Category: Pensacola
Presser Notes: Leading Together and Remnants of the Wall
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s post-Thanksgiving presser highlighted a few news items of local concern — including efforts to curb gun violence and the safety-oriented changes…
Presser notes: Sanitation and Sexism
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson used his weekly press conference leading into the Thanksgiving holidays to announce some changes for the city’s sanitation department, and also…
Cannada-Wynn elected council president by acclamation
The Pensacola City Council voted to unanimously for District 7 Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn. Both Sherri Myers and Jared Moore withdrew their names. The council wanted…
Poll: Walker leads Lunsford in ECUA D5 race
In an InWeekly/Political Matrix poll of 533 likely Republican voters living Escambia District 5 voters, we found that Larry Walker has the lead for the…
EDS first stop for ‘Fill the Mayflower’
Press Release: Episcopal Day School and Christ Church Parish students, families, faculty, and clergy are proud to be the first stop for the Mayflower truck…
SCAPE plan for Pensacola waterfront on track
Terry Horne, executive director for the Center for Civic Engagement, gave the crowd at the CivicCon event on Monday an update on SCAPE project to…
Presser Notes: Annexation, Feedback and the Tree Fund Reprise
After knocking out some announcements — the city’s completely replaced all its old cast iron pipes and the fire department’s been installing residential smoke alarms…
City Council preview: Money Tree
Funds may soon flow once more from the city of Pensacola’s tree trust fund. City Council members will consider Thursday approving a tree planting and…
Test driving Teslas for greater good
A Tesla doesn’t use gas. But it can fart. “Oh, this is hilarious,†said Christian Wagley, pointing inside a Tesla Model 3 parked in the…
Presser leftovers: Bayou Hills evolves, City saves tree
While much of this week’s mayoral press conference was dominated by discussion about issues related to a fatal police shooting in July, there were also…
Exclusive: Conversation with Rodney Mullen
Freestyle Philosophy Rodney Mullen is sort of like Yoda. If Yoda wore a puffy and a beanie and invented a good number of the tricks…
Buzz: DeSantis holds out for a Republican to fill ECUA seat
Sources have shared that Gov. Ron DeSantis is insisting the replacement to fill the District 3 seat on the Emerald Coast Utility Board must be…
Mayor invests in city leadership
Mayor Grover Robinson and the City of Pensacola management team participated in a leadership retreat Friday, Nov. 1, part of the city’s long-term strategic plan…
City has online permitting
Today, the City of Pensacola launched MyGovernmentOnline permitting and inspections software, which will enhance the application submittal, plan review and inspection experience for contractors and…
Presser notes: The Great Pensacola Dilution
On Monday, the city appeared to be considering circumventing the spirit of a commitment made in the wake of a police shooting over the summer….
Mayor, Moore hold court in District 4
With a drizzly evening raining down outside, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson and District 4 City Councilman Jared Moore hunkered down inside the Vickery Community Center…
Tymar Crawford: Day of Outrage
On Monday night, approximately 50 people gathered around the bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. to express their anger with police violence against women of…
Presser Notes: Responding to Tymar Crawford video
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson declined for months to view the video of a July incident during which a Pensacola Police Department officer shot and killed…
Exclusive: NAS CO advocates for military families
Commanding Officer of Naval Air Station Pensacola Capt. Tim Kinsella has expressed concerns about the quality of local education and the impact that has on…
Tymar Crawford: Grand jury report, City response, Bodycam video
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced last Friday that the Escambia County Grand Jury has completed its review of the facts and circumstances surrounding the Officer…






















