Two-thirds of Pensacola voters support Mayor Ashton Hayward’s effort to attract to the city a NBA G League team  affiliated with New Orleans Pelicans. However, they aren’t as enthusiastic about buying tickets…
Podcast: Julian MacQueen discusses ’80 Stays in 80 Days’
This Sunday, Innisfree Hotels founders will begin their record-setting around the world trip – “80 Stays in 80 Days.” Julian discusses the trip this week on “Pensacola Speaks.” Around the World in…
Visit Pensacola holds on to Visit Florida relationship
While tourism programs around the state have cut their ties with Visit Florida, the state’s tourist marketing agency, Visit Pensacola has not. Visit Tampa Bay, Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, Visit…
Mayor Ashton Hayward applies for Bloomberg Challenge
According to the city’s social media, Mayor Ashton Hayward and his leadership team are working on an application for Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2017 Mayor’s Challenge. U.S. cities with populations of 30,000 or more…
Fred Levin donates $200K to GCKH
Fred Levin recently donated $200,000 to ensure future operations of Gulf Coast Kid’s House. This is Levin’s second large investment into GCKH, made in honor of his late wife, Marilyn Kapner Levin….
Sidewalks for Burgess Road garner support from school district
Councilwoman Sherri Myers wants the City of Pensacola to build sidewalks on Burgess Road to create a safe path for children to walk to the three public schools in the area. Mayor…
ITEN WIRED extends Early Bird Registration to Aug. 4
ITEN WIRED is the Gulf Coast’s premier conference for executives, entrepreneurs, professionals, and educators working in technology. Don’t miss this opportunity to exchange ideas and forge new collaborations around innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship. With…
Landlines continue to disappear around Florida
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Landlines are quickly going the way of rotary-dial phones in Florida. A state report released this week showed that large numbers of Floridians continue…
90Works: Helping our veterans integrate into the community
By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY 90Works, a Pensacola based nonprofit organization, will now take on the work of the Panhandle Warrior Partnership program that closed earlier this year, thanks to a grant from…
City District 2 Town Hall, Aug. 22
From Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers: Town Hall Meeting Tuesday, Aug. 22, 6:30 p.m., at Asbury Place behind Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 5725 N. 9th Ave., across the street from Pensacola State…
Pensacola State College ranks 3rd among 28 Florida State Colleges
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Pensacola State College is ranked third among Florida’s 28 public state colleges in the 2017 Top 10 list for Florida, according to Schools.com, an online nationwide resource with a…
Panhandle Charitable Open less than two months away
The Panhandle Charitable Open is less than two months away. Chairman John Peacock invites you to participate. From John Peacock: Dear Friends, Thank you so much for all of your wonderful support…
Local chef competes in 2017 Great American Seafood Cook-Off, Aug. 5
Chef Jason Perry from The Fish House in Pensacola, along with 11 other chefs from across the country, will compete in the 2017 Great American Seafood Cook-Off that will be held at…
Fourth Annual Pensacola Dragon Boat Festival, Sept 9
The Northeast Pensacola Sertoma Club will host the Fourth Annual Pensacola Dragon Boat Festival, presented by Wind Creek Casino, at Bayview Park on Bayou Texar, on September 9, 2017 starting at 8…
Mayor fails to include his bid for NBA affiliate on council agenda
Mayor Ashton Hayward has placed 26 items on the Pensacola City Council’s agenda for its August  regular meeting. He has included contract awards, public hearings, the firefighter’s collective bargaining agreement, land use…
Pensacola-based company to get medical marijuana license
In February, Inweekly wrote how the Pensacola-based Ray of Hope dispensing organization. had teamed with Colorado’s Stanley Brothers and Loop’s Nursery & Greenhouses in Jacksonville to get a license to grow and…
Official notice of Bydlak’s candidacy
Rebekah Bydlak Announces Candidacy for State Representative in District 1. Cantonment, Fla. – Today, Rebekah Bydlak announced her candidacy for Florida House of Representatives, District 1. Bydlak, who is the Executive Director…
City Budget Day One: Shell games, fiscal discipline, needs vs. wants
PNJ reporter Jim Little reported on the first of the Pensacola City Council two budget workshops–the public meetings Mayor Ashton Hayward and City Administrator Eric Olson tried to avoid by having Olson…
Breaking news: Bydlak files for Florida House seat
Republican Rebekah Bydlak has filed to run for the Florida House seat currently held by Clay Ingram. Bydlak made a name for herself during the 2016 GOP Congressional primary, placing fourth in…
Local government agencies ride social media wave
In our July 27 issue, we reported on how certain commissioners ignore the board’s social media policy and the need to revamp it – “Rules for Some, Not for All.” Our summer…