Escambia County and the City of Pensacola wish residents and visitors a safe, fun July Fourth with friends and family, and remind everyone to follow these fireworks safety tips to make the most out of their holiday Additional Info...
The 200th Anniversary Commission invites the public to the closing event for Florida’s Bicentennial Celebration on Sunday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m. in Museum Plaza, located at 120 Church St. behind the Pensacola Museum of History. Additional Info...
The June Neighborhood Cleanup collected over 44 tons of bulk waste, along with 459 tires and 381 gallons of paint. The cleanup took place on June 25, with 17 loads picked up from the Sanders Beach, Bayou Grove and West Garden District neighborhoods. Additional Info...
Pensacola has made the top 100 list in the 2022 America's Best Cities Report, ranking among many of the nation's most well-known metropolitan cities including New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and more. Additional Info...
The City of Pensacola is conducting an Urban Forest Inventory of trees on city property and rights of way throughout the city, with a goal of better understanding and managing Pensacola's urban forest. Additional Info...
The public is invited to join the City of Pensacola, Escambia County and the Gulf Coast Minority Chamber of Commerce for a free workshop on June 29 designed for businesses to establish a working relationship with their local government. 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.
