By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers continued Wednesday to narrow an effort to overturn a decision by Key West voters last year that placed restrictions on…
Category: Pensacola
Pensacola may extend redistricting deadline
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola will soon be assessing its seven municipal districts, but it’s unclear just how soon this will occur. As per its charter, a redistricting commission…
Plaza de Luna reopens
The memorial monument, pier and park grounds at Plaza de Luna, 900 S. Palafox, are open for the public after temporarily closing due to damages sustained from Hurricane Sally. The fountain and Splash Pad at…
Gentrification in the Urban CRA
The Pensacola City Council will vote on Thursday to allocate up to $200,000 to hire a consultant to analyze the impact of urban revitalization in the CRA urban core on the Black…
Presser Notes: Permits and Ferries
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With COVID’s wrath subsiding into spring, the city of Pensacola is looking to ease into reopening, Mayor Grover Robinson said during his regular weekly press conference Monday. In…
Pensacola one of four ports targeted by Florida House
SCALED-BACK BILL TARGETS PORT REGULATIONS By Jim Turner, The News Service of Service TALLAHASSEE — Most seaports in the state were removed Wednesday from legislation that seeks to block local governments from…
CPAC’s Fireworks
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As the Pensacola Citizen Police Advisory Committee approaches the deadline to submit its report, members pondered the committee’s future and reflected on its origins. Pointing back to the…
Presser Notes: Mayoral vaccination, youth engagement, stadium upgrades
Presser Notes: Mayoral Vaccination, Youth Engagement & Stadium Upgrades by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pushing up his sleeve, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson showed off the tell-tale bandage on his upper arm. “I got…
Trend: Police chief searches are more transparent
The national trend for police chief searches is for them to be open, transparent and with plenty of public input. Jennifer A. Kingson writes in Axios Cities that the choice of a police chief…
Ortiz Preaches Municipal Gospel
League President Begins Statewide Tour in Pensacola by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Florida League of Cities President Antonio “Tony†Ortiz visited Pensacola Tuesday, kicking off a tour of the state’s municipalities. “It’s my…
Presser Notes: Vaccine Disparities, Trust Issues & Guy Harvey
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The weather Monday was about as pleasant as it gets in February, and Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson had some equally pleasant news to mix into his weekly presser…
How to repair, upgrade Blue Wahoo Stadium
According to estimates, the City of Pensacola faces nearly $2 million in repairs and upgrades at Blue Wahoo Stadium  – $1,975,300.  The majority of the capital expenditures – $1,916,500 – are Major League…