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BEHIND THE COVER Cover stories, like this week’s “When Yellow Ribbons Aren’t Enough,” take a piece of your soul when you write them. After days of research, phone calls and interviews, you write and rewrite your article, hoping that you’ve done justice to the subject.

The statistics concerning suicides and attempted suicides among our military veterans are alarming. Every day 18 veterans kill themselves, which means that while I was working on the cover story, nearly 200 veterans committed suicide. Over the last two years, more U.S. troops died from suicide than were killed by the enemy.

According to Lt. General Thomas Bostick, U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff, for every suicide that was committed in over the same period there were nearly seven known attempted suicides.

These facts are what got my attention a few weeks ago as they began to surface in the national media. When I heard that Lt. Col. Dave Glassman and Col. Christopher Holzworth, both retired from the United States Marine Corps, were the featured speakers at the 8th Annual Capitol Hill Event and Global Night for Hope, an event held to shed light on the tragedy of active duty military and veterans suicide, I decided to tackle the issue.

G-Man and Caveman worked together for eight years and trained over 15,000 men

and women at the Marine Aviation Training Support Group (MATSG-21) at NAS Pensacola. Maybe Glassman could help me put some human faces on these facts.

Alarming as the numbers might be, it was the human side that would have the impact on the readers.

Glassman didn’t let me down. He found Elliott, a corporal who was honorably discharged from 155th Armored Brigade of the Mississippi National Guard, lost his right leg on the battlefield in Iraq and had battled thoughts of suicide for four years before he sought help.

Elliott is a hero. His story is compelling because he didn’t hold back in sharing it. When Holzworth spoke at the Global Night for Hope rally, he said, “War is the death of innocence and no one is immune to the change.”

Elliott shared openly and honestly how the Iraq War changed him. I was humbled by the sacrifice he made to defend my freedom, my family and me. His story is now a part of me, a part that I struggled to put on a page.

We send these young men and women off to war. We ask them to put their lives on hold and defend our freedom. We tell them that we will honor them, thank them and welcome them back with open arms.

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By Jeremy Morrison Stepping in from the patio and a blazingly beautiful, red sunset, one is immediately hit by the smell of success. And a free buffet.

On Sept. 8, members of Pensacola’s business community gathered at the Hilton Garden Inn to celebrate a few local bright spots in an otherwise unremarkable — some might argue, remarkably bleak — economic landscape. Six Gulf Coast companies were being honored for their placement on Inc. Magazine’s 500/5000 list, a celebration of the fastest growing companies in the nation.

Pensacola’s not a bad place to do business. All of tonight’s honorees play with big numbers, enjoying millions in profits. A few of these local companies have made this prestigious list before. One has earned its way onto the hallowed 500 portion of the list.

The lobby of the Hilton sparkled with optimism as attendees mingled before the night’s ceremony. There was an open bar for passing the time until the reception began.

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It’s a nice scene. There’s plenty to celebrate. At a time of such economic stress, there are some anomalies. And a few of those anomalies live here.

The good-times clamor was almost enough to drown out President Barack Obama’s jobs-speech as he addressed Congress and the nation on the television above the lobby bar. A man in a classiccar themed, Hawaiian-styled shirt flipped around the channels to find a ballgame to no avail.

With federal estimates putting the August national unemployment rate at 9.1

percent, the speech was a real bummer. But about the time the President wrestled his address to a close, the Inc. 500/5000 reception got underway.

“Everybody wants to get out of here before the Saints play, right?” Rob Williams, of News Radio 1620, opened the night’s reception.

The Inc. 500/5000 list is a celebration of American success. A half-dozen such success stories are being written along the Gulf Coast.

Businesses making the list inevitably contribute directly and indirectly to the communities where they are based. Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce President Jim Hizer noted that people behind such ventures have the luxury of locating themselves where ever they please.

“And you’re here,” Hizer told the recipients before awards were handed out.

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Logging in at number 3,870 on the list, software-solutions company Bit Wizards is enjoying its third time on the Inc. 500/5000. The Fort Walton Beach company has experienced 36 percent growth over the past three years and made $2.1 million dollars in 2010.

“Our goal is 300% growth for 2012,” CEO Louis Erickson told those gathered at the Hilton.

Pensacola company Avalex Technologies Corporation came in at number 3,742.

The business manufactures technological components for the military market. Over the past three years it has grown 41 percent.

Last year’s revenue totaled $12.9 million.

Avalex CEO Tad Ihns thanked those in attendance for the award ceremony, as well as the local community. He said the local support for his business was key to its success.

“Without that support we couldn’t have done what we do,” Ihns said.

Another Pensacola company, IMS Expert Services, came in at 3,348. After seeing 55 percent growth over the past three years, the company made $18.6 million in 2010.

IMS locates experts and consultants on various subject matters for litigation and business purposes. The local company employs 42 people and has made the 500/5000 list for the past four years. CEO Mike Wein said his company had been “very fortunate in Pensacola to grow” and offered some words of encouragement for others in the business community.

“We can do this,” Wein said. “This is what it’s all about, guys.”

Across the bay bridge in Gulf Breeze, AppRiver scored big, placing at 1,815 on the list. The web-security company is also making its fifth appearance on 500/5000.

The company has grown 145 percent over the past three years and in 2010 logged an impressive $27.9 million in revenue. Founded in 2002, the company employees 134 workers.

Global Business Solutions, Inc., came in at number 1,513. The Pensacola company provides business process engineering, technology integration and IT training. It has grown 183 percent over the past three years, and made $5.1 million dollars in 2010.

Teresa Ramos took an opportunity to thank the company’s employees on behalf of her and husband Randy Ramos. The company employees 66 people.

“There is no way we could have done this and planned this on our own,” she said. “God has blessed us with the greatest people.

These are the people that allow Randy and I to just work 12 and 14-hour days.”

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TDC SCRAMBLE Ed Schroeder resigned on Sept. 15 as the Pensacola Chamber’s head of tourism. He resigned after Chamber emails were leaked to the media that appeared to show a move by Schroeder, Tourist Development Commission chairman Denis McKinnon and a group of hotel owners to move the Convention & Visitors Bureau away from the chamber.

According to IN sources, there were also several emails not released to the media that showed Schroeder criticizing his boss, Chamber CEO Jim Hizer. After a daily newspaper article on Schroeder and the TDC was published on Sept. 8, Hizer placed Schroeder on administrative leave.

McKinnon, Ellis Bullock, of the TDC’s ad firm, and Dave Cleveland of Highpointe Hotels spoke Monday afternoon to the Executive Committee of the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce about the issues concerning the Escambia County Tourism Development Commission and the CVB. Bullock and McKinnon made it clear that while they may could have communicated better, they are not attempting a “tourism coup” by pulling the CVB and tourism away from the Chamber.

They had asked Collier Merrill on Aug. 9 to make a presentation on asking the Chamber to join the TDC in doing a study on how to best manage the CVB and tourism for the county.

Bullock pointed out that Escambia County is the largest county in the state

Pensacola company came in at number 322, with a whopping 1025 percent growth over the past three years. This is H2’s second year on the list.

The management and technology consulting firm made $2.7 million in 2010.

While that’s impressive, Managing Partner and CEO Hazel Wiggington — one of the two H’s, along with Holly Smith — took advantage of her moment in the spotlight to call attention to a world beyond the night’s wine and cheese.

“Not to be a downer,” Wiggington said, before reminding attendees of the weak economy, fires ravaging Texas and “last

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that doesn’t have an independent CVB that answers to a county commission.

He pointed out that Schroeder had a tough job because he answered to three bosses, the Chamber, the TDC and the Tourism Administrative Council. Bullock and McKinnon felt that Chamber CEO Hizer had been informed of the meeting held by the hotel owners.

Dave Cleveland told the Executive Committee that governance of the CVB was never high on the list of concerns of the hotel owners. “It was may be five, six or seven on the list,” said Cleveland.

“We need some very tough, frank conversations with the county that need to be had,” said Cleveland. He also brought up the issue of double taxation with the Pensacola Beach hotels having to pay lease fees based on percentage of revenues, plus ad valorem taxes on lease improvements and the land.

Cleveland also defended Schroeder.

“The irony is Ed is one of the most loyal people I’ve ever met,” he said. “He could lose his job over loyalty.”

Cleveland insisted that the suspended Chamber VP had served as a resource to the hotel group, but had remained loyal to the Chamber. He was doing the research that the TDC and TAC chairmen had asked him to do.

After the Chamber’s board of directors meeting, the Executive Committee reconvened and told Hizer it was his decision to keep Schroeder or not.

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“There’s just so much more going on in the world,” Wiggington said after accepting her company’s award as the fastest growing local business.

Upon handing out the last of the awards, local businessman and Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Board Chairman Collier Merrill thanked attendees for their interest in the local business community.

“The growth that’s happening in Pensacola — it’s because of y’all,” Merrill said before bringing the ceremony to a close.

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Alarming Rate of Suicides Among Veterans

By Rick Outzen Retired Marine Lt . Col. Dave Glassman brought two men to the of fices of the Independent News. One, Elliot , was an Iraq War veteran who was missing his right leg. The other was his friend and mentor, Joe. Both agreed to talk with the paper under the condition of anonymity.

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They came to talk about the high rate of suicide among veterans, particularly troops that have returned home from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“We have 18 veterans a day killing themselves — 6,500 since the beginning of the year,” Glassman said when he set up the interviews.

“We’ve lost more by suicide than combat over the last two years. This is a tragedy of monumental proportions.”

Joe made it very clear from the beginning that he wasn’t there to be interviewed, but to offer moral support to Elliot.

“No one gives a shit about how much I know,” he said about his work with Elliot and his fellow veterans, “until they know how much I care.”

He wanted the focus to be on his 29 -yearold friend, a corporal who was honorably discharged from the Army National Guard and nearly became an addition to Glassman’s statistics.

Over the last two years, more U.S. troops died from suicide than were killed by the enemy.

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“Death is only the beginning.” tattoo on Elliott’s arm, in Arabic “Elliott is a real hero, but he’s going to tell you that he’s not a real hero because he came back alive,” said Joe. “He’s a real hero because he survived and for those guys who died he has taken on the responsibility of

“This is a tragedy of monumental proportions.” retired Lt. Col. Dave Glassman, USMC making his life worthwhile because they died and he didn’t. And that’s a heavy burden.”

Elliot sat, quietly looking down. He wore a gray t-shirt and shorts. He sat there handsome, athletic. Where his right leg once was there was a silver rod leading to a metal foot in a running shoe. On the inside of his left forearm was a tattoo. It was Arabic script. He said it read, “Death is only the beginning.”

TO LEARN TO BE A MAN

He began to tell his story. His voice was flat, but there were emotions bubbling underneath the narrative. He occasionally looked up, but most of the time Elliott looked to the side, remembering and seeing things from his past.

The southern Mississippi native joined the Army Reserve in 2004 to better himself.

He thought the military would teach him how to be a man. “I had no idea what responsibility was at the time. The military taught me that. It taught me how to be strong, gave me self-esteem, gave me self-respect, gave me respect among my peers and my family. I started to gain this identity that I never had and that I was actually out to gain.”

After Basic and Advanced Individual training, Elliott came home in October 2004 to his unit in the 155th Armored Brigade of the Mississippi National Guard at Camp Shelby, south of Hattiesburg, Miss.

“They said don’t even unpack your bags, because by December you’ll be in Iraq.”

Elliott stopped, gathered his thoughts.

“There was a lot of stress in Iraq. “

That was an understatement. The week before Elliott was deployed USA Today published an article (“Rate of Guard Deaths Higher,” Dec. 13, 2004) that reported Pentagon statistics showed that part-time soldiers in the Army National Guard were about one-third more likely to be killed in Iraq than full-time, active-duty soldiers serving there.

Yes, there was stress in Iraq.

“I was a SAW gunner escorting convoys from Najaf in southern Iraq to Fallujah and back,” he said. “When I wasn’t doing that, I was manning security checkpoints and gates for the bases–checking personnel and vehicles for weapons and bombs.”

He said, “You couldn’t come off your guard. As soon as you came off your guard, you heard so-and-so let their guard down and got evaporated by an IED (improvised explosive device).”

Elliott was talking about Sgt. First Class Sean Cooley of Ocean Springs, Miss. Cooley, also assigned to the 155th, was killed Feb. 3, 2005 when his vehicle struck an IED in the northern Babil province.

“I remember being afraid because it was just two miles up the road from the checkpoint I was on,” he said. “Fear crept in … just couldn’t relax, you didn’t want to relax.”

Elliott was doing his job at the best of his ability, but the impact of seeing his buddies in the unit die took its toll. “The more I saw the less attachment I put on life, because, you know, the more your feel that life is important, the more you hurt when somebody’s dead.”

Death could come any second. “That’s one thing that stuck out in my mind. Every time the odometer clicked a tenth of a mile, I thought that’s another tenth of a mile that I’m still alive.”

Elliott didn’t talk much about the injury to his foot, other than it happened on

the battlefield when a tank ran over him and that it was “really horrific.” It’s the MEDVAC (medical evacuation) and the hospitalization that burned in his memories nearly as much.

“You’re there with guys you fought and bled with, became brothers with…falling apart, bleeding out, dying around you, the smell of infection, sound of moaning and groaning…”

At Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Elliott’s leg was amputated. He was in the hospital with two soldiers from his unit.

“One lost both his legs, the other was blown out of his gun turret and his back was broken. The whole ward was covered with guys missing body parts, chunks of their flesh missing, stomachs wired with mesh…These sights happened over and over with different injuries, different disfigurements. I started believing that this wasn’t really going to be an open arms welcome home.”

Elliott got no counseling for what was clearly the onset of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

What he did get were prescriptions anytime he asked for them. “The painkillers told me that I didn’t have to deal with my emotions. I didn’t have to feel.”

“The whole ward was covered with guys missing body parts, chunks of their flesh missing, stomachs wired with mesh…”

Elliott

PTSD: REAL OR JUST A ‘MENTAL THING’?

PTSD — post traumatic stress disorder — is an anxiety disorder that can occur after a person has been through a traumatic event. Often they feel their life or others’ lives are in danger. They may feel afraid or feel that you have no control over what is happening. According to the National Center for PTSD, many people who develop PTSD get better at some time. But about one out of three people with PTSD may continue to have some symptoms.

The symptoms of PTSD usually start soon after the traumatic event, but they

may not happen until months or years later.

There are four types of PTSD symptoms: *Reliving the event: The sufferer may have nightmares or bad memories that are triggered by sound or sight. He may feel the same fear and horror he did when the event took place. *Avoiding situations that remind you of the event: The person tries to avoid situations or people that trigger memories of the traumatic event. He even avoids talking or thinking about the event. *Feeling numb: The person has difficulty expressing feeling and loses interested in activities he once enjoyed. *Feeling keyed up (hyperarousal). The sufferer can become suddenly angry, jittery or be always alert and on the lookout for danger. He has trouble sleeping or concentrating.

“In this country we’re still wrapped up in whether PTSD is real or ‘is-that-amental-thing?’” said Glassman, who retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in February 2010. He was the Executive Officer for the Marine Aviation Training Support Group (MATSG-21) at NAS Pensacola.

Since retirement, he has spent his energy with the Center for Strategic Military Excellence developing programming to benefit veterans located in the Gulf Coast region. He has helped with mental health issues stemming from PTSD, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and substance abuse.

“No, it’s a ‘mental thing’ that’s caused

“The identity I had was gone. I couldn’t connect with anybody else.”

Elliott by real damage to the human body,” said Glassman. “You don’t have to take a round to the head to suffer from PTSD. You can suffer from PTSD by experiencing long durations of fear.”

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“Fear crept in … just couldn’t relax, you didn’t want to relax.”

Elliott INVISIBLE WOUNDS OF WAR

More than five million American men and women have served in the U.S. military since 2001. Of those, approximately 1.6 million U.S. troops have been deployed for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom in Afghanistan and Iraq.

President Barack Obama calls them the “9/11 Generation” veterans.

Around 6,200 troops have died in combat over the past 10 years in Afghanistan and Iraq, which is significantly less than the Vietnam War (58,209) and the Korean War (53,686). However, the troops have been exposed to roadside bombs and other IEDs that injured over 41,000 soldiers.

For every U.S. soldier killed in World War I and II, about 1.7 soldiers were wounded. In Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, seven soldiers are wounded for every one who dies in combat.

More wounded soldiers and fewer deaths may partially explain the rise in PSTD and suicides, since more veterans are returning home.

A study by the Rand Corporation found evidence that suggested the psychological toll of the 9/11 Generation soldiers, many of which have had prolonged exposure to combat-related stress over multiple rotations, may be even greater than the physical wounds. The researchers found that one in every fi ve Iraq and Afghanistan veterans has symptoms of PTSD. Over the last two years, more U.S. troops died from suicide than were killed by the enemy. Suicide rates across all branches rose over the same period by 35 percent. According to Veterans for Common Sense, the increased risk for suicide has been fueled by the deployment and re-deployment to war, improper denials for care, lengthy delays to see doctors, and discrimination against those seeking mental healthcare.

Lt. General Thomas Bostick, U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff, told the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel at a recent hearing on suicides and suicide prevention, “We have been at war for nearly 10 years. That has undeniably put a strain on the men and women serving in the Army today.”

Bostick spoke about the significant number of physical injuries suffered, but also talked about the depression, anxiety and PTSD, which he called the “invisible wounds of war.” He said that for every suicide that was committed in over the past two years there were nearly seven known attempted suicides.

IMPACT OF SHOCK ON THE BRAIN

Research has shown that traumatic events and long durations of fear may impact the hippocampus and the amygdala of the brain. The hippocampus is responsible for the ability to store and retrieve memories and plays a role in a person’s ability to overcome fear. The amygdala regulates the processing of emotions such as fear, anger and pleasure.

“The physiological aspect of this is that in the 18 to 24-year-olds the male brain is not fully developed,” said Glassman. “The traumatic incidents these soldiers face, when they see and feel the shock, have a way of interfering with the developmental process of the hippocampus and the amygdala.”

Glassman talked about the expectations for our soldiers. “Every one of these United States warriors is told to deal with what they are seeing, what they are experiencing, and wake up and do the mission the next day. That’s relatively easy to do because you have your unit and you have your mission to do. So they suppress it all while they are active duty.”

According to Glassman, the soldiers don’t get counseling because of a stigma attached to it when they are active duty.

“If they do, they are no longer effective, rendered impudent. They are taken out of the unit, because they’ve said, ‘I can’t deal with what I saw, I can’t cope anymore.’”

The fear and emotions are suppressed and never reported.

“When they come back after spending months, if not years, without facing what they saw and experienced,” said Glassman, “it starts to come out and they are acting out. They go to jail, they hit the wife, they become unemployed, they become addicted to alcohol or drugs.”

Glassman believes the veterans want to handle their PTSD–“Suck it up, marine. You have a job to do.” But they don’t have the support structure and don’t’ seek the help that they need.

“They don’t know how to deal with it.

They can’t face their wives. They can’t face their families. There’s nobody on the professional side to go to because they’re either unemployed or their bosses at their civilian job don’t care or they don’t understand.

“They’re not getting help and it ends up with them pulling the trigger on the business end of a 45.”

Up until two years ago suicide was very much on Elliott’s mind.

“In this country we’re still wrapped up in whether PTSD is real or ‘is-that-amental-thing?’”

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“They’re not getting help and it ends up with them pulling the trigger on the business end of a 45.”

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“I came home into real society, where I maybe was the only Iraq War veteran for 20 miles,” said Elliott. “The identity I had when I left was as a soldier–honorable and strong. Now I was sitting at home, missing a leg.”

He couldn’t talk about what he had experienced or how he felt. “Everybody else wanted to hear about Lindsey Lohan going to jail, while the things that mattered most to me were having air conditioning, running water and grocery store on the corner.”

Elliott felt disconnected from the civilian world. He had forgotten how to be a civilian. “The identity I had was gone. I couldn’t connect with anybody else.”

Death became a viable alternative. “I told myself that I was going to die any way.

I pretty much assigned myself to die while I was over there. Now everything seemed to be this big cluster-fuck and I’ll never get past it. Why not just get over it?”

Elliott stopped, looked up and said, “Eventually there is nothing else to do but turn it on yourself. That’s kind of where my head was when I was contemplating suicide.”

For the next four years, Elliott battled PTSD. “I went through a lot from 2005 to 2009, running into brick walls, going to jail, getting into car accidents, getting into

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fights…just being self-destructive. I really had given up.”

In 2009, life changed for Elliott. He went through a PTSD therapy program at Twelve Oaks Treatment Center in Navarre that was combined with substance abuse treatment for the painkillers to which he had become addicted.

“A doctor helped me expose myself.

All the things I was afraid to tell people, I had to write down and face,” he said. “It was very difficult, very hard to feel. After about a month, I learned I could go through these emotions, feel these things and face them.”

That was when he met Robert, who Elliott said made him feel less alone and who coached him back into life. “He taught me to volunteer. When I started to volunteer with children and others, I learned how people react to one another again,” said Elliott. “One of the biggest keys for reconnecting to society was the volunteering–just witnessing how society reacts to each other.”

He said that that it had been a little over two years since he last contemplated suicide. He no longer drank or used drugs and had been clean for 18 months.

“Today’s a 180. I can’t believe I was that person now, but I’m glad I was that person because now I have an opportunity to help someone else.”

WE CAN DO BETTER

On Sept. 10, Glassman and his former commander at MATSG-21, retired Col. Christopher Holzworth IV, were the featured speakers at the 8th Annual Capitol Hill Event and Global Night for Hope, an event to shed light on the tragedy of active duty military and veterans suicide that was held at the Taft Memorial in Washington, D.C .

Holzworth and Glassman worked together for eight years and trained over 15,000 men and women at the MATSG-21.

In 2007, Holzworth relinquished his command and deployed to Iraq to be the operations officer for the Second Marine Air

“Today’s a 180. I can’t believe I was that person now, but I’m glad I was that person because now I have an opportunity to help someone else.” Elliott

Wing Forward where he commanded many of the Marines that he trained.

Holzworth firmly believes that every generation who serves and defends freedom is our “Greatest Generation.” He was never known in Pensacola for being politically correct. He didn’t pull any punches at the rally.

“After 10 years of desert conflict, our ‘Greatest Generation’ witnesses, experiences and lives through things that are unimaginable and can not be articulated or comprehended by anyone who has not been there,” Holzworth told the crowd. “War is the death of innocence and no one is immune to the change.”

He told the story of Lance Cpl. Travis Nelson, 19, who was killed in action last month in Afghanistan. The Pace, Fla. native watched the Marine Corp drill teams when he was 15 and sought out Holzworth to tell the colonel that he was going to be a Marine.

“He graduates from Pace High School in May 2010. After 14 months of Boot Camp and School of Infantry he joins his battalion and is off to Afghanistan, Helmand Province, for combat operations.

“Five weeks ago on a dismounted patrol, Lance Cpl. Nelson is shot and wounded in the hip. The bullet nicks the artery and Travis Nelson bleeds out on the battlefield in six minutes. And no one in his patrol is the same.”

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The war has changed that patrol and this entire generation of soldiers. He said that what gets them through the “imaginable effects of war” are the connection with the buddy next to them, the support of the nation that equipped and trained them and a grateful society for these soldiers putting their lives and relationships on hold to defend the nation.

Holzworth continued, “How are we doing America as a society in embracing these American heroes and warriors who sacrificed for this country for our freedom?”

He said the indicators aren’t good: 12 percent unemployment among veterans, Over 100,000 veterans homeless, Overwhelming lack of response and action by the federal government to PTSD and TBI, And lastly, 18 suicides per day among veterans of the desert wars.

“How are we doing? The answer is we can do better,” said Holzworth. “In showing with actions the love and support of a grateful nation, we can do better. Resources, capability and organizations are not the problem. It’s pure and simple leadership.”

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2 Overview Of Findings

5 Vision & Leadership

8 Quality of Life Rating Over the Next 5 Years

10 Voters’ View of the Escambia County Economy

3 Right Direction Or Wrong Track

6 What Are the Most Important Issues?

8 Escambia as a Place to Live

10 Waterfront

4 Support for Mayor and New City Charter

7 Rating Quality of Life Factors

9 All Voters Migration

11 Background

7 Quality of Life Rating

9 18-25 Migration

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Since 2008, the Better Pensacola Forum has annually commissioned the national polling firm Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. to survey registered voters in Escambia County and produce a Quality of Life Survey that gauges the voters attitudes towards local issues, leadership, expectations and plans for the future.

Jerry Maygarden, the executive director of the Better Pensacola Forum from 2008-2010, sees the survey as a valuable tool for county and city leaders.

“The first survey created a baseline to measure how the citizens feel about our progress,” said Maygarden in a 2009 interview with the Independent News. “We want to help local policy makers to choose wisely. We also want them to know that someone is going to set a new standard for accountability.”

The first survey in 2008 showed voters were concerned about their jobs and jobs for their children. Only one in four voters believed the City of Pensacola and Escambia County were headed in the right direction. They questioned the leadership ability of city and county officials, their vision and plans for the future. MasonDixon said that these were some of the lowest scores of any community that it had surveyed.

Since then, the City of Pensacola has turned over the majority of its city council, passed a new charter and elected its first strong mayor. Escambia County elected a new sheriff, superintendent of schools and replaced its county administrator.

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commissioned as a joint effort of Better Pensacola Forum and Pensacola Young Professionals (PYP). The survey continues to document anxiety about economic conditions and job security. However, the findings also reveal continued positive trends and improvements in attitudes and confidence in progress being made, particularly in the City of Pensacola.

These improvements are anchored by a shared vision, confidence in the leader-

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Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Jim Hizer, new Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver and the administrative team that newly-elected Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has assembled.

The Pensacola Chamber’s Vision 2015 initiative was launched in 2010. It is a job creation program focused on recruiting new businesses, helping local businesses expand and strengthening the part-

“With our quality of life, our vibrant downtown, worldclass bays and beaches and the caliber of people who live here, why the heck wouldn’t you want to live here?”

Mayor Ashton Hayward ship and plans for the city’s revitalization and a sense that things in the city are headed in the “right direction.” These improvements are in response to the new city charter, a stronger and more accountable form of city government and progress in the signature economic development effort on the city’s waterfront.

Critical quality of life factors continue to receive net negative ratings, including public education, job opportunities, affordable housing, crime/public safety, and effectiveness of elected leadership.

On the economic development front, there is new leadership with the new

nerships between the military and the private sector in the Pensacola Bay Area.

It has set a goal of creating 3,000 new jobs in the next five years. This more robust structure supports a more effective and accountable economic development effort. There is also the Escambia-Santa Rosa economic development collaboration that will hopefully bring greater regional leadership and coordination.

The voters’ optimism for these initiatives is reflected in this survey.

The 2011 Quality of Life Survey also documents striking differences of opinion between voters who reside in the

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City of Pensacola and those who reside in the suburbs outside of the municipality of Pensacola.

Survey results from 2011 show that 85 percent of city residents said that they are “familiar with and confident in the vision, plans and leadership for the revitalization of (their) city of Pensacola.”

This is a 28-percentage point increase over 2010 survey results. The dramatic increase in voter confidence in the city’s vision, direction and leadership provide Pensacola officials with political capital.

With this capital city leaders, elected and otherwise, have an opportunity to more aggressively develop, invest in, and implement policies to improve the quality of life for city residents.

It may also be that Pensacola’s current and present progress provides greater Escambia an example and confidence to make similar improvements towards meeting the needs and expectations of residents countywide. “ With our quality of life , our vibrant downtown, world-class bays and beaches and the caliber of people who live here, why the heck wouldn’t you want to live here?” asked Mayor Hayward.

He also has a challenge for city and county voters. Once we can get our citizens to buy in to what a great home we have, then we can sell this place to the outside world,” said the Mayor. “ We need to be proud of where we live and tell the world we want them to join us.

“There’s no reason why we can’t be successful.”

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Pensacola & Escambia Co.: Right Direction or Wrong Track CITY OF PENSACOLA: RIGHT DIRECTION OR WRONG TRACK (CITY VOTERS)

ESCAMBIA COUNTY: RIGHT DIRECTION OR WRONG TRACK (ALL ESCAMBIA VOTERS)

Right Direction 78%

Not Sure 19%

Right Direction 47%

Not Sure 4% Wrong Track 35%

Wrong Track 18%

RIGHT DIRECTION OR WRONG TRACK

An overwhelming majority (78 percent) of Pensacola City voters say that the city is on the “Right Direction.” This is a 20-percentage point increase over 2010 (59 percent). In fact, the positive trend has made significant jumps each year since 2008.

Trend – Pensacola in Right Direction 2008

2009

2010

2011

26%

44%

59%

78%

Only 47% of Escambia County voters, both inside and outside the city limits, say that the county is headed in the right direction. This is a marginal 2-percentage point increase over 2010, but it is also the fourth straight year of improvement.

Trend – Escambia County in Right Direction 2008

2009

2010

2011

22%

35%

45%

47%

Pensacola voters’ optimism extends to Escambia County as a whole with 72 percent of city voters saying that the county is headed in the right direction also. Just 44 percent of suburban voters think that the city of Pensacola is headed in the right direction, and even fewer (41 percent) suburban voters say that Escambia County is headed in the right direction.

According to Mason-Dixon, these differences are driven by the real and meaningful progress being observed in the City of Pensacola’s governance and revitalizaPlaza de Luna / photo courtesy of The City of Pensacola tion of the downtown, ment chair, agrees. “ The change in as evidenced in subsethe structure of our government gives quent findings in this survey. our people hope that there is a more Courtney Peterson, Pensacola Young streamlined method for change to ocProfessional’s Economic Develop-

cur in a positive manner, said Peterson, who is a cit y resident. “ The voters now have someone who is accountable for things to happen.”

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How would you rate the performance of Ashton Hayward as mayor of Pensacola?

Positive Rating 70%

Not Sure 5%

Negative Rating 24%

Mayor Ashton Hayward

Agree or Disagree: The new city charter and strong mayor form of government will give Pensacola a greater opportunity for successful management of economic development and core city services.

Agree 70%

Not Sure 9%

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SUPPORT FOR MAYOR AND NEW CITY CHARTER NEW CITY CHARTER

Seventy percent of the voters surveyed agree that the new city charter and strong mayor form of government give Pensacola a greater opportunity for successful management of economic development and core city services. The positive votes broke down to 80 percent of city voters agreeing and 69 percent of the suburban voters agreeing.

Attorney Crystal Spencer, who chaired the Pensacola Charter Review Commission, was not surprised by the survey results. “The charter referendum passed with nearly a 10-point margin,” said Spencer. “That’s close to being a mandate, especially in Pensacola, where if you advocated anything concerning change you were behind the eight ball.”

Spencer also led the effort to pass the charter referendum. She believes that City has great natural resources and the people to move the City forward, but the councilcity manager form of government wasn’t effective.

“What we needed was a strong leader that was accountable to the people,” said Spencer. “This survey shows that the citizens feel empowered by their new mayor.

I’m very optimistic about the future of Pensacola.”

MAYOR ASHTON HAYWARD

Ashton Hayward was sworn in January 2011 as Pensacola’s first strong mayor under the new charter. He has had one of the most successful first years of any previous Pensacola mayor, city council or city manager.

Pensacola city residents give Mayor Ashton Hayward a solid job performance rating of 70 percent.

According to Mason-Dixon, this rating is great news for any elected official, but in this anti-government, anti-politician environment, it is even more remarkable.

Mayor Hayward takes job creation seriously and has traveled extensively recruiting employers to Pensacola.

“It’s our job to tell the rest of the state and the nation that Pensacola can compete and be successful,” said Mayor Hayward. “That’s the biggest challenge we have–nobody knows who we are. Our message needs to be the same whether it’s the city, county or chamber.”

Mayor Hayward partnered with the Florida Fish & Wildlife to help lure HobbsSeaWorld Marine Enhancement Center to Bruce Beach. The opportunity arose from a visit the mayor made to HobbsSeaWorld’s headquarters.

“I believe that the passing of the charter was a tipping point for this community,” said Hayward.

“In my heart of hearts, I believe that in the next decade Pensacola will be a place where people want to move, open their businesses and live with their families.”

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development of the City of Pensacola.”

This is a 50-point improvement over two years ago and 28 points better than the 2010 survey.

Trend – Confidence in City Leadership - POSITIVE RATING

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VISION & LEADERSHIP

Trend – Confidence in County Leadership - POSITIVE RATING

ESCAMBIA COUNTY

2008

2009

2010

2011

42%

34%

46%

54%

County wide, 54 percent of the voters say that they are “familiar with and confident in the vision, plans and leadership for economic development for Escambia County.”

This is a 20-point improvement over the 2009 survey, and 8 points better than last year.

The City voters are slightly more positive about county leadership than the suburban voters–58 percent to 52 percent.

CITY OF PENSACOLA

City voters are very pleased with their leadership, vision and plans for economic development, with 85 percent saying that they are “familiar with and confident in the vision, plans and leadership for economic

2008

2009

2010

2011

42%

35%

47%

85%

This is the first year the positive ratings for leadership, vision and planning showed a wide gap between county and city governments. Courtney Peterson, PYP Economic Development Chair, believes the difference is the new strong mayor form of government for the City.

“Our economy hasn’t been great,” said Peterson. “ We had the oil spill last year. I think the difference has to be the change in city government. It’s the one thing people see as positive and will change things for the better in Pensacola.”

County Commissioner Gene Valentino (R-District 2) agrees. “The new strong mayor has helped the City of Pensacola streamline its government,” said Valentino. “The county must do the same. We must have the political will to be bold.”

“The Board of County Commissioners has taken a strong position on economic development and agreed to do whatever it takes to get things done,” said Escambia County Commissioner Kevin White (R-District 5).

“Hiring Randy Oliver as county administrator was a huge positive step. We have a great staff and Randy lets them do their jobs. “

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Most Important Issue Facing the City of Pensacola 2011 1. Economy/Jobs

48%

1. Economy/Jobs

57%

2. Education

14%

2. Education

17%

3. Crime/Drugs

8%

3. Crime/Drugs

6%

4. Downtown Pensacola

5%

4. Oil Spill

5%

5. Poverty

4%

5. Taxes/Govt Spending

6%

2010

1. Economy/Jobs

30%

1. Economy/Jobs

30%

2. Oil Spill

21%

2. Oil Spill

30%

3. Taxes/Govt Spending

15%

3. Taxes/Govt Spending

12%

4. Crime/Drugs

7%

4. Education

8%

5. Education

6%

5. Crime/Drugs

7%

2009

WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES?

Since the inception of the Quality of Life Survey, “Economy/Jobs” has been

“To create jobs in the 21st century, it’s going to take public-private partnerships. You’re going to see more of that on federal and state levels. Pensacola and Escambia County are going to have to look at how to do things differently.”

Mayor Ashton Hayward

“The city’s disparity study provides the area an opportunity to build a stronger and more diverse business community. It will be a game-changer once its recommendations are implemented.”

Lumon May, May’s Construction CEO

identified by voters as the most important issue facing both Escambia County and the City of Pensacola, steadily climbing to record highs in 2011. County, city and community leaders have taken notice.

“Vision 2015 is vital to our economy because only through a concerted effort by both the private and public sector can we bring jobs to Pensacola. Economic development is not just the role of government.

It’s the role of our entire community to help this area prosper.”

2009

1. Economy/Jobs

32%

1. Economy/Jobs

45%

2. Education

17%

2. Education

12%

3. Downtown Pensacola

8%

3. Poor Leadership

10%

4. Growth/Sprawl

7%

4. Growth/Sprawl

8%

5. Poor Leadership

7%

5. Crime/Drugs

2008 1. Economy/Jobs

28%

1. Economy/Jobs

28%

2. Poor Leadership

9%

2. Education

15%

3. Taxes/Govt Spending

9%

3. Poor Leadership

14%

4. Education

8%

4. Taxes/Govt Spending

8%

5. Crime/Drugs

5%

5. Crime/Drugs

6%

“With the completion of the Maritime Park and the Downtown Technology Park, plus the demolition of the Main Street Treatment Plant, downtown Pensacola is poised to take off.”

Collier Merrill, Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Chairman, 2010-11

“I believe the sector plan in Beulah, near Interstate 10, has the potential to have a big impact, especially if we get that interchange.

That’s very promising.”

County Commissioner Kevin White

“We have Saufley Field being developed into a private-sector economic engine. We already have aerospace and defense contractors looking at it.

I think we will have 1,000 new jobs out there in three years. People will be amazed at what they will see in Escambia County in the next five years.”

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6%

2008

Bentina Terry, Gulf Power Company Vice President of External Affairs & Corporate Services

County Commissioner Wilson Robertson

Most Important Issue Facing Escambia County 2011

2010

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RATING QUALITY OF LIFE FACTORS

Voters are asked each year to rate 14 factors, ranging from environmental to educational to economic, that contribute to

the quality of life in a community. For 2011, 10 of the factors had single-digit changes.

The natural beauty and physical setting (83 percent) and the availability of outdoor parks, playgrounds and beaches (74 percent) continue to rank at the top of

the list. Public transportation (32 percent), effective leadership from elected officials (27 percent) and job opportunities in one’s field (21 percent) continue to get the lowest ratings, although there has been a steady improvement in public transportation and effective leadership since 2008.

QUALITY OF LIFE RATING

Total Positive Rating 48%

Poor 5%

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Quality of Life Rating Excellent 5%

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Good 43%

For the first time, the majority of Escambia County voters give negative ratings (52 percent) to the quality of life in the area. Only five percent rate the quality of life as “excellent.” The positive rating, those who say “excellent” or “good,” was 48 percent–a 10-point drop from 2010.

The largest increases were in the availability of quality healthcare (55 to 69 percent) and affordable housing (34 to 45 percent). Double-digit increases were also seen in vibrant nightlife (43 to 52 percent) and cultural opportunities (39 to 49 percent).

EDUCATION NON-COLLEGE GRAD 55% COLLEGE GRAD

36%

PARTY DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT

47% 51% 44%

Trend – Total Positive Rating 2008

2009

2010

2011

51%

57%

57%

48%

There are meaningful variances between demographic subgroups in the total positive rating: RESIDENCE CITY OF PENSACOLA ESCAMBIA SUBURBS SEX MALE FEMALE RACE WHITE BLACK Just Fair 47%

INCOME LESS THAN $40,000 $40,000 OR MORE

37% 51%

54% 42% 49% 43%

50% 42%

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Quality of Life Rating Over the Next 5 Years Deteriorate 6%

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QUALITY OF LIFE RATING OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS

There is some optimism that the quality of life in Escambia will improve over the next five years–39 percent, which is a marginal improvement over last year (34 percent) and seven points better than the 2008 rating (32 percent).

The majority of Escambia County voters (56 percent) say that the county will stay the same.

There was a 9 percentage point drop (15 percent in 2010 to 6 percent in 2011) in the percentage of voters who think the quality of life will deteriorate. This is the most significant drop since the first survey, which also had 15 percent saying the quality of life would deteriorate.

Improve 39%

Reasons for Deteriorating Quality of Life (Of the 6% Who Said “Deteriorate”) Poor leadership, vision and action from local government in addressing major issues

85%

No sense things will improve in the Foreseeable future

80%

Poor economic conditions

73%

Poor job opportunities

51%

Lack of entertainment/cultural activities

51%

Poor educational opportunities for yourself and your children

47%

Oil spill had made things too difficult

31%

bia County as a place to live for Recent College Graduates (86 percent), Entrepreneurs (78 percent), People in Poverty (69 percent) and Minorities (55 percent).

Most of these negative ratings are worse than they were in 2008:

Does Escambia County offer the kind of advantages and opportunities to attract and keep young people and talented people to the area?

Recent Grads No 79%

2008

2011

Change

90%

86%

-4%

People in Poverty 2008

2011

65%

69%

Change +4%

Entrepreneurs

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ESCAMBIA COUNTY AS A PLACE TO LIVE

Yes 20%

Not Sure 1% 88

For the fourth consecutive year, Escambia County voters say that the area is a great place for retirees (82 percent) with 24 percent rating the county “excellent” and 24 percent “good.” This is a 10-point increase over the 2008 rating.

The majority of county voters continue to give negative ratings for Escam-

2008

2011

Change

65%

78%

+13%

Young People 2008

2011

Change

64%

76%

+12%

2008

2011

Change

54%

55%

Minorities +1%

A simple majority say that Escambia is an “excellent” (5 percent) or “good” (46 percent) place to raise a family–little change from 2008.

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Out-Migration: 18 – 25 Year Olds Likely 63%

Likely 24%

Not Sure 4%

Not Likely 33%

Not Likely 76%

ALL VOTERS MIGRATION

18-25 MIGRATION

The Escambia County population only grew 1.1 percent from 2000 to 2010.

Meanwhile the state of Florida grew 17.6 percent. This is in sharp contrast to the 1990s which saw the county population jump 12 percent.

The City of Pensacola has steadily shrunk from 58,165 residents in 1990, to 56,235 in 2000, to an estimated 53,762 people in 2009.

In the 2011 Quality of Life survey, a quarter of the voters say that they are “likely to move from the Pensacola area in the next five years.

Escambia County is losing 18- to 25-year-olds. In the 2011 Quality of Life survey, 6-in-10 households with 18- to 25-yearolds say that the young adults will be moving from the area in the next fi ve years. The vast majority (91 percent) say it is because of the poor job and businesses opportunities in the area.

Poor job/business opportunities

91%

Poor economic conditions

80%

Don’t think things will improve

71%

Poor leadership, vision and action from local government in addressing major issues

65%

Poor economic conditions

70%

Don’t think things will improve

67%

Poor leadership, vision and action from local government in addressing major issues

62%

Poor educational opportunities

62%

Oil spill had made things too difficult

40%

Poor job/business opportunities

57%

Lack of entertainment/cultural activities

38%

Poor educational opportunities for yourself or your children

41%

2011

31%

26%

30%

24%

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eight in 10 believe Escambia County doesn’t offer the kind of advantages and opportunities to attract and keep young people and talented people to the area.

That trend has improved since 2008.

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Voters’ Views of Escambia County’s Economy Better 39% Worse 15%

In 2008, Escambia County voters overwhelming had a negative view of their local economy. The trend has been more positive but only slightly. More than eight in 10 voters give negative ratings for the county’s economic conditions, with 50 percent saying “just fair” and 32 percent saying “poor.”

Trend – Rating Economic Conditions in Escambia County

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How important is the development of Pensacola’s waterfront to the future of city Pensacola?

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There were marginal improvements in the percentage of voters who say that the local economy will be better–improving six points from 33 percent in 2010 to 39 percent. Those who believe the local economy will get worse was 15 percent, a four-point drop from 2010 (19 percent).

The majority of Escambia County voters (62 percent) expressed concern about their or another family member’s job, which was slightly less than 2010 (66 percent).

Since the first Quality of Life survey, community leaders have launched several initiatives to improve the local economy.

In 2010, the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce launched Vision 2015, raising more than $7.3 million. Vision 2015 is a job creation program focused on recruiting new businesses, helping local businesses expand and strengthening the partnerships between the military and

WATERFRONT

Pensacola and Escambia County have love affairs with the water, even though most of the city’s waterfront in the City of Pensacola has been used for industry.

The Community Maritime Park and the Sanders Beach Community Center are important steps towards connecting people

Don’t Know 4%

the private sector in the Pensacola bay area. Its goal is to create 3,000 new jobs by 2015.

Escambia County, under the leadership of County Administrator Randy Oliver, has begun to streamline its permitting process. It launched “3 or It’s Free,” a process in the Building Inspections Division for obtaining a new single-family residential building permit. If the person does not get the permit within three business days the permit is free.

“This will set a standard and an expectation,” Oliver said. “That’s what government needs to be efficient.”

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has created the Office of Economic Opportunities and Sustainability to focus on job creation.

“This office focuses on aligning City policies, resources, and assets to support sustainable, private sector job creation,” said Mayor Hayward in his first State of the City address.

“My 2012 budget is based on my belief that if we make the right choices, we can continue to invest in our community to make it cleaner, safer, and more profitable,” Hayward told the Pensacola City Council and the voters.

“The budget continues that investment in capital projects that are creating jobs and helping local businesses, such as the Woodland Heights and Legion Field resource centers, the Downtown Tech Park and Admiral Mason Park, our new downtown library and the Community Maritime Park. But we also have exciting opportunities on the horizon, with the Marine Research Facility and Hatchery, and the Airport Commerce Park.” with Pensacola Bay. Countywide, more than 80 percent said that waterfront development was important to the future of Pensacola. Voters were uniformly intense about the importance of the waterfront development with six in 10 voters in each demographic subgroup saying it was “very important.”

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BACKGROUND

The fourth annual Quality of Life Survey of Escambia County voters was cocommissioned by the Better Pensacola Forum and the Pensacola Young Professionals. The survey provides an objective measurement of the voting public’s awareness of and attitudes towards the many issues, challenges and opportunities that affect the quality of life in the county.

Quint and Rishy Studer formed the Better Pensacola Forum in 2008 with former Florida House Majority Leader Jerry Maygarden as its executive director. Their goal was for the non-profit organization to pay for an annual survey and share the information with the public, business community, and public policy makers so that they would have objective, reliable information on how the public stands on issues impacting the area’s quality of life.

The first Better Pensacola Forum board included Maygarden, Quint Studer, Carol Carlan, retired city president of Wachovia Bank, and John Hosman, first PYP president.

In August 2008 interview with the IN, Maygarden expressed the group’s desire to conduct this survey on an annual basis and eventually create an unbiased scorecard on the quality of life of this community. This first survey created a baseline to measure future progress.

“We want to help local policy makers to choose wisely,” says Maygarden. “We also want them to know that someone is going to set a new standard for accountability.”

The nationally known Mason-Dixon Polling & Research in Washington, D.C.

Studer, “to continue to make this area a has conducted every survey. The methgreat place to live, learn and enjoy.” odology is simple. Every summer MasonPYP plans to use the data from the Dixon conducts a telephone survey and surveys as a basis for white papers and larger sample group, 800 registered Webisodes that will tackle key issues, Escambia County voters . featuring knowledgeable experts addressThose interviewed were selected raning the problems, solutions and efforts domly from the voter registration records. related to top voter concerns.

The resulting sample fairly reflects the “The missions of both organizations demographic profile of voters in Escambia are in alignment,” said Rachael Gillette, County.

PYP Director.

The questions are essentially the “The Better Pensacola Forum is a same every year with one or two quesvery meaningful program. The Pensacola tions added or deleted. This year the Young Professionals wanted to make it participants were asked questions about happen.,” said Gillette, “Our team has the strong mayor and the BP oil spill been working hard and is already introrecovery–two issues that weren’t on the ducing some interesting changes that will radar screen in 2008. enhance the way the survey results are In March 2011, Better Pensacola delivered.”

Forum formed an alliance with the Pensacola Young Professionals, which agreed to takeover the annual Quality of Life surveys and to more effectively utilize the survey results to promote positive change in the Pensacola community.

“Quality of life is crucial to all current and future residents and visitors to the Pensacola area,” said Quint Studer, at the time of the announcement.

“PYP is the perfect organization to oversee the yearly quality of life survey and provide research and solutions,” said photo courtesy of blueangels.navy.mil

RESIDENCE CITY OF PENSACOLA ESCAMBIA SUBURBS

20% 80%

LENGTH OF RESIDENCE LESS THAN 5 YEARS 5-9 YEARS 10-19 YEARS 20 OR MORE YEARS

8% 14% 21% 57%

EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL SOME COLLEGE COLLEGE GRADUATE 24% GRADUATE DEGREE REFUSED

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39% 43% 18%

AGE 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ REFUSED

16% 17% 17% 22% 28% 0.4%

32% 31%

HAVE SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN? YES 27% NO 72% REFUSED 0.3% RACE WHITE BLACK HISPANIC OTHER REFUSED

75% 21% 3% 0.9% 0.5%

INCOME LESS THAN $25,000 $25,000-$39,999 $40,000-$74,999 $75,000 OR MORE REFUSED

20% 20% 25% 23% 13%

EMPLOYMENT FULL-TIME PART-TIME RETIRED HOMEMAKER STUDENT UNEMPLOYED OTHER REFUSED

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1 of our favorite yearly events. The 34th Annual Pensacola Seafood Festival will be held from Sept. 23 through Sept. 25. Turn to page 28 for full coverage, including the entertainment line-up. fiestaoffi veflags.org

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Seafood Festival Strikes Again The annual Pensacola Seafood Festival is in its 34th year of delighting locals and visitors alike with their delicious seafood dishes, musical performances and family activities. Every kind of seafood dish you can imagine is offered from local restaurants and vendors. Grilled conch, seafood gumbo, oyster croquettes, soft shell crab, coconut shrimp, Caribbean crab cakes and more will be available.

The Festival is the biggest fund raiser of the year for the Fiesta of Five Flags organization; it helps them fund other events such as the Fiesta Parade, Fiesta Landing, The Crawfish Festival and many more.

“It is really ‘fun’raising,’” according to Festival Chair Mike Mangrum.

The Fiesta of Five Flags mission is to celebrate heritage, promote tourism and build pride in Pensacola through festive activities which enhance the quality of life in the community.

In our conversation with Mangrum, it was apparent the incredibly high level of camaraderie that exists between the Fiesta leadership, the committee members and the volunteers.

The volunteers are also called the Fiesta Forces. The whole group is called the Fiesta family, and everyone pulls together to help all the events run smoothly.

This is Mangrum’s first time as chair, he was co-chair last year and, before that, had worked his way up.

“You work hard, have fun and you are a part of something you can be proud of,” he said.

When asked what was new this year at the Festival, Mangrum said, “New this year is that we divided the Festival into three distinct, yet similar, parts. In Seville Square, there will be the traditional arts, crafts and seafood. In Fountain Park there will be an area called Gulf to table, complete with a seafood grill and cooking demonstrations and a tent for dining. This area will really cater to the foodies. Local restaurants will be set up selling tapas, with small prices.

Along with all of this, we are very pleased to have Brooke Parkhurst, and her husband Chef James Briscione. Saturday from noon to 5 p.m., Parkhurst and Briscione will have

posters next to the gazebo in Seville Square. Posters are $25 and signing times are Friday from 5 to 7 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 to 7 p.m., and on Sunday from noon to 2 p.m.

On Saturday morning there is the traditional 5K walk/run. This is in conjunction with the Pensacola Runners Association and coincides with the festival each year.

“Once they finish the run, most people stay there and enjoy the food and music with their families,” Mangrum said. {in}

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a cooking demonstration, providing cooking tips and answering questions. Then in Bartram Park, we will have the musical per-

will take the stage before Emerson Drive. On Sunday more local bands are to be announced.

Drivin’ n Cryin’ is a southern rock band from Atlanta. They have 12 albums under their belt, and have toured with the likes of Neil Young and Soul Asylum.

They have many Billboard magazine, Top 20 chart toppers and are always a crowd pleaser.

Emerson Drive is a country band hailing from Canada, who has opened for Shania Twain.

They have seven albums to date, and have won many awards. In 2010, their album “Believe” was nominated for country album of the year by the Canadian Music Academy, the Juno Awards.

Local artist Diane Brim, who created the artwork for the 2011 festival, will be available to sign

“You work hard, have fun and you are a part of something you can be proud of.”

Festival Chair Mike Mangrum formances, and football fans will be able to enjoy their games on Saturday and Sunday.”

On top of all the incredible seafood and events, the Seafood Festival offers music to entertain you at night. This year there are two headliners: Drivin’ n’ Cryin performs 9:30 p.m. Friday, and Emerson Drive plays at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both performances will take place in Bartram Park and there is a $5 admission fee each night. Opening for Drivin’ n Cryin’ on Friday night will be the Reunion Band and Breakfast Club. Then on Saturday night, Katie Rogers and Adam Holt Band

WHEN: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23; 10 a.m. – 11 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24; 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 25 WHERE: Historic Seville Square, Fountain Park and Bartram Park in downtown Pensacola COST: Free during the day; $5.00 after 5 p.m., for concert performances DETAILS: fiestaoffi veflags.org

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Friday, Sept. 23 The Reunion Band, 5 - 6:30 p.m.

Briscione and Parkhurst demonstration, 6 - 7 p.m.

Breakfast Club, 7 - 9 p.m.

Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, 9:30 - 11 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 24 Global Grill, 12 p.m.

H20, 1 p.m.

Jackson’s, 2 p.m.

The Fish House, 3 p.m.

Nancy’s Haute Aff airs, 4 p.m.

Katie Rogers, 5 - 6:30 p.m.

Adam Holt Band, 7 - 9 p.m.

Emerson Drive, 9:30 -11 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 25 The Oar House, 11:30 a.m.

600 South, 12:30 p.m.

Jaco’s, 1:30 p.m.

Dharma Blue, 2:30 p.m.

Vic and Ike’s, 3:30 p.m.

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by Jennie McKeon

A Very Open Mic Ever wish that you had a public place to step up on your proverbial soapbox and say aloud the things you want to change?

The 100 Thousand Poets for Change is a global event involving poets around the world, both amateur and professional, to speak up about environmental, social and political change. There are 95 countries and 450 cities worldwide that are registered to speak up, Saturday, Sept. 24.

Here in Pensacola, local poets will speak in front of Artel Gallery at 11:30 a.m. The event will stream live on the Web around the world as the rest of the international poets recite their works.

A local writer who goes by the name Ryn will be standing tall in front of Artel Gallery on Saturday. She will be using her 50 years of writing experience to speak about domestic violence and fair wages.

“I’ve been exposed to women who have experienced the effects of domestic violence,” Ryn said. “I’ve seen the way it impacts and diminishes their lives. I’ve also come from a long line of union people. Living in Florida, it’s sad to see how experience and education are unappreciated. People work hard, but the monetary reward doesn’t reflect that.”

Ryn came across the 100 Thousand Poets for Change event on Facebook and

“100 Thousand Poets for Change links poets of the world. It puts Pensacola on the global map and elevates our cultural profile.”

Ryn

quickly went to work making the event happen here in Pensacola. Ryn is no stranger to the literary scene in Pensacola since she frequents open mic nights all over the area.

“It’s like a little bit of bohemia here in Pensacola,” Ryn said. “Those who are like-minded artistically can meet and share ideas.

“We will be very prominent,” Ryn said. “You can’t get any better than that.”

If you can’t make it out to the 100 Thousand Poets for Change, there is still ample opportunity to release your inner poet. Ever y Tuesday at End of the Line Café is poetr y night, and ever y Wednesday is open-mic night where you can hear poetr y in all forms. No matter what form of the written word you write you can meet ever y third Tuesday of the month with the West Florida Literar y Association. Writers meet at 6:30 p.m., for cheese and wine and readings begin at 7 p.m., on the second floor of the Pensacola Cultural Center.

Whether you attend 100 Thousand Poets for Change in the crowd or on the soapbox you’re a part of a worldwide call for change. In other words, it’s a pretty productive Saturday.

“The world is a small place, people forget that sometimes,” Ryn said. “100 Thousand Poets for Change links poets of the world. It puts Pensacola on the global map and elevates our cultural profile.” {in}

Ryn certainly knows her bohemia since she’s from San Francisco.

The 100 Thousand Poets for Change is the ultimate open mic.

Writers young and old will be preserved as Stanford University will archive the entire contents of 100TPC.org.

“The writers will address social issues and attribute to change,” Ryn said. “Their work will be spotlighted and become a part of history.”

The event at Artel will be limited to 50 speakers. Each poet WHEN: 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 24. will be given four minutes to perWHERE: The front of Artel Gallery form their rhetoric on the steps DETAILS: 100tpc.org in front of the gallery. There will be spoken word, songs, readings and no censorship.

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AAF LUNCHEON LEARN 11:30 a.m. Topic will be ‘How to make the World Wide Web local’. $15$20, reservations required by Sept. 19. Heritage Hall at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. aafpensacola.com/events.

‘IT’S 5 O’ CLOCK SOMEWHERE’ MARGARITA TASTING 2 p.m. Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Fort Pickens Road. 916-9755 or margaritavillehotel.com.

470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

STEVE HALL 6 p.m. Pagoda Stage, Juana’s Pagodas, 1451 Navarre Beach Causeway. 939-2130 or juanaspagodas.com.

HOLLY SHELTON 7 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.

KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Thursdays.

Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 9343141 or dalesbigdeck.com.

COMEDY ZONE AT LILLO’S 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. $8-$15 , reservations requested. Lillo’s Tuscan Grille, 5 Via de Luna Drive. 934-5456 or lillostuscangrille.com.

‘RAT PACK REUNION 2011 FUNDRAISER’ 6:30 p.m. Fred Levin will be roasted, toasted and awarded the first ever “Big Cheese” award. $100, reservations required. New World Landing, 600 S. Palafox. 432-1475, ext. 130 or coawfla.org.

‘UWF 2011 MEN OF COLOR RETREAT’ 7 p.m.

University Commons Conference Center, 11000 University Parkway. 438-8115 or uwf.edu/cws.

HOLLY SHELTON AND DAVID SHELANDER 8 p.m. Fridays. Ragtyme Grille, 201 S. Jefferson St. 429-9655 or ragtyme.net.

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

THE SHIZ 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits. com.

DOG SPANKING MONKEY 9 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Thursdays.

Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. Ninth Ave. 433-9463 or aragonwinemarket.com.

KRISTIN LONG 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. 600 South Atrium, 600 S. Palafox. 432-5254 or 600southpalafox.com.

CHAMBER AFTER HOURS 5 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Road. 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com.

DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Thursdays. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

PINK IN PARADISE GIRLS NIGHT OUT 5 p.m.

Paradise Gardens, 508 W. Gregory St. 725-7189 or paradisepensacola.com.

DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Thursdays. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

NAVY LEAGUE BBQ 5:30 p.m. Reservations Required. Pensacola Yacht Club, 1897 Cypress St. 436-8552.

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

SUNSETS AT PLAZA DE LUNA 5:30 p.m. Cary Laine will perform and Belle will entertain the kids. Plaza de Luna, at the end of Palafox. 4351695 or cityofpensacola.com/cra.

THE CAUSE 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

JEFF IVANOFF 3 p.m. Tiki Stage at the Pool, Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Fort Pickens Road.

916-9755 or margaritavillehotel.com.

KYLE PARKER BAND 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker. com.

COLLEGE DANCE NIGHT 9 p.m. Thursdays.

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

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 5 p.m. Fridays. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

LIVE MUSIC 9:30 p.m. Fridays. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208.

LIVE MUSIC 9:30 p.m. Thursdays. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208.

MARC KAUL 6 p.m. LandShark Landing, Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Fort Pickens Road.

916-9755 or margaritavillehotel.com.

JEWELRY MAKING WITH THE BEADERY CHIC 6 p.m. $20-$35. Paradise Gardens, 508 W. Gregory St. 725-7189 or paradisepensacola.com.

HERB CLASS AT EVER’MAN 6 p.m. Thursdays. Free for members, $2 for non-members.

Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 4380402 or everman.org.

SUITE SOIREE FUNDRAISER FOR PMA 6 p.m. $150, reservations required. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

‘FAMILIES COOK: SURPRISINGLY SIMPLE SEAFOOD’ 6 p.m. $60. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com VEGAN DINNER AT EOTL 6 p.m. Thursdays.

End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com.

WINE COCKTAILS AND GOURMET BUFFET AT LEE HOUSE 7 p.m. Thursdays. Chef Blake Rushing presents a gourmet buffet and wine cocktails paired by Amber Rushing. $40 per person. For reservations, call 384-4333. Lee House Pensacola, 400 Bayfront Parkway.

PHINEAS PHOGGETTES 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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NOT GUILTY 6 p.m. Beach Stage, Juana’s Pagodas, 1451 Navarre Beach Causeway. 939-2130 or juanaspagodas.com.

COMMON THREAD 6 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. Thursdays. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St.

LIMOZINE 10 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

FRIDAY 9.23

ESTATE PLANNING SEMINAR 8:30 a.m. Pensacola Yacht Club, 1897 Cypress St. 995-1725.

PENSACOLA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL 11 a.m. Historic Seville Square, corner of Government and Adams streets. 433-6512 or fiestaoffiveflags.org.

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

HOT GLASS COLD BREW 5 p.m. Enjoy a glass blowing demonstration and ice-cold drinks. $25.

Belmont Arts Center, 401 N. Reus St. 429-1222 or belmontartscenter.com.

‘PIRATES ON THE GULF FISHING TOURNAMENT’ CAPTAINS MEETING 5 p.m. Grand Lagoon Yacht Club, 10653 Gulf Beach Highway.

287-5661 or 207-0828.

WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5 p.m.

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

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

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

BURGERS, BREWS & BLUES 8 p.m. Fridays.

Featuring Destin Atkinson. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.

PHINEAS PHOGGETTES 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

‘PIRATES ON THE GULF FISHING TOURNAMENT’ 12 p.m. Grand Lagoon Yacht Club, 10653 Gulf Beach Highway. 287-5661 or 207-0828.

live music

THE SUN DOGS 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

MIKE EAGAN 7 p.m. 600 South Courtyard, 600 S. Palafox. 432-5254 or 600southpalafox.com.

SAWMILL & GUESTS 7 p.m. Chumuckla’s Farmers’ Opry, 8897 Byrom Campbell Road. 994-9219 or farmersopry.com.

THE BLENDERS 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.

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

SECOND HAND SOUL 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck. com.

JEREMY GIBSON 7:30 p.m. Fridays. 600 South Atrium, 600 S. Palafox. 432-5254 or 600southpalafox.com.

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

DESTIN ATKINSON 8 p.m. Fridays. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.

WINE TASTING AT EAST HILL MARKET 5:30 p.m. Fridays. 1216 N. Ninth Ave.

DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Fridays. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

‘BRIDGING THE GULF WITH ANUSARA YOGA INSTRUCTOR CAT MCCARTHY’ 6 p.m. Abhaya Yoga Center, 415 N. Tarragona St. 439-0350 or abhayayogacenter.com.

DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Fridays. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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

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

LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse. goodgrits.com.

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

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MOVING PLANET PENSACOLA 8 a.m. Cyclists and walkers, citizens concerned about climate change and advocates of a sustainable community meet for a ride and rally. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 476-5035 or 350.org.

PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m. Saturdays, rain or shine, through Dec. 17. Martin Luther King Plaza on North Palafox Street between Chase and Garden streets. palafoxmarket.com.

COLDWATER CREEK REVIVAL 8 a.m. A day of canoeing the river and collecting debris, followed by a riverside concert by Michael Lockwood. Adventures Unlimited, 8974 Tomahawk Landing Road.

432-8638 or intracoastaloutfitters.com.

‘UWF 2011 MEN OF COLOR RETREAT’ 8 a.m.

University Commons Conference Center, 11000 University Parkway. 438-8115 or uwf.edu/cws.

MUSEUM DAY AT DESTINATION ARCHAEOLOGY 10 a.m. Florida Public Archaeology Network Coordinating Center, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.

PENSACOLA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL 10 a.m. Historic Seville Square, corner of Government and Adams streets. 433-6512 or fiestaoffiveflags.org.

ANDY MAC FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT 10 a.m. $65.Tiger Point Country Club, 1255 Country Club Road. 723-4504 or theopenrose@ openrose.net.

100 YEARS OF CHEVROLET CAR SHOW 10 a.m.

Sandy Sansing Chevrolet, 6200 Pensacola Blvd.

475-2907 or sandysansingchevrolet.com.

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happenings ongoing events 9.22-9.28 ‘DOUBLE DOSE OF FINE ART’ 8 a.m.-9 p.m. MondayThursday; 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Fridays through Oct 7. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd., Bldg 15. 484-2550 or pensacolastate.edu.

‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.

‘PRETENDERS’ 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday through Oct. 7. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

‘SELECTIONS FROM THE WATER HYMNAL’ 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday through Oct. 7. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

‘EVOLUTION: A 30-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE OF ART’ 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 10. Quayside Art Gallery, 17 E. Zarragossa St. 438-2363 or quaysidegallery.com.

‘WATERED DOWN KEGS OF RUM’ 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tuesday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday; 12-4 p.m. Saturday through Oct. 20. TAG, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. 474-2696 or tag82uwf. worpress.com.

‘JAZZ GUMBO’ 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 15. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com.

‘JAZZED JEWELRY SHOW’ 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 15. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com.

‘JOAN MIRO: ORDER AND CHAOS’ 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tuesday-Friday; 12-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday through Nov. 13. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

‘DRAWN TO THE STORY BOOK’ 10 a.m.-5 p.m. TuesdayFriday; 12-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday through Nov. 13.

Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

WINE TASTING AT WINE BAR 2 p.m. Saturdays. $5 goes toward rebate on featured wines. Wine Bar, 16 S. Palafox. 476-3830 or chanswineworld.com.

COMEDY ZONE AT LILLO’S 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. $8-

$15, reservations requested. Lillo’s Tuscan Grille, 5 Via de Luna Drive. 934-5456 or lillostuscangrille.com.

EMERALD COAST ROLLER DERBY VS. BEACH BRAWL SK8ER DOLLS 6:30 p.m. $10-$12. Skateland, 6056 Stewart St. 619-2707 or emeraldcoastrollerderby.com.

PHINEAS PHOGGETTES 10 p.m.

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

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LEE MELTON 2 p.m. Tiki Stage at the Pool, Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Fort Pickens Road. 916-9755 or margaritavillehotel.com.

KARAOKE NIGHT 6 p.m. LandShark Landing, Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Fort Pickens Road. 916-9755 or margaritavillehotel.com.

KRAZY GEORGE KARAOKE 7 p.m.

Saturdays. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.

KARAOKE WITH MARK ESKEW 7 p.m. Saturdays. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Road. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com.

THE WISHING WELL 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive.

916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

SAWMILL & GUESTS 7 p.m. Chumuckla’s Farmers’ Opry, 8897 Byrom Campbell Road. 994-9219 or farmersopry.com.

SOUTHERN BREEZE, RONNIE MILLER 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com.

JEREMY GIBSON 7:30 p.m. Saturdays. 600 South Atrium, 600 S. Palafox. 432-5254 or 600southpalafox.com.

INTERNATIONAL GUITARIST MARTHA MASTERS 7:30 p.m. $7-$11. Ashmore Fine Arts

Auditorium, 1000 College Parkway, Bldg. 8. 4841847 or pensacolastate.edu.

10653 Gulf Beach Highway. 287-5661 or 207-0828.

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

AUSTIN CONNOR JR. 11 a.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.

CURT BOL BAND 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.

DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Saturdays. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Saturdays. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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RONNIE LEVINE 12 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.

THE WISHING WELL 3 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

LEKTRIC MULLET 4 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com.

2ND CHANCE 4 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

THE SHIZ 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

WAYNE HALL 5 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.

KYLE PARKER BAND 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

BUCKETHEAD, LYNX 7:30 p.m. $20-$25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. 607-6758 or vinylmusichall.com.

DOG SPANKING MONKEY 9 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com.

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

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

LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

LIVE MUSIC 9:30 p.m. Saturdays. Intermission, 214 S. Palafox. 433-6208.

STEVE WILSON (SOLO) 9:30 p.m. Free. Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 10 S. Palafox. 4976073 or hopjacks.com.

SUNDAY 9.25

PENSACOLA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL 11 a.m. Historic Seville Square, corner of Government and Adams streets. 433-6512 or fiestaoffiveflags.org.

SUNDAY FOOTBALL AT PLAY 11 a.m. Sundays.

Watch the NFL games on the big screens. Play, 16 S. Palafox. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

‘PIRATES ON THE GULF FISHING TOURNAMENT’ AWARDS 3 p.m. Grand Lagoon Yacht Club,

BROOKS HUBBERT III 9 p.m. Sundays. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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‘ART A LA CARTE’ WEARABLE FASHION SHOW 10 a.m. $40-$300, reservations required. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 791-8070 or artelgallery.org.

SCIENCE CAFÉ PRESENTS: DEADMAN’S ISLAND 6 p.m. O’Charley’s, 6223 N. Davis Highway.

474-1495 or meetup.com/gulf-coast-science-café.

BAKING BASICS: PERFECTLY PLEASING PIES 6 p.m. $45, reservations required. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.

‘A VACATION TO DIE FOR’ DINNER THEATRE AT THE MELTING POT 6 p.m. $60, reservations required. The Melting Pot, 410 E. Gregory St. 438-4030 or act4murder.com.

MOBI MONDAYS 6:30 p.m. Paradise Gardens, 508 W. Gregory St. 725-7189 or paradisepensacola.com.

GULF BREEZE BOOK CLUB MEETING 6:30 p.m.

Pensacola Beach Elk’s Lodge 497, 3rd Floor, 661 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-8620.

GOURMET DINNER NIGHT AT LEE HOUSE 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays. Enjoy a four-course dinner prepared by Chef Blake Rushing and wines paired by Amber Rushing. $65 per person.

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RAW VEGAN DINNER AT EOTL 7 p.m. $20. RSVP

by Sept. 22 to eotlvegans@hotmail.com. 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com.

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

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BILLY HOWELL & ASHLEY PENNEWILL 6 p.m.

Mondays. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 9124229 or tlcdowntown.com.

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

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

TUESDAY 9.27

BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Museum of Naval Aviation viewing area, 1750 Radford Blvd. 452-3604 or blueangels.navy.mil.

HANDS ON SKILLS: BASIC KNIFE HANDLING 6 p.m. $60, reservations required. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.

YOGA WITH BECKIE SATHRE 6 p.m. Tuesdays. Free for members, $2 for non-members.

Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 4380402 or everman.org.

GOURMET DINNER NIGHT AT LEE HOUSE 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays. Enjoy a four-course dinner prepared by Chef Blake Rushing and wines paired by Amber Rushing. $65 per person.

For reservations, call 384-4333. Lee House Pensacola, 400 Bayfront Parkway.

TOSH TUESDAY 8 p.m. Tuesdays. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com.

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JEFF GLICKMAN TRIO 6 p.m. Tuesdays. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. Tuesdays. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

BANDS ON THE BEACH FEATURING PETTY CASH 7 p.m. The Gulfside Pavilion, 1 Via de Luna Drive. 932-1500 or visitpensacolabeach.com.

MODERN ENGLISH 8 p.m. Doors open. $10-$15.

Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. 607-6758 or vinylmusichall.com.

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

MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. Tuesdays. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com.

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The Sounds of NOLA Come To The Beach It’s been this way forever. If you live in Pensacola and want to hear some incredible music, you make the three hour trip to New Orleans.

That’s beginning to change.

In recent years, and to our benefit, the music has been traveling the other direction, from New Orleans to Pensacola. In October, DeLuna Fest is keeping this new trend alive and well. At last count there are over ten musicians and bands from the Big Easy playing at DeLuna, mostly on the Gulf Winds Jazz & Heritage Stage.

The musicians and bands range in style and tenure; however, the roots are the same. The NOLA musician lineup includes Anders Osborne, Cowboy Mouth, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Honey Island Anders Osborne / photo by Tom Plant Swamp Band, Kermit Ruffins, Mute Math, Trombone Shorty, Revivalists, Voice of the Wetlands, Tim Laughlin’s New Orleans All Stars and more.

One NOLA legend making the trip Voice of the Wetlands All Stars is a to DeLuna for the second year in a row is band formed to become the voice of LouiKermit Ruffins and we’ve heard he’ll be siana’s wetlands, which cannot speak for playing two sets during the weekend — itself. The membership changes from time including a special late-night Saturday to time depending on who is available to sit performance. We’ve heard it’s hard to in. They play all the big festivals, and even pry Mr. Ruffin’s away from New Orleans appeared at Vinyl Music Hall, to spread the during football season, so we’re lucky the message about protecting the wetlands.

Saints are on the road to Tampa Bay durThe members appearing Oct. 16 at DeLuna ing DeLuna weekend. will be Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Big Chief IN had the opportunity to speak with Monk Boudreaux, Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone a few of the New Orleans artists: Cyril and Waylon Thibodeaux.

Neville from the Voice of the Wetlands IN spoke to Cyril Neville, the youngAll-Stars, Anders Osborne , Roger Lewis est of the famous Neville Brothers, who from the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and has played with the Meters, toured and Aaron Wilkinson from Honey Island played with Galactic, formed his own family Swamp Band. band, Tribe 13, and appeared on dozens

VOICE OF THE WETLANDS ALL-STARS

Neville has such an active musical career. He, his wife and son are recording music together and individually. He has been touring and recently formed a new group called The Royal Southern Brotherhood This new group includes Devon Allman, Mike Zito, Charlie Wooton and Mean Willie Green. Keep a lookout for tour dates.

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of recordings for other artists all over the world. About being in Voice of the Wetland All-Stars, Neville says, “It is a twofold experience, music and helping. The land is leaving and not coming back. Coastal erosion affects everyone, loosing acres of land.

And, the animals are watching.”

About his heritage in the music world Neville says, “I got my strength from taking on music gigs as a 14-year-old. I wanted to make a living making music.”

He was born into it. When he was very young, he would meet and hang out with musicians, famous and locally famous from New Orleans.

“We made magic in our living room,” Neville says. “I was blessed to grow up in New Orleans, inside a family steeped in culture.

It was great to be part of the New Orleans fabric; it was the gumbo I was cooked in.”

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Anders Osborne is Swedishborn, but New Orleans raised. At a very young age he decided to strike out on his own to play music. He landed in the best place to do just that: New Orleans. He still lives there today with his wife and kids.

“I was able to experience the best New Orleans has to offer, playing and learning from such greats as Snooks Eaglin, George Porter, John Mooney, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint and many more,” Osborne recalls, of his early experiences in the New Orleans music scene. “The lineage in New Orleans is passed on to the younger musicians; the ones sneaking into bars, assimilating and learning from the generations above them.”

He is wielding his influence on his own children as well. He writes music in the presence of his kids, his music room is open to an open kitchen space where he says his daughter is often found composing and creating her own work.

Osborne’s catalyst for selecting a genre of music was from living in New Orleans. The lineage and culture, it was modern mixed with traditional music.

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The Sounds of NOLA Come To The Beach Osborne also has influences from outside the Big Easy: “My first concert was Neil Young and he had a huge roaring impact. So did all the singer/songwriters of the early 60’s and 70’s. Then I mashed it up with New Orleans influences.”

Osborne spends a week each year on Pensacola Beach and is looking forward to playing at DeLuna Fest this year. He likes the idea of taking advantage of our extended summers here along the gulf coast with a music festival.

dog in New Orleans. The band was formed in 1977 and revolutionized the New Orleans brass-band style by incorporating funk and bebop into the sound.

Lewis spent his early years playing piano in church. He moved on to playing the horn and later toured with the likes of Irma Thomas and worked with so many others, like Dizzy Gillespie. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band started out with a few instruments and kept growing. The biggest legacy was bringing the baritone saxophone to the forefront.

Over 30 years, Lewis has traveled all over the world, and played with such greats as Elvis IN caught up with Roger Costello, Modest Mouse, Charlie MusselLewis of the Dirty Dozen Brass white, John Lee Hooker and Curtis Mayfield.

Band as he was busy walking his Lewis says this about the experience, “I was able to travel the world and bring music to the people, it is a beautiful thing,” he says. “One of my favorite WHEN: Oct. 13-16 experiences was when I looked WHERE: Pensacola Beach out my window in London, tourCOST: $189.95 General Admission Weekend ing with Fats Domino, and I saw Passes (in advance) Big Ben, the same picture I had DETAILS: delunafest.com seen only in encyclopedias. I was blessed. ”

“Come on out, and get baptized in New Orleans music.”

States and Canada,” he says. “Many have been sold out shows.”

The band is currently road testing, and in pre-production of, an upcoming album set for release next year.

Wilkinson is from Pensacola and is looking forward to playing DeLuna, as well as seeing family, friends and fans.

Be sure to catch all of New Orleans’ offerings available at DeLuna Fest this year. You won’t be disappointed. All four of these bands and musicians — Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars, Anders Osborne, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and The Honey Island Swamp Band — will be appearing on the Gulf Winds Jazz & Heritage stage.

Also appearing on the Gulf Winds Jazz & Heritage stage during DeLuna weekend: Maggie Koerner The Revivalists Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band Wanda Jackson Rehab Gary Fields Antoine Knight Bettye Lavette Shamar Allen & the Underwags Papa Grows Funk Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers Tim Laughlin’s New Orleans All-Stars Kitt Lough {in}

Roger Lewis of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band

DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND

The Dirty Dozen player invites everyone out to DeLuna to enjoy a little Louisiana in Florida. “Come on out, and get baptized in New Orleans music,” Lewis says.

THE HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND

The Honey Island Swamp Band was no stranger to Pensacola when it played last year’s inaugural DeLuna Fest. The band, along with the Soul Rebels Brass Band, has come up with something called Swamp and Soul; each plays a set, then both bands play together, making for a spectacular event.

IN spoke to Aaron Wilkinson about the band and coming back to DeLuna.

Wilkinson says the band is staying busy.

“We have been touring nonstop, making some great music with fellow musicians, and playing festivals all over the United

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IT DOESN’T GET ANY MORE FESTIVE THAN THIS! PENSACOLA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL, SEPTEMBER 23, 24, & 25 PENSACOLA BEACH SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL, SEPTEMBER 29, 30, & OCT. 1 You can never have too much fun. And that’s especially true when it comes to Pensacola’s festival season. Look for us at the Seafood Festival in Fountain Park under the “gulf-to-table” tent where we’ll be serving our award-winning gumbo all weekend long. Then, next weekend, make plans to hit The Deck, where we’ll be hosting a group of legendary songwriters as part of the Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival!

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along with 38 coal Traveling along cars, were washed Bayfront Parkway to away. Again, the the Pensacola Bay wharf was rebuilt as Bridge, two concrete coal exports continstructures are visible ued to be lucrative, in the bay. Though with ships taking on they now stand iso5,000 tons of coal lated, they were once weekly in 1913. part of the Louisville The hurricane of & Nashville Railroad’s 1926 caused signifiMuscogee Wharf. cant damage to the Several incarnawharf, completely tions of the Muscowashing away the gee Wharf existed coaling facilities from 1880 to 1955, as Muscogee Wharf seen during its last fire and large portions changes in technolin 1955 / photo courtesy of the Pensacola of the deck. Only ogy and damage from Historical Society two months after fires and hurricanes the storm, over 50,000 tons of coal was resulted in multiple reconstructions. The leaving Pensacola monthly, much of it on wharf consisted of wooden docks that temporary equipment. The L&N rebuilt through the years extended between the wharf, and installed a mechanical coal1,700 and 2,440 feet into the bay. Rail ing plant in 1927, which rose 117 feet above lines ran the length of the wharf to facilithe bay and was capable of dumping entire tate the loading of coal and cargo onto rail cars full of coal at a time. ships docked on either side of the strucThe improvements made after the ture. Over time, elevated rail lines and 1926 storm were utilized for a relatively coal chutes were added, and the concrete short time. The Great Depression and structures visible today supported towers the rise of the diesel engine in the 1930s constructed to more efficiently load coal signaled changes in the wharf’s historic onto ships. function. Diesel burning ships became Coal was the primary fuel in the era preferred to steam ships, and the coal of steam ships and steam locomotives, facilities became increasingly obsolete. and newly opened coal mines near BirWhile Pensacolians fished from the wharf mingham, Alabama provided a fresh and to provide food during the difficult years plentiful source in the 1880s. Access to of the depression, the usefulness of the the ports of Pensacola, Mobile, and New structure for the shipping industry steadily Orleans was beneficial to the success and declined. expansion of the Louisville & Nashville During World War II, coal exports (L&N), which eventually connected coal from Pensacola picked up slightly, but mines in Alabama, Kentucky and Tennesafter a large fire on the wharf in 1955, the see to the Gulf Coast. coaling facilities were not rebuilt. In the Documents indicate that a structure 1960s and 1970s, the Southern Terminal was in place at the site of Muscogee and Transport Company utilized the wharf Wharf when the L&N purchased the Penas a dock for barges and tugboats, but by sacola Railroad in 1880. The Pensacola 1971 the wood portion of the structure had Railroad was one of several the L&N acdeteriorated significantly. quired or constructed in order to expand Though the majority of the deck its reach to the Gulf of Mexico. In 1881, disappeared over time, Pensacolians have the L&N rebuilt the existing structure at consistently sought uses for the remMuscogee Wharf and added sidetracks nants of the wharf. In the early 1990s, the and warehouses.

Northwest Florida Arts Council initiated a The first major damage to the wharf project to create a public artwork on top of occurred in 1894 when a substantial fire the two concrete structures, but the projdestroyed offices, a warehouse, coal ect did not come to fruition. Construction chutes, and much of the wharf itself. The of private homes on a surviving portion of L&N rebuilt the facilities with a number the wharf began in 2003, and has introof elements for firefighting. The wharf duced a new use for the once bustling remained intact until the 1906 hurricane, industrial site. {in} during which it split in two and the tracks,

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news of the weird THE MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT GENERALLY REGARDS PLACENTAS (AFTERBIRTH) AS BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE, but to New York City placenta chef Jennifer Mayer, they are a nutrient-laden meat that can alleviate postpartum depression and aid in breast milk production (among other so-far-unverified benefits). Mayer typically sets up in clients’ own kitchens, she told New York magazine for an August story.

Some placentas are “really intense, with grief or sadness or uncertainty.” Others might be “joyful,” “big and round.” Mayer’s method: Drain the blood, blot dry, cook for a half-hour (leaving something resembling brisket), chop into slivers, dehydrate overnight (rendering it jerky-like). For a popular touch, Mayer then grinds it in a blender and pours the powder into several dozen (onea-day) capsules.

CAN’T POSSIBLY BE TRUE The Learning Channel’s “Toddlers & Tiaras” series has pushed critics’ buttons enough with its general support of the competitive world of child beauty pageants, but a recent episode provoked unusually rabid complaints, according to a September New York Post report. Mother Lindsay Jackson had costumed her 4-year-old Maddy as “Dolly Parton”— anatomically correct (chest and backside) Dolly Parton. The Post described Maddy as “embarrass(ed)” at her chest when another 4-year-old pointed at her and asked, “What is that?” (Ultimately, the judges liked Maddy—for “sweetest face.”)

THINGS YOU DIDN’T THINK EXISTED: (1) World Record for Length of Tonsils: Justin Werner, 21, of Topeka, Kan., was certified in July by the Guinness Book, with tonsils measuring 2.1 inches and 1.9 inches, respectively. The old “champion” was Justin Dodge of Milwaukee. (2) Global Competition in Dominos: The breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia will be the site, in October, of the world domino championship. (Twentyfive countries belong to the International Domino Federation.)

INEXPLICABLE Madrid’s Getafe soccer club, struggling for customers, startled Spain this summer by commissioning a porn movie, with zombies, hoping to attract more fans. As if that were not quixotic enough, it then tied the movie to a campaign to solicit sperm-bank donations. Explained the film’s producer, Angel Torres, “We have to move a mass of fans to seed the world with Getafe supporters.” A promo for the film follows a Getafe fan, armed with a copy of the movie for his viewing pleasure, as he disappears into a clinic’s private cubicle to fulfill his donation.

by Chuck Shepherd

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS No Respect: (1) The man who approached tellers at the Eastern Bank in South Boston on Aug. 25 eventually fled empty-handed, but only after one teller had refused his order for “all your money” (she told him she was “closed”) and another had scolded him for breaking into the front of the adjacent line and for not removing his hoodie. (2) A man dressed as Gumby was ignored by a 7-Eleven clerk when he tried to rob the store in Rancho Penasquitos, Calif., on Sept. 5. The clerk told “Gumby” not to waste his time, and “Gumby” finally fled. The clerk had such little respect for “Gumby” that he did not even report the “robbery”; it came to light only when his boss was reviewing surveillance video.

UPDATE Richard Kreimer (whose appearances in “News of the Weird” in 1991 and 2006 achieved “Classic” status earlier this year) is back, apparently still defiantly malodorous. He recently filed four lawsuits against NJ Transit, alleging that he has been illegally prevented from boarding trains just because he is homeless. (NJ Transit says his behavior and lack of hygiene irritate passengers.) A former Kreimer lawyer told the Newark Star-Ledger in August that Kreimer virtually runs “sting” operations, waiting for people to offend him so he can sue. Kreimer, who tape records all his conversations, told the Star-Ledger that the lawsuits will continue, although he looks forward to one day being able to “close my law practice.” However, for now, he says, “Business is booming.”

NEW FRONTIERS IN PERVERSION Mennonites, a famously patriarchal, closed-sect religion, often live in colonies such as the one in Bolivia founded by a group from Manitoba, Canada. At press time, eight men from the colony are on trial in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, for rapes of up to 130 women and girls from 2005 to 2009, allegedly instigated

by Peter Weiber, 48, the colony’s veterinarian. Weiber supposedly converted a cow anesthetic into an aerosol sedative that he sprayed into the victims’ open bedroom windows at night, after which he and his codefendants would enter and have their way with the victims. According to an August dispatch in Time magazine, the case is hampered by shamed victims’ reluctance to testify and by the behavior of the defendants, who have been “laughing” at witnesses, “jok(ing) with guards,” or “fall(ing) asleep” during the trial.

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September 22, 2011

my pensacola Matthieu Rodriguez Day Job: Ticket Manager at DeLuna Fest and 5 ½ Bar Cocktail Stylist Pensacola Resident Since: 2003

Good Eats:

Time does not allow me to name all of my favorites, but I will try my best to get the right people out there. My crew’s favorite choice restaurant is Sake Café. We always find our way there for hibachi, and always leave with a sake bomb buzz.

The lamb lollipops from Global Grill are “slap-yo-momma good.” I also think that New York Nick’s, Atlas Oyster House, Hub Stacey’s, and Hopjack’s are always worth the trip.

Watering Holes: Here’s my weekly, preferred schedule: Monday – Awesome Mondays at 5 ½ Bar; Tuesday – Angela at Atlas Oyster House for ½ off Sushi; Wednesday – Billy at Hub Stacey’s; Thursday – Buck Thomas at Seville; Friday – The best trio in town, Chris, Patrick and me at 5 ½ Bar or Vinyl; Saturday – Mike Ashby at Intermission; Sunday is football day with Mike- aka Raul- at Play. Each of the bartenders on this list will make you a regular at his or her respective location, I guarantee.

Nightlife:

Whether you find yourself on Pensacola Beach or downtown, there are plenty of good spots to get into. When I travel to the beach, I generally find myself at these five spots: Sandshaker, Capt.

Fun’s, Islander, Paddy’s, and The Break. Good music and cold drinks are always on the menu for these spots. For downtown, I will say that anywhere between a four-block radius to the east of Palafox street. There are awesome nights, bingo, karaoke, trivia, skee ball leagues, and even cocktail classes available. But let’s be honest, it is all about the company you keep. So as long as you have someone special or a special diverse crew around then you will always have some adventure to discover.

Arts & Culture: Tuesdays are free at Pensacola Museum of Art—I like that. Vinyl Music Hall just featured 10,000 Maniacs, Wye Oak, and Okkervil River, plus they’ve got Los Lonely Boys coming up — those kind of bands never disappoint. The Pensacola Seafood Festival is a favorite event of mine at which to find unique trinkets.

Gallery Nights are always good and the one in October is going to be extra special — it will feature a real-life wedding given to the winner of the recent Block Party Wedding Giveaway. Plus, I never go anywhere without consulting my local guide, the IN, for all my info.

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Never Miss Events/Festivals:

The largest event in Pensacola is coming Oct. 14-16: DeLuna Fest. It’s bringing a load of talent and people to Pensacola Beach. Easily the biggest band ever to grace Pensacola will be in attendance: Linkin Park. Three of my must see acts include: Cake, Ghostland Observatory and The Shins. Also, in attendance, will be Big Boi, Cut\Copy, Weezer, Girl Talk, Diplo, and The New Pornographers.

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