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Inweekly has been told that Vicki Gibowski, the director of Middle School Education for the Escambia County School District, met with teachers at Workman Middle School…

By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly WEAR and WKRG last weekend reported “alarming” violence at Workman Middle School between two eighth grade boys. Both TV stations said…

 Ashton J. Hayward, III begins serving as president of the Andrews Institute Research & Education Foundation (AREF) effective Jan. 7, 2019. The leadership of AREF…

Yesterday, Inweekly reported that citizens over the weekend received a high-glossy, trifold direct mailer from former Mayor Ashton Hayward listing what he viewed as his…

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Pensacola City Council was approached Monday by Mayor GroverRobinson with a request to consider changing city policy to better encourage…

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is in his third week in office. It’s a week, the mayor said Monday morning, that he…

We asked for the attendance records of the Pensacola City Council from Oct. 1, 2017 through Nov. 8, 2018. Over that period, the council had…

Mayor Grover Robinson this morning held his second press conference. Here some of the topics discussed: Monthly meetings with Escambia County Commission chair Lumon May….

Former Mayor Ashton Hayward had one last parting gift for Pensacola residents–high-glossy, trifold mailers listing his highlights of his political career. Homes began receiving the…

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –Interests vying for funding from Triumph Gulf Coast found mixed fortunes when the organization’s board met in Fort Walton Beach Dec….

The results are in on Mayor Grover Robinson’s initial survey of city employees. Employees were asked: 1. Our City of Pensacola government does many things…

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola may be taking a small, simple, somewhat symbolic step onto a greener path. Members of the city’s Environmental Advisory Board…

This morning, Escambia County Commission Chairman Lumon May recommended cutting down on the number of meetings the five-member board attends on Thursdays. May said during…

Stephanie Bryan, the first woman elected to serve as Tribal Chair and CEO for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, will be the featured speaker…

During his second term, Mayor Ashton Hayward’s administration spent over $5.4 million on 40 different law firms, according to the latest quarterly report for FY…

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –The Pensacola Architectural Review Board green lighted the demolition of a nearly 80-year-old structure on Garden Street during a special meeting…

Council President Andy Terhaar has placed on the council agenda his proposed schedule for regular council meetings next year. He recommends the council only hold…

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS PENSACOLA BAY AREA, together with members of the Cease Fire Campaign, is pleased to announce the anticipated release of the National…

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –A quintet of developers eyeing a mixed-use project on West Garden Street contend that an existing structure needs to be demolished…

Jeremy Evans has made the short list to be the next chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, according to news reports. Governor-elect Ron DeSantis…