Bare files for ECUA District 4

Former Pensacola City Council President Charles L. Bare has pre-filed for Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, District 4, as a Republican for the 2018 election. He…

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MLB Pitch Hit & Run coming to Pensacola, April 22 [podcast]

Former Pensacola Council President Charles Bare has teamed with Quint Studer, co-owner of the Blue Wahoos, to bring back RBI Pensacola, a youth baseball program…

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Pensacola City Council has chance to set city on right track tonight

By Duwayne Escobedo At 5:15 p.m. today, the Pensacola City Council will hold its first public hearing on Mayor Ashton Hayward’s FY 2017 Proposed Budget….

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Who is the client of the City Attorney

Last week, City Attorney Lysia Bowling told the Pensacola City Council that she independently made the decision to file an appeal to Florida Cabinet regarding…

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Bowling insists she appealed gas tax independently

Since last week, City Attorney Lysia Bowling has told the Pensacola City Council that it was her decision to appeal the Local Option Gas Tax…

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Myers on gas tax appeal: ‘I was stabbed in the back’

Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers says she feels like City Administrator Eric Olson and CFO Dick Barker stabbed her in the back when the city…

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After Sunday House ruling, what happens with ARB

On Friday, Judge Gary Bergosh ruled that the city must issues a demolition permit for the John Sunday House because its Architectural Review Board failed…

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Bare to ask City Council to replace invocation with moment of silence

Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare said yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks” that he plans to ask the council to consider replacing the invocation at its…

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Pensacola Speaks: Charles Bare on invocation flap

Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare will be my guest in the second half-hour of “Pensacola Speaks.” We will discuss the timeline on how The…

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Council president releases emails re: Satanic Temple request

Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare released yesterday afternoon his emails that give a timeline on the decision to have The Satanic Temple of West…

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Bare says May 26 Special Meeting is still on

Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare says the May 26 Special Council Meeting will take place as planned, despite pressure from Mayor Ashton Hayward and…

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Pensacola council president wants council to discuss fire chiefs with mayor

Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare plans to ask the council to add on tomorrow’s agenda at a discussion item regarding the termination of Fire…

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Pensacola City Attorney opines council resolution on city hall access not binding

City Attorney Lysia Bowling has rendered an opinion that the resolution passed by the Pensacola City Council granting them access to city hall without an…

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Pensacola City Council member vs. City Hall to get help for Dunmire Estates

Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers had a difficult time getting the mayor’s office to respond to the havoc caused in Dunmire Estates by Tuesday’s tornado. Myers…

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Pensacola City Hall did not realize it had tornado damage initially

Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers told Inweekly that City Administrator Eric Olson had no idea that city residents had any damage from the Tuesday tornado until…

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Pensacola Speaks: Smothered, covered and chunked edition

Today, I will have Bert Thornton, former President and COO of Waffle House one of the largest 24-hour restaurant chains in the world. He is…

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Pensacola mayor’s office rejects resolution to allow council members on city hall floors without escorts

Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare passed on this email he sent to Mayor Ashton Hayward: Mayor Hayward: I just received word from a local…

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Pensacola City Council speaks out on investigation of fire chiefs

Pensacola City Councilman P.C. Wu spoke first on the investigation of the fire chiefs, during the “Council Communications” segment of the meeting. “Sixty years of…

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Council president pushes paying for Fire Station 3 with fund balance

Pensacola Council President Charles Bare has an alternate method to pay for the construction of a new Fire Station #3. He plans to propose funding…

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Podcast: Council president says Human Rights ordinance may not come up until March

Yesterday, Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare said on “Pensacola Speaks” that the human rights ordinance that was referred last November to the city attorney…

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