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 broad-based community discussion,” explained Ron Butlin, the…
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‘No Surprises’ at DIB
The Downtown Improvement Board will be moving forward with the scheduled candidate interviews for its executive director position. The board arrived at that unchanged course after traversing some tense terrain during a…
DIB Director Finalists
The Downtown Improvement Board will soon be interviewing finalists for its executive director position. “We’ve got it down to two,†DIB Interim Director Sandra Ward said today. One finalist is from Colorado…
Hooper Visits DIB
The chairman of the now disbanded Mayor’s Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee sat down with the Downtown Improvement Board this morning to discuss the committee’s recent report. “We are by no means anti-DIB, 
DIB on MURAC Report
The Downtown Improvement Board is embarking on a search for a new permanent executive director. When the board began discussing the recently released report from the Mayor’s Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee this…
Councilman Pays for Party
Gallery Night will run until midnight. At least this month. During this morning’s Downtown Improvement Board meeting, Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer ponied up $2,500 of his discretionary spending to ensure that…
DIB to Discuss Gallery Night, MURAC
The Downtown Improvement Board may be having some meaty conversation during its meeting tomorrow morning. The agenda includes a discussion on Gallery Night logistics, as well as the recently approved report from…
Peacock Disputes FOP’s Statement
Downtown Improvement Board member John Peacock is disputing the local police union’s version of a Gallery Night incident it brought before the Pensacola City Council last night. For starters, he said he…
Sidewalk Rules: DIB’s Version Recommended
Taking a look at proposed regulations governing outdoor cafes, the Pensacola Planning Board decided yesterday to embrace changes suggested by the Downtown Improvement Board. Most notably, the planning board rejected a suggestion…
DIB Looks at LTU, Kimbrough Bids Adieu
The Downtown Improvement Board this morning signed off on its Business and Development Committee’s revisions to the city’s proposed License to Use regulations. The new LTU rules will govern business’s use of…
Sidewalk Rules
During a special meeting this morning, the Downtown Improvement Board’s Business and Development Committee met to discuss the city of Pensacola’s proposed regulations governing the usage of its sidewalks. “You can’t have…
Council Approves Pen Air, Blows Off Steam
While it eventually green-lighted the Pen Air deal, the Pensacola City Council let it be known that it was not pleased about the circumstances. “Delighted to support the deal tonight,†said Council…