CivicCon is now in its fifth year. It is a partnership of the Studer Community Institute and the Pensacola News Journal with the goal of making our community a better place to…
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CivicCon awards presentedon Dec. 6
More than 130 nominations were submitted by community members for the first-ever CivicCon Awards. All in the community are invited to join CivicCon Founding Members for a free social gathering and awards…
CivicCon to hold virtual town hall
CivicCon will a virtual town hall at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 15 on the Zoom platform. Attending the Town Hall on Zoom is simple and doesn’t require technical expertise. Â Studer Community Institute…
CivicCon notes: Grover and Janice road show
As part of the first CivicCon event of the year, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson and Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley each provided updates and projections for the city and county. Each presentation…
Robinson, Gilley next speakers for CivicCon
The 2020 CivicCon Speaker Series will feature topics like water quality, housing strategies, creating a plan for trees and green scape in a community and how to measure a return on public…
CivicCon tackles opioid crisis
CivicCon is bringing to Dr. Tom McLellan Pensacola 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 at The Rex Theatre, 18 N. Palafox St. To attend, simply RSVP for this FREE event at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civiccon-speaker-tom-mclellan-helps-pensacola-fight-addictions-tickets-72090166629 Can…
CivicCon: Three keys to civic success
James Fallows, author and correspondent for The Atlantic, last night at CivicCon offered to the audience of over 100 people what his travels have shown were the three key ingredients to civic…
At next CivicCon discover how towns are renewing civic and economic energy
Deborah and James Fallows will be our speakers at next week’s special CivicCon event. The husband and wife team authored the best-selling book, “Our Towns: A 100,000 Mile Journey Into the Heart…
Pensacola: ‘The Capital of…’
On Monday, I sat in the balcony of the Rex Theater and listened to bestselling author Andrew Davis talk about how thriving communities market themselves. He was in Pensacola as part of…
Murphy: Show them there is a ‘place for themselves in Pensacola’s future’
Former Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy this morning spoke to a group about sixty community leaders about how Pensacola needs to determine how it fits in the world. He said he believed Pensacola…
Podcast: CivicCon update
Last week, Christian Wagley discussed the success of the first CivicCon event with Chuck Marohn and previewed the list of upcoming speakers.
Three takeaways for CivicCon morning session
Over 80 city, county, state and community leaders this morning listened to Chuck Marohn, founder and president of Strong Towns, talk about how to make Pensacola and Escambia County stronger and more…