Busting DPZ Codesign myths

Yesterday, DPZ Codesign published its set of “facts” about its work for the Escambia County Commission on a master plan for  OLF-8, a 500+ acre…

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Is Gilley a ‘professional confidential informant’? UPDATE

FDLE spokesperson Gretl Plessinger  answered the question : ‘“Professional Confidential Informant’ is not a formal term.  The informant was Keith Morris, the Escambia County Compliance…

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Missing DPZ Codesign facts

DPZ Codesign, the firm hired by the Escambia Board of County Commissioners, has published its facts about the OLF-8 site for which is designing a…

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County contractor lobbies for its proposed plan

In an unusual move, the master planning firm hired by the Escambia Board of County Commissioners has begun to lobby residents for its plans for…

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Escambia’s racial gap in vaccinations

According to the latest report from the Florida Department of Health, Escambia County has 22,326 Florida residents – 20,687 first doses, 1,639 completed the series…

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FDLE releases report on eavesdropping of county offices

Inweekly received the investigative report on the  bugging of a conference room adjacent to Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley’s office in the Ernie Lee Magaha…

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City may buy back guns

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The City of Pensacola may be taking a direct approach to getting guns off the street: buying the weapons, no questions…

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Fred Levin Tales

In the Jan. 21 issue, I shared a few of my favorite tales told by the late Fred Levin and his friends. Some on my…

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CPAC prepares for ‘lively’ town halls

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly For months now, Pensacola’s Citizens Police Advisory Committee has discussed and debated the dynamics between law enforcement and the local community,…

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Milton makes history with Tiny Homes ordinance

A tiny homes ordinance recently adopted by the Milton City Council aims to provide affordable, creative housing options in the City of Milton. The ordinance,…

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Living the Dream Pensacola goes virtual today

Despite a raging pandemic, a difficult hurricane recovery, and simmering political unrest, the Living the Dream Pensacola committee announced this week that the decade-long tradition…

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Buzz: DeSantis cuts vaccines for Escambia – update

Sources have told Inweekly that Gov. Ron DeSantis has cut the next week’s vaccine shipment for Escambia County from 8,000 to 800. Update – Monday,…

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County seeks to get CARES check to 2500 households

The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners yesterday advised staff to reach out again to approximately 2,500 Family CARES Grant applicants who do not have…

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Grover’s Midweek Q&A: COVID, the bridge & the homeless

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson addressed a collection of items Wednesday during his Facebook Live Q&A session, among them the ongoing repairs…

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Huntsville lands Space Force HQ

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — U.S. Space Force’s permanent command headquarters will touch down in Alabama’s Huntsville Redstone Arsenal area…

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West Cervantes work to begin

The Florida Department of Transportation will begin a $7 million construction project this month to improve pedestrian safety along a 2.2-mile section of West Cervantes…

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Fred Levin: Legal Lion passes

Fred Levin passed yesterday. I didn’t rush to post something about his death because I had to deal with my emotions of a Pensacola without…

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PPD Chief Search: ‘The World Is Becoming More Complicated’

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola is entering into a search for a new chief of police. The city has hired a consultant,…

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Presser Notes: Trudging through the thick of COVID season

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly During his weekly press conference Monday, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson reiterated sentiments he’d shared last week, following the Jan. 6 incident…

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What Sheriff Simmons said at swearing in ceremony

On Tuesday, Jan. 5, Judge Nick Geeker swore in Chips Simmons as the new sheriff of Escambia County in a small ceremony at the Escambia…

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