Hayward administration forced council budget analyst to resign
A letter sent to the Pensacola City Council by Butch Hansen, its budget analyst, asserts that he was forced to resign by the mayor’s office…
City aware of website issue
The city forwarded this email to us: From: Trudi Nichols Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 6:52 AM To: All City Staff + Council Staff Subject:…
Historic Little League game honored
At its regular meeting on Thursday, June 21, the Escambia County Commission recognized the 1955 Pensacola Jaycees Baseball Team for their contribution to the civil…
CityofPensacola.com has issues
If you have tried to logon on to City of Pensacola’s official website, cityofpensacola.com, you might have received this message using Chrome: Attackers might be…
Spencer’s official announcement to enter mayoral race
This press announcement was sent out late Friday afternoon: Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer today announced his candidacy for mayor of Pensacola. First elected to…
Bayview center was over budget a month after $8.25M vote
On Sept. 20, 2017, the Pensacola City Council approved a $8.25-million budget for a new Bayview Community Center. According to public records Inweekly received late…
Poll: Bender leads D4 primary but very tight race
Robert Bender has the lead in the GOP primary to replace County Commissioner Grover Robinson, according to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 419 likely Republican…
Mayor Hayward announces tentative agreements with Fraternal Order of Police, gives no details
This afternoon, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced he had reached tentative agreements with the Police Officer, Sergeant, and Lieutenant bargaining units represented by the Fraternal…
Spencer qualifies to run for mayor
Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer has jumped in the mayor’s race. Christopher Lewis, who has previously run for Pensacola mayor and city council, has qualified…
Litton qualifies
Greg Litton has qualified to run for Escambia County Commission District 4 post. In only pre-qualified candidate that has yet to qualify is Linda Moultrie…
Bell files and closes Escambia County Commission District 4 GOP primary (update)
Leigh Bell has qualified as a write-in candidate for the Escambia County Commissioner District 4 seat. This closes the August 28 primary and allows only…
Little information offered on Pensacola Police union negotiations
Yesterday, we reported that Mayor Ashton Hayward had offered the police union a 10-percent raise. We sought more information from the city. Vernon Stewart, the…
Andrade picks up a challenger for House District 2 race
Pensacola Republican Greg Merk qualified Thursday to try to succeed Frank White in House District 2, according to the state Division of Elections website. He will face…
District 2 produces most property taxes for city
Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones provided us with the 2017 City of Pensacola, Certified Roll values by city council district. The District 2, which…
Buchanan qualifies for mayoral race
Drew Buchanan has qualified for the Pensacola mayor’s race. On his Facebook page, he posted: “It’s official! I’m on the ballot.This mayoral election is a…
City sidewalk plan disappears
Sidewalks were an issue when the Pensacola City Council discussed the budget last year. In the mayor’s 2017 Pensacola Resident Satisfaction Survey, city sidewalks received…
Buzz: Hayward offers Pensacola Police Union at 10-percent raise
We have been told the city of Pensacola announced today at Pensacola City Hall that Mayor Ashton Hayward has negotiated a 10-percent raise for the…
Bydlak picks up Associated Builders & Contractors endorsement
Today, Rebekah Bydlak announced the endorsement of the Associated Builders & Contractors’ North Florida Chapter. Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida is the largest Commercial…
Moore hosts Independence Day Family Parade
Jared Moore, candidate for Pensacola City Council District 4, is hosting an Independence Day Family Parade at Dunwoody (aka Cowboy) Park on July 3rd at…
Levin commissions sculpture for Gulf Breeze
Fred Levin yesterday announced the unveiling of a distinctive sculpture, commissioned for the City of Gulf Breeze, to honor his late loved ones and the…
