The City of Pensacola has reopened a new and improved recycling drop-off center on Summit Boulevard beside Fire Station 3, providing additional recycling opportunities for residents just in time for the holidays. Additional Info...
With the holidays around the corner, the Pensacola Fire Department encourages residents to practice cooking safety, as cooking is the greatest cause of home fires and home fire injuries, and Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires. Additional Info...
The City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department launched the POP! story map website, which is a guide to outdoor art in the Pensacola area. The Pensacola Outdoor Project initiative will grow to encompass sculptures, murals and other outdoor assets. Additional Info...
Visitors to Palafox Market and other downtown Pensacola events now have a new spot to safely park and secure their bicycles on Palafox Street, with the installation of five new bike racks near Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Plaza. Additional Info...
The City of Pensacola and SCAPE are seeking historical photos or documents related to Bruce Beach as part of the Bruce Beach Revitalization Project, which the project team may use for the interpretive history signage at the site. Additional Info...
In December 2014, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) awarded over $11 million from its Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund to fund a series of six stormwater treatment and stream restoration projects designed to aid in the restoration of our “beautiful bayou.” One of those projects was the Bill Gregory Park Regional Stormwater Treatment Facility Project.
STREET RESURFACING AND NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
A city-wide program is underway to resurface more than 1,800 blocks, or approximately 119-miles of city streets and roadways. In addition, Pensacola Energy is replacing 46-miles of obsolete cast-iron natural gas main.
There are now two new ways to get to Fort Pickens, both by sea. The Turtle Runner and Pelican Perch are the Park Service’s new 150-passenger, catamaran-style ferry boats.
In the words of Pensacola Fire Chief Ginny Cranor, it is actually starting to look like a fire station. The new fire station #3 is being built just west of its current location on Summit Blvd. Work is well underway despite a halt in construction late last year.
