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CITY HOUSING DEPARTMENT At the Florida Housing Coalition’s 28th Annual Statewide Affordable Housing Conference, the City of Pensacola’s State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program was recognized as a model for leveraging SHIP in support of Affordable Housing in the community.

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losers MARCO RUBIO The bright star in the Republican Party continues to slip in the presidential polls. A recent CNN/ORC poll shows Donald Trump now at 32 percent support. Dr. Ben Carson now resides in second place with 19 percent. And Bush?

He’s in third place with 9 percent. While Bush is struggling, Rubio’s candidacy is in free fall. Rubio is at 3 percent.

RICK PERRY The former Texas governor

dropped out of the race for president.

Lacking campaign funds and not gaining any momentum in the early primary states, Perry had to “suspend” his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

He is the first candidate to drop out of the 2016 presidential race. Who will be next?

Bobby Jindal, Rick Santorum or George Pataki?

DAVID ALEXANDER The Pensacola Police Chief rushed to get out a statement in support of his officer in regards to the incident at Allen Chapel AME Church. Had he talked with the pastor and watched the body camera video, his statement may have been different. Apologies still appear to be rare in city government.

ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER An item from the Community Redevelopment Agency agenda regarding reconsideration of a previous action was pulled because a councilman on the losing side made the recommendation. Who is checking the agendas? Another breakdown at City Hall.

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by Rick Outzen

GAME OF THRONES The Pensacola City Council is once again looking at amending the city charter.

Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn wants the council to schedule a workshop for next February to discuss possible amendments for the 2016 election cycle. At that workshop, she wants an amendment to give the council the power to approve the city administrator. Currently, the mayor has that power, and the council has no say in the administrator's hiring or firing.

Councilman Charles Bare wants the council to approve an election for the citizens to vote on an amendment that would give to the city council the power of organizing city government and establishing the departments and their duties. Currently, the mayor has that power, too.

The "strong mayor" charter was passed in November 2009 with the understanding that the mayor and the council would have a cooperative nature toward governing the city. Cooperation has been difficult to find in City Hall.

Mayor Ashton Hayward has tinkered with the charter to his advantage.

The charter assumed the mayor would appoint department heads on a timely basis. There is no mention of how long the interim status is permitted. The fire department has had an interim chief since 2010. The airport has had an interim director since August 2014.

The charter gives the council the power

to approve all department head appointments. The mayor labels his department heads “directors” to avoid council review.

The charter makes the city clerk the custodian of city records. At considerable expense, Mayor Hayward moved public records out from under the clerk and created the "Sunshine Center." The public records function now falls under the city attorney.

Yes, the state attorney's office found issues with the city's handling of public records back in July 2013. However, the problem was interference from the Mayor's office. Prior to 2011, the city clerk had no trouble handling public record requests professionally and on a timely basis.

The city attorney can only be hired or fired with council approval. However, the mayor unilaterally made the decision not to renew the contract of City Attorney Jim Messer. His replacement is no longer independent and works under the city administrator.

Are amendments the only way to resolve these charter conflicts? No. The council could seek rulings from a judge or seek remedies through stricter ordinances. However, the quickest venue in the past has been the ballot box. The charter amendments that were placed on ballots in 2013 and 2014 passed.

So until the mayor's office and council can resolve the disputes over the charter peacefully, we can expect more amendments. {in}rick@inweekly.net

Mayor Ashton Hayward has tinkered with the charter to his advantage.

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By Shelby Smithey In 2008, 6 million Americans didn’t vote because they missed a registration deadline or didn’t know how to register.

National Voter Registration Day was established to help ensure that all citizens are prepared to vote come Election Day. On September 22, registration drives will be held across the country, and Escambia County Supervisor of the Elections David Stafford said that many events will be held locally, as well.

“In addition to promoting National Voter Registration Month through social media, we will be holding a series of events the week prior and on September 22,” Stafford said.

Currently, there are 194,529 registered voters in Escambia County. According to

the most recent census information, that makes up about 63 percent of all Escambia County residents. However, that percentage doesn’t reflect the actual ratio of residents who are eligible to vote.

“A fairly high percentage of people who are eligible to vote are registered in Escambia County,” Stafford said. “I fully expect to be over 200,000 as we get into the presidential election next year.”

Charlyle Parrish, chair of Voter Services for the League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay area, said that the drives serve as a great opportunity for residents to update their registration or party preference, as well as to initially register in preparation for the upcoming primary.

“We have the presidential preference primary coming up in March, so it’s important to emphasize that residents are registered in advance,” Parrish said. “People will sometimes wait until the last minute, but they need to register at least 29 days before to vote in the primary. The drives being held on campus are obviously a way to get the younger age group to participate in elections.”

Stafford said that an exciting endeavor for the Elections Office was to continue to work for online voter registration.

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residents will have the ability to register to vote online because of legislation that we, as supervisors of elections, pushed through last year,” Stafford said.

Stafford said that currently 23 states and Washington, D.C. have passed legislation to create online voter registration systems.

“We are tied with New York for the third largest electoral vote, and Florida is the largest swing state in the country,” Stafford said. “Florida will continue to get a lot of focus, so we want all of our citizens to be ready and to be engaged in the process next year.”

Stafford said that the Elections Office is partnering with Pensacola State College and the University of West Florida to hold voter registration drives.

“The UWF Student Government Association is partnering with the Supervisor of Elections Office of Escambia County to have a Voter Registration Drive Day on campus September 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,” said UWF Director of Communications Megan Gonzalez. “The UWF Registration Drive will be held in the Commons area.”

On September 17, representatives from the Elections Office will be at Pensacola State College for a registration drive.

Dianne Krummel, president of the Escambia County Democratic Women’s Club, said that the club cannot endorse before a primary if there is more than one democrat in the race, but that individually she is endorsing presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton.

“We currently are not registering people to vote through the Hillary campaign, however, our DWC is planning a voter registration drive for October 24 at the Marie K. Young Community Center,” Krummel said. “We will be offering free hot dogs and drinks to anyone who attends. We register all party affiliations at all events when we hold voter registration drives – that is the law.”{in}

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NEW, IMPROVED EMERALD COASTKEEPER

President Chasidy Hobbs and Executive Director Laurie Murphy / Courtesy Photo

By Jeremy Morrison A local environmental organization is evolving again, morphing from one incarnation into another, though its core mission— watching over the waterways of the Gulf Coast—remains the same.

Emerald Coastkeeper has been active on the Florida Gulf Coast since 1999. The group, a chapter of the national Waterkeeper Alliance, began with an eye keen for environmental litigation, and also incorporated educational and community outreach programs. It has been most visible in recent years during key times, such as the aftermath of the 2010 oil spill, as well as the ensuing environmental and economic recovery conversation.

Now, the group is beginning another phase as it brings on board a new president and executive director. This new phase, however, has a familiar face.

“I’m excited to be back,” said Chasidy Fisher Hobbs, a professor with the University of West Florida’s Environmental Science Department and the Coastkeeper’s new president.

Hobbs is no stranger to Emerald Coastkeeper. She began her work there as a college student, volunteering during the organization’s early years. Hobbs later served as its official Coastkeeper, just before the BP oil spill. She became the face of the organization as the community responded to the disaster.

When she stepped away to focus on her family and career, the organization “fizzled out.” This summer she decided to approach the group’s board of directors about coming back.

“I really just approached the board and asked if they would be willing if I brought in some new ideas and energy and fresh blood and help,” Hobbs said.

The board appreciated the offer.

“Having her back involved, I think, is going to be the key to really a greater presence here,” said long-time board member and former president Chips Kirschenfeld. “I’m real excited that she has offered to come back.”

As president, Hobbs has two immediate items on her agenda. She wants to reach out to the community and generate renewed interest and awareness about the group’s mission of

protecting and monitoring the area’s waterways. She also aims to assemble a new board of directors.

“It was time for fresh ideas and rejuvenated interest,” Hobbs said, “so we’re rebuilding the board of directors.”

Joining Hobbs will be Laurie Murphy, who will serve as executive director and Coastkeeper.

“She’s just ideal,” Hobbs said of Murphy, explaining that the new Coastkeeper has both science and business backgrounds.

Murphy’s primary experience rests in business management. After owning and selling a couple of operations—one sold logo-emblazoned products, the other dealt with video marketing—she decided to pursue a longtime passion: science.

“I decided to go back to school,” Murphy said.

“I thought to myself, ‘What do I really want to do?’ I want to do something with water quality and climate change and healthy community.”

Hobbs met Murphy at UWF while the former entrepreneur was obtaining her oceanography degree. When it came to hiring a person to run Emerald Coastkeeper, Murphy was her first choice, believing Murphy’s business experience could greatly benefit the organization.

“It has to be run like a business, not just a scientific organization,” Murphy said.

She wants the group to focus on growing its resources—its donors, members and fundraising—and eventually hiring a staff and expanding the services.

As Hobbs and Murphy begin their work of pumping fresh ideas and energy into Emerald Coastkeeper, there are already projects on the table which fall into the community outreach and education categories.

“Educating is really our number one focus at this point,” Hobbs said.

One project entails going into area schools to speak with students about various forms of water pollution and what they might do to reduce it. The talks will focus on water pollution stemming from residential and urban environments.

“What most people don’t realize is that a majority of pollutants going into our waterways are coming from our homes, our businesses, our roadways—everything we put on our lawns, the paint that chips off our houses, the automobiles we park in our driveways, the oil that drips off of those cars,” Hobbs explained.

Another project underway is dubbed the ‘swim guide.’ The organization is keeping track of where various water advisories have been issued so people will have a place to learn which areas are safe for swimming. The information will be available on the group’s website, or via a smart phone app.

“They can check every beach from Perdido Key all the way down to Cape San Blas,” said Murphy. “Every morning I check the water and make sure people are aware where to go and where not to go.”

When Murphy considers the breadth of the Emerald Coastkeeper’s multi-county coverage area, the group’s task of working to protect its vast waterways can seem daunting.

“There are lots of things for us to do,” she said. “We have our hands full.”

But work is what both Murphy and Hobbs sound excited about doing. It’s a mission they are both passionate about, and they are anxious to share that passion with the community.

“We have our job cut out for us and need the help of the community,” Murphy said. “We can’t do it by ourselves.”

To learn more about the swim guide, to become involved with Emerald Coastkeeper or to find out about the organization’s Sept.

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THE BESH CHEF

follow my passion. Every day I have to pinch myself.”

In 2011 he founded the nonprofit, the John Besh Foundation. Besh works to preserve and protect the culinary heritage and food ways of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast through culinary scholarships.

The organization also provides microloans to aid farmers and artisanal producers within a 200-mile radius of New Orleans.

Being on TV is also helpful in this endeavor.

“It allows a bigger platform to push social changes and do right by serving one another,” Besh said.

Perhaps his biggest contribution to date is the work he did to feed New Orleans— his home since 1968—after Hurricane Katrina nearly destroyed it for good.

Besh was staying with his parents in Slidell when the hurricane hit, and when he came back to the city, he came back stronger than ever. Serving first responders and hurricane victims red beans and rice out of a blue ice chest, he had made a name for himself.

At the time, Besh owned Restaurant August and Besh Steakhouse, which is inside Harrah’s casino.

Employees were living inside Restaurant August, sleeping in the private dining rooms.

They weren’t sure of the future, but they backed Besh 100 percent. For that, he invited them to become partners in the business and has since expanded beyond his expectations.

“That’s how we grew, because of the storm, and the people invested in us,” he said.

“We’re definitely not back yet…but 10 years later we’ve made a difference.”

Just as he likes to share his success, Besh also likes to share cooking secrets. In his latest cookbook, “Besh Big Easy: 101 Home Cooked New Orleans Recipes” he shares easy-tomake recipes to be carried out at home, including the one-pot dishes he enjoys.

As this year’s celebrity chef at the annual Taste of the Beach, Besh will be serving up his savory southern cuisine, as well as sharing tips with live cooking demonstrations and a Q&A session.

“I want to make cooking accessible,” he said.

Besh has three rules for chefs of all skill levels.

“Focus on keeping it simple, share it with others and make a difference—you can make a change in how you purchase food, like at a farmer’s market,” he said.

In New Orleans, Besh likes to indulge in oysters when they’re in season or overstuffed po’boys with lots of mayonnaise, which he said “doesn’t get any better than that.”

In Pensacola, Besh has lots of restaurant friends, whom he’s looking forward to seeing during the weekend festival. When visiting the area, he names Joe Patti’s Seafood and Palafox Market has as some of his favorite stops.

“It’s a fun weekend for me in my own backyard, cooking with chefs I know and sharing our love of and passion for food with everyone,” he said. {in}

“That’s how we grew, because of the storm, and the people invested in us,” he said. “We’re definitely not back yet… but 10 years later we’ve made a difference.” Besh

Chef John Besh / Courtesy Photo

By Jennifer Leigh Southern food is often given a bad reputation for being unrefined or unimaginative.

Louisiana-bred Chef John Besh politely disagrees.

“Southern food is the soul of American cuisine,” he said. “I’ve cooked for heads of state around the world, and people want southern food, they want something real.

We take it for granted.”

Besh remembers family meals at his grandmother’s house, eating gumbo and jambalaya. When he was 9, he began cooking and discovered his passion for culinary arts.

“My dad was hit by a drunk driver and paralyzed. He was a fighter pilot and bigger-than-life guy,” he recalled. “I would cook for him, and that’s when I discovered that food was a tool that could make people happy.”

Whether he was hunting or fishing the night’s entrée or creating in the kitchen,

Besh said he loved the freedom to express himself through cooking.

“Food was that common thread,” he said.

“I love food—everything has its place, everything has its season.”

Besh’s favorite dishes to create are one-pot dishes “the gumbos, the etouffees,” he said.

“I love keeping that tradition and passing it on to my children.”

Fast forward some years later, after joining the Marines and studying at Culinary Institute of America, Besh is not only the face behind nearly a dozen restaurants, but he has earned several prestigious accolades. Last year he was inducted into the Who’s Who in Food & Beverage by the James Beard Foundation.

He’s also appeared on various programs on The Food Network and is one of the hosts of “Hungry Investors”, which premiered on Spike in 2014.

The celebrity that comes along with being on TV is all the better to “change people’s lives through food,” he said.

“It’s a true blessing,” he said. “I get to

“I’ve cooked for heads of state around the world, and people want southern food, they want something real.” John Besh

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Taste of the Beach Schedule SATURDAY 9 a.m. Innerlight Kids Surfing Lessons, west of the Gulf Pier 10 a.m. Festival Opens 11 a.m. Chef’s Challenge – 8 chefs face off in a cooking contest 12:45 p.m. Chef Cook Off Awards 1 p.m. John Besh Live on Gulfside Pavilion Stage. Cooking demonstration 1:45 p.m. Question and Answer Session with Celebrity Chef John Besh 2 p.m. Meet and Greet with John Besh Guests line up near Boogie tent, proceed west to east across stage to meet John, get an autograph and take a photo 3 p.m. Island Times How Sweet IT Is Dessert Contest Finals John Besh to serve as judge 3:30 p.m. Awards 4 p.m. Crab Racing 5 p.m. Beer Tasting in the football tent 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Acoustic Concert Tim Spencer 6 p.m. Beer tastings

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EOTL TURNS (LUCKY) 13 “Thirteen years is a long time for a vegan restaurant, any restaurant,” she said. “I'm proud to be a part of it. I've got to work alongside a bunch

healthy dishes to children and babies.

Knight, herself, is a mother.

At the 13th Anniversary, the party will be ongoing inside and outside with music, an Acro-Yoga demonstration, local beer, and of course, food. It will also be a reunion of sorts with Scott Satterwhite performing a reading and Kent Station playing music. The two were part of the EOTL origin, helping to start the café, Knight said.

The party is also a way to give back, with donations going to Gulf Coast Kid’s House, a children’s advocacy center that provides all of the resources under one roof to investigate, prosecute and treat child abuse in Escambia County.

“We encourage our guests to support, donate, sponsor a program or event, drop off items from their wish list,” Knight said.

It seems that End of the Line Café has met the goals Knight placed on it 13 years

ago when she first went into business. But she’s not done looking ahead.

“I would like to keep growing and changing as we have,” she said. “I'd like to meet more people and see more little kiddie faces.” {in}

“I love hearing stories from people that come in who've made such huge changes in their lives from changing their diet.” Jen Knight-Shoemaker

Jen Knight-Shoemaker / Courtesy Photo

By Jennifer Leigh When End of the Line Cafe (EOTL) owner and head chef Jen Knight-Shoemaker decided to start her own business, she had a few goals.

“I wanted to do something I could be proud of. I wanted to be self-employed while also being a helpful part of the community,” she said. “There have been many stages of growth over the years…I’m proud to see how far it's come.”

This month marks 13 years that EOTL has been filling bellies with inventive vegan food and entertaining minds with open mic nights. As a “thank you” to the customers who support the business, Knight said she wanted to mark the anniversary with a celebration.

of great people that helped along the way. End of The Line Cafe wouldn't still be here celebrating without that help. The party is kind of a ‘thank you’ to everyone.”

In the beginning, it wasn’t always a party. Knight worked two other jobs, while also keeping the café open.

“It was very hard,” she said.

“There were a lot of transitions happening. I was hopeful, along with a stubborn nonwillingness to fail…it pulled through. I got to make some changes in a positive direction.”

Over the years, the business, as well as the menu, has grown.

Customers from seven to 70 frequent the café for brunch and dinner or weekly cooking classes.

Feeding people, and feeding them healthy food specifically, is Knight’s favorite aspect of her work.

“I love being able to provide healthy choices and helping people discover new ways of cooking for themselves with the cooking classes,” she said. “I love hearing stories from people that come in who've made such huge changes in their lives from changing their diet.”

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HANGING OUT WITH THE SOUTH’S PRINCES OF CUISINE rhythm and can maintain a trajectory.” Connecticut style. One of them has a light mayonnaise, and then the other is warm and One fun side effect of the awards buttery. I am a cold mayonnaise guy.” has been the breadth of visitors PreShaya can’t wait to try Prewitt’s demo, witt receives at his restaurant. and it seems as though Prewitt is a big fan “Especially rewarding for me is of his, as well, and the role he is playing in having people from my past reappear, the New Orleans restaurant scene. like the principal of my high school, “Right now there are a lot of people or my second grade teacher, friends I opening restaurants, there are a lot of indehadn’t talked to in years, ex-girlfriends. pendent restaurants opening up, and there This whole world of people started are a lot of people targeting niche cuisine; stopping by, and that was really great people who are really and continues to going after stuff that this day.” means a lot to them.

Prewitt That is really to the betboth judged and terment of the restaudemoed last year rant scene. It’s exciting at the Oyster to see people like Mike Cook-off.

Gulotta opening up Mo“I am excited pho and Alon, of course for this year. with Shaya. Alon searched for his food Last year was my first experience past and came up with a great restaurant. judging anything food related, and People are really digging into their past, it was really fun.”

The weekend also has a craft beer and their hearts are in it. To me, that is the kind of restaurant to seek out—one where element attached to it—an ode to the you know someone has their heart in it.” classic “redneck Riviera” pairing of So mark you calendars for Nov. 6 and beer and oysters, which is a pairing that 7 and catch Shaya and Prewitt, as well as Prewitt, while being more of a gin martini guy, a slew of other fantastic chefs, live music, says “just works.” and craft beer at this year’s Hangout Oys“I think there is something fantastic ter Cook-Off & Craft Beer Weekend, and about getting a couple dozen oysters at a make sure to come hungry. {in} bar and eating them with whatever cheap crappy beer is on hand. Something light, clean, and very cold and carbonated.”

While he isn’t sure yet what he will be demoing, there is one demo that he is excited to try, for sure.

“I was just in St. Louis and had a chance to eat at Kevin Nashin’s seaWHEN: Nov. 6-7 food restaurant. I’m really interested WHERE: The Hangout, 101 E. Beach Blvd., to see what he comes up with, I think Gulf Shores he is a super awesome guy—I like his DETAILS: hangoutcookoff.com style. And he is making great seafood in St. Louis, which is fantastic. I had the best lobster roll I have ever had.

It was amazing, and it was in St. Louis. He does a Maine Style and then a

“To me, that is the kind of restaurant to seek out—one where you know someone has their heart in it.” Ryan Prewitt

Chef Ryan Prewitt / Courtesy Photo

By Emily Richey It is undeniable that the South has been experiencing a culinary renaissance over the past few years. Cities like New Orleans and Nashville have become known for their restaurant culture, and people are coming down here to eat. Even Pensacola has experienced the trend, with fantastic new restaurants opening up all over the place. Chefs are no exception to the craze, as evidenced by the all-star line up at this year’s Hangout Oyster Cook-off.

In advance of this annual November foodie event, Inweekly caught up with New Orleans chefs Ryan Prewitt and Alon Shaya to talk about the oysters, cooking tips for fall, as well as the New Orleans restaurant scene.

Shaya and Prewitt have both had an amazing couple of years, with Prewitt winning the James Beard Award for Best Chef--South as well as the James Beard Best New RestaurantSouth award for his restaurant, Peche, in 2014.

Shaya won this year’s James Beard Award for Best New Chef-South, and opened his latest restaurant, Shaya.

“It was amazing, there is nothing like it. For my whole team—here are over 300 people who work between all three restaurants, and it felt like we all won the award. Nothing could have energized them more.” Shaya said, when talking about winning this year’s award.

Shay partnered with John Besh at Domenica, and then Pizza Domenica, both Italian cuisine, before opening Shaya this year. His latest restaurant focuses on the Israeli food of Shaya’s upbringing and has been receiving rave reviews.

While Shaya is not a huge fan of following food trends, aptly stating that, “Everyone starts to cook the same thing,” there are a few ingredients that he is excited to cook with this fall.

Chef Alon Shaya / Courtesy Photo “I always love the white truffles that come from Alba in November. They are amazing.

Also, all the small heirloom carrots. I definitely look forward to incorporating all the amazing root vegetables that come with fall.”

When it comes to the Oyster Cook-Off, Shaya is a rookie, but he will be demoing both oysters and dumplings for the crowd. While he grew up in the North (Philly), he doesn’t discriminate when it comes to oysters.

“I like them both. I like the big Gulf oysters, but I also love the smaller saltier ones from up north. The big Gulf oysters on the half shell, though, just with a little vinegar, I could eat those all day.”

Despite the Cook-off’s stellar line-up, including Food Network stars Anne Burrell, Marc Murphy and Martie Duncan, Shaya has his eye on a demo from a little closer to home. When asked whose he was most excited to taste, he didn’t hesitate.

“Ryan Prewitt. I am a huge fan. Anytime he is cooking seafood, I want to taste it.”

And he isn’t alone. Prewitt is known as a bit of genius when it comes to seafood, and his restaurant Peche is a testament to that. Winning both James Beard awards was both exhilarating and a bit disconcerting to Prewitt.

“I don’t know if this is common or not, but I was absolutely terrified for a few months. There are so many new people coming to the restaurant and so many of them have really elevated expectations, and I had this very real fear of letting everybody down. You start to question everything you are doing. But after a couple of months, I realized I needed to stop and do what I do, do it right, and set my feet on the path that we had started out on. There was a mission statement that we opened up with: being a restaurant where our focal point is all seafood and wanting to shine a light on the quality of seafood in our region. A year out, we have found a

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MORE FALL FOOD EVENTS highlighting traditional Italian ingredients and putting a modern touch to each of the dishes.” Think Louisiana oysters with pickled butternut squash and pork belly crackling, fresh skate, and black pepper and thyme-roasted leg of lamb.

Can you think of a better way to usher in autumn? Seating is limited and reservations are required, so make sure to act fast.

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Seafood Festival

By Emily Richey Dinner at George Artisan Bakery & Bistro

Starting Thursday Sept. 17, George Artisan Bakery & Bistro will be serving dinner Thursdays through Saturdays.

The dinner menu will embody Chef George’s “South meets South” style and has been carefully curated. Think . classic southern cuisine meets French bistro. Luba Lazi, Chef George’s wife and partner, was happy to share her excitement about the new menu with Inweekly.

“Chef George and I are so excited. He hasn’t slept in two months, because he

has been working on this menu. The staff is excited. All the chefs are excited. There will be pasta, lamb chops, steaks frites and classic “south meets south” style—meaning grits will still be on the menu. It’s not a huge menu—we did all the homework for you. We selected the ten best dishes, ten best appetizers, and a couple salads. My favorite is the lobster salad. It’s so good.”

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“He hasn’t slept in two months, Toast of the Coast Continuing The Fish because he has been working House’s food and wine series, on this menu ” Luba Lazi this dinner will feature a four-

course meal by Chef Matthew Brown, with Drew Flanagan and wines from Folio wines.

Maria Goldberg, director of marketing, public relations and events for the Great Southern Restaurant Group shared, “Chef Matthew Brown created an amazing menu

The water is getting cooler, and the seafood is getting sweeter, meaning you aren’t going to want to miss this year’s 38th annual Pensacola Seafood Festival, hosted by Fiesta of Five Flags.

Along with an abundance of fruits de mer, there will be arts and crafts, as well as live entertainment. Admission is free, but the food isn’t, so make sure to bring some cash.

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within a 100-mile area, and it was delicious.

As we were dining, I knew this would be a great event to bring home to Jackson’s, as Chef Irv Miller has always made it a priority to use local and regional ingredients whenever possible. It was a perfect fit.”

Each of the courses will be paired with an organic and/or biodynamic wine. Just like The Fish House event, seating is limited and reservations are required.

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Greek Festival

Feeling nostalgic for “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and “Mamma Mia!”? This year’s Greek Festival, hosted by The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, will celebrate the beautiful Greek island of Skopelos with music, dancing, cultural traditions and, of course, Greek cuisine. Come hungry, put on your dancing shoes, and watch out for broken plates. Opa! Oct. 9-11, pensacolagreekfestival.com

50-Mile Meal

The team at Jackson’s Steakhouse is dedicated to tapping into the abundance of nearby farms in Northwest Florida and lower Alabama, and has deemed it time to celebrate this local bounty. Each course of the 50-Mile Meal will highlight ingredients from within a 50-mile radius of Pensacola.

Not only is eating local a fantastic way to support the local farming community, it also supports the local economy in general, something that Chef Irv Miller and the entire team at Jackson’s are very proud to be behind. It was Goldberg who originally pitched the idea.

“While on vacation, my husband and I happened to be at a restaurant that was presenting a special tasting menu for the evening which focused on using all ingredients sourced from

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the final product will be shipped

by Black Friday; just in time for the holiday season,” he said.

Daw has launched a Kickstarter to help cover the cost of printing.

He has already raised more than half of his goal.

“I am trying to raise $1,500 in order to print the first edition in paperback,” Daw said. “I really have put a lot of thought into the rewards you can get for helping to fund the book.”

If you donate $1 or more, Daw will publicly tweet you off the

“I'm always drawn to things that are a little bit weird, and a little bit outside the norm.” Michael Daw

Michael Daw / Courtesy Photo A folklore based on the “Devil of Christmas” is getting a revamp from a local graphic designer, who is raising money to help fund the printing of his illustrated storybook.

Michael Daw decided to channel a fascination with the antithesis of Saint Nick into a 40-page book that is a fourth of the way illustrated. "A Very Krampus Christmas” is a storybook for adults that tells the untold origins of the mangy man of Christmas nightmares.

“The lore surrounding Krampus has existed for centuries, but it has only recently become popular in our modern American culture,” Daw said. “I'm always drawn to things that are a little bit weird, and a little bit outside the norm. That mindset, mixed with my love for the Christmas season, made me instantly drawn to this dark creature.”

Last year, while picking up his weekly comic book purchases, Daw said that he came across a collection of Krampus greeting cards from the late 1800s called "Krampus; The Devil of Christmas."

“I searched the internet for a Krampus backstory and found a few Krampus story books, but none of them were quite what I expected,” he said. “They all took the September 17, 2015

story a little too seriously. The Krampus lore is definitely creepy, but it also has a bit humor about it, even if it is accidental. This horned, devil-like creature breaks into peoples' homes and assaults or kidnaps their bad children during the Christmas season.

The lore behind Krampus leaves a lot of questions unanswered. Like, how did he get this sweet job? Who raised this hairy bastard?

And what does he do with the thousands of kidnapped children every year?”

Daw said that being an illustrator and a stand-up comic, he thought this was a great opportunity to put his talents to use and answer some of these questions.

It wasn’t until last December when he thought of the idea to make a book that looked and felt like a children's book (colorful illustrations, rhyming lines of copy), but took a dark, humorous approach to the Krampus mythos. In Daw’s version of the Krampus story, Krampus is one of Satan's many children.

“He's the only one of the devil's offspring that hasn't found his way in life yet, so he's a bit of a disappointment to his father,” he said. “He still lives at home, in hell, and stays in his room browsing the internet and playing video games all day.”

Daw’s story continues with the devil forcing Krampus to get a job at a mall during Christmastime.

“It's there that Krampus realizes his distaste for children and, after getting himself naughty list through A Very Krampus fired, is awarded the occupation of Christmas' twitter account (@krampusxbeing Satan's Yule Tide Herald, working mas). A $5 donation gets you the tweet, a with Saint Nick to punish all the naughty digital download of the book upon complechildren in the world,” Daw said. “The tion, and Daw will mail you a Krampus devil, being the devil, doesn't really give out postcard that he’s designed specifically for awards without some kind of backhanded this project. A $10 donation gets you all punishment, so the rest of the year, Kramof the above, plus a signed physical copy pus is stuck raising all of the children that of the first edition of the book. The $20 he kidnaps.” tier gets you all of that, plus five different There is a twisted happy ending, Daw Krampus postcards. said, complete with a messed up moral, For $30, he adds in a limited edition "A though, so all does end well. “Or, at least, Very Krampus Christmas" print, signed and as well as it could.” numbered; $50 gets you all of the above, Every page of Daw’s book is sketched in plus a "A Very Krampus Christmas" tee a program called Manga Studio, and then shirt; and for $100, Daw will also add in a transferred to Adobe Illustrator, where he hand-drawn Krampus sketch, signed and creates clean, vector illustrations based off numbered. For $500, the highest tier, you the manuscript. receive everything else mentioned, plus “I then export the illustrations into PhotoDaw will illustrate you or a loved one into shop, where I add in colored felt as a texture, the book. {in} giving everything that Sunday school felt board feel,” Daw said.

Daw said that every day he comes home from work and illustrates one full page of the book, which means the book will be comDETAILS: kickstarter.com/ pletely finished two weeks after the projects/550672194/a-very-krampus-christmas Kickstarter campaign ends.

“This gives me a few weeks for publishing and shipping, ensuring

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Ears & Fingers

by Jason Leger

Lou Barlow “Brace the Wave”

Lou Barlow is a crowned prince of indie rock and, aside from his own solo material, has helped to cultivate three of the genre’s forerunners: Dinosaur Jr, The Folk Implosion, and Sebadoh. The first is bread and butter, as the bass player of a well-known and loved indie legend, while the latter two were started by Barlow as side projects and more explorations of his own material. The Folk Implosion scored a hit with the song ‘Natural One’ from the ”KIDS” soundtrack, while Sebadoh remained much more in the underground, staying true to itself and to Barlow’s lo-fi design.

Between using the stage name, Sentridoh, and his own name, Barlow has released 10 albums of solo material, and his 11th, “Brace the Wave,” is arguably his most intimate and personal, which is saying quite a bit. This album follows a tumultuous

THURSDAY 9.17

MARKET ON THE BEACH 4 p.m. Check out Pensacola Beach's new farmers market, held every Thursday from 4 p.m. until sunset. Casino Beach parking lot, 735 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

HYPERLINK "http://facebook.com/MarketontheBeach/info" facebook.com/MarketontheBeach/info WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Try something new every week at Aragon Wine Market’s regular wine tasting, only a few blocks from downtown. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com BALLROOM DANCING 6:30 p.m. Learn how to waltz, hustle, and tango at this weekly class, which is followed by a social dance at 8:45 p.m.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com JE DOUBLE F 9:30 p.m. With Sleep Beggar, Cookies and Cake, Kid Dead, The Possibility Wave, and Wild Charge. Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 101 S. Jefferson St. $5-$10. Sluggosflorida.com

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divorce and a Sebadoh album that hinted at the harm of separation. “Brace the Wave” is somewhat assaulting in its honesty. The face value of lines like, “I don’t heed the warning signs. It’s our time,” smack of the discernable understanding made when something crucial falls apart and is irreparable. Lead single ‘Wave’ plays as the synopsis of all that we can and should expect to hear from the rest of the album. Ultimately, it’s bare bones and morose, which is far from new territory for Barlow; but it strikes a different vein than much of his past catalog, bending and twisting, without going out of its way to sound pretty or necessarily aesthetically pleasing, but allowing honesty to rise above all else.

This is Barlow at his rawest and, while painful, his most inviting. “Brace the Wave” is out now via Joyful Noise Recordings.

Beirut “No No No”

Much akin to Lou Barlow, Zach Condon has also gone through severe relational changes in the span between albums. Condon, the young face and genius behind Beirut, endured a divorce, a mental breakdown, and a hospital stay due to exhaustion in the time since 2011’s “The Rip Tide.” However, unlike Barlow’s stripped-down honesty, Condon’s fifth album as Beirut, “No No No,” is exuberant and refreshing. From the tribal drums of opener ‘Gibraltar,’ to the closing organ of ‘So Allowed,’ “No No No” lets the past fade and makes way for the conga line to the future.

His trauma isn’t the only thing Condon

Pensacola to experience an eclectic array of music, art and cuisine. Explore galleries and businesses featuring works of dozens of local artists. Soak up the sounds of local musicians and the aromas of local cuisine as the energy of the evening carries you from venue to venue.

Palafox St. downtownpensacola.com WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Out and about in East Hill on Friday night? Stop by City Grocery for their free weekly wine tasting before settling in or heading out for the night. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. TASTE OF THE BEACH VIP 6 p.m. New to this year's festival is a cooking demonstration and meet and greet as well as q & a with celebrity chef John Besh. Hilton Pensacola Beach, 12 Via De Luna Dr. $60. tasteofpensacolabeach.com LATIN DANCING 6:30 p.m. Learn the basics of salsa dancing. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com ONCE UPON A MATTRESS 7:30 p.m. The familiar tale of “The Princess and the Pea” told with a wave of melodic, hilarious and romantic songs. Chances are you will never look at fairy tales quite the same way again. Rated G. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. $7-$30. pensacolalittletheatre.com THE SISTER’S SWEET 9:30 p.m. With Heidi

releases this time around. His strong use of diversity in genre and instrumentation seems to have waned a bit, making way for a much more straight forward pop album. However, it would be nonsensical to think that Condon doesn’t impress with hypnotic and gorgeous moments throughout the relatively-short work. ‘At Once’ is a strong highlight, which belies a quick gloomy ballad with a sparse orchestral chorus that shows light and dark simultaneously, for their own intricate beauties. Bringing the album to cohesion is ‘As Needed,’ a just-over-three-minute instrumental that provides a centerpiece, pallet cleanser, and glue right when it’s desired.

While most may stick their heads in the sand when personal problems arise, Condon wants to make it clear to us all, and to him, that “everything should be fine.” “No No No” is out now via 4AD.

TRACK OF THE WEEK:

Chromatics ‘Shadow'

Chromatics continued to tease their upcoming album “Dear Tommy” last week with the hazy, disillusioned new single ‘Shadow.’

This is the fourth track to surface from an album which still has no release date, though it was promised in time for this past Valentine’s Day. That ship has long sailed, and we are still left to wait. ‘Shadow’ is great enough to tide us over, though. Download it for free at the band’s Soundcloud page, and keep an eye out for “Dear Tommy” in the, hopefully, near future. {in} Woods, Dalton Wright, Ed Adams, Annie Reilly, Kent Stanton, and Jacob Price. Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 101 S. Jefferson St. $5-$10.

Sluggosflorida.com SATAN AND THE SUNBEAMS 9:30 p.m. With Carpe Diem, Ian & The Germs, and Flossie and the Fox. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $6. pensacolahandlebar.com BLUES TRAVELER 7:30 p.m. With Lawrence. $30-$35. vinylmusichall.com

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SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods, and live music. PARA Football Complex, 5400-5551 Limbaugh Lane, Pace.

PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques are just a few of the items offered at the weekly Palafox Market. 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

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Get Carded GET YOUR GED

It’s like a one-stop learning shop. At the Molino Community Complex, you can take GED classes hosted by the West Florida Public Library, George Stone Technical Center and the Molino Mid-County Historical Society. Classes are $30 per semester and are on-going; you can enroll anytime during the semester. To get started, call George Stone Technical Center at 941-6200 ext. 2127.

LET THE BOOKS COME TO YOU

West Florida Public Library / Main Location There are some things that an e-reader can’t do.

Like take you back to your childhood years pulling out your library card from your Velcro wallet and checking out the latest “Goosebumps” book.

Sure, digitized books may save time— and paper—but even as an adult, there’s still joy in walking into the library, finding a new favorite book with the plastic cover and returning it so that someone else can share it, too.

And since September is Library Card Sign-Up Month (as well as Better Breakfast Month, Fall Hat Month and Blueberry Popsicle Month, to name a few) it’s the perfect time to sign up for a library card. Already have one? Sign up a friend or any other human you care about.

Today, libraries are more than rooms of books. Here are 10 more uses for your library card.

E-BOOKS

Libraries aren’t afraid of technology.

You can access e-books and even e-audio books on the West Florida Public Library website. Be warned, once you fall into the rabbit hole, there’s even more access to other sites that have even more books in all 020 2

genres. You can also check out e-reference books, which are much lighter than their tangible counterparts.

JAZZ

Anyone with a WFPL card in good standing (pay your overdue fees!) can check out material from the bookmobile, which makes stops Tuesday through Friday around Pensacola. The Bookmobile carries thousands of items, plus you can also hold books online and have them delivered to the stop closest to you. That’s service.

Everyone has the chance to read thanks to The Talking Book Service, a free national program for adults and children that provides eligible library card holders digitallyrecorded books and magazines. Readers can choose from best sellers, westerns, classic novels, romance, nonfiction, biographies and more—even a variety of cookbooks. Children’s titles are also available.

EXPLORE YOUR ROOTS

Look up your roots at the West Florida Genealogy Library. Located near Pensacola State College, the library has a collection of local history resources, as well as subscription services to Ancestry and Heritage Quest, which you can access for free with your library card. You can also pour through the microfilm catalog of Escambia County records, as well as old magazines and newspapers. {in}

GET YOUR CARD Residents, property owners, and business owners in Escambia County, as well as city and county employees and students going to school in Escambia County, are eligible for a library card.

Non-eligible individuals can still sign up for an annual fee of $50. To get your card, bring in a valid ID and fill out an application at a one of the libraries.

RESEARCH

For some, jazz and books are like coffee and books, they go together well. Inside the appropriately-titled Jazz Room at the West Florida Public Library, there are more than 800 books, CDs and movies covering the American music genre.

If you’re stressing out over a research paper or perhaps you’re just curious about a particular subject and don’t know where to start, WFPL librarians either know the answer or know where to look. You can even email or text librarians 24/7 through the Ask a Librarian website.

JOIN THE CLUB

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Contrary to pop culture belief, you can socialize at a library. Adult book clubs— book clubs for adults, not clubs about adult books—can introduce you to new people and new stories. At the West Florida Public Library, the Fiction Club meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. The Molino Branch Library has two clubs. One, the Genre Chat, meets on the last Monday of the month at 6 p.m.; another, The Day Dreamers Book Club, on the second Thursday of the month at 11:30 a.m. At the Tryon Branch Library, the Books to Film Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. Book titles and dates can be found online at mywfpl.com

TALKING BOOKS

Don’t have Netflix? Upset that Red Box increased its prices? Did you know that you can rent DVDs at the library for free? And not just random titles, but new and old releases, as well as TV shows. This way you can watch the movie after you’ve read the book.

MEET AND GREET

Meeting rooms at the main library, Southwest Branch, Tryon Branch, Molino Community Center and Theophalis May Neighborhood Resource Center are available for non-commercial purposes. Just submit a meeting room application online at mywfpl.com.

LOCATIONS West Florida Public Library Main Location 239 N. Spring St. Tryon Branch Library 1200 Langley Ave. Southwest Branch Library 12248 Gulf Beach Hwy. Westside Branch Library 1301 W. Gregory St. Century Branch Library 7991 N. Century Blvd., Century Molino Branch Library 6450-A Highway 95A, Molino Genealogy Branch Library 5740 N. 9th Ave.

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news of the weird YOUR ENGLISH TEACHER WAS RIGHT In September, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery concluded that records of an investigation need not be released to the Memphis City Council—because there was no comma. The law requires the records' release "only in compliance with a subpoena or an order of a court." Slatery said if there had been a comma after "subpoena," a council subpoena would get the records, but without the comma, only court subpoenas. And in July, Andrea Cammelleri prevailed on her parking ticket challenge because there was no comma.

A West Jefferson, Ohio, ordinance banned parking of any "motor vehicle camper, trailer."

A state appeals judge ruled that, with a comma after "vehicle," Cammelleri's truck would have been banned, but without it, only campers and trailers were.

GREAT MOMENTS IN GERRYMANDERING In April, the City Council of Columbia, Missouri, rigged a specially drawn "Community Improvement District" to pass a sales tax increase.

Under the law, if the District had no "residents" to vote, the "election" would be decided by the tax-friendly business owners. However, the Council somehow missed that college student Jen Henderson, 23, actually lived there and had registered to vote, meaning the business owners could not vote and that the tax increase would be decided by ... Henderson. (In late August, the Council "postponed" the election and at press time were in a quandary, as Henderson said she's against higher taxes.)

THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT Spike's Tactical of Apopka, Florida, introduced its version of the AR-15 assault rifle this summer "designed to never be used by Muslim terrorists." Laser-etched on one side is a symbol of the Christian Crusades and on the other, language from Psalm 144. Spike's Tactical CEO Angela Register predicted brisk sales: "Men like to accessorize their guns more than women like to accessorize their outfits."

THE CONTINUING CRISIS A teenage girl in Wyandotte, Michigan, using $9.95 tools from a website called FakeABaby.com, pretended for months to be pregnant (with abdomen extenders and ultrasound photos of her "triplets"). She received gifts, had a baby shower, joined expectant mother groups and even frightened her 16-year-old boyfriend enough that he began looking for full-time work to feed the soon-due "babies." However (obviously), the ruse fell apart in the 10th month (in August), drawing community outrage, but according to the sheriff, none of the "victims" who were fooled have come forward to press fraud charges.

BRIGHT IDEAS The Cambridge, Massachusetts, company AOBiome believes we have dangerously stripped "good bacteria" from our skins via "excessive cleaning" and has introduced for sale "Mother Dirt" spray to add it back. Chemical engineer and co-founder Dave

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Whitlock told WBZ-TV in September that he personally has "not taken a shower in over 12 years," but instead uses his odorless bacteriarestoring mist twice a day to cover himself with helpful "dirt" that activates the "good" bacteria.

The company will soon begin clinical trials to demonstrate whether Mother Dirt (which also comes in shampoo form) can additionally improve certain skin conditions.

FINE POINTS OF THE LAW Cormega Copening, 17, and his girlfriend Brianna Denson, 16, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, are old enough to have sex ("adults," according to state law) but apparently too young to exchange nude photos. Copening was charged with five counts of "sexual exploitation"—for receiving "sexts" from Denson and having nude photos of himself on his phone (i.e., "exploiting" himself).

Denson accepted a lesser sentence and is serving a tedious, restrictive probation; she had also been charged with self-exploiting. After much criticism for threatening felony charges and sex-offender registration, prosecutors offered Copening a similar tedious, restrictive probation in September.

PERSPECTIVE Ten years after Hurricane Katrina left tens of thousands homeless in New Orleans and neighboring Gulf states, many of the 120,000 hastily constructed box-type trailers ordered up—and later condemned for concentrations of carcinogenic formaldehyde—by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are still being used in the U.S., though most living in them have no clue about the risk. The most recent users were oilfield workers in North Dakota boomtowns, but shady entrepreneurs had also bought trailers at FEMA auctions and sold them for tornado and flood victims—after removing FEMA's "Not For Human Habitation" stickers, according to a major investigation by Grist. org, released in August.

PEOPLE WITH ISSUES According to a divorce petition filed by Carole Mundy (and reported in the New York Post in August), her estranged husband Jeffrey Stein (a "top administrator" for New York's Nassau County District Attorney) drove her to post-traumatic stress disorder with his "lifestyle." According to the petition, Stein sometimes wore a chastity belt to work and, during sex, wore diapers and "a horse tail" (with an anal plug) and "gallop(ed)" around their home, used a litter box, had his wife "walk" him on a leash, dressed like a "sissy maid" named "Jessica," and wanted to be fed and diapered like a baby. Said Mundy's lawyer, it was "a bedroom nightmare." {in}

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