Greg Rettig, who has headed the grassroots effort, to stop the city of Pensacola from rezoning land on the corner of Spanish Trail and Summit Blvd. in Pensacola. The rezoning would allow…
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New plan to rezone church property in Cordova Park area
On the “No Dollar General” Facebook page, it has been posted that East Hill Baptist Church now wants to rezone the 3300 Summit property from R-1AA to RNC. They are going to…
Former County Administrator and Pensacola City Manager passes away
Just received word that Rod Kendig passed away yesterday afternoon at the age of 72. He had served as both the Pensacola city manager (1985-94) and as Escambia County Administrator (1978-84). While…
Homeless ordinances generated from the mayor’s office
There is some confusion over how the city of Pensacola’s homeless ordinances become law. They were passed by the Pensacola City Council last May, but they originated in the mayor’s office. In…
Ultimate Insult vs. Castille on CMP (video)
Last Friday we posted City Administrator Colleen Castille’s comments on the Bruce Beach $1-a-year lease vs. Maritime Park. One reader sent me this YouTube clip. Castille’s response to the discussion about the…
City administrator insinuates Bruce Beach lease better than Maritime Park for Pensacola (video)
During the “Mornings with the Mayor†session on Wednesday, I asked Mayor Ashton Hayward about his proposal to lease Bruce Beach for a dollar a year for a fish hatchery. He and…
Cordova Park and surrounding neighborhoods have no plans to give up Dollar General fight
Greg Retting has been one of the leaders of the grassroots effort to block rezoning land on Spanish Trial from residential to commercial. In this email to the Pensacola City Council, he…
City Environmental Advisory meets, no mention of hatchery on the agenda
The City of Pensacola Environmental Advisory Board meets on Wednesday, Jan. 22, beginning at 2:30 p.m. in the Vince Whibbs, Sr. Conference Room, 1st floor of City Hall, 222 West Main Street….
Mornings with the Mayor return, this time with a buddy
After an 11-week hiatus, Mayor Ashton Hayward is bringing back his sessions with the local media, “Mornings with the Mayor.” This time he has announced that City Administrator Colleen Castille will be…
Terhaar wants to work out details on Food Truck ordinance, plans to meet with coalition
Pensacola City Councilman Andy Terhaar stopped in the INweekly offices yesterday to discuss his proposed food truck ordinance. He said that his intent was for the planning board to use his draft…
A great note from Sherri Myers
Rick, I thank God for you. We need a voice and you have made that possible. You have empowered the powerless. Thanks for providing me the opportunity to speak on your show….
Pensacola loses direct flight to Washington. D.C.
Pensacola and 16 other cities will lose their direct American Airlines flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, according to announcement made yesterday by the company. American Airlines blamed the cuts on…
Council to discuss Dollar General and Airport Food Services (Update)
The City of Pensacola released yesterday afternoon the agendas for next week’s meetings of the Pensacola City Council. Included on the agenda are two controversial items left over from 2013. Mayor Ashton…
Mayor Hayward mum on lawsuits
This morning at 8:45 the Independent News sent the following request to Mayor Hayward’s Communication Administrator, Tamara Fountain: What is the mayor’s statement on the lawsuits filed by Seville Harbour and Merrill…
The Fish House Lawsuit Documents
We also have a copy of the lawsuit of Merrill Land and Great Southern Restaurant Group against the city of Pensacola. The two companies are also seek a declaratory judgment from the…
Pitt Slip Lawsuit Documents: Seville Harbour seeks declaratory judgment and jury trial on damages
We received a copy of 109-page lawsuit filed by Seville Harbour against the city of Pensacola concerning the Pitt Slip marina lease and Mayor Ashton Hayward’s notice of default that was sent…
Food Trucks are part of vibrant cities. It’s time Pensacola join the rest of the nation in the popular trend
The City of Pensacola Planning Board will discuss today an ordinance proposed by Councilman Andy Terhaar that would ban food trucks from the heart of downtown Pensacola. Instead of letting the free…
Walk on the Wine Side set for Feb. 1
The Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) presents the 1st Annual Palafox Wine Walk, set for Saturday, February 1st from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in Downtown Pensacola. The Palafox Wine Walk is an…
Palafox Market proforma budget for 2013-14
The executive director of the Downtown Improvement Board, Ron Butlin, has done a good job of giving his board budgets for its events. The Palafox Market has a weekly operating budget of…
Weekend Buzz: Affordable apartments in the future of downtown Pcola, Scott bets on FSU, Stand Your Ground
Finally Affordable Apartments Downtown Quint and Rishy Studer purchased the downtown headquarters of the Pensacola News Journal and its surrounding parking lots for $3.4 million from Gannett Company Inc. On Friday, Jan….