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AMERICAN MAGIC Pensacola and New York Yacht Club's entry in the 2024 America's Cup mounted a valiant comeback against Italy's Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli in the semi-finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup. Down 4-0, American Magic won the next three races and went into the final race day needing two more consecutive victories to win the bracket. Unfortunately, the team's luck ran out. The team faced every challenge courageously and never quit. We are proud our city's name adorned American Magic's sail.
TANESSA SCHULTE The fifth-grade teacher at Global Learning Academy was selected for the Florida Department of Education 2024-25 High Impact Teacher Corps. Teachers are chosen for this prestigious program based on their student learning results over several years. The High Impact Teacher Corps is a yearlong professional learning opportunity for participating teachers to receive the recognition they deserve and to further equip these teachers with the knowledge, leadership skills and networks necessary to extend their impact beyond their classroom. The intent is also for their work to support other teachers in producing similarly positive student achievement outcomes.
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP Five Escambia County students were named semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program: Emma Thompson of Pensacola Catholic High, Sophie B. Thompson of Booker T. Washington High, and Annabelle A. Apel, Charles B. Benson, and Isabelle R. Jenkins from Pensacola High. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million to be offered next spring.
JAMES GADDIS The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) fired the cartographer who leaked to the media Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to let developers build hotels, golf courses and pickleball courts in state parks. Republicans, Democrats and other Floridians raised enough of a stink to make DeSantis pull back the "half-baked" scheme. Ironically, FDEP fired Gaddis for "conduct unbecoming a public employee" because he protected the environment.
NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA The state university system's Board of Governors approved a five-year plan that paved the way for New College of Florida to receive more than $200 million to expand student enrollment and continue other major changes. Board member Eric Silagy voted against the plan. He calculated that New College spent nearly $91,000 per student based on a 2023-2024 enrollment of 732 students, while the average for the state university system is about $10,000 per student. New College offers 12 intercollegiate sports and aims to field 24 teams by 2028 and 30 by 2034, with $100 million needed to upgrade athletic facilities. Gov. DeSantis' expensive vanity project needs to end.
ASHLEY MOODY The 1st District of Appeal rejected the Florida Attorney General's request to send to the Florida Supreme Court a case about whether hospital districts and school boards should be able to pursue opioid-epidemic lawsuits after she reached settlements with the pharmaceutical industry. The dispute is about whether Moody had the power to enter settlements that would effectively rule out separate lawsuits by local government agencies. The panel ruled in favor of the Sarasota County Public Hospital District, Lee Memorial Health System, North Broward Hospital District, South Broward Hospital District, Halifax Hospital Medical Center, Miami-Dade County School Board and Putnam County School Board. The local agencies seek to recover costs from drug distributors, manufacturers or pharmacies related to treating patients or educating children affected by the epidemic.
TOWN OF CENTURY Mayor Luis Gomez, Jr. and his posse may be the first to make the yetto-be-created Inweekly's Loser Hall of Shame. Their latest miscue was placing three city charter amendments on the Nov. 5 ballot without formally voting to do so. Northescambia.com reports that the town council voted to approve the three questions for the ballot in July; the approval came as three ordinances. However, the ordinances require a second reading and a final vote to become official.
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outtakes
By Rick Outzen
WE HEARD THIS BEFORE
When I hear the criticism of building an indoor sports facility at Ashton Brosnaham Park, I'm reminded of arguments made against the Community Maritime Park nearly 20 years ago.
Like Pensacola Sports, we did our research and found repeated examples of how downtown baseball parks for minor league teams, both independent leagues and those affiliated with Major League Baseball, had been catalysts for the revitalizations of cities. The Ashton Brosnaham feasibility study estimated the economic impact over the facility's first five years of operation would total $160.6 million.
I have heard Tourist Development Council members, hoteliers and others complain that they were caught off guard by the presentation made earlier this month. Our community has discussed a youth sports complex to boost offseason tourism for over two decades.
The county commission has twice added an extra cent to the bed tax for such a facility. The commissioners approved the most recent increase in April 2021. The first year's collection was committed to tourism marketing to help our hotels recover from the pandemic. In subsequent years, the revenue would be escrowed for facilities like the Bay Center and the indoor sports facility.
Crossroads Consulting did the Ashton Brosnaham feasibility study and has done several studies for Escambia County. The study was paid for with Tourist Development Tax revenue, which the TDC approved. No one should be surprised.
When Quint Studer and the late Adm. Jack Fetterman presented the Community Maritime Park to the Pensacola City Council, Marty Donovan and others protested that the plans were developed behind closed doors. They accused Studer and Fetterman of working the park while others helped the community recover from Hurricane Ivan.
Donovan and his cadre demanded more public hearings and studies. When the study and hearings were completed, they refused to accept the results. They continued to fight the downtown baseball park and even pushed the state attorney's office to investigate its proponents for violating the state's Sunshine laws.
The anti-ballpark crew said it was foolhardy to build the park on the Trillium site with Emerald Coast Utilities Authority's Main Street Sewage Treatment Plant operated a block away. No one would go to a ball game because of the fumes.
Today, we hear that Ashton Brosnaham Park is too far from downtown and Pensacola Beach. No one would ever drive that far for sports. They choose to ignore how well the SEC Women's Soccer Championship has done on Ten Mile Road. Hotels and downtown did fine.
Two decades ago, we heard that the economic impact study done by the University of West Florida's Haas Center was inaccurate. The baseball team would only play about 50 games in the downtown stadium, and the facility would go unused the rest of the year. We presented a long list of events held at a downtown ballpark nationwide, but we didn't dissuade the detractors.
Today, we are told the Brosnaham facility will rarely be used. A quick search of similar facilities will reveal they stay busy.
In 2006, we were told that the City of Pensacola couldn't afford the $40 billion bond issue. The city council should focus all its Com munity Redevelopment Agency (CRA) funds on helping relocate the Main Street Sewage Treat ment Plant. If the city tried to do both, the CRA would become insolvent.
Numerous letters to the editor were written blasting Studer and others for committing the CRA dollars to bonds that would take 30 years to repay. Save Our City, the political action committee opposing the park, added the interest to the bond amount and said the Com munity Maritime Park would cost taxpayers at least $80 million.
Today, we hear that a $90 million bond issue to renovate and improve the Pensacola Bay Center and build the Brosnaham facility would use up all the fifth-cent bed tax revenue. The county would never have the money to build a convention center. Never, ever.
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What happened to CRA revenues after the Community Maritime Park opened in 2012? They doubled in five years.
It seems like history is repeating itself. The decision on the indoor sports facility should be based on facts. {in} rick@inweekly.net
KINSELLA CHOSEN
search process to find a city administrator, but the right candidate emerged in his own backyard before the job opening had even been posted.
The mayor announced last week that he had hired retired U.S. Navy Capt. Tim Kinsella to run the city's day-to-day operations. Kinsella begins the role Sept. 30.
"I think the stars aligned really with the right time," said Mayor Reeves at his weekly press conference on Sept. 17. "Our intent was, as I told you guys, to go through a national search. We had gone through just kind of the initial phases, discussing strengths and weaknesses, and I guess what we would want to see from the city administrator and an understanding of employee engagement structure."
He continued, "And I like to think that I've got a pretty good gauge of what my strengths are and what my opportunities for improvement are personally–what do I handle well, and where can
my skillset be improved? And certainly, when you think about Tim and all of his experience, his organization, and his structure that's been built over decades, I think that helps fill a need for experience that I have less."
The mayor added, "I undoubtedly believe that national search or not, Tim Kinsella would be at the top of our list. Not only for everything that he's done and the immense credibility and reputation he has here, but also that is the value of having someone who's already integrated into the community instead of spending six to eight months learning people's names and how to get up the elevator at City Hall. We're going to be rocking and rolling that much faster."
The city charter states that the city administrator serves at the mayor's pleasure and must have "relevant management, executive, or administrative experience."
Kinsella meets the experience requirement. He has spent the past two years as the executive director of the Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Center for Leadership at the University of West Florida's College of Business. Before then, Capt. Kinsella served as commanding officer of Naval Air Station Pensacola, the last stop in his over 30-year career in the U.S. Navy.
Reeves and the retired Navy captain have known each other for a long time, the mayor said. Kinsella chaired Reeves' mayoral transition team, which produced a report that has been a guideline for his administration for the past two years.
The former NAS Pensacola commander said he felt a civic duty to accept the city administrator position. He replaces Kerrith Fiddler, who announced his resignation in June. Kinsella steps into the role with Reeves in his third year as mayor and the city on an upward trajectory.
"The City's doing great," Kinsella said. "It is making money, and we have a leader who is willing to do the hard work and make the changes. And that's what excites me."
He continued, "He's done a lot of the hard stuff in these first two years, and now I'm coming in at a great time to be able to help him facilitate it and give him an extra boost."
LEADERSHIP CRED
Kinsella enlisted in the Navy in 1989 and served as a submariner before being accepted to the Naval Academy. He graduated from the Academy in 1996 and became a naval aviator, flying helicopters and specializing in combat search and rescue and anti-submarine warfare.
His operational deployments included the Middle East, Atlantic, Mediterranean and Western Pacific. He served as the commanding officer of a carrier-based helicopter squadron. His duties ashore included being a White House liaison to the Secretary of the Navy, flag aide to the deputy chief of naval operations for air warfare, division chief in the Pentagon and defense planner for NATO at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Belgium.
His last assignment brought him to Pensacola as commander of the base. Kinsella guided the base through a terrorist attack, hurricane and global pandemic.
The terrorist attack by Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani left three men murdered and nine others injured on that tragic morning in December 2019. Kinsella showcased his leadership by burying his emotions and acting calm during the chaotic aftermath.
"I had to prepare myself mentally," said Kinsella, who recalls rushing out of his house without saying goodbye to his family and then returning to hug his wife and kiss his two sons. "I had to have composure and be as stoic as I could be going through there. I knew people would be taking cues from me, and I couldn't turn into a basket case."
He continued, "The big thing on that day was me trying to provide the inspiration for the people around me to keep them going. There were incredible acts of heroism that day. I was just trying to be calm in the center of the storm."
Kinsella demonstrated decisive decisionmaking skills in the aftermath of the terrorist attack, including taking 12 suspects into custody to further the FBI investigation.
"There were a lot of decisions that had to be made that were short-fused, razor's edge of legality," Kinsella said. "There wasn't time to ask people for guidance."
COVID-19 spread through the U.S. shortly after the terrorist attack. And then a few months later, Hurricane Sally struck, causing over $500 million in damages to the base.
NAS Pensacola shone bright through those challenges and, in 2022, received the Navy's Installation Excellence Award as the top large installation across the entire service.
Kinsella's lengthy list of individual awards include the Daedalian Award for Distinguished Airmanship, the Naval Helicopter Association Aircrew of the Year Award and the Navy League of the United States John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership.
A BETTER MAYOR
Reeves said with Kinsella on board that he will be a better mayor. He expects his city administrator to hit the ground running and to ease the operational load the mayor shouldered the past few months without a city administrator.
Fewer operational responsibilities will allow Reeves to increase his trips to Tallahassee and Washington, D.C., and to invest more time in pursuing $90 million for a terminal at Pensacola International Airport.
"The more effective Tim can be in this position, the more, as I've kind of jokingly said in the office, the more I get to go be the mayor," Reeves said. "And that means being able to interact with people more, be less in operations and more in strategic direction and priorities and all of those things that are part of this job as well."
When asked why he left his University of West Florida job for Pensacola City Hall, Kinsella pointed to the mayor.
"This guy, I think, has had a lot to do with it. The things that our mayor has done to move our city forward, the idea of being part of that and helping to see his vision come to fruition," Kinsella said.
He added, "My loyalty lies with the people of Pensacola, and the best way for me to serve the people of Pensacola is to enact their elected representative's vision. And I fully believe in our mayor. I fully believe in everything that he's doing." {in}
Tim Kinsella / Photo Courtesy of City of Pensacola
America Magic Elevates Pensacola as a Premier Sailing Hub
America Magic, the renowned sailing team competing in the America’s Cup, has made Pensacola its winter training home. The city’s ideal conditions—steady breezes and open waters—have helped the team fine-tune their cutting-edge AC75 boats. The local community has embraced America Magic, celebrating their impressive wins and contributions to Pensacola’s sailing legacy. With multiple victories in prestigious regattas, the team continues to inspire local sailors and attract global attention to Pensacola’s waters. As America Magic races toward future triumphs, Pensacola plays a key role in their success, strengthening its reputation as a world-class sailing destination.
THE NEW PALAFOX
Revitalizing Pensacola’s Iconic Street
The New Palafox project revitalizes Pensacola’s historic Palafox Street, enhancing its appeal through modern upgrades while preserving its charm. Focused on walkability and aesthetics, the project introduces wider sidewalks, improved lighting, and lush landscaping, creating a welcoming environment for pedestrians. The redesign supports local businesses by encouraging outdoor dining and retail, transforming the street into a bustling hub for community events and daily activities. With a blend of historic preservation and contemporary upgrades, The New Palafox ensures the street remains a central destination, promoting economic growth and enriching downtown Pensacola’s vibrant culture.
The city has created TheNewPalafox.com, a webpage dedicated to informing the public about the project.
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MARCHING BAND
The University of West Florida (UWF) Argo Athletic Band was founded in 2018 and rebranded in 2024 as the Argo Marching Band. Since its inception, the Argo Band has grown rapidly, gaining community interest and support.
Corey McKern, director of the Dr. Grier Williams School of Music, discussed the band's growth.
"We have a new band director this year, Dr. Sean Kelley, and we've been working very hard on recruiting, applying some scholarship dollars," he said. "We have the biggest band we've ever had. I think we were 48 last year, and we're over 80 this year."
McKern continued, "We've recruited some outstanding players, and we are fortunate to live in such a fertile community for marching band programs. We are trying to tap into the local schools in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Walton County to do some recruiting. And we're also fortunate that UWF is the biggest school in our conference, so we really have an opportunity to be the biggest and best marching band in our football conference."
Band membership is open to all UWF and PSC students with musical backgrounds. Both music and non-music majors are encouraged and welcome to join. Argo Band members are a valued part of UWF's campus life. Current members of the Argo Bands are majors in every college and department within the University.
During football season, the Argo Marching Band performs at pregame and halftime at all home UWF football games. During basketball season, the Argo Pep Band performs at men's and women's basketball games.
WORKFORCE CHALLENGES ST Engineering
Chief Integration Officer Bill Hafner appeared on "Real News with Rick Outzen" last week. He discussed his company's workforce needs in Pensacola and the plight of the Chilean workers.
"ST is a well-established global organization, but the Pensacola operation is relatively new," Hafner said. "Hangar One is up, and Hangar Two is up. Hangar Three is about to come into reality. We've got the site work prepared, and we'll be doing deep foundations here probably in late September."
He added, "Right now, we have approximately a little over 400 people working in the facility. The overall headcount, when we're complete, we'll be over 1,700, about 1,735 projected. I suspect it'll go beyond that a bit."
Hafner said ST understood that building a pipeline of qualified workers would take time. "The core of our workforce is aircraft mechanics, among many other trades that support that, and everything from logistics to management personnel to material staff and planning and quality teams."
He cited the George Stone Technical College and the future A&P (Airframe and Power Plant) mechanics academy at Pensacola State College as feeders to the pipeline.
Chilean workers being laid off from ST Engineering has been in the news for the past two months.
"The Chilean workers, they're a very, very talented group of workers," Hafner said. "We were able to attract those to come in and help fill the shortages while we built that pipeline. Unfortunately, they're in the country on a temporary visa. It's a work visa, and some of those visas have come to their expiration date."
He continued, "It's, like I said, very unfortunate, but those are something that needs to be approved by the U.S. government. There are regular renewals required for them. They're never guaranteed, and so what we're doing now is evaluating each of those individual circumstances to see what we can do to assist them in coming back to a VT (VTMAE, a subsidiary of ST Engineering) to fill these positions and fill the time when we are able to get that pipeline fully fleshed out."
What is being done to help the workers? Hafner said HR has a "pretty good" program set up to help them.
"I think, as an organization, accept that we probably didn't communicate as well as we should have," he said. "In meeting with the mayor and others on his staff, we've come to realize that we need to be a little more out front with that and be a little more clear about what our intentions and plans are, and I think we're working toward that."
Hafner continued, "We're doing a lot more.
We're working on developing outreach programs and being able to communicate more with the community, but I think everybody on our side regrets the challenges and the issues caused to these individuals and their families."
How are the workers being helped? "We're providing assistance to them—return airfare for them and their families back to Chile if they wish to return. And we've reached out to them, and we are making an application through the Department of Labor. We'll be looking at bringing them back under a new work visa."
Hafner added, "In the meantime, of course, as they return home, the company's extending an offer to them that will keep them on the payroll, and we'll pay for the return travel as well, should these visas go through the approval process."
MEETING WITH THE MAYOR The City of Pensacola's economic development director, Erica Grancagnolo, provided more insights into Mayor D.C. Reeves' meeting with ST Engineering.
"The mayor was very serious in making sure that ST began responding appropriately to the situation, and not just responding appropriately, but even more importantly, communicating to the community what actions they were taking related to the Chilean worker situation," she shared.
"They 100% understand what they need to do," Grancagnolo said. "All organizations sometimes have weak points. And it was unfortunate when the situation happened, the communication wasn't there. ST absolutely understands now what needs to happen."
She said the company has partnered with a local marketing firm and is working with third-party HR firms to ensure this type of situation doesn't happen again. Grancagnolo added, "They're looking to do more analysis, ensure that they have the appropriate communications team in place, improve their HR communications and report standards to the city."
She shared that ST Engineering and Pensacola State College will not have to wait for the construction of the Aviation Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Mechanics school to begin training mechanics.
"They've been working for the last couple of
years to get the FAA authorization to run the A&P program out of Hangar One temporarily until the A&P school is complete," Grancagnolo said.
Grover Robinson, associate vice president of government and community relations at Pensacola State College, told Inweekly, "We just got approved from the FAA to move forward with the final hurdle to starting the program in Hangar One."
As mayor, Robinson worked with Triumph Gulf Coast to receive additional funding to build more hangars for the Pensacola International Airport's MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) campus.
"When we first started with ST, the one thing I wanted more than anything else was the educational side because people will come if you have talent," he said. "What we're realizing is the education side is huge, and Pensacola State is a big part of that."
SEC SOCCER TICKETS ON SALE
Twelve nationally ranked Southeastern Conference soccer teams will compete for the SEC Championship title Sunday, Nov. 3-Sunday, Nov. 10 at Ashton Brosnaham Park.
This is Pensacola's third year hosting the tournament. It first hosted it in 2022 and set SEC records for attendance.
"The Pensacola community has embraced and welcomed our staff, the teams and the players over the last two years," said Greg Sankey, SEC Commissioner. "The SEC Soccer Tournament is an outstanding experience for SEC soccer fans from across the region and will provide our student-athletes with lasting memories."
Tickets will be on sale at pensacolasports.org. All-tournament passes are $45. Individual session tickets for the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals are $12 for adults and $7 for students/military. Tickets for the championship game Sunday, Nov. 10, are $17 for adults and $12 for students/ military. Taxes and service fees are included in the listed ticket prices.
On Sunday, Nov. 3, and Tuesday, Nov. 5, kids 12 and younger wearing a soccer jersey get in free with a paying adult. A clear bag policy is in effect for this event, and admission is free for children 5 and younger at all games.
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Through the last seven years, the SEC has earned 52 NCAA Tournament bids—an average of more than seven per year—with all 14 member institutions making at least two appearances during that span. Eight different SEC teams have advanced to the Round of 16 since 2013, and the league has placed teams in the NCAA quarterfinals in nine of the last 10 seasons.
GRANT FINALISTS Last week, IMPACT 100
Pensacola Bay Area announced the 15 grant finalists selected for 2024. Twelve finalists will each receive a grant of $100,670 at the IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area Annual Meeting on Oct. 13.
This is the 21st year that IMPACT 100 will award grants to local nonprofit organizations. Since its inception, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area has awarded 153 impactful grants totaling $16,284,000 to nonprofit organizations serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
The 15 finalists selected by IMPACT 100's Focus Area Committees are as follows:
ARTS, CULTURE & HISTORY
•Navarre Band Parent Association: Bands are Instrumental
•Pensacola Lighthouse & Maritime Museum: Reconstruction of Our Historic Boathouse
•UWF Historic Trust: Pensacola Children's Museum: Our Town: A Space for All
EDUCATION
•Capstone Adaptive Learning and Therapy Centers: Destination Independence
•Girl Scouts of Gateway Council: Girl Scouts Community Development Troops
•Pyramid, Inc.: Driving Innovative Opportunities for People with Disabilities
ENVIRONMENT & RECREATION
Sept. 18. The meeting featured updates on three key areas the Chamber has focused on this past year.
Ildi Hosman provided an update on the progress of the Workforce Development Committee and the collaboration with CareerSource Escarosa to address workforce challenges. Lloyd Reshard highlighted the efforts of the Innovation and Entrepreneurial Committee, emphasizing the importance of connecting the startup community through events and resources. Rick Byars shared the work from the Economic Development Committee, focusing on the work of the Business Alliance and the importance of the business community having a voice in economic development.
"The Chamber is proud of the work we are doing on behalf of over 1,125 members in the Greater Pensacola area," said David Deliman, Chamber board chair. "From advocating for business-friendly public policy and supporting our local military to developing a stronger workforce, the Chamber strives to make the Pensacola area an even better place to do business, live, and play."
The Chamber honored annual award winners as well. Torgersen Causey Insurance was named the Small Business of the Year, and ReadyKids! was selected the Non-Profit of the Year. Rick Byars and NeRissa Bates were the year's board member and ambassador, respectively.
•Dixon School of Arts and Sciences: IMPACT 100 Natural Wonders Park at Dixon School of Arts and Sciences
•Friends of Pensacola State Parks: Inclusive Playground in Big Lagoon Park
•Santa Rosa County Master Gardeners Association: Tractor and Audio/Visual Upgrades for SRC Master Gardeners
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•My Father's Arrows: Rolling On to a Bigger Vision
•Northwest Florida Guardian ad Litem Foundation: Cases for Kids
•Society of St. Vincent de Paul Council of Pensacola-Tallahassee: From Paris to Pensacola "Let us go to the Poor"
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•Escambia County Healthy Start Coalition: Healthy Start Mobile Stork Stock
•Ministry Village at Olive: Tender Hearts Caring Hands Building
•Vision of Hope: Journeying to Independence
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area is an organization of philanthropic-minded women committed to improving their community by providing substantial grants to nonprofit organizations in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Membership is open to any woman of age 18 or older who makes an annual tax-deductible donation (membership fee) of $1,000 by March 1 of any calendar year. The entire contribution is used to fund grants.
CHAMBER ANNUAL MEETING The Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 134th Annual Meeting on Wednesday,
LANDRUM 5K Runners, walkers and all those passionate about mental health are invited to join the Second Annual Landrum 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 12. The 5K starts 8 a.m. from the Landrum office in downtown Pensacola, 219 E. Garden St. Proceeds from the event will benefit Lakeview Center, which last year served more than 27,000 adults and children with mental illnesses, drug and alcohol dependencies and intellectual disabilities.
"Last year's 5K raised $15,000 benefitting much-needed behavioral health services at Lakeview Center, and we are thrilled to work with Lakeview Center on this second annual event," said Britt Landrum, III, Landrum president and CEO. "This event was designed to highlight the important integration between physical and mental health to the community. We're encouraging people to run or walk the event with the goal of simply getting people moving."
From Escambia to Walton County, Lakeview Center offers more than 60 programs ranging from inpatient and residential treatments to outpatient counseling, psychiatry, trauma care, treatments for substance misuse and 24/7 support for those with serious mental illnesses.
"We are so grateful for our partnership with the Landrum team," said Allison Hill, CEO of Lakeview Center's parent company, LifeView Group. "The need for mental health services in our community is tremendous. The generous support of Landrum and our sponsors will help the specialized caregivers at Lakeview Center provide comprehensive mental health care for children and adults across Northwest Florida."
Sponsors include Clark Partington Attorneys at Law; Jewelers Trade Shop; Shumaker; Woodlands Medical Specialists; Centennial Bank; Florida Blue; Navy Federal Credit Union; Starnes Davis Florie LLP; USI Insurance Services; and Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund.
For more information or to pre-register for the race, visit elakeviewcenter.org. {in}
Arts & Entertainment
10 Albums to Pre-save this Fall
By Savannah Evanoff
Every season needs a soundtrack—and this autumn is sure to have a diverse one. To help craft your fall playlist, we've put together this list—in chronological order—of 10 albums you might not know are dropping soon.
Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn
"Quiet in a World Full of Noise" Oct. 4
The second collaborative album from Danity Kane alum Dawn Richard and multi-instrumentalist Spencer Zahn is all about relaxing—which actually sounds like a dream to us given that this fall is also an election season. If can't wait until Oct. 4 to start chilling out, you can stream the three tracks the duo has already released—"Breath Out," "Traditions" and "Diets."
Charli XCX
"Brat and it's completely different but also still brat" Oct. 11
What's better than a brat summer (or just as good, at least)? Brat fall. This album is a remix version of British singer Charli XCX's most commercially successful album to-date, "Brat." Initially drawn to the low-resolution font printed across the album cover, listeners were soon captivated by the high-energy dance pop music and early 2000s reminiscent popculture references like Von Dutch. This album was instantly more than music; it prompted an entire culture shift with an aesthetic to match. The clean girl trend was replaced with all the messiness, chaos and fun that comes with being a total brat—and having your very own #bratsummer. And with its long-winded, cheeky title, I have no doubt the remixes will be all brat was—and then some.
The Linda Lindas
"No Obligation" Oct. 11
The Linda Lindas have opened for The Rolling Stones, Green Day and The Smashing Pumpkins, and yet no member is legal drinking age in the U.S. Everything about that sentence will click when you listen to their debut album "Growing Up"—it's every bit as rebellious, nostalgic and youthful as it sounds. The all-female punk rock band—composed of Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong and sisters Lucia and Mila de la Garza—will return this fall with the sophomore album "No Obligation." And the title track tells you with gumption, they don't have no obligations or expectations to you—or anybody else, for that matter.
GloRilla "Glorious" Oct. 11
Memphis rapper GloRilla's debut album "Glorious" finally has a release date and, thankfully for all of us, it's soon. Like less than a month away soon. The 15-track release will include "TGIF" and a new song called "Hollon." The cover art has GloRilla serving face, with a heavy side of '90s R&B vibes.
Japandroids
"Fate & Alcohol" Oct. 18
Say goodbye to Japandroids. "Fate & Alcohol" will mark the Canadian rock band's final album. And while hardly a prolific group or well-kept-up with—some assumed they'd already disbanded after their 2017 album—the consensus about the new album on Reddit seems to be, "Sure, I'll take one more." In other words, it's undeniably worth a listen. With a blend of classic rock and punk rock, Japandroids' 2012 sophomore album "Celebration of Rock," received widespread critical acclaim and is often referred to by fans as a classic. The
upcoming album will also mark a bit of a funeral for their shared fans with indie rock band Toyko Police Club, which also announced the end of its 20-year career. And while Japandroids fans won't get the same farewell tour, we're all grateful for one last album. And "Chicago" is one cool glimpse at exactly what we're saying goodbye to.
Bon Iver
"SABLE," Oct. 18
Technically, "SABLE," is an EP, not an album like everything else on this list. But three new songs from Justin Vernon are better than no new songs from Justin Vernon, so I'm officially saving the date for this drop. Vernon wrote the EP's songs from 2020-2023 and produced it with Jim-E Stack. According to the official announcement on boniver.org, the sound is going to be "stripped down to the primary elements on which Bon Iver was originally founded."
Soccer Mommy
"Evergreen" Oct. 25
Soccer (Mommy) season is upon us. Yes, I'm alluding to what's sure to be another killer album by gifted rock singer-songwriter Sophie Allison (aka Soccer Mommy). "Lost," "M" and "Driver"—the first three released singles—are a triad of compelling reasons to be excited for Evergreen (emphasis on "M"). In a Bandcamp description, she says, "I wanted to change things up a bit on this one and play around with some more organic textures. It was really important for me that the songwriting shone through everything and came to the forefront."
Halsey
"The Greatest Impersonator" Oct. 25
If you weren't already aching for new Halsey music, it's impossible not to be drawn in by the
title and circus-themed album art of Halsey's upcoming "The Greatest Impersonator." On it, Halsey experiments with the concept of what she'd be like in different decades, impersonating different versions of herself, she's said in multiple interviews. The album was recorded in 20222024 while she battled lupus and T-cell disorder diagnoses and after having her son Ender. After the garage-band-style performance to the '90sinspired single "Ego" at the VMAs, we can't wait to see how she conquers other decades.
Dolly Parton & Family
"Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA – Family, Faith & Fables" Nov. 15
Dolly Parton stans will flip for this project, which encompasses an album with 40-something songs and a four-part docuseries. In both, Parton will explore her roots, telling the journey of the Partons and the Owenses—her maternal family. She will trace her mother's family's journey from the U.K. in the 1600s to their home in east Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains. The album, produced by Parton's cousin Richie Owens, will feature several members of Parton's immediate and extended family—both from previous generations and today.
Father John Misty
"Mahashmashana" Nov. 22
Just in time for Thanksgiving—and another album to be grateful for—is Josh Tillman's sixth album under his stage name Father John Misty. The eight-track album is named for Mahāśmaśāna, a Sanskrit word meaning "great cremation ground." As per usual, Father John Misty is his own genre. To understand the vibe, just watch the music video to the nearly 7-minute track "Screamland." {in}
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NONPROFITS & FUNDRAISERS
CHUMP CHANGE: ENCHANTMENT
UNDER THE SEA FUNDRAISER Lensea Film and Big Jerk Soda Co. will host Chump Change fundraiser benefitting the Blues Angel Music Foundation 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at Odd Colony, 260 N. Palafox St. Details are at facebook.com/oddcolony.
SWEET PEEPS MICROSANCTUARY
FUNDRAISER Enjoy a fun, family-friendly evening promoting empathy and kindness to animals 3-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at Open Books, 1060 N. Guillemard St. The event will feature vegan treats, local vendors, raffles, arts and crafts, children's story time and a screening of the movie "Babe." Entry is a donation benefitting Sweet Peeps Microsanctuary.
DANETOBER FEST Enjoy this dog-friendly event featuring raffles, vendors and food trucks 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at Seville Square. For more information, visit facebook.com/nwflgdr.
PET ADOPTION EVENT Meet adoptable animals, raffle of custom-built dog home, vendors and more 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at Bagdad Mill Park, 7024-7036 Magnolia St.
ANIMAL ALLIES FLORIDA BINGO Animal
Allies Florida hosts bingo twice monthly at Scenic Hills Country Club, 8891 Burning Tree Road. The cost is 10 rounds of bingo for $10, with cash prizes for winners. Food and drinks are also available for purchase. The full bar and restaurant offer special adult beverages just for bingo nights. You must be 18 to play. For more information, visit facebook. com/animalalliesflorida.
ANIMAL ALLIES CAT AND KITTEN
ADOPTION Visit Pet Supermarket 11 a.m.-3 p.m. every first and third Saturday of the month at 6857 N. Ninth Ave. to meet your furever friend. Visit aaflorida.org for details.
CARING & SHARING MINISTRY FOOD
DRIVE The Gloria Green Caring & Sharing Ministry is attached to the Historic St. Joseph Catholic Church, 140 W. Government St. The ministry feeds the homeless 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. The ministry's food pantry opens 10 a.m. and has clothing. Food donations needed are pop-top canned goods, Beanie Weenies, Vienna sausage, potted meat, cans of tuna and chicken and soups. Clothing donations needed include tennis shoes for men and women, as well as sweatshirts and new underwear for men in sizes small, medium and large. Call DeeDee Green at (850) 723-3390 for details.
ARTS & CULTURE
'YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN' UWF Theatre Department presents "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Sept. 27 and 28 and Oct. 4 and 5, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 29 and Oct. 6. Performances are at UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway, Building 82. Tickets and information are at uwf.edu/tickets.
PENSACOLA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL This three-day festival will feature local and regional
seafood, as well as arts and crafts and live music. Event is 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 at Seville Square. Details are at pensacolaseafoodfestival.com.
PENSACOLA CINEMA ART: FALL SCREEN SERIES "Merchant and Ivory" is 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28. More films and showtimes will be announced. All films are $10 cash donations and held at 220 W. Garden St. Visit pensacolacinemaart.com for details.
DEPARTURE: THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER Pensacola Little Theatre fundraiser benefitting Pensacola Little Theatre is 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 at the theater, 400 S. Jefferson St. Details are at pensacolalittletheatre.com.
WEST FLORIDA PUBLIC LIBRARY FALL
BOOK SALE Shop thousands of books Sept. 2729 at the Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. The sale is open 3-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 with $5 admission, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 with free admission and half-off books, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 with free admission and a $7 bag sale. For more information, visit friendsofwfpl.org.
SPOOKY SEASON OPENER DANCE PARTY
Head to The Handlebar 11 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, for karaoke, drag and a dance party DJ'd by DJ Hale. Karaoke starts at 11 p.m., drag show at midnight and DJ Hale's set at 1 a.m. Visit facebook. com/djhale850 for details.
GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB Join Pensacola Pop Comics for its monthly book club 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. This month's book pick is "Why Don't You Love Me" by Paul B Rainey. Event is at 909 N. 12th Ave.
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH GALA
Annual gala with Tito Puente, Jr. giving the keynote address is 5-9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 at Sanders Beach Corinne Jones Resource Center, 913 S. I St. Tickets are available at latinomediainc.com/gala-2024.
GULF COAST DRAG RACE The Gulf Coast Drag Race has weekly winners and eliminations. The next date is 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 at The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. Tickets are $10. Show is for ages 18 and older. Details are at thehandlebar850.com.
EMERALD WAVES SQUARES Enjoy LGBTQfriendly square dance lessons. Open House dates are 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 1 and 8 with free beginner lessons at Ragon Hall, 2600 Stratford Road. Details are at emeraldwavessquares.com.
STAMPED LGBT FILM FESTIVAL Threeday weekend celebrating independent film and equality is Oct. 4-6 at Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. Admission is free. Visit stampedfilmfest.com for details.
WSRE SCREENING OF 'FLORIDA ROAD TRIP: PENSACOLA' WSRE PBS will host a free film screening of the WUCF show "Florida Road Trip: Pensacola" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 in the station's Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio at
Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. Details are at wsre.com/events.
PENSACOLA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OPENING NIGHT Show is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 at Pensacola Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox St. Details and tickets are at pensacolasymphony.com.
FIRST CITY ART CENTER'S 18TH ANNUAL PUMPKIN PATCH The first pick preview is 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 and includes beer and wine from Pensacola Bay Brewery, music, refreshments, art demonstrations and more. Tickets are $35-$40. On Saturday, Oct. 5, the pumpkin patch is open to the public 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. with free admission. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.
ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL Shop handmade crafts and fine art gifts 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at Holy Cross Episcopal Church, 7979 N. Ninth Ave.
PENSACON HALLOWEEN FEST Pensacon's free holiday event features special guests Austin St. John and Ryan Drummond, the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog. Event is Saturday, Oct. 5 and Sunday, Oct. 6 at Splash City Adventure, 6709 Pensacola Blvd. Kids can stay all day and play for $9.99. Adult costume contest is Saturday, and kids costume contest is Sunday. Details are at pensacon.com.
AMERICA'S 250TH PATRIOT MARKER DEDICATION CEREMONY DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) will host a dedication ceremony for America's 250th marker 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at Veterans Memorial Park, 200 S. 10th Avenue. A reception will follow immediately at Hilton Garden Inn.
THE ART GALLERY AT UWF PRESENTS TAG ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 2024 'TESTBED' "TESTBED" 2024 Faculty Artist in Residence and Exhibition features UWF Department of Art and Design faculty members Marzia Ransom, Jason Pinckard and John Dougherty. Artwork will be displayed at TAG, in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway, Building 82, on the Pensacola campus. Following the open studio hours and reception, visitors can view completed works during the exhibition dates through Sept. 26. A closing reception is 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 in TAG. TAG is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and observes all UWF closures and holidays. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit uwf.edu/tag.
ECLECTIC FIDELITIES Artwork and performances celebrating women in the arts is on view through Dec. 13 at Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Building 15, 1000 College Blvd. Artists lectures and workshops are in November.
CELEBRATING 70: A HISTORY OF COLLECTING A new Pensacola Museum of Art exhibit runs through Sept. 29 featuring highlights of PMA's permanent collection at 407 S. Jefferson St. Details are available at pensacolamuseum.org.
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KINGS AND QUEENS OPEN MIC COMEDY
Try your hand at stand-up comedy or watch others perform 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Tuesdays at Sir Richard's Public House, 2719 Cervantes St. Details are at sirrichardslounge.com.
SILENT BOOK CLUB AT BODACIOUS Sundays are for quietly reading at Bodacious Bookstore & Café, 110 E. Intendencia St. Join the Silent Book Club 10-11 a.m. Sundays. Details are at facebook.com/bodaciousbookstore.
PENSACOLA ROSE SOCIETY Monthly
meetings are normally 6 p.m. the second Monday of the month at the Pensacola Garden Center, 1850 N. Ninth Ave. Visit pensacolarosesociety.org for more information.
BTB COMEDY Watch live standup comedy in open mic style 7 p.m. Mondays at Odd Colony, 260 N. Palafox. Follow BTB Comedy on Facebook for updates.
COMEDY SHOWCASE AT SUBCULTURE
BTB Comedy presents a comedy showcase the first Thursday monthly at Subculture Art Gallery, 701 N. V St. Follow facebook.com/pensacolasubculture for updates.
SCRIPTEASERS Join writers at Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St., for Scripteasers every month. Visit pensacolalittletheatre. com for details.
PALAFOX MARKET Enjoy Palafox Market 9
a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. The event features local farmers, artists and crafters on North and South Palafox Street at Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza and Plaza Ferdinand. For updates, visit facebook.com/ downtownpensacola.
CABARET DRAG SHOWCASE AT AMERICAN LEGION POST #193 Don't miss Cabaret Drag Showcase every second and fourth Saturday at the American Legion Post #193, 2708 N. 12th Ave. Doors open 8 p.m. Showtime is 10 p.m. For more information, contact show director Taize Sinclair-Santi at taizesinclairsanti@gmail.com.
SPIRITS OF SEVILLE QUARTER GHOST TOUR AND LUNCHEON Dine inside Pensacola's oldest and most haunted restaurant and investigate the spirits with actual paranormal equipment at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. Tickets are $12 and include a voucher toward Seville Quarter's menu. Tours are 11 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays and 2-4 p.m. Sundays. Make an appointment by calling (850) 941-4321.
AFTER
DARK: SEVILLE QUARTER GHOSTS, MURDER, MAYHEM AND MYSTERY TOUR AND DINNER After Dark Paranormal Investigation and Dinner happens inside one of Pensacola's most haunted restaurants with actual ghost-hunting equipment 6-8 p.m. Sundays. Listen as your guide weaves tales of ghosts, debauchery, murder, mayhem, paranormal activities, history and more related to Seville Quarter and downtown Historic Pensacola. After your ghost tour, enjoy dinner at Seville Quarter Palace Café, 130 E. Govern -
ment St. Reservations are required. Call (850) 941-4321. Tickets are available at pensacolaghostevents.com.
BODY, MIND,
SPIRIT MARKET
AT EVER'MAN Local vendors, artisans, holistic practitioners, speakers and more come together 10 a.m.-4 p.m. the first Saturday of the month at Ever'man Downtown, 315 W. Garden St. This is a free indoor and outdoor event with door prizes, entertainment and children's activities. For a vendor table, call (850) 941-4321 or go to empowermentschoolhouse.com.
FOOD + DRINKS
OKTOBERFEST AT O'RILEY'S Each location in the O'Riley's Irish Pub Network will hold a stein holding event to celebrate Oktoberfest. Each location has a different date and time for the event. The competition at O'Riley's Irish Pub Downtown is 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26. The competition at O'Riley's Uptown Tavern is 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26. The competition at Sir Richard's Public House is 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. The top prize for each location will be a limited edition 2024 Oktoberfest stein. The event is open to people of 21 years of age and older. Visit orileyspub.com for details.
CRAFTS AND DRAFTS The class is Thursday, Sept. 26 at Gary's Brewery, 208 Newman Ave. Both nights are mosaic crafts. Cost is $40$65. Tickets and information are at facebook. com/garysbrew.
CULTURES COOK: ETHIOPIAN CUISINE
Cooking class is 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 at Pensacola Cooks, 4051 Barrancas St. Cost is $60 per student. Details are at facebook.com/pensacolacooks.
BAKING FUN-DA-MENTALS Cooking class is 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at Pensacola Cooks, 4051 Barrancas St. Cost is $60 per student. Details are at facebook.com/pensacolacooks.
PARTNER POP-UP: LUTHER'S TOUCH
OF HEAVEN SUNDAY DINNER Special dinner event is 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 at Pensacola Cooks, 4051 Barrancas St. Details are at facebook.com/pensacolacooks.
PERFECT PLAIN OKTOBERFEST Boot chugging contest, live music, stein hoisting and more is 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 at Perfect Plain, 50 E. Garden St. Details are at facebook.com/ perfectplainbrewingco.
ATLAS BEVERAGE CLASS The next Atlas Beverage Class is 5 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 at 600 S. Barracks St. Cost is $30 a person and includes samples of beer along with appetizers, and features dark and dessert beers. RSVP is required. Make yours by calling (850) 287-0200 or emailing taylor@goodgrits.com.
PUB & PARTY TOUR Five Fags Trolley Co. hosts this hop-on/hop-off tour of the favorite bars in downtown Pensacola. Dates are through Dec. 31. For tickets and information, visit pensacolawinterfest.org/pub-and-party-trolley-in-downtown-pensacola.
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MEN'S NIGHT AT WISTERIA From 3 p.m. to close Mondays, guys can play free darts and enjoy $6 craft tallboys. There are more than 150 craft beers to choose from. Wisteria is located at 3803 N. 12th Ave. Visit wisteriatavern.com for details.
FIGHTER GAME NIGHT AT O'RILEY'S Gamers unite 5 p.m.-close Mondays at O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox St. Visit orileyspub.com for details.
SIN NIGHT AT O'RILEY'S SIN Night is 11 p.m. to close Mondays at O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox St. Visit orileyspub.com for details.
TRIVIA NIGHT AND SIN Trivia is 9-10:30 p.m. Mondays, and SIN is 11 p.m.-3 a.m. at Mugs and Jugs, 12080 Scenic Highway. Visit mugsjugsbar. com for details.
BINGO NIGHT AT CALVERT'S IN THE HEIGHTS Play a game (or two) of Bingo 6-8 p.m. Mondays at Calvert's in the Heights, 670 Scenic Highway. For more information, visit calvertsintheheights.com.
DOUBLE MONDAYS AND SIN NIGHT
Enjoy Double Mondays 8 p.m. to midnight and SIN Night 11 p.m. to close at O'Riley's Tavern, 3728 Creighton Road. Details are at orileystavern.com.
75 CENT OYSTERS AT ATLAS Enjoy 75-cent oysters 5-9 p.m. Tuesdays at Atlas Oyster House,
600 S. Barracks St. For more information, visit greatsouthernrestaurants.com.
MUSIC BINGO Test your music knowledge 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays at Wisteria, 3808 N. 12th Ave. Take part in half-price bottles of wine and $5 canned cocktails. Visit wisteriatavern.com for details.
POKER NIGHT AND BINGO AT O'RILEY'S
Visit O'Riley's Irish Pub for poker at 6:30 p.m. and bar bingo 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays at 321 S. Palafox St. Visit orileyspub.com for details.
LUNCH AT THE DISTRICT The District Steakhouse, 130 E. Government St., is open for special lunch seatings the third Friday of the month. Enjoy a $5 martini or house wine. Seatings are 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Reservations are accepted but not necessary. Details are available at districtsteaks.com.
DOLLAR NIGHT Enjoy Dollar Night 8 p.m.-midnight Tuesdays, at Mugs and Jugs, 12080 Scenic Highway. Visit mugsjugsbar.com for details.
SECOND TUESDAY THEMED TRIVIA Visit
Perfect Plain Brewing Co. for themed trivia nights 7-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at 50 E. Garden St. Visit facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco for details.
DOLLAR NIGHT AT O'RILEY'S Dollar Night is 8 p.m. to midnight Wednesdays at O'Riley's Tavern, 3728 Creighton Road. Details are at orileystavern.com.
TRIVIA AT O'RILEY'S Test your trivia knowledge 8-10 p.m. Wednesdays at O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox St. Visit orileyspub.com for details.
SIN NIGHT AND KARAOKE Karaoke is 9 p.m.-
1 a.m. and SIN specials are 11 p.m.-3 a.m. at Mugs & Jugs, 12080 Scenic Highway. Visit mugsjugsbar. com for details.
TRIVIA AT CALVERT'S IN THE HEIGHTS
Take part in trivia nights 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays at Calvert's in the Heights, 670 Scenic Highway. For more information, visit calvertsintheheights.com.
SIPPIN' IN SUNDRESSES LADIES' NIGHT
AT FELIX'S Pop-up shops, pink drink specials and live music is 5-8 p.m. Thursdays at Felix's Restaurant and Oyster Bar, 400 Quietwater Beach Drive.
PITCHERS AND TAVERN TRIVIA Get deals on pitchers 8 p.m. to midnight at O'Riley's Tavern. Trivia is 9 -11 p.m. Thursdays at 3728 Creighton Road. Visit orileystavern.com for details.
DOLLAR NIGHT AT O'RILEY'S Dollar Night
with a DJ starts 8 p.m. Thursdays at O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox St. Visit orileyspub.com for details.
TRIVIA UNDER THE TREES Trivia is 6 p.m. Thursdays at Wisteria Tavern, 3808 N. 12th Ave. Visit wisteriatavern.com for details.
THURSDAY BIERGARTEN TRIVIA NIGHT
Gary's Brewery Trivia Night is back by popular demand 7-9 p.m. Thursdays at 208 Newman Ave. Test your trivia skills with a glass of beer or wine. Arrive early to grab a spot. For more information, visit facebook.com/garysbrew.
TRIVIA AT SIR RICHARD'S Flex your trivia knowledge 8-10 p.m. Fridays at Sir Richard's Public House, 2719 E. Cervantes St. Visit sirrichardslounge.com for details.
POKER NIGHT AT SIR RICHARD'S Poker Night is 6 p.m. Saturdays at Sir Richard's Public House, 2719 E Cervantes St. Visit sirrichardslounge.com for details.
WEEKLY SATURDAY BRUNCH Brunch is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays at O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox St. Visit orileyspub.com for details.
SHAMROCK SATURDAY Shamrock Saturday is 9 p.m. Saturdays at O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox St. Visit orileyspub.com for details.
FREE POOL AND BAR BINGO AT O'RILEY'S TAVERN Enjoy free pool all day and play bar bingo 9-11 p.m. Sundays at O'Riley's Tavern, 3728 Creighton Road. Details are at orileystavern.com.
SUNDAY BRUNCH AT CAFÉ SINGLE FIN
Partake in brunch specials, full café menu, espressos and bottomless mimosas until 1 p.m. Sundays at Café Single Fin, 380 N. Ninth Ave.
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Live music begins at 10 a.m. Visit cafesinglefin. com for details.
SUNDAY BRUNCH AND KARAOKE O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox St., hosts brunch 10 a.m.2 p.m. Sundays. Karaoke begins at 8 p.m. Visit orileyspub.com for details.
SUNDAY BRUNCH AT ATLAS OYSTER HOUSE Sunday Brunch is 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays at Atlas Oyster House, 600 S. Barracks St. View menus at atlasoysterhouse.com.
LIVE MUSIC
BANDS ON THE BEACH Weekly concert series is 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays at Gulfside Pavilion on Pensacola Beach. Oct. 1 is Blind Mullets Band, and Oct. 8 is Knee Deep Band. For details, visit visitpensacolabeach.com/whats-happeningbands-on-beach.
PENSACOLA BEACH SONGWRITER'S FESTIVAL Pensacola Beach Songwriter's Festival returns Oct. 1-6 with 127 songwriters performing at 21 venues on Pensacola Beach and downtown Pensacola. Details are at pensacolabeachsongwritersfestival.com.
HERAKLEION, HEMOLACRIA, HEMLOCK Show is 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 at The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. Tickets are available at thehandlebar850.com.
PALMMEADOW, COLOR THE VOID, THE NOVA, TUFFALO AND THE TREEWALKERS Show is 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 at The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. Cost is $10. Details are at thehandlebar850.com.
UNITY MUSICAL SHOWCASE All-day music showcase is noon Saturday, Sept. 28 at Belmont & Devilliers Cultural Heritage Museum, 500 W. Belmont S. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
THIS SATURDAY, SICK ROOM, DEAD DEVILS, ELIZA GRACE Show is 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. Cost is $15. Details are at thehandlebar850.com.
CLUB 90S PRESENTS CHARLI XCX NIGHT Event begins 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox St. Details are at vinylmusichall.com.
HEAVY//HITTER Show is 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 at Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox St. Details are at vinylmusichall.com.
GOATWHORE, VITRIOL, NECROFIER, INFERNEM Show is 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30 at The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. Details are at thehandlebar850.com.
CASKETS Show is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 at Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox St. Details are at vinylmusichall.com.
STRFKR Show is 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 at Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox St. Details are at vinylmusichall.com.
RADIOLIVE The next RadioLive is 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 at the Musuem of Commerce,
201 Zaragoza, with Luke Bulla, Cristina Vane and Taylor Grace. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at radiolive.org.
TROMBONE SHORTY Show is 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 at Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox St. Details are at vinylmusichall.com.
MR. GNOME, EGO DEATH, MID EVIL TIMES, BANGARANG PETER Show is 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 at The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. Tickets are $12-18. Details are at thehandlebar850.com.
STUDIOAMPED The 15th Season of StudioAmped kicks off 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 with three artists from the Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival: Lauren Mascitti, Jim McCormick and CJ Solar. Other dates include: Bangarang Peter on Tuesday, Oct. 8; Civilized Natives on Thursday, Oct. 10; Johnny Hayes & The Alabama Fire on Monday, Oct. 14; Jordan Chase on Wednesday, Oct. 16; and Justin Jeansonne on Friday, Oct. 18. All shows begin 7 p.m. with free admission. Shows will be at the Jean & Paul Amos Theatre, 1000 College Blvd. For more information, visit wsre.org/events.
CARPOOL: ULTIMATE CARS COVER BAND
Show is 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox St. Details are at vinylmusichall.com.
THE JINS, OLIVE VOX, FEED LEMON Show is 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. Tickets are $15. Details are at thehandlebar850.com.
DANIEL DONATO'S COSMIC COUNTRY
Show is 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 at The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. Tickets are $25-$30. Details are at thehandlebar850.com.
DEMON HUNTER Show is 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 at Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox St. Details are at vinylmusichall.com.
LIVE MUSIC AT FIVE SISTERS Enjoy live music at Five Sisters, located at 421 W. Belmont St. •Charlie & the Hammerheads 6-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27
•Glen Parker Band 6-10 p.m. Saturdays •Curt Bol Quintet 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays
PENSACOLA PICK NIGHT AT ODD
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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 26
ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): Here comes the hating and mating season. I want to help you minimize the "hating" part and maximize the "mating" part, so I will offer useful suggestions. 1. To the degree that you can, dissolve grudges and declare amnesty for intimate allies who have bugged you. 2. Ask your partners to help you manage your fears; do the same for them. 3. Propose to your collaborators that you come up with partial solutions to complicated dilemmas. 4. Do a ritual in which you and a beloved cohort praise each other for five minutes. 5. Let go of wishes that your companions would be more like how you want them to be.
TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): Many fairy tales tell of protagonists who are assigned seemingly impossible missions. Perhaps they must carry water in a sieve or find "fire wrapped in paper" or sort a heap of wheat, barley, poppyseed, chickpeas and lentils into five separate piles. Invariably, the star of the story succeeds, usually because they exploit some loophole, get unexpected help or find a solution simply because they didn't realize the task was supposedly impossible. I bring this up, Taurus, because I suspect you will soon be like one of those fairy-tale champions. Here's a tip: They often get unexpected help because they have previously displayed kindness toward strangers or low-status characters. Their unselfishness attracts acts of grace into their lives.
Let go of wishes that your companions would be more like how you want them to be.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): You are in a phase with great potential for complex, unforeseen fun. To celebrate, I'm offering descriptions of your possible superpowers. 1. The best haggler ever. 2. Smoother of wrinkles and closer of gaps. 3. Laugher in overly solemn moments. 4. Unpredictability expert. 5. Resourceful summoner of allies. 6. Crafty truth-teller who sometimes bends the truth to enrich sterile facts. 7. Riddle wrestler and
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conundrum connoisseur. 8. Lubricant for those who are stuck. 9. Creative destroyer of useless nonsense. 10. Master of good trickery. 11. Healer of unrecognized and unacknowledged illnesses.
CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): Tanzanite is a rare blue and violet gemstone available in just one place on earth: a five-square-mile region of Tanzania. It was discovered in 1967 and mined intensively for a few years. Geologists believed it was all tapped out. But in 2020, a self-employed digger named Saniniu Laizer located two huge new pieces of tanzanite worth $3.4 million. Later, he uncovered another chunk valued at $2 million. I see you as having resemblances to Laizer in the coming weeks. In my visions of your destiny, you will tap into resources others have not been able to unearth. Or you will find treasure that has been invisible to everyone else.
LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): Marathon foot races are regularly held worldwide. Their official length is 26.2 miles. Even fast runners with great stamina can't finish in less than two hours. There's a downside to engaging in this herculean effort: Runners lose up to 6% of their brain volume during a race, and their valuable gray matter isn't fully reconstituted for eight months. Now here's my radical prophecy for you, Leo. Unless you run in a marathon sometime soon, your brain may gain in volume during the coming weeks. At the very least, your intelligence will be operating at peak levels. It will be a good time to make key decisions.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): Is there a greater waste of land than golf courses? They are typically over 150 acres in size and require huge amounts of water to maintain. Their construction may destroy precious wetlands, and their vast tracts of grass are doused with chemical pesticides. Yet there are only 67 million golfers in the world. Less than 1% of the population plays the sport. Let's use the metaphor of the golf course as we analyze your life. Are there equivalents of this questionable use of resources and space? Now is a favorable time to downsize irrelevant, misused and unproductive elements. Reevaluate how you use your space and resources.
LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): On the morning of Jan. 27, 1970, Libran songwriter John Lennon woke up with an idea for a new song. He spent
an hour perfecting the lyrics and composing the music on a piano. Then he phoned his producer and several musicians, including George Harrison, and arranged for them to meet him at a recording studio later that day. By Feb. 6, the song "Instant Karma!" was playing on the radio. It soon sold over a million copies. Was it the fastest time ever for a song to go from a seed idea to a successful release? Probably. I envision a similar process in your life, Libra. You are in a prime position to manifest your good ideas quickly, efficiently and effectively.
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SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): You have passed the test of the first threshold. Congratulations, Scorpio. Give yourself a kiss. Fling yourself a compliment. Then begin your preparations for the riddles you will encounter at the second threshold. To succeed, you must be extra tender and ingenious. You can do it! There will be one more challenge, as well: the third threshold. I'm confident you will glide through that trial not just unscathed but also healed. Here's a tip from the Greek philosopher Heraclitus: "Those who do not expect the unexpected will not find it."
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): What development are you so ready for that you're almost too ready? What transformation have you been preparing for so earnestly that you're on the verge of being overprepared? What lesson are you so ripe and eager to learn that you may be anxiously interfering with its full arrival? If any of the situations I just described are applicable to you, Sagittarius, I have good news. There will be no further postponements. The time has finally arrived to embrace what you have been anticipating.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): Capricorn screenwriter and TV producer Shonda Rhimes has had a spectacular career. Her company Shondaland has produced 11 prime-time TV
shows, including "Grey's Anatomy" and "Bridgerton." She's in the Television Hall of Fame, is one of the wealthiest women in America and has won a Golden Globe award. As you enter a phase when your ambitions are likely to shine extra brightly, I offer you two of her quotes. 1. "I realized a simple truth: that success, fame and having all my dreams come true would not fix or improve me. It wasn't an instant potion for personal growth." 2. "Happiness comes from living as your inner voice tells you to. Happiness comes from being who you actually are instead of who you think you are supposed to be."
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): I have performed in many poetry readings. Some have been in libraries, auditoriums, cafes and bookstores, but others have been in unexpected places: a laundromat, bus station, Walmart, grocery store and an alley behind a thrift store. Both types of locations have been enjoyable. But the latter kind often brings the most raucous and engaging audiences, which I love. According to my analysis, you might generate luck and fun for yourself in the coming weeks by experimenting with non-typical scenarios—akin to me declaiming an epic poem on a street corner or parking lot. Brainstorm about doing what you do best in novel situations.
PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): I have two related oracles for you. 1. During the unfoldment of your mysterious destiny, you have had several homecomings that have moved you and galvanized you beyond what you imagined possible. Are you ready for another homecoming that's as moving and galvanizing as those that have come before? 2. During your long life, you have gathered amazing wisdom by dealing with your pain. Are you now prepared to gather a fresh batch of wisdom by dealing with pleasure and joy?
HERE'S THE HOMEWORK: Maybe it's time to fix a seemingly unfixable discomfort. Do it! {in}
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news of the weird
AWESOME! Poor Crumbs. The now-famous corpulent cat, named for his ability to eat, was found in early September in the basement of a hospital in Perm, Russia, the New York Post reported, where the staff had given him a steady diet of cookies and soup. When he was discovered, he weighed more than 37 pounds—about three times the average size for a cat—and was unable to support his weight to walk. Crumbs (or Kroshik, in Russian) was moved to the Matroskin Shelter, where workers put him on a strict diet and exercise regimen—apparently not his cup of tea, as he tried to escape on Sept. 11. Rehab expert Ekaterina Bedakova said Crumbs was "extremely displeased" when, during his escape attempt, he got himself stuck in a shoe rack and couldn't get out. But she was enthused about his effort because it demonstrated that he's a "very active guy."
PRECOCIOUS A family in Bedford, Ohio, reported their Nissan Rogue and their 8-year-old daughter missing around 9 a.m. on Sept. 15, the Associated Press reported. Police learned that witnesses had seen a small child driving nearby, but it wasn't until they checked the parking lot at Target, about 13 miles away, that they discovered the car. The girl was inside the store; she told officers that she had hit a mailbox during her journey, but otherwise it went fine. Authorities were weighing whether any charges would be filed.
NEWS YOU CAN USE In Japan, the number of people aged 100 or older has hit a new record—95,119, AFP reported on Sept. 17. Most of the centenarians are women, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications noted. The world's oldest person, Tomiko Itooka of western Japan, is 116. Japan's oldest man, Kiyotaka Mizuno, 110, told local media that he has "no idea at all about what's the secret to my long life."
•About 40 feet off the coast of Miami Beach, the world's first underwater cemetery is already home to about 1,500 "placements," ClickOrlando reported on Sept. 17. The Neptune Memorial Reef's community resource director, Michael Tabers, said the area had already been designated for an artificial reef when "a group of businessmen in the area ... had the idea." The reef was built "from an artist conception of the Lost City of Atlantis"; customers' cremains are mixed with water and then formed into road columns, archways or depictions of local sea life, such as starfish or seashells. Then the coral grows around them. "We have sea turtle placements; those are some of our more popular ones," Taber said. The reef has already been extended once, but when it fills up, "we will launch the next phase," he said. Coral reef conservation activists are thrilled; the reef provides hard surfaces that help coral to thrive. And loved ones can also dive to visit their family members' resting places.
POLICE REPORT Javaughn J. Owens, 23, was charged with first-degree attempted murder
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after he got into a dispute over a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on Sept. 15, the DeKalb County Daily Chronicle reported. A witness told DeKalb police that Owens and another man argued about the victim "not cleaning up after themselves," whereupon Owens swung a butter knife and struck the other man. The victim was seen at a local hospital but had to be transported to Chicago for further treatment of a punctured intestine. He said he believed "100%" that Owens would kill him. Owens faces up to 60 years in prison.
INEXPLICABLE Beaches along the Atlantic Ocean in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia were closed to swimmers by authorities on Sept. 15 after mysterious medical waste started washing up, The New York Times reported. The trash included syringes and needles, used feminine hygiene products and plastic cigar tips. "We currently have no idea where it came from and will not be speculating about a source," said the National Park Service office at Assateague Island National Seashore. They were unsure how long beaches would remain closed. "We recommend wearing shoes on the beach and avoiding the ocean entirely," warned Joe Theobald, director of Emergency Services in Ocean City, Maryland.
THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS Vacaville, California, resident Ken Wilson is VERY careful about his consumption of electricity. "I was being very vigilant on this," he told KMAX-TV. "Every day that I go to work, I turn the breakers off." He also purchased a device that tells him how many watts of energy his appliances use. But recently he noticed that his bill was higher than normal. Wilson has lived in an apartment, unit 91 of his building, for 18 years. After Wilson called PG&E to come out and check his meter on Sept. 10, he discovered he's been paying for unit 90's electricity usage for years. PG&E admitted the mix-up and said it is "fully committed to rectifying the situation." Wilson said he hopes the story can help others with similar problems.
POLITICS, AM I RIGHT? As candidates for mayor in Sao Paulo, Brazil, took to the stage for a televised debate on Sept. 15, Pablo Marcal referred to allegations of sexual misconduct against his rival, Jose Luiz Datena, the Associated Press reported. In response, Datena picked up a metal chair and approached Marcal's podium, then slammed the chair into Marcal's side. The moderator cut to commercials, and later the debate resumed without Marcal, who was rushed to a hospital with a fractured rib cage. Marcal portrayed the event as "attempted homicide," while Datena admitted his mistake but said he didn't regret it "at all." {in}
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