Category: Pensacola
Grant to design Hollice T. Williams Stormwater Park received
On April 2, Escambia County received a grant award for the Hollice T. Williams Stormwater Park RESTORE Direct Component Pot 1 project from the U.S….
New DIB parking system in full effect
On March 1, Downtown Pensacola began implementing its new rate structure for parking downtown, in conjunction with turning over parking management duties to New Orleans-based…
Community input period extended for CRA design criteria
The City of Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency has extended the Community Input period for the draft Urban Design Standards Overlay to include additional Public Input…
Buchanan announces candidacy for mayor
Press Release: Veteran and small business owner Drew Buchanan announced Wednesday that he would run for Mayor of Pensacola. “I’m running for mayor because we…
Hayward announces he will not seek third term
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward today announced that he would not seek a third term as mayor in 2018 and released the following statement: “Serving as…
Pensacola makes semi-finals of Strongest Town Contest
Pensacola easily outpolled Twin Falls, ID in the Elite Eight round of the Strongest Town Contest. Some of the races this round were extremely close….
CRA Urban Design Overlay workshops today
Workshops will be held by the CRA and Planning Board at 2 p.m. and City Council at 5:30 p.m. for feedback and public comment on…
Another signal more VTMAE jobs coming to Pensacola
Last week, I wrote Gov. Rick Scott was giving the Triumph Gulf Coast signals he wants the board to help the City of Pensacola add…
League has two upcoming meetings
The League of Women Voters Pensacola Bay Area has two meeting scheduled: C. A. Weis Community School Speaker: Holly Magee, Principal of Weis Community School,….
Breaking news: Mayor appoints first female fire chief
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward made history today with the appointment of the first female fire chief, Ginny Cranor. “I am extremely proud to be able…
Pensacola advances to next Strong Town round
Pensacola, Fla. received the largest percentage of votes in all the first round of the head-to-head contests in the third annual Strongest Town Contest, besting…
State budget could put pressure on county and city to raise pay for deputies and cops
The News Service of Florida reports that the state budget has a 7 percent pay raise for law-enforcement officers in the Florida Highway Patrol, the…
Job Growth may signal VTMAE expansion
Yesterday, Gov. Rick Scott announced a $4 million Job Growth grant for the Pensacola International Airport. The grant most likely signals that Triumph Gulf Coast…
Police report gives details on alleged battery by Pensacon vendor
Last Friday, several local television stations reported on alleged sexual assault that occurred during Pensacon. A worker with a speed dating service that was a…
Fish hatchery hearing set for April 3
City Attorney Lysia Bowling today notified the Pensacola City Council that its motion to dismiss the lawsuit concerning the construction of a fish hatchery on…
Poll: District breakdown on raising pay for mayor
In 2014, I suggested the Pensacola City Council considered a charter amendment that would tie the mayor’s salary to that of the county’s constitutional…
Grover asks City Council not to raise salary for mayor
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson, who is the only candidate that has pre-filed to run for mayor of Pensacola, has sent an email to the…
Two-thirds of Pensacola voters oppose giving mayor a raise
Inweekly asked Pensacola voters if they supported the city council increasing the mayor’s salary from $100,000 to $125,000: Yes 21% No 68% Undecided 11% The…
‘Transparent Pensacola’ R.I.P.
The City of Pensacola no longer has its Transparent Pensacola page, which was created in July 2015 to demonstrate his “commitment to making city government…
Hilton Garden Inn planned for South Ninth Ave
The City of Pensacola’s Gateway Review Board will consider at its next meeting the conceptual plan for 101-room Hilton Garden Inn on the corner of…
