Mayor Ashton Hayward sent out an “Upwords” to give an update on the new food concessions at the Pensacola International Airport. According to Mayor Hayward, both Chik-Fil-A and the pre-security Einstein Bros….
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Hayward announces own Quality of Life survey
Since 2007, Mason-Dixon Polling has conducted a survey to measure the attitudes of voters in the city of Pensacola and Escambia County on Quality of Life issues. Quint Studer formed the non-profit…
Hayward issues statement on decision by Judge Gary Bergosh
Statement from Mayor Ashton Hayward regarding Bergosh ruling Yesterday, Judge Bergosh made a wise ruling which was extremely fair and equitable to both the City and Mr. de Varona. I want to…
Independent News requests Mayor Hayward hold a press conference on Pitt Slip leases
The time has come for Mayor Ashton Hayward to explain his position on the Pitt Slip leases and why he believes The Fish House and Atlas Oyster House owe the city five…
And poof, Mayor Hayward rescinds his notification of default against The Fish House
Mayor Ashton Hayward has rescinded his notice that The Fish House and Atlas Oyster House owed the city five percent of their gross sales retroactively to April 2000. The mayor claimed in…
Town Hall turnout showed power of social media
The Vickery Center was packed last night with citizens worried about the possibility of a Dollar General store coming to the corner of Spanish Trail and Summit Boulevard. For nearly 45 minutes,…
Homeowners will be at Vickery Center tonight to talk with Mayor about Dollar General issue
This email has been circulated by homeowner associations in the Cordova Park area: To all our Homeowners, Two residents brought to my attention that East Hill Baptist Church (at Summit and Spanish…
Burgess Road: dangerous passage for school children ignored by city hall
Burgess Road is a narrow street, majority of which is inside the Pensacola city limits, that has become a “cut-through†traffic for those avoiding the traffic lights on Davis Highway and seeking…
Food Trucks are not unique to Pensacola, but need reasonable regulations
Imagine if all the Pensacola movie theaters fought to outlaw DVD rentals, if hospitals wanted a ban on open MRIs outside their facilities or outpatient surgery centers or retailers wanted to block…
City and CMPA want to renegotiate with Wahoos
Getting the Blue Wahoos to renegotiate its use agreement for the Maritime Park stadium appears to be a top priority for both Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Community Maritime Park Associates Board…
Airport Food contract dropped from Pensacola City Council agenda. Is it legal to do so?
The agenda for next week’s Pensacola City Council has nothing about the Airport Food Services contract that Mayor Ashton Hayward has recommended be given to the St. Louis-based firm, OHM Concessions. The…
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 Monday, Judge Terry Terrell dismissed the case….
Hayward on ECUA Land Deal
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward said this afternoon that he’s optimistic about the possible sale of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority’s downtown property to Texas-based HT Land Co. “As of right now, it…
City Council Workshops the Budget
The Pensacola City Council dives into the city’s 2014 budget this week. As proposed, the budget totals $192,198,700. Mayor Ashton Hayward made his proposed budget available last month. The budget must get…
Hayward Hosting District 2 Town Hall
city press release: Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward will continue his popular series of “Taking City Hall to the Citizens†town hall meetings with a meeting in District 2 tonight. The meeting will…
Boy Scouts’ Late Night with City Council
After an expected 6-3 vote on the first ordinance, everyone knew how the rest of the evening would go. The Pensacola City Council would hold steady on the first reading of a…
Homeless Ordinance, Round Two
Last time Mayor Ashton Hayward lobbed such a proposed ordinance onto the table, citizens referred to the effort as “sick,†“bonkers†and “immoral and very, very sad.†Pensacola City Council members called…
Hayward Hits District 7
About an hour into Monday night’s District 7 town hall meeting, resident Raymond Reese was getting hot. He was upset about blight, speeding traffic, clogged storm drains and a lot more. And…
Hayward’s District 7 Town Hall
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward will host a town hall in District 7 next week. Here is the city press release: Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward will continue his popular series of “Taking City…
The Long and Y-ending Road
After another marathon session – after Voltaire and a Chinese proverb – the Pensacola City Council is no closer to landing the YMCA at the Community Maritime Park. “What you’re watching is…