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…

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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…

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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…

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Seeds of Hope 5K set for Nov. 23

The University of West Florida’s chapter of Students for Suicide Awareness (SSA) is hosting the 4th Annual “Seeds of Hope” 5k Community Walk on Saturday,…

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City Council Talks Food Trucks

By Jessica Forbes At Thursday’s City Council meeting, a discussion about food trucks and the policies needed to guide their operation will begin, which is…

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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…

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Americans for Prosperity Florida targets Greg Evers

Americans for Prosperity Florida, the conservative political advocacy group sponsored in part by billionaires David H. Koch and Charles Koch, has targeted one of Northwest…

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Operation Christmas Child set for Nov. 18-25

Individuals, families, churches and groups in Pensacola and surrounding counties are working hard to make Christmas a reality for needy kids around the world by…

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ECSO hosts minority career fair tomorrow

Key 2 Success along with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department, Pensacola, FL will host a Minority Career Fair on Nov. 13, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Applicants…

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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…

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Visit Pensacola draft bylaws. Group will be like a mini-chamber

Last week the Escambia Board of County Commissioners were given the latest draft of the bylaws of Visit Pensacola, Inc. — corporation proposed by the…

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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…

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