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JOHN SWITZER The University of West Florida College of Business graduate recently committed a planned gift valued at $2.75 million to provide support to the UWF Col-lege of Business and UWF Athletics. The donation is one of the largest contributions in UWF history. Switzer received a B.S.B.A in Management Information Systems from the University of West Florida in 1989 after com-pleting a successful career in the U.S. Navy.

EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHOR-ITY The utility recently was given by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) its prestigious 2012 SWANA Gold Award in the Public Education category and the 2012 SWANA Bronze Award in the Col-lection Systems category. The Gold Award honors the outstanding public education campaign that ECUA developed and utilized in the start-up and subsequent enhance-ments of its curbside recycling program. The Bronze Award recognizes ECUA’s compre-hensive automated collection program.

GULF POWER & HURRICANES Since 1994, Gulf Power naming a new president has been the harbinger of hurricanes hit-ting our area, particularly if the president holds the office more than a year. Travis Bowden was named in 1994, and we were hit the following year by hurricanes Erin and Opal. Susan Story brought Ivan and Dennis. Stan Connally recently took the helm. Watch out for 2013.

WEST PENSACOLA According to police reports and other sources, the west side of Pensacola is embroiled in a deadly turf war between two families. Possibly as many as four people have been killed as a result. Law enforcement is trying to put an end to it, but neighbors fear for their safety and are reluctant to provide evidence.

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GOOD STARTThe Independent News has been report-ing on gangs, gun violence and the dis-parities in education, employment and economic opportunity for years. When we reported on the racial disparities that separate our community and keep us from being a first-class city and county (Independent News, “Black & White,” Feb. 23, 2012), the statistics on poverty, employment, health and incarcerations rates were alarming.

There are no simple solutions or quick fixes. Only coordination of leadership, com-mitment and effort by the City of Pensacola, Escambia County and Escambia County Public School District and the black and white communities will start swinging the pendulum in the right direction.

Before our paper published “Black & White,” I met with a group of African-American ministers to discuss the statis-tics. Though they knew the situation in the black neighborhoods was deteriorat-ing, the ministers were shocked to see the numbers in print.

I firmly believe that the answers are in the black community, meaning white do-gooders may have all the right intentions, but without listening to the African-American community those efforts are doomed to failure. And the efforts to gain buy-in must reach beyond the regular players, who tend to take dollars for their efforts, but get little concrete results.

On Monday, August 27, the moderator of the First West Florida Baptist District Association, Rev. Lonnie Wesley III, and the president of the Baptist Minister’s Union of

Pensacola, Dr. Tyler Har-deman, issued statements on the escalating gun violence. They delivered their messages in Attucks Court in front of the unit where one of the latest victims of recent gun violence was shot.

“Both Pastor Wesley and I grew up in Pensacola,” said Rev. Hardeman, who grew up in Attucks Court. “We are both from West Pensacola. We know the Westside, and the Westside knows us; but this is not the West Pen-sacola we grew up with. This is totally un-acceptable. We must put an end to this.”

Rev. Wesley, who is also the pastor of Greater Little Rock Baptist Church, talked about the concerns of his congregation. “A mother found a shotgun in her teen-age son’s room. She called and asked if she could bring it in. She did. Two young adults came to the church, to my office, just to ask me to take me their guns,” said Wesley. “Now we want a few more to put their guns down, too.”

The ministers have banded with their fellow clergy and have promised to work with elected officials and law enforcement to end the gun violence in their neighborhoods.

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NPA VERSUS PARTY CANDIDATES Write-in candidate for Escambia County Clerk of Courts John Misiak has withdrawn from the race. Misiak, who lives in Santa Rosa County, was believed to be on the ballot to close the GOP primary to Demo-cratic and independent voters.

“I wish to inform you that I withdraw as a candidate for the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Escambia County. Thank you for your and your staff ’s help and profes-sionalism,” Misiak wrote in a letter to the Supervisor of Elections.

This means Pam Childers can take down her campaign signs and focus on her transition to the position.

No No-Party-Affiliation (NPA) or Write-in candidate has ever won a race in Escambia County. Mindy Lynn Pare, who is on the ballot for Sheriff, hasn’t raised any money since she filed. County Commis-sion, District 1 candidate Bobby Spencer has donated $2,000 to his account and ap-pears to have little traction.

County Commission, District 3 has two NPA candidates. Former city councilman Hugh King has spent nearly all of his $7,188 in cash contributions. He was the first in the race and the first to get his campaign signs out, most of which are now faded. Dooley Johnson has raised $775 and spent $685. Johnson was defeated in 2008 by incumbent Marie Young, 17,751 to 1,257.

With the Obama campaign gearing up in Escambia County, it’s doubtful the heavy Democratic district will vote for either of them. Lumon May won all the District 3 precincts in the August 14 Democratic pri-mary, garnering 69 percent of the vote.

There may be two exceptions—Packy Mitchell in County Commission, District 5 and Elizabeth Campbell who is the incum-bent for ECUA District 1 seat. Mitchell is well known in District 5 and has raised over $12,700. Campbell was an unknown that upset Logan Fink in 2008 GOP primary. This time she has dropped her party affili-ation. Campbell has only raised $770, but has name recognition.

TAKING THE RABBIT OUT OF THE POT During its Thursday, August 23 meet-ing, the Pensacola City Council tackled Quint Studer’s Maritime Park lease, which is one step closer to closure, but still hasn’t been consummated.

The Studers have been working since May on a lease deal with the city and Community Maritime Park Associates for a parcel upon which they can construct a $12 million office building. The deal became hung up on parking issues and the CMPA’s

budgetary reali-ties.

Councilman Larry Johnson was appointed by the Pensacola City Council to help with the ne-gotiations, and, after two public meetings, an

agreement was reached. The CMPA board approved the proposal that had 75 percent of the lease fees flow to the CMPA instead of the city, and that caused problems for city.

City Attorney Jim Messer advised the council to remove the provision in the lease that the fees went to the CMPA. He said that the same objective could be reached, but that the proposed language would endanger $10 million worth of New Market Tax Credits. He advised the council to ap-

prove the agreement without that provision because the issue was “too complex to solve in 48 hours and negotiate in public.”

“The objective is going to be accom-plished, but it’s going to take time,” Messer said. “It’s not as simple as turning happy to glad, you’re dealing with a tax code.”

City Administrator Bill Reynolds and Finance Director Dick Barker also advised the council to remove the provision. Barker said he would advise the mayor not to sign off on an agreement that dedicated 75 percent of Studer’s lease fee to the CMPA. He said he could arrive at the same ends through different means.

“I commit to work on that without com-mitting to calling it anything other than a certain sum of money that the city wants to get to the CMPA,” Barker said, also add-ing that the CMPA did not have a deficit. “There’s a shortfall in their budget, but there is not a deficit at this time.”

While officials appeared to agree that the issue was between the city and the CMPA, Scott Remington, Studer’s attorney, disagreed. He told the council that the agreement was a three-way deal and that he didn’t know of “a silver bullet that takes us out of that conversation completely.” The attorney suggested the council leave the provision in, possibly tweaking the language after the fact.

“If the goal is to make rabbit stew, I hate to take the rabbit out of the pot,” Remington told the board. “You’ve got the rabbit, grab it.”

The council eventually voted to remove the provision, stipulating that the city would find a way to provide the CMPA with the equivalent of 75 percent of Studer’s lease fee, which is annually about 8 percent of the property’s appraised value.

“It might just be easier to pull it with the supreme promise that we find that lan-guage somewhere else,” suggested Coun-cilwoman Megan Pratt before the vote.

RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING The Pen-sacola City Council also adopted a storm-water assessment resolution last night—a vote that must be taken annually in order to collect stormwater assessment fees. Last

year, the council ap-proved, at the mayor’s recommendation, an increase to the an-nual assessment from $52.80 to $68.43. No increase was pro-posed for FY 2013.

During the meet-ing’s public forum, resident Dolores Curry requested that the city provide her with a list of projects for which the money had been used.

“I would like to see a breakdown of where all this money is going,” Curry said.

Though seven of the nine council mem-bers have served since 2008 and approved all the stormwater projects, several council members requested the list as well. Coun-cilwoman Sherri Myers, one of the two first-term members, said her constituents would appreciate the information.

“Especially in light of the situation of Burgess Road,” she said. “That hardly has a stormwater system.”

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“If the goal is to make rabbit stew, I hate to take the rabbit out of the pot. You’ve got the rabbit, grab it.”Scott Remington

“It’s not as simple as turning happy to glad, you’re dealing with a tax code.”Jim Messer

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The city has invested more than $25 million toward the completion of 38 major stormwater enhance-ment projects. The Hayward administra-tion made stormwater projects a priority, with six projects com-pleted or underway for FY 2011, seven more in FY 2012, and nine projects planned for FY 2013.

The FY 2013 budget that the Mayor Ashton Hayward presented in June to the council recommended additional investment of $2.3 million stormwater operations. According to his budget message, these projects represent a total investment of more than $12.9 million.

The FY 2013 Stormwater Utility Fund budget is $2,656,100, which is $145,500 greater than the fiscal year 2012 budgeted level. This includes an increase to operat-ing revenues of $48,200 and a $97,300 drawdown of fund balance.

Major projects planned include stormwater enhancements in the amount

of $450,000 at DeSoto Street at Bayou Texar, $244 ,200 at Baywoods Gulley,

$245,000 at Davis Highway at Valley Drive and $120,000 at Northmoor Court at Carpenter’s Creek. The Airport Storm-water Retention Pond Modification will be funded at $300,000 and Drain-age Improvements at “L” & Zarragossa streets are budgeted

at $335,000. A budget of $200,000 for the Carpenter Creek and Brent Lane proj-ect has also been provided and $85,000 is provided for NPDES Permit Monitoring.

This budget and list of projects were presented in July to the city council dur-ing its two budget workshops. The council made no amendments, but they may do so during the September budget hearings. If Myers wishes to redirect the funds to her district and Burgess Road, then she will have an opportunity to do so, if she can get four more votes. The mayor can veto the amendment, if he desires.

POSSIBLE RESTORE FIGHT BREWING Councilman Larry Johnson also raised at the August 23 meeting the issue of RE-STORE Act money. He noted that Escambia County would soon form an advisory board to handle the allocation of funds derived from Clean Water Act fines imposed on BP. Johnson moved that the council name Councilwoman Maren DeWeese as the city’s repre-sentative on the county’s RESTORE committee. The mo-tion was approved unanimously.

To date, the Escambia County Commission hasn’t had any joint meetings with the city council over the RESTORE funds, although county staff has met with Mayor Hayward.

Escambia County Commission has the sole vote in how the Restore funds are spent in the county. The RESTORE Act will send 80 percent of the eventual total of the Clean Water Act fines collected from BP to the Gulf Coast. Florida has designated 75 percent of its share to go toward counties most impacted by the spill.

At its last meeting, which was also August 23, Commission Chairman Wilson

Robertson told the board that he thought some of the RESTORE Act money heading to Escambia should be used for road work in the north of the county.

“I don’t think you could find a better economic development than that infra-

structure up there,” Robertson said.

In Septem-ber, the county commission will be further consid-ering criteria for spending RESTORE money. The board will be putting together a commit-tee to explore the issue. It ’s uncer-tain if that is the committee upon

which the Pensacola City Council wants Deweese to serve.

The council vote could be seen as a preemptive strike to be sure they are in-cluded in the process. The strategy worked in the Studer/CMPA lease negotiations when Johnson was appointed by the coun-cil to be its representative, but Johnson was also a CMPA board member. This new appointment will be interesting to watch as it plays out, as will how much the county commission wants to get caught up in the mayor-council power struggles. {in}

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“I would like to see a breakdown of where all this money is going.”Dolores Curry

“I don’t think you could find a better economic development than that infrastructure up there.”Wilson Robertson

Environmentalist Christian Wagley participates Aug. 3 in Hands Across the Sand on Pensacola Beach. / photo by Jeremy Morrison

“If the city gets any of the money, the council would be responsible for disbursing it.”—Leroy

“Heck, I would be putting bodies in everything that rolls down there if it were me.”—Dale

“Will someone explain how opening up Government Street is so impor-tant to this City?”—Wendy

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“We couldn’t have done it without you,” Andrea Krieger, President/CEO said. “Your 30,000 hours of volunteer service and your generous giving means we can fund nine new programs. Without you, we could never have leveraged our funds and efforts to the $8.1-million impact that will create opportunities for a better life in our community.”

Special recognition was given to the following individuals and organizations:

DAY OF CARING VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Dan and Connie Cassidy have demonstrated exemplary support and innova-tion in the creation of a Breakfast Committee that helps with donations to keep costs down and inspiration that builds participation.

VOLUNTEER GROUP OF THE YEAR: Gulf Power Resistors always answer the call and help multiple area non-profits. The Bay Area Food Bank and BRACE joined United Way in thanking this group comprised of John Hutchinson, Ron Robertson, Chris Edwards, Mark Davidson, Jeff Pike and Caroline Wilson… all from Gulf Power.

VITA VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Nancy Taylor has served others for 20 years. With over 800 volunteer hours in 2012, she led 42 other volunteers who processed over 1,700 tax refunds for a $2.2M return to the community.

2-1-1 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Denise Ables joined the 2-1-1 team in the fall of 2011 and quickly became one of our community’s most valuable resources. She directs callers to the best available resources and referrals.

EMERGING LEADERS SOCIETY MEMBER OF THE YEAR: Cherri Baker served as the Engagement and Volunteerism Chair for the 2012 ELS Steering Council. She led volunteer activities and drives for Early Learning Coalition, the CDAC Early Riser program and Bridges to Circles.

BOARD MEMBER OF THE YEAR: Linda Hoffman’s peers on the United Way Board praised her for her quiet willingness to help whenever and however needed. Her hours and guidance provided as Chair of the Community Impact Initiative resulted in the first United Way impact initiative to improve third grade reading scores through The Next Right Thing tutoring pro-gram at the Global Learning Academy.

STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR: Tom Hilton was praised a United Way’s “unsung hero.” He is a constant at United Way on the weekends and volunteered 427 hours to United Way and to other charities in our area. His expertise and willingness to lead is shared with United Way staff and other non-profits who need financial guidance. Tom is United Way’s CFO.

RAYELL IRISH – COLOR A BRIGHTER WORLD AWARD RECIPIENT: Donna Fassett has been serving our community since 1979. She has dedicated her life to serving those in our community with developmental disabilities. During her time as the Ex-ecutive Director of ARC Gateway, she has achieved many milestones and has expanded the organization’s programs to serve more than 900 children and adults with developmental disabilities.

AGENCY PARTNER OF THE YEAR: Gulf Coast Kid’s House was recognized for their exceptional partnership in 2012. On all levels, they participated in volunteer and fundraising efforts to support the community, while at the same time serving 2,000 child victims of child abuse. In addition, they added a new prevention coordinator who enabled the organization to serve 620 children and 95 adults in Escambia County.

DISTINGUISHED COMMUNITY BUSINESS PARTNER: Gulf Power had 129 employees volunteer in service to the community through United Way partnerships. They collaboratively donated 1,470 hours to United Way and nine partner agencies. Employees donated over $209,959 to multiple local agencies. The corporate match in 2012 increased this giving by an-other $47,239. Their volunteer hours and efforts alone represented another $31,443 in free labor that enabled area agen-cies to do more to serve others.

UNITED WAY SERVICE AWARD: Shannon Lands has been serving her community with passion in partnership with United Way for over 12 years. Her dedication and commitment is evident in all that she does and can be seen in her engaged pursuit of service. In 2012, she donated 183 hours in service to United Way and our community. Shannon has served as the Youth Support panel chair, Family Support panel chair, Health Support At-Large member of the Full Committee, Physi-cal Health Conditions panel chair, Funds Distribution Vice Chair and now as Funds Distribution Chair.

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feature storyGUNS IN THE SUN

Florida Considers Open-CarryAmidst Summer Shootings

By Jeremy MorrisonLaid out in long rows and spread out across vendor tables, an ar-senal both literal and cultural stretched from wall to wall. Every-thing from Remington deer rifles to Saturday night specials and ankle holsters. There were old guns and new guns. Expensive and cheap.

In the back of the hall, a group of people began to gather for the weekend’s final concealed weapons class. Over near the sur-vival guides and sniping manuals, a stun gun salesman repeatedly triggered an electric jolt, sending its jagged hissing bouncing off the walls.

The American gun show could be viewed as a flea-market flavored celebra-tion of the country’s affinity for guns. Since its founding, America has taken its arms seriously. The matter is written into our constitution in the form of the Second Amend-ment. In some camps, the issue is intertwined with such lofty ideas as liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Americans own far more guns per person than any other country on the

planet. There’s an estimated 270 million, and growing at an annual rate that regularly breaks sales records.

Floridians are particularly enthusiastic about guns. The laws are lean and more people are packing than ever before in the Sunshine State.

“I think we have more con-cealed weapons

permits than any other state because Floridians care about their right to bear arms,” Gov. Rick Scott said this month in a Fox News interview.

Americans own far more guns per person than any other country on the planet.

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The governor is correct. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Of-fice, there are about 887,000 concealed weapons permits in Florida. The state has far more guns than larger and more densely populated states like Texas or California.

Soon, gun owners in Florida may not have to conceal their firearms. If lawmakers decide to pass open-carry legislation during the next legislative ses-sion, Floridians would have the option to wear their guns in full public view.

“They’re trying to get that passed all the way around the country,” said Homer Bowles.

The Georgia native manned a vendor table lined with rifles at the rear of the fairground hall. He said the Second Amend-ment afforded people the right to openly carry guns and said the issue was a national effort among gun-friendly legislators.

“When I was coming up,” Bowles said, “you could openly carry, then they changed the law.”

In Florida, Sen. Greg Evers (R-Baker) has been an active player in the realm of gun legis-lation. He may sponsor open-carry legislation during the 2013 session.

“Anything that limits that constitution, I think is a problem,” Evers said.

The senator pushed for open-carry in 2011. Looking ahead to next year, he said that specific language would need to be worked out, but he could see the issue be-ing put before legislators again.

“In some form, shape or fashion,” Evers explained.

SHOOT-EM UP SUMMEREarlier this summer, a neuroscience

student in Colorado decided to attend an opening night screening of the latest Bat-man movie. He grabbed his Glock .40-cali-ber handgun, AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and Remington 870 shotgun and headed out to the theater.

After donning bulletproof protection and a costume like that of the movie’s villain, the man set off a smoke bomb and began his rampage. Before James Holmes

exited the theater and returned to his car in the parking lot—where police later found him—he had killed 12 people and wounded 59 others.

The 24-year-old student purchased his guns legally. He also bought 6,000 rounds of ammunition off the Internet.

In August, a gunman killed himself and two others at Texas A&M University. Also in August, an Army veteran and white supremacist in Wisconsin entered a Sikh temple and killed six people.

Later in the month, in New York City, an out-of-work accessories designer walked up to a former co-worker and shot him in the head, then several more times after he’d hit the ground. The unem-ployed designer was later shot by police on the sidewalk. The gunfire injured multiple people.

Incidents such as these tend to ignite national conversations on the state of guns in America. Gun-control advocates, par-ticularly, become impassioned in the wake of a shooting spree.

“I think we’re starting to turn a corner here,” said Brian Malte, director of legisla-

tion for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.

The Brady Campaign is an organization that pushes for tighter gun legislation. It’s named after James Brady, former President Ronald Reagan’s press secretary.

In 1981, John Hinckley Jr.—who the court later found insane—pulled out a .22 caliber Rohm RG-14 revolver and began firing at President Rea-gan. Brady was hit and partially paralyzed. Bound to a wheelchair, he has been a vocal gun-control advocate since.

“We need to have the conversation

about what can be done, rather than wring-ing our hands and saying ‘nothing can be done,’” Malte continued.

Malte, like the organization he repre-sents, is an optimist. While he anticipates the “corner” on the brink, there is little in the landscape of reality to support his op-

timism. Shoot-ing sprees not withstanding, there is little political will in America to ad-dress anything that smells of further gun control.

Elected of-ficials are much less eager to jump into the gun conversa-tion than the Brady Cam-

paign. Especially in an election year. It’s a hot debate, and politically risky.

Many Democrats cite President Bill Clinton’s 1994 ban on assault weapons as key insurmountable baggage for Al Gore as he sought the White House. Current U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has said there will be no time for a discussion about gun legislation any time soon.

But during this summer full of shooting rampages, some elected officials did breach the issue of gun legislation. President Barack Obama spoke about it shortly after the Colo-rado incident.

“I, like most Americans, believe that the Second Amend-ment guarantees an individual the right to bear arms. I think we recognize the traditions of gun ownership that passed on from generation to generation. That hunting and shooting are part of a cherished national heritage,” Obama said at a National Urban

League convention in New Orleans. “But I also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that AK-47s belong in the hands

of soldiers, not in the hands of criminals. That they belong on the battlefield of war, not in the streets of our cities.”

Vendor Homer Bowles mans a table full of rifles at an August gun show at the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds. / photo by Jeremy Morrison

“Anything that limits that constitution, I think is a problem.”Sen. Greg Evers

“We need to have the con-versation about what can be done, rather than wringing our hands and saying ‘noth-ing can be done.’” Brian Malte

"I also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not in the hands of criminals."President Barack Obama

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In New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has needled the issue through-out the summer. Pushing for tougher gun legislation in July, he suggested that police officers go on strike until lawmakers ad-dressed the issue of guns.

“I don’t understand why police officers across this country don’t stand up collec-tively and say, ‘We’re going to go on strike. We’re not going to protect you unless you, the public, through your legislature, do what’s required to keep us safe,’” Bloom-berg said, later clarifying that he wasn’t being literal.

The responses from Republicans fol-lowing the summer’s shootings have been different. Where gun-control advocates see an opportunity for tougher regulation,

arms enthusiasts have taken the opportu-nity to double-down and reload.

After the Texas A&M shooting, Gov. Rick Perry said gun legislation was best left to individual states and rejected the idea of greater restrictions. He veered into former NRA President Charlton Heston’s “pry it from my cold, dead hands” terri-tory, vocalizing the fear of many gun own-ers that their arms will one day be wrested away by their government.

“When it gets back to this issue of taking guns away from law-abiding citizens and somehow know that’s going to make our country safer, it’s just I don’t agree with that,” he said. “Texans, I will suggest to you, bwy and large a majority of them—a large majority of them—believe that law-abiding

men and women should be able to have their weapons. Criminals are never going to listen to the laws. They’re always going to have weapons or whatever source they want, whether legal or illegal, and I think it’s wise for the people of the state of Texas to be able to defend themselves when there is a law-breaker that comes into their midst with a weapon.”

The Republican presidential candi-date, Mitt Romney, has also shown no will to toughen up gun legislation. He addressed the issue shortly after the Colo-rado shooting.

“We can sometimes hope that just changing the law will make all bad things go away. It won't,” Romney said. “Chang-ing the heart of the American people may well be what 's essential, to improve the lots of the American people."

Elected officials like Florida’s Sen. Evers would never dream of tightening gun legislation. He sees this summer’s series of shootings, if anything, as a reason to carry a gun.

In the case of the Colorado theater shooting, Evers feels it may have gone dif-ferently if members of the audience had been carrying weapons as well.

“You know, how many lives would it have saved?” Evers said.

GUN CRAZY, GUN COUNTRYLaws regulating guns differ from state

to state. The Brady Campaign ranks them with a color-coded map, with more regula-tion being better.

California—with heavy regulation and policies such as only being allowed one handgun purchase per month—is dark green, with an 81 out of a 100 rating. It ’s the only dark green state on the map. Most of the country is colored red, denot-ing a poor ranking. Florida, for example, has received a three out of 100 ranking from the Brady Campaign.

“So, obviously, Florida does not have the laws that they need,” said Malte.

If the National Rifle Association, however, ranked states via a color-coded map, Florida would undoubtedly be painted positively. The organization has seen a lot of bills go its way in Tallahassee.

Some credit for this success should probably go to Marion Hammer, former president of the NRA and current Florida lobbyist. She has been a primary bulldog on the gun-rights side of the debate for years, stepping onto the field in the mid-1970s and becoming the NRA’s first female presi-dent from 1995 to 1998.

The former NRA head has been instru-mental in getting a variety of pro-gun bills passed in Florida. Hammer recently made it known that she intended to try for open-carry in the state again during the next legislative session.

"We are going to address the prob-lem of law-abiding gun owners exercising their Second Amendment rights, because they're being harassed," Hammer said. "The goal of the new bill will be exactly as it was in 2011—to protect law-abiding people who have a license to carry."

“We can some-times hope that just changing the law will make all bad things go away. It won't.” Mitt Romney

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Proponents of open-carry efforts in Florida point to cases in which citizens have had problems because they appar-ently revealed their concealed weapons accidentally. Legislators attempted to deal with the issue in 2011, but Hammer has said they didn’t sufficiently address the problem and that the NRA is pushing for straight open-carry.

She’ll likely find a sympathetic audi-ence in Senator Evers. He has been a dependable voice in Florida for gun-rights proponents like the NRA.

The senator was instrumental in Florida’s previous open-carry attempt, as

well as the Firearm Owners’ Privacy Act, otherwise known as the Docs vs. Glocks bill, which is currently being questioned by a federal judge.

In 2011, Evers was behind a bill seeking to allow guns on college campuses. He said professors had approached him over the is-sue, expressing a desire to arm themselves on campus.

“You know, they feel vulnerable,” Evers said.

The senator pulled the bill after a slain student’s father made a plea on the house floor and asked legislators to reconsider the effort. The man’s daughter had been

killed when an AK-47 accidentally went off inside a frat house party.

Evers was also involved in Florida’s Stand Your Ground legislation, which allows a person to shoot rather than retreat if they feel threatened. The law got a good amount of attention following this year’s shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch gunman George Zimmerman.

“I think Stand Your Ground is right where it needs to be. I don’t think there needs to be any tweaks to Stand Your Ground,” Evers said. “That’s what the court system is for.”

While Evers said he wasn’t sure if he’d be the sponsor for the 2013 open-carry bill— “It ’s still too early to tell.”—he should certainly be considered a contender for the project.

Judging by his past efforts, the gun lobby would be hard pressed to find a bet-ter friend in Florida.

TIPTOEING THROUGH FLORIDA’S WILD WEST

Watching over her inventory of handguns inside the Pensacola fairground exposition hall, a vendor took a moment to consider the open-carry question. A num-ber of states already allow the practice.

“It’s a good idea,” she said after some thought. “Because we have a right to do that.”

The vendor said she didn’t think many gun owners would take advantage of the open-carry privilege, but that the sight of armed citizens could help prevent crime. It ’s something gun-rights proponents note frequently.

“I think it would stop someone from doing something when they saw six people with guns standing off to the side,” she said.

At the front of the hall, an NRA vol-unteer sat behind a recruitment table. He

took up the same thread of logic.

“It would deter criminals,” said Frank Kozlowski, contrast-ing this country’s legislative environ-ment with countries with tighter con-trols in place. “Like Western Europe, crime is rampant. The criminal has no fear of what might happen—I don’t see how a person could put their mother on

public transit—you know, they break in the house and the worst they can expect is to be chased out.”

Over at the Brady Campaign, Malte doesn’t see it that way. He’s against people “flaunting their sidearms,” and thinks the general public is unnerved by the practice.

"I don’t think there needs to be any tweaks to Stand Your Ground. That’s what the court system is for.”Evers

"The goal of the new bill will be exactly as it was in 2011—to protect law-abiding people who have a license to carry."Marion Hammer

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“People think that the person may be there to rob the place or shoot up the place,” Malte said.

In 2011, the Florida Sheriffs Association took a similar position when open-carry made the rounds in Tallahassee. The organi-zation has said it will do the same next year.

When the first presidential debate takes place in Denver on Oct. 3, Obama and Romney will square off mere miles from the sites of both the Batman-screen-ing massacre and the 1999 Columbine High School incident, in which 12 students and one teacher were shot to death, and 21 people were wounded.

The Brady Campaign has sent a letter to moderator Jim Lehrer requesting that he toss the topic of gun violence into his mix of questions. The letter states, “During the next presidential term, 48,000 more Americans will be murdered unless we do something about it.”

The group tiptoes around a political land mine and clarifies in the letter that the coun-try should explore “solutions that recognize the Second Amendment right to bear arms.”

“Instead of trying to make guns avail-able to everyone all the time, they should be passing laws to keep guns away from dangerous criminals,” Malte said.

In Florida, Sen. Evers doesn’t buy into such logic. He sees the tragedies of this summer as clouding the conversation with emotion.

“It goes back to a lot of folks not using common sense when they talk about this issue,” Evers said.

Regardless if Lehrer brings up guns during the Colorado presidential debate, it seems unlikely that gun legislation in America will shift too far from the NRA’s playbook. At least not in Florida. {in}

“Instead of trying to make guns available to every-one all the time, they should be passing laws to keep guns away from dangerous criminals.”Malte

“When it gets back to this issue of taking guns away from law-abiding citizens and somehow know that’s going to make our coun-try safer, it’s just I don’t agree with that.”Gov. Rick Perry

Welcome to Gunny FloridaSunshine State’s Firearm LegislationSB 436: (2005) Stand Your Ground law allows people who feel they are in grave danger to use deadly force to protect themselves

HB 687: (2006) Gives public records exemption to concealed carry weapon license holders, allowing people to own guns anonymously

HB 503: (2008) Allows gun owners to bring a firearm to work, as long as it is locked inside a car

SB 948: (2008) Increases time-length of concealed gun license from five to seven years

HB 315: (2010) Prohibits adoption agencies from requiring prospective adoptive parents to disclose informa-tion about gun ownership

HB 155: (2011) Prohibits medical prac-titioners from asking patients about whether or not they own a gun

HB 5601: (2012) Reduces the maxi-mum fees for concealed weapons license from $85 to $70

CS/HB 463: (2012) Allows people under the age of 21 to obtain a gun license if they have military experience

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If you told Trish Taylor that one day she would be running marathons—that’s plural—she would have laughed at you.

“I was the kid not picked for sports,” she said, shaking her head. “I ran in the past. It was nothing I ever committed to long term.”

She joined the Pensacola Galloway running group in 2009 and now has become that person. That person that can withstand a marathon and still have energy, that per-son that runs at 6:30 on a Saturday morning.

Sure, she’s lost weight. She tends to feed her body better foods to improve her running. She claims to hardly ever get sick. But what really made Taylor stick to the Galloway program is the motivation you get from achieving a seemingly hard to reach goal, and being around encouraging people.

“It’s about seeing what the human body can achieve,” she said. “I’m motivated by being with people. I tried Zumba, but you have to pay too close of attention. I really enjoy committing to something and seeing it through.”

“My plan is to age without taking drugs,” Taylor adds. “The more you lookout for yourself, the better it is for your health.”

AN OLYMPIC METHODThe Galloway method was developed

by Jeff Galloway, a member of the 1972 Olympic team. Galloway’s philosophy is to run injury free using walk breaks.

“Since I’ve started running, the worst injury I’ve had was a blister,” Taylor said.

According to Galloway’s website, walk breaks significantly speed up recovery because there is less damage to repair. Walk

breaks early in a race erase fatigue, and toward the end of a race, walk breaks will reduce or eliminate overuse muscle breakdown.

Those runners you see cross the finish line out of nowhere could very well be using the Galloway method.

“I have a friend that I ran a 10k with,” Taylor said. “She ran the whole race and we used the Gal-loway method. We beat her. If you take a break you have

more to give.”When you walk, and for how long you

walk, during a race depends on how fast you run a mile. When you join the Galloway group you run what is called the magic mile as fast as you can and the program director will determine the ratio at which you run and walk.

Jackie Brown, the program director of not only the Pensacola Galloway group, but also the Santa Rosa Island Triathlon, ran her first marathon at the age of 44. In the eight years that she began using the Galloway method (six of which she has been the pro-gram director of Pensacola Galloway) she has run 11 marathons and too many shorter distance races to count.

Brown didn’t intend on starting a Gallo-way group, but after using the method with a friend to run her first marathon she was pleasantly surprised with the results.

“On race day we got to 20 miles and I said to myself, ‘This isn’t so bad,’” she said. “When we were done with the race we said, ‘We gotta tell people about this program.’”

And because you run injury-free you have less recovery time from a marathon.

“The day after the marathon we got manicures and pedicures—and ice cream,” Brown said with a laugh.

Brown became a certified Galloway trainer once she knew it worked.

“We have a very high success rate,” she said. “People are reaching their goals of running half marathons and marathons. If you follow the program the results are exactly what you want them to be.”

A GROUP EFFORTEchoing Taylor, Brown notes that run-

ning is a group effort. “Everybody is depending on the group,”

she said. “We run rain or shine, but not in the lightning.”

While individuals or small groups run throughout the week, it’s important that everyone show up for the long distance weekly runs.

“The idea of doing 12 miles on your own is depressing,” Taylor said.

And if no one else is available, your Galloway leader is a phone call away.

“When I was training for the Pensacola Beach marathon Jackie came and ran with me in the pouring rain,” Taylor said.

After running miles upon miles with people, you develop more than just a workout buddy, but true friendships. The group is plan-ning to sign up for a race that benefits breast cancer research in honor of a running mate.

Even when you’re out of town, you can still use the network of Galloway groups to continue training. There are groups scat-tered throughout the United States.

“If I’m going to be in New York City, I can call the program director and ask to run with them and the answer is always yes,” Brown said.

Right now, there are about 120 people in the Pensacola Galloway group, which is di-vided in the marathon group, half marathon group and the getting started group, which prepares you for either a 5k or 10k race.

“If you look at our group, there’s all shapes and sizes,” Brown said. “Some of these people have never done any exercise in their life.”

Jessica Forbes says she only exercised sporadically before with low-impact work-outs like walking or yoga. When she began to run, it was for beer.

“Just before discovering Galloway, I had begun attending the Pensacola Bay Brew-ery's Running Club, mainly for the discount on beer afterward,” she joked.

Watching middle-aged family members fight diabetes and heart disease, and with encouragement from fellow runners Taylor and Elisabeth Soileau, Forbes joined the Galloway group last fall and has run three races since.

“Prior to running and using the Galloway method, I was a fairly sed-entary person,” she said. “Fitness was not something I made time for.

I would have never imagined a few years ago that running would become a part of my life, that I'd be dragging myself out of bed to run most Saturdays at 6:00 or 6:30 a.m.”

The group hasn’t just changed her Sat-urday mornings but her overall attitude.

“Basically it's taught me that anyone can take control of their health,” Forbes said. “Once I began running, not only did I lose weight, but I also feel better in general. Any-time I don't want to get out of bed to run, I tell myself: you'll feel better afterward.”

The Galloway method isn’t just for beginners either, after all, an Olympian did create it. Soileau ran track in high school and college and loved the idea of combin-ing running and walking in a race.

“I can complete a race just as fast as some people who run the whole thing and not be as tired and recover quicker,” she said. “What's not to love about that?”

READY TO SIGN UP?Joining the Galloway group is pretty

easy. Just contact Jackie and let her know which program you’d like to join. Programs range around $89 to $159 and include the Galloway book and t-shirt. There are also alumni discounts.

“Plus,” Jackie adds about the perks. “You get direct access to Jeff Galloway. Anything I can’t answer I’ll send him an e-mail and he responds.”

It’s important to note, too, that every-one has his or her own goals and expecta-tions. You can become a runner at your own pace.

“I think the most important thing to know is that you have to start somewhere and you should be patient with yourself,” said Forbes. “Don't worry about what oth-ers around you are doing, do what you're capable of and be proud of that. It's totally cliché, but if I can do this, anyone can.”

And even if you don’t have confidence in yourself, Brown does.

“It’s a life changing experience,” she said. “You accomplish something you never thought you could. But I have never met a person and worried if they could do this program.” {in}

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Going the Distanceby Jennie McKeon

The Galloway Method Takes Runners Far

PENSACOLA GALLOWAYCONTACT: Jackie Brown at jack-iebrown2020@gmail.com or 516-9445DETAILS: jeffgalloway.com

From L to R: Trish Taylor, Elisabeth Soileau, Jessica Forbes, Jay Surti

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The Galloway Group isn’t the only local running group. There are running groups all over Pensac-ola that suit various running levels.

SEVILLE QUARTER MILERSWHEN: Mondays at 5:30 p.m.WHERE: Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. RUNNING REQUIREMENTS: Any distance, any speedCONTACT: Seville Quarter 434-6211

SEVILLE QUARTER WALKINGWHEN: Mondays at 5:45 p.m.WHERE: Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. RUNNING REQUIREMENTS: Any distance, any speedCONTACT: Seville Quarter 434-6211

MARLIN MILERSWHEN: Mondays at 6 p.m.WHERE: Grand Marlin, 400 Pen-sacola Beach Blvd.RUNNING REQUIREMENTS: Any distance, any speedCONTACT: Lisa Jacobi 321-795-4850

PEA RIDGE RUNNING CLUBWHEN: Mondays at 6:30 p.m.WHERE: Group meets at Ollie’s Grill, 6181 Highway 90, MiltonRUNNING REQUIREMENTS: All levels welcome, group runs one and a half to three milesCONTACT: Mike Everett 734-368-3305

SIX AT SIXWHEN: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 a.m.WHERE: Running Wild, 3012 E. Cervantes St.RUNNING REQUIREMENTS: Any speed. Group runs about six miles.CONTACT: Running Wild 435-9222

MCGUIRE’S RUNNING CLUBWHEN: Tuesdays at 5:45 p.m.WHERE: McGuire’s Irish Club, 600 E. Gregory St.RUNNING REQUIREMENTS: Any speedCONTACT: Derek Vernier 637-2873, gatord96@cox.net or mcguiresrunners.comRUN4WINE

WHEN: Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m.WHERE: The Wine Bar, 16 S. PalafoxRUNNING REQUIREMENTS: Running or walking allowed. Stroll-ers and dogs welcome. One to six mile routes.CONTACT: Danette Christiansen 516-3508 or run4wine.net

CAPT’N FUN RUNNERSWHEN: Wednesdays at 6 p.m.WHERE: Quietwater Beach Board-walkRUNNING REQUIREMENTS: Any distance, any paceCONTACT: Glenn Windham 934-1248 or captnfun.net

PENSACOLA BAY BREWERY RUNNING CLUBWHEN: Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.WHERE: Pensacola Bay Brewery, 225 E. Zaragoza St.RUNNING REQUIREMENTS: Three courses, one to six and a half miles, can run any speed.CONTACT: Pensacola Bay Brewery 434-3353

TRACK WORKOUTWHEN: Wednesdays at 7 p.m.WHERE: Booker T. Washington High School Track, 6000 College Pkwy.

RUNNING REQUIREMENTS: All skill levels welcomeCONTACT: Everett Whiteside 525-2628

YMCA RUNNING CLUBWHEN: Thursdays at 5:45 p.m.WHERE: YMCA downtown, 410 N. Palafox St.RUNNING REQUIREMENTS: Must be a YMCA memberCONTACT: Troy 438-4406

PENSACOLA HELEN BACK RUNNING CLUBWHEN: Thursdays at 6 p.m.WHERE: Helen Back, 22 S. PalafoxRUNNING REQUIREMENTS: 5k course through downtownCONTACT: Helen Back 912-8644

ROADHOUSE RUNNING CLUBWHEN: Thursdays at 6 p.m.WHERE: Texas Roadhouse Restau-rant, 6645 U.S. 90, MiltonRUNNING REQUIREMENTS: 5k any speedCONTACT: Mary at store_milton@texasroadhouse.com

PHAT GIRLZWHEN: Fridays at 9:30 a.m.WHERE: Running Wild, 3012 E. Cervantes St.

RUNNING REQUIREMENTS: Three to six miles. Women only. Group meets from August to May.CONTACT: Running Wild 435-9222

SATURDAY LONG RUNWHEN: Saturdays at 6 a.m.WHERE: Running Wild, 3012 E. Cervantes St.RUNNING REQUIREMENTS: Eight to 20 miles, supportedCONTACT: Running Wild 435-9222

EAST HILL HARE AND HOUNDSWHEN: Saturdays WHERE: Time and Location changesCONTACT: Tim Hartigan 393-8692 or easthillhareandhounds.com

F.A.S.T. (FRESH APPROACH TO SPEED TRAINING)WHEN: Sundays at 7 a.m.WHERE: Varies each week, see blogRUNNING REQUIREMENTS: Longer distance trainingCONTACT: Michael Bowen 452-6565 (day) 375-9277 (evening) or runfastpensacola.blogspot.com

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SACRED HEART HOSPITAL IN PENSACOLA APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT Sacred Heart Health System has selected Henry Stovall as the new president of Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. Stovall has held many

leadership posi-tions in health care for more than 25 years and most recently served as the senior vice president for special projects at Sacred Heart. In that role, Stovall was instrumental in Sacred Heart’s successful effort to form a Joint Venture with LHP Hospital Group to lease and operate Bay Medical Center in Panama City. “Henry has a wealth of experi-ence in leading healthcare organizations and improving the operations of hospitals,” said Susan Davis, the president and CEO of Sacred Heart Health System. “He is committed to building relationships with physicians, staff and community leaders. He also has a passion for making Sacred Heart in Pensacola the best hospital in patient safety and the patient experience.” Stovall replaces Carol Schmidt, who recently left Sacred Heart to accept a promotion within Ascension Health in St. Louis. Ascension Health is Sacred Heart’s parent organiza-tion and the nation’s largest nonprofit and Catholic healthcare system. Before joining

Sacred Heart, Stovall managed a healthcare advisory service that specialized in interim executive management, large-scale project management, financial management and operations improvement. Clients included county hospitals, nonprofit community hospitals, regional health systems and large healthcare consulting firms. Other past roles include division president of PHNS in Dallas, corporate vice president at Presby-terian Healthcare System in Dallas, and vice president and partner at Hay Management Consultants in Dallas. Stovall was raised in Mississippi and earned a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi College as well as a mas-ter’s degree in healthcare administration from The University of Mississippi.

SACRED HEART NAMES NEW MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR NICU Children’s Hospi-tal at Sacred Heart has named Dr. Ramak Amjad, a board-certified neonatologist with Pediatrix, as the new medical director of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Pensacola. Dr. Amjad will take over the day-to-day clinical management of the NICU from Dr. Antonio Pena, who will continue to practice neonatology at Children’s Hospital and serve as corporate medical director for Pediatrix. Dr. Amjad received his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine in Kansas City, Mo. He completed his residency train-ing in pediatrics at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. and completed fellowships in neonatal-perinatal medicine and a post-doctoral fellowship

in medical informatics at the University of Missouri-Columbia in Kansas City, Mo. For more information, please call 416-1600 or visit sacred-heart.org.

LAKEVIEW LPN HONORED AS ‘PRO-FESSIONAL OF THE YEAR’ The Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (FADAA) honored a longtime Lakeview Center nurse as the Professional of the Year for the Northwest Florida region on August 9. Ruby Richburg, a licensed practical nurse with Lakeview Center’s methadone clinic, received the award during the association’s annual conference in Orlando. The honor recognizes Richburg for her unwavering commitment to excellence and her dedica-tion to the people she serves. Lakeview’s methadone clinic is a medication assisted treatment (MAT) program for people with addictions to prescription painkillers and other opium-derived drugs. Research proves that MAT provides better outcomes and results in significant reductions in drug use, mortality rates and criminal activity.

MELISA CLEMENTS, ARNP, JOINS WEST FLORIDA MEDICAL GROUP Melisa Cle-ments, ARNP, has joined the West Florida Medical Group’s department of Senior Health Services. Clements earned her mas-ter’s and undergraduate degrees in nursing from the University of South Alabama in Mobile, followed by certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner. Prior to joining West Florida Medical Group, Clements worked as a Registered Nurse at West Florida

Hospital’s Telemetry/Progressive Care Unit where she managed multiple telemetry pa-tients, administered medications, assessed patients, performed wound care, prepared patients for surgery. Clements is currently serving as a nurse practitioner under the direction of Andrea Hackel, M.D. at vari-ous local nursing home and assisted living facilities. She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

BAPTIST MEDICAL GROUP WELCOMES MONICA MONTOYA, M.D., FAMILY MEDICINE IN PACE Baptist Medical Group is pleased to welcome family medicine physician Monica Montoya, M.D., to their growing primary care network. She will be joining the Baptist Medical Group fam-ily medicine practice of Abby Hunt, M.D., and Cecilia Hansford, A.R.N.P., located at 3810 Highway 90 in Pace. Dr. Montoya joins Baptist Medical Group after completing her time as a Chief Resident at the South-ern Illinois University School of Medicine family medicine residency program. She is currently board eligible and a member of the American Academy of Family Physi-cians. On a personal note, Dr. Montoya has a passion for medical mission trips, and she is fluent in English and Spanish. Dr. Montoya currently welcomes new patient appoint-ments for ages two-years-old and older. To learn more about Dr. Montoya or to request an appointment, visit her profile at Bap-tistMedicalGroup.org or call 994-1011 for personal assistance.

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Paul Epstein’s Tips for Running Wildby Jennie McKeon

Paul Epstein, owner of Running Wild, has been running for over 30 years. He and his wife, Cherie, opened the store in 2000, help-ing locals purchase the proper running gear as well as hosting running programs for be-ginners and advanced athletes. They opened a second store in Fairhope, Ala. in 2010.

IN: What are a few tips for anyone wanting to start a running program? EPSTEIN: Seek expert advice. Running seems like a relatively simple activity (and it is), but one can definitely do it wrong, or not as correctly as one could

with guidance from an expert. Start with the attitude that it 's an activity that you will do forever, so invest some time in the right equip-ment and advice and guidance to help meet your goals.

IN: What items are must-haves for run-ners of all levels?EPSTEIN: Correct shoes and socks are, of course, number one. Shoes should fit correctly based on a person's biomechanics, body type and size and running and/or walking goals. After shoes and socks the correct apparel (tops, shorts, sports bra, et cetera) is really impor-tant. Correct apparel not only helps one feel good and confident about getting

out and running, but also helps prevent chafing, blisters, dehy-dration and increases the chances for a posi-tive and lasting experi-ence.

IN: What are the Running Wild running groups, and what are the requirements to join?EPSTEIN: We have many groups that start at different times of the year and all culminate with an event. They range from a begin-ner's 5k to the mara-thon, including sprint and Olympic distance

triathlon. For our beginner 5k group there are no pre-requisites, just an attitude for positive change. And the other programs have starting require-

ments based on the specific program, for instance, for those wanting to join the Double Bridge Run program should be able to run/walk three miles com-fortably. Our goal in all our programs is to create a positive atmosphere in which our participants experience life changing, long-term results. With nearly 20 coaches on our staff, we're able to effectively connect with anyone who participates in our programs. We also have several different casual group runs (non-coached) that meet at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. And our now world famous Phat Girlz (women only) running and walking group that meets on Fridays at 9:30 a.m. {in}

RUNNING WILDWHERE: 3012 E. Cervantes St.DETAILS: 435-9222 or werunwild.com

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Table Tennis Club offers free play twice a week on Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m. and Mondays from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Balls and paddles are provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. Thursday is for inter-mediate and advanced and Monday is for family and beginners, but there all enough tables available for all skill levels. Located at the Fricker Community Center, 901 N. E St., call 791-3979 for more information or visit pensacolatabletennis.tripod.com.

8.30 HEAL THYSELF WOMAN CIR-CLES WITH NIELAH Learn the

nine steps to healing and total wellness with Nielah Black Spears at Gathering Awareness and Books Center located at 2737 N. E. St. Classes are from 6 to 7 p.m. and are $10 per session or $35 a month. For more information call 366-2567 or e-mail gor4life@gmail.com.

9.1 COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE CLINIC The first Saturday of the

month, Dr. Bonnie McLean offers ear acu-puncture to relieve stress for $20. Call 932-1778 to make an appointment. You can also sign up for emotional code work with Margie for $15. Call 291-0848 to make an appoint-ment. Appointments are available from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Baybridge Chiropractic Center, 107 Baybridge Dr., in Gulf Breeze. For more information, visit spiritgatemedicine.com.

9.1 5K WALK FOR SICKLE CELL 2012 To raise awareness about the sickle cell

disease and trait, the Sickle Cell Disease As-sociation of Escambia/Santa Rosa Counties Inc. is hosting the 5k walk September 1 at 8 a.m. The route will begin and end at 514 N. DeVilliers St. There is no registration fee. For more information, contact walk2012@scdaescambia.org or call 434-6092. Visit 5kwalkforsicklecell.com.

9.3 YOGA & MEDITATION WITH MICHAEL DEMARIA Relax with Mi-

chael DeMaria every Monday at the Sanders Beach Community Center, 931 S. I St. from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Classes are $10, a portion of which goes to the community center. For more information, call 436-5198 or visit ontos.org.

9.4 SLEEP SUPPORT GROUP Robert Dawkins, Ph.D., MPH will present the

topic “Sleep Disorders and CPAP Therapy,” from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Sleep Disorders Center Conference Room at West Florida Rehabilitation Institute, 8391 N. Davis Hwy. Registration is required, call 494-3212.

9.5 ZUMBA IN EASTHILL Join the Zumba fitness class held at Bayview

Park Center, 2001 E. Lloyd St. from 6 to 7

p.m. Classes are $5. For more information, call 436-5190 or visit zumbapensacola.com.

9.5 WEEKLY MEDITATION AT PSC Enjoy an evening of meditation at

7 p.m. and stay for tea and conversation afterward. Located in the Pensacola State College Student Center, Room 509, 1000 College Blvd. For more information, visit meditationinpensacola.org.

9.5 HOLISTIC MOMS’ NETWORK MEETING The group will meet at

6 p.m. The chapter will cover a variety of topics including organic food, breastfeed-ing, massage therapy, and more. Free for members, $2 for non-members. For more information, contact Erin Hinze at gulf-coastmn@gmail.com. Located at Everman's Health Food Store 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.

9.6 HEAL THYSELF WOMAN CIRCLES WITH NIELAH Learn the nine steps

to healing and total wellness with Nielah Black Spears at Gathering Awareness and Books Center located at 2737 N. E. St. Classes are from 6 to 7 p.m. and are $10 per session or $35 a month. For more information call 366-2567 or e-mail gor4life@gmail.com.

9.6 LA LECHE LEAGUE This group meets the first Thursday of the

month to offer mother-to-mother support for breastfeeding mothers of babies and toddlers, as well as for moms to be. At La Leche League meetings, mothers find a continuing source of information, inspira-tion and support. All moms and babies or toddlers are welcome. Located at Everman's Health Food Store 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.

9.6 HERB STUDY CLASS Ongoing Herbal Study Group - Exploring

natural healing, use of herbs, films, discus-sions from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free for members, $2 for non-members. Located at Everman's

Health Food Store 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.

9.8 20TH ANNUAL FAMILY EXPO The theme of this annual community

outreach is "Building Stronger Families for a Healthier Community.” The event will fea-ture free health screenings and family activi-ties including tours of the Baptist LifeFlight helicopter, blood donations at the Northwest Florida Blood Services blood mobile, 30 plus vendors showcasing family oriented products and services and much more. The expo is will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. located at 6655 Mobile Hwy. For more information contact Susan Sheets 469-2305.

9.10 UROLOGY CARE FOR MEN AND WOMEN The Baptist Healthcare

Wellness Event will be presented by Elizabeth Cruit, M.D. from 12 to 1 p.m. at Baptist Hospital, located at 1000 W. Moreno St. Registration is required. To attend, please call 469-7897.

9.10 STROKE SUPPORT GROUP The group will meet from 2 to 3 p.m. in

community rooms A and B at the West Florida Rehabilitation Institute, located at 8391 N. Davis Hwy. Call 494-3212 for more information.

9.10 ENERGETIC MEDICINE’S AP-PROACH TO CANCER AND THE

SIX CANCER MARKERS The discussion will begin at 7 p.m. Learn what the six cancer markers are, what activates them, what you can do to keep them down, what treatments are most effective, what the five levels of healing are, and more. A demonstration of Autonomic Response Testing (ART) and Neural Kinesiology will be given. Located at Everman's Health Food Store 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.

9.11 SPINAL CORD INJURY REUNION GROUP The group will meet Sep-

tember 11 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in commu-nity rooms A and B at the West Florida Reha-bilitation Institute, located at 8391 N. Davis Hwy. Call 494-3212 for more information.

9.11 A WINNING SLEEP STRATEGY Rob-ert Dawkins, Ph.D., MPH will present

the topic “Sleep Disorders and CPAP Therapy,” from 6 to 7 p.m. at West Florida Hospital, sev-enth floor auditorium, 8383 N. Davis Hwy. Regis-tration is required, to attend call 494-3212.

9.12 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP The group will

meet in community rooms A and B at West Florida Rehabilitation Institute, 8391 N. Davis Hwy. from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Call 494-3212 for more information.

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Eye SpecialistsDR. GENE TERREZZA – TERREZZA OPTICAL113 Palafox Place, 434-2060, terrezzaoptical.comThe practice, which includes Dr. Gene Terrezza and Dr. Ruben E. Carlson, offers services in complete family eye care, in-cluding routine vision exams, glasses and contact lenses, therapeutic interventions, dry eyes and pre-operative and post-operative management of cataract and refractive surgery patients.

Health Care OrganizationsBAPTIST HEALTH CARE434-4071, ebaptisthealthcare.orgBaptist Health Care is a community-owned, not-for-profit health care organiza-tion serving Northwest Florida and South Alabama. Baptist Health Care includes four hospitals, two medical parks, Bap-tist Manor, Baptist Home Health Care and Durable Medical Equipment, Baptist Leadership Institute, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine and Lakeview Center.

SACRED HEART HEALTH SYSTEM416-7000, sacred-heart.orgMore than 600 primary and specialty physicians practice at Sacred Heart, a not-for-profit healthcare organization. Its main services include Sacred Heart Medical Group, a network of primary care physicians, a 24-hour Emergency Trauma Center, a Pediatric Trauma Referral Center and centers of excellence specializing in women's health, cardiac care, orthopedics, cancer care and the care of children.

WEST FLORIDA HEALTHCARE494-3212, westfloridahospital.comWest Florida Healthcare is proud to of-fer the only local hospital featuring all private rooms. The West Florida campus also offers the area’s only comprehensive rehabilitation hospital and a mental health facility. West Florida also provides services in cardiovascular surgery, oncology, neu-rosurgery, orthopedics, emergency care, behavioral health, obstetrics and many other medical specialties.

Health Clubs and FitnessANYTIME FITNESS100 S. Alcaniz St., 469-11906301 N. 9th Ave. #4, 969-1348anytimefitness.comAnytime Fitness is open 24-hours all year long. The gym membership can be used at any Anytime Fitness location. Each new member receives a free personal fitness orientation, in-cluding an explanation and demonstration of basic exercise principles and a quick, safe and effective exercise program. Training continues throughout membership with online tools such as a diet tracker, workout planner and virtual coaching.

FIXED ON FITNESS, INC.554-1648, fixedonfitness.comFixed on Fitness boot camp provides an ideal combination of personal training, account-ability, camaraderie and hard work, which results in a dynamic approach to total fitness. Throughout the six weeks of boot camp, you are introduced to a variety of workout techniques, exercises and challenges. Each workout is different, so campers experience 24 new workouts.

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Skin CareDR. KEVIN WELCHPensacola Office:Medical Center Clinic, Dermatology and Laser Center8333 N. Davis Highway, 474-8386Gulf Breeze Office:2874 Gulf Breeze Parkway, 916-9969kevinwelchmd.comDr. Kevin Welch offers Botox, Dysport, fillers such as Restylane, Perlane, Juvederm, Radiesse and Sculptra, laser services, including Frac-tional CO2 laser resurfacing and IPL. Also, Dr. Welch has the only local Zeltiq Coolsculpting to “freeze your fat away,” and the only local non-surgical skin tightening procedures includ-ing both Ulthera and Thermage. The Skin Care Center offers physician-dispensed products, including Skin Medica, Obagi, Jane Iredale cosmetics, Tilley Hats and the only area outlet of “My Body” skin care products. Dr. Welch won Best Skin Care again in 2011.

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happeningsTHURSDAY 8.30‘RITUALS’ 7 a.m. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Bldg 15 , Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd., Bldg 15. 484-2550 or pen-sacolastate.edu.‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA AR-CHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.‘SURFING FLORIDA: A PHOTOGRAPH-IC HISTORY’ 10 a.m. through Sep 2. Pen-sacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.‘ADORN-ART JEWELRY’10 a.m. through Oct 16. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com.PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypen-sacola.com.WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. Ninth Ave. 433-9463 or aragonwinemarket.com.HERB CLASS AT EVER’MAN 6 p.m. $2 for non-members. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.VEGAN DINNER AT EOTL 6 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com.BLUE WAHOOS VS. TENNESSEE SMOK-IES 7 p.m. Maritime Park, 449 W. Main St. 934-8444 or bluewahoos.com.EVENINGS IN OLDE SEVILLE SQUARE 7 p.m. Seville Square, between Alcaniz and Adams streets. 438-6505 or pensacola-heritage.org.BRAD BARNES OPEN COLLEGE JAM 7:30 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Rd. 474-1919.live musicBO ROBERTS, RHONDA HART & MARK SHER-RILL 5 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.ELAINE PETTY, CATHY PACE & TROY BRAN-NON 5:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.DAVE AND JOE SHOW 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. 932-4139 peglegpetes.com.THE DAVENPORTS 6 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.BEN LIFTIN & FRIENDS 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.HOLLY SHELTON 7 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersblues-cafe.com.CHARLIE ROBERTS 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.TIM SPENCER 7 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Qui-etwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com.KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com.LOCKWOOD DUO 8 p.m. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox. 332-7952 or wobusa.com/palafox.TIM SPENCER 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

COWBOY JOHNSON & ANTHONY CRAW-FORD Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.LESS THAN ZERO 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.COLLEGE DANCE NIGHT 9 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

TIMBERHAWK 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.FOXY IGUANAS 9:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.EXTREME KARAOKE WITH G.C.P.C 10 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or gulf-coastpartycrew.com.HUNG JURY 10 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

FRIDAY 8.31‘RITUALS’ 8 a.m. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Bldg 15 , Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd., Bldg 15. 484-2550 or pen-sacolastate.edu.‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAE-OLOGY ’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.‘SURFING FLORIDA: A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY’ 10 a.m. through Sep 2. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.‘ADORN-ART JEWELRY’10 a.m. through Oct 16. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com.JAMAICAN FESTIVAL 4 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com.PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.WINE TASTING AT DK 4:30 p.m. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5 p.m. Palace Café at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Govern-ment St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.WINE TASTING AT CITY GROCERY 5:15 p.m. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. 469-8100.WINE TASTING AT EAST HILL MARKET 5:30 p.m. 1216 N. Ninth Ave.

JOE OCCHIPINTI BIG BAND 6:30 p.m. Gregory Street Assembly Hall, 501 E. Gregory St. 307-8633 .‘PIRATES OF PENSACOLA’ TROLLEY TOUR 6:30 p.m. $5-$20. Pensacola Visitor Center, 1401 E. Gregory St. 417-7343 or piratetrolley.com.DELUNA FEST BATTLE OF THE BANDS: FINAL BATTLE 7 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Govern-ment St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

BLUE WAHOOS VS. TENNESSEE SMOKIES 7 p.m. Maritime Park, 449 W. Main St. 934-8444 or bluewahoos.com.‘SUNSET TOAST AT THE TOP’ 7:30 p.m. Couples only tour, reservations required. Pen-sacola Lighthouse, 2081 Radford Blvd. 393-1561 or lighthousereservations.org.‘SCANDALS FOR THE COMMON MANWOM-AN’ 8 p.m. Loblolly Theatre, 1010 N. 12th Ave. 439-3010 or loblollytheatre.com.‘LIGHT OF THE MOON TOUR’ 8 p.m. Pensacola Lighthouse, 2081 Radford Blvd. 393-1561 or pen-sacolalighthouse.org.SWING DANCING 8:30 p.m. American Legion, 1401 Intendencia St. $5 . 437-5465 or pensaco-laswing.comlive musicLEA ANNE & RICK 1 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.DAVE & JOE SHOW, KEN LAMBERT 2 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Per-dido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.JACK ROBERTSON, REBECCA BARRY DUO 5 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.3 AMIGOS 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. 932-4139 peglegpetes.com.CORNBREAD 6 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Per-dido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

TIM SPENCER 6 p.m. The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Blvd. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com.KEITH LEE & MYSTIC SPRINGS 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com.SUN DOGS 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradise-bar-grill.com.SAWMILL & GUESTS 7 p.m. Chumuckla’s Farm-

ers’ Opry, 8897 Byrom Campbell Rd., Pace. 994-9219 or farmersopry.com.FISH SANDWICH 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sand-bar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com.MIKE BOCCIA 7:45 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Rd. 474-1919.FIRST CITY BLUES BAND 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.HOLLY SHELTON AND DAVID SHE-LANDER 8 p.m. Ragtyme Grille, 201 S. Jefferson St. 429-9655 or ragtyme.net.THE CONSTELLATIONS, PIONEERS! O PIONEERS! 8 p.m. $10. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. 607-6758 or vinylmusichall.com.CREED IN CONCERT 8 p.m. $32.50-$69.50. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.MAINSTREAM 9 p.m. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox. 332-7952 or wobusa.com/palafox.MO JILES 9 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.TIMBERHAWK 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St.

434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.MASON JAR 9 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.FAVORED SONS 9:30 p.m. Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 10 S. Palafox. 497-6073 or hopjacks.com.HURRICANE WARNING 9:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.HUNG JURY 10 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.LEE YANKIE & HELLZ YEAH 10:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

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SATURDAY 9.1PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m. Martin Luther King Plaza on North Palafox Street between Chase and Garden streets. palafoxmarket.com.‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAE-OLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.‘ADORN-ART JEWELRY’10 a.m. through Oct 16. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com.HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION EVENT 10:30 a.m. PetSmart, 6521 N. Davis Hwy. 432-4250 or humanesocietyofpensacola.org.‘SURFING FLORIDA: A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY’ 12 p.m. through Sep 2. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.JAMAICAN FESTIVAL 12 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com.PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.BLUE WAHOOS VS. TENNESSEE SMOKIES 6:30 p.m. Maritime Park, 449 W. Main St. 934-8444 or bluewahoos.com.SUMMER CLASSIC MOVIES ‘THE MUSIC MAN’ 7 p.m. $5. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.LIGHTHOUSE GHOST HUNT 8 p.m. Pensacola Lighthouse, 2081 Radford Blvd. 393-1561 or pensacolalighthouse.org.live musicJOE OCCHIPINTI SMALL GROUP JAZZ 10 a.m. The Drowsy Poet Coffee Company, 86 Brent Lane. 434-7638.ELAINE PETTY, LEA ANNE & RICK 11 a.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.TROY BRANNON DUO 12 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.DAVE JOHNSON, J. HAWKINS & JAMES DANIEL 1 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.LEE YANKIE & HELLZ YEAH 2 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.MARK SHERRILL, RHONDA HART & BO ROB-ERTS 5 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.JACK ROBERTSON 5:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.NEIL DOVER BAND 6 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

JAM ROCK 6 p.m. The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Blvd. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com.PAUL KILLOUGH 6 p.m. Crabs We Got ‘Em, 6 Casino Beach. 932-0700 or crabswegotem.com.JOE OCCHIPINTI SMALL GROUP JAZZ 7 p.m. Tin Cow, 102 S. Palafox. 433-6287.JOHN HART & FATTY WATERS 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.SAWMILL BAND & GUESTS 7 p.m. Chumuckla’s Farmers’ Opry, 8897 Byrom Campbell Rd., Pace. 994-9219 or farmersopry.com.DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.DOUG CURL 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.DAY JOY, ISLE, EL CANTADOR, IMAGINARY AIR SHOW 8 p.m. $5. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. 607-6758 or vinylmusichall.com.NICK WING KARAOKE 9 p.m. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com.KRAZY GEORGE KARAOKE 9 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.LUCID LYONS 9 p.m. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox. 332-7952 or wobusa.com/palafox.MO JILES 9 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quar-ter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or seville-quarter.com.ADAM HOLT BAND 9 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.POSI TONES 9 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pen-sacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.WES LOPER DUO 9:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.WES BAYLISS & RICOCHET CREEK 10 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.JOHN COWART DUO, TRUNK MONKEY 10:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

SUNDAY 9.2WORSHIP ON THE WATER 11 a.m. Tent Stage, Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.JAZZ BRUNCH WITH REBECCA 12 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

JAMAICAN FESTIVAL 12 p.m. Bamboo Willie’s, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 916-9888 or bamboowillies.com.‘ADORN-ART JEWELRY’12:30 p.m. through Oct 16. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com.BLUE WAHOOS VS. TENNESSEE SMOKIES 2 p.m. Maritime Park, 449 W. Main St. 934-8444 or bluewahoos.com.PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.live musicCLARENCE BELL 11 a.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersblues-cafe.com.LOGAN SPICER & MICKEY SPRINGSTON 12 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.BRITTANY GRIMES, TROY BRANNON 1 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.LEKTRIC MULLET 3 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.BIG MUDDY 3:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.JEZEBEL’S CHILL’N 4 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.JOYNER & JOHNSON 4 p.m. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com.THE DREAM VIPERS 4 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.TOMATO 4 p.m. The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Blvd. 549-4444 or the-oar-house.com.REED LIGHTFOOT TRIO 5:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.RON WILLIAMSON OPEN MIC JAM 6 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Rd. 474-1919.MODERN ELDORADOS 7 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.OTEP, BUTCHE BABIES, ONE EYED DOLL, ARCANIUM 7 p.m. $15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. 607-6758 or vinylmusichall.com.WES LOPER DUO 8:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.ADAM HOLT BAND 9 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.MAGGIE KOERNER 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or seville-quarter.com.JOHNNY BARBATO 9:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.BUST W/ REBECCA BERRY 10 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.HUNTER LAWLEY 10:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

MONDAY 9.3‘RITUALS’ 7 a.m. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Bldg 15 , Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd., Bldg 15. 484-2550 or pensacolastate.edu.‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.

‘ADORN-ART JEWELRY’10 a.m. through Oct 16. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com.BLUE WAHOOS VS. TENNESSEE SMOKIES 2 p.m. Maritime Park, 449 W. Main St. 934-8444 or bluewahoos.com.PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.OYSTER NIGHT AT ATLAS 5 p.m. First dozen are 25 cents apiece and $2 Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob Ultra drafts until close. Atlas, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or atlas.goodgrits.com.BURGERS & BEER NIGHT AT SURF BURGER 6 p.m. Surf Burger, 500 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 932-1417 or thesurfburger.com.WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING CLASSES 6:30 p.m. $5 general admission, $2 for students. Gull Point Community Center, 7000 Spanish Trail. For more information call 291-2718 or visit hur-reyupstageandfilmworks.com.TEXAS HOLD’EM 4 FUN 7 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.GAMER’S NIGHT 8 p.m. Fast Eddie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.EXTREME TRIVIA 9 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.live musicTROY BRANNON DUO 12 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.ELAINE PETTY 1 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.HUNTER LAWLEY BAND 2 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

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JASON JUSTICE & LARRY HADLEY 4 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.JACK ROBERTSON – BIG EARL 5 p.m. Flo-rabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.OPEN MIC WITH CATHY PACE 5 p.m. Mon-days. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.PAUL KILLOUGH 6 p.m. Crabs We Got ‘Em, 6 Casino Beach. 932-0700 or crabswegotem.com.JAZZ JAM SESSION 6:30 p.m. $5-$10. The Unique Café, 51 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. 433-8382 or jazzpensacola.com.TOMMY TALTON BAND 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

OPEN MIC W/ TIM MOR-GAN 7 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com.WES LOPER DUO 8:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.MUSICIANS ALLIANCE 9 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.LIVIN’ THE DREAM 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.REED LIGHTFOOT TRIO 9:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401

Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

TUESDAY 9.4‘RITUALS’ 7 a.m. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Vi-sual Arts, Bldg 15, Pensacola State College, 1000 Col-lege Blvd., Bldg 15. 484-2550 or pensacolastate.edu.‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAE-OLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.‘ADORN-ART JEWELRY’10 a.m. through Oct 16. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com.PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.HALF-PRICE SUSHI 5 p.m. Atlas, 600 S. Bar-racks St. 470-0003 or atlas.goodgrits.com.

PRIME TIME TUESDAYS 5:30 p.m. Jackson’s, 400 S. Palafox. 469-9898 or jacksons.goodgrits.com.YOGA WITH BECKIE SATHRE 6 p.m. $2 for non-members. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.ANCHOR STEPS SWING NIGHT 7 p.m. $3-$5. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Gov-ernment St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.TOSH TUESDAY 8 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.live musicKEN LAMBERT 5 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Per-dido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.BRIAN HILL 6 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Per-dido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.KITT LOUGH 6 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Gov-ernment St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.LUCAS CRUTCH-FIELD 6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fish-house.goodgrits.com.BANDS ON THE BEACH FEATURING THE THIRTEENTH HOURGL ASS 7 p.m. The Gulfside Pavil-lion, 1 Via de Luna,

Pensacola Beach. 932-1500 or visitpensacola-beach.com.BISCUIT MILLER & THE MIX 7 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.KARAOKE WITH BECKY 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.TUESDAY JAM NIGHT 8 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.KARAOKE WITH GEORGE 9 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.KARAOKE AT PADDY O’LEARY’S 9 p.m. Paddy O’ Leary’s Irish Pub, 49 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com.LEE YANKIE DUO 9 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Per-dido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.NEIL DOVER 9:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Per-dido Key Dr. 492-0611 or Florabama.com.

WEDNESDAY 9.5 ‘RITUALS’ 7 a.m. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Vi-sual Arts, Bldg 15, Pensacola State College, 1000 Col-lege Blvd., Bldg 15. 484-2550 or pensacolastate.edu.BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 8:30 a.m. Museum of Naval Aviation viewing area, 1750 Radford Blvd. 452-3604 or blueangels.navy.mil.‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAE-OLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.‘ADORN-ART JEWELRY’10 a.m. through Oct 16. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com.LUNCH & LEARN AT DK: ‘ITALIAN WITH A REFESHING TWIST’ 12 p.m. $15. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.kPLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.LADIES NIGHT 5 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fish-house.goodgrits.com.WINE DOWN WEDESDAYS 5 p.m. All bottled wines are 50 percent off. Jackson’s, 400 S. Bar-racks St. 469-9898 or jacksons.goodgrits.com.SURF MOVIE NIGHT AT SURF BURGER 7 p.m. Surf Burger, 500 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pen-sacola Beach. 932-1417 or thesurfburger.com.‘SUNSET TOAST AT THE TOP’ 7:30 p.m. Couples only tour, reservations required. Pen-

sacola Lighthouse, 2081 Radford Blvd. 393-1561 or lighthousereservations.org.BAR GAMES-WEEKLY TRIVIA NIGHT 8 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Rd. 474-1919.live musicELAINE PETTY & RHONDA HART 5 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.J. HAWKINS 6 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.JOYNER & JOHNSON 6 p.m. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com.CHARLIE ROBERTS 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.PADDY’S OPEN MIC NIGHT 7 p.m. Paddy O’Leary’s Irish Pub, 49 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com.OPEN MIC NIGHT 7 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com.ROCK STAR KARAOKE WITH MICHAEL JENCKS 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pen-sacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.I100 WEDNESDAYS 8 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.MIKE JENCKS BAND 8:30 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.EXTREME KARAOKE WITH G.C.P.C 9 p.m. Ticket Sports Bar 1, 7100 N. Davis Hwy. 476-1099 or gulfcoastpartycrew.com.MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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Just a few weeks out from DeLuna Fest, three Gulf Coast bands will battle it out head-to-head to see who fills one of the last slots for the three-day music festival.

Pensacola’s Cardinal Sin won a fan vote held by radio station TK-101 to decide the Pensacola selection that will compete against The Undecided Majors, the Ft. Walton Bch., Fla. winner, and L.F. Knigh-ton, the Mobile, Ala. winner. The competi-tion, taking place August 31 at Seville, will see the three bands perform two songs in front of a panel of judges, including Gus Brandt, tour manager for the Foo Fighters, and Scott Mitchell, manager partner of DeLuna Fest, to determine which bands gets to perform a 45-minute Saturday set on the Main Stage at the festival.

Cardinal Sin won for their song “Waste Away,” off their upcoming E.P. “Fate,” outpacing such other local favorites as Dinosaur Daze and Terrific Kid.

“We’re pretty excited that out of 32 bands we won,” said Cody Fortag, drummer for Cardinal Sin. “We’ve only been together a few months and to beat out bands with thousands of ‘likes’ on Facebook is defi-nitely exciting.”

Fortag describes the band’s sound as being influenced by such bands as Shine-down, Alter Bridge, and Papa Roach, but said that the band’s sound shouldn’t be limited to one genre.

The band formed in May of this year and has already played stand-out shows at venues such as The Handlebar. The band, which is comprised of Fortag, his brother Evan, who plays guitar, and lead singer Justin Smith, have a thumping hard rock sound that’s counter-balanced

by catchy riffs that will appeal to any metal fan, old or new. Fortag hopes, however, that if the band makes it to DeLuna Fest that they will be able to expose their sound to a different audience.

“We want to have a broad fanbase and not just appeal to metal heads or one particular type of fan,” he said.

After the announcement of Cardinal Sin’s

win, TK-101 DJ Mark “The Shark” praised the band’s sound.

“They’ve got that straight-ahead TK rock sound. Their song had some real good production,” he said.

Alongside the Main Stage slot, the winner of the Battle of the Bands will receive a $1,000 gift certificate to Blues Angel Music, alongside other amenities.

Fortag hopes that if the band wins the Battle of the Bands then DeLuna Fest will be a springboard to further success and an opportunity to promote “Fate.”

Regardless of the result, however, For-tag promises a good show for all the fans.

“I don’t know who we’re competing against, but we’re bringing what we have. I just hope everyone likes our songs, and everyone enjoys the show,” he said.

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Four bands will take the stage of Vinyl Music Hall; they vary from dream folk, indie, instrumental to psychedelic and shoegaze. Now, it is all together possible that some of you may have never heard of these genres. You are in for a musical pot-luck, sure to please all who attend.

IN was fortunate enough to speak with three of the four bands making an appear-ance, Day Joy, Isle and El Cantador. Imagi-nary Air show will also be playing.

Day Joy is a dream folk band from Orlando, Fla., consisting of Michael Serrin, Travis Reed, Artie Burer, Adam Ibrahim and Peter Michael Perceval III. They record on Small Plates records. Currently they have one album released, “Animal Noise,” and the next one is set to be released in Octo-ber entitled, “Go to Sleep, Mess.”

IN spoke to Peter Michael Perceval III and Michael Serrin. Because of their seem-ingly boundless energy, they are the hyper duo of: Michael and Michael.

Perceval grew up in Pensacola and just happens to be the cousin of our very own Mayor Ashton Hayward. While he has no political aspirations of his own, he is proud of his first cousin and looks forward to playing for his family and hometown.

“I am so worried about making it a re-ally special show,” Perceval said. “There will be so many family and friends filling up the venue. I have no expectations, but very mixed emotions. We all feel like Pensacola is an untouched spiritual place. The point at Fort Pickens is extremely special place to the band. We love to come here and unwind.”

Paste Magazine just listed Day Joy as number two on their top ten list of Florida bands. Despite the honor, the band re-mains humble.

“We are pretty excited and try not to think about it,” Serrin said. “We are all friends in Orlando—all the band members are. We all play with each other; it says so much about the music scene in Orlando. It is definitely an honor.”

Perceval and Serrin, who met in school, have always been very entrenched in the music scene. Perceval was more of a music writer and analyst who just played for him-self. Serrin studied music and was playing piano for about 800 people as a freshman.

Apart from his work with Day Joy, Per-ceval is also the creator of a music, art and life blog called thedropp.com, where people

from around Florida can drop music, movies and art for others in the area.

In regards to Day Joy, Perceval and Serrin are both optimistic about the band’s future.

“We are going to see this thing out,” they said. “Our dreams and passions are on these tracks. We are emotionally attached to it … We can’t imagine doing anything else.”

Isle will also be playing at Saturday’s show. IN caught up with Tobi Echevar-ria and Brandon Warren of the band that was originally called “Isles.” The band is currently wrapping up work on ten tracks, and should have a release on Bad Panda records in a couple of months. If you can’t wait until then, Isle has a demo, “East Hill,” out now on crackintheroad.com.

Recently Isle played the Pensacola Muse-um of Art during the kickoff event for Surfing Florida: A Photographic History. In addition to playing at The Handlebar, you may have caught their show at Art Party Nine.

Echevarria and Warren said their music can be classified as dreamy. Their sound is based heavily on an electronic/synth sound, with lots of reverb. Their song, “Bayview,” is a particularly haunting and lovely tune. Isle has an especially talented light show coordinator who puts together a visual for each song.

Isle is looking forward to what comes next with their music, wheth-er it be recording or performing.

“We are concentrating on this album and seeing what happens next,” Esche-

varria and Warren said. “We are interested in making other records, playing shows and meeting more and more people.”

They both have many solo projects going on as well. Warren will be playing in Imaginary Air Show the same night.

Last but certainly not least, we present El Cantador. They are an indie rock band from Mobile, Ala. IN spoke to Heath Underwood, vocals and guitar for the band.

To date, El Cantador has released the album “Orange,” in 2007, and their most recent release,

“Fools for Light.” The album is a ten track EP tagged as being of the indepen-

dent rock, Mississippi rock synth genre. El Cantador writes their own songs

and only pull out a cover or two every now and then.

“We get a wild hair every once in a while, then we stop and say, ‘Enough of that,’” Underwood said. “All of us play different instruments and write their own parts, each have their own ideas, it turns out better that way.”

The band is currently focused on recording more songs and prepping for a tour this fall. As for their upcoming show, Underwood was hesitant to nail down exactly what Pensacola can expect.

“It is up to you,” Underwood said. “We are very lyrical, all songs are different and how the songs work is different, very uplifting.”

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DAY JOY, ISLE, EL CANTADOR AND IMAGINARY AIR SHOWWHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday, September 1WHERE: Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox COST: $5DETAILS: vinylmusichall.com

“We are very lyrical, all songs are different and how the songs work is different, very uplifting.” Heath Underwood

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This week marks the beginning of the 45th academic year at the University of West Florida. If UWF were a human, at 45 we might expect it to buy a convertible or dye its hair as part of its inevitable mid-life crisis. The university is certainly pondering ques-tions about its identity and aspirations as it nears 50 years of age, but it is not the first time UWF has questioned its own direction. Over the past five decades UWF has undergone notable transformations that changed the original characteristics of the school.

When UWF opened 45 years ago, it was not a four-year institution. At that time, the state legislature was opening two-year upper level universities for juniors and seniors that were designed to work with the expanding system of “junior,” later community colleges (many of which, including Pensacola’s, have recently been branded “state colleges,” having added one or more Bachelor’s degree pro-grams). Among those was Pensacola Junior College, established in 1948. Washington Junior College opened in 1949 and, under seg-regation, provided educational opportunities for African-American students in this area.

In 1955, the Florida Legislature authorized plans to build a university in Escambia County, the sixth university in the state. UWF was ap-proved for construction just as the University of South Florida, opened in 1960, and Florida Atlantic University, opened in 1964, were drawing funds, as was the construction of 28 community colleges. The state approved the first funding for UWF’s construction in 1963. By 1964 the 1,000-acre site on the Escambia River had been selected and construction began in 1965.

The natural beauty of the campus was, and continues to be, a major selling point.

Original campus planner John Jarvis stated, “We have and are trying to retain the site, rather than deny it.” Rolling hills, the pres-ence of Thompson’s Bayou, and the view of the Escambia River were assets to maximize and made UWF “unexcelled in the state uni-versity system for its natural beauty,” one state architect believed.

Plans for the Edward Ball Nature Trail were part of the original vision and develop-ment of the campus, as was its status as a nature preserve and living biology laboratory. Buildings were constructed on a scale that complemented, rather than competed with the landscape; worn paths were common on the hilly campus and sidewalks were kept to a minimum to avoid creating large expanses of concrete. Even today, worn footpaths are present on campus, evidence of preferred routes between buildings.

In addition to its unique landscape, at its inception UWF was also quite non-traditional academically. The university’s academic programs were not arranged in traditional dis-cipline-specific colleges, but rather in “cluster colleges.” The first students arriving in fall 1967 studied in one of three cluster colleges (named Alpha, Gamma, and Omega) that housed a mixture of disparate majors. Gamma College, for instance, housed the Accounting, Biology, History, and Elementary Education programs among others. The arrangement was designed to encourage inter-disciplinary communication and collaboration, and was implemented in other universities across the country in the 1960s.

For 12 years, the cluster college model remained in place. UWF added graduate programs in 1969 and continued to grow throughout the 1970s. As it expanded and associated with other universities, professional and accrediting organizations, some felt the ar-rangement was confusing. In 1979, the colleges were rearranged into the more familiar colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education.

The early 1980s saw the move to make UWF a four-year university. In 1982, the presidents of UWF and PJC (Washington Junior College merged with PJC in the 1960s) considered merging the two schools and lob-bied the state to do so. After a bit of political back and forth, the state approved UWF as a four-year university on its own. The first fresh-man class arrived in fall of 1983. The rest (and there is much more!), as they say, is history, as will be whatever happens next at UWF. {in}

by Jessica Forbesit happened here

Jessica is a Pensacola resident with a Master’s degree in Public History. When she’s not digging up history facts, you can find her at Music Box Pensacola.

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Artist’s rendering of campus buildings, ca. 1967 / photo courtesy of the Pensacola Historical Society

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OVERDOSE OF EVIDENCE In August, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration dropped all charges against a doctor who has been at the center of a prescription-drug fraud case because, said prosecutors, they have too much evidence against him and not enough space to store it. The U.S. attorney in northern Iowa said her office needs to clear out the 400,000 paper docu-ments and two terabytes of electronic data (the latter of which under current technol-ogy takes up little space but in DEA’s anti-quated computer system hogs 5 percent of the agency’s worldwide electronic storage). The accused, Dr. Armando Angulo, has lived since 2004 in Panama, which will not extra-dite him. (He remains under indictment on state charges in Florida.)

IRONIES Karma: (1) In July a 30-year-old man suspected of skipping out on a bar bill at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manchester, N.H., did not make it far. As he tried to hop an iron fence, he impaled his leg and eventually required eight firefighters to rescue him using hydraulic cutting tools. (2) Greyston Garcia, 26, who was cleared of murder charges in January under Florida’s “stand your ground” defense (even though he had chased the victim more than a block to stab him to death after the man took his radio), was inadvertently killed in June by random gang gunfire in Miami.

• Csanad Szegedi, a member of the European Parliament representing the anti-Semitic Jobbik Party of Hungary (a party whose presidential candidate described Jews as “lice-infested”), resigned in August after admitting that he had learned two years earlier that his own mother was (and therefore he is) a Jew. Initially, Szegedi tried to quash the revelation via bribery but eventually resigned, apologized, and vowed to pay respects at Auschwitz.

ALL IN THE MIND Mark Worsfold, 54, a former British soldier and martial arts instructor, was sitting along a road on July 28 watching the Olympic men’s cycling race when he was detained because police on se-curity alert said his “behavior” had “caused concern.” According to a report in The Guardian, Worsfold, after being handcuffed and taken to a police station, was told he was arousing suspicion because he “had not been seen to be visibly enjoying the event,” to which he replied, truthfully, that he has Parkinson’s disease, which causes facial rigidity. (After two hours of detention, he was released without charges.)

• Dennis Brown, 55, was arrested in August in Tyler, Texas, after police saw him taking pictures, surreptitiously, of women and high school girls near Robert E. Lee High School. Since people in public spaces generally have no legal expectation of pri-vacy, Brown could not normally be charged with a crime. However, Brown admitted

to police that the mundane photos of the clothed women were for his sexual enjoy-ment. He was perhaps unaware of a Texas Penal Code provision that requires consent for any type of photo of another person if it is for “sexual gratification” (a motive that, regarding ordinary photographs, is nearly impossible to prove—unless the accused volunteers it).

PERSPECTIVE Problems of the First World: Third World teenagers often must deal with conscription, sweatshop labor and life as street beggars, but in affluent New York City (according to a June report in The New York Times), a major anxiety of teen and almost-teen girls is having to endure sleepaway summer camp with hairy legs. Said celebrity makeup designer Bobbi Brown, “If she’s going to be in a bunk with all these girls,” and “insecure” about lip or leg hair, “You do whatever you can do to make her feel good.” (Seemingly drawing on the Times story, Uni K Waxing of New York City announced a July-only spe-cial—with girls 15 and under receiving a 50 percent discount on bikini-waxing.)

RECURRING THEMES As the frenzied pace of contemporary life becomes less appeal-ing, Dull Men’s Clubs have grown since their News of the Weird mention in 2007. A July Wall Street Journal dispatch from Pem-broke, Mass., revealed recent themes for that club’s excitement-challenged members, including why one of them carries a spoon everywhere and the old standbys of which way toilet paper should hang and the wis-dom of a city’s street grid system. DullMen-sClub.com has about 5,000 members who always, according to legend, “think inside the box” about such topics as remembering to keep their staplers filled and which way, in airports around the world, luggage carou-sels turn (clockwise or counter- clockwise).

THE PERVO-AMERICAN COMMUNITY Christian Hobbs, 44, was arrested in Salem, N.H., in August after a woman discovered him underneath her mobile home, looking up at her through a hole in the floor of her bathroom. The woman said Hobbs had sold her the home two years ago and recently done some handyman work for her, leading to this unauthorized modification. Police said Hobbs had taken cellphone video of the woman and her toddler in the bath-room and that the food, beverages and tissues found underneath the home sug-gested that Hobbs had been there for as long as two days. {in}

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Good Eats:As a long-time vegetarian, Sluggo’s and End of the Line Cafe are my go-to eater-ies. Working at Ever’man Natural Foods for nearly three years taught me everything I know about nutrition and natural living, and I still do my shopping there since they have the best prices on local and organic produce and bulk grains. Recently, I had the incredible pleasure of experiencing one of Blake Rush-ing’s wine dinners at the Lee House.

Retail Therapy:My mother’s store, The Mole Hole, is the only place to go for greeting cards and gifts. Her taste is classic and of the highest quality. On Gallery Night, I head to Sluggo’s to see Crystal Tremer and Jennie Andrews for their beautifully handcrafted jewelry. Revolver Re-cords has the best selection of vinyl records, my preferred format. Open Books keeps well-priced used books in good rotation, and all proceeds fund the Prison Books Project.

Watering Holes:Sluggo’s is my home base. I can expect to see my friends there on any given night, or meet new kindred spirits. Patrick Bolster, Chris Brown, and Ryan Wilson at 5 1/2 Bar take very good care of me after work at Vinyl. Working at a nightclub means that on my nights off, I need a place with limited chaos, and The Elbow Room offers the fun, relaxed, liquor-drama-free atmosphere that I need.

Nightlife:When I’m not working one of the awesome shows that Vinyl has been able to bring to our previously sleepy downtown, I am usually scoping out a punk or metal show at Sluggo’s or the 309 House. As a booking agent and

former resident of the 309 House, I love to support bands that are touring independent-ly and provide a more intimate, unique space for people of all ages to see shows.

Outdoors:I love to explore Fort Pickens, the unde-veloped areas of Pensacola Beach, and the beautiful woods surrounding Blackwater River that are so rich with live oaks, long-leaf pines, and southern magnolias. If I’m not in the mood to drive, I hop on my bike or walk to the graffiti bridge on 17th and cross the trestle to Hobo Beach, particular-ly at night to see the stars and the beautiful lights of the city.

Arts & Culture:Under the tutelage of Valerie George and Joseph Herring, the Bachelors of Fine Arts students at UWF are consistently talented. Their gallery’s Genius Loci lecture series attracts artists from all over the nation. On the soundscape, I never miss a performance from Mon Cul (Keith Ansel) who in addition to being a visionary of drawing and screen-printing, blends multitudes of samples and apocalyptic doom noise, providing a glimpse into the next realm of existence.

Never Miss Events/Festivals:I know I can always count on the Greater Gulfcoast Arts Festival to bring a diverse selection of artists and craftsmen to Seville Square that beautiful, crisp first weekend of November each year. The Greek Festival is a Pensacola legacy and offers exciting entertainment and delicious food, even for vegetarians such as myself. DeLuna Fest and the Hangout Festival have been a powerful economic boost for area businesses. {in}

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Eliza EspyDay Job: Production Assistant at Vinyl Music Hall, Chef at The Leisure ClubPensacola Resident Since: Day one of my life. Born and raised, bred and buttered.

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