Panama City Beach bans alcohol on the beach for next Spring Break

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Tonight Downtown Improvement Board and downtown business owners will meet to discuss the future of Gallery Night. Last week when the bar and restaurant owners met, several owners and managers said they had been warned that changes had to be made to avoid a “Panama City Beach incident.”

The Panama City Beach City Council yesterday passed on first reading three ordinances to tone down Spring Break celebrations within its city limits. The council voted to ban alcohol on its beach during Spring Break next year. The leaders also voted to close bars at 2 a.m., ban open containers of alcoholic beverages in commercial parking lots unless under the surveillance and control of the business, and outlaw parking on right of way after dark.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”