While much of this week’s mayoral press conference was dominated by discussion about issues related to a fatal police shooting in July, there were also some other items of interest. In addition…
Keep Pensacola Beautiful has America Recycles Day event
Keep Pensacola Beautiful and YourTEK Professionals will be recognizing America Recycles Day on Friday, November 15 by collecting hard-to-recycle items from residents and businesses in Escambia County for a free recycling day….
Escambia firefighter loses life
Press Release: Escambia County is mourning the loss of Dwain S. Bradshaw, age 41, a Volunteer District Chief at Escambia County Fire Rescue Station #1 in Bellview and Volunteer Assistant District Chief…
Exclusive: Conversation with Rodney Mullen
Freestyle Philosophy Rodney Mullen is sort of like Yoda. If Yoda wore a puffy and a beanie and invented a good number of the tricks that modern skateboarding is built upon. In…
Hopjacks set to close Dec. 31
Press release: HOPJACKS PIZZA KITCHEN & TAPROOM REUNION & LAST CALL Pensacola, FL – Wednesday, November 6, 2019 The story of Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom is coming to an end on…
Yovanovitch testimony shows diplomat undermined by business interests
I spent my afternoon reading the testimony of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. It details a public servant being undermined by an attorney and his associates who didn’t have the United…
Capitol Steps return in January
It’s time for The Capitol Steps to once again, “put the ‘MOCK’ in democracy.” Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. guests will gather at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre to watch the Steps live, in concert. The Steps have been entertaining fans by…
Buzz: DeSantis holds out for a Republican to fill ECUA seat
Sources have shared that Gov. Ron DeSantis is insisting the replacement to fill the District 3 seat on the Emerald Coast Utility Board must be a Republican. The seat became vacant last…
Gaetz hosts 2019 Congressional App Challenge
On Saturday, Nov.6, Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) will host the 2019 Congressional App Challenge Competition and STEM/Cyber Security Expo from 1-4 p.m. on the University of West Florida Pensacola Campus, Conference Center…
Mayor invests in city leadership
Mayor Grover Robinson and the City of Pensacola management team participated in a leadership retreat Friday, Nov. 1, part of the city’s long-term strategic plan to enhance employee engagement and develop leadership…
Transparency exposes gender pay gap
Transparency is an effective tool in combating gap in pay for women. The gender pay gap tends to be narrower in job sectors were wages are transparent, according to a new analysis…
City has online permitting
Today, the City of Pensacola launched MyGovernmentOnline permitting and inspections software, which will enhance the application submittal, plan review and inspection experience for contractors and residents through convenient online services. Contractors or…
Presser notes: The Great Pensacola Dilution
On Monday, the city appeared to be considering circumventing the spirit of a commitment made in the wake of a police shooting over the summer. Instead of creating a citizen advisory board…
Poll: Floridians favor recreational pot, gun reform and higher minimum wage
In an InWeekly/Political Matrix poll of 914 likely Florida voters; 56.1% support the legalizing of recreational marijuana for use as well as purchase. We also found the nearly the same amount, 54.5%…
Inweekly Martini Nights return
We’re bringing back Inweekly Martini Night next Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Angelena’s Ristorante Italiano, 101 E Intendencia St. The bar will offer $4 Martinis and free samples of their…
Pensacola apartments sold for $17.8 M
The Birmingham Business Journal reports Florida-based Blue Magma Residential acquired Heritage Apartment Homes in Pensacola, Florida, for $17.8 million, or about $91,752.58 per unit, from John Mejia and Birmingham-based Providence Investments. In…
Panhandle Charitable Open ends its 18-year run
Press Release: After raising almost $1.8 million dollars for local charities, Panhandle Charitable Open founder John Peacock today announced that the organization will close down its operations after eighteen years. That announcement…
Questions remain after felons’ rights ruling
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee has sent a memo to county elections supervisors with direction about complying with a federal judge’s…
Gaetz again attempts to derail impeachment process
Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Ft. Walton Beach) last week tired a sit-in to derail the depositions regarding President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. Today, he has filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Adam Schiff,…
Mayor, Moore hold court in District 4
With a drizzly evening raining down outside, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson and District 4 City Councilman Jared Moore hunkered down inside the Vickery Community Center Tuesday for a town hall with area…