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…

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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)….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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DIB Wine Festival may become Wine Walk

Downtown Improvement Board may have a more creative replacement for its Pensacola Wine Festival, which was eventually canceled for 2013 after Tropical Storm Karen threatened…

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DIB told 900 people attended Palafox Celebration

The Downtown Improvement Board was told yesterday that 900 people attended the joint DIB-City of Pensacola event on Oct. 24 to celebrate that Palafox Street…

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DIB reacts to complaints and will close Palafox for Trick or Treat event on Oct. 30

From DIB: We are planning for this year’s Downtown Trick or Treat event and have heard from several sources that closing Palafox Place would be…

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Backing Out of Backing In

The Downtown Improvement Board decided this morning to back out of downtown’s back-in parking space system. “It was pretty much the result of a fairly…

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