TDC chair officially requests state audit of TDC funds
On Friday, April 9, Escambia County Tourist Development Council chair David Bear sent a letter to the Florida Department of Revenue and County Administrator Janice Gilley…
Gaetz-gate: Gaetz buddy, city lobbyist resigns
One-time Florida House Speaker designate Chris Dorworth has “very amicably” departed from the Ballard lobby firm. Dorworth told Florida Politics that his decision was to…
Garcon toll suspended another 30 days
Pursuant to Executive Orders 20-224, 20-248 and the extension of those orders in Executive Order 21-64, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Secretary Kevin J. Thibault,…
Gaetz-gate: Trail of payments uncovered, ghost candidate
The Daily Beast has uncovered  two late-night Venmo transactions in May 2018, Congressman Matt Gaetz sent his friend, the accused sex trafficker Joel Greenberg. The…
Gilley’s HR nightmare
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners found out during its agenda review that Public Safety and its fire department have not been following the county’s…
Gaetz-gate: Spin, spin, spin (UPDATED)
Congressman Matt “Not a Monk” Gaetz is in trouble, and for once his glib, fiery rhetoric hasn’t stemmed the wave of negative news stories that…
Will Gaetz’s party bro cut a plea deal?
The Washington Post is reporting that Joel Greenberg, the former tax collector for Seminole County and reported wingman for Congressman Matt Gaetz, is in plea…
Gaetz-gate: ‘Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama’
CBS News says multiple sources have shared federal investigators are looking into a Bahamas trip Matt Gaetz may have taken  in late 2018 or early…
Country Club set victims of insurance fraud
John Thomas, owner of Thomas Insurance on Garden Street in Pensacola, has been arrested by federal agents in Arizona for wire fraud. Sources have shared…
Pensacola Blue Wahoos welcome fans back to Blue Wahoos Stadium
Pensacola, FL – The Pensacola Blue Wahoos have received approval from Major League Baseball to open Blue Wahoos Stadium to fans in 2021 with new…
Gaetz-gate gobbledygook
Our congressman, Matt Gaetz, has stayed in the news – not in a good way, but he is trying to raise campaign funds on the…
Escambia Children’s Trust launches this month
Now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed five members to complete the Escambia Children’s Trust board of directors, the nonprofit is set to launch later…
UWF Founders Week starts April 10
The University of West Florida will honor traditions, engage in the community and celebrate the future of the University during its third annual Founders Week,…
Presser Notes: Dreams, Gaetz & a Delayed Roundabout
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Now that Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has decided not to run for re-election, he’s already dreaming of who might lead the…
Gaetz Gate: Kent gives different version of $25 million ask
Bob Kent, the Air Force veteran who has been accused of extorting the Congressman Matt Gaetz’s family, hit the airwaves yesterday to declare his effort…
Gaetz: ‘I am absolutely not resigning’
Rep. Matt Gaetz wrote a viewpoint for the Washington Examiner saying that he is not monk but hasn’t committed any crimes – “just grown man…
May for Mayor, maybe
Campaign contributors and several potential candidates are waiting for District 3 County Commissioner Lumon May to decide whether he will run to be Pensacola’s next…
Reminder: FDOT I-10 public hearing tomorrow
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will hold a hybrid public hearing concerning the I-10 Project Development and Environment Study from east of the Alabama…
Former aide clears himself; Gaetz? Not so much
This morning, Rep. Matt Gaetz’s former military affairs, Nathan Nelson, held a press conference in the driveway of his Santa Rosa Beach home to say…
Gaetz as the victim
“It’s not behavior suited for a gentleman and even more importantly, a reminder not to take nude photos, right? All of it though is designed…
