Pensacola airport growth lags behind Destin-Ft. Walton Beach

Gov. Rick Scott spent the past week touting the state’s move ahead of Texas in the overall number of passengers boarding airplanes. While many large…

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Shreveport reported to be finalist for NBA Pelican team

KSLA TV reports that Shreveport is a finalist to host the New Orleans Pelicans’ affiliate in the NBA’s new developmental league that will be begin…

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DIB seeks input on downtown parking

By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY With downtown Pensacola growing rapidly there has been a burning need to increase parking and the Downtown Improvement Board and Structured…

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City voters want Mayor Hayward to appeal Bayview Cross ruling

The majority of Pensacola voters would like Mayor Ashton Hayward to appeal Judge Roger Vinson’s ruling that the Bayview Cross was unconstitutional and needed to…

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Cannada-Wynn hosts town hall in Tanyard neighborhood

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward may not like facing this constituents in a town hall format, but Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn is willing to pick up the…

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Scott touts bridge construction, introduces new CFO

By Sammi Sontag Governor Rick Scott held a kick-off event at the base of the old Pensacola Bay Bridge Monday morning for the four-year, 3.7…

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City decision may have led to flooding Tanyard neighborhood with raw sewage

The Escambia County Utilities Authority’s Tim Haag reported that the cause of raw sewage overflowing in the Tanyard neighborhood a block west from City Hall…

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Petition to keep Bayview Cross already has over 8,200 signatures

A petition to keep the Bayview Cross and express displeasure with Judge Roger Vinson’s ruling that the cross is unconstitutional has been placed on Change.org…

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Mayor Hayward spent over $80K battling Bayview Cross lawsuit

Thanks to several public record requests, Inweekly obtained Beggs & Lane’s invoices from June 2016 through April 2017 for its charges to defend the Bayview…

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City of Pensacola loses Bayview Cross case

Federal Judge Roger Vinson found that the cross at the City of Pensacola’s Bayview Park can no longer stand as a permanent fixture on city-owned…

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Hayward deserves credit for landing dollars for The Bluffs

Gov. Rick Scott used his power of line-item veto to cut millions of dollars earmarked by state representatives for their districts. Somehow FloridaWest’s economic development…

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New Bay Center could be key to getting NBA affiliate

Ray Palmer, president of Pensacola Sports, traveled with Pensacola Mayor Hayward on June 7 to pitch to the New Orleans Pelicans that the city of…

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