Today, the FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance announced The Bluffs, Northwest Florida’s Industrial Campus has received $3.1 million in funding for site connectivity and infrastructure improvements as part of the 2017-2018 State of…
More photos of Government Street pond, sidewalk collapsed
We drove over to the Government Street Stormwater Pond, which is two blocks west of Pensacola City Hall. The easternmost end of the pond has eroded the sidewalk and iron fencing.
Tanyard streets flooding
Councilwoman Sherri Myers called to say the Tanyard neighborhood that streets around Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Government Street Stormwater Pond are flooded. “We paid $4 million for a stormwater pond that’s not working,”…
Gaetz: ‘This Justice Department is becoming too politicized’ [podcast]
On “Pensacola Speaks,” I asked Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) what was his take on the Jim Comey’s testimony before the U.S. Senate. Gaetz chose to focus on the former FBI…
Email trail shows Hayward put off NBA proposal to last minute
Inweekly made a public record request of Assistant County Administrator Amy Lovoy’s emails regarding the county’s interaction with Mayor Ashton Hayward’s office regarding the Request for Proposal for a NBA developmental league…
Docs vs. Glocks legal battle ends
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Six years after Florida lawmakers tried to stop doctors from asking patients about guns, health-care providers have emerged victorious in a legal battle as…
Ice Flyers could cause a problem for Hayward’s NBA proposal
The Pensacola Ice Flyers released today their schedule for 2017-2018 season. From Nov. 15, 2016-April 15, 2017, the hockey team has only 23 Fridays and Saturdays that they aren’t playing at the…
Hayward takes shot to lure NBA-affliated team
By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward pitched the Pensacola Bay Center Wednesday June 7 as the possible future home for the NBA New Orleans Pelicans developmental team. He responded to…
Two counties discuss future of jail agreement
Representatives of Walton County Sheriff Mike Adkinson are meeting with Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown at 1 p.m. today. Because of the talks, Sheriff Adkinson has suspended his deadline of June 30…
Bondi Recognizes One-Year Anniversary of the Pulse nightclub attack
Today marks one year since the deadly attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando; the worst terrorist attack on the United States since 9/11. “One year ago today, tragedy struck our state…
ESPN names Bubba Watson to its World Fame 100 list
Pensacola’s two-time Masters champion and co-owner of the Blue Wahoos, Bubba Watson, has been selected for “The World Fame 100 Issue” of ESPN The Magazine (June 12, 2017). Ben Alamar, ESPN’s director…
Pensacola City Council ‘nitpicks’ but approves Blount plans
By Sammi Sontag By a 5-1 vote on June 8, the Pensacola City Council granted local developer ParsCo LLC the opportunity to redevelop the former Blount School property into residential housing. But…
NBA Request for Proposal had a timeline
Thanks to a public record request, Inweekly obtained a copy for the Request for Proposal for hosting a NBA Development League affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans. Contrary to what Mayor Ashton…
Mayor sends letter to BCC on NBA presentation
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward finally contacted the Escambia County commissioners about his efforts to attract a NBA developmental team to the Pensacola area. He emailed and hand-delivered the following letter to each…
Marijuana investor info public
From The News Service of Florida: Information about investors and partners in medical-marijuana businesses is not a trade secret and should be disclosed under Florida’s public-records law, an appeals court ruled Friday….
Northwest Florida airports to receive $2.6 million from DOT
Congressman Matt Gaetz announced today airports in Okaloosa and Escambia Counties will receive federal grant money from the United States Department of Transportation totaling $2,618,796.00. The grant money will be used for…
Ascend named a finalist for the 2017 Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Award
Florida Sterling Council and FloridaMakes have selected Ascend Performance Materials’ Pensacola plant as a finalist for the 2017 Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Award. Established by Florida Governor Rick Scott, the award…
Lawmakers poised to vote on medical cannabis process today
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA House and Senate leaders might be divided on issues that forced them to return to the Capitol this week, but they’re in agreement about…
NBA Developmental League could be wave of the future, but does Hayward have the skills to make it happen in P’cola?
The NBA Developmental League could be a viable option of talented high school players who don’t have the academic “chops” to handle the course load on the university level. High school players…
Hemp History Week Celebration, June 10
Open Books celebrates Hemp History Week on Saturday, June 10 at 7 p.m. at its location at 1040 N. Guillemard. Several short videos will be featured that show America’s history with industrial…