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George Bistro owners to open new restaurant in former Alice's space

Owners of Pensacola’s beloved George Bistro, George and Luba Lazi, are bubbling over with excitement for their newest restaurant coming to Pensacola this year at the former location of Alice’s Restaurant.

The new restaurant at 1504 W. Intendencia St., Pearl & Horn, will move and expand the quick-service concept under the same name in The Garden food park on Palafox and Main streets that the Lazis started in late 2021.

Pearl & Horn soon became known as a little slice of luxury and place to spend an afternoon with a plate of shucked oysters and a glass of bubbly champagne with sliced strawberries.

Some of the key details that Pearl & Horn fans fell in love with will live on in the new space, such as its buttery lobster rolls, oyster-framed mirrors and coastally inspired interior design. But the new location will be revamped on a grander scale and include an elevated dining and hospitality experience.

Full story:George Bistro owners to open new restaurant in former Alice's Restaurant space

Pensacola's working to bring back Amtrak. What you need to know.

Earlier this year, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves announced he was working to bring Amtrak service back to Pensacola.

Last week the Pensacola City Council officially endorsed the idea when it voted unanimously to send a letter to the Federal Railroad Administration supporting the city's application for a federal grant to study the feasibility of bringing the service back to the city for the first time in nearly two decades.

Here's everything you need to know about the city's effort to bring Amtrak back:

Full story:Pensacola is working to bring Amtrak back. Why it could really happen this time.

10 Pensacola restaurants to find a good meal under $10

If you’ve recently found yourself reeling from the shock of the price of a lunch or dinner, you’re probably not alone. While it’s no surprise that the price of goods has gone up over the past few years, food is one of the categories where cost increased the most.

The consumer price index of food increased 9.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Breaking it down further, food prices at home have risen 10.2% while food away from home rose 8.4%.

In other words, finding a meal under $10 in Pensacola has become nearly a thing of the past. Nearly.

Some recurring specials such as taco Tuesdays and wing nights aside, here are some places to get good food at a good value:

Full story:10 meals for $10: Here's 10 Pensacola restaurants you can eat at for under $10

Magistrate orders clean-up of Brent homeless camp. Where will they go?

Gwen Gibson’s home in Brent is on property that has been in her family for more than 60 years. She has lived here for more than a decade now and remembers when the neighborhood was peaceful and the people who lived here could come and go without too many concerns about crime.

Gibson said that has all changed over the past six years as more and more vagrants have set up camp on private and county-owned property near her home on Murphy Lane.

She said they cut across her yard to get to their campsites and every day she deals with a variety of concerns: strangers who appear to have mental issues or are high on drugs continually walking or running across her property, gunshots and the smell of cooking chemicals, constant bonfires, trash, as well as aggressive stray dogs who chase her and her cats. Gibson said she stays gone a lot, working her full-time job as a hair stylist and caring for three elderly relatives, but the situation is a constant source of stress. When she is home she stays locked inside and rarely uses her yard anymore out of fear. She feels like a prisoner in her own house.

The county estimates that there are about 70 campsites on the nearly 40 acres of private and county-land owned, located in Brentwood, off Pensacola Boulevard. If and when trespassing enforcement starts, Kimberl expects many of those living there will move to an adjacent, county-owned property known as the Beggs Lane area.

Full story:Magistrate orders cleanup of Brent homeless camp. Advocates fear it will trigger turf war.

Pensacola abortion clinic owners banned from reopening in Florida

The owners of Northwest Florida's sole abortion clinic, which was permanently closed last year, have been banned from operating another clinic in Florida.

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration issued a final order against American Family Planning on Tuesday that included a settlement agreement between the agency and the clinic that was forced to shut down last year.

Full story:Closed Pensacola abortion clinic owners banned from ever operating in Florida

American Family Planning's license was permanently revoked as part of the agreement, and the clinic's operators admitted no wrongdoing in the case while agreeing to pay a $343,200 fine. Additionally, AHCA's final order prohibits anyone with direct or indirect ownership of American Family Planning from owning another medical facility license in Florida.

This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Pensacola News Journal's top stories for the week of March 13-17