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Chocolate Fest benefits Gulf Coast Kid's House

Chocolate Fest benefits Gulf Coast Kid’s House

Cordova Mall will be swarming with chocolate fans tomorrow for the 9th annual Chocolate Fest benefitting Gulf Coast Kid's House.
Two years later, how has the spill affected you?

Two years later, how has the spill affected you?

It's the two-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion. Share your thoughts on the spill and the ongoing recovery.
Library board hopes a new MSTU will save budget

Library board hopes a new MSTU will save budget

The WFPL trustees want county commissioners to pass a 0.35-mill tax on unincorporated properties to make up the $3.7M in pulled funding.
Baywalk designs coming, but no money for construction yet

Baywalk designs coming, but no money for construction yet

The city's Baywalk project is moving forward — sort of. Design services are being contracted, but there's no budget for construction yet.
Questions over future of Main Street treatment plant site

Questions over future of Main Street treatment plant site

The city wants to raise property values in the CRA, but proposed Land Development Code changes could actually lower the value of ECUA's Main Street property.

URAC notes: big plans and conflicting numbers

Notes from the March 23 meeting, plus a new Question of the Week: would you move downtown?
County pulling support for libraries?

County pulling support for libraries?

County Administrator Randy Oliver has notified the City of Pensacola that it may withdraw its funding of the library system.
Bumpy road to fulfilling CRA plan

Bumpy road to fulfilling CRA plan

The city demonstrates how not to reopen an historic residential neighborhood to traffic.

What do you think of downtown?

The Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee's Question of the Week: what are your current impressions of downtown Pensacola?
Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee gets its bearings

Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee gets its bearings

It was alphabet soup Friday as the URAC met representatives from the CMPA, DIB, ECUA (regarding the MRD amendment to the LDC), and more.
Paystations add convenience to downtown parking (for a price)

Paystations add convenience to downtown parking (for a price)

Solar-powered paystations have replaced old parking meters downtown, turning 60+ free spaces into paid spaces in the process.
Deciding the next steps for downtown

Deciding the next steps for downtown

The Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee, a seven-person committee formed by Mayor Hayward, had its first meeting on Friday.