Yesterday, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward said that he wanted to remove the “Our Confederate Dead” monument in Lee Square, but that the city attorney was reviewing a law that governs the historic…
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Pensacola featured in May issue of Southwest Magazine
Southwest features the greater Pensacola area in its May 2017 issue. The article highlights Susan Campbell Jewelry, Skopelos at New World Landing and Pensacola Bay Brewery, as well as Pensacola Sports, Pensacola…
Pensacola Wrap-up: week ending Dec. 17
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May and County Administrator Jack Brown showed Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward how to reach out to neighborhoods when they toured the Tanyard neighborhood impacted by City’s Government Street…
Bubba Watson for Mayor?
Bubba Watson isn’t ready quite yet to quit the PGA Tour, but the two-time Masters champ told the Associated Press that he would consider running for future political office in Pensacola. “I’ve…
Pensacola City Council has approved other settlements
Inweekly has begun reviewing Pensacola City Council minutes to see if the legislative body had been called on to approve over lawsuit settlements. Our initial review: In 2015, Council voted to accept…
Budget Voodoo: City departments have increased spending significantly
Pensacola residents are lucky to have an experienced City Council reviewing the FY 2017 budget proposed by Mayor Ashton Hayward. P.C. Wu has 12 years on the council, Jewel Cannada-Wynn 10 years,…
Court documents lay out history of Bayview Park Cross
The City of Pensacola has filed its answer to the lawsuit regarding the Bayview Park Cross. The document defends the cross as a historic memorial to our military veterans that fought in…
FloridaWest: Workforce training critical to economic growth [podcast]
Our Hot Jobs issue has flown off the racks this week. The Greater Pensacola area has good paying jobs for those who have the proper certifications and training. FloridaWest CEO Scott Luth…
Pokemon Go impacts downtown Pensacola
by Blanton Stagno Gasping, squealing, jumping for joy, and eyes locked on the screen of an IPhone are clear indicators that one is engulfed by the virtual reality game of Pokémon Go….
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…
Pensacola ranked third best Florida city to find a job
Wallet Hub has ranked Pensacola the third best Florida city for finding a job, trailing only Sarasota and Jacksonville Beach. Pensacola ranked #10 in Job Market and #19 in Socioeconomic Environment, which…
Okaloosa fire chief investigation shows how it could be done with transparency
Last night, the Ocean City-Wright Fire Control District board was briefed on how Mark Bonfanti with the Tallahassee law firm of Allen Norton & Blue would conduct his investigation of the district’s…
When Muhammad Ali visited Pensacola in 1997
On Monday, I sat down with Fred Levin and talked about how he brought Muhammad Ali to Pensacola in 1997 to speak to Escambia County high school students. The visit was six…
Hayward says things can change investigation of Pensacola fire chiefs, report is ‘not the end all, be all’
On 1620 AM, Andrew McKay interviewed the mayor of Pensacola today and asked for an update on the investigation of the fire chiefs. Mayor Hayward said it’s wrong for people to expect…
Pensacola Speaks: Matt Gaetz, DIB chair John Peacock
Today I will interview Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board chairman John Peacock about the DIB decisions on Gallery Night and Pelican Drop. In the second half, my guest will be State Rep. Matt…
Tale of Two Pensacolas
Last week, Zach Jenkins, director of the Haas Center at the University of West Florida, published a column that showed our region’s economic recovery has not equally impacted all segments of our…
Pensacola City Attorney fumbles baton on briefing city council
After Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson passed the baton to City Attorney Lysia Bowling on briefing the City Council about the investigation into Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief Joe…
Pensacola city administrator does not mention second investigation of fire chiefs to WUWF
WUWF interviewed Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson today – Fire Dept. Probe, Human Resources Separate issues at Pensacola City Hall. He did not mention the city was running two investigations of Fire…
Pensacola Speaks: Civil rights leader to discuss handling of EEOC complaints against Pensacola officials
Civil rights leader Ellison Bennett will be my guest today on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” He will talk about the community’s reaction to City Administrator Eric Olson placing the Pensacola…
Pensacola city official says investigation concerns complaints filed against him
After refusing to answer questions from the News Journal and Inweekly, Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson went on a local morning show to discuss why Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Chief…