Mayor voices his opinion on CBRE with late night memo

A little before 7:30 p.m., City COO Tamara Fountain sent to the Pensacola City Council an email with several attachments regarding the CBRE and the…

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League of Women Voters challenges Scott on health care

The President of the League of Women Voters of Florida called Gov. Rick Scott’s announcement casting doubt on a Senate plan to help 800,000 of…

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Manna puts Hayne Street property up for sale

Inweekly spoke this morning with Jay Bradshaw, past board chairman for Manna Food Pantries. Bradshaw said that Manna has decided not to build on the…

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Poll shows heavy support for medical marijuana…again

By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Five months after narrowly rejecting a medical-marijuana ballot initiative, Florida voters overwhelmingly support allowing doctor-prescribed pot in…

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Inweekly 2009: The rise of gangs in Escambia County

Since 2007, Inweekly has reported on the rise of gangs in Escambia County. In 2008, Florida changed its gang statute-Florida Statute 874.03-to include the characteristics…

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House of Cards will get fourth season

On its official Twitter account, “House of Cards” announced it will return for a fourth season – with the quote from President Frank Underwood: “I…

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Inweekly 2007: Burning Down the House

Escambia County has struggled with how to provide fire protection for years. The battles between the volunteers and firefighters union have been epic and are…

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Scarborough eyes U.S. Senate race in 2018

Former Congressman, once Publisher emeritus for Independent Florida Sun, and current co-host of “Morning Joe” Joe Scarborough may consider a run for Bill Nelson’s U.S….

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File under ‘We told you so:’ Dispersant used by BP was bad

A study published in the PLOS One online journal says Corexit 9600, the dispersant most often used during the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, might…

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Inweekly 2005: SWF

This issue set Inweekly in the direction of advocating for the young adults in our area. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan, Pensacola was rebuilding…

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Innisfree creates sustainable garden on Hayne Street

On Saturday, April 4, 2015, Innisfree Hotels will break ground on its ‘From the Ground Up’ sustainable garden. The project is a volunteer-driven initiative to…

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Florida House committee passes bill allow adoption agencies to refuse same-sex couples

By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Despite warnings that Florida would follow Indiana into a controversy with statewide economic implications, the House Judiciary…

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