Shrimp Basket gives away a car to recruit new hires
Shrimp Basket is offering a unique incentive to join their team—the chance to win a brand new vehicle. Current team members and those hired between…
MESS Hall: Citizen Science Initiative
The Pensacola MESS Hall is recruiting members of the general public to become citizen scientists. Armed with phones and computers, these citizen scientists will gather…
Oops!…Gilley did it again
At their Committee of the Whole on Thursday, April 15, Escambia County commissioners learned that the administration had told Pensacola Bay Center’s management company not…
Pensacola police chief finalists
The selection committee for the next Chief of Police for the Pensacola Police Department has recommended three finalists to move forward in the selection process…
The move to make county government white-only
In March 1977, a class action was filed on behalf of Escambia County’s Black voters that challenged the at-large system for electing county commissioners (McMillan…
Wind, Rain and Walkability
Public Gets a Look at Hashtag, Phase I by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Weathering the wind and rain, overlooking the chop in Pensacola Bay as it…
How does waiver impact Warrington Middle?
Escambia awaits clarification from DOE by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Last week, Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran issued an emergency order waiving accountability measures tethered to…
Gaetz’s spokesman and his potty month
In today’s New York Times,  Harlan Hill, president of  The Logan Circle Group, is identified as embattled Congressman Matt Gaetz’s spokesman.  Who is Harlan Hill?…
Groundbreaking for Monument to Women Veterans
Monument to Women Veterans announces a groundbreaking event for a museum and monument to women veterans, and the announcement of a
state-of-the-art national training center in…
Assessment Tests Reprieve
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Educators and students received some much anticipated news last Friday: Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran issued an emergency order waiving state assessment…
‘Better Together’ essay winners
Together Pensacola, a nonprofit whose mission is to promote equality and value of all citizens in the Pensacola Bay area, sponsored a essay contest for…
Presser Notes: Homeless Plan, the Exodus Club & Dottie
by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson was a few minutes late Monday morning to his weekly press conference, but it was for a pretty…
Gaetz speech at Women for America First event
In his first public speaking engagement since the New York Times broke the story that the federal government was investigating him for sex trafficking, Congressman…
Robinson not the only burned out mayor
The New York Times reports that mayors around the country are announcing plans to retire from politics. Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson – who is mentioned…
District GOP voters sticking with Gaetz
Florida Politics reports a recent poll of GOP Florida panhandle voters found 63% believe Congressman Matt Gaetz believe he isn’t guilty of sex-trafficking and 72%…
County battalion chief disputes ‘letter of counseling’
Escambia County Battalion Fire Chief Dan Brask has disputed that he and two other chiefs were given a letter of counseling by former Public Safety…
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…
