Merrill and Russenberger reject default notification

Mayor Ashton Hayward hired attorney Nix Daniel to send a notification of default to Ray Russenberger, whose company, Seville Harbour, Inc., has the master lease…

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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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Hayward delays vote on airport food services for third month

Michael Laven, contract manager at the Pensacola International Airport, sent notification to Creative Food Group -that includes The Fish House, Varona’s, Bagelheads and Pensacola Brewery,…

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Form-based land code system might have prevented Dollar General debacle

John Myslak has written a letter to the Pensacola City Council regarding the 2012 recommendation by the Mayor’s Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee that called for…

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New T.T. Wentworth exhibit on City of Five Flags opens tomorrow

As the first European settlement in the continental United States, Pensacola boasts a richly diverse and storied history that is getting the full treatment in…

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The Other Side To Dollar General Story

Billy Helms, student director at East Hill Baptist Church, visited the Independent News offices to talk about his church’s decision to sell a portion on…

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Weekend Buzz: Mud, Dollar General, Grover and Stallion

Pensacola’s Mud Island Eighteen months after the Vince Whibbs, Sr. Community Maritime Park opened, the city has a problem with the retention pond at the…

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Commissioner Robinson top local campaign fundraiser in October, followed by Mayor Hayward

The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections has the October campaign finance reports for the 2014 elections on his website. Starting last month, all candidates must…

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Viewpoint: The Real Truth About Communty Maritime Park

by Mark Taylor, CMPA Board member The dust has settled on the budget year 2013 (October 1, 2012 – Sept 30, 2013) and the results…

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Petition drive against Dollar General now has over 680 signatures

This grassroots effort continues to gain momentum. A petition has been set up on change.org and it has 686 signatures has of 7 a.m. this…

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Blue Wahoos nominated for John Henry Moss Community Service Award

Once again, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos are leading the Southern League – this time, in community outreach and philanthropy. In September, the Blue Wahoos were…

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Who will be the next Pensacola City Council President?

The Pensacola City Council members have sent in their nominations. The ballot for council president has Charles Bare, Jewel Cannada-Wynn, Megan Pratt and P.C. Wu….

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Terhaar plans to vote against rezoning

Councilman Andy Terhaar has posted a message on Facebook. He plans to vote against rezoning the property on the corner of Spanish Trail and Summitt…

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Town Hall turnout showed power of social media

The Vickery Center was packed last night with citizens worried about the possibility of a Dollar General store coming to the corner of Spanish Trail…

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Buzz: Push for Catholic vs. West Florida High game to be played at maritime stadium

West Florida and Catholic will face off this Friday to see which team advances in the Florida 5A football playoffs. The Catholic Crusaders won their…

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Homeowners will be at Vickery Center tonight to talk with Mayor about Dollar General issue

This email has been circulated by homeowner associations in the Cordova Park area: To all our Homeowners, Two residents brought to my attention that East…

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No Dollar General Update: Spanish Trail residents claim the zoning change request was not posted clearly

Over the weekend Pensacola City Council received emails from citizens in the neighborhoods surrounding the intersection of Summit Boulevard and Spanish Trail, where the city…

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Burgess Road: dangerous passage for school children ignored by city hall

Burgess Road is a narrow street, majority of which is inside the Pensacola city limits, that has become a “cut-through” traffic for those avoiding the…

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Upwords: Mayor cares about homeless, grant helps 32 families (update)

No one can ever accuse the Pensacola Mayor’s Office of being subtle. After a week when the city was getting criticized in social media for…

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Wahoo Job Fair on Monday, Nov. 18

For the third year in a row, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos will host two job fairs for people interested in applying for game-day/ part-time customer-service…

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