Airline company Allegiant announced Wednesday new nonstop service from 11 cities the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS). The expansion includes locations such as Pittsburg, Washington D.C. and Austin. This marks the largest single expansion into Florida in the company’s history.

Bids for the operator of the ferry service planned for Pensacola Bay were in short supply and construction bids for the docks were limited as well, leading Gulf Islands National Seashore to hold off on starting up its service as planned in 2017.

The Gulf Breeze Chamber hosted their annual Awards Gala Saturday night to thank their members, businesses, board of directors and board members. The evening was set at New World Landing in downtown Pensacola with a Gulf Breeze theme to honor outgoing chairman of the board and “breezer” Jamie Walker of DigiPro Media and welcome chair elect Bronwyn Naylor of Techworx.