The city of Mobile has a unique way of dealing with panhandlers in its downtown parks. This meter is in Bienville Square. The Pensacola City Council will be discussing panhandling and homelessness…
University of West Florida Upcoming Events March 8-14, 2015
Below are upcoming events at the University of West Florida. Media interested in additional information should contact news@uwf.edu. Title: Across the Pond: The Melding of Irish and American Music Across the Centuries…
Bike Fest Call for Funky Bikes
The Funky Bike Fest calls for creative people of all ages to get your funky bicycles ready to show off to the people of Pensacola. Get a head start and start designing…
Florida Cabinet slows down agency appointments
Capitol watchers were given a glimpse this week of the next chapter in the showdown between the governor and Cabinet members over department-head appointments. Aides to Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, Attorney…
Inweekly 2007: Reviving Brownsville
Mari S. Krueger wrote this article on the various attempts to revive the Brownsville area of Escambia County. It came on the heels of Sheriff Ron McNesby’s highly publicized, month-long sweep of…
Smokin’ in the Square today
Professional barbecue teams from around the U.S. gather to compete at the first barbecue contest locally to be sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society (KSBS). The teams compete for prize money…
International Woman of Courage will meet with Favor House, Pace Center and young area leaders
Tabassum Adnan, founder of the Kwendo Jirga (Sister’s Council) of Pakistan, was honored yesterday at the U.S. Department of State as a 2015 International Woman of Courage. This is the only State…
Inweekly 2006: Pensacola Young Professionals launched
In 2006, the Pensacola Independent News joined forces with the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce to facilitate the formation of the Pensacola Young Professionals. I wrote this introduction of the group in March…
Hayward taps Texas lawyer for city attorney
Mayor Ashton Hayward announced late Friday afternoon his choice for Pensacola City Attorney, Lysia Bowling, the city attorney for the City of San Angelo, Texas. “Lysia is extremely impressive, well-qualified candidate, and…
BP drops attempt to fire claim administrator
NOLA.com is reporting that BP said today that it will drop its bid to oust oil spill claims administrator Patrick Juneau “in recognition of improvement to counter fraud” within its multibillion-dollar settlement…
Pensacola Speaks: Fracking and Hillary Clinton up for discussion
On Pensacola Speaks this afternoon, I will interview Kim Ross, Rethink Energy Florida President and Founder. She will be in town on Monday to facilitate a 350 Pensacola workshop, “Florida and Fracking.”…