By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE: Twenty-nine counties along the Gulf Coast and in North Florida were put under a state of emergency Thursday, as Florida prepares…
Breaking news: Marlin Equity acquires majority interest in AppRiver
One of the Pensacola area’s most well-known technology companies has been acquired by a California-based investment firm, Marlin Equity Partners. AppRiver CEO Mike Murdoch confirmed minutes ago that Marlin Equity Party this…
Beach town hall draws a crowd
By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY About a dozen local citizens greeted Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson IV at his town hall meeting at the Santa Rosa Island Authority office by singing “move over…
Studer has buyer for ECUA land
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” Quint Studer said that Studer Properties has an offer on the former ECUA Main Street Sewage Plant site. “We’ve got a serious person right now looking at it,”…
Patel ready to deliver ‘do or die’ pitch for arena and downtown development
By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Pensacola businessman Jay Patel will pitch a plan Thursday to the Escambia County Commission to create a $65 million public-private partnership to build a 6,500-seat arena and field…
Giveaway: Hangout Oyster Cook-Off and Craft Beer Weekend
Once again, Inweekly has partnered with The Hangout to give one lucky reader and a guest the ultimate fall festival weekend getaway during their annual Oyster Cook-off and Craft Beer Weekend November…
Hurricane Nate? Is Jim Cantore enroute?
Both Escambia County and City of Pensacola have issued warnings for the public to keep an eye on what could become Tropical Storm Nate by tomorrow afternoon. It’s expected to hit  the Yucatan…
Robertson files ethics complaint against Underhill
Note: We’ve been notified that the complainant is not prohibited from disclosing the complaint so we reposted the earlier post. Former Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson today has filed an ethics complaint…
Offshore Inland cannot make balloon payment
On Aug. 31, Crystal Yasurk, vice president of finance and administration for OffShore Inland, sent Port of Pensacola Director Amy Miller a letter notifying the City of Pensacola that her company could…
Why use developer for arena and field house? Does Escambia County need both?
After months of anticipation, Jay Patel unveiled his plan for a $100-million project that includes a 100,000 square-foot field house for basketball, volleyball and indoor soccer tournaments, a 6,500 fixed-seat arena for…
Council reviews Triumph wish list
Note: My initial post had the meeting date as tomorrow. It’s Oct. 5 – working on our Best of the Coast issue has me off by a day. On Thursday, Oct. 5,…
Escambia elementary schools with pre-K students share nurses
Last month, a Sherwood Elementary student, age 4, died after a choking incident in the school’s cafeteria. After School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and his health services coordinator Martha Hanna told reporters that…
Less than half of Pensacola voters want $8.25M Bayview Community Center, over 80 percent want more info and input
On the eve of the final hearing for Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward’s FY 2018, City Administrator Eric Olson emailed the City Council the master plan for Bayview Park that showed the construction…
Air Force: opposes reopening Navarre Pass; Nelson wants more restrictions in Fee Simple bill
The U.S. Air Forces has notified U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) in writing that it has a big problem with any reopening of the Navarre Pass in Santa Rosa County. “Reopening Navarre…
Victory for Sean’s Outpost
Circuit Judge Tom Dannheisser dealt another blow to Escambia County in its long-running effort to close Sean’s Outpost, a homeless shelter on about nine acres east off of Massachuetts Avenue in the…
UWF State of the University raises the bar
Unlike Mayor Ashton Hayward, Dr. Martha Saunders, president of the University of West Florida, isn’t afraid to address her constituents – UWF faculty, staff, students and alumni- in an auditorium and outline…
Underhill strives to separate his legal defense fund from office and campaign
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill shared this email with the media that he sent his administrative assistants this morning at 7:02 a.m.: Jonathan/Susanna, Although I have not yet gotten the last arrangements…
What is ahead for DIB [podcast]
Downtown Improvement Board executive director Curt Morse talks about the plans for FY 2017 on “Pensacola Speaks.”
Studer podcast: Tips for engagement
This week on “Pensacola Speaks” Quint Studer discussed how to get employees more engaged in the workplace.
WEAR report on Escambia County School District tragedy leads to more questions
WEAR TV reporter David Gonzalez interviewed Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and Martha Hanna, his health services coordinator, regarding the death of Audi Anderson, a four-year-old Pre-K student at Sherwood Elementary. According to the…