Category: Pensacola
Wentworth covered up his KKK history
Historian, community activist and Pensacola City Council candidate Teniade Broughton has posted on her Facebook page a newspaper article from July 10, 1977 about the…
Citizen Police Advisory Committee holds first meeting
Mayor Grover Robinson’s Citizen Police Advisory Committee met Thursday, July 9. Here’s Jeremy’s article on the inaugural meeting. Citizens on Patrol/h3> by Jeremy Morrison It was a…
PYP supports removal of Confederate monument
Dear President Cannada-Wynn and Honorable City Council Members: The Pensacola Young Professionals (PYP) was created in 2006 to empower young professionals to make a difference…
Protestor says he had little choice when SUV rammed crowd
The attorneys for Jason Uphaus, the man arrested for falling on the hood of an SUV which tried to drive through a crowd of protesters…
Presser Notes: COVID and … a Confederate reef?
“I’ve been shocked at how many people have asked us to place it in the Gulf as a reef.†by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city…
T.T. Wentworth: Exalted Cyclops of KKK
T.T. Wentworth, Jr., former Escambia County elected official, historian and namesake of the UWF Historic Trust’s T.T. Wentworth Museum in downtown Pensacola, was also the…
City closes community centers
The City of Pensacola is closing all community resource centers and programs to the public until further notice, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in Escambia County…
Grover on Confederate monument, PNJ editorial and Matt Gaetz
I will admit there are times I miss having a radio show. My three years hosting “Pensacola Speaks” on WCOA and 18 months helping to…
West Main Master Plan chooses selection panel
Andrew Rothfeder, Tia Robbins, Mort O’Sullivan, Marina Khoury, Pastor Lonnie Wesley, Jeff Carrico, Michelle Snow and Ashton Hayward PENSACOLA, Fla. (July 8, 2020) — Almost…
Chamber supports Confederate monument removal
Statement Regarding the Removal of the Confederate Statue in Lee Square The Greater Pensacola Chamber is dedicated to creating a vibrant community that is rich…
Presser: ‘We Have Gone Up Significantly’
By Jeremy Morrison During his weekly press conference Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson stressed that the local COVID landscape was trending into unfavorable territory….
City staff recommends Confederate monument’s removal
“The Square and Monument are not equitable representations of all our citizens.†– Keith Wilkins Pensacola City Administrator Keith Wilkins has sent a recommendation to…