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CONSERVATIVE Gaby Cintron

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GABRIELA CINTRON The University of

OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA In March, the FBI raided Opa-Locka City Hall for a public corruption probe. The Miami Herald reports that a federal grand jury is considering racketeering indictments against as many as a dozen people, including a number of city officials, for pay-toplay bribes and extortion. Reportedly, the grand jury has also heard testimony from several business owners forced to pay serial bribes to stay in business.

GRANT GILL The Ransom Middle School student has been named the Escambia County School District Outstanding Student Volunteer of the Year. Gill volunteers at McArthur Elementary School with the school’s Pre-K class for students with autism. For the past three years, he has started each school day two hours early to work with the children before catching his bus to Ransom.

PENSACOLA ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD The Hayward Administration has

West Florida junior, majoring in psychology, was recently named a National Institute of Mental Health Summer Fellow. Cintron was chosen for one of only 10 fellowship spots for the 10-week program held at the Florida Mental Health Institute, located on the campus of the University of South Florida.

She will conduct research about treatment for childhood abuse and trauma.

BARBARA GRICE MEMORIAL SPAY & NEUTER CLINIC Although the Pensacola

Humane Society opened the Barbara Grice Memorial Spay & Neuter Clinic less than a year ago, the clinic has already reached 6,000 low-cost spay and neuter surgeries. The project was the dream of the late Barbara Grice, former board president and dedicated volunteer of the Humane Society. Through Grice’s bequest and subsequent donations in her memory, this clinic became a reality. A grant from Pensacola Bay Area Impact 100 helped equip the clinic.

officially qualified for the Verbal Gymnastic Olympics with its redefining of what constitutes a decision. The debate over the future of one of John Sunday’s houses has left the ARB incapable of making a timely decision. The city code requires the board to “promptly review” and “render its decision” on all properly submitted plans within 31 days. However, the ARB has twice tabled the request to demolish the structure. The city’s position is tabling qualifies as a decision. Really?

PANAMA CITY BEACH New laws placing

stricter controls on spring breakers have cost beach businesses $40 million. Until this year, March has been one of Panama City Beach’s most profitable months, thanks to hundreds of thousands of college students on spring break.

The Bay County Tourist Development Council last week reported that March revenues from the Beach’s bed tax were down over 40 percent from March 2015. The collections fell from $2 million last March to $1.2 million this year.

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A WORTHWHILE HEAVY LIFT Over 50 years ago, a group of Pensacola pediatricians led by Dr. Reed Bell and Dr. John Whitcomb approached Daughters of Charity with a proposal to convert the former nursing school dormitory at Sacred Heart Hospital into a children’s hospital. The Daughters agreed, and our community is forever grateful.

Now the Ascension Health, under the leadership of Susan Davis, the CEO of Sacred Heart Health System, is expanding the vision of Bell and Whitcomb by constructing a new, five-story, standalone children’s hospital.

David Sansing, chairman of the board of directors for Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, emceed the May 3 groundbreaking ceremony. He talked about the importance of adding more beds, creating jobs and creating a regional facility. However, he wanted the audience to understand what would make this hospital truly special.

Sansing said, “Most importantly, we will design this hospital first and foremost for children…The children will not be sharing space with the adults, and this will be a hospital just for them.”

Dr. Robert Patterson, medical director of The Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart, talked about how some health care systems shy away from children services.

“To build a children's hospital really requires sacrifice," said Dr. Patterson. “There

are many more lucrative and flashy things to do in healthcare than to care for children. Unfortunately, the children seem to be put aside in some areas of our country, but that's not true here.”

He praised the leadership team. "The members of the Ascension Health Group and the administration of Sacred Heart Hospital have come together, and they pooled resources and made sacrifices with one goal: to do what is right and make a beautiful place for children."

Debbie Calder, who chairs Sacred Heart Health System board, announced that the name of the new facility would be The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart, in honor of Rishy and Quint Studer, two visionaries that have helped revitalize downtown Pensacola.

Quint Studer, who jokingly referred to his family as “first-generation Pensacolians,” said that he and Rishy were humbled when Susan Davis told them that she would like the new facility to bear their name. He reminded the audience of the vision of Bell and Whitcomb, thanked Davis for the honor, and asked the community to join in the mission.

Studer talked about the new hospital being a “heavy lift.” We agree, but we are thankful that Ascension Health believes the sacrifice is worth the effort. It builds on the original vision of Dr. Bell and Dr. Whitcomb and makes this an even greater place for children to grow, play and live. {in} rick@inweekly.net

We are thankful that Ascension Health believes the sacrifice is worth the effort.

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COURTHOUSE CONTROVERSY CONTINUES

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By Duwayne Escobedo Bob Cole presented a fourth option of 42 pine tree-filled acres for the Santa Rosa County courthouse location.

The two-term Santa Rosa County commissioner explained how the county could recoup its investment in the $1.3 million undeveloped site owned by Charter Bank by controlling the development of 16 acres of prime commercial property for restaurants, retail stores and professional office spaces.

He pointed out plenty of land existed to expand the proposed 156,000-squarefoot courthouse in the future, if needed.

Plus, this new site, just west of Pensacola State College and Avalon Boulevard, has 1,180 feet of frontage on the north side of U.S. Highway 90.

To Cole, the site was a no-brainer after nearly two decades of sometimes-heated debate about costs and locations associated with construction of a modern courthouse more than double the size, with way better security, new technology capabilities and no flooding or other maintenance issues to worry about.

The reaction to his proposal; dead silence.

Cole and Don Salter, the two senior commissioners, voted for this new site, while the other three voted to keep it in downtown Milton where the outdated current courthouse has existed since 1927. In fact, a courthouse 66

facility has existed in the same spot on the scenic banks of the Blackwater River since 1844.

Cole, who owns an auto repair shop in Pensacola, is still fuming about the vote. It definitely wasn’t what he expected.

He vows to refrain from any future votes on the longtime controversial project until a commissioner with “better business sense” takes the place of District 1 commissioner Jayer Williamson in the upcoming elections this fall. Cole even refuses to vote to impose an MSBU or sales tax on Santa Rosa County taxpayers to fund a new courthouse, among other county needs.

“As far as I’m concerned, I’m not stupid enough to build in a swamp,” Cole said. “It wasn’t, ‘That looks good, Bob, let’s see some more.’ It was more like, ‘Cole, shut up and let’s figure out how to build this in downtown.’”

Santa Rosa County’s five-member board recently started planning to put a 1-cent sales tax on the 2016 ballot. Voters overwhelmingly rejected the tax in 2014 with 56 percent turning it down.

Not only is Cole incensed, but Milton City Council members in early April approved to pay Theresa Pieterse Messick $125,000 for 0.458 acres near the southwest corner of the proposed updated courthouse. Her husband, Jimmy Messick, who

sits on the council, abstained from the vote.

The vacant property on the corner of Pine and Santa Rosa streets was appraised for $49,960.

Property Appraiser Greg Brown assessed the rundown property at $8,840.

Still, Messick purchased the location in January 2006 for $48,000.

“Starting out of the gate like this is not a good feeling,” Cole said.

However, the Milton attorney said the sale was legal and ethical, a claim repeated by Theresa Messick’s attorney Brad Johnson, who was hired to represent her on the property sale. Councilman Messick did not respond to a request for comment.

Johnson, who served on the city’s courthouse committee, said he would email a written statement but never did.

“I can get you a written statement,” Johnson said.

“I don’t like speaking off the cuff. Nothing illegal and nothing unethical happened. I would refer you to the attorney of the city of Milton.”

But Alan Lowery, a Ward III council member, was the only one of eight council members to vote against the city paying “too much” for Messick’s property. Milton paid $59,000 for 0.917 acres on Aug. 31, 2015 and $57,500 for 1.835 acres on Sept. 5, 2015. Both properties encircle the Messick property.

“The city attorney said it’s legal and even ethical,” Lowery said. “It doesn’t meet my ethics. It doesn’t look good.

This is why people don’t trust government because of things like that.”

Wesley Meiss, a 32-year-old Hobbs Middle School history teacher, used the controversial courthouse issue as one of the cornerstones of his campaign and in 2014 to upset Guy Thompson, who had served as Milton mayor for 20 years. Meiss did not return a phone call or email from Inweekly seeking comment for this story.

However, he has been one of the biggest proponents of keeping the courthouse downtown in the same place it has stood for 172 years. Meiss shared that desire with the League of Women Voters at its “State of the Cities” meeting in Pensacola.

He claimed the courthouse was needed

“Starting out of the gate like this is not a good feeling.” Bob Cole

to bring business and redevelopment to Milton’s downtown.

“It has taken several years to get to that point, but this was a big victory for downtown Milton, as far as the investment which will take place in the historic corridor,” Meiss said. “It’s been a team effort. The city has done everything it could possibly do to help move this forward. It was really everybody…and as it turns out it is going to be a huge investment for our downtown.”

Deb Becker, owner of Boomerang’s Pizza Kitchen, challenged Meiss’s assertions.

“I don’t believe that’s true,” she said.

“It’s not a majority of our business. People come from all over the county. Our business is known for its excellent pizza.”

Michael Rinaldi, owner of Doc’s Bar Discount Liquor and Courtyard Café, supports both the courthouse being downtown and a one-cent sales tax to help build it. “(Santa Rosa County) already owns the property,” Rinaldi said. “Why not keep it there. That seems the most cost-effective option.”

Santa Rosa County Commission Chairman Lane Lynchard said he promised to vote for whichever judicial center location earned the most votes from citizens. In 2014, downtown Milton received 17,446 votes, East Milton earned 13,495 and Pea Ridge 10,780.

Despite concerns voiced about cost, flooding, parking, traffic and expansion at the downtown location, Lynchard’s sticking by his decision. The downtown location totals 7.14 acres. It is one city block wide and three blocks long.

“That option has been settled,” Lynchard said. “Obviously, that’s a huge issue. But now we’re dealing with the funding issue.”

He denied that the downtown location is more expensive pointing out that one study found the three sites voted on in 2014 were all within 5 percent of each other. The downtown location was estimated to cost $50.18 million, the East Milton site $49.7 million and the Pea Ridge property $50.7 million.

He said Cole’s proposal “sounds good on paper but is just not what we need.”

Commissioners and voters can agree that the current courthouse needs replacement, especially since the county has spent more than $3.3 million since 2003 on repairs, additions, renovations and settlements.

How to fund the new building is another highly-debated matter. Santa Rosa County taxpayers rejected the penny sales tax once two years ago, but commissioners are determined to have another referendum this year.

“We need a new courthouse, no doubt about it,” Milton’s Lowery said. “But (county commissioners) keep pushing the sales tax. It’s almost like they don’t want it.”

Meanwhile, the Santa Rosa County courthouse debate goes on and on… {in} inweekly.net

tion a few, such as additional bike racks on Palafox north of Garden Street, conducting a lighting study, and instituting a downtownspecific gift card program. Under special events were nine items that included having a farm to table event where local chefs prepare food for the public, a trunk show for retailers with a wine tasting, piggybacking off of Foo Foo Fest and at least securing fireworks for the New Year’s celebration.

NATIONAL MATH + SCIENCE INITIATIVE EXPANDS Dr. Jill Biden

Federal Courthouse / Photo by Richard Humphreys GREENLIGHT GIVEN FOR COURTHOUSE RENOVATIONS U.S. Senator Bill

Nelson’s office last week notified Inweekly that the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the General Services Administration’s plan to renovate the federal courthouse in Pensacola. The House Transportation and Infrastructure committee had approved it the prior week.

While Appropriations Committees in both chambers still need to approve the $30 million that the GSA says is needed to complete work on the courthouse, Sen. Nelson, a long-time advocate for repairing the courthouse, lauded the plan’s approval as a major step forward.

“We had a small victory today: one of our major committees now has given the green light for the rehab of the Pensacola courthouse,” said Nelson. “The building has got to be taken down to the studs; there was so much mold and mildew. It’s about a $30 million project and now that the committee has given its okay, we’re on the way to get that money.”

DIB SEEKS NEW EVENTS Downtown

Improvement Board Executive Director Ronald Butlin said the organization that serves businesses and residents in a 40 block area of downtown really, really needs people to volunteer and brainstorm ideas for special events.

“We could really use some help,” Butlin said on Thursday morning, April 28, at the Downtown Advisory Board Meeting. “We need a lot of people involved, so we can get lots of ideas.”

About two dozen DIB staff, board memMay 5, 2016

bers and downtown business people attended the meeting to essentially jumpstart the organization again. Warren Sonnen, manager at O'Riley's Irish Pub, said DIB, which is financed by taxes levied on properties in its urban core boundaries, has produced few results lately.

“Just getting something accomplished by one of the committees would be a really nice step,” Sonnen said.

The DIB recently announced it would end Gallery Night in September and would drop the annual New Year’s Eve Pelican Drop event, too, because they lose money. The Palafox Farmer’s Market was spared because of an increase in participation fees from $8 to $15, which made it a moneymaker.

DIB board chairman John Peacock said the organization is looking for a half dozen special events to do in 2017. He admitted the organization has a “long way to go” to make its entire district as vibrant as the Palafox corridor from Garden to Main streets.

For now, those attending the DAB meeting said they would focus on the Festival of Lights during the holiday season, beautification and budgeting. Malcolm Ballinger, who owns Ballinger Publishing, said the special events committee is the most important.

“If you would let people really get involved, it would snowball,” he said. “You don’t want to spend an hour and a half talking about the same old stuff. You want to talk about things that really make a difference.”

The meeting that lasted over an hour touched on few special event or “global” ideas. But the ambitious agenda did men-

announced the expansion of the National Math + Science Initiative to 18 high schools in Bay, Clay and Escambia counties, including Escambia, Pensacola, Pine Forest, Washington and West Florida high schools.

NMSI’s College Readiness Program for Military Families is supported by, among others, the Joining Forces initiative that was launched by Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden.

Biden, a lifelong educator, said she supports NMSI for its work with militaryconnected high schools, so they have more access to rigorous AP classes to ensure their success in college and their future careers.

“Even better news, this is not exclusive to military families, it’s available to all students,” said Biden, who after the program walked around the edge of the gym shaking hands with students and posing for cellphone photos. “As a teacher, I can see the potential in all of you. No matter who you are or where you came from, you should be given opportunities. We believe in you.”

NMSI has proven since it was launched in 2007 to improve AP test results in more than 750 high schools across the nation. After just one year of the program, students in NMSI’s military-connected partner schools show an 85 percent increase in qualifying AP math and science exam scores—11 times the national average of 7.7 percent.

There was a festive air in the Escambia’s Norman G. Ross Gymnasium with students clapping and dancing to the band’s music.

Even Principal Frank Murphy grooved to one of the songs to the delight of onlookers. Escambia High’s ROTC, which was judged No. 1 in the state, got into the act, too, performing one of its catchy marching chants.

The packed gym included Armed Forces leaders, Escambia County school system leaders, and local political leaders, as well as high-school aged students.

Ocean Springs (Miss.) High School student Eric Kleckner, who attended five different schools in four states during his father’s Air Force career, credited NSMI’s

program for preparing him for an environmental science career.

In 2014, NMSI’s expanded to Biloxi High School and Ocean Springs High School — serving Keesler Air Force Base and Gulfport Battalion Center. The two NMSI schools accounted for 54 percent of the entire state’s gains in qualifying AP scores.

“It played a large role in preparing me for my education,” he said.”I’ve been interested in science as long as I could remember.”

Jason Silva, host of National Geographic Channel’s Emmy-winning “Brain Games,” entertained the crowd with a few mindbending, scientific challenges between students from the five Escambia high schools that will participate in NSMI next school year.

“My mom was a teacher, so I grew up knowing the importance of education,” Silva said. “I believe in the power of education.”

He ran through several of the shows’ popular mind-bending games, such as Mad Gab, a series of non-sense words that make up a well-known phrase. He introduced Words on Words and used “generation” and “scoreboard.” After the students did the 30-second contest, Silva told the crowd 300 words could be made from them.

Escambia County Superintendent Malcolm Thomas welcomed NMSI to its schools.

“We’re so eager to begin this initiative,” he said. “It’s one more step in our journey to improve opportunities for our students.”

STRONG HURRICANES IN OUR FUTURE The environmental group 350

Pensacola will host Dr. Jason Ortegren, Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at University of West Florida, as part of its monthly speaker series on climate change.

His topic will be “Perspectives on Hydroclimate in the Southeastern U.S.A.: Past, Present… and Future?”

Dr. Ortegren will also discuss how the growth rings of living and preserved trees offer a view into our past climate, and how climate change is affecting these droughtbusting tropical systems today and into the future. Scientists predict that climate change will lead to a higher frequency of the largest hurricanes in the Atlantic basin in the years ahead, though not more hurricanes overall. The science of weather, climate, and the growth of trees all come together in this exciting presentation.

The presentation will at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10 at the Bayview Senior Center, 2000 E Lloyd Street. {in} 7

DIFFERENCE MAKERS Pensacola Interstate Fair donates $30,000 in college grants to Escambia and Santa Rosa county students The Pensacola Interstate Fair, Inc. has given out a total of $30,000 for the 2015-2016 John E. Frenkel, Sr. Educational Grants.

This grant provides $1,000 each to 30 recipients, made payable to any accredited college. Since the inception of the grant program in 1983, Pensacola Interstate Fair, Inc. has given over $1 million to local students. These grants are restricted to graduating high school seniors of Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties who have participated in or volunteered at the Pensacola Interstate Fair during their high school years.

The grant recipients for this year are:

Jonathan I. Rogers, Christian Institute of Arts & Sciences Amber D. Pitts, East Hill Christian School Brittany E. Dennison, Escambia High Evan M. Bush, homeschool Karrigan T. Scott, homeschool Johnathan M. Cobb, Jay High Danielle Rayann Free, Jay High Taylor J. Lauria, Jay High Roger V. Mishoe, Jay High Kennedy N. Salter, Jay High Ally G. Settle, Jay High Michaela P. Stewart, Jay High Jenna M. Thronton. Jay High Mary S. Britton, Milton High Caroline R. Bond, Pensacola High Andy Chiang, Pensacola High Elydia K. Eligio, Pensacola High Eliza R. Eligio, Pensacola High Anabella E. Garcia, Pensacola High Abigail C. Scott, Pensacola High Jared M. Jarman, Tate High Patra N. Miller, Tate High Jacob R. Norre, Tate High Brett M. Simpson, Tate High Benjamin E. Noland, Trinitas Christian School Kristen J. Bonanno, Washington High Grace S. Tegenkamp, Washington High Sir. A. Wyrick, Washington High Miranda M. Vidak, West Florida High Allison J. Woodfin, West Florida High For more information about the John E. Frenkel, Sr. Educational Grant Scholarship go to their website at PensacolaFair.com.

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or the first time in 15 years, Northwest Florida will have an open Congressional seat. U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller announced in March that he would not seek another term, and the floodgates opened with nine Republicans filing to run for the party’s nomination.

Rebekah Bydlak

They have a very short time to get their names out and introduce themselves to the voters before the Republican primary on Aug. 30. Most campaigns are considered marathons built over months of fundraising, door-to-door canvassing, and a steady stream of political ads and

I have served with Coalition to Reduce Spending, building coalitions in Congress and across the country, and with candidates and activists alike to reduce spending and debt.

As you know, we're facing some pretty tough odds. I think that the approach is as necessary as getting enough people as possible to agree that we have to cut spending and to keep their promises once they get to Washington. That's what I've dedicated my career to. That's what I'll do in Congress.

INWEEKLY: At age 25, you are the youngest candidate in the field. Why are you running?

BYDLAK: For me, and I think for voters in the First District, it's all about the debt and it's all about getting government out of our lives. My generation is facing $19 trillion that we're going to have to deal with sooner or later.

My grandma talks all the time about how she just doesn't know what kind of world we're leaving for our grandchildren with all the debt and government just continually encroaching. I think that's something that the First District deeply cares about. That, along with taking care of our veterans and fixing education, and standing for these conservative values is something that's deeply important to me. I think that'll really resonate with the First District.

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ninth candidate, Robert Edward Blake of Shalimar, filed after the deadline for this article. He will be included in future coverage of the race.

What follows is from the transcripts of those interviews. Consider this your introduction to the GOP field.

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INWEEKLY: Who is Rebekah Bydlak?

BYDLAK: Rebekah Bydlak is a fiscal conservative, constitutional conservative activist and advocate. I'm a native of the First District. My family's been here basically since it was part of Spain and before. I'm really excited for the opportunity to represent the First District and talk about these issues that are so important to so many people around here.

mailers. This race is a sprint. Every week, every day, every second count.

On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” I interviewed the eight candidates to learn their backgrounds, why they are seeking the post and what they see as the issues for the district. A

INWEEKLY: What are some of the other issues you see out there?

BYDLAK: You see a lot of people who are concerned about government control in all aspects of their lives when we're talking about education and ending Common Core. Most people in the district, I think, would agree that we have to fix our education system. That's not going to happen through Washington. That would be my first priority, is to leave people alone in Congress when it comes to education.

Our veterans, it's another major issue for me.

My sister is actually serving the United States Air Force. It's a deeply personal issue to me when I talk to voters around the district. Pretty much any veteran you talk to has some horror story about dealing with the VA bureaucracy.

In Congress, my first priority will be to continue Congressman Miller's work to reform and roll back that bureaucracy, because we have to take care of the people that protect us.

INWEEKLY: How can you stand up in Congress for this area?

BYDLAK: I fought on this issue for the past three years and honestly, throughout my life before that. It's up to the voters to decide, of course. I'm confident that they'll agree with me that I have the ability and the confidence to really put my foot down on these issues.

INWEEKLY: Who is Cris Dosev?

DOSEV: Pretty simple. I'm a Gator. Went to school University of Florida, graduated in 1984 from the College of Engineering. I received a commission in the United States Marine Corps. From there, came to Pensacola 1985.

Went to flight school, got my wings in 1986.

Served in VMA W224, The Fighting Bengals at Cherry Point. Had two Western Pacific deployments, and then I did Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

After that, I went up to Evanston, Illinois to be the Marine Officer Instructor in Northwestern University. I got out of the Marine Corps in 1994, and then I was a real estate developer and have done that up until recently.

My wife and I bought a home in Pensacola back in 2005. We brought the whole family down here in 2009. I consider Northwest Florida, particularly Pensacola, my home. My best man's from Milton, and there's a flight school there. All my memories of Northwest Florida have been fine ones, and I'm very happy to be raising my family here.

INWEEKLY: Why get in politics?

DOSEV: First off, I would never have considered it except for that announcement that

was made by Jeff. When that opportunity presented itself, it occurred to me that I took an oath to defend the Constitution against enemies foreign and domestic. That oath doesn't end with my service ending as an active Marine Corps. That opportunity presents me a chance to continue to serve my country, the constituents of Northwest Florida, and that's why I'm going to do it. I've got a son that's an infantry officer with the Third Battalion Sixth Marines. I'm very serious about this, and I intend to win.

INWEEKLY: What do you see as the issues?

DOSEV: Nationally, needless to say, immigration is the issue. Immigration just isn't a matter of people just coming into the country. It touches upon every other aspect of our lives here as Americans. It involves our economy.

It involves security. It involves education. It involves the gross expenditure of money that has been allocated to take care of the citizens that we currently have here and that is being redistributed to other parts of the country because it's not being properly managed.

My corollary issue is national defense. I don't know any other time in history in my life that the naval services have been so poorly managed, and I think a lot of that has to do with the current administration. It has a lot to do with Secretary (of Navy) Mabus. It has a heck of a lot to do with (Secretary of Defense) Ashton Carter.

If they figure out the planned strategy is to do things that don't effectively combat the threat. What we see happening in the Middle East from Libya to parts of the interior of Africa to the Middle East, Syria and Turkey ... If there's any JV team, it's the current administration. Most certainly, it's our enemy.

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Brian Frazier

brianfrazierforuscongress.com INWEEKLY: Who is Brian Frazier?

FRAZIER: I'm a retired Navy captain. I spent 25 years on active duty. My father is also a retired Navy captain, so I grew up in the Navy, living all over the world, dragged my family all over the world answering the call of the nation.

We've been at war pretty much since my first tour when we invaded Iraq the first time.

I've been deployed for almost every conflict since then. Now, I'm a veteran along with my father, so I understand the families, the service members and the veterans.

INWEEKLY: Why are you running?

FRAZIER: One reason is I spent the last four and a half years up in the D.C. area working specifically a lot of time on anti-terrorism, including the Guantanamo Bay issues.

I have a master's in business administration and a master's in national resource strategy, so I think those will help me, as well, as I try to make a difference up in Washington.

INWEEKLY: You have been on the campaign trail for nearly a year. What are voters telling you?

FRAZIER: People want term limits. One of the first things I'll do when I get to D.C. is to join the Term Limits Caucus. It's a small caucus right now because obviously people don't

John Mills

johnmillsforcongress.com INWEEKLY: Who is John Mills?

MILLS: John Mills is a retired Navy aviator, a conservative; a guy who wants to make change. A guy that's fearful if we don't turn the corner soon, we're going to go off a cliff.

The question asked a lot of times is, "Why are you doing this? You have a great job. What are you doing?" That's just it. I love my job. So do 010 1

want to vote themselves out of jobs.

Turnover is very important for our type of government. We generated a bunch of career politicians. They don't have the requisite experience that I think you need.

That's why I'm running for federal office, because I have experience in national security. I have experience in the federal agencies and offices, and I think you need that at that level.

I don't think you need to grow up in politics and then just continue on. I don't think that you need to stay there for more than six or eight years, no matter what you've done in life, because you lose touch.

You can't possibly stay in touch when you're in D.C. and the rest of the world is outside trying to make a living.

INWEEKLY: What has been your message to voters?

FRAZIER: Well, I'd like for them to consider when they go to vote in August, there was only one person that's going to be in this race that was in it when there was still a 15-year incumbent.

I had something I thought was important enough to go against those odds and had the courage to do it. I would like people to consider when everybody else jumps in, what are they going to do when they're faced with 30-year incumbents up in Washington, D.C. who are just some of the most powerful people on the earth when they have something they need to stand up to them?

I also like to ask if they're going to want politics as usual, they'll elect the politician.

If they want someone with national security experience, anti-terrorism experience, and somebody who has worked in the federal departments, agencies and offices, then that's who they need to elect if they want something to change.

the people that I work with, and I fear that, with the lawless President that we have, signing off executive orders when he feels like it, my security, my job, at the snap of the fingers, can go right away.

I worry about my financial security, my safety, as well as my family's, as well as my children, as well as my grandson. If I'm able bodied, and I can do something about it, I must do something about it. That's why I'm getting into this race, because we need to do something. We need to do something fast. Conservatives need to join up, and get together, and make a change.

INWEEKLY: What are you seeing as the issues in this race?

MILLS: The national security, our military has been decimated. You've got Marine Corps squadrons trying to deploy, and they're not fully mission capable. The mili-

Matt Gaetz mattgaetz.com

INWEEKLY: You were in the State Senate race. Why make the jump for Congress?

GAETZ: Well, because Washington is where the big fights are. Even if we do everything right in Florida, our future is doomed if some important things don't change in Washington.

If we continue to be 18, 19, 20 trillion dollars in debt with our Federal Government, even if we balance our budgets in Florida, it won't matter because the nation will be mortgaged to the Chinese.

If we don't solve the illegal immigration problem, we can put all the right policies in place in Florida, but we'll have 117 billion dollars sucked out of the economy each and every year. If we don't restore America's standing in the world and take it very seriously, the threat of radical Islamic terrorism, I fear that our safety will never be for sure.

I'm running for Congress to bring a lot of the conservative solutions that have worked so well in Florida up to DC. I think it's going to be an exciting time to shake things up there.

INWEEKLY: What are some of the big bills that you got through the Florida Legislature?

GAETZ: One of the things I'm most proud of is actually the passage of the toughest criminal penalties in America for violent sexual predators. I worked with Democrats

tary is just destroyed. Our national security is at risk.

Our out-of-control debt should be considered a national security interest, because we're in trouble. We're in trouble, and we need to make change. We don't need another dynasty getting in, another career politician. We need somebody with new ideas; someone who’s going to get in and actually fight; someone with integrity; someone with courage; someone not afraid to stand up to the Washington bureaucrats.

INWEEKLY: What are some of the new ideas you think are needed?

MILLS: We look at D.C. We have a President who does what he feels like. He's lawless. He doesn't respect the Constitution.

I thought when we had the House and we took the Senate, that things would change, but they cower to him, and they back

and Republicans alike, and we passed the toughest penalties in America.

Also, we have to have, I think, the mental maturity to recognize that prior generations have gotten things wrong. I think that the Federal Government has lied to the people of this country for a generation about medical marijuana. I have passed medical marijuana laws here in Florida because I think that if someone is at the end of life, if someone has a child that is seizing to death, then the government shouldn't stand between people and their own medicine.

The secret to getting things done legislatively, whether it's in Congress or in Tallahassee, is making sure that you never compromise on matters of principle but that you are willing to work together on matters of convenience. That's the record I hope to bring to Washington.

INWEEKLY: What can one freshman Congressman do?

GAETZ: It always takes a team, but I think that this is going to be a very exciting year at the ballot box. I predict that Donald Trump will be the next president of United States.

When Donald Trump is in the White House, all of the pre-conceived notions about Washington, seniority being the only thing that matters, budget deficits being a norm, allowing our leaders to be incompetent without being accountable—those things are going to be in the rear-view mirror; and in the windshield will be a new era in Washington, a new sense of responsibility, a new sense of conservatism, and frankly I want to be part of it.

I want to make sure that Northwest Florida's voice in Congress is bold, conservative and capable of leading. My record in Tallahassee demonstrates that I can do those things.

down. They don't stand their ground. We need leaders that will stand their ground.

I took an oath, as every other veteran did.

I swore before God, to defend my Constitution, and to support and defend my Constitution. That same oath, well not the same, but much the same, members of Congress take, but they seem to ignore it.

INWEEKLY: What can one man or woman do in this position, when they go to D.C.?"

MILLS: If you go in with the freshman mentality, and just sit back, and listen to the bureaucrats of the Washington cartel, ‘Hey, this is where you are. You're a new guy. Just sit back and listen.’ No, you've got to stand up. You know the story with Dave Brat (RVirginia) taking down Eric Cantor. What a great story. He doesn't sit back. He makes his voice heard. That's what a freshman representing his district can do. inweekly.net

OTHER CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR CONGRESSMAN JEFF MILLER’S SEAT

DEMOCRATS:

NO PARTY AFFILIATION:

Amanda Leigh Kondrat’yev

Elizabeth Anne Schrey

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Steve Specht

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Mark Wichern wichernforcongress.com

INWEEKLY: Who is Mark Wichern?

WICHERN: My background is business building. We’ve built two multi-million dollar businesses ourselves, starting from scratch, because I didn't come from money. I wasn't raised with a silver spoon, so we had to figure how to do it on our own. We've also helped in the past eight years, about 35 other companies become multi-million dollar businesses, and we've spent most of our time creating jobs.

In the past 10 years, I've spent most of my time researching our history so I can see where we went wrong but more importantly, what we need to do about it. With the knowledge I have, I kind of had to make a decision when I sold my business in 2014.

Do I want to continue making a profit and become part of the problem? Or do I want to sell the business and actually do something about it and be part of the solution?

That's basically where I come from.

INWEEKLY: This is your second attempt for Congress. What did you learn the first time?

WICHERN: I learned a lot. They'll take advantage of anybody that's new to the business or new to politics. I did learn that there are a lot of good people out there, and a lot of good people that are very interested in making changes.

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We had a tremendous following. When we did our Town Hall tour, we had just incredible supporters. I hope they'll be backing us again. Even though I'm running as Republican now, a lot of them of are going to have to switch over and become Republican, which I see no problem with that. From what I understand, they don't either. They're going to follow me regardless of where I go.

INWEEKLY: What do you see are the issues this time?

WICHERN: The issues really haven't changed, they've just gotten worse. We still have the problem with our VA, and I have to mention this because this hit home to me. My brother passed away in 2014 on New Year’s Eve, because he was misdiagnosed by the VA. Our borders are still wide open, nothings changed there. Nothing's being done at all. Now it's even worse because we're dealing with NAFTA, CAFTA and all the trade agreements. Now with a Republican Congress and a Democratic President, the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) has passed.

When people realize how bad the TPP is and that's dealing with medical expenses, all of our medicine is going to go higher.

It's ridiculous. Imported foods are going to be much, much lower in safety quality, because anybody shipping and doing international business can now sue the United States. What I see it leaning toward is the complete overthrow of the U.S. sovereignty, and I'm scared to death of the North American Union.

We've felt our educational system has been so downgraded since 1902, generation after generation. If our school systems continue in the same manner, like with Common Core, that's kind of the end of the road.

You can't get any worse than Common Core.

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INWEEKLY: Who is James Zumwalt?

ZUMWALT: After graduating from Tulane University in New Orleans on the NROTC scholarship, I was reading the same news reports we all were about the IEDs getting our troops both in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Navy said, ‘Look, we're looking for someone that's smart enough to do the job and foolish enough to actually go do it.’

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INWEEKLY: Who is Greg Evers?

EVERS: A farmer, a small businessman that was putting up with government. When Jeff made the decision to leave the Florida House and run for Congress, Greg Evers was the man who went around to try and find somebody he felt would represent the people and didn't mind giving his cell phone number.

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I said, ‘I can do that. I'm your man.’

I worked with a lot of great guys there, brothers in arms. That first brought me to Niceville. I told myself, once my military service is done, I'm coming right back home.

Sure enough, the Pentagon called me over with some counter-IED work still going after some of the threat networks and al-Qaeda.

When I thought I was done there, there was an opportunity with Jeff Miller and I figured, ‘Can't pass that up.’

My job description was Military Legislative Advisor. Essentially what we do is, my buddy Spence and I, we chop up all the issues you can think of that a Congressman has to deal with.

In my portfolio was defense, foreign affairs, veterans' affairs, immigration, taxes, that kind of thing. We wrote voting recommendations for the boss and advised him on our opinions.

He was a good man to work for, I've got to tell you that. Even when we disagreed, he's always been an honorable guy.

INWEEKLY: Why did you jump into the race?

ZUMWALT: I always need to have a purpose, have a mission. My family business, frankly, is service.

Let's just look at it domestically. You have the IRS targeting conservatives simply because of their political beliefs. Through Jeff Miller's office, I've spoken with hundreds of hardworking families putting in extra hours just to stay afloat, small business owners who are drowning under mountains of regulation, an executive branch out of control with way too much power. Illegal immigrants are receiving better medical care than our very own veterans.

Then you look internationally, ISIS is now in charge of a lot of the land that my guys and I fought for, Russian aggression is increasing in Ukraine, and China's flexing its muscles the in South China Sea. You take a look around for someone that's built

It was thrown back in my face why didn't I run, so I did. Subsequently, I won all the elections since that time. In 2010, I ran for the Florida Senate and was very honored and humbled that my folks had felt I had done a job suitable enough that they could send me to the Senate side to represent them.

personally having to make that decision concerning my farm and my business. It's going to take me away from those a lot more than when I was in Tallahassee, but I'm willing to make the sacrifice if folks want me to go to Washington and be their voice.

Our government is like a train that's just run off of the tracks. It's derailed, and it's time that we put it back on the tracks because America is the greatest country in the world. It’s time to put some common sense back in government.

INWEEKLY: Why run for Congress?

EVERS: I had a long hard battle deciding whether to run for Congress. I felt that we need someone to go to Washington, but we also needed someone in Tallahassee. It actually made my decision a lot easier when I realized Clay Ingram was not going to run (for Florida Senate). I felt very comfortable at that point in time that the Panhandle would not suffer if I did make the decision to go to Washington.

There will be some drawbacks for me

INWEEKLY: What do you see as the issues?

EVERS: The military means so much to me.

I've served on Military and Veteran Affairs Committees in the House as well as the Senate. I've passed a lot of military bills that would allow Florida to become the most military-friendly state in the nation.

with a purpose and you have to say, ‘Stop. It has to stop now.’

What I saw on the Hill was good men are hard to come by, and there are a lot of self-interested career politicians up there.

We need statesmen, not politicians.

INWEEKLY: What can one Congressman do, particularly a freshman?

ZUMWALT: My background separates me from those freshmen. I've established relationships with folks on separate committees and other members that are good people, as well.

I know how the game works up there, and I know how to use it. Actually, I had to fight for the interest of Northwest Florida.

You're talking about billions and billions of dollars in the defense industry that are here. Jeff Miller and I have been protecting that. As opposed to just a regular freshman, I've got years of experience on that guy.

I want to follow in the footsteps of Jeff Miller. I would like to take some of that common sense and redo the Military and Veteran Affairs where our veterans can get the medical attention that they so deserve, that they were promised.

I want to strengthen our military. We need to negotiate from a point of strength and not from where we are today. I will not say weak because of the guts and glory that the folks that are in our military have, but I feel like we could do more for them as far as giving them the tools they need to protect our freedom.

We need to shut down our borders.

We need to fix it to where when a person comes in that they have been well vetted, we know the reason they're here, we know their background, and we can fix it to where we can feel safe about allowing those people in. {in}

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by Shelby Smithey

said. “Balloons are as safe as an aircraft “Don’t miss the Disconnected you could ask to fly in, but they require K'9s Frisbee Dog Show, Bubba Blackvery good weather.” well's World Famous Harley Davidson Rachel said that he’s been going to balStunt Show, as well as an interactive hot loon festivals for a long time and has met a air balloon display where festival-goers lot of people over the years. can walk inside a hot air balloon,” Faircloth “It helped to have some people in the said. “We also have a big lineup on Saturday with live music including The Molly Ringwalds. The balloons will fly Sunday, but the grounds will not be open to the public.”

Faircloth said that the chamber has built a really good base of pilots that participate every year, but one in particular has been the heart and soul of the festival.

Tommy Rachel, owner of Taking Off Hot Air Balloon Rides in Magnolia Springs, Ala. ballooning community and use their and festival chairman, is an integral experiences to get the festival started,” he part of its success. said. “In a way, it jumpstarted the festival “He’s been a huge help in getting the because we already knew what direction festival off the ground,” Faircloth said. we needed to go in. Of course, different Rachel said that Hurricane Ivan was community leaders stepped up and put the one of the reasons the festival was created. time and energy in to it.”

“Back then I was on the board of the Rachel said that although he enjoys flyChamber, and right after Hurricane Ivan ing, his most favorite part is all the people we were all brainstorming ideas on ways he gets to meet. we could promote the area to get people to “I meet some really nice and interestcome back,” Rachel said. ing people,” he said. “I get to be a part of Over the years, the festival has had a birthdays, proposals and anniversaries. I’ve lot of national recognition. flown veterans, and I’ve even flown people “It’s been featured on the Travel Chanwho are ill as a part of their bucket list. It’s my nel, in Parade Magazine, and has had tons of way to give back, and it’s a good thing for my media coverage,” Rachel said. “Pilots as well community. It’s just one of the things I can do as spectators come from all over. It’s amazto fulfill a lot of dreams for people, and I enjoy ing to see how many people come here not being a vehicle to make that happen.” {in} for the beach, but for the balloons.”

Rachel has been a commercial pilot for For a schedule of events, visit the Gulf Coast 13 years, but has been working with balHot Air Balloon Festival website. A ticket loons for a total of 30 years. purchase includes a tethered hot air balloon “My mother introduced me to someone ride about 50 feet above ground. in the process of getting their certificate, and I used to just do it for fun,” he said.

“After I sold my business, it freed up some time so I started flying hot air balloons commercially.”

Rachel said to become a pilot WHAT: Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival and you must go to ground school, Color Dash 5k have a specific number of hours WHEN: Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 with an instructor, get regulated by WHERE: 18507 US Hwy. 98 West, Foley, Ala. the Federal Aviation AdministraCOST: $6.27 – $43.19 (Use promo code MOTHtion, and most importantly, learn ERS for $7 off tickets) about the weather.

DETAILS: gulfcoastballoonfestival.com “The most important thing is to know when not to go,” Rachel

“Pilots as well as spectators come from all over. It’s amazing to see how many people come here not for the beach, but for the balloons.”

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Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival / Photo by Sea Images Now in its 12th year, the Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival has been off the ground for a while.

Taking place in Foley, Alabama, the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce Events Director Danielle Faircloth said that the event is especially great for tourism and the community, as festival-goers book hotels and visit restaurants in the area.

“It’s good to let outside guests know who we are,” Faircloth said. “It’s putting Foley on the map.”

Faircloth said that the festival’s new ticketing system through Eventbrite can pinpoint where exactly tickets are being purchased. Faircloth said that on average, the festival draws about 65,000 people. However, this year ticket sales have quadrupled.

“I’m really excited to see these numbers growing,” she said. “A lot of it has to do with our May 5, 2016

marketing, and our sponsor Tanger Outlets is a huge help. You wouldn’t believe the number of tickets sold outside the state. A large number of tickets are also purchased from the Pensacola area.”

This year’s festival will be the first to have the Color Dash 5K to kick off the event.

“The balloons are going to be flying at the same time as the runners,” Faircloth said. “It will be quite a sight to see 40 balloons going over the same path as the runners in addition to the color explosion.”

The festival kicks off Thursday night at Tanger Outlets with a preview of sorts—a Balloon Glow. Guests can get up close and personal with eight hot air balloons as they light the sky.

The official festival begins Friday at 2 p.m. with an entire schedule of events including arts and crafts, retail and food vendors.

12TH ANNUAL GULF COAST HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL

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calendar THURSDAY 5.5

BACH'S LUNCH 12 p.m. Featuring Pensacola

State College Jazz Band. Free. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu PENSACOLA OPERA LUNCHEON 12-1 p.m.

Information about education and outreach programs and artists in residence, along with performances. Free; donations encouraged.

Pensacola Opera Center, 75 Tarragona St. pensacolaopera.com CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAL 11 a.m. – until.

Happy hour and live music. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Try something new every week at Aragon Wine Market’s regular wine tasting, only a few blocks from downtown. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com CINCO DE MAYO AT JACKSON’S 5:30 p.m.

Dinner will highlight quality tequila. $65 per person. Jackson’s Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com A.B.C. BEVERAGE CLASS – TEQUILA STYLE 6 p.m. Atlas Oyster House, 600 S. Barracks St. greatsouthernrestaurants.com HOT GLASS COLD BREW 6-9 p.m. $20-$25 Fire dancers, tarot readings, onsite drum circles and more. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org ‘THE MESSENGER’ SCREENING 6 p.m. Francis M. Weston Audubon Society presents documentary about songbirds and their environmental struggle. Free. Ever’man Cooperative Grocery, 315 E. Garden St. ST. CHRISTOPHER'S CONCERTS 6-8 p.m. Mass Konfuzion. Free. St. Christopher's Church, 3200 N. 12th Ave. BLUE WAHOOS VS. BILOXI SHUCKERS 6:30 p.m.

Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 Cedar St. Tickets are $6.97 and up. bluewahoos.com PRESIDENT’S CUP FINALS: ICE FLYERS VS. PEORIA RIVERMEN 7:05 p.m. $15-$29. Pensacola

Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com BUNNY WAILER 7 p.m. $30-$35. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

FRIDAY 5.6

WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Out and about in East

Hill on Friday night? Stop by City Grocery for their free weekly wine tasting before settling in

PENSACOLA CHILDRENS CHORUS PRESENTS: SHOWTIME 7:30 p.m. $25-$41. Saenger Theatre,

118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com

STRANGELOVE – THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE TO DEPECHE MODE 8 p.m. $12-$15. Vinyl Music

Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

GLOW IN THE DARK TENNIS 8-10:15 p.m. USTA

Florida “Lights Out Tour” featuring XGLOsive Tennis $25. Roger Scott Tennis Center, 2130 Summit Blvd. #3. xglorogerscott.eventbrite.com

Asher Blue Cheese. So Gourmet and Kitchenry 407-D S. Palafox sogourmetpensacola.com TACO BOWL PARTY W/ RUSS CRANDALL 6:308:30 p.m. Mexican cuisine cooking class. $45 plus tax per person. So Gourmet and Kitchenry 407-D S. Palafox sogourmetpensacola.com TOAST AT THE TOP TOUR 6:30 p.m. $50 and up. Pensacola Lighthouse, 2081 Radford Blvd. pensacolalighthouse.org BLUE WAHOOS VS. BILOXI SHUCKERS 6:30 p.m.

Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 Cedar St. Tickets are $6.97 and up. bluewahoos.com TITANS FOR VETS CHARITY EVENT 7 p.m. $20$50. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com WOOKIE NIGHTS 7 p.m. $15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

PENSACOLA CHILDRENS CHORUS PRESENTS: SHOWTIME 7:30 p.m. $25-$41. Saenger Theatre,

118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com

GHOST HUNT 8 p.m. $20. Pensacola Light-

SATURDAY 5.7

SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road, Pace.

PURE PILATES SUPPORTS PENSACOLA HUMANE SOCIETY 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Pure Pilates will offer a

complimentary class for anyone who brings a donation for the Pensacola Humane Society.

Pure Pilates, 426 S. Palafox. purepilatespensacola.com or pensacolahumane.org FAMILY OPERA-TUNITY DAY 9 a.m.-noon. “Jack and the Beanstalk” performed by Pensacola Opera. Free. Pensacola Opera Center, 75 Tarragona St. pensacolaopera.com PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques are just a few of the items offered at the weekly Palafox Market. Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com PENSACOLA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SPRING AUDITIONS 10 a.m. University of West Florida

Music Hall, 11000 University Pkwy. For more information, visit pensacolasymphony.com EAST HILL TOUR OF HOMES 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $10$25. Meet at 1200 E. Blount St. Info@myeasthill.org or myeasthill.org DEMO DAY AT SO GOURMET 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Featuring East Hill Honey and Sweet Grass Dairy

house, 2081 Radford Blvd. pensacolalighthouse.org

THREE MAN CANNON, HELLE CRESCENDO, RYAN POST, NATE MCMANUS 9:30 p.m.

Sluggo's, 101 S. Jefferson. facebook.com/sluggospensacola IMPROVABLE CAUSE 10:30 p.m. $10. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com

SUNDAY 5.8

MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola. com

PENSACOLA CHILDRENS CHORUS PRESENTS: SHOWTIME 2:30 p.m. $25-$41. Saenger Theatre,

118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com

SUPPLY DRIVE FOR PENSACOLA HUMANE SOCIETY 4 p.m. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar

St. pensacolahumane.org/wishlist

BARK IN THE PARK 4 p.m. You and your furry

friend can watch the game from the berm this Sunday. You can also bring pet supplies and help the cats and dogs at the Pensacola Humane Society. Supplies needed include Purina Dog and Cat Chow, scratching posts, laundry detergent and office supplies. Monetary donations are also welcome. For a complete list of items, go to pensacolahumane.org/wishlist.

Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 Cedar St. bluewahoos.com

MONDAY 5.9

LUNCH AND LEARN 11:30 a.m. $20. Pensacola Cooks, 3670 Barrancas Ave. cookingschoolsofamerica.com/pensacolacooks SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Free pasta and drink specials after the run at Fast Eddie's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com YOGA AT PMA 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free for PMA members, $5 for military, seniors and children, $7 for adults. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org COASTAL CUISINE W/ CHEF ALYN ABRAMS

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TUESDAY 5.10

GARDENING CLASS 9:30-11 a.m. How to start your own organic garden. $50-$60. Vickrey Community Center, 2130 Summit Blvd. facebook.com/EastHillEdibleGardening COOKING FROM THE GARDEN WITH CAT MCCREERY 6-8 p.m. $30. Pensacola Cooks

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Walkers meet at entrance to Bayview Dog Park at 20th Ave and E. Lloyd St. HYDROCLIMATE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN USA 7-8:15 p.m. Discussion with Dr. Jason

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≥Receptions and Events

FIRST CITY ART SHOW 6-8 p.m.

Friday, May 6.

Opening reception for this exhibit, which features Pensacola-area artists. Quayside Art Gallery, 15-17 E. Zarragosa. quaysidegallery.com

ART STUDY CLUB MEMBERS SPRING SHOW 1-3 p.m. Sun-

day, May 8. Opening reception for this exhibit, which is a juried show of member artists The Wright Place, 80 E. Wright St.

≥Exhibits

ART STUDY CLUB MEMBERS SPRING SHOW 1-3 p.m. May

8. Juried show of member artists. On view through June 5. The Wright Place, 80 E. Wright St. FIRST CITY ART SHOW Juried show

of Pensacola-area artists. On view through June 4. Quayside Art Gallery, 15-17 E. Zarragosa. quaysidegallery.com TAKE ME HOME Juried work by Paula Work. On view through May 27.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org ANIMATED SHARDS

On view through

May 27. Latest portraits, sculpture, including a whimsical water fountain

by Gila Rayberg.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org OLD PENSACOLA LOST (AND FOUND)

On view through May 27. Mixed media paintings by Pat Page. On view through May 27.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org SHAPE, FORM AND COLOR Exhibit

showcases a wide variety of subject matter with extraordinary personal perspectives from Tammy Caspersen (Pottery), Tom Smith (Acrylic) and Suzanne Tuzzeo (Photography). On view through May 28. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com THE ARTIST REVEALED: ARTIST PORTRAITS AND SELF PORTRAITS

Various media and artists explore the difference between portraits and self portraits. On view through July 16. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

STEPHEN KNAPP: LIGHT PAINTINGS

Sculptural works created entirely of

light and glass by artist Stephen Knapp.

On view through August 27. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org BEFORE I DIE Installation created by University of West Florida students based on the work of New Orleans artist, Candy Chang. On view through May 20.

Voices of Pensacola, 117 E. Government St. TSCHACBASOV: INNER VISIONS Selec-

tion of etchings from Russian-born Nahum Tschacbaso. On view through June 4. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

≥Call For Art

THE WIDE ANGLE PHOTO CLUB OF PENSACOLA

The Wide Angle Photo Club of Pensacola sponsors the 23rd Annual Power of Photography Show and exhibit, which benefits ARC Gateway in Pensacola. The POP Show highlights the best in photography for the Panhandle.

We anticipate over 1,000 entries from approximately 100 artists from Florida and other states. Ribbons, photography gear and money will be given to the best in numerous photo

categories.

Artists can begin to submit their work May 2. Details about how to enter photographs into the show can be found on our web site at wideandlephotoclub. org. Award-winning images are available for viewing Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday.

If you have any questions about the Power of Photography Show or about the Wide Angle Photography Club email info@ wideanglephotoclub.org.

GREAT GULFCOAST ARTS FESTIVAL

Artist applications are now open for the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival, to be held November 4, 5 & 6, 2016 in Seville Square, in historic downtown Pensacola. Cash prizes totaling $25,000 will be awarded. Jury fee is $40. The deadline for entry is May 31.Artists can apply at: ggaf.org/apply.

For more information, visit ggaf.org.

WATERBOYZ ART SHOW

Artists of all mediums are invited to decorate a blank skate deck for the Waterboyz Art Show and Silent Auction on May 21. All entries are eligible for silent auction. Proceeds

will benefit the nonprofit First Ride Foundation. Cost is $15-$20. For more information, visit waterboyz.com.

GRANT FOR EMERGING ARTISTS

The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival, in partnership with Artel Gallery, is offering a new grant for emerging artists.

As the inaugural event, this will be available to Escambia/Santa Rosa County full-time residents. We are looking for artists that have been practicing their craft for a minimum of two years and a maximum of five.

The grant waives all GGAF entry fees ($40 jurying fee, $300 booth fee). Please contact Suzanne at hatchingartists@ gmail.com for more information.

≥Fundraisers

JEWELRY RAFFLE TO BENEFIT QUAYSIDE ART GALLERY

Pieces from Bere' Jewelers will be raffled off to help preserve the Quayside Art Gallery's building. The jewelry is now on display at the gallery, located at 15-17 E. Zaragoza in downtown Pensacola: a beautiful diamond pendant with adjustable chain, a diamond

and sapphire ring and a yellow gold pearl bracelet. And what's great..."It's Your Choice" which item you will win. Each of these items were carefully chosen, and each is valued at over $1,200. Tickets are for sale for $10 each, and all proceeds go to Quayside's building preservation fund.

You will not need to be present to win, and the winning item can be shipped anywhere in the United States. Drawing will take place May 6.

70 FOR $70 AT QUAYSIDE ART GALLERY

Quayside Art Gallery's 143-year-old building needs major repairs. To raise funds to cover this, artists are donating their art for sale with 100 percent of proceeds going to repair the historic building.

These will all be new pieces — jewelry, pottery, paintings — ranging from traditional to modern conceptual works, photography and woodwork, all for sale at $70 each. Don't miss this opportunity to buy valuable original art at an unbelievable low price and, at the same time, help preserve a bit of Pensacola history.

Visit the gallery at 15-17 E. Zarragosa St. quaysidegallery.com

≥Workshops & Classes

GLASS ON GLASS MOSAIC WORKSHOP 1-4

p.m. May 8, 15 &22. $150. Learn the steps of nipping, slicing, gluing and grouting colorful glass on glass.

Tools provided. For more information, call 429-1222 or visit FirstCityArt.org.

THE ARTISTIC AFFAIR

A series of miniworkshops that will be held the first and third Wednesday of each month. May 4, Layered Tree Skin Mixed Media; May 18, Highly Textured Fiber Painting and June 1, Heavy Layered Painting on Cardboard. Cost is $40. For more information, contact 429-1222 or visit firstcityart.org.

POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center, 1060 Guillemard St. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Every

Monday from 6-8:30 p.m. at First City Art Center. Classes are $40. For more

information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY HAND BUILDING Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center.

Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY SCULPTURE

Six-week workshops held Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

BELLY DANCING

Eight-week beginner and advanced classes on Tuesday nights. For beginner, intermediate and advanced students.

Classes held at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St For more information and to sign up for a class visit pensacolabellydance.com LIFE DRAWING. Artists of any skill level are welcome draw life figures. 6-9 p.m.

Monday nights. Cost is $5-$10 a person.

Contact phayes@ ihmc.us if interested.

First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. The group is always looking for new models, contact Pat at the email address above if interested.

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Thursdays POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Rd., ticketsportsbar.com POOL TOURNAMENT

8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Rd., ticketsportsbar.com COLLEGE NIGHT 10 p.m. Drink specials, beer pong tournament starts at 10 p.m.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com.

Fridays WINE TASTING

5-7 p.m. Informative wine tasting in Seville Quarter Wine and Gift Shop. No charge for the tasting.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DRAG BINGO 6-8 p.m. Ages 21 and over.

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Other Side, 406 E. Wright St. emeraldcitypensacola.com POOL TOURNAMENT

8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Rd., ticketsportsbar.com Saturdays

MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION NIGHT 8

p.m. Seville Quarter Membership Card Holder Appreciation Night at Phineas Phogg's. 130 E. Government St., sevillequarter.com Sundays BAR AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE (B.A.R.E. NIGHT) 7

p.m. Special prices for B.A.R.E. Card membership holders.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St., sevillequarter.com Mondays

TEXAS HOLD ‘EM FOR FUN AND TRIVIA 7

p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com

TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9 p.m. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox. wobusa.com/locations/ Palafox BAR BINGO 8 p.m.

Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MONDAY NIGHT TRIVIA 9:30-10:30

p.m. Mugs and Jugs, 12080 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/ MugsJugs Tuesdays TUESDAY TRIVIA 8 p.m. The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge, 33 Gulf Breeze Parkway. facebook.com/ thebridgebargb TICKET TEAM TRIVIA

8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Rd., ticketsportsbar.com POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Rd., ticketsportsbar.com TEAM TRIVIA 9 p.m. Hopjacks. 10 S. Palafox. hopjacks.com

Wednesdays

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a.m. Half- priced bottles of wine every Wednesday. Jackson's Steakhouse, 226 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com LADIES NIGHT ON THE DECK 5 p.m. $2

drinks and music.

The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com PUB TRIVIA NIGHT

7-9:30 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Road. facebook.com/ goatlipsdeli RECORD NIGHT 8 p.m. Bring a record in and get $1 your first drink. Sluggo's, 101 S. Jefferson St. facebook.com/sluggospensacola WEDNESDAY QUIZ TRIVIA 8 p.m. The

Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. cabaretpensacola.com TICKET BAR BINGO

8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Rd., ticketsportsbar.com BAR BINGO 10 p.m.

Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com

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Thursdays Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 8 p.m.

130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Saturdays Krazy George 9 p.m.

Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com Sundays The Sandshaker Lounge, 9 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com Mondays The Cabaret, 9 p.m.

101 S. Jefferson St. 607-2020 or cabaretpensacola.com Tuesdays Sandshaker Lounge, 8 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com

Play, 9 p.m. 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com

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THURSDAY 5.5

AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m.

The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Hwy.

CINCO DE MAYO AT CACTUS FLOWER FEAT. ROMAN STREET

6-9 p.m. Cactus Flower, 3425 12th Ave.

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD

6 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola. com JOHNNY SANSONE AND JOHN FOHL 6

p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr., Pensacola Beach. paradisebar-grill.com JOSH TYRONE 6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes. com MICHAEL WHEELER 7

p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St., sevillequarter.com SCENIC HEIGHTS

8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com RICH MCDUFF 9 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Bar Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub. com

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p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. peglegpetes. com

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD & TYLER MAC 5 p.m.

The Deck, 600 S.

Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m.

The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Hwy. PLATINUM PREMIER 6-10 p.m. Peg

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A Night with Dreamers INWEEKLY: Was it difficult to get footing in Brooklyn since it’s such a competitive space for musicians?

WOLD: I think starting out in Brooklyn actually helped us out. We have a lot of friends in the arts who helped us make music videos and even made suits for us.

Friends actually worked on our first music video ‘Wolves.’ I think the vibe was more of just encouraging each other.

INWEEKLY: What is your new song ‘Drugs’ about?

WOLD: ‘Drugs’ is a song about social media and the internet and how we are addicted to our phones and how we are on them constantly. It’s about how we see and how we live with technology. Some people have been highly offended by the song name, and I think it’s great if it shocks somebody. We actually got banned from a festival in Boston because of the name.

It’s ok, we are just going to play a different show there now.

Dreamers / Courtesy Photo Welcome to DREAMERS universe: you are invited to experience this Brooklynbirthed band and their unique brand of ‘70s punk meets power pop. Comprised of Nick Wold on vocals and guitar, Marc Nelson on bass and backup vocals and Jacob Wick on drums, DREAMERS first formed 2014 with their self-released, selftitled debut EP. Their breakout single ‘Wolves (You’ve Got Me)’ landed in full rotation on SiriusXM’s AltNation and was voted onto the Alt18 Countdown, prior to signing a record deal. Now, the trio is on tour promoting their follow up EP “You Are Here” released on Fairfax Recordings.

Their latest single ‘Drugs’ isn’t as controversial as it sounds. The song is actually about the younger generation’s addiction to technology. Dreamers have shared the stage with artists including X-Ambassadors, Bear Hands, Atlas Genius, Broncho, Airborne Toxic Event, and Young Rising

Sons and will be performing at Vinyl Music Hall May 11 with The Young Wild.

Before their show, Nick Wold spoke with Inweekly about starting as a band in Brooklyn and how their song got them banned from playing a festival.

INWEEKLY: You guys went through a period of sleeping in practice spaces and in a van nonstop while you toured. What was that like and how did that shape you as a band?

WOLD: I call it self-induced houselessness.

I decided to quit my job of bartending in New York and live in a van by choice while touring. We are definitely a rock band, we love all the rock from different decades, and we wanted to carry on that torch. {in}

INWEEKLY: How did DREAMERS form?

NICK WOLD: I’ve been in another band for years and when we broke up, I started writing music and we found Marc and later on met Jacob in L.A., and we signed on to a new record label. I grew up in Seattle, but I lived in Brooklyn for the past 10 years or so. Now I’ve been living in L.A. for most of the year. We released “You Are Here” on FairWHAT: Dreamers with The Young Wild, Aufax Recordings which was a dream dioDamn and Young Natives come true for us, as Fairfax is the WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 studio where some of our favorite WHERE: Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox artists recorded: Tom Petty, Neil COST: $10 Young, Nirvana, Rage Against the DETAILS: vinylmusichall.com Machine, and so many others.

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news of the weird JAIL IS HELL The eye-catching Vietnamese model and Playboy (Venezuela edition) Playmate Angie Vu complained to the New York Daily News in April that her five-plus months in jail in Brooklyn have been "torture" and "cruel" because of her lack of access to beauty care. Vu is fighting extradition to France for taking her 9-year-old daughter in violation of the father's custody claim and is locked up until a federal judge rules. Among her complaints: "turning pale" in the "harsh light"; lack of "Guerlain's moisturizer"; inability to look at herself for months (because glass mirrors are prohibited); and "worrying" about being hit on by "lesbians" (thus causing "wrinkles"). At least, she told the reporter, she has found God in jail and passes time reading the Bible.

QUESTIONABLE JUDGMENTS Chef Mahbub Chowdhury pleaded guilty in April to food and hygiene violations in Swindon (England) Magistrates Court after inspectors found "brown fingerprints" in the kitchen at his Yeahya Flavour of Asia carry-out restaurant. Chowdhury was candid about his "cultural" habit of bypassing toilet paper and using his hand to clean himself. The plastic bottle with the fingerprints, Chowdbury said, contained water that he normally used instead of the toilet paper, and his lawyer argued that since the bottle was never actually lab-tested, the brown spots could have been "spices."

UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT "Zero tolerance" claimed another victim, in Charlotte, North Carolina, in April, when Jaden Malone, 12, came to his bullied friend's aid, was knocked down himself and repeatedly punched in the head by the bully, and pushed the boy off of him to avoid further damage—but was himself suspended for three days by his charter school Invest Collegiate. A school official pointed out that the bully got five days, and besides, the policy against "all" physical violence is very clear. (After having Jaden treated for a concussion, his mother promptly withdrew him from the school.)

LATEST RELIGIOUS MESSAGES Idaho's law protecting fundamentalist faith healers regained prominence recently in the case of Mariah Walton, 20, who was born with a routinely repairable heart defect but who received only prayer and herbs because of her parents' religious rejection of doctors. Walton's now-irreversible damage leaves her frail and dependent on portable oxygen, and she will likely need lung and heart transplants to survive.

Idaho and five other states immunize parents from criminal prosecution if they reject medical care on the ground of religious teachings.

POLICE REPORT The Tap Inn bar in Billings, Montana, released April 11 surveillance video of the armed robbery staged by two men and a woman (still on the lam), showing two liplocked customers at the bar, lost in affectionate embrace during the entire crime, seemingly

by Chuck Shepherd

oblivious of danger. The robbers, perhaps impressed by the couple's passion, ignored them —even while emptying the cash register just a few feet away.

YEE-HAH! Transportation Security Administration announced on April 27 that its screeners had confiscated 73 guns from passengers' carryons—in just the previous seven days! (Sixtyeight were loaded, and 27 had a round in the chamber.) (2) Federal regulators were deliberating in April whether to stop Minnesota's Ideal Conceal from rolling out its two-shot, .380 caliber handgun disguised as a smartphone. Several police chiefs, and two U.S. senators, have expressed alarm. (3) Jeffrey Grubbs, 45, was charged with two felonies in March following a school's 4-H Club carpentry project at which he (lacking a hammer) pounded a thumbtack into wood with the butt of his loaded handgun. (He subsequently realized the danger and removed the bullets.)

PERSPECTIVE California's forests host major marijuana-growing operations (legal and illegal), and though the product has its virtues, cannabis farming creates massive problems —guzzling water (23 liters per day per plant —state drought or not) and needing the protection of a dangerous rodenticide. A state wildlife official told NBC News in April that the cannabis sites "use massive amounts of fertilizers, divert natural run-off waters, create toxic run-off waste and byproducts, remove large amounts of vegetation and trees, ... create ... unstable soils and kill or displace wildlife."

DRUGS! IS THERE ANYTHING THEY CAN'T DO? Police in the Augusta, Georgia, suburb of Hephzibah arrested a meth-addled Ray Roye for battery and family violence against his wife in March. Roye was yelling about custody of their child, but his wife informed police they don't have a child. (2) Johnnie Hurt, 38, was arrested after reportedly eating mulch from a motel's landscaping in London, Kentucky, in April while missing a court-ordered drug test.

When police arrived, Hurt was found in his wildly trashed a motel room.

A NEWS OF THE WEIRD CLASSIC (MARCH 2012) Each year, the town of Chumbivilcas, Peru, celebrates the new year with what to Americans might seem "Festivus"-based (from the Seinfeld TV show), but is actually drawn from Incan tradition. For "Takanakuy," during background singing and dancing, all townspeople with grudges from the previous 12 months (men, women, children) settle them with oftenbloody fistfights so that they start the new year clean. Said one villager to a Reuters reporter in December (2011), "Everything is solved here, and afterward we are all friends." {in}

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A C E L E B R AT I O N O F D I F F E R E N C E M A K E R S I N P E N S ACO L A Pensacola has been blessed with families who have helped to mold our community, generation after generation.

They came here ready to work hard and take risks to make a difference. This series of stories celebrates Pensacola’s 1st generation and the legacy of contributions they started.

THE

Eugene Ann Elebash &

FAMILY

In 1919, Eugene P. and LeGrand Elebash purchased Lindenstruth Jewelers on South Palafox Street and renamed it Elebash’s. The brothers decided that LeGrand would stay in Alabama to operate the Selma jewelry store, and Eugene P. would move to Pensacola to run the new shop. Within a few years, they were operating several jewelry stores across the Southeast.

Eugene P. and his wife, Ann Agee Elebash, arrived in Pensacola with a daughter, Emma Randolph, and later had three sons: Eugene, Jr., Hunley, and Clarence. Eugene Jr. became the second generation to run Elebash’s, Hunley became an Episcopal Bishop, and Clarence served in the military and became a professor at UWF.

A Cut Above the Rest The Pensacola location continued in business through the difficult Depression years in the 1930’s. Eugene P. often traveled to New York in an effort to locate merchandise to sell, and Elebash’s began selling appliances and cameras.

Aerial view of the Port of Pensacola and a rooftop ad promoting the Elebash Jewelry Co. to incoming ship traffic PHOTO CREDIT: UWF HISTORIC TRUST

When World War II came, Eugene Jr. heeded his country’s call. He joined the Army Air Corp and was still on duty when his father died in 1946. At age 26, Eugene Jr. returned home to the family business.

Eugene Jr. and wife Jane with Eugene Sr.

A Community Gem Eugene Sr. and Ann’s children: (front) Hunley, Emma Randolph, and

Clarence; (back) Eugene Jr. Young Eugene Jr. married his high school sweetheart, Jane Nobles, and the couple had three children: Eugene III (Gene), William (Bill), and Claudia. In the community, Eugene Jr. quickly distinguished himself. He became a YMCA activist and served as a Community Chest board member and Chamber of Commerce leader. He was a longtime member of the Pensacola Downtown Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellow.

Bill and Gene began working at Elebash’s as teenagers and formally joined in 1969 and 1970 respectively. In 1981, they relocated to a larger location at 36 S. Palafox where Elebash’s remains today. Eugene Jr. gradually transferred operation to his sons, but maintained an active interest until his death in 2008.

In 2005, Elebash’s welcomed a fourth generation: Bill’s son Patrick, who was elected President in 2012 and was recognized with the 2016 PACE Award for Emerging Business Leader of the Year. Reflecting on Elebash’s long history, the family credits loyal customers and long-term staff for their continued success.

As Elebash’s became a crown jewel of downtown Pensacola, the company and the family began a long tradition of public service and support for local civic and charitable organizations. With their deep commitment to customers, staff and community, they have earned a devotion that is set in stone.

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