Inweekly april 23 2015 by Inweekly

Jeb Bush Photo by Gage Skidmore

Independent News | April 23, 2015 | Volume 16 | Number 17 | inweekly.net

FREE â&#x2013;ś

winners & losers 4

outtakes 5

news

buzz 8

6, 7

Essentially, we sought to bring a taste of the liveliness that was occurring downtown into the redevelopment area of Brownsville.

cover story 9

a&e

13, 14, 22

publisher Rick Outzen

art director Richard Humphreys

Shelby Smithey, T.S. Strickland

editor & creative director Joani Delezen

contributing writers Jason Leger, Jennifer Leigh, Ben Sheffler, Chuck Shepherd,

calendar 16

Independent News is published by Inweekly Media, Inc., P.O. Box 12082, Pensacola, FL 32591. (850)438-8115. All materials published in Independent News are copyrighted. ÂŠ 2015 Inweekly Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

inweekly.net

Fast Track Your Appointment When and Where You Need It Pace Milestone Urgent Care Center Foley Mobile Highway Gulf Shores

Airport Medical Park Sacred Heart Hospital Spanish Trail

Davis Highway

Perdido

Tiger Point

Connect to Over 60 Primary Care Physicians along the Gulf Coast Need an appointment? Take the Fast Track to Sacred Heart Medical Group. We now offer two convenient ways to connect to a primary care physician for your next appointment. Call (850) 416-2337 or go online to find a physician and set up an appointment. Fast Track will connect you to a doctor, whether you are a new patient scheduling a first appointment, or a current patient returning to see your primary care physician. As the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest group of primary care providers, Sacred Heart Medical Group makes it easy to find a physician available when it fits into your busy schedule. Stay on track with your health care check-ups with Fast Track.

Making your primary care appointment just got easier! O N LI N E sacred-heart.org/medical group C ALL

April 23, 2015

SH0215 Fast Track Ad IN.indd 1

(850) 416-2337

4/13/15 2:15 PM

winners & losers

—Non–invasive —No cutting, no needles, no downtime —FDA approved & clinically proven

—Advanced cooling technology that targets fat bulges —See changes in as quickly as 3 weeks —On average patients see a 20% reduction of fat in the treated area

8333 N. Davis Highway | Pensacola, FL 1337 Country Club Road | Gulf Breeze, FL

850.474.8386 KevinWelchMD.com MCCdermatology.com

Kevin Welch, M.D.

Board Certified Dermatologist Voted Best of the Coast Skin Care 2008– 2012

Sophia Young

winners

SOPHIA YOUNG The Pensacola native has been hired as the Operations Director for the Pensacola Young Professionals. In her previous jobs, Young has focused on her passion for bettering the Pensacola area by working and volunteering with many nonprofits in Escambia and Santa Rosa County, including EscaRosa Coalition on the Homeless, Head Start and Waterfront Rescue Mission. SAVA VARAZO Project GreenShores, the multi-million dollar habitat restoration and creation project located in Downtown Pensacola along the urban shoreline of Pensacola Bay, is a top 10 finalist in Solution Search’s national contest, “Reducing our Risk: Innovation for Disaster Preparation.” While with the Department of Environmental Protection, Varazo helped implement the project that was completed in 2007 with the help of Gulf Power and several local, state and federal agencies. BAPTIST HEALTH CARE The healthcare system earned a spot on the 2015 Becker’s Healthcare “150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” list for the second consecutive year. It was chosen for its benefits, wellness initiatives, commitment to diversity and inclusion, professional development opportunities and work environments that promote employee satisfaction and work-life balance. Baptist Health Care includes four hospitals, two medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Lakeview Center, Baptist Medical Group and Cardiology Consultants.

losers MEDICAL CANNABIS TRADE ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA Citing pri-

vacy concerns, the trade association dropped on April 14 its challenge to proposed regulations that would carry out a 2014 law allowing limited types of medical marijuana in Florida, such as Charlotte’s Web. The group objected to a ruling that it would have to provide information about the identities of its members.

KEN DETZNER The Florida Secretary

of State opposed a bill that would allow electronic voter registration, which is being pushed by the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections. Detzner called it a train wreck and worried about the deadline pressure to coordinate the required online registration changes with 67 county supervisors of election and the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Supporters said some of the 20 states that have implemented similar applications were able to do so in four months.

ROLLING HILLS LANDFILL The Escambia County Division of Code Enforcement cited the owners of the Rolling Hills Landfill, located at 6990 Rolling Hills Road, for failing to comply with a ruling issued by a Special Magistrate. The violations concerned offensive odors and visibility of the mound. Per the Magistrate’s order, the management of the Rolling Hills Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill will be fined $200 per violation, per day until the violations are abated.

inweekly.net

outtakes

by Rick Outzen

THE HUMAN SIDE OF DISASTER Five years ago, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 men, and spewing millions of gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. It became an international story with film crews broadcasting daily along the coast. At Inweekly, we strove to put human faces on the tragedy. The weekend before tar balls washed onto our beaches I took a road trip to Eunice, La., a small town west of Baton Rouge. Eunice native Blair Manuel was one of the men who perished in the April 20, 2010 explosion. I wanted to talk to his family and friends. I wanted to understand how those in oil country saw the tragedy. Manuel, 56, worked for M-I Swaco as a “mud engineer,” a nickname for the drilling fluids engineer who is responsible for ensuring the properties of the drilling fluid are within designed specifications. He was only on the rig because something happened with his replacement and he agreed to stay until April 20. He was known on the rigs as "Papa Bear." He had a huge smile and such warmth that he reminded everyone who knew him of Santa Claus. Manuel loved his LSU Tigers and had both football and baseball season tickets. He loved his daughters, Kelli, Jessica and Ashley, with whom he talked on the phone almost daily. Everybody in Eunice had some connec-

tion to the rigs. Everybody had a father, a husband, a brother, a boyfriend, a cousin or a best friend going out to the rigs. The pay was good, but accidents happened perhaps more than most people safely on shore know. When the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, the men on the various rigs knew first. They had known before the news crews were out in helicopters taping the flames, before the explosion hit the headlines. They heard there was a rig burning in the Gulf just off of Venice. The men scrambled to reached their loved one. Their families needed to know it wasn't their rig. Wives and girlfriends and mothers jammed the lines, calling, breathless, praying, "not my son, not my husband." For two days, Manuel’s daughters waited for news. While they kept their hopes up, they knew if their dad was alive he would have called. He never did. After the explosion, President Obama suspended offshore drilling for a short time. Eunice mourned the loss of “Papa Bear” Manuel, but they knew life would continue. The families patiently waited as the politicians played their games. They had house notes and car payments to make. They wanted to get to work. One worker told me, “Someone has to make sure our economy has fuel. It’s what we do, despite the risks.” {in} rick@inweekly.net

Eunice native Blair Manuel was one of the men who perished in the April 20, 2010 explosion.

—Creative Organic Vegan Cuisine, Coffee & Catering—

Now Featuring: Cooking Classes Once A Month Sunday Brunch with champagne specials —Thursday 3 Course Gourmet Dinner Menu changes weekly — Plus Daily Specials

610 E. Wright St. | 429-0336 | eotlcafe.com April 23, 2015

Practicing Since 1974 INJURED? (ALL TYPES OF ACCIDENTS)

ARRESTED? (ALL FEDERAL & STATE COURTS)

WHITE COLLAR CRIMES (HEALTH-CARE FRAUD • DRUG OFFENSES & D.U.I.s)

FREE CONSULTATION ON INJURY / DEATH CASES & CRIMINAL CASES NO RECOVERY - NO FEE / COST ON PERSONAL INJURY & WRONGFUL DEATH CASES

24 HOUR SERVICE

433-9922

304 E. GOVERNMENT STREET

Thinking of selling your home? Call today for a comparable market analysis of your home. With approx. 22 years of experience, we are ready to assist you with your real estate needs! •Lot - Old Chemstrand Rd. - $30,000 zoned VR-2 across from entrance to Solutia Golf Course - wooded. •Lot - Downtown Old East Hill - $65,000 - Preservation District - cleared corner lot. •Lot - Lost Key Plantation - Golf Course lot - near Lost Key Golf Club House. Gated Community. •Commercial Property - 921 North Palafox - subject to lease - $499,000

SEVILLE SQUARE REALTY, LLC Cheryl Young Licensed Real Estate Broker

308 E. Government St. • Pensacola, Florida 32502

(850) 712-4742

www.cherylyoung.com • cayoungrealtor@aol.com

Licensed in Florida & Alabama 5

PRATT NAMED TO HALL OF FAME

Jerry Pratt / Courtesy Photo

By Shelby Smithey Behind a glass window pane, hundreds of people take turns getting a peak at Atlas, a humanoid robot that the team at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) Robotics Lab showed off at an open house earlier this month. Amidst the bustling crowd, IHMC senior research scientist Jerry Pratt closely watches Atlas being maneuvered on computer monitors nearby. He patiently answers questions about the robot, and when a setback arises—a hydraulic fluid leak—he knows a good estimate on when Atlas will be up and running again. Though a spectacle itself, Atlas isn’t just for show. Gearing up for the final round of the DARPA international robotics competition in June, Pratt, 43, and his team give the crowd a first-hand look into humanoid robot systems and their potential ability to respond to disasters and situations that would be unsafe for people to be exposed to. Pratt’s groundbreaking work has earned him prestigious recognition. He is one of seven people who will be inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame at an October ceremony in Tampa. Others in this group, the second year of inductees, include famed automaker Henry Ford and scientist Robert Grubbs, winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in chemistry. “It is such an honor,” Pratt said. “Other people in the Hall of Fame are pretty impressive. I wondered if I really deserve it, but we have a great team at IHMC and we are doing great things.” Pratt leads a research group at the IHMC Robotics Lab that concentrates around the understanding and modeling 66

of human gait and the applications of that understanding in the fields of robotics, human assistive devices and man-machine interfaces. Working at IHMC in Pensacola for over 12 years, Pratt has spearheaded multiple robotics projects, breaking speed records with the HexRunner, and currently perfecting his X1 exoskeleton, a collaboration with NASA which assists people with disabilities to walk over different types of terrain. "Sometimes I think what's most fun about working in robotics is that we are practically inventing the field every day," Pratt said. "There's a long way to go before robotics is a mature field, and I am honored to join so many other people who are working to create the future." Pratt holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and currently holds four patents on robotics inventions. Before joining IHMC in 2002, Pratt's company developed the powered X1 exoskeleton that allowed a person to carry large loads over rough terrain with little effort. His other patents cover tech-

What eventually led Pratt to plant roots in Pensacola was meeting his wife Megan in college. “Megan grew up here, and while visiting Pensacola we met up with IHMC founder and CEO Ken Ford, and that’s when I began working as a consultant for IHMC.” "We're really proud of Jerry; it's a welldeserved honor," Ford said. "Jerry’s work personifies the subtle and rather beautiful virtuous cycle between the acts of invention and of scientific discovery. His work has also been instrumental in changing the stereotype of robots as clunky machines with jerky movements to ones that maximize speed, agility and biological similarity.” Pratt leads a team of researchers who also developed the HexRunner, which last year set a world speed record for legged

“Sometimes I think what's most fun about working in robotics is that we are practically inventing the field every day.” Jerry Pratt nology that allows bipedal robots to know where to place their feet when walking, and to maintain their balance and prevent falls. Pratt attended high school in Ashland, Wisconsin and said he was able to attend MIT through a scholarship he received by getting first place in a robotics competition. “In high school, I dabbled in building a couple little wheeled robots,” Pratt said. “I created a device called the knockout keyless door lock, which allowed someone to knock a certain pattern causing the door to unlock itself. It won a competition in 1990, which allowed me to attend MIT.” Pratt started his Master’s degree in 1994, and while looking for research assistant work, he joined the Leg Laboratory at MIT. He said that his time there peaked his interest in robotics focusing on biological similarity. “I did that for about six years and got my Ph.D, and then cofounded my company, Yobotics, Inc. in 2000,” Pratt said.

robots, reaching speeds of more than 30 mph. Last May, a crew from Discovery Channel came to Pensacola to film the HexRunner in action. Pratt said the idea to develop the HexRunner came about when IHMC researcher Johnny Godowski had some clever ideas about how animals run and what allows an ostrich, for example, to run quickly and efficiently without a lot of sensory feedback. “It was a really simple design, but it gave us a better understanding of the stabilizing mechanism that occurs naturally in animals,” Pratt said. About three years ago, Pratt and his

wife started the Pensacola MESS Hall, a hands-on learning center where kids explore Math, Engineering and Science. It is a spinoff of IHMC's Science Saturdays education outreach program. “Ever since we moved to Pensacola we started to talk about starting a science museum,” Pratt said. “It was a daunting thing to think about. Megan was an IHMC employee and she did the Science Saturdays program, which remain popular but are pretty limited. We started kicking around the idea of a science museum set up like a Navy cafeteria. The materials are food related and the kits include everything you need to do a science experiment.” Pratt said this format allowed them to start a full science museum in only 4,000 square feet downtown on Romana Street. “It was really popular and filled the place up the first summer we tried it,” Pratt said. “We have since moved to a bigger location on Tarragona Street and are still growing into our next phase.” Pratt and his wife have two children, Annie, 12, and Ben, 10, who Pratt said are naturally interested in science from being exposed to it by both parents. “They’ve helped develop some of the mess kits at the museum and they dabble in some computer programming,” Pratt said. In June, Pratt and the IHMC Robotics Team will compete in the final round of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) international robotics competition, which tests the ability of humanoid robot systems to respond to disasters. The team placed first in the Virtual Robotics Challenge, a computer simulation, and second in the DRC Trials at Homestead Miami Speedway using actual robots in a competition featuring 26 teams from around the globe. Pratt said that he is proud to put Pensacola on the map in terms of what the city can offer and gives credit to his IHMC team on its pioneering research in robotics. “We really like living in Pensacola,” Pratt said. “We feel like we can make more of an impact living here. We have a really talented team of people and I’m proud to call Pensacola home.” {in} inweekly.net

MILLER TALKS a ballistic missile unless you want to put a nuclear warhead on it and send it toward the United States. “ He is worried about the unknowns of Iran’s nuclear program. “I have had conversations with IAEA inspectors—those are the folks that will be tasked with going in and actually doing the inspections,” Miller said. “They're saying the only thing that (Iran) will talk to us about is what they've declared, so they've already cheated.” The congressman said, “There's no reason to trust them on this particular issue. To allow them to continue a nuclear program, I think, is a very poor choice for this administration and not a road on which we should be going down.” He said that the Obama administration had people on the Hill selling the agreement hard to Democratic lawmakers. “Secretary of State John Kerry is good at trying to sell stuff, but that doesn't necessarily mean the deal he's trying to sell is a good one,” Miller said. “They have got a lot of people on their side of the aisle that do not want to be a part of this deal. Then you've got world leaders that are saying this is not an appropriate deal.” The day before Miller’s “Pensacola Speaks” interview, President Obama announced he intended to remove Cuba from a list of countries that sponsor terrorism. Miller isn’t convinced that is a good idea. He believes the president is more focused on his legacy than what is right for this country. “I'm obviously not a fan of reinstating relations yet,” he said. “We still have people who survived the Castro regime takeover and they are still oppressing their

“What we want to do is to fix the problem, make the bureaucracy work for the veteran." Congressman Jeff Miller

By Rick Outzen Iran, Cuba and VA clinics have been hot topics in Congress since the Easter break. Inweekly reached out to Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla) for his views on the issues. After a long day of committee hearings, Rep. Miller spoke with Inweekly on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” on April 15. The U.S. and five other world powers are seeking to complete the details of a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program by a June 30 deadline. A draft was released on April 2. Rep. Miller believes the proposed framework of the Iran Nuclear Accord is a problem. “It does not stop Iran’s ability to deliver a nuclear missile,” he said. “Even if they are not manufacturing any type of a weapon, they are working on the ability to deliver that weapon. There's no reason to develop

Marital and Family Law New Location: 127 Palafox Place Suite 100 Pensacola, Florida | 466-3115 April 23, 2015

people, killing their people, jailing their people.” Rep. Miller said it would be the Communist leaders who benefit from lifting any sanctions. “When you open trade with Cuba, all they're going to do is start putting it in their pockets and keep oppressing and pushing down their people. We saw it right after the United States started sending overtures their way.” He admitted there are Republicans who would like to see a wide open market with Cuba. “There are a lot of folks that want to send agricultural products in that direction. Some of my friends from Arkansas and

Arizona and out in the Midwest are very inclined to want to lift the trade embargo, but, again, the experiences that have happened in the past are very similar to those that happened when Castro came to power. “ Rep. Miller warned, “Anybody thinks that they can go down there and make an investment and a profit without the government taking a piece of it or keeping it, I think, is just uninformed.” He said, “Look, I would like for that island 90 miles off the coast of Florida to become a trading partner of ours. I would like for there to be free and open trade, but not as long as the Castro regime is there.” Miller chairs the House Veterans Affairs Committee. A year ago, whistleblowers reported of a “secret waiting list” of 1, 400 to 1,600 sick veterans in Phoenix,

Arizona. The congressman from Northwest Florida built a bipartisan coalition that pressured the White House to do something about the long waiting lists at VA medical facilities and investigate allegations that those lists did not include all the veterans requiring care. A year later, he said progress in the Department of Veterans Affairs, which has 350,000 employees and an annual budget of $170 billion, has been slow. “I had an oversight hearing today on the Denver Hospital debacle, which is just unbelievable. A hospital that started out at $350 million and has now climbed to $1.73 billion, an architect's dream.” He said there has been very little, if any, oversight of the VA over the years, but the bipartisan cooperation on his committee is still strong. “This is one of those things where if we wanted to, we could really make political hay out of it. What we want to do is to fix the problem, make the bureaucracy work for the veteran instead of the veteran try to work their way through a myriad of things.” The congressman is frustrated with how VA senior leaders aren’t held accountable for their mismanagement. He said the Denver hospital cost overrun was pointed out by a whistleblower a couple of years ago. “Believe it or not, he got fired for insubordination and the guy that fired him, who was the overseer of the director, got to retire with his full benefits in place,” Miller said. “This would never happen in the private sector. You would not have a 100-percent cost overrun on the construction of anything because the project manager would be fired, but (VA) defended him up until about a month ago. They finally took a deposition from him and the day after they took the deposition, he handed in his papers.” {in}

Voted “Best Lunch” 2 years running! Lunch Bar 11-4 * Tapas & Wine Bar 4-8 * Open Monday-Saturday 407-B S. Palafox St. | 850-542-4334 | facebook.com/carmenslunchbar 7

GAETZ FIGHTS FOR ADOPTIONS On

April 14, the Florida Senate approved a bill that would restore a popular adoption-subsidies program and also repeal a 38-year-old law that banned gay adoption. By a vote of 27-11, senators passed the measure, which would provide cash incentives to state workers who adopt children in Florida's foster-care system, especially children with special needs. The bill’s sponsor was State Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville). On “Pensacola Speaks,” he talked about why the bill was so important. “We’ve got 850 adoptable kids who are in foster care in group homes or individual foster homes in our state,” Gaetz said. “If you want to look at it financially, it costs $30,000 a year per child to keep the kid in a group foster home and $6,000 per year per child to keep the kid in foster care in a regular foster home. More importantly, these 852 kids, 70 percent or more of them are special-needs kids.” The incentive program was created by Gov. Jeb Bush, but had been discontinued during the recession. “We’ve got one that’s even better and to me it’s important,” said the senator. “I’ve sat

and talked with these kids who are adoptable and who are in foster care, and the yearning and the pleading and the prayers that they have for a permanent home, a safe home, are compelling.” He said, “My wife has visited those group homes. This is a big deal for me. It’s not just a bill I’m sponsoring, it’s a moral conviction.” The Florida House had added a provision that some thought would be a “poison pill,” making it politically difficult for the governor to sign the bill into law. “The House of Representatives added a provision saying let’s repeal the 1977 provision that says that homosexuals can’t adopt in Florida,” Gaetz said. “Heck, the Court of Appeals five years ago already struck that down and declared in unconstitutional.” He said now the Department of Children and Families and adoption agencies, including faith-based adoption agencies in our state, routinely process same-sex adoptions. A third of the adoptions in the state are to single people, and many of them are gay, according to Gaetz. “Honestly, I’ve searched my soul, I’ve searched the scriptures, I’ve prayed about

this,” he said. “I’ve got to put the wellbeing of those 852 kids on the balance scale with the moral objections that some people have to same-sex adoption, and the ban on same-sex adoption has already gone away.” He said banning gay adoption is a dead issue. “I fought on the Senate floor to keep my bill clean and keep people from amending it to send the bill back to the House, to put a ban back on gay adoptions, which is a strange thing to do in this day and age.” He talked about the absurdity of the ban. “If we’re going to say that everybody’s moral and religious objections are going to be the reason why people can’t adopt, there are Indian tribes that don’t want anybody adopted outside the tribe, there are people who say that they have a moral objection to tobacco or drinking wine,” he said. “Are we going to say that those people can’t adopt? The 852 kids, Rick, that’s what I’ve got to keep my eye on.”

ALMOST LEGAL POT While his father was fighting for adoptions, State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton) almost got an amendment added to a bill that would have allowed ter-

minally ill patients to have access to medical marijuana. The bill, dubbed the “Right to Try Act,” would help make available experimental drugs to people who have terminal illnesses and are expected to die within one year. Gaetz felt medical marijuana should be considered one of those drugs. “I want to give them less government,” Gaetz said. “I want to get out of the way and see what happens.” Gaetz withdrew the amendment after other lawmakers voiced concerns about adding the medical-marijuana issue to the bill. However, his political courage did not go unnoticed. Ryan Wiggins, owner of Full Impact Strategies, works with the Realm of Caring-Florida that worked last year to get Charlotte’s Web legalized in the state. On “Pensacola Speaks,” she praised Gaetz for his political courage. Wiggins said, “That was very bold, and I was excited to see him do it. He saw the illogical argument in saying we are allowing people with less than one year to live to try all these experimental drugs, but not allowing marijuana.” She said, “It was a brilliant move.” {in}

FIORE

flowers sucre

local art balloons

pressed & dried floral art

gardens

jewelry wine champagne candles unique gifts

events parties

holiday decor

cake stands weddings classes & demonstrations Deliveries Daily

Free Parking

15 W Main Street Pensacola, Florida 32502

850.469.1930

www.fioreofpensacola.com 88

inweekly.net

tanding before Miami’s Freedom Tower, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio announced on April 13 his candidacy for president in 2016. He presented himself as a leader for the 21st Century in a field that includes two of the most familiar political names over the past two decades—Bush and Clinton. "Before us now is the opportunity to author the greatest chapter yet in the amazing story of America," said Rubio, age 43. "But we can't do that by going back to the leaders and ideas of the past. We must change the decisions we are making by changing the people who are making them." Rubio enters what is expected to be a crowded GOP field. Senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky have announced their campaigns. At least two Republican governors, Chris Christie of New Jersey and Scott Walker of Wisconsin, are considering jumping into the race, and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is expected to announce soon that he will be seeking the White House. A Cuban American native of Miami, Rubio is a graduate of the University of Florida and the University of Miami Law School. In the late 1990s, he served as a City Commissioner for West Miami and was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2000. Six years later, he was elected Speaker. April 23, 2015

The Republican Party has traditionally chosen presidential candidates that have paid their dues—Jeb’s father, V.P. George H.W. Bush in 1998, Sen. Bob Dole in 1996, Sen. John McCain in 2008 and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in 2012. The only winners were V.P. Bush and Jeb’s brother, George W. Bush, in 2000 and 2004. Rubio has battled the Republican establishment before. He rose from Florida’s Speaker of the House to U.S. senator in two years, winning a three-way campaign in 2010 against then-Gov. Charlie Crist, an independent who had been heavily favored to win the GOP nomination, and then-Congressman Kendrick Meek, a Democrat. A Rubio-Bush primary showdown in Florida next year is expected to cause friction in Tallahassee and suck up a lot of the campaign dollars in the state, which could impact fundraising in local and state races.

On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” Republican and Democratic political advisors weighed in on Rubio’s candidacy. We interviewed GOP strategist Rick Wilson and Democratic political guru Kevin Cate minutes after Rubio’s announcement speech. On Marco Rubio, Rick Wilson said, “This

is a guy who has tremendous fluency, who has a tremendous ability to communicate a story with Americans that is almost unique in the field in terms of the power and depth he's able to do that.” Wilson, the founder of Intrepid Media, understands political campaigns. He was a field director in Florida for George H.W. Bush’s 1988 presidential campaign, and after Bush won the White House, Wilson worked in the Pentagon for then-Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney as an assistant for public and legislative affairs. In 1997, Rudy Giuliani asked him to run the media for his mayoral campaign, and after winning office, he appointed Wilson as a senior adviser. Rubio offers traits that Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton cannot—freshness, energy and charisma. “The phrase he used tonight in the speech—‘yesterday is over’—was a real generational dividing line between where Marco is going in the world and where Hilary is going in the world,” Wilson said. “There's just not a sense that Hilary Clinton represents anything new for a

reason. It's because she doesn't represent anything new.” What about the Republican presidential primary? Wilson said, “There's a sense that Marco has a generational moment here where he can become a very compelling voice in the Republican Party and in the national political dialogue moving forward.” Can Rubio translate to winning the nomination? “That may not mean he wins the nomination yet,” Wilson said. “He's got a long way to go, as he acknowledged tonight, but I think it's important that they have folks in the party who are like this, who are reaching beyond the sort of clichéd rhetorical tropes that Democrats are talking to people and Republicans aren't.” He added, “Marco is exceptional at talking to ordinary people.” Wilson is impressed that Rubio is taking an “all-in” approach, by announcing that he will focus solely on the presidential race and will forego a race for a second term in the U.S. Senate. He said, “It is a tremendously powerful and provocative thing to do as a candidate, to basically say, ‘I will face the longest odds. I will fight for this. I

"THERE'S A SENSE THAT MARCO HAS A GENERATIONAL MOMENT HERE WHERE HE CAN BECOME A VERY COMPELLING VOICE IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY." Rick Wilson

will give my all for this.’ Voters sense it. They feel it. They know it. They respect it. They want passion, commitment and engagement from their candidates.” Wilson said Rubio has done this before when he ran for the U.S. Senate against popular Gov. Charlie Crist. “I'm talking about the fall of 2009 and Marco Rubio polled against Charlie Crist,” he said, “Charlie Crist was at 54 (percent) and Marco Rubio was at eight. He stood up, he went in the fight and he got in the battle. He won that seat because he didn't care about the odds. He cared about the mission.” Wilson said, “If he can translate that to the presidential state, I think he's got a tremendous road ahead of him.”

As expected the Florida Democratic Party wasn’t quite as thrilled about Rubio’s announcement. "As far as self-serving vanity projects go, Marco Rubio's presidential campaign should win a prize," Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Allison Tant said in a statement issued by the party. "After failing to win a majority of the vote in 2010's Tea Party wave, Rubio bailed on Floridians, and now embodies everything voters hate about Washington—partisan dysfunction and placing the needs of the wealthiest few above the middle class." Inweekly reached out to Kevin Cate, head of Cate Communications, for his take on Rubio’s political future. Cate was named one of Florida’s rising political stars by The News Service of Florida. He managed the press for the 2008 Obama campaign and worked on Alex Sink’s successful campaign for Florida Chief Financial Officer. He also helped Charlie Crist, whom he refers to as the “People’s Governor,” in his 2014 campaign for governor. Cate was impressed with Rubio’s speech. “It was kind of exciting. I mean, I think that it was reminiscent of Obama in 2007, in the sense that he took a chance doing it in front of a live audience,” Cate said. “He chose a location that was meaningful, and I thought that was important, but he really took a lot shots, which shouldn't be surprising, directly at Jeb Bush, by way of Hillary Clinton.” Cate said Rubio didn’t hesitate to go after his mentor, former Governor Bush. He said, “Talking about leadership of 010 1

old, and turning the clock, and going forward in a new direction is not a bad message, but for somebody who's lived in Tallahassee and worked in Florida politics, there wasn't any question that he was making a direct attack on Jeb Bush.” Cate also mentioned how formidable the young Senator can be in primaries. “We should remember that this is primary election,” he said. “Marco Rubio is very skilled in primary elections and taking down people backed by the establishment, as he did in 2010 with Charlie Crist, ‘the People's Governor.’” Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are fighting for political control of Florida. Neither can win the Republican nomination without winning Florida’s presidential primary. What does Cate think it will take for Rubio to beat Bush? He thinks Rubio will make the race about emotions more than issues. “I think it's important for him to perform well early, especially in Iowa, and I think he can,” Cate said. “I don't think anyone should underestimate his potential to run on emotions.” He reminded Inweekly that he is only an observer of the Republican Party, not an insider like Wilson. “I'm not a member of the Grand Old Party, nor will I be any time soon—unless you print something very provocative in the Thursday's edition of the Independent,” Cate said, laughing. “I don't think that's going to happen, but he's making it an election on emotion.” The crowded field of candidates gives Rubio a “decent chance” of winning the Iowa Caucus, but Cate sees some potential problems. “Every time he runs even moderately close back to the middle, he gets beat up because you saw what happened on the only real accomplishment he tried to attempt in immigration,” Cate said. “He got beat up pretty bad and had to go basically apologize to Sean Hannity for even remotely trying to do something productive in the U.S. Senate.” According to Cate, Rubio has missed more votes than any other U.S. Senator. The Democratic strategist also thinks Rubio’s opponents will bring up the credit card issues from when he was Speaker of the House. “His father may have been a bartender, but the people that are behind bars right now would probably like the healthcare

coverage that they can earn by having a low wage job, and trying to get ahead,” Cate said. “They probably don't have the benefit of having an American Express card tied to a political party to cover their van, paint jobs and whatever else Marco Rubio was using that credit card for.” Cate warned, “That vetting will happen, and people will realize that Marco Rubio has a record. Not much of one in the United States Senate, and he does have a record of some mismanagement here in Tallahassee.” He said, “That doesn't mean he can't win an election, and no one should underestimate him, but those are the realities that he's going to face very quickly after this well executed announcement today in Miami.”

“Vetting will happen, and people will realize that Marco Rubio has a record.” Kevin Cate

Photo by Gage Skidmore

In January, former Florida Republican Gov. Jeb Bush announced on Facebook the launch of his leadership PAC, Right to Rise, to help him explore the possibility of running for president. "Hey everybody, today we're setting up the Right to Rise PAC, which is a PAC to support candidates that believe in conservative principals to allow all Americans to rise up. If you're interested, go to righttorisepac.org," Bush said in a video posted to Facebook.

Jeb Bush, age 62, served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999-2007. He is the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and the younger brother of former President George W. Bush. Jeb Bush is the only Republican, and the third person of any party, to serve two full four-year terms as Governor of Florida. Bush grew up in Houston, Texas and moved to Florida in 1980 to get involved in real estate development. In 1986, he was named Florida's Secretary of Commerce, a position he held until resigning in 1988 to help his father's successful presidential campaign. In 1994, Bush made his first run for office, narrowly losing the election for governor by less than two percentage points to the incumbent Lawton Chiles. Some believe that had he won that election, it would have been him who ran against Al Gore in 2000, instead of his brother George. Bush won the governor’s race in 1998 and won reelection four years later, which made him Florida's first two-term Republican Governor. Since then, Bush has been a big advocate for education reform. His Foundation for Education Excellence has advocated for the Common Core State Standards Initiative, which several states have fought implementing in their public schools. The reaction to the possibility of another Bush seeking the White House has been mixed. The Republican establishment appears to see him as one of their own and big checks have been flowing his way. However, the more conservative wing of the party has its doubts because of his advocacy for Common Core and immigration reform. Wilson said Jeb Bush is a prodigious fundraiser, and that fact will make him a serious contender for the Republican nomination. “Jeb Bush is raising a tremendous amount of money and a wallet has a quality all its own,” Wilson said. “He's going to be in the field financially, and he's certainly starting to do some more active engagements in some of the early primary states.” Bush has been reintroducing himself to Republicans and trying to win over conservatives. Wilson said, “He's out there making the rounds across this country, reintroducing himself and discussing with folks who haven't heard from him for a while or hadn't heard him before, about his initial record as governor of Florida and how he governed Florida as a conservative.” He believes Rubio and the other candidates will challenge Bush on Common Core, immigration and his record as governor. inweekly.net

438-9647 liberislaw.com

ATTENTION CURRENT & Pensacola, FORMER PROPERTY 212 West Intendencia St. FL WATERFRONT 32502 13700 Perdido Key Dr., SuiteOWNERS 223 Pensacola, FL 32507 With Marco Rubio foregoing a second term in the U.S. Senate to run for president, two Northwest Florida officials are looking into running for the seat in 2016. Congressman Jeff Miller first told Inweekly that he wasn’t seriously considering it. “I have a number of people who have contacted me and encouraged me to look at it,” Miller said. “I will tell that there are a lot of people in the (Florida) delegation that are looking at it.” He said the “phone lines had been burning out” over the past few days, but he wasn’t interested. The congressman said, “That’s not even a discussion that I’m considering right now.” Rep. Miller talked about the importance of the Republican Party controlling the Senate seat. “I know the most important thing is that we come out with a strong candidate who can win,” he said. “We don’t need to lose this Senate seat. The only candidate the Democrats have right now is a 32-year-old (Rep. Patrick Murphy), who can self-fund this race.” Rep. Miller said, “He’s not the kind of person that will represent Northwest Florida well.” Over the weekend, Miller had a change of heart. A source close to Rep Miller called Inweekly on April 20 to say that the congressman was now considering running for U.S. Senate in 2016. “The race is so wide open that Jeff has to consider running,” said the source. The other Northwest Floridian eyeing the U.S. Senate seat is State Sen. Don Gaetz. He told Inweekly that he was leaving his options open on whether to run for U.S. Senate in 2016, but he wasn’t sure that he has the “fire in the belly” to go to Washington, D.C. On “Pensacola Speaks,” the former Senate President said, “My family is all in. Matt, Erin, Vicky are all in, but I’ve never liked Washington.” He said, “I can’t get my arms around the whole notion that Washington is a place I want to be and that maybe I can make an impact. I’m not there yet.” Gaetz said that several people, includ-

April 23, 2015

ing the Republican Senatorial campaign committee, had contacted him about running. “It’s an indication of how scrambled the eggs are in the Florida political scene with Marco running for president that people are even calling me, asking me to run for the United States Senate,” he said. “With our CFO, Jeff Atwater, pulling out of consideration over the weekend, a lot of people began calling me. I’ve had some very, very flattering offers of support from around the state, of course as well as Northwest Florida.” He admitted that a U.S. Senate campaign has its challenges. “I’m not well known outside of Northwest Florida, I’m sure, but neither are the other people being talked about for this race. I think it’s wide open, it’s anybody’s race. It would take a lot of money in a hurry in order to make an impact and get name identification up.” However, he wouldn’t say he won’t run. “We’re going to take a few days in our family, among our friends and people I care about a lot and talk about. All I’ve agreed to do is not say, ‘No’ until people can make their case to me.” In the end, Gaetz will have to determine if the fight is worth it for him and his family. “You would have to have a fire in your belly to go to Washington and that’s what I’ve got to decide.”

IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO FILE YOUR BP CLAIM

IF YOU OWNED WATERFRONT PROPERTY ALONG THE GULF COAST BETWEEN APRIL 20 AND DECEMBER 31, 2010 YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM THE BP SETTLEMENT FUND IF YOU ENTERED INTO A SALES AGREEMENT AFTER APRIL 2010 AND CLOSED BEFORE DECEMBER 31 2010 YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION EVEN IF YOU CANNOT PROVE LOSS OF VALUE CALL OR EMAIL US WITH THE ADDRESS OF YOUR PROPERTY FOR A FREE EVALUATION OF YOUR POTENTIAL CLAIM THERE IS NO CHARGE UNLESS WE MAKE A RECOVERY ON YOUR BEHALF

CONTACT: NA’SHANDA L. EDWARDS | BP SPECIALIST PARALEGAL EMAIL: NEDWARDS@LIBERISLAW.COM | 212 W. INTENDENCIA ST. PHONE: 850-438-9647 EXT. 110 | FAX: 850-433-5409

Only at Gulf Winds

Free Checking

with 1.50% Interest APY*

What will you do with your extra money? Our free high-yield checking account gives you 1.50% APY interest on your everyday checking balance. There’s no minimum balance, no monthly service fee, and nationwide ATM fee refunds†.

Learn More or Open Your Account Today at:

GoGulf Winds.com

“I used my extra money for a day at the spa.”

Or call 1-800-650-6328 Or visit your local branch *Annual Percentage Yield (APY) as of 01/01/15. Visit GoGulfWinds.com for rate tiers and qualifications that apply. Rates may change after account is opened. Fees may reduce earnings. No minimum balance required. No monthly service charge. Available to personal accounts only. †ATM fee refunds up to $15 per statement cycle when qualifications are met.

Federally Insured by NCUA 11

“Bush's going to make his case back and forth,” he said. “You’re going to see him go up, you are going to see him go down. You are going to see that I think with all of these guys.”

Young Republican strategist Ryan Wiggins loved Rubio’s speech and isn’t supporting Bush. She grew up in a political family. Her father is long-time Pensacola City Councilman Jack Nobles. Her mom was a lobbyist for Baptist Health Care. Her father-in-law is former Pensacola Mayor Mike Wiggins. Ryan Wiggins is the owner of and chief strategist for Full Contact Strategies, a political media consulting firm specializing in political messaging, crisis communications and media relations. Prior to starting that company, she held key positions with the Florida Department of Health, Florida Department of Children and Families, Office of the Attorney General of Florida, the Florida Department of Transportation, the Executive Office of the Governor of Florida

and Congressman Jeff Miller’s Office in Washington, DC. SaintPetersBlog.com named her one of the five “operatives” it believes that Republican candidates in Florida should hire to help them get elected in 2016. Inweekly named her to the 2016 Power List. Wiggins said Bush is well liked in Florida, but the nation may be suffering from “Bush fatigue.” “I think your big plus with Bush is obviously family name,” Wiggins said. “He's well liked in our state. He was a great governor for a very long time.” However, she said the former governor has “some albatrosses around his neck.” Ryan said, “I think there are skeletons in the closet. He's got a daughter who had a bout with drug use. He’s got Bush fatigue that could work against him in the country. The fact that over the past two decades, we basically have had only one other President who wasn't a Bush or a Clinton. And he's got Common Core, which is not all that popular with Republican voters.” She said that is a big Rubio fan. “He's a young man. He's a Hispanic, which is great for our demographic. He's got the all American story. He's got a beautiful family, and

“Right now we're basically a volunteer army, and we are building our troops.” Ryan Wiggins

he's kind of a breath of fresh air.” On the negative side for Rubio, Wiggins said, “That said, he's also a first term senator, and he has got some problems with some of the immigration policy and stuff that he's dealt with.” She spoke about Bush and Rubio, “The interesting thing about both of them is that they're actually very good friends, and that he has always been one of Marco's role models, so I don't know that you can really go wrong with either.” Wiggins is impressed that Rubio is foregoing running for a second term. “I like someone who is bold like that, I really do,” she said. “I really believe that even if he doesn't get it this go round, he will be a President in this country. He's got the it factor, and I'm real excited.” She noted that there is a Pensacola connection to the Rubio campaign. Sarah Zieman, daughter of Gulf Breeze dentist Dr. Steve Zieman and the 2002 Fiesta of Five Flags Queen, is married to Albert Martinez, Rubio's Chief of Staff. “I grew up with Sarah, and I'm a big fan of Albert's, so I'm very, very happy for them.”

How are the Florida campaigns for Bush and Rubio shaping up? “Well, my dear friend and mentor, Rick Wilson, had a great quote this week on this, and it is ‘Jeb is building up the New York Yankees, and Rubio is playing money ball,’ and I think that's actually very fair,” Wiggins said. She said she talked to Albert Martinez to see about potentially helping out in the Panhandle, and he told her, "You know, right now we're basically a volunteer army, and we are building our troops." However, that didn’t dampen Wiggins’ enthusiasm for Rubio. “Jeb is buying up all the talent in the entire state, but that being said, there's a lot of new talent that wasn't ever on his team to begin with,” she said. “It's going to be really interesting. Like I said, there's so much talent in the GOP world in Florida, because it's been the dominant party for so long.” Wiggins said, “There's tons of Republican talent for all candidates, and it's a very exciting time.” {in}

The Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition congratulates

Jerry Pratt,

Senior Research Scientist on his induction to

“Florida Inventors Hall of Fame”. Learn more about IHMC Robotics at www.ihmc.us.

212 1

inweekly.net

WEEK OF APRIL 23-30

Arts & Entertainment art, film, music, stage, books and other signs of civilization...

A Billboard for Expression By Ben Sheffler

Photos courtesy of Rachael Pongetti Rachael Pongetti was working on another project when a friend suggested she take photos of the 17th Avenue Graffiti Bridge everyday for a year. She thought it was a great idea, but she wasn't too intrigued until that friend told her the bridge changes everyday. Then she was hooked. "For me, this really wasn’t about learning about graffiti, and it really wasn't even so much about the bridge," she said. "It was just about me learning to accept change on a regular basis and being able to flow easier with the way things change in our everyday lives." What resulted is her "Between the Layers" exhibition—a collection of images from her 2011 Graffiti Bridge Project. "It’s just kind of taken a life of its own," Pongetti said. Mary Hartshorn, director of communications and events at the Pensacola Museum of Art (PMA), said the images at PMA will give a backstory to Pongetti's project. "I think the whole idea behind the exhibition at PMA is to go a little bit deeper in her Graffiti Bridge Project and not just present the photographs to people, but really get into the inspiration behind her project," she said. April 23, 2015

Pongetti said she didn't really have a plan when she first started out. She just showed up and tried to figure it out. Even when changes to the bridge were subtle, Pongetti usually noticed them. She said the bridge changed on all but two or three days of her project. "I got so in tune to the bridge that I could tell if somebody had tagged the bottom right from the day before," she said. "There'd be some days I would come and it would be really, really slow. I mean the ugliest green paint was on there for the longest time." Pongetti compared some of the changes to the bridge to changes in life. "You go through life and you won't see a lot of noticeable change...and then all of a sudden boom, you're just hit with a multitude of it," she said. But through the constant change, Pongetti said there was some order to it. "That’s why I call it 'Between the Layers,'

because it's investigating the idea that even highlight the talented people within the though the world may seem at times chaotic, community. there's actually a lot of underlying order "It's really great to see what kind of difunderneath everything," she said. "In the ferent things people within Pensacola can midst of all this splashed paint and all these produce," she said. multitude of participants, a tremendous amount of order ended up being in that." Pongetti said the exhibition features a lot of abstract imagery, including close ups of the layers, colors and textures of the bridge. She said it's her personal and artistic vision of the bridge. Several of the bridge's regular taggers have become friends with Pongetti, including the man who still hangs the "Joe loves Patricia" sign over the bridge. She said Joe and Patricia have "Between the Layers" is Pongetti’s first been married for 33 years, and that he's been solo exhibition at a museum, and she wants hanging the sign for a long time. it to travel. "I was just really shocked that they had "This for me is a whole other level," she been married that long and here he was dosaid. "I'm thrilled my little project is making it ing this for his wife," into a museum." she said. "That type Pongetti said it's great the community of thing is about the allows the bridge to tagged. human spirit." "We have a billboard for expression— Pongetti is workwhatever you want to put up there you can, ing on a book that will and that's not allowed in a lot of places," she highlight some of the said. "This is an unedited voice for the comstories of the bridge munity, and that's pretty special." from people she met. "Between the Layers" is a dual exhibition The book was made between the Pensacola Museum of Art and possible by a Kickthe First City Art Center. At FCAC, there will starter campaign that be a community exhibition that features Ponraised $25,000 earlier this year. getti's images and local graffiti artists. {in} Pongetti will host an artist talk at PMA where she will discuss the exhibition. "I'll really just discuss what the group wants to hear. If they have speWHEN: Artist talk 6 p.m. Thursday, April 23; cific questions...I'll talk about that," Exhibition on display until June 13 WHERE: Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. she said. Jefferson St. Pongetti is from Mississippi and COST: General admission $7 moved to Pensacola for college. Children 17 and under, military and seniors $5 She moved away, but came back Last Tuesday of each month free around 2007. She still takes photos DETAILS: pensacolamuseum.org of the bridge, but not everyday. Hartshorn said it's fun to

“It's really great to see what kind of different things people within Pensacola can produce.” Rachael Pongetti

BETWEEN THE LAYERS

culture

by Ben Sheffler

Organ Symphony

been renovated and we’re very excited to have it back on the stage.” Not only has the organ been restored, but more pipes have been added to make it more useful to the orchestra, according to Rubardt. “They have a more classical orientation to them and therefore make this instrument appropriate for use with the orchestra on some of the literature that calls for organ and orchestra, and that’s what we’ll be playing this weekend,” Rubardt said. The program begins with “Fountains of Rome” by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. His most performed piece, Respighi depicts four Roman fountains at different times of the day--Valle Giulia at dawn, Triton in the morning, Trevi at midday and Villa Medici at sunset. “It’s a very colorful, orchestral showcase that paints Composer Kenneth Fuchs / Photo by Peter Schaaf evocative moods of four of the famous fountains in the city of The Pensacola Symphony Orchestra’s Rome,” Rubardt said. season is coming to an end, culminating Guest composer Kenneth Fuchs, a proin its Organ Symphony this weekend. fessor of music composition at the UniverFor the first time in years, the Great sity of Connecticut, will join the orchestra Saenger Pipe Organ will be a part of the for his piece, “Blue Riband.” concert. Rubardt and Fuchs were classmates at “It’s a great, big exciting way to end our Juilliard in the 1980’s, and this is Fuchs’ first season,” said Peter Rubardt, music director time in Pensacola. of PSO. “He’s really one of the leading composRubardt said there is a lot of the exciteers in America today,” Rubardt said. “He ment about the organ being back in action. writes extremely accessible, exciting and “It’s a historic theatre organ that has high energy music.” been part of the building since its conFuchs will talk not only about his piece, struction back in the 1920’s,” he said. but about the other two pieces as well. “But the instrument has be in disrepair “Composers have a unique way of for a number of years, and has now just thinking about music and hearing music,

sider various emoso we’ll get tional moods,” he said. that point of “Some are very upbeat view in the and energetic, others concert as are more reflective well,” Rubardt and poignant.” said of Fuchs’ The finale of the input. night is Saint-Saëns’ “Blue Rib“Third Symphony,” and” is about featuring the organ. the SS United Rubardt said this is States ocean a piece that everybody liner, which on would instantly recognize because it’s been its maiden voyage in July 1952 set the used in many movie soundtracks. record for the fastest transatlantic cross“It’s a terrifically fun piece to play,” ing, capturing the Blue Riband honor for Rubardt said. “Incredibly well crafted, just the fastest average speed traveling across a gorgeous piece of music. Everybody loves the Atlantic Ocean. to do this piece and we’re very excited “It’s an iconic ocean liner, and at the height of transatlantic travel by commercial about it.” The organ, a 1925 Robert “Wonder passenger ships, the SS United States was Morton,” has been unusable since it was considered the greatest maritime architecdamaged by floodwater caused by Hurritural achievement ever made,” Fuchs said. cane Ivan in 2004. Thousands of pipes had “To this day, that record has never been to be repaired or replaced, according to broken.” Not only did the speed of the SS United PSO’s website. “It’s a project that’s been a long time States inspire the energy in the piece, but coming, and it’s exciting that it’s reached the sense of what ocean liner travel meant its fruition,” Rubardt said. in the 20th century also inspired Fuchs, he Although Rubardt said the organ is said. not part of next year’s season, he’s looking “Transatlantic ocean travel was not forward to using it in the future. only a means of commerce and industry “There’s a limited number of pieces in in the twentieth century, but it was also a the orchestral literature that involves the ormeans of creating a new life for millions gan,” he said. “It’s actually not called for on of immigrants,” Fuchs said. “So it was an stuff that we do next season, but in the long extremely important era in the history of run it is certainly something that we’ll turn the United States.” to when the repertoire is appropriate.” {in} As a young boy, Fuchs said he was captivated by ocean liners. “When I was a boy, I used to visit all the piers in New York harbor and visited many of the great ocean liners,” he said. WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday, April 25 “Blue Riband” about 12 minWHERE: Saenger Theatre, 116 S. Palafox Place utes long, is a piece of abstract COST: Tickets start at $22 music and a showpiece for DETAILS: pensacolasymphony.com virtuosic orchestra, Fuchs said. “It has what I would con-

“It’s a project that’s been a long time coming, and it’s exciting that it’s reached its fruition” Peter Rubardt

PSO’S ORGAN SYMPHONY

Personal Injury • Criminal Justice

127 Palafox Place, Suite 100 Pensacola, FL 32502 | 850-444-0000 www.stevensonklotz.com 414 1

inweekly.net

LIVE WEEKDAYS • 7 – 8 AM and ON DEMAND AT BLABTV.COM

Tune in each morning to The Daily Brew on BlabTV and catch guest interviews and local stories from the Pensacola area.

Special Guests April 23 - 29* *Guest schedules are subject to change.

Rick Outzen • Jerry Pratt • Young Republicans • Disney On Ice David Stafford • Andrea Rosenbaum • Courtney Act • Amy Miller Jenny Long will Co-Host The Daily Brew with Carly Borden April 27-May 1!

Carly Borden

A native of Pensacola, Jenny graduated from the University of West Florida in Telecommunications and Film and traveled to Europe, Mexico, Nicaragua, Morocco, and South Africa to tell the story of those in need through humanitarian videography. She returned to the US, her personality and natural on-camera ability capturing audiences and earning her a spot on countless projects such as on-air modeling for the Home Shopping Network and now as the national spokesperson for ACCEL Performance Group. Remaining true to her humanitarian passion and sociallyresponsible initiatives, she is the creator and video host of SOCOmarketplace.com, an online resource for socially conscious companies whose product proceeds benefit great causes.

Jenny Long

brought to you in part by

Visit BLABTV.COM for Channel Listings and to watch OnDemand! For more details on guest appearances, follow us:

BlabTVPensacola

@BlabTVPensacola

Don’t Miss

Local Partner Programming featuring

For show times, visit BlabTV.com. April 23, 2015

SW0039 DBrew-Blab_IN_042315.indd 1

4/20/15 1:57 PM

calendar THURSDAY 4.23

WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Try some-

thing new every week at Aragon Wine Market’s regular wine tasting, only a few blocks from downtown. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com BALL ROOM DANCING 6:30 p.m. Learn the West Coast Swing at this weekly class, which is followed by a social dance at 8:45 p.m. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS: LET’S CELEBRATE

7 p.m. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. $53-$16. pensacolabaycenter.com G.I. JUKEBOX 7:30 p.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. $30-$14. pensacolalittletheatre.com

FRIDAY 4.24

LEARN TO ROW Pensacola Rowing Club

is offering a free event that allows you to learn the basics of rowing and get in an 8 person boat and try with a coach. Bayview Park, 2001 E. Lloyd St. Free. pensacolarowing.org

DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS: LET’S CELEBRATE

10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. $53-$16. pensacolabaycenter.com BIG SPRING BOOK SALE PREVIEW 3-7 p.m. Friends of West Florida Public Library is hosting it’s annual book sale. Thousands of hardcover, paperback, and collectible

books will be available for purchase, plus a variety of DVDs, CDs, puzzles, and other items. Proceeds are used to fund programs and enhancements at WFPL branches. Main Library, 239 N. Spring St. $5. friendsofwfpl.org WINES WITH HILARY: WINE & FOOD PAIRING 4-5 p.m. Wine education and tasting

gathering. SoGourmet, above Bodacious Olive, 407 S. Palafox. $25. sogourmetpensacola.com WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Out and about in East Hill on Friday night? Stop by City Grocery for their free weekly wine tasting before settling in or heading out for the night. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. LATIN DANCING 6:30 p.m. Learn the basics of salsa dancing. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com HELL YEAH 7 p.m. With We Are Harlot, LIKE A STORM, and Gotham City Troubadour. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $22. vinylmusichall.com COUPLES COOK: SUSHI TECHNIQUES 7-9 p.m. Learn how to make your own sushi with your partner. Feel free to bring your own wine. Pensacola Cooks, 3670 Barrancas Ave. $50. pensacolacooks.com G.I. JUKEBOX 7:30 p.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. $30-$14. pensacolalittletheatre.com DARK STAR COVEN 9:30 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $6. pensacolahandlebar.com

SATURDAY 4.25 BIG SPRING BOOK SALE 9 a.m.-5

p.m. Friends of West Florida Public Library is hosting it’s annual book sale. Thousands of hardcover, paperback, and collectible books will be available for purchase, plus a variety of DVDs, CDs, puzzles, and other items. Proceeds are used to fund programs and enhancements at WFPL branches. Main Library, 239 N. Spring St. friendsofwfpl.org PALAFOX MARKET

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques are just a few of the items offered at the weekly Palafox Market. Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com CELEBRATING BROWNSVILLE 12-4 p.m. The 2nd Annual Celebrating Brownsville Fes-

tival aims to unite the community through arts and entertainment. The Brownsville Community Square, 3300 Mobile Hwy. DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS: LET’S CELEBRATE

2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. $53-$16. pensacolabaycenter.com BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. The Wahoos are playing the Biloxi Shuckers in a double-header, and there will be fire works after the game. Pensacola Bayfront Sta-

Harbison Lecture Series 2015

EL I N A D n a

L illi

Join us as acclaimed pastor, speaker and author Lillian Daniel leads a provocative discussion about religious community and her much-celebrated book When Spiritual But Not Religious Is Not Enough: Seeing God In Surprising Places, Even the Church. Learn why experiencing the church matters.

uary t c n . • Sa m . p 6 m. & . a 0 1 tuary c n a .•S 6 p.m

3 y a M y, a d n Su ay, May 4 First Presbyterian Church Mond 33 East Gregory Street Downtown Pensacola

fpcpensacola.com

616 1

MS1475 Harbison Series 2015 IN.indd 1

4/20/15 12:57 PM

FOREVER DIETING? TIME TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK ABOUT FOOD. A LUMINOUS LIFE HYPNOTHERAPY

SUSAN DUNLOP, MA, CHT

INTERNATIONALLY CERTIFIED HYPNOTHERAPIST

850-346-7865 EAST HILL

www.luminouslifehypnotherapy.com inweekly.net

calendar dium, 351 W. Cedar St. Ticket prices vary. bluewahoos.com G.I. JUKEBOX 7:30 p.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. $30-$14. pensacolalittletheatre.com ZOSO- THE ULTIMATE LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE 8 p.m. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S.

Palafox. $10. vinylmusichall.com

ORGAN SYMPHONY 8 p.m. A mighty perfor-

mance that will feature the newly restored “Great Saenger Pipe Organ.” Saenger Theatre, 116 S. Palafox. $22-75. pensacolasymphony.com CHAIN SMOKING HAGS 8:30 p.m. With Broke Yokels, Bear With Me, and Mylo Ranger. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $5. pensacolahandlebar.com SPORTS COACH 9:30 p.m. With Kidaudra, Okada, and Al Mirabella. Sluggo’s, 101 S. Jefferson St. $5. sluggospensacola.com

SUNDAY 4.26

7th ANNUAL RUN FOR THEIR LIVES 5K 8 a.m.

The Rape Crisis/Trauma Recovery program’s annual fundraiser to support critical services for victims of rape or other violent crime in order to help provide prevention, hope, health, and healing. The 5k will be followed by a post race party with food, an awards ceremony, and great door prizes. Gulfside Pavilion, 800 Quietwater Beach Rd. werunwild.com BIG SPRING BOOK SALE 12-3 p.m. Friends of West Florida Public Library is hosting it’s annual book sale. Thousands of hardcover, paperback, and collectible books will be available for purchase, plus a variety of DVDs, CDs, puzzles, and other items. Proceeds are used to fund programs and enhancements at WFPL branches. Main Library, 239 N. Spring St. friendsofwfpl.org

DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS: LET’S CELEBRATE

2 p.m. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. $53-$16. pensacolabaycenter.com BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 2 p.m. Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. Ticket prices vary. bluewahoos.com REVOLVER MAGAZINE-HOTTEST CHICKS TOUR 5 p.m. With Flyleaf, the AGONIST,

Fit For Rivals, Diamante, Falling for Scarlett. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $21-23. vinylmusichall.com

MONDAY 4.27

FLAVORS OF THE WORLD: PAELLA 6-8 p.m. Join us as we romance the flavors of Paella. Pensacola Cooks, 3670 Barrancas Ave. $35. Pensacolacooks.com BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. Ticket prices vary. bluewahoos.com COUNTRY & WESTERN DANCING 8 p.m. Learn the Country Two-step at this weekly class, which is followed by a social dance at 8:45 p.m. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com

TUESDAY 4.28

TUESDAY NIGHT POETRY NIGHT 7 p.m.

Free open mic poetry event every Tuesday. Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 101 S. Jefferson St. facebook.com/TNPNS April 23, 2015

BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. Ticket prices vary. bluewahoos.com BANDS ON THE BEACH 7 p.m. The Blenders will perform at this week’s Bands on the Beach—which is a free outdoor concert series featuring regional artists held every Tuesday night through Oct. 27. Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach, 735 Pensacola Beach Blvd. visitpensacolabeach.com DANCECRAFT BALL ROOM DANCING & SWING CLASS 7:30-9 p.m. This class

teaches the skills necessary to become a practitioner of Ball Room and West Coast Swing, a popular partner dance that can be enjoyed with virtually any kind of music. Tuesday class fee is $10 per person or free for people 30 years of age and younger. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com

WEDNESDAY 4.29

BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. Ticket prices vary. bluewahoos.com “APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS” COOKING CLASS Noon-1:30 p.m. A class

focused on using edible flowers to make a meal bloom. SoGourmet, above Bodacious Olive, 407 S. Palafox. $35. sogourmetpensacola.com EASY WEED-FREE NO-TILL ORGANIC GARDENING CLASS 6:30-8 p.m. East Hill

Edible Gardening is offering a series of four classes to show you how to grow your own fresh vegetables, fruits, and herbs naturally and safely without having to pull weeds, or deal with unpleasant chemicals. This course covers everything you need to know to get started gardening. Registration for the four-class series is $50 per person. Bayview Senior Center, 2000 E. Lloyd St. facebook.com/EastHillEdibleGardening. WEST COAST WEDNESDAYS 6:30 p.m. Learn the West Coast Swing at this weekly class, which is followed by a social dance at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday classes are $10 per person and the social dance is $5 per. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com SLIPKNOT: PREPARE FOR HELL TOUR 8 p.m. With Hatebread. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. $20-$30. pensacolabaycenter.com 17

calendar

Ears & Fingers by Jason Leger

Passion Pit “Kindred”

Music made from a place of confusion or pain generally does a better job of reaching a population made numb by sunshine and bubblegum. Certainly, the songs of Michael Angelakos, or as you may know him, Passion Pit, are steeped in serious issues and depths of sorrow and depression. However, Angelakos makes his listeners work to hear his heart. Passion Pit’s music is veiled by shiny, bubbly pop compositions and anthemic energy. The casual listener can appreciate the music and never know anything about Angelakos’ suicidal thoughts, struggles with deep sadness throughout his life, or dealing with bi-polar disorder. It’s quite stirring and affecting to know what lies beneath the surface of most Passion Pit

arts & culture

≥exhibits

MAINLINE ART HOUSE PRESENTS: “KALEIDOSCOPIC INKS” A collec-

tion of screen printed gig posters and art prints by Richard Humphreys, recent winner of the Mainline Ghostbusters exhibit. Humphreys is the foun BETWEEN THE LAYERS

The Pensacola Museum of Art, in partnership with First City Arts Center, presents a dual exhibition that explores the imagery of artist, Rachael Pongetti, and her creation of the “Pensacola Graffiti Bridge Project.” On display through June 13. Museum hours and location: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults; $8 for members, children 17 and

818 1

songs. It’s always been there, you just may have missed it with all the gloss. The band’s new album, “Kindred,” their third for Columbia Records, doesn’t stray from the mix of sugary anthems and not-so-sugary ideas. However, “Kindred” is different than past efforts. Thrown in with the chaos, the anxiety, the confusion, is a newfound sense of relying on someone else to stay sane and actually having that person. Angelakos is now married to a woman who quite obviously has changed a lot of things for him, and this new LP says a lot of things to her and about her. “With one motion, it could all go wrong. If I'm emotional it'll ruin it all, and the roof will cave in and fall to the ground. And I'll keep on trying though I could never let you down.” On the closing track, ‘Ten Feet Tall (II),’ Angelakos takes a brash stance against his critics, naysayers, fears, neuroses and disorders. “These motherf*ckers and their g*ddamn walls, praying what they say is what goes, pretending no one knows. They push you back, yeah, back against the wall.” The revelation of how far he has come in spite of everything comes at the end of the album and contrasts its counterpart song, ‘Five Foot Ten (I),’ which talks about his limitations. Angelakos is stronger than most of us considering the barriers he had to overcome just to play music in front of people, and he writes incredibly tasteful, glossy, catchy music. He has earned every Passion Pit fan that listens to his songs. “Kindred” is out now via Columbia Records.

under, seniors and active duty military. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org “MODERN RETRO” Includes the work of Valerie Aune, Tammy Casperson, and Suzanne Tuzzeo, and incorporates the old and the new with a twist. On display through May 30. Gallery hours and locations: Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Sunday 12:30-4:00 p.m. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery.com “ARTFUL SISTERS’ SHOW” AT QUAYSIDE Mary Lou

Nicolai, Joy Sims, and Dixie Ferrer, are three very different sisters but they have very strong bonds. Their art will be on display through May 2. Gallery

hours and location: Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5p.m. Quayside Gallery, 17 E. Zarragossa St. quaysidegallery.com “METAMORPHOSIS” AT MAINLINE Cindy Mathis

(Lewis) is a self-taught, multi-disciplinary artist with an extensive background in both visual and applied arts. Gallery hours and location: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Mainline Art House, 442 S. Palafox. mainlinearthouse.com

≥call for art

GREAT GULFCOAST ARTS FEST Artist applications are

now open for the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival, to be held Nov. 6 - 8 in Seville Square. The threeday, juried art show draws

IF YOU HAVEN’T HEARD: METZ

Grinding and furious. Canadian noise rock trio METZ are equal parts brash and tonguein-cheek with their approach to chaotic jams. The band released their self-titled debut in 2012 to wide acceptance and praise. They followed by consistently touring and carving a niche for themselves in the world of ear-shaming rock. Now they are finally poised to release their follow-up, “II,” and evident from the first two singles, ‘Acetate’ and ‘Spit You Out,’ the chaos continues with noise on feedback on noise. Don’t confuse that for a lack of growth, however. METZ have become comfortable with what they write and have added more melody this time around. Keep an eye out for “II,” which is out May 5 via Sub Pop Records, and if you’re making the trek to Atlanta for Shaky Knees, you can catch these guys Saturday, May 9.

TRACK OF THE WEEK:

Samantha Urbani “1 2 3 4”

It seems like Dev Hynes (Blood Orange) has his hand in just about every tasty funk-fromthe-’80s style jam to hit my ears recently. Former Friends vocalist Samantha Urbani’s first solo effort is no exception and could play right into Paula Abdul’s catalog. I recommend it to anyone who grew up watching VH1 like I did. Check out the track on Urbani’s Soundcloud page and expect more from her (and hopefully Hynes) in the near future. {in}

thousands of visitors and more than 200 of the nation's best painters, potters, sculptors, jewelers, graphic artists, craftsmen and other artists. Cash prizes totaling $25,000 will be awarded. Jury fee is $40; deadline for entry is May 31. Artists can apply at ggaf.org/apply. 61ST ANNUAL MEMBERS’ JURIED EXHIBITION

Pensacola Muesum of Art is accepting submissions for their annual Member’s Juried Exhibition now until June 1. In order to participate in this exhibition you must be a member of the PMA at the time of submission. Artists can apply at pensacolamuseum. org/2015-membersjuried-exhibition-rules-application.html.

≥classes & workshops

“MAKE-YOUR-OWNGLASS” CLASS 10a.m.-3

p.m. Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25 Held weekly on Friday and Saturdays, First City Art Center offers weekly “Make-Your-Own-Glass” classes, no previous glassblowing skills necessary. The classes are open to anyone age 8 and older and range in price from $25-$45. Pre-registration and pre-payment is required and can be made by calling 429-1222. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL

6-8:30 p.m. Monday, April 27. During this weekly workshop held on Monday evenings at First City Art inweekly.net

th ANNIVERSARY

Friday

MAY

7:30 PM

2:30 PM

WUWF PUBLIC MEDIA PRESENTS

RadioLive BILL MIZE CARRIE ELKIN DANNY SCHMIDT ADMISSION:

6 p.m. Museum of Commerce in Historic Downtown Pensacola

Susan and Allen Pote

Founding Artistic Directors

Saenger Theatre

42 • $36 • $26

Saenger Theatre Box Office ticketmaster.com or 800.745.3000 Special Thanks to First Presbyterian Church

FEATURING

5/7/15

Saturday Sunday

Suggested donation of non-perishables for Manna Food Pantries.

INFO:

wuwf.org 850.474.2787

BRILLIANT STAR

BRIGHT STAR

RISING STAR

Appleyard Agency

BB&T

Pen Air Federal Credit Union

Bear Family Foundation

Michles & Booth, P.A.

Navy Federal Credit Union

Little Caesars Pizza

IN Weekly

Samuel Bearman, P.A.

WEAR ABC 3/WFGX My 35

Northwestern Mutual, The Vaughn Financial Group

Dan Spata, CPA Dr. Scott Morrison

Dermatology Associates of Northwest Florida, P.A.

Pur Medi Spa

The Ennis Family

The Oar House

The ASTA Group

Elebash Jewelers

New Leaders in Fertility & Endocrinology

Emmanuel, Sheppard & Condon

SHINING STAR Gulf Coast Physician Partners, P.A. Karin A. Garvin, P.L. ®

T. J. Henriques, CFP , Bluewater Wealth Strategies

Hernandez-Calhoun Design International Aqua Decor and Design

Papa John’s Pizza

Bisayan Connection, Inc., Pensacola Chapter

Cat Country 98.7/NewsRadio 1620

WUWF 88.1 FM Home 4 Rent, LLC

Bloomer, Geri & Company