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Go Fish?

A Look at the Debate Surrounding Pensacola's Proposed Fish Hatchery

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by Rick Outzen

GAETZ TO THE RESCUE I appreciate when a politician breaks ranks and looks past the surface of an issue to take a stand that his party might not initially approve of. We live in an age of sound bites and tweets that offer little room for in depth analysis or thoughtful reflection. Most would rather avoid the fight.

State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) has surprised me with his support for a bill that will legalize the type of medical marijuana known as Charlotte’s Web. He is willing to take the political risk to help parents like Peyton and Holley Moseley whose daughter RayAnn deals with hundreds of epileptic seizures a week. Charlotte’s Web has helped others with a similar condition, including Charlotte Figi for whom the strain of cannabis was named.

Figi was having 300 seizures a week and had lost had the ability to walk, talk and eat until the oil from the Charlotte’s Web was added to her food. Today she is a thriving little girl.

The Moseleys want the same for their daughter. Gaetz is trying to find sponsors for the bill during this legislative session.

Charlotte’s Web is different from other strains of marijuana. It has been successfully crossbred so that it’s low in THC, the compound that gives the user a high. The plant is instead high in CBD, which has

medicinal properties but no psychoactivity.

Scientists believe the CBD is what quiets the excessive electrical and chemical activity in the brain that causes seizures.

Clouding the political landscape is the ballot initiative for medical marijuana that the Florida Supreme Court approved to be placed on the ballot next November. The Moseleys and others who support Charlotte’s Web fear that lawmakers will turn away from the Gaetz-backed bill because their constituents might confuse the two.

The ballot initiative, if passed, would allow any marijuana to be prescribed.

Lawmakers living in conservative districts will avoid it more than a photo op with Bill Clinton. If they believe that voters in their district can’t distinguish the House bill from the ballot initiative, then the Charlotte’s Web bill will have a difficult time passing both the Florida House and Senate and getting signed by Gov. Rick Scott, who also faces re-election.

The difference maker could be Matt Gaetz, who chairs the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee. He has the legislative experience and political acumen to communicate why the Charlotte’s Web bill is a health issue, not a drug issue.

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The meet ups are intended to draw people of all levels of Bitcoin knowledge according to local attorney Alistair McKenzie, who organized the first meet up. “Our goal is to educate people about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and to build the economy out further with that stuff in Pensacola,” McKenzie explained to the IN after the event.

McKenzie estimated that between 20 to 22 people drifted in and out over the course of the informal meeting, many of whom were already familiar with Bitcoin.

For those who were not, the organizers and attendees were happy to introduce and explain the concept of digital currency, even providing packets of information containing links to podcasts, videos, and articles.

The Magnolia, the event host, as well as Open Books, is now accepting Bitcoin payments. “Kiley and I rarely do anything traditionally, so this new idea was not very difficult to digest,” said The Magnolia’s Bill Manning of his and co-owner Kiley Bolster’s decision to delve into Bitcoin.

McKenzie said that the group welcomes the opportunity to assist businesses and individuals alike to understand and utilize Bitcoin in the future.

The next Pensacola Bitcoin Meetup will be held at 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 22 at The Magnolia. To learn more about the local meetups visit: facebook.com/pensacolabitcoinmeetups.

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State College have received the Pensacola Pledge Scholarship since 2012. These students were honored at a reception downtown at SoGourmet Pensacola on January 22, 2014.

“It’s important for the recipients to meet and talk with community leaders and advocates for education.

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Hosted by scholarship founders Quint and Rishy Studer, the reception also provided the students with a unique opportunity to network with community leaders who are dedicated to education and transforming the lives of students.

As per scholarship requirements, each of these students have graduated from high schools within the City of Pensacola. It is the Studers’ desire to provide greater access to higher education to local high school students like these that led them to begin the scholarship fund. In addition to financial support, scholars will be acknowledged at city and community events such as Pensacola Blue Wahoos Baseball games, UWF and PSC events and graduation. They will also have the opportunity to serve as representatives of their institution and mentors to future City of Pensacola graduates at recruitment events, open houses and in transition programs.

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“I was very happy to learn that I was a recipient of the Pensacola Pledge Scholarship. I am so thankful to the Studers for their generous, financial support towards my higher education. I hope one day I will be able to help other students achieve their goal just as they have helped me.”

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“The University of West Florida and Pensacola State College play critical roles in the economic development of our city and region. Education breaks down barriers and provides transformative opportunities, so it’s our hope that with this gift, the recipients will have greater access to higher education in a way that would feed the development of our community.”

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The Pensacola Pledge Scholars program began in 2012 and is sponsored by Quint and Rishy Studer.

Their gift of $1 million is designated to provide scholarships to the University of West Florida and Pensacola State College. Qualified seniors residing in the City of Pensacola and graduating from an Escambia County public high school may apply. The program awards eligible recipients attending UWF $2,000 per academic year and those attending PSC $1,200 per academic year.

The Studers’ gift is an effort to provide greater access to higher education in a way that feeds development of the Pensacola community.

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Go Fish?

A Look at the Debate Surrounding Pensacola's Proposed Fish Hatchery

BY JESSICA FORBES

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espite its relatively unglamorous aura, the Florida Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Hatchery and Enhancement Center — commonly referred to as “the hatchery” — has inched toward the spotlight in recent months, due in no small part to the increasing controversy it is evoking.

What grabs the attention of some previously disinterested parties is the fact that the funding for the proposed hatchery — currently estimated to be $18.8 million — would

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come from the first wave of money that BP has committed as part of the National Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Also significant is the proposed location of the hatchery at Bruce Beach, a cityowned, 5.5 acre piece of land on Pensacola Bay, immediately west of the Community Maritime Park and Pensacola Bayfront Stadium. If current plans took shape, the city would lease the property to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Com-

mission (FWC) for $1 a year for 50 years.

FWC would operate the hatchery, where sport fish would be hatched, grown to a small size, and then released at locations throughout the Northern Gulf.

The hatchery is one of 44 Phase III Early Restoration projects proposed and would utilize approximately $18.8 million of $58 million that has been allotted for 30 projects in Florida, part of the $627 million dedicated to Phase III projects in the five affected states along the Gulf of Mexico.

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View of the southern tip of Bruce Beach in the distance, from the Community Maritime Park / photo by Samantha Crooke NRDA is a process required by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, enacted in the wake of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. One of the act’s primary intents is “to restore natural resources that are injured and services that are lost as a result of oil spills.”

On April 20, 2011, exactly one year after the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig and the beginning of the oil spill, BP agreed to pay up to $1 billion toward Early Restoration projects as part of the spill’s NRDA. The Early Restoration money — two phases of which have already rolled out — allows the trustees to move forward in addressing injuries caused by the spill while the extent of the injuries is still being determined, meaning the $1 billion already agreed upon is effectively a down payment on whatever ultimate amount the NRDA trustees conclude will restore the Gulf to its pre-spill condition.

The proposed Florida Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Hatchery for Bruce Beach would be the first of its kind in Florida, an “enhancement facility” for raising stock fish for recreational angling, where fish are spawned and raised to small size, then released into the wild “to enhance existing populations.”

Since final approval is pending until after the public comment period closes, no engineers or architects have been enlisted for project design purposes. Conceptual plans FWC presents intend for the tanks where the fish would actually be raised — up to 5 million small fish a year — to be located entirely indoors. The effluent from the hatchery would be treated and then discharged into a pond and marshes constructed outside of the building, which are planned to connect with existing marshes on the site. Aquatic plants in the marshes would act as filters before the water would, eventually, be

discharged into the bay.And while several local sports fishermen support the initiative as a way to enhance the multi-billion dollar a year recreational angling industry in Florida, independent environmental scientists have been raising concerns, citing dubious results from similar hatcheries in other states, and contending that improving water quality and habitat should take priority over simply introducing more fish into the Gulf.

At this point in the process, the money for the hatchery has been allocated, but not awarded. The project is in its public review/ comment period through February 19.

As with many projects, politics, science and public opinion are converging in the debate. And for the next few weeks that debate will continue and call into question whether an experimental hatchery facility best addresses issues in the Gulf resulting from the oil spill.

“The project is a Gulf-wide project,” explained Gil McRae, the director of the FWC’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), headquartered in St. Petersburg, Fla. “The siting of the hatchery in Pensacola is just because we’ve talked to the city in the past about potentially putting a facility there, but we will be looking at potential release sites throughout the Northern Gulf.”

The thought is that the stocking of fish raised at the Florida Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Hatchery will compensate for “lost recreational use” in the Gulf caused by the BP oil spill by restoring the opportunity for recreational angling caused by closure of the waters, and also damage to public perception of the health of the Gulf and its impact on sports fishing.

Lost recreational use is one of the affected areas identified by the NRDA trustees for restoration. McRae explained that closing the Gulf to fishing had a significant economic impact, which is why the Early Restoration projects focus on that category. “We know there is significant injury in that category, and that the crediting we give BP for these early restoration projects in that area is not going to exceed the ultimate injury.”

The trustees are representatives from federal and state agencies who are designated to act on behalf of the public to assess damages caused by spills and implement restoration of the injured natural resources and services.

BP and the Deepwater Horizon NRDA trustees - representatives from each affected state, and from federal agencies including the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - must negotiate and agree on each of the projects to quantify their merits in a "crediting" system, which allows BP to offset a portion of their total liability.

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The BP funding would allow FWC to expand its Florida Marine Fisheries Enhancement Initiative (FMFEI), including stocking projects and habitat restoration.

FWC currently operates the Stock Enhancement Research Facility (SERF) in Manatee County, a research hatchery that has been in operation since April 1988. It is the only saltwater hatchery that the state operates, and is not set up for the large-scale production planned for the Pensacola facility.

“This is part of a bigger effort that we’ve rolled out over a number of years,” McRae told the crowd at a public meeting at Sanders Beach Community Center in September 2013. “This project has been conceptualized for a long time. Only recently have we sort of brought it to the point where it’s ready to be shown to the public and get your opinion on it.”

An educational component is also planned for the hatchery to draw visitors to the facility.

“We’re going to do everything we can to expand and build as much of that education and outreach into the project as we could,” McRae stated. “It’s not something we could really get BP to agree to in the crediting context of the project, so we’re looking for partners to come in and help us expand that component.”

Part of the anticipated collaborations for educational efforts would include documenting the history of the property, which, for many years under segregation, was a beach designated for African-Americans and served as a community gathering place.

“We’re committed to working with the community to make sure that historical use is properly recognized as part of this project,” McRae said in September. “We intend to partner with universities and other research organizations to run this. We don’t want this to be a fully government-run operation. We want it to be a partnership and part of the community.”

As for the science, McRae stated that of the experiments based from SERF, releasing redfish into Tampa Bay has been the largest to date. “We got a real good idea of the best combination of size of fish to be stocked, the habitats to place them in and the timing relative to the seasonality the fish normally experience.

“We’re going to have a very extensive post-stocking monitoring program to evaluate stocking as a management tool. We want to build the body of science and get ready for that increasing trend in angling that we know is going to continue to go up,” McRae said.

FWC has regularly named three species — red drum (redfish), spotted sea trout and flounder — as potential initial focus species for the hatchery. As McRae explained, they have the production and monitoring methodology worked out for those species.

FWC is welcoming input from local anglers

as well, taking suggestions of species they would like to see raised at the facility.

McRae explains that all fish raised in the hatchery, after being certified as healthy by an aquatic veterinarian, would be released only in areas where “high quality” habitat — submerged seagrass — exists, to provide the fish a place to hide from predators and eat.

FWC presently envisions a system of three hatcheries serving as “core facilities” for enhancement programs, one in the Panhandle and one each on the east and west coasts of Florida. The Pensacola facility is the only one to reach the current level of conceptualization and possible funding. “As we learn more about what we’re able to do in Pensacola, we’ll probably adjust our thinking on the nature of those other core facilities and what they focus on and what their production capacity would be,” McRae said.

“The reality is, depending on what species we raise and again, we’re leaving that open because we want the local fishing community to be involved in that decision, we’re going to be going to different places and different habitats.”

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The word “hatchery” has been in the air in Pensacola to some degree since June 2011. At that time, only two months after BP had agreed to pay up to $1 billion for early restoration projects under NRDA, Mayor Ashton Hayward called a special meeting of the City Council, asking that they grant approval for him to begin lease negotiations with FWC for the property at Bruce Beach.

After a presentation by Brett Boston of the Wildlife Foundation of Florida, the nonprofit affiliate of FWC, mention that Walton County was reportedly interested in the facility and that a vote was needed in order for FWC to proceed with applying for NRDA funds or the opportunity would be lost, the council approved the negotiations.

Mike Williamson, a local lifelong fisherman, first heard of the hatchery plans in 2011 and remembers being enthused about the project from the start. “When we first heard about it, it was right at the very beginning. I actually went to a town hall meeting about two years ago and spoke and told the mayor about Cobia, that we ought to look at raising these.”

Williamson formed “Think Cobia,” a group dedicated to promoting Cobia enhancement, and began speaking about the species’ plight regularly. “Cobia has been in decline for years, even before the oil spill.

The heart of the breeding migration was in the oil field at the time of the oil spill,” Williamson said. “Of all the fish that got hurt in this oil spill, Cobia was probably one of them that got hurt the worst.”

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As a host of “Catchin’ Fish,” a television show on Blab TV, Williamson said he and co-host Bill Menges have become “the face of the pro-hatchery movement.” After speaking at a town hall in late 2013, Williamson said City Administrator Colleen Castille approached him and asked if he’d share his views on the hatchery before City Council.

“There had been somebody on a regular basis, for several months, going down there and badmouthing the hatchery; come to find out it was Bill Young. So she asked me if I would go down there and speak, just so that they would see that there are some other people that have a different view of this thing.”

Williamson has spoken before council about the hatchery since Castille’s invitation, which he reciprocated, offering the mayor a chance to discuss the project on “Catchin’ Fish.” Mayor Hayward accepted and appeared on the show in January. Williamson also serves as a fill-in host on Florida Sportsman Radio, and in January had both McRae and Don Kent the president and CEO of Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute (HSWRI), a partner in the hatchery project, as guests.

Talking with “all the key players” like Kent and McRae, Williamson said he’s taken a crash course on hatcheries in the last month and is hoping to encourage fellow fishermen to voice their opinions on the hatchery, as well as the species of fish that they’d like to see raised there.

And while Williamson is an advocate for Cobia, he said he supports the hatchery even if that particular species is never raised there. In speaking with McRae, Williamson is aware that Cobia, a species the agency has not previously worked to raise and stock, would be a challenge for FWC. If Cobia weren’t a possibility, Williamson named sea trout and flounder as species he believes needs a boost and which FWC has also mentioned as an inshore species they could work with.

“A lot of the opposition, they’re spouting things about this fish hatchery that aren’t true. First of all, this money was negotiated from BP, and it cannot be used for anything else, so if we decide that we don’t want to do this hatchery we don’t get that money to do something else,” Williamson said. “BP likes the idea. BP still has their fingers pulling the strings on these things, because they have control of that money, and they’re wanting to replace things that the recreational fishermen had damaged during the oil spill.”

Williamson said he acknowledges concerns about degraded underwater habitat, like seagrasses, but points out that there are restoration projects included in the NRDA plans. The hatchery, in comparison to those projects, is getting a larger chunk of change, however.

But criticism of the hatchery’s economic impact — a jobs estimate was originally 80, but has since been revised to 10 to 12 fulltime positions — also frustrates Williamson, who sees the project as serving a purpose far beyond the community of Pensacola.

“Look at Project Greenshores. That’s a project that all your environmentalists and everybody loves, it didn’t create any jobs, it didn’t raise any taxes — it wasn’t supposed to.

This hatchery is the same way. It’s not about jobs, it’s not about tax dollars. The truth of the matter is the fishing industry is a five billion dollar a year industry here in Florida, and this is a cog in the machine of the fishing industry that’s going to help jumpstart a lot of stuff.”

Williamson, who will speak at an event the League of Women Voters (LWV) is hosting regarding the hatchery on Thursday, Feb. 6, is looking forward to discussing the issues about the hatchery with others who have also been actively participating in the dialogue, including those who are not in favor of the project.

"With this big opposition that has kind of come out of nowhere in the last month, I'm really shocked because, you know, the truth of the matter, this thing's free," Williamson said.

A jobs estimate was originally 80, but has since been revised to 10 to 12 full-time positions.

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The "free money" aspect of the project is a focus of Mayor Hayward as well, who, when addressing the panel at a NRDA public comment meeting on Feb. 3., emphasized, "We should not look a gift horse in the mouth-a billion dollars that we're going to be able to take a big share of for our community."

Saying he was "100 percent in support of the hatchery," Hayward stated, "We're going to take a disaster and we're going to turn it into a positive for Northwest Florida."

"It's got an impact in this community," stated Castille-who served as served as Secretary for FDEP from 2004 to 2007-at a recent "Mornings with the Mayor" press event.

"When you have a fisheries enhancement center and you have hatchery raised fish, just the perception that you are restocking and restoring the whole area brings fishermen to this community."

While none of the proponents have projected the economic impact the hatchery may have on the recreational fishing industry of late, many are operating on the notion that it will be significant, and as a result, are viewing the project as a boon for both the Gulf region and Pensacola. "I'd hate to see just a handful of folks mess this up because this is something big, it's something we will be proud of," said Williamson.

needed some time off,” said Young. “The aquarium project took a lot of my time, energy and money. But I learned from it.” After hearing of plans for the hatchery, Young decided to speak up once again. “They are interpreting mitigation for lost fishing opportunities very narrowly to support their own agenda,” he stated.

Having taken some time away from the fray, Young first started speaking out about the proposed FWC facility in 2013 after researching hatcheries, a topic that periodically captured his interest as a student and later professional biologist.

“I would replace the hatchery with a facility to support habitat restoration work,” Young said of his conclusion for a more effective approach to boosting fish populations. “More is needed in educating the public in the areas of marine/ estuarine ecology, marine conservation and water quality protection. So, in conjunction with habitat restoration, I would expand on an education and visitor center that would include an aquarium.”

Young, like several other environmentalists speaking out, said more attention and funding should be given to addressing the loss of seagrass, the underwater plant habitat where many inshore fish spawn and eat, which is largely the result of poor water quality in many bays.

“All of the bay systems of the Panhandle have lost a significant area of seagrasses, with losses ranging 30 percent to 90 percent, and don’t have the carrying capacity to support the targeted fish species — seagrass dependent — to be released from the hatchery,” Young stated. “A bottom-up approach of restoring lost seagrasses benefits not only the targeted sport fish species, but many other non-sport fish species and other organisms, as well. Also, of particular importance, is that it benefits the forage fish that the sport fish feed on.”

"I'd hate to see just a handful of folks mess this up because this is something big, it's something we will be proud of."

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Bill Young, who Williamson mentioned as the opposition who speaks at city council, is a fishery biologist and vocal critic of the hatchery.

Young previously worked in fisheries management and conservation. He also led the failed effort to convert the ECUA Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant into an aquarium, but hasn’t given up advocating for a similar project to be realized on Pensacola’s waterfront, maybe even at Bruce Beach, if the hatchery plans were to fall through.

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"Marine fish hatcheries are at best experimental."

Christian Wagley Young, like other independent local scientists, also contends that the success of hatcheries in enhancing rather than replacing existing fish populations is uncertain.

“Marine fish hatcheries like that proposed for Pensacola have been operating in South Florida and Texas for 25 to 30 years, releasing millions upon millions of sport fish without evidence of boosting the fish populations,” Young stated. “The hatchery and its promotion distracts from the real problem and forestalls the real solution, that being seagrass habitat restoration.”

“We all want more sport fish and better fishing that will restore the lost human use. I propose that a much better way to get there is to improve water quality and restore seagrass and oyster reefs,” Christian Wagley, another environmentalist said, echoing Young’s beliefs. “It's the environment, not how many fish are released that determines the size of fish populations.”

Wagley is an environmental and green building consultant with a master’s degree in biology/coastal zone studies. Active in local environmental issues — he is the Environmental Representative on the county’s RESTORE Act Advisory Committee and served on the mayor’s Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee (MURAC) — Wagley said he first learned of the hatchery at the June 2011 special meeting.

“I remember thinking at the time that it didn’t make any sense,” Wagley said. “Our bays are in such bad shape that it will take decades of work in order to significantly restore that missing habitat. I wrongly assumed that the project would never advance and be funded through the NRDA.” Like Young, Wagley went to work researching hatcheries throughout the U.S. and came to the conclusion: “There is a dramatic difference between the public’s opinion of hatcheries, and the results of scientific studies assessing their effectiveness.”

One of the examples Wagley gives is of Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute’s work with the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program (OREHP), a partnership with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which marked the release of the 2 millionth white sea bass in June 2013.

“Biologists working for the State of California have not determined that the 20 year program to enhance white sea bass with hatchery-raised fish is working, and they do not include it in the management plan for white sea bass,” Wagley stated, citing a 2010 California Department of Fish and Game Marine Region report.

Regularly speaking before the City Council and at other meetings, Wagley — along with Young and others — will also present February 6, 2014

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill NRDA Proposed Phase III Early Restoration Projects in Florida Proposed Project

Estimated Cost

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Florida Artificial Reefs

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Beach Enhancement Project at Gulf Island National Seashore

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Florida Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline Project

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Norriego Point Restoration and Recreation Project

$10,228,130

Florida Oyster Cultch Placement Project

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Gulf Islands National Seashore Ferry Project

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Scallop Enhancement for Increased Recreational Fishing Opportunity in the Florida Panhandle

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Developing Enhanced Recreational Opportunities on the Escribano Point Portion of the Yellow River Wildlife Management Area

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“Marine fish hatcheries are at best experimental,” Wagley stated. “An experiment in restoring lost use is a long way from restoring lost use, especially when improv-

ing water quality and fish habitat are proven ways to enhance fish populations. That’s the ultimate tragedy in the hatchery proposal — that it would give BP credit for restoring the damages they caused, when the scientific evidence strongly indicates that it will not.”

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Of the five affected states receiving NRDA funds, saltwater fish hatcheries were proposed in Louisiana and Florida.

The Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) on March 11, 2012 adopted a resolution against the construction of a proposed Louisiana Saltwater Fish Hatchery stating it is “opposed to the use of NRDA oil spill mitigation monies, Conservation Fund dollars, or other public funds for the construction or operation of a saltwater fish hatchery,” and that NRDA funds “should be applied to projects that have broad scientific support and provide maximum benefits.”

LWF then wrote a letter to the NRDA trustees in August 2013 explaining their position further.

“I expect that affiliates will always talk about the need to restore habitat whenever the subject of hatcheries arises,” said Jessica Koelsch of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). LWF is an affiliate of NWF, for which Koelsch serves as the Florida Policy Specialist for Gulf of Mexico Restoration. Koelsch explained that hatcheries are one part of what the parent organization is examining in the context of the NRDA process.

“We do not have a formal position on the effectiveness of hatcheries; however, we continue to look for (and not find) the

science behind the decision to use hatcheries to restore either ecological damages or to replace loss of human use,” said Koelsch.

“One of the main points that we re-iterate is that a hatchery is not the end-all, be-all to create more fish — there needs to be adequate habitat and water quality to support

UNDER REVIEW

Discussion of the hatchery’s merits has ramped up as the end of the public review and comment period for the NRDA Phase III Early Restoration plans, of which the hatchery is a part, draws near. Open since December 2013 when the Draft Programmatic and Phase III Early Restoration Plan and Draft Early Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement were released, the comment period end date was originally scheduled to be Feb. 4, but in January the NRDA trustees extended it by 15 days (to Feb. 19).

Increased opportunity for discussion and comment is something city councilmember Sherri Myers feels could improve the NRDA process and hatchery discussion.

“I’ve gotten a lot of comments from just ordinary, everyday citizens who are not environmentalists who do not speak favorably regarding the hatchery,” Myers said. “I think that the public needs and deserves to have this issue vetted fully.”

Though the mayor remains staunchly in favor of the hatchery plans-recently emphasizing educational opportunities and partnerships at what he envisions to be a "flagship facility" in newsletters and press events-part

"A hatchery is not the end-all, be-all to create more fish — there needs to be adequate habitat and water quality to support healthy fish."

Jessica Koelsch healthy fish, especially in estuaries, which are the nursery areas.”

Koelsch said a beach access project in Navarre Beach is also generating concerns, as it will likely have a detrimental impact on birds, but could be addressed relatively easily. “I would hope that the trustees will modify projects in response to public concern, especially where it is easy to address — such as moving a walk-way to an area that is not bird nesting area, et cetera — but I do not anticipate there will be massive revisions to the project list or details.”

of the vetting Myers would like to see is increased attention from the city's Environmental Review Board (EAB). Myers sponsored an item before the City Council, which the governing body approved unanimously on Jan. 23, requesting that the EAB review the potential environmental issues associated with the proposed hatchery facility.

“At the time the council approved the mayor negotiating the lease at Bruce Beach, we did not have an Environmental Advisory Board that was operational,” Myers stated.

“I feel like if we are going to be doing environmental projects, regardless of whether they’re funded with BP [money] or not, I feel like they should be vetted through our Environmental Advisory Board.”

The EAB, an all-volunteer board, will have 90 days from its Feb. 26 meeting to report back to the city council or request more time for review. The EAB is tasked only with assessing potential environmental impacts of available plans and informing council what those impacts might be. Until the project clears the NRDA process, the lease negotiations between the city and FWC are on hold.

“It may be a great project; I’m not saying it isn’t, I don’t know. I just don’t have enough facts to make a determination at this point whether it’s feasible from an environmental perspective or whether it’s a good use of that land,” said Myers.

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While it is still in the conceptual phase, other aspects of the hatchery plan are starting to take shape.

Dr. Richard Podemski, Associate Vice President for Research at UWF, stated that the university’s role in possible research at the facility is something Provost, Dean and Department Chairs on campus will be considering, possibly utilizing new and existing faculty, as well as graduate students.

“Some of the educational areas where there may be synergy between the project and the university are environmental sciences and biology. While this is not a UWF project, it is part of our service mission and responsibility to provide access to and support for research activities that may be beneficial to the region," Podemski stated.

When the comment period for the Phase III Early Restoration plan closes, the NRDA trustees will review all of the public comments received and will finalize projects to receive funds. The public is also invited to suggest their ideas for restoration projects to the trustees, with forms available online.

Should the project be approved as part of the final Phase III Early Restoration projects, the $18.8 million is expected to cover the cost of construction and first fi ve years of the facility’s operation. After the first fi ve years, McRae stated that FWC is committed to funding the project from that point forward.

If BP and the NRDA trustees do no approve the project, Pensacola simply won’t be the site of a hatchery funded by Early Restoration monies.

The NRDA Early Restoration money is not the last round of BP money up for grabs.

In addition to expected future payments under NRDA once the total injury to the Gulf is assessed, BP is also liable for fines under the Clean Water Act. The RESTORE Act was passed to structure how the Clean Water Act funds will eventually be distributed to affected states, but as the fine amount has yet to be determined, no funds have been distributed.

Initial estimates predict Escambia County’s share of eventual RESTORE Act dollars would be between $100 and $200 million, and those funds would be applied to projects reviewed by the county’s RESTORE Act Advisory Committee and ultimately chosen by the Board of County Commissioners.

And while maybe not glamorous, the hatchery puts numerous issues related to Pensacola’s development and the Gulf of Mexico’s recovery at the forefront; whether the proposed hatchery will be part of either of those things remains to be seen.

As for FWC, they are, of course, hoping Pensacola will soon be home to the hatchery. McRae said the agency looks forward to expanding research and determining whether hatchery-based stock enhancement will

be an effective tool in keeping the recreational fishing industry, an important part of Florida’s economy, growing. “Is this going to be a tool we need 25, 30 years from now? We don’t know,” McRae stated. “But if we don’t get started now, we won’t have a chance to find out.”

The public can submit comments about the Draft Phase III Early Restoration Plan and EIS online, at gulfspillrestoration. noaa.gov, or by mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 49567, Atlanta, Ga. 30345.

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Before I Die...

by Sarah McCartan

“It will depend on level of interest, but our feeling is that it needs to be as public as possible for the long run.” Meredith Doyen

“Before I Die I Want To: .”

In 2011, after losing someone she loved, artist Candy Chang brought this phrase to life on the exterior wall of an abandoned house in her New Orleans neighborhood. In just a few years time, this simple phrase has quickly spread across the globe in the form of more than 425 “Before I Die...” walls in over 65 countries and 30 languages.

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world, but the stories behind them.

At the top of each chalkboard wall reads “Before I Die” with individual lines designated for people to mark their own personal responses, completing the sentence, “Before I Die I want to ,” just as Chang had originally done.

If you haven’t yet had the opportunity to visit and contribute to this global art project, now you’ll have your chance as Pensacola’s first “Before I Die...” wall has been erected at First City Art Center.

“One of our board members saw the wall

in New Orleans and met the artist who started it, Candy Chang. She explained that she wants people to use the idea elsewhere. It was proposed it to our board and agreed it would be an awesome idea,” said First City Art Center Executive Director Meredith Doyen. “I am excited to bring the first one to Pensacola.”

Thanks to the help of volunteers, the wall, 40 ft. long and 8 feet tall, is built, set and ready to be used during the upcoming Valentine’s Edition of First City Art Center’s signature event, “Hot Glass, Cold Brew” taking place Friday, Feb. 7.

Keeping it organic in nature, during the event, while enjoying live art demonstrations, sipping on cold brews and taking in the evening’s festivities, individuals will be invited to write on the wall at their discretion.

“We are going to just have people milling around and writing as they are comfortable,” said Doyen.

Although “Hot Glass, Cold Brew” will be the official introduction of the wall, the hope is that it remains a permanent fixture in a prominent location on campus for all visitors to enjoy.

“We hope to move it to an outside wall if all goes well,” said Doyen. “It will depend on level of interest, but our feeling is that it needs to be as public as possible for the long run.”

As is the case with the other walls, the chalk is provided. All that’s needed are individuals eager to share.

In addition to the large-scale wall installation at the art center, Doyen notes that this remains a project in motion, and the community may soon get to see a portable version popping up at events, such as Downtown Pensacola’s Gallery Night.

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TURNING WANTING INTO DOING

Although it’s one thing to share what you want to do on the “Before I Die...” wall, it’s another thing to turn this want into the act of doing, which is exactly what Pensacola native and current New Orleans resident Carol Piatt did.

Piatt had long had her sights set on La Tomatina, the world’s biggest food fight in Spain. What could be more fun than thousands of Europeans throwing tomatoes at each other, after all? During her inaugural visit to the “Before I Die...” wall in her city soon after its 2011 inception, Piatt decided to make this dream public.

Piatt made her way over to the wall that

Candy had resurrected on the side of the abandoned building in the Marigny, which happened to be the neighborhood Piatt worked in, and grabbed a piece of chalk.

“The first thing I wrote on the wall was of course, TOMATINA!,” explained Piatt. “I wrote it in all caps and in the brightest yellow chalk I could find. I don't know why, but something about writing it out and leaving it on a wall for others to see — in the neighborhood I worked in — made me so much more passionate about actually making it to the festival than I had ever been before.”

Piatt set a date on her calendar, saved as much money as she could, and last August set out to the tiny town of Brunol for La Tomatina.

“I was almost crushed to death while I was being pick-pocketed, and had to sit on a four-hour bus ride back to Barcelona with 50 other people who were covered in rotten tomato juice. You can imagine the smell. So, it wasn't exactly what I had imagined or hoped for, but what was important was that I actually did it. I crossed an item off my bucket list, and it was an amazing once-in-a-lifetime experience that I'll never forget,” said Piatt.

For Piatt, and many others who have used the wall to share everything from more lighthearted dreams, to personal aspirations and even deepest desires, the wall offers a unique way to share the things that matter most to us, and then step back and acknowledge them.

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One More Reason To Attend

by Jennifer Leigh

First City Arts Center will not only be doling out the community art and local brews at the “Hot Glass, Cold Brew,” event Friday, Feb. 7, they will also be collecting wipes and diapers to support the Gulf Coast Kid’s House, a children’s advocacy center serving Escambia County.

The non-profit organization serves victims of abuse by combining all of the professionals needed for the intervention, investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases under one roof.

“We are a local not-for-profit serving local children — children which are the future of our community,” said Executive Director, Stacey Kostevicki Many clients served at the Gulf Coast Kid’s House have a financial need, explained Executive Director Stacey Kostevicki. Donating basic necessities such as diapers and wipes, clothes and snacks help cut costs for families.

life. The installation is such a great way to stop people in the neighborhood and remind them of what is really important to them,” said Piatt.

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“A very common scenario is that the alleged perpetrator of the crimes against children is also the primary financial provider for the family,” Kostevicki said.

“As we engage with the families and work with their protective caregiver to ensure the child’s safety, we also must be mindful of their needs. Diapers are a huge expense, and providing diapers is one way that we are able to make this journey just a little easier.”

A majority of the Gulf Coast Kid’s House funding comes directly from the local community. Donation drives, such as the upcoming diaper drive, help the organization to better serve the children and the community.

“We are so grateful to community partners such as the First City Arts Center for the work they do to support GCKH and the children we serve,” Kostevicki said. “We are just entering into our tenth year as an agency and we could not do it without the generosity of this community.”

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by Jason Leger

Broken Bells-AFTER THE DISCO

While some of you may not necessarily be familiar with the name Broken Bells, I would be fairly surprised if most of you were not familiar with the two collaborators for this project: James Mercer, the brains behind indie juggernaut The Shins, and Danger Mouse, the highly sought after hip-hop producer. In 2010, the duo released its eponymous debut album to fairly decent critical acclaim, and caught fire with the catchy lead single “The High Road.” They then followed with the “Meyrin Fields EP” in 2011, which for the most part was pretty forgettable.

Back in November, the group released the track “Holding on for Life” and announced they had a new album on the horizon. “After the Disco,” 11 tracks spinning for about 46 minutes, is that new effort.

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It takes its place of appeal somewhere between the first full-length and the EP. Staying true to its title, there are plenty of nuanced neo-disco styled grooves and the hooks Mercer has made a career off of, but it’s difficult to listen to this album and not feel to some degree that you are listening to The Shins’ b-sides. I understand that this is a completely different project with two very talented musicians, one of who is one of my favorite songwriters, but the highest points were released last year, between the lead single and the title track. I found the rest difficult to keep my attention. That is not to say that I wouldn’t recommend this album to fans of either Mercer, Danger Mouse or their past work together, as it’s still very worthy of a spin, but they simply don’t reclaim the magic found on their debut. “After the Disco” is out now via Columbia Records.

Gloss aside, it’s catchy as hell. I know that they rose to prominence with the song “My Body,” which is a fairly catchy tune as well, that just felt like it was about five years behind its time. Now the band has released its second full length, “Mind over Matter,” and in all fairness, I think the title has it backward. There are plenty of solid hooks, catchy vocals and infectious rhythms, but the mind has very little to do with much of it. The single “It’s About Time” seems reminiscent of the glory days of fauxhawks and those leather wrist cuffs (I was guilty of both), but makes fighting a head bob or foot tap difficult. All in all, the album provides a light-hearted approach to rock and is easily appreciated by the casual listener, but don’t approach it expecting the mind to matter. “Mind over Matter” is out now via Fueled by Ramen (what?!)

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I haven’t had much of a relationship with Young the Giant, aside from loving their song “Cough Syrup” a few years ago.

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Rather than spending those extra dollars on excessive chocolate and candy this Valentine’s Day, why not do something even sweeter?

On Tuesday, Feb. 11, Escambia County’s Animal Services Advisory Committee (ASAC) is hosting “One More Special Adoption Day,” a day-long public animal adoption event held onsite at the Escambia County Animal Shelter (ECAS). The mission of One More Special Adoption Day is to help find loving homes for local animals by offering reduced adoption rates between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

“Give an unforgettable gift in the lives of cats and dogs dreaming of the love and warmth of a forever home this Valentine's Day,” encouraged Pattie Krakowski, ASAC Rep. District 3, One More Special Adoption Day Chairperson.

This is the second public adoption day held at the shelter within the past year. The first was “Just One Day,” a nationally recognized “no kill” event held on June 11, 2013. For this observance, ECAS signed up with shelters nationwide to halt euthanasias for the day, and instead focus efforts on adopting out shelter animals. Locally, Just One Day attracted more than 200 attendees, and 43 pets from the ECAS found forever homes. The intent is to continue such events every quarter moving forward,

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A.B.C. BEVERAGE TASTINGS: SAINT ARNOLD BREWING COMPANY 6 p.m. For the February installment of the Atlas Beverage Class (A.B.C.), Atlas Oyster House will focus on the products of Saint Arnold Brewing Company. The series runs January through June, with one onehour long class each month. Featured beverages will change throughout the semester. Fish House Chef Billy Ballou will prepare small plates paired with each featured beverage. Students will also have a chance to win prizes in “pop quizzes” throughout the classes. Reservations are required, and the cost is $20 per student, per class.

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with One More Special Adoption Day serving as a step in that direction.

At the event, the first 100 adoptive individuals will receive gift bags as tokens of appreciation. The county will be providing lunch, and area rescue groups such as Pensacola Humane Society will be present, offering information about their organizations and services. A food drive for cats and dogs of all ages will also take place during the event.

“To make this possible, we will accept donations of products or financial contributions to purchase items to include in the gift bags and to cover other animal related gifts and expenses as needed throughout the year,” said Krakowski.

Checks can be written to Earth Ethics, Inc., an environmental and animal advocacy non-profit. Earth Ethics, Inc. has established the E.A.T. Cat and Dog Food Pantry Program, a food pantry for cats and dogs along the Gulf Coast, which provides assistance to families in need who face having to relinquish their pets because of financial constraints. In addition, the program assists those who take care of abandoned or stray cats, as well as local rescue groups. {in}

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VEGAN DINNER AT END OF THE LINE 6.–9 p.m. While End of the Line offers vegan dinner options every day (except Mondays, when they’re closed) each Thursday the café also serves a 3-course dinner, the menu for which changes every week. 610 E. Wright St. $15. 4290336 or eotlcafe.com.

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� Art Explorations Lecture Series: Mikaela Sheldt 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, Visual Artist, Poet, and Performer Mikaela Sheldt will discuss her surf photography, portrait work, process, and how the theme of identity is woven through her work. The event, part of Artel's Art Explorations Lecture Series, is free and open to the public. Artel Gallery, 223 Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

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THE DAVENPORTS 6 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.

KARAOKE NIGHT 6 p.m. VFW Post 706, 5000 Lillian Highway, 455-0026.

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

GYPSY GROOVE 7 p.m. Picasso Jazz Club, 19 S. Palafox. 433-4507 or picassojazz.com.

JAMES & FRIENDS 7 p.m. Hub Stacey's Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.

JOE FINGERS 7 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.

BLUE MAN GROUP AT THE SAENGER 7:30 p.m.

Internationally-renowned Blue Man Group performs the third and final of a three-night run of shows at the Saenger Theatre. The performance group combines music, comedy, music and technology for a unique entertainment experience appropriate for all ages.

The Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. Tickets are $58—$78. 595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.

VINYL MUSIC HALL PRESENTS RICHIE RAMONE 7:30 p.m. Richie Ramone performs songs of The Ramones and works from his solo album “Entitled!” 2 S. Palafox. $10. 607-6758 or vinylmusichall.com.

DUELLING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’ Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

KRAZY GEORGE KARAOKE 8 p.m. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

TIMBERHAWK 9 p.m. End o’ the Alley Courtyard at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

TYLER MAC BAND 9 p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

DJ MR. LAO 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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LIVING HISTORY IN HISTORIC PENSACOLA VILLAGE 10 a.m.—4 p.m. Learn early 19th century cooking techniques and trade-skills from costumed Living History interpreters every Friday and Saturday in Historic Pensacola Village. Demonstration schedules vary and include broom making, sewing, basket weaving and woodworking. Demonstrations are included with the Village admission. Tickets for the Village are available at 205 E. Zaragoza St. $6 adults, $5 AAA, 020 2

Senior Citizen 65+ and Active Military, $3 children ages 4-16. 595-5993 or historicpensacola.org.

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 12.–5 p.m. Prominent female leaders in our community will provide guidance to women on how to navigate the business world. The conference offers opportunities to hear from and connect with prominent women leaders who have achieved both personal and professional success. The Women in Leadership conference is designed for females of any age interested in career growth, men who are supportive of women in leadership, human resource executives, supervisors, managers and executive leaders.

The University of West Florida Conference Center, 11000 University Pkwy., Building 22. The event is free and open to the public. Register online at uwf. edu/womeninleadership. 474-3239.

WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5 p.m.

Palace Café at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

HOT GLASS COLD BREW AND “BEFORE I DIE…” PROJECT 5–9 p.m. This occurrence of First City Art Center’s regular “Hot Glass Cold Brew” event features a special element; originally started in New Orleans, the “Before I Die…” project has grown to include over 400 walls in over 60 countries, and is coming to Pensacola. Patrons complete the sentence in chalk. As always, arrive early to receive a hand-blown glass or hand-thrown pottery cup, while supplies last.

Complimentary pizza, brew courtesy of Pensacola Bay Brewery and Escambia Bay Homebrewers, live music, raffles and live art demos. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. $25 for non-members, $20 for members, $5 kids ages 7-12, and free for kids ages 6 and under. 429-1222 or FirstCityArt.org.

WINE TASTING AT CITY GROCERY 5.–7 p.m. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. 469-8100.

ICE HOCKEY 7:05 p.m. Pensacola Ice Flyers vs.

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PLT PRESENTS “BOEING-BOEING” 7:30 p.m. In French playwright Marc Camoletti’s comedy “Boeing-Boeing,” the introduction of faster passenger jets begins to complicate the love life of bachelor Bernard, engaged to three flight attendants in 1960s Paris. PLT’s Mainstage Theatre in the Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. Tickets are $14—$30. This production is rated PG-13. 432-2042 or pensacolalittletheatre.com.

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by Jessica Forbes

Another Time & Place

photo by Stephen Kinigopoulos While bassist-lead singers are a subject of fascination for some, bassist-French horn players may overtake that particular school of musician on the novelty scale if the band England in 1819 has any influence on the matter.

Brothers Andrew and Dan Callaway form the duo of England in 1819, combining elements of synth-pop, indie rock and classical music to create their self-described ‘grandwave’ sound. Their music, commonly labeled as ethereal and atmospheric, has also been likened to an indie-film soundtrack, and the comparison is pretty well spot on.

The band is playing its second show at The Handlebar in promotion of “Fireball Electric Tomorrow,” their third full-length album, which they self-released in September 2013. Andrew took time to speak with the IN while on the road, about halfway through England in 1819’s current 56-date tour.

“About a year and a half ago we quit our jobs and pretty much started touring full time,” said Andrew, who sings lead and plays a variety of keyboards; his brother Dan plays French horn and bass.

Having a father who was a musician — Liam, who formerly played guitar in England in 1819 — Andrew and Dan grew up playing music as a family. After both studying music at conservatories in Ohio, the brothers spent time apart but reconvened in Baton Rouge in 2009, where Dan was studying French horn at LSU. “We decided to start playing together and that’s what turned into this project,” Andrew said. The brothers recruited a range of musicians to form their original 9-piece February 6, 2014

“It was cool to be up there and to really be able to focus on the music.”

The band’s sound continues to evolve, but Andrew’s plaintive vocals and Dan’s French horn infusions remain the touchstones for whatever sonic direction their songs may take, be it danceable synth-rock to more experimental ambient tracks that seem like they could be appropriate accompaniment to a variety of journeys, from space travel to hiking through snowy woods.

“We used to do a fewer amount of long, epic, kind of drawn out songs,” said Andrew of the correlation between the decreasing number of band members and increasing number of songs per album. “I think the tracks on the new album, they’re shorter tracks but there are more of them.

I think that’s part of our sound changing.”

Recently adding dates in the Northeast and Canada and expanding from tours entirely in the Southern U.S., the band hopes to one day play outside of North America and tour England as England in 1819. “One of our main goals is to, at some point, do a European tour, but we haven’t put it together yet,” said Andrew.

But for England in 1819’s ongoing schedule of stateside tours, Pensacola’s Handlebar will likely stay on the itinerary.

“We try to stick with the same venue as long as it goes well, which it does at The Handlebar,” Andrew said. “I think that’s what we’re trying to do — stay in the city and build followings in the towns we go to.”

After the tour current tour ends in New Orleans in March, the brothers are planning to take some time off dedicated to writing, whether it’s in their current home base of Baton Rouge or elsewhere.

“It’s hard to have that focus and dedicate the time to write stuff while touring,” Andrew said, noting that playing shows is an important part of their development.

“It doesn’t take long not touring before we start feeling like we should be getting back out there.” And hopefully Pensacola will remain part of their journey. {in}

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“I think that’s what we’re trying to do — stay in the city and build followings in the towns we go to.” Andrew Callaway

configuration. “When we first started we were very kind of experimental, orchestral type with a few different percussionists and an opera singer. Once we started touring a lot, not everybody could tour, so we kind of started stripping down from there, and now we’re down to two.”

Transcendence of time and place are concepts that appeal to the band, which took their name from the title of a Percy Bysshe Shelley sonnet. While the poem’s title rather its content was what drew their attention, Andrew admits that it being about England, where their father is from and where they lived for a time as children, likely caught their attention.

“We like the sound of it mainly, but the fact that it had England in the title might’ve meant a little something extra to us.”

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news of the weird MODEST MEAT The International New York Times edition published in Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 22 carried a page-one story noting increased worldwide demand by meat processors for pigs raised in the fresh air rather than enclosed in pens—illustrated by a photograph of a cluster of pigs feeding in an outdoor stall.

However, the Malaysian printer (who had downloaded the digital pages and set them to paper) had added black boxes to cover just the faces of each pig in the photo. "If there is picture of nudes or (the) like, this we will cover (up)," a publisher's spokesman told the Malay Mail. "This is a Muslim country." (The story, headline and photo were otherwise identical to the versions that appeared elsewhere in New York Times editions.)

THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT! The convenience beverage market got jumbled recently when, first, Oregon-based Union Wine Co. announced in November that it would soon sell its Underwood pinot gris and pinot noir in 12-ounce cans and, second, the London department store Selfridges unveiled a champagne vending machine for New Year's celebrations. (The French bottler Moet & Chandon offered bottles of bubbly behind glass doors for the equivalent of $29.)

WEIRD SCIENCE The Joy of Researching: A team of Czech Republic researchers led by Vlastimil Hart, writing in Frontiers in Zoology in December, reported that dogs (among a few mammals), dealing with a nature's call, spontaneously align their body axis with the Earth's magnetic field. To reach that conclusion, the researchers said they observed 70 dogs of 37 breeds during defecation (1,893 observations) and urination (5,582) over a two-year period.

• If We Can Do It, We Should Do It: (1) ThinkGeek.com has introduced the Tactical Laser-Guided Pizza Cutter, at a suggested $29.95, for helping to achieve straight-line precision in those difficult four-cut (eightslice) pizza formulations. (2) From the Japanese lingerie manufacturer Ravijour comes a bra whose front clasp can be locked unless

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its built-in heart-rate monitor signifies that the heartbeat is characteristic of "true love."

(Ravijour said it is still testing the bra.)

LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS Mumbai, India, has its share of Western-style financial advisers using computer programs familiar to Wall Street—but with the additional layering of "financial astrologers," who forecast successes and failures based on the alignment of the planets, among other indicators. According to a Business Week report in September, the GaneshaSpeaks service (with inspiration by the elephant-headed Lord Ganesha, god of wisdom) claims 1,200 subscribers at the equivalent of about $80 a year. Said one astrologer, "Fund managers used to laugh at me." During crises, he said, "I'm constantly crunching market and planetary data."

• A group of (legal) prostitutes in the Netherlands began a campaign in December to have their occupation officially termed so dangerous and physically challenging that they should be allowed (as soccer players are) to save in tax-free pension funds. They carry out "difficult physical work," their lawyer said, and their careers are likewise short-lived—much better-suited for the young. Furthermore, he pointed out, prostitutes are not able, postcareer, to earn money coaching or by endorsements.

• American health-care reformers routinely decry the inability of consumer-patients to compare prices of services to help drive down the costs. Two doctors, writing for the Journal of the American Medical Association in December, illuminated the problem by surveying 20 hospitals in the Philadelphia area.

Nineteen fully disclosed the prices for parking in the hospital garage (and potential discounts were shown), but only three of the 20 would disclose their prices for routine electrocardiograms ($137, $600, $1,200). {in}

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