Pensacola stopped recycling seven months ago

The Pensacola City Council last week learned the city had stopped recycling its trash, even though residents have been faithfully sorting their trash on putting…

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Breaking news: Phillips switches to City Council District 4 race

Chris Phillips plans to switch to Pensacola City Council District 4 race tomorrow. He had pre-filed to run for Escambia County Commission District 4 but…

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Triumph board approves $3 million workforce training grant for Escambia County

Today, the Triumph Gulf Coast board approved a $3-million grant for workforce development in Escambia County that was submitted by the Escambia County School District…

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Groundbreaking ceremony for $8.2-million community center on May 7

City of Pensacola will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the $8.2-million Bayview Resource Center at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 7 at Bayview Park, 2000…

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Admiral Harris heads to South Korea

Adm. Harry B Harris, Jr., who will be a panelist at the 2018 Naval Aviation Symposium, learned this week that he will not be an…

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‘Preserve the Character of East Hill’ petition started

Teresa Hill has put together a “Preserve the Character of East Hill” petition that has already garnered over 1,400 signatures. She points out that East…

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Local gun violence on the rise again

On Sunday, April 15, a man was robbed and shot in the neck in his home near Downtown Pensacola in the 1000 block of N….

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Rehearing motion filed re:Bruce Beach lawsuit

Robert Emmanuel, the attorney for Dan Lindemann and Jerry Holzworth, has filed a Motion for Rehearing in the lawsuit regarding the lease of city-owned Bruce…

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Hatchery Headache: It does not comply with city code or comp plan

The City of Pensacola and Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission may have bigger issues with their fish hatchery than the standing of the citizens…

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Hayward wins hatchery dispute, lawsuit dismissed

Late yesterday afternoon, Judge Joel Boles dismissed with prejudice the lawsuit by Dan Lindemann and Jerry Holzworth regarding the validity of a lease between the…

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Florida TaxWatch includes Pensacola airport project in “Turkey” report

Every year, Florida TaxWatch issues a report on the items the state budget that it considers “turkeys”-appropriations included without being fully scrutinized and subjected to…

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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,….

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