Presser Notes: Mayoral vaccination, youth engagement, stadium upgrades
Presser Notes: Mayoral Vaccination, Youth Engagement & Stadium Upgrades by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pushing up his sleeve, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson showed off the tell-tale…
Bookies like Trump, Haley and DeSantis for 2024
Following the CPAC this weekend, SportsBetting.ag changes its 2024 Election odds. The bookies dropped Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2024 Republican nominee odds to 5/1 after being…
Order allows vaccines for the ‘vulnerable’
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After focusing almost exclusively since December on vaccinating seniors, Gov. Ron DeSantis has cleared the…
Trusting the trust
The Escambia Children’s Trust sputtered through its February meeting with chair Patty Hightower pushing for the partial board to move on a timetable recommended by…
Two Winn-Dixie stores COVID shots
Two Winn-Dixie locations in Escambia County will now offer the COVID-19 vaccine: Winn-Dixie Store No. 498: 1550 S. Hwy. 29, Cantonment, FL 32533 Winn-Dixie Store…
Buzz: Gaetz for Ag Commish persists
After Biden’s inauguration, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) teased the media that the only office statewide office he would consider running for in 2022…
OLF 8 town hall set for March 2
DPZ Co-Design, the consultant hired to develop a master plan for Outlying Landing Field 8 (OLF-8), has sent out an email to those who have…
Mayor: Gun Buyback builds trust
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola’s gun buyback initiative is as much about building trust as getting guns off the street, Mayor Grover…
The Cronley Challenge
In our Feb. 25 issue, developer Jim Cronley has a challenge for urban planner DPZ Co-Design. He challenges two statements made by the DPZ team:…
Brownsville CVS has COVID vaccine
The CVS Pharmacy located 2100 West Cervantes Street is the only CVS pharmacy in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties that is part of Gov. Ron…
Trend: Police chief searches are more transparent
The national trend for police chief searches is for them to be open, transparent and with plenty of public input. Jennifer A. Kingson writes in…
Florida Senate moves to the right —and fast
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate has long been considered the saucer that cools the hot tea, a…
Ortiz Preaches Municipal Gospel
League President Begins Statewide Tour in Pensacola by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Florida League of Cities President Antonio “Tony†Ortiz visited Pensacola Tuesday, kicking off a…
What is the new hybrid plan for OLF-8
At the Committee of the Whole on Thursday, Feb. 11, Escambia County Commission Chairman Robert Bender introduced a new compromise that DPZ CoDesign had drawn…
DeSantis expands vaccines to older teachers and cops
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Marking a significant change in Florida’s vaccination strategy, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said teachers…
Presser Notes: Vaccine Disparities, Trust Issues & Guy Harvey
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The weather Monday was about as pleasant as it gets in February, and Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson had some equally pleasant…
More on CVS COVID vaccinations
Update:Â CVS answered our email, “The locations and appointments will become available as we receive supply vaccine. They should be available later this week.” CVS has…
Bill coming for Gulf Power’s work after Hurricane Sally
Nothing is free, particularly when it comes to utilities. While Gulf Power linemen deserve praise for getting power back on after Hurricane Sally, customers will…
Breaking News: CVS to handle COVID vaccinations
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced yesterday that CVS will begin giving the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida – including Escambia County. No locations in Santa Rosa were…
Escambia in top three for COVID deaths per capita
Dade County has the most COVID-related deaths, 5314. However, Escambia County is ranked third in deaths per 1,000 population. Â Only three counties are above 1.90…
