Posted in Business Pensacola

SCAPE: ‘Another Transformative Moment’

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Prior to the plan’s proper unveiling Monday evening at The Rex Theatre, the Pensacola City Council was offered an early-morning glimpse…

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Posted in Escambia County

Transit union claims agreement, county says negotiations still open

Michael A. Lowery, the president and business agent for the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395, AFL-CIO, says the union had reached a labor agreement at…

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Posted in Escambia County State & National News

Poll: Hill has support, but not so much for his issues

In a InWeekly/Political Matrix poll of 450 likely Republican voters in State House District 1, we found that 52.4 percent would re-elect controversial State Rep….

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Posted in Politics

Hill Supporters: ‘Fake News!’

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In a show of support for embattled state legislator Rep. Mike Hill, a group of protestors spent Saturday afternoon on the…

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Hill supporter claims GOP threw lawmaker under the bus

James Calkins, husband of Maria Calkins, legislative assistant for State Representative Mike Hill, protested what he claimed to be Hill’s exclusion from today’s signing of…

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YMCA Deal Get the Green Light

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Changes are afoot across northeast Pensacola’s recreational landscape. The city of Pensacola is moving ahead with a proposed soccer complex off…

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Posted in Education

UWF soars to 2nd spot

The Florida Board of Governors named the University of West Florida as a top-performing public university for the third consecutive year, securing a spot in…

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Posted in Pensacola

Town Hall: Y swap questioned

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly One topic dominated the city of Pensacola’s District 1 town hall Wednesday evening at the Vickery Community Center: the potential land-and-services…

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Posted in Escambia County

Underhill sued over FB comments (update)

Editor’s note: County Attorney Alison Rogers emailed me this: “…the BCC recently voted to totally repeal the County Commissioner Technology policy, so it is no…

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Posted in Pensacola

Roundabout by the Bay

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Designed with traffic flow and safety in mind, the planned roundabout at the foot of the Pensacola Bay bridge will dramatically…

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City survey reveals five troubled departments

While Mayor Grover Robinson has tried to survey the recently released city employee engagement survey, the report did reveal five city departments that will need…

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Posted in Education Escambia County Guns Pensacola

Prof. Andrade’s Guns and Money 101

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Rep. Alex Andrade knew it was going to be a tough evening. The District 2 Republican was sitting in the Brownsville…

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