Pensacola Speaks: Gaetz Town Hall tonight
Inweekly and NewsTalk 1370 WCOA are hosting a town hall meeting tonight with Congressman Matt Gaetz from 5-6:30 p.m. in the old Suntrust building at…
UWF suspends a fraternity and sorority for hazing
The Tau-Psi chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity has been suspended for a minimum five-year period following the conclusion of an investigation into hazing as…
Port of Pensacola revenues drop over half million in FY 2017, over a $1.1 million since FY 2012
The Port of Pensacola saw its four primary revenue sources drop over half a million dollars last year, according to unaudited financial report obtained by…
Sample distribution of Inweekly poll reflects city voter rolls
The City of Pensacola has 38,707 registered voters. Each district has 14 to 16 percent of the voters, except for District 2 (13.8 percent) and…
Pensacola Speaks: Dion Kevin and Landshark
My Outtakes this week is about Dion Kevin III and his successful fight to make the Landshark the news mascot at the University of Mississippi….
WSRE seek questions for lawmakers
WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast’s “Legislative Review: Dialogue with the Delegation†airs live on Dec. 12 The station is now accepting viewer questions for…
Poll: Pensacola residents more dissatisfied with city infrastructure than in 2016
While Mayor Ashton Hayward is touting his success in rebuilding the city’s infrastructure, the latest Inweekly-Political Matrix poll shows that citizens are more dissatisfied…
Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series touches on monuments
The University of West Florida College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities will continue its 2017-18 Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series on Nov. 30 at…
Heroin deaths up 21 percent in Northwest Florida
According to the Florida medical examiner’s report for 2016, heroin-related deaths in the First Judicial District increased 21 percent last year. We had 34 such…
Viewpoint: Infrastructure Matters Update
By Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward Earlier this year I wrote a Viewpoint article entitled Infrastructure Matters to highlight the important role of the city’s infrastructure…
Gaetz believes second counsel still possible [podcast]
Congressman Matt Gaetz believes that it’s still possible that Attorney General Jeff Sessions will appoint a second special counsel to investigate the Fusion GPS Dossier…
Congressman Gaetz to host Congressional App Challenge
On Saturday, Nov. 18, at 1 p.m., Congressman Matt Gaetz will be hosting the 2017 Congressional App Challenge and STEM/ Cybersecurity Expo at the University…
Fresh young faces seeking local and state offices
The number of young professionals seeking political office continues to grow, and more names are being mentioned. Rep. Frank White, who is seeking the Attorney…
Matt Caldwell visits Pensacola [podcast]
State Rep. Matt Caldwell met last night the Escambia County Republican Executive Committee. In October, he had a strong month of fundraising with $111,000 brought…
Gov. Rick Scott’s ‘Securing Florida’s Future’ budget
Gov. Rick Scott today released a proposed $87.4 billion budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, an initial step as lawmakers prepare to negotiate a spending…
White gets attention with $1.65 million in campaign coffers
WHITE MAKES FINANCIAL SPLASH IN CABINET RACE By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 14, 2017……… Bolstered by $1.5 million…
U.S. Senate has failed to seat an elected Southern senator before
Political pundits are discussing what the Republican Party should do about Judge Roy Moore, the GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate. One suggestion is not…
Florida children victims of opioid crisis
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA More than 4,000 babies were born addicted to opioids in Florida last year, an increase of over…
Read about proposed Northwest Center for Dynamic Ocean Technologies at Port
Last week, we wrote about the need for a plan for the future of the Port of Pensacola. Triumph Gulf Coast uploaded the pre-screening form…
Commercial real estate board asks city to follow CRA processes re: hatchery
NAIOP of Northwest Florida represents developers, owners, and related professionals in office, industry, retail, and mixed use real estate in our area. On Nov. 8,…
