Mayor Robinson has 64 percent approval

According a recent telephone survey conducted by Listener Group and Political Matrix for Inweekly, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is finishing the first two years of…

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Presser Notes: COVID Climbs & Open Space Slime

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As COVID cases continue to climb in the Northwest Florida region, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is getting increasingly concerned. “Recently, we’ve…

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Mayor and builders form working group

For weeks, Inweekly has heard of complaints from builders and contractor about long delays in getting plans approved and site inspection in the city limits….

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Buchanan takes over CPAC chair

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The new chairman of the Pensacola Citizen Police Advisory Committee intends to guide the group toward something tangible, something actionable. “In…

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Mothers plea for end to shootings

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly A day after the most recent shooting in Pensacola, city officials joined with mothers who have lost their sons to gun…

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Is Pensacola Ready for a Kinder, Gentler CRA?

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola’s relatively freshly formed Urban Core Redevelopment Board is exploring some less familiar territory. The board was assembled…

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Presser Notes: A Plea for Local COVID Controls

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As fall winds toward the colder months of winter, Northwest Florida COVID cases are on the rise. More worrisome, hospitalizations also…

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CPAC searches for ‘Sea Legs’

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Two months into their charge, Pensacola’s Citizen Police Advisory Committee members are entertaining an identity crisis. Who are they? What is…

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Several wide gaps in how District 7 (West Pensacola) and District 3 (East Pensacola) see city services

The UWF Haas Center conducted its annual survey of Pensacola residents. The survey assessed resident satisfaction with a variety of city services and determine residents’…

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Studer challenges Entrecon crowd to choose character over comfort

Quint Studer opened the 2020 Entrecon with a talk on the importance of consistent situational character. “When you hit a crossroads, what do you do?…

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Robinson: No coordination, collaboration or consistency out of Gilley

Last week, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson went before the Board of County Commissioners and asked for $4.915 million of the county’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and…

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Presser Leftovers: Port on TV, Mardi Gras and Ceremonial Consideration

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Much of this week’s mayoral press conference was devoted to the area’s spiking COVID cases, but Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson also…

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Robinson explains State of Emergency

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With cases of COVID increasing in the local region, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is hoping that the city’s recently deployed state…

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Presser Notes: Waiting it out

For the past two days, we have transferred the blog, 14 years of posts and images, to a new server – one that is faster…

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Seeking 2021 Rising Star nominations

It’s time to select the next Rising Stars class. We are looking for nominations for the 2021 Rising Stars class, which will be published in late…

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Presser Notes: Broxson rides the bus, Confederate deconstruction & PU

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson hosted a guest at his weekly press conference Monday morning. State Sen. Doug Broxson joined the mayor,…

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Poll: Biden narrowly edges ahead of Trump in Florida

According to the latest Listener Group/Political Matrix poll, President Donald Trump has seen his 13.3-point lead in Florida a week ago evaporate. As of Friday,…

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City looks to spruce up Garden Street

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As drawn up by British planners in the 1700s, Pensacola’s Garden Street originally served as an area where residents were allotted…

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Presser Notes: Two Storms on the Horizon

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Two storms are on the horizon, one natural and the other political, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday during his weekly…

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Municipal homeless efforts ‘frustrating’

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly A leading homeless advocate took city officials to task this week, telling them that municipal efforts to address the issue of…

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