The Pensacola Chamber Foundation and the University of West Florida (UWF) recently announced that Jerry Maygarden has been appointed chairman of the UWF College of Business Advisory Council. Maygarden will be replacing…
City of Pensacola wants public input on 2015-16 budget
The City of Pensacola will hold two public meetings tonight to provide an opportunity to learn more about the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget. The first meeting is tonight while the Pensacola City…
Jacksonville has innovative program to help mentally ill and homeless
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Jail Director Tara Wildes wants to place trained Supplemental Security Income processors at the jail to increase the success rate of getting people community services. The program is called…
Water conservation plan needed for the state
When I attended the AP preview press conference in Tallahassee, the need for the state legislature to pass a comprehensive water plan was pushed by Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam. Why? “A…
Putnam: Citrus industry could collapse in two or three years
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam was in Pensacola last week. He met with Inweekly to discuss the issues facing the state’s agriculture industry. “Well, the citrus industry is a $10 billion…
Pensacola Speaks podcast: Fracking in Florida and Escambia County
On Friday, I interviewed Kim Ross of Rethink Energy Florida on fracking in Florida and Escambia County. She will be in Pensacola today for the “Florida and Fracking” workshop co-hosted by Earth…
A better use for parking meters
The city of Mobile has a unique way of dealing with panhandlers in its downtown parks. This meter is in Bienville Square. The Pensacola City Council will be discussing panhandling and homelessness…
University of West Florida Upcoming Events March 8-14, 2015
Below are upcoming events at the University of West Florida. Media interested in additional information should contact news@uwf.edu. Title: Across the Pond: The Melding of Irish and American Music Across the Centuries…
Bike Fest Call for Funky Bikes
The Funky Bike Fest calls for creative people of all ages to get your funky bicycles ready to show off to the people of Pensacola. Get a head start and start designing…
Florida Cabinet slows down agency appointments
Capitol watchers were given a glimpse this week of the next chapter in the showdown between the governor and Cabinet members over department-head appointments. Aides to Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, Attorney…
Inweekly 2007: Reviving Brownsville
Mari S. Krueger wrote this article on the various attempts to revive the Brownsville area of Escambia County. It came on the heels of Sheriff Ron McNesby’s highly publicized, month-long sweep of…
Smokin’ in the Square today
Professional barbecue teams from around the U.S. gather to compete at the first barbecue contest locally to be sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society (KSBS). The teams compete for prize money…
International Woman of Courage will meet with Favor House, Pace Center and young area leaders
Tabassum Adnan, founder of the Kwendo Jirga (Sister’s Council) of Pakistan, was honored yesterday at the U.S. Department of State as a 2015 International Woman of Courage. This is the only State…
Inweekly 2006: Pensacola Young Professionals launched
In 2006, the Pensacola Independent News joined forces with the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce to facilitate the formation of the Pensacola Young Professionals. I wrote this introduction of the group in March…
Hayward taps Texas lawyer for city attorney
Mayor Ashton Hayward announced late Friday afternoon his choice for Pensacola City Attorney, Lysia Bowling, the city attorney for the City of San Angelo, Texas. “Lysia is extremely impressive, well-qualified candidate, and…
BP drops attempt to fire claim administrator
NOLA.com is reporting that BP said today that it will drop its bid to oust oil spill claims administrator Patrick Juneau “in recognition of improvement to counter fraud” within its multibillion-dollar settlement…
Pensacola Speaks: Fracking and Hillary Clinton up for discussion
On Pensacola Speaks this afternoon, I will interview Kim Ross, Rethink Energy Florida President and Founder. She will be in town on Monday to facilitate a 350 Pensacola workshop, “Florida and Fracking.”…
Pen Air Federal Credit Union and UWF Executive Mentor Program to host spring Financial Boot Camp
Pen Air Federal Credit Union and the University of West Florida Executive Mentor Program will host the spring “Financial Boot Camp†on Friday, March 20 from noon to 2:30 p.m. in the…
Deputies arrested on sexual offenses with subjects under 18, couple on the run
Investigators are also looking for Douglas Albert Manning, 47, and Leah Giannotti Manning, 40, on outstanding warrants for sexual battery and child neglect. They were last seen in the area of 2000…