UWF gets its way on maritime museum plan
(Pensacola News Journal © 02/03/2010)
The Pensacola City Council on Tuesday committed to two conditions the University of West Florida said it needed from the city to move forward with a maritime museum. However, several hundred thousand dollars in funding gaps remain for the construction of the $20 million museum, and the council... » Read more

J. Earle Bowden: Dr. Judy to the rescue of Pensacola's bayfront
(Pensacola News Journal © 01/30/2010)
Judith Ann Bense mouths her magic, swings on mythical jungle vines, cracks the bullwhip and staves off wicked enemies as if the popular University of West Florida president were Superwoman transformed in the Indiana Jones' moviehouse universe. She's not one to back up, no sir, part doctoral precision worming out of academic footnotes, and given to pleasing gusto sweet-talk about Pensacola and... » Read more

Wernicke: Bense at the helm, museum is set to sail
(Pensacola News Journal © 01/24/2010)
The Community Maritime Park and the maritime museum for the University of West Florida are off the runway and in flight. On a wing and a prayer. And loaded down by the excruciating, mind-numbing extent and complexity of the details still to be worked out before bricks and mortar actually take shape. Among those details: how to find the money to build the museum, and once it's built, » Read more

Maritime Park board OKs UWF offer
(Pensacola News Journal © 01/23/2010)
The Community Maritime Park Associates board this afternoon unanimously approved a site plan for the maritime museum submitted by the University of West Florida. After months of debate between the two groups, UWF offered what they called their “final proposal” to the board for consideration and said they would withdraw the museum from the Community Maritime Park if it was not approved in its... » Read more

Editorial: Step back on park
(Pensacola News Journal © 01/22/2010)
Both sides have walked up to the edge of a precipice on the future of the Community Maritime Park, and might well be looking at a lose-lose-situation. It's time to take a step back. And to remember that the real owner of the land and the project is the City of Pensacola taxpayer, not the various entities fighting over what is to be built, and where. The overriding question... » Read more

UWF's ‘final offer’
(Pensacola News Journal © 01/21/2010)
The University of West Florida board of trustees has made a "final offer" for building a $20 million museum in the Vince Whibbs Community Maritime Park project. The Community Maritime Park Associates board is expected to vote on that offer on Friday. If the offer is rejected, the university will not build the museum that was to be a key component of the downtown waterfront development ... » Read more

Maritime park board OKs pursuing stimulus money
(08/22/2009)
The Community Maritime Park Associates took a first step toward pursuing $13 million in federal stimulus funds to fast-track construction of the Maritime Museum. The park board voted unanimously on Thursday to begin working with Capital Trust Agency Community Development Entity ó a for-profit development group ó to secure federal stimulus money for the project in time to put it to use on an accelerated schedule.... » Read more

Stimulus funds may speed park museum
(08/20/2009)
In a sea of delays and financial worries, the Community Maritime Park is being thrown a life preserver. The University of West Florida's cash-strapped Maritime Museum project was thrown a $13.4 million lifeline Wednesday by a for-profit development group whose executive director is former Gulf Breeze Mayor Ed Gray.... » Read more

Amphitheater Named After Randall K. and Martha A. Hunter
(01/06/2009)
The University of West Florida Board of Trustees recognized and honored Randall K. "Skip" and Martha Ann Hunter Dec. 12, 2008 by formally naming the Vince Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park amphitheater in their honor as the "Randall K. and Martha A. Hunter Amphitheater." The Hunters gifted $1 million to the University of West Florida Foundation to support the construction of the amphitheater and to support the development of the Vice Admiral John H. Fetterman State of Florida Maritime Museum and Research Center.... » Read more

Community Maritime Park — Park delays not stalling museum
(07/15/2008)
The University of West Florida has announced that the multicultural center, one of three facilities to be owned and operated by UWF on the Community Maritime Park site, will be located adjacent to the Vice Admiral John H. Fetterman State of Florida Maritime Museum and Research Center.... » Read more

Pensacola Multicultural Center and Maritime Museum To Be Connected
on Community Maritime Park Site
(07/11/2008)
Plans for the Vice Admiral John... » Read more

Maritime Museum Site Sign Unveiled
(07/11/2008)
A new Maritime Museum site sign was unveiled July 11 across from City Hall.... » Read more

Vice Admiral John H. Fetterman State of Florida Maritime Museum and Research Center
(05/06/2008)
Plans for the Vice Admiral John H. Fetterman State of Florida Maritime Museum and Research Center are well underway. The design and construction of this world-class venue has been bolstered by recent gifts from museum friends... » Read more

Studers give $2.25 million
(Pensacola News Journal © 02/05/2008)
Quint Studer wore a pair of John Fetterman's Navy wings Monday night during a ceremony at Seville Square announcing a gift of $2.25 million to the University of West Florida to help build a center in the late vice admiral's name... » Read more

Private philanthropy not a luxury
(Pensacola News Journal © 02/04/2008)
The recent announcement of a $1 million gift to the planned Community Maritime Park once again underscores the importance of private philanthropy... » Read more

Outtakes
(Independent News © 01/31/2008)
WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT ? Thousands of poems, books and even columns have been written about love. Each tries to capture its meaning. On Jan. 25, I saw love in action. On that cold afternoon at a ceremony at the Palafox Pier, the University of West Florida received a $1 million gift... » Read more

Park gets $2 million boost
(Pensacola News Journal © 01/26/2008)
The Lamar, Switzer and Reilly families are giving $1 million to name the ocean aquarium exhibit at the planned Community Maritime Park. The C.W. Lamar Sr. Ocean Aquarium will be named in honor of Charles W. Lamar Sr... » Read more

Donation means $200,000 for Museum
(Pensacola News Journal © 01/24/2008)
The Rosasco family's roots run deep in Pensacola. In a few years, visitors will know how wide the timber-business family's reach was. Bob Rosasco has pledged a $100,000 donation to the University of West Florida Foundation... » Read more

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