(Recap and analysis of the week in state government) By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA As football season finally has arrived, politicians, special interests and others are setting up plays…
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Recap: Allen Chapel incident
Last Sunday, a Pensacola police officer interrupted a church service to enforce a child custody order. Parishioners recorded the incident on their cell phones. One video was posted on Facebook and received…
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Good news from Inweekly, Sept. 12
The Man Behind the Feathers Written by admin on 09 September 2015 Caroll Spinney talks about art, life and Big Bird By Jennifer Leigh For the past 45 years, Caroll Spinney has…
Good news from city hall, Sept. 12
Yesterday afternoon, the mayor’s office sent out its digital “Upwords†newsletter, subject: “Recognizing our upward momentum:” Momentum for Mayor: The mayor pointed out his profile by the publisher of the California Courts…
Few good things happen around Tom Ann Buddy’s
Late Wednesday afternoon, the Pensacola Police Department issued a press release involving an incident that resulted in two officers being placed on administrative leave and a man shot and charged with several…
Who applied to be an assistant city administrator
Former County Administrator Bob McLaughlin did not apply. The man who followed him as interim and handled the BP Oil Spill did –Larry Newsom. Policy & Support Mark Baer Jonathan Bolton Jack…
Backroom Briefing: Lobbyist miscues laid out in Legislative Report
(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) BY BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA So far, the legislative effort to review lobbying firms’ compensation reports hasn’t appeared to find…
Body cam video conflicts with statements by Chief Alexander
In his press release, Chief David Alexander gave this description of the incident inside Allen Chapel AME Church: “Officer Darling waited outside the sanctuary and spoke with a female who stated she…
Public records give a fuller picture of Allen Chapel incident
Before he issued his statement on Sunday about the Allen Chapel incident, Chief David Alexander didn’t contact Pastor Freddie Tellis or Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan to learn all the facts. According…
Body cam video from Allen Chapel incident
The body cam videos from the Allen Chapel incident. You can hear the pastor asking the officer to have a seat: The supervisor arrives – waiting in the foyer for the…
Hayward: ‘We do not want to slow down the bridge process’
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward told Inweekly this morning that he had no intention of slowing down the construction of the Pensacola Bay Bridge. He had asked for an aesthetic review of the…