Category: Politics

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Potential improvement plans for a trio of streets in the heart of Pensacola were unveiled to the public during a Tuesday…

Mayor Grover Robinson’s off-the-cuff remarks about fining vehicle drivers for giving money to people on the roadside has created news around the state. When his…

The Florida Trustee Implementation Group approved its Final Restoration Plan 1, which selects 23 projects at a total estimated cost of $61 million. The final plan is consistent with…

Through a public record request, Inweekly received the 60 applications for the City of Pensacola’s Public Information Officer. Out of those 60, 36 met the…

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly After spending some time in Washington D.C. and New York City last week, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson had plenty to share…

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson discussed panhandling at his Monday press conference. His comments about fining those who give to panhandlers has…

This month, we have had two big announcements concerning vocational training. First, ST Engineering announced the establishment of the Pensacola Mayor’s Scholarship to support outstanding…

FloridaWest today announced that Escambia County is one of five communities joining the Inclusive Development Network (IDN), an ambitious new initiative designed to advance inclusive workforce development within…

Mayor Grover Robinson challenged my latest Outtakes column, “A True Connection,” which questioned whether he had really listened to the Scenic Heights neighborhood about a…

Local environmentalist Christian Wagley has challenged Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute CEO Don Kent’s claim that the institute’s hatchery replenishment program in California has been successful. In…

Ravi Babu Kolla, 47, an Indian foreign national residing in Panama City, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit marriage and visa fraud and conspiracy…

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly A discussion among Pensacola city officials Monday offered a view of the municipality’s path and priorities moving forward into Mayor Grover…

The city of Pensacola closed the application process for the public information officer position on Friday, March 8. Sixty applications were submitted, but only 36…

Tamara Fountain, former Chief Operations Officer for Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, yesterday stepped down as CEO of the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. According…

Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute CEO Don Kents wrote Inweekly to say the institute was cut out of the fish hatchery project proposed for Pensacola not by…

The Town of Century turned over airline ticket receipts to NorthEscambia.com yesterday–after sitting on the public record request for two months. The receipts were handed…

State Attorney Bill Eddins yesterday released a Escambia County Grand Jury reported that blistered the Town of Century’s elected officials. The Grand Jury was impaneled…

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Allowing fans to place bets at professional sports arenas while games are played may sound…

For the past two months, residents in Scenic Heights, soccer families and Mayor Grover Robinson have fought over a proposal left over from the Hayward…

NorthEscambia.com on Jan. 8 requested from the town of Century and its mayor, Henry Hawkins, airline invoices or receipts and reservation information regarding $1,644.12 worth…