Tourism officials have said that the bridge detour over Garcon Point Bridge in Santa Rosa County for the past few months has affected some tourists plans by making it more difficult to travel between Pensacola and the beach. However, the biggest impact has come from locals avoiding taking weekend trips to the beach.
Escambia County Commissioner Robert Bender, whose district covers the beach, said Memorial Day weekend traffic can be difficult to gauge because so many people carpool in groups or stay out at the beach for events such as the annual LGBT Memorial Weekend Pensacola celebration.
Still, he said, the traffic counts seem to be rising close to the pre-pandemic numbers of 2019.
Anyone wishing to play can download the Beach to Breeze Bingo card online at gulfbreezechamber.com. Once downloaded, participants will discover their card’s various business challenges and can upload a photo of each completed square’s challenge on the online Google form.
Challenges include taking a selfie with the Pensacola Beach Ball, glowing at Glow Paddle, capturing the love at Sneaky Tiki, eating beignets at Cafe Nola and sipping on a Bushwhacker from Sandshaker Bar or a Liquid Marijuana Daiquiri from Bamboo Willie s. A free spot will have players doing a happy dance.
Every BINGO completed on the card receives one entry into a raffle prize drawing. An entirely blacked out card gets 10 extra entries into the drawing.
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