The Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce announced that Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis will be the keynote speaker for their 2019 Legislative Luncheon. Patronis will describe the major initiatives that his…
Not more looking like ‘fools’
On Monday, the Pensacola City Council held a workshop to discuss its meeting schedule for 2019. The members offered several suggestions, including returning to a second regular meeting each month, adding a…
TT: Education
A collection of parents and educators gathered in the Cordova Park Elementary library Tuesday evening to discuss how the city of Pensacola might best improve the area’s academic landscape, one with notable…
TT: CRA review
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Finance Director Dick Barker said he was going to give mathematical factuals but also sprinkle in some opinion when going over the ins and outs of the…
DeSantis will rescind last-minute appointments
Gov. Ron DeSantis will rescind some appointments made during former Gov. Rick Scott’s final days in office, a DeSantis spokesman said Wednesday. “There’s a few right off the bat he’s looking at…
Wahoos hire Vilona
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Studer55 will add a Hall of Famer to their staffs in early 2019. Legendary local journalist Bill Vilona will join the Studer Family of Companies in mid-January…
Mayor discussed soccer and Langley Ave. traffic
Mayor Grover Robinson discussed the Pensacola Soccer Complex at his Dec. 24 press conference. He said the complex would have three regulation size fields that could be subdivided for the younger players….
Scenic Heights residents want to be heard
Scenic Heights residents are upset about a Pensacola Soccer Complex the city of Pensacola is building in their neighbor at Hitzman-Optimist Park. Over 160 signatures have been gathered for petition asking the…
TT notes:Walkability, Environment and Neighborhoods
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Three members of Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s transition team hosted a joint public input session Monday at the Theophalis May Resource Center at Legion Field. With each member…
Presser Notes: Pitt Slip, Police and Baseball
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly During his weekly press conference, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson touched on a number of topics, ranging from Triumph Gulf Coast, to on-going settlement negotiations concerning the Pitt Slip…
DeSantis Inaugural Address
Gov. Ron DeSantis was formally sworn into office Tuesday during an inauguration ceremony outside the Old Capitol. Here is his inaugural address, as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chief Justice, Senator and Mrs….
State ferrets fraud among Autism care providers
The state has frozen payments to some providers who treat children with autism while it tries to ferret out fraudulent activity, but a high-ranking Medicaid official said the freeze should be lifted…
IMPACT 100 membership drive begins today
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area had an amazing year in 2018, awarding a record number of grants in the amount of $100,300 each to 11 nonprofit organizations in Escambia and Santa Rosa…
LWV tackles DV
Know More about Domestic Violence Directors of Favor House, a certified domestic violence center serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, will present information on domestic violence on Saturday Jan. 12, at the…
Locals ‘deep dive’ into climate change
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola’s recent climate change report is due for a deep a dive, as officials prepare to consider potentially acting on the report’s findings. Members of…
City departments discuss missions
By Jeremy Morrison –The first community input session of Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s transition team to focus on governance operations felt a little like a team-strengthening exercise at a weekend retreat for…
Transition Team Heads Into Busy Season
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As they prepare to plow into a month full of public input sessions, members of Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s transition team were given some advice Thursday concerning their…
Voter restoration begins Jan. 8
The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections will begin processing applications from previously ineligible voters beginning Tuesday, Jan. 8, the effective date of the Voting Restoration Amendment approved by voters in the 2018…
Olson pocketed $87K with resignation
On Aug. 3, 2018, Mayor Ashton Hayward’s office announced through a press release that Olson had “relinquished” his role as city administrator. “Eric has helped lead this administration—and the city—to new heights,”…
Century Town Council members charged
The Office of the State Attorney announced today that three members of the Century Town Council, Sandra McMurray Jackson, Ann Cofield Brooks, and Luis Gomez, Jr., have been charged with noncriminal violations…