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PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE The college received the first annual Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. PSC was selected based on its diversity and inclusion initiatives that cover all aspects of diversity including gender, race, ethnicity, veterans, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBT community.

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ROBERT TRAN The Pensacola High School

Lebanon has cancelled its scheduled Gallery Night out of fear of being called the “Pensacola of the Middle East.” Despite being situated on a peninsula with a seaport like our “Upside of Florida” hamlet, Beirut’s disheveled officials decided not to risk someone losing his temper.

International Baccalaureate student has been named as the Escambia County School District’s 2013 Sunshine State Scholar and will represent the district at the 2013 Sunshine State Scholars Program in Orlando.

GULF POWER The electric utility recently

surpassed the 5 billion-gallon mark in the amount of treated water used at the Plant Crist electric generating plant north of Pensacola. The water is provided by the Emerald Coast Utility Authority’s new Central Water Reclamation Facility. Plant Crist uses the treated water in its steam generating process and to operate the scrubber system, which reduces regulated air emissions from Plant Crist by more than 95 percent.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY EMPLOYEES

Outgoing County Commissioner Kevin White will be getting a lot of Christmas cards this year from happy county employees. White made the motion for them to all receive a three-percent raise.

freshman congressman and hero to the Tea Party movement failed to win reelection.

However, the African-American Republican isn’t giving up his seat, which includes northern Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties, without a fight. So far, he has been unsuccessful in finding enough votes to send him back to D.C.

BEIRUT The capital and largest city of

BP The oil giant reached an agreement with the federal government that included 14 guilty pleas and $4.5 billion in fines for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil disaster. BP still may be hit with fines for spills under the Clean Water Act. Depending on whether the company is found grossly negligent, BP could be fined anywhere from $5 billion to $21 billion, or $1,100 to $4,300 per barrel spilled. The U.S. Department of Justice also announced that two BP employees will be charged with manslaughter as a result of their negligence.

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THANK YOU On this Thanksgiving, we have a great deal for which to be thankful. We live in one of the most beautiful places on earth. The beaches, bays, rivers and lakes are resources to treasure and enjoy. As the late Mayor Vince Whibbs often said, we get to live the way millions wish they could.

Few places with populations our size have the rich history and cultural opportunities that we have. A walk downtown is steeped in America’s past. American Indians, Spanish, French and British lived and fought for this territory.

General Andrew Jackson lived on Palafox Street.

We have an opera company, symphony and a community theatre. The Pensacola Children’s Chorus has become our ambassadors to the world and has seen its alumni, like Abby Spencer, Ashley Brown and Katy Mixon, gone on to success on Broadway and in television and movies.

Businesses based in the Pensacola area have garnered national attention. Studer Group, Avalex and Apprivers are seen as world leaders in their fields. The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition and the Andrews Institute have built solid reputations in science, technology and health care.

In sports, we have provided college athletics, U. S. Olympics, Major League Baseball, National Football League, National Basketball Association and the PGA Tour with some

of its finest athletes and coaches. From Roy Jones, Jr. to Don Sutton to Trent Richardson to Bubba Watson to Justin Gatlin to Michelle Snow, our area is well represented in nearly every sport.

We have three top-notch institutions of higher learning—University of West Florida, Pensacola State College and Pensacola Christian College. The International Baccalaureate program at Pensacola High School is placing its graduates in the finest colleges in the country. From top to bottom, Santa Rosa County has one of the best public school systems in the state, maybe even the Southeast.

However, our most overlooked asset for which we should give thanks is our people.

The nuts, naysayers and our screwy, selfindulgent politicians get all the attention, but they do not represent the core spirit of this community. Our people are caring, hospitable and enthusiastic about our future.

It’s these people that we at the Independent News serve. Pleasing politicians and the “good ol’ boys” has never been our objective.

We seek to prick the pretentious and to hold accountable those who may consider themselves untouchable. It’s a sacred a trust that we have with you.

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INTO THE LIGHT Escambia Journeys Toward Sea Turtle Ordinance

by Jeremy Morrison When sea turtles hatch out of their eggs, they begin a perilous journey. In Escambia County, that journey is a bit more treacherous than in other parts of Florida.

Newly hatched sea turtles navigate their way into the Gulf of Mexico by the light of the moon. In the modern world, the turtles must also navigate their way through a beachscape bathed in artificial light that tempts them astray. If they manage to follow the moon to the water, the path may be blocked by a line of heavy wooden loungers left out by beachfront hotels.

Sea turtle hatchlings on local beaches encounter a rougher genesis because there is nothing on the books to accommodate them.

“There’s not a county ordinance, per se,” said Escambia County Community and Environment Director Keith Wilkins.

In many beachfront communities, local governments have enacted ordinances that

strive to protect sea turtles. Many coastal locales in Florida have such rules in place.

“Escambia County is one of the very last counties in Florida that has nesting sea turtles to have an ordinance,” said Tim Day, Escambia County environmental program manager.

That could soon change. Day is currently hammering out the particulars of a local ordinance to address the hatchlings.

Right now, in its draft phase, Escambia’s sea turtle ordinance is line upon line, page after page, of fluid possibilities. Nothing is etched in stone, and many specifics are highlighted in red and up for debate.

“I’m still meeting with stakeholders,” Day said. “I expect in the next month or two we’ll have some compromises worked out.”

The draft ordinance aims to minimize the impact of man’s progress on hatching sea turtles. It seeks to restrict the output of artificial light and placement of physical obstacles on the beach.

In some ways, this emerging ordinance is on a journey almost as arduous as the hatchling turtles. Before it is enacted, the draft must navigate past beachfront business interests and the governmental process.

One of the main obstacles is money.

Stakeholders—residential and commercial property owners—are not thrilled about shelling out the funds necessary to retrofit existing lighting in order to minimize the impact to the sea turtles.

Currently, county staff is working with property owners—most notably, beach hoteliers—to arrive at an ordinance that is acceptable to all parties.

“They want to know what the costs would be before they endorse it or not,” said Wilkins, adding that the county is also applying for grants to put toward private retrofits in an effort to “soften the blow.”

As it stands now, the draft ordinance outlines rules designed to protect the sea turtle hatchlings. Its language requires property owners to direct lights away from the beach and to remove obstacles; it also sets measurable standards.

The ordinance would apply to all new construction or improvements. It would require existing properties to come into compliance by 2018.

Right now, the draft is still being tweaked. After working its way through the planning board, the ordinance will come before the Escambia County Commission, most likely in January.

The ordinance will be somewhat redundant. The county already has rules in place requiring the observance of the Federal Endangered Species Act. At the state level, Florida has regulations pertaining to sea turtles specifically.

“There’s just not a lot of enforcement,” Wilkins said of the state and federal regulations.

In Escambia County, officials have relied on volunteers to aid the sea turtles in their journey to the water. Beach property owners have also been urged to voluntarily comply with turtle-appropriate practices.

“Our focus up to now has always been through education,” Day said. “It’s just not working very well.”

Recently, the possibility of a sea turtle ordinance—tentatively titled the Barrier Island Lighting ordinance—was discussed during a community meeting hosted by Commissioner Grover Robinson on Pensacola Beach.

“It’s gonna get done,” Robinson assured his constituents. “I think you’re going to see something happen.”

People in attendance were curious why the existing rules pertaining to sea turtles were not being enforced.

“It’s just a matter of if the feds are paying attention,” Wilkins told them.

Robinson’s beach constituents also wondered why development in recent years had not been required to be in compliance with the existing regulations.

“I mean, some of them were pretty dang recent,” said one man. “It seems like the people that are in violation should be held accountable right now.”

It was tough logic to dispute.

“I hear what y’all are saying,” Wilkins said, “and I think that’s a fair consideration.” {in}

SEA TURTLES BENEFIT FROM OIL SPILL

Unrelated to Escambia County’s efforts to draft a lighting ordinance, the federal government is also focusing on protecting sea turtles along the Gulf Coast. As part of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Phase II Early Restoration Plan, lighting issues will be addressed in several Florida counties, as well as Baldwin County, Ala. “It works really well, which wasn’t planned, but we’ll accept it,” said Escambia County Community and Environment Director Keith Wilkins.

The federal plan is part of the early restoration stemming from the 2010 oil spill. At a cost of about $4.3 million, lighting issues will be tackled on public land.

Recently, the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Trustees—the group tasked with designing the early restoration work—hosted a local forum to discuss Phase II projects. When it came to the project addressing sea turtles, attendees wondered why it only applied to public lands. They pointed out that much of the light pollution on local beaches was due to private properties, specifically commercial properties.

The Phase II projects—along with sea turtle lighting, the restoration work also addresses shore bird habitat—are still in the planning phases. The public input received will be considered when finalizing the projects.

Wilkins said he is hopeful that the project will be expanded to include private property owners. Regardless, the project will help bring the county, state and federally owned portions of local beaches into compliance with existing rules.

“Because we are as guilty as anybody of having lights out of compliance,” Wilkins noted. {in}

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hour public hearing, the Escambia County Commission voted to issue a four cent fuel tax in order to provide a dedicated funding source for the area’s mass transit system. It capped a conversation begun by commissioners a week earlier.

“Just shut up and vote,” said Commissioner Kevin White, prior to the approval of the Local Option Sales Tax. The outgoing White was the lone dissenting vote on the gas tax. He noted that he had never voted for a tax increase, and then proceeded to continue that trend on the last day of his term.

Currently, Escambia County funds the Escambia County Area Transit with $3.2 million from the general fund. The gas tax— estimated to raise $4 million—will now be dedicated to fund the transit system.

The issue attracted a chamber full of citizens to the public hearing. More than 30 people spoke on the matter, split almost evenly for and against.

“Gas has went up, tires have went up, insurance has went up,” said Glenn Harris, asking the commission not to place another financial burden on citizens.

Mike Lowery, president of the ECAT employee union told the commission that he appreciated it taking on the issue. He said “everyday people just like you” depend on bus service and that perhaps the secure, reliable funding could allow that service to expand.

“It means that we’re moving in the right direction,” Lowery said after the hearing.

A representative from the county’s Mass Transit Advisory Committee attended the hearing to relay the group’s position. Alan McMillan called the gas tax a necessary “cornerstone” for a viable mass transit system.

Commission Chairman Wilson Robertson said that the tax would not pose too great of a burden on individuals or businesses. He estimated that it would cost his business—which he said uses about 200 gallons of fuel per week—an estimated $416 annually.

“I’m not a socialistic person,” Robertson said. “I’m a conservative Republican, but I believe in helping the less fortunate and we need mass transit.”

Incoming chairman Commissioner Gene Valentino said that the gas tax and a more secure transit system would help bring more jobs to the area. He said business interests he had met with while promoting Escambia in Germany stressed the importance of amenities such as mass transit systems.

all the political news and gossip fit to print “If you expect me to bring jobs to this community, you’ve got to look the part and act the part—that’s what the world said to me,” Valentino said, adding that he would be pushing for help at the state level in creating a multi-county transit system which would theoretically make the four cent tax moot before it took effect in 2014.

After hours of comment, the commissioners held to their previously stated positions. They maintained that a dedicated source of funding was necessary, and directed staff to find a way to reduce the county’s ad valorem intake by $1.15 million to help offset the impact of the gas tax.

“I’m not a socialistic person.

I’m a conservative Republican, but I believe in helping the less fortunate and we need mass transit.”

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GALLERY NIGHT SHOWDOWN SHUTDOWN After earlier unanimously voting to

issue subpoenas for sworn statements, the Pensacola City Council walked away from the Gallery Night brew-ha-ha involving Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Fraternal Order of Police.

Councilman Larry Johnson said that pursuing the issue would not be in the city’s best interest and said the incident didn’t cast the city in a good light.

“I had one constituent say ‘Where are the giraffes and elephants,’” Johnson said.

During the Oct. 19 Gallery Night downtown, Mayor Hayward apparently was unaware that the streets were being reopened to vehicles at 9 p.m. and took issue with the way in which police officers were clearing pedestrians from the roadway. The next week, the FOP requested that the city council investigate the mayor on grounds that he misused his power and intimidated an officer.

In the following weeks, the mayor issued a statement addressing officer conduct and Gallery Night hours and connected the FOP’s request with contract negotiations—currently at an impasse— with the police union. The FOP, meanwhile, claimed a pattern of disrespect and continued to press for an investigation.

On Nov. 13, the city council expressed frustration that Hayward—though meeting privately with council members—had not provided it with an account on the incident. The council decided to subpoena sworn statements from the involved parties, including the mayor.

Following City Attorney Jim Messer’s memo questioning its actions, the city council decided on Nov. 15 to scrap the subpoenas. That move passed on a 5-3 vote, with councilpersons Maren DeWeese, Sherri Myers and John Jerralds dissenting. {in}

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by Joani Delezen, Jennie McKeon & Sarah McCartan / Additional recipes contributed by Kiley Bolster and members of the IN staff—Jessica Forbes, Samantha Crooke, Rick Outzen & Hana Frenette s any honest food lover will tell you, the weather and the leaves aren't the only things that change this time of year. Fall into winter also brings about a change in most people's food cravings. It's a time of year November 23, 2012

and state of mind we like to call "Comfort Food Season."

You probably know it well. It's when your desire to dig into warm, soul-satisfying dishes is so powerful, it's practically instinctual.

When the only thing you want to eat comes in a bowl, is covered in cheese or is pipping

hot—or better yet all three. When even the strictest carb-watchers are tempted by perfectly baked mac and cheese. It's the most wonder time of the year—to eat and to cook.

From perfected mashed potatoes to dressed up bread pudding that tell us all is right in the world, this issue is oozing with

comfort food to eat and to make. We talked to some local chefs and got the inside scoop on some of our favorite dishes around town.

We also included some of our personal favorite recipes if you're looking to get in the kitchen this season. So read up and get ready to give in to those cravings. 'Tis the season!

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If you’re making potatoes at home, Josephs suggests using a ricer to make them light and fluffy and to add flavors that veer from the traditional garlic and butter.

“Trying mixing in different vegetables— the variations are endless,” she said.

Or you could just order some off the night menu at Carmen’s.

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Carmen's Baked Whipped Potatoes / photo by Samantha Crooke

o Carmen’s Baked Whipped Potatoes Potato-lovers are in for a surprise with Carmen’s Baked Whipped Potatoes. But you won’t catch the restaurant’s owner, Maricarmen Josephs, giving away the recipe.

“We call them secret potatoes,” she said.

Josephs is a fellow potato-lover, but when it came down to putting them on her menu, she wanted to do something different.

“They’re not just straight-forward mashed potatoes,” she said. “I wanted something different. I’m not a big fan of garlic-y, heavy mashed potatoes. I like them a little bit lighter.”

One ingredient Josephs will divulge is nutmeg, which she thinks adds to their comfort food appeal.

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“They’re warm, delicious and with a hint of nutmeg,” she said. “That’s all very comforting to me.”

o White Chocolate Bread Pudding Chocolate and bread are great alone, but Dharma Blue actually makes them taste even better together.

White Chocolate Bread Pudding from Dharma Blue / photo by Samantha Crooke

“Rich in chocolate, powered sugar, white bread,” said Robin Kennedy, general manager of Dharma Blue. “It’s untraditional, but very good.”

The White Chocolate Bread Pudding started on the Chuck’s Fish menu in Alabama. It was so popular that the owners put it on the menu in their Pensacola restaurant, Dharma Blue.

The popular dessert recipe is a tightly kept secret among staff.

“I know the recipe, but I can’t tell or I’d be in big trouble,” Kennedy said.

Kennedy has other comfort food favorites on the Dharma Blue menu.

“I like the fried calamari and the fried green tomatoes,” she said.

Once you’ve had your sushi—Kennedy recommends the volcano roll—or fried foods, remember to save room for this sweet treat.

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o White Bean Chicken Chili Soup season is in full swing and The Magnolia is ready to satisfy your every comfort-food craving with their variety of house-made soups. One of their most popular (and requested) soups is a fresh take on a classic—white bean chicken chili.

“Quite a few people have commented that our soups taste like they are homemade,” said Kiley Bolster, chef and owner of The Magnolia. “That’s the best compliment I’ve ever received, because I make all of them from scratch.”

For Bolster, a comfort food is something that warms and fills you up. Unlike heavier foods, the white bean chicken chili fills you up without dragging you down. inweekly.net

“It’s hearty, but still feels light because of the chicken and spicy broth. Sometimes beef chili just feels so heavy, you know?”

Bolster said.

The chili is also presented differently than your run-of-the-mill beef chilis.

“We serve the chili as a Frito chili pie: layered over Frito corn chips, topped with shredded cheddar and sour cream,” Bolster said. “There are a lot of textures and flavors going on that make it a popular and interesting dish.”

Bolster has a few tips for you to make your own chili a more exciting dish.

“I always try to balance sweetness and spiciness in chili,” she said. “Cayenne and brown sugar do that trick, usually; use unsalted stock so you can control the seasoning, I love Kitchen Basics stock because it is gluten free, and leave it alone. Good chili takes time so start it in the morning and let it bubble away all day.”

Don't have the time or inclination to watch soup bubble all day? Like The Magnolia on Facebook to find out what their soup special of the day is (and keep your fingers crossed that it is the white bean chicken chili).

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o Sweet Potato Pancakes Pancakes are usually a guilty pleasure, but at Dog House Deli you can indulge without scruples.

“They’re a pretty healthy mix,” said Owner Nathan Holler.

The menu favorite was brought to the attention of Dog House Deli owners by a customer. After experimenting with different recipes, the Sweet Potato Pancakes were born.

“We at first tried them with a little syrup,” Holler said. “But when we tried them with local honey the flavor just exploded.”

The addition of caramelized pecans and bananas made them stand out even more.

“They can be a little questionable,” admitted Holler. “It took a little while for them to catch on, but now they get rave reviews.”

Holler remembers as a kid, eating pancakes fresh off the griddle, but said he November 23, 2012

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White Bean Chicken Chili from The Magnolia / courtesy photo wanted to make pancakes for adults.

“Kids will always love pancakes and syrup, but for adults that can get old,” he said. “The sweet potatoes give the pancakes a pumpkin-esque flavor. They’re also endorsed by the American Heart Association.”

On mornings when you actually have the time to make breakfast, Holler suggest adding fruit and substituting honey for syrup.

“Simply use fruit and nuts,” he said.

“Fresh, cold strawberries, blueberries, pecans. Head to the downtown market for your local honey, too.”

Head to Dog House Deli on Pensacola Beach, Saturdays and Sundays 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., for breakfast or Monday through Saturday at their downtown location.

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Polonza Bistro offers daily comfort food lunch specials – pot roast, chicken and dumplings, meatloaf – but the most popular is Thursday’s Chicken Pot Pie. “We absolutely run out, that’s why you have to get here before 1 p.m., “said Steven Turner, manager. “People even call in to set a few pies aside.”

The specials are made fresh daily, in small quantities, which is why they run out so fast.

“Everything is made in small batches, it’s not just sitting out all day,” Turner said.

“Our cooks come in at five every morning.

Everything is homemade. We even make our own piecrust.”

The Chicken Pot Pie, Turner said, is easily a Polonza Bistro signature dish.

“You don’t see too many made from scratch,” he said. “We think it’s unique.”

And it’s just as easily a comfort food – perhaps too comfortable.

“It has the flakiness and butter flavor in the crust with almost a chicken soup on the inside and peas, carrots, chicken and onions.

It’s a southern classic,” Turner said. “It makes you not want to go back to work. You just want to go home and curl up on the couch.” {in}

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Soup, especially homemade soup, comhere’s nothing like cupping your forts you beyond keeping you warm. hands around a warm bowl of “Customers find their favorite soups— soup after a long, cold day. And ones they grew up with that their mother when local restaurants serve it, made for them,” Countryman said. they are always thinking outside of the can.

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“The soups are seasonal, for instance “People want homemade soups because we’ve recently had pumpkin butternut they can be time consuming to make and they squash,” Countryman said. “We’ve had a don’t want the preservatives in canned soups,” brothy chicken soup for those who are fighting Countryman said. “We filled a niche that a cold.” needed to be filled.” {in} No matter what time of the year it is, Countryman has soup seeking customers.

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patties, handcrafted by my grandmother.

While hers were laden with cheese and certainly far from vegan, these zucchini gems are equally decadent. Spicy mayonnaise serves as a perfect topping to liven the more subtle zucchini flavor. And they don’t call them cakes for nothing! Though marked as an appetizer, their fluffy, pancake-y nature makes them filling enough to stand alone. Wash these bad boys down with a “tall boy” PBR.

End of the Line Brunch / photo by Sarah McCartan

f there is one group of people who gets overtly animated and shamelessly ecstatic when it comes to food, it’s vegans. That said, it should come as no surprise that we have our own top picks for comfort cuisine when dining around town. While the list could go on and on—here are a few mouthwatering favorites that are so delicious, you won’t believe they’re vegan.

WARNING: The following selections promise to leave you feeling full, satisfied and quite possibly grinning from ear to ear. You may even feel the urge to jump with joy and click your heels together upon first bite. We aren’t here to judge.

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No vegan (or non-vegan for that matter) should be deprived of one of the most important dining experiences of the week—brunch.

Sunday after Sunday find a bite of comfort in End of the Line’s multi-course brunch demonstration. While the menu varies weekly, you can count on jumpstarting each experience with a soup that awakens your senses, followed by a main course boasting a diverse mix of brunch staples with a unique vegan spin, combined in an organic fashion.

The best part? It’s a big bang for your buck—such a generous serving that it feels like a crime to not have any left over.

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in nori, grilled, covered in capers and topped with a creamy dill dressing simply melts in your mouth. Still, the dish wouldn’t be made complete without generous sides of grits, coleslaw and a salad. This plate is bounceup-and-down-in-your-seat good.

ZUCCHINI GRIDDLE CAKES

I may be partial to these, as they closely resemble my childhood favorite—squash

make it a bowl! Packed with beans, beans and more beans, the chili is a hefty meal in itself, perfect for the winter months. Don’t be shy— ask for a dollop of sour cream and an extra cornbread muffin to soak it up.

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bviously the IN staff has a fondness for comfort foods or we wouldn't have dedicated an entire issue to the topic.

All the planning, brainstorming, writing and, of course, "researching" that went into this issue got us hungry and nostalgic for the comfort food dishes that we love—to eat and to make. We decide to include some personal favorites, recipes included.

We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Rick's Favorite: Faux T wice-Baked Potatoes

In my everlasting quest to keep my belly smaller than my head, I stumbled across this recipe that substitutes cauliflower for potatoes. Your taste buds won't know the difference.

Ingredients:

16 ounces frozen cauliflower 1/2 cup sour cream 2 ounces cream cheese (cut up) 1 tablespoon butter 1 cup cheddar cheese, divided 6 slices bacon, fried and crumbled, divided 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Place the frozen cauliflower in a 1 616 1

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1/2-quart casserole. Add 1/2 cup water.

Cover and microwave on high for seven minutes. Stir and cook another four minutes. Let stand two minutes. Place in a colander to drain and blot with paper towels to absorb as much moisture as possible.

3. Place the cauliflower in a food processor.

Add the sour cream, cream cheese, butter, half the cheese, half the bacon, salt and pepper to processor. Process until contents have the smooth consistency of mashed potatoes.

4. Grease the same casserole used for cooking the cauliflower and pour in the cauliflower mixture.

5. Top with the remaining cheese and crumbled bacon.

6. Bake uncovered 20 minutes at 400 degrees or until lightly browned.

Yield: 6 servings (Source: Food.com)

Sarah's Favorite: Old-Fashioned [Vegan] Chocolate Pudding Pie

Hand over those good tidings and give me that pudding pie!

It’s like your grandma’s, only it’s better—it’s vegan. Not only is this pudding

pie great for the holidays (or any day you can warrant working in an extra indulgent treat), it’s a girls’ night go-to comfort staple. Plus it’s super quick and easy to make. Added bonus.

Ingredients: Crust

Let’s be real—a store bought crust is simple and no one will be the wiser. So grab a 9-inch ready-to-eat vegan crust of your choice. Keebler offers several ready crusts including graham cracker.

Filling

3 cups almond milk 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/3 cup sugar 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder Big pinch of salt 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips (keeping in mind more chips equates with more chocolate flavor) 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions:

1. In a small (2-quart) saucepan off the heat, combine 1 cup of the almond milk with the cornstarch. Whisk until the cornstarch is dissolved. Stir in the remaining almond milk, sugar, cocoa powder and salt.

Don’t fret if the cocoa is a bit clumpy at first, it will dissolve eventually.

2. Bring mixture to a boil, whisking occasionally. Once boiling, lower the heat and bring down to a slow boil. Whisk consistently until the mixture has thick-

ened (about seven minutes). Add in the chocolate chips and mix to melt. Stir in the vanilla extract.

3. As a peanut butter fanatic, no pie would be complete without a generous layer of your favorite peanut butter. Spread directly onto the crust prior to adding the filling.

4. After your crust has been amply covered in peanut butter, pour the pudding into the crust and let cool for about 30 minutes on the counter. After cooling, refrigerate and let set 12 hours (or overnight).

5. When ready to serve, top with a scoop of peanut butter, berries, dairy-free whip, festive sprinkles—you name it!

(Original recipe from “Vegan Pie in the Sky,” adapted from Well’s Vegetarian Thanksgiving 2011, a New York Times Interactive Feature.)

Joani's Favorite: Salted Caramel Apple Pie from Four and T wenty Blackbirds in Brooklyn To be honest, I never really got the concept of comfort food. I like cheese as much as the inweekly.net

next girl, but it doesn't make me feel things.

Then I walked into Four and Twenty Blackbirds in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn on a cold November day.

The smell of butter knocked me down, the warmth from the ovens took over my whole body, the pie was so good I ordered a second slice without even hesitating and I walked way saying, "So, that's why they call it comfort food!"

Not a week goes by that I don't dream about being back there—eating that pie, smelling those smells, feeling that comfort.

It really is that good. I haven't mastered this recipe yet, but even when I screw it up it's pretty good.

Ingredients: Crust

1 recipe for your favorite (2-crust) butter pie crust Salted Caramel 1 cup white sugar 1/4 cup water 1 stick (1/2 cup) fresh unsalted butter 1/2 cup fresh heavy cream 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt flakes Apple Filling 4 to 6 lemons 5 to 6 medium to large apples (best to use a mixture of Crispin, Granny Smith, and Cortland if you can)

Filling

1/3 cup raw sugar (castor, unrefined, large granule sugar) 2 tablespoons flour 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 2 to 3 dashes Angostura bitters

Assembly:

1 egg beaten Raw sugar, for sprinkling on top 1 teaspoon sea salt (flake) Special equipment: Mandolin for slicing, and a pastry brush

Directions:

1. To make the pie crust: Prepare one 2-crust batch of your favorite all butter pie crust. Roll the bottom crust to fit a 9-inch pan, and cut the top crust as a lattice, approximately one-inch in width or as desired. Chill the rolled crust while you prepare the salted caramel and apple filling.

2. To make the salted caramel: Cook the sugar and water together over low heat until just dissolved. Add the butter and bring to a slow boil. Continue cooking at a low boil until the mixture turns November 23, 2012

a deep, golden brown color, almost copper.

Cook's Note: This process can take awhile depending on the heat source. Keep an eye on it, if the caramel begins to smoke, you've burned it and you'll have to start over.

Once the mixture has turned a copper color, remove it from the heat and immediately add the heavy cream—the mixture will bubble rapidly and steam—be cautious as the sugar will be very hot.

Whisk the final mixture together well over low heat and sprinkle in the sea salt.

Set the caramel aside while you prepare the apple filling.

3. To make the apple filling: Juice the lemons into a large mixing bowl. Core, peel, and thinly slice the whole apples. Cook's Note: A mandolin works great for producing very thin slices.

Dredge all the apple slices in the freshly squeezed lemon juice to prevent browning and to add flavor. Set the prepared apples aside.

4. To make the apple filling seasoning: In a large measuring cup or small mixing bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and Angostura bitters.

Sprinkle this mixture over the apples in the mixing bowl. Use your hands to gently mix and coat the apple slices.

5. To assemble the pie: Preheat the oven to 375 to 400 degrees (depending on the hotness of your oven).

Gather your rolled pie crust, salted caramel, and apple mixture. Begin by layering 1/3 of the apples in the bottom of the crust so that there are minimal gaps. Pour 1/3 of the caramel over the apples. Add 1/3 of the apples and caramel for a second layer, and then add a third layer of apples, and then the caramel again. Cook's Note: Save a small portion of the caramel to pour on top once the lattice is assembled.

Assemble the lattice crust and flute the edges of the crust. Pour the last bit of caramel on top. Brush the crust with the beaten egg and lightly sprinkle with raw sugar and sea salt.

Bake the pie on a baking sheet larger than the pie pan for 20 minutes (otherwise the caramel will bubble over and burn on the bottom of your oven). Reduce the oven temperature to 325 to 350 and bake for 25 to 35 minutes. You can test the apples for doneness with a long toothpick or small knife. The apples should be just soft.

(This recipe is straight from the source—Emily and Melissa Elsen, the sisters who own Four and Twenty Blackbirds. I spotted it on The Cooking Channel's website.)

Jessica's Favorite: Vegetarian T ransylvanian Goulash Thankfully, this dish tastes much, much better than its name sounds! In recent years, this recipe has become a favorite throw-everything-in-a-pan-andlet-it-go meal for fall and winter dinners.

Vegetarians and meat eaters alike enjoy this dish, and it can be made vegan with a few small adjustments.

Ingredients:

2 lb. fresh sliced mushrooms (white ‘shrooms are good, Baby Portobellas are even better) 1 lb. Sauerkraut, rinsed and drained 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 green bell pepper, diced 2 tablespoons butter (vegan butter and/or olive oil works well, too) 2 tablespoons sweet Hungarian paprika 1/4 cup minced garlic 2 cups vegetable stock 1/2 cup tomato puree/paste 1/2 cup sour cream (optional)

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add chopped onions and green pepper. Cook until onion is transparent, then add garlic and cook for a minute or two longer.

2. Stir in the paprika until the onions are well coated. Add 1/2 cup of vegetable stock and bring to a boil; then add mushrooms.

Allow the mushrooms to soften a bit.

3. Spread the drained sauerkraut over the mushrooms. Mix the tomato puree and remainder of veggie stock in a separate bowl, then pour the mixture over the sauerkraut.

Bring to a boil again, and reduce the heat to low. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes to one hour. Add small amounts of additional stock, if needed.

4. Once everything is tender, add sour cream to the mix and/or on top. Serve over brown rice or egg noodles if you want or need the carbs.

Yield: four to six adult-size servings.

(Original recipe from Time-Life International Cookbook (1977), adapted with several vegetarian goulash recipes found online.)

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Regardless of if we ever follow through and actually bake or make anything, we love looking at food blogs and bookmarking recipes.

There's just something inspiring about seeing how creative other people get with food, you know? Here are some of our favorites for comfort food recipes and just general foodie eye candy.

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Delicious recipes, gorgeous food shots and fun animated food gifs—that's what you get when a food stylist and photographer team up. Jenny Park and Teri Lyn Fisher make comfort food look better than it ever has before.

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A recipe blog by Los Angles based Adrianna Adarme that showcases mostly "grown-up versions of stuff" she ate "as a kid." We're big fans of her awesomely organized and easy to use recipe index feature.

MODERNCOMFORTFOOD. COM Barbara DeGroot's blog is the perfect resource for "the contemporary cook seeking a fresh, updated approach to the comfort food classics." Her carrot cake with pecan coconut frosting recpie is what made us loyal fans.

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At least not when holistic nutritionist and vegetarian chef, Sarah Britton is helping you with the recipes.

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Hana’s Favorite: Whoopie Pies The Whoopie Pie is the secret comfort food of the North, and is actually more like a cake sandwich than a pie.

These round chocolate cakes remind me of summers spent in Vermont, running around with cats through gardens, dirt and crumbs dusting my face, my clothes, and probably my glasses.

Regardless of how often you troll through neighbor’s yards or befriend stray animals, you can get in on the goodness and simplicity of a whoopie pie. It’s traditional, yet unrefined. Dig in and don’t be afraid to get a little messy with it.

Chocolate Cakes with a Maple Crème Filling Cakes: Ingredients: 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature 4 tablespoons vegetable shortening 1 cup packed dark brown sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup milk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

3. In a bowl, sift together, flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.

4. In another bowl, beat butter, shortening and sugar until just combined. Stir briskly or use mixer on medium for three minutes.

Add egg and vanilla and beat for two more minutes. Add half of the flour mixture and half of the milk and stir until incorporated.

Repeat with remaining flour and milk and beat until combined.

5. Using a tablespoon, drop batter on baking sheet two inches apart. Bake for about six to eight minutes each or until pies spring back when pressed gently.

6. Remove from oven and cool for about five minutes before transferring them to a rack to cool completely.

1 tablespoon of batter should make about 48 two-inch cakes or 24 pies.

2 tablespoon of batter should make about 30 four-inch cakes or 15 pies.

Crème Ingredients:

1 cup marshmallow fluff 1 cup confectioners sugar 1 tablespoon of butter 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 818 1

1/2 cup dark grade maple syrup

Directions:

1. Mix fluff and sugar together in bowl 2. Add butter, vanilla and maple syrup.

3. Place a dollop of crème filling on the flat side of the whoopie cake. Place second cake on top and sandwich together the crème.

(This is a variation of a secret Frenette family recipe.)

Samantha's Favorite: Pumpkin Chai Smoothie

Stay Cheesy

Pumpkin for breakfast? Yes please!

Sneaking some leftover pumpkin pie isn't the only way to satisfy your fall pumpkin fix.

Skip that messy crust and time consuming baking process and whip this recipe up. It's healthy too—vegan and gluten free—so when people start giving you weird looks for drinking "that pumpkin milkshake thing" yet again, you can totally justify it.

Pumpkin Chai Smoothie Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup non-dairy milk (I use vanilla almond milk) 1/2 cup canned pumpkin 1 frozen banana 1 tablespoon chia seeds 2 medjool dates, pitted 1 knob of fresh ginger 1 1/2 teaspoon homemade chai spice (recipe following) 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 4 ice cubes

Directions:

1.Place all ingredients in your blender in the order listed, then blend for 30 seconds or until smooth.

Homemade Chai Spice Ingredients:

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons ground cardamom 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper pinch of salt

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in an air-tight container. Shake and use as a replacement for cinnamon and other spices in your favorite baked goods.

(Original recipe from healthfulpursuit.com) {in}

One ingredient that is pretty ubiquitous with comfort food is cheese.

Seriously—just take cheese, melt it and smother it over a carb and you've got a comfort food on your hands. But you don't have to stick with the standards— you can dress up your mac and cheese and your grilled cheese. Heck—you can even marry the two together and get a super comfort food.

Here are two of our favorite creative cheesy dishes that make us glad we're not lactose intolerant.

Mac and Cheese Grilled Cheese

The ultimate comfort food hybrid. And the perfect use for left over mac and cheese if you ever have any (we normally don't).

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 4 slices bread, toasted 4 slices sharp cheddar cheese 1 cup prepared macaroni and cheese (use your favorite recipe or, God help you, crack open a box) Directions: 1. Heat the oil on a griddle or in a large skillet set over medium-high heat.

2. Top all the slices of toast with a slice of cheese. Spoon 1/2 cup macaroni and

cheese onto two of the slices of bread and top each with one of the remaining two slices, cheese side down.

Place the sandwiches on the griddle and let cook until the bread is nicely toasted, two minutes.

Carefully flip the sandwiches and cook on the second side until the macaroni and cheese is warmed through and the Texas toast is golden, two minutes more.

Reduce the heat if the toast is browning too quickly.

(Recipe from “The Truck Food Cookbook”; makes 2 sandwiches)

Grilled Cheese Croutons

Sure, you can keep dipping your grilled cheese in your tomato soup. Or you can make these little grilled cheese croutons and let them do the work for you.

Ingredients: 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/4 teaspoon thyme 6 thin slices of bread 3 ounces cheddar, thinly sliced Directions: Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. In a small bowl, combine the butter and thyme. Spread one side of each bread slice with the butter mixture. Place three slices in the pan, buttered side down. Top with the cheese, then with the remaining three bread slices, buttered side up. Cook, turning once, until toasted on both sides, three to five minutes per side. Remove the sandwiches from the pan. Let them cool slightly, then cut them into one-inch squares. Makes about 60 croutons.

(Recipe from cafechocolada.blogspot.com) {in} inweekly.net

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ating leftovers. Shopping. Eating more leftovers. Throw in a nap or two and that pretty much sums up Black Friday for most people.

While the leftovers are certainly our favorite part, we admit that sometimes we get bored with sandwiches. That's why we asked Kiley Bolster from The Magnolia what she does with her turkey day leftovers while we had her going about comfort food.

She quickly rattled off a list of delicious ideas and recipes we would have never thought of. As you can see, with just a little effort, you can do better than a cold turkey sandwich for the next few days. Here's a few of Kiley's "Thanksgiving Remixes" to get you excited about finishing off all that holiday food.

Turkey Salad Sandwich Ingredients:

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/3 cup sour cream 1/3 cup dried cranberries 2 cups chopped turkey meat (mix up the light and dark meat for the flavor!)

2 stalks celery, diced finely salt and pepper to taste square piece of cornbread dressing

Directions:

Combine sour cream and mayonnaise in a large bowl. Fold in celery, dried cranberries and pieces of turkey. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

Place square of dressing, cut in half cross-wise, on plate. Top with Turkey Salad and a bit of fresh cracked pepper. Top with other half of the dressing square.

Chopped Turkey Salad With Cranberry Vinaigrette and Cornbread Dressing Croutons Ingredients:

Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Mixed greens Chopped leftover turkey Leftover fried onions

Drizzle olive oil on a pan. Toss cubes of dressing onto the pan and cook 20-30 minutes, until desired crunchiness. Set aside.

For the Cranberry Vinaigrette:

To Assemble: Arrange 1 cup of mixed

4 tablespoons cranberry sauce 4 teaspoons apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder 3 tablespoons orange juice Zest of one lemon 6 tablespoons olive oil salt and pepper to taste

spring greens on a plate. Top with chopped turkey and fried onions. Drizzle with cranberry vinaigrette. Finish with Cornbread Dressing Croutons and fresh cracked pepper. {in}

Directions: Place first five ingredients in a small bowl up and whisk together until thoroughly combined. Slowly drizzle in olive oil until well combined.

For the Cornbread Dressing Croutons: Olive oil Leftover cornbread dressing, cut into 1/2 inch cubes

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A Wahoos Winter Starting Nov. 23, the Blue Wahoos’ home stadium will be transformed into a fun, family-friendly holiday theme park. The aptly titled Winter Wonderland will feature an ice skating rink, toboggan run, a 60-foot tall Christmas tree, hayrides around the Maritime Park and of course holiday music, vendors and food.

“We wanted to give the community a place where families can come and enjoy one another,” said Shelley Yates, special event manager for the Blue Wahoos.

The Winter Wonderland will kickoff Nov. 23. The event is free and will be hosted by WEAR-3’s Sue Straughn.

Watch the grand illumination of the Christmas tree by Mayor Ashton Hayward, on loan from Sacred Heart Hospital. After the tree is lit, enjoy a special musical performance, games and an opportunity for a chance to win a new car from Kia Autosport. Local artist Eric Schmitz, local cartoonists and volunteers have

lent their artistic skills to windows outside of the Bayfront Stadium. Holiday and baseball scenes will greet you as you enter the Winter Wonderland.

Closing the event will be a holiday-themed fireworks show.

“We are hoping to provide the community with a stadium full of activities to enjoy this holiday season,” said Yates. “Pensacola has a tradition of coming together during this time of year celebrating all types of festivals and events, and we hope that the Blue Wahoos Winter Wonderland will become part of that tradition.”

Tickets are all-inclusive. You can skate and get on the toboggan ride as much as you’d like. Families of five can purchase a discounted package of tickets, which can be transferred to out-of-town families that visit during the holiday season. Tickets for children under five are free.

The fun doesn’t stop at opening night.

Marcus Pointe Baptist Church will be hosting a Christmas Craft Corner every Saturday and Sunday afternoons for children as well as a Christmas Eve service, which will be open

“This is just one more way that we can show the citizens that we appreciate them, while helping children who could use a good Holiday experience.”

Shelley Yates to the public. Part of the stadium outfield will be utilized for games such as bowling, Twister, and oversized checkers. The stadium concourse will host Christmas vendors and a Santa Claus picture area.

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Each participating business will donate a decorated tree to be displayed and then delivered to families in need with the help of The United Way. “The Blue Wahoos and our owners, Quint and Rishy Studer, believe that we’re not just a baseball team, but rather a corporate citizen—a part of this community—that also happens to be a minor league baseball team,” said Yates. “The Pensacola area has been so supportive of us, and this is just one more way that we can show the citizens that we appreciate them, while helping children who could use a good Holiday experience.”

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College, 1000 College Blvd., Bldg. 15. 484-2550 or pensacolastate.edu.

PENSACOLA BEACH TURKEY TROT 8:30 a.m. $35-$40 Casino Beach parking lot. 698-6084 or visit pensacolabeachturkeytrot.com ‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext.

107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.

‘THE HEART GALLERY PROJECT OF THE GULF COAST’ 10 a.m. through Nov 26. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox, 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

‘INTEGRATE. REPLICATE. GENERATE’ 10 a.m. through Dec 22. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

‘BILL MAULDIN: A SELECTION OF PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND PRINTS FROM THR ‘The Heart Gallery Project Of The Gulf Coast’ at Artel Gallery ROWE COLLECTION’ 10 a.m. through Jan 10.University of West Florida Center for Fine and ‘PENSACOLA STATE ART FACULTY EXHIBIPerforming Arts, 11000 University Blvd, Bldg. 82.

TION’ 7 a.m. through Dec 14. Anna Lamar Switzer 474-3247 or uwf.edu.

Center for Visual Arts, Bldg. 15, Pensacola State PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox,

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Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

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

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

AFRICAN DRUMMING CLASSES 6:30 p.m. $2$5. Gull Point Community Center, 7000 Spanish Trail. For more information contact, 291-2718, 324-4928 or hurreyupstageandfilmworks.com BRAD BARNES OPEN COLLEGE JAM 7:30 p.m.

Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Rd. 474-1919.

live music

J. HAWKINS & JAMES DANIEL 3 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

BO ROBERTS & RHONDA HART 5 p.m.

Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

THE DAVENPORTS 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.

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

LUCKY DOGGS 7:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

AVENIDA 16 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 9322211 or sandshaker.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.

REED LIGHTFOOT & FRIENDS 9 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

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

EXTREME KARAOKE WITH G.C.P.C 10 p.m.

Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or gulfcoastpartycrew.com.

FRIDAY 11.23

‘PENSACOLA STATE ART FACULTY EXHIBITION’ 8 a.m. through Dec 14. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Bldg. 15, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd., Bldg. 15.

484-2550 or pensacolastate.edu.

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

‘THE HEART GALLERY PROJECT OF THE GULF COAST’ 10 a.m. through Nov 26. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox, 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

‘INTEGRATE. REPLICATE. GENERATE’ 10 a.m. through Dec 22. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

‘BILL MAULDIN: A SELECTION OF PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND PRINTS FROM THR ROWE COLLECTION’ 10 a.m. through Jan 10.University of West Florida Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Blvd, Bldg. 82.

474-3247 or uwf.edu.

CHRISTMAS CREATIONS 1 p.m. The Wright Place, 80 E. Wright St. 434-1434.

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Small Business Saturday

by Hana Frenette

Lighting sample from Urban Objects Everyone’s heard of Black Friday. It’s the day American’s unite in mass to form lines outside malls, Targets and WalMarts, ready to trample each other for

PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

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

ELF PARADE & LIGHTING OF THE GREENS 5 p.m. Jefferson between Church and Intendencia, Intendencia between Jefferson & Baylen. 4345371 or downtownpensacola.com.

ZOO LIGHTS 5 p.m. Gulf Breeze Zoo, 5701 Gulf Breeze Pkwy., 932-2229 or gulfbreezezoo.org.

WINTERFEST TROLLEY TOUR 5:30 p.m. 223 S. Palafox. 417-7321 or pensacolawinterfest.org.

WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5 p.m.

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

‘LIMITED DINNER AND HAPPY HOUR AT GREGORY STREET’ 5 p.m. $16-$20. Slow Roasted Prime Rib, Baked Lemon Pepper Grouper, Chicken Cordon Blue. Gregory Street Assembly Hall, 501 E. Gregory St. 607-8633.

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

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

WINE AND GLIDE SEGWAY TOUR 5:30 p.m. $45. Emerald Coast Tours, 701 S. Palafox. 4179292 or emeraldcoasttours.net.

WINE TASTING AT EAST HILL MARKET 5:30 p.m. 1216 N. Ninth Ave. Meter Rentals $5. T.T. Wentworth Museum, 330 S. Jefferson. 595-5985 ext 111.

JOE OCCHIPINTI BIG BAND 6:30 p.m. Gregory Street Assembly Hall, 501 E. Gregory St. 307-8633.

‘THE POLAR EXPRESS’ 6:30 p.m. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.

WINTER WONDERLAND KICK-OFF 8 p.m.

Free. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 301 W. Main St. 934-8444 x 122 or bluewahoos.com.

LIGHT OF THE MOON TOUR 8 p.m. Pensacola Lighthouse, 2081 Radford Blvd. 393-1561 or pensacolalighthouse.org.

can Express in order to help bring traffic $20 off an Xbox to smaller businesses during the surge 360. Countless of Christmas-time purchasing. But you hours are spent don’t have to have an American Express waiting, fighting, card, or even shop at a store that acand scavenging for cepts them, to be a part of the sales. deals alongside disJust stop in your favorite local shop and gruntled shoppers. ask them if they have anything special If you’re lookgoing on that day. For example, one of ing to get into the our favorites retail spots Urban Objects Christmas shopis getting into the spirit by offering sale ping spirit soon prices on lighting samples and sample after Thanksgiving, furniture. but don’t want Support local businesses and to risk your life proudly give gifts that don’t require a 3 or your sanity on a.m. alarm or a tug of war battle. {in} Black Friday, check out Small Business Saturday.

It’s the Saturday WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 24 after DETAILS: facebook.com/smallbusinessBlack Friday, and also right saturday before Cyber Monday—the

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

Internet deal saving shopping day. It was started by Ameri-

SWING DANCING 8:30 p.m. American Legion, 1401 Intendencia St. $5. 437-5465 or pensacolaswing.com ‘STAND UP COMEDY SHOW’ 9:30 p.m. Big Easy Tavern, 710 N. Palafox. 208-5976.

live music

JOHN BARBATO DUO 1 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com JACK ROBERTSON 5 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 5 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

TROY BRANNON 5:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

CADILLAC ATTACK 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.

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

THE TREBLE MAKERS 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com.

‘T.R.U.E. DIVAS AND HOLD YA OWN PRESENT: AJ-THE MUSICIAN 850 TAKEOVER CONCERT’ 7 p.m. $10. Vinyl Music Hall, 5 E. Garden St. 607-6758 or vinylmusichall.com.

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

MIKE BOCCIA 7:45 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Rd. 474-1919.

LEE YANKIE & HELLZ YEAH 8 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

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

BOUKOU GROOVE 8 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach.

677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.

REED LIGHTFOOT 8 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 916-

9888 or bamboowillies.com.

THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.

ELAINE PETTY & RHONDA HART, NEIL DROVER BAND 9 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

WIRETAP METHOD 9 p.m. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox. 332-7952 or wobusa.com/palafox.

EARL’S KILLER SQUIRREL, OPERATION HENNESSEY, SLAPSHOT HEROES 9 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or pensacolahandlebar.com.

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

932-2211 or Sandshaker.com.

SCHOFIELD, THE MODERN ELDORADOS 9 p.m. 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.

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

REGGAE NITE 10 p.m. $5. Heritage Museum, 407 N DeVilliers St. Contact 281-1270 for more details.

GREG CROWE 10 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

SATURDAY 11.24

BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YARD SALE 7 a.m. 4820 N. Palafox St. For additional information, please contact Mandy Gartman, 5956800, or by email: mgartman@escambia.k12.fl.us.

PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m. 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.

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Plaza Wonderland at Winterfest ‘THE HEART GALLERY PROJECT OF THE GULF COAST’ 10 a.m. through Nov 26. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox, 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

WINTER WONDERLAND 11 a.m. $11-$180. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 301 W. Main St. 934-8444 x 122 or bluewahoos.com.

‘INTEGRATE. REPLICATE. GENERATE’ 12 p.m. through Dec 22. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

‘BILL MAULDIN: A SELECTION OF PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND PRINTS FROM THR ROWE COLLECTION’ 12 p.m. through Jan 10.University of West Florida Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Blvd, Bldg. 82.

live music

474-3247 or uwf.edu.

PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

ZOO LIGHTS 5 p.m. Gulf Breeze Zoo, 5701 Gulf Breeze Pkwy., 932-2229 or gulfbreezezoo.org.

WINTERFEST TROLLEY TOUR 5 p.m. 223 S. Palafox. 417-7321 or pensacolawinterfest.org.

ICE FLYERS VS. RIVERKINGS 7 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaiceflyers.com.

LIGHTHOUSE GHOST HUNT 8 p.m. Pensacola Lighthouse, 2081 Radford Blvd. 393-1561 or pensacolalighthouse.org.

JOE OCCHIPINTI SMALL GROUP JAZZ 10 a.m.

The Drowsy Poet Coffee Company, 86 Brent Lane. 434-7638.

ELAINE PETTY 12 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

TROY BRANNON 1 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

JACK ROBERTSON SHOW 5:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

PAUL KILLOUGH 6 p.m. Crabs We Got ‘Em, 6 Casino Beach. 932-0700 or crabswegotem.com.

DAVE & JOE SHOW 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. 932-4139 or

peglegpetes.com.

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

RICKY LEE PHELPS & DENNIS GOSSMAN 7:30 p.m. 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.

MASON JAR 8 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.

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

HOTEL OSCAR 8 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 9169888 or bamboowillies.com.

RYAN BALTHROP BAND 9 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

BAD HABITS 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com LUCID LYONS 9 p.m. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox. 332-7952 or wobusa.com/palafox.

SCHOFIELD, THE MODERN ELDORADOS 9 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com.

NICK WING KARAOKE 9 p.m. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com.

THE RED FIELD 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 9322211 or Sandshaker.com.

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

HARRICANE WARNING 9:30 p.m. Florabama,

17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

SHAUNA P. & EARTH FUNK TRIBE 10 p.m.

Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

DIGITAL ORGANIZ, CHACHILLE AND MORE 12 a.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 4349060 or pensacolahandlebar.com.

SUNDAY 11.25

WORSHIP ON THE WATER 11 a.m. Tent Stage, Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

WINTER WONDERLAND 12 p.m. $11-$180. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 301 W. Main St. 934-8444 x 122 or bluewahoos.com.

PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

ZOO LIGHTS 5 p.m. Gulf Breeze Zoo, 5701 Gulf Breeze Pkwy., 932-2229 or gulfbreezezoo.org.

SEASON LIGHTS UP-ISLANDWIDE 6 p.m.

Pensacola Beach

live music

ELAINE PETTY 12 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

J. HAWKINS TRIO 3 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

COMMON THREAD 3 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach.

677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.

POSI-TONES 3:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com.

THE RED FIELD 4 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd, Pensacola Beach. 9322211 or sandshaker.com.

SUGAR & SAND 4:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401

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Live Music at Shark Fin every Tuesday Night with Jones & Company

Ste C, 5912 North Davis Highway (behind Rooms to Go) * (850) 912-8669 Monday-Thursday: 11am - 10pm | Friday-Saturday: 11am - 11pm | Sunday: 11am - 9pm

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GRAND ILLUMINATION Nov. 23 Free & Open to the Public Gates open at 5:00 pm

Lighting of the Christmas Tree 6:00 p.m.

Win a Kia Soul from Kia Autosport!

Valued at $20,000!

PENSACOLA BAYFRONT STADIUM Blue Wahoos Winter Wonderland will be open through December 29th, Thurs. - Sun.

TICKET PRICES: $11 per person all day includes activities.

Children 5 and under are free.

Corporate rental is available Mon. – Wed. $11 price includes $10 ticket and $1 for CMPA-Capital Improvements.

Enter a fruitcake eating contest for a chance to shoot a puck & win!

FIREWORKS 7:30 p.m.

Ice Skating Rink Opens Learn How To Ice Skate with Kazoo!

8:00 p.m.

Snow Tube Rides on the Toboggan Run Photos with Santa & Kazoo

To arrange a party during

Winter Wonderland,

Kids’ Crafts

call Charlie Ortiz at (850)934-8444 or Cortiz@bluewahoos.com

See website for details.

Bluewahoos.com (850) 934-8444 BW0166 Winter Wonder IN FP.indd 1

Sandy Storm Relief

Monetary donations accepted for Brooklyn and Staten Island to help with community needs including stadium repairs.

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MONDAY 11.26

Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

RON WILLIAMSON OPEN MIC JAM 6 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Rd. 474-1919.

TOMATO 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.

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

WES LOPER 7:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

JOHN BARBATO 9 p.m. Florabama, 17401

‘PENSACOLA STATE ART FACULTY EXHIBITION’ 7 a.m. through Dec 14.

Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Bldg. 15, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd., Bldg. 15. 484-2550 or pensacolastate.edu.

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

PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

OYSTER NIGHT AT ATLAS 5 p.m. First dozen are 25 cents apiece and $2 Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob Ultra drafts until close. Atlas, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or atlas.goodgrits.com.

‘GET S.A.S.I.’ INTERACTIVE COOKING DEMONSTRATION 6 p.m. $60, registration required. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.

BURGERS & BEER NIGHT AT SURF BURGER 6 p.m. Surf Burger, 500 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 932-1417 or thesurfburger.com.

THE GULF BREEZE BOOK CLUB 6:30 p.m. Pensacola Beach Elk’s Lodge, 661 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-8620.

TEXAS HOLD’EM 4 FUN 7 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

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

sevillequarter.com.

EXTREME TRIVIA 9 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

live music

COWBOY JOHNSON 3 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

OPEN MIC WITH CATHY PACE 5 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

LORI & THE JUKEBOX JUNKIES 6 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com.

PAUL KILLOUGH 6 p.m. Crabs We Got ‘Em, 6 Casino Beach. 932-0700 or crabswegotem.com.

TROY BRANNON 7 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

MUSICIANS ALLIANCE 9 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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

TUESDAY 11.27

‘PENSACOLA STATE ART FACULTY EXHIBITION’ 7 a.m. through Dec 14. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Bldg. 15, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd., Bldg. 15.

484-2550 or pensacolastate.edu.

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

‘THE HEART GALLERY PROJECT OF THE GULF COAST’ 10 a.m. through Nov 26. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox, 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

‘INTEGRATE. REPLICATE. GENERATE’ 10 a.m.

through Dec 22. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

‘BILL MAULDIN: A SELECTION OF PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND PRINTS FROM THR ROWE COLLECTION’ 10 a.m. through Jan 10.University of West Florida Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Blvd, Bldg. 82.

474-3247 or uwf.edu.

PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

HALF-PRICE SUSHI 5 p.m. Atlas, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or atlas.goodgrits.com.

PRIME TIME TUESDAYS 5:30 p.m. Jackson’s, 400 S. Palafox. 469-9898 or jacksons.goodgrits.com.

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

ANCHOR STEPS SWING NIGHT 7 p.m. $3-$5.

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

MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER 7:30 p.m.

Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.

JAZZ BAND 7:30 p.m. Free. University of West Florida Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Blvd, Bldg. 82. 474-3247 or uwf.edu.

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

live music

KEN LAMBERT 3 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

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by Lilia Del Bosque Oakey Whitehouse

Searching for the Perfect Commute Every Sunday, I would ride my bicycle for 26 miles round trip and over two bridges to Pensacola Beach. Taking bike lanes most of the way, the trip always felt safe, the weather always perfect, and the view from the bridges was worth the effort.

I wondered why I didn’t see more cyclists on my weekly ride.

And then the weather got warmer.

Teenagers piled into jeeps, cars drove bumper to bumper for three miles, more motorcycles took to the road. My once peaceful, uninterrupted ride was now filled with teenage boys honking loudly

puncture my tires and is uneven. I am going to try to “take the lane,” which means I will be about three feet from the edge of the road. Don’t holler at me out the window, don’t honk, don’t get close to me to teach me a lesson, just pass me by and let us both get on our way.

Second, look for cyclists before getting out of the car. When parking on the edge of the road, motorists often forget that cyclists are biking past them and open their car door right in front of a cyclist, not giving them enough time to break. I’ve seen cyclists that have been doored and it is not a pretty scene. Sometimes, they just flip over the door and face-plant into the street.

Most times, they go through the window. Motorists look for cars before opening the door, look for cyclists, too.

Finally, watch for cyclists at intersections. I know it is tempting to speed past me, not wanting to wait for me to pass by, but motorists often underestimate how fast a cyclist can be. Cyclists cannot brake on a dime, so don’t expect us to. I try to meet the eyes of a motorist at intersections to make sure that I am seen. Acknowledge cyclists and please don’t run us over. It’s bad for me and would probably get a car very dirty.

As a cyclist, I am doing a lot while on my bicycle. Not only am I peddling and keeping my balance, I am watching for debris, potholes, obeying traffic laws, throwing hand signals, listening for cars that pass by me too closely, looking at motorists at intersections, watching for cars that drift into the bike lane, and making sure my sweaty hands don’t slip off my handlebars.

It’s a lot to do and it would be great help if motorists took some of the responsibility.

Even though the ride can be frustrating, and I feel like a dork in my helmet, when I am riding home, taking my route over the Barrancas Bridge, and I see the sunset over the mirror-still bay, it’s all worth it. {in}

In an effort to spare me a painful accident, and to make our city more bike friendly, I present, three ways to not kill a cyclist.

as they passed me, cars merging into the bike lane, and motorcyclists using the bike lane as their passing lane, narrowly missing cyclists.

I’m not a serious cyclist. I don’t wear spandex and I drive my car when it rains.

I just love riding my bicycle and having a reason to be outside a few extra minutes each day. My 11 mile round trip ride to and from work wakes me up, helps relieve stress, and helps me feel less guilty when I consume a whole pint of ice cream. I’ve been commuting for four years, two of those in my hometown of Chicago. Even on eight lane roads, Chicago tried its best to make commuters feel welcomed and I never feared for my life as a cyclist on the road, unlike in Pensacola.

Pensacola should be the perfect biking city. The weather is ideal 10 months out of the year and the roads are never crowded with cars. So, in an effort to spare me a painful accident, and to make our city more bike friendly, I presAbout “The Local”: Lilia is a grant writer at ent, three ways to not kill a cyclist. a local homeless shelter and a Chicago naFirst, share the road. It is illegal tive. She loves reading, sewing, cats, and her to ride on the sidewalks and our husband. She rides her bike to offset her exbike lanes are scarce. Riding in the treme obsession with pie. gutter is dangerous; the edge of the road is filled with debris that can

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DEMOCRACY IN ACTION Getting Out the Vote: (1) Just before a primary election in June, Albuquerque, N.M., TV station KOB apparently caught, on camera, a poll worker for two county government candidates offering potential voters miniature bottles of whiskey to sip during free rides to early voting centers. (2) Los Angeles’ KCBS-TV reported in October that leaflets sponsored by the Progress and Collaboration Slate for its local candidates in Eagle Rock, Calif., also mentioned an offer of $40 worth of “medical-grade marijuana” as incentive for voting.

(3) Carme Cristina Lima, 32, running for town councillor in Itacoatiara, Brazil, was arrested in October for allegedly passing out cocaine packets attached to her campaign leaflets.

• Colleen Lachowicz won her contest for a Maine state senate seat in November despite ridicule by opponents for her admitted devotion to the online game World of Warcraft. “Certainly,” said an opposing-party official, “the fact that she spends so much time on a video game says something about her work ethic and ... immaturity.” Her WoW character is Santiaga, an “orc (Level 85) assassination rogue” with green skin, fangs, a Mohawk and pointy ears.

• In several high-profile races across the country in November, voters rejected candidates who had been accused of wrongdoing and corruption, but Brian Banks survived. He was elected as a Michigan state representative from Detroit, with 68 percent of the vote, even though his rap sheet includes eight felony convictions for bad checks and credit card fraud. (Campaign slogan: “You Can Bank on Banks.”) Also, Michigan’s 11th Congressional District elected reindeer farmer Kerry Bentivolio, whose brother had described him as “mentally unbalanced.”

POLICE REPORT Michael Carrier, 45, was arrested for soliciting prostitution in New Milford, Conn., in August—not resulting from a police sting, which is usually how arrests for that crime are made. In Carrier’s case, he was disturbing other customers at a Friendly’s restaurant because, being hard of hearing, he was shouting to the prostitute the terms of their prospective business arrangement.

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PERSPECTIVE Neurosurgeon Denise Crute left Colorado in 2005 after admitting to four serious mistakes (including wrong-side surgeries on patients’ brain and spine) and left Illinois several years after that, when the state medical board concluded that she made three more serious mistakes (including another wrong-side spine surgery). Nonetheless, she was not formally “disciplined” by either state in that she was permitted merely to “surrender” her licenses, which the profession does not regard as “discipline.” In November, Denver’s KMGH-TV reported that Dr. Crute had landed a job at the prestigious Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, where she treats post-surgery patients (and she informed Illinois officials recently that she is fully licensed in New York to resume performing neurosurgery).

PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM US Among the contestants so far on this year’s The Learning Channel cable TV series “Extreme Cheapskates”: “Roy” of Huntington, Vt., who reuses dental floss; Jeff Yeager of Accokeek, Md., who combs butcher shops for odd animal parts about to be discarded; and “Victoria” of Columbus, Ohio, who specializes in Dumpster-diving and infrequent toilet flushes that involve, according to one report, personalized urine jars. The season’s star is expected to be “Kay,” from New York, who is shown on camera demonstrating the nonessential nature of toilet paper by wiping herself with soap and water while seated on the throne.

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS Rookie Mistakes: (1) Arthur Bundrage, 28, was arrested in Syracuse, N.Y., in October after he returned to the Alliance Bank—which he had just robbed minutes earlier—because he discovered that the employee had given him less than the $20,000 his demand note ordered. Officers arrived to find Bundrage standing by the front doors, trying to get back in. (2) A September theft from a sofa superstore in Northampton, England, ended badly for two men, who had just loaded a pair of couches (worth the equivalent of about $650 each) into their truck and were about to drive off. However, the store manager rushed out and, noticing the truck’s unfastened back door, reached in and pulled the sofas out, leaving the men to drive away empty-handed. The sequence was captured on surveillance video, leading store owner Mark Kypta to liken it to “something out of a Benny Hill film.” {in}

From Universal Press Syndicate Chuck Shepherd’s News Of The Weird © 2012 Chuck Shepherd

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“John is a great friend and someone I really admire,” said Ritchie. “He has taken this mission on to honor his son but to also give back to the community. He is an inspiration, a doer and a person who we are fortunate to have in our community.”

Since 2006 the Panhandle Charitable Open golf tournament has distributed more than $310,000 to local charities and organizations along the gulf coast. Council on Aging of West Florida has been a recipient of their generous donations since 2007 and the nonprofit organization is proud to partner with its board member John Peacock each year to help provide additional financial support for worthy causes in the area.

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Good Eats:

In town there is no place like the heights, Jerry’s Drive-In, Georgio’s Pizza, New York Deli and the Marina Oyster Barn, all the major food groups are covered and there is no finer dinning in town. On the beach, Sidelines and only Sidelines, everything else on the island is best left for the tourists!

Retail Therapy:

Gulf Breeze Bait and Tackle, Hot Spots Bait and Tackle, and Tight Lines Bait and Tackle.

Anything else you might need you can send the wife out for it.

Watering Holes:

Friday after five, End O’ The Alley is the only place to be. If you’re drinking anywhere else, shame on you! Michelle is the coolest bartender in town and there is no better atmosphere anywhere. By the way Buck, you owe me a Guinness for the plug. Later in the night Patrick at 5 1/2 will rock your world—the best drinks ever made in this region of the country. Finish the weekend with Shannon at Sidelines; there is no better place to wet your whistle on the whole island.

Night Life:

Vinyl is the place to be, this place has become the heart and soul of downtown Pensacola. It’s hard to believe this place has only been around for two years. When Vinyl is not rocking, The Handlebar is. And don’t forget the Pensacola landmark, Seville Quarter. Jack and Buck always have something cool going on. And on the eighth day God created The

The Pensacola Grand Mardi Gras Parade

Flora-Bama. God bless Joe Gilchrist, in music we trust.

Outdoors:

When it comes to adventure in the great outdoors, the Pensacola Beach Fishing Pier is home. There is no other place in this whole town that I would rather be. Over the years my closest and dearest friends are the people that I have met and fished with on that pier. If I am not on the pier I’m cruising the coast in a boat looking for cobia in spring, snapper and king in the summer and mullet in the fall.

Arts & Culture:

The T.T. Wentworth Museum has always been a special place for me. At an early age I met Mr. Wentworth at his museum in Ensley and took an interest in our history. As a kid I spent hours at the Pensacola Historical Museum at the Old Christ Church in Seville Square. I developed a passion for history and archaeology at an early age and it is a love I have had my whole life.

Never Miss Events/ Festivals:

Let’s make this perfectly clear, The Pensacola Grand Mardi Gras Parade is the king of all events in this community. Being in this parade is the closest thing you will ever do to being a rock star. Panty Man and the Krewe of Left Feet are the most original and the coolest of all the krewes and nobody parties at Mardi Gras harder than my buddies with the Krewe of Carpe Diem. All the other krewes need to take notes. The Krewe of Left Feet and The Krewe of Carpe Diem will show you how it’s done on Feb. 9. The next best thing to Mardi Gras is a relatively new event, The Running of the Bulls.

If you haven’t heard of this annual spectacle, you owe it to yourself to venture down to Seville Quarter on the second weekend of July. Be prepared to run for your life.

Pamplona has nothing on us! It would be down right un-patriotic not to mention the Blue Angels Air Shows. Watching the Blues rip up the skies of Pensacola is a birth right to all Pensacolians.

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