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FLORIDA LEGISLATURE The state economists are projecting a huge drop in public education funding for the 201213 budget, about $1.2 billion if Florida lawmakers keep the same funding level. The Republican governor and the lawmakers love to rail at the White House for its spending, but the state’s public education system has been propped up with federal stimulus dollars to the tune of $554 million. That goes away next year. You should always be careful what you ask for.
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RICK SCOTT Florida’s governor is probusiness and anti-welfare. He cut corporate taxes and mandated drug testing of welfare recipients, which hits the right Tea Party notes. The corporate tax cuts are fueling the state budget shortfall and the drug testing has been a money loser. Only 32 temporary assistance applicants in Florida failed their required drug tests while 7,030 passed, a net loss of $200,000 to the state. NELSON’S GOP OPPONENTS For those who think that U.S. Senator Bill Nelson is vulnerable, they need to check out the latest campaign finance reports. The Democrat incumbent raised $1.9 million in the last quarter and has $7.5 million in the bank. The frontrunner in the GOP primary, former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner raised $535,000 and only has $786,000 in the bank.
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OUT OF TOUCH LEADERS In January 2009 he predicted the Tea Party, “Arab Spring” and even the Occupy movement. Gerald Celente, CEO and founder of the Trends Research Institute, saw it all when I interviewed him. The self-proclaimed “political atheist” had successfully predicted 12 months earlier on my “IN Your Head” radio show the collapse of the U.S. financial markets. He had also predicted the 1987 stock market crash, the fall of the Soviet Union, the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, the dot-com bubble burst and the subprime mortgage crisis. Celente told me in the phone interview that politicians would put the squeeze on taxpayers as local, state and federal governments tried to keep their programs, benefits and pensions while financing stimulus packages and bailout programs. “There is going to be a revolution, and it’s either going to be violent or peaceful,” he said. “It will be violent if the politicians keep trying to hold on to what they have and keep resisting citizens’ demands.” People are fed up. They have seen the federal government bail out the major banks and Wall Street stock market firms without receiving any relief on their mortgages, credit card debt or student loans. Republican governors and state legislatures have cut corporate taxes and funded incentives to attract businesses to their states, while cutting the funds for education, Medicaid and social services. Barack Obama was elected to change the system, but little change has taken place. His administration has failed to prosecute those who profited from the
toxic asset funds created in the last decade and which are now worthless. His stimulus package rescued the banks and the auto industry, but not Main Street. The ideological gridlock in Washington, D.C . has hurt the economic recovery. During the Clinton administration, the Republican-controlled Congress set aside differences and worked out compromises for the good of the country. Today’s Congress acts like petulant 3-year-olds who have to get their way regardless of the consequences. People are feeling the squeeze. They are living on the margins, seeing their jobs in jeopardy, sinking further in debt and feeling anxious over foreclosures. And worse, they feel powerless to do anything about it. Celente shared this old saying from the Bronx, “When people lose everything, they lose it.” The Occupy movement is an effort to gain some control and force decision-makers to realize the reality of their decisions and indecision. It’s not a Marxist movement, as hate-monger Glenn Beck so badly wants it to be so that he can stay relevant. It’s people saying that they have had enough. The movement may seem unfocused and its outcomes uncertain, but their efforts do have meaning. Any government or political ideology that overlooks the common people will spawn outcries like the Occupy movement. Those leaders who understand this will stay in office. {in} rick@inweekly.net
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Occupy Pensacola Digs In By Jeremy Morrison When the sun sets it gets dark, especially when the power’s off. “They turned off our power,” said Gary Paull Jr. Monday night, Oct. 17. “So, they’re trying to wait us out, push us out.” Since Oct. 15, downtown’s Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza has been home to the Occupy Pensacola movement. Spurred by the ongoing Occupy Wall Street, the local event is part of a nationwide protest that began in mid-September in New York City’s financial district.
Travis Peterson, with Mayor Ashton Hayward’s office, said he thought the power issue was probably non-related and routine, and that the city would be taking a wait-and-see approach to the ongoing protests. “We’re working to make sure we have a clear understanding of their expectations,” Peterson said. “And that they have a clear understanding of ours.’” Hundreds of people filled the plaza during Occupy Pensacola’s first day. Since the expiration of the group’s permit that night, the crowd has fluctuated, with a consistent three dozen or so people sticking to the plaza around the clock. Some Occupy participants approached Mayor Hayward during one of his neigh-
borhood meetings on Oct. 17. They wanted to know what to expect from the city. “They were polite, they were respectful, they made their case,” Peterson said, adding that the Mayor understands their frustrations and supports their right to vocalize such. “That’s what democracy is all about.” One such discontent taking her concerns to the street is Katie Krasinski. “The root of it is corruption,” she said at Saturday protest, holding a sign depicting Jesus Christ upending the temple’s marketplace. “I’ve been called a communist, I’ve been called an atheist,” Krasinski said. “I’m a good mom who doesn’t want to go through another Great Depression.”
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As the owner of local Dolce Vita Art Bar, Krasinski has opened up her storefront to the Occupy movement. She’s offered it up as a place for the local group to meet, discuss issues, make signs, or whatever else needs to be taken care of. “I’m in it,” Krasinski said, “to do whatever I can.” Pensacola Police Chief Chip Simmons said he has seen no problems thus far with the event.
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“I’m a good mom who doesn’t want to go through another Great Depression.” Katie Krasinski “For right now, they are peaceful, they are off the roadway, they are not making a mess,” said Simmons, adding that the police were giving the group some “leeway.” The plaza sidewalks now feature chalk drawings, makeshift concession tables and tents off to the side. It’s a colorful scene, but not quite as bold as the group’s initial presence. Throughout that first day Saturday, Occupiers paraded the plaza with homemade signs. They stood on a cooler and shouted their protests through a bullhorn. Some people wore Guy Fawkesmasks. One man played an accordion. Stealing a moment off to the side of the event Saturday, Paull had said he wasn’t sure what might happen if people decided to stay. “I don’t know how the city is going to respond,” he said. “But I do know that there are people that want to occupy in earnest.” In other city’s where protesters have refused to disband their Occupy event, police have in some cases taken a heavyhanded approach. New York, in particular, has proven rough, with batons and pepper spray being employed by the authorities. “That’s not going to happen,” Peterson said, stressing that the city is trying to work with the Occupy participants. Paull said he didn’t know if the widespread Occupy events would prove successful at their loosely defined task of overhauling a corrupt system. “Our forefathers asked the same exact thing,” he said. “I consider myself a realist, but I have high hopes for change.” For ongoing coverage of Occupy Pensacola, visit inweekly.net {in}
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Dr. Donald Dewey operating in Ukraine His plain gray suit looked almost drab in the sharp, bright sleekness of the Medical Center Clinic boardroom. It sucked up the space’s pizzaz and replaced it with a grim realism that can only come from working with sick children on the cheap. Oleksandr Astakhov played with a drink coaster as he spoke, using it to punctuate certain points. His interpreter waited patiently, until finally the Ukrainian physician cracked a smile and placed the coaster on the table. “I’d like to say,” translated Svitlana Shkolenko, “there is no country in the world that is satisfied with the level of care in their country–problems of different levels.” The Ukrainian medical delegation has just stepped off the plane. They are midway through a short stateside tour. As head of Crimea’s medical association, Astakhov hopes to gain knowledge through visiting American medical facilities that he can use upon his return home. “They’re going to get the full scope of how it is to run a facility without government involvement,” explained Brittan Snelling, the Medical Center Clinic’s senior marketing representative. Earlier, while waiting for the delegation to arrive, Snelling had explained the origin for the Ukraine-Medical Center Clinic relationship. A few months back, one of the center’s physicians traveled to the country on a medical mission trip.
Dr. Donald Dewey, in conjunction with Med Assist USA, a children’s foundation in Tallahassee, went to Ukraine in April. While there, he performed 21 surgeries in three days on orphans. “There’s never a lack of patients to operate on, there is however a lack of equipment and supplies,” he said. “You kind of work by the seat of your pants. It’s fascinating to me.” The population of Crimea is a bit over two million. There are 400,000 children. The heath care system is entirely government-funded. But recently, Ukraine has begun flirting with the idea of injecting some form of privatization into their health care system. It’s still a very new concept, but apparently Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovych is seen as sympathetic to the idea. While the Ukrainians are looking forward to gaining insight into a privatelyrun facility, Astakhov also said he’s not looking to the U.S. health care model for all the answers. He knows they’re not to be found there. “You spend a lot of money and your system is not effective,” he said, pausing to wait for the translation before continuing. “You have to work on that. And decide how to provide medical assistance to people who are not insured.” For The Independent News’s complete story on the Ukrainian Medical Delegation, visit inweekly.net {in}
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Inside the Bed Tax Battle By Jeremy Morrison Sugar white sand. Sparkling emerald water. The Blue Angels, history and seafood. The greater Pensacola area has some pretty attractive draws. Paradise has never been a tough sell. No one disagrees on that point. The big debate in Escambia County is just who should be doing the selling. Or, more to the point, who should govern how the tourism development taxes, also known as “bed taxes,” are spent?
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High above Pensacola Beach, the air tastes sweeter and the sky seems closer. Between the waves and infinity, the curvature of Earth almost reveals itself. Julian MacQueen puts on his sunglasses and takes a deep breath. He walks to the balcony and takes it all in. Down below, the beach is set up for the upcoming DeLuna Fest. It’s a big weekend. The festival has rented out all three of MacQueen’s hotels. As CEO of Innisfree Hotels, MacQueen is a big player in the local lodging game. He estimates that his properties generate about a quarter of the annual bed tax in Escambia County. And he’d like more of a say in how those revenues are spent. “This is not a new subject,” MacQueen says. “I’ve been talking about this for 15 years.” MacQueen — along with his Innisfree partner Harlan Butler — operates the Hilton Gulf Front Hotel, Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn Resort on the beach, along with multiple other properties outside the area. With each room he rents, the hotelier collects an additional four cents in bed taxes for Escambia County. Walking back inside, MacQueen passes through a large hall being prepped as one of the festival’s VIP areas. Not recognizing the CEO, a woman asks him to find someone to break down some cardboard boxes. “I’ll take care of it,” MacQueen says, smiling. The Holiday Inn at the beach is classy in a bikini-and-pina-colada kind of way. Flip-flop Zen at its finest. The kind of place Jimmy Buffett might like to hang out if he didn’t have his own hotel down the beach.
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Tucked away off the lobby is the hotel’s restaurant, Riptides Sports Grill. Tucked away in the back of Riptides is a small meeting room. Tucked away in the meeting room are comfortable chairs around a table and glassy new Innerlight surfboards leaned against the wall. Once the room’s door closes, the smell of salt and sand seem a hundred miles away. The laughter from the bar has given way to a rather serious silence. MacQueen is one of the leading voices advocating for a restructuring in the way Escambia County’s tourism development tax is handled. He believes about half of it is misspent, and would like to see a private, industry-based, body manage the expenditures of the revenue generated from the tax. “It would be simplified,” MacQueen explains. “Right now, we’ve got too many people in the kitchen.” Currently, money generated by the tourism tax is handled by the county. It uses some of it to fund administrative costs, as well as supporting the Pensacola Civic Center, and passes the remainder along to the Tourism Development Council (TDC), which, in turn, gives the money to the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), which uses the funds to market the area. Taking up a pen, MacQueen draws several boxes and begins to label each, mapping out the current structure. There’s a box for the county commission connected by a bold line to another box for the TDC. There are also boxes for the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and the CVB. The lines become dotted and convoluted, with arrows pointing both ways. “If you just hold these up at a distance,” MacQueen says, holding the sheet at arm’s length. “And just look at it and scratch your head and go, ‘really?’”
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Members of the hotel industry, primarily those doing business on Pensacola Beach, have raised concerns before. They have taken to referring to themselves as the “stakeholders” and actively push for the reform of business as usual. “There’s some very direct and candid conversation that needs to be had,” said Dave Cleveland, a partner with Highpointe Hotel Corporation. Over the past few years, there have been concerns raised over the use of bed tax dollars to fund the civic center, as well as the amount set aside for administrative purposes. In short, some members of the hotel community believe the tax money could be put to more productive use by a private, industrybased body. “You throw this into the black hole of the government,” said MacQueen, “you get a very generalized idea of where the money goes.” If the stakeholders get their Christmas wish list fulfilled, the entirety of the tourism tax dollars will be funneled through the TDC to an independent body made up of commercial interests. “My definition,” MacQueen described his ideal scenario, “would be something that’s independent from the Chamber and the County.” Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson said he considers the question regarding the Board of County Commissioners’ use of funds for administrative purposes a “black-and-white issue” that could be ironed out by a definitive reading of the Florida statute governing the tax. He said he is against handing over the entire four cents, but is open to a broader conversation.
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“I want everything on the table,” Robinson said. “If we can do this better, shouldn’t we at least look at it?” The Commissioner wonders if the Pensacola Chamber, which houses the CVB, is the best body to handle the county’s tourism needs. He wonders if they absorb too much of the tax revenue for operational costs. “Our intent is not to support the overhead of the Chamber,” Robinson said. The Pensacola Chamber, which houses the CVB, has pretty much deferred to the county. Donnie McMahon, the Chamber’s chairman of the board, said it was “in their hands” but suggested conducting a study on the matter. “You need a third set of eyes looking at it,” he said. “I like that idea, having a third set of eyes.” TDC Chairman Denis McKinnon also see value in such an exercise. “Hopefully, they will want to do a study on it,” he said. MacQueen’s in no mood for more studies. “I don’t understand the study at all,” he said. “I think there are three or four ways of doing this and we need to pick one.”
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Guess what? Marketing works. Ellis W. Bullock, III tapped excitedly on his computer keyboard. Above his desk hangs a star chart mapping the universe. As head of the marketing firm EW Bullock and Associates, he handles the tourism marketing needs of the county. Scrolling through comparisons between this year’s tourist season and the last, Bullock grew excited. He called out percentage figures. “I don’t know if we’ll ever see anything like it again,” Bullock said. The tourism community is pretty jazzed coming off a record season. “Everyone’s just talking, it’s been a super year during these bad economic times,” said Fred Simmons, owner of Paradise Inn. In addition to the regular tourism tax dollars, this year’s marketing budget was swollen with BP penance money. Following the 2010 oil spill and subsequent fears that tourists might not want to vacation along an environmentally-fouled gulf, the British oil giant pumped ogles of cash into coastal coffers. “There’s no question it’s the extra money,” Bullock said, explaining the record season.
Escambia’s tourism marketing budget was about triple what it normally is. It made a difference. TDC Chairman McKinnon agreed. “It was absolutely because of the BP dollars,” he said. “I don’t think you can look at it and say that the BP dollars didn’t have an impact on driving that.” However everyone seemed to agree that those high-rolling days may be over. Bullock said he believed we had seen the end of the BP marketing grants, while McKinnon called the funding “dried up.” Proponents of giving the entire four cents over to tourism marketing like to use the BP-funds-argument when discussing the possible shift in tax breakdown. They say the extra money–an additional 25 percent–would allow Escambia to better compete with surrounding counties that aren’t subsidizing civic centers and devote more dollars to straight-forward marketing. “We’re being outspent two to one on both sides of us,” MacQueen said. “It’s like putting a billboard in the forest.” Bullock said that if we didn’t step up our marketing game, we would find ourselves “sliding south.” “We have somehow competed with two million, but there’s only so long we can do that,” he said.
“Right now, you’re diluting it,” Commissioner Robinson told the IN. “The worst thing to do is to compete with yourself.” He pointed to a photograph on his office wall. His family smiled down from the snowcovered ski hills of Summit County, Colorado. The four ski resorts in that county advertise as a group. “Why don’t we advertise that way?” Robinson asked. The Pensacola Beach hoteliers agree. “You just can’t splinter the effort,” said Cleveland, whose company operates the Days Inn on the beach. “There’s definitely a value in a unified brand.” Next door at the Holiday Inn, MacQueen’s on the same page. “You cannot segment that money into separate pots,” he said. “If you did that your voice would be so muted.” But there are obvious concerns with this route. If the area is marketed under a central umbrella, it stands to reason that the bigmoney draw would get top billing. “We have different niche markets,” said Perdido Key Chamber of Commerce chair Allison Davenport. “You have to speak to your market. I don’t know how you can speak to your market when you have such a varied market.” Bullock recognizes Perdido Key’s concerns. He agrees that each nook of the county does have its own hooks for tourists. “It’s important to the people out in Perdido that they have their own brand out there,” he said. While he grants a nod to individuality, Bullock said at the end of the day everyone needs to suck up their pride and rally behind a unified front. “Pensacola’s the brand and that’s the brand we have to promote,” Bullock said. TDC Chairman Denis McKinnon said he has yet to decide on the best way to advertise the area. He suggested conducting a study on the matter. “I live up in Cantonment. I don’t have a dog in the fight,” McKinnon said. “It doesn’t matter to me.”
“We’re being outspent two to one on both sides of us. It’s like putting a billboard in the forest.” Julian MacQueen
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When a tourist thinks of the beach, they think of the beach. They don’t think of that other beach near the beach, or, certainly not, northern Escambia County. “We should be advertising everyone together,” said Robinson. “I don’t care where you stay. I just want you to come to Escambia County.” A little over 10 years ago, the county commission diverted a portion of the bed tax to the Perdido Key Chamber of Commerce for that area to create its own brand identity and recently more funds have been given to other groups to fund targeted events. It seems like everyone wants a piece of the bed tax pie. Some would like to see the funds pulled back in and the entire county advertised under one brand.
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These issues have actually been explored for quite some time. A state investigation is currently ongoing into whether the discussion of such issues in a series of private meetings violated Sunshine laws. Simmons, owner of Paradise Inn, calls the allegations of behind-closed-doors meetings “hogwash.” “None of that was secret,” he said. “That was the biggest bunch of B.S. I’ve ever heard in my life.” Over the course of the past several months, it has become apparent through a series of emails that members of the tourismindustry community have been actively discussing the specifics of a possible restructuring for some time. The discussions took place between members of the business community, county commissioners and tourism officials. “I just don’t think the state attorney is going to find anything in regards to Sunshine violations,” Bullock said. “There’s never been any back-room deal.” In an effort to protect the public, it is illegal for any elected official to discuss privately with a fellow official a matter which would come before them. While members of the TDC are not elected, they are appointed by the county commission, so the rule extends to them. “I wouldn’t have done anything that knowingly would have created a Sunshine violation,” said McKinnon. The TDC chairman and members of the hotelier group–the “stakeholders”–met individually with county commissioners. Robinson, who is on both the TDC and the county commission, said he stayed away from those meetings to avoid possible Sunshine violations. “Denis McKinnon and his little group came by and talked to us about the structure of the TDC,” recalled Commissioner Marie Young. Nash Patel, the TDC’s vice chairman and also a hotelier, avoided the meetings, too. He apparently sent his brother in his stead. “Nash and Denis were extremely cautious and careful about the Sunshine Law,” said Bullock, adding that he didn’t feel the spirit or intent of the open-air law had been dodged. “There was nothing that this group was dealing with that was formal business before the TDC. I would never have looked at it as someone circumventing something.”
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Bullock said he thought the back-andforth barbs and Sunshine accusations, along with the ensuing state investigation, had thrown the entire momentum of the conversation “out of whack.” “I hope we can get out of the woods and past who said what,” he said. “Let’s get above all this crap. Up in the trees again.”
A TAX IS A TAX IS MINE
MacQueen doesn’t seemed phased by the awkward swerve as of late. He calls it a “witch hunt.” In his Riptide boardroom, the Pensacola Beach hotelier referred to the recent hiccups, including the state Sunshine investigation and muscled resignation of a high-level Chamber tourism official, as a “distraction.” “It got interesting,” he noted as an aside. But MacQueen remains focused on the task at hand – securing tourism dollars and ensuring they wind up in the appropriate hands. In order to ensure that the best and brightest within the local tourism industry have a seat at the table, an independent body consisting of these leaders must be assembled. MacQueen is opposed to this new board being appointed by an elected body, such as the county commission — “no, absolutely not” — and doesn’t understand how it could be seen as any less accountable than the TDC. “Just as a counterpoint,” MacQueen argued. “How accountable is the appointee
made by [Escambia County Commission Chairman] Kevin White?” The hotelier said the new board would be accountable to other people in his industry. Those are the people, he pointed out, that bring in the bed tax dollars. “Maybe not to the residents,” he said, explaining who the group might answer to, “but anybody who has a commercial interest.”
“This isn’t even about the TDC. This is about the millions of dollars coming down the pipe from BP. That’s what they’re fighting about, that’s what all this wrangling is about.” George Hawthorne MacQueen said he thought the board should be transparent but had no thoughts on the body adhering to Sunshine laws. “Not having to deal with fully being in the Sunshine,” explained Bullock. “That’s a good thing sometimes, there’s some advantages to that.” McKinnon said he thought that because tax dollars were on the table, any
such body would be held accountable to Sunshine rules. “In my opinion,” he guessed, “and I’m not an attorney.” MacQueen’s reluctance to embrace the notion of operating in the full light of day could stem from his and his fellow stakeholders’ perception of the actual source of revenue in question. “They kind of see it as their tax,” Bullock had explained. The rough-sketch flow chart MacQueen had drawn earlier rested on the table in front of the hotel CEO. “Generators of this money should be a large benefactor of this money so it can generate even more money,” MacQueen explained. Opposite his chart mapping the existing structure, MacQueen had sketched out a chart representing his ideal setup. It features only two boxes– one for the county commission, the other for his independent body– with a broken line between them. “It’d be a dotted line, but it wouldn’t be a hard line,” he said, pointing to the sketch. “Once they receive it, we’re suggesting they just pass it along.” Commissioner Robinson believes the hotelier community offers an important voice, but acknowledged the county should stay involved. “It’s not their money,” he said. MacQueen sees it differently. The bed tax is generated by the tourism industry, therefore it should stay within that circle. “It’s not like a tax is a tax is a tax,” MacQueen said.
CONSPIRACY THEORIST
Among the cries of Sunshine violations, was a charge of a backroom “tourism coup.” George Hawthorne, president of the Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce, accused McKinnon and the hoteliers of leading a secret effort to restructure tourism marketing. He complained all parties were not being given a voice in the discussion. “Let me bring it home,” Hawthorne laughed. “Let me tell you my theory. This isn’t even about the TDC. This is about the millions of dollars coming down the pipe from BP.” Calling the now ‘dried-up’ funds “peanuts,” Hawthorne said that the current argument over who gets control of tourism dollars is focused on a much bigger prize. “I know that’s it,” he said. “That’s what they’re fighting about, that’s what all this wrangling is about.” Depending on how the federal government chooses to frame BP’s oil spill-fine obligation, the company could end up paying between $5 and $21 billion dollars. A bill is making its way through Congress that would keep 80 percent of the fines in the Gulf region. Of that money, the spoils would be divvied up between counties and some of it will certainly be used for tourism marketing. “So, you’re looking at a sizable amount of money coming to Escambia,” Commissioner Robinson had noted. The county commission plans to hold discussions in November on the issue of tourism marketing, and its possible revamping. {in}
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COMMUNITY TERI LEVIN
Winner: Best Volunteer Teri Levin loves Pensacola, and she volunteers her time, talents and resources to improve the quality of life for everyone. Autism Pensacola, WSRE, Pensacola Symphony, Ballet Pensacola, American Cancer Society, Gulf Coast Kid's House and the Council on Aging are just a few of the non-profits that Teri has helped over the years.
QUINT STUDER
Winner: Best Local Boss The founder of Studer Group led the turnaround of Baptist Hospital in the 1990s as its president. Baptist Health Care won the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award three years after he left to form his own healthcare consulting firm. Last year, Studer Group won the same award, a true testimonial to Quint’s leadership. His success is built on creating work environments where employees excel and provide world-class service to their patients and clients.
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ABHAYA YOGA CENTER
Winner: Best Yoga Nancy LaNasa opened Abhaya Yoga Center in 2006 after practicing in New York City for 20 years. Her center’s 616 1
Winner: Best 24-Hour Gym Runner Up: Best Gym Overall Convenience is key at Anytime Fitness. Its top-notch gym equipment is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so whether you’re an early bird or night owl, any time can be workout time.
Runner Up: Best Day Spa, Best Facial, Best Nail Salon, Best Pedicure, Best Skin Care Overall Escape Wellness Spa provides Pensacola's finest massage therapy, skin care, hair removal, cosmetic and sunless tanning services. They take the time to make each visit a truly memorable experience. Hand selected, highly trained professionals are knowledgeable and truly care about providing lasting results. After just one visit, IN readers know you will look and feel amazing.
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Winner: Best Real Estate Agent This native Pensacolian is number one in the greater Pensacola area, with over $50 million in closed sales in 2009 and 2010. Mark became the managing broker for Levin-Rinke Resort Realty in April 2007. Resort Realty is the leading real estate company and developer in Pensacola, Pensacola Beach and Gulf Breeze. He has put together a team that is committed to customer satisfaction and providing the best level of knowledge of the Pensacola, Pensacola Beach and Gulf Breeze real estate market.
MCMAHON & HADDER
Winner: Best Insurance Agency IN readers appreciate small, independent businesses that emerge
as leaders in the community. This personal, commercial and employee benefit insurance provider has always prided itself on being “proactive” in its services and has built a high level of trust with local and regional companies.
NAI HALFORD
Winner: Best Commercial Real Estate Agency NAI Halford is Northwest Florida's largest, exclusively commercial real estate firm. Their expert team knows the greater Pensacola area and specializes in the sales, leasing, consulting and management of commercial and investment real estate. NAI Halford knows how to match their clients’ needs with the best available sites.
PEN AIR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Winner: Best Credit Union Runner Up: Best Place to Work, Best Rising Leader-David Tuyo II, Best Lo-
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Winner: Best Tanning Salon Runner Up: Best Day Spa Planet Beach Contempo Spa is designed specifically for customers juggling family, work and social obligations, who also desire a convenient and affordable escape to relaxation. Planet Beach is a franchise twist on a traditional day spa — members have unlimited access to automated day spa services in private rooms and treatments for a modest monthly membership fee, allowing them to get regular massages, facials, spray tans, UV therapy and spa visits for one monthly price.
DR. KEVIN WELCH, THE SKIN CARE CENTER
Winner: Best Skin Care Overall Runner Up: Best Facial, Best Beauty Products Dr. Kevin Welch and his skin care center have once again been voted by our readers as the best skin care provider on the Gulf Coast. Dr. Welch and his staff offer the latest in facial rejuvenation treatments such as Botox, Dysport, Thermage, IPL, Restylane, Juvederm, acid peels, microdermabrasion and more. The office also offers an array of top-quality skin care products to address der-
matological issues ranging from sunspots to scarring to wrinkles, including Obagi, Kinerase, Jane Iredale and Tilley Hats, among others. Dr. Welch is a member of the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology & Aesthetic Surgery as well as one of only 200 Platinum Plus Injectors of Botox in the United States.
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Winner: Best Dentist Dr. Steve Zieman and his dental practice, Renfroe and Zieman, have become Gulf Breeze institutions. For nearly 40 years, Dr. Zieman and his staff have develAragon Wine Market-Winner: Best Wine Shop oped a dental philosophy and practice centered on Apple Market, “the biggest little excellence in patient care, the best store in town,” provides fresh meats, medical training and techniques, and fantastic deli selections, outstandlifelong service to the community. ing produce, perishables and friendly, efficient service. Apple Market not only carries items you’d find at a typical grocer, but also those you’d find APPLE MARKET in many specialty-item stores. In adWinner: Best Independent Market dition to having one of the best delis Runner Up: Best Bread, Best Deli, Best and produce aisles in town, the store Fried Chicken, Best Place to Buy Loalso offers many imported cheeses, cal Produce, Best Gourmet/Specialty wine and bread and will order specialty items that customers can’t find Food, Best Caterer elsewhere. Catering and delivery services are also offered. The store’s success has stemmed from providing everything the customer wants with the convenience of being right around the corner, and it looks like IN readers have taken notice.
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Winner: Best Wine Shop, Best Wine Tastings For the third straight year, Aragon has been voted the best wine shop. Offering a variety of specialty and exotic wines (including organic), catering to individual orders and suggestions, and offering wines at all price-points has made the wine shop one of the area’s most loved local businesses.
ARTEL GALLERY
Winner: Best Art Gallery The only non-profit, all-volunteer experimental art gallery serving Northwest Florida provides a continuous forum for quality experimental and contemporary art exhibitions and programs, dedicated to the enrichment and education of the community. It’s a must-stop on Gallery Nights in downtown Pensacola.
BLUE MOON ANTIQUE MALL
Winner: Best Antiques Runner Up: Best Vintage Store One of the oldest and largest antique galleries in the area, Blue Moon features a large, air-conditioned facility housing a variety of rescued, recycled and refinished furniture and goods of all kinds. Items include home décor, dishes, furniture, artwork and more.
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Winner: Best Music Gear Opened in August 1997, Blues Angel Music has grown from a 1,000-square-foot, one-man guitar store into a 6,500-square-foot, fullline, world-class music store offering a great selection of new, used and vintage guitars and other instruments. They even rent band instruments. 17
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Winner: Best Cigar Shop Cordova Cigars offers a selection of over 700 fine cigars and features three different smoking lounges and a backyard patio — without a doubt contributing to the store’s five-year reign as the area’s best cigar shop. In addition, you can find a variety of tobacco accessories, including premium lighters, cigar cutters, pipes, pipe tobacco and accessories. And if you can’t find the cigar you’re looking for, just ask. Cordova Cigars will make specialty orders to suit the needs of its customers.
ENVIE
Winner: Best New Retail Shop Envie inspires IN readers’ love for fashion by appealing to their desire to bring an individualized statement to every wardrobe. This Pensacola Beach shop considers every detail, from the quality of the fabric to the designer’s innovation and price. Don’t be EnviOUS, be Envie.
INDIGEAUX DENIM BAR & BOUTIQUE
Winner: Best Boutique Runner Up: Best New Retail Shop, Best Women's Accessories, Best Women's Apparel Owned and operated by motherdaughter team Kelly and Katie Rozier,
Indigeaux has been a welcome addition to downtown Pensacola. The boutique offers premium denim brands made by Paige Denim and Miss Me, as well as an organic cotton and silk blend line made by Trinity, Judith March dresses, and LA Made basics. This is Indigeaux’s first Best of the Coast win, which is remarkable since the shop hasn’t been open a full year. We expect many more awards for them.
MARIA’S FRESH SEAFOOD MARKET
Runner Up: Best Seafood Market Established in 1989, Maria’s is proudly serving over 130 of the areas finest restaurants and offers seafood for both wholesale and retail. They specialize in fresh local whole fish cut to order and offer the freshest local fish fillets.
PENSACOLA HARDWARE
Winner: Best Hardware Store Pensacola Hardware is a locallyowned, full-service hardware store specializing in contractor and industrial supplies. However, the store also offers a variety of housewares and gifts for the kitchen, home and garden, such as cutlery, game-day gear, grills, gourmet foods, linens, bath and body products, barware, seasonal items and more.
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Winner: Best Athletic Store, Best Running Club The Running Wild staff understands the runner because they are runners. Not only does Running Wild offer highquality performance shoes, apparel and athletic accessories, its employees also guide greater Pensacola-area runners and athletes in their workout regimens, whether they’re training for their first 5K or their fifth marathon.
SUSAN CAMPBELL JEWELRY
Winner: Best Unique Jewelry What sets Susan Campbell Jewelry apart from many local jewelry stores is not just great customer service, but the ability to provide a product that no one else in the area has. The boutique offers unique, handpicked pieces by Me&Ro, Saundra Messinger, Heather Moore, Catherine Weitzman, Melissa Joy Manning, Tiffany Peay, Nancy Norton, Magally, Sarah Graham, Denise Betesh, Priya Himatsingka, Studio Waterfall and others.
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Winner: Best Surf/Skate Shop A skate and surf shop has to be cool to be successful. Waterboyz is cool. This surf skate shop, which also has a skate
park on site, serves up the latest surf, skate, skimboard and paddleboard gear as well as the newest styles in clothing and accessories from the top brands in the industry. They know their products because they use them.
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Winner: Best BBQ Runner Up: Best Restaurant-Gulf Breeze For the seventh consecutive year, this locally-owned restaurant has been voted Best BBQ. Billy Bob’s, with its spicy-smoked fragrance and awesome barbecued meats, has won the hearts and appetites of IN readers.
CAJUN SPECIALTY MEATS Winner: Best PoBoy Runner Up: Best Cajun Cuisine, Best Fried Foods, Best Gumbo, Best Original Menu Item-Sloppy Broussard Owners Carl and Cory Broussard have been delighting taste buds across the country since 1996 with their unique, genuine Cajun cuisine. Cajun Specialty Meats is one of the few truly Cajun food destinations in the area, and you can take your pick from among the whole, deboned stuffedchickens, heat-and-eat entrees, sausages, side dishes, appetizers, gumbo, and crawfish and shrimp dishes along with their famous Turducken.
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Winner: Best Coffee Shop Best Cup of Coffee Runner Up: Best Place to Mooch Free Wi-Fi, Best Specialty & Iced Coffee Drinks, Best Brunch The Leisure Club has a unique vibe that goes behind a good cup of Intelligentsia Coffee. Open seven days a week, TLC is the downtown place to hang out while enjoying not only coffee and tea, but also fine wines, craft beers and gourmet food. Check them out on Facebook for daily specials. IN readers do regularly.
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Winner: Best Deli, Best Lunch Spot Runner Up: Best Sandwich, Best Restaurant-East Pensacola/Scenic Highway, Best Soup-Beer Cheese This small, cozy cafe has a diverse menu that never fails to surprise with its creamy homemade soups, pasta, salads and unbelievable sandwiches. The menu has more items than your average deli, and everything is delicious.
OH SNAP! CUPCAKES
Winner: Best Place to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth Runner Up: Best Desserts, Best Vegetarian/Vegan Cuisine-Vegan Cupcakes, Best Bakery, Best Cake Shop This bakery offers gourmet cupcakes, custom cakes, wedding quality cakes and cupcakes, brownies, cookies, and gluten-free, sugarless and vegan cupcakes. Oh Snap! has the perfect “thank you” for co-workers, loved ones or clients. They even do birthday parties.
PARADISE BAR & GRILL
Winner: Best Kept Local Secret Runner Up: Best Bar for Live Music, Best Bar-Pensacola Beach, Best DayDrinking, Best Boutique or Independent Hotel/Inn-Paradise Inn, Best Hotel-Pensacola Beach-Paradise Inn There is no better place to sip on a margarita, kick off your sandals and leave the world behind than the open, relaxed environment of Paradise Bar & Grill. It’s also a place where you can dock your boat, grab a bite to eat and let the kids 020 2
Paradise Bar & Grill-Winner: Best Kept Local Secret
play in the sand. Paradise has long been a favorite of locals, and once again IN readers have named it one of their favorite places to drink on Pensacola Beach — morning, noon or night.
PEG LEG PETE'S
Winner: Best Seafood Cuisine, Best Fish Sandwich, Best Place to Eat Like a Tourist Runner-ups: Best Fried Foods, Best PoBoy, Best Restaurant-Pensacola Beach This relaxed family restaurant has been a BOC winner since 2000. Starting from humble beginnings 20 years ago, Peg Leg Pete's originally only had oysters, shrimp and a few sandwiches on the menu, but has grown into Pensacola Beach institution loved by locals and tourists.
SIDELINES SPORTS BAR & RESTAURANT
Winner: Best Wings Runner-ups: Best Chicken Fingers, Best Restaurant for Sports Fanatics, Best Sports Bar, Best Bar for Getting Flat-Out Drunk The first sports bar on the island quickly became a favorite of beach locals. Every seat is a front-row special with 32 HD televisions and eight 52-inch HDTV-big screens, featuring 10 satellite receivers set on all the games. Be sure to order their famous Buffalo wings.
BARS, NIGHTLIFE
THE ELBOW ROOM
Winner: Best Dark Corner for PDA, Best Jukebox Runner Up: Best Bar Menu, Best Bar to Drink Alone, Best Original Drink Menu, Best Place for Bar Games, Best Late Night Eats The true test of any local is whether they have eaten at The Elbow Room. If Jimmy has ever poured you a beer there, then you get a gold star. Although the large selection of beer, board games and menu items are a plus, the retro-lighting, wall memorabilia and jukebox are enough to keep you coming back again and again.
NEW YORK NICK’S
Winner: Best Sports Bar, Best Restaurant for Sports Fanatics Runner Up: Best Chicken Fingers, Best Wings, Best Sports Team Club Headquarters What’s Nick got that others don’t? All the games, of course. Palafox’s top sports bar has flat-screen TVs everywhere you turn — offering games and sports that nobody else carries, including lacrosse. There is not a better place in town to catch college football or March Madness. The wings and sauces are made in-house and the Stoney sauce is heaven on anything it
Winner: Best Bar Overall, Best Bar to Hook Up, Best Bar to People Watch, Best College Hangout, Best MilitaryFriendly Bar, Best Nightclub, Best Place to Shake Your Stuff, Best Bar Personality-Buck Thomas, Best Sports Team Club Headquarters Runner Up: Best Bar for Live Music, Best Bar for Poker, Best Bar Where it Pays to be a Regular, Best Bar-Downtown Pensacola, Best Cover Charge Worth Paying, Best Ladies Night, Best Local Tourist Attraction, Best Chicken Fingers, Best Salad Bar, Best Music Venue, Best Cigar Shop, Best Wine Tastings, Best Reception Venue, Best Running Club, Best BartenderBuck Thomas, Best Regular Gig-Dueling Pianos, Best Special Event Space, Best Shot-Key Lime Pie, Best Karaoke Night Since opening in 1967, Seville Quarter has been a staple of Pensacola nightlife. Originally owned by Bob Snow, the entertainment complex is now under the guidance of the Mitchell family. Seville Quarter is a jack-of-all-trades establishment, offering food, drinks and a variety of entertainment options. From the dance club vibe of Phineas Phogg's to the Dueling Pianos of Rosie O' Grady's, this Pensacola institution serves up every flavor of conceivable nightlife nightly. Seville Quarter is no slouch when it comes to special events, either. They regularly bring in national and regional acts and host dozens of weekend festivals and events throughout the year. The great thing about Seville is its ability to please everyone, so it's no wonder Seville Quarter sits atop the bar and nightclub throne again this year. {in} inweekly.net
WINNERS LIST BARS/NIGHTLIFE
BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK Winner: Azalea Emerald City Intermission Round Up BEST BAR FOR GETTING FLAT-OUT DRUNK Winner: Emerald City Azalea Sandshaker Lounge Sir Richard’s BEST BAR FOR LIVE MUSIC Winner: Vinyl Music Hall Paradise Bar & Grill Seville Quarter The Fish House-The Deck BEST BAR FOR POKER Winner: Paddy O’Leary’s Irish Pub
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Sandshaker Lounge Seville Quarter Tippy’s Tavern BEST BAR FOR TRIVIA Winner: The Bridge Bar Buffalo Wild Wings Mellow Mushroom The Ticket BEST BAR MENU Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom 5 1/2 Bar Elbow Room Wine Bar BEST BAR OVERALL Winner: Seville Quarter 5 1/2 Bar Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Intermission BEST BAR PERSONALITY
Winner: Seville QuarterBuck Thomas 5 1/2 Bar-Matthieu Rodriguez Emerald City-Bunnie Hopson Intermission-Mike Ashby BEST BAR TO DRINK ALONE Winner: 5 1/2 Bar Azalea Elbow Room Intermission BEST BAR TO HOOK UP Winner: Seville Quarter Cap’t N Fun Emerald City Intermission BEST BAR TO PEOPLE WATCH Winner: Seville Quarter Emerald City Sandshaker Lounge
The Fish House BEST BAR WHERE IT PAYS TO BE A REGULAR Winner: Emerald City 5 1/2 Bar Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Seville Quarter BEST BAR WITH A VIEW Winner: Margaritaville Beach Hotel-Landshark Landing The Bridge Bar The Fish House The Grand Marlin BEST BAR-CORDOVA AREA Winner: Coyotes Sports Bar Mellow Mushroom O’Riley’s Irish Pub Wisteria
BEST BAR-DOWNTOWN PENSACOLA Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom 5 1/2 Bar Intermission Seville Quarter BEST BAR-MILTON/PACE Winner: Ollie’s Beef O’Brady’s Berryhill Lounge Oval Office BEST BAR-NORTH PENSACOLA/NINE MILE ROAD/UWF Winner: The Ticket Chan’s Mugs & Jugs Blue Bar BEST BAR-PENSACOLA BEACH Winner: Sandshaker Lounge
Islander Paradise Bar & Grill The Break BEST BAR-WEST PENSACOLA/PERDIDO KEY Winner: Oar House Flora Bama Hub Stacey’s at the Point Jellyfish Bar
BEST CLUB DJ Winner: Albert Lao “Tony C” Anthony Montano Dewight Barkley DJ Jay-Davis BEST COLLEGE HANGOUT Winner: Seville Quarter Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom O’Riley’s Irish Pub Play
BEST BARTENDER Winner: Emerald CityChristopher Peterson 5 1/2 Bar-Matthieu Rodriguez 5 1/2 Bar-Patrick Bolster Seville Quarter-Buck Thomas
BEST COVER CHARGE WORTH PAYING Winner: Emerald City Top of the Town Seville Quarter Vinyl Music Hall
BEST BUSHWACKER Winner: Sandshaker Lounge Bamboo Willie’s Cap’t N Fun The Dock
BEST DAIQUIRI Winner: Bamboo Willie’s Cap’t N Fun Flounder’s Chowder House Margaritaville Beach Hotel-Landshark Landing
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WINNERS LIST BEST DARK CORNER FOR PDA Winner: Elbow Room 5 1/2 Bar Azalea Crowne Plaza-Cavu Club BEST DAY-DRINKING Winner: Margaritaville Beach Hotel-Landshark Landing Bamboo Willie’s Hub Stacey’s Downtown Paradise Bar & Grill BEST HAPPY HOUR Winner: The Fish House Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Hub Stacey’s Downtown The Other Side BEST HOTEL BAR Winner: Crowne PlazaCavu Club 600 South Italian Eatery &
Wine Bar Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front Margaritaville Beach Hotel BEST HOUSE DRINK Winner: Sandshaker Lounge-Bushwacker Flounder’s Chowder House-Diesel Fuel McGuire’s Irish Pub-Irish Wake The Grand Marlin-The Taint BEST JUKEBOX Winner: Elbow Room Azalea Play Wisteria BEST KARAOKE DJ Winner: Krazy George Bonnie McDonald-Boogie, Inc. Jeremy Ward
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BEST KARAOKE NIGHT Winner: Sir Richard’sSaturdays Cabaret-Thursdays Play-Tuesdays Seville Quarter-Thursdays
BEST MARTINI Winner: 5 1/2 Bar 600 South Italian Eatery & Wine Bar Global Grill Jackson’s Steakhouse
BEST LADIES NIGHT Winner: The Fish House Hub Stacey’s Downtown McGuire’s Irish Pub Seville Quarter
BEST MILITARYFRIENDLY BAR Winner: Seville Quarter Flounder’s Chowder House Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Oar House
BEST LATE NIGHT SPOT Winner: Top of the Town Azalea Emerald City Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom BEST MARGARITA Winner: Laguna’s 5 1/2 Bar
BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR Winner: Wisteria Hub Stacey’s Downtown Oar House Spanish Trail
BEST NEW BARESCAMBIA COUNTY Winner: Play 5 1/2 Bar Vinyl Music Hall Wine Bar
BEST PLACE FOR BAR GAMES Winner: Play Elbow Room Intermission The Ticket
BEST NIGHTCLUB Winner: Seville Quarter Cap’t N Fun Emerald City Vinyl Music Hall
BEST PLACE TO EAVESDROP Winner: 5 1/2 Bar Emerald City The Fish House Wine Bar
BEST ORIGINAL DRINK MENU Winner: 5 1/2 Bar Elbow Room The Fish House The Grand Marlin BEST PET-FRIENDLY BAR Winner: Hub Stacey’s Downtown Oar House Play The Break
BEST PLACE TO MEET FRIENDS AFTER WORK Winner: The Fish House Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille Wine Bar BEST PLACE TO SHAKE YOUR STUFF Winner: Seville Quarter Bamboo Willie’s
Emerald City Islander BEST PLACE YOU CAN’T TAKE YOUR PARENTS Winner: Emerald City Babe’s Handlebar Sammy’s BEST SELECTION OF BEER ON TAP Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Mellow Mushroom Wisteria Woodshed Grill & Brew Pub BEST SELECTION OF BOTTLED BEER Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Intermission Pensacola Ale House Wisteria
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WINNERS LIST BEST SELECTION OF WINE BY THE BOTTLE Winner: Wine Bar Global Grill Jackson’s Steakhouse The Fish House BEST SELECTION OF WINE BY THE GLASS Winner: Wine Bar 5 1/2 Bar Jackson’s Steakhouse The Fish House BEST SHOT Winner: Paddy O’Leary’s Irish Pub-Irish Car Bomb Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom-Sky Bomb Play-Big League Chew Seville Quarter-Key Lime Pie BEST SPORTS BAR Winner: New York Nick’s Kooter Browns Pensacola Ale House Sideline’s BEST SPORTS TEAM CLUB HEADQUARTERS Winner: Seville QuarterFlorida State University, University of Florida, Notre Dame Beef O’Brady’s-Miami Dolphins New York Nick’s-Pensacola Ice Flyers Play-New Orleans Saints
COMMUNITY
BEST ANNUAL EVENT Winner: Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival Blue Angels Weekend DeLuna Fest Pensacola Seafood Festival BEST BEHIND THE SCENES VOLUNTEER Winner: Lewis Bear Belle Bear Laverne Baker Lori Perkins BEST CHARITY EVENT Winner: The American Cancer Society-Relay for Life ARC Gateway-Crab Cake Cookoff Le Petits EnfantsCordova Mall Ball Pensacola Little Theatre-Cabaret BEST LEADER Winner: Collier Merrill Ashton Hayward
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Grover Robinson III Quint Studer BEST DAY TRIP Winner: Destin Fairhope, Ala. New Orleans Seaside BEST FOOD EVENT Winner: Pensacola Seafood Festival Bamboo Willie’s Crawfish Festival Greek Festival Pensacola Crawfish Festival BEST KEPT LOCAL SECRET Winner: Paradise Bar & Grille and Inn Blue Dot Jerry’s Drive-In Navarre Beach BEST LOCAL ARTIST Winner: Ashton Howard Evan Levin Margaret Biggs Nina Fritz BEST LOCAL ATHLETE THAT’S GONE PRO Winner: Emmet Smith Derrick Brooks Josh Sitton Roy Jones Jr. BEST LOCAL BOSS Winner: Quint Studer Carol Brinkman Ron Fields Ted McCreary BEST LOCAL GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT Winner: Emerald Coastkeeper Gay Grassroots Ron Paul for President Tea Party BEST LOCAL POLITICIAN Winner: Ashton Hayward Brian Spencer Grover Robinson III Jeff Miller BEST LOCAL SCANDAL Winner: Maritime Park Master Developer Billings Murder Trials BP Clean-Up DeLuna Fest Change-Up
BEST LOCAL TOURIST ATTRACTION Winner: Pensacola Beach Fort Pickens Naval Aviation Museum Seville Quarter BEST NEIGHBORHOOD Winner: East Hill Cordova Park Gulf Breeze Proper North Hill BEST NEIGHBORHOOD FOR YARD SALES Winner: East Hill Cordova Park North Hill Stonebrook BEST NON PROFIT Winner: Krewe du Ya Yas ARC Gateway Impact 100 Ronald McDonald House BEST OUTDOOR MARKET Winner: Palafox Market Bailey’s Farmer’s Market Port City Market T&W Flea Market BEST PARADE Winner: Pensacola Grand Mardi Gras Parade Christmas Parade Fiesta Parade Pensacola Beach Mardi Gras BEST PERSON TO HAVE ON YOUR SIDE Winner: Fred Levin Collier Merrill David Morgan Quint Studer BEST PET-FRIENDLY PARK Winner: Bayview Dog Park Gulf Breeze Shoreline Bark Park Summit Dog Park BEST PLACE TO GET STUCK IN TRAFFIC Winner: Pensacola Bay Bridge Bob Sikes Bridge Davis Highway Scenic Highway BEST PLACE TO MOOCH FREE WI-FI Winner: Starbuck’s Panera Bread
The Leisure Club Whataburger BEST PLACE TO TAKE OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS Winner: Pensacola Beach Naval Aviation Museum The Fish House The Grand Marlin BEST PLACE TO WORK Winner: Baptist Hospital Medical Center Clinic Pen Air Federal Credit Union Sacred Heart Hospital BEST PUBLIC PARK Winner: Bayview Park Perdido Park Seville Square Shoreline Park BEST RISING LEADER Winner: Pam Childers Perry Palmer Whitney Vaughn Fike David Tuyo II BEST THING TO LOOK FORWARD TO Winner: Maritime Park Completion Blue Angels Airshows Blue Wahoos DeLuna Fest BEST UP-AND-COMING NEIGHBORHOOD Winner: Downtown Aragon Belmont-Devilliers Nature Trail BEST VOLUNTEER Winner: Teri Levin Belle Bear Betty Hooten Betty Salter BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT Winner: Maritime Park Delays BP Clean-Up Consolidation Downtown Improvement Board
FOOD
BEST BAGEL Winner: Bagelhead’s Bagels del Sol Panera Bread The Coffee House
BEST BBQ Winner: Billy Bob’s Beach Barbecue Blue Dot Happy Pig Café Sonny’s BBQ
BEST FRIED CHICKEN Winner: Five Sisters Blues Café Apple Market McGuire’s Irish Pub Popeyes
BEST SALAD BAR Winner: Portabello Market Ruby Tuesday Seville Quarter Sonny’s BBQ
BEST BREAD Winner: Joe Patti’s Apple Market Bagelhead’s Panera Bread
BEST FRIED FOODS Winner: Five Sisters Blues Café Cajun Specialty Meats Jerry’s Drive-In Peg Leg Pete’s
BEST SANDWICH Winner: Hub Stacey’s Downtown City Grocery New Yorker Deli Wine Bar
BEST GUMBO Winner: Jerry’s Cajun Café Cajun Specialty Meats Crab Trap Marina Oyster Barn
BEST SOUL FOOD Winner: Five Sisters Blues Café Blue Dot H&O Café Jerry’s Drive-In
BEST BURRITO Winner: Cactus Flower La Hacienda Moe’s Taco Rock BEST CHEESEBURGER Winner: Five Guys Blue Dot Jerry’s Drive-In McGuire’s Irish Pub BEST CHICKEN FINGERS Winner: Zaxby’s New York Nick’s Seville Quarter Sideline’s BEST CUP OF COFFEE Winner: The Leisure Club Bad Ass Coffee Bagelhead’s The Leisure Club Starbucks BEST DELI Winner: New Yorker Deli Apple Market City Grocery Deli Case BEST DESSERTS Winner: Global Grill Oh Snap! Cupcakes The Fish House The Grand Marlin BEST DOUGHNUTS Winner: Krispy Kreme Daylight Donuts Dunkin Donuts Milton Bakery BEST FISH SANDWICH Winner: Peg Leg Pete’s Jerry’s Drive-In Oar House The Fish House BEST FRENCH FRIES Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Five Guys Jerry’s Drive-In Surf Burger
BEST ICE CREAM/ GELATO Winner: Marble Slab Creamery Baskin Robbins Dolce! Joe Patti’s BEST ORIGINAL MENU ITEM Winner: Laguna’s-Chicken and Waffles Cajun Specialty MeatsSloppy Broussard The Fish House-Grits a Ya Ya The Grand Marlin-Vanilla Infused Lobster Fingers BEST PIZZA Winner: Ozone Pizza Pub Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Mellow Mushroom The Tuscan Oven BEST PLACE TO BUY LOCAL PRODUCE Winner: Bailey’s Farmer’s Market Apple Market Ever’man Natural Foods Palafox Market BEST POBOY Winner: Cajun Specialty Meats Jerry’s Cajun Café Joey Patti’s Seafood Deli Peg Leg Pete’s BEST SALAD Winner: The Fish HouseMoMA Salad Cactus Flower-Taco Salad McGuire’s Irish Pub-Chef Salad The Grand Marlin-Blue Cheese Wedge
BEST SOUP Winner: Panera Bread (Broccoli and Cheddar) Cactus Flower (Tortilla) New Yorker Deli (Beer Cheese) Portabello Market (Tomato Basil) BEST SPECIALTY & ICED COFFEE DRINKS Winner: Starbucks Bagelhead’s Drowsy Poet The Leisure Club BEST STEAK Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse Coach & Four McGuire’s Irish Pub Outback Steakhouse BEST SUBS Winner: Jersey Mike’s Firehouse Subs Philly’s Cheesesteak Santino’s BEST SUSHI Winner: Ichiban Dharma Blue Horizen Sake Café BEST TACO Winner: Cactus Flower La Hacienda Taco Rock Vallarta’s
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WINNERS LIST BEST UNIQUELY PENSACOLA DISH Winner: The Fish HouseGrits a Ya Ya Dog House Deli-Bayou Grits The Grand Marlin-Blue Angel Chips Laguna’s-Fried Chicken and Waffles BEST VEGETARIAN/ VEGAN DISH Winner: Sluggo’s-Berliner Sandwich End of the Line CaféThursday Night Dinner Entrée Mellow Mushroom-Mega Veggie Pizza Tudu-Tofu and Onions BEST WAY TO GET “CHEESE-Y” Winner: Wine Bar-Cheese Plates
Cactus Flower-Queso Melting Pot-Cheese Fondue The Grand Marlin-Truffle Mac N’ Cheese BEST WINGS Winner: Sideline’s Buffalo Wild Wings Kooter Browns New York Nick’s
KIDS
BEST BIRTHDAY PARTY Winner: FunPlex, Gulf Breeze Dreamland Skate Center Oops Alley Sam’s Fun City BEST DAYCARE Winner: Blue Angel Early Learning Center Discovery Klub Learning Center
A Touch of Love BEST KID-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT Winner: Flounder’s Chowder House Chick Fil-A Peg Leg Pete’s Red Robin BEST ACTIVITY THAT DOESN’T BORE MOM AND DAD Winner: Beach Camping NAS Museum Sam’s Fun City BEST PLACE TO BUY CHILDREN’S GIFTS/TOYS Winner: Pizzaz-Sugarbabies Let’s Play Target Wild Child
BEST PLAYGROUND Winner: Bayview Park Benny Russell Park, Milton Perdido Park Tiger Point BEST SPORTS/REC PROGRAM Winner: YMCA Catholic Youth League Gulf Breeze Recreational Center Seastars Aquatics
MEDIA/MUSIC
BEST CONCERT OR LIVE SHOW IN 2010-2011 Winner: DeLuna Fest Hangout Music Fest George Clinton at Vinyl Punch Brothers at Vinyl BEST LOCAL BAND Winner: Timberhawk Eerie Rockwell
Johnny Apple-Eyes This Day Will Tell BEST LOCAL DAILY NEWSPAPER WRITER Winner: Jamie Page Julio Diaz Travis Griggs Troy Moon BEST LOCAL PERSON/ PLACE TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER Winner: Ashley Brown Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom John Dye Vinyl Music Hall BEST LOCAL YOUTUBE STAR Winner: John Dye Blake Campbell Mark Gormley
BEST MORNING SHOW Winner: Cat Country-Cat Pak Morning Show TK 101-Lex and Terry WABB-The Morning Guys WXBM-Marty White BEST MUSIC VENUE Winner: Vinyl Music Hall Seville Quarter The Fish House-The Deck The Handlebar BEST NEWS PERSONALITY Winner: WEAR-Mollye Barrows WEAR-Bob Solarski WEAR-Christian Garman WEAR-Sue Straughan BEST NEWS STORY OF 2011 Winner: BP Clean Up
Billings Murder Trials Maritime Park Developments UWF Baseball Team National Championship BEST PERSON TO FRIEND ON FACEBOOK Winner: John Dye B.J. Davis Matthieu Rodriguez Shelley Yates BEST RADIO DJ Winner: Cat CountryBrent Lane TK 101-Candy TK 101-Mark “The Shark” WXBM-Marty White BEST RADIO STATION Winner: Cat Country TK 101 WABB WUWF
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WINNERS LIST BEST RADIO TALK/ NEWS HOST Winner: AM 1620-Wendi Summers AM 1620-Branden Rathert WCOA-Don Parker WXBM-Jim Sanborn BEST REASON TO PICK UP AN IN Winner: Winners & Losers Arts & Entertainment News of the Weird Outtakes
Dunn Jackson’s Steakhouse-Irv Miller The Fish House-Jim Shirley BEST CHINESE CUISINE Winner: Shark Fin Chinese Bistro Chow Tyme Hunan Shang Hai BEST COFFEE SHOP Winner: The Leisure Club Drowsy Poet Starbucks The Coffee Cup
BEST REGULAR GIG Winner:Lucas Crutchfield at The Fish House Deck Billy Howell and Friends at The Leisure Club Dueling Pianos at Seville Quarter Timberhawk at Islander Rooftop Bar
BEST DRIVE-THRU Winner: Tops Chic-Fil-A Whataburger Zaxby’s
BEST TV STATION Winner: WEAR FOX 10 WKRG WSRE
BEST FAST BITE Winner: Jerry’s Drive-In Dog House Deli Roly Poly Tops
BEST VOCALIST Winner: This Day Will TellMichael Silver Paloma-Giovanni Lugo Lucas Crutchfield Timberhawk-Jordon Richards
BEST GREEK CUISINE Winner: Aegean Breeze Founaris Brothers Mediterranean Plus Niki’s Pizza
RESTAURANTS
BEST APPETIZERS Winner: Global Grill Bonefish Grill McGuire’s Irish Pub The Fish House BEST BREAKFAST Winner: The Coffee Cup Bagelhead’s Polonza Bistro Scenic 90 Café BEST BRUNCH Winner: The Fish House H20 Cajun Asian Grill The Grand Marlin The Leisure Club BEST CAJUN CUISINE Winner: Jerry’s Cajun Café Cajun Specialty Meats Cub’s Crawfish Wildman’s Cafe BEST CHEF Winner: Global Grill-Frank Taylor H20Cajun Asian Grill-Dan
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BEST HIBACHI Winner: Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse Sake Café Shan Kishi Yamato’s BEST ITALIAN CUISINE Winner: Tre Fratelli 600 South Italian Eatery & Wine Bar Carrabba’s Italian Grill Franco’s BEST JAPANESE CUISINE Winner: Ichiban Horizen Sake Café Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse BEST LATE NIGHT EATS Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Elbow Room Waffle House Whataburger BEST LOOKING WAIT STAFF Winner: The Fish House
Global Grill Hooters McGuire’s Irish Pub BEST LUNCH DELIVERY Winner: Roly Poly Cottage Café Portabello Market Steak Out BEST LUNCH SPOT Winner: New Yorker Deli Dharma Blue Hub Stacey’s Downtown Norma’s on the Run BEST MEXICAN CUISINE Winner: Cactus Flower Casa Ole La Hacienda Vallarta’s BEST MOST MISSED LOCAL RESTAURANT Winner: Hopkins House Madison’s Diner Marcello’s Skopelo’s on the Bay BEST NEW RESTAURANTESCAMBIA COUNTY Winner: Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille Polonza Bistro Vic & Ike’s Wine Bar BEST ORIGINAL MENU Winner: Global Grill Laguna’s The Fish House The Grand Marlin BEST OUTDOOR DINING Winner: Dharma Blue Oar House The Fish House The Grand Marlin BEST PLACE FOR A BIRTHDAY DINNER Winner: Global Grill Jackson’s Steakhouse McGuire’s Irish Pub The Fish House BEST PLACE FOR A BUSINESS LUNCH Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse McGuire’s Irish Pub Portabello Market The Fish House
BEST PLACE FOR A FIRST DATE Winner: Global Grill Dharma Blue Jackson’s Steakhouse The Grand Marlin BEST PLACE TO BLOW YOUR DIET Winner: McGuire’s Irish Pub Five Sisters Blue Café Jerry’s Drive-In Krispy Kreme BEST PLACE TO COUNT CALORIES Winner: Roly Poly Ever’man Natural Foods Panera Bread Sluggo’s BEST PLACE TO EAT LIKE A TOURIST Winner: Peg Leg Pete’s Crabs We Got’Em Flounder’s Chowder House McGuire’s Irish Pub BEST PLACE TO FEED THE WHOLE FAMILY Winner: Sonny’s BBQ Golden Corral Jerry’s Drive-In La Hacienda BEST PLACE TO SATISFY YOUR SWEET TOOTH Winner: Oh Snap! Cupcakes Dolce! J’s Bakery Marble Slab Creamery BEST PLACE TO SPLURGE Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse Global Grill H20 Cajun Asian Grill Melting Pot BEST RESTAURANT FOR SPORTS FANATICS Winner: New York Nick’s Buffalo Wild Wings Pensacola Ale House Sideline’s BEST RESTAURANT OVERALL Winner: The Fish House Global Grill Jackson’s Steakhouse The Grand Marlin
BEST RESTAURANT WITH A VIEW Winner: Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille Oar House The Fish House The Grand Marlin BEST RESTAURANTCORDOVA AREA Winner: Bonefish Grill O’Brien’s Bistro Jerry’s Cajun Café The Tuscan Oven BEST RESTAURANTDOWNTOWN PENSACOLA Winner: Global Grill Jackson’s Steakhouse Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille The Fish House BEST RESTAURANTEAST PENSACOLA/ SCENIC HIGHWAY Winner: Jerry’s Drive-In Angus Steakhouse New Yorker Deli Scenic 90 Café BEST RESTAURANTGULF BREEZE Winner: Aegean Breeze Aloha Grill Billy Bob’s Beach Barbecue Shan Kishi BEST RESTAURANTNORTH PENSACOLA/ NINE MILE/UWF Winner: Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse Cock of the Walk Jasmine Fusion King’s Buffett BEST RESTAURANTPACE/MILTON Winner: Chet’s Seafood Blackwater Bistro David’s Catfish La Hacienda BEST RESTAURANTPENSACOLA BEACH Winner: The Grand Marlin Flounder’s Chowder House Laguna’s Peg Leg Pete’s BEST RESTAURANTWEST PENSACOLA/ PERDIDO KEY Winner: Lillian’s Pan Pizza Cactus Flower West
Hub Stacey’s at the Point Oyster Bar BEST ROMANTIC DINING Winner: Melting Pot Bonefish Grill Global Grill Jackson’s Steakhouse BEST SEAFOOD CUISINE Winner: Peg Leg Pete’s Bonefish Grill The Fish House The Grand Marlin BEST SEAFOOD MARKET Winner: Joe Patti’s Maria’s Seafood BEST STEAKHOUSE Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse Coach & Four McGuire’s Irish Pub Outback Steakhouse BEST TAKE OUT Winner: Norma’s on the Run Nancy’s Haute Affairs Roly Poly Steak Out BEST THAI CUISINE Winner: Siam Thai Jasmine Fusion Siam Diner The Fish House BEST UP-ANDCOMING CHEF Winner: Blake Rushing 600 South Italian Eatery & Wine Bar-Nick Farkas Jackson’s SteakhouseJason Perry Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille-Tricia Horton BEST VEGETARIAN/ VEGAN CUISINE Winner: Ever’man Natural Foods End of the Line Café Oh Snap! Cupcakes Sluggo’s BEST WAIT STAFF Winner: Global Grill Jackson’s Steakhouse McGuire’s Irish Pub The Fish House BEST WAITER/ WAITRESS Winner: Crabs We
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RETAIL
BEST ANTIQUES Winner: Blue Moon Antique Mall Alyssa’s-Pace Copper Possum Poor Richard’s BEST ATHLETIC STORE Winner: Running Wild Academy Sports David Bowen Sporting Goods Sports Authority BEST BEAUTY PRODUCTS Winner: Skin Beauty Boutique Clinique Mary Kay Skin Care Center at Medical Center Clinic BEST BICYCLE SHOP Winner: Truly Spokin’ Bikes Plus Cycle Sports BEST BOUTIQUE Winner: Indigeaux Denim Bar & Boutique Pumps Purple Julia Scout BEST CIGAR SHOP Winner: Cordova Cigars Grand Reserve Seville Quarter Tinder Box BEST CONSIGNMENT STORE Winner: Rococo Elite Repeats Encore Lads & Lassies BEST FURNITURE/ HOME DÉCOR STORE Winner: Duh! Dee McDavid Interiors Luxe Urban Objects BEST GIFT SHOP Winner: Pizzaz Artesana Celebrations Fine Things, Milton 25
WINNERS LIST BEST GONE-BUT-NOTFORGOTTEN STORE Winner: Gayfers Biggs Sporting Goods Pensacola Blues Sarah’s
BEST NEW RETAIL SHOP Winner: Envie Indigeaux Denim Bar & Boutique The Spotted Dog Yana Apothecary
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Get In The Halloween Spirit
One way to do this is by taking in Ballet Pensacola’s "Dracula." You can except towering scenery, impressive costumes, and an updated take on the world’s most famous vampire. Shows Oct. 21 and 22. balletpensacola.com
Here Comes The Bride...
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Remember a few months back when you voted for your favorite couple to win their dream wedding? Well it's about to become a reality. Join Nicole and Chad as they say ‘I do’ on the corner of Palafox and Garden during Gallery Night, Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Best Damn Halloween Party Ever
And we aren't just saying that because we're going—honest. Join us and our friends from Best Damn Photo Booth at The Fish House, Oct. 26 for what is sure to be an epic Halloween party and costume contest. Turn to page 33 for more on Ghouls' Night Out.
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DeLuna Fest Day 1: Good Music Friday by Dan Fugate
Trombone Shorty / photo by Hana Frenette The second installment of DeLuna Fest is in the history books. Whether you're a fan of the lineup or not, there's no denying the bands who were booked sounded good live. And that's important. The main function of a music festival is to bring together a few big-name acts and as many less-mainstream bands as possible, hoping to sell tickets to people who want to hear live music. Every band I heard sounded good, even if I wasn't familiar with their music. One of the non-headliners I was most excited to see was Cold War Kids. The songs "Hang Me Up to Dry" and "Something is Not Right with Me" are playlist regulars, so I was hoping for at least one of them early in the set so I could leave and catch part of the
Weezer / photo by Hana Frenette
Matt & Kim / photo by Hana Frenette Dirty Dozen Brass Band's show. "Hang Me Up to Dry" was the fourth song in a powerful set. They sounded great. I moved on. I headed over to see the Dirty Dozen. I've seen these guys dozens (no pun) of times. Their horns and sparse use of lyrics never disappoint. Sure, I missed "Something is Not Right with Me," but how was I supposed to know they'd even play it. Besides, I can't be at a festival where DDBB are playing and not go hear a few trumpet tunes. The best act of the night, in my opinion, was Cake. Lead singer John McCrea's voice was spot on and his occasional banter with the crowd was fun and added intimacy. Also, I got a kick out of the pastoral backdrop they used. The juxtaposition of that field and
trees, the waves and white beach, and the metal and electricity were as ironic as the band's lyrics and bass/trumpet driven sound. I could have listened to these guys for two or three hours, but that wasn't to be. In the hour they were on they belted out eleven body-wigglin' songs covering their 20 year career, including: "Sheep Go to Heaven", "Frank Sinatra," "Never There," "Wheels," "Short Skirt/Long Jacket," their biggest hit "The Distance", and a smoldering cover of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs." Headlining Friday evening was Weezer. Scheduled to play until 11 p.m., I'm pretty sure I looked at my watch at the end of the show to see 10:36. That aside, they packed in 20
Girl Talk / photo by Hana Frenette
songs representing the blue, red, and green albums as well as Maladroit, Make Believe, Raditude, and Hurley. The band played something to make every Weezer fan happy. Among this fans’ favorites were: "Surf Wax America," "Undone (the Sweater Song)," "My Name is Jonas," "Island in the Sun," "Hash Pipe," "(if You're Wondering if I Want You to) I Want You to," "Only in Dreams," and "Buddy Holly." They even threw in a couple of covers: Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks," which I'd never heard before but really dug, and Radiohead's "Paranoid Android." {in}
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DeLuna Fest Day 2: Shins Saturday by Jessica Forbes
Big Boi / photo by Hana Frenette If anyone thought DeLuna Fest catered to a certain demographic, spending Saturday at the festival would have entirely disproved such a notion. DeLuna Fest’s diverse Saturday lineup gave music lovers of all ages plenty of reasons to put on more sunscreen and keep moving. Like all great festivals, the hardest part of the day was deciding when to walk away from one amazing act in order to catch a few songs of the next. Hometown crew Paloma kicked off the festivities on the gopensacola.com stage, while Tallahassee’s June in January helped promote the days’ acts during their solid performance across the grounds. Brooklyn–based songwriter Kevin Devine, the first Main Stage performer of the day, interspersed the poetic and thoughtful commentary of his songs with praise for the beach’s beauty. Devine was the first of many Saturday artists to express appreciation for Pensacola Beach, which became the biggest star of the festival. Nearby, Nicos Gun got festival goers bouncing with catchy dance-pop tunes like “Tangerine Express,” which could be a nickname for the huge orange Mohawk that singer Barney Cortez sported throughout the set, then threw off during the last song (it was a hairpiece!) much to the delight of the crowd, or this writer at least. On the other side of the festival, Still Corners gave a quieter, emo-based set, while Telekinesis dedicated the last of their dance-worthy rock songs to a crowd member waving a large, inflatable alien and bubble gun. Like the beach itself, one of the most memorable visuals of the festival were the original props seen in the crowd.
At the Jazz & singer James Mercer gave a warm shout out to the crew at Paddy O’Leary’s, where the Heritage stage, band had been mingling with locals the two saxophonist preceding nights. Antoine Knight Elsewhere during the mid-evening rivaled Friday hours, Papa Grows Funk showed the crowd performer why they are a New Orleans staple, with Trombone guitarist June Yamagashi jamming in his Shorty for the characteristically joyful and arresting style. longest circular JJ Grey and Mofro honored their Florida breathing moment of the fest blues-rock sound, playing favorites like “Lochloosa,” and expressing love for all things before playing natural in Florida, including, of course, an ultra smooth Pensacola’s very own beach. cover of Miles Headliner Jane’s Addiction, in true rockDavis’ “Tutu.” star fashion, began behind schedule. But Just around the the band made up for it with their amazingly corner, New powerful sound and engaging performance. York-based indie Between songs lead singer Perry Farrell rockers Robbers declared, “I love this place,” adding that on High Street playing on Pensacola Beach is “the best finished their set kept secret in America.” Coming from Lolof rich, British lapalooza’s founder, I’d consider that high invasion-inspired praise. tunes with a cover True to form, Saturday at DeLuna Fest of ELO’s “Evil Woman” that is sure to have ended with a spectrum of choices includanyone who saw that performance hunting ing Diplo’s raucous DJ set, lasers and beats down copies of both bands’ albums. galore with Ghostland Observatory, or a set Late afternoon began with Soul veteran Betty LaVette giving a goose bump-inducing of NOLA standards with Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers. Or, if you couldn’t performance. LaVette’s powerful vocals and make up your mind, (and how could you, nods to the numerous artists she covered really?) a little bit of all three. {in} (including George Jones, Lucinda Williams, and Joe Simon) made her a personal favorite of the festival. Big Boi, as expected, brought the party to the beach, playing both solo and OutKast material, and getting the Main Stage crowd dancing both onstage and off. Even without singer Neko Case’s dynamic stage presence, The New Pornographers delivered a satisfying performance, with female vocalist and keyboardist Kathryn Calder doing an admirable job filling in for Case. Catching a few songs from rockers War on Drugs was enough to shake off any remaining No-Neko blues, and their rootsy, Americana quality served as a good prep for listening to the authentic bluegrass brought by the Infamous Stringdusters. For indie music fans, perhaps the most anticipated performance of the day was The Shins’ set, and the crew from Portland did not disappoint. The band played across their albums, including a song from an unThe New Pornographers/ photo by Hana Frenette named, forthcoming release. Lead
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DeLuna Fest Day 3: Cut Copy, Nico Vega Highlight By James Hagan
While the cancellation of Lincoln Park’s headlining set put a damper on DeLuna Fest’s final day, the thousands in attendance Sunday were still treated to over two dozen bands from a wide variety of genres performing under perfect weather on Pensacola Beach. An early highlight was New York dreampop band Asobi Seksu performing songs off their latest release, “Fluorescence.” The duo played for an hour on the Grooveshark stage, which over the weekend featured some of the best performances at the festival by highlighting lesser-known, but critically-acclaimed performers like The Sounds, Stars, and Diplo, who performed in front of a modest, but rabid and sweaty audience Saturday night while Jane’s Addiction headlined on the Main Stage. Playing an always difficult early afternoon set under the sun, Asobi Seksu proved another highlight for the stage as they put on a spirited set that seemed to impress many concertgoers, who expressed interest in the band making a return engagement to the Gulf Coast. Like all festivals, while it is great seeing mainstream bands like Weezer and Cake, it is discovering previously unknown acts that make the festival experience so unique. Nico Vega was one such band. The Los Angeles band, and “Last Call with Carson Daly” favorite, played their first show in Pensacola on the Groovseshark and thrilled the crowd with a high-energy rock show, punctuated by the soaring vocals, and dynamic live per-
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• SHINCOUNTERS: One thing is for sure, The Shins sure showed festival-goers and beach-bar hoppers at Paddy O' Leary's plenty of love this weekend and may have even played a few songs, so the story goes. • SAND DUNE STAMPEDE : Although a moment of chaos, the mental picture of Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo parading through the sea oats amidst a crowd of fist pumping fans is one that will probably never fade. • AFTER HOURS: Whether you were
throwing down at Paloma, kicking it with Girl Talk or dancing all night with Grooveshark, if you stayed out late enough chances are you just might have stumbled from an official after party to a full fledged
photo by Hana Frenette formance of singer Aja Volkman. Frequently compared by critics to such rock goddesses as Karon O from the “Yeah Yeah Yeahs,” and Janis Joplin, Volkman demonstrated star presence that wowed the hundred-plus people watching the set, who may have been unfamiliar with the band’s discography. “The best part of Sunday was discovering new, really good bands that I’ve never listened to before like Nico Vega and Colour Revolt,” said Chelsea Powell, who attended all three days. “Nico Vega was a great discovery,” echoed Ryan Steward, who said that the only reason he had planned to attend the festival Sunday was to see that evening’s Cut Copy performance.
impromptu house party that just iced the cake on your evening.
• BOTTLES & SHADES: Shout out to Grooveshark for hooking it up all weekend. Not only are the water bottles festive, they were perfect for water or alcohol. • HOMETOWN VIP: Pensacolians rep-
resented in the VIP tent Saturday Night. Enough said.
• NIGHT LIGHTS: Ghostland’s light show was so intense that it allegedly warranted military clearance. I believe it. Either way, it was badass. • BUCKET PUNCH: Thanks to the onsite bars that offered DeLuna Punch. This sweet bang for your buck kept us going strong all weekend. Although, the bucket was a workout to carry. • WHO DAT PARTY: If you were won-
dering why Kermit Ruffins was late to his Sunday evening set, we know the answer: football. Kermit and his Barbecue Swingers
Of course, music is just part of the overall festival atmosphere. Festival goers were able to enjoy the beach, and take a look at some wares from local artists. One unique attraction was the Ultimate Fighting Championship van, which allowed people a respite from the heat and the chance to peruse memorabilia, play the UFC video game, and do their best Cain Velasquezimpression while posing with a replica UFC Heavyweight Championship belt. Without Linkin Park, Cut Copy and Mute Math served as Sunday’s default headliners. While not having the radio hits of Linkin Park, or the cultural recognition, both indie-darlings proved more than up to the task. While these bands may not have
proved the draw hoped for by the festival organizers, their performances were certainly superstar-worthy. Under a perfect sunset, on the flawless white sand adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico, the thousands of enthusiastic, exhausted revelers still in attendance danced and sang their hearts out through the two performances, ending the festival on a definite high note, and leaving attendees expressing hope that Deluna Fest will survive its challenging second year and return next year for a third go-round. “Cut Copy put on an amazing show,” said Brittney Goodman. “Listening to such an amazing band with my toes in the sand on a beautiful beach – what else could I ask for?” Attendees praised the event overall, but expressed frustration with some of the disorganization of the event, including under promoting changes in performance times. They also offered suggestions for next year’s event. “It was a fine, fresh, fierce event,” said Alex Steward, “let’s just get everyone a little more organized next time.” “It’s only year two and Pensacola has never hosted anything like this before,” said Shelsie Lawrence. “It takes a few times to get all the bugs worked out.” The eclectic line-up also drew kudos. “I felt like this year there was a little bit of everything: dance, hip hop, rock, indie etcetera,” said Powell. “It was a great festival and I felt so happy and luck to have such a wonderful thing happen on my hometown beach.” {in}
had a really hard time walking away from the TVs at Riptides in the Holiday Inn.
• FREEBIES:
Nothing says Sunday-afternoon-pick-meup like snagging some freebie “Adult Capri Suns” from the cooler on the pooldeck. It may have been a The IN’s Joani Delezen with Kermit Ruf fins sugar overload, but • ENDING SCENE: If you stayed long freebies should never go unappreciated. enough for Mutemath’s drum finish while
• NONSTOP DANCING: If there was
ever an ideal lineup and location for dancing, it was DeLuna. Although I must admit it is harder to dance in the sand than it looks, that did not stop us.
the waves crashed up on the beach Sunday night, good for you. Let’s be real. Who needed Linkin Park?
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Get Your Ghoul On The Fish House Deck Bar will become wild and witchy on Wednesday night before Halloween weekend. They will transform it into the location of one ghoulish Girls’ Night Out, renamed Ghouls’ Night Out. The Fish House is kicking off the Halloween weekend with a costume contest, fun giveaways, drink specials, a DJ, live music by Rumor Mill and photos taken in the Best Damn PhotoBooth. “We want to kick off the Halloween weekend, and build on an already successful Girls’ Night Out here at the Fish House,” said Shelly Yates, director of marketing and public relations for Great Southern Restaurant Group. The costume contest will have two big prizes: the grand prize is $1,000, and second prize for the crowd favorite is $500. The contest will be run and emceed by DJ Tony C. Participants will register with the DJ until 10 p.m. In three separate rounds, the crowd and the judge will decide who moves through to the final round. The contest will be decided at midnight. Drink specials for the night will include a unique punch made with the new bold, smoky and smooth Bacardi Oakheart and spiced rum. Drink specials are only $2 for the ladies, 21 years of age and older. They have a souvenir glass for $8. In addition, they will offer a nonalcoholic fruit punch for $3.50.
Pensacola-based party band Rumor Mill starts at 9 p.m. Rumor Mill plays everything from funk to rap, rock, pop and heavy modern rock. Lead vocalist Vega leads the band with powerful vocals, great stage presence and always gives the crowd what they came looking for. Guitarist Ricky Fortag and bassist Jerry Vinci create a great one-two punch that always makes sure the crowd is highly entertained. Drummer Mikey Rhatigan holds down a diverse and versatile rhythm section, which drives the band and motivates the crowd to stay on their feet until the very last song. The Fish House Deck Bar is one of the hottest places to be on a normal Wednes-
day night. Girls’ Night Out on the deck is one of the area’s most popular parties, and it is open to all ages. Ladies who are old enough to drink enjoy $2 drinks all night long, and the evening features a variety of live and recorded music. Adding to the fun of the evening, the Fish House has solicited the services of the Best Damn PhotoBooth. This new business is the brainchild of photographer David P. Reardon, prop master and videographer Jarred Taylor and makeup/set director John Dye.
“It started during a birthday party for Dave,” said Taylor. “We had the white background, the lighting, the camera, and the props and decided to take some ridiculous pictures. We had a blast and realized that anyone who got together with friends would like to have the same thing to remember the event.” Taylor goes on to say, “We have only had a couple of events so far, but Wednesday night is the official debut of how the photo booth works. We bring the thrill of a professional fashion shoot, add the excitement of a Hollywood red-carpet event and bring it to your doorstep. It is a great way to liven up an event and everyone enjoys the photos.” The night of Ghouls’ Night Out, The Best Damn PhotoBooth is complimentary for costumed guests, 21 years of age or older. Following the event, the images will be placed on the Fish House Facebook photo gallery. {in}
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FROM THE PARTNERS AT LEVIN RINKE RESORT REALTY AND ASSOCIATES —WE ARE PROUD OF TERI - THANK YOU ! Currently on the Board: Gulf Coast Kids House Pensacola Symphony * WSRE University of Florida (new Foundation Board Member ) Sun Trust Bank
Teri has been affiliated with the following: Alzheimers American Cancer Association American Heart Association American Autism Society ARC Escambia Art for Aids Ballet of Pensacola Children’s Home Society
Council On Aging Covenant Hospice Impact 100 Junior Achievement Pensacola Opera Pensacola State College Naval Air Academy/ Naval Air Museum
Mana Food Bank Pace Center for Girls Pensacola Symphony Guild Pennsacola Symphony Pensacola Museum of Art Red Cross WSRE
There is a way for you to support WUWF.
Federal employees may now designate contributions to WUWF 88.1 FM (CFC# 33728). You will find WUWF listed as the University of West Florida Foundation, the 501(c)3 organization responsible for handling contributions to WUWF Public Media. Any questions? Call 850.474.2787 or visit wuwf.org. We appreciate your support!
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happenings THURSDAY 10.20
‘STEPPING OUT IN STYLE’ FASHION SHOW 11:30 a.m. $40, Reservations required. New World Landing, 600 S. Palafox. 434-4748 or baptisthealthcarefoundation.org. ‘IT’S 5 O’ CLOCK SOMEWHERE’ MARGARITA TASTING 2 p.m. Thursdays. Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Fort Pickens Road. 916-9755 or margaritavillehotel.com. WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Thursdays. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. Ninth Ave. 433-9463 or aragonwinemarket.com. HERB CLASS AT EVER’MAN 6 p.m. Thursdays. $2 for non-members. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org. VEGAN DINNER AT EOTL 6 p.m. Thursdays. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com. ‘THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE’ 8 p.m. Mainstage Theatre of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Blvd., Bldg. 82. 857-6285 or uwf.edu. PHINEAS PHOGGETTES 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
live music
DAVID DUNN 6 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 40 0 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 67 7-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com. LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. Thursdays. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. KNEE DEEP BAND 7 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 9343141 or dalesbigdeck.com. KRISTIN LONG 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. 600 South Atrium, 600 S. Palafox. 432-5254 or 600southpalafox.com. DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Thursdays. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Thursdays. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com. ALVARADO ROAD SHOW 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. RUSTY GRITS 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. COLLEGE DANCE NIGHT 9 p.m. Thursdays. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. LIVE MUSIC 9:30 p.m. Thursdays. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208.
FRIDAY 10.21
BELLE AME GRAND OPENING 11 a.m. Belle Ame, 112 S. Palafox. 912-8240 or belleame.com. FEAR CITY KID-FRIENDLY HAUNTED TOUR 3 p.m. $15. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. WINE TASTING AT DK 4:30 p.m. Fridays. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com. GALLERY NIGHT 5 p.m. Downtown Pensacola, Palafox from Wright St. down. 434-5371 or downtownpensacola.com. ARTIST AND HISTORIAN DAVE EDWARDS EXHIBIT 5 p.m. Destination Archaeology Resource Center, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050 or flpublicarchaeology.org. PENSACOLA OPERA DIVA’S CLOSET SALE PREVIEW PARTY 5 p.m. Pensacola Opera Center, 75 S. Tarragona St. 433-6737 or pensacolaopera.com. WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5 p.m. Fridays. Palace Café at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. WINE TASTING AT CITY GROCERY 5:15 p.m. Fridays. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. 469-8100. WINE TASTING AT EAST HILL MARKET 5:30 p.m. Fridays. 1216 N. Ninth Ave. ‘CINCO BANDERAS’ RECEPTION 6 p.m. Artel Gallery, 223 Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. HAUNTED HOUSE WALKING AND TROLLEY TOURS 6 p.m. Pensacola Historical Museum, 115
E. Zaragosa St. 595-1559 or historicpensacola.org.
ongoing events 10.20-10.26
RED TROLLEY HALLOWEEN TOUR 6:30 p.m. $5-$20. Pensacola Visitor Information Center, 1401 E. Gregory St. 417-7343 or halloweentrolley.com. ‘DRACULA’ PERFORMED BY BALLET PENSACOLA 7 p.m. $18-$30. Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-2042 or balletpensacola.com. SCARY HALLOWEEN ZOMBIE, GHOUL, OR GHOST COSTUME CONTEST 7 p.m. Big Easy Tavern, 710 N. Palafox. 429-0045 or bigeasytavern.com. FEAR CITY NIGHTS HAUNTED TOUR 7 p.m. $15. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. LIGHT OF THE MOON TOURS 7 p.m., 8:15 p.m., 9:30 p.m. Pensacola Lighthouse, 2081 Radford Blvd. 3931561 or pensacolalighthouse.org. ‘THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE’ 8 p.m. Mainstage Theatre of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Blvd., Bldg. 82. 857-6285 or uwf.edu. PHINEAS PHOGGETTES 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
live music
THE RAIL 5 p.m. Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 10 S. Palafox. 497-6073 or hopjacks.com. DAVE POSEY & WAYNE HALL 6 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.
‘DOORWAYS OF THE FRENCH QUARTER’ 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday through Nov. 11. Gallery 88, WUWF Center for Public Media. 474-2787 or wuwf.org. ‘CINCO BANDERAS’ 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday through Dec 1. Artel Gallery, 223 Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘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. ‘WATERED DOWN KEGS OF RUM’ 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday; 12-4 p.m. Saturday through Oct. 20. TAG, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. 474-2696 or tag82uwf. worpress.com. ‘NUDES & NATURE’ 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday through Nov 12. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com. ‘JOAN MIRO: ORDER AND CHAOS’ 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 12-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday through Nov. 13. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 4326247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘DRAWN TO THE STORY BOOK’ 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 12-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday through Nov. 13. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.
RICHARD MADDEN 7 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.
MIKE EAGAN 7 p.m. Fridays. 60 0 South Courtyard, 60 0 S. Palafox. 432-525 4 or 60 0southpalafox.com.
SAWMILL & GUESTS 7 p.m. Chumuckla’s Farmers’ Opry, 8897 Byrom Campbell Road. 994-9219 or farmersopry.com.
SAUCE BOSS 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. 916-50 87 or paradisebar-grill.com.
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happenings KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com. JEREMY GIBSON 7:30 p.m. Fridays. 60 0 South Atrium, 60 0 S. Palafox. 432-525 4 or 60 0southpalafox.com. REDDOG 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.
PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m. Saturdays, rain or shine, through Dec. 17. Martin Luther King Plaza on North Palafox Street between Chase and Garden streets. palafoxmarket.com.
‘DRACULA’ PERFORMED BY BALLET PENSACOLA 7 and 11 p.m. $18-$30. Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-2042 or balletpensacola.com.
EAST HILL FALL TOUR OF HOMES 10 a.m. Along Blount Street in Historic East Hill. Tickets available at 1200 Blount St. 332-0587 or myeasthill.org.
FEAR CITY NIGHTS HAUNTED TOUR 7 p.m. $15. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com.
KARAOKE WITH MARK ESKEW 7 p.m. Saturdays. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Road. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com. CALYPSONUTS 7 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com. TBA 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.
DESTIN ATKINSON 8 p.m. Fridays. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.
SOUTHERN BREEZE, RONNIE MILLER 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com.
DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Fridays. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
JEREMY GIBSON 7:30 p.m. Saturdays. 600 South Atrium, 600 S. Palafox. 432-5254 or 600southpalafox.com.
DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Fridays. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Saturdays. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
HOLLY SHELTON AND DAVID SHELANDER 8 p.m. Fridays. Ragtyme Grille, 201 S. Jefferson St. 429-9655 or ragtyme.net.
LISA ZANGHI & JIM ANDREWS 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.
ALVARADO ROAD SHOW 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Saturdays. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
THE MODERN ELDORADOS 9 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
KINGS COUNTRY 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.
THE SHIZ 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. KINGS COUNTRY 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. LIVE MUSIC 9:30 p.m. Fridays. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208. ACCOUSTIFUNK 9:30 p.m. Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 10 S. Palafox. 497-6073 or hopjacks.com.
SATURDAY 10.22
PENSACOLA OPERA DIVA’S CLOSET SALE 8 a.m. Pensacola Opera Center, 75 S. Tarragona St. 433-6737 or pensacolaopera.com. BAYVIEW PARK FLEA MARKET 8 a.m. First and Third Saturdays of the month. Bayview Park, 2000 E. Lloyd St. 436-5190
The Modern Eldorados NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY DAY 10 a.m. Florida Public Archaeology Network Coordinating Center, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050 ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org. PATHWAYS GRADUATION CELEBRATION 1:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 6 E. Wright St. 202-0028 or pathwaysforchange.org. WINE TASTING AT WINE BAR 2 p.m. Saturdays. $5 goes toward rebate on featured wines. Wine Bar, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 476-3830 or chanswineworld.com. HAUNTED HOUSE WALKING AND TROLLEY TOURS 6 p.m. Pensacola Historical Museum, 115 E. Zarragossa St. 595-1559 or historicpensacola.org. RED TROLLEY HALLOWEEN TOUR 6:30 p.m. $5$20. Pensacola Visitor Information Center, 1401 E. Gregory St. 417-7343 or halloweentrolley.com.
LIGHT OF THE MOON TOURS 7 p.m., 8:15 p.m., 9:30 p.m. Pensacola Lighthouse, 2081 Radford Blvd. 393-1561 or pensacolalighthouse.org. ‘THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE’ 8 p.m. Mainstage Theatre of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Blvd., Bldg. 82. 857-6285 or uwf.edu. PHINEAS PHOGGETTES 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
live music
SAWMILL & GUESTS 7 p.m. Chumuckla’s Farmers’ Opry, 8897 Byrom Campbell Road. 994-9219 or farmersopry.com. KRAZY GEORGE KARAOKE 7 p.m. Saturdays. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.
ALVARADO ROAD SHOW 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. THE MODERN ELDORADOS 9 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. THE SHIZ 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. LIVE MUSIC 9:30 p.m. Saturdays. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208. GREEN SUNSHINE 9:30 p.m. Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 10 S. Palafox. 497-6073 or hopjacks.com.
SUNDAY 10.23
‘THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE’ 2:30 p.m. Mainstage Theatre of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Blvd., Bldg. 82. 857-6285 or uwf.edu.
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FRENCH ORGANIST JEAN-BAPTISTE ROBIN 4 p.m. Christ Church, 405 Adams St. 432-5115 or christ-church.net. ‘HALLOWEEN AT YOUR LEISURE’ CABARET 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. $15, Reservations required. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.
live music
CLARENCE BELL 11 a.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. WILDWOOD 3 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com. THE BLENDERS 4 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.
OCTOBER 20–30
For a complete schedule visit PensacolaFair.com • 944-4500 • 944-2000
Text “TheFair” to 269411 to receive daily information Opening Day Gates Open at 4 p.m. Buy online at PensacolaFair.com $5.00 Lighted, Paved Parking Online purchase includes convenience charge.
Sun–Thur: From Fair open until 8:00 p.m. Fri–Sat: From Fair open until 9:00 p.m.
BURGERS & BEER NIGHT AT SURF BURGER 6 p.m. Mondays. Surf Burger, 500 Quietwater Beach Road. 932-1417 or thesurfburger.com.
ROBERT WAYNE & THE NO NAME BAND 12:00 PM FREE SHOW CHLOE CHANNELL 1:30 PM FREE SHOW
THE HELVETICA EFFECT 6:00 PM FREE SHOW
REVOLUTION WORSHIP BAND 4:30 PM FREE SHOW
THE ICARUS EFFECT 7:30 PM FREE SHOW
SATURDAY
M.C. HAMMER
At 8 p.m., “Pay One Price” Midnight Madness Handstamp Tickets.
MONDAY
OCTOBER 24
BUDDY DAY
KAI-LAN
(Highest admission applies)
2:30-4:30 & 6:00-8:00
2 for 1 admission form 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 26 $10 HANDSTAMP THE MOLLY Purchase $10 handstamp, RINGWALDS good for unlimited rides
LADIES’ DAY
Ladies of all ages will be admitted FREE from 4 to 6 p.m.
8:00 PM FREE SHOW
THURSDAY
8:00 PM FREE SHOW
OCTOBER 28
SKILLET
MEN’S DAY
Men of all ages will be admitted FREE from 4 to 6 p.m.
9:00 PM FREE SHOW
SATURDAY
8:00 PM FREE SHOW
live music
JEFF GLICKMAN TRIO 6 p.m. Tuesdays. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com. LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. Tuesdays. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. BANDS ON THE BEACH FEATURING SAWMILL 7-9 p.m. The Gulfside Pavilion, 1 Via de Luna Drive. 932-1500 or visitpensacolabeach.com. TUESDAY JAM NIGHT 8 p.m. Tuesdays. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. Tuesdays. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-
KIDS’ DAY
All kids 11 and under admitted FREE from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
MIDNIGHT MADNESS
At 8 p.m., “Pay One Price” Midnight Madness Handstamp Tickets.
SUNDAY
OCTOBER 29
EASTON CORBIN
until closing.
FRIDAY
OCTOBER 27
SUNNY SWEENEY
COX DAY
Bring coupon from Sept./Oct. bill for FREE admission.
MEET & GREET
TUESDAY
8:00 PM FREE SHOW
KIDS’ DAY
All kids 11 and under admitted FREE from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
8:00 PM FREE SHOW
OCTOBER 25
CRAIG CAMPBELL
General admission tickets are $2.00 ALL DAY LONG!
OCTOBER 22
MIDNIGHT MADNESS
OCTOBER 23
TANYA GALLAGHER 3:00 PM FREE SHOW
$2 ADMISSION
7:00 PM FREE SHOW
SUNDAY
LIVIN’ THE DREAM 9 p.m. Mondays. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
TOSH TUESDAY 8 p.m. Tuesdays. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com.
Sat–Sun: 12:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. Mon–Fri: 5:45 p.m.
8:00 PM FREE SHOW
ALL STAR JAM! 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.
‘HEROES OF WORLD WAR II’ CONCERT 7:30 p.m. $5. Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, 1000 College Blvd, Bldg 8. 484-1851 or pensacolastate.edu.
“WOLVES OF AMERICA”
RANDY HOUSER
BILLY HOWELL & ASHLEY PENNEWILL 6 p.m. Mondays. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 9124229 or tlcdowntown.com.
YOGA WITH BECKIE SATHRE 6 p.m. Tuesdays. $2 for non-members. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.
CATTY-OKE FINALS
Sat–Sun: 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Mon–Fri: 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
live music
BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Museum of Naval Aviation viewing area, 1750 Radford Blvd. 452-3604 or blueangels.navy.mil.
CAT COUNTRY 98.7
“OLD WEST THEATER– DOG & PONY SHOW”
Sat–Sun: 11:00 a.m. & 4:00 p.m. Mon–Fri: 5:00 p.m. & 7:15 p.m.
OCTOBER 21
SKEE BALL LEAGUE 9 p.m. Mondays. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.
TUESDAY 10.25
“WILD WEST SHOW”
PETTING ZOO
GAMER’S NIGHT 8 p.m. Mondays. Fast Eddie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com.
MUSICIANS’ ALLIANCE 9 p.m. Mondays. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
OCTOBER 20
GREAT AMERICAN FRONTIER SHOW
From Fair open until close daily
BROOKS HUBBERT III 9 p.m. Sundays. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
GULF BREEZE BOOK CLUB MEETING 6:30 p.m. Pensacola Beach Elk’s Lodge 497, 3rd Floor, 661 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-8620.
THURSDAY
FREE DAILY EVENTS
AG-VENTURE BARN HANDS-ON AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
JAZZ & HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND 4 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. 9165087 or paradisebar-grill.com.
MONDAY 10.24
MasterCard, VISA, Discover, American Express and local checks accepted.
OCTOBER 30
CHELSEA HARRISON 12:00 PM FREE SHOW
TANYA GALLAGHER 3:00 PM FREE SHOW
JENNIFER JOHNSON 1:30 PM FREE SHOW
SHOUT THE ANTHEM 4:30 PM FREE SHOW
6211 or sevillequarter.com. KARAOKE WITH GEORGE 9 p.m. Tuesdays. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. KARAOKE AT PADDY O’LEARY’S 9 p.m. Tuesdays. Paddy O’ Leary’s Irish Pub, 49 Via de Luna Drive. 916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com.
WEDNESDAY 10.26
BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Museum of Naval Aviation viewing area, 1750 Radford Blvd. 452-3604 or blueangels.navy.mil. ART NIGHT ON THE BAYFRONT 4 p.m. Wine, cocktails and local artwork. Jaco’s Bayfront Bar and Grille, 997 S. Palafox. 432-5226 or artnightonthebayfront.com.
LOSING CADENCE 6:00 PM FREE SHOW
FAMILY FREINDLY TRICK OR TREAT 4–7 P.M.
Halloween special sponsored by Neumors Clinic, WXBM & Soft Rock 94.1. Costumes not required.
MIXOLOGY CLASS AT VIC & IKE’S 6 p.m. Wednesdays. $30. Vic & Ike’s American Bistro, 104 S. Palafox. 912-8569 or vic-and-ikes.com. SURF MOVIE NIGHT AT SURF BURGER 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Surf Burger, 500 Quietwater Beach Road. 932-1417 or thesurfburger.com.
live music
TIM SPENCER 6 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com. RUMOR MILL 6 p.m The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. PADDY’S OPEN MIC NIGHT 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Paddy O’Leary’s Irish Pub, 49 Via de Luna. 916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com.
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happenings OPEN MIC NIGHT 7 p.m. Wednesdays. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com.
live music
DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
LIVE MUSIC 7 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.
LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.
SAWMILL & GUESTS 7 p.m. Chumuckla’s Farmers’ Opry, 8897 Byrom Campbell Road. 994-9219 or farmersopry.com.
I100 WEDNESDAYS 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
MIKE EAGAN 7 p.m. Fridays. 600 South Courtyard, 600 S. Palafox. 432-5254 or 600southpalafox.com.
SKYLINE KINGS 9 p.m. Wednesdays. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.
LIVE MUSIC 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.
MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. Wednesdays. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. ELECTRONIC WEDNESDAYS TURBULANCE 10 p.m. Wednesdays. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
THURSDAY 10.27
‘IT’S 5 O’ CLOCK SOMEWHERE’ MARGARITA TASTING 2 p.m. Thursdays. Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Fort Pickens Road. 916-9755 or margaritavillehotel.com. WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Thursdays. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. Ninth Ave. 433-9463 or aragonwinemarket.com. HERB CLASS AT EVER’MAN 6 p.m. Thursdays. $2 for non-members. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org. VEGAN DINNER AT EOTL 6 p.m. Thursdays. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.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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LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 40 0 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 67 7-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com. LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. Thursdays. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. 7 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.
KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Fridays. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 9343141 or dalesbigdeck.com.
Red Trolley Halloween Tour / photo courtesy of halloweentrolley.com KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 9343141 or dalesbigdeck.com.
WINE TASTING AT DK 4:30 p.m. Fridays. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.
KRISTIN LONG 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. 600 South Atrium, 600 S. Palafox. 432-5254 or 600southpalafox.com.
WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5 p.m. Fridays. Palace Café at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Thursdays. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
WINE TASTING AT CITY GROCERY 5:15 p.m. Fridays. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. 469-8100.
DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Thursdays. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com. LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
WINE TASTING AT EAST HILL MARKET 5:30 p.m. Fridays. 1216 N. Ninth Ave. HAUNTED HOUSE WALKING AND TROLLEY TOURS 6 p.m. Pensacola Historical Museum, 115 E. Zaragosa St. 595-1559 or historicpensacola.org.
LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.
RED TROLLE Y HALLOWEEN TOUR 6 :3 0 p.m. $5-$20 . Pensacola Visitor Information Center, 14 01 E . Gregor y St. 417-7 3 43 or halloweentrolley.com.
COLLEGE DANCE NIGHT 9 p.m. Thursdays. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
FEAR CITY NIGHTS HAUNTED TOUR 7 p.m. $15. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com.
LIVE MUSIC 9:30 p.m. Thursdays. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208.
LIGHT OF THE MOON TOURS 7 p.m., 8:15 p.m., 9:30 p.m. Pensacola Lighthouse, 2081 Radford Blvd. 393-1561 or pensacolalighthouse.org.
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PHINEAS PHOGGETTES 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
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JEREMY GIBSON 7:30 p.m. Fridays. 600 South Atrium, 600 S. Palafox. 432-5254 or 600southpalafox.com. LIVE MUSIC 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fi vesistersbluescafe.com. DESTIN ATKINSON 8 p.m. Fridays. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com. DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Fridays. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Fridays. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. HOLLY SHELTON AND DAVID SHELANDER 8 p.m. Fridays. Ragtyme Grille, 201 S. Jefferson St. 429-9655 or ragtyme.net. LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.
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The house is haunted. That’s true. “This paranormal medium was walking around downtown, and she told us she felt summoned by the building,” Linda Paul said. “She walked in and heard children playing upstairs and once she actually got up there she said the sounds turned into crying noises.” There is actually an old children’s piano in one of the upstairs rooms, but all the keys are broken. “But anyway, we aren’t looking for ghosts, our goal is just to entertain,” Paul said. “We are high-scare, lowgore, with about $20,000 invested in special effects.” Paul and her husband Russell are the producer’s for Seville’s haunted house, Fear City Nights. The haunted house will be held in a vacant building directly across the street from Seville’s Rosie O’Grady’s. The site has a total of 10,000 square feet, half inside and half outside. There are more than 13 rooms inside, and four “scare areas” outside. “We have dead-rooms instead of bedrooms, and a dying room instead of a dining room,” Paul said. Since the end of August, a group of volunteers — ranging from 25 to 50 of them — have been working in the space. They’ve been building fake walls and arranging the décor, but Paul actually works on the props all year long. “As soon as one season is over, we get right back to designing for next year,” Paul said. Fear City Nights opened Sept. 30 and will run every Friday and Saturday up until Halloween weekend, when it will run Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Halloween Monday. “The ticket booth opens at 6:30, but we don’t start the screaming until about 7:30,” Paul said. Tickets at the gate are $15, but if you bring three canned-good items, the price will be lowered to $13.
“Some people will be mad the room didn’t have a clown in it, while others are just glad they almost wet their pants.” Linda Paul
Fear City Nights is also offering a child-matinee viewing of the house from 3 to 5 p.m. The ticket price is $7 and will include a full walk-through of the house. However, more lights will be on and all the monsters and dead people will be “asleep.” They are still visible, just not interactive. “You’re paying us to scare you, but we don’t want to traumatize your children,” Paul said. “We don’t have an age limit on the regular show either, though, it’s just kind of a use-your-own-discretion thing.’” The show will be running from now through Halloween night, and tickets may be purchased at the gate or online. It’s usually more fun to wait at the gate though, that way you can hear the screams and know you’re getting your money’s worth. {in}
“We are trying to help Manna build their food bank back up, because it is at a dangerously low level,” Paul said. “Last year we helped raise over 1,000 pounds of canned goods for them.” Fear City Nights is also offering people the chance to vote for their favorite room. Each room is created by a certain sponsor or volunteer, and at the end of the night, each room will receive a percentage of the ticket sales based on how many times it was voted for. “It makes it into a little incentive sometimes for the volunteers, to make their room as scary as possible,” Paul said. “It’s chosen by people who had the chance to walk through it themselves, not a panel of judges or something.” WHAT: Haunted House People can write down suggesWHERE: Historic Seville Quarter, directly tions or reasons why they liked or across from Rosie O’ Grady’s didn’t like a room, which everyone WHEN: Oct. 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, and Hallowtries to take into consideration for een night. the next year. COSTS: $15 at the gate, $13 w/three canned“People like rooms for all differgood items ent reasons,” Paul said. “Some people DETAILS: sevilleqaurter.com will be mad the room didn’t have a clown in it, while others are just glad they almost wet their pants.”
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food news & events 1St Annual Great Southern Bake-Off to Support Breast Cancer Awareness Great Southern Restaurant Group—aka The Fish House, Atlas Oyster House and Jackson’s Steakhouse—are hosting what might just be the biggest and best cupcake bake-off all time. There will be over 1,000 cupcakes there for you to taste and judge. The tasting fee is $5 and 100% of that will be donated to the American Cancer Society. Oct. 25, 5 p.m., The Deck Bar at The Fish House, goodgrits.com.
Jackson’s Hops and Harvest
Tired of wine dinners? Then Jackson’s Hops and Harvest is for you! Five courses paired with five different beers. Patrons will enjoy delights like boneless, roasted quail with mushroom chorizo dressing, paired with Southern Tier’s Pumpkin Ale and Dolce’s dark gelato paired with Pensacola Bay Brewery’s Lighthouse Porter Ale.
Grand Marlin
Grand Marlin is changing with the season and has unleashed new specials like baked barbecued oysters topped with pepper jack cheese and barbecue butter sauce, and “cracklin” pork shank, slow roasted with Grand Mariner glaze. Oct. 27, 5:30 p.m., $55 per person; for reservations call 469-9898.
600 South Italian Eatery
Start the season off right by easing in to fall at 600 South’s wine dinner. Take a tour with Chef Nick through Italy’s 11 splendid regions as you delight in seven courses paired with specifically chosen wines. Oct. 26 at 6 p.m.; for information and reservations call 434-7736.
COLD WEATHER FAVORITES Hear that? It’s the sound of women throughout town unpacking forgotten sweaters from the tops of closets and of men silently rejoicing that their business suits will no longer be drenched after a brisk walk from the car to the office. Fall has arrived! For me, it’s that magical time when my stove is no longer seen as an evil heatproducing monster (making my summertime kitchen hotter), but a valued friend. It’s the time I remember I have an oven, and suddenly think, ‘yes, I love casseroles!’ The season of fall-food favorites is back. So fire up those forgotten burners, because while sweaters may cozy up to your body, comfort foods hug your soul.
Pumpkin Soup
Don’t make the mistake of choosing the ubiquitous field pumpkin to cook with – leave that one for the Jack-O-Lanterns. The ones you want are called sugar pumpkins, or
cheese pumpkins. Their dense, sweet flesh makes them perfect for cooking or baking! And pumpkins keep well. In the fridge (uncut) they last for three months. Cut up, they’ll last for fi ve days. But no worries, you won’t have any problem using them up with this recipes. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 1 onion, diced 2 carrots, peeled and diced 1 apple, peeled and diced 2 cups fresh pumpkin, roasted and diced 1 tablespoon sage leaves 3 cups chicken stock 1 cup cream salt and pepper to taste Directions: Cut pumpkin in half and discard the seeds and stringy fibers. Then cut pumpkin into quarters and place on baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and toss with salt and
pepper. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 to 40 minutes, or until tender. Allow to cool and peel away skin. Later: In a stockpot over medium heat, melt butter and saute onion, carrot, apple, roasted pumpkin, and sage until all are tender, about eight to 10 minutes. Puree in a food processor. Return the puree to the stockpot, add chicken stock and simmer for 15 minutes. Then add the cream and simmer for fi ve more minutes. Do not boil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Chicken Pot Pie
Remember that thing below your stove? Yeah, the one you used this summer to heat up that piece of pizza. Well make your oven feel loved again with this fantastically easy chicken pot pie. The perfect way to use up leftover turkey or rotisserie chicken — this is great for the day or two after a holiday party, when all the guests have left, but somehow the food hasn’t.
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Ingredients: 2 cups cooked, chopped chicken 1 1/2 cups of your favorite frozen veggie mix (I like the carrot, green bean, pea mixture, myself) 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup flour 1 1/2 cups chicken broth 1/2 cup milk 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 frozen double pie crust (no judgement) Directions: Combine chicken breast and veggie mix; set aside. In medium saucepan, melt butter. Sauté onion until clear. Whisk in flour and cook until bubbly and slightly brown. Then whisk in broth and milk. Do not stop whisking, for fear of clumps. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened. Stir in seasonings. Pour over chicken-vegetable mixture and stir to combine. Line a pie plate with bottom crust. Pour in filling. Top with second pie crust, leaving a vent. Brush crust with milk or egg and bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes, then turn oven down to 375. Bake until crust is brown and the filling is bubbly, or about 50 minutes more.
Crock-Pot Grits with Andouille and Shrimp
My mother used to make these for us on Sundays. Cheesy grits with andouille sausage
and shrimp — a southern cold-weather specialty for sure. Bust out your crock-pot and let it do all the work for you, while you get an early start on Sunday-Funday. Ingredients: 2 cups Jim Dandy Quick Cooking Grits 6 cups hot water 2 cups milk 1 teaspoon Tony Chachere’s (or any cajun) seasoning 1/2 pound chopped sausage links cooked and drained of oil (we use Conecuh Sausage) 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese 1 onion chopped and cooked until translucent 1 pound of peeled shrimp rinsed well cheddar cheese for garnish Directions: Add first seven ingredients in crock pot and stir well. Cook on high four hours (temperatures vary on some pots so check after two hours and turn to low if needed). Add shrimp 30 minutes before serving (they’ll cook in the grits). Top each serving with additional cheddar cheese.
Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie
No evening of comfort is complete without dessert. Satisfy your sweet tooth with a new take on an old classic. Ingredients: 1 (nine-inch) pie shell 1 cup white sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 1/2 cup butter
Don’t worry, we didn’t forget about Halloween. Simply serve guacamole and call it “guaca-moldy” and put some twizzlers — I mean “guts” — in some cupcakes at your party and you’re golden. But one thing that can never be absent from any Halloween festivity is the Bloody Mary. And the gag is already taken care of for you!
Bloody Mary
Ingredients: 2 ounces vodka 3 ounces of your favorite Bloody Mary mix (I like Zing Zang) dash of Worcestershire sauce dash of hot sauce pinch of salt and pepper fresh grated garlic and horseradish (if you please) Directions: Combine all ingredients in a glass over ice. Stir well to combine (or shake). Garnish with celery, pickled green beans, olives and lemon wedge. If it looks like a salad, you’re done!
4 eggs, beaten 1/4 cup bourbon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup chopped pecans Directions: Combine sugar, corn syrup, and butter or margarine in a small saucepan. Cook over
medium heat, stirring constantly, until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Allow to cool slightly. In another bowl combine eggs, bourbon, vanilla, and salt. Slowly pour sugar mixture into egg mixture, whisking constantly. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans. Pour mixture into pie shell. Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 to 55 minutes, or until set and golden. {in}
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news of the weird LONDON FASHION WEEK usually brings forth a shock or two from cutting-edge designers, but a September creation by Rachel Freire might have raised the bar: a floor-length dress made from 3,000 cow nipples (designed to resemble roses). Initial disgust for the garment centered on implied animal abuse, but Freire deflected that issue by pointing out that the nipples had been discarded by a tannery and that her use amounted to “recycling.” The 32-year-old Freire, who has worked with mainstream entertainers such as Christina Aguilera, was kept so busy with the animal-abuse angle that she was largely spared having to explain another issue -- why anyone would want to wear a dress made with cow nipples. THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT! Death is big business in Japan, with 1.2 million people a year passing away and overtaxing the country’s cemeteries and crematoriums. With the average wait for disposal at least several days, and space running short in funeral homes, “corpse hotels” have opened in many cities, with climate-controlled “guest rooms” renting for the equivalent of about $155 a night, with viewing rooms where relatives can visit the bodies daily until cremation is available. • The world’s real economy may be flagging, but not necessarily the make-believe economy of online multiplayer games, according to reporting by The Wall Street Journal (July) and the website Singularity Hub (August). For example, entrepreneur Ailin Graef’s Anshe Chung Studios is worth “millions” of real U.S. dollars, earned mostly by managing rentals of make-believe real estate and brokering make-believe money transactions in the game Second Life. Graef also commands top (real) dollar for her designs of make-believe fashions for players’ game characters (avatars). Two other companies are suing each other in federal court in San Francisco over the copyright to their lucrative business models of creating make-believe animals (horses, rabbits) that sell very well to players who take them on as game pets for their characters or breed them to make other make-believe animals. • No sooner had Anthony Sowell been convicted in August of murdering 11 women in Cleveland and burying their remains around his property than entrepreneur Eric Gein of Florida had hired someone to fill sandwich bags of soil from Sowell’s property so that he could sell the souvenir dirt for $25 a gram on the Internet. (Gein follows wellpublicized salesmen who have famously collected the pubic hair of New York prostitutekiller Arthur Shawcross, the crawlspace dirt from the house of John Wayne Gacy, and the “fried hair” of Ted Bundy—that fell on the floor as he was executed.)
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WEIRD SCIENCE In July, a surgeon from Britain’s Oxford Radcliffe Hospital announced a cure for a 57-year-old man with a rare condition that made, in his mind, audible and ever-louder sounds whenever his eyeballs moved. “Superior canal dehiscence syndrome” elevates the interior sounds of the body (such as heartbeat and the “friction” of muscles moving against muscles) to disturbing levels. • Artificial meat (grown in a test tube from animal stem cells) has been theoretically planned for about 10 years, but a European Science Foundation audience in September heard predictions that lab-grown sausage might be available as soon as next year. The meat is produced in sheets (“shmeat”) and would be prohibitively expensive at first, in that the largest specimen produced so far measures only about one inch long and a third of an inch wide. The biggest drawback facing artificial muscle tissue: that even lab-grown muscles require exercise to prevent atrophy. LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS Turned down once before, liquor manufacturer EFAG convinced Germany’s Federal Patent Court in September to award trademark protection to its schnapps with the brand name Ficken, which in German translates directly into what in English is known as the F word. The court acknowledged that the name is unquestionably in poor taste but is not “sexually discriminatory” and does not violate public morals. In fact, the court noted, the word is widely used in Germany. (In March 2010, the European Union trademarks authority granted a German brewery the right to call its beer “Fucking Hell”—the first word of which is the actual name of an Austrian village and the second a German word referring to light ale.) LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS One would think the robber of a gas station would consider filling the tank before fleeing. However, Moses Gift, 47, was arrested in September in Winston-Salem, N.C., and charged with robbing the Huff Shell station—shortly before running out of gas a short distance away. And in Winder, Ga., Micah Mitchell was arrested in October shortly after, according to police, he crashed through the front door of a BP station to steal merchandise. He was arrested minutes later a few miles from the station, where he had run out of gas.
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my pensacola David Stafford Day Job: Escambia County Super visor of
Elections
Pensacola Resident Since: 1970, with a
few stints out of town
Much of My Pensacola happens to revolve around Palafox Street and its vicinity. It’s where I work, eat and sometimes play. It’s also where my wife works and my boys attend school – Episcopal Day School — and where we worship, Christ Episcopal Church.
Good Eats:
I love food. During the week, my co-workers and I will usually hit one of our downtown favorites. Jimmy Holler’s Dog House Deli is second to none – Chicago dog, hold the onions. A few doors down, the Mahi tacos at Nacho Daddies are unbelievable, as are the pita pizzas at Hopjacks. The soup and salad bar at Seville Quarter and Jamaican wrap from Ever’man are always good, quick options. For dinner we love the Fish House. Collier, J.P. and their crew always make us feel welcome, especially when we bring friends and family from outside the area. McGuire’s is another local institution that lives up to its billing. Nathan’s Special is more than a sandwich. Halfprice Mondays at Ozone are great for two hungry boys who love their pizza. The black bean quesadillas and Mexican salad are our standard take-out fare from Cactus Flower.
Nightlife:
As a fledgling, wanna-be musician, I enjoy live music. While I don’t get out to too many shows, I manage to catch a few here and there. Vinyl has brought in an impressive and diverse array of talent in their first year. It’s an impressive venue. The Fish House Deck is a great place to see a band, and Seville Quarter always has something going on.
The National Naval Aviation Museum is a world-class attraction, and it’s still free. It’s perfect on an exceptionally hot or rainy day — especially the IMAX and simulators — and a must see for out-of-town visitors. And we can’t wait for the National Flight Academy to open its doors to area students. Fort Barrancas is yet another favorite destination onboard NAS Pensacola, as is the A.C. Read golf course. We try not to take Pensacola Beach for granted and, in fact, enjoyed the boys’ last spring break there. We like taking our bikes into Fort Pickens, exploring the trails and forts, and then hopping in the gulf at Langdon Beach.
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Never Miss Events/Festivals:
We never miss the Blue Angels Air Show at Pensacola Beach. With a father and two brothers as Naval officers, I have a deep appreciation for our men and women in uniform. Nothing compares to watching the F/A-18 Hornets perform their magic with Pensacola Beach as the backdrop. The homecoming show onboard NAS is another must-see event. We are so fortunate to be the Cradle of Naval Aviation, and the place that the Blues call home. Gallery Night has helped the resurgence of downtown, as has the Pelican Drop on New Year’s Eve. Evenings in Seville Square offers great music in an incomparable setting. The Fiesta of Five Flags celebration each year gives the community a chance to celebrate its heritage and have some fun along the way. And I look forward to the Blue Wahoos at the new Maritime Park stadium next year.
The Wisteria is a good place to meet up with friends. It has quite a history there on that treelined stretch of 12th Avenue. And the aforementioned Hopjacks and Ozone have wide selections of pints to wash down their pizza.
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Outdoors:
After school and on the weekends, we spend a lot of time at Roger Scott. We live in East Hill, and like many of our neighbors frequent Bayview Park. From the tennis courts and the dog park, to trails for running and biking, it’s easy to find something to do.
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