A 24-year-old man who was housed at a privately run state prison has been indicted on federal charges of making bomb threats to multiple federal and state agencies, including the Florida secretary…
City expects ruling on Bayview Park cross soon
In light of today’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of crosses on public land, the Pensacola mayor’s office issued a statement that the court is expected to make a ruling its Kondrat’yev v….
Breaking news: SCOTUS rules in favor of cross
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning, by a 7-2 vote, that a cross on government land in Maryland does not have to be moved because it doesn’t violate the Constitution’s establishment…
Hill loves Inweekly now
After being called “fake news” for two weeks by the state lawmaker and his supporters, Inweekly has picked up an unlikely new fan–Rep. Mike Hill. The District 1 representative is using an…
B’nai Israel celebrates 120 years
In June 1899, a small group submitted the original application for establishing an Orthodox congregation in Pensacola, making B’nai Israel one of the oldest Jewish congregations Florida. Its officers were Alex Lischkoff,…
Magaha passes
Former Escambia County Clerk of the Court Ernie Lee Magaha, Sr. passed away yesterday at the age of  91. Magaha first ran for clerk of the court in 1956 and held the…
Presser: Terhaar takes the mic
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson out of town, his weekly press conference featured a guest stand-in Monday: Pensacola City Council President Andy Terhaar. After knocking out a couple…
SCAPE: ‘Another Transformative Moment’
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Prior to the plan’s proper unveiling Monday evening at The Rex Theatre, the Pensacola City Council was offered an early-morning glimpse at a proposal for the downtown core…
Transit union claims agreement, county says negotiations still open
Michael A. Lowery, the president and business agent for the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395, AFL-CIO, says the union had reached a labor agreement at the end of April. However, Special Assistant…
Poll: Hill has support, but not so much for his issues
In a InWeekly/Political Matrix poll of 450 likely Republican voters in State House District 1, we found that 52.4 percent would re-elect controversial State Rep. Mike Hill today. If the election were…
Hill Supporters: ‘Fake News!’
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In a show of support for embattled state legislator Rep. Mike Hill, a group of protestors spent Saturday afternoon on the corner of Palafox and Garden streets in…
FB BCC attacks contagious?
Ryan Nicol of Florida Politics reports that GOP Brevard Commissioner Bryan Lober last week went after  Stacey Patel, who serves as the chair of the Brevard Democratic Executive Committee on the Facebook page called…
Voters show no support for paying legal fees for commissioners over FB comments
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill is looking for the taxpayers to pay to defend him against a lawsuit concerning comments he made on Facebook. The InWeekly/Political Matrix polled 605 likely Escambia County…
Hill supporter claims GOP threw lawmaker under the bus
James Calkins, husband of Maria Calkins, legislative assistant for State Representative Mike Hill, protested what he claimed to be Hill’s exclusion from today’s signing of SB 168 in Okaloosa County. Calkins said,…
YMCA Deal Get the Green Light
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Changes are afoot across northeast Pensacola’s recreational landscape. The city of Pensacola is moving ahead with a proposed soccer complex off of Langley Avenue, while the YMCA of…
UWF soars to 2nd spot
The Florida Board of Governors named the University of West Florida as a top-performing public university for the third consecutive year, securing a spot in the top two. The University earned 94…
Bridge Name Game
By Danielle Brown, Inweekly Tensions ran high among Escambia and Santa Rosa County citizens in the final public meeting over renaming the Pensacola Bay Bridge. On Wednesday evening, the Pensacola Bay Bridge…
Town Hall: Y swap questioned
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly One topic dominated the city of Pensacola’s District 1 town hall Wednesday evening at the Vickery Community Center: the potential land-and-services swap between the city and the YMCA…
Underhill sued over FB comments (update)
Editor’s note: County Attorney Alison Rogers emailed me this: “…the BCC recently voted to totally repeal the County Commissioner Technology policy, so it is no longer in effect.  I don’t have the…
Roundabout by the Bay
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Designed with traffic flow and safety in mind, the planned roundabout at the foot of the Pensacola Bay bridge will dramatically alter the existing landscape. No longer will…