Yesterday, I reported that the city had not held a public hearing on the Government Street Stormwater project for Tanyard residents. A reader pointed out an article from July 11, 2014 that…
City makes more updates to Government Street project page (update)
The City of Pensacola made additional updates to its page concerning the Government Street Stormwater Project. For the first time, residents can see on the city’s website drawings of the park and…
Corcoran: State budget needs to be cut $1 billion
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran has doubts about the projected $145 million budget surplus this year is real. “When you look at it, they were counting in that number the Triumph money,”…
Buzz: Downtown water cleared
ECUA PIO Nathalie Bowers called to confirm downtown Pensacola water lines have been cleared.
Buzz: Brown water is back in downtown Pensacola (update)
Update: We spoke with ECUA Public Information Officer Nathalie Bowers about the issue. Crews were on site to address any residual issues and have been flushing mains since mid-morning. Residents and businesses…
Government St. Stormwater Project new completion date: Summer 2017
The residents of Pensacola’s Tanyard neighborhood may have to endure the Government Street Stormwater construction another six months, according to the City of Pensacola website. The ‘Pardon Our Dust’ project page now…
Third grade reading scores predicted graduation rate
On Monday, the Florida Department of Education reported that the high school graduation rates for the Escambia County School District are up -moving from 72.7% in 2014-15 to 76.1% in 2015-16. When…
Pensacola Children’s Chorus has Mid-Year auditions Jan. 8
Two audition sessions will be held for the second half of Pensacola Children’s Chorus’ 27th Season at the Margaret Moore Nickelsen Center, 46 East Chase Street. 3rd Grade will be auditioned on…
Escambia County State Legislative Delegation meets Jan. 4
State Representative Clay Ingram, chairman of the Escambia County State Legislative Delegation, announces that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 from 4-6 p.m. at the Jean &…
Pensacola Dysfunction Junction: Tanyard Day Six
Sorry to report, no change at in Tanyard neighborhood near the Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Government Street Stormwater Project, which is being construction only two blocks west of City Hall. The filtration system…
What is in the future for Triumph Gulf Coast [podcast]
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran has established a select committee to oversee the spending of $300 million in RESTORE funds the state will receive next year. “We wanted to make it very…
Corcoran sends letter to county tourist and economic development agencies
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran plans to use the House’s oversight powers to see how tourist and economic development councils around the state are spending tax dollars “We’re not done looking and…
Escambia Co. graduation rates continue to climb, black students still lag behind whites
The Florida Department of Education released the high school graduation rates for the 2015-15 school year. The size of the senior class dropped from 2,736 students for 2014-2015 to 2,609 students this…
Pensacola Speaks: House Speaker Richard Corcoran today
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran won his fight with the Visit Florida over releasing documents concerning its contract with rapper Pitbull. We will talk about that issue and many others, including the…
BREAKING NEWS: FLORIDA ELECTORS BACK TRUMP
By THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida’s 29 presidential electors cast their ballots Monday for Republican President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence. The electors cast the ballots during a meeting…
More want a say in Gulf Power rate hike case
A regulatory case about Gulf Power’s proposal to raise base electric rates could get more crowded. The League of Women Voters of Florida and the Sierra Club have filed petitions to formally…
Pitbull controversy raises concerns at Space Florida
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Another agency’s controversial contract with a Miami rapper, and its aftermath, was on the mind of Space Florida officials Friday, as they reaffirmed a…
Inweekly called
Yesterday, Inweekly surveyed the voters in City of Pensacola Districts 5, 6 and 7, using the same questions that were in the UWF Haas Center poll for Mayor Ashton Hayward. The Haas…
City of Pensacola misses Tanyard deadline
When Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May and County Administrator Jack Brown toured the Tanyard neighborhood and the City of Pensacola’s Government Street Stormwater Project on Wednesday, Dec. 14, they and the residents…
Pensacola Wrap-up: week ending Dec. 17
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May and County Administrator Jack Brown showed Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward how to reach out to neighborhoods when they toured the Tanyard neighborhood impacted by City’s Government Street…