Category: Pensacola

  The National Council for Home Safety and Security today announced its ranking of the Safest Cities in Florida for 2018. The top ten cities…

Two weeks ago, Inweekly dispelled the rumor that an African-American heritage museum was going to be built at Bruce Beach as part of the fish…

Scheduled to die by lethal injection on Feb. 22, Death Row inmate Eric Scott Branch is asking the Florida Supreme Court for a stay of…

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued this today: “Due to issues outside of the DEP’s control that prevent  implementation of the Project, this solicitation is hereby canceled. Any bids which have been submitted will not be opened and will be returned upon request by the bidder.”

In celebration of Black History Month, Pensacola State College will present two short plays: “Harriet” By Kisha Kenyatta and “MLK and Mandela” by Lawrence Gamell…

An arrest has been made in a recent vehicle vs. pedestrian crash. The incident occurred on Jan. 5, on West Cervantes Street at North “F”…

West Cervantes from Palafox Street to Pace Boulevard has 31 accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists since 2011, Mayor Ashton Hayward’s first year in office. Two…

My Outtakes column this week gives another example of how government has money to spend on the projects it wants. Others are delayed and “slow…

7:30 a.m. Update: Bridge Closures and Openings The Theo Baars Bridge on Perdido Key Drive is open. Law enforcement has closed the following bridges due…

Temperatures are expected to drop more than 30 degrees over the next 12 hours. Wind chill could drop temperatures to upper single digits to lower…

In February 2012, I wrote a cover story, “Black & White,” on the wide disparities in business, education, health and juvenile justice between blacks and…

The submittal date for bids to construction the Bruce Beach fish hatchery has been delayed to 3:30 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, Feb. 8. The pre-bid…

Gov. Rick Scott and nearly every strong mayor in the state of Florida give annual speeches about the status of their governments. Pensacola Mayor Ashton…

The homeless and panhandling have been problems for Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward since he took office. Several times, he attempted ordinances to deal with them….

10Best enlisted a panel of Florida Local Experts and travel writers to nominate their favorite state attractions. Gulf Islands National Seashore is a finalist, and…

In November 2016, Chief David Alexander told the Pensacola City Council that little could be done about the rise of homicides inside the city limits….

The recent debate over the validity of the city’s online maps and whether developers and the public can rely on them isn’t a new problem…

Which Side Are You On? One of William Faulkner’s most quoted lines still speaks to us today: “The past is never dead. It’s not even…

In November, we reported on the financial problems at the Port of Pensacola. The unaudited financial statements that CFO Dick Barker gave the Pensacola City…

A recent telephone survey conducted over this past weekend by The Political Matrix found that only 20.4 percent of the city of Pensacola’s most likely…