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ASHLEY HARDAWAY THERIOT We had high hopes for 2017, but it's already let us down and broken our hearts. It did so by taking away one of our own last week—Ashley Hardaway Theriot. If you've been reading this paper a while, you probably remember Ashley as a super-smart foodie who always had a great recipe (or two) to share. She was the one who introduced us to new restaurants that are now local staples, like The Magnolia, and taught us how to make things like grilled oysters with chimichurri sauce. As great as she was in print, Ashley was even more engaging and enigmatic in person. If you were lucky enough to know her, you know exactly what we're talking about. Sharing a meal with her and her husband Rob was like experiencing one of her columns in real life— full of insight, flavor and new things that "you absolutely must try." Whether she was encouraging you to eat something new, travel somewhere new, or try a new activity, Ashley was always writing from a personal place, full of knowledge and passion. Her adventurous spirit was inspiring, and it came through in everything she wrote.
We will always remember Ashley here at Inweekly—she was our first, only and best food columnist after all. She made our paper better and we will forever be grateful we got to work with her. In celebration of her life and talents, we've put together a collection of her work, published here and other places, on our website. We hope you take the time to read it. Since she passed away unexpectedly on January 5, a memorial fund has been created to ease the financial burdens for her husband and family. All money raised will go toward Ashley's medical bills and funeral expenses: crowdrise. com/ashley-hardaway-theriot-memorial-fund A study abroad scholarship has also been established in her name by the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council, another place Ashley worked during her time in Pensacola: crowdrise.com/ study-abroad-scholarship-in-memoryof-ashley-hardaway-theriot Please consider donating if you can. Thank you for sharing your talents with us, Ashley. You will truly be missed.
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KAITLIN SANTIAGO The former Pensacola State College Student Government President has been selected as an intern for Florida House on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The eight-week program allows Florida college students to experience the workings of the federal government and get an up-close look at how Florida House welcomes Floridians visiting the nation's capital. Santiago is obtaining her Associates in Arts degree from Pensacola State College. She is currently the State Student Government President of the Florida College System. CLAY BLOODWORTH The Gulf Breeze native and University of North Carolina freshman had his short film "Newsman" selected to be screened at the Windsor Independent Film Festival in Windsor, Calif. The film stars Gulf Breeze High School graduates, David Carbaugh and Taylor Moore, and was shot in the Gulf Breeze News offices. The film has also been shown at the Miami Independent Film Festival and the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. GULF COAST STEINWAY SOCIETY
In partnership with the Escambia County School District and Pensacola Opera, the society held a benefit performance featuring Dr. Kadisha Onalbayeva, a Steinway Artist and professor of music. The performance was held to raise funds needed to bring a Kennedy Center Teaching Artist to Pensacola to provide two days of training on arts integration in education for teachers in the Escambia County School District.
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from state highway officials shows an increase in vehicle collisions at intersections with the traffic-control devices. In a survey of 148 intersections in 28 cities and counties across the state, total crashes were up 10.14 percent after the cameras were installed, according to the Dec. 31 report from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
ED SISSON The Chief Human Resource
Officer's actions have led to two federal civil rights lawsuits against him and the City of Pensacola. The suits were filed by former Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover. Sisson was hired in February 2014 without Pensacola City Council approval. A year later, Mayor Ashton Hayward gave him his current job title and a 13-percent pay raise after he had "successfully removed, and/or helped to remove, individuals from our organization that did not add value (at all levels)."
SPACE FLORIDA The state agency may
be next to come under the scrutiny of House Speaker Richard Corcoran. Space Florida received $17.5 million in state funding this year. The agency spearheaded efforts to attract Blue Origin and SpaceX to the state. However, much of its negotiations are done under confidentiality agreements. Like all state agencies, it should operate as transparently as possible. Watch this agency closely in the coming months.
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GOVERNING WITH BLINDERS On Jan. 9, Mayor Ashton Hayward issued his message to Pensacola residents that outlined what they can expect from his administration in the upcoming year. Last year, his key word was "confidence." His 2017 message was filled with optimism, which it should be. Escambia County and the City of Pensacola are lightyears ahead of where they were at the beginning of this decade. The private sector, county, and state are investing at historic levels in our community. The Studers are spending over $100 million in redeveloping downtown, either directly or through contributions to the YMCA. The Switzers are progressing with their renovations of the Brent and Blount buildings. Thanks to a loan from the county, the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition built its new headquarters near St. Michael's Cemetery. Sacred Heart has broken ground on The Studer Family Children's Hospital. Gov. Rick Scott has contributed $30 million to make the VT MAE facility at the Pensacola International Airport a reality. The National Park Service is building the Pensacola Bay ferry system with Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill restoration funds. The Florida Department of Transportation has awarded the $398.5-million for the Pensacola Bay Bridge replacement. In 2016, Mayor Hayward did his part. He borrowed against future Local Option Sales Tax revenues for replacements of Fire Station
#3 and the Bayview Community Center. He borrowed another $15 million to do a decade's worth of street paving in the next three years. He has asked the City Council to let him sell city property on the west side for in-fill housing. His Achilles' heel remains operations. Mayor Hayward opened last year with a three-month investigation of his fire chiefs that revealed more about the ineptness of his leadership team than any misdeeds about the chiefs. The Government Street Stormwater Project is running two years behind the original schedule. Alleged federal, state and local violations have marred the construction. Mayor Hayward and City Administrator Eric Olson stubbornly refused to tour the site and meet with residents. The Florida DEP have opened an investigation of the site. Mayor Hayward doesn't hold town hall meetings or press conferences. Olson is the "invisible man" of local government and discourages any written communications that would be public records. The city's website is filled with outdated information that is often incorrect. The city's social media has more sugar than Bubba's Sweet Spot. Yes, people are optimistic about Pensacola, but they are increasingly frustrated with their city government. Unfortunately, I don't see the mayor taking off his blinders and addressing his operational problems. {in} rick@inweekly.net
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DYSFUNCTION JUNCTION CONTINUES
Tanyard Construction / Dec. 25, 2016
By Rick Outzen After six years in office, the Ashton Hayward administration continues to have problems handling the simplest neighborhood issues, especially when they are on the west side of the city. Poor communication and a reluctance to meet face-to-face with residents in the historic Tanyards neighborhood turned the environmental and public safety complaints concerning the construction of the Government Street Stormwater Project into a monthlong battle for environmental justice. On Sunday, Dec. 4, Gloria Horning noticed a line of dump trucks in our neighborhood as excavators filled them with dirt being removed from the City of Pensacola's $3.3 million stormwater project being constructed two blocks from City Hall. An experienced community activist who helped the Wedgewood community fight the Rolling Hills Landfill, Horning knew something was amiss. "On construction sites, you can't work on holidays," she told Inweekly. "You can work Saturday until three, but nothing on Sunday, unless it's an emergency." She called the City's 311 Service twice. No one called her back. "A family had a big gathering going on in their yard on Donelson Street, and there were these dump trucks running on diesel just idling waiting for their turn," she said. "I called anybody that would listen to me. I called Sherri Myers. I called Lumon May. I texted Doug Underhill.I texted his assistant. Lumon did get back to me, and Councilwoman Myers did."
WEEK ONE: DEC. 5-11
Horning sent photos of the construction site to Inweekly. She told the newspaper, "It's overgrown, there isn't very good mitigation for water runoff, and so it's going into their yards. You oughta see the streets in front of their January 12, 2017
homes. They're just a mess. The other issue that I spoke with three residents about yesterday said, ‘You oughta see all the rats.'" She was concerned with the fumes and noise from the diesel pumps that were running 24 hours a day; the lack of safety fencing to prevent children from falling into the huge holes; and possibility that the soil was contaminated. We reported her concerns on ricksblog. biz. Councilwoman Sherri Myers emailed City Administrator Eric Olson on Tuesday, Dec. 6. She told him that she had received calls about the dust in the neighborhood. She also pointed out the danger to children because of the lack of fencing. "Measures should be taken to minimize any health problems related to the construction work‌" Myer wrote to Olson. City of Pensacola Public Information Officer Vernon Stewart told Inweekly that the soil was not contaminated. He said, "It's clean dirt. The groundwater is contaminated from the county facility in the past." We asked for the latest test results. Commissioner Lumon May discussed the construction project on News Talk 1370 WCOA's "Pensacola Speaks." "It's at the heart of my district," he said. "Children have played in that park for years, even before I was born, and just because you started a construction project doesn't mean that children are going to stop coming. We have to make sure that we have their safety as the number one priority." He added, "Second of all, we have to make sure that we protect their safety by making sure that we have barricades, barriers, and fencing. And I would hope that the architect, the engineers, or the construction managers would have made sure that those protocols were in place." On Wednesday, Dec. 7, Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy, an experienced certified stormwater inspector, visited the construction site.
She and Councilwoman Myers dropped by the Inweeky offices after their tour of the site and neighborhood. Myers was amazed to see heavy equipment operating within five feet of one of the homes. Fumes could be smelled on several streets around the site. Murphy took soil and water samples. "I am beginning my investigation into the system," she said, "I will say that I found several code violations that I am going to report." Murphy said, "These poor residents. Spillover water, spillover gravel, heaping mounds of dirt, and trafficking debris and soil in and out of the job site, including a pile of axle grease containers that were left open, and oozing out of the containers onto the residential neighborhood." Meanwhile, the city posted on its website's Transparent Pensacola page (emphasis theirs): Government Street Stormwater pond contamination concerns City of Pensacola officials are aware of the misinformation in circulation regarding the Government St. stormwater construction. The correct information is: The soil IS NOT contaminated as per the Department of Environmental Protection. The groundwater IS contaminated due to a previous Escambia County mosquito facility. Since the soil IS NOT contaminated, the City is not required to track where the soil is being dumped. The City is helping to pay the costs for the cleanup of the groundwater. When Inweekly reporter Duwayne Escobedo followed up on the soil test results, PIO Stewart told him that the newspaper would have to submit the request to the City's Sunshine Center. In the afternoon, Murphy appeared on "Pensacola Speaks." She said, "I'm very concerned, that I don't normally see construction
sites this sloppily at the Pensacola Beach area, or in the downtown of Pensacola." She added, "I was very concerned about how I felt, and this is purely my opinion, that this neighborhood was not receiving justice, and was not being treated fairly, as other construction sites may be, depending on where they are located." Murphy sent an email to Olson listing possible code violations. That night, Councilwoman Jewel CannadaWynn held a town hall meeting at the Fricker Center. The Tanyard is in her district. Horning confronted Cannada-Wynn at the end of the meeting and shouted angrily: "Not once have you gone to ask (residents) what they want to see in their neighborhood. You haven't answered one of my emails." Marilyn Wiggins, the Tanyard Neighborhood Association president and 40-year resident of the area, said many of her neighbors are angry about how the city is conducting the project after a four-month delay "Our children are playing in a toxic area," Wiggins said. "You don't want to wake up Sunday morning to all those trucks. The city needs to consider what it's doing because people are living there." On Thursday, Dec. 8, the city released the soil test results from a sample collected Sept. 27. TestAmerica found the only trace amounts of the Lindane, which had contaminated the plume from the old Escambia County Mosquito Facility. The city posted the test results on "Transparent Pensacola." Escambia County decided to retest the soil to allay public concerns. The dump trucks, heavy excavation equipment, and diesel pumps continued to run 24/7. No safety fencing was installed on the property. Commissioner Lumon May announced that Mayor Ashton Hayward
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Tanyard Construction / Dec. 8, 2016 and City Administrator Eric Olson would tour the construction site with County Administrator Jack Brown with him on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Over the weekend, Chips Kirschenfeld, the county's Natural Resources Management director, wrote Commission Chairman Doug Underhill that the big changes would happen at the site in the coming week. "The dewatering and filtration of groundwater should be completed by Wednesday also, and the equipment will be demobilized and moved off site," Kirchenfeld wrote.
WEEK TWO: DEC. 12-18
Mayor Hayward and Olson were no-shows for construction site tour on Dec. 14. City Engineer Derek Owens walked Commissioner May, Brown and Kirchenfeld around the project. Owens said filtration system was scheduled to be shut down at 5 p.m. that day. The large excavation machines would also be done digging and removed. Temporary orange fencing would go up around the drainage pond. Kirchenfeld reported to Inweekly that the County had received results from the tests of four soil samples taken around the pond and the contamination levels were not harmful to people. On the day of the tour, Councilwoman Myers met Administrator Olson. She said that Olson brought up the Tanyards and the Government Street Stormwater Project. He said there was a lot of misinformation out there about the project. He said the soil was not contaminated. Olson also told her that the project was over budget, and he had to pull money from other stormwater projects around the city, including her district. Olson offered few details, other than to say the heavy equipment would be removed by the weekend. On "Pensacola Speaks," a Tanyard resident said that trucks and equipment had run all Tuesday night before the tour. "I don't know what they're doing but, boy, they put everything in fifth gear yesterday," he said. "Me and my wife walked down there about 9:30. They had three excavators going, and a dump truck was passing our house about every 20 minutes. And it went on all night long. 88
I woke up at 3 a.m., and I could still hear the dump trucks going." Commissioner May told Inweekly that the documents he reviewed stated the contractor was to work between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. However, Owens said the project was running behind and was over budget, and the decision was made to allow the contractor to work 24/7. Horning told the newspaper that a city spokesperson had told her that Administrator Olson made the decision for the contractor to work through the night and on weekends. On Dec. 18, the original completion date for the stormwater project passed.
WEEK THREE: DEC. 19-25
On Dec. 19, Inweekly reported that no equipment had been removed and the orange fencing hadn't been installed. On Dec. 22, the city updated the website with a layout of the completed pond and "Summer 2017 Estimated Completion Date." City Engineer Owens did a video about how great the completed project will be once completed. City also added to the website the December 2015 Council action that approved the contract the budget: Construction Contract Base Bid: $ 2,324,528.78 Construction Contract Bid Alternates 3-7 and 9: $463,658.80 10% Contingency: $278,818.76 Engineering Design/Permitting Consultant: $199,000.00 Project Management and Inspection: $82,000.00 Construction Testing and Misc.: $24,500.00 Total: $ 3,372,506.34 "The only significant cost addition to date has been the groundwater treatment system that was added to the project but was mostly funded by Escambia County." – per city website. On Christmas Day, no changes were found on the construction site. Streets covered with
dirt and mud. Diesel pumps continued to run all day and night.
WEEK FOUR: DEC. 26-JAN. 1
On Dec. 28, Emerald Coastkeeper Murphy revisited the site and sent another email to Olson and Mayor Hayward. She reiterated the code violations: 1. Blocked off stormwater drains 2. Piles of soil that have been there so long that grass and weeds have grown on them. 3. Lack of silt fencing on part of the job site 4. Soil from the job site tracked out onto residential streets. 5. A pipe with an unknown substance piped into the storm drain. (Resolved) 6. Axel grease containers opened and laid out in the residential street area. 7. No fencing around this large storm pond in a residential neighborhood where children play. 8. Large areas of standing water and gravel from the job site located on residential neighborhood streets without regard to safety. She wrote that only #5 had been resolved and added additional concerns to this list: 1. Speed Plug, a rapid-setting hydraulic cement was located near a storm drain 2. Large containers of Hydraulic Oil were scattered throughout the job site and where children could have access to it. 3. The track-out has become so significant that automobiles and children playing on the residential streets create large dust clouds when traveling through it. 4. Unused equipment left on the job site and private property. City Administrator Eric Olson spoke with Councilwoman Myers. He said the construction site was the responsibility of the contractor, Utility Service, and the city couldn't do anything about the issues that the Emerald Coastkeepers and residents had voiced. The city administrator said the contractor was not required to put up a construction fence.
Later, Olson called Murphy and said she should have used the City's 311 system, instead of using email. "He contacted me to basically say that he was apologizing for my email being out of the loop and not being addressed and that if I would have used the 311 system they could have logged it, and it probably would have been a better, effective way to get the information out," she told Inweekly. "This is a serious situation, and I have seen this written either in the Storm Water Prevention Pollution Plan or somewhere in the city code ordinances that I have every right to contact Public Works directly if I want to or use the 311 system. There's no law in Rules and Regs that say that I violated anything by not using the 311 system. It certainly does not leave the city off the hook for three weeks because it was three weeks before I received any word." Murphy told Inweekly that the contract with Utility Service clearly stated the contractor and city would comply with the Federal Clean Water Act, Florida Statutes, and City Code. "The Certification of Erosion and Sediment Compliance shows the contractor was paid $6,000 for a turbidity curtain, hay bales, and silt fence," she said. "The contractor assures the City of Pensacola that all soil-disturbing activities performed will comply with all applicable federal, state and local regulations." Murphy said, "That's not happening." Inweekly contacted Commissioner May about Olson's assertion that it was the county's responsibility to remove the filtration equipment. He was surprised and called county staff to have it removed. On Dec. 29, the City began sweeping the streets around the site. The county had the filtration equipment removed. The contractor had workers cleaning up the construction area.
WEEK FIVE: JAN. 2-8
On Jan. 4, Mayor Ashton Hayward talked about the project on News Radio 1620. He said he had checked the project "several times," and his staff was on top of the project daily. "There's a lot of construction going on, and most importantly, the public safety of the community is number one," he said. "I mean, we think about that every single day when we wake up when we're elected officials is public safety." The mayor stressed that the project would be great for the community and will raise the value of homes "over there." As far as contamination, he pointed out the groundwater contamination was due to the county's Mosquito Control Facility, and the county had contributed to its clean up. "DEP permitted this project, so there's a lot of finger pointing and not a lot of facts, but most importantly, we're on top of there every single day," said the mayor. "Could things have been done better? Probably. Of course. Sure. We want to make sure safety's number one, but at the end of the day, the project's going to be very successful." Later that day, orange construction fencing was installed around the property. By the end of the week, Emerald Coastkeepers notified Inweekly that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection had opened an investigation into the construction project. {in} inweekly.net
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CITY 311 SERVICE FAILS The triggers
for Inweekly and Emerald Coastkeepers' investigation of the Government Stormwater Project in the Tanyards neighborhood were two phone calls made by resident Dr. Gloria Horning to the City of Pensacola's 311 Service on Sunday, Dec. 4. She claimed that no one returned her calls. City officials insisted they did. Unfortunately, the City's story unraveled once the facts were revealed. Inweekly reported Dr. Horning had called the City of Pensacola 311 service to report the conditions in the Tanyards and heard nothing back from city officials. City of Pensacola PIO Vernon Stewart challenged that news report: "Our 311 rep said that the one person who called 311, now believed to be Dr. Horning in hindsight, did not leave a name or number when she left the message. The article suggests that we snubbed the caller, but this is not the case." Horning sent an email to Stewart: "I spoke to 311 twice. The first time the operator did not ask for my name or address. Nor did I know that I was not speaking to someone local until the second call when the person said -- "this is Pensacola right?" -- I left my name, address, and number. Times of calls on Sunday, December 4: First call 11:04. Second call 11:23." 010 1
Stewart responded to Inweekly, “In our records, we did find that she placed a call and did speak to someone from our City 311…Her call was handled accordingly by and through 311." Inweekly requested the call logs and recordings from the City's Sunshine Center. Dr. Horning continued to insist that she never heard from city officials regarding her Dec. 4 calls. On "Pensacola Speaks" on Dec. 7, she said, “I emailed you my call log that shows the minutes and the times that I had reported to Mr. Stewart that I had called, and all the other calls that I had for that day. None were call backs from City Hall on Sunday or any other time for that matter." On Dec. 15, the city released the call log, which only had a record of one call and no recordings. The call report showed that Laurie Byrne of the Constituent Services in the Mayor's Office received an email from the 311 phone service at 11:08 a.m. on Dec. 4. The caller wasn't identified, but Dr. Horning's phone number was listed. The address listed was "Corrine Jones Park." The message: "A new retention pond is being put in there. Construction crews are working there today. Thought no construction should be going on Sunday." Byrne did not call Horning. The call report stated: "Dec. 5, 2016, 8:43 am: Request
submitted. Request made Internal. Status updated from 'Submitted' to 'Completed.'" Inweekly went back to the Sunshine Center and requested the call report for the second call. The newspaper did not hear back from the Sunshine Center until Thursday, Jan. 4. Matt Shaud, City’s Public Records Coordinator, said there was no call report on the second call because the city's answering service had a new operator who failed to report the call properly. The call showed up on the 311 log, but no report was given to City Hall. The Mayor's Constituent Services misrepresented how they handled it. No one from City Hall called Dr. Horning to respond to her Dec. 4 calls. Shaud said the answering service received a "strongly worded" reprimand.
Commissioner Doug Underhill was interviewed on “Pensacola Speaks” last week. He pointed out that the old Mosquito Control Facility has been under a remediation plan since 2010. The plan was dealing with the groundwater contamination. When the City of Pensacola made the decision in 2014 to expand the size of the Government Street Stormwater Project, the new design changed the direction of the plume and drew it towards the holes being dug by the City’s contractor this spring. Because the County was a subcontractor working for the City and its contractor, the proper chain-of-command would have been for City Engineer Derek Owens or City Administrator Eric Olson to contact the County and officially request the filtration equipment be removed back in midDecember. That did not happen.
COUNTY’S ROLE Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown sat down with Inweekly to explain the county’s role with the Government Street Stormwater Project. “The County’s role was very similar to that of a subcontractor,” said Brown. “The County contributed two-thirds of the funding for filtration equipment to remove contaminants in the groundwater during the City’s dewatering phase of the western pond construction.” Cameron-Cole LLC provided the filtration equipment under a county purchase order. The City’s contractor, Radford & Mix Construction, attached it to the dewatering pump. It was the dewatering pump that was noisy and emitting diesel fumes, according to county staff. The County did not mobilize any of the earthmoving or other heavy equipment that contributed to the roadway dust, erosion or other debris issues. On Dec. 14, the filtration ceased. There was a miscommunication between the City and County over who was to instruct Cameron-Cole to remove the green containers. City Engineer Derek Owens told Commissioner Lumon May and Brown that it would be removed by Friday, Dec. 17. However, Brown told Inweekly that his staff should have followed up with Owens and Cameron-Cole. The equipment was finally demobilized on Dec. 29. In regards to the county purchase order, the total cost of filtration was $316,000. The Board agreed to pay $216,000. The City of Pensacola is to pay the balance, $100,000. The County will receive estimated tax credits on 75 percent of the cost.
GAS TAX IN LIMBO The City of Pen-
sacola’s appeal of the local option gas tax allocation has stalled. According to County Attorney Alison Rogers, the appeal is in the governor’s office awaiting determination that it has merit. On July 14, 2016, the Board of County Commissioners passed two interlocal agreements regarding the gas tax. The first agreement agreed to allocate to the City of Pensacola nearly seven percent, $590,000 per year, according to a state formula based on the transportation expenditures in city’s audited financial reports. Under the old agreement, the City of Pensacola was allocated 18.2 percent, and Mayor Ashton Hayward had asked the county to use an allocation formula based on population –which would have been about 15.62 percent. The county agreed to allocate an additional 8.6 percent out of its share if the city agreed to pave the streets on the west side of the city as listed in an attachment given to the BCC. If the city failed to pave the streets, the county could terminate the agreement. Unfortunately, the BCC proposal was never delivered to the Pensacola City Council. In early August, Mayor Ashton Hayward notified the County that he was appealing the Local Option Gas Tax issue to Gov. Rick Scott. City Attorney Lysia Bowling later told the City Council in a memo that it was her decision to make the appeal. The City has since hired an outside attorney to handle it. Commissioner Steven Barry said in his interview on “Pensacola Speaks” that he was looking to resolve the issue at the joint Commission-Council meeting. Unfortuinweekly.net
nately, that will not happen, according to Rogers. The mayor’s office has advised the Council that the local option gas tax is not to be placed on the agenda. What happens next? Rogers said the City of Pensacola, Escambia County, and Town of Century are holding the local gas tax dollars in escrow. If the governor’s office determines the appeal has merit, then it will be sent to the Department of Administration who will assign an Administrative Law Judge to the case. Rogers said she has no idea when the issue will be resolved.
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, wants your questions for legislators appearing on the live broadcast of “Legislative Review: Dialogue with the Delegation” on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. Moderated by Jeff Weeks, the show features a panel discussion with the local legislative delegation. Questions may be submitted in advance by email to questions@wsre.org. Every question must be accompanied by the person’s name and city of residence. Questions will also be accepted by phone during the broadcast. Florida’s 2017 legislative session convenes on March 7. WSRE presents a live broadcast of “Legislative Review” before and after each legislative session as a community service. Learn more at wsre.org.
Eligible participants include currently employed child care teachers and administrators. “The T.E.A.C.H. model has created real change for those working on the front lines of a critically important, but perpetually under-resourced industry,” said Lori Stegmeyer, the program director. “We know that lack of financial resources, lack of time, and lack of confidence are three major obstacles that impede early childhood teachers and directors from completing their college degrees. To address these barriers, T.E.A.C.H. scholars receive compensation and tuition support, paid release time, and personal support throughout their contracts. It really is a win-win for the field.” Complete Florida offers more than 90 online degree and certificate programs at colleges and universities across the state. Through the new partnership, adult students can earn credit for credentials they have already earned and apply them toward a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education, Associate of Science in Early Childhood Management, or an Associate of Arts at Florida International University and Florida State College of Jacksonville. This program allows students to take advantage of the flexible, convenient online courses. After completion, students are immediately ready to enter the workforce. For more information, visit completeflorida.org.
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The University of West Florida Innovation Institute’s Complete Florida program announced a new partnership with T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Scholarship Program, an organization that helps day care providers earn a degree in early childhood education. “Complete Florida has always been an easy way for busy adults to return to college and finish their degree,” said Michelle Horton, director of Complete Florida Enrollment and Retention Management. “With our new partnership, we have now made it easier for adults to fully fund a degree in childhood education.” Through this new partnership, adult students in the Complete Florida program who are returning to college to finish their degree in early childhood education are eligible to receive up to 100 percent funding assistance. January 12, 2017
SELLING BLOUNT Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has placed on the council agenda a request that the City Council declare as surplus the old Blount school property located at 113 North “C” Street and authorize the Mayor to dispose of the property through a Request for Proposals. The City purchased the site five years ago for using $222,713 in Community Block Grant funds under his Westside Neighborhood Improvement program. Escambia County contributed $200,000 toward the project’s demolition. It has set dormant since the demolition in late 2012. According to City Policy, the Request for Proposal option involves obtaining an appraisal and identifying development criteria based on neighborhood input, and physical characteristics of the property before accepting proposals. Upon they received, the City Council either accepts or rejects the proposals. {in}
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Altered Lit by Shelby Smithey
A new exhibit at Open Books seeks to draw attention to the issues of censorship in American literature, which still occurs today despite our First Amendment rights. The exhibit—"Altered Lit: Engaging Censorship through Altered Books”— consists of a series of books artistically manipulated by University of West Florida doctoral students to represent an issue related to censorship. Each altered book features a half dozen or more works of literature that have been banned or challenged. The books cover a range of topics and subject matter, including young adult books and books written for an adult audience. They will be on display throughout the month of January, with an opening reception on Friday. Lauren Anzaldo, a doctoral student at UWF and creator of one of the altered January 12, 2017
books, said that the exhibit brings to light the problem of censorship by presenting creative interpretations of works that have actually been challenged or banned alongside commentary about censorship. “The altered books engage the topic of censorship in serious and silly ways, sometimes whimsical and humorous and sometimes macabre,” she said. Anzaldo was a member of the Summer 2016 censorship class taught by Dr. Susan JansThomas, UWF professor in the Research and Advanced Studies department. The culminating assignment for the course was to create an altered book that explored issues of censorship. “Dr. Jans-Thomas has taught the censorship course many times over the years, and there have been other exhibits of the altered books created by the students in those classes,” Anzaldo said. “The books created by our class were on display at the
public library in Fort Walton Beach during Banned Books week in September.” Anzaldo’s husband, Scott Satterwhite, is an English instructor at UWF and is on the board of Open Books, which hosts rotating art exhibits. “I suggested to the class that we set up an exhibit of our books at Open Books,” Anzaldo said. “Censorship, bookstore, art exhibit—it seemed like a logical combination of our efforts.” There were six doctoral students in the censorship class at UWF in Summer 2016, and Anzaldo said that each has created a book that will be a part of the exhibit addressing themes including race, sexual content, language, violence and the occult. Besides Anzaldo, the students that prepared books for the exhibit include Gwen Byrd, Rachel Conway, Leslie Cuyuch, Rachel Errington and Shelby Vaughn. Anzaldo
said that Dr. Jans-Thomas also created an altered book for the class. “Each student began with a book that was then altered to express the student's chosen theme relating to censorship,” Anzaldo said. “The book was the framework for the creation of a work of art that challenged the practice of censorship. Pages were removed or added, threedimensional objects were inserted, color and texture were incorporated into the books, and other alterations were made. Each altered book contains a ‘page map’ that delineates the items on each page and what the items represent. The books also include a short intro and outro essay about the altered book project.” Research on censorship led Anzaldo to The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), which has received and collected data about censored 13
Select books from the Altered Lit Exhibit / Photo by Richard Humphreys books since 1990. The OIF regularly reports on trends in banned and censored books. “According to the OIF, sex, profanity and racism are the most common reasons cited for book challenges,” Anzaldo said. “They also report that the vast majority of challenged books deal with diverse content, such as people of color, LGBTQ characters and people with disabilities.”
Anzaldo said that the exhibit is important because it brings attention to the issue of censorship and attacks on freedom of speech. “The OIF indicates that as many as 85 percent of instances of censorship are not reported to the media and do not come to the attention of the public,” she said. “Censorship occurs regularly around the country, including in our city, but goes
Popular young adult novel “The Fault unnoticed or unacknowledged by many folks. in Our Stars” by John Green made the list This exhibit puts the issue of censorship in after it was pulled from library shelves from the spotlight and generates a dialogue about a middle school in Rancho Cucamonga, freedom of speech.” California because the subject matter Anzaldo lists two notable instances of involves teens dying of cancer who use censorship in history including Nazi book burning in the 1930s, and the attacks on actors crude language and have sex. “Twilight” by Stephanie Meyer, another best-selling and screenwriters by the House UnAmerican Activities Committee (HUAC) during the Mc- young adult series, also made the list after it was challenged in a library in CleveCarthy Era in the 1940s. land, Texas for its vampire theme. A local “For example, the writing of Dalton minister requested that the “occultic and Trumbo and Dorothy Parker was challenged during this restrictive and reactionary era in demonic room be shut down and these books be purged from the shelves.” American history,” she said. “These events “Most challenges occur in schools and reportedly influenced author Ray Bradbury school libraries,” Anzaldo said. “Censorand inspired his 1953 novel ‘Fahrenheit 451,’ ship of books is not a historic issue; it is an which is a seminal piece of anti-censorship ongoing problem as individuals and groups literature and which, ironically, is regularly continue to attempt to blot out ideas that challenged. ‘Fahrenheit 451’ is just one work of classic literature that has been sub- they deem objectionable. As Supreme Court Justice William Brennan stated, ‘If jected to censorship. The ALA reports that 46 of the books on a list of the top 100 nov- there is a bedrock principle underlying the els of the 20th Century have been targeted. First Amendment, it is that the Government must not prohibit the expression of Censorship is not a new phenomenon; it is an idea simply because society finds the a persistent phenomenon.” idea itself objectionable or offensive.’” {in} Anzaldo said that books continue to be challenged for such reasons as profane language, references to sex or masturbation, occult content and racial references. WHAT: Opening for the exhibit “Altered Lit: “Censorship continues to be Engaging Censorship through Altered Books” a problem in America to this day,” WHEN: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13; exhibit will Anzaldo said. “A total of 33 books remain on display through Jan. appear on OIF’s list of books WHERE: Open Books, 1040 N. Guillemard St. that were challenged, restricted, COST: Free removed or banned in the most DETAILS: openbookspcola.org recent list from 2014-2015.”
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Jon Nakamatsu / Courtesy Photo Pensacola Symphony Orchestra's (PSO) annual audience favorite "Beethoven & Blue Jeans" returns Saturday with a special guest. The concert's soloist is award-winning pianist Jon Nakamatsu, who will be returning to Pensacola for the third time to perform with PSO, as well as in a recital at the University of West Florida the following week. He will be performing Beethoven's Fourth Concerto in "Beethoven & Blue Jeans." Nakamatsu came to national attention in June 1997, winning the Gold Medal at
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the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas. He is the first American to win this prize since 1981. After the competition, he quit his job as a high school German teacher to pursue a career as a classical pianist. He did not attend a music conservatory or major in music while he attended college and graduate school. A California native, Japanese-American Nakamatsu grew up in the Bay Area and currently lives with his wife and young son in San Jose. "I always knew that I wanted to play piano believe it or not, since preschool at 4 years old," he said. "I started taking lessons when I was 6. Piano was always my passion but eventually I realized how difficult a career as a pianist could be." After high school, Nakamatsu went to college for literature but never gave up on his passion for the keys. He continued to compete in piano competitions even after college as a teacher. "I had to find a way to play as much as I could even while teaching," he said. "After I won the Van Cliburn Award, my career changed almost instantly. I actually never went back to my teaching job. That's how immediate everything was." Nakamatsu's whirlwind career as a classical pianist soon began, including extensive recital tours throughout the U.S. and Europe and featured appearances in New York's Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center and in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Paris, London, and Milan. He has worked with various chamber ensembles including the Brentano, Tokyo,
a perfect match for Beethoven's extraordiKuss, Jupiter, Cypress, Prazak and Ying nary masterpiece," Rubardt said. String Quartets, and has repeatedly toured Nakamatsu said that touring has been with the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet. his life for so long, but that he feels fortuTogether with clarinetist Jon Manasse, nate to be able to have a career in music Nakamatsu tours continually as a member that he's always wanted. of the Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo. The Duo "I always dreamed about this for so also serves as artistic directors of the eslong, so I enjoy touring," Nakamatsu said. teemed Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival "Now that we have our son it's hard to leave in Massachusetts. him at home, but sometimes we bring him During the summer of 2005, Nakamatsu toured with the San Jose Youth Sympho- when we travel which is so nice to be able to do." ny in Spain, performing the Rachmaninoff Nakamatsu will work with some of the Piano Concerto No. 2, and in June 2007, he UWF music students before his perfortoured with the Peninsula Youth Orchestra mance as part of a Master Class. to Budapest, Prague, and Teplice play"I usually don't have a lot of time to exing the same piece. During the summer plore a city, so I'm glad I'll be able to spend of 2008, he also toured with the Stanford several days in Pensacola and get to know Symphony Orchestra to China, playing the community," he said. Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue." The University of West Florida DepartNakamatsu records exclusively for ment of Music will present Nakamatsu on Harmonia Mundi USA, which has released Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Music Hall thirteen albums to date. Artist Series. The event will be held in the "The last one was a solo CD of some Music Hall at the Center for Fine and PerRobert Schumann pieces," he said. "I forming Arts, Building 82. The solo concert started playing Schumann when I was very will feature works composed by Mozart, young. His music spoke to me and I fell in Brahms, Schumann and Chopin. {in} love. My fascination with him continued and I look forward to doing more. I love Romantic-era composers." Nakamatsu said that he's excited to return to Pensacola, WHAT: Pensacola Symphony Orchestra presand has known PSO Director Peter ents “Beethoven & Blue Jeans� Rubardt for years and worked with WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 him in several different cities. WHERE: Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox "His last time here he played a COST: $22-$94 rendition of Gershwin's "Rhapsody DETAILS: pensacolasymphony.com in Blue" that is remembered to this day, and his effortless virtuosity is
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calendar DINNER AND A MOVIE AT IMOGENE THEATRE
THURSDAY 1.12
WORK ON FLORIDA TRAIL 8 a.m. Regular meet
up of Western Gate Florida Trail Association to work on National Scenic Trail and side trail. Meet at Blackwater River Forestry Center, 11650 Munson Highway. meetup. com/ftawesterngate SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU SCREENING 10:30 a.m. $5. Pensacola Cinema Art, 117 E. Government St. pensacolacinemaart.com A MAN CALLED OVE SCREENING 1:30 p.m. $5. Pensacola Cinema Art, 117 E. Government St. pensacolacinemaart.com WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com HEALTHY SOUTHERN COOKING 6-8 p.m. $35 per person. Pensacola Cooks Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. cookingschoolsofamerica.com/ pensacolacooks
6:30 p.m. Watch “Rudy” and chose between shepherd’s pie or corned beef and cabbage. $12. Imogene Theatre, 6866 Caroline St. Milton. cookingschoolsofamerica.com/pensacolacooks CANCER STUDY GROUP: THE CHALLENGE OF CANCER 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Education-
al Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org
FRIDAY 1.13
PILATES MAT WITH EMILY 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free.
Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. HAPPY HOUR COOK OUTS 5 p.m. Drink specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
GOURMET AND GLUTEN-FREE DINNER CLASS
6-8 p.m. $40 per person. SoGourmet, 407-D S.
Palafox, sogourmetpensacola.com GAY GRASSROOTS 6-8 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DATE NIGHT DANCING 6:30-8:30 p.m. Learn the basics of several ballroom and country dance styles. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com VELCRO PYGMIES 7 p.m. $12-$15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com COUPLES COOK: GLOBAL FOOD TRENDS 7-9 p.m. $50 per couple. Pensacola Cooks Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. cookingschoolsofamerica. com/pensacolacooks ICE FLYERS VS. FAYETTEVILLE FIREANTZ 7:05 p.m. $15-$29. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Single Fin Cafe, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/singlefincafe AFTER GAME SKATE 9:30 p.m. $9-$12. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com
SATURDAY 1.14
SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road, Pace.
FIELD TRIP TO EASTMAN/TAMINCO BIRD SANCTUARY WITH FM WESTON AUDUBON SOCIETY
8 a.m. Free. Meet in the facility's main parking lot. 4575 Highway. 90 Pace. CLEAN UP WITH OCEAN HOUR 8:45 a.m. All supplies are provided. Location one is Bay Bluffs Park at Scenic Highway and Summit Blvd. Second location is 2 miles north at Chimney Park at Scenic Highway and Langley Ave. For more information, contact oceanhourfl@ gmail.com. 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 COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m. "Eat with the Seasons." Palafox Market. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com MUSCLE TESTING 101: THE BASICS 10-11 a.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W.
Garden St. everman.org.
BASIC DETOXIFICATION 12:30-2 p.m. Free.
Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ICE FLYERS VS. FAYETTEVILLE FIREANTZ 7:05 p.m. $15-$29. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com BEETHOVEN AND BLUE JEANS 7:30 p.m. $22 and up. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com
KREWE OF SEVILLE MASQUERADE MARDI GRAS BALL 8 p.m. Open to the public. Seville Quarter,
130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Strictly ballroom. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com AFTER GAME SKATE 9:30 p.m. $9-$12. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com
SUNDAY 1.15
WAKE UP HIKE 7 a.m. Meet at Bay Bluffs Park, Scenic Highway at Summit Ave., for a brisk one to two-hour walk with brunch to follow at an area restaurant. BANANAS FOSTER & WAFFLES BRUNCH CLASS
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. $30. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox, sogourmetpensacola.com
GULF COAST KID’S HOUSE DIAPER DRIVE AND PIN SWAP 12-6 p.m. Hub Stacey’s 312 E. Gov-
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PUBLIC ICE SKATE 1:30, 3 & 4:30 p.m. $9-$12.
Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com TRANSGENDER ALLIANCE 4-6 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FULL MOON MEDITATION WORKSHOP 6:15-7 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org
MONDAY 1.16
PILATES MAT WITH EMILY 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Free pasta and drink specials after the run at Fast Eddie's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com ONE POT WONDERS 6-8 p.m. Free.
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calendar Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org THE MACHINE PERFORMS PINK FLOYD 7 p.m. $20. Vinyl Music Hall, 2. S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com
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COMPLEMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m.
SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com FUNKY YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org KNIFE SKILLS: A CUT ABOVE THE REST 6-8 p.m. $35. Imogene Theatre, 6866 Caroline St. Milton. cookingschoolsofamerica.com/ pensacolacooks DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. Country, Swing, and Ballroom. Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com BADFISH: A TRIBUTE TO SUBLIME 7 p.m. $10-$15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com MEDITATION /PRANIC HEALING 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org JON NAKAMATSU 7:30 p.m. $5-$16. Free for UWF students. University of West Florida Music Hall, 11000 University Parkway. Building 82. uwf.edu TUNESDAY SOUND CAFE 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and tunes from the baby grand piano. Pensacola Library lobby, 239 North Spring St.
WEDNESDAY 1.18
LUNCH AND LEARN: FRIED RICE 12-1:15 p.m.
$25. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox, sogourmetpensacola.com IMPACT PENSACOLA EVENT 4:30-6:30 p.m. Pensacola Country Club, 1500 Bayshore Dr. VINO MAGNIFICO 5:30 p.m. $10. V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox.
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LECTURE SERIES: KARA BURNS ON ETRUSCAN DEATH DEMONS 6-7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 12. Free. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum. org
OPENING: ALTERED LIT—CREATIVELY ENGAGING CENSORSHIP THROUGH ALTERED BOOKS RECEPTION 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 13. A series of interactive books that have been artistically altered from their original form to creatively express a topic related to censorship in literature created by doctoral UWF students. Open Books, 1040 N. Guillemard St. facebook.com/ openbooksbookstore
GLASS ON GLASS MOSAIC WORKSHOP 1-4 p.m. Jan.
13. $150. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org
WARREN THOMPSON: MOONPIES RECEPTION 5:30-7:30
p.m. Friday, Jan. 13. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org
West Florida, 11000 University Parkway. Building 82. uwf.edu
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POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week
ANNUAL YOUTH ART FOCUS On view
through Feb. 18. Works from 500 art students in Escambia County schools. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org
WARREN THOMPSON: MOONPIES On
view through March 18. Black and white photographs by Florida-native artist Warren Thompson. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org NEW BLUES On view through Jan. 28. Various artists, mixed media. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com POINTS OF DEPARTURE: FOUNDATIONS EXHIBITION
On view through Jan. 26. Mixed media from UWF students. Art Gallery at University of
≥Workshops & Classes workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center, 1060 Guillemard St. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org. INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Every Mon-
day from 6-8:30 p.m. at First City Art Center. Classes are $40. For more information, visit firstcityart.org. CLAY HAND BUILDING Six-week
workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information,
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Six-week workshops held Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.
BELLY DANCING
Eight-week beginner and advanced classes on Tuesday nights. For beginner, intermediate and advanced students. Classes held at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St For more information and to sign up for a class visit pensacolabellydance.com LIFE DRAWING
Artists of any skill level are welcome to draw life figures. 6-9 p.m. Monday nights. Cost is $5-$10 a person. Contact phayes@ ihmc.us if interested. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. The group is always looking for new models, contact Pat at the email address above if interested.
COOKING CLASS WITH CHEF IRV MILLER: GULF COAST OYSTER CLASSICS 5 and 7:30
p.m. $45 per person. Jackson’s Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com RESTORATIVE YOGA 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. West Coast Swing. Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com Naval Live Oaks Headquarters is on Highway 98 about two miles east of Gulf Breeze on the right. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN SCREENING 7 p.m. $5, cash only. The Rex Theatre, 18 N. Palafox. MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DANCE PARTY 8-10 p.m. A mix of swing, country, and ballroom music for partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com
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calendar Bars & Nightlife
≥Bar Games Thursdays
LADIES NIGHT 5 p.m.
V. Paul’s Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com POOL TOURNAMENT
8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Road. ticketsportsbar.com COLLEGE NIGHT 10 p.m. Drink specials, beer pong tournament starts at 10 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com. Fridays WINE TASTING
5-7 p.m. Informative wine tasting in Seville Quarter Wine and Gift Shop. No charge for the tasting. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St.
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sevillequarter.com DRAG BINGO 6-8 p.m. Ages 21 and over. Emerald City’s The Other Side, 406 E. Wright St. emeraldcitypensacola.com POOL TOURNAMENT
8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com Saturdays MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION NIGHT
8 p.m. Seville Quarter Membership Card Holder Appreciation Night at Phineas Phogg's. 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Sundays BAR AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE (B.A.R.E. NIGHT) 7
p.m. Special prices for B.A.R.E. Card membership holders. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Mondays
TEXAS HOLD ‘EM FOR FUN AND TRIVIA 7
p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9 p.m. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox. wobusa.com/locations/ Palafox BAR BINGO 8 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MONDAY NIGHT TRIVIA 9:30-10:30
p.m. Mugs and Jugs, 12080 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/ mugsjugs Tuesdays TUESDAY TRIVIA 8 p.m. The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge, 33 Gulf Breeze Parkway. facebook.com/ thebridgebargb
TICKET TEAM TRIVIA
8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Road. tick-
etsportsbar.com
TEAM TRIVIA 9 p.m.
Hopjacks. 10 S. Palafox. hopjacks. com Wednesdays
WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS 11
a.m. Half- priced bottles of wine every Wednesday. Jackson's Steakhouse, 226 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com LADIES NIGHT ON THE DECK 5 p.m. $2
drinks and music. The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com
PUB TRIVIA NIGHT
7-9:30 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Road. facebook.com/ goatlipsdeli
WEDNESDAY QUIZ TRIVIA 8 p.m. The
Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. cabaretpensacola.com
TICKET BAR BINGO
8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road.
ticketsportsbar.com
BAR BINGO 10 p.m.
Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com
≥Karaoke
Thursdays Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 8 p.m. 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter. com Saturdays Krazy George 9 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com Sundays The Sandshaker Lounge, 9 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker. com Mondays The Cabaret, 9 p.m. 101 S. Jefferson St. 607-2020 or cabaretpensacola.com Tuesdays Sandshaker Lounge, 8 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com
Play, 9 p.m. 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com
≥Live Music
THURSDAY 1.12 JOHN RIPLEY 6-9
p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m. Doc’s Courtyard & Cafe, 5198 Willing St. Milton. MICHAEL WHEELER
7 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com DUELING PIANOS
8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
SCENIC HEIGHTS BAND 8 p.m.
Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com CHRIS COOK 8 p.m. Lili Marlene's. Seville Quarter, 130
E. Government St. sevillequarter.com RICH MCDUFF 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com JORDAN RICHARDS BAND 9 p.m.
End O’ the Alley Courtyard, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com
FRIDAY 1.13
LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI 12 p.m.
The Drowsy Poet Coffee Co., 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd. DEW PENDELTON 5 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com STEVE GUNTER 6-9 p.m. V. Paul’s Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com IRISH ELVIS 6 p.m.
Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m. Doc’s Courtyard & Cafe, 5198 Willing St. Milton. JOHN RIPLEY 7-10 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com CHRIS COOK 8 p.m. Lili Marlene's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com RICH MCDUFF 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com
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news of the weird LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATOR The salary the Golden State Warriors pay to basketball whiz Stephen Curry may be a bargain at $12 million a year, but the economics is weirder about the prices Curry's fans pay on the street for one of his used mouthguards retrieved from the arena floor after a game. One used, sticky, salivaencased teeth-protector went for $3,190 at one August auction, and SCP Auctions of California is predicting $25,000 for another, expelled during the NBA championship series last June. ESPN Magazine reported "at least" 35 Twitter accounts dedicated to Curry's mouthguard. CULTURAL DIVERSITY In parts of Panama, some men still fight for access to women with the ferocity of rutting male elks. The indigenous Ngabe people mostly keep to themselves in rural areas but have surfaced in towns like Volcan, near the Costa Rican border, where in December a reporter witnessed two men fist-fighting to bloody exhaustion on the street in a typical "Mi Lucha" ("my struggle"), with the loser's wife following the winner home. As the custom loses its cachet, only about a third of the time does the wife now comply, according to the website Narratively. (Bonus: It's an often-easy "divorce" for the Ngabe —for a fed-up wife to taunt her husband into a losing fight, or for a fed-up husband to pick a fight and take a dive.) THE CONTINUING CRISIS Over a sixyear period (the latest measured), drug companies and pharmacies legally distributed 780 million pain pills in West Virginia —averaging to 433 for every man, woman and child. Though rules require dispensers to investigate "suspicious" overprescribing, little was done, according to a recent Drug Enforcement Administration report obtained by the Gazette-Mail of Charleston—even though half of the pills were supplied by the nation's "big three" drugmakers (whose CEOs' compensation is enriched enormously by pain pill production). Worse, year-by-year the strengths of the pills prescribed increase as users' tolerance demands. (West Virginia residents disproportionately suffer from unemployment, coal mining-related disabilities and poor health.) WAIT, WHAT? (1) The Las Vegas Sun reported in December that Nevada slot- and video-machine gamblers left almost $12 million on the floor during 2012 (i.e., winning tickets that remain uncashed for six months, thus reverting to the state), running the five-year total to nearly $35 million. (2) The pre-game injury report for college football's Dec. 31 Citrus Bowl included two University of Louisville linebackers, Henry Famurewa and James Hearns, who were out of action against Louisiana State because of "gunshot wounds."
by Chuck Shepherd
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT! Latest in Vending Machines: (1) Passengers awaiting trains in 35 stations in France now find kiosks dispensing short stories to pass the time. A wide range of selections (even poetry!), in suggested reading-time lengths of one, three and five minutes, can be printed out for free. (2) The only U.S. vending machine for champagne is now operational in the 23rd-floor lobby of the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Las Vegas. Moet and Chandon bubbly can be purchased with $20 tokens sold at the front desk. NEW WORLD ORDER Recent Awkward Apps: (1) The Kerastase Hair Coach (a "smart" hairbrush with Wi-Fi, monitoring brush strokes "on three axes" to manage "frizziness, dryness, split ends and breakage"); (2) The still-in-prototype "Kissenger" (with a "meat-colored" rubbery dock for a smartphone that the user can kiss and have the sensation transmitted to a lover's receiving dock over the internet); (3) The Ozmo smart cup (to "effortlessly" "empower you with a platform for better hydration choices" in your water and coffee consumption—with software for other drinks coming soon!) (Bonus: Old-school users can also just drink out of it.); (4) The Prophix toothbrush (with a video camera so you catch areas your brushing might have missed); (5) Spartan boxer briefs (stylishly protecting men's goods from WiFi and cellphone radiation). LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS A December post on the Marietta, Georgia, police department's Facebook page chided a shoplifter still at large who had left his ID and fingerprints (and inadvertently posed for security cameras). The police, noting "how easy" the man had made their job, "begged" him to give them some sort of challenge: "Please at least try to hide." Suspect Dale Tice was soon in custody. UPDATE In January, tireless convicted fraudster Kevin Trudeau, who pitched magical remedies for countless ailments on late-night TV for almost 20 years (dodging investigations and lawsuits until the feds caught up with him in 2014) was turned down in what some legal experts believe might be his final judicial appeal. Still, he never gives up. From his cell at a federal prison in Alabama, he continued to solicit funding for appeals via his Facebook fans, promising donors that they could "double" their money. Also, he said he would soon share "two secrets" that would allow donors to "vibrate frequencies ... to create the life (they) want." {in}
From Universal Press Syndicate Chuck Shepherd’s News Of The Weird © 2015 Chuck Shepherd
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