The Corinne Jackson marker has been removed from Pensacola’s Corinne Jones Park. The marker, which misidentified African-American icon Corinne Jones, the first director of the Fricker Community Center, and was marred with…
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Plaque controversy: Corinne vs. Corrine, Jackson vs. Jones
On Tuesday, Dr. Gloria Horning sent an email on behalf of the Tanyard Neighborhood Association to CRA Director Helen Gibson regarding the Corinne Jackson plaque at Corinne Jones Park. She wrote, “This…
City of Pensacola releases fish hatchery documents and photos but few specific details
The City of Pensacola updated its Transparent Pensacola page with documents and renderings. However, very few specifics about the hatchery. There is audio of the Environmental Advisory Board of 02/26/14, Three WEBY-AM…
Pensacola mayor shifts stance on Confederate statue, but to what?
NewsRadio 1620 last week tried to get Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward to tell his current plan for the Confederate monument in Lee Square. Two months have passed since Mayor Hayward announced he…
Council reviews Triumph wish list
Note: My initial post had the meeting date as tomorrow. It’s Oct. 5 – working on our Best of the Coast issue has me off by a day. On Thursday, Oct. 5,…
Less than half of Pensacola voters want $8.25M Bayview Community Center, over 80 percent want more info and input
On the eve of the final hearing for Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward’s FY 2018, City Administrator Eric Olson emailed the City Council the master plan for Bayview Park that showed the construction…
UWF State of the University raises the bar
Unlike Mayor Ashton Hayward, Dr. Martha Saunders, president of the University of West Florida, isn’t afraid to address her constituents – UWF faculty, staff, students and alumni- in an auditorium and outline…
Government Pond near completion
The work on the Corrine Jones-Government Street stormwater pond is near completion, according to a drone video posted to the city’s Facebook page. Construction on the project began in the spring of…
Hawkshaw Lagoon: The forgotten national monument of Pensacola
By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Clark Thompson remembers stopping across from the Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Pensacola to watch the Red-winged Blackbird with a distinctive scarlet-and-yellow shoulder patch and listen to its…
Myers praised for Burgess Road effort
Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers last week received praise from the citizens and her fellow council members for her efforts to fund sidewalk and drainage improvements on Burgess Road. Rev. John Phillips, organizing…
Mayor Hayward: No More on Pitts Slip lawsuit
Here is the official statement from Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward regarding the decision handed down by the Florida Supreme Court that the justices would not hear his appeal of lower court decisions…
Don Gaetz suggests Community Code of Ethics
Former Florida Senate President Don Gaetz discussed ethics in government with community leaders today during an Advocacy Lunch & Learn sponsored by the Studer Community Institute. During his tenure, Gaetz passed 38…
Burgess Road sidewalks survive second public hearing and final budget vote
Last night, the Pensacola City Council unanimously approved a $226.6-million budget for FY 2018. The budget included $1.6 million for sidewalks and street drainage on Burgess Road. The meeting lasted one hour…
The battle over Burgress Road heats up
On “Pensacola Speaks,†Councilwoman Sherri Myers gave more background on last week’s council budget amendment that would allocate $1.6 million for sidewalks and drainage on Burgess Road if it can survive the…
The Pensacola Confederate monument two-step
The Pensacola City Council did not vote to schedule a special meeting on the possible relocation of the Confederate memorial that is on city property. Instead, they only discussed whether to hold…
ACLU to City of Pensacola: We told you so
Last night, the Pensacola City Council  voted to repeal an ordinance–sponsored by Mayor Ashton Hayward and Council President Brian Spencer and passed in April–that prohibited individuals from asking for donations in downtown…
Buzz: Pelicans like Bay Center
The New Orleans Pelicans have made another round of visits with Escambia County Commissioners individually. We’ve been told that the NBA team is very interested in having its G-League team play at…
A prayer for peace in Pensacola tomorrow
Rev. Lonnie D. Wesley, III, pastor of Greater Little Rock Baptist Church, posted on Facebook: “All right, Pensacola, two opposing groups are scheduled to protest this weekend at the Confederate monument. I’m…
Council president wants meet to vote on holding a meeting on Confederate statue
Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer has responded to Mayor Ashton Hayward’s recommendation to hold a workshop for public input on the possible removal of the Confederate monument in Lee Square. In a…
Pensacola mayor recommends public workshop on Confederate monument
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward told Andrew McKay on NewsRadio 1620 that he is recommending that the Pensacola City Council hold a workshop to get public input on the possible removal of the…
