On Tuesday, Jan. 14, Pensacola Young Professionals Economic Development and Governmental Affairs Teams will host a public meeting to revisit the Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee Report that was released in November 2012….
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Pitching the Plan
When Brian Hooper dove in to the downtown-redevelopment think tank last year, he was awaiting the arrival of his first child. On Thursday, that baby sat and listened in the public gallery…
Battle brewing over Penzone appointment. Bare asks Mayor Hayward to reconsider
Mayor Ashton Hayward announced early this week that he was appointing David Penzone as the the city of Pensacola’s representative to the RESTORE Advisory Committee. The well-timed announcement came days after a…
PYP to vote on its URAC recommendations
The new game in town is “Waiting for Ashton.” It consists of giving him a report, having a press conference and then waiting for the mayor to make a decision. Right now,…
Hooper Visits DIB
The chairman of the now disbanded Mayor’s Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee sat down with the Downtown Improvement Board this morning to discuss the committee’s recent report. “We are by no means anti-DIB, 
Hayward on Downtown, MURAC
Mayor Ashton Hayward said this morning during a windblown press conference at Pensacola’s Plaza De Luna, that the city’s downtown core was vital to the entire municipalities’ overall success. “A dead downtown…
MURAC’s Final Plan
The Mayor’s Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee has been at work since February. Today it approved its final report, a document chock-full of recommendations concerning downtown Pensacola. “People are going to criticize this…
Final Urban Advisory Committee Meeting
The Mayor’s Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee will hold its final meeting tomorrow. Since February, the group has met in an effort to draw up a plan for fostering growth in the city…