Clune and Stringfield use a wide range of historical and archaeological records, and spiced with traditional period recipes, to provide a unique look into the daily lives of the people who endured hardship, disease, and hurricanes to settle the Gulf coast frontier. The result is a highly readable account of a city with a rich and fascinating past.
Radical subcultures in an unlikely place Told in personal interviews, this is the collective story of a punk community in an unlikely town and region, a hub of radical counterculture that drew artists and musicians from throughout the conservative South and earned national renown. The house at 309 6th Avenue has long been a crossroads for punk rock, activism, veganism, and queer culture in Pensacola, a quiet Gulf Coast city at the border of Florida and Alabama. In this book, residents of 309 narrate the colorful and often comical details of communal life in the crowded and dilapidated house over its 30-year existence. Terry Johnson, Ryan “Rymodee” Modee, Gloria Diaz, Skott Cowgill, and others tell of playing in bands including This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb, operating local businesses such as End of the Line Cafe, forming feminist support groups, and creating zines and art. Each voice adds to the picture of a lively community that worked together to provide for their own needs while making a positive, lasting impact on their surrounding area. Together, these participants show that punk is more than music and teenage rebellion. It is about alternatives to standard narratives of living, acceptance for the marginalized in a rapidly changing world, and building a sense of family from the ground up. Including photos by Cynthia Connolly and Mike Brodie, A Punkhouse in the Deep South illuminates many individual lives and creative endeavors that found a home and thrived in one of the oldest continuously inhabited punkhouses in the United States.
Every community wants to become a great place to live and work. The why is no mystery: We want to create a place our children and grandchildren will want to be. We also know the what: We need to attract investments, provide good jobs, and create lively downtowns where citizens will want to work, live, shop and play. What s usually missing is the how. In Building a Vibrant Community, Quint Studer addresses all three aspects, but mainly focuses on the last one. How can your community get from where it is now to where it wants to be?
A collection of recipes and entertaining ideas representing a heritage of graciousness and hospitality - a blending of the flavor of the past with the convenience of today. "Some Like It South!" features recipes rich in Southern tradition, which reflects the diversity of the people of Pensacola. A treasure for those who like to cook and eat. Recipient of 2005 Writer's Digest Magazine Cookbook Honorable Mention Award.
Some wise person once said, "If you know one child with autism, you know one child with autism." In Embracing Mrs. Mommy, Living with, Learning from and Loving Someone with Autism, Rocky Bowers Parra provides snapshots of daily life with Matthew, her youngest child. Diagnosed on the autism spectrum at three years old, Matthew positively impacts Rocky and her family in ways they never imagined. Rocky and her family began advocating for autism acceptance and awareness soon after his diagnosis. Five years ago she began to write about their experiences as a way to promote awareness. It grew into something more. By sharing their experience, Rocky hopes to help other families and individuals impacted by autism find the good in their situations, celebrate their successes (big or small) and most importantly, feel the love of someone who has walked before them. Special needs parenting and family life can sometimes feel lonely and isolated, this book will let families know they are not alone. The road is bumpy and not without the occasional detour, but there is a way forward, you just have to follow the path and embrace it.
Discover the ghostly legends of this Florida Panhandle city . . . includes photos! The seaport of Pensacola may boast the world’s whitest beaches, but there’s a darker history in America’s first settlement . . . It’s no surprise that one of the nation’s oldest cities is also among the most haunted, with culturally diverse spirits from the ages of the Spanish founders and British settlers through the turbulent era of the Civil War. Author and expert Alan Brown presents a survey of unexplained mysteries at Pensacola’s eerie landmarks. The infamous haunted lighthouse, the ghosts of St. Michael’s Cemetery, and the tale of the headless woman of Romana Street are just a few of the chilling stories recounted in Haunted Pensacola.
