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ASHTON HAYWARD The “Egg McMuffin of Mayors” skipped the MLK breakfast held annually on the Saturday before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. A year ago, he committed to being a regular at the event in gratitude to the community that elected him Pensacola’s mayor. Whether he received a written invitation or not, Mayor Hayward should have fulfilled his commitment.

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Larry Butler was a kind man. He was Pensacola’s music icon.

In 1975 , he won a Grammy for cowriting the B.J. Thomas hit “(Hey, Won’t You Play Another) Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song.’’ Four years later, he beat out Quincy Jones to win a second as Producer of the Year for his work with Kenny Rogers and Johnny Cash.

When Hurricane Ivan devastated this area, Larry called upon friends Kenny Rogers and Willie Nelson and produced sold-out concerts to support rebuilding efforts.

But most of all, Larry Butler was a kind man. For 18 months, Larry and I worked together at News Radio 1620AM. We shared the same producer, Sena Maddison. Larry had the two hours before my “IN Your Head Radio” aired.

Larry was a master storyteller. On slow days, I would come in early and coax LB into staying a few extra minutes so I could interview him about his friend Johnny Cash.

One of my favorites was about “the brick.” A historic Nashville hotel was torn down and Larry had gotten one of its bricks. Johnny borrowed Larry’s Cadillac and got so tired of this brick sliding all over

the floor that he threw it out the window.

When he learned how rare and important the brick was to Larry, Cash spent weeks searching for a replacement. Johnny never did get one, but he did find the Butler Brick Company and gave Larry a “Butler” brick.

I asked Larry about Joaquin Phoenix’s performance of Johnny Cash in the movie “Walk the Line.”

Larry said that the actor did such a great job that he felt like Phoenix was channeling Cash. Then Larry leaned into me and whispered, “You know that big lake in the movie, the one that John’s house was on? There must be about 30 black phones at the bottom of it. Every time John got mad, he’d yank the phone off its cord and chuck it out into the lake.”

I also loved to hear Larry laugh. It started as a chuckle and his eyes lit up as he let out his great laugh.

Larry had several health issues. Once he had to wear an eye patch to the studio for a few days. I bought matching eye patches for Sena and me so we could all do the show from the same perspective. I still can hear his laugh from that day.

Larry Butler was a kind man. I will miss him, his stories … and his laugh. {in} rick@inweekly.net

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A Peek in the Petri Dish

After visiting Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana in the fall, the federal GuLF STUDY team headed south again this month for a round of meetings in Florida. Dr. Dale Sandler discussed possible oil spill health impacts with clean-up workers during a Jan. 18 community meeting in Gulf Breeze. / photo by Jeremy Morrison

Federal Study Visits Florida, Explores Oil Spill Health Impacts

By Jeremy Morrison He isn’t just dealing with a mysterious cough or unexplainable skin irritations. Orvind Johnson doesn’t have to wonder if his time spent cleaning up the 2010 oil spill carried negative health implications. He’s sure of it.

“See, I lost my toe from BP,” Johnson explained, following a Jan. 18 community meeting concerning possible health effects of the spill.

Like many Gulf Coast residents, the man had immersed himself in clean-up operations. Johnson worked for P2S—a clean-up contractor with BP—and was stationed at Fort Pickens on Pensacola Beach.

When Johnson talked about his lost toe, he used his thumb as a visual reference. He explained how workers were required to routinely switch out their oiled rubber boots for a clean pair.

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During this process—on a tarp on a windy stretch of beach—oily sand gathered in Johnson’s boot and proceeded to grind out a wound that would eventually send the worker to a hyperbaric chamber to allow for healing.

A lost toe is easy to grasp. Most health complaints emanating from the spill-worker community are less tangible, and perhaps due to that, more disturbing.

“I’m breathing hard,” said Charles Everhart. “I’ve never had any health issues. I was totally ignorant about what it might be related to.”

Everhart also worked locally for P2S— “My job was basically policing the beach, picking up tarballs”—and now complains of ailments both physical and mental. He can’t breathe as easy and his vision keeps playing tricks on him.

“When I look at a white wall,” Everhart said, “I can see things crawling around.”

In an effort to get a handle on the possible health ramifications of the oil spill, the federal government is conducting a longterm regional health study. The GuLF STUDY team—having already made the rounds in other Gulf Coast states—made its way to Florida this week.

Dr. Dale Sandler, head of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Epidemiology Branch, is directing the study.

She was encouraged by the large turnout at the meeting in Gulf Breeze.

“Well, this is great,” Sandler said, after asking spill workers to raise their hands.

“This is better than usual.”

Sandler’s team is looking to sign up 55,000 participants for the study. After an initial telephone interview, there will be a home visit and collection of biological samples—blood, urine, hair, toenails, house dust—before a series of follow-up meetings over the next 10 years.

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EDATE When Florida voters go to

the polls Jan. 31, they will be asked to make a decision on EDATE. But, what exactly is this acronym?

“When you grab someone off the street and say ‘EDATE,’ they may be thinking you’re talking about internet dating,” said Bruce Vredenburg. “And that’s not the case.”

As chairman of the New Jobs Now! political action committee, Vredenburg is doing his best to educate people about EDATE, or the Escambia County Ad Valorem Tax Exemption referendum.

“It’s about bringing new jobs,” he explained. “About creating and keeping jobs.”

EDATE allows for county officials to grant businesses moving to their area—or expanding in the area—a pass on property taxes. Businesses are still required to pay taxes associated with the school district, Northwest Florida Water Management District and the city of Pensacola.

EDATE first arrived on the scene in the early 1990s. It has been renewed every 10 years, with the current term ending in December 2012. If voters again renew EDATE, it will go until 2022.

If granted an EDATE exemption, a business will be responsible for paying the county ad valorem tax once its predetermined EDATE period has expired. The business may only apply for another EDATE exemption if it is expanding, and it may only receive the new exemption on the expansion.

Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver said the county isn’t really losing out on tax revenues through EDATE. “It’s a revenue that one would argue that we’d never get,” Oliver said. {in}

Y O G A CENTER

Workers also asked why they had not been provided more safety gear. One man recalled how his crew wasn’t provided with any respirators.

“We’re sitting there breathing it in,” the man remembered. “They said, ‘it’s fine, it’s fine, it’s fine.’”

“Very bad idea for them to respond that way,” Sandler said. “It’s an important question ... it was really hot ... I know there are concerns that people were not allowed to wear respirators.”

The doctor told those gathered for the meeting that she understood their concerns, and that she empathized with them and the decisions they had made. Earlier, at the emergency operation’s center, she had noted how the team was finding that many of the workers were “chronically out of work.”

“Sometimes people make choices—‘I need the money and I’ll worry about the exposure later,’” she told the workers gathered at the Methodist church.

Sandler said that her team was not sure what exactly to expect. Some things they will be looking for include an increase in asthma cases, difficulty breathing or other lingering respiratory problems.

The team will also be looking to see what effects certain components of the oil or chemical dispersants used during clean-up might have on people’s mental state.

“Whether that means people are going to have memory problems two years from now, we don’t know,” Sandler said.

Following the meeting, Johnson said that he’s already experiencing problems beyond his missing toe.

“Oh yeah,” he said. “It’s vision, it’s memory loss.”

Everhart said he was glad the government was conducting a study into the issue of health impact following the 2010 oil spill.

“It’s going to give us an idea about what’s going on,” he said.

During her meeting with local officials, Dr. Sandler had noted the same. Out of 40 major oil spills, only eight health-effect studies had been conducted—and none with any meaningful long-term followup work. The GuLF STUDY, the doctor explained, aimed to provide an expansive resource on the region’s post-spill health.

“We recognize that there really was a gap in our understanding about what happens,” Sander told the officials, stressing the importance of the study. “We want this to be a national treasure.” {in} for expanded news story visit inweekly.net

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Earlier in the day, Sandler had broken down the current numbers for local government and health officials. Of the more than 64,000 workers it has attempted to reach, the team has made contact with 11, 446. Almost 10,000 have completed the phone interview, but less than 7,000 were eligible for a home visit. Just over 4,300 have agreed to a visit.

“We’ve still got a long way to go,” Sandler had noted just prior to heading down to the Florida meetings. “We’ve set this ambitious goal for ourselves.”

Some local clean-up workers were interested in what the health impacts of the chemical dispersants might be. Others wondered about toxicity levels in their blood.

“That’s actually an important question—the toxicity levels,” Sandler said, explaining the study would not be pursuing that angle.

“There’s a scientific reason for that. The chemicals that we measure in your blood only tell us what you were exposed to yesterday, not what you were exposed to during the spill.”

One man asked if the study would be interested in looking into his toxicity levels, which he had measured during the cleanup efforts.

“I had mine done during the peak,” he told the doctor, “because I was out every day for six months.”

“That would be very useful to us,” Sandler said.

Spill workers at the Gulf Breeze meeting pointed out that contractors had routinely collected physical information from them on site. Sandler said that much of that information has been filed in a “central warehouse” that the U.S. Coast Guard is overseeing.

“Not systematically—they were dumped in boxes,” she explained. “My team has been trying to get that information.”

Someone in attendance suggested the reports had probably been shredded.

A couple of others bristled at the Coast Guard’s involvement.

“You may think in the shredder,” Sandler assured, “but there are lots of pieces of paper in these boxes in this warehouse.”

“You know the Coast Guard was working for BP?” Johnson asked Sandler.

“I don’t know that,” Sandler replied. “I think there was certainly tight control on information. Who was the tight control? I don’t know. I think the issue was you-don’twant-to-cause-a-panic.”

“We’re talking about the oil spill, not UFOs,” Johnson said.

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by IN Staff / photos by Samantha Crooke the IN has sought out nominations of individuals who work or live in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties and who are seen as the upcoming leaders in their professions and in the community. Each year, the number of nominees of talented men and women under the age of 35 has grown.

Over 160 nominations were received this time. Our panel selected the top 50, which we’ve published in this issue. Some are from long-established Pensacola families. Others have only lived here a few years. Each has a special love for this area and their stories show it.

WHY LIVE HERE

The lifeblood of a community is its crop of young leaders.

A community can hold on for a decade or so without developing new leaders, but eventually the parade of funerals, bankruptcies and indictments pile up. The void gradually becomes too cavernous to fill and the community dies.

The Independent News has been committed to recognizing, honoring and developing leaders for the past six years.

We teamed in 2006 with the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce to create the Pensacola Young Professionals. We provided input to the Better Pensacola Forum and helped recruit Mason-Dixon Polling and Research to do the first Quality of Life Survey.

In 2008, our newspaper began our Rising Stars program to honor the leaders in the under-35 crowd. Each year since, January 19, 2012

Buffi Barrineau Bailey, the director of interventional rehabilitation at Sacred Heart Hospital, was drawn to Pensacola because of vacations with her grandfather.

“My countless visits here with him took me all over the town. He was so passionate about this town that he lit a fire in me to love it, too, as well as everything it had to offer,” Bailey tells the IN. “I have vivid memories of always driving down Scenic Highway, eating doughnuts at the ‘old’ Krispy Kreme, the Coffee Cup, going to Joe Patti’s and picking blueberries in Barrineau Park. It was always so exciting. How could I have not wanted this for my kids?”

For Carey King, the PRC coordinator for Studer Group who grew up in Birmingham, this area earned a special place in her heart during many family vacations on Pensacola Beach.

“Now that I have lived here for five years,” says King. “I have found there to be so much more to love than the beach, such as the art and seafood festivals, gallery nights, great restaurants and fundraisers sponsored by our local non-profit organizations.”

David Tuyo, the chief financial officer and interim president/CEO of Pen Air Federal Credit Union, has had two stints in Pensacola. For him, it’s the people that set this community apart.

“In my professional career, our family has lived in three states, moving 10 times.

The sense of community and creating something greater than ourselves is seen throughout the area,” says Tuyo. “ Whether it is the Studer Group, Baptist Hospital, Sacred Heart, the countless volunteer hours, the numerous nonprofits which garner outstanding support, the military, Pen Air or just taking time to have a conversation as you check out at the grocery store – that quality makes this community special.”

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

Every Quality of Life Survey has found economic development and job creation as the top concerns for the City of Pensacola and all of Escambia County. The Rising Stars have also consistently ranked them at the head of their priorities. They see their peers leaving for more promising futures elsewhere or staying here and settling for jobs below their skill and education levels.

They want to stop the “brain drain.”

Ed Banacia, Jr., the owner of Play, wants to see the employment in the higher education sector of our labor force improve over the next five years.

“For Pensacola to retain its brightest minds,” says Banacia, “we must attract industries that will employ those with higher education qualifications.”

His fellow Rising Stars agree. Meagan Enderson, director of social media for Jewelers Trade Shop, laments that the opportunity for college graduates from our area to return is limited.

“Jobs are more abundant and often yield higher salaries in other cities,” says Enderson. “It is imperative for Pensacola to actively find ways to bring jobs to the area that not only benefit the current population, but recent college graduates as well.”

Christopher Paulos, an attorney with the Levin Papantonio law firm, wants to see over the next five years more economic development initiatives that support sustainable job growth, provide for long-term residency in the area and result in consistent, yet reasonable, growth of the community.

“I would want this increasing population to be able to find the creative, professional and educational opportunities that are necessary to instill a communal sense of pride and value,” says Paulos, “such that Pensacola’s best and brightest do not migrate elsewhere in order to fulfill these needs.”

WHAT’S NEXT

Each year, we challenge the Risng Stars to live up to the honor. However, the ones needing to be challenged are us. The first decade of this century was disastrous for this area. Our shortcomings became exposed and our leaders avoided dealing with them.

These Rising Stars are talented and have a passion for making this community shine. Our role is to help them build a greater Pensacola area that meets their expectations. They have plenty of energy, drive and determination, but they won’t succeed without support. {in}

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1. Job creation 2. Education 3. Affordable housing 4. Crime 5. Poverty 6. Environment 7. Vibrant downtown 8. Consolidation of government 9. Arts & entertainment 10. Transportation

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1. Attracting jobs and economic development 2. Education 3. Job creation 4. Arts & entertainment 5. Affordable housing 6. Healthcare for uninsured

2010 RISING STARS

1. Attracting jobs and economic development 2. Education 3. Environment 4. Arts & entertainment 5. Affordable housing 6. Healthcare for uninsured

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1. Attracting jobs and economic development 2. Education 3. Environment 4. Affordable housing 5. Healthcare for uninsured 6. Arts and entertainment

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1. Attracting jobs and economic development 2. Education 3. Healthcare for uninsured 4. Environment 5. Affordable housing 6 . Size and struc ture of local government

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2012 Rising Stars BUFFI BARRINEAU BAILEY, 32

Director of Interventional Rehabilitation, Sacred Heart Hospital; Adjunct Professor, Pensacola State College Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards: 2012 LeaP Day Chair, Healthcare, Education, and Technology; Leadership Pensacola 2011; Sacred Heart Hospital Caduceus Society; Habitat for Humanity, American Heart Association, and American Cancer Society; Episcopal Day School, Safety Committee; Sacred Heart Hospital, Nurse Manager of the Year (2010); Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society; Gaietes des Femmes; Mystic Maids; Daisy Dukes (2008-2011); Pensacola Young Professionals Local mentor or role model: Susan Schmidt. From her influence, I believe that I’m driven to identify the things that are most important to me and make them a priority and success, while keeping my family a top priority.

What’s your thing about Pensacola: You would think this to be a simple answer, but for me it’s just in my heart and soul. I have always had a connection to Pensacola, through my Grandfather Barrineau.

BRYAN BALL, 31

DEBORAH BROUSSEAU, 31

Marketing Manager, IMS ExpertServices Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards: Pensacola Young Professionals; Pensacola Professional Development Institute; Waterfront Rescue Mission, Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen, United Way and Council on Aging Local mentor or role model: Mike Wein. He has taught me more about business and marketing than I learned in four years of college. He’s always willing to be a sounding board and help me figure things out on my own.

What’s your thing about Pensacola: The fresh local seafood. I love crawfish, shrimp and other gulf seafood—especially at the festivals.

Corporate Insurance Advisor, Fisher Brown Insurance Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards:

Baptist Health Care Corporation Board; Baptist Health Care Christian Emphasis Committee; Florida Marine Contractors Association Board; former Young Agent Council chairman, Florida Association Of Insurance Agents; Greater Pensacola Seminole Boosters Club Board, Pensacola Young Professionals Local mentor or role model: Buddy McCormick of Offshore Inland. He is one of the unsung heroes of Pensacola’s revitalization.

What’s your thing about Pensacola: As a native Pensacolian, I love many things about our town, but if I had to only choose one thing, it would have to be the people. It’s hard to find nicer people than here in Pensacola.

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Attorney, McDonald Fleming Moorhead

Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards:

Pensacola Young Professionals; Young Lawyers Division, Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association; Inns of Court Local mentor or role model:

Don Roe is my role model as a dedicated family man. Brigadier General Mike Ferguson, for his service to his community and country, is a role model for all of us.

What’s your thing about Pensacola: Despite the fact that the greater

Owner, Play Pensacola, Inc. Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards:

Florida Public Relations Association, Distinguished UWF Alumni Award Local mentor or role model: Rick Outzen. If I can’t list him,

it would be Eileen Perrigo, UWF professor.

What’s your thing about Pensacola: Potential, potential,

potential.

Pensacola area has continued to grow, it has retained its friendly, familyoriented, military-supporting, small-town character.

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Regional Director, Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards: Ex-Officio Appointee to the statewide Council on Homelessness Local mentor or role model: Liz Kuehn, MSW, Vice President, Organizational Excellence and Corporate Compliance, Covenant Hospice. Not only was Liz instrumental in bringing me to the area to work with Catholic Charities, she has been a true confidant and guiding force for me.

DANIEL L. BROXSON, 26

Engineer Intern II, Baskerville-Donovan, Inc. Local mentor or role model: Marie Young What’s your thing about Pensacola: Pensacola is vibrant and beautiful. From seeing downtown poking out of the trees to the view along Bayfront Parkway, my commute is like a vacation.

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What’s your thing about Pensacola: I love that Pensacola caters their local planning and activities for the benefit of the people who live here and not only tourism as other areas in Florida. I love going to great restaurants that are locally owned and events that celebrate Pensacola natives and their traditions. inweekly.net

2012 Rising Stars FARRON COUSINS, 28

Magazine Editor, The Trial Lawyer Magazine; Radio Producer, Ring of Fire Radio; Blogger, DeSmogBlog Professional/Community organizations/ Honors/Awards: MENSA; cited in TIME.com’s list of Top 25 Blogs of 2011; listed in TreeHugger. com’s “Best Writing on The BP Oil Spill” in 2011 Local mentor or role model: Everyone that has helped push me to become a better person, professionally and personally.

What’s your thing about Pensacola: There’s never a shortage of people to argue politics, even when they lack the facts.

LEE ELEBASH, 34

Attorney, Beggs & Lane, RLLP Professional/Community organizations/ Honors/Awards: Leadership Pensacola, United Ministries Board of Directors Local mentor or role model: Carolyn Appleyard What’s your thing about Pensacola: There has never been a better time to live here.

Downtown Pensacola looks better than ever, we still have the world’s whitest beaches, more young people want to move here and a DoubleA baseball arrives in two months. We are not without problems, but we have assets that make this a very attractive city to live and work.

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Matthew A. Bush Matt is a native of Pensacola and an associate with McDonald Fleming Moorhead. His primary areas of practice are construction law, business litigation and real estate litigation. Prior to entering the

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Local mentor or role model: DeeDee

Davis and Ashton Hayward What’s your thing about Pensacola:

Downtown Pensacola! It has such a historically rich, culturally diverse atmosphere. It is my hope that with the help of current developments like the Maritime Park, downtown Pensacola will continue to grow and evolve into not only a “hot attraction” for locals but Pensacola area visitors as well.

JEFF GADDY, 29

Assistant State Attorney, Special Prosecutor— Gangs and Guns, State Attorney’s Office Professional/Community organizations/ Honors/Awards: Hillcrest Baptist Church What’s your thing about Pensacola: The

beach and the seafood.

We are proud to see Matt recognized for his talents and passion for making our community a better place.

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2012 Rising Stars JARED GRANGER, 25

Graphic Design+Art Director+Creative Dyn-o-mite, idgroup Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards: Published in iheartlogos Vol. 2, LogoLounge Vol. 7, Logonest Vol. 1 and Logonest Vol. 2; 2011 AIGA SEED Award; 2011 Silver Telly Award & Bronze People’s Telly Award; Regional Silver ADDY Award; Local ADDY Best of Show: Print & TV; Local ADDY Judges Award; Multiple Gold Local ADDY Awards Local mentor or role model: Well, since the mentor cannot be family or work related, such as my mother—Lisa, father—Dane, grandmother—Patricia, wife—Kelsey and work family at idgroup, it’s hard to say. I tend to look up to the people I hold dearly in my life. If I had to pick one outside of this area, I would say Paul Rand (August 15, 1914 – November 26, 1996)—an iconic, forward thinking graphic designer whom is known for his logo work. His words were wise and thoughts were creative.

What’s your thing about Pensacola: Unlike the concrete jungles that many designers and creative type live in, Pensacola provides entertainment on multiple levels, anything from national music events to kayaking and hiking practically in your own backyard. practically in your own backyard.

LORI HILL, 29

Co-Owner, Graduate Gemologist, Reed & Co. Jewelers Professional/Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: Gulf Coast Kids House Local mentor or role model: Teri Levin and Marci Goodman What’s your thing about Pensacola: Small town feel with opportunities.

ROBERT JERNIGAN 26 Engineer II, Gulf Power Company

JONATHAN GRIFFITH, 32

Executive Vice President, Pensacola Blue Wahoos Local mentor or role model: Mort O’Sullivan What’s your thing about Pensacola: Perfect mix of city and beach living.

Professional/Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: Gulf Power Engineering Society Board, Villa Venyce Homeowner’s Association Board, Engineering Explorers Post Advisor, 2012 Gulf Power Employee Development Program Local mentor or role model: Ashley Keough What’s your thing about Pensacola: It’s tough to beat the smell of salt in the air while driving across Pensacola Bay at sunset.

ASHLEY HARDAWAY, 27

Program Director, Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council Local mentor or role model: Joe Denmon, behavior specialist at the Lacey A. Collie Sensory Complex and a recognized Goodwill Ambassador of Pensacola

JEREMY S. JOHNSON, 29

What’s your thing about Pensacola: Its eclectic assortment of independent bars and restaurants—Ozone’s, Wisteria, Elbow Room, Paradise Inn, Leisure Club and New Yorker Deli to name a few—and the free yoga for members at Ever’man.

Broker Associate & Community Association Manager, Island Realty of Pensacola Beach Professional/Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: National Association of Realtors; Florida Association of Realtors; Pensacola Association of Realtors; Top Gun Award, Florida Women’s Council of Realtors; Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce; 2010 Grand Marshal Krewe of Wrecks Parade

TRISTAN K. HARPER, 28

Attorney, Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A. Professional/Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: Pensacola Young Professionals Board; Escambia/ Santa Rosa Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Board; Pensacola Opera’s Encore! Club Board; Florida Bar Association; Alabama Bar Association; Every Child a Reader in Escambia (ECARE) Local mentor or role model: Rodney Rich What’s your thing about Pensacola: I’d really like to see our education system improve. How can we attract business or retain talented individuals without an education system to match?

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Local role model: Quint Studer. I respect his willingness to take risks for the

What’s your thing about Pensacola: I enjoy living in a waterfront community with so much natural beauty and historical significance. inweekly.net

2012 Rising Stars EMILY MACKS, 27

Senior Forensic Investigator, District One Medical Examiner’s Office

CAREY KING, 31 PRC Team Leader, Studer Group

Professional/ Community organizations/ Honors/Awards: Alzheimer’s Family Services, Executive Committee Secretary and Treasurer, Chair of Nominating Committee (2009), Board Member since 2008; Chain Reaction Convention Logistics Committee (2009); Fiesta Forces (2008-10); Making a Difference program, Hallmark Elementary (Fall 2008) role model: Debbie Ritchie

Local mentor or

What’s your thing about Pensacola: The small town feel and sense of community combined with the added fun of the beach being just a few minutes away.

ROBIN LARRIEU, 31

Network Engineer, Saltmarsh Cleaveland & Gund Professional/Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: Pensacola Young Professionals; Junior League of Pensacola; Delta Zeta Alumnae Pensacola Chapter Local mentor or role model: Service men and women of Pensacola What’s your thing about Pensacola: When I think of Pensacola, I think of the beautiful relaxing beaches and the laid back lifestyle. One of the best times on the beach is when the Blues Angels fly. What’s better than sitting on the beach watching one of the best shows around?

Professional/Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: Safe Sleeping for Infants Coalition, Group Member; Take Stock in Children, mentor; Florida Association of Medical Examiners, Associate Member; American Academy of Forensic Sciences-Trainee Affiliate; The National Association of Medical Examiners, Affiliate Member; American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI)- Board Certified Medicolegal Death Investigator Local mentor or role model: Dr. Joanne Curtin, University of West Florida. She was my advisor in college and helped me to discover my place within the field of forensics. What’s your thing about Pensacola: I’m from Pensacola and love that I was able to complete my education and begin my career here. I also have family in the area and have grown up enjoying our surrounding environment with boating, fishing and our beautiful beaches.

What’s your thing about Pensacola: I’m from Pensacola and love that I was able to complete my education and begin my career here. I also have family in the area and have grown up enjoying our surrounding environment with boating, fishing and our beautiful beaches.

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2012 Rising Stars JENNIFER ALLEN MCFARREN, 23

Programs & Events Manager, Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Professional/Community organizations/ Honors/Awards: American Chamber of Commerce Executives; Florida Association of Chamber Professionals; Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Big sister; Alpha Delta Pi Alumnae Association Board of Directors, Secretary; Pensacola Young Professionals, Internship Pensacola Committee; Trinity Presbyterian Church; United Way Emerging Leaders Society Local mentor or role model: Leah Harrison and Shelley Yates What’s your thing about Pensacola: I love the quality of life and southern hospitality.

J. ALISTAIR MCKENZIE, 31

Civil Rights Attorney, McKenzie, Hall & De La Piedra, P.A. Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards: Florida Bar; Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association; National Lawyers Guild, Center for Constitutional Rights; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; American Association for Justice; Florida Justice Association; Phi Alpha Delta Local mentor or role model: Leroy Boyd What’s your thing about Pensacola: Returning to my hometown after more than 15 years, it has been overwhelming to see how much this city has developed into a vibrant community that has an awakening sense of purpose. This is exemplified by the people you meet here now and can also be physically seen in the growing culture of Pensacola and its downtown area.

SABRINA MCLAUGHLIN, 32

Executive Director, Marketing & Creative Services; Adjunct Faculty, Communication Arts, University of West Florida Professional/Community Honors/Awards: American Advertising Federation, multiple Local ADDY Awards; Graphic Design USA Magazine Multiple National Design Award; Southern Public Relations Federation Multiple Lantern Awards; Emerald Ladies Journal Outstanding Business Woman, 2006-2008; Florida Public Relations Society Multiple Image Award & Judges Choice; Florida Trend Magazine’s “Young Guns” (2006); American Advertising Federation 4th District President of the Year (2005); Alabama Public Radio Jon Sandige Commitment to Excellence Award Community/Professional organizations: American Advertising Federation, Southern Public Relations Federation, Past President; 4th District American Advertising Federation; Pensacola Bay Area Advertising Federation; American Marketing Association; Public Relations Society of America; Santa Rosa Young Professionals; Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, Marketing Committee; Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce, Marketing Committee Chair Local mentor or role model: Jerry Hunnicutt who lost his battle with cancer several years ago. Jerry had a profound impact on the lives of so many young professionals and I was blessed to be one of them.

He served as the Creative Director at BBDO in Detroit and was responsible for the re-launch of the Dodge Ram Truck campaign back in the 1990s.

What’s your thing about Pensacola: Growing up in Northwest Florida, I’ve had the opportunity to watch this area come alive with arts, culture and educational opportunities. I am looking forward to getting downtown more often and particularly thrilled that the Saturday Palafox Market will continue year-round. I am also looking forward to my daughter’s first trip to the T.T. Wentworth Museum.

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MAMBWE MUTANUKA, 28

Contracts Analyst, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Baptist Health Care Professional/Community organizations/ Honors/Awards: Pensacola Young Professionals; Mentor, Escambia County School District, Youth Motivator Program Local mentor or role model: Jerry Maygarden, my mentor during an internship in my final year of graduate school. It was during this time that I gained the confidence I needed to take the next steps in my career.

What’s your thing about Pensacola: I love the fact that Pensacola was recently declared “run friendly” by the Road Runners Club of America, which means we have community support, government support and the infrastructure necessary for a run-friendly community. There is nothing better than a run in downtown Pensacola, along Bayfront Parkway or along any of our beautiful beaches.

MATTHEW NEWCOMER, 34 Business Banker, Hancock Bank

Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards: Selected to attend Hancock Bank’s annual Commercial Credit School and the three-year Florida School of Banking program; Pensacola Young Professionals, Pensacola Little Theater Board Member, Junior Achievement Local mentor or role model: Johnnie Wright has been a senior lender and market leader for Hancock Bank the past six years. I not only consider him a colleague, but a friend as well.

What’s your thing about Pensacola: I was born and raised in Tampa. The quality of life is completely different here. I truly appreciate everything Pensacola has to offer and the ability to raise my daughter in a smaller community.

NAOMI K. NORTON, 27

Dentist, Fairfield Dental Center Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards: American Dental Association; Florida Dental Association; Esca-Rosa Dental Society; American Association of Women Dentists; St. Joseph’s Medical Clinic Volunteer Dentist; Fiesta Forces Volunteer Local mentor or role model: Drs. Greg Woodfin and Sal Cabassa of Woodfin Cabassa Orthodontics What’s your thing about Pensacola: I appreciate the Southern hospitality in Pensacola as well as the pride that locals share for the history of this city. I also enjoy the great local restaurants that are unique to Pensacola and the beautiful beaches that make it easy to participate in many fun outdoor activities. inweekly.net

2012 Rising Stars ROSS OVERSTREET, 29 CEO & Founder, Overgroup

Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards: Gulf Coast Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Board; Boys & Girls Clubs of Escambia County; Hawkshaw Lagoon Missing Children Memorial Local mentor or role model: Leo Cyr – for his willingness to share his invaluable insight and clarity from a highly entrepreneurial life so freely with myself and others who are able to then solve what seemed to be overwhelming challenges with confidence. Quint Studer, for his completely selfless and relentless pursuit to continually improve the lives of everyone around him through his personal sacrifices.

What’s your thing about Pensacola: Downtown! For many reasons: waterfront, flourishing arts and entertainment, technology park, maritime park, CiE incubator, Admiral Mason Park beautification, increasing professional opportunities and so much more.

PERRY PALMER, 27

Business Service Officer, BB&T (Branch Banking & Trust) Professional/Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: Leadership Pensacola Class of 2012; ARC Gateway Foundation Board; Pensacola Opera Board, Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair; Tri Gulf Coast Board, Treasurer; Founding Charter Member, Pensacola Seville Rotary Club; Pensacola Big Game Fishing Club Board, Vice President and 2012 Pensacola International Billfish Tournament Chairman; Pensacola Sports Association; Fiesta Forces and Commando Board; Pensacola Young Professionals; BB&T Annual Sterling Performance Award Winner for Region in 2010; BB&T Quarterly Sterling Performance Award Winner, First and Second Quarter, 2011 Local mentor or role model: Quint Studer and Donna Fassett What’s your thing about Pensacola: In the words of the late Vince Whibbs: “Pensacola is the place where thousands live the way millions wish they could.”

VIRKEISHA TAITE PALMER, 34

High School Reading Teacher on Special Assignment, Escambia County School District Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards: Escambia County Reading Teacher Association; International Reading Association; National Council for Teachers of English; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; RAP International Christian Ministries, mentor, and reading tutor; 2010 Escambia County High School Reading Coach of the Year; 2011 Pensacola Black Girls Rock Honoree Local mentor or role model: Dr. Wendy Bennett and Bishop Charles Young What’s your thing about Pensacola: The sense of community. Repeatedly, I have witnessed people giving of their own personal resources to try to help someone have a better life, day or even a moment. I think our city is large enough to have a diverse population of people, but small enough to see the impact people are making.

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2012 Rising Stars CHRISTOPHER G. PAULOS, 34

Attorney, Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor, P.A. Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards: American Association for Justice; Florida Justice Association; Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association; American Bar Association; William L. Todd Jr. American Inn of Court, Fellow; TJSL Center for Law, Technology and Communications; Who's Who: American Law Students, 2009; Thomas Jefferson Pro Bono Honors Award Recipient 2010; "Best Back" USC Varsity Rugby Club, 2000 Local mentor or role model: Past and Present—Reubin O'Donovan Askew and Ashton Hayward

JENNIFER PASSERETTI, 30

WESLEY PATE, 31

Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida

Professional/Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: Independent Insurance Agents of Pensacola, President; City of Pensacola Neighborhood Services Board; The First Tee of Northwest Florida Board; Pensacola BAMA Club, Vice President

Executive Director, Escambia County Public Schools Foundation

Local mentor or role model: Laverne Baker, partner with The Visioneering Group and my non-profit colleagues—their insight and advice is invaluable.

What's your thing about Pensacola? Living in a smaller city like Pensacola, we are able to really become involved in our community in a meaningful way. We can actually effect change if we have the desire and the commitment to make a difference.

Agent/Producer, Hiles-McLeod Insurance, Inc.

Local mentor or role model: Ashton Hayward What's your thing about Pensacola? This city has tremendous potential, and I am glad to see that we are starting to head more in the right direction for the future with the new form of government in place.

Promoting global relationships “one handshake at a time.”

What's your thing about Pensacola: The vibrant and diverse community made up of resilient, hardworking and friendly people. The beach—and the Bushwhackers aren't bad either.

CONGRATULATIONS

JEREMY JOHNSON —2012 RISING STAR—

Find out about membership and how you can get involved at

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2012 Rising Stars BLAKE RUSHING, 29

Executive Chef and Co-Owner, R & R Fine Catering Professional/Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: Best of the Coast, Best Up and Coming Chef; Nominated for Best New Restaurant in Country

by James Beard Foundation; Featured in Southern Living for Local Seasonal Food and My House Cured Bacon; won, with my wife Amber, Iron Chef Competition for St. Paul Catholic School Fundraiser Local mentor or role model: Many people have mentored and supported me in Pensacola, I just don’t feel comfortable picking one person, but I have great respect and appreciation for all of them.

What's your thing about Pensacola: It’s a great city that cares about its local businesses and is constantly growing with the times.

Congratulations to our Rising Star, Abby Wiggins!

ANDREA SIEBER, 31

IT Business Analyst, Senior, Gulf Power Professional/Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: Connect Florida; United Way of Pensacola Local mentor or role model: Rev. Dominic Phan Sa, St. Mary Catholic Church, because of his strong faith in God, his inspirational sermons and his love of life.

Father Dominic was once a prisoner of war in his own country of Vietnam. It was his continued prayer and never-ending faith in God that kept him alive.

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What's your thing about Pensacola: I think the greatest thing about Pensacola is the diversity that it offers its residents.

JUSTIN SMITH, 27

Tax & Accounting Services, Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund Professional/Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: Certified Public Accountant–Florida; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Fiesta of Five Flags; National Rifle Association Local mentor or role model: Jim Locke, Hillcrest Baptist Church What's your thing about Pensacola: The people here are second to none and you get that “small-town” feeling wherever you go. Pensacola is a place where you can have a very successful career without living the “big-city” life.

JUSTIN SPENCE, 30

Outside Sales Representative, Ram Tool & Supply Company Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards: Ram Tool Million Dollar Club, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011; PYP Board Member of The Year, 2010; PYP Member of The Year, 2009 Local mentor or role model: Rodney Rich What's your thing about Pensacola: A vibrant downtown with plenty of arts, festivals and entertainment.

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2012 Rising Stars JONATHAN E. THOMPSON, 30

Vice President, Thompson-Briggs Developers; Academic Tournaments Coordinator, Escambia County School District

CHAD STACY, 30

Financial Consultant, Rodney Rich and Company Professional/Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: President-Elect, Pensacola Young Professionals; Fellowship of Christian Athletes of Northwest Florida Board; Propeller Club of Pensacola Board; Leadership Pensacola Class of 2010; Charter Member, Seville Rotary Club Local mentor or role model: John Pharr What's your thing about Pensacola: I love the attitude. I get to work downtown and enjoy the rich history, awesome restaurants and year-round festivities.

Then I get to jump on the boat and go fishing or hit the beach whenever I want. I think that’s pretty cool.

Professional/Community organizations/ Honors/Awards: Pensacola Symphony Orchestra Board; Friends of the Saenger Board; manage the Sherri Hemminghaus Children's Fund; Pensacola Young Professionals, VP of Programs and help manage both the Pensacola Professional Development Institute and Internship Pensacola; Escambia County All-Star Academic Team coach ; author of the Rattler & Friends series of children's books.

Local mentor or role model: I very much admire the civic leadership and vision that has been demonstrated by men like Mayor Hayward and Quint Studer. I also admire the artistic vision of PSO maestro Peter Rubardt, who has turned our orchestra into something magnificent!

What's your thing about Pensacola: I dislike both big cities and small towns, so Pensacola is just the right size for me. My favorite thing has been the sense of momentum that has permeated Pensacola over the past decade or so. At long last, our city is moving forward!

ADAM TILLINGHAST, 30

Founder, President, Zander House Publishing Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards: U.S. Patents 7,677,426 and D540136; European Patents EP2083969, EP2295204, EP2295205, EP1764190, EP1764190; Editor’s Choice Award, Tools of the Trade Magazine; University of Rhode Island Intellectual Property Award; International Joint Tribology Conference Outstanding Research; Exhibitor San Diego Science Museum; Certified Project Management Professional (PMP); Founder and President of University of Rhode Island Habitat for Humanity chapter; Volunteer Assistive Trail Guide for Alpenglow Adventures; former Assistant Director Alpenglow Adventures; studied at renowned Institute of Children’s Literature; professional writer and author coach Local mentor or role model: Music producer Larry Butler. He has an incredible passion for life, amazing stories to share and is willing to lay it all on the line for his friends and his community.

What's your thing about Pensacola: Big-city generosity and community activism with a smalltown, neighborly atmosphere.

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2012 Rising Stars REGINALD L. TODD, 27

Mathematics Instructor, Pensacola State College Professional/Community organizations/ Honors/Awards: Pensacola State College Faculty Association; National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; National Education Association; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; St. John Divine Missionary Baptist Church; Top 5 Finalist, Escambia County School District Teacher of the Year, 2010.

Local mentor or role model: Elvin McCorvey and Ramonia Turner What's your thing about Pensacola: All of my family resides here in Pensacola. Also, I am able to motivate and encourage the younger generation in a city that did the same for me.

Congratulations to

Matt Newcomer from your Hancock Bank family

The energy you invest in making Pensacola an even better place for families and businesses to thrive inspires us all.

BRIAN L. TURNER, PH.D., 34

Senior Staff Psychologist, Diversity and Outreach Coordinator for Counseling and Wellness Services, University of West Florida Professional/Community organizations/ Honors/Awards: Employee of the Month, University of West Florida (April 2010); University of Akron, Division of Student; Affairs Celebration of Diversity Award (2008); Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges (2007); Graduate School Merit Scholarship; Executive Board Member UWF Black Employee Association; UWF Division of Student Affairs Multicultural Competency Committee; UWF Intercollegiate Athletic Advisory Committee; Community Drug and Alcohol Council; UWF Excellence Matters Award Committee; Co-Sponsor/ Committee Member for the Annual UWF Men of Color Retreat; Advisor for UWF Chapter of The African American Student Association What's your thing about Pensacola: I am an undercover history buff. Since I moved here in 2008 I have taken to reading and watching as much as possible about the City of Five Flags. The history, the architecture, the experiences of the city, its people, and the potential future all keep me riding with my windows down, music up and finding new niches to indulge in.

DAVID L. TUYO II, 33

Executive Vice President/CFO and Interim President/CEO, Pen Air Federal Credit Union Professional/Community organizations/Honors/Awards: 2011 National Association Federal Credit Union of the Year; Gulf Breeze Chamber of Commerce; Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce; Leadership Pensacola; Leadership Santa Rosa; Milton Veterans Memorial Board of Trustees; Pensacola Navy League; Santa Rosa Navy League; CUES Board of Directors; CUNA CFO Council Membership and Benefits Committtee; CUES On Deck Premier Networking Group; CUES Finance Experts Panel; Board of Governors Fiesta; American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Local mentor or role model: There are so many who have helped me throughout the years; I cannot narrow it down to one.

What's your thing about Pensacola: It’s all about the people. The people who comprise this community are extraordinary. The sense of community and creating something greater than ourselves is seen throughout the area. The passion for our area is amazing and I get the honor of sharing each and every day.

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2012 Rising Stars JENNA VALLIMONT, 27

Convention Services Manager, Dancy Association Management Company Professional/ Community organizations/ Honors/ Awards: Board Secretary of Pensacola Young Professionals; 8thgrade mentor for Take Stock Florida; Alpha Delta Pi alum Local mentor or role model: Natalie C. Smith What's your thing about Pensacola: I truly am a beach and water type of person. I think it's wonderful that once you cross over any bridge in the area, you are suddenly surrounded by completely different scenery as well as a different culture. Crossing the Bob Sykes Bridge is one of my favorite moments of each day.

AARON WATSON, 27

ABBY WIGGINS, 28

Business Development Officer, United Bank

Trial Lawyer- Personal Injury, Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor, P.A. Professional/ Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: Florida Board of Governors, American Association for Justice; Board of Directors, Florida Justice Association; Bench/Bar Professionalism Committee, First Circuit; Member, Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association; Inductee, Order of Barristers; President, Young Adult Ministry, Englewood Baptist Church; Board of Directors, YMCA of Northwest Florida; TV Personality, BLAB TV, Law Line Show; Member, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Professional/Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: Rotary Club of Milton; Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce; Santa Rosa Young Professionals; Leadership Santa Rosa; Santa Rosa Medical Center Women’s Advisory Council; Pace Chamber of Commerce; Jay Chamber of Commerce; Recognized as a 'Santa Rosa County Emerging Young Professional' by the Santa Rosa Press Gazette and McKenzie Motors; President of the Rotary Club of Milton when the club was named 'Club of the Year' for the 2010-2011 year Local mentor or role model: Jayer Williamson What's your thing about Pensacola: City with great potential and a great place to raise a family.

Local mentor or role model: Emmitt Smith (fraternity brother) What's your thing about Pensacola: Pensacola is my hometown. I have a lot of fond memories of Pensacola. My family is here. My heart is here. I want to give back as much as possible.

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Pensacola’s Rising Stars!

Thompson-Briggs Developers would like to congratulate its vice president,

Jonathan E. Thompson,

on his selection as an Independent News “Rising Star” for 2012

We’re proud of Robin Larrieu and Justin Smith!

Thompson-Briggs Developers, Inc. has provided Class-A office space in downtown Pensacola for the last 40 years. We pride ourselves on offering high-quality office space with full-service leasing, all within the confines of our beautiful and historic buildings. If your company is looking for office space in the heart of downtown, please call us at

850.432.8812 Also, please visit

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2012 Rising Stars LINSEY WILLIAMSON, 27

Recreation Programs Coordinator, City of Milton Professional/Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: City of Milton Employee Executive Committee Chairman; City of Milton Public Information Officer; Santa Rosa Young Professionals; Milton Rotary Club; Leadership Santa Rosa; Santa Rosa County Chamber; Olive Baptist Church Local mentor or role model: Andrea Farage, President/CEO of United Way of Escambia County What's your thing about Pensacola: I'm lucky to live in a place that is so close to the water and beautiful white sandy beaches. In just a 20-minute drive I can feel like I'm on vacation year-round.

POLA YOUNG, 31

Creative Director, University of West Florida, Marketing and Creative Services Professional/Community organizations/Honors/ Awards: Pensacola Bay Area Advertising Federation; American Institute of Graphic Arts Local mentor or role model: Lynne Marshall, promotions director, WUWF Public Media. Lynne is a friend I can count on for good advice. She is always kind, genuine and an excellent listener.

What's your thing about Pensacola: On the weekends my family and I often explore the variety of natural areas that Pensacola has to offer, and I’m lucky enough to have a job where I can hop on my bike for a jaunt down a nature trail on my lunch break during the week.

STEPHEN F.X. ZIEMAN JR., PH.D., 34 Clinical Neuropsychologist, Psychological Associates

Professional/Community organizations/ Honors/Awards: Alzheimer’s Family Services Community Board; West Florida Hospital Memory Disorder Clinic Local mentor or role model: Rick Spencer, Ph.D., Psy.D; Andy Somesan M.D. What's your thing about Pensacola: Getting to live in an area that combines the best of southern hospitality with a laid back, beach-town atmosphere. It’s the difference between just living somewhere versus living in a community.

ROBIN ZIMMERN, 28

Assistant Dean of Students, University of West Florida Professional/Community organizations/ Honors/Awards: Junior League of Pensacola; Impact 100; National Association of Student Personnel Administrators; Association of Fraternity Advisors; Alpha Omicron Pi; Vanderbilt University National Commodore Club; Vanderbilt University Alumni Association What's your thing about Pensacola: Beautiful city and community with endless opportunities to get involved and make a difference.

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Fitness for Two

A Pregnancy Workout Guide

by Jennie McKeon

Pregnant women often suffer from back aches, swollen ankles and lack of energy—the glowing side effects of lugging another human being around inside their body.

There’s so much information about what a pregnant woman can’t do, or what she should avoid, but you’d be surprised just how much a pregnant body can handle.

No matter how active a woman is before she is pregnant, exercising during pregnancy is a great way to combat fatigue and back aches. Simply taking the dog for a walk or even weight training (with a doctor’s permission) is not only allowed but recommended.

Prenatal yoga may sound like something only celebrities do, but it’s actually a very fitting exercise class for pregnant women. Yoga poses relieve lower back pain and the breathing exercises help women January 26, 2011

relax and focus, much like a Lamaze class.

Stacey Vann teaches prenatal yoga at Abhaya Yoga Center. She’s not only a teacher, but has been a student—being a mother of five.

“It’s my love,” Vann said of teaching the classes. “Prenatal yoga releases tension in the hips, helps relieve lower back pain and helps women get better sleep.

It’s also a wonderful opportunity for women to come together who are pregnant.”

Yoga also improves digestion and tones and strengthens muscles.

Poses in the prenatal classes replicate laboring poses to prepare women for the birth of their baby.

Vann doesn’t just call out poses. Her classes are somewhat of a hybrid support group for pregnant women.

She is happy to dole out advice for first time mothers since she knows the importance of cabbage leaves and can answer questions such as “What is the ring of fire?”—topics only pregnant women want to know.

“I can tell them what to expect and be there to listen,” Vann said.

Upon request, Vann will also serve as a labor doula, which is someone who provides non-medical support to women and their families from pregnancy to the postpartum period.

“I basically mother the mother,” Vann said.

“As a doula, you’re continuous labor support.”

Vann started teaching prenatal yoga in 1998 in Naperville, Ill. “It was right around the ‘Ray of Light’ Madonna, when people thought yoga was a fad, but it’s not, it’s here to stay,” Vann said.

No yoga experience is required—Vann sees many women attend prenatal yoga

and continue yoga classes after they have making it easier for women to get back in given birth. Yoga classes come full circle shape after the baby is born. when mothers bring their babies and Malpica referenced Carmen Bott’s toddlers in for yoga classes, which Vann “Training the Pregnant Athlete, Part 1: A teaches as well.

Summary of the Research,” saying that “The focus of these children is not that active pregnant women find a 35 percent of the average child,” Vann said. “They can decrease in the need for pain relief, 75 persit and be still.” cent decrease in maternal exhaustion, 50 For women who may want a higher-impercent decrease in the need to artificially pact workout, they can call on Soldiers of rupture membranes and 75 percent deFitness Pensacola to help them customize crease in the need for operative intervena workout routine that keeps the mother tion such as cesarean section. healthy while still “If they can stay providing nutrition to active until birth, they’ll her baby. be more prepared,” he Fred Malpica is the said. “A sedimentary owner of Soldiers of woman will be more at Fitness. He may not risk for fatigue and may know what it’s like to want more medications give birth, but he is during labor.” a licensed practical Malpica’s workout nurse as well as a cerplan will contain most tified personal trainer. of the things you’d Malpica trains expect from a perwomen in the comfort sonal trainer: resisof their own home tance training, cardio, and customizes workout plans according to elliptical, stationary bicycle and light to their medical history and doctor’s orders. moderate dumbbells—“just enough to keep Malpica isn’t too tough of a soldier—he metabolic tissue.” still believes pregnant women should be The program is geared toward women pampered—but he does feel expectant who want more impact in their workout. mothers are capable of cardio, weight“Women in their 20s will get bored with training and more. water aerobics,” Malpica said. “They don’t “Stress is not always bad—exercise is a want to lift foam dumbbells.” stress and birth is a tremendous workout,” No matter if women choose the NewMalpica said.

Age yoga class or a boot camp program fit Like yoga, even inactive women can for a soldier, any activity is better than no start training for two. activity at all. And, of course, with a doc“Women should not be afraid to be actor’s blessing you can choose which routine tive, even if they weren’t exercising before,” is best for you.

Malpica said.

“It is shown that women who exercise The benefits of a regular fitness routine are better prepared for birth—the body will are endless and some of those benefits are be ready to utilize its resources,” Malpica even more crucial for pregnant women. Acsaid. {in} cording to The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, working out for 30 minutes a day throughout the week can: 415A N. Tarragona St. help reduce backaches, constipa439-0350 tion, bloating and swelling, prevent abhayayogacenter.com or treat gestational diabetes, increase energy levels, improve moods, improve posture, promote 287-5240 muscle tone and strength, help sofpensacola.com women sleep better as well as

“Women should not be afraid to be active, even if they weren’t exercising before.”

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Health Talk: Vicki Taylor

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We believe that pregnancy and birth are normal and natural processes, and can almost always be completed at home or in a home-like environment. Although we are trained to use emergency medications and equipment, we rarely have occasion to use them. If a client develops any condition that is outside of our expertise, we transfer care to a higher-level provider at the hospital.

Vicki Taylor is a Florida-licensed midwife and certified professional midwife. She has 38 years of experience helping women deliver their babies at home and in a birth center, as well as water births. You can learn more about Taylor and her services at mamascradle.com.

IN: What type of services do you provide?

TAYLOR: I provide prenatal, birth, postpartum and newborn care for those women who are low medical risk. I like to refer to midwifery care as “High Touch, Low Tech,” in that I try very hard to develop a level of trust and caring with my clients during prenatal care so they are able to fulfill their birth plan as closely as possible.

IN: What is a midwife?

TAYLOR: A midwife is trained to serve women who expect to have a normal course of prenatal care, birth and postpartum, as well as monitor a healthy newborn. Our services are provided mainly in out-ofhospital settings—at home or a birth center.

IN: Since you began midwifing in the mid-1970s what have you learned about the birthing process?

TAYLOR: I have learned that there are endless variations to how birth proceeds. The process can vary from mother to mother, and even child to child. Each labor dance is unique

to the needs of that baby and that mother.

If you attempt to control this process, you can endanger the baby. The process of labor demands respect to ensure that the mother and newborn are healthy and happy.

be the best prepared for labor and birth and the demands of breastfeeding.

IN: What has changed since then?

TAYLOR: Technology has become much more sophisticated and available during pregnancy, labor and birth, although the actual process remains the same. There are more midwives and out-of-hospital birth options available than when I began practice. Only 1 percent of all babies born in the US in the 1970s were born at home. Last year, in Florida, almost 4 percent of the babies were born either at home or in a birth center.

IN: What are the benefits of a home or water birth?

TAYLOR: All mothers in labor benefit from being relaxed and the place where most mothers relax the best is in their own home, surrounded by friends and family. A relaxing bath in warm water allows the uterus to function to its maximum capacity—insuring an efficient labor. The newborns also seem much more relaxed and do not have to deal with the physical demands of both labor and medications, which can depress the respiratory system. So, in general, labors are shorter and the newborns are more alert and active.

IN: In your opinion, what is the benefit of staying fit and being active while pregnant?

TAYLOR: A body that is fit, active and wellnourished has the best chance of growing and birthing a healthy baby. Daily exercise is a vital part of the health of all mothers— walking and swimming are excellent. Those mothers who monitor their daily calorie intake and exercise on a regular basis will

IN: What is the number one piece of advice you tell your expecting mothers?

TAYLOR: The process of producing a new life will challenge you in ways you cannot begin to imagine. God is in charge of this process of birthing a new life and is in control. We are all interested and educated observers, but we cannot control everything. Surrender to this new experience, and you will reap great rewards. {in}

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HEALTHY BY CHOICE, NOT BY CHANCE Attend a free, one-hour information session hosted by Dr. Christopher Burton, with the Medical Center Clinic, at 5:30 p.m. Learn to lower cholesterol, decrease heart attack risk and disarm diabetes.

Call 607-0411 to reserve your spot.

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CANCER PREVENTION STUDY GROUP Food demonstrations and a viewing of the video “Crazy Sexy Cancer,” with Lois Stephens from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Ever’man Natural Foods, located at 315 W. Garden St. For more information call 4380402 or visit everman.org.

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MALL BALL The 17th Annual Mall Ball will be held from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. in Cordova Mall, located at 5100 N. 9th Ave. The ball will benefit sick and injured children at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. Advance tickets are $50 and can be purchased at the Sacred Heart Foundation office at 5151 N. 9th Ave. Tickets at the door are $60. You must be 21 or older to attend. Dress code is costume or black tie optional (no denim). For more information call 416-4660 or visit facebook.com/CordovaMallBall.

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COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE CLINIC The first Saturday of the month, the Baybridge Chiropractic Center offers low-cost stress relievers to the community. Dr. Bonnie McLean offers $20 ear acupuncture used to relieve stress. Call 932-1778 for an appointment. Baybridge Chiropractic Center is located at 107 Baybridge Dr. in Gulf Breeze.

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MAYBE BABY FRIDAYS Through a partnership with Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Baptist Heath Care offers a free pregnancy testing program every Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 1630 N. F St. Those who take advantage of the free screening are not obligated to utilize Baptist Health Care services, but will have access to prenatal care educational materials, social services and community programs consult, Presumptive Pregnancy Medicaid Eligibility and healthy lifestyle educational materials.

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BABY WRAPPING Learn how to properly wrap and carry your baby on your body with Michelle Wells at 10 a.m., at Ever’man Natural Foods located at 315 W. Garden St. For more information call 4380402 or visit everman.org.

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FREE DINNER AND SEMINAR WITH SACRED HEART Sacred Heart Cardiology will host a free dinner and seminar on heart health from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Greenhut Auditorium. Dr. Paul Tamburro and Dr. Mark Grise will give presentations and answer questions related to cardiology issues. Space is limited to 125 people. Make your reservations by calling 416-1600. For more information, call 416-1156.

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HEART HEALTH Heart Health events kick off on Wednesday, Feb. 8 from noon to 1 p.m. at Baptist Hospital, 1000 W. Moreno St. Registration is required for classes. Call 469-7897 for more information.

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PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP Held on the second Friday of the month, this support group offers information, resources and support for Parkinson’s patients and their families. The group will meet from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Community Rooms at West Florida Rehabilitation Institute located at 8391 N. Davis Hwy. For more information, call 494-3212.

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news NURSE NAVIGATORS SUPPORT CARDIAC PATIENTS AT SACRED HEART Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola now offers a Cardiac Nurse Navigator program to assist and support Sacred Heart's cardiac patients. Three Cardiac Nurse Navigators now serve as patient advocates who guide patients through their overall cardiac care experience at Sacred Heart. Registered nurses Gayle Beech, Angie Bowles and Betsy Wood provide assistance to patients, including securing an appointment with a cardiologist or scheduling a diagnostic test or procedure. The nurse navigators' mission is to ensure that patients receive excellent care and the support they need for the best outcome at Sacred Heart. The role of the Cardiac Nurse Navigators is to: Serve as a personal link among the patient, their cardiac care physician and the services of Sacred Heart; understand the needs of the patient and supply any needed education, information, or resource materials; coordinate appointments and schedule tests to ensure timely care; maintain contact with the patient through the course of treatment, answer any ongoing questions,

and help ease stress and provide for a positive experience; and communicate with physicians, support service staff and the patient's family to ensure that the patient is receiving necessary services and support.

If you or a loved one is in need of cardiology services, or has a question about our Cardiac Nurse Navigator program, please call 416-2328.

CARDIOLOGIST JOINS SACRED HEART HOSPITAL IN PENSACOLA Dr. James B. Williams, a board-certified cardiologist who has practiced in Austin, Texas, for more than 25 years, has joined Sacred Heart Medical Group in Pensacola. Dr. Williams obtained his medical degree at Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans in the top 1 percent of his class. He trained in internal medicine and cardiology at the University of California and completed a fellowship in cardiology at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, affiliated with the Baylor School of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, and cardiovascular computed tomogra-

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phy. Dr. Williams joins Dr. Paul Tamburro and Dr. Mark Grise in the newly-formed Sacred Heart Cardiology Group within Sacred Heart Medical Group. Their offices are located in Suite 404 of the Medical Office Building at Sacred Heart Hospital. For more information, call 416-4970.

GULF BREEZE HOSPITAL COLLECTS AND DISTRIBUTES MORE THAN 400 COATS Another cool weekend is on tap for the Gulf Coast and hundreds of individuals will stay warm thanks to Gulf Breeze Hospital’s winter coat drive. More than 400 coats were collected during the drive and distributed to area schools and shelters for children and families in need. The coats were donated by Gulf Breeze Hospital employees, volunteers and community members during Gulf Breeze Hospital’s winter coat drive. “This was a wonderful example of the needs of others being met by the compassion and generosity of our staff and our community,” said Patsy W. Myers, vice president of operations at Gulf Breeze Hospital. “This was a blessing for those who received and those who gave.”

BAPTIST HOSPITAL FIRST IN THE REGION FOR SINGLE-PORT ROBOTIC SURGERY Recently, Dr. Tracey ThomasDoyle performed the first single-port da Vinci robotic hysterectomy in the Florida panhandle area. The closest Florida hospital to perform this procedure is located in Gainesville. The minimally invasive single-port hysterectomy helps patients experience shorter hospital stays, faster recovery times, less pain and less blood loss. In fewer than 20 hours from the start of surgery, the patient was walking around and discharged about 24 hours later exceeding her expectations. This revolutionary approach to hysterectomy – the most common surgery in the United States – utilizes a small incision at the naval in which a round port is placed. Through the port, the surgeon places three of the robotic operating arms to administer the surgery.

The culture of service excellence and a positive health care experience with the new single-port surgical technique will be an asset to the community as Baptist leads the minimally invasive and robotic surgery technology in northwest Florida.

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Eye Specialists

DR. GENE TERREZZA – TERREZZA OPTICAL 113 Palafox Place, 434-2060, terrezzaoptical.com The practice, which includes Dr. Gene Terrezza and Dr. Ruben E. Carlson, offers services in complete family eye care, including routine vision exams, glasses and contact lenses, therapeutic interventions, dry eyes and pre-operative and post-operative management of cataract and refractive surgery patients.

Health Care Organizations

BAPTIST HEALTH CARE 434-4071, ebaptisthealthcare.org Baptist Health Care is a community-owned, not-for-profit health care organization serving Northwest Florida and South Alabama. Baptist Health Care includes four hospitals, two medical parks, Baptist Manor, Baptist Home Health Care and Durable Medical Equipment, Baptist Leadership Institute, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine and Lakeview Center.

SACRED HEART HEALTH SYSTEM 416-7000, sacred-heart.org More than 600 primary and specialty physicians practice at Sacred Heart, a not-for-profit healthcare organization. Its main services include Sacred Heart Medical Group, a network of primary care physicians, a 24-hour Emergency Trauma Center, a Pediatric Trauma ReFerràl Center and centers of excellence specializing in women's health, cardiac care, orthopedics, cancer care and the care of children.

WEST FLORIDA HEALTHCARE 494-3212, westfloridahospital.com West Florida Healthcare is proud to offer the only local hospital featuring all private rooms. The West Florida campus also offers the area’s only comprehensive rehabilitation hospital and a mental health facility. West Florida also provides services in cardiovascular surgery, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, emergency care, behavioral health, obstetrics and many other medical specialties.

Health Clubs and Fitness

THE CLUB FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX 1230 Crane Cove Blvd., Gulf Breeze, 916-7946, theclubfamilysports.com The Club offers something for everyone, including an Olympic-sized outdoor swimming pool, an indoor pool, rubico tennis courts, a 10,000-square-foot fitness center and more. Club staff and members develop life-long relationships that support your progress toward health, wellness and a balanced lifestyle.

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Hypnotherapy

LUMINOUS LIFE HYPNOTHERAPY 346-7865, luminouslifehypnotherapy.com Susan Dunlop, M.A., C.H.T., offers hypnosis as therapy for a variety of issues such as bereavement, relationship problems, divorce recovery, stress management, depression, phobias, negative habits, motivation, sleep problems, trauma, sports excellence, pain management and more. Dunlop is an internationally certified hypnotherapist trained in the United States by the American Academy of Hypnotherapy, the nation's foremost hypnotherapy institute.

Research

GULF REGION CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 8333 N. Davis Highway, 969-2560 Gulf Region Clinical Research Institute, LLC was designed to meet the needs of the pharmaceutical and medical device industry as well as the needs of study participants. GRCRI is a comprehensive full service phase II-IV research organization providing regulatory services, program development, program management and complete study execution throughout phase II-IV studies. The center offers over 25 medical specialties, on-site pharmacy and laboratory services, MRI and CT imaging, as well as dedicated meeting and conference space. For added safety, the center is located adjacent to a hospital-based emergency facility.

Skin Care

DR. SCOTT MCMARTIN, MEDICAL CENTER CLINIC, DERMATOLOGY AND LASER CENTER 8333 N. Davis Highway, 474-8386 Dr. Scott McMartin is a board certified dermatologist who practices general, surgical and cosmetic dermatology. Areas of practice include skin cancer evaluation and treatment, light therapy for psoriasis and eczema, psoriasis laser therapy, laser tattoo removal, Botox therapy, and pulsed dye laser treatment for facial redness, blood vessels and inherited birthmarks.

SIMMI TAYLOR, LICENSED SKIN THERAPIST 10th Avenue Hair Design, 1000 E. Cervantes St., 433-5207 Simmi Taylor offers a variety of pampering treatments, including facials, body treatments and body waxing. Taylor uses the Pevonia product line, which is a member of the organic trade association, as well as honey with vitamin E and organic soy wax. Gift certificates are available.

DR. KEVIN WELCH Pensacola Office: Medical Center Clinic, Dermatology and Laser Center 8333 N. Davis Highway, 474-8386 Gulf Breeze Office: 2874 Gulf Breeze Parkway, 916-9969, kevinwelchmd.com Dr. Kevin Welch offers Botox, Dysport, fillers such as Restylane, Perlane, Juvederm, Radiesse and Sculptra, laser services, including Fractional CO2 laser resurfacing and IPL. Also, Dr. Welch has the only local Zeltiq Coolsculpting to “freeze your fat away”, and the only local non-surgical skin tightening procedures including both Ulthera and Thermage. The Skin Care Center offers physician-dispensed products, including Skin Medica, Obagi, Jane Iredale cosmetics, Tilley Hats and the only area outlet of “My Body” skin care products. Dr. Welch won Best Skin Care again in 2011.

The Area’s Only Accredited

Chest Pain Center West Florida Hospital is the only hospital in the region to earn Chest Pain Center accreditation by the prestigious Society of Chest Pain Centers, an international professional organization focused on improving care for patients with acute coronary symptoms and other related conditions. The accreditation followed a stringent and comprehensive review of the expertise of our operating systems and the compassionate care we provide our chest pain patients.

As an Accredited Chest Pain Center, West Florida Hospital ensures that patients who come to our Emergency Room complaining of chest pain or discomfort are given the immediate treatment necessary to avoid as much heart damage as possible.

Protocol-based procedures developed by leading experts in cardiac care to reduce time to treatment in the critical early stages of a heart attack are part of our overall cardiac care service.

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As the area’s only Accredited Chest Pain Center, the ER at West Florida can provide: • Reduced time to treatment during the critical stages of a heart attack • A systematic approach to cardiac care that improves outcomes • Timely accurate diagnoses of all patients presenting with signs and symptoms of heart disease that help reduce unnecessary admissions • Recognizable symbol of trust that helps patients and EMS make decisions at highly stressful times

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Well Lit & Amplified

Country music superstar Blake Shelton is bringing his Well Lit & Amplified Tour to the Civic Center Saturday night. Justin Moore & Dia Frampton are the scheduled openers. ticketmaster.com

It's Not Too Late…

To check out Great Southern Restaurant Group’s Winter Restaurant Week. Chefs from The Fish House, Jackson’s Steakhouse and Atlas Oyster House are still serving up culinary delights for $33 per person, per restaurant through Saturday night. goodgrits.com

Music Monthly

Saga The M.C. presents a new Music Monthly Friday night at Sluggo's. This first installment will showcase performances of all types from hip hop to electro house to rap and dub step. sluggos.net

Kid Friendly Gallery Night

Looking for Family Fun at Friday night’s Gallery Night? Look no further than Pensacola Museum of Art. They've got the 58th Annual Youth Art Focus exhibition on display, plus hands-on art projects as part of their Gallery Night Kidz series. pensacolamuseumofart.org

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Capitol Steps Come To Saenger Theatre

On Jan. 31, Florida voters will head to the polls to help decide the Republican candidate for the 2012 Presidential election. Just a few days prior, however, on Jan. 28, political junkies—and those in the mood for a good laugh—will be going to the Saenger Theatre to see The Capitol Steps perform their unique brand of political satire. The Capitol Steps, a bi-partisan group of performers and former Capitol Hill staffers that sets out to put the “mock in Democracy,” will be providing plenty of song parodies and skits skewering the latest hot-button political issues and can-

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is beneficial. With more and more young Newport says that sometimes a scandal or people looking for more non-traditional, politician comes along that makes picking humorous news sources—like “The Daily the right song to parody awfully easy.

Show” and “The Colbert Report”—to get “The writing is a constant challenge, their political news, Newport suggests that and picking the right song is essential—a a group like the Capitol Steps can enterrhyming dictionary really helps,” she said. tain as well as inform the audience.

“That’s why The Capitol Steps love politi“For example, we have a song about cians named ‘Perry’ or ‘McCain.’ Sometimes Arizona’s tough immigration laws. The law a scandal is perfect, like when the South enforcement character in our song pulls Carolina Governor [Mark Sanford] hapover someone whose skin looks dark…only pened to have a scandal involving Argentina and we got to use “Don’t Cry for Me, to discover that he is a Native American.

Argentina,” or Tiger Woods for “The Lie of So, that’s a guy who’s fought illegal immithe Tiger.” And sometimes a song is perfect grants, too—since 1492,” Newport said. for both the feel of the original and the feel Capitol Steps is being brought to Penof the subject you’re covering. For example, sacola by WUWF Public Media. Lynn Marwhen we were thinking of Hillary and Barack shall, director of promotions and outreach working together it reminded us of “Ebony for WUWF Public Media, says that the and Ivory,” but we gave it a little twist and it group has proved popular with Pensacola became “Ebony and Ovaries.””

Democrats and Republicans alike.

Newport says that the fast-paced po“They are a great fundraiser for litical climate of today forces the perforWUWF, since public radio listeners are mance to constantly be updated to focus familiar with their special “Politics Takes on the latest headlines. a Holiday” broadcasts,” said Marshall.

“One of the terrifying things about “They appeal to everyone's sense of being a Capitol Steps performer is that humor—Democrat, Republican, Indepenyou might have to perform a song on dent or any other flavor. I think somevery short notice,” she noted. “When times people despair of being able to Rick Santorum came in second in Iowa, change all the things that go awry in our suddenly he was a candidate who needed culture and political system. The Steps a song. And we had one the next day. let us laugh a bit and maybe gain a little And I will freely admit that sometimes, humorous insight into our own country's under these circumstances, the performworkings and into our culture, ideas, and ers might go blank on a lyric. Once, when beliefs—maybe even into ways to conthis happened, the performer turned to tribute to positive change.” {in} the audience and said, ‘You think this is easy? I just got this song two hours ago.’ And of course the audience loved that, because they knew it was something that had WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 just happened in the news.”

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didates on both ends of the political spectrum.

“From the beginning, The Capitol Steps made a commitment to be bi-partisan—partly because it gives us twice as many jokes,” said Elaina Newport, producer for the Capitol Steps.

“We’ve had songs like “Don’t Go Faking You’re Smart,” which was our song about Sarah Palin, and “You Can’t Hide This Biden Guy,” and Herman Cain singing “Love Potion Number 9-9-9.” The party in power is generally funnier, but right now we also have the Republican candidates, and all of those make an appearance in the show.”

The Washington D.C.-based group was formed in 1981. Newport, who also serves as one of the writers, Jim Aidala and the late Bill Strauss were staging a Christmas play while working as staffers for the late Republican Senator Charles Percy. It was then they decided to create song parodies and skits mocking the seriousness of Capitol Hill. The group has released over 30 albums since, and toured the nation lampooning the political climate.

Newport says that the group’s eclectic political make-up insures that they are “equal-opportunity offenders” eager to mock any and all politician whose gaffes and scandals make them headline news.

Acknowledging that sometimes it is a challenge finding a song parody that works,

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THE DAVENPORTS 6 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.

KASSIE MILLER 6 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 6779153 or thegrandmarlin.com.

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

JOE FINGERS 7 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.

JASMINE & GLENN 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Thursdays.

Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com.

DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

TIM SPENCER 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 9322211 or sandshaker.com.

DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

COLLEGE DANCE NIGHT 9 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.

WOVEN & WRAPPED: KIMONOS, CLOTHING AND CULTURE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPAN 10 a.m. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

‘WELCOME TO MARGARITAVILLE’ MARGARITA TASTING 2 p.m. Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach.

916-9755 or margaritavillehotel.com.

WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. Ninth Ave. 433-9463 or aragonwinemarket.com.

HERB CLASS AT EVER’MAN 6 p.m. $2 for non-members. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.

VEGAN DINNER AT EOTL 6 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com.

‘LILACS IN THE HAND’ 8 p.m. Loblolly Theatre, 1010 N. 12th Ave. 439-3010 or loblollytheatre.com.

PHINEAS PHOGGETTES 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.

WOVEN & WRAPPED: KIMONOS, CLOTHING AND CULTURE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPAN 10 a.m. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

WINE TASTING AT DK 4:30 p.m. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.

GALLERY NIGHT 5 p.m. Downtown Pensacola, along Palafox from Wright street all the way down to the water. 434-5371 or downtownpensacola.com.

WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5 p.m.

Palace Café at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

WINE TASTING AT CITY GROCERY 5:15 p.m.

City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. 469-8100.

WINE TASTING AT EAST HILL MARKET 5:30 p.m. 1216 N. Ninth Ave. ‘LILACS IN THE HAND’ 8 p.m. Loblolly Theatre, 1010 N. 12th Ave. 439-3010 or loblollytheatre.com.

SWING DANCING 8:30 p.m. American Legion, 1401 Intendencia St. $5. 437-5465 or pensacolaswing.com.

PHINEAS PHOGGETTES 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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STEEL DRUMMER 6 p.m. Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach.

916-9755 or margaritavillehotel.com.

KASSIE MILLER 6 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 6779153 or thegrandmarlin.com.

DASH RIP ROCK 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com.

JEREMY GIBSON 7:30 p.m. 600 South Atrium, 600 S. Palafox. 432-5254 or 600southpalafox.com.

DESTIN ATKINSON 8 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.

DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

HOLLY SHELTON AND DAVID SHELANDER 8 p.m. Ragtyme Grille, 201 S. Jefferson St. 4299655 or ragtyme.net.

REDDOG 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.

THE MAINSTREAM 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach.

932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

DOG SPANKING MONKEY 9 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

BAD HABITS 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

JAMES ADKINS 9:30 p.m. Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 10 S. Palafox. 497-6073 or hopjacks.com.

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PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m. Saturdays, rain or shine, through Apr 30. Martin Luther King Plaza on North Palafox Street between Chase and Garden streets. palafoxmarket.com.

‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.

WOVEN & WRAPPED: KIMONOS, CLOTHING AND CULTURE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPAN 12 p.m. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

WINE TASTING AT WINE BAR 2 p.m. $5 goes toward rebate on featured wines . Wine Bar, 16 S . Palafox , Suite 10 0 . 476-3 83 0 or chanswineworld.com.

AFRICAN PRESENCE IN SPANISH MOSS LECTURE 7 p.m. J. Earle Bowden Building, 120 Church St. 469-1456.

‘LIL ACS IN THE HAND’ 8 p.m. Loblolly Theatre, 1010 N. 12th Ave. 439-3010 or loblollytheatre.com.

PHINEAS PHOGGETTES 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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AUSTIN CONNOR 11 a.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.

HOLLY SHELTON AND DAVID SHELLANDER 11 a.m. Hilton Garden Inn, 1144 Airport Blvd.

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RONNIE LEVINE 12 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach.

677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.

THE POSI TONES 3 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

MIKE JENCKS & 1 HOT MESS 4 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

BROOKS HUBBERT III 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com.

MONDAY 1.30

‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.

MARGARITA MONDAY 5 p.m. Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. 916-9755 or margaritavillehotel.com.

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DASH RIP ROCK 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

KRAZY GEORGE KARAOKE 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.

K AR AOKE WITH MARK ESKEW 7 p.m. Hub Stacey ’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. 497-0 07 1 or hubstaceys.com.

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DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

FORREST WILLIAMS BAND 8 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.

LISA ZANGHI & JIM ANDREWS 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.

DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

DOG SPANKING MONKEY 9 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com.

BAD HABITS 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

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happenings GAMER’S NIGHT 8 p.m. Fast Eddie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

TOSH TUESDAY 8 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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JEFF GLICKMAN TRIO 6 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

TUESDAY JAM NIGHT 8 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

KARAOKE WITH GEORGE 9 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

K AR AOKE AT PADDY O’LEARY’S 9 p.m. Paddy O’ Lear y ’s Irish Pub, 49 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-9 808 or paddyolear ysirishpub.com.

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BILLY HOWELL & ASHLEY PENNEWILL 6 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.

LIVIN’ THE DREAM 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

MUSICIANS’ ALLIANCE 9 p.m.

Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

TUESDAY 1.31

‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m.

DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/ darc.php.

WOVEN & WRAPPED: KIMONOS, CLOTHING AND CULTURE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPAN 10 a.m. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

‘WELCOME TO MARGARITAVILLE’ MARGARITA TASTING 2 p.m. Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. 916-9755 or margaritavillehotel.com.

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YOGA WITH BECKIE SATHRE 6 p.m. $2 for non-members. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.

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‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC , 207 E. Main St. 595-0 050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org /darc.php.

WOVEN & WRAPPED: KIMONOS, CLOTHING AND CULTURE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPAN 10 a.m. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 4326247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

ART A LA CARTE 5 p.m. Jaco’s Bayfront Bar& Grille, 997 S. Palafox. 432-5226 or jacosbayfrontbarandgrille.com.

WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING CLASSES 6 p.m. $5 general admission, $2 for students.

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SURF MOVIE NIGHT AT SURF BURGER 7 p.m.

Surf Burger, 500 Quietwater Beach Rd, Pensacola Beach. 932-1417 or thesurfburger.com.

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PADDY’S OPEN MIC NIGHT 7 p.m. Paddy O’Leary’s Irish Pub, 49 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com.

OPEN MIC NIGHT 7 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com.

DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

I100 WEDNESDAYS 8 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

SKYLINE KINGS 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

ELECTRONIC WEDNESDAYS TURBULANCE 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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Dress the Part for Art Party 9 They write all of their own songs and cover some songs that have influenced the band along the way.

They have a 45-minute set of all original music.

The covers include bands like The Beats, The Turtles and even a cover of Whitney Houston’s “Dance with The Suzies Somebody.”

“We have been trying to wrap up words to describe our music,” said Hobbs. “It is 1950s and 1960s pop music, with a contemporary feel. We are calling it sonic pop for now.

That is a hard question to answer.” record will be made. We want to make a To date, The Suzies do not have any vinyl record.” recorded albums. They do, however, have “These are some awesome guys to work a goal of 13 songs before they sit down to with,” said Luke Buckley, writer, drummer, record. So far, they are sure on eleven, and guitarist and piano player for The Suzies. two they are still writing.

Buckley learned to write songs from “It is an extensive, laborious process.” his grandfather, Robert Buckley, in New Hobbs said. “They should have it wrapped up York. His dad builds all the guitars he plays.

by February.”

He moved to Mobile, Ala. from Brooklyn, Hobbs started glass blowing at Belmont N.Y. and went to school at the University of Arts and Cultural Center. He said he came to Alabama to major in communications. At the love it and was hooked after attending Rhode time, he was working with an independent Island School of Design. He was taking film company that had him on the road quite drawing and painting at the time, and glass a bit. The whole time he was on the road, all blowing was an elective. he did was write songs.

“I was entranced by glass blowing, the As for the future of The Suzies, Buckley process was difficult,” said Hobbs. said, “We want to keep making music.” {in} Hobbs and Bond connected on the art front, and each year Hobbs shows his work at the Art Parties. This year Bond contacted him about both the art and live music.

WHEN: 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 “Music is something I have WHERE: Ware Are You, 3715 W. Navy Blvd. always wanted to do,” said Hobbs.

COST: $35 and up “We are doing a kick-start for the alDETAILS: artparty.jefbond.com bum, taking donations and pledges,

"We are calling it sonic pop for now."

Joe Hobbs

If you have never attended an Art Party before, you are in for a big surprise. It is an entire evening of unpretentious music and art right here in Pensacola. It began with an idea that came to Jef Bond, creator and organizer, when he figured out that a lot of the artists he knew had no place to show their work.

“I would see my friends’ work hanging on walls in private homes and not in galleries,” said Bond. “They would tell me they could not get into galleries because their subject matter or style is not what local galleries wanted. As a photographer myself, I also have friends that wanted to buy art and could not find any, so I put the two together. Basically, do it our way.”

The Art Party features artists, visual performance arts, live music from The Suzies, The Isles and Imaginary Air Show, DJ styling from AnyDayDJ, free food, treats and raffles for great prizes. So many businesses have sponsored the event by donating money and prizes such as: Culinary Productions, Inc., Solé Inn and Suites, Revolver Records, The Fish House, Intracoastal Outfitters—the list is

long and varied. All of the art on display will be auctioned off.

It was designed to be a fundraiser for Help Hope Live, a non-profit organization, formerly known as the National Transplant Assistance Fund. Bond is a 2009 kidney transplant recipient. The Help Hope Live group helps transplant recipients learn the skills necessary to put on their own fundraisers, and raise the money they need to assist with medical expenses.

This year if you attend you are encouraged to dress as an artist, a piece of art or have an artist make you up. Anything and everything goes. If you make it extraordinary, you can win cash and an Art Party 9 trophy. There are VIP packages available for purchase as well that can make the evening unforgettable.

One of the bands playing at Art Party 9— The Suzies—formed about a year ago after a chance encounter at a party. Based in Mobile, Ala., the band consists of full-time glass blower Joe Hobbs, along with Luke Buckley, Jeremy Padot and Willis Garrett.

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Not Gone With the Wind Anymore

Panic set in at the beginning of November, when all of the sudden the marquee at Gulf Breeze Cinema 4 had no movies posted for the first time in years—it was gone with the wind. Many panicked patrons of the little theater (as the locals call it) checked its website and were foiled again: "check back with us soon."

Furrowed brows and looks of confusion ensued.

Then on Jan. 16 word was sent via email that the theater was reopening, they were back under new ownership. The email touted that they are the same theater with the same great movies. The theater has a new name, Movies 4 at Gulf Breeze, and a familiar face—manager Neale Winker was still in place. A huge sigh of relief.

The question you may be asking yourself is: what is the big deal about this theater? Anyone that has been there more than once can tell you, it is a cinema paradiso for so many in the area. It is truly the

“You can have all the bells and whistles you want. In the end what really matters is a good movie.”

place where you fall in love with movies. Nowhere else can you walk in, get popcorn, know the ushers by name, place requests for movies you want to see (and actually get them), have guaranteed movie times at 1 p.m., 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. and get topnotch quality movies that other theaters in this area do not carry.

Winker previously owned a theater in Wisconsin. He’s been involved in movie theater management for about 10 years.

“It took some time to reopen with the new owner because we were signing all new contracts with the film distributors,” Winker said. “The Monday return crowd was good, they were really happy it was back open. We were all pleased to have it back open too and to have movies listed on the marquee again. We will have the same kind of movies.”

Neale Winker

Tom Roush, Escambia County Film Commissioner said he knew some of the details, but really felt that he should not disclose what was going on. He would leave that up to Jim Norton, the former owner. As of press time, Norton had yet to reply.

“Norton had really good taste in films and was able to get them when no one else could,” Roush said. “I organized the Pensacola Bay International Film Festival and used the theater for screening films; I could not have done it without him. He helped me get a copy of “The Machinist”—not just a digital copy of it, he was able to make a call and get a theater print, which is 80 pounds and 100,000 frames.

Norton and I would sit around and talk about films all the time. It is a labor of love and business.”

Even if the Monday opening was modest, cinema lovers are happy to see movie titles back on the marquee.

“My husband and I are so glad to have them back open,” said one theater aficionado. “Having a place to see independent films, high quality documentaries and other creative art films is very important to us.”

Currently the theater is showing “The Big Year,” “The Whistleblower” and “Martha Marcy May Marlene.”

They still feature $5 Wednesdays for all movie times, matinees on all other days are still $6, evening showings are $8.

Leave the plastic at home, the theater only accepts cash or check. {in}

Throughout his years in the movie theater business, Winker has learned that choosing movies is an important decision.

“You can have all the bells and whistles you want,” Winker said. “In the end what really matters is a good movie.”

The new owner, Larry Entrekin, who also owns the Live Oaks Shopping Center where the theater is WHERE: 1175 Gulf Breeze Pkwy., Gulf Breeze located, said they are keeping the DETAILS: 932-1244, movies4gulfbreeze.com same format for the operation and what movies they carry.

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A SALUTE TO DIFFERENCE MAKERS

University of West Florida School of Education The UWF School of Education will expand its Partnership for Professional Innovation program to include Ferry Pass Elementary this month. The program places student interns in partnering Escambia County schools for an entire school year, expanding the future teachers’ learning experience through mentoring with current teachers in a real classroom setting.

“The purpose of this partnership is to identify, develop, implement and replicate innovative teaching practices,” said Bill Evans, director of the UWF School of Education.

The UWF School of Education and Ferry Pass Elementary School will work together to develop and deliver effective educational and social programs, including programs for parents.

UWF will provide a project coordinator on site to work closely with the principal and school partnership team. Linda Manning will be the project coordinator at Ferry Pass.

This is not only a great opportunity for education students at UWF, but for the entire school district. With the project’s aim at improving education inside and out, this could be the beginning for a great future.

“The goal is to be an incubator for collaboration and innovation,” Evans said.

Superintendent Malcolm Thomas sees it as a “win-win” situation. He’s excited that future teachers of Escambia County will have this kind of experience.

“I see nothing but winners,” Thomas said. “It’s relevant practice – where the rubber meets the road.”

As an added bonus, teachers at Ferry Pass have the opportunity to take classes at UWF at a discounted rate.

“It’s the least we can do,” said UWF President Judy Bense.

Teachers are looking forward to making sure UWF students get as much experience as they can out of this partnership. It’s a task they don’t take lightly.

“This partnership is going to show students, first-hand, what really goes on in a classroom,” said an ESE teacher. “Teaching children is serious business.”

The programs’ first partnership began in August at Brentwood Elementary School and is now being replicated at Ferry Pass Elementary.

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This Gallery Night, it’s possible to make history or, at least, watch a piece of it (maybe literally) unfold. The Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) is hosting Pensacola’s first pop-up museum exhibit. Located at the Destination Archaeology Resource Center (DARC), at 207 E. Main St., the exhibit will provide an interactive activity off the typical Gallery Night path.

Titled “A People’s Pensacola: Your Story in Your Hands,” the pop-up exhibit will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27. Open to the public, the goal is to attract people of all ages and backgrounds to share a piece of their experience in Pensacola. FPAN will provide the tables, paper and pens for the exhibit—the public will provide the rest.

Pop-up museums allow people to create the content for an original, one-time only, temporary museum exhibit. To take part, individuals simply bring in a tabletopready object from Pensacola, whether it’s something they’ve found in the city, or an item that represents something in or of their Pensacola. Items can be anything that relates to the theme and fits on a table, from photographs to souvenirs, maps, art and beyond. Participants write the label for their object, and can include a story about the item and, perhaps, why it’s important to them.

Conceived by University of Washington graduate student Michelle DelCarlo, popup museums are a relatively new concept in the world of museums and community building. DelCarlo developed the pop-up concept to encourage discussions about items that have personal meaning to people within an exhibit’s stated theme. With its informal format, the pop-up exhibit allows people to mingle and strike up conversations while sharing stories and experiences.

DARC Manager Mike Thomin believes that the exhibit will reveal what patrons feel about Pensacola, and what’s important to them about the city. This Gallery Night’s event may also inspire future exhibit development at DARC, which has a rotating exhibit space as well as the permanent exhibit, “A Roadtrip Through Florida Archaeology”.

The DARC is located in the former Louisville & Nashville Railroad Marine Terminal Building, which was itself, at one time, a portable piece of Pensacola history. Constructed in 1902, the building was originally located on the Commendencia Street Wharf that extended into Pensacola Bay. When the Port of Pensacola expanded in the 1960s, the L&N building became one of the city’s first major historic preservation efforts.

To save the building, the city turned to Theopolis May, a local minister and craftsman, who dismantled the building piece by piece, moved and reassembled it in its entirety at its current location. May went on to reconstruct several other area buildings, and even a railroad car for the local preservation board. In 1991, the State of Florida awarded May with the Florida Folk Heritage Award for his contributions to historic preservation. Several of May’s other projects are located in the Historic Pensacola Village, which is immediately across Main Street from the FPAN building.

Since 2007, the L&N Marine Terminal Building has housed the headquarters for FPAN, which includes the DARC museum space, archaeology laboratory, classrooms and offices. FPAN is a statewide organization administered by the University of West Florida. One of the organization’s primary efforts is to connect the public with the state’s rich archaeological heritage, and the pop-up exhibit is one of several activities and public programs that FPAN offers in Pensacola.

FPAN has previously participated in Gallery Night by hosting artists and craftspeople whose work focuses on history, or uses historic techniques (pottery created entirely with Native American traditions, for example). In addition to hosting field trips for area schools, FPAN also sponsors bicycle tours of archaeological sites, a Geocaching trail, lectures and several events during Florida Archaeology Month, which is observed in March of every year.

If you have an item to share, or just want to check out the original exhibit, “A People’s Pensacola” offers an opportunity to explore Gallery Night beyond Palafox Street, in another nook of Pensacola’s historic downtown. {in}

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news of the weird TRADITIONAL BRIDGE REPLACEMENT on as prominent a highway as Interstate 15 in Mesquite, Nev., has generally required rerouting traffic for as long as a year, but the new “accelerated” technology in January necessitated detours for less than a week.

Excited engineers traveled in from around the country to watch the old bridge be demolished and the new one (which had been built on a platform off to the side) be slid into place using hydraulic jacks and Teflon-coated metal beams—lubricated with Dawn dishwashing detergent to glide them smoothly into the old frame. The Nevada Department of Transportation estimated that the accelerated process saved commuters about $12 million in time and fuel costs.

THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT! “(Our critics) are absolutely right. We are professional liars,” said Everett Davis, founder of the Internet-based Reference Store, which supplies pumped-up, but false, resumes for job-seekers having trouble landing work. Davis and associates are, he told Houston’s KRIV-TV in November, exinvestigators schooled in deception and therefore good at fooling human resources personnel who follow up on the bogus work claims. Davis admitted he would even disguise a customer’s past criminal record—but not if the job is in public safety, health care or schools.

• Veterinary technician and food blogger Lauren Hicks recently inaugurated service on what is surely one of the few food trucks in the country catering exclusively to dogs. She parks her “Sit ‘n Stay Pet Cafe” —a retrofitted mail truck—in downtown Winter Park, Fla., on Thursday nights (according to an October Orlando Sentinel report), serving gourmet organic snacks like the Poochi Sushi ( jerky), “Ruff-in” muffins, and “Mutt-balls” and “Grrr-avy,” among other specialties.

• Western nations and foundations have tried for decades to build sewage treatment plants in sub-Saharan Africa, with little success (since many countries lack stable governments to assess operating fees), and to this day, raw sewage is still merely collected and dumped, either in rivers or directly onto beaches, such as the notorious (and formerly beautiful) Lavender Hill in Ghana. U.S. entrepreneurs recently established Waste Enterprises in Ghana to build the first-ever fecal-sludge-to-biodiesel plant (funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation).

Feces undiluted by water, and then heated, is highly concentrated and more resembles coal than the goo that Americans associate with sewage.

CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE (1) The British Medical Journal reported in December that a 76-year-old woman had been unbothered until recently by the felt-tip pen she accidentally swallowed 25 years earlier. It was

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removed without complication, and, though the plastic was flaky, the pen still had an ink supply and was “usable.” (2) Twice during 2011, babies with two heads were born in Brazil. Though the first, in Paraiba state, died hours after birth, the 9.9-pound “Emanoel” and “Jesus,” born in Para state in December, are apparently otherwise healthy. (The baby has two heads and two spines but shares one heart, liver, pelvis and pair of lungs.)

POOR ANGER MANAGEMENT (1) Janet Knowles, 62, was arrested in January in Jupiter, Fla., for aggravated assault after allegedly bludgeoning her housemate, 65, with a hammer as they watched television.

The victim said only that Knowles was “upset with Judge Judy.” (2) Michael Monsour, the former CEO of Monsour Medical Center in Jeannette, Pa., was charged with assaulting his brother, Dr. William Monsour, in their father’s home on New Year’s Eve. In an argument, Michael allegedly bit William’s nose so hard that he required cosmetic surgery.

(Michael’s temper remained untempered.

The next day, according to police, Michael sent William an email threatening to beat him “into blood pudding.”)

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS Need Time in the Gym: (1) According to police in Bellingham, Wash., William Lane, 22, had yelled slurs at a lesbian couple in the early morning of Dec. 11 and smashed the car window of one of the women, but she immediately chased him down, tackled him, and held him until help arrived. (2) Anthony Miranda, 24, was arrested and charged with armed robbery in December in Chicago after unknowingly choosing as his victim an “ultimate fighting” champion. The “victim” gave Miranda two black eyes and a heavily lacerated face, and, as Miranda drew his gun, overpowered him in such a way that Miranda wound up shooting himself in the ankle.

• Not Ready for Prime Time: (1) Keith Savinelli, 21, was arrested in Gallatin County, Mont., in December and charged with attempted burglary involving a woman’s underwear. When the resident caught Savinelli in the act, he attempted to talk her out of reporting him by apologizing and handing her his voter registration card, but she called police, anyway. (2) A 25-year-old man was rescued by fire crews in Tranent, Scotland, in December and taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. According to police, four men were attempting to steal an eight-ton steamroller when the 25-year-old got his leg trapped underneath. The other three fled.

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Good Eats:

Global Grill has the best filet mignon around! Once topped with the andouille cream sauce, your taste buds won’t know what hit you!

Atlas on Tuesday nights offer half-off their sushi menu and it’s some of the best in town.

But my absolute favorite is Sake Café on 9th Ave. Stop in and see Wayan and tell him I sent you! You’ll be glad you did.

Retail Therapy:

I’m not a big shopper, but when I feel the need to, I make a pit stop into Men’s Warehouse near Cordova Mall. The staff is always friendly and greets me with a smile.

Watering Holes:

Play, an adult themed arcade owned by Edwin Banacia and Albert Lao on Palafox, has been a favorite of mine since it has opened. The staff makes me feel right at home and the beer is always cold.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Intermission, a bar also on Palafox and owned

by Mike Ashby. This is one of my favorite dive bars and always has a friendly atmosphere and great drink prices.

Outdoors:

The only place for me is Pensacola Beach! I’ll find a spot, lay out a blanket and watch the waves crash onto the sand… total relaxation.

Arts & Culture:

Gallery Nights downtown have become a huge success. There are vendors, artists and music for everyone to enjoy. You can always find me there walking Palafox checking out the scene. If you see me, be sure to say hello!

Never Miss Events/Festivals:

I never miss the Pensacola Mardi Gras! I want to give a big shout out and thanks to The Krewe of Blues for making it so memorable.

The Beer Festival and Seafood Festival are also tops on my list. How can you go wrong with seafood and beer? {in}

Nightlife:

Seville Quarter is the place to be on Friday and Saturday nights with DJ Lao on the 1’s n’ 2’s. He keeps the party hype! Live Niteclub on Hwy 29 with DJ D-Mixx (David Petree) is always packed with party goers.

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