Y is for Yes (in Concept)

Before a standing-room-only crowd tonight, the Pensacola City Council laid the foundation for a new YMCA at the Community Maritime Park. In concept, at least….

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Outfield Aircraft Carrier?

What’s next for the Community Maritime Park? How about a 1,067-foot long aircraft carrier off of right field? There is currently a push, and accompanying…

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What would the new downtown YMCA look like?

One of the hottest topics downtown is the proposal that the YMCA relocate its downtown facility to the Community Maritime Park. The YMCA board hasn’t…

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Video: Hot Stove Politics in Escambia and Pensacola

On Jan. 8, I was invited to sit in with attorney Bill Rankin on his television show “Within Reason.” Segment One – Ernie Lee Magaha…

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Buzz: YMCA may replace Maritime Museum

I’m hearing that the downtown YMCA may be relocated to Maritime Park. There has been a concerted effort to find a suitable,high-traffic replacement for the…

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Studer Negotiations

Blue Wahoos owner Quint Studer met with officials from the city of Pensacola and the Community Maritime Park Association this morning in an attempt to…

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EBO Report: ‘Fluff and Stuff’

Members of the Community Maritime Park Associates’ Equal Business Opportunity Committee met last night to digest the final report concerning minority participation in the park…

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Final EBO Report

The Community Maritime Park Associates’ Equal Business Opportunity Committee will hear a final report tonight concerning the Equal Business Opportunity Program. The program was an…

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MPDP partner’s Brass Real Estate lost project in Corpus Christi

Who is Rick Rodriguez and Brass/Magi? The daily newspaper in Corpus Christi, TX ran this article. The article (Oct 2009) says Rodriguez was new to…

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MPDP Out of Compliance with EBO

Promises Kept or Broken – Part IV The problems with the Maritime Park’s EBO Agreement program and the failure to live up to the Covenant…

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MPDP battles EBO complaint

Promises: kept or broken? — Part 2 The man who drafted the Equal Business Opportunity agreement between Community Maritime Park Associates and Maritime Park Development…

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Promises: kept or broken?

The Community Maritime Park Associates board agreed to a Covenant with the Community which promised the park would be the most inclusive project in the…

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