Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has been appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to the Florida Commission on Community Service (Volunteer Florida). Gov. Scott also reappointed local attorney Kerry Schultz of the Fountain, Schultz…
Miller warns about relocation of Syrian refugees to U.S.
Congressman Jeff Miller issued this statement today: “As a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, it is abundantly clear to me that this Administration has no plan for screening…
Bayou Chico clean-up controversy
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill recently sent out this email to his constituents about the brewing debate over the clean-up of Bayou Chico: I understand you have been hearing the tall tales…
Beach alcohol ordinance to be discussed tomorrow
So much for the Escambia Board of County Commissioners having a light meeting before the commissioners head off to a Florida Association of Counties meeting this week. The BCC will discuss adopting…
Fish House sign postponed another month
For the second month, the City of Pensacola has granted a delay on hearing the appeal of an Administrative Decision for 600 S. Barracks Street (Proposed Freestanding Sign for The Fish House)….
Newsom hired
Former Escambia County Assistant Adminstrator Larry Newsom has been hired to be the new city manager of Flager Beach, Fla. On Nov. 12, Flager Beach City Commissioners voted unanimously to select Newsom,…
Captured Moments
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Never Ending Story
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Coffee Addict
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Food truck ordinance crashes
Several times over the course of the conversation Thursday evening, Pensacola City Council members noted how they’d kicked the issue of food trucks down the line for three years. Talked about how…
Foo Foo “Ikebana†event a treat for floral aficionados
Press Release: This Saturday, Nov. 14, as part of the second annual Foo Foo Fest, the Japan-America Society of Northwest Florida will host “Ikebana: The Art of Japanese Flower Arrangement†at the…
UWF to host keynote speaker about living mentally well
Press Release: The University of West Florida’s Counseling and Psychological Services will host “Cracked, Not Broken – The Kevin Hines Story†on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. in the University Commons…
City produces missing documents before council meeting
City Administrator Eric Olson delivered to the city council a slew of documents regarding the Long Hollow Radio Tower just hours before its meeting yesterday. Several of the records had not been…
Atkins addresses Long Hollow Stormwater Pond capacity
The Pensacola City Council was sent this memo around noon today by City Administrator Eric Olson To: Eric Olson, City Administrator From: Jeff Helms, P.E. Vice President cc: Bill Johnson, PE, Atkins…
Radio Tower and public safety
Public safety is one of the most fundamental responsibilities of municipal government. City ordinances are enacted to ensure structures are built soundly and in accordance with state and city building codes. Inspections…
What did Reynolds tell or not tell the council about the radio tower lease ? (Transcript)
Inweekly had the video of the City Administrator Bill Reynolds’s presentation at the May 2012 Committee of the Whole transcribed. Here is the transcript: Mr. Reynolds: Thank you, Mr. Vice President. The…
Attorney argues his client did not lose non-conforming use for radio tower
Attorney Edward P. Fleming told Inweekly that the non-conforming use for Divine Communications’ radio tower did not end when the old tower was demolished. As long as his client did not abandon…
Pensacola Speaks: Satterwhite, Wiggins and Gaetz
Today on Pensacola Speaks, I will have Scott Satterwhite talk about the Tell: Pensacola project; Ryan Wiggins on what’s happening behind the scenes in state politics; and State Rep. Matt Gaetz. Pensacola…
Orange crop forecast worsens
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA An already-dire forecast has grown more bitter for the state’s signature crop. Florida’s orange harvest forecast for the 2015-2016 growing season was adjusted down…
City Administrator failed to mention Long Hollow conservation district
When the Radio Tower Lease was brought before the Pensacola City Council in May 2012, City Administrator Bill Reynolds failed to mention that the old radio tower was in a conservation district…