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09/15/2017

The Pensacola City Council repealed the most recent panhandling ordinance last night. How could they have guessed there would be constitutional challenges?

by Jeremy Morrison Just a few months after passing its latest panhandling-related ordinance, the Pensacola City Council has decided to nix the measure in the face of a completely-expected free-speech

09/14/2017

This afternoon, the Pensacola City Council decides if the city should consider removing its Confederate monument in Lee Square; if so, the community-discussions-to-come may sound something like this ...

The Pensacola City Council will consider Sept. 14 if the community should wade into a discussion concerning the fate of the city’s Confederate monument in Lee Square. If council members decided to sch

09/12/2017

Buzz Osborne, guitarist and singer with The Melvins, took a few moments to chat with SANDSpaper ahead of the band's engagement at Vinyl Music Hall later this week ...

by Jeremy Morrison The Melvins have been at it for a while now. For more than 30 years, the Washington state-birthed band has been doing its thing. Whatever that is. “Loud, quiet. Hard, soft. All over

09/04/2017

Lake Street Dive's Mike "McDuck" Olson took a few minutes to field some questions ahead of the band's Sept. 8 performance at Vinyl Music Hall in Pensacola ...

story by Brett Hutchins photos by Danny Clinch Nostalgia is tricky business. Many a band has made the mistake of simply rehashing their musical influences on their listeners, but true musicians know t

08/28/2017

Willie Nelson's granddaughter requests that y'all dance backwards until she arrives ...

Willie Nelson’s Granddaughter Brings Her Band to Town by Jeremy Morrison Listening to Raelyn Nelson tell the story of her parents’ first meeting, it sounds a little like a song. Something that would h

08/28/2017

Opposing Rallies at Pensacola’s Lee Square Monument Kickstart a Community Discussion by Jeremy Morrison Some pretty surreal moments went down Saturday in Lee Square as dueling rallies played out benea

08/26/2017

Today's rally in support of keeping Pensacola's Confederate monument, and the responding protest to that rally, involved chanting, shouting, signs and flags, but also conversations — ranging from thoughtful to belligerent — about the monument and more. Check with SANDSpaper later on for a full account ...

08/25/2017

by Jeremy Morrison The city of Pensacola is heralding “explosive growth” in population numbers, as well as new development. Citing the city’s growth rate since 2010, city officials issued a press rele

08/25/2017

Booker T. Washington librarian Alisha Wilson has been recognized as one of the top librarians in the country. Specifically, she is being honored for her work promoting innovation centers in the school

08/25/2017

by Jeremy Morrison The Pensacola City Council appears poised to consider the fate of the city’s Confederate monument in September. Council President Brian Spencer has slated a discussion for the Sept.

08/23/2017

Public Condolences Offered Following Fatal Wreck Former state senator Greg Evers was killed Aug. 21 after apparently missing a turn and running off the road officials said Tuesday. His wrecked

08/22/2017

Project Must Now Secure Funds for Construction by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola’s public skatepark is still just a dream. The land underneath the interstate overpass still sits empty. But the dream now ha