Inweekly

By Rob Brezsny Week of August 27 ARIES (March 21-April 19): On the sci‑fi TV show Stargate SG‑1, benevolent aliens known as the Asgard visit Earth to seek assistance from a secret US government team. The ultra-advanced, hyper-intelligent Asgard have been unable to defeat their great nemesis, another alien species called the Replicators. Their hope is that their primitive partners, the humans, might stumble onto some basic, straightforward answer that their own sophisticated minds can’t see.

Nonprofits & Fundraisers Save Our Shelters Sip and Shop Save our shelters program is having a Sip and Shop fundraiser at 1st Impressions Gift Boutique Nursery, located at 11545 Sorrento Road, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29. Cost is $20 per attendee, which includes a large variety of sips, and a food truck will be on site. Proceeds go toward spay/neuter in the community. Play it Forward: A Mahjong Open Play Benefit for Rally Foundation Event is 1-4:30 p.m. at Rusted Mercantile, 130 S.

Winners Marcus Michles The University of West Florida announced last week a major partnership with Michles & Booth to support Argonaut Athletics as UWF transitions to NCAA Division I competition. Michles & Booth will become the “Official Law Firm of UWF Athletics,” name the press tower pavilion at the new Darrell Gooden Stadium and serve as the program’s first-ever uniform patch sponsor. The firm’s logo will appear on uniforms for football, cross country and swimming and diving.

Community, Media & Culture Best Nonprofit Winner: Pensacola Habitat For Humanity Ballet Pensacola Fiesta Pensacola Pensacola Children’s Chorus Best Charity Event Winner: Children’s Treasure Hunt (Fiesta Pensacola) Cabaret (Pensacola Little Theatre) Ovation (Pensacola Children’s Chorus) Pensacola Paw-di Gras (WolfGang) Best Place to Work Winner: Navy Federal Credit Union Global Learning Academy Gulf Winds Credit Union University of West Florida Best Boss Winner: Bridget Middleton (Fiesta...

Community, Media + Culture 309 Punk Project 309punkproject.org If you had to define your business with just a tagline, sentence or phrase, what would it be? The oldest punkhouse in the South. Who or what inspires you to be your best? The community’s trust and investment in our work inspires us to keep producing amazing stuff. What do you appreciate most about your team and/or the people you serve? Our team—our board, volunteers, supporters, our artists in residence—they are just the greatest.

Last week, we printed 84 pages—which is about four times the size of a normal Inweekly issue—but even that wasn’t enough to cover all the Best of the Coast bases. So we came back, as always, for round two: Rest of the Best. In this issue, we’re celebrating the runners up and giving them their own moment in the spotlight. We’re also re-printing the complete 2026 winners and runners up list, in case you missed something or just want to read it again.

By Rick Outzen Two days after the Aug. 18 primary, The Floridian published a hit piece on Joe Vinson, a No Party Affiliation (NPA) candidate challenging incumbent District 4 Escambia County Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger, a Republican. The Floridian focuses primarily on Florida and national politics, cheering for President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republican leaders.

PENSACOLA HISTORY SHIPPED Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola has permanently transferred more than 900 boxes of archaeological artifacts and records to the University of Georgia (UGA), completing a large-scale relocation effort on Aug. 12 aimed at improving the long-term care of the Navy’s historical collections. Chief Petty Officer Ian Cotter reported to local media on the transfer, which the NAS Pensacola Public Works Department spearheaded.

By the Editors at Andrews McMeel There’s Gold in Them Thar Walls Construction workers in Belgium struck gold while working on a new sewer line in an old building—literally $10.4 million worth of gold, BBC reported on Aug. 14. Workers removed part of the cellar wall and discovered a wealth of gold coins and bars, which they initially mistook for euros. They called the police, who recorded the haul and moved the gold to a secure federal vault.

Ballet Pensacola 400 S. Jefferson St., balletpensacola.org If you had to define your business with just a tagline, sentence or phrase, what would it be? Enhancing the cultural life of the community by developing an appreciation and knowledge of dance, producing quality dance performances and exceptional dance training. Who or what inspires you to be your best?