COVID pandemic is surging in the wrong direction. Yesterday Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson had a conference call with the…
Movement on city skate park
At his Monday presser, Mayor Grover Robinson said he has been in discussion with Interim County Administrator Wes Moreno and county staff about the long-awaited…
Presser notes: COVID, Scooters, Park
At his weekly presser, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said the percentage COVID-positive cases is up as are hospitalizations. “We’ve not been tracking hospitalizations, but I…
Local cities receive block grants
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced grant awards totaling more than $3.5 million in Northwest Florida. Grant funding will be used to improve…
Clerk having trouble collecting bed tax
Escambia County Clerk of Courts Pam Childers tried to deliver to the Board of County Commissioners her monthly report on Tourist Development (also known as…
Mayor’s letter to employees re: Wilkin’s retirement
As I posted this morning, Mayor Grover Robinson announced City Administrator Keith Wilkins’ Â retirement, effective Dec. 12. “This is something that we knew was going…
Scooters coming to Pensacola
The City of Pensacola is partnering with shared electric scooter company, Bird Rides, to bring e-scooters to the city beginning Monday, July 19, offering residents…
Council to consider three proposals for Maritime Park parcels
At its Thursday, July 15 meeting, the Pensacola City Council will consider three proposals submitted for parcels 4 and 5 at the Community Maritime Park:…
City may make a Tiny House development possible
The Pensacola City Council’s agenda for Thursday, July 15 has been released. The council will  consider  whether to annex two vacant lots on Pace Boulevard at…
