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There is something special going on when it comes to athletes in this area.

And often, those athletes will find their way to the pro level.

Paige Phillips has spent her high school career at Milton as one of the area’s best scoring threats.

This fall, she’ll still be in the area as she takes the field for Pensacola State’s first-ever women’s soccer team.

Gary Graham is the new head coach of the Pensacola Ice Flyers.

He’s no stranger to the city or the team, having coached them to their first SPHL championship in franchise history in 2013. He replaces Rod Aldoff.

A new restaurant in Navarre is on the horizon where the old Helen Back Pizza used to be. The restaurant chain Fatboys has announced they expect to open later this year. They are well known for their burgers, wings and more. You can read all about it on our Business page (4A).

I am crazy about aircraft of all kinds but get particularly excited over military aircraft.

Living in Navarre nestled among the many military bases and airfields, I’m three-for-three in the real estate maxim, location-location-location.

July is here and as I’m writing this – the fourth is tomorrow.

By the time you receive this, July 4, 2023, will be a two-day-old memory. However, I have some trivia for you to use next year. These are referenced from a “Good Housekeeping” article, but double checked with personal comments by yours truly.

I don’t fly as much as I did earlier in ministry when I traveled to speak at various conferences. My most recent flying experience has not made me eager to fly more.

I was traveling to the Evangelical Free Church of America’s biennial conference at Fullerton E-Free Church where well-known pastor Chuck Swindoll ministered for several decades.

Politicians could learn a thing or two from sports. And they could learn a thing or two sooner rather than later.

In sports, there is no fighting over which party is right or wrong and we don’t ever hear stories of an athlete not being qualified to play a certain position on the field or court because of his or her political affiliation.

We wrote a few stories about the owner of the 23.2 acres across from Springhill Suites “threatening” or “promising” to build three 16-story buildings having 697 residential condominiums, 148 condo/hotel units and 10,000 square feet for retail use – because it has come up at county meetings.

The beach traffic seems to have calmed down a bit since Memorial Day weekend and the weekend before. I try to go to the beach when all the locals are leaving.

As a local, you have an advantage to plan to go when the timing is right because, hopefully, we have many opportunities to go. I apply the same principle when I go to Destin during the summer. First of all, I do my best not to go during the summer.