Trying to get caught up on our podcasts. We’ve had some great interviews this week. TUESDAY, JAN. 4 Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore discusses the rise in COVID cases and…
Tag: Grover Robinson
Real News podcasts: Mayor says ‘bad actors’ causing food truck issues
Both DIB executive director Walker Wilson and Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson appeared on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning to talk about the food truck controversy. Both are optimistic that the Pensacola City…
Presser Notes: Grover’s Pursuit of Happiness
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The calculation had been formulating for a few months, but his recent Southwest trip into the desert provided the clarity needed for an epiphany: Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson…
Breaking News: Robinson not to seek second term
At his weekly press conference today, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson announced that he will not seek another term. Inweekly reporter Jeremy Morrison is at the presser and will have more later.
Mayor Robinson has 64 percent approval
According a recent telephone survey conducted by Listener Group and Political Matrix for Inweekly, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is finishing the first two years of his term with 63.8% satisfied with his…
Presser Notes: Mask Order Defanged and Barge Lemonade
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In the wake of Hurricane Sally, various city of Pensacola departments, like Parks and Rec or Sanitation, have been kept busy with recovery efforts. And they’ve made quite…
Ferries in our future
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly While he said local officials are still awaiting word from the Florida Department of Transportation on whether the state will be providing ferry service while the Pensacola Bay…
Concerns raised over dropping mask mandate
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly There’s gonna be some pushback when Mayor Grover Robinson asks the Pensacola City Council to drop the city’s mask mandate. “Too soon,†said Ann Hill, who represents District…
Presser Notes: COVID and … a Confederate reef?
“I’ve been shocked at how many people have asked us to place it in the Gulf as a reef.†by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola has closed its community resource…
Grover on Confederate monument, PNJ editorial and Matt Gaetz
I will admit there are times I miss having a radio show. My three years hosting “Pensacola Speaks” on WCOA and 18 months helping to launch NewsRadio 1620 with my “IN in…
Momentum for face masks in Escambia County
“And we stand united in our support of all wearing mask or cloth face coverings for the protection of our community.” – heads of Ascension Sacred Heart, Baptist, West Florida Hospital and…
Mayor says new advisory to focus on law enforcement
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson told Inweekly in a phone interview this morning that the proposed committee to oversee the Pensacola Police Department will indeed by “law enforcement” centric. After the Tymar Crawford…
Mayor to change Lee Square to Florida Square
Confederate Monument’s Fate Hangs with City Council by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola’s Confederate monument in Lee Square on Palafox may be coming down. Or maybe not. That question will remain unanswered until…
Grover and the Confederacy, Southern heritage
Past debates over Pensacola’s Confederate flag displays offer some insight into Mayor Grover Robinson’s reluctance to deal with the city’s Confederate monuments. He saw the flag debates as one about Southern culture…
Jacksonville mayor removes Confederate statue; Pensacola petition nears 12K signatures
Early Tuesday morning, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry ordered city workers to remove the bronze statue of a Confederate soldier that had been displayed in downtown city park for more than a century….
Mayor defends Confederate monument out of respect for women
In a text to a citizen asking to rename Lee Square to its original name, Florida Square, and remove the Confederate monument, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said we should remember the monument…
The Monumental Question
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The question is recurring. The answer is always the same: not yet. This question was asked again—shouted from the crowd — when Mayor Robinson addressed protesters at Graffiti…
Presser Notes: Mayor doesn’t want ‘Any more foolishness’
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly After a wild weekend that saw Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson commit to a group of protesters blocking the roadway at the foot of the bay bridge that he…
Presser Notes: Protests, a Port Deal and the Skatepark
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday that he was glad to see protesting in the city remain peaceful, even as other cities across the nation have erupted in…
Robinson updates re-opening plan; Calls for unity
by Jeremy Morrison Addressing the city of Pensacola’s reopening process, Mayor Grover Robinson encouraged people to take a day-by-day approach during an online question-and-answer session Thursday. “I know many of you out…
