PETA Loves PPD A Compassionate Police Department Award is on its way from PETA to the Pensacola Police Department after officers rushed to save a puppy who was crying in distress from…
A Cry for Independent Analysis: Oakcrest Elementary falls from A to F in six years
One criticism of Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has been that he and his leadership at the district level haven’t been able to maintain success at the district’s most challenging schools. Oakcrest Elementary is…
Escambia has 13 elementary school on FLDOE 300 lowest list
The lowest 300 elementary schools are determined based on the English language arts achievement and learning gains points each school earns in the school grades model. Specifically, preliminary points for English language…
Pensacola Palafox Historic District placed on National Register of Historic Places
Secretary of State Ken Detzner announced today that the Downtown Jacksonville Historic District and Pensacola’s Palafox Historic District were recently listed on the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places. “I…
County collects all taxes due on Big Wheel
It took a year but Escambia County Tax Collector Janet Holley reports to Inweekly that the owner of the Big Ferris Wheel, known as “360 Pensacola Beach,” that once was a tourist…
Escambia School District drops to a ‘C’ grade
The Escambia County School District dropped from a B to a C grade for the 2015-16 school year, according to preliminary results released Friday by the state Department of Education. The News…
Pensacola City Council shows sympathy for the devil
The Pensacola City Council made no move to change its invocation process at last night’s special meeting. Among the five members that showed up -Charles Bare, Gerald Wingate, Jewel Cannada-Wynn, Andy Terhaar…
Low bidder on Pensacola Bay Bridge did not get highest technical score
Inweekly received the tally sheets for design and construction of the new Pensacola Bay Bridge. As reported in the PNJ, Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc. was the lowest bidder with $398.5 million…
UWF professor honored for mentoring
The American Chemical Society Scholars Program has selected University of West Florida Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Karen Molek as the 2016 recipient of the Zaida C. Moralesâ€Martinez Prize for Mentoring. The…
Grover, Gulf Breeze, the Bridge and Sunshine [podcast]
The State Attorney’s Office is investigating Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson’s phone call with Gulf Breeze Mayor Matt Dannheisser regarding the new Pensacola Bay Bridge to see whether Robinson violated Florida’s Sunshine Law….
Trader Jon’s coming to T.T. Wentworth [podcast]
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” Dr. Brendan Kelly, UWF Vice President for University Advancement, announced the UWF Historic Trust will bring Trader Jon’s to the second floor of the T.T. Wentworth Museum. “The…
Atlanta, Miami, Orlando and other cities to get direct flights to Havana, Cuba
Passenger flights may begin between Havana, Cuba and up to 10 U.S. airports, including four in Florida, as early as this fall. Pensacola area passengers will be able to easily fly to…
Pensacola Speaks: Brendan Kelly and Branden Rathert today
ON “Pensacola Speaks,” I will open with UWF VP Brendan Kelly who give us a progress report on the UWF Historic Trust’s work in downtown Pensacola. In the second half, I will…
DIB Special Events Committee floats event calendar
Special Events Committee has been tasked by the Downtown Improvement Board to prepare an event calendar for 2017. The primary goal for these events is to build on the success and momentum…
Business association endorses Florida House candidates, skips Senate race
The National Federation of Independent Business, Florida’s leading small-business association, today announced its endorsed candidates in several panhandle legislative races. The endorsements were made by NFIB/Florida SAFE (Save America’s Free Enterprise) Trust,…
Blue Angels bring back Weisser for 2016 and 2017 seasons
Inweekly has been told that the Blue Angels are bringing back Lieutenant Commander Frank Weisser to flow solo with the team. Weisser will join the Blue Angels next week and will begin…
PSC student elected state college system SGA president
Pensacola State College student Kaitlin Santiago has been elected head of the Florida College System Student Government Association (FCSSGA). Santiago, a sophomore majoring in international business, was recently elected FCSSGA president. Campaigning…
Wells told City Clerk invocation practice complied with Galloway decision
Inweekly received a copy of the legal opinion that Rusty Wells rendered on the City of Pensacola’s practice to have invocations at the beginning of its council meeting. The memo to City…
City Attorney sends out weird letter on Invocation issue
Pensacola City Council Executive Don Kraher asked City Attorney Lysia Bowling for her opinion on the invocations at the council meetings. Her reply is gobbledygook (a legal term). Her reply is below….
Rep. Jolly and 50 Causes Ride tackle suicide prevention [podcast]
The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed Congressman David Jolly’s (FL-13) bipartisan legislation which would reauthorize one of the nation’s largest commitments to youth suicide prevention and make many needed reforms to…