AccuWeather forecasters are predicting 2019 will a near- to slightly above-normal hurricane season with 12 to 14 storms. Of those storms, five to seven are forecast to become hurricanes and two to…
Chief Nail’s resignation email
Escambia County Fire Rescue & Emergency Medical Services personnel, Greetings. Recently I had to make a difficult, but necessary, personal decision. I regrettably announce that I will be stepping down as the…
Buzz: County fire chief resigns
Escambia County Fire Rescue chief, Russell “Rusty” Nail, resigned today. Nail served less than year as the county’s fire chief. He was hired in April 2018 after a nationwide search, and was…
Homeless Summit set for Friday
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In an effort to address the needs of the local homeless community, the city of Pensacola and Escambia County will host a summit Friday to discuss the topic….
Buzz: Gaetz running for U.S. Senate in Alabama?
Political insider and creator of FloridaPolitics.com Peter Schorsch reports that Congressman Matt Gaetz may be eyeing a 2020 run for the U.S. Senate not in Florida, but in Alabama. “First of all,…
Buzz: ECUA appeals lock up grand jury report
The buzz around the M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building is the Emerald Coast Utility Authority has blocked the release the grand jury report on its operations by filing appeals. The catch for the…
Bye ‘Upside,’ Hello New Tagline
–“Florida’s First & Future†From the Pensacola Mayor’s Office: Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson announced today a new tagline and official image for the City of Pensacola. “Florida’s First & Future,†will serve as…
Century mayor reimburses town
Following a play from Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson, Century Mayor Henry Hawkins has reimbursed the Town of Century for $1,751.70 of travel expenses, according to NorthEscambia.com. Hawkins read a statement at the…
Bring chairs for Bands on the Beach
Pensacola Beach’s outdoor summer concert series, Bands on the Beach, kicks off tomorrow night, April 2, with Beatles tribute band Not Quite Fab. The free concert series features performers for every musical…
See who applied for County Administrator
We have the list in three parts:
Underhill tries end run on PEDC bill, fails
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill last week tried to get the Florida House State Affairs Committee to not hear HB 1067, which restructures the Pensacola-Escambia County Promotion and Development Commission. His action…
Pensacola makes Final Four
Pensacola eked out a four-point victory over Delray, Fla. in the 2019 Strongest Town contest. More than 5,500 votes were cast in our second round between March 25 and March 28. Here…
School board term limits
From the News Service of Florida: A House committee Thursday approved a proposal aimed at imposing eight-year term limits on school-board members across the state, positioning the issue to be considered by…
‘Right price’ downtown parking
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola’s Downtown Improvement Board continued to refine its plans for downtown parking during a Tuesday night workshop in preparation for a conversation on the subject this summer with…
Commissioner makes direct appeal to Lake Charlene residents
In January, Commissioner Doug Underhill failed to win support to invoke eminent domain to obtain a parcel owned by the Lake Charlene Homeowner’s Association that would allow the county to lower the…
Yawn, another port study
Yesterday, I wrote how the Hayward administration and the Pensacola City Council talked about Complete Streets for seven years without getting anywhere. Downtown got a few bike racks, and the mayor chose…
Thomas says he may have agreement to sign Triumph grant
The News Journal today asked the question that we have posed for the past six months: New aviation jobs coming to Pensacola, but will local workers be trained in time to fill…
City of Pensacola had six people at Symposium
According to the registration records, the City of Pensacola had six people at the Emerald Coast Transportation Symposium held in late February: Drew Buchanan, Mayoral Transition Team Clark Merritt, Port of Pensacola…
Complete Streets not a new idea
The City of Pensacola has been talking about Complete Streets since 2012. Initially, the concept was used as a reason to open East Government Street to Ninth Avenue. Later that year, the…
Top 10 small cities for small business
Here is a goal for the Greater Pensacola Chamber: Get Pensacola on this list. ChamberofCommerce.org has published a study that uncovers the best small cities for business in America for 2019. This ranking…