Mardi Gras lovers and krewes are invited to shop for Mardi Gras-themed and other locally made and sourced goods on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 9am-2pm at both Palafox Market locations!

DIB’s street and sidewalk cleaning contractor to employ a new full-time Cleaning Ambassador to provide pressure washing for downtown sidewalks

DIB announced it will keep Palafox Street tree trunks lighted for the rest of the year after other holiday lights come down on January 15th

With three years of downtown Pensacola successes in mind, the board of directors of the Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) unanimously voted today to extend the contract of executive director Walker Wilson for another three year term. Wilson, who was selected in 2020 from a competitive pool of 53 candidates, assumed the position on October 1st of the same year. Within his first six months, he steered downtown through the challenges posed by Hurricane Sally and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while simultaneously reducing overhead costs by 5% and launching significant initiatives for the 44-block downtown district.

Chris McKean, co-owner of the recently renovated music venue landmark The Handlebar, has been appointed to the Downtown Improvement Board.