DPZ question 2: how much land for commerce?

How much land should be devoted to commerce use only? Commissioner Jeff Bergosh didn’t hesitate—“The maximum available.” “It looks like we’ve got 537 acres left,”…

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OLF-8 questions: ideal timeline for build-out? (update)

At the Committee of the Whole last Thursday, DPZ CoDesign posed six questions of the Escambia Board of County Commissioners to help it finalize the…

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What did DPZ present at the COW

Here is DPZ’s presentation to the Escambia Board of County Commissioners at the Committee of the Whole on Feb. 11: Marina Khoury: “Thank you. So…

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OLF-8

The County Project manager’s overview of DPZ presentation on Feb. 11

The entire Committee of the Whole meeting was devoted to the Outlying Landing Field 8 (OLF-8) master plan. The meeting lasted over three hours, and…

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COVID: Escambia update

For February’s first 10 days, the Florida Department of Health reported Escambia County’s positivity rate dropped to 9.38% – its lowest rate since the end…

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DPZ CoDesign and Perdido Key Master Plan (Update)

DPZ CoDesign is a Miami-based architecture and town planning firm that was founded in 1980 as Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. by the husband-and-wife team of…

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Buzz: What Navy Fed wants at OLF-8

In all its presentations and in the few emails released, DPZ CoDesign has not shared what Navy Federal Credit Union has told them in their…

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DPZ CoDesign to release all emails

At the Committee of the Whole, DPZ CoDesign presented three options to the Board of County Commissioner regarding Outlying Landing Field 8 (OLF-8). The planners…

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DPZ CoDesign playing BCC, PNJ

The Escambia Board of County Commissioners was led to believe that DPZ CoDesign worked for them in developing a master plan for Outlying Landing Field…

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DPZ team emails

Here are most of the emails I used for my post – Navy Federal connection to DPZ master plan: OLF8 Master Project Team DPZ recommendations…

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Navy Federal connection to DPZ master plan

Last week, Inweekly requested emails between Navy Federal Credit Union and DPZ CoDesign and its OLF-8 project team members. The Escambia County Commission hired DPZ…

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Beach Haven boogie

The Escambia Board of County Commissioners discussed at its Thursday, Feb. 4 meeting the bid tabulation for a $11.8 million project at Beach Haven. The…

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Breaking: Navy Fed promotes Hoskins

Sources say Keith Hoskins has been promoted by Navy Federal Credit Union and will be replaced by Kara Cardona. Stay tuned for official announcement. Update:…

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Basic Insights Sign-up

We are at 1,075 children and counting in Basics Insights, and the Studer Community Institute (SCI) needs your help to reach their goal of 5,000…

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Florida Blue Foundation awards $400K to Catholic Charities

Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida Regional Food Assistance Program (CCNWFL) has been awarded a $400,000 grant by the Florida Blue Foundation through its Food Security…

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Mud splatter

Deja vu: Single-use hoax

The Beulah Coalition – an alliance between Navy Federal Credit Union and some Beulah residents – wants a town center created, with housing and retail…

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Presser Notes: Deannexation, Celebrating Sunday & Capsized Dreams

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Recognizing the approximate anniversary of the onset of the COVID era, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson reflected on the past year and…

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FloridaWest strikes gold with new campaign

With blizzards hitting the Northwest, FloridaWest, the county’s economic development authority, has launched a campaign to lure frozen businesses and remote workers to live and…

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Input on skatepark sought

Escambia County and the City of Pensacola continue to engage the public in transforming Hollice T. Williams Park into an innovative and iconic urban green…

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Tree ordinance sparks

By Jeremy Morrison The Pensacola City Council will be discussing revisions to the city’s tree ordinance this week. Councilwoman Sherri Myers has long pushed for…

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