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36 NEWS OF THE WEIRD 39 LAST WORD
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winners & losers winners IMPACT 100 This philanthropic organization composed of women from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties recently handed out five $114,000 grants to local non-profits. This year’s recipients are Pyramid Inc., AMIkids Pensacola, St. Michael’s Cemetery Foundation of Pensacola, Pathways for Change and FavorHouse of Northwest Florida. Bravo, ladies. FINIS GASTON The Baker School lunch server was given a 3,600-square-foot home built on a corner lot at Rainbow Avenue and Pipeline Road by ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” The home was built over six days last week by about 2,000 volunteers and professional builders. Singer Mariah Carey was in Pensacola for the final presentation to the Gaston family. CLARK & COMPANY The Pensacola band was voted one of the 2010 Best Wedding Bands in North Florida in a recent survey of nearly 21,000 brides by The Knot magazine and the Wedding Channel. The family band includes Cecil Clark, Jonathan Clark, Virginia Clark, Christina Clark Frierdich and Caroline Norman Gibson. The band was also voted Best Wedding Band in our 2010 Best of the Coast readers’ poll. BRIAN BARR The attorney with the Levin Papantonio law firm has been selected by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier to be one of only four lawyers that will serve on the steering committee that will oversee thousands of claims against BP, Halliburton and Transocean for damages caused by the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. All the spill-related lawsuits have been consolidated and will be heard by Barbier’s court in the Eastern District of Louisiana in New Orleans.
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had a heated discussion with a friend over the future of America and whether Americans are too stupid to ever improve. His arguments mirror the prevailing thought of these times, which is that America is in decline and can never recapture the glory of its past. For conservatives and liberals alike, the 1950s were the Golden Years. The economy was booming as were our manufacturing industries and labor unions. Dwight Eisenhower was president, and home life was simple. Mom stayed home. There were two cars in the garage and everyone was happy. The politics of decline tell us that we can never return to those days. The very fiber of my being refuses to believe that fatalistic viewpoint. Man, especially Americans, can adapt, can change and can meet any challenge. I believe this. My friend’s rebuttal was that Pensacola has generational poverty at staggering numbers, leaders who will argue against minority inclusion on local government contracts but will not hesitate to give contracts to their buddies, and people who will argue against the $40 million bond issue for a maritime park and yet see their city spend nearly that much on city pensions in three years. Like Don Quixote fighting windmills, I refused to give up. His final solution was to leave Pensacola and move to some far away island like Fiji. Mine was to stay and fight. On Saturday, Oct. 23, I attended the final sessions of the Innovators Summit hosted by The Daily Beast in New Orleans. Three hundred world class influencers were brought together to discuss how to reboot America. The speakers included Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Joseph Stiglitz, Spike Lee, Connie Rice and James Carville. As inspiring and stimulating as those speakers and the participants were, what
really grabbed me were two side trips I took Saturday afternoon. The first trip was to the Lower Ninth Ward where Brad Pitt is leading a major neighborhood rebuilding project called Make It Right. In that neighborhood, 4,000 homes were lost when the levees broke after Hurricane Katrina. Make It Right has committed to building 150 homes for the families that lived there before the storm. To date, 50 homes have been built and 30 more are under construction. Imagine our Rebuild Northwest Florida, but on steroids. From there we took a cab ride to Broadmoor, a national historic district just north of the Garden District. It mirrors Pensacola with great wealth and pockets of deep poverty. After Hurricane Katrina, residents were dispersed from Houston to Memphis. The city leaders had decided not to rebuild the neighborhood and to convert it to a green space instead. Its school was slated for demolition. The residents fought back. Hundreds attended neighborhood meetings. Their mantra was “Broadmoor Lives.” They persuaded the city to help rebuild the neighborhood. They developed strategic partners and converted their school to a charter school that now has 600 students in grades K-5. Two blocks from the school, a new public library is being built with funding help from the Carnegie Foundation. Across the street, an abandoned building is being converted into a performing arts center. In the course of three hours I saw that man can still adapt, grow and meet seemingly impossible challenges. It is possible to not only reboot America, but also cities like New Orleans and Pensacola. I emailed my friend immediately when I got home. My message was concise. “You’re wrong.” rick@inweekly.net
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hen someone offers you a front-row seat to a panel discussion moderated by ABC’s chief political correspondent George Stephanopoulos and including James Carville, political consultant; Harold Ford Jr., executive vice chairman of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Democratic Leadership Council chair; Howard Kurtz, Washington bureau chief for The Daily Beast; and Leslie Sanchez, founder and CEO of Impacto Group, LLC, you get in your car at 5 a.m. on a Saturday and make the three-hour drive to New Orleans. The panel discussion was part of The Daily Beast’s Innovators Summit, which brought a hundred of the brightest minds in the world to discuss innovation and how to reboot America. The focus of the political panel was the midterm elections and how they are a report card for the Obama administration. Dressed in a Mardi Gras Izod shirt and blue jeans, Carville was critical of
President Barack Obama and the White House. “They never tell the public their strategy,” Carville said. “Obama makes appearances, but the White House doesn’t have a narrative.” With a sly smile, he added, “As George W. Bush would say, ‘He has misunderestimated the severity of the situation.’” While the entire panel believed the Republicans stand a good chance of taking control of the House of Representatives and possibly even the U.S. Senate, Howard Kurtz pointed out that the races have tightened up in some states, particularly in Pennsylvania, where Republican Pat Toomey has seen his lead over Democrat Joe Sestak cut to two percentage points. “Republicans have been hurt by Christine O’Donnell,” Kurtz said. O’Donnell is the Tea Party candidate who upset moderate Rep. Mike Castle in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Delaware. “Female candidates want to avoid being ‘Palinized,’” said Leslie Sanchez. “They don’t want to be caught like a deer in headlights in front of TV cameras. We no longer have a 24-hour news cycle; it’s a two- to four-second Twitter cycle.” She added, “Hilary (Clinton) and (Sarah) Palin have changed the landscape for women in politics.” Sarah Palin was the vice presidential running mate of John McCain in 2008, former Alaska governor, and a major fund-
raiser on the GOP speaking circuit. “Palin is so unconventional,” said Sanchez. “She feeds into the desire for simpler politics and has transcended the Republican brand. There is no one like her on the national stage that can raise money like she can.” Carville offered this advice to Obama if the GOP takes control of the House and Senate: “Tell them to put something on the table. It won’t happen. There’s no leadership there (in the Republican Caucus).” While the GOP might win big on Nov. 2, they might not maintain control for long. “There is no political job security for either party,” Sanchez said. “Neither party had high favorability ratings.” Kurtz was reluctant to predict many of the races. “We’ve been wrong most of this year,” he said. “There is a certain type of voter that votes in midterm elections.” “Republicans are running against (Nancy) Pelosi and Obama,” Kurtz said. “Democrats are running personal attack ads. They won’t run the main issues.” “The White House’s message is wrong,” said Carville. “They are saying what we’re doing is working. Instead, the Democrats should be running on helping the middle class and against Wall Street. “I’ve seen the focus groups. This works every time. Sestak is doing this best.” The Bush tax cuts were discussed. Carville said he didn’t know why the Democrats weren’t going harder against the cuts for those making more than $250,000 a year. Harold Ford Jr. believed that Congress would vote to extend all the tax cuts when they reconvene on Nov. 15. “Some believe Obama should veto the cuts the first time,” said George Stephanopoulos, who said his former boss Bill
Clinton used a similar strategy against a Republican-controlled Congress. “It could help them make it better, following the Clinton example,” said Sanchez. Carville would have none of it. “These tax cuts manifestly do not work,” he said. “From 2002-2007, the middle class income dropped $2,000. The Congressional Budget Office says tax cuts are the least effective program in a recession.” The panel ended with a discussion on the visceral nature of the attacks on President Obama. Marc Adelman, an advisor to the John Edwards campaign and a Summit participant, talked about a recent campaign trip with Republican Congressman Aaron Schock. “I have never seen such personal, almost visceral, attacks on our president,” Adelman told the panel. “Over and over again, people stopped the congressman to tell him how much they dislike Obama.” Carville and Stephanopoulos, who both worked for Bill Clinton, refused to believe the attacks on Obama are any worse than those on Clinton or Bush. “I remember walking through the airport and having people scream how much they hated Bill Clinton,” said Carville. Carville refused to believe racism was a part of the criticism, especially in the South. “We have the country’s first Indian-American governor, the mayors of two of our largest cities, Baton Rouge and Shreveport, are black, and the mayor of New Orleans is white. “Take that, Connecticut.” rick@inweekly.net
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Pensacola Mayoral Candidates Answer Tough Questions
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he two candidates for the mayor of Pensacola are very likeable. Both are handsome. Both are good in one-on-one conversations. However, they are very different people. Mike Wiggins is the veteran incumbent. He is part of the Pensacola “Rat Pack,” which has included over the years Buzz Ritchie, Dick Appleyard, Garrett Walton, Dick Baker and Dan Gilmore, and which has dominated Pensacola for the past two decades. Rebuild Northwest Florida, United Way of Escambia, Korean War memorial and dozens of other charities have benefited
from their leadership and the ability to rally forces for nearly any cause. Ashton Hayward is over 20 years younger. He’s too cool for a “rat pack,” and his good looks belie his intelligence and work ethic. He is the challenger out to knock the king from his throne. Wiggins impresses people with his sincerity. Hayward’s sophistication, an unusual trait for a Pensacola native, hits you right away. Hayward is surprisingly emotional and at times seems uneasy at political forums. Wiggins is smooth at the podium,
rarely f lustered. Wiggins says “quite frankly” often when he answers questions. Hayward uses the word “immediately” just as much. The IN spent over two hours interviewing both candidates, asking questions that pushed them harder than previous Q&A sessions. The goal was to peel back the veneers of their standard campaign rhetoric and gain greater insights into these men, one of which will become the most powerful elected official in the history of Pensacola. We accomplished our goal.
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In November 2009, the voters of Pensacola approved by 7,762–6,308 a new city charter that called for the mayor to become the chief executive officer of the City. Firstterm Mayor Mike Wiggins opposed the charter, while political newcomer Ashton Hayward III campaigned hard for the new form of city government. Wiggins says that he never opposed a review of the city charter and always wanted whatever revision that came forth from the Charter Review Commission to be brought before the voters.
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“Yeah, I had problems with the charter, specifically the potential for cronyism,” Wiggins says. “I didn’t particularly care for some of the petition requirements as far as turning over city council decisions. I was a little disturbed, a little upset about some of the Sunshine issues, and quite frankly I thought if you had the wrong mayor it could be problematic for the City of Pensacola.” Hayward took a different approach. “It was time that we changed the way we do business in Pensacola,” Hayward says. “I had been approached about running for city council (in 2008), but you couldn’t get anything done in City Hall as long as you need six votes for anything. We had to change.” Though his side failed to defeat the new charter, Wiggins is proud that he took a public stand on the issue. “Some people told me to sit tight, sit back and let it happen, and politically you will be better off,” Wiggins says. “That’s not me. As the mayor, it was incumbent on me to let my opinions be known. They might not have agreed with me, but they knew where their mayor stood.”
Soon after the charter vote, Wiggins made it clear that he would file to run for strong mayor. Did Hayward ever think that he would be running for the post a year later? “I can’t say it wasn’t in the back of my head,” Hayward says. “I’ve always enjoyed politics. As we got our message out on the charter, I did start to think about the possibility more.” Would Hayward be running if the real estate market was still booming? “Most definitely,” Hayward says. “The reason my wife An and I moved back to Pensacola was to help our city grow.”
EXPERIENCE
Wiggins touts his political experience in his campaign. He was first sworn onto the Pensacola City Council in 1995 and served until he was elected mayor in 2008. Wiggins wasn’t elected to his first term. He was chosen by the council to replace
“I THOUGHT IF YOU HAD THE WRONG MAYOR IT COULD BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THE CITY OF PENSACOLA.” –MIKE WIGGINS
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Tom Banjanin, who had been elected to the Escambia County Commission. His work experience includes serving as lieutenant in the Navy and manager of a Tampa department store. He worked for NCR before moving back to help with the family business, Escambia Farmers Supply. He currently owns Wiggins Lawn Spray Service. Hayward has not held an elected office but has served on the city’s zoning board, its Planning & Architectural Review Board, and the Northwest Florida Transportation Corridor Authority Board. Before moving back in 2002, he worked in various sales and management positions with AT&T, and later became an advertising manager for the Financial Times in New York. He is a partner in a local real estate development company, Pair and Hayward Properties. “I truly believe this changeover to strong mayor is going to be a bigger change than a lot of people realize,” Wiggins says. “To make this change it is going to take someone who has been there, knows the budget, knows the staff, knows the community, knows all the organizations and pull it all together and make it work. I’m the guy to do that.” Wiggins questions the wisdom of electing someone else to be mayor, who he says “lacks quantifiable experience” to do the job. Hayward bristles at that comment and the suggestion that he is too young to run the $250 million operation that is the City of Pensacola. “Neither one of us has the experience to run this city the way that it will have to be run in 2011,” Hayward says. “I have 15 years experience working for two of the most reputable companies in the world, AT&T, and The Financial Times. Then I moved home and quietly built a very successful real estate company with my best friend as my partner. So you don’t think you’re too young to be mayor? “Absolutely not,” says Hayward. “Some of the most profitable companies in the
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Both candidates believe Pensacola city government will be dramatically different a year from now if they are elected. Hayward says, “That we will have a new CAO (Chief Administrative Officer), more than likely. There will be a grants office within the mayor’s office. I will be engaged with the local businesses, talking with them, finding out how we can break down barriers and help them.” Accessibility and accountability will be the changes that Wiggins will bring to the office. “People will know who to come to,” says Wiggins. “They can come to me. I am accessible. I will listen. “I think the most important point is that as the strong mayor I can get things done faster. You will see us move faster. We will be more efficient. You will be able to bypass a lot of the bureaucracy simply because you’ve got a strong mayor who is your ‘go to guy’ that can make a decision.” Wiggins has pledged to conduct a nationwide search for the CAO. However, he won’t start the search until he is ready. “I have no timetable,” Wiggins says. “We’re going to have to get in place and see how this works. If you think that we’re going to suddenly have a fully functioning strong mayor form of government right off the bat, then you’re kidding yourself.” Hayward says that he will conduct a national search, too, but is open to local and regional talent applying for the position.
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Both candidates were reluctant to give specific benchmarks by which they could be objectively measured during their term of office, which isn’t surprising. Wiggins talks about job creation and ties his benchmark to the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce’s new economic development initiative, Vision 2015. “I embrace the new Vision 2015 program of the chamber,” Wiggins says. “I embrace the new director, Jim Hizer.” But isn’t that like saying you’re for mom and apple pie? What mayor wouldn’t support job creation and Vision 2015? “I’m getting there,” Wiggins says. “One thing I can do as mayor is make the city like the Richard Florida model. If I can get the tech park up, if I can get the downtown flourishing, if I can keep taxes low, if I can have a good workforce, if I can do all those things, it is a city where businesses want to come, which all ties into the Hizer plan. That to me is critical.”
Hayward talks a great deal about taking on the establishment and the “good old boys.” One of his campaign slogans has been “It’s our city. Let’s take it back.” His family roots in this community are as deep, or deeper, than Wiggins. How can the challenger label himself an “outsider?” “Yes, my mom’s family moved here from Milwaukee in the early 1900s,” says Hayward. “My dad’s family came here from New Orleans in 1927. “But the different glasses that I look through are that I have worked for diverse, multi-national corporations and lived in a multi-cultural city, which gives me a different, more diverse view of the world. I look at Pensacola, not from the view of my inheritance or that my family is entitled to this, but from how I could make this city grow, be more open, be more diverse.”
“I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT IS THAT AS THE STRONG MAYOR I PROPERTY TAXES CAN GET THINGS DONE FASTER.” The City of Pensacola last raised its property tax rate over 16 years ago. –WIGGINS Hayward says, “It’s time for us to welcome outsiders into our community. In the past 24 hours, I’ve met with two companies. One has gross sales of $23 million and 63 employees with an average salary of $72,000. The owner said no one from the city has ever come to visit him. I just met with another owner today–same thing. Why aren’t we as a city talking to these business owners and asking for their help with solutions in how to make this city grow?
However, property tax bills have risen due to the increase in property values over that period. Both candidates have pledged to not raise property taxes. Is this pledge really necessary? “If you’re going to be the strong mayor, you’ve got to let your people know,” Wiggins says. “You and I know that we’ve never raised property taxes, but when I get into the neighborhoods and out in front of people, that’s a huge issue to them. You’ve got to let people know this, even though I’ve never been on a city council that raised taxes.”
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Hayward wants to see the city cut its property tax rates. Recently, Councilwoman Diane Mack, who placed third in the mayoral primary and is supporting Wiggins, hinted on her blog, pensacolaforthepeople.blogspot.com, that council members wanted to raise the tax rates and that Wiggins is the only candidate who would veto such a measure. In a telephone interview later, Mack said that Sam Hall, Maren DeWeese and Larry Johnson were the council members to whom she was referring. All three support Hayward. Does Hayward have a pact with the trio to raise taxes? “That’s ludicrous,” says Hayward. “It’s grandstanding by Ms. Mack, who has some ill feelings about being beat in the primary. She’s betting on her horse, Mike, right now, which is kind of ironic—she never did much with him before now.”
SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET
Both candidates have had their share of personal attacks. Mike Wiggins supports annexation for the city and has since 2007. Yet, his business is partially in the city limits and partially in the county–something he could remedy with a letter to the city requesting to be incorporated. Ashton Hayward was arrested in 1990 for trying to obtain a fake driver’s license when he was 20 years old. Hayward entered
“IF I CAN GET THE TECH PARK UP, IF I CAN GET THE DOWNTOWN FLOURISHING, IF I CAN KEEP TAXES LOW, IF I CAN HAVE GOOD WORKFORCE, IF I CAN DO ALL THOSE THINGS, THIS WILL BE A CITY WHERE BUSINESSES WANT TO COME.” –WIGGINS the pre-trial intervention program and the case was never prosecuted. Mack and Charles Bare, the other mayoral candidates in the August primary, have both questioned Hayward’s character. Bare also supports Wiggins. “I think it is ridiculous,” Hayward says. “In college I wanted to get a fake ID. I wanted to get into the night clubs, like every college
student, to dance and have a good time. I think it’s a non-issue. I’ve made mistakes, done things that I’m not proud of. “That’s one that I learned from. Some of our greatest presidents have made mistakes and have gone on to give incredible community service.” Hayward believes people will see through the motives of his attackers.
“I didn’t know Diane Mack until she took down one of the establishment in the 2008 election. I had never heard of Charles Bare. “People here know who Ashton Hayward is. When we moved back, An and I immediately inserted ourselves into the community. I volunteered down at the city, spending hours at no pay. And we have given back in a philanthropic way at a major level. “I think the attacks are very petty and very small-minded.” Wiggins laughs off the attacks about his property, too. “Have you looked at the map,” Wiggins says. “I’ve got one little building that’s kind of in the south part of the property in the county. It’s such a little piece that it’s not worth the administrative cost to put it inside the city.”
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY
The race between Wiggins and Hayward appears to be close. The AfricanAmerican community, which voted heavily for Wiggins in the primary, may play a major role in deciding the race. The African-American city council members are supporting their council colleague, Wiggins, as are the older black leaders, such as Commissioner Marie Young and Georgia Blackmon.
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ment plan that the city spent much of the last decade developing with the help of the residents in that area. A Community Redevelopment District was formed in 2007 to supposedly fund the plan, but it hasn’t accumulated any funds because its real estate values have declined. “I’m not trying to pass the buck, but real estate has declined,” Wiggins says. “We are sitting there with a negative CRA and no funds to do what we want to do–signage, sidewalks, everything that we normally do in a CRA. “Now where do we go from here? What can we do to get things kicked off? We can start on A Street. We don’t have any CRA funds, but maybe we can use some of the neighborhood initiative monies, maybe get some of the neighborhood associations to match funds to work on A Street. That is one small step we can do.” Hayward wants to set up a grants office at City Hall to help funding for the West Side plan. “We need to beautify those neighborhoods, which will help build a sense of community,” Hayward says. “If the streets and sidewalks are attractive, if the community centers are attractive, if the library is attractive, they will have a sense of community, a sense of confidence.” Wiggins believes he has a better chance of making anything happen on the west side of Pensacola. “I can’t make the West Side a very prosperous neighborhood overnight, but we can set some achievable goals and let’s move forward,” Wiggins says. “I believe as mayor I can put together the coalitions to make it work. I’ve got the experience. I know the players. I know the neighborhoods. I know the staff. I can do it, and I’m not convinced my opponent can.”
“WE NEED TO BE ALL OVER FEINBERG MAKING SURE OUR CITIZENS ARE COVERED BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR HOMES, THEIR BUSINESSES. THE HOTELS AND THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL HAVE THE MONEY TO FIGHT BP. THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS DON’T HAVE THE TIME, ENERGY OR MONEY TO FIGHT.” –HAYWARD Hayward has the support of childhood friend Lumon May and his brother, Rev. LuTimothy May. One issue in the African-American community has been a disparity study to help the city establish a stronger minorityinclusion program for city contracts. The city council has yet to approve such a study that could cost around $300,000. “I think the disparity study may need to be done county-wide,” Wiggins says. “It’s a very expensive study. The first step is to see if the county is ready to go in with us on the study. “We need to continue to get our SBE (Small Business Enterprise) percentages up. I looked it up recently, second quarter, we had it up to 18 percent.” Hayward doesn’t want to wait for the county on the study. “A big issue is we have generational wealth and generational poverty,” Hayward says. “One area we can help with is procurement. There is a huge disparity. We all know it. However, we need to quantify with a full disparity study because we need those stats to effectively go out and help these individuals and to help us get money at the state and federal level. I don’t need to wait to talk with the county.” The other issue in the African-American community is the West Side develop-
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BATTLING BP
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“I did my share of bad-mouthing BP, but I saw small businesses in big trouble,” says Wiggins. “To support them, I supported tourism. I got out front on a national scene and tried to tell the truth. We were open for business. We needed people to come to Pensacola. Our small businesses depend on the summer tourism. From
“WE CAN’T AFFORD FOUR MORE YEARS OF THE STATUS QUO.” –HAYWARD charter boats to downtown businesses, people were hurting.” Hayward was also concerned, but wanted the city to hire the best legal team possible to defend itself against BP. “I went to City Hall and said we need to be sure that we are legally protected, because all our tax revenue had already started declining, as were our property values. We needed to be sure we were properly represented,” Hayward says. “I wanted us to get a surety bond at Bayou Chico. I think my opponent was late to the party.” Wiggins disagrees. “I was very proactive,” he says. “I spearheaded bringing it to the council and asking, do we want this Bayou Chico operation to occur on this very fragile body of water.” Since the well has been capped, Wiggins’ focus has been to work with Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to make sure that the area gets a fair share of the recovery funds outlined in the Mabis report. He has asked EPA Secretary Lisa Jackson and White House advisor Carol Browner to come back to Pensacola. “We can’t sit back and let Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama take the lead on this,” Wiggins says. “I have been very proactive in working on this.” Hayward is more concerned about the small business owners. “We need to be all over Feinberg making sure our citizens are covered, because people are losing their homes, their
businesses,” says Hayward. “The hotels and those that have been successful have the money to fight BP. The small business owners don’t have the time, energy or money to fight.”
CLOSING SALES PITCHES
Good candidates know how to close. Both Wiggins and Hayward are excellent closers. Ashton Hayward: “My wife and I chose to move back to a city that we care about and love. I believe that Pensacola is a truly unique city. Just because we are a small city doesn’t mean we have to act like one. “Wiggins says the city’s inability to
deal with problems was the system, not the person. Yet he opposed changing the system. You can’t sell me on the fact that you can’t be a leader because there wasn’t a strong form of government. If everything was good in Pensacola, I wouldn’t be running for mayor. “We can’t afford four more years of the status quo.” Mike Wiggins: “I have accomplished a lot in my two years. We had a recession, an oil spill, state-mandated reductions in revenue and yet here we are today with a balanced budget, services are being delivered to our citizens, and we have a vision
“I AM THE RIGHT MAYOR AND I WILL MAKE IT WORK.” –WIGGINS leading forward. That happened on my watch and I am very, very proud of that. “I am very cognizant of the fact that I am accountable, and people want things done. I feel like I can easily operate in this new form of government because if you have the right mayor, you make it work. “I am the right mayor and I will make it work.” rick@inweekly.net
INDEPENDENT NEWS 2010 ENDORSEMENTS STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 2
Ashton Hayward
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 1
PENSACOLA CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 1
Douglas Vaughn Broxson
P.C. Wu
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 2
PENSACOLA CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2
Clay Ingram
Courtney B. Peterson
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 3
PENSACOLA CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 6
C.V. (Clay) Ford
Brian Spencer
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE, GROUP 3
NON-PARTISAN/JUDICIAL
Escambia County
NO – Judge Paul M. Hawkes of the First District Court of Appeal YES for all others
COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 2
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Alishia W. McDonald
Alex Sink
UNITED STATES SENATOR Kendrick B. Meek
Gene M. Valentino
COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 4 Grover C. Robinson
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
Santa Rosa County
Jeff Miller
COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 2
GOVERNOR Alex Sink
ATTORNEY GENERAL Pam Bondi
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Loranne Ausley
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE Scott Maddox
Robert “Bob” Cole
EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY, DISTRICT 2 Lois Benson
EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY, DISTRICT 4 Dale Perkins
ESCAMBIA SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, GROUP 5 Dan Cain
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CITY OF PENSACOLA, MAYOR
Greg Evers
No. 1 Repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement: NO No. 2 Homestead Ad Valorem Tax Credit for Deployed Military: NO No. 3 Referenda Required for Adoption and Amendment of Local Government Comprehensive Land Use Plans: NO No. 5 Standards for Legislature to Follow in Legislative Redistricting: YES No. 6 Standards for Legislature to Follow in Congressional Redistricting: YES No. 8 Revision of the Class Size Amendment: YES
NONBINDING STATEWIDE ADVISORY REFERENDUM Balanced Federal Budget Constitutional Amendment: NO
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Passion is subjective to everyone. Some people are passionate about their pets, and some their video games. Some people feel strongly about their collections of records, and some their collection of values. A few people are even passionate about being passionate. Courtney Foote Fell and Cindi Bonner are two remarkable women zealously passionate about life. This fiery devotion to making the most out of every experience has been born anew in their brainchild Fitness Onboard. Both ladies have extensive backgrounds in fitness. Fell grew up on the water and started skiing at the age of seven and surfing at 19. She has competed in numerous 5Ks and half-marathons and has practiced yoga for over 12 years, becoming a certified teacher in 2010. Bonner, with a very similar story, spent much of her youth waterskiing on Bayou Texar and advancing in soccer and tennis. She holds a master's degree in Exercise Physiology and has used her expertise in various capacities, from personal training to cardiac rehabilitation. With the combined adoration for nature and paddleboarding, they developed a set of classes held on the water, including Vinyasa Flow Yoga and boot camp on a board. Fitness Onboard incorporates all the elements of beauty and strength—characteristics that Bonner and Fell equally possess in abundance. IN: When did you first try stand-up paddleboarding? How would you describe that experience? Fell: I tried SUP about two years ago. My first experience was a little shaky because
ate the outdoors and all that it has to offer in terms of athletics. I would say my biggest inspirations are my children. I want to be a good role model of health for them, as kids are challenged more today than ever with computers, television and fast food. When my kids question why I am going to the gym, my answer is simple: “so that I can be healthy at your weddings!”
I attempted it in waves, which is a very different experience than in calm, flat waterways. Most people wave ride these things, but I prefer to surf on a regular board when there's swell and to paddleboard in calm, glassy conditions. I love the vantage point you get while SUP. It's like walking on water. You can peer down and see stingrays, dolphins, sea turtles…it's just fantastic. Plus, the workout is great for your core. Bonner: Like Courtney, I also enjoy the diversity of what you can do on the board. There are days I just want to paddle to get out on the water for solitude and quiet time. Then there are days I want to go out with a friend and paddle for distance and chat. Some days SUP is the sole focus of my daily workout for cardiovascular, core and strength training. I first tried paddleboarding in the early summer of 2009. I loved it the second I tried it. It was like riding a bike. IN: How would you describe the physicality of the sport? Bonner: Paddleboarding is very much a full body workout, focusing mostly on the core and upper body. Without core strength, our bodies run into all kinds of issues. Many back injuries could be prevented with increased abdominal strength. I recommend SUP to people who are afraid of strength training in the gym because of their uncertainty of how to use weights or unease with the surroundings.
Fell: It works just about every muscle down through your toes. As Bonnie (Bonner) said, it's a great workout for your core, but also for your legs and even your feet because you are always unconsciously trying to remain balanced on your board. IN: Why do you think there is this sudden influx of people SUP along the Gulf Coast? Fell: The oil spill. People were looking for alternatives to surfing in the Gulf. The bay and sound seemed safer, so we migrated. Why did it suddenly become so mainstream? Well, I'd say it's because of Facebook. Electronically sharing your passions through visual media is much cooler and more effective than word of mouth alone. People see pictures of their friends paddleboarding and they want to try it. I think that's how it spread. IN: Why is fitness and general health so important in your life? Who are your fitness inspirations? Fell: Exercise is my outlet, my therapy. It is my way to regroup and revitalize myself. Physical activity has always been a huge part of my life. My high school running coach Drew Bell is such an inspiration. The guy has more energy and enthusiasm than anyone I have ever met. He helped me achieve things I never would have imagined doing on my own, so I have to give him major props. Bonner: After college, I worked in Snowmass, Colo. in a variety of roles on and off the mountain. It was then that I changed from being a team athlete to focusing more on health and wellness. I learned to appreci-
IN: How would you motivate someone who lives a sedentary lifestyle and wishes to start paddleboarding or working out in general? Fell: I am wired to exercise for relief, so for me it's a must. Plus, I enjoy being active, so it's not a chore. For those who don't enjoy it or are looking for a new exercise routine, I would say that Fitness Onboard makes working out a fun experience overall. In a class setting, there is this sense of camaraderie. Our sessions are four weeks long, so you can improve and strengthen over time with the same group of people. Together, we are achieving more! Bonner: To start an exercise program, you have to want it. It's not for anyone else. Yes, it is very difficult to start, as you can think of a million excuses why you can't. Treat it as you would a meeting. Put it on your calendar each day. It takes this effort at the beginning until you become comfortable with it. Exercise is not temporary; it is a lifestyle change. Pick activities that you enjoy. Find a buddy to exercise with and you both will help keep each other accountable. Write down your pros and cons for exercise and also your goals. Work toward those goals and then set new ones. You will see and feel some immediate results both mentally and physically, but stick with it, and after about six weeks you will be hooked! info@inweekly.net
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This month, the IN spoke with Stephanie Knight, owner of 2010 Best of the Coast Winner Escape Wellness Spa. The business owner and massage therapist tells us how a shoulder surgery impacted her career goals, describes her unique massage therapy approach, and reveals the variety of benefits massage therapy offers. IN: What’s your background in massage therapy? KNIGHT: I have been a licensed massage therapist for nearly 10 years now. I have taken courses with the masters of massage, including Myoskeletal Alignment with Erik Dalton, Orthopedic Massage with James Waslaski, Postural Alignment-Body Reading with Thomas Meyers, and Thai Yoga Bodywork with Michael Buck. I have taken various courses in medical massage, sports massage and manual lymphatic drainage as well, and I also have my certification in prenatal massage. I worked at a local gym and then a salon and day spa for five years as an independent contractor before opening my own business, Escape Wellness Spa. IN: What drew you to the field of massage therapy? KNIGHT: I had to go through physical therapy after shoulder surgery when I was 15 years old. I was very inspired by my physical therapist and wanted to be able to help people the way she helped me. I have also always intuitively known the benefits of touch and how much people need it. I waited tables for six years at Applebee’s while I was in high school and in college working toward becoming an occupational therapist. When the program switched to a master’s degree, I decided I wanted a more rewarding job while I was finishing my degree. I put my degree on hold to go to massage school and ended up falling in love with massage therapy. Massage therapy became my passion and career and I quickly built an overflowing clientele. IN: Where did you receive your training? KNIGHT: I attended Pensacola School of Massage. However, I have traveled to New York, Boston, Atlanta, the CORE Institute in Tallahassee, Costa Rica, etc. to continue my education. IN: What types of problems or issues do you usually treat?
KNIGHT: I see a number of clients with chronic pain, mental fatigue, fibromyalgia, and rheumatoid arthritis. However, I mostly treat people who sit in a flexed position at work all day. Many people have a general lack of flexibility, thoracic strain, and neck and lower back ache. The body is like a flowing river. When it is stagnant for an extended period of time, illness, disease and pain can settle in. I help get the blood flowing again, and increase movement so that the blockages are freed. This helps to keep the body moving, flowing and healthy. Rather than pain management, I think of massage therapy as “wellness management.” IN: What types of massage therapy do you practice? KNIGHT: I have an eclectic style that combines a little bit of everything I’ve learned into one, which includes myoskeletal alignment (which means muscle-bone alignment), structural/postural alignment, myofacial release, orthopedic, medical, sports, prenatal, Swedish massage, and Thai Yoga bodywork (which includes a lot of stretching). I have worked with so many different clients from all walks of life. I customize each treatment to fit the individual needs of the client—whether they sit too much, play a lot of sports or anything in between. My philosophy is that massage should be a “hurt good,” helping feeling, not a painful, unpleasant experience. IN: Many people associate massage therapy with relaxation. What additional benefits do your clients experience from massage therapy? KNIGHT: In addition to providing relaxation, massage helps to alleviate lower back pain and improve range of motion. It eases medication dependence and enhances immunity by stimulating lymph flow. Massage exercises and stretches weak, tight or atrophied muscles and helps athletes of any level prepare for and recover from strenuous workouts. It helps to improve the condition of the skin, increases joint mobility and reduces spasms and cramping. Treatment also lessens depression and anxiety, promotes tissue regeneration, improves circulation, relaxes and softens muscles, releases endorphins, relieves migraine pain, assists with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and shortens maternity hospital stays.
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Eye Specialists DR. GENE TERREZZA – TERREZZA OPTICAL 113 Palafox Place, 434-2060, terrezzaoptical.com The practice, which includes Dr. Gene Terrezza and Dr. Ruben E. Carlson, offers services in complete family eye care, including routine vision exams, glasses and contact lenses, therapeutic interventions, dry eyes and pre-operative and post-operative management of cataract and refractive surgery patients. Dr. Terrezza also specializes in primary eye care, contact lenses, and specialty fits for keratoconus and bifocals.
Health Care Organizations BAPTIST HEALTH CARE 434-4071, ebaptisthealthcare.org Baptist Health Care is a community-owned, notfor-profit health care organization serving Northwest
Florida and South Alabama and is nationally recognized for performance excellence and quality achievement. Baptist Health Care includes four hospitals, two medical parks, Baptist Manor, Baptist Home Health Care and Durable Medical Equipment, Baptist Leadership Institute, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine and Lakeview Center.
SACRED HEART HEALTH SYSTEM 416-7000, sacred-heart.org Sacred Heart is a regional leader for high-quality, compassionate health care to children and adults in Northwest Florida. More than 600 primary and specialty physicians practice at Sacred Heart, a not-forprofit healthcare organization. Its main services include Sacred Heart Medical Group, a network of primary care physicians, a 24-hour Emergency Trauma Center, a Pediatric Trauma Referral Center and centers of excellence specializing in women’s health, cardiac care, orthopedics, cancer care and the care of children.
WEST FLORIDA HEALTHCARE 494-3212, westfloridahospital.com West Florida Healthcare is proud to offer the only local hospital featuring all private rooms. The West Florida campus also offers the area’s only comprehensive rehabilitation hospital and a mental health facility. Affiliated with HCA, the nation’s leading healthcare provider, West Florida provides services in cardiovascular surgery, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics,
1230 Crane Cove Blvd., Gulf Breeze, 916-7946, theclubfamilysports.com The Club offers something for everyone, including an Olympic-sized outdoor swimming pool, a 25 yard indoor pool, beautiful rubico tennis courts, a 10,000 sq. ft. fitness center, and much more. Club staff and members develop life-long relationships that support your progress toward health, wellness and a balanced lifestyle.
FIXED ON FITNESS, INC. 554-1648, fixedonfitness.com Fixed on Fitness boot camp provides an ideal combination of personal training, accountability, camaraderie and hard work, which results in a dynamic approach to total fitness. Throughout the six weeks of boot camp, you are introduced to a variety of workout techniques, exercises and challenges. Each workout is different, so campers experience 24 new workouts. In addition, Fixed on Fitness prides itself on the personal touch that each client receives during boot camp.
Hypnotherapy LUMINOUS LIFE HYPNOTHERAPY 346-7865, luminouslifehypnotherapy.com Susan Dunlop, M.A., C.H.T., offers hypnosis as therapy for a variety of issues such as bereavement, relationship problems, divorce recovery, stress management, depression, phobias, negative habits, motivation, sleep problems, trauma, sports excellence, pain management and more. Dunlop is an internationally certified hypnotherapist trained in the United States by the American Academy of Hypnotherapy, the nation’s foremost hypnotherapy institute.
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THE WOMEN’S GROUP 4900 Grand Drive, 476-3696, thewomensgroup.org The Women’s Group physicians and nurse midwife have a combined over 130 years of experience in gynecology and obstetrics. The Women’s Group offers adolescent gynecology, laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, menopausal medicine, urinary incontinence, minimally invasive surgery, hormone replacement therapy and basic infertility. On-site ultrasounds, urodynamics and bone density studies are also available.
Skin Care DR. SCOTT MCMARTIN Medical Center Clinic, Dermatology and Laser Center, 8333 N. Davis Highway, 474-8386 The Dermatology and Laser Center provides treatment of both benign and malignant skin conditions, including broken blood vessels, spider veins of the legs and tattoos. Services for wrinkle reduction and hair removal are also offered. Other cosmetic procedures offered include glycolic and salicylic acid peels, sclerotherapy of spider veins and cosmetic consultations. The Skin Care Center offers high-end dermatology products, including MD Forte, Obagi, SkinCeuticals, Kinerase, and Jane Iredale cosmetics.
DR. KEVIN WELCH Pensacola Office: Medical Center Clinic, Dermatology and Laser Center 8333 N. Davis Highway, 474-8386 Gulf Breeze Office: 2874 Gulf Breeze Parkway, 916-9969 kevinwelchmd.com Dr. Kevin Welch offers everything from skin creams to advanced laser and rejuvenation procedures. Popular treatments and services at the Dermatology and Laser Center include Thermage, Intense Pulsed Light (IPL), Photofacials, laser hair removal, Microdermabrasion and Silk Peels. The Skin Care Center offers high-end dermatology products, including Obagi products, Kinerase, Jane Iredale cosmetics, Tilley Hats and more. Services are also available at the Skin Care Center in Gulf Breeze.
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Last week’s 10th Annual Best of the Coast Issue profiled the area’s crème of the crop—the very finest in community, entertainment, retail, food and services, according to over 12,500 Best of the Coast voters. The winners get to hold, for the year, the title and bragging rights until next year’s Best of the
Coast voting season begins. Congratulations again to all of our 2010 Best of the Coast winners. Sometimes, the margin for Best of the Coast winners is just a few votes—and we think that the top finishers deserve a little recognition, too! Our “Rest of the Best” section profiles some of this year’s Runners Up—fantastic businesses in our area
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EMERALD COASTKEEPER
Top 3 Finish: Best Local Grassroots Movement/Group Emerald Coastkeeper, Inc. was created in 1999 by environmentalists Mike Papantonio, Hiram Eastland and Steve Bozeman, with a mission to “respond to citizen reports of pollution and adverse environmental impacts, followed by reporting permit violations and holding governmental representatives accountable for protecting our watershed.” Since its inception, Emerald Coastkeeper has investigated Champion Paper Mill (International Paper), Jefferson Smurfit-Stone Corporation, offshore drilling, Solutia (mixing zones in Escambia River), ECUA sewage spills, among others. Most recently, the organization and Coastkeeper Chasidy Fisher Hobbs have been on the front lines of the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, helping to educate the public about the issue and minimize risk to our community. Coastkeeper Chasidy Fisher Hobbs
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that have built solid reputations and loyal fan bases. Some are new to Best of the Coast, while others have a long history of top finishes. They all, however, are loved by IN readers. Being a top finisher in Best of the Coast is a bragging right in and of itself, considering the thousands of new and established restaurants, bars, retail shops and other local
PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS
Top 3 Finish: Best Local Sports Team Just because we live in Florida doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy a little winter sport. The Pensacola Ice Flyers are back and are gaining fans and wins with each appearance. IN readers cite the beer, fights, hot players and the Chuck-a-Puck promotion as their favorite reasons to attend the games. Check it out for yourself. It’s fun, it’s cheap, and it beats the heat.
SERVICES
ANYTIME FITNESS
Winner: Best 24-Hour Gym Top 3 Finish: Best Gym Overall It’s sometimes hard to find time to work out, but convenience is key at Anytime Fitness. The franchise offers new, topnotch gym equipment that’s 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. The gym also offers
businesses our Runners Up were up against. Of course, we would be remiss if we didn’t encourage some healthy, old-fashioned competition. 2010 Winners: Keep up your fantastic customer service, high-quality products and top-notch services. IN readers have a lot of favorites who would love to end up on top in 2011…
affordable training sessions if you need a little guidance with your fitness routine.
BAPTIST HEALTH CARE
Winner: Best Place to Work Top 3 Finish: Best Hospital Baptist Health Care has won over Best of the Coast voters for the second straight year. Baptist is a community-owned, notfor-profit health care organization serving Northwest Florida and South Alabama. The organization is nationally recognized for performance excellence and quality achievement, and consistently ranks in the 99th percentile for patient satisfaction as recognized by Press Ganey. Baptist Health Care includes four hospitals, two medical parks, Baptist Manor, Baptist Home Health Care and Durable Medical Equipment, Baptist Leadership Group, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine and Lakeview Center. With more than 5,000 employees, Baptist Health Care is the largest non-governmental employer in Northwest Florida, and it looks like its employees are happy to be there.
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Comprehensive Winners List RESTAURANTS Best Appetizers Winner: Global Grill Bonefish Grill The Fish House The Grand Marlin
Culinary Productions, Top 3 Finishes: Best Caterer, Best Wedding Caterer / photo by Jef Bond
CULINARY PRODUCTIONS
Top 3 Finishes: Best Caterer, Best Wedding Caterer With over 19 years of experience in the industry, owner Mike DeSorbo and his staff provide catering services for all types of events from family brunches to corporate lunches, served meals to buffets, small deliveries to large receptions, and more. You can choose from a large variety of dinner, cocktail or theme menu options, or Culinary Productions can customize a menu for you. Plus, Culinary Productions is a full-service catering company that can take care of all the arrangements for your event, such as ordering rentals, managing bar services, coordinating with other providers, and handling setup and cleanup of the party site. Check out their website, culinaryproductions.net, for details on their special events like Gourmet Dinner Nights, and services they’ll be offering soon, such as weekly Gourmet Dinners To-Go.
DR. KEVIN WELCH
Winner: Best Skin Care Overall Top 3 Finish: Best Beauty Products Dr. Kevin Welch of The Skin Care Center has 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 skincare products to address dermatological 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.
FIXED ON FITNESS BOOT CAMP
Winner: Best Non-Gym Workout Three years ago, Josh and Kenzie Presnell wanted to bend the traditional
workout routine and create a system that could excite those who were tired of the gym. What they came up with was a sixweek, outdoor boot camp that involves a variety of exercises and a personalized approach, where campers are side-by-side four days a week and can help motivate one another to work harder to reach fitness goals. It looks like IN readers have felt the burn.
LEVIN PAPANTONIO
Winner: Best Law Firm Over the past 25 years, Levin Papantonio has received more than 75 jury verdicts in the amount of $1 million or more, including 12 jury verdicts in excess of $10 million and two in excess of $450 million. Additionally, the firm’s total settlements have exceeded $1 billion dollars. In its July 2002 edition, the National Law Journal recognized Levin Papantonio as the fourth most successful law firm in America based on total jury verdicts.
MASSAGE ENVY
Top 3 Finish: Best Massage Massage Envy opened its Pensacola location last year and has gained loyal clients—and IN readers—since then. Massage Envy and their more than 15 certified massage therapists help busy people fit massage into their wellness programs, with convenient hours (they’re open from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays) and affordable rates. Choose from a variety of massage techniques, such as craniosacral therapy, deep tissue, full body, lymph drainage, myofascial release, neuromuscular therapy, Swedish, and trigger point, to relieve issues ranging from arthritis to depression to injury recuperation to muscle therapy. Same-day appointments are available, and they offer discounted memberships to qualified businesses as well as military, law enforcement and firefighter discounts.
Best Breakfast Winner: Scenic 90 Cafe Bagelhead’s Coffee Cup Native Cafe Best Brunch Winner: The Fish House 600 South H20-Hilton Pensacola Beach McGuire’s Irish Pub
Best Greek Cuisine Winner: Aegean Breeze Founaris Bros. Georgio’s Pizza Mediterranean Plus Best Hibachi Winner: Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse Sake Cafe Shan Kishi-Gulf Breeze Yamato Best Italian Cuisine Winner: Carrabba’s Franco’s Tre Fratelli Tuscan Oven
Best Cajun Cuisine Winner: Jerry’s Cajun Cafe Cajun Specialty Meats/ Cajun Xpress Deli The Oar House Will Call Sports Grille
Best Japanese Cuisine Winner: Sake Cafe Horizen Ichiban Toyko Japanese Steakhouse
Best Chef Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse-Irv Miller Global Grill-Frank Taylor Nancy’s Haute Affairs-Gus Silivos The Fish House-Jim Shirley
Best Late Night Eats Winner: Jackalope’s Elbow Room Sluggo’s Whataburger
Best Chinese Cuisine Winner: Hunan Chin’s Kitchen Shanghai Buffett Shark Fin Best Coffee Shop Winner: Starbucks Bagelhead’s Drowsy Poet End of the Line Cafe Best DriveThru Winner: Chik-Fil-A Taco Bell Tops Whataburger Best Fast Bite Winner: Cajun Specialty Meats/Cajun Xpress Deli Bagelhead’s Billy Bob’s Jerry’s Drive-In
Best Looking Wait Staff Winner: The Fish House Global Grill Hooter’s Jackson’s Steakhouse Best Lunch Delivery Winner: Happy Pig Cafe Cottage Cafe The Deli Case Cajun Specialty Meats/ Cajun Xpress Deli Best Lunch Spot Winner: New Yorker Deli Norma’s on the Run Portobello Market The Fish House Best Mexican Cuisine Winner: Cactus Flower La Hacienda Mariachi’s-Gulf Breeze Vallarta’s
Best “Most Missed” Local Restaurant Winner: Skopelo’s eat! Hopkin’s Boarding House Madison’s Best New RestaurantEscambia County Winner: The Grand Marlin Five Sisters Blues Cafe Frank & Lola’s-Margaritaville Mellow Mushroom Best Original Menu Winner: Global Grill Dharma Blue McGuire’s Irish Pub The Fish House Best Outdoor Dining Winner: The Oar House The Fish House The Grand Marlin Will Call Sports Grille Best Place for a Birthday Dinner Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse Bonefish Grill McGuire’s Irish Pub The Fish House (The Bait Shop) Best Place for a Business Lunch Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse McGuire’s Irish Pub The Fish House Will Call Sports Grille Best Place for a First Date Winner: Dharma Blue Global Grill Jackson’s Steakhouse The Fish House Best Place to Blow Your Diet Winner: McGuire’s Irish Pub Jerry’s Drive-In Krispy Kreme Sideline’s
Best Place to Count Your Calories Winner: Ever’man Natural Foods Deli 3 Sisters End of the Line Cafe Subway Best Place to Eat Like a Tourist Winner: Crabs Flounders McGuire’s Irish Pub Peg Leg Pete’s Best Place to Feed the Whole Family Winner: Jerry’s Drive-In Billy Bob’s Cici’s Pizza Golden Corral Best Place to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth Winner: Oh Snap! J’s Bakery Marble Slab New Yorker Deli Best Place to Splurge Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse Global Grill The Fish House The Melting Pot Best Restaurant for Sports Fanatics Winner: New York Nick’s Kooter Brown’s Sideline’s Will Call Sports Grille Best Restaurant Overall Winner: The Fish House Global Grill Jackson’s Steakhouse McGuire’s Irish Pub Best Restaurant You Haven’t Been to in Ages Winner: Angus Coach and Four Jerry’s Drive-In Marina Oyster Barn
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Winner: Best Insurance Agency We at the IN know what it’s like to have a small staff. It’s probably why we appreciate small, independent businesses that emerge as leaders in the community. The 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. Formed in 1999 with the merger of two of Pensacola’s prominent independent insurance agencies, the full-service, multi-line agency meets the insurance needs of over 5,000 businesses, individuals and families in Northwest Florida.
Best Restaurant - Cordova Area Winner: Bonefish Grill Cactus Flower O’Brien’s Bistro Tuscan Oven
SACRED HEART HEALTH SYSTEM
Winner: Best Hospital Top 3 Finish: Best Place to Work Sacred Heart Hospital has been voted Best Hospital by IN readers for the fifth year in a row. More than 700 primary care and specialty physicians practice at Sacred Heart, and the hospital’s major services in Pensacola include: Sacred Heart Medical Group, the region’s largest network of physicians; 24-hour Emergency/Trauma Center; the area’s only Children’s Hospital; Sacred Heart Women’s Hospital; the region’s leading Stroke Center; Heart and Vascular Institute; a comprehensive Cancer Center; and centers of excellence in Women’s Services, Joint Replacement Surgery and Weight Loss Surgery. It looks like Sacred Heart’s employees are pretty impressed, too—the hospital was a top finisher in the Best Place to Work category.
SHELL FLEMING DAVIS & MENGE
Top 3 Finishes: Best Law Firm, Best Attorney (Charles Hoffman, Jr.) Shell Fleming Davis & Menge formed in 1956 and has since built a reputation of integrity and trust for its legal work and dedication to the community. The firm, made up of 12 attorneys, holds the most distinguished designation that the Martindale-Hubbell Bar
Shell Fleming Davis & Menge, Top 3 Finish: Best Attorney (Charles Hoffman, Jr.) Registry offers. Its legal team has represented thousands of clients including banks, hospitals, developers and governments in a wide variety of practice areas, such as real estate, family law, wills, estates and taxes, corporate and intellectual property. In a time when the practice of law is increasing emphasis on the bottom line, Shell Fleming Davis & Menge is committed to meeting the needs of its clients in a professional, efficient and competent manner. Learn more about the firm at shellfleming.com.
SILVER SCREEN THEATRE
Top 3 Finish: Best Movie Theatre IN readers have loved Escambia County’s only locally-owned and operated movie theatre since it opened in 1982. Almost three decades later, Silver Screen now offers four screens where you can watch recent releases, drink a beer or cocktail, and enjoy dinner at your very own table. An-
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Best Restaurant -West Pensacola /Perdido Key Best Restaurant Winner: Lillian’s Pan Pizza -North PensacCactus Flower ola/Nine Mile/ Jellyfish Bar UWF Original Point Restaurant Best Restaurant Winner: Cock of the Walk Geno’s Pizza & Italian -Downtown Best Restaurant Pensacola Romantic Jasmine Fusion Winner: Global Grill Dining Shanghai Buffett Hopacks Pizza Kitchen Winner: The Melting Pot and Taproom Global Grill Best Restaurant Jackson’s Steakhouse Jackson’s Steakhouse -Pace/Milton The Fish House Tre Fratelli Winner: Blackwater Best Restaurant Bistro-Milton Best Seafood -East Pensacola/ Chet’s Seafood Cuisine Scenic Highway La Hacienda Winner: The Fish House Texas Roadhouse Winner: New Yorker Deli Bonefish Grill Angus Chet’s Seafood Best Restaurant Jerry’s Drive-In Peg Leg Pete’s -Pensacola Scenic 90 Cafe Beach Best Seafood Best Restaurant Winner: Peg Leg Pete’s Market Hemingway’s - Gulf Breeze Winner: Joe Patti’s Sideline’s Winner: Aegean Breeze Maria’s The Grand Marlin Billy Bob’s Southern Seafood other perk? Matinees are only $4.50, while features starting after 6 p.m. are only $6.50.
STILL WATERS DAY & MEDICAL SPA
Winner: Best Day Spa, Best Facial Top 3 Finishes: Best Massage, Best Nail Salon, Best Pedicure, Best Salon for Waxing, Best Skin Care Overall, Best Beauty Products Still Waters, a Best of the Coast regular now for five years running, continually wows clients with its serene atmosphere, professional staff and indulgent spa services. In addition to traditional spa
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treatments—massages, facials, body treatments and wraps, make-up consultation and application, spray tanning, manicures and pedicures—Still Waters also offers a full spectrum of anti-aging and appearance enhancement options using the latest laser technology and state-ofthe-art medical procedures. Medical spa treatments include VelaSmooth Cellulite Treatment, IPL, laser hair removal, and more. Spa owner Jeff Aanestad notes that the success of the business has come from the attention to details from its employees and the ability to listen to their clients. IN readers agree.
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LA MAISON D’ELODIE
Top 3 Finish: Best Antiques Born and raised in France, owner Elodie Cardon was raised in the antiques business—her mother owned three stores in Lyon—and she was genIntracoastal Outfitters, Top 3 Finish: Best Outdoor eral manager and buyer for Apparel & Accessories Kofski Antiques, a high end antique shop in Palm Beach, Fla., for five years. Following the devastaTop 3 Finish: Best Hospital tion of Hurricane Ivan, Cardon formed West Florida Healthcare is proud to offer Cardon Appraisals to help customers with the only local hospital featuring all private their insurance claims. As an accredited rooms. The West Florida campus also offers member from the International Society of the area’s only comprehensive rehabilitaAppraisers, Cardon offers appraisals, home tion hospital and a mental health facility. inventories for personal property for the Affiliated with HCA, the nation’s leading purpose of insurance coverage, pre-move, healthcare provider, West Florida provides divorce and estate division, donation, and services in cardiovascular surgery, oncology, damage claims. neurosurgery, orthopedics, emergency care, In addition to her home inventory behavioral health, obstetrics and many other and appraisal business, Cardon’s antique medical specialties. and wine shop, La Maison d’Elodie, is an intimate boutique in the Old East Hill district where her customers can shop, learn and socialize. Cardon’s focus is on small, unusual furniture pieces and works from Winner: Best Wine Shop, Best Wine Tastings Europe that mix well with both antiques and contemporary lifestyles. Owner Charlotte Gordon’s dream of creating a store that fits the customer’s needs has certainly been realized. For the second 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. If you’d like to know more about certain wines or are just curious about the store, check out the store’s free wine tastings every Thursday from 5-7 p.m.
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INTRACOASTAL OUTFITTERS
Top 3 Finish: Best Outdoor Apparel & Accessories Intracoastal Outfitters provides men’s and women’s footwear and apparel for comfort, travel and outdoor adventure, with brands like Patagonia, The North Face, Keen, Merrell, Birkenstock, Naot, Clarks, Dansko, Vibram Five Fingers and many others. The store also offers accessories such as hats, sunglasses, leather wallets, casual bags and day packs, stainless steel water bottles, jewelry, and body care products. The experienced staff takes the time to find out exactly what customers need and
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Best Vegetarian /Vegan Cuisine Winner: Sluggo’s Cactus Flower End of the Line Cafe Ever’man Natural Foods Best View Winner: Hemingway’s Crabs The Crab Trap The Grand Marlin Best Wait Staff Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse Bonefish Grill Global Grill The Fish House Best Waiter Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse-Wayne Prince Bonefish Grill-Jon Burgess Global Grill-Tommy The Fish House-Jared Staples Best Waitress Winner: Global GrillSamantha Crabs-Bree Pittman Jackson’s SteakhouseAmanda Phillips The Fish House-Greta Yates
FOOD Best Bagel Winner: Bagelheads Bagels del Sol Nancy’s Haute Affairs Panera Bread Best BBQ Winner: Billy Bob’s Famous Dave’s Happy Pig Cafe Sonny’s Best Bread Winner: Panera Bread Jackson’s Steakhouse Joe Patti’s Nancy’s Haute Affairs
Jerry’s Cajun Cafe New York Nick’s Best Cup of Coffee Winner: Drowsy Poet Bad Ass Coffee Company Coffee Cup Dunkin’ Donuts Best Deli Winner: New Yorker Deli Apple Market City Grocery The Deli Case Best Desserts Winner: Global Grill: Gooey Chocolate Cake Jackson’s Steakhouse New Yorker Deli The Fish House Best Doughnuts Winner: Krispy Kreme Dunkin’ Donuts Js Bakery Milton Bakery Best Fish Sandwich Winner: Peg Leg Pete’s: Grouper Supreme Sandwich Marina Oyster Barn Sideline’s The Fish House Best French Fries Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom 3 Fries New York Nick’s Surf Burger Best Fried Chicken Winner: Five Sisters Blues Cafe Jerry’s Drive-In McGuire’s Irish Pub Ragtyme Grill
Best Burrito Winner: Cactus Flower Moe’s Sluggo’s Tijuana Flats
Best Fried Foods Winner: Chet’s Seafood Slip’s Tastee Freeze The Oar House
Best Cheeseburger Winner: Jerry’s Drive-In McGuire’s Irish Pub Oval Office Surf Burger
Best Gumbo Winner: Jerry’s Cajun Cafe Cajun Specialty Meats/ Cajun Xpress Deli Marina Oyster Barn The Fish House
Best Chicken Fingers Winner: Guthrie’s Grover’s
Best Ice Cream Winner: Marble Slab Baskin Robbins Bruster’s TCBY
Best Original Menu Item Winner: The Fish House: Grits a Ya Ya Cajun Specialty Meats: The Sloppy Broussard New York Nick’s: Grilled Wings Ozone Pizza Pub: The Nutty Idea Pizza Best Pizza Winner: O’Zone Georgio’s Pizza Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Mellow Mushroom Best Pizza by the Slice Winner: Papa’s Pizza Georgio’s Pizza Mellow Mushroom O’zone Best Place to Buy Local Produce Winner: Bailey’s Farmers Market Apple Market Ever’man Natural Foods Palafox Market Best Po Boy Winner: Jerry’s Cajun Cafe Cajun Specialty Meats/ Cajun Xpress Deli Chet’s Seafood The Fish House Best Sandwich Winner: Hub Stacey’s Downtown: The Cuban, Hub Club McGuire’s Irish Pub New Yorker Deli The Oar House Best Soul Food Winner: Five Sisters Blues Cafe Cracker Barrel H & O Jerry’s Drive In Best Soup Winner: New Yorker Deli: Beer Cheese Global Grill Panera Bread Sluggo’s: Chile Best Specialty and Iced Coffee Drinks Winner: Starbucks: Iced Mocha Macchiata Bad Ass Coffee Company Bagelhead’s Drowsy Poet
Best Steak Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse: Delmonico Angus McGuire’s Irish Pub Mesquite Charlie’s Best Subs Winner: Jersey Mike’s Firehouse Subs New Yorker Deli Subway Best Sushi Winner: Horizen Dharma Blue: Zoo Roll Ichiban: The Bentley Roll The Fish House: Tiger Roll Best Taco Winner: Cactus Flower Casa Ole La Hacienda Native Café Best Way to Get “Cheese-y” Winner: Frank and Lola’s: Margaritaville-Mac and Cheese Global Grill: Mozzarella Egg Rolls Melting Pot Cheese Fondue Miller’s Ale House: Ale House Loaded Fries Best Wings Winner: Sideline’s Buffalo Wild Wings Kooter Brown’s New York Nick’s Best Salad Winner: Cactus FlowerMexican Salad McGuire’s Irish Pub Scenic 90 Café The Fish House Best Salad Bar Winner: Ruby Tuesday’s 3 Sisters Mesquite Charlie’s Sonny’s BBQ Best Vegetarian /Vegan Dish Winner: Hub Stacey’s Downtown:Hummus Cactus Flower: Veggie Quesadilla Siam Thai: Panang Curry Sluggo’s: Mushroom Burger
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PIZZAZ
Winner: Best Gift Shop Top 3 Finish: Best Place to Buy Children’s Gifts Pizzaz has been a Best of the Coast regular for the last two years. However, their move to the Gulf Breeze Publix shopping center, expanded product lines, a retail space that’s more than quadrupled since their opening, and a loyal customer base have propelled them to the top spot in the Best Gift Shop category this year. The boutique has an eclectic selection of jewelry, books, fine dishes, home décor, game day gear, clothing and accessories at all price points, for anyone on your gift list.
RUNNING WILD
Winner: Best Athletic Store Top 3 Finish: Best Running Club Running Wild owner Paul Epstein and the rest of the Running Wild staff understand the runner because they are runners. Not only does Running Wild offer high-quality performance shoes, apparel, and athletic accessories, the store and its employees also guide greater Pensacola-area runners and athletes (and wanna-be athletes) in their workout regimes, fitness goals, and more—whether they’re training for their first 5K or their fifth marathon.
Comprehensive Winners List RETAIL Best Antiques Winner: Blue Moon Antiques Garth’s Antiques La Maison d’Elodie Poor Richards Best Athletic Store Winner: Running Wild Academy Sports Get a Grip-Roger Scott Sports Authority
Bikes Plus Cycle Sports Best Boutique Winner: Susan Campbell Jewelry Lee Tracy Shoes & Apparel The Market Vivace Best Cigar Shop Winner: Cordova Cigars Grand Reserve Cigar & Smoke Tinder Box
Best Beauty Products Winner: Skin Beauty Boutique Dr. Kevin Welch Izzo & Cutter Still Waters
Best Consignment Store Winner: Elite Repeats Encore Lads N Lassies Lollipops
Best Bicycle Shop Winner: Truly Spokin’
Best Furniture Store Winner: Inside/Out
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Duh J Miller’s Luxe Interiors Best Gift Shop Winner: Pizzaz Artesana Celebrations Purple Julia Best GoneBut-NotForgotten Retail Store Winner: Ordon’s East Hill CD Exchange Pensacola Blues Sarah’s Best Gourmet/ Specialty Food Winner: Four Winds International Market Apple Market
Joe Patti’s-Amangiari Gourmet Shop Nancy’s Haute Affairs Best Green Business Winner: Navy Federal Credit Union Everman Natural Foods Green Gals Cleaning Best Hardware Store Winner: Pensacola Hardware Ace Hardware-Gulf Breeze East Hill Hardware Hall’s Hardware-Milton Best Home Decor and Accessories Winner: Duh Dee McDavid Interiors Fine Things Luxe Interiors Best Independent Market
Winner: Apple Market City Grocery Everman Natural Foods Four Winds International Market Best Jeweler Overall Winner: Jewelers Trade Shop Bere Jewelers Elebash Rock Hard Best Liquor Store Winner: Richey’s East Aloha Fusion Wine & Liquor Knob Hill Best Motorcyle Shop Winner: Harley Davidson Pensacola Hual’s Trikes Pensacola Motorsports Victory
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Top 3 Finish: Best Restaurant-North Pensacola/Nine Mile/UWF Geno’s has placed in Best of the Coast regularly over the years, and is proof that nice surprises come in little packages. This family restaurant opened in 1973 as a pizza parlor serving UWF students and the military personnel stationed at Ellyson Field. With its “mom and pop” atmosphere, friendly service and all your homey Italian favorites, this hidden gem near the UWF campus is well worth the trip for those of us in the south end of the county.
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Geno’s Pizza & Italian Restaurant, Top 3 Finish: Best Restaurant-North Pensacola/Nine Mile/UWF
RESTAURANTS
THE FISH HOUSE/ATLAS OYSTER HOUSE/THE DECK
Winner: Best Restaurant Overall, Best Seafood Cuisine, Best Original Menu Item- Grits a Ya Ya, Best Brunch, Best Place to Eavesdrop, Best Looking Wait Staff, Best Place to Meet Friends After Work, Best Happy Hour, Best Ladies Night Top 3 Finishes: Best Selection of Wine by the Bottle, Best Place to Take Out-of-Town Guests, Best Place to Work, Best Desserts, Best Gumbo, Best Appetizers, Best Lunch Spot, Best Original Menu, Best Outdoor Dining, Best Place for a Business Lunch, Best Place for a First Date, Best Place to Splurge, Best Wait Staff, Best Fish Sandwich, Best Salad, Best Po Boy, Best Place for a Birthday Dinner, Best Sushi, Best Bartender-Matt Rodriguez, Best Up-and-Coming Chef-Billy Ballou, Best Bar for Live Music, Best Bar to Hook Up, Best Bar to People Watch, Best Bar with a View, Best Drink Specials, Best Bar-Downtown Pensacola, Best WaitressGreta Yates, Best Waiter-Jared Staples, Best Chef-Jim Shirley With its relaxed environment and spectacular view of Pensacola Bay—not to mention Jim Shirley’s mouth-watering menu—it’s pretty easy to see why The Fish House and Atlas Oyster House are repeatedly Best of the Coast favorites. The Deck provides live entertainment almost every night of the week and the bartenders make some of the best drinks in town. On Wednesdays, you don’t want to miss their Ladies’ Night. You can’t go wrong with this area favorite.
Winner: Best Restaurant-Downtown Pensacola, Best Appetizers, Best Original Menu, Best Dessert-Gooey Chocolate Cake, Best Selection of Wine by the Glass, Best WaitressSamantha Flood Top 3 Finishes: Best Chef-Frank Taylor, Best Restaurant Overall, Best Soup, Best Place for a First Date, Best Place to Splurge, Best Romantic Dining, Best Selection of Wine by the Bottle, Best Way to Get “Cheese-y”Mozzarella Egg Rolls, Best Wait Staff, Best Looking Wait Staff, Best Waiter-Tommy Ford The Global Grill has long been known as one of Pensacola’s premier dining establishments, and its list of Best of the Coast awards has echoed that reputation. Jane and Frank Taylor go out of their way to make your dining experience memorable. Global surrounds itself with a welltrained and hospitable staff and an eclectic dining room that features dim lighting, local art pieces and soothing live music. That’s not to mention the impeccable tapas, seafood and wine selection that make it a one-of-a-kind dining experience.
JACKSON’S STEAKHOUSE
Winner: Best Steakhouse, Best Chef-Irv Miller, Best Place to Splurge, Best Wait Staff, Best Place for a Business Lunch, Best Place for a Birthday Dinner, Best Selection of Wine by the Bottle, Best Martini, Best Steak, Best Waiter-Wayne Prince Top 3 Finishes: Best Restaurant Overall, Best Restaurant-Downtown Pensacola, Best Romantic Dining, Best Place to Eavesdrop, Best Bread, Best Desserts, Best Looking Wait Staff, Best Place for a First Date, Best Waitress-Amanda Phillips, Best Up-andComing Chef-Jason Perry, Best BartenderJosh Goldman It’s hard to pinpoint just why Jackson’s Steakhouse is so cherished by our readers because quite frankly, there are just too many great things to narrow down. The restaurant’s mission since it opened in 1998 has been to provide “great service and great food.”
Best Music Gear Winner: Blues Angel Music All Pro Sound Guitar Center Tringas Best New Car Dealership Winner: Sandy Sansing Pensacola Honda Pete Moore Vince Whibbs Best New Retail Shop Winner: Nancy’s Haute Affairs Oh Snap! Vivace Best Nursery Winner: Floral Tree Gardens Mike’s Garden The Garden Gate Woerner Best Outdoor Apparel & Accessories Winner: Weatherford’s Academy Sports Intracoastal Outfitters MBT Divers Best Pet Store Winner: Ivey’s Pet Mart Pet Smart Petland Best Place to Buy an Engagement Ring Winner: Jewelers Trade Shop Bere Jewelers Elebash Meadows Jewelers Best Surf/Skate Shop Winner: Innerlight Waterboyz Best Thrift Store Winner: Waterfront Mission Goodwill Loaves and Fishes Super Thrift Best Unique Jewelry Winner: Rock Hard Bere Jewelers Jewelers Trade Shop Susan Campbell Jewelry Best Used Car Dealership Winner: Frontier Motors
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Best Vintage Store Winner: Years a Go Go Back in Tyme Jennifer’s Flea Market Martha’s Managerie Best Wine Shop Winner: Aragon Wine Market Aretesana Wines Four Winds International Market Joe Patti’s-Anna’s Wine Shop
Best Bakery Winner: J’s Bakery Milton Bakery Nancy’s Haute Affairs Oh Snap! Best Bank Winner: Gulf Coast Community Bank Bank of America Coastal Bank & Trust Regions Bank Best Bed and Breakfast Winner: Lee House Victorian Bed & Breakfast Best Boutique or Independent Hotel or Inn Winner: Sole Inn & Suites Lee House New World Landing Paradise Inn
Best Wine Tastings Winner: Aragon Wine Market Aloha Artesana Wines City Grocery Best Women’s Accessories Winner: Lee Tracy Shoes & Apparel Scout Susan Campbell Jewelry The Market Best Women’s Apparel Winner: Scout Lee Tracy Shoes & Apparel The Linen Corner The Market
SERVICES Best 24 -Hour Gym Winner: Anytime Fitness Chip’s Perdido Health 24/7 Powerhouse Best Architecture Firm Winner: Caldwell & Associates Bay Design Associates Bullock Tice STOA Architects Best Art Gallery Winner: Artel Gallery Blue Moon Gallery 11 Quayside Art Gallery Best Attorney Winner: Mike Papantonio, Levin Papantonio Bill Linne
Best Bowling Alley Winner: Oops Alley Circle Cordova Lanes Liberty Lanes Best Cake Shop Winner: Kim’s Cake Shoppe J’s Bakery Sherry’s The Cake Shoppe Best Caterer Winner: Classic City Catering Big Sexy Food Culinary Productions Nancy’s Haute Affairs Best Chiropractor Winner: Dr. Ken Williams Dr. John Newlin-Newlin Chiropractic Dr. Richard Jacobs-Jacobs Chiropractic Dr. Jason Stern-Stern Family Chiropractic Best Commercial Real Estate Agency Winner: Beck Property Co. Connell Manziek NAI Halford Scoggins Real Estate Best Credit Union Winner: Pen Air Federal Credit Union Central Credit keep Union
Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union Navy Federal Credit Union Best Day Spa Winner: Still Waters Escape Wellness Spa Radiante Jacqueline Best Dentist Winner: Dr. Steve Ziemen Dr. Andrew Trammell Dr. Charles Stavely Dr. Scott Booker Best Facial Winner: Still Waters Escape Wellness Spa (Emily Ehlinger) Radiante Jacqueline (Cheri Hiubeck) The Skin Care Center-Gulf Coast Plastic Surgery Best Fitness Classes Winner: Pensacourt (Spinning) Gulf Breeze Aerobics & Fitness (Cycling) Omni Health and Fitness (Warren’s Lean Muscle class) YMCA Downtown Best Fitness Trend Winner: Zumba Cross Fit Outdoor Boot Camp Pilates Best Florist Winner: Celebrations Fiore Flowerama Southern Floral Traditions Best Framery Winner: Framing by Design Gulf Breeze Framery Just Plain Putter Pensacola Framery Best Gym Overall Winner: Omni Health and Fitness Anytime Fitness Pensacourt YMCA Downtown Best Hair Salon Winner: Chastain’s Headhunters Izzo & Cutter Style Downtown
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New York Nick’s food is better than other sports bars’ competition. The wings and sauces are made in-house and the Stoney sauce is heaven on anything it touches. We recommend the Best Damn Buffalo Chicken Sandwich and Char-grilled Wings. You won’t be sorry.
PORTABELLO MARKET
Top 3 Finish: Best Lunch Spot Portabello is tucked away inside the cozy atrium of the Pensacola Cultural Center and caters to the downtown lunch crowd from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. with an array of unique entrees. Choose from delicious soups, salads, wraps and sandwiches, as well as pasta and seafood entrees prepared by award-winning chef Erika Thomas. An extensive fresh fruit and salad bar is available. Catering is also available.
WILL CALL SPORTS GRILLE
Jackson’s Steakhouse, Top 3 Finish: Best Restaurant Overall Jackson’s executive chef Irv Miller has prepared dinner at James Beard’s house on more than one occasion. He also once wrote a weekly food column for the Independent News and broadcasted a 30-minute weekly PBS cooking show, both called “Flavors of the Coast.” He is the pioneer of Florida Coastal Cooking along the Panhandle.
HUNAN CHINESE RESTAURANT
Winner: Best Chinese Cuisine When you think of good Chinese food in Pensacola, it doesn’t take long before Hunan comes to mind. It’s no surprise that it has won this category every year since 2002. Hunan’s buffet continues to satisfy IN readers with its more than 150 scrumptious dishes, including soups, noodles, sushi, chicken, seafood and beef options.
NEW YORK NICK’S
Winner: Best Restaurant for Sports Fanatics Top 3 Finishes: Best Chicken Fingers, Best French Fries, Best Wings, Best Original Menu Item (Grilled Wings) Palafox’s top sports bar has flat-screen TVs everywhere you turn—offering games and sports that nobody else carries, including lacrosse.
Winner: Best Up-and-Coming Chef-Jay Ammons Top 3 Finishes: Best Cajun Cuisine, Best Happy Hour, Best Outdoor Dining, Best Place for a Business Lunch, Best Restaurant for Sports Fanatics, Best Sports Bar, Best Sports Team Club Headquarters Jay Ammons is widely recognized as a “Master in the Making” with his quality, flavorful dishes. He is an excellent addition to the Will Call Sports Grille that has become a staple on Palafox Place.
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Winner: Best Caterer, Best Wedding Caterer Classic City Catering offers gourmet fullservice catering and does everything from “BBQ to Black Tie.” They have an uncanny ability to anticipate customers’ needs and exceed expectations. Simply the best.
Comprehensive Winners List Best Hair Stylist Winner: Style DowntownCortney Campus Chastain’s-Heather Livingston Headhunters-Jeff Hunt Volume One-Hurst Butts Best Hospital Winner: Sacred Heart Health System Baptist Hospital Gulf Breeze Hospital West Florida Hospital Best Hotel-not Pensacola Beach Winner: Crowne Plaza Courtyard Marriott New World Landing Sole Inn & Suites Best HotelPensacola Beach Winner: Hilton Days Inn Margaritaville Paradise Inn Best Insurance Agency Winner: McMahon & Hadder Allstate-Pace Fisher Brown Hiles McLeod Best Law Firm Winner: Levin Papantonio Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholtz Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon Shell Fleming Davis & Menge Best Local Ad Agency Winner: EW Bullock Appleyard Agency Emagination Unlimited Ideaworks Best Massage Winner: Escape Wellness Spa (Stephanie Knight, Brandi) Massage Envy Radiante Jacqueline (Amy Watson) Still Waters
Portabello Market, Top 3 Finish: Best Lunch Spot
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Best Movie Theatre Winner: The Rave on Bayou Gulf Breeze Cinema 4 Siver Screen The Breeze Cinema 8 Best Nail Salon Winner: The Nail Lounge Escape Wellness Spa Natural Nails Still Waters Best Non- Gym Workout Winner: Fixed on Fitness Boot Camp 4 Shore Fit Boot Camp Jazzercise Walking/Running on Pensacola Beach Best Pedicure Winner: The Nail Lounge Escape Wellness Spa (Marie Griffin) Lisa’s Nails Still Waters Best Photography Winner: Cook Images Barrett McClean Casey Dull Photography Patsy Brown Photography-A Thousand Words Best Piercing Studio Winner: Psychedelic Shack Hula Moon Tit 4 Tat Best Pilates Winner: Pilates Core Training Omni Health and Fitness Pensacourt Tammy’s Fitness Best Pool & Spa Company Winner: Cox Pools Manning Pools Pensacola Pools Roberts’ Pools Best Real Estate Agent Winner: Mark Lee (Levin Rinke Resort Realty) Keith Harrod (Connell & Manziek)
Perry Scarborough (ERA Beach Ball Realty) Terri Davidson (Re Max on the Coast) Best Residential Real Estate Agency Winner: Remax on the Coast Beach Ball Realty Coldwell Banker Mark Downey & Associates Best Running Club Winner: McGuire’s Runners Capt N Fun Runners Running Wild Seville Quarter Milers Best Salon for Waxing Winner: Tenth Ave. Salon Escape Wellness Spa Still Waters The Nail Lounge Best Skin Care Overall Winner: Dr. Kevin Welch Escape Wellness Spa Still Waters The Skin Care Center-Gulf Coast Plastic Surgery
Best Yoga Winner: Abhaya Yoga Center Breathe Fish Tree Yoga-Alex Omni Health and Fitness
WEDDINGS Best Bridal Store Winner: The Bridal Loft Bridal Plaza Bridal Suite Renee’s Bridal Best Honeymoon Destination Winner: Hawaii Jamaica (Couples Tower Isle, Sandals) Seaside-Watercolor Inn Tahiti Best Place to Buy a Wedding Gift Winner: Bere Jewelers Artesana Celebrations Elebash’s Best Place to Buy Wedding Invitations Winner: Sassafras Stationery & Gifts Artesana Bouquet’s Nancy’s Haute Affairs
Best Special Event Space Winner: My Spayce 5 Eleven Palafox Sanders Beach Community Center Best Place to The Courtyard in North Get Married Hill Winner: Pensacola Beach Barkley House Best Tanning Old Christ Church Salon Portofino Island Resort Winner: Planet Beach Contempo Spa Best Place Beaches Tanning Salon to Rent a Tux Skin Beauty Boutique Winner: Randall’s Formal Style Downtown Wear Gent’s Formal Wear Best Tattoo Rein’s Formal Wear Studio Ryan’s Winner: Hula Moon Pensacola Tattoo Best Psychedelic Shack Reception Tit 4 Tat Venue Winner: 5 Eleven Palafox Best WomenPensacola Country Club Only Gym Sanders Beach Community Winner: Curves Center Tammy’s Fitness Soiree
Comprehensive Winners List Best Wedding Band Winner: Clark and Company Charred Melon Cherries Kyle Parker Band Wildwood Best Wedding Cake Designer Winner: Betty WeberCreative Confections Brenda Robinson Sharon Tobin-Sweet Creations by Sharon The Cake Shoppe Best Wedding Caterer Winner: Classic City Catering Big Sexy Food Culinary Productions Nancy’s Haute Affairs Best Wedding DJ Winner: Marty Stanovich A DJ Connection Anytime DJ Boogie Inc. Best Wedding Florist Winner: Fiore Celebrations Kebblie Hollingsworth Floral Design Southern Floral Traditions-Faith Pendo Best Wedding Hair Salon Winner: Izzo & Cutter Headhunters Style Downtown Tenth Avenue Best Wedding Hair Stylist Winner: Courtney Campus-Style Heather LivingstonChastain’s Izzo & Cutter-Lauren Cutter Theresa WalkerHeadhunters Best Wedding Photography Winner: Patsy Brown Photography-A Thousand Words Barrett McClean Cook Images Rae Leytham Photography
BARS, DRINKS & NIGHTLIFE Best AfterHours Spot Winner: Suite Ultra Lounge Azalea Elbow Room Emerald City Best Bang for Your BuckHeaviest Pour Winner: Azalea Emerald City Intermission Sandshaker Best Bar Ambiance Winner: 600 South Elbow Room Suite Ultra Lounge The Grand Marlin-The North Drop Bar Best Bar for Bingo Winner: Seville Quarter Emerald City-The Other Side The Ticket Times Grille Best Bar for Getting FlatOut Drunk Winner: Cabana’s Emerald City Seville Quarter Best Bar for Live Music Winner: Seville Quarter Blazzues Sandshaker The Fish House-Deck Bar Best Bar for Poker Winner: Seville Quarter Emerald City-The Other Side Paddy O’Leary’s The Ticket Best Bar for Trivia Winner: Buffalo Wild Wings Hopacks Pizza Kitchen and Taproom Mellow Mushroom The Ticket Best Bar Overall Winner: Seville Quarter Blazzues Intermission The Deck-Fish House
Best Bar to Drink Alone Winner: Cabaret Azalea The Bridge Bar Wisteria Best Bar to Hook up Winner: Seville Quarter Emerald City Suite Ultra Lounge The Fish House-Deck Bar Best Bar to People Watch Winner: Seville Quarter Capt N Fun Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom The Fish House-Deck Bar Best Bar Where it Pays to be a Regular Winner: Intermission Cavu Club-Crowne Plaza Hopacks Pizza Kitchen and Taproom Sandshaker Best Bar with a View Winner: The Bridge Bar Landshark Landing The Fish House-Deck Bar The Grand Marlin-The North Drop Bar
Best BarPensacola Beach Winner: Paradise Bar & Grill Paddy O’Leary’s Sandshaker The Break Best Bartender Winner: Vinyl-Patrick Bolster Intermission-Mike Ashby Jackson’s Steakhouse-Josh Goldman The Fish House Matt Rodriguez Best Bar-West Pensacola /Perdido Key Winner: Jellyfish Bar Brews Brothers Hub Stacey’s at the Point The Reef Best Bushwacker Winner: Sandshaker Bamboo Willies Capt N Fun Flounder’s
Best College Hangout Winner: Seville Quarter Cabana’s Miller’s Ale House The Ticket
Best BarDowntown Pensacola Winner: Intermission Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Seville Quarter The Fish House-Deck Bar
Best Cover Charge Worth Paying Winner: Emerald City Capt N Fun Seville Quarter Suite Ultra Lounge
Best BarNorth Pensacola/ UWF/Nine Mile Road Winner: The Ticket Chanceys Chan’s Nightclub Mugs and Jugs
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Best Club DJ Winner: Suite Ultra Lounge-DJ Mr. Lao Bunnie Hopson-Emerald City DJ Carter Lewis DJ D-Mixx-David Petree
Best Bar - Cordova Area Winner: Miller’s Ale House Cabana’s Coyotes O’Reilly’s
Best BarGulf Breeze Winner: The Bridge Bar Third Base
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600 South Wine & Tapas Bar/New World Landing, Top 3 Finish: Best Brunch
Winner: Best Bar Ambiance Top 3 Finishes: Best Jazz/Blues Bar, Best Martini, Best Original Drink Menu, Best Selection of Wine By The Glass, Best Brunch, Best Boutique or Independent Hotel or Inn, Best Hotel-Not Pensacola Beach Located in the heart of downtown Pensacola, 600 South offers delectable tapas prepared by renowned Chef Tony Wall, an extensive selection of wines that wow, a full bar, an inviting atmosphere, and a newly renovated outside bar and courtyard. Check out their Sunday Brunch menu as well. New World Inn offers guests an upscale but cozy place to enjoy the heart of downtown Pensacola, while their conference and meeting rooms host a variety of local seminars and special events.
HOPJACKS PIZZA KITCHEN AND TAPROOM
Winner: Best Selection of Beer on Tap, Best Original Drink Menu, Best Selection of Bottled Beer Top 3 Finishes: Best Bar Where it Pays to be a Regular, Best Bar to People Watch, Best Bar-Downtown, Best Drink Specials, Best Place to Meet Friends After Work, Best Bar for Trivia Where else can you go to sip an exotic beer, play bar trivia, listen to a band and sing karaoke, all in one night? Hopjacks delivers one of the more unique and hip atmospheres in Pensacola. Stocked with more than 150 beers—36 on tap—in a bar that spans much of the establishment, you’ll never get thirsty—or bored. While the bar selection is top notch, so is the pizza and their world famous fries. The best part of all is that they serve food ‘til the wee hours of the morning, just when those post-drinking munchies set in.
PARADISE BAR & GRILL
Winner: Best Bar-Pensacola Beach, Best Day Drinking Top 3 Finishes: Best Hotel Bar, Best Margarita
There is no better place to sip on a margarita, kick off your shoes, 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 play in the sand. Paradise has long been a favorite of locals, and this year IN readers have named it their favorite place to drink on Pensacola Beach—morning, noon or night.
SANDSHAKER LOUNGE & PACKAGE
Winner: Best Bushwacker Top 3 Finishes: Best Bang for Your BuckHeaviest Pour, Best Bar for Live Music, Best Bar Where it Pays to be a Regular, Best BarPensacola Beach, Best Daiquiri, Best Day Drinking, Best Ladies Night, Best Shot-151 on Bushwacker, Best House Drink-Bushwacker There’s no other bar on Pensacola Beach where you’ll find a more diverse crowd than the Sandshaker. The outside deck and observation tower complement the beach bum atmosphere for which this iconic bar has always been known. Grab a Bushwacker and enjoy the sun, live music, karaoke and other events throughout the week—and don’t forget the 151 shot.
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Comprehensive Winners List Best Day Drinking Winner: Paradise Bar & Grill Bamboo Willies Flounder’s Sandshaker Best Drink Specials Winner: Hub Stacey’s Downtown Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Seville Quarter The Fish House-Deck Bar Best Happy Hour Winner: The Fish House-Deck Bar (The Big Mix) Hub Stacey’s Downtown Seville Quarter Will Call Sports Grille Best Hotel Bar Winner: Cavu Club-Crowne Plaza Hilton PB Margaritaville Paradise Bar & Grill Best House Drink Winner: Flounder’s Chowder House-Diesal Fuel McGuire’s Irish Pub-Irish Wake Sandshaker-Bushwacker The Break-Tangbanger Best Jazz/ Blues Bar Winner: Blazzues 600 South Five Sisters Blues Cafe Ragtyme Grill Best Jukebox Winner: Elbow Room Azalea Spanish Trail Wisteria Best Karaoke DJ Winner: Krazy George Boogie Inc. Jellyfish Bar Jeremy-The Cabaret Karaoke Chris Best Karaoke Night Winner: Hub Stacey’s Downtown Cabaret Seville Quarter Sir Richard’s Best Ladies Night Winner: The Fish House-Deck Bar Hub Stacey’s Downtown Jellyfish Bar Sandshaker Best Margarita Winner: Landshark Landing Cactus Flower Paradise Bar & Grill Vallarta’s
Best Martini Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse (Cucumber Breeze) 600 South Bonefish Grill Jellyfish Bar Best Neighborhood Bar Winner: Wisteria Hub Stacey’s Downtown Ozone Pizza Pub Spanish Trail Best New BarEscambia County Winner: The Grand Marlin-The North Drop Bar Fugly Worm Pub-Cantonment Jackalope’s Landshark Landing Best Night Club Winner: Suite Ultra Lounge Capt N Fun Emerald City Seville Quarter-Phineas Phogg’s Best Original Drink Menu Winner: Hopacks Pizza Kitchen and Taproom 600 South Jellyfish Bar McGuire’s Irish Pub Best Place for Bar Games Winner: Elbow Room Intermission The Islander The Ticket Best Place to Eavesdrop Winner: The Fish House Azalea Emerald City Jackson’s Steakhouse Best Place to Meet Friends After Work Winner: The Fish House-Deck Bar Hopacks Pizza Kitchen and Taproom Hub Stacey’s Downtown The Oar House Best Place to Shake Your Stuff Winner: Capt N Fun Bamboo Willies Emerald City Seville Quarter Best Place You Can’t Take Your Parents
Winner: Arety’s Angels Azalea Emerald City Sammy’s Best Selection of Beer on Tap Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Brews Brothers Mellow Mushroom Ozone Best Selection of Bottled Beer Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Brews Brothers Mellow Mushroom Miller’s Ale House Best Selection of Wine by the Bottle Winner: Jackson’s Steakhouse Global Grill McGuire’s Irish Pub The Fish House Best Selection of Wine by the Glass Winner: Global Grill 600 South Bonefish Grill The Bridge Bar Best Shot Winner: Paddy O’Leary’s-Car Bomb Emerald City-The Other SideVegas Bomb Ozone Pizza Pub-Lemon Drop Sandshaker-151 on Bushwacker Best Sports Bar Winner: New York Nick’s Buffalo Wild Wings Sideline’s Will Call Sports Grille Best Sports Team Club Headquarters Winner: Seville Quarter (University of Florida) Beef O’Brady’s New York Nick’s Will Call Sports Grille
MEDIA, MUSIC Best Billboard Winner: Elebash-Sometime’s it’s OK to throw rocks Be Our Guest-The Fish House The Oar House West Florida Hospital ER Wait Time Best Concert or Live Show in 2010 Winner: Bryan Adams-Saenger Theatre
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Carrie Underwood Michael Buble Three Day’s Grace Best Cover Band/ Artist Winner: Timberhawk Caught on Camera Crosstown Night Shift The Shiz Best Local Band Winner: The Gills Rumor Mill The Wave Timberhawk Best Local Music Act Overall Winner: Johnnny Apple Eyes Bella Orange Mass Konfuzion Modern Eldorados Best Local Person to “Friend” on Facebook Winner: B.J. Davis Ashton Hayward Jef Bond P.C. Wu Best Local Website Winner: uniteescambia.org goodgrits.com northescambia.com visitpensacola.com Best Local Writer Winner: Troy Moon John Appleyard Julio Diaz Mark O’Brien Best Local YouTube Star Winner: Greg Brown Lauren Mitchell-Emerald City Pcola Greg Sean-Wild Child Best Music Venue Winner: Seville Quarter Blazzues Saenger Theatre Sluggo’s Best Radio DJ Winner: TK 101-Mark the Shark Cat Country 98.7-Brent Lane Cat Country 98.7-Dana Cervantes Your Country 102.7-Marty White Best Radio Station Winner: Cat Country 98.7 Jack 104 TK 101 WUWF
Best Reason to Pick up an IN Winner: The Truth Hot Times It’s Better than the PNJ Last Word Best Regular Gig Winner: Lucas Crutchfield at Fish House Al Martin Bands on the Beach? Kategory 5 at Seville Best TV Personality/ News Anchor Winner: Mollye Barrows, WEAR TV3 Allen Strum, WEAR TV3 Bob Solarski, WEAR TV3 Sue Straughn, WEAR TV3 Best TV Station Winner: WEAR TV3 WKRG WPMI-Fox 10 WSRE Best Vocalist Winner: Lucas Crutchfield Gabrielle Steeves Holly Shelton Kitt Lough
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Best Annual Event Winner: Gulf Coast Arts Festival Blue Angels Air Show-Pensacola Beach Pensacola Interstate Fair Seafood Festival Best Behind-TheScenester/Volunteer Winner: Teri Levin Kris Thoma Laverne Baker Lewis Bear Best Charity Event Winner: Pink Ribbon Tennis Tournament Krewe du Yas Yas Golf Tournament Mall Ball Relay for Life Best City Program Winner: Recycling Parks and Recreation Play Pensacola Roger Scott Pool Best Community Disappointment/ Letdown Winner: Maritime Park Delays BP Oil Spill ECAT Gas Tax Marty Donovan & Jack Nobles
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Comprehensive Winners List Best Community Leader Winner: Collier Merrill Buzz RItchie Donnie McMahon Quint Studer Best Day Trip Winner: Destin Biloxi Fairhope, Ala. Tubing/Canoeing Down the Blackwater Best Food Event Winner: Seafood Festival 5 Chefs/5 Flags Crawfish Festival-Fiesta Greek Festival Best Kept Local Secret Winner: Big Lagoon State Park Locals Special at CavuCrowne Plaza Palafox Pier Plaza de Luna Seville Quarter, Winner: Best Bar Overall
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Cowboy Mouth, The Molly Ringwalds, Finger Eleven, and Fly by Radio, among others. The complex is also the hub for the annual Emerald Coast Beer Festival and other local fundraising events that impact hundreds of businesses and non-profits throughout our community. The great thing about Seville is its ability to please everyone, so it’s no wonder they’ve wooed IN Best of the Coast voters once again. Buck, keep the good times rollin’.
Winner: Best Bar for Bingo, Best Bar for Live Music, Best Bar for Poker, Best Bar Overall, Best Bar to Hook Up, Best Bar to People Watch, Best College Hangout, Best Music Venue, Best Sports Team Headquarters Top 3 Finishes: Best Bar for Getting Flat-Out Drunk, Best Bar-Downtown Pensacola, Best Cover Charge Worth Paying, Best Dark Corner for PDA, Best Drink Specials, Best Happy Hour, Best Karaoke Night, Best Place to Shake Your Stuff, Best Running Club (Seville Quarter Milers), Best Night Club 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 piano show in Rosie O’Grady’s, Seville Quarter serves up every f lavor of conceivable nightlife seven days a week. Sip a glass of wine at the Seville Gift Shoppe’s weekly Friday afternoon wine tastings, check out live music in Lili Marlene’s, End O’ The Alley Bar and Phineas Phogg’s, play Bar Bingo in Apple Annie’s Courtyard, satisfy your inner gamer at Gamer Nights in Fast Eddie’s, or just chill out at one of their seven bars. Seville Quarter also hosts a slew of special events that bring in a variety of national and regional acts like Seville Quarter, Top 3 Finish: Best Happy Hour
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Best Local Artist Winner: Evan Levin CeCe Miranda Nina Fritz Quenby Tyler Best Local Athlete Who’s Gone Pro Winner: Emmitt Smith Boo Weekley Derrick Brooks Roy Jones Jr. Best Local Grassroots Political Movement/ Group Winner: UWF College Republicans Believe in a Better Pensacola Coffee Party Emerald Coastkeepers Best Local Person to Have on Your Side Winner: Fred Levin Collier Merrill David Morgan Lewis Bear Best Local Politician Winner: Grover Robinson Clay Ingram Gene Valentino Mike Wiggins Best Local Scandal Winner: George Touart/ Gene Valentino
Cathy Lister-ECSO Greg Brown Sign Snatching Judge Ackerman Best Local Sports Team Winner: Pensacola Pelicans Pensacola Ice Flyers Pensacola Lightning UWF Ladies Soccer Best Neighborhood Winner: East HillPensacola Aragon Cordova Park Downtown Pensacola Best Neighborhood for Yard Sales Winner: East Hill North Hill Plantation Hill-Gulf Breeze Stonebrook-Pace Best Non-Profit Winner: Manna Food Bank Covenant Hospice Gulf Coast Kids House United Way Best Outdoor Market Winner: Palafox Market Bailey’s Farmers Market Port City Market T&W Best Parade Winner: Mardi Gras Parade Downtown Fiesta Parade Krewe of Lafitte Mardi Gras Parade Pensacola Beach Best PetFriendly Park Winner: Bayview Park Bayshore Roger Scott Dog Park Shoreline Best Place to Get Stuck in Traffic Winner: 3-Mile Bridge Bayfront Parkway Bob Sikes Bridge Pensacola Beach Best Place to Mooch Free Wi-Fi Winner: Panera Bread Barnes & Noble Starbucks Whataburger
Best Place to Take Out- ofTown Guests Winner: The Beaches McGuire’s Irish Pub Naval Aviation Museum The Fish House
Best Volunteer Winner: Laverne Baker Barry Phillips Sue Straughn Teri Levin
Best Place to Work Winner: Baptist Hospital Medical Center Clinic Sacred Heart Health System The Fish House
Best Birthday Party Winner: Funplex-Gulf Breeze Oops Alley Purple Julia Triple Play
Best Public Park Winner: Bayview Park Plaza de Luna Seville Square Shoreline Park
Best Daycare Winner: Cokesbury UMC Children’s Center Corry Station East Hill Baptist Church Episcopal Day School
Best Reason to Attend a Pelicans Game Winner: Thirsty Thursdays Deep Fried Oreos Mutt Monday Scoop
Best KidFriendly Restaurant Winner: Peg Leg Pete’s Beef O’Brady’s Crab’s Flounder’s
Best Reason to Attend an Ice Flyers Game Winner: Fights Beer Chuck the Puck Hot Players
Best Kids’ Activity That Won’t Bore Mom and Dad Winner: Beach Family Friday FlicksPalafox Pier Liberty Lanes Oops Alley
Best Rising Leader Winner: Ashton Hayward B.J. Davis Clay Ingram Kristene Karsten Best Thing to Look Forward To Winner: Maritime Park Fiesta Gulf Coast Arts Festival Winter Best Tourist Attraction Locals Should Visit Winner: Naval Aviation Museum Ft. Pickens Historic Pensacola District The Beaches
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Best Place to Buys Children’s Gifts Winner: Ty & KC Let’s Play Pizzaz Wild Child Best Playground Winner: Bayview Park Benny Russell Park-Pace Perdido Kids’ Park Sunset Park Gulf Breeze Best Sports/ Rec Program Winner: YMCA Gulf Breeze Rec Center Roger Scott Tennis Center Tiger Point Best Summer Camp Winner: B.A.Y. Camp Peilicans Tennis Camp-Roger Scott Waterboyz
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TRICKS, TREATS, AND EVERYTHING NEAT IN ’S ALL-INCLUSIVE GUIDE TO HALLOWEEN WEEKEND BY ROB “BUBBS” HARRIS Restaurant Employees). Visit sevillequarter. com for a complete list of events and details. Seville isn’t the only place to catch a haunting good time. Vinyl Music Hall will also be hosting a Halloween Bash on Saturday, with live music from Magnapop, Ingram Hill and Deadly Fists of Kung Fu, who will be playing a special tribute set to The Cars. Blazzues, Big Easy Tavern, The Handlebar, Sluggo’s and pretty much any other place you can think of will have something interesting to do for Halloween, so be sure to check your local media outlets for ideas.
FOR THE THRILL SEEKERS his year, Halloween falls on a weekend. If you were to ask Bushwick Bill, he’d tell you that this is a good thing. Without work, school or any other weekly distractions to get in the way, you can be free to plan an awesome weekend and celebrate Samhain like you were meant to. Pensacola is a great town to be in if you’re into full-on Halloween fun. We at IN would like to offer up some suggestions to make sure that you’re not left out of the loop this holiday weekend. Now, we fully understand that not everyone can go out and party the night away all the time, so we aren’t just telling you where to find cheap drinks and costumed members of the opposite sex, although we will surely make mention of it (wink). Instead, we have broken Halloween weekend into three different categories to ensure that you can make the most of the holiday, no matter what your situation or taste. Behold, the IN Guide to Halloween.
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FOR THE NIGHT OWLS Make no mistake, if you are looking for the hottest Halloween parties and events, Pensacola is more than glad to oblige your indulgences. Downtown is always jumpin’, but this particular weekend will be amplified by spooky shindigs and frightful festivities. Seville Quarter can always be trusted to have some killer events slated, even when it’s not a holiday or special occasion. This Halloween weekend will make a standard
weekend at Seville seem like an evening at the library. “We have so much happening for Halloween that it is a little overwhelming, but it is going to be one of the biggest Halloween weekends in the history of downtown Pensacola and Seville Quarter,” says co-owner Buck Mitchell. “As always, Seville Quarter is the leader in Pensacola for putting on the best Halloween experience. We have a lot of charities that are involved in our events, so we plan on a great turnout and a lot of fun.” Seville’s hootenanny officially gets kicked into high gear on Thursday, Oct. 28 with the “Howl at the Moon” contest. Beginning at midnight in Rosie O’Grady’s, contestants will line up for a chance to demonstrate their best howls for prizes. If howling isn’t your thing, you can catch a bubbling cauldron of fun over at Phineas Phogg’s when the celebration of Noche de Brujas (Night of the Witches) is honored with a “Sexiest Witch” contest. If that isn’t enough, the “Legend of Sherwood Manor” haunted house will be reopened Oct. 28-31 to scare the wits out of you, while benefiting Manna Food Bank. The rest of the weekend at Seville follows suit, with a pumpkin carving contest and a live performance by alternative rockers Finger Eleven on Friday, a haunted mansion party on Saturday and a “Deja-Boo” teen party early on Sunday before wrapping this mummy of a weekend up with a costume contest and all-around throw down with special discounts for B.A.R.E. (Bar and
Let’s face it—not everyone is into the whole party thing. However, there are those that are seeking thrills beyond the bar. Pensacola is a great town to be in, if you’re into the strange and unexplained. This brings us back again to Seville Quarter. Not only is Seville Quarter a great place to spend a night out on the town, but it is also a well known hot spot (or would it be cold spot?) for paranormal activity in downtown Pensacola. “There are plenty of haunted places in Pensacola, but none more so than Seville Quarter,” explains local paranormal investigator Pattie Krakowski. She continues, “One of the rooms was once a brothel, where all kinds of horrible things happened. There is also the ghost of a former employee that is probably the most popular and frequently encountered spirits in the building. Employees have also heard children in the building. These could have been children of the brothel women, or perhaps from another place. Most of the furniture in Seville was imported from England. Sometimes, spirits will attach themselves to objects and can travel from place to place, haunting wherever it turns up.” If you’re out looking for proof of paranormal activity, just take a stroll through Seville Quarter around closing time, or just ask some of the bartenders and servers about their experiences, as there have been many. Enough about Seville, though. That’s not the only place to find a good fright. Pensacola is a very old town, with plenty of history and lots of places to visit where restless souls roam.
Being a military town of sorts, Pensacola is home to two of the most haunted forts in Florida, even the United States. Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas are both great destinations for those of you who like to feel as if someone, or something, is watching you. This time of year is especially nice to go explore these old battlements, as the autumn breeze whipping through the dank corridors adds to the creepy chill you get in your spine if you dare to explore the forts alone. The best thing about these places is that they are completely free and open to the public, no matter your age. Downtown Pensacola on the whole is also a great place to search for spooks and ghouls. Just take a stroll through some of the parks, or down the streets of our ancient town at night and feel the chills start to creep up your spine faster than you can say “Jack Skellington.” You can also visit places like the old Pensacola Lighthouse or the T. T. Wentworth Museum, or you can catch a great pizza pie at O’Zone Pizza Pub and explore the old Sacred Heart Hospital building while you’re there—that place is spooky no matter what time of day. Whatever it takes to get your heart beating fast and heavy, and satisfy your craving for adventure this Halloween, Pensacola is a good place to find it.
FOR THE PARENTS AND HOMEBODIES As we said before, not everyone will have the luxury of being able to go out and party, or chase ghosts through old buildings. With this in mind, we have included a few things for those of you who might be stuck at home, handing out candy, or roaming the streets with your little ones in search of the perfect score. Since trick-or-treating has not been moved to Saturday after all (Halloween: 1, The Man: 0), we’re going to tell you how to spend your Halloween Sunday either by yourself, or with the family, without sacrificing all the fun. However, Sunday isn’t the only day for finding the best places to haul in candy, or have some good old fashioned family fun. ▶cont’d on page 30
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TRICKS, TREATS, AND EVERYTHING NEAT The local businesses in downtown Pensacola, in conjunction with the Downtown Improvement Board, are holding a special Trick or Treat event on Friday, Oct. 29. Get yourself and your little monsters all dressed up and look for the participating businesses as you roam the streets of downtown from 4-6 p.m., collecting lots of sweet treats. There will also be plenty of “Trunk or Treat” events happening at local churches and businesses, not to mention all the great haunted houses, corn mazes and hayrides, so once again, be sure to check with those local media outlets for details and info on things for the whole family to do. If you’re looking for a great neighborhood to initiate your conquest for candy, East Hill is the place to go. One of Pensacola’s oldest neighborhoods, East Hill is full of old houses and friendly people who fully get into the spirit of Halloween. Costumed sweet-seekers will be stalking the streets on Sunday, looking for treats. However, East Hill is an old suburb, so you may run into a few tricks along the way. The spirits are especially mischievous at Halloween time. Finally, for the ones who are left hanging out around the house, waiting for those raps on the door from masked children, or whatever else might be stopping by on the Devil’s Night, we are here to suggest a film
that makes all of the lore and legends of Halloween a lot more fun. “Trick ’R Treat” (2007, Warner Premiere Video), from producer Bryan Singer (“X-Men,” “Superman Returns”) and director Michael Dougherty, is the end-all-be-all Halloween movie. Sure, John Carpenter’s classic that bears the holiday’s name is always a good choice, but this obscure little film that we have suggested is leaps and bounds more “Halloween-y”. Playing out like an evil “Pulp Fiction,” “Trick ’R Treat” weaves four different stories together into one big fright fest. Whether it be a school principal with a murderous dark side, a virginal beauty with a dark secret, a mean prank with wicked results, or an old man dealing with a tiny problem with a big attitude, “Trick ’R Treat” is sure to deliver what you need to enjoy the holiday and stay in the spirit. Of all Halloween-themed films, this one is the most authentic and entertaining of them all. Get on those Netflix accounts and put this one at the top of your list. Well, there you have it, folks. If you haven’t decided on what to do this weekend, hopefully this helps. So enjoy the holiday, but be careful. There’s so much fun to be had it’s scary. Below is a list of places, events and ideas to get the most out of this Halloween. info@inweekly.net
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Pensacola Lighthouse, exploresouthernhistory.com/ pensacolalighthouse Old Sacred Heart Building, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Pensacola_Hospital
EVIL EVENTS:
Oct. 28-31, Fear City Nights: “Legend of Sherwood Manor” Haunted Mansion, sevillequarter.com Oct. 30-31, Sweet Season’s Corn Maze, sweetseasonsfarms.com Oct. 30, Vinyl Music Hall-oween Bash, vinylmusichall.com Oct. 29, Halloween Bash at The Handlebar, newsouthmetal.com Oct. 29, Finger Eleven, sevillequarter.com
DAUNTING DOWNTOWN DIVES:
Seville Quarter, sevillequarter.com Big Easy Tavern, myspace.com/bigeasytavern Vinyl Music Hall, vinylmusichall.com Hopjack’s Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, hopjacks.com Blazzues, myspace.com/blazzues Sluggo’s, myspace.com/sluggos The Handlebar, myspace.com/thehandlebar
PARANORMAL PLACES:
Fort Pickens, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Pickens Fort Barrancas, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Barrancas T. T. Wentworth Museum, historicpensacola.org
FRIGHTENING FILMS:
“Trick ’R Treat” (2007), Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures “Halloween” (1978), Sony Pictures “Beetlejuice” (1988), Warner Bros. “The Monster Squad” (1987), TriStar Pictures “Young Frankenstein” (1974), 20th Century Fox
MORTIFYING MUSIC:
The Misfits, “Earth A.D.” (Plan 9 Records) Type O Negative, “Bloody Kisses/October Rust” (Roadrunner Records) AFI, “The All Hallows E.P.” (Nitro Records) The Other, “New Blood” (SPV/Steamhammer Records) Alkaline Trio, “Good Mourning” (Vagrant Records)
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hot times Become a fan of Emerald City on Facebook and bring laptop or smart phone to the club during PLAY for fun drink specials. 18 and over. Emerald City and The Other side, 406 E. Wright St. 433-9491 or emeraldcitypensacola.com.
the Deck. The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.
adults. $13. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
MUSIC: SAUCE BOSS 7 p.m. Paradise Bar and Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.
T-SHIRT NIGHT 7 p.m. Half-price drinks when wearing a Shaker shirt. Sandshaker Lounge, Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshakerlounge.com.
MUSIC: BELLA ORANGE 9 p.m. End ‘O The Alley in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
‘THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW’ AT PLT 7:30 p.m. through Oct. 31. That sweet transvestite and his motley crew do the time warp again to celebrate Halloween at Pensacola Little Theatre. This kitschy rock ‘n’ roll sci-fi spectacular is more fun than ever. Come in costume and sing along. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 434-0257 or pensacolalittletheatre.com.
WOMEN-ONLY MORNING RUNS AT RUNNING WILD 6 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, weekly. Meet at Running Wild for a steady-pace run for all levels of runners. 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com. RUNNING WILD SIX AT SIX 6 a.m. Various abilities from a 10 minute per mile pace and faster. Course is six miles, through East Hill, Downtown and North Hill. Stick around for coffee after the run. 435-9222 or werunwild.com. EVENING RUNS AT RUNNING WILD 5:30 p.m. weekly. Meet at Running Wild for a steady-pace run for all levels of runners. 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com. HERB CLASS AT EVER’MAN 5:30 p.m. weekly. Come study different herbs. Enjoy different guest lectures every Thursday night, and learn techniques recommended by the Cambridge Institute. Free for members, $2 for non-members. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.
THURSDAY 10.28 ▲LEGEND OF SHERWOOD MANOR HAUNTED HOUSE 7 p.m. This is an extended charity community outreach and fundraiser event to benefit Pensacola State Parks (Big Lagoon) and Manna Food Bank. Enjoy an intense themed attraction with custom sets and costumes as well as special effects. Saturday matinee “flash light tours” will be available for children and adults. $13. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. PENSACOLA INTERSTATE FAIR Through Oct. 31. Check out bigname entertainment in addition to games, rides, agricultural and education-oriented exhibits and displays. Men’s Day: Men of all ages will be admitted free to the fairgrounds from 4-6 p.m. General admission from 6 p.m. until closing. Adult $10, Child $5 (ages 4-11), Children 3 years and under free. Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Highway. 9444500 or pensacolafair.com. ‘HANDS ON CHEESECAKES’ COOKING CLASS AT DK 6 p.m. Chrisoula Athanasios Hulion, owner of Chrisoula’s Cheesecake Shoppe, will teach you how to make cheesecakes during this two-hour, hands-on class. $39.99. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox Place. 438-4688 or dk4u.com. ‘SCHEMA’ EXHIBITION RECEPTION 6 p.m. Through Nov. 12. The Art Gallery (TAG) at the University of West Florida (UWF) presents “Schema,” an exhibition of work by Chris Deris and Adam Welch. The Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, 11000 University Parkway. 474-2696. PLAY! 11:30 p.m. weekly. Free Wii on 2 screens. Free 8-ball tournament. Face2facebook online only drink specials.
WINE TASTING AT ARAGON WINE MARKET 5-7 p.m. Weekly. Enjoy a sampling of fine wines. 27 S. Ninth Ave. 433-9463 or aragonwinemarket.com. THIRSTY THURSDAY AT THE OAR HOUSE 11 a.m.-close weekly. Enjoy entrée and drink specials. The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Boulevard. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 12-2 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Peace. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola. ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6:30-9:30 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Shrimp. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $45. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola. CARIBBEAN NIGHT AT WILL CALL 10 p.m.-close weekly. $5 entrance fee includes one free drink and all the dancing you can stand. 22 S. Palafox St. 912-8644 or willcallsports.com. COLLEGE NIGHT COOK-OUT 7-10 p.m. weekly. No cover with college ID. Cookout, drink specials and live music. End O’ the Alley Bar inside Seville Quarter.130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com. MUSIC: THE JAZZ TRIO 7 p.m. No cover. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. MUSIC: LIVE MUSIC AT INTERMISSION 9:30 p.m. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. No cover. 433-6208. MUSIC: LIVE MUSIC AT THE DECK 6 p.m. Enjoy live music on
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MUSIC: LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. Enjoy live music on the Deck. The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. MUSIC: MOSE GIGANTICUS, THE EMOTRON AND GLITCHEIST 9 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or handlebarpensacola.com. MUSIC: RASPUTINA, USER ASSUMES RISK AND LONG DIVISION 7:30 p.m. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. 607-6758 or vinylmusichall.com.
FRIDAY 10.29 PENSACOLA INTERSTATE FAIR Through Oct. 31. Check out bigname entertainment in addition to games, rides, agricultural and education-oriented exhibits and displays. Midnight Madness: At 8 p.m., “Pay One Price” Midnight Madness hand stamp tickets will be on sale at the fair entrance ticket booth. The $20 Midnight Madness hand stamp ticket allows unlimited rides and also includes free admission into the fair. General Admission: Adult $10, Child $5 (ages 4-11), Children 3 years and under free. Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Highway. 944-4500 or pensacolafair.com. THE COUNTERPANE FAIRY 6 p.m. This classic children’s tale, adapted to the ballet stage, is the enchanting story of young Teddy and the Counterpane Fairy. Choosing different pieces from his patchwork quilt, Teddy is transported on a journey through the magical lands and kingdoms that are represented in the patches. $12. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox Place. 595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com. DOWNTOWN PENSACOLA TRICK OR TREAT 4:30-6 p.m. Families are invited to bring their children 9 and under downtown to Palafox Street for trick-or-treating at the businesses. Children must be in costume and accompanied by a parent. Participating businesses will have their outside lights on, black and orange balloons by the door and a “Participating Business” flier in their window. Palafox Street. downtownpensacola.com. BOO AT THE ZOO–THE BIG SCARE 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 30. Enjoy evening events, rides, games, haunted house, and a train ride. Extended zoo hours from 6-10 p.m. with the first train ride at 7:30 p.m. Gulf Breeze Zoo, 5701 Gulf Breeze Parkway. 932-2229 or gulfbreezezoo.org. LEGEND OF SHERWOOD MANOR HAUNTED HOUSE 7 p.m. This is an extended charity community outreach and fundraiser event to benefit Pensacola State Parks (Big Lagoon) and Manna Food Bank. Enjoy an intense themed attraction with custom sets and costumes as well as special effects. Saturday matinee “flash light tours” will be available for children and
‘THE COUNTERPANE FAIRY’ AT THE SAENGER 6 p.m. This classic children’s tale, adapted to the ballet stage, is the enchanting story of young Teddy and the Counterpane Fairy. $12. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 595-3882 or pensacolasaenger.com. ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 5-7 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. Theme: Twilight Series: Eclipse (Teen Time, ages 13-16) Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola. ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 7:30-9:30 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Golden Afternoon. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola. PHAT GIRLZ 9:30 a.m. Meet at Running Wild. This is a women’s only, all abilities running group. All abilities 3 to 6 miles through East Pensacola Heights. 3012 E. Cervantes St. 435-9222 or werunwild.com. WINE TASTING AT CITY GROCERY 5:15-7:30 p.m. weekly. Sample wines and enjoy live entertainment. Free. 2050 N. 12th Ave. WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5-7 p.m. weekly. All wines available at special pricing. Free. Gift Shoppe at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com BEER AND WINE TASTING AT DISTINCTIVE KITCHENS 4:30-7 p.m. weekly. Free. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox Place. 438-4688 or dk4u.com. PENSACOLA SWING 8:30 p.m.-12 a.m. weekly. Lessons from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Open dancing until midnight. American Legion Post 33, 1401 W. Intendencia St. $5. 437-5465 or pensacolaswing.com. FINALLY FRIDAY AT THE OAR HOUSE 11 a.m.-close weekly. Enjoy entrée and drink specials. The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Boulevard. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com
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CASH IN THE ATTIC 6 p.m. Also Oct. 30-31. Pensacola Museum of Art will welcome Tim Luke and Greg Strahm, “The Appraisal Guys,” during an Appraisal Extravaganza Weekend at the museum. Events are open to the public with ticketed admission on Friday night and Saturday. All proceeds support programming at the PMA. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.
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hot times MUSIC: REDDOG 9:30 p.m. No cover. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. MUSIC: KATAGORY 5 9 p.m. LiliMarlene’s in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. MUSIC: FINGER ELEVEN CONCERT 7 p.m. Seville Party Plaza in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. MUSIC: SCHOFIELD 9 p.m. Apple Annie’s in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. MUSIC: BELLA ORANGE 9 p.m. End ‘O The Alley in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. MUSIC: 80’S RETRO NIGHT 8 p.m. No cover. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Road. 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com. MUSIC: LIVE MUSIC AT INTERMISSION 9:30 p.m. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. No cover. 433-6208. MUSIC: LIVE MUSIC AT THE FISH HOUSE 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse. goodgrits.com.
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MUSIC: PARABELLUM, DEAD RITES AND SUSPECT TERROR 9 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or handlebarpensacola.com. MUSIC: CHIEF JUSTICE 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com. MUSIC: CHAINSAW KELLY 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s At the Point, 5851 Galvez Road. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com. MUSIC: THREE AMIGOS DUO 7 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.
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‘THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW’ AT PLT 7:30 p.m. through Oct. 31. That sweet transvestite and his motley crew do the time warp again to celebrate Halloween at Pensacola Little Theatre. This kitschy rock ‘n’ roll sci-fi spectacular is more fun than ever. Come in costume and sing along. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 434-0257 or pensacolalittletheatre.com. HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST 6 p.m. Winner receives a Mardi Gras Weekend in paradise. Paradise Bar and Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com. BAMBOO WILLIE’S HALLOWEEN BASH 8 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Road. 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com. CASH IN THE ATTIC 6 p.m. Also Oct. 31. Pensacola Museum of Art will welcome Tim Luke and Greg Strahm, “The Appraisal Guys,” during an Appraisal Extravaganza Weekend at the museum. Events are open to the public with ticketed admission on Friday night and Saturday. All proceeds support programming at the PMA. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. BAYVIEW PARK SPRING FLEA MARKET 9-12 p.m. Bayview Park, corner of East Blount Street and 20th Avenue. 436-5190 or aquina@ci.pensacola.fl.us.
‘NIGHT OF THE LIVING KREWE’ HALLOWEEN PARTY 7 p.m.-Midnight. Presented by Krewe of DePez & Krewe of Hip Huggers. Music by DJ Ramsey, cash bar, and free beer and Jello shots. 21 and up. $15 per person, pay at the door. Open to the public. MySpayce, 212 E. Garden St.
‘SECRETS OF SANTA ROSA’ LECTURE SERIES 11 a.m. Weekly through October. The University of West Florida is sponsoring a public lecture series every Saturday at the Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site. Following the presentations, guests are invited to take a guided boardwalk tour of the Arcadia Mill site. Arcadia Mill Archaeology Site, 5701 Mill Pond Lane. 6263084 or historicpensacola.org.
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PENSACOLA INTERSTATE FAIR Through Oct. 31. Check out bigname entertainment in addition to games, rides, agricultural and education-oriented exhibits and displays. Kid’s Day: All kids 11 years and under will be admitted free to the fairgounds from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Regular General Admission prices apply after 2 p.m. General Admission: Adult $10, Child $5 (ages 4-11), Children 3 years and under free. Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Highway. 944-4500 or pensacolafair.com.
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event to benefit Pensacola State Parks (Big Lagoon) and Manna Food Bank. Enjoy an intense themed attraction with custom sets and costumes as well as special effects. Saturday matinee “flash light tours” will be available for children and adults. $13. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
ELBERTA GERMAN SAUSAGE FESTIVAL 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Enjoy famous German sausage and sauerkraut, plus live entertainment, along with 250 arts and crafts booths. Other foods will include German-style filled cabbage, potato salad, goulash, red beans and rice, hamburgers, hot dogs, BBQ sandwiches, ice cream, popcorn and peanuts. Elberta City Park, Highway 98, Elberta, Ala. sausagefest.elbertafire.com. MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER 8TH ANNUAL MALL TO MALL WALK 7:30 registration. 8 a.m. walk begins. Honor breast cancer survivors, remember people we have lost, and raise funds and awareness to help end breast cancer. Teams and individuals of all ages are welcome to participate. All participants that raise $100 will receive an event t-shirt. All registered breast cancer survivors will receive a free survivor t-shirt. University Mall, 7171 N. Davis Highway. 266-2296 or makingstrides.acsevents.org. PENSACOLA ICE FYLERS V. FAYETTEVILLE FIREANTZ 7 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaiceflyers.com. BOO AT THE ZOO–THE BIG SCARE 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 30. Enjoy evening events, rides, games, haunted house, and a train ride. Extended zoo hours from 6-10 p.m. with the first train ride at 7:30 p.m. Gulf Breeze Zoo, 5701 Gulf Breeze Parkway. 932-2229 or gulfbreezezoo.org.
ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 2-4 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Family Day-Halloween. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola. ART CLASS AT PAINTING WITH A TWIST 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage, and paint a picture step by step that you will take home. 16 years and older. Theme: Mojito. Painting with a Twist, 4771 Bayou Blvd., Suite C-11. $35. 471-1450 or paintingwithatwist.com/pensacola. SALTED RIM SATURDAY AT THE OAR HOUSE 11 a.m.-close weekly. Enjoy entrée and drink specials. The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Boulevard. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com. PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m.-2 p.m. weekly. Open every Saturday, rain or shine, through Oct. 30 in Martin Luther King Plaza on Palafox Street between Wright and Chase streets. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques are available. palafoxmarket.com. RUNNING WILD SATURDAY LONG RUN 6 a.m. 8-20 miles, supported hydration stops, marked courses, pace leaders and more. 435-9222 or werunwild.com. TEXAS HOLD’EM 3 p.m. weekly. Paddy O’Leary’s, 49 Via De Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com. MUSIC: PANHANDLE ALL STARS 9:30 p.m. No cover. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. MUSIC: AL MARTIN 7 p.m. weekly. Ragtyme Grille, 201 S. Jefferson St. 429-9655 or ragtyme.net. MUSIC: LIVE MUSIC AT INTERMISSION 9:30 p.m. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. No cover. 433-6208.
12TH ANNUAL HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION 10 a.m. Treat stations throughout the museum. Naval Aviation Museum, 1750 Radford Blvd. 453-6384 or navalaviationmuseum.org.
MUSIC: KRAZY GEORGE KARAOKE AND HALLOWEEN PARTY 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.
LEGEND OF SHERWOOD MANOR HAUNTED HOUSE 7 p.m. This is an extended charity community outreach and fundraiser
MUSIC: HALLOWEEN PARTY WITH CHIEF JUSTICE 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s At the Point, 5851 Galvez Road. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com.
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MUSIC: LIVE MUSIC AT THE FISH HOUSE 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. MUSIC: KATAGORY 5 9 p.m. LiliMarlene’s in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. MUSIC: SCHOFIELD 8 p.m. Seville Party Plaza in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. MUSIC: BELLA ORANGE 9 p.m. End ‘O The Alley in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. MUSIC: 30 X 90 6 p.m. Paradise Bar and Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com. MUSIC: VINYL MUSIC HALL-OWEEN BASH FEATURING: MAGNAPOP, INGRAM HILL AND DEADLY FISTS OF KUNG FU 8 p.m. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. 607-6758 or vinylmusichall.com. MUSIC: MO JILES 9 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd. 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com. MUSIC: UNNATURAL SOUNDS 9 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or handlebarpensacola.com. MUSIC: RICHARD MADDEN 7 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.
SUNDAY 10.31 PENSACOLA INTERSTATE FAIR Check out big-name entertainment in addition to games, rides, agricultural and educationoriented exhibits and displays. Special Admission Family Day: There is a $5 admission price for everyone 12 years and older, $3 for ages 4-11 and free to children 3 and under. Fair closes at 10 p.m. Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Highway. 944-4500 or pensacolafair.com. SOUTHERN SUNDAY SUPPERS AT FISH HOUSE 5 p.m.-close weekly. A fixed-price menu will be offered that will feature traditional Southern items with a modern touch and will feature “Meat and Two Plus a Roll”: choice of an entrée, two side dishes and a fresh-baked roll or cornbread. Each week the Fish House chefs will travel to Bailey’s Farmers Market and select fresh vegetables to offer a special side dish called “From Farm to Table.” $13.95. This Sunday special will be offered in addition to the regular Fish House menu. 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or goodgrits.com. HAPPY HAUNTING AT THE ZOO 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Kids will enjoy face painting, a variety of fall themed games and lots of trick-or-treat fun. Local organizations are invited to sponsor a trick or treat station and pass out candy. Gulf Breeze Zoo, 5701 Gulf Breeze Parkway. 932-2229 or gulfbreezezoo.org. LEGEND OF SHERWOOD MANOR HAUNTED HOUSE 7 p.m. This is an extended charity community outreach and fundraiser event to benefit Pensacola State Parks (Big Lagoon) and Manna Food Bank. Enjoy an intense themed attraction with custom sets and costumes as well as special effects. Saturday matinee “flash light tours” will be available for children and adults. $13. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. ‘THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW’ AT PLT 7:30 p.m. through Oct. 31. That sweet transvestite and his motley crew do the time warp again to celebrate Halloween at Pensacola Little Theatre. This kitschy rock ‘n’ roll sci-fi spectacular is more fun than ever. Come in costume and sing along. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 434-0257 or pensacolalittletheatre.com. MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE BEVERLY HALLOWEEN BASH 7:30 p.m. The musical group Maze brings its soulful sounds to Pensacola. Critics describe Frankie Beverly and Maze as the ultimate urban contemporary group. Soulful and funky, their live show mixes R&B, soul and funk into an unforgettable experience. Special Guest Zapp. A grand prize will be awarded for the best costume. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St., 432-0800 or pensacolacivicenter.com. CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST 4 p.m. Paradise Bar and Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com. CASH IN THE ATTIC 6 p.m. Pensacola Museum of Art will welcome Tim Luke and Greg Strahm, “The Appraisal Guys,” during an Appraisal Extravaganza Weekend at the museum. Events are open to the public with ticketed admission on Friday night and Saturday. All proceeds support programming at the PMA. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.
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FOOTLOOSE AND FANCY FREE
BALLET PENSACOLA LIVENS UP THEIR SEASON WITH TWO ORIGINAL WORLD PREMIERES
HANA FRENETTE
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ith the addition of several full-time dancers and two world premieres released in the same season, Ballet Pensacola isn’t tiptoeing around the idea of making a name for itself. Of the three performances scheduled for this year’s season, “The Nutcracker,” “American Icons,” and “The Counterpane Fairy,” two are original to Ballet Pensacola and will be performed for the very first time. “The work that gets built here gets produced all over the world,” artistic direc-
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tor Richard Steinert said, “literally from France to L.A.” Steinert is in his fourth season with Ballet Pensacola. Thus far, he has brought many innovative and cutting edge ideas to the stage, and has recruited dancers from all over the world. “My job is to set the artistic vision and attain it,” Steinert explained. Steinert serves as the principal of the dance academy, maintains the syllabus for the school, and is in charge of anything and everything that crosses the stage.
The first performance of the season will be “The Counterpane Fairy,” which is based on a children’s book by Katharine Pyle. In the book, a young boy named Teddy is unable to go on an outing with his family and instead meets the Counterpane Fairy. The fairy asks the boy to select pieces of patchwork from a quilt and the boy and the fairy are taken from place to place, represented by the patches of the quilt. “Almost 40 years ago, I promised my mother that I would direct a ballet performance based on this book,” Steinert said. The right time finally presented itself and “The Counterpane Fairy” will debut on Oct. 29. “My 84- and 85-year-old mother and father will be coming to see the performance,” Steinert added. And the promise is fulfilled. The second performance of the season will be the Christmas classic, “The Nutcracker.” “‘The Nutcracker’ is the bread and butter of every ballet company,” Steinert said. Steinert laughed and continued, “If I didn’t do it, I would be lynched.” The music of Tchaikovsky, including “The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy,” ac-
companies the dancers through the story of Clara and the Nutcracker Prince. The last performance will be “American Icons,” which will be a world premiere as well. “‘American Icons’ is brand new to Ballet Pensacola, and is a production based on uniquely American points of view,” Steinert said. The ballet is inspired by American playwrights, poets, and musicians, and features music from artists like Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley. “I wanted this to serve as a brief reminder of what a great place this is, and that what we have is truly wonderful,” Steinert said. info@inweekly.net
THE COUNTERPANE FAIRY
WHEN: 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29 WHERE: Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox Place COST: $12 DETAILS: 432-2042, or balletpensacola.com
THE NUTCRACKER
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 17-18 and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19 WHERE: Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox Place COST: $17-$30 DETAILS: 432-2042, or balletpensacola.com
AMERICAN ICONS
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 18-19 WHERE: Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. COST: $17- $30 DETAILS: 432-2042, or balletpensacola.com
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PENSACOLA’S LONG LOST LOVER DAVID DONDERO HITS PENSACOLA ON HIS LATEST TOUR
BY HANA FRENETTE
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Dondero quickly established a friendship with several people in Pensacola including Terry Johnson and Rymodee of This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, a band he would eventually become the drummer for. “And then, I ended up just moving down there,” he says. It’s evident that Dondero still has a soft spot for Pensacola. He still makes sure to include Pensacola on his tour dates and is enthusiastic about the places he used to frequent. “I used to go the old Handlebar, before it burned down, and I loved going to the Elbow Room. And Sluggo’s, of course,” Dondero says. “If there was a Sluggo’s in every town, eating would be so much easier.” Dondero has since been named by NPR as one of the greatest living songwriters, alongside Bob Dylan and Tom Waits. He’s toured all over the world, and his music has received just about every compliment worth getting. He just released another album, # Zero with a Bullet, and is currently on tour. He will be stopping by Sluggo’s in Pensacola on Nov. 1 with The Moaners.
he first time I saw David Dondero play was at the old Sluggo’s on Cervantes Street. I don’t remember the way his music was first described to me, only that as I was getting ready to leave for the night, someone strongly advised it would be wise to stay and hear him for myself. His hair was dirty and his eyes had bags under them. He looked like a man who’d suffered a long day. The reason I don’t remember how his music was described is probably because the person encouraging me to stay was
already aware that any attempt would most likely cheapen what I was about to see. He played a song called “Pornographic Love Song” that has been requested many times at shows since, but never played. “That song is really special to me,” Dondero says. “And if I play it too much then it starts to not feel that way. I haven’t played it in a long time though, so maybe this time.” Dondero also played the song “South of the South,” in which he references Pensacola. Dondero lived in Pensacola in the late ‘90s, as well as several other places around
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the country, but it’s obvious in the song that Pensacola holds a certain degree of nostalgia. “The first time I came to Pensacola, I was on tour with Sunbrain in 1993,” Dondero says. “We played at the original Sluggo’s downtown on Intendencia.” Dondero was living in North Carolina and Atlanta. “At that time, it was our first tour ever and the people at Sluggo’s were the nicest people in the country that we met up with,” Dondero says. “I played a really good show with them.”
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DAVID DONDERO
WHEN: 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1 WHERE: Sluggo’s, 101 S. Jefferson Place COST: $5 DETAILS: myspace.com/sluggos
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Dear Maxwell, Who is Philip Beall? the man that the “Three-Mile Bridge” is named for? -Ric T.
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The bridge that spans Pensacola Bay is not often referred to by its official na me: Philip D. Beall Sr. Memorial Bridge. On Oct. 31, 1960, Gover nor LeRoy Collins ca me to tow n for the dedication of a new
BY MAXWELL CHASE
the position of State Senate president. He was bor n in San Antonio, Texas on Feb. 17, 1891 and moved to Pensacola in the fall of 1896. After graduating from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Beall went on to become one of the leading law yers in Florida at a young age. In 1919, when prohibition beca me a state law in Florida, Beall challenged it constitutionally on behalf of Esca mbia County. Eventually he made the transition from law to politics, r unning as a Democrat. The Senate na med the bridge after him for his overall political ser vice and because he was instr umental in freeing the old bay bridge from private ow nership. Beall died in office in 1947 as Senate president. He was sur vived by two sons who carried on in their father’s footsteps. Philip Beall, Jr. ser ved as Senate president himself, and Kirke Beall was an Esca mbia County judge for more than 20 years. Unfortunately, notoriety fades quickly with time. In 1989, the Gulf Breeze City Council entertained a proposal to rena me the bridge to Andrew Jackson Memorial Bridge. Following the request, council members were embarrassed to admit that no one at the meeting could remember if the span had already been na med for someone. Thanks to the Beall fa mily, the proposal failed.
UNFORTUNATELY, NOTORIETY FADES QUICKLY WITH TIME. IN 1989, THE GULF BREEZE CITY COUNCIL ENTERTAINED A PROPOSAL TO RENAME THE BRIDGE TO ANDREW JACKSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE. four-lane bridge connecting Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. The 15,640-foot length of concrete was built to replace the 30-year-old Thomas A. Johnson Bridge, which was subsequently tur ned into a fishing pier. The new bridge doubled traffic capacity and added a few new safety features including lights and alu minu m handrails. At a constr uction cost of $8,136,793, it was the largest single contract ever awarded by the State Road Department to that point. T wo years later, the Florida Legislature na med the bridge after one of its ow n. Philip Beall was a lawyer from Pensacola who was elected to the State Senate and eventually rose to
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news of the weird MODERN MUMMIES: New York City artist Sally Davies offered in October the latest evidence of how unattractive today’s fast foods are to bacteria and maggots. Davies bought a McDonald’s Happy Meal in April, has photographed it daily, and has noted periodically the lack even of the slightest sign of decomposition. Her dog, who circled restlessly nearby for the first two days the vittles were out, since then has ignored it. (Several bloggers, and filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, have made discoveries similar to Davies’.) Food scientists “credited” a heavy use (though likely still within FDA guidelines) of the preservative sodium propionate but also the predominance of fat and lack of moisture and nutrients—all of which contribute to merely shrinking and hardening the burger and fries.
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I DEMAND MY RIGHTS A lawyer in Xian, China, filed a lawsuit in September against a movie house and film distributor for wasting her time -- because she was exposed to 20 minutes of advertisements that began at the posted time for the actual movie to begin. Ms. Chen Xiaomei is requesting a refund (equivalent of about $5.20) plus damages of an equal amount, plus the equivalent of about 15 cents for “emotional” damages -- plus an apology. • In an April journal article, University of East Anglia professor Brett Mills denounced the 2009 British TV documentary series “Nature’s Great Events” on the ground that the program’s omnipresent and intrusive video cameras violated animals’ privacy. “(The animals) often do engage in forms of behavior which suggest they’d rather not encounter humans,” he wrote, “and we might want to think about equating this with a desire for privacy.” BRIGHT IDEAS British entrepreneur Howard James, who runs several online dating sites, opened another in August to worldwide attention (and, allegedly, thousands of sign-ups in the first five days): dates for ugly people. James said new members (accepted from the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia and Ireland) will have their photos vetted to keep out “attractive” people. (Based on the web pages available at press time, the photo-evaluation process is working well.) • Beyond “MacGyver”: Keith Jeffery’s book on the British intelligence service MI6, published in September and serialized in The Times of London, revealed that the first chief of the SIS (Secret Intelligence Service) during World War I recommended, as the best invisible ink, semen, in that it “would not react to (ink-detecting) iodine vapor” and was, of course, “readily available.” SUPER-EXCLUSIVE ADDRESSES (1) Mr. Hamen Vile was transferred from Gulgong Hospital in Australia, in August, to another about 30 miles away after Gulgong was discovered with dangerous levels of asbes-
BY CHUCK SHEPPARD tos. Vile had lived full-time at Gulgong since 1952, when he suffered an accidental gunshot in the back. (2) Recently, MSNBC and The New York Times discovered that 104-year-old Montana copper-mine heiress Huguette Clark has cloistered herself for the last 20 years in an ordinary room at an unnamed New York City hospital. All of Clark’s affairs are handled by an attorney who has almost no contact with her but oversees her three well-maintained estates in Connecticut, Santa Barbara (Calif.) and New York City, worth, respectively, $24 million, $100 million and $100 million.
LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS Overconfident: (1) Xavier Ross, 19, passing by a piano at an art exhibit in front of the Grand Rapids, Mich., police station in October, could not resist sitting down to play a few notes—and was arrested when officers recognized him from a recent home invasion case. (2) Selma Elmore, 44, was arrested in Lockland, Ohio, in October when she f lagged down a police car to ask if there was an arrest warrant out on her. (Officers checked; there was; she ran; the warrant was minor; “resisting arrest” was more serious.) (3) Jason Williams, 38, was convicted in Maidenhead, England, in October of stealing a neighbor’s window curtains, which he had immediately installed on his own windows—in plain view of the neighbor’s window. RECURRING THEMES Almost Impossible: (1) According to a case report in the New Zealand Medical Journal, announced in August, yet another person has swallowed whole a standard-size toothbrush. (A 15-yearold girl, running with the toothbrush in her mouth, tripped and fell, and her gag reflex did the rest.) (2) Ms. Cha Sa-soon, 69, became a national heroine in South Korea in May when she passed her driver’s license written test on the 950th try (after taking two-hour bus rides to the test center almost daily for three years). (It took her only 10 more tries to pass the driving test, and Hyundai gave her a new car as a reward.) A NEWS OF THE WEIRD CLASSIC (JULY 1990) Orange County (Calif.) Superior
Court clerks discovered last fall (1989) that they had failed to complete the paperwork to make nearly 500 pre-1985 divorce judgments final, thus leaving the parties still legally married. The worst-case scenario for one husband occurred in April (1990) when an appeals court ruled that his supposedly-ex-wife, Bonita Lynch, was entitled to one-fourth of his $2.2 million lottery jackpot. The couple had been scheduled for final divorce 11 days before the jackpot was announced. Send your Weird News to Chuck Shepherd, P.O. Box 18737, Tampa, Fla., 33679 or weirdnews@earthlink.net, or go to www.NewsoftheWeird.com. FROM UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE CHUCK SHEPHERD’S NEWS OF THE WEIRD by Chuck Shepherd COPYRIGHT 2010 CHUCK SHEPHERD
Leadership Pensacola: Producing Commit ted Leaders
SIMULATED SOCIETY TEACHES LEAP CLASS REAL-WORLD LESSONS By Nicole
Webb, Programs and Events Manager for the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
Oct. 8 and 9 marked a unique experience for the LeaP Class of 2011. At a weekend retreat at SpringHill Suites, the class participated in a simulated society or “SIMSOC,” a dynamic group simulation game that teaches participants to cope with the daily problems of governing society. Similar to Lord of the Flies, participants were presented with a challenging situation with one goal: to survive. With a limited set of rules and restrictions, players assumed a variety of roles in their new society. Grappling with issues such as abuse of power, justice, diversity, trust and leadership, they negotiated their way through labor-management strife, political turmoil and even natural disasters. To succeed in the game, players had to make key decisions, be creative and use basic social skills from cooperation and reward to threat and punishment. SIMSOC not only promoted leadership skills, it helped participants see the barriers between classes of people that exist in society. “SIMSOC was a great experience in which I learned three valuable lessons,” said Ken Ashley of Cox Communications. “First, it reinforced the importance of working together not only within your assigned team, but also with other teams toward the accomplishment of mutually beneficial goals. Silos are detrimental to success. Second, it drove home the importance of diversity and inclusiveness: everyone has something to offer and needs to be involved—many cooks will make a fine soup. Third, we need to go beyond solely addressing business objectives and use our professional expertise to improve the quality of life of our entire community. The value of assisting others will long outweigh the value derived from career endeavors.” The Leadership Pensacola SIMSOC retreat provided the class an opportunity to thoughtfully select the project they will do as a team, learn more about themselves and how they perform under stress, and immerse themselves in a simulated society to gain new perspectives about themselves, their classmates and society as a whole. They arrived as individuals, and they left bonded as a class with a shared experience they will keep with them forever.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
UPCOMING EVENTS
Kurt Larson, LeaP Alumni Chair
Nov. 18, 2010 Tangible Support
In 2008, after celebrating LeaP’s 25th anniversary and more than 1,000 graduates, the alumni began looking toward the next 25 years. In 2009, the Leadership Pensacola Alumni Association, Inc., (LPAA) was formed and the group separated from the chamber. The alumni association is now run by a dedicated board of 15 members. LPAA is a 501(c)(6) organization with a mission to renew the commitment to our community by keeping members involved with each other, and through that involvement, keeping the leadership spirit alive. Education – LPAA members have access to members-only rates for business and leadership seminars and workshops throughout the year. Networking – Alumni are reconnecting at events including LeaP Nights, a new monthly rotary-style event, the winter holiday party and annual meeting. Outreach – The Youth LeaP program is an investment in the future of the Pensacola Bay area. Youth LeaP develops leadership skills, motivating teens to become positive role models, active and committed to their civic responsibilities. If you would like to volunteer and get involved, please visit our new Web site at http://leapalumni.com. If you are not already an alumni of Leadership Pensacola, we encourage you to consider participating in the chamber’s program. You’ll expand your knowledge of issues important to the Pensacola Bay area and help bring about positive change to the area we all call home.
The day will include exploring and identifying the components that make up the tangible support structure and how they impact our daily life. Chairs: Brent Lane, Don Hanto, Sena Madison, June Linke
LEAP CLASS 2011
Dec. 9, 2010 Intangible Support The class will explore and identify the components, specifically healthcare and education, that make up the support structure and how the aspects of the support structure interconnect within a community. Chairs: Sean Quigley, Greg Clay, Cat Outzen
economic groups in Northwest Florida while exploring the importance of cultural organizations and activities in the life of the community. Chairs: Leslie Keck, Jackie Barclay, Angela Neumann, Jerold Hall
March 30-31, 2011 Tallahassee Trip The Tallahassee trip will focus on how the legislative process impacts how we live, work and play in Northwest Florida and how the lobbying process differs in session and out of session. The class will have the opportunity to speak with their legislators and staffs regarding the issues that are important to them.
April 14, 2011 Leadership & Ethics
Jan. 13, 2011 Present Economics The LeaP Class will develop an understanding of our present economic base and explore the fundamentals of our region’s economy and how fiscal policy (and the leaders that shape it) influence our lives. Chairs: Debi Panyko, Ashley Spikes, Jerry Feagles
During Leadership and Ethics day, the class will discuss the interrelationships among leaders in the community. They will identify the risks, rewards and challenges of leadership and the bond between leadership and ethics. Chairs: Marina Holley, Ted Gorder, Jeff Nall
May 13, 2011 Closing Retreat
Feb. 10, 2011 Future Economics Members of the class will explore different economic development strategies and future trends/directions. They will learn how our community is affected by ongoing local, state or nationwide economic development efforts. Chairs: Cheryl Kirby, Patrick Rooney, Paula Roe Turner, David Sansing
March 10, 2011 Quality of Life The class will examine and explore the positive and negative aspects of our community’s quality of life. They will discuss the meaning of quality of life for the various socio-
The class will reflect on the LeaP curriculum and explore lessons learned during the past nine months. They will explore new individual and team challenges at the high ropes course at Adventures Unlimited and are encouraged to apply the LeaP experience to a future course of action. Chairs: Melissa Chapman, Sparkie Folkers, Brett Berg
For more information on Leadership Pensacola or to inquire about applying for the class of 2012, call Nicole Webb at (850) 438-4081 or click www.pensacolachamber.com/LeaP
Liz Adams, David Allen, Lauren Anzaldo, Ken Ashley, Ross Atherton, Buffi Barrineau Bailey, Ryan Barnett, Carissa Bergosh, Ellis W. Bullock IV, Michael Capps, Ashley Coggin, Sonya Davis, Stefanie Emery Hoffman, Daniel Ewert, Cory M. Fogarty, Charmere N. Gatson, Andre C. Hall, Brooke Hicks, Matthew C. Hoffman, Shawn B. Hutcherson, Jennifer Knisbell, Rebekah Ann Lee, Russell F. Lentz, Sonia L. Lott, Susan Lovelady, John Lund, Doug Lurton, Melissa Martin, Trip Maygarden, Leah McCreary, Ruth McKinon, Nasya McSwain, Kara R. Melendez, Scott Moore, Kevin D. Nelson, Todd O’Brien, Karen T. Pope, Amie Remington, Kismet J. Rideau, Renee J. Rieder, Ryan Ross, Mark Taylor, Kris Thoma, Greg Thomas, Scot Thomas, Hong Tran, Beth Varhalla, Frank White and Audrey S. Young.
LeaP Class Members during the SIMSOC Retreat
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ACROSS 1 Black-tie blowout 5 All-points bulletin, e.g. 10 Bryn ___ (Pennsylvania college) 14 Unknown author (Abbr.) 15 Abraham’s wife 16 Space pioneer Shepard 17 One way to celebrate 19 Franco-Swiss range 20 Prime meridian hrs. 21 Highland boys 22 Parallelogram with four equal sides (Var.) 24 Be less than truthful 25 Story of one’s life, briefly 26 In a fatigued manner 28 Spine-chilling 30 Halloween spooker 32 Chosen one played by Keanu 33 ___ Tac (breath freshener) 35 Lithium-___ battery 36 Spiritual adviser 37 One way to celebrate 40 George Michael’s old musical group 42 Alleged mentalist Geller 43 ___ for the books 44 Thole insert 45 Spectrum creator 47 Barton of the Red Cross 51 Make intrusive comments 53 Actress Massen of “Tokyo Rose” 55 “Neither” go-with 56 Alex Haley saga 57 “Ditto,” in footnotes 58 Searched for buried
What is your chief characteristic? Like Rocky Balboa, I pride myself on overcoming adversity when things look bleak. What do you appreciate most about your friends? Their loyalty, their support, their sense of humor, and their ability to have a good time Who is your favorite hero in fiction? Don Draper from “Mad Men” Who is your favorite heroine in fiction? Oedipa Maas from “The Crying of Lot 49” What is the best thing you have ever won? I won a UFC Ultimate Prize Package from TK101 a few months ago. What did your mother always tell you? She told me she loved me, which is the best thing a parent can tell you.
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treasure 59 Australian gemstone 60 One way to celebrate 63 Send via Western Union 64 With everything counted 65 Virginia’s dance 66 “All’s Well That ___ Well” 67 Richly colored violet 68 Constructed DOWN 1 Flock of geese 2 Breakdown of societal norms 3 One who takes inventory? 4 Pundit Coulter 5 Allegro ___ (music direction) 6 Yes-man’s kin 7 Acts human? 8 ___ Dawn Chong of “Commando” 9 To that, formally 10 Collegian’s selection 11 Can type 12 Songbird 13 Tiny messenger material
18 Notwithstanding 23 Twain portrayer Holbrook 26 Apt rhyme for “pursues” 27 Second-person person 29 Auction unit 31 Old sound systems 34 Matrimony prelude 36 Scottish highlander 37 On the left side of a ship 38 “Looney Tunes” cartoon director Freleng 39 Bivouac 40 Stir-fry vessel 41 Bun holder 45 “The ___ and the Pendulum” 46 Auto show displays 48 McArdle who played Annie 49 Beat soundly 50 Diamond-shaped sock pattern 52 Botanical trunks 54 Big name in mattresses 57 Terrible czar? 59 Be in hock 61 Collection of memorable sayings 62 Usher’s offering
What is the worst idea you’ve ever had? Quitting college in 2004 What is your favorite food? A cheeseburger Which talent would you most like to have? I have a ton of musician friends yet have no musical ability at all. What movie do you love to watch repeatedly? “Heat”—for me, the action is the juice. What was your most embarrassing moment? I did stand-up comedy in a Gainesville club one time. Let’s just say it was a tough crowd. What historical figure do you despise the most? Karl Marx, because his theories gave rise to the development of communism as a political tool of oppression that killed hundreds of millions of people all over the world. What TV show is your guilty pleasure? My girlfriend got me into “True Blood.” That Bill Compton cannot be trusted. What is the last book you read? “A Personal Anthology” by Jorge Luis Borges What is your theme song? “My Way” by Frank Sinatra
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