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 a sponsorships and a fees charged to…
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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 100 Minor League Ballparks – which takes…
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 it off of the Tallahassee ordinance. In…
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 allowed by the city of Pensacola to…
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 meeting, when the proposed ordinance will receive…
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 a dialogue that downtown restaurateurs are encouraging….
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 the committee look at expanding the paid…
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 will have the opportunity to place a…
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 by the city of Pensacola. The Florida…
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 remain open. The city of Pensacola has…
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 compete and we can win. The next…
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 a good idea given the size of…
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 City Attorney Jim Messer, the item can…
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 it a yearly event from here on…
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 Pace Boulevard is a security guard. While…
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 of Pensacola and Pensacola International Airport. He…
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 and the Community Maritime Park Associates Board…
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 already have a signed tenant for the…
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 Chamber Foundation’s annual state-of-the-state report presented today…
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 of Trustees. “I have a 30 year…
