Gulf Breeze, FL

PDF of print edition Liquor OK Non-profits now allowed to have alcoholic drinks at parks, paving way for festivals BY PAM BRANNON Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com       State approved non-profits recently got the green light to allow or sell alcohol at a county park. Navarre Park will be the first Santa Rosa park to allow alcohol. "This would allow [non-profit groups] to hold something similar to Evenings in Seville," Commissioner Gordon Goodin said. More ... Target plans cause confusion BY FRANKLIN HAYES Gulf Breeze News franklin@gulfbreezenews.com       At a Navarre Area Board of Realtors' meeting last week, County Commissioner Gordon Goodin said he is privy to information that few else have heard. Goodin says Target, the Minneapolis, Minn. based retailer, will be opening a store in Navarre next to Publix and not in Gulf Breeze, as previously rep... More ... NAPA robbed at gunpoint by minor FROM STAFF REPORTS Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com       A 15-year-old Gulf Breeze High School student was arrested last week for allegedly robbing a NAPAstore at gunpoint on March 11. Gulf Breeze News will not reveal his identity because he is a minor. According to police reports, the suspect brandished a gun in the store, located at 1556 Central Park... More ... Commissioners look to clean house and save money BY PAM BRANNON Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com       Today is the first day of spring and the Santa Rosa County Commission is dedicated to doing some seasonal cleaning " I t ' s spring, so let's not be afraid to do some spring cleaning," Santa Rosa County Commissioner Goodin told his fellow commissioners last week. More ... City looks to replace school fences BY VICI PAPAJOHN Gulf Breeze News vici@gulfbreezenews.com       At the Gulf Breeze City Council Executive Committee meeting last week, council members voted to ask the Santa Rosa County School Board to convey an 8 foot strip of property to the city to be used for a brick column and metal upright fence around the perimeter of Gulf Breeze Elementary School (GBES... More ... Gulf Breeze art festival begins this weekend BY SCOTT PAGE Gulf Breeze News Scott@gulfbreezenews.com       Gulf Breeze Arts, Inc., and the city of Gulf Breeze will host the 14th annual Celebrate the Arts Festival this weekend at Gulf Breeze High School (GBHS). The two-day family event will begin on Saturday, March 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and conclude on Sunday, March 23 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. More ...