More Testing Sites FDOH-Escambia announced a new drive-thru testing site at Pensacola State College Warrington Campus, 5555 Highway 98 West. It is free to all Florida residents and scheduled to open this…
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DIB offers Parking Amnesty Week, Dec. 17-25
From Dec. 17-25, there will be no charge to park in a metered parking space on downtown Pensacola streets, the Downtown Improvement Board announced this week. Parking Amnesty Week, first celebrated in…
Robinson had no vote on Downtown Parking program
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson last night told Inweekly he was surprised that Drew Buchanan, who is running for mayor against him, had blamed him for the current issues regarding downtown parking….
Buchanan blames Robinson for downtown parking problems
The gloves are already off in the Pensacola mayor’s race. Former PulseGulfCoast.com owner and mayoral candidate Drew Buchanan has sent out a press release calling for the abolition of the Downtown Improvement…
New DIB parking system in full effect
On March 1, Downtown Pensacola began implementing its new rate structure for parking downtown, in conjunction with turning over parking management duties to New Orleans-based parking management company Premium Parking. The changes…
DIB seeks input on downtown parking
By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY With downtown Pensacola growing rapidly there has been a burning need to increase parking and the Downtown Improvement Board and Structured Parking Solutions held a public forum to…
Latest on parking at Vinyl Music Hall
Curt Morse, executive director of the Downtown Improvement Board, went on “Pensacola Speaks†to clear up confusion over Vinyl Music Hall blocking off parking spaces on Garden Street for bands to load…
Pensacola mayor pushes downtown parking problems to volunteer board
Last week, the Pensacola News Journal wrote about concerns of a high-rise condominium being built on a city-owned parking lot. When asked about the impact on downtown parking, Mayor Ashton Hayward said…
DIB seeks volunteers and ideas for 2017 events
Downtown Improvement Board Executive Director Ronald Butlin said the organization that serves businesses and residents in a 40 block area of downtown really, really needs people to volunteer and brainstorm ideas for…
Pensacola Speaks: Matt Gaetz, DIB chair John Peacock
Today I will interview Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board chairman John Peacock about the DIB decisions on Gallery Night and Pelican Drop. In the second half, my guest will be State Rep. Matt…
DIB open to meeting with bars and restaurant owners
DIB Executive Director Ron Butlin has reached to the downtown bar and restaurants to discuss the Gallery Nights: Good Morning Joe, I wanted to make sure you are aware that the DIB…
City attorney: DIB does not have power to regulate alcohol sales
A hot issue on Palafox has been the DIB vote to ban liquor sales at the outdoor bars during Gallery Night. The bars would be allowed to only sale beer and wine…
DIB chairman talks about banning outdoor liquor sales on Gallery Night
DIB chairman John Peacock yesterday came on Pensacola Speaks to talk about future Gallery Nights. The DIB board voted on Tuesday to limit outdoor alcohol sales during Gallery nights was an effort…
Pensacola City Council seeks input on food trucks from DIB
In August 2013, Inweekly published an article on how food trucks have become part of the local flavor of cities around the country (Eat Street). At a “Morning with the Mayor” session…
Pensacola Mardi Gras hosts meeting with downtown retailers, July 29
PMGI is hosting a meeting for all downtown retail merchants on Tuesday, July 29 at the Palace Oyster Bar in Seville Quarter starting at 8:30 a.m., to discuss ways to encourage Valentine’s…
City of Pensacola/DIB crack down on outside signage
From the Downtown Improvement Board A few months ago the City held a workshop regarding outdoor signage, including the proper permits, licenses, sizes, and placement for those signs. As of July 21st,…
DIB unveils plan for expansion of paid parking
The Downtown Improvement Board wants to increase parking revenue to pay for downtown beautification, lighting, signage and other enhancements. Currently, after the DIB pays for its new meters and enforcement, downtown parking…
DIB meeting rescheduled to Monday
We received an email from Ron Butlin, DIB executive director: Due to some schedule conflicts the DIB’s meeting regularly scheduled for Tuesday February 4 will be held Monday February 3rd, same time…
Walk on the Wine Side set for Feb. 1
The Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) presents the 1st Annual Palafox Wine Walk, set for Saturday, February 1st from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in Downtown Pensacola. The Palafox Wine Walk is an…
Palafox Market proforma budget for 2013-14
The executive director of the Downtown Improvement Board, Ron Butlin, has done a good job of giving his board budgets for its events. The Palafox Market has a weekly operating budget of…
