Tag: Pensacola Beach
Weekend buzz: DOJ, jail tax and reality tv on the beach
Week of Reckoning on the Jail The U.S. Department of Justice is coming to town to inspect the Escambia County Jail. This will be their…
Pensacola Beach Boat Parade tomorrow
Festivities for “Season Your Holidays with Island Spirit†kick off this Friday, December 6th. The fun begins at 5:00 pm at Shaggy’s Bar and Grill,…
In Hot Pursuit race set for Nov. 16
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Sixth Annual ‘In Hot Pursuit’ 5K is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 16 on Pensacola Beach. There will be a fun…
Beach Art and Wine Festival on Sunday
The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2013 Art and Wine Festival on Sunday October 13th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at…
Toll Plaza Construction Update
Here’s an update from Escambia County on the toll plaza construction project: Today, May 16, one lane is closed on the Pensacola Beach Boulevard bridge…
AMEX cards may not have been handed out as told
Chamber CEO Jim Hizer told his board last week that the process for handing out the AMEX gift cards was the visitor presented a hotel…
Dog Days and Polishing the Key
Pensacola Beach may be seeing dogs, and Perdido Key may be seeing ‘beach.’ During tomorrow’s Escambia County Commission meeting commissioner’s will consider changing the name…
Escambia tourism up 12 percent
Press Release: Tourism in Escambia County is presently setting all-time lodging revenue records for FY 2012-2013 to date, with lodging revenues generated in October and…
SRIA Walks the Dog a Little Further
The dogs-on-beach conversation will spend a little more time making the rounds at the Santa Rosa Island Authority. The beach advisory board decided last night…
SRIA to Consider Dogs on Beach
The Santa Rosa Island Authority will conduct the second public hearing this evening concerning the possibility of allowing dogs limited access to Pensacola Beach. Last…
Dogs on the Beach?
With every chair in the chamber filled, people began lining up along the wall. Those arriving late to the Santa Rosa Island Authority meeting last…
Still Finding BP’s Oil
As officials begin to consider how they might spend eventual RESTORE Act money, the impact of BP’s 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico…
Commissioners Snub Plan B
After hearing overwhelming sentiment from their constituents, Escambia County commissioners cannot see their way to go ahead with a suggested infrastructure project on Pensacola Beach….
Negotiations, Not Court For Now
The city of Pensacola is sticking to the negotiating table over its ongoing dispute with Gulf Breeze regarding natural gas franchise rights. Although Pensacola officials…
Meeting Meltdown
Officials from the city of Pensacola, Escambia County and Gulf Breeze stepped into a room yesterday to discuss natural gas franchise rights. It did not…
Messer’s Tired of Dancing
Pensacola City Attorney Jim Messer’s trigger finger is getting itchy. Tiring of what he once referred to as a “dance,†the attorney asked the Pensacola…
The Beach’s Other Bridge
It’d been a long night down at the Santa Rosa Island Authority meeting. The packed-house gallery had said their piece and board members had tossed…
Take the Plunge
New Year’s Day is a day for beginnings. What better way to start 2012 than with a chilly dip in theSanta Rosa Sound? Sunday, Jan….
Pensacola Beach is the Wild West
Who is in charge of the cleanup/cover up activities on Pensacola Beach? Heavy equipment is destroying the beach daily. I have a confirmed report from…
Beach Resident reacts to Health Department’s Advisory
It was distressing to read the article on the front page of the Pensacola News Journal today in which it was reported that John Lanza…
