By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The outlook for production of Florida oranges, the state’s signature crop, continues to drop. For the second consecutive month, the Florida orange-harvest forecast for…
Olson: Schrey’s statements ‘patently false’
City Administrator Eric Olson said Wednesday night that he felt compelled to comment in regards to a former city employee stating that she was let go following her refusal to “lie†to…
Olson to address Long Hollow issues tonight
PNJ reporter Will Isern is doing a follow-up story on the Long Hollow Radio Tower. Elizabeth Schrey spoke with Isern about how city staff knew the tower wasn’t allowed in the Long…
Toastmasters picks most buzzworthy speeches of 2015
Whether it was David Letterman signing off on the Late Show for the final time or Caitlyn Jenner accepting an award recognizing her courage, the most discussed and shared presentations of the year were thought-provoking, emotional and inspiring. After viewing hundreds of contenders, Toastmasters…
EPA Superfund needs financial stability
Center for Health, Environment & Justice has called for Congress to reinstitute its “polluter’s pay fees†to give the EPA Superfund the financial stability to cleanup toxic sites around the country. One…
Schrey: ‘The amendment file was totally hidden from me’
Elizabeth Schrey was the Planning Services staffer that presented the exception request for Manna’s proposed warehouse to the Planning Board. She told Inweekly that she wasn’t aware of the Future Land Use…
Uber has a battle in Florida Senate
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Senate isn’t ready to match a House proposal that would prevent local governments from regulating popular app-based transportation services, such as Uber and…
Belief in freedom of religion led Jolly to call for Trump to quit (podcast)
Yesterday, Florida Congressman David Jolly came on “Pensacola Speaks” (News Talk 1370 WCOA) to explain his speech on the House floor that called for Republican front-runner Donald Trump to drop out of…
Exclusive: Family speaks out about jail death of Devon Averheart
On Thursday, Nov. 19, Escambia County announced that 21-year old Samuel Devon Averheart had been found unresponsive in the infirmary unit of the Escambia County Main Jail. The jail’s medical staff called…
No Fix for Hicks
The nut of the issue lay in Pensacola City Councilman P.C. Wu’s primary reason for not wanting to tinker too much with the city’s efforts to sell a piece of Government Street…
David Jolly calls for Trump to quit. Jolly on Pensacola Speaks today
Congressman David Jolly, a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, has called on Donald Trump to quit his presidential bid after the GOP front-runner said all Muslims should be banned from entering the U.S….
Mayor pushes council to decide about its staff
Though the Pensacola City Council eventually decided to place the mayoral add-on onto its agenda for Wednesday, some members initially raised concerns about the request to layout designs for future staffing needs….
Circumstances surrounding proposed Manna warehouse support Schrey
Yesterday, former city planner Elizabeth Schrey told Inweekly that she lost her job in a “restructuring†of City Hall after she refused to lie to the Pensacola City Council about whether a…
Send in Rising Star nominations
We are looking for Rising Stars. To qualify for the award, the nominee must live, work or go to school in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties and be younger than age 35…
JebBush.com hijacked
Supporters of Donald Trump have hijacked JebBush.com
Escambia County chair warns state politics could syphon away BP settlement dollars
From Escambia County Chairman & District 4 Commissioner Grover Robinson: As the federal government’s and five Gulf States’ settlements with British Petroleum become imminent, the fight to control those dollars and where…
State decision on Uber drivers appealed
A former Uber driver is appealing a decision last week by Gov. Rick Scott’s administration that drivers for the app-based transportation company should be considered independent contractors instead of employees. Darrin McGillis…
Former city planner says city staff knew radio tower was illegal
Elizabeth Schrey worked as a city planner for the City of Pensacola from December 2012-February 2015. She told Inweekly this morning that both her boss, Planning Services Director Sherry Morris, and Bill…
White Christmas comes to Pensacola
Press release: Pensacola is going to have a white Christmas this year and we’re not talking about snow or the sandy white beaches. Pensacola Little Theatre is closing out the 2015 calendar…
More opinions sought on Long Hollow radio tower
Several Pensacola City Council members have been told that the city administration is seeking to find another attorney to render opinions on the non-conformity of the new, larger radio tower built in…