Only four more concerts scheduled as part of the Pier Park summer concert series 2010 – so be sure to catch tonight’s fantastic show! George Porter Jr is New Orleans’ premier bass player, and has performed with artists such as Paul McCartney, Jimmy Buffett, David Byrne, Patti LaBelle, Robbie Robertson and Tori Amos. Continue reading “Pier Park Concert Series – George Porter Jr & the Runnin' Pardners Play Tonight!”
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Win a FREE Annual Pass to Miracle Strip in Pier Park
We’re halfway through the summer season in Panama City Beach, but we still have months of warm weather and plenty of time to enjoy Miracle Strip @ Pier Park.
You may remember a few months back, when Teddy and Jenny Meeks finally brought their vision to fruition by opening the much appraised and anticipated Miracle Strip @ Pier Park. It all started with the original Carousel they purchased, restored and opened in Pier Park early 2009. People came from all around to relive childhood memories of their carousel adventures of yesteryear.
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New to Pier Park, Toys R Us and MORE!
Pier Park is pleased to announce two new stores, several amusement rides, and a Toys R Us Express.
“We’re so pleased to offer these new retailers, and amusements to the community and our visitors,” said Felicia Cook, director of marketing and business development at Pier Park. “With perfect timing for summer fun, these additions are another reason Pier Park is the place to be!”
Pier Park is getting it's Own Beach!
If you’ve been wandering Pier Park in Panama City Beach in the last couple weeks, you’ve probably noticed they’re moving a lot of dirt across the street from Miracle Strip @ Pier Park and east where the sand volleyball court is. This large swath of undeveloped land has been waiting for something exciting to occupy it since the beginning of Pier Park, and it finally has a future.
In a few weeks time, the fine folks at Pier Park will be moving in 3,600 tons of “Emerald Coast Beach Quality White Sand”, creating a real white sand beach in Pier Park, with all the fun except the water. To keep everyone cool in our hot Florida sun they’ll be putting in four 40′ by 40′ staggered canvas shade structures that will be supported on all four corners by brightly colored poles of varying heights. If you’re trying to get a mental image, picture the shade structures they have at the pool at Frank Brown Park, in Panama City Beach.
Some of the activities to take place in this new beach include shell digs, treasure hunts, archeological dig (sponsored by the Jr. Museum – still tentative right now though), sand sculpture contests, corn-hole toss games, and tons of other games the talented staff of Pier Park can dream up of.
So get your flip-flops ready, put on your shades, pack your beach towels and come on out to Pier Park, and don’t forget to say hi when you see me lounging in my beach chair.
YoGurty's Yummy Yogurt – Special Deal for PCBDaily Readers
If you’re looking for a cool, healthy treat in this hot summer sun, you’ve got to check out the new new frozen Yogurt shop in Pier Park. YoGurty’s Yummy Yogurt, located right next to Red Brick Pizza in Pier Park is one of the newest food shops in the 1.1 million square foot shopping facility that has played a huge part in changing the face of Panama City Beach over the last two years.
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Miracle Strip at Pier Park Now More Than Words
By now we’ve all heard the talk or felt the excitement about Miracle Strip reopening at Pier Park. Up until a few weeks ago, the speculation has proven to be little more than a variance approval, concepts and lots and lots of rumors. In mid December, the Miracle Strip at Pier Park facebook fan page, here if you want to be a fan, announced a completion and opening in March 2010 and, honestly, I was skeptical until a recent visit proved the announced date worthy of all the excitement. Many of the old rides have already been restored and are in the installation process. Ticket prices and annual passes have been set and, as you can imagine, the buzz for preceding the opening is startling.
The progress is so exciting, it almost makes me forget that it is opening during March, better known as Spring Break, the only time of the year that most locals don’t want to go. Still, I for one, will definitely be in line, come April maybe May, to catch a ride on what parts of my youth I thought would never be rebuilt.
Enormous Turnout for New Year's Eve at Pier Park
Definitely smashing the turnout record number from last year, this year’s New Year’s Eve celebration at Pier Park far exceeded expectations for success. Last year’s event was immense, but this year the added elements brought out crowds by the thousands. All through the night, we were continually amazed by the shear numbers of people that were everywhere.
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TOP TEN Articles on PCBDaily for 2009
Every year we like to put a little post together showing you the TOP TEN articles on PCBDaily for the previous year. The top content is easily found by doing some digging in our analytics. This year’s top stories included a mix from airport news to auction results to information pieces about Pier Park. So, without further ado!
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Pier Park New Year's Event Poised to be 'SOOO' Huge
We’ve been poking around Pier Park’s Facebook Fan Page and came across the full event schedule for the New Year’s Eve Beach Ball Drop event. Reading their updates, it seems apparent that there will be a large dedicated stage for the headliner band, Vertical Horizon and tons of fun things to do for the family.
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Miracle Strip at Pier Park
Tonight, the Panama City Beach City Council voted and approved a variance request in the zoning of a particular parcel that rests in Pier Park from T-3 to T-3A, which will allow some amusement rides according to the zoning and future land use plan of Panama City Beach.
Something’s been a brewin’ in Pier Park and a movement is afoot to bring a little life revival to the new “downtown” of Panama City Beach.
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