Category: Pensacola
Breaking news: Agenda add-on proposed re:Confederate statue
The city of Pensacola has an ordinance that requires a 30-day wait period before any historical monument, display or item can be removed from city…
Studer asks city to remove Confederate monument
June 10, 2020 Mayor Grover Robinson City of Pensacola 222 W. Main St. Seventh Floor of City Hall Pensacola, FL 32502 Dear Mayor Robinson and…
Mayor says new advisory to focus on law enforcement
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson told Inweekly in a phone interview this morning that the proposed committee to oversee the Pensacola Police Department will indeed by…
Mayor to change Lee Square to Florida Square
Confederate Monument’s Fate Hangs with City Council by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola’s Confederate monument in Lee Square on Palafox may be coming down. Or maybe…
Grover and the Confederacy, Southern heritage
Past debates over Pensacola’s Confederate flag displays offer some insight into Mayor Grover Robinson’s reluctance to deal with the city’s Confederate monuments. He saw the…
Jacksonville mayor removes Confederate statue; Pensacola petition nears 12K signatures
Early Tuesday morning, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry ordered city workers to remove the bronze statue of a Confederate soldier that had been displayed in downtown…
Protesters: ‘We will not be going anywhere’
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Protesters encamped near Graffiti Bridge are being told by city officials that they need to relocate to a different location. The…
The Monumental Question
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The question is recurring. The answer is always the same: not yet. This question was asked again—shouted from the crowd —…
Presser Notes: Mayor doesn’t want ‘Any more foolishness’
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly After a wild weekend that saw Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson commit to a group of protesters blocking the roadway at the…
Pensacola added 1,623 voters, mostly whites on the west side
Pensacola has added 1,623 new voters since the end of May 2019. according to the Supervisor of Elections’ website. Whites made up 67% of the…
The Inevitable Confederate Monument Question
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson spoke to protesters at Graffiti Bridge on Saturday, an inevitable question was shouted from the crowd:…
Saturday Protests:Rain, Racism and Roadway Negotiations
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly It was aggressive negotiations to be sure – linking arms and blocking traffic at the foot of the Pensacola Bay bridge…
Small business loans handed out
Yesterday morning, Kelly Massey of the UWF Small Business Development Center presented to the Escambia County Commission the list of 50 businesses were awarded Escambia…
Powerful video from local ministers: ‘The time is now’
A Reflection on MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail Clergy from seven historic downtown religious communities in Pensacola, FL reflect on Martin Luther King Jr’s “Letter…
Remembering Victor Steen, the boy on a bike
Before George Floyd and Tymar Crawford, the city had the death of Victor Steen. Around 1:50 a.m. on Oct. 3, 2009, Victor was spotted by…
Our June 4, 2020 issue
Here is a peek at our June 4 issue. The articles will go live at 1 p.m. on inweekly.net. The print edition will be delivered…
Presser Notes: Protests, a Port Deal and the Skatepark
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday that he was glad to see protesting in the city remain peaceful, even as other…
Council notes: Streamline hits some drag
City Officials Ask if Port Deal Smells by Jeremy Morrison City officials look like they’re going to take it slow on a potential boat manufacturing…
City dissolves DIB parking agreement
by Jeremy Morrison The city of Pensacola will be taking of the management of downtown parking come October, following a decision by the Pensacola City…
