Governor DeSantis Activates Emergency Business Damage Assessment Survey for Coronavirus (COVID-19) ~ The Business Damage Assessment Survey can be taken online at https://floridadisaster.biz/ ~ Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced…
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Local event cancellations
Brian Regan Show Postponed Due to Mr. Regan’s travel concerns, the Brian Regan show scheduled for Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. has been postponed. A new date has not been determined…
Bye, Bye, NASH
On Monday, Cumulus rebranded its local country station, WXBM, dropping “NASH 103.7 FM.†The station is now – “102.7 WXBM Your Country Station.†On Facebook, the station posted: “In the spirit of…
Visit Pensacola hires new CEO
As we reported yesterday: Press Release: Visit Pensacola announced today that Darien Schaefer will be its next President/CEO. Schaefer and the organization reached an agreement and the Board of Directors held a…
TDC: Coronavirus hurting tourism
This morning the Florida Department of Health hosted its first weekly conference call with its private sector and tourism partners (Emergency Support Function #18) to disseminate the most up-to-date information regarding COVID-19….
Breaking News: Visit Pensacola CEO candidate turns down job
Pamela Johnson has declined the Visit Pensacola CEO job due to personal/family reasons. Johnson had been recommended for the position after a nationwide search. She has worked at the Lee County Convention…
Impact of Coronavirus on our local economy has begun; how will Gilley respond
Pensacola was in the national news this weekend, but not in a positive way. As media outlets upped their coverage of the coronavirus, the newscasts and articles repeatedly mentioned Pensacola as one…
Pensacola Bay Fishing Bridge to be closed for 45 days
We received an email from Escambia County Community and Media Relations at 7:35 p.m Thursday, March 5: The Pensacola Bay Fishing Bridge will be closed starting Monday, March 9 for approximately 45…
Visit Pensacola on coronavirus
We received a press release from Visit Pensacola at 4:32 p.m. Thursday, March 5. The email repeated the general information about the virus–which points to why our newspaper felt it so important…
Visit Florida shifts ads dollars away from China
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Visit Florida, which could still be on the chopping block as lawmakers work on a state budget, has redirected marketing money from China to…
Chamber announces PACE winners
The Greater Pensacola Chamber announced its 60th annual PACE Award recipients during a special one-night event at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front. Each year, the PACE Awards are presented to outstanding…
Tourism grants announced
Visit Pensacola is pleased to announce its 2020 grant recipients for events taking place between May 1, 2020 – Sept. 30, 2020. Twice a year, Visit Pensacola allocates funds from its annual…