Category: Pensacola
Commissioner Robinson top local campaign fundraiser in October, followed by Mayor Hayward
The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections has the October campaign finance reports for the 2014 elections on his website. Starting last month, all candidates must…
Viewpoint: The Real Truth About Communty Maritime Park
by Mark Taylor, CMPA Board member The dust has settled on the budget year 2013 (October 1, 2012 – Sept 30, 2013) and the results…
Petition drive against Dollar General now has over 680 signatures
This grassroots effort continues to gain momentum. A petition has been set up on change.org and it has 686 signatures has of 7 a.m. this…
Mathis out as Port director, Miller appointed as replacement
The City of Pensacola has announced that Amy Miller has been appointed as new Director of the Port of Pensacola, after Clyde Mathis resigned on…
Who will be the next Pensacola City Council President?
The Pensacola City Council members have sent in their nominations. The ballot for council president has Charles Bare, Jewel Cannada-Wynn, Megan Pratt and P.C. Wu….
Terhaar plans to vote against rezoning
Councilman Andy Terhaar has posted a message on Facebook. He plans to vote against rezoning the property on the corner of Spanish Trail and Summitt…
Town Hall turnout showed power of social media
The Vickery Center was packed last night with citizens worried about the possibility of a Dollar General store coming to the corner of Spanish Trail…
Homeowners will be at Vickery Center tonight to talk with Mayor about Dollar General issue
This email has been circulated by homeowner associations in the Cordova Park area: To all our Homeowners, Two residents brought to my attention that East…
No Dollar General Update: Spanish Trail residents claim the zoning change request was not posted clearly
Over the weekend Pensacola City Council received emails from citizens in the neighborhoods surrounding the intersection of Summit Boulevard and Spanish Trail, where the city…
Burgess Road: dangerous passage for school children ignored by city hall
Burgess Road is a narrow street, majority of which is inside the Pensacola city limits, that has become a “cut-through†traffic for those avoiding the…
Gallery Nights are expensive
Each Gallery Night, the monthly special event hosted by the Downtown Improvement Board on Palafox, costs the DIB $9,357 -which the organizations tries cover with…
Councilman Terhaar plans to propose food truck ordinance tonight
Councilman Andy Terhaar has a food truck ordinance to pass out to the other council members tonight for their discussion on food trucks. He based…
Neighbors protest dollar store coming to Summit Blvd
We are getting several emails regarding a dollar store (not sure which brand – Dollar General, Family Dollar, Dollar Tree or just Dollar Dollar) being…
Viewpoint: Domestic Partnership Registries benefit a broader community
By Joshua Jones On Thursday evening this week, supporters of a proposed Domestic Partnership Registry are encouraged to wear red and attend the City Council…
Food Trucks are not unique to Pensacola, but need reasonable regulations
Imagine if all the Pensacola movie theaters fought to outlaw DVD rentals, if hospitals wanted a ban on open MRIs outside their facilities or outpatient…
Free downtown parking may vanish as DIB and City look for funds to keep downtown Pensacola clean
Downtown Improvement Board member John Peacock yesterday asked the DIB Parking and Traffic Committee to look at ways to increase its revenue. He suggested that…
City Council to discuss Domestic Partnership Registry
The Pensacola City Council will consider today at its Agenda Review a proposal to create a Domestic Partnership Registry. The ordinance was drafted by the…
DIB employee terminated over dispute regarding Palafox celebration, was about to go on medical leave
Hillary Gilles, the Downtown Improvement Board’s manager for Gallery Night and Palafox Market, was upset that she wasn’t included in Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Palafox Celebration…
Officer report on Patel incident tells a different story
Nash Patel and his wife had an incident with Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday night when he reported an alleged burglary at his brother-in-law’s…
Commissioner May comes to aid of parade organizers
The daily newspaper has an article on how the volunteers that have organized the Pensacola Veterans Day believe that they have been given the runaround…
