Category: Pensacola
‘Upwords’ returns
Mayor Ashton Hayward’s digital newsletter, Upwords, has returned after a seven-month hiatus. The newsletter–which was sent weekly at first, then biweekly–had been shelved and replaced…
Selfies with the Blue Angels
The City of Pensacola and the Blue Angels Association is returning with the Blues in the City. The public is invited to get up close…
City Interactive Financial Transparency Platform never updated
In February 2017, the City of Pensacola launched the Interactive Financial Transparency Platform module of its OpenGov software. It would revolutionize how taxpayers could track city revenue…
CityofPensacola.com online
Received minutes ago: From: Trudi Nichols Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:29 AM To: All City Staff + Council Staff Subject: RE: Website Issue Good…
Woodland Heights Center: Commitments not fufilled
By Sammi Sontag Inweekly… The Woodland Heights Resource Center is tucked away off Fairfield Drive near Pensacola Village. The center was built in 2013 to…
CityofPensacola.com still down
The City of Pensacola’s official website, cityofpensacola.com, has been down for more than 30 hours. Citizens have not had access to any city information. The…
Port visioning begins tomorrow
Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, June 26, the City will be holding a Community Issues and Priorities Open House, and they want your input on how the…
Pensacola Mayoral Candidate Forum on June 30
Bike Pensacola is hosting a mayoral candidates’ forum at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 30 at the West Florida Public Library, 239 N. Spring St. “We’ll…
Hayward administration forced council budget analyst to resign
A letter sent to the Pensacola City Council by Butch Hansen, its budget analyst, asserts that he was forced to resign by the mayor’s office…
City aware of website issue
The city forwarded this email to us: From: Trudi Nichols Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 6:52 AM To: All City Staff + Council Staff Subject:…
CityofPensacola.com has issues
If you have tried to logon on to City of Pensacola’s official website, cityofpensacola.com, you might have received this message using Chrome: Attackers might be…
Spencer’s official announcement to enter mayoral race
This press announcement was sent out late Friday afternoon: Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer today announced his candidacy for mayor of Pensacola. First elected to…
Bayview center was over budget a month after $8.25M vote
On Sept. 20, 2017, the Pensacola City Council approved a $8.25-million budget for a new Bayview Community Center. According to public records Inweekly received late…
Mayor Hayward announces tentative agreements with Fraternal Order of Police, gives no details
This afternoon, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced he had reached tentative agreements with the Police Officer, Sergeant, and Lieutenant bargaining units represented by the Fraternal…
District 2 produces most property taxes for city
Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones provided us with the 2017 City of Pensacola, Certified Roll values by city council district. The District 2, which…
Buchanan qualifies for mayoral race
Drew Buchanan has qualified for the Pensacola mayor’s race. On his Facebook page, he posted: “It’s official! I’m on the ballot.This mayoral election is a…
City sidewalk plan disappears
Sidewalks were an issue when the Pensacola City Council discussed the budget last year. In the mayor’s 2017 Pensacola Resident Satisfaction Survey, city sidewalks received…
Buzz: Hayward offers Pensacola Police Union at 10-percent raise
We have been told the city of Pensacola announced today at Pensacola City Hall that Mayor Ashton Hayward has negotiated a 10-percent raise for the…
Ferry service a huge accomplishment for Superintendent Dan Brown
Yesterday, Gulf Islands National Seashore, city of Pensacola and Escambia County hosted joint press conference officially launching Pensacola Bay Cruises. The ferry service has been…
Deadline to qualify for local races is noon Friday
The deadline for qualifying for office is noon tomorrow. A handful of candidates who have pre-filed have yet to submit their petitions or a check…






















