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FEATURES
WOMEN ’ S HISTORY
SPECIAL ISSUE
On The Cover Women Making A Difference :
Starting on page 8
CONTENTS
The Lifestyle Magazine on the Great Gulf Coast Volume 27 Issue 1 • April 2018
32 Dr . Lusharon Wiley , Director of Culture , Innisfree Hotels 08 Ashley Ruiz , Local Meteorologist , Chasing Her Dreams One Storm at a Time 18 Kaitlin Wright , WEAR ’ s Meteorologist : Striving to Be the Best She Can Be 12 Ann Richard - Author , Director , and Producer 28 Holly Shelton – Singer , Actor , and Entertainer 30 Jacqueline Miles – Publisher of the Gulf Coast Voice Newspaper
DEPARTMENTS
EDITORIAL :
04 Notes from the Director of Operations
COMMUNITY :
34 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida Announces Sponsor for The Big Scoop 2018
05 Men Who Cook 2018 – A Fundraiser for PACE Center for Girls
ENTERTAINMENT :
36 ” Wakanda Forever Night ” at Soulful Sundays 20 A Gathering of Women – “ Their Joy and Laughter Filled All the Spaces ” 24 Connecting the Community Through Dance
POEM SPOTLIGHT :
38 A bowl of cereal
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