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Fiesta of Five Flags Celebration Schedule of Events: May 31 – June 9
The Fiesta of Five Flags Celebration is an annual series of events to celebrate the founding of Pensacola in 1559 by Spanish conquistador, Don Tristan de Luna. DeLuna established Pensacola as the…
Storyteller, poet, musician David Gonzalez performs free at PSC June 7
Pensacola State College presents award-winning storyteller, musician, poet and actor David Gonzalez at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, at the Hagler Auditorium, Building 2, Room 252, on the Pensacola campus. The public…
Medical pot regs slowly developing
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After state lawmakers failed to act, health officials on Thursday laid out a framework for adopting regulations required by a voter-approved constitutional amendment that…
White drops out Speaker’s race
State Rep. Frank White (R-Pensacola) confirmed with Inweekly that he has dropped out of the race to be the future Florida House Speaker. Peter Schorsch reported last week on his SaintPetersBlog.com that…
Southtowne bringing three restaurants to downtown
Studer Properties has been eager to fill the first-floor commercial spaces in its Southtowne Apartments and the mixed-use office space across the street located on the corner of Jefferson and Intedencia Streets…
RESTORE Comments Sought
The Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012, or RESTORE Act and U.S. Department of Treasury’s regulations direct Escambia County to prepare…
Breaking news: Myers proposes repeal of anti-panhandling ordinance
Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers notified Inweekly that she plans to ask her fellow council members to repeal the anti-panhandling ordinance passed earlier this month and signed into law by Mayor Ashton…
Poll: City voters hate veto but still support ‘strong mayor’ charter
The latest Inweekly-Political Matrix survey found that Pensacola city voters overwhelmingly disagreed with Mayor Ashton Hayward’s veto of the council vote regarding hiring a budget analyst. However, they weren’t ready to jettison the…
City concedes to public pressure, Morris Court playground to reopen
Thanks to lobbying from Commissioner Lumon May and the neighborhood on the Area Housing Commission the Morris Court playground will reopen next Tuesday. Of course, that’s not what the city’s press release…
Summer 2017 Ranger Programs Schedule in Florida
Gulf Islands National Seashore announces its summer (June-September) ranger programs schedule for the Florida Areas of the park. All programs are free and are subject to change without notification. For additional information,…
Studer: The Succession Dilemma [podcast]
Quint Studer offers suggestions on how business leaders can prepare of the eventual succession of key employees.
Judge grants new penalty phase for Patrick Gonzalez
The State Attorney’s Office announced this morning that Judge Nickolas Geeker has ordered a new penalty phase for Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Jr., who was convicted in seven years for the July 9,…
UWF Student Body President elected chair of Florida Student Association
On May 20, the Florida Student Association elected University of West Florida Student Body President Kishane Patel to serve as chair for the 2017-18 academic year. The Florida Student Association is an…
Blues on the Bay concert to benefit Workman Middle band
When the Emerald Coast Blues Brothers take the stage at the next Blues Angel Music Blues on the Bay Concert on June 4, they, like their movie counterparts, will be helping to…
‘Doc’ Ballard shares what really happened when he jumped on the live grenade [podcast]
The guest of honor at tonight’s Heroes Among Us presentation, Donald “Doc” Ballard, shares his story of heroism on “Pensacola Speaks.” Great story. Ballard shared that there be more Medal of Honor…
Free Beach Trolley service starts tomorrow
The free trolley service on Pensacola Beach, provided by the Santa Rosa Island Authority, will kick into full swing on Friday, May 26, at 5 p.m. with the start of Memorial Day…
ParsCo selected for Blount project
By Samantha Sontag INWEEKLY In a Pensacola City Hall meeting regarding the former Blount School property sale and redevelopment Thursday morning, all committee votes were in favor of ParsCo Construction developing the…
Gaetz answers healthcare questions without a body-slam [podcast]
Congressman Matt Gaetz was my guest yesterday on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” He stepped put a House Judiciary Committee meeting to talk about the GOP healthcare plan. Congressman Gaetz said…
News Talk 1370 WCOA to broadcast live the Inweekly town hall
News Talk 1370 WCOA has offered to broadcast live the first half of our Inweekly Listening Tour town hall that will held on Thursday, June 1 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, located…