Inweekly last week hired The Political Matrix to conduct a telephone poll of the City of Pensacola’s likely voters to measure how they see the mayor’s race now that Mayor Ashton Hayward…
UWF hosts annual Take Back The Night event tomorrow
The University of West Florida Department of Recreation and Wellness Services will host the 19th annual Take Back The Night event tomorrow, April 4 at 5:30 p.m. in the University Commons Auditorium….
South Florida cities challenge gun preemption
By Jim Turner The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Elected officials from 10 South Florida cities are challenging an NRA-backed state law that imposes strict penalties on local lawmakers — including…
Grant to design Hollice T. Williams Stormwater Park received
On April 2, Escambia County received a grant award for the Hollice T. Williams Stormwater Park RESTORE Direct Component Pot 1 project from the U.S. Department of Treasury as part of the…
1 Million Cups series comes to Pensacola
The Kauffman Foundation is bringing 1 Million Cups to Pensacola. The entrepreneurial networking program is based on the notion that entrepreneurs across America can connect and discover solutions over a million cups…
Bots tie up blog
Apparently our reporting has upset someone. Since 10:35 a.m. on Monday, we have been under attack from bots that overwhelmed our server–50,000 “viewers” at the same time repeatedly. The attack was well…
Last Call: Hangout Music Fest 2018 Giveaway – ends @ 1 pm today
If you’re anything like us, every time you hear ‘Love’ on the radio you start day dreaming about Hangout Fest 2018. In addition to Kendrick Lamar, headliners for this year’s fest include…
Inaugural Bueno IHMC Medical Conference tomorrow
The inaugural Bueno IHMC Medical Conference will be held tomorrow. Dr. Raphael Bueno is the sitting Fred G. Levin Distinguished Chair in Thoracic Surgery and the Chief of the Division of Thoracic…
Viewpoint: County cannot run the jail
By Rick Outzen Inweekly publisher –The worse decision in the history of the Escambia Board of County Commissioners was the 4-1 vote in the summer of 2013 for the county to take…
‘Protest Pathetic Doug Underhill’ march tomorrow
By Jennie McKeon INWEEKLY Organizers for the local March for Our Lives events will be marching again Saturday. This time it will be in protest of Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill. On…
Friday, March 30 Blue Angels practice not open to public
Pensacola, Fla. – (March 29, 2018) – The National Naval Aviation Museum and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels would like to announce that the previously scheduled practice for Friday morning, March 30,…
New DIB parking system in full effect
On March 1, Downtown Pensacola began implementing its new rate structure for parking downtown, in conjunction with turning over parking management duties to New Orleans-based parking management company Premium Parking. The changes…
And now this: Sheriff Morgan refuses to release homicide details to PNJ because of cartoon
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan is upset over a PNJ editorial cartoon. He has instructed his public relations unit to no longer give direct comment to the daily newspaper, according to an…
Outtakes—Raising ‘Little Monsters’
My column for the March 29 edition of Inweekly: Raising ‘Little Monsters’ Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill disapproved of the March for Our Lives rallies last weekend. In a series of posts…
Chip Simmons prefiles for Escambia County Sheriff
Escambia County Chief Deputy Chip Simmons has prefiled to run for Escambia County Sheriff in 2020. Simmons stepped down as Pensacola Police Chief in August 2015, after a 29-year career with the…
April is National Child Abuse Prevention month
Last year, the Florida Abuse Hotline referred 11,000 calls from the four-county area to the Department of Children and Families for investigation to determine if children could safely remain in their homes….
UWF hosts trailblazer and alumna in celebration of Women’s History Month
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the University of West Florida Office of Equity and Diversity will host Dr. Augusta M. Simon on Friday, March 30 at 1 p.m. in the University…
Buzz: Could Miller be next VA secretary?
The New York Times reports that President Donald Trump may want to fire Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin. One name being considered is former Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla), who chaired the House…
Buy ‘Little Monster’ T-shirt and support domestic violence shelter
Are you a “Little Monster?” Inweekly has come up with the perfect attire for the next Escambia County Commission meeting. Click on your favorite design to order. Net proceeds from the sales will…
Personal attacks on Parkland students increase after rallies
The New York Times reports that personal attacks on the outspoken students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have increased since the March of Our Lives rallies. See Parkland Students Find Themselves…