After all the votes were counted, one sandwich stood above all others as Panama City Beach’s number #1 sandwich. By your vote, the resounding winner isLiza’s Kitchen’s Hippy Chick, a filling, delicious panini-baked treat that if you haven’t tried yet, you’re behind the times, my friend. Here’s the low down on this tasty dish.

While the Hippy Chick may be Liza’s Kitchen’s signature and most beloved sandwich, it wasn’t the first sandwich on the menu. “When we we’re making the switch from fine dining to lunches, we spent a lot of time thinking about what sandwiches we wanted to make.” Says, Mike Meek, head chef and one of Liza’s owners. “We knew we wanted the portebello and the roast beef pimento. In fact, the sandwich we thought was going to be the most popular was the turkey brie. But it’s the Hippy Chick. By far the favorite.”

An absolutely dynamite sandwich, the Hippy Chick’s ingredients consist of a carefully chosen array of flavors; freshly made focaccia bread, goat cheese, roasted chicken, roasted red pepper, spinach and a spicy mustard made in-house. All of it is pressed together in a panini-press and heated all the way through. What you have then is perfectly seasoned meat, zesty spice and melted goat cheese to smooth the whole thing over, giving you a spicy kick in a creamy first bite.

Head over to Liza’s and have a Hippy Chick. It’s not only a tasty sandwich, it is the undisputed, BEST sandwich on Panama City Beach.

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Wines to be Poured

Gaja | Mount Veeder | Beringer Private Reserve Chardonnay | Argyle

Get your tickets! General Admission $50. Visit http://www.tasteofthebeachfla.com/

It’s been said of Johnny Rawl’s blues, “You can’t re-invent the wheel but you can still make top of the line tires.” Johnny no more invented the blues than Cadillac invented the car, but when you hear it live, you will think he was the inspiration for it all. Equal parts Southern, soulful blues and dazzling showmanship, the Johnny Rawl’s live show in arguably the purest blues in America.

Johnny has appeared on the cover of the April 2002 Living Blues Magazine and has been nominated four times for the W.C. Handy Award. His most recent award came from the West Coast Blues Hall of Fame for RB Male Vocalist of the Year 2006.

Johnny has performed at the Chicago Blues Festival twice, The Russian River Blues Festival, The King Biscuit Blues Festival, The Portland Waterfront Blues Festival, Poconos, as well as festivals in Sweden and Poland. He tours constantly, playing well over 200 dates a year. He can also be heard on XM radio’s Bluesville. Whether he is playing in a small club or a large blues festival, Johnny gives it his all and the crowds love him!

When: Friday October 16th 8:00 p.m.

Where: Pineapple Willy’s Pier Bar on Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach

The festival features noted jazz artists playing a variety of jazz styles including mainstream, classic, Dixieland, and Latin.

Fest ‘09 headliners include J.B. Scott/Lisa Kelly Swinging All-Stars (Jacksonville); Longineu Parsons Quintet (Tallahassee); Jazz vocalist Giacomo Gates (New York City, NY); and Victor Payano Quartet (Orlando).

Admission is free.

A stage:
10:30- Blue Eclipse
11:10- Element 55
11:50- Storage 24
12:30- Aerias
1:10- Mid Summer Classic

B stage:
10:50- Steel Fading
11:30- Dead Ringers Guild
12:10- Red Hour
12:50- Shadow Life
1:30- Mara Dona

Here is the photo recap:

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Weekend Wednesday is all about giving you an early start on the weekend. All the events and specials throughout the weekend all in one place and posted on hump day so you may plan accordingly. Below is enough fun to keep your weekend full and exciting.

Fall is in FULL Swing!

Weather Report

Friday, High 74 – 30% Chance of Rain

Saturday, High 69  – 0% Chance of Rain

Sunday, High 68 – 0% Chance of Rain

Thursday October 15th 2009

Visual Arts Center – Animals & Architecture Watercolors by Don Taylor

Margaritaville – Barry Fish Band LIVE

Downtown Panama City – Scarecrow Festival – Create Your Own Scarecrow – All Day

The Hangout on S. Thomas – Shag-A-Rama – Free Shag Dance Lessons w/ Beach Shaggers – 12PM – 12AM

Little Black Dress Night At the Boatyard – Women Accessorize in Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness – 7PM Until

Club Oxygen – DJ Doc Roc – Ladies Drink Free 9-12 – $1 draft

Coconuts – Fifth Street Poker League @ Coconuts 4PM

Friday October 16th 2009

Jazz By The Bay – Free festival; music, food and sunshine – Oaks-By-The-Bay Park

Murder Mystery Dinner Cruise – Betsy Ann Riverboat  – Ship leaves 6:30 www.betsyannriverboat.net

Cole Bros Circus of the Stars – Wheel of Destiny, acrobats, aerial ballet, clowns, elephants & camels – Bay County Fairgrounds

Barkin on the Bay – Live Music, Food and Charity – Bay Point Marriot – 9AM – 4PM

Visual Arts Center – Animals & Architecture Watercolors by Don Taylor

Start! Heart Walk – Promoting Healthy Living – Pier Park 5:30PM

Martin Theater – Marrakesh Express will perform hits by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – 7:30PM

Downtown Panama City – Scarecrow Festival – Create Your Own Scarecrow – All Day

The Hangout on S. Thomas – Shag-A-Rama – Free Shag Dance Lessons w/ Beach Shaggers – 12PM – 12AM

Coconuts – LADIES’ NIGHT! Free well drinks for the ladies from 10PM to Midnight!

Club Oxygen – Unforgiven Friday 2-4-1 Everything 7-9 – Ladies Drink FREE 10-1

Margaritaville – Lennie Jennings LIVE

Hofbrau Beer Garden – Free Beer Friday – Free Beer at 6 pm

Spinnaker’s – LIVE music with SOULHAVEN

Club La Vela – Battle of the Bands  – 2 Nights 20 Bands

Saturday October 17th 2009

Saturday Morning Movies – Grand Theater – $3 gets you movie, popcorn and drinks – SHREK

Jazz By The Bay – Free festival; music, food and sunshine – Oaks-By-The-Bay Park

Panama City POPS Orchestra – Anything Goes – 7:30 PM at Arnold High School Auditorium

Barkin on the Bay – Live Music, Food and Charity – Bay Point Marriot – 9AM – 4PM

Downtown Panama City – Scarecrow Festival – Create Your Own Scarecrow – All Day

Cole Bros Circus of the Stars – Wheel of Destiny, acrobats, aerial ballet, clowns, elephants & camels – Bay County Fairgrounds

St. Andrews Waterfront Market – Fresh Produce, Arts, Crafts and Seafood in Downtown PC

Margaritaville – Jason Grandy LIVE

Club La Vela – Battle of the Bands  – 2 Nights 20 Bands

Spinnaker’s – LIVE music with SOULHAVEN

Club Oxygen – Sinful Saturday 2-4-1 Everything 7-9 – $1 drinks 9-12 – $5 Jagerbombs All Night

Hofbrau Beer Garden -Strong Man Contest

Sunday October 18th 2009

Cole Bros Circus of the Stars – Wheel of Destiny, acrobats, aerial ballet, clowns, elephants & camels – Bay County Fairgrounds

Downtown Panama City – Scarecrow Festival – Create Your Own Scarecrow – All Day

Margaritaville – Jason Grandy LIVE

Spinnaker’s – Sindustry Sunday – All SIN & VIP & SUPER Cardholders get $2 Premium Drinks 11pm-close.

Our Suggestions:

This will be the first cool weekend weather of the year and perfect for getting out. Families will have a blast this weekend at the downtown Panama City “Jazz By The Bay”. Food, music, fun and amazing fall weather.

Couples, you’ll definitely want to take the “Mystery Dinner Cruise” on the Betsy Ann Riverboat. It’s fun, romantic and the food will be amazing. Just go to www.betsyannriverboat.net for more information.

Clubber’s, There is no better place to be this weekend than Club La Vela’s battle of the bands. It will be 20 amazing bands rocking out the stage to show you why they are the best.

Have a happy weekend everyone and remember if you want to add an event to Weekend Wednesday just email me cebo@toocreative.com

Salt Water

MEXICO BEACH/PORT ST JOE OFFSHORE

The King mackerel bite improved this week and were hitting flat lines or trolling Mann’s Stretch 25’s and 30’s. Spanish mackerel and bluefish schools are at the buoy line and around the Air Force tower. A few schools of Spanish are scattered along the beaches and in St. Joe Bay. You can catch them by throwing gotcha lures, spoons, or any variety of plugs.

ST JOSEPH BAY

Redfish are the hot bite right now. Fishing a live shrimp under a Cajun thunder is working the best. A real hot spot for reds as reported are the grass flats and sand bars around Black’s island. Using this same rig in the same areas is also producing some decent trout. For artificial, use a gold spoon or a topwater plug at first light. A few more pompano catches reported along the shore of Mexico Beach using a pink pompano jig, and inside crooked island sound are some large Spanish mackerel working and are being caught on live LY’s and rattletraps.

PANAMA CITY OFFSHORE AND BAYS

Schools of Bonita can be found all over inshore right now. Free-line cigar minnows or herring, or throw jigs and spoons for a lot of action. The King mackerel are still biting very well from the beach out to 40 miles. Grouper have slowed way down. To find them, fish well offshore from 20 plus miles out. Use large live baits. Wahoo are being caught from 20-40 miles out. Hi speed trollers, like the Yo Zuri Bonita, are a sure bet. Lots of AJ’s are still being caught around the 100’ mark over bridge spans and large wrecks. Big hard tails are the best bet for keeper AJ’s.

ST. ANDREWS BAY SYSTEM

Flounder are just beginning their migration out of the bay and some smaller fish have been found around the inshore buoys. Slowly drag live bull minnows across the bottom to catch these fish. The Redfish action is heating up on the flats in East and West Bays. Slowly and quietly drift the flats in 3 feet or less water using a ½ ounce Gold Spoon or your favorite Top-water Plug. The Bull Reds are still being caught with live shrimp and pinfish around the jetties. Trout are biting well on the flats in 3 to 5 feet of water with top-water lures early and live shrimp or Gulp under a popping cork later. Larger Trout are being caught free-lining live Alewives. Mangrove Snappers are very plentiful under the bridges and at the jetties. Use live shrimp. King Mackerel are being caught regularly off the new city pier along with Spanish, Bluefish, Lady Fish, Redfish and a few Flounder. Ladyfish, Bluefish, and Spanish mackerel are biting well at the jetties on spoons and Gotcha Plugs.

DESTIN

Fishing is very good right now over the past week there have been some very nice catches of Yellowfin tuna, Blackfin tuna and Dolphin on the off shore scene. Trey Windes caught a nice blue marlin on Wednesday at the knuckle.

Kings and blackfin tuna are still good near shore mixed with a few dolphin. The bottom fishing has been good for amberjack and grouper. In the bay the reds are very good with some nice trout but not many numbers of them. Plenty of flounder are in the harbor but there are some throwbacks there.

The pier is getting a few kings, ladyfish and blues.

FRESH WATER

The largemouth bass are at the tributaries and hitting spinner baits regularly. For the big boys, fish big 10-12” worms in dark colors around the tree trunks

For more information on Panama City Beach fishing go to www.halfhitch.com

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1. Cirque Dreams Illuminations 7:30PM – Marina Civic Center

Cirque Dreams Illumination is a bustling city of generalities set in a landscape of dreams, towering buildings and infinite possibilities. Ablaze with lights and activities, objects and shapes transform into windows and stairways that lead beyond imagination.

City dwellers collect objects that are balanced beyond belief, linemen delicately walk wires, daredevils leap tall buildings and flyers redefine the risks of flight. Everyday occurrences are transformed into astounding feats performed by an international cast of acrobatic urbanites, flexible fanatics, world-class athletes, musicians and more. This action packed Cirque Dream is enhanced with over 100 inventive costumes and set in a fantastical cityscape of dimension and special effects. Cirque Dreams Illumination will surpass its jaw dropping, family friendly spectacle proclamation by the Los Angeles Times and exhilarate audiences of all ages.

For more information http://www.marinaciviccenter.com

2. Playhouse Disney Live: Mickey, Pooh, Handy Mandy and the Little Einstiens – 3-6PM – Marina Civic Center

Celebrate with your Playhouse Disney pals in “Playhouse Disney LIVE!”. In this brand new live show, you’re invited to the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse as Mickey plans a spectacular music party for all his friends. Pooh, Tigger and Darby spring into action to search for music in the Hundred Acre Wood, and Handy Manny and his team of tools find the perfect party beat. The Little Einsteins set off on a musical mission around the world to find a song for the party – with the help of Rocket, of course! Laugh, sing and play along, ’cause your favorite Playhouse Disney pals are live on stage, and you’re invited to join the party!

For more information http://www.marinaciviccenter.com

3. Scarecrow Festival

Pack up the entire family and head down to Historic St. Andrews Waterfont and design your own scarecrow.

The scarecrow festival starts Friday, October 9th with scarecrows displayed in Beck Avenue storefronts and public spaces. Stroll through our beautiful downtown and view the whimsical scarecrows that businesses, organization and individuals have created. Then, on October 24th, be sure to join us for the judging of the scarecrows and the many activities planned throughout our waterfront district from 11am – 6:30 pm.

4. Ghost Walk and History Tour – Saturday Oct 10

Camp Helen State Park and the Friends of Camp Helen invite everyone to the Fourth Annual Halloween Ghost Walk and History Tour. Camp Helen has a long and varied history, stories and spooky lore that will be shared with visitors while touring the newly restored park buildings.

Ghosts, Indians, Pirates and members of the Hicks and Comer families will be brought to life through story and song. Parking will be located at the Winn Dixie parking lot, 1 mile east of the park at the junction of US 98 and Alt US 98. Free shuttle buses will run all evening during the event. Parking within the park will be limited to handicapped visitors only. Please be aware that the ground is rough in some places. Flashlights are recommended and children are welcome and encouraged to wear costumes. Spooky treats of Shipwreck Cookies and Witch’s Cauldron Punch will be served to all who attend!

5.Pineapple Willy’s Pier Bar Blues Concerts

Performing live this weekend at Pineapple Willy’s Pier Bar, two amazing blues bands, the Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band and The Nouveaux Honkies.

Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band crosses the barriers between indie rock/punk rock kids, scenesters, and traditional blues fans. At a BDB show, one is likely to get a taste of a myriad of genres fraternizing under one immensely eclectic umbrella. Frequent touring has allowed the Reverend’s band to perfect their bluesy show, giving showgoers a full-on experience they’ll be talking about for years.

The Nouveaux Honkies is not your typical blues band. They are musical mayhem concealed by a smooth delivery. They are tattoos under an evening dress. They are a bandwagoned sound what will leave you cheering and speechless at the same time.

For more information and show times, check out www.willyspierbar.com