Food Trucks are part of vibrant cities. It’s time Pensacola join the rest of the nation in the popular trend

The City of Pensacola Planning Board will discuss today an ordinance proposed by Councilman Andy Terhaar that would ban food trucks from the heart of…

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City of Mobile has downtown club issues, too

Mobile Press Register: The owner of the Alabama Music Box believes the boundaries of a proposed entertainment district that excludes the music venue is another…

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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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If you live downtown, shower Saturday night

ECUA Press Release: Downtown Pensacola Water Customers Will Experience Loss of Water on Sunday, January 20, 2013 Effective Sunday, January 20, 2013, from 5:00 a.m….

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PYP to vote on its URAC recommendations

The new game in town is “Waiting for Ashton.” It consists of giving him a report, having a press conference and then waiting for the…

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Alfresco food court to open first food trailer in February

Alfresco’s, the food court on the corner of Palafox and Main streets, is close to opening, at least partially. Two Airstream trailers are being placed…

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R.I.P. Distinctive Kitchens

A downtown retail mainstay since 2004, Distinctive Kitchens has closed. The doors have been locked for weeks. A “Closed for Inventory” sign has been on…

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Black Friday Parking

For those looking to head downtown for your Black Friday shopping, you may be concerned about parking. You can spend you change at the stores…

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What Charlie Fairchild said about Maritime Park in 2005

The year was 2005. Pensacola had finished a series of town hall meetings on a proposed community maritime park. Charlie Fairchild, C.C. Elebash and Marty…

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Rubio will hold meeting at The Fish House, July 14

The Fish House remains the meeting place for visiting Republicans. Press Release: Senate candidate Marco Rubio will be in Pensacola this Wednesday, July 14th, for…

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CMP 101

The blog has grown beyond Northwest Florida. We are approaching a million page views a month. Some of the new readers have been drawn here…

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It’s time to end this nonsense

We have two has-beens–scions of old Pensacola–that are out to stop a project that will revitalize downtown Pensacola and, in the process, are trying to…

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