Gallery Nights are expensive

Each Gallery Night, the monthly special event hosted by the Downtown Improvement Board on Palafox, costs the DIB $9,357 -which the organizations tries cover with…

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Pensacola Blue Wahoos named Best Minor League Ballpark Experience

According to Stadium Journey magazine, the Blue Wahoos were rated the “Best Minor League Ballpark Experience” based on the online magazine’s review of more than…

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Councilman Terhaar plans to propose food truck ordinance tonight

Councilman Andy Terhaar has a food truck ordinance to pass out to the other council members tonight for their discussion on food trucks. He based…

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Neighbors protest dollar store coming to Summit Blvd

We are getting several emails regarding a dollar store (not sure which brand – Dollar General, Family Dollar, Dollar Tree or just Dollar Dollar) being…

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Viewpoint: Domestic Partnership Registries benefit a broader community

By Joshua Jones On Thursday evening this week, supporters of a proposed Domestic Partnership Registry are encouraged to wear red and attend the City Council…

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City Council Talks Food Trucks

By Jessica Forbes At Thursday’s City Council meeting, a discussion about food trucks and the policies needed to guide their operation will begin, which is…

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Free downtown parking may vanish as DIB and City look for funds to keep downtown Pensacola clean

Downtown Improvement Board member John Peacock yesterday asked the DIB Parking and Traffic Committee to look at ways to increase its revenue. He suggested that…

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Rotary Tree of Remembrance debuts Dec. 7

On Saturday, Dec. 7, local Rotarians will debut The Rotary Tree of Remembrance at Cordova Mall. During the Christmas season, the families of our community…

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Commissioner May comes to aid of parade organizers

The daily newspaper has an article on how the volunteers that have organized the Pensacola Veterans Day believe that they have been given the runaround…

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City of Pensacola may let firefighters keep pension plan open

Mayor Ashton Hayward said this morning at his “Mornings with the Mayor” with the media that there is a possibility that the fire pension may…

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Pensacola 2013 State of the City address text

Good Evening. Thank you all for coming. Together, we have laid the foundation for meaningful work to come. We have proven to ourselves we can…

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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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Mayor delays vote on Airport Food Services

City Administrator Colleen Castille pulled this afternoon the Airport Food Services contract from the agenda for the Oct. 24 Pensacola City Council meeting. According to…

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Peace Fest on Saturday

By Jesse Farthing Peace Fest is coming back to Pensacola for a fourth non-consecutive year, though organizers this year say they are hoping to make…

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Face of the local government

The first person that people meet when they visit Pensacola City Hall, Escambia County Office Complex on Palafox or Escambia Public School District headquarters on…

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CBRE contract questioned by local broker

Mayor Ashton Hayward has announced that he wants to engage CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) to represent the city’s properties, including the Community Maritime Park, Port…

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City and CMPA want to renegotiate with Wahoos

Getting the Blue Wahoos to renegotiate its use agreement for the Maritime Park stadium appears to be a top priority for both Mayor Ashton Hayward…

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CMPA meeting: Studers announce 4th floor, Beck shows design and why is liner floating

Representatives for Quint and Rishy Studer announced today that they will be adding a fourth floor to their Maritime Park office building and that they…

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Bentina Terry delivers Florida Chamber State of the State address

The state of Florida’s foundation is strong and poised for growth in workforce, innovation and economic activity in the coming year, according to the Florida…

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Former city administrator applies for CMPA board opening

Former City Administrator Bill Reynolds has sent an email to the Pensacola City Council requesting to be appointed to the Community Maritime Park Associates Board…

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