Tag: City of Pensacola
Wu named Home Rule Hero
The Florida League of Cities (FLC) recognized City of Pensacola Council Member and League president P.C. Wu with a 2014 Home Rule Hero Award at…
Occupy Pensacola won their appeal against the City of Pensacola
Occupy Pensacola will have another in federal court, thanks to an opinion issued on its appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th…
City website ranked as third most transparent site in Florida
The First Amendment Foundation has ranked the city of Pensacola’s website, cityofpensacola.com, third out of 47 cities in its recent report card on local government…
Former administrator files suit against the city of Pensacola
Former City Administrator Bill Reynolds has filed a lawsuit in circuit court against the city of Pensacola over his firing in July 2013. Reynolds is…
Scheduled final debris pick-up for flood affected areas inside Pensacola city limits
The City will continue to collect debris for flood affected areas throughout this week and Saturday, May 17th. A final debris pick-up for flood affected…
Hayward drops out of BLAB TV production, but show will go on
From Tamara Fountain, City Communications Administrator: Statement by Mayor Ashton Hayward on BLAB TV show I’m proud of the hard work that the City and…
Varona hearing on temporary injunction today, 2 p.m.
Varona Enterprises of Florida will have its day in court today, that is unless the city can reach an agreement. As of last night, the…
de Varona responds to Hayward’s threat, claims it is physically impossible to get everything out by midnight tonight
Here is an email that Robert de Varona sent his supporters on the Pensacola City Council after he received notice from the city that he…
Community Forum on Homelessness tomorrow
The City of Pensacola will host a Community Forum on Homelessness that will be conducted by Dr. Robert Marbut, who has been working with other…
City of Pensacola to hold public records workshop for media
City Invites Members of Press to One-Hour Workshop WHAT: The City of Pensacola invites members of the press to attend a one-hour workshop to gain…
City Council will discuss adopting city motto. City of Five Flags vs. Upside of Florida
Councilman Charles Bare has put on the city council’s agenda for Dec. 12 a resolution that would make the city’s official motto: “The City of…
Pensacola names initiative coordinator, looking for citizen investors (update, see comments)
We’ve heard that the City of Pensacola has appointed Eric Olsen as its Initiatives Coordinator. One of his jobs may be to oversee a proposed…
DIB employee terminated over dispute regarding Palafox celebration, was about to go on medical leave
Hillary Gilles, the Downtown Improvement Board’s manager for Gallery Night and Palafox Market, was upset that she wasn’t included in Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Palafox Celebration…
War on Pensacola’s homeless continues
Occupy Pensacola hasn’t disappeared. The group is still fighting to help the homeless in the city of Pensacola. As the weather turns cooler, many of…
NYT writes airports want local chefs
These articles aren’t hard to find. The New York Times’ “In Transit” reports that a number of airports across the country are opening restaurants from…
Charles Bare files to run for mayor
City Councilman Charles Bare has pre-filed for Mayor of Pensacola in the 2014 Election. Now things are going to get interesting.
Mayor says city is not broke
At meeting today’s “Morning with the Mayor” session, I asked Mayor Ashton Hayward whether the city was broke. IN: What is the financial status of…
Upwords…really that is what Hayword is calling his new multimedia campaign
I saw this Tuesday night on BLAB TV. The spot was primarily declaring victory in the Maren Deweese’s lawsuit over his 2012 budget veto. On…
Maritime Park mismanaged, not by CMPA, but by City
The daily newspaper, Mayor Ashton Hayward and City Administrator Bill Reynolds want the public to believe the financial woes of the Maritime Park are solely…
Council passes panhandling ordinance
By Brandy Volovecky The Pensacola City Council voted to approve an ordinance to the city code that would prohibit aggressive panhandling in downtown Pensacola at…
