Here's a round up of the biggest news of the last week

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Jimmy Buffett leaves lasting impression on Pensacola area

As Pensacola locals have been buying the city out of cheeseburgers and margaritas this past week in Jimmy Buffett’s honor following his death on Sept. 1, stories of good times shared to the soundtrack of his greatest hits have filled Gulf Coast beach bars with the glass-half-full energy that Buffett spent his life creating.

Buffett had deep ties to the Gulf Coast, as well as a legion of friends and fans in the Pensacola area who have spent the past week sharing memories of rubbing shoulders with Buffett at local beaches and bars. The stories of his generosity, humor and blue-collar relatability are legend in the Panhandle. Here's how those he touched will forever remember him.

Read the full story here: A piece of Panhandle history died with Jimmy Buffett. But his music and memory live on

Archaeology volunteers can get hands-on with history

People are lining up to get their hands on history at the Florida Public Archaeology Network’s volunteer lab. It’s an opportunity to see first-hand some of the artifacts that are uncovered during local excavations.

Volunteers help archaeologists with what’s called “rough sorting.” They sort and organize items found in the field into piles. You’re not going to find golden statutes or ancient chalices a la Indiana Jones, but the items volunteers are asked to handle are important pieces of Pensacola’s past. Here's how you can help!

Read full story here: Get your hands on history: Volunteers help UWF archaeologists sort artifacts

What's on the menu for Vinyl's Proper Burger?

Vinyl Music Hall’s new outdoor concept is bringing smash burgers and craft cocktails to the heart of downtown Pensacola. B Side is the next phase of Vinyl Music Hall located at 2 S. Palafox Place, an outdoor venue that will serve as place to gather before a show, listen to music, have a craft cocktail and splurge on a burger at the Proper Burger food trailer.

The space is owned by B Side and leased to Proper Burger. Vinyl co-founders and cousins, Harry Levin and Evan Levin, will be running the B Side operation alongside B Side co-founder Teri Levin, while Artisan Restaurant Group will be focused on providing the quality food.

Read full story here: Viny's new food and beverage duo, Proper Burger and B Side bar, slated to open in September

Pensacola won't wait on FEMA, looks to invest in Wayside Park rehabilitation

Pensacola is looking to begin the design process to rehabilitate Wayside Park despite the lack of federal Hurricane Sally disaster funds to pay for the storm's damage to the park's seawall.

Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves will ask the City Council this week to allocate $1.4 million in funds to the park's rehabilitation design, which will also include previously approved ideas like hanging warning chimes for tall vehicles attempting to drive under Graffiti Bridge and a pedestrian boardwalk along Bayou Texar under the 17th Avenue Railroad Trestle. The $1.4 million is already budgeted from the city's local option sales tax plan to rebuild Wayside Park's seawall. The reallocation will also allow the funds to be spent on design for the other projects at Wayside Park.

Read full story here: Pensacola looks to put $1.4 million into Wayside Park rehabilitation

Escambia County fighting back against homemade floating structures

Escambia County Commissioners approved a new ordinance banning “floating structures” last week that will address unregulated, homemade structures that float but aren’t marine vessels because they don’t have motors or other similar parts and equipment.

They’re simply homemade cabins or shanty type structures that float, and authorities say they’re seeing more people who appear to be homeless living on them, along with derelict vessels.

The new rule prohibits anchoring, mooring or otherwise affixing a floating structure upon, or to, county waters, and give the county’s marine resources division more teeth to address the issue.

Read full story here: Bayou Chico 'monstrosity' prompts floating structure ban on Escambia County waters

Efforts to disqualify Trump using 14th Amendment continue

Former President Donald Trump last week derided talk of invoking the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment to disqualify his surging 2024 presidential candidacy.

In a social media post Monday evening, Trump said calls to invoke the 14th amendment amount to "just another 'trick' being used" by his political opponents to interfere in next year's election. The missive was Trump's first direct comment on the growing chatter about the amendment's implications since the topic swelled in recent weeks.

Trump wrote in the post that "almost all legal scholars" claim the amendment "has no legal basis or standing relative" to next year's election. But discussion about challenging Trump's name on ballots continues to grow, however, and legal challenges are following.

Read the full story: Trump disses 14th Amendment talk as 'another trick' but efforts to disqualify him continue

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