Confederate monument removal may be governed by this council policy

Yesterday, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward said that he wanted to remove the “Our Confederate Dead” monument in Lee Square, but that the city attorney was…

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Pensacola featured in May issue of Southwest Magazine

Southwest features the greater Pensacola area in its May 2017 issue. The article highlights Susan Campbell Jewelry, Skopelos at New World Landing and Pensacola Bay…

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Pensacola Wrap-up: week ending Dec. 17

Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May and County Administrator Jack Brown showed Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward how to reach out to neighborhoods when they toured the…

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Bubba Watson for Mayor?

Bubba Watson isn’t ready quite yet to quit the PGA Tour, but the two-time Masters champ told the Associated Press that he would consider running…

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Pensacola City Council has approved other settlements

Inweekly has begun reviewing Pensacola City Council minutes to see if the legislative body had been called on to approve over lawsuit settlements. Our initial…

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Budget Voodoo: City departments have increased spending significantly

Pensacola residents are lucky to have an experienced City Council reviewing the FY 2017 budget proposed by Mayor Ashton Hayward. P.C. Wu has 12 years…

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Court documents lay out history of Bayview Park Cross

The City of Pensacola has filed its answer to the lawsuit regarding the Bayview Park Cross. The document defends the cross as a historic memorial…

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FloridaWest: Workforce training critical to economic growth [podcast]

Our Hot Jobs issue has flown off the racks this week. The Greater Pensacola area has good paying jobs for those who have the proper…

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Pokemon Go impacts downtown Pensacola

by Blanton Stagno Gasping, squealing, jumping for joy, and eyes locked on the screen of an IPhone are clear indicators that one is engulfed by…

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Pensacola Palafox Historic District placed on National Register of Historic Places

Secretary of State Ken Detzner announced today that the Downtown Jacksonville Historic District and Pensacola’s Palafox Historic District were recently listed on the National Park…

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Pensacola ranked third best Florida city to find a job

Wallet Hub has ranked Pensacola the third best Florida city for finding a job, trailing only Sarasota and Jacksonville Beach. Pensacola ranked #10 in Job…

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Okaloosa fire chief investigation shows how it could be done with transparency

Last night, the Ocean City-Wright Fire Control District board was briefed on how Mark Bonfanti with the Tallahassee law firm of Allen Norton & Blue…

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When Muhammad Ali visited Pensacola in 1997

On Monday, I sat down with Fred Levin and talked about how he brought Muhammad Ali to Pensacola in 1997 to speak to Escambia County…

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Hayward says things can change investigation of Pensacola fire chiefs, report is ‘not the end all, be all’

On 1620 AM, Andrew McKay interviewed the mayor of Pensacola today and asked for an update on the investigation of the fire chiefs. Mayor Hayward…

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Pensacola Speaks: Matt Gaetz, DIB chair John Peacock

Today I will interview Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board chairman John Peacock about the DIB decisions on Gallery Night and Pelican Drop. In the second half,…

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Tale of Two Pensacolas

Last week, Zach Jenkins, director of the Haas Center at the University of West Florida, published a column that showed our region’s economic recovery has…

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Pensacola City Attorney fumbles baton on briefing city council

After Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson passed the baton to City Attorney Lysia Bowling on briefing the City Council about the investigation into Fire Chief…

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Pensacola city administrator does not mention second investigation of fire chiefs to WUWF

WUWF interviewed Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson today – Fire Dept. Probe, Human Resources Separate issues at Pensacola City Hall. He did not mention the…

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Pensacola Speaks: Civil rights leader to discuss handling of EEOC complaints against Pensacola officials

Civil rights leader Ellison Bennett will be my guest today on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” He will talk about the community’s reaction to…

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Pensacola city official says investigation concerns complaints filed against him

After refusing to answer questions from the News Journal and Inweekly, Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson went on a local morning show to discuss why…

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