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the third time, the University of West Florida has received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award from INSIGHT into Diversity magazine. Among the University's diversity initiatives is an annual Diversity Week, co-sponsored by the Student Government Association, dedicated to celebrating the diversity of UWF students, faculty, staff and community members. UWF also hosts an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Awards Ceremony to recognize those who have shown commitment in support of diversity, inclusion and global engagement on the UWF campus and in the Pensacola community.

GULF COAST CITIZEN DIPLOMACY COUNCIL The nonpartisan, nonprofit organi-

zation recently celebrated its 10th anniversary.

The Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council was created in 2008 to encourage collaboration via citizen diplomacy, the concept that Americans have the right, even the responsibility, to help affect U.S. foreign relations "one handshake at a time." Since its founding, the council has hosted 2,056 visitors from 180 countries in Northwest Florida.

ASCEND CARES FOUNDATION The nonprofit funded and led by employees of Ascend Performance Materials recently announced the funding, installation and opening of a new sensory playground at Escambia Westgate School.

For six years, Ascend Cares has partnered with Escambia Westgate School, which is dedicated to teaching children with physical and intellectual disabilities from kindergarten to 12th grade.

The project is the largest single project in the history of the Ascend Cares Foundation.

losers UBER Attorney General Pam Bondi, along

with the 49 other attorneys general and the District of Columbia, settled with Uber Technologies, Inc. for allegedly failing to comply with the Florida Information Protection Act and other related laws. In November 2016, Uber learned that hackers gained access to some personal information the company maintains about its drivers, including driver's license information. Uber tracked down the hackers and obtained assurances that they deleted and never distributed the information. The breach triggered Florida's law requiring Uber to notify affected Florida residents. Uber waited a year, until November 2017, before reporting the data breach. As part of the nationwide settlement, Uber agreed to pay $148 million to the states and the District of Columbia. Florida will receive $8,246,606.

EMERALD COAST UTILITY AUTHORITY Once again, the utility is raising its fees.

The ECUA board increased water and sewer rates by 4 percent beginning in October.

The board will have a public hearing and final vote on Oct. 25 to raise the sanitation rates by 5 percent and add a monthly $1.50 capital improvement fee.

UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT Florida Agriculture Com-

missioner Adam Putnam would like the renegotiated and rebranded North American Free Trade Agreement to do more to help the state's farmers. According to Putnam, USMCA offers no new protections for Florida fruit and vegetable producers, who have suffered from Mexico's unfair trade practices for years.

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NEWPOINT NIGHTMARE In April 2015, Inweekly reported allegations of grade tampering and misuse of state funds at two Newpoint charters schools in Escambia County. Last week, Newpoint Education Partners founder Marcus May was convicted of one count of organized fraud and two counts of racketeering.

Missing from the news stories of May's conviction was that Escambia Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas knew of problems at Newpoint a year before Inweekly broke the story and the State Attorney's Office launched its investigation.

A Newpoint employee called Superintendent Thomas. She told him that teachers were being pressured to change grades. Students in the companion middle school, Newpoint Academy, were complaining of being harassed by a teacher. Funds raised by the Student Government Association had disappeared.

The whistleblower saw Thomas as her last hope.

When the superintendent's office received the call in May 2014, Thomas was out. His administrative assistant, Cathy Irwin, took notes and read them back to the whistleblower to be sure she had the facts correct.

When she finished the call, other teachers came forward with similar stories. The whistleblower called Irwin to report the additional information. She told Inweekly that Irwin said, "OK, Mr. Thomas knows. He's aware of the situation, and we are looking into it."

With graduation only a week away, the whistleblower thought that the district would place a hold on Newpoint's graduation until the grade tampering could be

investigated. District emails verified the phone calls and showed communication between Irwin and Vickie Mathis, the Director of Alternative Education.

However, the school superintendent didn't intervene. The Newpoint schools finished their school years with no report to the Escambia County School Board of any problems. The Florida Department of Education gave Pensacola Newpoint High an "A" grade.

While the whistleblower was reaching out to the superintendent for help, two Newpoint students sent Thomas an email. The junior and sophomore provided documentation that they believed showed a Newpoint teacher had stolen money raised by the Student Government Association over the school year.

Superintendent Thomas replied that he would take care of it, but nothing happened.

In March 2015, Gov. Rick Scott handed Newpoint High and Newpoint Academy checks for $11,392 and $15,861 respectively for their high performance. The award ceremony triggered the whistleblower to reach out to then-school board member Jeff Bergosh and Inweekly. Finally, the light was being shone on the problems at Newpoint. The Escambia County School Board a month later canceled the schools' charters.

However, the Newpoint nightmare might have been avoided and tax dollars saved had Superintendent Thomas acted sooner. A less political, appointed superintendent might have handled the charter schools differently. {in} rick@inweekly.net

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'A PRIVILEGE OF A LIFETIME'

By Rick Outzen "My Exaggerated Life," an oral biography of the late Pat Conroy as told to Pensacola author Katherine Clark, offers special insights into the life of the celebrated Southern author, whose books "The Great Santini," "The Lords of Discipline" and "The Prince of Tides" were made into award-winning movies.

Clark recorded 200 hours of conversations with Conroy during the spring and summer of 2014. No subject was off limits. He spoke candidly of surviving and overcoming childhood abuse, his battles with depression and alcoholism, and his lack of self-esteem and self-confidence.

As depressing as those topics might seem, Conroy's sense of humor shone throughout the telling of his life, giving an uplifting quality to the narrative.

Clark wove the interviews into a book that is a delight for Conroy fans and those who love Southern literature. Inweekly caught up with her recently to talk about her relationship with the author.

She met Conroy in 2009 when she was freelancing for the Mobile Press-Register's book page. Conroy was touring to promote his novel "South of Broad," and Clark's editor asked her to interview the author.

His publicist at Doubleday had arranged for Conroy to call her at a specific time on Friday morning.

When her cell phone rang Thursday night, the voice on the other end was Conroy. She told Inweekly, "Pat was apologetic and humble, but he wanted to tell me how much he enjoyed 'Milking the Moon.'"

Clark had penned two oral biographies that had received attention—"Motherwit: An Alabama Midwife's Story" with Onnie Lee Logan and "Milking the Moon: A Southerner's Story of Life on This Planet" with Mobile writer Eugene Walter. The latter was a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist.

"Pat had met Eugene in Italy, and they were good friends," said Clark. "He just wanted to talk about the book."

When the phone conversation ended, Clark realized that she hadn't asked any questions for her upcoming article. She worried about what she would tell her editor about blowing the interview, but the next morning, Conroy called again at the designated time for the article.

The pair became "phone friends." Conroy's list of phone friends included the late Doug Marlette, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and uncle of the News Journal's Andy Marlette. Marlette and Conroy talked daily. When the cartoonist was killed in a car wreck in Mississippi, Conroy eulogized him at the funeral.

"First, Pat would call about once or twice a month, but then the calls were nearly every day," said Clark. "I learned that the phone calls were his social life. He had a list of friends that called at the end of every day. I got added to the list."

"I learned that the phone calls were his social life. He had a list of friends that called at the end of every day. I got added to the list." Katherine Clark Conroy's University of South Carolina Press imprint, Story River Books, published Clark's Mountain Brook Series, which included "The Headmaster's Darlings;" "All the Governor's Men," a political comedy based George Wallace's last run for governor of Alabama in 1982; its sequel, "The Harvard Bride;" and "The Ex-Suicide," a satirical comedy of manners about a prominent Alabama family living across the street from the Birmingham Country Club.

Conroy was her editor, making suggestions on how to improve each book.

At one point during their daily phone conversations, Conroy joked that Clark would have a great book if she had recorded their calls. She agreed but thought little about it until Conroy had a health scare and was hospitalized for two weeks.

"Pat was confronting his mortality and the fact that he hadn't written everything he wanted to write about his life," she said. "There were things that he had been withholding because all of his work was autobiographical—whether it was non-fiction or fiction."

Clark hesitated because she wasn't interested in doing an oral autobiography with him initially. She explained, "I thought what is left for him to talk about, because hadn't he already mined all of the material from his past?"

Conroy indicated there were parts of his life that he hadn't revealed.

"There were secrets that he had been guarding," said Clark, "things that he had been withholding that he always intended later in his life to write about, but Pat was afraid he wasn't going to be able to get around to it."

The author was also concerned about his legacy and how future generations would perceive him. Clark said, "One thing he said was, 'I don't know what's going to be written about me when I'm gone,' so he was contemplating the day when he wasn't going to be here and others were going to write about those things that Pat had not written about, so he wanted to get this out. He wanted to share these things with someone he trusted."

Clark agreed and initially believed she would have to do the interviews with Conroy in person. Her oral biography with Eugene Walter, the playwright known as "Mobile's Renaissance Man," had been done that way.

"Eugene Walter was a performer," she said.

"He had been in Fellini films and needed a live audience. He wanted somebody in the room with him who was witnessing his performance and taking it in."

However, Clark soon realized that Conroy wasn't comfortable with face-to-face interviews.

"Pat was a raconteur, like Eugene, and I just assumed I needed to be in the room," she explained. Conroy's wife, Sandra, also a novelist, was doing a book tour in south Alabama, and Clark set up Pat staying in Pensacola in her neighbor's guest house for a week.

"We planned to spend the whole week recording," she said. "I would take him to lunch. We went to the yacht club and the country club and a few places around town.

I took my recorder, but I began to realize Pat was more guarded with me in person than he was on the phone."

She continued, "He was a little shy about just opening up and spilling his guts, and I realized that our relationship had evolved over the telephone. Pat was used to just telling me anything and everything over the phone. With me not in the room with him, he didn't have to deal with my facial expressions and could just talk."

Conroy and Clark had a rapport on the phone that had been established over four years. They agreed to try to do the book over the phone. She said, "So that's what we did. He got back to Buford, and we just started talking every morning."

She said, "We recorded for five months, every day, sometimes even Saturdays, for about an hour, an hour and a half.

She had tried to start the interviews in chronological order. Clark had a list of questions, but she let Conroy go in whatever direction he wanted.

"No great raconteur is chronological," said Clark. "They go off on all sorts of tangents and detour, and you want them to do it. If he went off subject, it didn't matter. I was getting everything and would be able to put it where I wanted it anyway in the book."

The result is a unique autobiography that will surely win several literary awards.

Clark shared, "It was a privilege of a lifetime." {in}

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SANDSHAKER SHOCK Last month, U.S.

Magistrate Charles Kahn, Jr. issued a report and recommendation that the Sandshaker Lounge on Pensacola Beach pay $100,005 to the Shaka Bar for legal expenses if the iconic bar wants to continue its trademark infringement case against the little bar that opened near the Bob Sikes Bridge in 2013.

Robert Beasley, the Sandshaker's attorney, has since filed an objection to Judge Kahn's recommendation. Both parties are waiting for Federal Judge Casey Rodgers to rule on the legal expenses. The attorney sat down with Inweekly to explain his client's position.

Beasley said the reason the magistrate reviewed the legal expenses was because of Rule 41, which is evoked when a case is voluntarily dismissed at the state level and refiled in federal court.

Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 41 states, "If a plaintiff who previously dismissed an action in any court files an action based on or including the same claim against the same defendant, the court: (1) may order the plaintiff to pay all or part of the costs of that previous action; and (2) may stay the proceedings until the plaintiff has complied.

Judge Rodgers stayed the trademark infringement case and ordered the magistrate report on the previous legal expenditures by the Shaka Bar. "Rule 41 is meant to be a deterrent of someone jumping forums, kind of enjoying their day in court at the state level and then dropping it when it looks like things are going against them and jumping to federal," Beasley shared, "and thus causing a party to have to redo everything or undoing successes at the lower level."

According to Beasley, Rule 41 has three criteria for analyzing the legal costs—(1) Did the other side win anything in state court that would be undone; (2) Is there any positioning that was achieved in state

court that was undone; and (3) Is there any recyclability of the legal already done?

"Our position is there were no successes at the lower level so that criteria doesn't apply," said Beasley. "And there wasn't anything they accomplished that was undone."

As far as recyclability, meaning whether the legal research and discovery done at state level could be used in the federal case, he said, "Our position is the legal work was all recyclable because the real reason we moved courts was because, at the state court level, the opposing lawyer continued to remind the court, 'We don't have a federal trademark action here. What they have is a state delusion claim.' And so it kept working against us that we had not brought a federal trademark infringement action."

Beasley continued, "At some point, we said we're going to bring in a federal trademark infringement action, so we moved the whole thing to federal court."

He said his client is prepared to pay the legal fees if Judge Rodgers rules against the Sandshaker so that it can defend its trademark.

The Sandshaker has little choice, according to the attorney.

"If you do not remain diligent in protecting your mark, then it doesn't matter if it's registered or not. It could be deemed abandoned," said Beasley. "The Sandshaker did not want to file this lawsuit. It got to the point where they could not resolve things without filing it and had to do so to protect their trademark."

NEWPOINT FOUNDER GUILTY Marcus May, the founder of Newpoint Education Partners that operated charter schools in Escambia County and six other Florida counties, last Thursday was found guilty of steering millions of education dollars and other school funds to his personal accounts.

In the spring of 2015, Inweekly broke the story of alleged grade tampering and misuse of school funds at Newpoint's middle and

high schools located on Highway 29. Assistant State Attorney Russ Edgar took the case and was able to show a pattern of kickbacks and fraudulent billing.

The Escambia County jury found May guilty of one count of organized fraud and two counts of racketeering. He faces up to 90 years in prison.

ABUSE HOTLINE Florida Attorney General

Pam Bondi has launched a tip site for people to report allegations of past child sex abuse by Catholic priests in Florida. The tip site is part of Attorney General Bondi's ongoing investigation into all seven Catholic dioceses in the state.

"Any priest that would exploit a position of power and trust to abuse a child is a disgrace to the church and a threat to society," said Attorney General Bondi. "I am calling on victims and anyone with information about potential abuse to please report it to my office. Victim information will be kept confidential in accordance with state law."

Tips of past abuse can be reported by visiting myfloridalegal.com/stopabuse. All victim information will be kept confidential in accordance with Florida law. The site is for reporting allegations of past abuse by Catholic priests in Florida. Anyone reporting ongoing abuse should call 911 or the Florida Department of Children and Families Abuse Hotline at (800) 96-ABUSE. Attorney General Bondi instructed her Office of Statewide Prosecution to launch the investigation following the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report detailing decades of child sex abuse by Catholic priests in Pennsylvania. The grand jury identified 301 Catholic priests who abused children, detailed accounts of more than 1,000 child victims in Pennsylvania, and claimed senior church officials, bishops and monsignors helped cover up priest abuse.

BALLOTS IN THE MAIL The Escambia

County Supervisor of Elections Office last

week delivered more than 30,000 vote-bymail ballots to the post office for the Nov. 6 General Election. More than 5,600 additional ballots were sent to military and overseas voters in late September.

Voters who have requested to vote by mail should begin receiving their green- or ivory-colored ballot packages by the end of the week. Voted ballots must be received by the Supervisor of Elections Office no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 6, and require a 50-cent first-class postage stamp if returned by mail. The U.S. Postal Service recommends voters mail ballots at least one week before the due date. Ballots may also be returned by hand to the Supervisor of Elections Office.

The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot for the General Election is 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31. To request a vote-bymail ballot or track the status of your ballot, visit escambiavotes.com and click "Vote by Mail," or contact the Supervisor of Elections Office at 595-3900.

FOR AEROBIC UNDERACHIEVERS Chain

Reaction is calling all aerobic underachievers and pooped out parents to dash and crawl their way thru a 0.5K filled with goofiness, triumph and Halloween hoopla. This year's Boo Dash 0.5K and Creepy Crawl 0.5K are on Friday, Oct. 26, at the Blue Wahoos Stadium.

The family-friendly 546-yard Boo Dash begins at 5:30 p.m., with packet pickup and day-of registration beginning at 4:30 p.m. The Boo Dash features trick-or-treating and a festival inside the stadium. Participants may pre-register at getmeregistered.com/boodash05k. Cost for adults is $20 and includes two free registrations for children under the age of 11 before Oct. 26 and $25 on the day of the event.

For the "seasoned" trick-or-treaters, Chain Reaction will also be hosting the Creepy Crawl 0.5K, a 21+ event at 7:15 p.m., with packet pickup at 6:30 p.m. The Creepy Crawl features devilish drinks and spooky snacks from local

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bars at each trick-or-treating stop. Additionally, these participants will have the option to continue their crawl downtown at participating establishments with discounted drink specials to those wearing their runner's bib. Participants may pre-register at getmeregistered.com/ thecreepycrawl. Cost for adults is $20 before Oct. 26 and $25 on the day of the event.

After trick-or-treating through the 0.5K, families and 21+ can enjoy many activities inside the Blue Wahoos Stadium.

MIDNIGHT SHIFT The Pensacola Police

Department is now in the coffee business with "Midnight Shift."

According to PPD PIO Mike Wood, "This coffee will make you hear colors and smell sounds. It's that good. It's packed full of caffeine, courage and integrity."

Midnight Shift comes in two sizes, and $1 from each sale will go to Rally Pensacola. The coffee will be packaged with the Pensacola Police Department logo on it and can be found anywhere fine coffee is sold.

CANE AND ABLE DAY Independence for the Blind invites the community to Cane and Able Day, a blind awareness celebration, 10 a.m.

Thursday, Oct. 11, at the C.W. Gemmill Learning Center, 3107 N. Davis Highway. The purpose is to celebrate the abilities of persons who are blind or visually impaired and to emphasize the importance of the White Cane Law, which requires that vehicles must stop when someone with a white cane or a service dog is crossing or attempting to cross the street.

The Cane and Able Day walk with the blind and visually impaired is at noon. The walk is an opportunity for the blind to demonstrate their navigation ability and for sighted volunteers to be blindfolded and experience what it is like to walk on the street without sight. To RSVP, go to ibwest.org.

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Pensacola is calling arts and crafts vendors to submit applications for the 2019 Pensacola JazzFest, taking place April 6-7 at Seville Square in historic downtown Pensacola.

Application forms can be downloaded at jazzpensacola.com. Only original art and handmade craft vendors will be accepted.

No commercial/mass-produced products will be accepted. All entries are $200 for a 10-by-10 canopy or smaller. For more information, visit jazzpensacola.com.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Baptist Health

Care will host a blood drive provided by One Blood, Blood Bank 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Andrews Institute parking lot, 1040 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. All donors will receive a gift. Donors must be age 16 or older, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Photo identification is required.

Pensacola State College and CareerSource Escarosa are hosting a Healthcare Corner job fair 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at Pensacola State College Jean & Paul Amos Studio, 1000 October 11, 2018

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For adults age 18 and older, Sacred Heart Health System will provide free flu shots at locations in Pensacola and Cantonment. Flu shots will be given 9-11:30 a.m. on the following dates—Friday, Oct. 12 at Westminster Village, 1900 W. Moreno St., Bldg. 3; Saturday, Oct. 13 at Damascus Road Missionary Baptist Church, 8198 Untreiner Ave.; Tuesday, Oct. 16 at Bethel AME Church, 511 Woodland Ave.; and Wednesday, Oct. 17 at Cobb Center, 601 E. Mallory St. Pensacola State College will provide

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7:30 PM FREE SHOW Pepsi Open-Air Stage

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No exhibit buildings will be open.

Special $6 admission price for everyone.

(3 and under are FREE. Discounted admission tickets and passes will count as ONE ADMISSION ONLY.)

free dental sealant services to children age 17 and younger from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, on the Warrington campus, 5555 W. Hwy 98. No appointments are necessary. However, patients must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Available to underserved residents in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, Pensacola State dental hygiene students and registered dental hygienists will provide services.

Escambia County will be teaming up with several agencies and nonprofit organizations to host the fourth annual Escambia Cares Community Resource Expo, a free event designed to provide a one-stop shop for community resources and services. The expo will take place

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Bring your camera and get a photo with your favorite comic book character!

7:30 PM FREE SHOW

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OCTOBER 20

Pepsi Open-Air Stage

GATES OPEN AT 4:00 PM

OCTOBER 23 AT 11:00 PM MOCCASIN LADIES’ DAY

THE DEFINITIVE ELVIS TRIBUTE

(Ride ticket only available in $10 sheets.

Minimum $10 purchase.)

HIGH KIDS’ DAY All kids 11 and under VALLEY admitted FREE from 7:30 PM FREE SHOW

“PAY ONE PRICE” MIDNIGHT MADNESS Pepsi Beginning at 8 p.m. $25 Open-Air Stage Midnight Madness ticket for unlimited rides & FREE admission to FAIR.

GATES OPEN AT 11:00 AM

for everyone ages 4 & up!

All midway rides are just $1 each!

7:00 PM FREE SHOW

SUGAR RAY 7:30 PM FREE SHOW

Pepsi Open-Air Stage

FESTIVAL VENDORS SOUGHT Jazz

OPENING DAY GATES OPEN AT 4 P.M.

MasterCard, VISA, Discover, American Express and local checks accepted.

GATES CLOSE AT 10:00 PM

LAST BLAST RIDE WRISTBAND Purchase a special $23 wristband, good for unlimited rides on Midway until closing.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W. De Soto St. For more details, contact the Escambia County Department of Neighborhood and Human Services at 595-3130.

IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area will hold its annual meeting 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 14, at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front Conference Center, 12 Via De Luna. The members will award $100,300 each to 11 nonprofit organizations in either Escambia or Santa Rosa County The Gulf Coast Multi-Chamber Annual Social will take place 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at Flora-Bama Lounge, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. For details, visit perdidochamber.com. {in} 9

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Jeff Weeks interviews personalities from all walks of life, business, politics, science, arts, entertainment, literature and sports.

Congratulations Jeff Weeks New episodes of Conversations regularly for being voted one of the Best of the Coast! air Fridays at 10:30pm with encore presentations on Sundays at 11:30am.

Archived shows are specially selected for rebroadcast on first and third Thursdays at 7:30pm and can be viewed online at wsre.org/conversations or on the WSRE YouTube channel @wsretv.

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BEST BAGELS Winner: Bagelheads Bodacious Brew The Leisure Club Coffee Bar & Restaurant Maximilian Coffee BEST CUP OF COFFEE Winner: Bodacious Brew Constant Coffee & Tea Fosko Coffee Barre Polonza Bistro BEST ICED COFFEE Winner: Mrs. Jones Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate Bodacious Brew Cafe Single Fin The Leisure Club Coffee Bar & Restaurant BEST LATTE Winner: Polonza Bistro Bodacious Brew The Drowsy Poet Coffee Company George Artisan Bakery & Bistro BEST SPECIALTY COFFEE DRINK Winner: Sugar & Spice Latte (George Artisan Bakery & Bistro) Bee's Knees (Constant Coffee & Tea) Honey Latte (Polonza Bistro) John Wayne (Bodacious Brew)

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Restaurants & Food BEST BARISTA Winner: Taylor Wyrosdick (Polonza Bistro) Jimmy Britnell (Bodacious Brew) Destiny Howard (George Artisan Bakery & Bistro) Mikayla Maracle (Bodacious Brew) BEST ICED TEA Winner: Carmen's Lunch Bar 3-D Eats & Tea Food Truck George Artisan Bakery & Bistro Nomadic Eats BEST PIZZA Winner: Sky's Pizza Pie Georgio's Pizza Graffiti Pizza O'Zone Pizza Pub BEST STEAK Winner: McGuire's Irish Pub Jackson's Steakhouse Global Grill Restaurant IRON BEST BURRITO Winner: Cactus Flower Cafe Cactus Cantina Tacos Mexicanos Taqueria El Asador BEST TACO Winner: Nomadic Eats Taco Agave Tacos Mexicanos Taqueria El Asador BEST NACHOS Winner: McGuire's Irish Pub Cactus Flower Cafe Lucy's in the Square Sidelines Sports Bar and Restaurant BEST QUESO Winner: Cactus Cantina Cactus Flower Cafe Taco Agave Vallarta Mexican Restaurant BEST GUMBO Winner: Broussard's Bayou Grill & Cajun Market Four Seasons Catering and Eatery Joe Patti's Seafood Seville Quarter BEST SOUP Winner: Carmen's Lunch Bar chizuko New Yorker Deli & Pizzeria Seville Quarter BEST DELI Winner: New Yorker Deli & Pizzeria Apple Market Ever'man Cooperative Grocery & Cafe Four Winds International Food Market BEST BREAD Winner: George Artisan Bakery & Bistro Carmen's Lunch Bar Joe Patti's Seafood Shoreline Food Store and International Deli

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BEST SANDWICH Winner: The Alcaniz (Hub Stacey's) Jive Ass Turkey (The Magnolia) Spanish Lump Crab Melt – Open Face (Carmen's Lunch Bar) Twin Towers (New Yorker Deli & Pizzeria) BEST CHICKEN SALAD Winner: New Yorker Deli & Pizzeria Carmen's Lunch Bar The Magnolia So Chopped BEST CHEESEBURGER Winner: The Burger Factory Blue Dot Barbeque Jerry's Drive In McGuire's Irish Pub BEST HOT DOG Winner: Dog House Deli Casey's Hot Dogs The Elbow Room Sammy Barker's BEST CHEESE PLATE Winner: Union Public House Carmen's Lunch Bar The Magnolia The Wine Bar on Palafox BEST APPETIZERS Winner: Global Grill Carmen's Lunch Bar Restaurant IRON Union Public House BEST MAC-N-CHEESE Winner: The Magnolia Five Sisters Blues Cafe Pot Roast & Pinot Union Public House BEST PASTRIES Winner: George Artisan Bakery & Bistro Bluejay's Bakery Chrisoula's Cheesecake Shoppe J's Bakery and Cafe BEST OMELETTE Winner: Another Broken Egg Cafe George Artisan Bakery & Bistro Ruby Slipper Cafe Scenic 90 Cafe BEST GRITS Winner: The Fish House Another Broken Egg Cafe Bodacious Brew Coffee Cup Restaurant BEST PANCAKES/WAFFLES Winner: Scenic 90 Cafe Another Broken Egg Cafe Polonza Bistro Ruby Slipper Cafe BEST DONUTS Winner: Maynard's Donut Co. J's Bakery and Cafe Le Dough Milton Quality Bakery

BEST SIDES Winner: Five Sisters Blues Cafe The Fish House Restaurant IRON Union Public House BEST FRENCH FRIES Winner: Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom 3-D Eats & Tea Food Truck George Artisan Bakery & Bistro Sammy Barker's BEST FRIED CHICKEN Winner: Five Sisters Blues Cafe The Dwarf (Legendary "Chicken Stand") Four Seasons Catering and Eatery Union Public House BEST WINGS Winner: Sidelines Sports Bar and Restaurant Beef 'O' Brady's Hub Stacey's Union Public House BEST BBQ DISH Winner: Beef Brisket Plate (Hot Spot Barbecue) Carnival Platter (VooDoo BBQ & Grill) Combo Platter (Brother's BBQ) Julie's Famous N.C. BBQ Sandwich (Carmen's Lunch Bar) BEST PHO Winner: Saigon Oriental Market & Deli Pho Golden Palace Tu-Do Yummi Deli BEST SUSHI Winner: Nom Sushi Izakaya Ichiban Sake Cafe Sushi Masa

BEST INTERNATIONAL DISH Winner: Saigon Pho (Saigon Oriental Market & Deli) Chicken Tikka Masala (Carmen's Lunch Bar) Tonkotsu Ramen (Nom Sushi Izakaya) Udon Dashi Bowl (Khon's on Palafox) BEST SALADS Winner: Carmen's Lunch Bar George Artisan Bakery & Bistro So Chopped Union Public House BEST PLACE TO BUY LOCAL PRODUCE Winner: Bailey's Produce & Nursery Apple Market Ever'man Cooperative Grocery & Cafe Palafox Market BEST VEGETARIAN/ VEGAN DISH Winner: Curried Boiled Peanuts (chizuko) Popcorn Cauliflower Bites (Skopelos at New World) The Reuben (End of The Line Cafe) Vegan Miso Ramen (Nom Sushi Izakaya) BEST ICE CREAM/ FROZEN YOGURT Winner: Wild Honey Frozen Yogurt Bubba's Sweet Spot Dolce & Gelato Joe Patti's Seafood

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BEST MILKSHAKES Winner: Jerry's Drive In Bodacious Brew Tastee Freez The Tin Cow

BEST OYSTERS Winner: Peg Leg Pete's The Grand Marlin Restaurant IRON Shux Oyster Bar

BEST DESSERTS Winner: Chrisoula's Cheesecake Shoppe Bluejay's Bakery George Artisan Bakery & Bistro Szotski's Cheesecake

BEST PASTA DISH Winner: Grandpa Guiseppe's Alfredo (Bonelli's Café Italia) Fruits De Mer Squid Ink Spaghetti (George Artisan Bakery & Bistro) Organic Chicken & House Ricotta Raviolo (Restaurant IRON) Seafood Pasta (V. Paul's Italian Ristorante)

BEST ORIGINAL MENU ITEM Winner: Black Garlic Butter Escargot and Gnocchi (Restaurant IRON) Kimchi Tater Salad (chizuko) Spanish Lump Crab Melt – Open Face (Carmen's Lunch Bar) Tonkotsu Ramen (Nom Sushi Izakaya)

BEST SEAFOOD DISH Winner: Key Lime Grilled Lobster Tail (The Grand Marlin) Grits à Ya Ya (The Fish House) Parmesan Oysters (Peg Leg Pete's) Scamp Cervantes (Skopelos at New World)

BEST LUNCH SPECIAL Winner: Sky's Pizza Pie Carmen's Lunch Bar Nomadic Eats Seville Quarter

BEST AVOCADO DISH Winner: Avocado Toast (Constant Coffee & Tea) Avocado Sandwich (East Hill Market) Guacamole (Cactus Flower Cafe) Pavones Bowl (Cafe Single Fin)

Runner Up Best Outdoor Market/Farmer's Market

BEST WEEKLY SPECIAL Winner: Sideways Thursdays (The Magnolia) Hopkins Fried Chicken Wednesdays (McGuire's Irish Pub) Smoked Brisket Wednesdays (Polonza Bistro) Vegan and Vino Sundays (Skopelos at New World)

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Bars, Drinks & Nightlife BEST BAR OVERALL Winner: Old Hickory Whiskey Bar chizuko Perfect Plain Brewing Co. Play

BEST HAPPY HOUR Winner: The Wine Bar on Palafox Old Hickory Whiskey Bar Restaurant IRON Seville Quarter

BEST NIGHT CLUB Winner: Seville Quarter Blend Lounge The Cabaret Capt'n Fun Nightclub, Bar & Grille

BEST DRINK SPECIALS Winner: Badlands Roadside Bar O'Riley's Irish Pub Play Seville Quarter

BEST BAR–DOWNTOWN PENSACOLA Winner: Play Perfect Plain Brewing Co. Seville Quarter World of Beer

BEST LADIES' NIGHT Winner: The Fish House Deck Bar Blend Lounge McGuire's Irish Pub Seville Quarter

BEST BAR–CORDOVA AREA Winner: Wisteria Tavern BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse Coyotes Sports Bar Shooters Sports Bar BEST BAR–NORTH PENSACOLA/ NINE MILE ROAD/UWF Winner: Goat Lips Chew and Brew House Ollie's Neighborhood Grill The Ticket Sports Bar Whiskey Runners Saloon BEST BAR–WEST PENSACOLA/ PERDIDO KEY Winner: The Elbow Room Flora-Bama Lounge and Package Hub Stacey's At The Point The Jellyfish BEST BAR–PENSACOLA BEACH Winner: Casino Beach Bar & Grille Capt'n Fun Nightclub, Bar & Grille Paradise Bar & Grill Sandshaker BEST BAR–MILTON/PACE Winner: Brew Angels Brewery Blackwater Bistro Oops Alley The Spot Tavern BEST NEW BAR Winner: Perfect Plain Brewing Co. Casks And Flights Cigar Factory Pensacola Graffiti Pizza BEST PLACE TO MEET FRIENDS AFTER WORK Winner: Perfect Plain Brewing Co. chizuko Old Hickory Whiskey Bar The Wine Bar on Palafox

BEST COVER CHARGE WORTH PAYING Winner: Seville Quarter chizuko The Handlebar Vinyl Music Hall BEST BAR TO PEOPLE WATCH Winner: Seville Quarter The Cabaret chizuko Play BEST BAR TO DRINK ALONE Winner: The Magnolia 5 1/2 Bar chizuko Old Hickory Whiskey Bar BEST DAY DRINKING Winner: Casino Beach Bar & Grille Badlands Roadside Bar Paradise Bar & Grill Perfect Plain Brewing Co. BEST DRINK MENU Winner: Old Hickory Whiskey Bar Perfect Plain Brewing Co. Restaurant IRON Union Public House BEST SPECIALTY COCKTAIL Winner: The Old Hickory (Old Hickory Whiskey Bar) Bramble (Union Public House) Frosé (The Magnolia) IRON Goddess (Restaurant IRON) BEST DAIQUIRI Winner: Bamboo Willie's Beachside Bar Flounder's Chowder House Restaurant IRON Sandshaker BEST BUSHWACKER Winner: Sandshaker

Bamboo Willie's Beachside Bar Casino Beach Bar & Grille Paradise Bar & Grill BEST BLOODY MARY Winner: Ruby Slipper Cafe The Fish House Five Sisters Blues Café Seville Quarter BEST MARTINI Winner: Restaurant IRON Jackson's Steakhouse Global Grill McGuire's Irish Pub BEST MARGARITA Winner: Cactus Cantina Cactus Flower Cafe Taco Agave Union Public House BEST SHOTS Winner: Play Blend Lounge Old Hickory Whiskey Bar Seville Quarter BEST SIGNATURE DRINK Winner: King Koopa (Play) Diesel Fuel (Flounder's Chowder House) Irish Wake (McGuire's Irish Pub) The Old Hickory (Old Hickory Whiskey Bar) BEST SELECTION OF BEER ON TAP Winner: World of Beer chizuko Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom Perfect Plain Brewing Co. BEST SELECTION OF BOTTLED BEER Winner: World of Beer chizuko Goat Lips Chew and Brew House The Magnolia BEST SELECTION OF CANNED BEER Winner: The Magnolia Goat Lips Chew and Brew House The Tin Cow World of Beer BEST BREWERY Winner: Perfect Plain Brewing Co. Gulf Coast Brewery Pensacola Bay Brewery Redneck Riviera Brewing Project (at Goat Lips Chew and Brew House) BEST LOCAL BEER Winner: Pensacola Bay Brewery's Lil Napoleon

McGuire's Irish Pub's Irish Red Ale Perfect Plain Brewing Co.'s Farmhouse IPA Spahr Brewing Company's German Pilsner

BEST PET-FRIENDLY BAR Winner: Perfect Plain Brewing Co. Hub Stacey's The Magnolia Pensacola Bay Brewery

BEST BARTENDER Winner: Daisy Doyle (chizuko) Derek Barney (Perfect Plain Brewing Co.) AJ Galecki (Old Hickory Whiskey Bar) Jeffrey Knott (Restaurant IRON)

BEST HOTEL BAR Winner: Cavu Club (at Pensacola Grand Hotel) Paradise Bar & Grill (at Paradise Inn) Riptides Sports Grill and Tiki Bar (at Holiday Inn Resort Pensacola Beach) Tiki Bar (at Margaritaville Beach Hotel)

BEST DANCE FLOOR Winner: Seville Quarter The Cabaret chizuko The Fish House Deck Bar BEST DJ Winner: Albert Lao Ramsey Coates Jake Mitchell (Turnicut) Anthony Montano BEST BAR TO MEET NEW PEOPLE Winner: Old Hickory Whiskey Bar chizuko Perfect Plain Brewing Co. Seville Quarter BEST SELECTION OF WINE BY THE GLASS Winner: The Wine Bar on Palafox Carmen's Lunch Bar Global Grill Restaurant IRON BEST SELECTION OF WINE BY THE BOTTLE Winner: Jackson's Steakhouse The Magnolia Skopelos at New World The Wine Bar on Palafox

BEST BAR WITH A VIEW Winner: The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge Casino Beach Bar & Grille The Grand Marlin Jaco's Bayfront Bar & Grille BEST BAR AMBIENCE Winner: chizuko The Elbow Room Old Hickory Whiskey Bar Perfect Plain Brewing Co. BEST BAR FOR GAMES Winner: Play The Elbow Room Perfect Plain Brewing Co. Seville Quarter BEST TRIVIA NIGHT Winner: Perfect Plain Brewing Co. Blend Lounge The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge Goat Lips Chew and Brew House BEST KARAOKE NIGHT Winner: Play The Cabaret Seville Quarter Sir Richards

BEST SPORTS BAR Winner: Badlands Roadside Bar Seville Quarter Sidelines Sports Bar and Restaurant The Ticket Sports Bar

BEST BAR FOR LIVE MUSIC Winner: chizuko The Handlebar Seville Quarter Vinyl Music Hall

BEST SPORTS TEAM CLUB HEADQUARTERS Winner: Seville Quarter Badlands Roadside Bar Beef 'O' Brady's Play

BEST JUKEBOX Winner: The Elbow Room Azalea Cocktail Lounge Badlands Roadside Bar Play

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR Winner: The Magnolia chizuko Perfect Plain Brewing Co. Wisteria Tavern

BEST BAR FOOD Winner: chizuko The Elbow Room The Magnolia World of Beer

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BEST PLACE TO MEET YOUR FUTURE MR./MRS. Winner: Downtown Church Pensacola Beach Seville Quarter

BEST OFFICIANT Winner: Bryan Adams Chuck Randle Pam Rodgerson Kevin Tillman

Weddings BEST WEDDING PLANNING/ COORDINATING Winner: Mēgan K. Events La-T-Da Events Lindsay Cooey Weddings Supposey

BEST PLACE TO PROPOSE Winner: Pensacola Beach Downtown The Grand Marlin Jackson's Steakhouse

BEST BRIDAL STORE Winner: The Bridal Loft The Bridal Suite Middleton's Prom and Pageant Simply Elegant Couture Bridal and Prom

BEST PLACE TO BUY AN ENGAGEMENT RING Winner: Jewelers Trade Shop Bere' Jewelers Elebash's Jewelers Rock Hard Designs

BEST PLACE TO RENT A TUX Winner: Randall's Formal Wear Gent's Formal Wear Men's Wearhouse Simply Elegant Couture Bridal and Prom

BEST CEREMONY VENUE Winner: Old Christ Church 5eleven Palafox Event Hosting Palafox Wharf Waterfront Reception Venue Live Oak Plantation

BEST BRIDAL MAKE-UP ARTIST Winner: Hayley Gurney Kendra Franklin Maegan Mapoles Melody Weber

BEST WEDDING VIDEOGRAPHY Winner: Lother Co. Katie Cannon Milestones Studios StoryLive Productions

BEST RECEPTION VENUE Winner: 5eleven Palafox Event Hosting Lee House Palafox Wharf Waterfront Reception Venue Sowell Farms

BEST WEDDING HAIR SALON Winner: Arrow Salon & Spa Fusion Spa Salon The Powder Room Style Downtown

BEST WEDDING BAND Winner: I'magene Clark & Company Mr. Big & The Rhythm Sisters Three Bean Soup

BEST WEDDING HAIR STYLIST Winner: Alison Sardiña (Blue Magnolia Salon) Heather Johnson (Glow Salon) Cathy Sheldon (Arrow Salon & Spa) Colleen Williams (Moonflower Salon)

BEST WEDDING DJ Winner: Northwest Florida DJ Services A DJ Connection AnyDayDJ DJ Jordan

BEST WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY Winner: Aislinn Kate Photography Kayla Baptista Photography Patsy Brown Photography Abigail Wellinghurst Photography BEST PHOTO BOOTH Winner: The Posey Bus Emerald Coast Photo Booths Pensacola Photo Booth Salz Studio

BEST WEDDING CATERER Winner: Nancy's Catering & Events Classic City Catering Culinary Productions Inc. Our Humble Catering BEST WEDDING CAKE Winner: Betty Weber Cakes Bluejay's Bakery Emerald Coast Custom Cakes J's Bakery and Cafe BEST WEDDING FLORIST Winner: Supposey Celebrations Fiore Sunshine Designs Florist BEST WEDDING RENTALS Winner: Supposey Hemstitch Vintage Rentals La-T-Da Events WeddingWalls BEST WEDDING PARTY TRANSPORTATION Winner: The Posey Cab Bay Limousine Service Beach Bum Trolley Five Flags Trolley

BEST PLACE TO BUY BRIDESMAID GIFTS Winner: Indigeaux Denim Bar & Boutique Pizzaz SoBo Boutique Susan Campbell Jewelry BEST PLACE FOR A REHEARSAL DINNER Winner: The Grand Marlin The Fish House Hemingway's Island Grill Skopelos at New World BEST PLACE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS TO STAY Winner: Lee House Hilton Pensacola Beach Holiday Inn Express Downtown Margaritaville Beach Hotel BEST HONEYMOON DESTINATION Winner: Disney World Hawaii Jamaica Pensacola Beach

BEST PLACE TO BUY A WEDDING GIFT Winner: Pizzaz Artesana Rusted Arrow Mercantile So Gourmet

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Love is Why We're Here.

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Chuck Randle Runner Up Best Officiant

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Community & Media/Music —Community— BEST NON-PROFIT Winner: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida A HOPE for Santa Rosa County FL, Inc. Council on Aging of West Florida Gulf Coast Kid's House BEST CHARITY EVENT Winner: Justice Jog (Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Justice Foundation) Chocolate Fest (Gulf Coast Kid's House) Rat Pack Reunion (Council on Aging of West Florida) Winter Wonder Ride (onbikes Pensacola) BEST VOLUNTEER Winner: Michelle Salzman (Escambia County PTA) Donna Doup (Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Justice Foundation) Haley Morrissette (Black Women Empower Collective) Walker Wilson (Onbikes Pensacola) BEST PLACE TO WORK Winner: Navy Federal Credit Union Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Council on Aging of West Florida Studer Group BEST BOSS Winner: Debbie Ritchie (Studer Group) John Clark (Council on Aging of West Florida)

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Stacey Kostevicki (Gulf Coast Kid's House) Paula Shell (Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida) BEST COMMUNITY LEADER Winner: Quint Studer Belle Bear Willie Kirkland Jr. Michelle Salzman BEST RISING LEADER Winner: Jon Shell Jessica Andrade Drew Buchanan Walker Wilson BEST POLITICIAN Winner: Grover Robinson Ashton Hayward Clay Ingram Lumon May BEST PERSON TO HAVE ON YOUR SIDE Winner: Lewis Bear, Jr. Fred Levin James J. Reeves Quint Studer BEST COMMUNITY LETDOWN Winner: Recycling Bayview Community Center Bruce Beach Downtown parking

BEST PLACE TO TAKE OUT-OFTOWN GUESTS Winner: National Naval Aviation Museum Downtown Blue Wahoos Game Pensacola Beach

BEST FOOD EVENT Winner: Pensacola Hot Wheels Food Truck Festival Pensacola EggFest Pensacola Greek Festival Pensacola Seafood Festival

BEST DAY TRIP Winner: 30A/Seaside Fairhope New Orleans Panama City Beach

BEST PARADE Winner: Pensacola Grand Mardi Gras Parade Grand Fiesta Parade Krewe of Wrecks Parade Pensacola Christmas Parade

BEST ANNUAL EVENT Winner: Blue Angels Pensacola Beach Air Show Christmas on the Coast Foo Foo Festival Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival

BEST REGULAR/REOCCURRING EVENT Winner: Gallery Night Bands on the Beach Hot Glass Cold Brew Opera on Tap

BEST WAY TO GET CULTURED Winner: Pensacola Opera Foo Foo Festival Pensacola Museum of Art Pensacola Symphony Orchestra

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD Winner: East Hill Cordova Park Downtown North Hill

BEST ARTIST Winner: Poppy Garcia Ryan Cooey Lindsey Gray Loren Miller

BEST UP-AND-COMING NEIGHBORHOOD Winner: Belmont-DeVilliers East Pensacola Heights Navy Point Westside

BEST PUB CRAWL Winner: Go Irish on the Island Emerald Coast Tours' Walking Pub Tour Santa Pub Crawl Twisted Disney Bar Crawl

BEST PENSACOLA LANDMARK Winner: Pensacola Beach Water Tower Fort Pickens

Graffiti Bridge Palafox Street BEST PUBLIC PARK Winner: Bayview Park Alabama Square Veterans Memorial Park Vince J. Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park BEST PET-FRIENDLY PARK Winner: Bayview Park Bay Bluffs Preserve Pensacola Beach Dog Park River Road Park BEST PLAYGROUND Winner: Benny Russell Park Alabama Square Shoreline Park Vince J. Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park BEST OUTDOOR MARKET/ FARMER'S MARKET Winner: Palafox Market Flora Bama Farms Santa Rosa Farmers Market T & W Flea Market BEST PALAFOX MARKET VENDOR Winner: Mimi's Crepes Annie's Naked Cookies De Luna Coffee Company Super Teenie Greenies

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RUNNER UP BEST VET 805 E. Gadsden St. (850) 437-9932 easthillanimalhospital.com

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BEST MAKERS/ CRAFT MARKET Winner: Punk Rock Flea Market Pensacola Market In Bloom Perfect Plain Brewing Co. Wild Lemon BEST FREE THING TO DO Winner: National Naval Aviation Museum Bands on the Beach Naval Live Oaks Trail Palafox Market BEST RUNNING CLUB Winner: World of Beer Running Wild Seville Quarter The Wine Bar on Palafox BEST 5K Winner: McGuire's St. Patrick's Day Prediction 5K Double Bridge Run Great Pumpkin Race and Little Pumpkin Fun Run Justice Jog BEST PLACE TO WALK/RUN Winner: Pensacola Beach Bayfront Parkway Bayview Park Downtown BEST PLACE TO RIDE YOUR BIKE Winner: Pensacola Beach Blackwater Heritage State Trail East Hill UWF Nature Trails BEST GOLF COURSE Winner: Scenic Hills Country Club Marcus Pointe Golf Club Pensacola Country Club Stonebrook Golf Club BEST REASON TO ATTEND A BLUE WAHOOS GAME Winner: The view Fireworks Food Root for the home team BEST REASON TO ATTEND AN ICE FLYERS GAME Winner: Fights Maverick Post-game ice skating Weiner dog races BEST ATHLETE WHO'S GONE PRO Winner: Bubba Watson Derrick Brooks Addison Russell Emmitt Smith BEST YOUTH SPORTS/ REC PROGRAM Winner: Cheer Omega The First Tee of Northwest Florida Southern Youth Sports Association YMCA of Northwest Florida

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BEST AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY Winner: Pensacola Children's Chorus Gulf Breeze School of Music LaBelle Performing Arts YMCA of Northwest Florida

BEST SUMMER CAMP Winner: UWF's Explore Summer Camps First City Art Center's Summer Art Camp The First Tee of Northwest Florida Pensacola State College Kids' College BEST PLACE FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY Winner: Sky Zone Trampoline Park Goofy Golf of Pensacola Painting with a Twist Pensacola MESS Hall

—Media/Music— BEST TV STATION Winner: WEAR BlabTV WALA WSRE BEST TV NEWS ANCHOR Winner: Kaitlin Wright (WEAR) Bob Solarski (WEAR) Sue Straughn (WEAR) Jeff Weeks (WSRE) BEST RADIO STATION Winner: Cat Country 98.7 107.3 The Beat NewsRadio1620 WUWF BEST RADIO PERSONALITY Winner: Brent Lane (Cat Country 98.7) Candy Cullerton (Cat Country 98.7) Andrew McKay (NewsRadio1620) Wendi Summers (NewsRadio1620) BEST MORNING RADIO SHOW Winner: The Cat Pack Morning Show (Cat Country 98.7) Get Up Morning Show (Real Women Radio) Pensacola Morning News with Andrew McKay (NewsRadio1620) NPR Morning Edition (WUWF) BEST REASON TO PICK UP INWEEKLY Winner: Local event coverage It's free News of the Weird Winners and Losers BEST NEWS STORY Winner: Mid-term elections Confederate monument debate Downtown parking Recycling

MOST INSTAGRAMMABLE PLACE IN PENSACOLA Winner: Brew Ha Ha Pensacola Downtown Graffiti Bridge Pensacola Beach BEST PERSON OR BUSINESS TO FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM Winner: Pensacola Vibes (@pensacolavibes) Big Jerk Soda Co. (@bigjerksoda) Rusted Arrow Mercantile (@rusted.arrow.mercantile) Visit Pensacola (@visitpensacola) BEST BUSINESS TO "LIKE" ON FACEBOOK Winner: chizuko Cat Country 98.7 Pensacola Vibes WEAR BEST PERSON TO "FRIEND" ON FACEBOOK Winner: Andrew McKay (NewsRadio1620) Candy Cullerton (Cat Country 98.7) Sean Mullins (Pensacola Vibes) Michelle Salzman (Salz Studio) BEST COMEDIAN Winner: Andrew Ferrara Tony Burkett Kitty Get a Job Olivia Searcy BEST MUSIC VENUE Winner: Vinyl Music Hall chizuko Saenger Theatre Seville Quarter BEST BAND Winner: Panzacola Ben Loftin & The Family Faux/Fox Hello Crescendo BEST CONCERT Winner: Big Boi (Vinyl Music Hall) Beginning of Summer Beach Bummer (chizuko) Kendrick Lamar (Hangout Fest) Miracle on Palafox (Saenger Theatre, hosted by Cat Country 98.7) BEST PLACE TO HEAR FREE MUSIC Winner: Bands on the Beach Islander Beach Bar Paradise Bar & Grill Pensacola JazzFest

BEST WEBSITE Winner: Visit Pensacola (visitpensacola.com) Cat Country 98.7 (catcountry987.com) Pensacola Vibes (pensacolavibes.com) WUWF (wuwf.org)

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501 Brent Lane, forthevictims.com How do you define being the "best"?

Win or lose, if you've fought as hard for your client as you would've for your father if he were applying for disability or your mother if she was hurt at work, then you can sleep well at night. I'm grateful my clients think that makes me worth voting for.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

The law firm insurance companies hope you do not hire.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Compassion for our clients' situations. We understand that if you have to hire us, you are going through one of the most stressful, financially difficult experiences of your life. We do everything we can to help you through that period.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? My family is associated with some great local businesses: The Magnolia, Wild Lemon, Omega Construction and MÄ“gan K Events. I also love George (and its new location), Palafox Market, Four Winds and that steak at IRON. Can I mention that steak at IRON twice? It's that good.

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ARROW SALON & SPA

3101 E. Cervantes St., Ste. D vagaro.com/arrowsalonandspa How do you define being the "best"? Being the "best" means not accepting that you are.

You must always continue to learn in order to continue to grow, whether in life or business.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A creative, knowledgeable team that believes in sustainable beauty. And super fun.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We really listen to our clients' needs and wants, and we are honest about what can or cannot be achieved. The important thing to our entire team is not only the beauty of your hair and skin but also the health.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? So many—of course, Arrow Salon Downtown, Kool Graphics, Nomadic Eats, Nearly Dead Threads, SoBo, Apple Market, My Favorite Things, Soft Earth Ceramics, Mode, Breathe, The Magnolia, Urban Objects, Pure Barre, Nom, Global Grill, George and way, way too many more.

Answers by: Maxine Lyvers and Cathy Sheldon, Owners

BAPTIST HEALTH CARE

1717 N. E St., ebaptisthealthcare.org How do you define being the "best"? Being the best means living our mission to the fullest and helping people throughout life's journey.

That translates into serving members of our community with the services, programs and outreach that will improve their quality of life now and into the future.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Health, behavioral and children's services. Employment for people with disabilities.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We are the only remaining locally owned not-for-profit health care system in the area. We are committed to being the trusted partner for improving the quality of life in the communities we serve.

Our culture, quality and service have been recognized as tops in the nation.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Too many to name. Our area has a vibrant and diverse business community.

Answers by: Candy McGuyre, Corporate Marketing Director

BARBEROS

6140 Mobile Highway facebook.com/barberosbycody How do you define being the "best"?

Being continuously chosen by our loyal and supportive guests.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A modern, diverse barbershop providing outstanding and high-detail services.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Our commitment to excellence.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Kasi and Ashton Calvin with Gulf Coast Locals.

Answers by: Cody Turner and Deanna Dwyer, Owners

CONNA O'DONOVAN REAL ESTATE, LLC

913 Gulf Breeze Parkway connaodonovanteam.com How do you define being the "best"?

Excellent customer service with focus on exceeding our clients' expectations. Top quality marketing and response times to get the deal done and staying on top of every aspect of the transaction.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

A full-service real estate company with 28 years of experience.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? 28 years of experience with innovative ideas, attention to detail and expert advice. Our hardworking, talented team delivers results and exceeds expectations.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? The beach, Fort Pickens, Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival, Pensacola Symphony Orchestra and the Blue Angels.

Answers by: Conna O'Donovan, Owner/Real Estate Agent

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EAST HILL ANIMAL HOSPITAL

805 E. Gadsden St., easthillanimalhospital.com How do you define being the "best"? Being the best means that we meet and exceed customer expectations.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? We deliver extraordinary animal care and exceptional customer service.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We treat our patients and our clients as if they are our own family.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Pensacola Pet Resort and Pensacola Pet Resort Too. Answers by: Barbara Chapman, General Manager

EMMANUEL, SHEPPARD AND CONDON

30 S. Spring St., esclaw.com How do you define being the "best"? Being the "best" can mean a lot of different things to different people. For me, being the "best" means doing the most I can, day in and day out, to ensure I get the best results for my clients.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? I represent people who have been injured in accidents.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Emmanuel, Sheppard and Condon is a full-service law firm. We have attorneys who handle personal injury, Social Security disability, family law, criminal law, workers' compensation, real estate, estate planning, employment law, construction and much more.

Clients love that they can have all their legal needs handled under one roof.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? As a board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida, I feel like I would be doing an injustice not to mention what a great organization it is. If you ever have any questions on how to get involved, please check out their website at bbbsnwfl.org.

Answers by: Benjamin T. Shell, Personal Injury Attorney

FRAMING BY DESIGN

4718 N. W St., framingbydesignpensacola.com How do you define being the "best"? Great designs, experience and flexibility. Our experienced designers listen to the clients while educating them on the materials and techniques of the framing process. This allows them to become a vital part of the decision making in their picture framing goals.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

Custom picture framing at its finest.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Our experience in the framing industry spans back to 1979. We have two Certified Picture Framers (CPF) certified with the Professional Picture Framers Association. We continue to educate ourselves on new practices and procedures so we can protect clients' artwork the best way possible.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? We love seeing all the independent artists and the art galleries—like Quayside Art Gallery, Artel Gallery, Blue Morning and Gallery 1060, to name a few.

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FROST PLASTIC SURGERY

8333 N. Davis Highway, frostplasticsurgery.com How do you define being the "best"? To be considered among "the best" in my field of medicine is a humbling moment. My patients deserve the best, and I am thankful that they have trusted me with their care. Being the "best" in patient care means putting them first and listening openly to their wants and needs.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Frost Plastic Surgery provides patient-focused cosmetic and reconstructive services.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? As a board-certified plastic surgeon with nearly 30 years of experience, I strive to focus on delivering the best outcomes for my patients. My goal with every patient is to treat them as one of my own family members and to provide quality care in a safe, comfortable environment.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? So many restaurants, plus Ace Hardware, Lowe's and Home Depot.

Answers by: James Frost MD, Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon

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GLASS WRAP

698 E. Heinberg St., Ste. 108, glasswrap.com How do you define being the "best"? By offering the highest level of customer service, product knowledge, installation experience and window films available.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Commercial, residential, automotive and marine window film installations in Pensacola.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Our 30 years of window-tinting industry experience, being a master installer in all applications/disciplines, along with the passion for perfection and customer satisfaction, I feel sets us apart. Also, window film is our only focus. We want to be the best at one thing, not good at many.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? We enjoy several local establishments for dining and professional services—Hub Stacey's and Cafe Single Fin for lunch, The Clothes Bin for our towel service and Pure Water Tech for our water.

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GLOW SALON

5422 Highway 90, Pace facebook.com/glowsalonpace How do you define being the "best"? Being the best in the beauty industry is really about doing things from your heart, listening, learning and serving others.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A modern yet relaxing atmosphere offering fully customizable beauty services.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We strive to do the best work that we can, as individuals and as a business. We really work as a team, and our clients can feel that camaraderie. The salon is a place where you feel at home during your experience and leave feeling like the best version of you.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Old Hickory Whiskey Bar, Pensacola House of Barbers, disko lemonade, The Sunless Store and Polished.

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IDGROUP

300 E. Intendencia St., idgroupbranding.com How do you define being the "best"? Being recognized by your peers, employees, partners and customers as offering something unique and different that they not only trust and value but believe in completely. We have the best employees and clients because we believe in what they do and that they make a difference.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? We help organizations create brands that matter to their stakeholders.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We take a fundamentally different approach to branding that aligns the sizzle of visual identity design with the substance of customer experience design and performance improvement. We don't just help organizations tell a great story. We help them align their vision, image and culture to live a great, authentic story.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? We appreciate good conversation over a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. Some of our favorite spots include George, Carmen's, Constant Coffee & Tea, Ever'man, and Cactus Flower. We're also a bit biased toward our clients' businesses as well.

Answers by: Kris Poore, Executive Creative Director

LACY PHILLIPS DESIGNS

240 W. Garden St., lacyphillips.com How do you define being the "best"? Providing the highest level of service with great integrity and passion.

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How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? We are a full-service interior design business.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Being full service, we are often involved in the very beginning of a project through the end. My staff and I provide expertise in areas ranging from architectural drawings to material selections to the decoration of spaces.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Artesana, Bluetique, Duh, Ever'man and Gray.

Answers by: Lacy Phillips, Principal

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316 S. Baylen St., Ste. 600, levinlaw.com How do you define being the "best"? Always working 100% to make sure our clients are successful.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A law firm that represents injured people to gain compensation.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We have many long-term employees who treat our clients like the friends and neighbors that they are. Our attorneys work non-stop to advance their clients' best interests.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? O'Riley's Irish Pub, WEAR-TV, Jackson's Steakhouse, Global Grill, Five Sisters, Chet's Seafood and Sam's Seafood.

Answers by: Robert Blanchard

LINDSEY FRIAR PHOTOGRAPHY lindseyfriar.com How do you define being the "best"? Being the best is trying your best. All the time. It is something I aim to do and is an opportunity to create something beautiful and artistic every single session I do.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Artistic, authentic, genuine, professional, fun, photographs. Your family as art.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? My style of photography is what sets me apart. I love whimsical yet classic shots of newborn, children and family. I also have creative mini sessions, like a real unicorn pony, Santa and more. I am also an expert at speaking 2-year-old, which is pretty necessary.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Rainey's Closet, Intracoastal Outfitters, New Roots Lawn and Landscapes, Island Culture Tiki Bar, Conna O'Donovan Real Estate, Casino Beach Bar, Kohn's on Palafox, Union Public House, Nankaii Jewelry Design, Tarantola Dermatology, Innerlight and Integrated Surroundings.

Answers by: Lindsey Friar, Owner

THE MARKETING BAR

216 S. Tarragona St., Ste. A, marketingbar.com How do you define being the "best"? "Get a better everything"—it's our attitude and outlook. At The Marketing Bar, we never stop looking for ways to help propel your company's recognition. Live the brand.

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to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

We will create the strategy that propels your company's recognition.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We know marketing isn't always about viral videos and fancy ads. It's about making sure that when people need a plumber, they can find a plumber. We put your logo on direct mail, cool T-shirts and useful promo items people actually want to keep and wear. #brandeverything Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Perfect Plain for a cold one, Casino Beach Bar for the view, Audrey's Skin Care keeps us looking young, Bodacious Brew for the coffee, The Ruby Slipper for a lazy Sunday brunch, Naval Aviation Museum because it's just cool, and Old Hickory because we all look better in the dark.

Answers by: Michelle Sarra, Founder

THE MOVEMENT DR.

3355 Copter Road #1, themovementdr.net How do you define being the "best"?

It's not about being the "best." It's about providing what is needed to the person in front of you without hesitation.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? An educational and empowering rehab experience.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Giving the patient the knowledge they need to become resilient and empowered, which means reducing their need for me as a clinician and giving them the power to control the outcomes.

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Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? I have a few local favorite food venues including Maynard's Donuts, Bon Beans (best coffee in town) and Single Fin Cafe (best breakfast in town).

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MOONFLOWER SALON

32 S. Palafox, moonflowersalon.com How do you define being the "best"? Your hair is your everyday accessory, so being recognized as one of the best salons by our community is a great feeling. Knowing we make people feel good about themselves is what we strive to do.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A fun, boho chic, diverse, laid back, judgment-free place.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Our talented staff participates in a variety of continuing education and training classes to ensure we are always up-to-date on all the latest trends and techniques. We pride ourselves on listening to our clients' wants and needs. You will always leave Moonflower looking and feeling your best.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? IRON, chizuko and End of the Line Cafe.

Answers by: Whitney Sansom, Owner

PATTERSON PLASTIC SURGERY 4707 N. Davis Highway pattersonplastic.surgery How do you define being the "best"?

We define the "best" by making sure we

provide the best experience and results for our patients.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

Patterson Plastic Surgery creates and restores confidence.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? At Patterson Plastic Surgery, our goal is to provide the best experience for the patient. We do this by specializing in many cosmetic procedures, including breast augmentation and tummy tuck. We also have a full-service skin clinic.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Chip's 24 Hour Health & Racquet Club, Global Grill and Don Alans.

Answers by: Dr. Nathan Patterson, Owner

PRIMARY EYE CARE AT THE MEDICAL CENTER CLINIC

8333 N. Davis Highway medicalcenterclinic.com How do you define being the "best"? We pride ourselves on providing the best optometric care, designer eyewear and contact lenses to fit the needs of each patient. We offer treatment for dry eye, allergies, infections, various eye irritations and diseases and specialty contacts. Our trained staff strives to provide personalized care at every level.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Compassionate, professional, personalized care meeting the needs of each patient.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We continuously invest in education and technology to improve the quality

and accuracy of our eye exams. We thoroughly screen and monitor conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, corneal diseases and infections. We strive to be able to give our patients the best vision and eye health.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Grand Marlin, Global Grill, South Market, Coastal Paddle Co, SoBo Boutique, Mavericks, CHIPS Gym and PinchA-Penny Pools in Gulf Breeze.

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SALON SAN CARLOS

528 W. Garden St., salonsancarlos.com How do you define being the "best"? We are always striving for excellence. Our team is always eager to be their best but realizes that this target is always moving ahead. We are very proud to be associated with this group of professionals.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A team of day-makers using our craft to change lives.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? As a salon whose passion is rooted in our love of all hair types, we set ourselves apart with our expertise in curly hair. Also the level of education that we provide for our team reflects in the quality of work and the experience we provide for our guests.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? We love all the local restaurants—especially UPH, IRON, Carmen's, Global Grill, Nomadic Eats and Nom. You can tell we like to eat. We also love visiting all the local breweries and Palafox Street bars.

Answers by: Pam and Carlos Garcia, Owners

SERENDIPITY SKINCARE STUDIO

208 S. Alcaniz St., Ste. A serendipitythespa.com How do you define being the "best"? Being the "best" is being great at what you do. We take pride in the fact that our guests trust us for their needs, and they have the assurance that we are experts at what we do.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A relaxing and award-winning studio for your skincare, lash and hair removal needs.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We offer an intimate and unique experience that's not intimidating to our guests like some larger spas and offices can be. We take the time to get to know our guests, and we take pride in making them feel like family. What we offer is one of a kind.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? I have too many. Pensacola has really grown in the past few years, and so many great places have opened.

Answers by: Jen Messer, Owner/ Clinical Esthetician

SMP ARCHITECTURE

40 S. Palafox, Ste. 202, smp-arch.com How do you define being the "best"?

Earning the respect of our peers and the praise of our clients.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? We work collaboratively to create meaningful experiences for our clients.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We have a 30-plus year history of

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shaping the building environment by listening to our clients and skillfully interpreting their ideas. This approach challenges us to translate ideas into reality and enrich spaces with quality and innovative design.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Pensacola's small businesses create meaningful connections between people and places.

Answers by: SMP Architecture Team

SWEET BETSY TATTOOS

1501 W. Garden St., sweetbetsytattoos.com How do you define being the "best"? We want everyone who comes in the door to go home happy.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? The tattoo shop you never knew you always wanted.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? All female staff. No flash (all custom). All private rooms. Calm, peaceful atmosphere. Our shop looks and feels like your granny's house. And we care about you like your granny too.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Big Finish, O'Zone Pizza Pub, Pensacola Bay Brewery, chizuko, Hula Moon, Bare Hand Collective, Pensacola Pop Comics, East Hill Pizza, Gary's Home Brew, Vital Signs, George Bistro, Jaco's and Union Public House.

Answers by: Betsy Badwater, Owner/Tattooer

THREE FATES TATTOO

1210 W. Garden St., threefatestattoo.com How do you define being the "best"? By listening to each client's individual needs and not only hearing them but having an empathetic understanding. No two projects will ever be the same, and our business is built on this principle.

If you are doing everything right, they come as clients but leave as friends.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A tattoo studio dedicated to original artwork and our clients.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? One thing I hear time and time again is the atmosphere of our studio. From the door to the chair, you are in a welcoming environment. Secondly, we advocated on behalf of all tattoo studios and their right to be open in city limits against city hall and won.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Our absolute favorite local restaurant is George Bistro and Bar. It's hands down the best food in town. For desserts, Jordan Hewes at Craft Bakery. Also just down the street from us is the Happy Crow, which always has a mystical gift selection.

Answers by: Felix Puette Minor, Co-owner/Artist

VIBE INC.Â

236 W. Garden St., Ste. 1, vibeincstudios.com How do you define being the "best"? I would define being the best as "doing your best until you know better and then doing better." It is a continuous growth process.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Vibe is a collaborative salon studio designed to enhance the guest experience.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Our focus is to curate a space that October 11, 2018

can foster creativity for the independent artists. Our goal is to elevate the guest experience by providing technology smart solutions that integrate with salon ergonomics into ultimate customer service.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Some of our favorite businesses are Vinyl Music Hall, Carmen's and Wine Bar, to name just a few.

They all have great atmosphere and always pay great attention to detail. Downtown is flourishing and continues to add culture through an ever-expanding culinary and arts scene.

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VICTUS DENTAL

2850 Monroe St., victusdental.com How do you define being the "best"? We think that being the best means having the happiest patients. We want people to always choose us to care for their smile.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? The friendliest place in town for your dental needs.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Our staff. We care about our patients and want them to have a fantastic experience at our office.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? We love Pensacola, from the great food to endless entertainment. It's a great town filled with wonderful people and so many fun things to do.

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VOLUMEONE SALON

7 W. Main St., volumeonesalon.com How do you define being the "best"?

Never settling.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

Maintaining the culture of Pensacola, one haircut at a time.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? The pursuit of excellence outside of our community. Gaining and reaching an international audience. Maintaining international relationships and education.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Union Public House, Badlands, Vinyl Music Hall, A Clear Mind and Still Waters.

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WELLBEAUTY IMAGE & BODY

109 N. A St., wellbeautypensacola.com How do you define being the "best"?

Being the best means striving for my highest measure of excellence, enjoying the art of "the details" and believing that is what makes the magic happen. Doing my very best daily is success in its own merit.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A stylish boutique offering skincare products, medical aesthetics and massage.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We believe in warm client interaction. We bring our passion for results to work every day. We excel at providing a high-touch client experience, not just a treatment.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Lee Tracey, Urban Objects, Fiore, Joe Patti's Seafood, The Bait

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Shop at The Fish House, Jewelers Trade Shop, Bodacious Olive, Garden Street Fabrics & Design and Don Alans.

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WILFRIDS BARBER & FINE GOODS 5 S. Palafox, wilfridspensacola.com How do you define being the "best"? Being the "best" is constantly striving to better ourselves to be able to provide a memorable experience and service for our current and future patrons.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

Haircuts and hot shaves provided in the heart of downtown.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Our constant push for education, attention to detail, cleanliness and professionalism is what sets Wilfrids apart.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Perfect Plain, Bare Hand Collective, Hula Moon Tattoo, Pop Comics, Union Public House, El Asador, Two Birds Street Food, Graffiti Pizza, Ripe Juice Bar and Express Mobile Techs are just a few of many great local businesses we frequent.

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COLLEEN WILLIAMS AT MOONFLOWER SALON

32 S. Palafox, moonflowersalon.com How do you define being the "best"? Being the best is making people feel something special about you and your business that sets you apart. It makes you memorable.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? I am a hairstylist.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Trendy, hardworking and a great listener. I make people feel welcome and beautiful.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Whisk, IRON, Graffiti Pizza and Indigeaux Denim Bar. Answers by: Colleen Williams, Hairstylist

YMCA OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA

165 E. Intendencia St., ymcanwfl.org How do you define being the "best"? By listening to our members, engaging our staff team, and collaborating with partners who have similar goals, we deliver our best to the community every day.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

We provide opportunities for youth development and healthy living.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We are more than just a gym—we're a cause-driven organization dedicated to strengthening the community and providing access to all.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? We love our many partners, including Baptist/Andrews Institute, Arc Gateway, Sacred Heart Partners in Play, Special Olympics, Family Dinners Church and the City of Pensacola.

Answers by: Andrea Rosenbaum, Director of Advancement

Retail ARAGON WINE MARKET

27 S. 9th Ave., aragonwinemarket.com How do you define being the "best"? It's such an honor to be chosen as "best." To me, being best means that we have tried hard to keep our customers happy. No one is perfect, but if you have good intentions and work hard, then that is your best.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

A unique and affordable wine store with personal service.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? I think our customer service sets us apart. We take each customer's needs seriously and work to help fulfill those requests.

Also, we are a "judgment-free zone"—meaning the best wine is the wine you like, regardless of cost or accolades.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? I hate to answer this question because I will likely forget some of my favorites and feel awful.

I will say that I live and work downtown, so I support all my local downtown haunts.

Answers by: Charlotte Gordon, Owner

BAMBOOZE FINE WINE & LIQUOR

8084 N. Davis Highway bamboozefinewine.com How do you define being the "best"? In our business, being the best requires the best

selection, customer service, shopping atmosphere and value.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

An unrivaled selection of spirits, wine, and craft and imported beer.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Attention to detail, ability to respond to customers' needs and our staff set us apart.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Some of our favorites are Old Hickory, Grand Marlin, Perfect Plain and The Wine Bar. Answers by: Stephen Loveless, Owner

EVER'MAN COOPERATIVE GROCERY & CAFE

315 W. Garden St., everman.org How do you define being the "best"?

Being the best place to shop for all-natural, locally sourced produce and groceries.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Our cooperative supports organic, local, cruelty-free, fair-trade and non-GMO products.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? At Ever'man, we provide healthier, more nutritious alternatives to conventional offerings, while still providing our members and customers with a wide variety of foods.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? At

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FLORA BAMA FARMS

6404 Mobile Highway, florabamafarms.com How do you define being the "best"?

We are passionate about food, farmers, service and our customers having the best of everything. Stop in and shop Belleview's original neighborhood market.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

We proudly pimp out local farmers.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Community. Our mission is to promote local farmers, producers and movers and shakers. All of this starts with a great crew—our farm-ily, as we call them.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Black Garlic Market, UPH, IRON, Inweekly, Graffiti Pizza, Carmen's, Nom, Jackson's, Casino Beach, Fish Heads, End of the Line Cafe, Primal Nosh, George, Red Fish Blue Fish, Classic City Catering, Tacos Mexicanos, Old Hickory, Pensacola Bay Brewery and all those guys that support us daily.

Answers by: Sandy Veilleux, CFO/Owner/Chef

SUSAN CAMPBELL JEWELRY

420 S. Palafox, susancampbelljewelry.com How do you define being the "best"? Excellent customer service, honesty and integrity.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Creative solutions. Concierge service. Sensible styling.

Gallery-quality handcrafted goods.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Dedicated personal attention to our customers' unique needs differentiates us from others. If we don't have it, we source it, design it, create it or re-purpose it to find the perfect balance of budget, sentiment, embellishment and desire.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Carmen's, Urban Objects, Scout, Nom, UPH, IRON, Jackson's, On the Avenue…really, there are so many great locally owned business in Pensacola. You can't go wrong.

Answers by: Susan Campbell, Owner

THE TECH HANDYMAN

6224 N. 9th Ave., Ste. 6, techhandymanfl.com How do you define being the "best"? It's really how we treat our customers. When no one else can give them a straight answer, we try to be the last stop when it comes to getting the information they need as well as giving them a time, a price, and meeting or exceeding those expectations.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? We can definitely take care of your Apple needs.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Consistency. No matter when you see us or who you see, you know we will take care of your problem at a great price and do it quickly. If we can't figure out your issue, we have the resources and the knowledge to point you in the right direction.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Some of our favorite spots are The Magnolia, UPH and Perfect Plain for food and drink; Precision Tune Auto, Alpha Customs and Likis for cars; Gulf Coast Vision, Quintairos and Renaissance Man for the rest.

Answers by: Ryan Galvan, Owner

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824 E. Belmont St., toadhallantiques.com How do you define being the "best"? Our goal is to provide each customer a positive experience each time they visit. We offer unique gifts, beautiful clothing, home decor and accessories that you won't find all over. We appreciate your patronage and are blessed with each visit.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A gift and interiors shop featuring women's apparel and jewelry.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We offer unique items like handcrafted jewelry, art and gifts from Florida, Tennessee and Mississippi artists, plus a great selection of women's apparel that appeals to all sizes, and a friendly, knowledgeable staff that appreciates everyone who visits.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Global Grill for a special meal and cocktails, Pensacola Beach for a relaxing day, Blue Angels for excitement and Peg Leg Pete's and Grand Marlin for beach eats.

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Restaurants & Food BONEHEADS FIRE GRILLED

10015 N. Davis Highway boneheadspensacola.com How do you define being the "best"? We define being the "best" as using quality ingredients, giving the best customer service and serving the best food we can. In the end, it's you the customer who makes us the best.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? We are a relaxed place with serious taste.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? It may be the quality product or the relaxing atmosphere. It may be the fresh ingredients or the local hometown feel. It may be the great customer service or the unique flavors. Whichever part it is for you, we want to be the best at it.

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Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? There are too many to choose from. This community has so many great people and places, making it hard to decide.

Answers by: Kendrick Hobbs, Owner

BUBBA'S SWEET SPOT

412 S. Palafox, bubbasweetspot.com How do you define being the "best"? Providing the perfect sweet for every sweet tooth.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

Homemade treats, ice cream and candy covering every wall.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Providing homemade caramel, pralines, fudge and hand-dipped chocolate 33

treats. Plus listening to customers and finding and providing the treats others are looking for.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Peg Leg Pete's, So Chopped and Big Top Brewery.

Answers by: Eric, Manager

CONSTANT COFFEE & TEA

615 Scenic Highway, constantcoffeeandtea.com How do you define being the "best"?

Always striving to be better than we were yesterday.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

Innovative craft coffee and food. Housemade everything.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We've never been afraid of embracing the weird.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? George Bistro and Bar, Carmen's Lunch Bar, The Leisure Club and Union Public House.

Answers by: Philip Switzer, Owner

END OF THE LINE CAFE

610 E. Wright St., eotlcafe.com How do you define being the "best"? I feel the work and heart put into your endeavors will shine in the long run. When you love what you do, you tend to work harder naturally and care about the end results on a personal and professional level.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Creative vegan cuisine with modern, classic and innovative influences.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? The focus on keeping healthy vegan food exciting. Adding new items and ideas to an always-fresh menu. Introducing positive, health-rewarding options to dining out, catering, and educational cooking classes. All dressed up in a fun, happy, all accepting, non-judgmental, laid-back atmosphere. Eat a vegetable.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? The Magnolia, Tacos Mexicanos, Big Jerk Soda Co., Bluejay's Bakery, Nomadic Eats, Cactus Flower, IRON and chizuko.

Answers by: Jen Knight, Owner

GEORGIO'S PIZZA

3000 E. Cervantes St., mygeorgiospizza.com How do you define being the "best"? By consistently using the finest ingredients. It's what defines us. Georgio's for the last 34 years has prided itself on consistency.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A familyrun restaurant that stands up to the best.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? From our pizza dough to our pizza sauce to our cheer, this is what makes a great pizza. Making it the same every single time is what makes Georgio's.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Trying different places is the best. Most restaurants have something that can be taken away to improve Georgio's.

Answers by: Carl Hixon, Owner

GREAT SOUTHERN RESTAURANTS

600 S. Barracks St. greatsouthernrestaurants.com How do you define being the "best"? We strive to be our best each and every day at all five of our venues—The Fish House, Atlas Oyster House, Deck Bar, Jackson's Steakhouse and Five Sisters Blues Cafe— serving quality food with exceptional service in a great atmosphere.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

Local, downtown dining, serving our community for two decades.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We are locally owned and operated, totally vested in our community.

This allows us to be active participants in all the things that make Pensacola such a great place to live, work and play.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? The Naval Museum, our beautiful beaches, downtown, Palafox Market, Maritime Park, the incredible arts scene and universities.

Answers by: Maria Goldberg, Director of Marketing, Public Relations and Events

HOT SPOT BARBECUE BBQ

901 E. La Rua St. hotspotbarbecue.restaurantsnapshot.com How do you define being the "best"?

Affirmation that we and our entire staff are living up to our God-given potential and satisfying a very large percentage of our guests, who then vote for their favorite res-

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taurants. It is very gratifying to be in such good company here in Pensacola.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

We serve authentic barbecue cooked on a real wood fire.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Our staff is 100% committed to ensuring that our guests receive the best possible barbecue experience.

Great food and great service.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Bonelli's, The Magnolia and Horizon.

Answers by: James Hlubek, General Manager

J'S BAKERY & CAFE

2014 N. 12th Ave., jsbakeryandcafe.com How do you define being the "best"? Our best is defined by our consistency of product, friendly staff and versatility to create clients' visions on cookie and cake designs.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

Pensacola's oldest and best bakery.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? J's is an institution in Pensacola.

Running the business the last three years has given us the opportunity to serve the generations older and younger who love this place, not only to satisfy their sweet tooth but to also relish the memories of childhood.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Have to give a shout out to East Hill Pizza. They are our new neighbors next door. Robbie Motte at the Trek store on Cervantes, Ted and

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LE DOUGH

helloledough.com How do you define being the "best"? Being the best is making great quality products and providing a unique experience for our customers. It can be a rising bar, where striving to better your business and yourself every day is always a necessity.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A bright, inviting, delicious, inventive bakery on wheels—donut truck. 'Nough said.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Though many bakeries make donuts, there aren't any making them like us.

We strive to bring unique flavors that instill nostalgia at the same time. Every product is made by hand with love. Having a full mobile kitchen means that we are able to bring our products to you.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Between breakfast, lunch, dinner and second dinner (I love food), you can find me at George, Single Fin Café, The Magnolia, chizuko, Two Birds Street Food, Tacos Mexicanos, Carmen's Lunch Bar, Perfect Plain and Wine Bar, just to name a few. My goto place to shop is SoBo Boutique.

Answers by: Samantha Eckiss, Owner

THE MAGNOLIA

2907 E Cervantes St., magnoliapensacola.com How do you define being the "best"? The "best" in our line of work are the ones who take extra steps to exceed expectations, the people who make everyone feel welcomed and cared for. They are the ones who show you a little something extra.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A tiny place with great food and big ass smiles.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? No gimmicks, no BS, just friendly people trying to give it their best. We also welcome all well-behaved and respectful human beings. (We love pups and kitties too, but they gotta stay outside.)

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Too many to name. But we can mention The Elbow Room. It was our first date eight years ago, and we have so much love for that place. LLAP! Answers by: Bill Manning, Owner

PENSACOLA COOKS KITCHEN

3670 Barrancas Ave. pensacolacooks.rezclick.com How do you define being the "best"? Exceeding our customers' expectations in all our services: cooking classes, lunch service, dinner service, garden service, catering service and our food incubator kitchen rental service.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? An affordable neighborhood kitchen restaurant and cooking class venue.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We are education-based in all that we do, providing culinary learning experiences for customers and their families in our restaurant, cooking classes, garden and kitchen rental service.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Chrisoula's Cheesecakes, Grand Marlin and Chet's on Navy Boulevard.

Answers by: Jacki and Mike Selby, Owners

POT ROAST & PINOT

11B S. Palafox, potroastpinot.com How do you define being the "best"? It really comes down to making people happy as often as possible while we do what comes naturally at Pot Roast & Pinot.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

Unpretentious elevated comfort food and eclectic adult beverages.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Now that we relocated to Palafox after five years, we've upped our game and capacity. Most of the menu is now gluten-free.

We're offering a weekend brunch "mimosa, bloody mary and bellini" bar. Pick up a rotisserie chicken to-go and check out our new menu item "seacuterie" (seafood charcuterie).

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? The Tin Cow for their new Impossible burger, Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom for their classic Belgian Fries and beer selection, Sake Café for sushi and Saigon Market for their deli service.

Answers by: Aimée Wilson, Owner

RESTAURANT IRON

22 N. Palafox, restaurantiron.com How do you define being the "best"?

Always trying to be better than yesterday.

Getting comfortable never allows you to achieve your full potential.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

Progressive Southern cuisine. Like grandma's house but with foie gras.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? The people involved. Our team is passionate about every aspect of this restaurant. We truly believe we have the best group of people working at IRON, and it continues to show through reviews, accolades and press attention.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Sky's Pizza, Nomadic Eats, Perfect Plain, Blue Dot and Global Grill.

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SZOTSKI'S CHEESECAKES

2600 W. Nine Mile Road szotskis-cheesecakes.com How do you define being the "best"? For us, being the best means striving every day to be a little better than the previous day, learning from our mistakes, and continually evaluating and adjusting our business practices to ensure our customers receive the perfect cheesecakes and the best overall experience.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

Cheesecakes with the best flavors, the largest selection and the perfect size.

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We understand our patrons' tastes are both eclectic and individualized. We make unique cheesecake flavors no one else can even imagine. We are not afraid to think outside the box when creating flavors. Honestly, we embrace the idea that there is no box.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? O'Zone Pizza Pub, Pensacola Bay Brewery, Tuscan Oven, Gulf Coast Brewery, Mellow Mushroom, Gary's Home Brew, Sky's Pizza... (I'm starting to see a pattern here).

Answers by: Jason, Sonya and Chance Szot, Owners

MILTON TASTEE FREEZ

6511 Caroline St., Milton, tasteefingers.com How do you define being the "best"?

Since the 1950s, Tastee Freez has been part of small-town America. The first Tastee Freez in Milton was during this period.

We've worked hard to set ourselves apart.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

Food prepared when you order.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? People think of us as a fast food place. We really aren't. We are quick service. We prepare food quickly when it's ordered.

Other than your business, what are

some of your local favorites? Paddling Coldwater and Blackwater rivers. It's great to get away from business and immerse in nature.

Answers by: Mike Thomas, Owner

UNION PUBLIC HOUSE

309 S. Reus St., unionpensacola.com How do you define being the "best"? It is defined by the wonderful/dysfunctional family that calls the UPH home.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A crafty Southern pub with a twist.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Our approach on food

and cocktails is very unique. We get input from the staff as a whole, with our seasonal menu changes and special events. Everything we make has that special little twist on it to make our guests smile.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? IRON, Nom, The Magnolia, Casino Beach Bar and Grill, Grand Marlin, Khon's, Saigon and Yummy Deli.

Answers by: Blake Rushing, Chef/Owner

Bars, Drinks & Nightlife THE CABARET

101 S. Jefferson St. How do you define being the "best"? Being part of a great team that is always willing and working hard to improve.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A multi-faceted, forward-thinking neighborhood bar featuring LGBT shows.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? The work ethic of our staff to maintain and preserve a historic cultural need for individuals who feel they fall outside of the cultural norm to find, develop, express and nurture their normalcy, as well as providing this personal

evolution in a safe, exciting, non-bullied environment.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Taqueria El Asador, IRON, The District, Jackson's, Peg Leg Pete's, Pensacola Little Theatre, Hub Stacey's, Cigar Bar, Perfect Plain, Wahoo Stadium and Bedlam.

Answers by: Paul Dye, Manager

BADLANDS ROADSIDE BAR

23 S. Palafox, nynbadlands.com How do you define being the "best"?

Something that the general public sees as the best in that particular category.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A

totally unassuming bar where everyone is comfortable.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We are a bar where everyone feels welcome. Plus, we're a functioning radio station with some really cool memorabilia.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Intermission, and I try to get to some other spots as much as I can too.

Answers by: Nick Zangari, Owner

SEVILLE QUARTER

130 E. Government St., sevillequarter.com How do you define being the "best"? Being the "best" is what all businesses work hard to be. Being the "best" is what keeps customers coming back year after year. We define "best"

as being the leader of the pack that everyone looks up to. The "best" business is the one that everyone is always talking about.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? The Gulf Coast's No. 1 entertainment and dining destination since 1967.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Seville Quarter is Pensacola's premier entertainment and dining complex since 1967, the home of Rosie O'Grady's Dueling Piano Show and Phineas Phogg's—Pensacola's hottest dance club. Seville is devoted to providing the highest level of customer service, fine quality products, a friendly atmosphere, fast service and fair prices, all in a family business.

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VINYL MUSIC HALL

2 S. Palafox, vinylmusichall.com How do you define being the "best"? We've always tried to bring some of the best talent from all over the country and the world to our stage. With our recent expansion and capacity

increase, "the best" is going to get even better.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? The Gulf Coast's premier live music venue.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We've never been a bar with a stage. We've always been a stage with a bar. The talent on our stage is always the draw.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? We love all of our neighbors and are thrilled and amazed with the growth and diversity of Pensacola's downtown—the restaurants, the coffee shops, the bars, the clubs, the retail—it's all fantastic.

Answers by: Chris Wilkes, Talent Buyer

Weddings A DJ CONNECTION ENTERTAINMENT

10311 Chemstrand Road, Ste. A adjconnection.com How do you define being the "best"? It's hard to define "the best" in entertainment, dance music and emcees. A DJ Connection has performed the most events on the Gulf Coast for more than 20 years, so I suppose that sort of make us the best each year because booking us is the ultimate vote.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? We provide fun, music, and entertainment for any occasion.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? A DJ Connection started in 1989 with a plan to bring big city DJ entertainment to Pensacola by setting the standard of excellence. Each year, we offer something new that no other DJ service offers.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? We love great food and entertainment, so we frequent local professional sports like Pensacola Ice Flyers and Pensacola Blue Wahoos. We see most every quality show that comes to Pensacola Bay Center and Saenger, and we love dining at Seville, The District, Grand Marlin and Jackson's.

Answers by: Matthew Baransy, Owner

ANYDAYDJ

13 S. Palafox, anydaydj.com How do you define being the "best"? By going above and beyond to make moments last forever by bringing life to every event worthy of celebrating.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? AnyDayDJ is the best every way, every time.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We are the only trusted network of award-winning DJs on the Gulf Coast that is trusted by our community to rock the house any day of the year.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? The cowork @nnex, Orange Theory, Volume ONE, Court of De Luna, Ride Society, Wilfrids, Aislinn Kate Photography, Story Live Productions, Crossland Communications, R&B Productions, Covenant Care, Sound in Motion, the podcast for me and we can go on and on, but those are some of the top businesses we love working with.

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CULINARY PRODUCTIONS INC.

700 W. Main St., culinaryproductions.net How do you define being the "best"? Putting in 100% each day, even the hard days, and always putting the client first.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? We are a true catering company. We cater to you.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Our attitude and customer service. We love sitting with clients and really listening to what they want. We are all about customizing services to meet our clients' needs.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Global Grill, Bubba's Sweet Spot, The Burger Factory, Pensacola Hardware and Apple Market.

Answers by: Mike DeSorbo

EMERALD COAST CUSTOM CAKES

2735 Gulf Breeze Parkway (by appointment) facebook.com/emeraldcoastcustomcakes How do you define being the "best"? Being the "best" to Emerald Coast Custom Cakes means only using the finest and freshest ingredients to create cakes that are not only beautiful but absolutely delicious and full of artistic expression.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Custom cakes, desserts and pastries created by a French pastry chef.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Being a classically trained French pastry chef, I bring my knowledge and expertise to each and every couple to create the cake of their dreams for their special day.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? My husband and I love going to Wahoos games. After each game, we always try a different local restaurant, and The Oar House has become one of our favorites.

Answers by: Heather Pelham, Executive Pastry Chef/Owner

HEMSTITCH VINTAGE RENTALS hemstitchvintage.com How do you define being the "best"?

Consistently delivering on our promise of an amazing event by representing our industry as a premier vendor of event rentals.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Specialty

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What do you think sets you and your business apart? Our unique collection of inventory, hand-picked and hand-built pieces, curated over time, since the beginning of our sweet company more than seven years ago.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? There are too many incredibly talented vendors to narrow it down to just a few.

Answers by: Heather Nelson, Owner/Designer

KATIE CANNON ART

katiecannonart.com How do you define being the "best"? To me, being the "best" means that all of my hard work is paying off, and I am fortunate enough for people to like what I do.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? I capture the true happiness and fun of your wedding.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? I think I have a good eye for detail and capturing genuine emotions on film.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? I love all the photographers and wedding vendors in the area. It's so hard to pick a favorite.

Answers by: Katie Cannon, Owner

KAYLA BAPTISTA PHOTOGRAPHY

kaylabaptistaphotographyllc.com How do you define being the "best"? I would define us being "the best" by your experience with us.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? We are fun, bright, timeless and romantic.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? What sets us apart is our natural posing and editing. We strive to be different yet timeless.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? I love so many businesses. Since we are in the wedding business, I would say The Burch House for a venue and Gulf Coast Glam House for makeup artists.

Answers by: Kayla Baptista

LA-T-DA EVENTS

latdaevents.com How do you define being the "best"? To be the best, you must understand all aspects of the industry and not miss any detail. We strive to give our couples and their guests an unforgettable celebration and unmatched customer service, which are two qualities that must be met to be considered the best.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

La-T-Da specializes in turning events into unforgettable experiences.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Our award-winning inventory can turn any event space into a dream come true, while making the process a worry-free wonder. We also pride ourselves on the relationships we build with our clients throughout the planning process.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? We love so many local vendors, which makes this a very tough

question. The crew and food at The Cutting Board are amazing, and JB's Cakery makes unreal cakes. We can also always count on Melissa Wilson, Nikki Golden, Phocus Photography and Milestones Studios to document the day perfectly.

Answers by: Ruby Bagley, Owner

LINDSAY COOEY WEDDINGS

lindsaycooeyweddings.com How do you define being the "best"? Amazing wedding planners wear a lot of hats. I use a harmonious approach with couples, guests and vendors. When everyone is happy, everything goes so smoothly and truly makes for a memorable event.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Totally committed to making the big day the best day.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? I haven't worked with many wedding planners, so I'm not 100% positive, but I believe my couples choose me because I am relatable and flexible.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Way too many to list.

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OUR HUMBLE CATERING

facebook.com/ourhumblecatering How do you define being the "best"? Making a beautiful product for exceptional events and amazing customers. We strive to be top of the line, with over-the-top service and decadent cuisine, in hopes of leaving long-lasting wonderful memories.

How would you describe your business to a

total stranger in 10 words or less? Southern and Creole classics with a decadent flare.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? We're family owned and operated.

We have deep roots with Pensacola and New Orleans, so our style, quality and presentation fit the bar all the way around. We have a collective 35 years in the food industry, love doing what we do and take extreme pride in our work.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Union Public House, George, Wisteria Tavern, and Classic City Catering.

Answers by: Heidi Humble, Owner/Operator

PENSACOLA BEACH WEDDINGS

pensacolabeachweddings.com How do you define being the "best"?

Responding quickly to requests for information, being respectful of the diversity of today's couples, addressing each couple's issues with sensitivity—these things qualify a business as being one of the "best."

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? An established and happy destination wedding and vow-renewal business.

What do you think sets you and your bus iness apart? We're a father/daughter team with four generations of our family invested in every aspect of our business. We are flexible, we have a genuine appreciation for our couples and their individual wishes, and we have gained lifelong friends through our many connections.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? We're big fans of The Grand Marlin, Peg Leg

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PENSACOLA PHOTO BOOTH

10311 Chemstrand Road, Ste. B pensacolaphotobooth.com How do you define being the "best"?

Pensacola Photo Booth was the first photo booth in Pensacola in 2011 and the first multiple booths company serving the Gulf Coast. We sponsor and support a lot of fundraisers, special causes and public events. We choose the high road as often as possible.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

We stop time and capture it with Pensacola Photo Booth.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Pensacola Photo Booth uses state-of-the-art equipment and the best of everything. This offers the client a high-quality product, and we think sparing no expense to offer the best to our client is important.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? We are in the wedding business, so there are a lot of topnotch wedding vendors in Pensacola who work very hard to offer brides the very best.

Visit coastbridal.com to see our favorite fellow wedding vendors.

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THE POWDER ROOM

404 E. Wright St. facebook.com/thepowderroompensacola How do you define being the "best"? I define being the "best" as not only staying invested in current trends and education but also striving for that person in your chair to feel their best. We want them to feel they have received the best of our time, talent and attention.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? A little modern, a little vintage and a whole lotta talent.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? I feel what sets our business apart is mindfulness. We want our clients and guests to feel welcomed with a smile and comfortable.

A lot of people tell me that salons intimidate them. We don't want that at The Powder Room. We strive to really listen, give our best advice, as well as respecting their time that they chose to spend with us.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? As a small business, you really learn to appreciate other small businesses. If I had to name a few, we obviously couldn't place in best bridal salon without our makeup artist Hayley at Gulf Coast Glam House. I also love to shop local boutiques like La Di Da, SoBo and Southern Sisters. For amazing food, I always look forward to Grand Marlin and Union Public House.

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WEDDINGWALLS EVENT DECOR & RENTALS

5465 Woodbine Road, Pace, weddingwalls.com How do you define being the "best"? We define being the best by offering great customer service, great response times, great quality Schedule available April 2019 products and great results in every aspect of our business. Being the best also is reflected in Call 850-484-1797 positive client reviews and continued referrals.

Visit www.PensacolaState.edu/ce How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Fine quality event decor and rentals.

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Pensacola Country Club, 5eleven, Skopelo's, Hilton PCB, Portofino, Pensacola Grand. We love Megan K. Events, Southern Frills, Fiore, The Open Rose, Sunshine Designs, Aislinn Kate Photography, Jordan Burch Photography, The Bridal Loft, Sweet Creations. I really could go on and on.

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875 Royce St., coawfla.org How do you define being the "best"? Performing the highest degree of service to and advocacy on behalf of vulnerable elder adults in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. From client-facing staff to administrative support, every individual employee is dedicated to our mission of making life better for seniors and supported in that mission by management.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Council on Aging provides social services to vulnerable senior adults.

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Less than 5% of nonprofits are specifically dedicated to nearly 20% of the population.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? We love being involved in our community and learning more about its inner workings. Whether through Rotary, Leadership Pensacola, nonprofit boards, leadership trainings or civic engagement, there is no shortage of ways to be active and immersed in Northwest Florida.

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GULF COAST KID'S HOUSE

3401 N. 12th Ave., gulfcoastkidshouse.org How do you define being the "best"? We strive to provide an excellent child-friendly facility to serve abused children and their families. We aim to minimize trauma to victims and streamline the process. We do that with an exceptionally trained multidisciplinary team. We also aim to educate the community on child abuse issues to help with prevention.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

GCKH is where professionals work together to serve abuse victims.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Prevention education has always been a major focus of GCKH, and we all dream about the day our services aren't necessary. We want to educate the community on what they can do to prevent child abuse and how to properly respond to children who disclose their abuse.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? We live in an amazing community with such a giving spirit. So many of our supporters and donors have been recognized as Best of the Coast winners, and we are honored to be among them.

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730 Bayfront Parkway, Ste. 4B pensacolabeachrvresort.com How do you define being the "best"?

With strong personal relationships and loyalty.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? I am in the information business.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? I give my personal time and attention to everything that I do.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Pensacola Yacht Club, McGuire's Irish Pub, Pensacola Little Theatre, Gulf Breeze Chamber of Commerce, Pensacola State College and IHMC. Answers by: James J. Reeves

NORTH HILL PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION, INC.

historicnorthhill.com How do you define being the "best"? Being the best to us means constantly trying to find ways to improve our neighborhood and do more for the people who live here.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less?

Promoting historic home preservation and a welcoming and supportive neighborhood.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? A strong, well-organized infrastructure of volunteers who work on projects and events throughout the year to bring the community together. We foster the authentic old-fashioned neighborhood ideal where neighbors know each other and support one another.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? We enjoy the Palafox Market on Saturdays, events at The

Rex and Saenger Theatre, CivicCon events, and the abundance of unique local restaurants and shops downtown, which are within walking distance of our neighborhood.

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ONBIKES PENSACOLA

onbikespensacola.org How do you define being the "best"? We don't strive to be the best. onbikes strives to fulfill its mission to provide every underprivileged and foster child along the Gulf Coast with a brand new bike to call their own.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? We give bikes to children who need them most.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Year after year, we provide a tangible thing to those who we are trying to serve.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Bike Pensacola, Upward Intuition, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Guardian Ad Litem.

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PENSACOLA CHILDREN'S CHORUS

46 E. Chase St. pensacolachildrenschorus.com How do you define being the "best"? Being the "best" for PCC means engaging our young members and helping them develop, both personally and musically. It means building a relationship with the kids and having them return year after year, enjoying their time with us.

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PCC is a longstanding community-based children's choir.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? What sets PCC apart is our longevity in the community and our members.

2018 marks our 29th season performing as Pensacola's premier youth choir. Our members are both talented and professional, despite their adolescence.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Some of our local favorites include Perfect Plain, Pensacola Yacht Club, Blues Angel Music, Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, Pensacola Opera, Pensacola Little Theatre, Ballet Pensacola, Pensacon and Fiesta Pensacola, just to name a few.

Answers by: Mallory Wilson, Director of Development and Community Engagement

PENSACOLA MESS HALL

116 N. Tarragona St., pensacolamesshall.org How do you define being the "best"? The best is an experience beyond your expectations.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Inspiring curiosity for the whole family.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? A visit to the MESS Hall provides a fun opportunity for family interaction, plus it is educational.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? EnSec Pest Control for awesome presentations on bees. Navy Federal for a great corps of engaged community volunteers.

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PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE KIDS' COLLEGE

1000 College Blvd., pensacolastate.edu How do you define being the "best"? Being the best means listening to the people in our community and providing the services that are important to them. It also means holding our program to a standard of excellence where parents can expect safety, fun, and, most importantly, learning throughout the summer.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Safe, fun and interesting courses for learning during the summer.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? With over 50 class types to choose from, our program has more options, and we truly have classes for any interest.

Additionally, we will be entering the 29th year of the program, which means we have been a valued part of the Pensacola community for a long time.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Pensacola State College, Chain Reaction, United Way and Arc Gateway.

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PENSACOLA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

205 E. Zaragoza St., pensacolasymphony.com How do you define being the "best"? We strive to provide meaningful and relevant musical experiences for every stage of life.

On some days, that might mean celebrating an evening with a world-renowned musician at the Saenger Theatre, and other days it means teaching an eager toddler how to make a sound on a trumpet.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Providing transformative experiences through music.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? In a society that can be quite fractured, we are privileged to be part of something that brings people together. Through powerful, shared experiences with music, our relationships and community are strengthened.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Our town offers a number of opportunities to enjoy the arts.

We love attending the performances by Ballet Pensacola, Broadway of Pensacola, Children's Chorus, Choral Society, Jazz Pensacola, Pensacola Bay Concert Band, Pensacola Civic Band, Pensacola Little Theatre and Pensacola Opera.

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STUDER COMMUNITY INSTITUTE

17 W. Government St., Ste. A, studeri.org How do you define being the "best"? I love that community leadership and engagement is making a comeback. I am somewhat visible in Pensacola, but it's really the local citizens who deserve the credit. They are smart, talented, passionate and highly engaged. I am grateful for the opportunity to live and work with them.

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We also create tools and interventions to help parents understand the power of early brain development. Strong businesses and well-educated children are the keys to Pensacola's future.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? You can't go wrong anywhere in Pensacola.

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1000 College Blvd., wsre.org How do you define being the "best"?

Being a trusted source for quality programs and services that are both educational and entertaining makes WSRE the best.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? WSRE positively impacts communities through education, entertainment and engagement.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? Because of generous support from communities we serve, WSRE positively impacts the Emerald Coast through educational media like PBS KIDS and PBS LearningMedia for families and schools, educational outreach services like the Imagination Station early learning activity center and Public Square events, and quality local and PBS programming.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? The Bodacious Family of Shops is presenting sponsor of this year's WSRE Wine & Food Classic.

Besides offering fabulous shopping, dining and educational experiences, their proceeds support our local community in big ways. As anchor of the SOGO district, they are a Pensacola point of pride.

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11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 88, wuwf.org How do you define being the "best"?

Being recognized as a model of civility, excellence and relevance and valued as an engaged community partner enhancing the quality of life in Northwest Florida. WUWF proudly produces, acquires and distributes programming that meets the highest standards in journalism and cultural expression.

How would you describe your business to a total stranger in 10 words or less? Community supported, quality radio broadcast journalism and musical arts.

What do you think sets you and your business apart? WUWF is one of the most visible and active examples of the University of West Florida's public service and outreach mission delivering the university's resources daily to thousands in Northwest Florida and beyond.

As a listener-supported station, WUWF operates largely with contributions from individual listeners and local businesses.

Other than your business, what are some of your local favorites? Whether we are working together on community events or providing coverage during an emergency, WUWF values our partnerships with all the local media in the area.

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This weekend, Pensacola Symphony Orchestra is returning with a bang, opening with a show stacked with high-energy performances, a visiting virtuoso and three selections of music that will leave the audience thrilled for the rest of the 2018-2019 season. As the orchestra comes back together after months apart, opening night promises to be a must-see performance full of key moments demonstrating all the hard work that went into preparing for a new season.

Peter Rubardt begins his 22nd season as music director for the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, and his excitement for opening night is contagious.

"I always really like opening night to have a lot of zing to it," said Rubardt. "Some concerts have a different kind of depth or a different flavor. The flavor I go for on opening night, I go for high octane."

"The flavor I go for on opening night, I go for high octane." Peter Rubardt For this season's opening night, he's chosen Gershwin's "Cuban Overture," Barber's "Concerto for Violin, Op. 14" (which will feature guest violinist Jennifer Koh) and Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition."

"I have big ambition every year for opening night. I tend to rehearse really hard and don't let anything slip," said Rubardt. "The musicians look forward to that kind of workout."

Gershwin's "Cuban Overture" is a fun, light-hearted piece that will transport the audience to a sunny and nostalgic Cuban vacation getaway. Inspired by a two-week vacation in

Cuba in the early 1930s, Gershwin pulled many elements of Caribbean and Cuban music into this playful arrangement.

"It's a very upbeat tempo," said Rubardt, "a bright, festive way to open the evening."

The piece is accessible in the best possible way. Whether it's your first time at the Saenger for a Pensacola Symphony Orchestra performance or you're a long-time patron, Gershwin's "Cuban Overture" will ignite your imagination and prime your senses for the expansive possibilities of enjoying this type of art.

VISIT FROM A STAR

Returning for her third performance with the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, renowned violinist and Musical America's 2016 "Instrumentalist of the Year" Jennifer Koh will perform Samuel Barber's "Concerto for Violin, Op. 14." Celebrated for her technical mastery of her instrument and for her creativelycharged virtuosity, Koh brings an elevated sense of excitement to the second piece of the opening night program.

"Being on stage with Jenny is really easy, in the best sense," explained Rubardt.

"It goes without saying, she's obviously phenomenally talented."

Rubardt shared that the unique experience of seeing Koh perform a piece like Barber's "Concerto for Violin" is her talent for communicating with the other musicians and with the audience.

"She plays all of it with a natural spontaneous communication and sharing. That makes it really a pleasure to be on stage with her.

There's so much musicality flowing out of her.

It's like an invitation. It's like she sends out an

invitation to all of us. She invites the audience to come into the performance with her."

For Koh, she looks forward to sharing her talent with the orchestra and the Pensacola community for this unique and exciting performance. In particular, Barber's "Concerto for Violin" presents a dizzying display of craft and talent for an accomplished performer like Koh. "It's incredibly lyrical," explained Koh. "He's a great composer for the violin and bringing something forward that's a very American musical language."

This piece differs from the fun, fanciful Gershwin in the tenderness of the musical journey and the continued dazzlement inherent in the drama and tension throughout the piece. The orchestra supports Koh's virtuosity throughout moments that will leave the audience breathless.

"I love working with Peter, and I'm looking forward to doing that again," said Koh. "One of the exciting things is we've really covered the gamut of violin repertoire."

With this Barber concerto, Koh and Rubardt have a thrilling performance in store to highlight their partnership and artistic collaboration.

"The third movement is just fireworks from beginning to end," said Rubardt. "It's really down [Koh's] alley; it's the perfect piece for her."

INESCAPABLE EXPERIENCES

The orchestra will close out the experience of opening night with Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition."

This piece, originally written as a memorial for the composer's friend, takes

the listener through 10 movements as a journey through an art exhibit.

"That piece is one of the great warhorses that we get to play," said Rubardt. "It's so brilliant, and it brings out the best of each musician on the stage."

For those unfamiliar with Mussorgsky, he's the same composer of "Night on Bald Mountain." With "Pictures at an Exhibition," audiences can expect an intensity and momentum to continually challenge them throughout the piece. Just like walking through an art gallery, Mussorgsky's piece turns musical corners and packs a provocative punch.

"This piece has 10 vignettes, and every one of them hits you in the face. They've set the stage for this kind of instant reaction," explained Rubardt. "It moves very quickly compared to a large scale, purely symphonic work."

Together, the opening night program offers a rousing opportunity to immerse yourself in the experience of live music and shake off the doldrums of music's ubiquity in the company of other art lovers.

"That's one of the great things about playing here is the audience. The crowds are large, warm and there's an energy that's buzzing," said Rubardt. "Everybody's there to have a great time; it's really that simple." {in}

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YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org REDEEMED OBJECTS HOME AND GARDEN SHOW 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oooodles Antique

Mall, 3733 W. Navy Blvd. pensacolahabitat. org/redeemedobjects ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP 11 a.m. Molino Branch Library, 6450-A Highway 95A. mywfpl.com

Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com HATS AND HEELS SENIOR PROM 6-8:30 p.m.

Free. Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center, 913 South I St. RSVP with Bayview Senior Citizens Center's Molly at 436-5188.

END OF THE LINE THURSDAY DINNER 6-9 p.m.

End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. eotlcafe.com ENERGY HEALING 6 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SHORE STORIES 6 p.m. Free. Six short films about environmental issues. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd.

GREEK WINE DINNER 6:30 p.m. $75 per person. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox. skopelosatneworld.com LATIN DANCE CLASSES 6:30-9 p.m. $10.

Salsa, Bachata, Cha Cha and more. Professional dance instruction for all skill levels.

No partner required. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com KEVIN HART 7 p.m. $42 and up. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com RON WHITE 7 and 9:30 p.m. $50-$60. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com

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$25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com TIM HIGGINS 7:30 p.m. Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/ perfectplainbrewingco

FRIDAY 10.12

REDEEMED OBJECTS HOME AND GARDEN SHOW 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oooodles Antique

Mall, 3733 W. Navy Blvd. pensacolahabitat. org/redeemedobjects NATURAL REMEDIES FOR YOUR GARDEN 10 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP 10 a.m. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com PENSACOLA GREEK FESTIVAL 11 a.m. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 1720 W. Garden St. pensacolagreekfestival.com FREE FAMILY DAY 12-7 p.m. Facilities open for free. Pensacola Athletic Center, 7700 W. Highway 98. pacactive.com OKTOBERFEST AT RED FISH BLUE FISH 5 p.m. (Through 9 p.m. Oct. 13). Red Fish Blue Fish, 5 Via de Luna Drive, Unit B, Pensacola Beach. facebook.com/redfishbluefishpensacolabeach TRICK OR TREAT CANDY AND WINE PAIRING

5 p.m. $8. Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Ft. Pickens Road. margaritavillehotel.com FLIGHT NIGHTS 5-7 p.m. $9 for three 3-ounce pours. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com

HAPPY HOUR COOKOUTS 5 p.m. Drink specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com GAY GRASSROOTS 6 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ARROGANT STEAK COOK-OFF 6-9 p.m. $30.

United Way is a beneficiary. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DATE NIGHT DANCE CLASSES 6:30-8 p.m. $8.

Learn several romantic ballroom dance styles in unique group classes. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com VON TRAPPED IN THE HOSPITAL 7-11 p.m.

Call for ticket prices. Tours last approximately 50 minutes. Tower East, 1010 N. 12th Ave. 662-278-8383.

OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Café Single Fin, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/cafesinglefin AMICK ALBUM RELEASE 7 p.m. $10 and up.

The Upper Room, 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd. amickcutler.com 'THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL' 7:30 p.m. $7$18, free for UWF students. UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Bldg. 82, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu/cfpa THE 850 COLLECTIVE 9 p.m. $15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

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calendar produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques. Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road.

OCEAN HOUR CLEAN-UPS 9-10 a.m. Bay Bluff s and Chimney Parks. oceanhourfl.com COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com STORYTIME SATURDAYS 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $5. Through Nov. 10. Pensacola Children's Museum, 115 Zaragoza St. DEBBY'S KITCHEN 10 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FALL GATHERING OPEN HOUSE 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Native Paths Museum and Cultural Center, 3300 Beloved Path. theperdidobaytribe.com NATIONS FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 315 E. Olive Road.

PENSACOLA GREEK FESTIVAL 11 a.m. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 1720 W. Garden St. pensacolagreekfestival.com COMPUTER BASICS Noon. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com JUNIOR HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION

Noon-4 p.m. PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Highway. juniorhumanesociety.com

DEPRESSION AND MORE ABOUT DEMENTIA

2-4 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

LOCAL AUTHOR BRETT DOUGLAS BOOK SIGNING 2-4 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 1200

Airport Blvd. brettdouglasauthor.com WEST COAST SWING INTENSIVE 2-5 p.m.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com OYSTER BASH 4-6 p.m. O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.com BIKE PENSACOLA SLOW RIDE 4 p.m. Episcopal Day School, 223 N. Palafox. facebook. com/bikepensacola J UKEBOX GALA 6 p.m. $150 per person, proceeds benefit Pensacola Opera. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox. pensacolaopera.com DIY PERSONAL CARE AND SPA MAKE & TAKE

6-8 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org VONTRAPPED IN THE HOSPITAL 7-11 p.m.

Call for ticket prices. Tours last approximately 50 minutes. Tower East, 1010 N. 12th Ave. 662-278-8383.

DANCE PARTY 7 p.m.-midnight. $10 for workshop, $10 for party. One-hour workshop followed by a mix of swing, country, and ballroom music. No partner required.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com TODD SNIDER 7 p.m. $20-$30. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com 'THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL' 7:30 p.m. $7$18, free for UWF students. UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Bldg. 82, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu/cfpa PENSACOLA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OPENING NIGHT WITH SPECIAL GUEST JENNIFER October 11, 2018

KOH 7:30 p.m. $23 and up. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com COLLIN RAYE 8 p.m. $45. Imogene Theatre, 6866 Caroline St. theimogenetheatre.com

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SUNDAY 10.14

WAKE UP HIKE 7 a.m. Meet at Bay Bluffs Park, Scenic Highway at Summit Ave., for a brisk one- to two-hour walk with brunch to follow at an area restaurant.

BRUNCH WITH LIVE MUSIC 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Café Single Fin, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook. com/cafesinglefin TRANSMISSION GROUP WORLD SERVICE MEDITATION 10:30 a.m. Free. Ever'man

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Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org VEGAN BRUNCH 11 a.m.-2 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. eotlcafe.com SUNDAY BRUNCH AT H20 11 a.m. $28.95 for adults. Free valet parking and 15 percent off with local ID. H20 Hilton, 12 Via de Luna Drive. facebook.com/hiltonpensacolabeach PENSACOLA GREEK FESTIVAL 12 p.m. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 1720 W. Garden St. pensacolagreekfestival.com TROLLEY AND BOAT TOUR 1:45-7 p.m. $125.

Park on Commendencia Street. pensacolascenicbluffs.org YAPPY HOUR AT PERFECT PLAIN 2 p.m.

Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco PENSACOLA COMPOSERFEST XIV 2:30 p.m.

Free. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu 'THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL' 2:30 p.m. $7$18, free for UWF students. UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Bldg. 82, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu/cfpa FAMILY-FRIENDLY IMPROV CLASS 2:30 p.m.

Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com SWING DANCE CLASSES 4-7 p.m. $10. Professional West Coast swing instruction for all levels. No partner required. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com VEGAN AND VINO SUNDAYS 4-7 p.m.

Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox.

THE DEVON ALLMAN PROJECT WITH SPECIAL GUEST DUANE BETTS 7 p.m. $25. Vinyl

Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com SOME KIND OF NIGHTMARE WITH EARL'S KILLER SQUIRREL 9 p.m. $5. chizuko, 506 W.

Belmont St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola

MONDAY 10.15

RESUME HELP 11 a.m. Molino Branch Library,

6450-A Highway 95A. mywfpl.com

PILATES MAT 1:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educa-

tional Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com VEGAN COOKING CLASS 6 p.m. $25. Sweet potato samosas with pear chutney, garam masala with roasted Brussels sprouts and lemon aioli and apple tart with fig glaze. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. eotlcafe.com HANDS-ON COOKING: PASTA MANICOTTI 6-8 p.m. $64.50. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com

Adoption • Paternity • Dependency/DCF Hearings Prenuptial Agreements • Postnuptial Agreements Divorce • Child Custody and Timesharing Child Support • Child Support Modifications Alimony • Collaborative Divorce • Divorce Mediation • Pre-Suit Family Law Mediation

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calendar HIP-HOP & CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLASSES

8-9 p.m. $5. Learn amazing moves from professional instructors. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com

TUESDAY 10.16

YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Com-

munity Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 11:30 a.m. National Naval Aviation Museum viewing area, 1750 Radford Blvd. navalaviationmuseum.org PILATES ON PALAFOX WITH WILD LEMON

4:30 p.m. Cowork Annex, 13 S. Palafox. beawildlemon.com COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m.

So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com UWF GRADUATES OF THE LAST DECADE

Oct. 11. TAG, University of Florida, Bldg.

82, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu/tag

Arts & Culture

≥Events

CULTURAL COMMODITIES: THE TRANSFORMATION OF AFRICAN SPIRITUAL OBJECTS PANEL DISCUSSION

5:30-7 p.m. Thursday,

ART AMONG FRIENDS RECEPTION 5-7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 11.

The Wright Place, 6 E. Wright St. OPEN STUDIO: DIY

HAPPY HOUR 5-6:30 p.m. Perfect Plain

Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook. com/perfectplainbrewingco COUNTRY DANCE CLASSES 6:30 p.m. $10.

Country two-step, East Coast swing, competition choreography and more. No partner required. World championship dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com WEST FLORIDA LITERARY FEDERATION 7 p.m. Free. Evening will start with a reading of "I Am From – An American Narrative"

by Judy Fawley. Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. 'DRACULA' (1931) 7 p.m. $5 (cash only). The Rex Theatre, 18 N. Palafox. pensacolacinemaart.com BANDS ON THE BEACH 7-9 p.m. Free. Holly Shelton. Pensacola Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com COMEDY NIGHT 7 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com COMIC ART 11:30-

3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. $6, free for PMA members.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

PMA GALLERY TOURS

2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Free with museum admission. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

≥Current Exhibits THE PALETTE SHOW

On view through Oct. 19. First City Art Center, 1060

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OVER-50 BALLROOM DANCE CLUB 7-9:30 p.m. $5-$10. Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Center, 913 S. I St. Dressy attire (no jeans).

YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man

Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

HANDS-ON COOKING: CREATURES FROM THE DEEP 6-8 p.m. $64.50. 407-D S.

WEDNESDAY 10.17

ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP Noon. Molino

Branch Library, 6450-A Highway 95A. mywfpl.com

Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com

SWING DANCE CLASSES AND PARTY 6:30-

PERFECT PLAIN NIGHT FOR BREAST CANCER 5:30-7:30 p.m. Perfect Plain Brewing

10 p.m. $10 lesson, $5 party. Professional West Coast swing instruction for all levels followed by fun and friendly social dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area.

No partner required. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com UGLY GOD 7 p.m. $25-$30. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FREE DANCE LESSONS 8-8:30 p.m. Free. Beginner West Coast swing dance lesson. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola S. Blvd. dancecraftfl.com

N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org

Palafox. artelgallery. com

PORARY ART OF PERUVIAN AMAZON

STRANGER THINGS

SUNFLOWERS AND THE NATURE OF BEING On view through

PILATES ON PALAFOX WITH WILD LEMON

Noon. Cowork Annex, 13 S. Palafox. beawildlemon.com ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP 3 p.m. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com

Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com

On view through Oct. 19. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.com TOUCH...DON'T TOUCH On view

through Oct. 19.

Artel Gallery, 223 S.

Oct. 19. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.com EVERYTHING THAT SOUNDS IN THE FOREST: CONTEM-

On view through Oct. 21. Pensacola Museum, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org CULTURAL COMMODITIES: THE TRANSFORMATION OF AFRICAN SPIRI-

TUAL OBJECTS On view through Oct. 27. The Art Gallery at UWF, 11000 University Parkway.

ICONS OF PENSACOLA On view through

Oct. 31. T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. his-

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calendar toricpensacola.org ART AMONG FRIENDS On view

through Nov. 12.

The Wright Place, 6 E. Wright St.

STONE'S THROW: ON BORDERS, BOUNDARIES, AND THE BEYOND On view

through Jan. 11.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

PUNKSACOLA: REFLECTIONS OF A SUBCULTURE On

view through July 2019. T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. historicpensacola.org

COTTON FIELDS TO CONGRESS: THE LIFE AND CAREER OF EARL HUTTO On

view at the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. historicpensacola.org GALLERY DAYS

Noon-4 p.m. Saturdays. Featuring local artists. To be featured, contact Angel at 941-7354586 or call the restaurant at 4770035. TGI Fridays, 1240 Airport Blvd.

≥Workshops & Classes

POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-noon, Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Every Mon-

day from 6-8:30 p.m. at First City Art Center. Classes are $40. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

October 11, 2018

CLAY HAND BUILDING Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m.-noon at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for nonmembers. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY SCULPTURE

Six-week workshops held Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon at First City Art Center.

Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members.

For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

≥Call for Art

DOCUFLORIDA II: PROJECTIONS AND PRINTS Estab-

lished, emerging and nascent artists and photographers are invited to submit their digital image files to the DocuFlorida II: Projections and Prints Open Call For Artists. All open call images selected for exhibition will be digitally projected and may include video, digitally-captured images and scanned images from film.

Submissions should address the environment in the rural and/or urban landscapes of the region. Submission fee is $10 for Pensacola Museum of Art members and $20 for nonmembers. Send file links to pmoasubmissions@gmail.com

by Oct. 14. Limit to three submissions.

For more information and specific guidelines, visit pensacolamuseum. org.

CUBED LUMINOUS

The Pensacola Museum of Art is accepting art submissions for silent digital works to

CUBED Luminous, a four day and night outdoor digital art festival consisting of one 18-foot tall LED mega cube and four 8-foot by 8-foot cubes with 16 laser projectors.

Digital works include video shorts, short animations, animated GIFs, split depth GIFs, perfect loops, cinemagraphs and digital stills. CUBED Luminous will take place at the University of West Florida Historic Trust Museum Plaza in downtown Pensacola, Florida on the closing weekend of Foo Foo Fest, Nov. 8-11, 2018. Open Call Artists are eligible to submit up to three silent digital works through Oct. 5. Artists are encouraged to respond to the theme of liveness and luminosity.

Juried artists' work will also be shown on the Pensacola Museum of Art website as part of the festival archive.

Works may be on view in day and nighttime hours.

For more information, visit pensacolamuseum.org CALL FOR ARTISTS AND VENDORS FOR JAZZ FEST Jazz Pen-

sacola is calling arts and crafts vendors to submit applications for the 2019 Pensacola JazzFest taking place April 6 to April 7, 2019, at Seville Square in historic downtown Pensacola.

Only original art and handmade craft vendors will be accepted. All entries are $200 for a 10-by-10 canopy or smaller. For more information, call Jazz Pensacola Administrator Alice Crann Good at 433-8382, 8 a.m.

to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday, or visit jazzpensacola.com.

ARTFIELDS ArtFields, an event in Lake City, S.C., is accepting art submissions from 12 different states, including Florida.

Up to 400 artists will be invited to exhibit to compete in ArtFields 2019 for awards and cash prizes. The event will be held from April 26 through May 4. Submissions are open through Nov. 5. Selected artists will be notified in December.

For more information and to submit artwork, visit artfieldssc.org.

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THURSDAY 10.11

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JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox RONNIE LEVINE

6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com COLM KELLY 6 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m. Doc's Courtyard and Cafe, 5198 Willing St., Milton.

OPEN COLLEGE JAM WITH MIKE BOCCIA

7:30 p.m. Goat Lips Chew and Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

DUELING PIANOS

8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

OPEN MIC/JAM

8-11 p.m. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. Use our instruments or bring your own.

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8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com AUGIE AND COMPANY 7 p.m. Hub

Stacey's, 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com

LEX & THE LUTHORS

9 p.m. End O' the Alley Courtyard, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

FRIDAY 10.12

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI Noon.

The Drowsy Poet Coffee Co., 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

MIKE QUINN 5 p.m.

End O' the Alley Courtyard, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m.

The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. ADMIRAL'S CLUB

PIANO PLAYER 6 p.m. The District Steakhouse, 123 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com RONNIE LEVINE 6-9 p.m. V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com EMERALD COAST BLENDERS 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. paradisebargrill.com

NICK ANDREWS

6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com COLM KELLY 6 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m. Doc's Courtyard and Cafe, 5198 Willing St., Milton.

JOHN RIPLEY 7-10 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox LIVE MUSIC 7:30 p.m.

Swan Neck Meadery,

2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com MIKE BOCCIA 7:45 p.m. Goat Lips Chew and Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 8-11 p.m.

Jazz and Flow Cafe, 4238 W. Fairfield Drive.

DUELING PIANOS

8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MIKE & FRIENDS 8 p.m.-midnight. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

CRISTI DEES AND BAD JUJU 8:30 p.m.

Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com CLASS X 9 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com

LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m.

Lili Marlene's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m.

End O' the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE DJ: MR. LAO

10 p.m. Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE MUSIC 10 p.m.

Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SATURDAY 10.13

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI 10 a.m.

The Drowsy Poet Coffee Co., 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

MUSKOGEE RIDGE

12-3 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com

ADMIRAL'S CLUB PIANO PLAYER 6

p.m. The District Steakhouse, 123 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MORNING 40 FEDERATION 6

p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. paradisebargrill.com LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m.

The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway PLATINUM PREMIER 6 p.m. Peg

Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com COLM KELLY 6 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com LIVE MUSIC 7:30 p.m.

Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com

MIKE BOCCIA 7:45 p.m. Goat Lips Chew And Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

OPEN MIC/JAM

8 p.m.-midnight.

Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. Use our instruments or bring your own.

CLASS X 9 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m.

Lili Marlene's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m.

End O' the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE DJ: MR. LAO

10 p.m. Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE MUSIC 10

p.m. Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SUNDAY 10.14

KATHY LYON JAZZ BAND 10:30 a.m.-3

p.m. Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 11 a.m. Five

Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St.

JAZZ BRUNCH WITH AL ALVARADO 11

a.m.-2 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. jazzpensacola.com GOSPEL AT GOAT LIPS WITH HOST CLINT DAVIS 12:45-

3:15 p.m. Goat Lips Chew and Brewhouse, 11 Copter Road.

JAZZABOUTS AT AMERICAN LEGION

POST 240 3-6 p.m.

$10 per family.

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JAY WILLIAMS BAND 5-8:30 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com OPEN MIC/JAM

4-10 p.m. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. Use our instruments or bring your own.

OPEN JAM WITH MIKE BOCCIA 5 p.m.

Goat Lips Chew and Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

JIM SLOAN 6-10 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com LOREN AND MISTY 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. paradisebargrill.com

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music

By Savannah Evanoff

Healing and "Heartache"

Amick Cutler / Courtesy Photo Amick Cutler knows what's on the other side of a risk. It's the reason he takes them every chance he gets.

The next few risks in Cutler's line of fire?

Releasing an EP of alternative rock music and traveling cross-country in a camper with his wife Christy and their three sons (AKA "bear cubs").

The two risks aren't separate. Cutler believes going on tour to share his music and stories will combat the "sucky part" about music today.

"Most people, you have 10 seconds to decide whether music is good or bad," Cutler said.

"They listen to it and automatically judge the music based off the sound or based off if the first word hooks you. That's very unfortunate because people don't get the opportunity to know the person."

Cutler can't rally behind that mentality.

"I don't feel like I was ever a person designed to separate the music from the person," Cutler said. "I am a person who

expresses who I am through music, and who I am is a way deeper well than who I am musically. For me to go out there and travel and do both, share my story, who I am as a person, with my songs is going to have a lot better impact than if people are just thumbing through Spotify if it catches their attention or doesn't."

Cutler has used music as an outlet since he was a teenager, when his sister Kailyn died of leukemia.

"That moment kind of changed the course of my life," Cutler said. "I remember picking up the guitar and spending hours in my room, coping with my thoughts."

Somewhere amid writing a ton of songs, Cutler's personality shifted.

"Where I once was very shy, music just totally changed me," Cutler said. "I totally turned into more of an outgoing person."

The tragedy also gave him a new perspective on life.

"Seeing your 10-year-old sister—all she

like reckless abandoned; maybe it's got bumps should care about is surviving—but she, even and bruises; and maybe it doesn't look pretty, in the middle of cancer, lived life to the fullest but maybe that's what honest love really is." and always had a smile," Cutler said. "At that Another song, "A Kiss," centers on social point, I was like, 'You know what? I'm not going injustices and racism. to live for myself anymore. I'm just going to live "It's really talking about how when we life to the fullest and make it all I can be.'" come head-to-head with things we disagree And Cutler has done just that. with and things that our forefathers and genHe once performed the coffee shop erations before us that told us we shouldn't like and small venue circuit and brought back a or shouldn't approve of," Cutler said. "Rather souvenir—a down-on-his-luck man. He met than bringing out the guns, swords and knives, him at a pool hall in Fresno, Calif. maybe we should embrace with a kiss."

"He was about to get in a fight with a Cutler will perform the songs from the guy," Cutler said. "He was four times as big EP and his future full-length album as his as me, so I didn't really have any reason family travels the majority of the 50 states. He to confront him, but I did… for whatever will perform at coffee shops, campgrounds, reason, he listened to me. We spent the rest homes—anywhere an opportunity arises— of the night just chatting." starting in January.

Meeting his wife was no less eventful.

Christy, a writer, will help be a mouthpiece They met at Florida State University. for their story, which Cutler reveals involves "I told my friend, 'That's the girl I want much struggle. to marry,'" Cutler said. "Long story short, I "Our story really breeds hope and redempwalked up to her in the middle of a concert tion," Cutler said. "It doesn't matter if you're later on and was like, 'Hey, I want to marry Christian or non-Christian. Everybody wants to you.' We shared cheesecake. She said, 'Yes.' believe in something good. I feel like our story That's all she wrote." really breeds the impossible."

Cutler's latest risk, the EP "Heartache," is a Cutler ultimately wants to give audience departure from the worship-inspired music he released in the past. Cutler grew up in a pastor's members the license to dream.

"Musically, you always want to be able to family, so faith-based music was apart of his have an opportunity to share your experience upbringing. and what you've overcome so people walk "Heartache" is alternative rock with a away feeling like, 'I could do this too,'" Cuttwist of singer-songwriter, Cutler said. It also includes a throwback to 1980s synthetic ler said. "It's funny, but my family, we believe in Big Foot. We believe in unicorns. We're a pop, he said. family of the impossible." {in} In only three songs, the EP confronts heavy material. The track "Honest Love" was inspired by a married couple struggling with lies, drug addiction and a prostitute.

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DIFFERENCE MAKERS PSC STUDENT SELECTED A FLORIDA COLLEGE SYSTEM SCHOLAR STUDENT OF THE MONTH This year—2018—has been a banner year for Pensacola State College student Jennifer Ojeda.

Along with being recognized for academic achievement and traveling internationally, she was selected the Florida College System Chancellor's Clark Maxwell Scholar of the Month for September.

The award recognizes outstanding FCS students who demonstrate leadership skills, academic success and/or commitment to community service. Students are recognized monthly by the Florida College System Chancellor with a $150 scholarship, certificate and highlighted in the newsletter.

Twenty-three years after graduating high school, Ojeda returned to further her postsecondary education at Pensacola State. A senior pursuing a Bachelor of Applied Science in Business and Management degree, with a concentration in Human Resources Management, Ojeda said her passion for helping and serving others led her to seek a career in human resources.

In 2017, Ojeda earned an associate degree in business administration at Pensacola State—graduating magna cum laude. She matriculated into the College's Bachelor of Applied Science in business and management, where she has maintained a 4.0 grade point average.

A Robinson Honors Program Scholar, Ojeda also was recently inducted into Sigma Beta Delta, the National Honor Society recognizing academic achievement in business, management and administration.

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news of the weird BOLD MOVES Three cheeky raccoons jolted a Toronto, Ontario, Canada, woman awake late on Sept. 18 when they broke into her kitchen.

Jenny Serwylo heard noises coming from her kitchen and approached the critters with a broom, which scared away two out of the three.

But a third wouldn't budge, barricaded behind her toaster oven and munching on a package of English muffins. "He was like, 'I'm eating, get out of here,'" Serwylo told the Toronto Star. She tried calling authorities but couldn't get any help, and her contest of wills with the raccoon lasted for more than a half-hour. "I was growling at him and hissing at him," she said. As she pointed the broom handle at the animal, it would grab the end and "yank it really hard." Finally, having consumed all the bread in the kitchen, the raccoon calmly went out the window, which Serwylo locked behind it.

Toronto Animal Services spokesperson Bruce Hawkins told the Star that such encounters are unusual, but you be the judge: The city has created a guide for residents about how to deal with raccoon intrusions.

THE PASSING PARADE Gender reveal events, in which expectant parents creatively announce the sex of their unborn children, are taking on increasingly more ridiculous and, in some cases, dangerous proportions.

To wit: Border Patrol Agent Dennis Dickey, 37, pleaded guilty on Sept. 28 to accidentally starting the April 2017 Sawmill Fire, which burned 47,000 acres in and around Madera Canyon in Arizona, prompting evacuations and closing highways, according to the Arizona Daily Star.

It all started when Dickey and his pregnant wife hosted a gender reveal party at which he shot a target containing Tannerite, an explosive substance, and colored powder signifying the child's gender. When the target exploded, it caught nearby brush on fire, and Dickey immediately reported the wildfire and admitted he had started it. Dickey will pay $220,000 in restitution, and he is expected to keep his job.

OOPS Things got tense for passengers on a GoAir flight from New Delhi to Patna, India, on Sept. 22 when a first-time flyer mistook an

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emergency exit door for the restroom. Travel + Leisure magazine reported that fellow passengers asked the man, in his 20s, what he was doing, to which he replied that he "needed to use the washroom urgently" and returned to tugging at the door. Airport official Mohammad Sanowar Khan explained: "Pandemonium prevailed... and he was restrained... He said that the confusion happened because he had boarded a flight for the first time in his life."

The unnamed traveler was questioned at the Patna airport.

NATURE CALLS Neither rain, nor sleet ... nor need of a bathroom break could stop a postal carrier from delivering the mail—and so much more—to a Memphis, Tennessee, resident.

FOX13 reported Sept. 28 that a homeowner's surveillance camera captured the postman looking around as he walked up the home's front porch and urinating as he approached the mailbox. He then placed mail inside the box and continued on his rounds, leaving a trail of urine on the porch and steps. The homeowner told FOX13 he still hasn't touched his mailbox because he is worried what could be on it. A spokesperson for the USPS said they are investigating the incident.

INEXPLICABLE An employee at the Manassas, Virginia, Giant supermarket had a memorable day at work on Sept. 15 when he spotted Michael Dwayne Johnson, 27, in the produce aisle. As the employee watched, Metro News reported, Johnson pulled down his pants, picked up a piece of produce and rubbed it on his buttocks. Then he replaced the produce on the display and pulled his pants back up. Manassas Police charged Johnson with indecent exposure and destruction of property after the store was forced to destroy several pallets of fruit.

Police did not release a motive. {in}

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