Barr, FBI complain about Apple; Barr says Obama, Biden not targets of Russia probe

As I reported earlier, Attorney General Bob Barr announced the FBI had unlocked the cellphones of Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, the Saudi airman who killed three…

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Presser Notes: Palafox Plans and the Virtual City

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With businesses around the state beginning to reopen as coronavirus-related safety measures are rolled back, city of Pensacola officials have plans…

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Robinson updates re-opening plan; Calls for unity

by Jeremy Morrison Addressing the city of Pensacola’s reopening process, Mayor Grover Robinson encouraged people to take a day-by-day approach during an online question-and-answer session…

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Presser Notes: Tiptoeing into Phase One

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With an eye towards the end of this week and beginning of May, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday that the…

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Andrade, Robinson host virtual town hall

by Jeremy Morrison State Rep. Alex Andrade and Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson conducted a joint, online town hall Wednesday evening, where the two officials spoke…

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Pensacola considers band-aid for trees

by Jeremy Morrison The Pensacola City Council this week is considering tweaking the city’s landscape and tree protection plan section of its Land Development Code….

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By the Numbers: Coronavirus— Monday lunch edition

BY NSF Staff – notes by Inweekly in red TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health released updated numbers Monday morning about the coronavirus in…

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City issues statement on Attucks party

Statement on Attucks Court from the Area Housing Commission and the City of Pensacola On Sunday, April 12, a large group gathered at the Attucks…

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COVID-19: Tuesday mid-day report

The number of new cases statewide slowed over the past 24 hours – only 766. The new total is 21,367.  However deaths jumped by 54…

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Presser notes: Mayor says COVID-19 infected nursing home in the city limits

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday that he thinks the local senior care facility that has experienced a number of COVID-19…

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COVID-19: Wednesday morning update

City Yard Waste Pickup Running Behind Schedule Due to a significant increase in yard waste being placed curbside for pickup in recent weeks, City of…

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Virtual Presser Notes: Quarantine Cheese Grits

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With Mayor Grover Robinson currently quarantining himself, the regular Monday morning press conference was conducted virtually this week. “Welcome to a…

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City, county government dodge disaster, some tone deaf

Escambia County Update Committee of the Whole scheduled for April 7 has been cancelled. Plus: “Today, April 3, first responders from Escambia Fire Rescue and…

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Mayor Robinson ‘not ready to give up fight yet’

Inweekly reached out to Mayor Grover Robinson after he announced that he has gone into self-quarantine after his son tested positive for the COVID-19 virus….

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Governor says no five-on-five hoops – update 9:30 a.m.

At his April 2 press briefing, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis explained how he interpreted social distancing under his Safer-at-Home order “If you have a basketball…

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County may furlough workers, City says jobs are safe

At the EOC press conference, Inweekly asked Mayor Grover Robinson and County Administrator Janice Gilley whether they would layoff any employees in April. The mayor…

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City, County: Safe-at-Home is voluntary… for now

At today’s press conference at the Escambia Emergency Operations Center, city and county leaders were reluctant to list any businesses  being closed by Gov. Ron…

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Presser Notes: Five Percent and Better on the Bluffs

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Nudging down a bit, the Pensacola area’s percentage of COVID-19 tests yielding positive results is running about five percent. “Glad to…

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Flynn explains airport, quarantines and effectiveness of closing beaches

Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered that travelers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut go into 14-day self-quarantine upon arrival at Florida’s airports. What…

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DeSantis moves to block those escaping from La

Inweekly is working to find out more about Gov. Ron DeSantis plan to implement a road block on I-10 to stop travelers from Louisiana from…

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