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A C E L E B R AT I O N O F D I F F E R E N C E M A K E R S I N P E N S ACO L A Pensacola has been blessed with families who have helped to mold our community, generation after generation.

They came here ready to work hard and take risks to make a difference. This series of stories celebrates Pensacola’s 1st generation and the legacy of contributions they started.

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Robert Daniel “Dan” Hart was born in Union Town, Alabama, in 1906 and came to Pensacola in 1929 as project architect for the Sherrill home on LaRua Street. Dan attended Southwestern University and studied at the Chicago Art Institute. Over 30 years in Pensacola practice, his firms included long-time partnerships with Chandler Yonge and Hugh Leitch.

Marjorie Mackey Hart was born in Pensacola in 1911, daughter of W.C. and Sarah Riddick Mackey. W.C. Mackey owned and operated the Empire Laundry on Palafox Street. After graduation from Florida State College for Women in 1933, Marjorie met and married Dan in 1936, while she was working as a secretary for E. Dixie Beggs.

Dan Hart was elected President of the Florida Association of Architects, and he often worked in concert with some of the state’s leading firms. His projects included the Tallahassee Supreme Court Building, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, the Pensacola Public Library, as well as multiple building projects for Pensacola Junior College, UWF, NAS Pensacola, and Eglin Air Force Base. He completed projects for the Hygeia Coca-Cola Bottling Company, the Pace Company, Armstrong Cork Company and several local churches, such as First Methodist Church, St. Christopher’s Episcopal Dan and Marjorie Hart Church and Old Christ Church. Many of the Pensacola residences he designed still stand, including family homes built for Dr. Henry Bell Hodgkins, W.J. Noonan Jr., Dudley Greenhut and John C. Pace.

Architect Dan Hart with sons Chris (left) and Bob (right)

Sarah Hart Brown with Bob (left) and Chris Hart (right)

Marjorie Hart twice served as President of the Pensacola Bay Area League of Women Voters and was a charter member of Hospice of Northwest Florida. She also served on the City Planning Board and on the Boards of the Pensacola Historical Society, Baptist Hospital and the YMCA. Governor Reubin Askew appointed her to the Florida Human Relations Commission and the First Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission, and the Junior League of Pensacola honored her with its prestigious Joan Gonzales Award.

Her most important volunteer service, however, was for First United Methodist Church, the home of members of her extended family for four generations.

Dan and Marjorie Hart’s sons, Robert Daniel Jr. (Bob) and William Christopher (Chris), co-founded the law firm Clark, Partington, Hart & Hart in 1976. Both are very active in the community. Chris Hart has served as Chairman of the Board of the Northwest Florida Legal Services and the Escambia Bay Marine Institute. Bob has served as Chairman of the UWF Foundation Board of Trustees, the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, and the Florida Elections Commission. Daughter Sarah McColl (Sallie) recently retired as a professor of history at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. Marjorie and Dan had eight grandchildren.

We are fortunate that Dan and Marjorie Hart settled in Pensacola and encouraged family members to build lives here. With their incredible legacy of community service, the Hart Family has laid a foundation for future generations to make a difference.

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MATT GAETZ The Congressman for Florida's First District earned two choice committee appointments, House Armed Services Committee and the House Budget Committee. While in the Florida House, Gaetz chaired the Finance and Tax Committee. When he announced the appointments, Speaker Paul Ryan said, "Matt's always been a fiscal conservative and strong defender of our military. As a member of the Armed Services and Budget Committees, he will continue to fight for the tools and funding our military needs to defeat terrorism and combat foreign threats."

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA The SunTrust Foundation recently presented Junior Achievement of Northwest Florida a $25,000 grant that will fund economics and personal finance programming for 1,150 students in the Escambia and Santa Rosa County School districts and magnify JA's reach into the Title I schools in the area.

GULF POWER'S TRANSFORMERS As

part of their MLK Day of Service community outreach project, Gulf Power's service organization and the Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy partnered with the University of West Florida's Archaeology Institute for cleanup of Mount Zion Historic Cemetery. The cemetery is the final resting place for hundreds of souls either born into slavery or first generation post-emancipation and tells the story of African-Americans in Pensacola. This will be the second year Gulf Power employees have been involved in the service project.

losers DAVID ALLEN The Pensacola fire chief

handed out challenge coins to his staff as Christmas gifts. The Confederate battle flag was one of the five flags depicted on the coin. In June 2015, Mayor Ashton Hayward directed city staff to replace the Confederate flag used in the city's Five Flags displays with the flag of the State of Florida. In the press release, the mayor said, "While the Confederate Flag undeniably represents a part of Pensacola's history, to many it is a painful symbol of racial hatred and intolerance." Apparently, Chief Allen wasn't paying attention.

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION A programming error in 2013

at the Florida agency resulted in managedcare plans not getting paid appropriate amounts to care for some Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities. The underpayments totaled about $185 million over a two-year period. The state faces making up $75.1 million of that amount, with the rest coming from the federal government through its share of Medicaid costs.

TORNADO RECOVERY Last February,

an EF-3 tornado hit the Century area, damaging over 50 houses. Many residents without insurance are still trying to get help. Fifty-nine applications for repair, replacement or demolition assistance through the State Housing Initiatives Partnership program (SHIP) have been filed. NorthEscambia.com reports that only 27 applications have been approved for a total of $1.8 million while 32 SHIP applications have been denied.

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THE POWER OF LIGHT From Nov. 1, 2014, through Jan. 15, 2017, the Escambia County had seven deaths in its county jail. None in the media recognized the issue until Inweekly began its investigation.

Nationally, around 80 percent of all local jails had no deaths in a year, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Less than seven percent had two or more deaths. If a death happened in a city or county jail in Florida, there was a one-inten chance it would happen in Escambia County.

We reported those statistics and the circumstances regarding the deaths of Rodney Berry and Samuel Devon Averheart (Inweekly, "Jail Deaths Require Scrutiny,"12/3/15). The article became the catalyst for substantial changes in jail operations, especially in its infirmary.

The day after the article was published, County Administrator Jack Brown announced Director of Corrections Michael Tidwell would be relieved of his duties and replaced by Assistant County Administrator Chip Simmons. Four of the jail deaths had happened after Tidwell was hired to oversee community corrections, the county jail, and the road prison.

Unfortunately, not all of the operational changes were in place at the start of 2016. Sixty-six-year-old Alfred Wesley,

brother of Rev. Lonnie Wesley, III, was found unresponsive in his cell after having been taken to a local hospital on Jan. 15.

Alfred's death raised the public's consciousness to a higher level.

"I'm beating myself up a little in an embarrassing way because it took the death of my oldest brother to really wake me up to some of the problems that we're having in our county jail," the pastor of Greater Little Rock Baptist Church told Inweekly last year.

"When our brother was found dead in the cell on Jan. 15, that was the catalyst for me," he said. "That was a personal wake-up call."

Rev. Wesley met with the families whose loved ones perished in the county jail. On Feb. 20, he led a peaceful rally in front of the facility to call attention to the need for better health care for those incarcerated in the county jail.

"We're truly in this together. Now when I'm using the word ‘We,’ I mean all of us here in Escambia County," he said. "The need is there to shine as much light on this problem as possible, not to point fingers."

On the anniversary of his brother's death, Pastor Wesley called. He said, "Rick, my brother's death was the last one in the jail since our rally. Maybe we had an impact."

We did. Never underestimate the power of shining light on a problem. {in} rick@inweekly.net

“The need is there to shine as much light on this problem as possible, not to point fingers.”

-Rev. Lonnie Wesley, III

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REAP SPARKS CONTROVERSY and copied attorney Fred Levin, Escambia County commissioners, Pensacola council members, and Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan.

and a group of attorneys. Considered a worthwhile program to reduce the strain on the criminal justice system, REAP earned a $106,000 grant from IMPACT 100, a local women's philanthropy group, in 2015.

A $200,000 grant from the state for 2016 was vetoed by Florida Gov. Rick Scott.

But REAP did receive the taxpayer money for the 2017 year.

The organization receives other donations from individuals, including meals, groceries and second-hand clothing from the Richards Memorial United Methodist Church. The church also provides REAP modest office space for its "reentry center" in its building on the corner of Strong and T streets. It has one sparse room with four old computers sitting on a table. There's a sign-up sheet for REAP clients and a list of a handful of jobs that are available. Also, there is a "REAP what you sow" garden across the street from the church.

REAP charges its clients $100 a week for a room and $50 a week for a couch in one of its 11 Brownsville houses that it rents.

Rick Dye, the former REAP executive director and a retired banker from Regions Bank, told Inweekly Publisher Rick Outzen on his Pensacola Speaks program on 1370 AM WCOA, that non-violent men and women getting out of jail and returning to Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties would be helped.

Dye said in the interview a year after REAP started that the program would intervene in the 100 days before the criminals left prison to 100 days after. Assistance would include helping them gather all of their documents, such as ID cards, food stamps, and medical cards. He said they would receive psychological help, work on their drug or alcohol addictions, and get job training.

“The people of Brownsville are ill-equipped to defend themselves from this program funded by their own tax dollars and endorsed by a federal judge.” Chuck Garnette

Herb Price and Paul Kennedy were given second chance in REAP / Courtesy Photo

By Duwayne Escobedo Brownsville resident Chuck Garnette opposes the ReEntry Alliance of Pensacola.

The REAP program, as it is known, takes ex-convicts released from county, state or federal prisons and gives them food, shelter, and a job. The program offers them a second chance to be solid members of their community instead of returning to a life of crime or becoming homeless.

But the 70-year-old Garnette alleges REAP stacked two Lynch Street houses

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Even worse, he found, even more folks in pop-up campers and tents living in the backyards of 909 and 911 Lynch St. Garnette worked with the county's Sandra Slay and other code enforcement officials, and REAP eventually moved the sex offenders to another house at the end of September.

He wrote a five-page, e-mail dated Oct. 4, to U.S. District Court Chief Judge Rodgers outlining "illegal activity at REAP,"

It's just one clash the outspoken and dogged Garnette has had with REAP, a darling of IMPACT 100, various criminal justice leaders, such as Rodgers, state lawmakers, and community leaders, such as former Baptist Hospital leader Al Stubblefield.

"The people of Brownsville are illequipped to defend themselves from this program funded by their own tax dollars and endorsed by a federal judge," Garnette wrote.

"That is why REAP is in Brownsville. The well-heeled and legally represented residents of Pensacola [in North Hill] refused to even allow a simple probation office in their neighborhood. I'm certainly not going to allow this organization to move sex offenders into mine."

In an interview with Inweekly, Garnette summed it up: "It's a good thing gone sour."

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The goal was to become the Pensacola Portal for all of those wanting to become "re-acclimated to society" after being incarcerated.

Dye, who left the program late last year, said then: "We want to reach out to them and help them because we believe that it's a lot cheaper for us to help them in our reentry center than it is for them to get in trouble again and go back to prison and cost the taxpayers $50,000 a year."

Employers of REAP clients include ECUA, Joe Patti's Seafood, Beulah Landfill, Crown Laundry Service, and a tire store.

Action Labor also provides work.

On a dry erase board in Vinnie Whibbs Jr.'s office are multiple lists of names of ex-cons in the resident program. Whibbs oversees REAP. The program recently counted 49 people living in REAP housing. Also, 15 are listed as "Graduates," meaning they are successfully living on their own. Nine people are listed as "Lost Souls," returning to jail. Eleven are listed as "Prodigal Sons," who exited the program and whose whereabouts are unknown. All are men.

Whibbs defended the reentry program.

"The REAP program takes every individual from the county, state or federal system that needs reentry," he said. "We don't discriminate on the charges they have. A sex offender needs a house like anybody else."

Whibbs told Inweekly that he found the first REAP clients living in the woods behind the First Assembly of God Church on Bayou Boulevard. He said, "Every day we keep someone out a prison is a victory for us, a victory for them and a victory for our community."

Stubblefield, the REAP board chairman, also championed the program.

He is a chief benefactor. The former hospital executive bought the program a large SUV to take about 15-20 clients back and forth to their jobs every day, which are primarily with the new ECUA recycling center.

"It is one of the most rewarding things that I have ever been a part of," he said.

"You should see their eyes light up when they get their first job. We are making a difference in these people's lives."

He is well aware of Brownsville neighbors' objection to sex offenders living near them. He points out that wherever they live, their probation officer must approve it first. He also said it's easier to have them all in one house because it makes it simpler for REAP representatives to keep track of them.

"The sex offender issue is so laden with emotion," Stubblefield said. "They are the lepers of today's society. I understand that.

But what are we supposed to tell them? ‘Go live under a bridge.'"

Still, Brownville residents such as Rivka and Mike Kilmer—better known as the electronic music duo Mad haPPy—remain skeptical of their REAP neighbors. They live around the corner from three REAP homes near the corner of Gadsden and U streets

that are littered with garbage. Nearby an empty, open, charred house stands.

Rivka said she feels less than "100 percent" comfortable with REAP members. Mike said he's concerned that REAP would use Brownsville, which he sees as an up-and-coming neighborhood. But he relented: "I prefer people in the houses than sitting around empty."

Sheila McReynolds said she checks out her Gadsden Street neighborhood when her dog begins barking ferociously. The 52-year-old helped restore a drug house next door, which now looks clean and sharp, and keeps tabs on what happens on her block.

"They are not harming anybody," she said, but added, "We are aware of our surroundings at all times. I have 911 on speed dial."

One 60-year-old REAP member said the three-bedroom Gadsden Street house he shares with five other men lacks heating and cooling. A Vietnam veteran, the black man collects a monthly $700 pension and said REAP helped him secure an affordable apartment that he planned to move to soon.

Another middle-aged man with a mustache, who lives at another small house on Gadsden, praised REAP. They helped him secure a Florida ID, food stamps and social security card.

"They've really helped me. I would be homeless," said the man as he puffed on a cigarette. He assured his Brownsville neighbors: "I don't think they have anything to be afraid of."

At REAP headquarters, Paul Kennedy, 52, and Herb Price, 56, are held up by Whibbs as success stories.

Kennedy spent 30 years in prison and had no idea how to use a debit card or cell phone when he was released for crimes he committed while on drugs and alcohol. His parents and brother died while he served his time. Meanwhile, Price spent 12 years in prison for sexual battery, which he maintained was consensual. Both have earned their commercial driving licenses, while in REAP. They plan to drive semi-trailer trucks.

"My main goal was staying close to the church and staying clean," Kennedy said. "I had no place to go, no family, no nothing."

Price added: "I got all the things a person needs for a fresh start from REAP." Rodgers admitted she is "very supportive" of the reentry program based on her idea back in 2011, especially with the federal prison population rising 800 percent the past 30 years, while the federal budget for incarceration jumped 1,900 percent during that period. However, she and Chief Probation Officer Anthony Castellano said they are not involved with REAP and have sent very few clients to the local reentry program because the Northern District of Florida has its own reentry program.

"It doesn't do the community any good or taxpayers any good, if (ex-convicts) go right back to their old ways," she told Inweekly.

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MORGAN UNDECIDED ABOUT GOVERNOR BID Polling Institute showed in December that the colorful politico led all potential candidates in the 2018 race to replace Gov. Rick Scott with 20 percent of voters saying he was their top choice.

Three candidates pulled five percent of the likely voters surveyed.

The attorney rose to prominence by leading the charge for Amendment 2 that legalized medical marijuana with 71 percent of the vote in the 2016 election.

The vote made Florida the 26th state to legalize marijuana.

Morgan started his speech Friday John Morgan / Photo by Duwayne Escobedo by joking he would have rather brought Uncle John's marijuana brownies for everyone to share at Pensacola Beach The hundred people stuffing New World while listening to Jimmy Buffett music.

"I never thought about (running for Landing Friday, Jan. 13, expecting to governor) in my life," said Morgan, who hear John Morgan announce his run for owns hotels, a bank, family attractions, governor of Florida left disappointed. such as WonderWorks in Panama City, But Morgan, the founder of Orlandoabout 1,000 acres of land, and law offices based Morgan & Morgan law firm and across the nation. He also develops shopentrepreneur, did entertain the Tiger Bay Club ping centers and runs the Second Harvest audience with yarns about his life and straight Food Bank of Central Florida. talk about his political and religious beliefs.

"It was the last thing I thought about.

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For someone undecided about whether to run for governor or push another Amendment — this time raising the minimum wage for working poor families — Morgan knows exactly where he stands on many pressing issues.

Morgan would abolish the Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Agriculture positions. "I'd rather take that money that I think is wasteful and pour it back into programs that help people."

He would allow non-violent offenders the right to vote. "America incarcerates 18 times more people per capita than any country in the world. No. 2 is China," Morgan said. "Why do we lock people up and ruin people's lives over possession of marijuana?"

Morgan would support criminal justice reform. He said, "I have a passion for compassion."

He supports teachers and said Florida needs Google-type higher education.

"They are so overworked and underpaid," Morgan said. "They've become a scourge.

Now we can't find teachers."

Morgan opposes pharmaceutical companies. He told the crowd, "These drug companies are the crooks."

Illegal immigration is another hot button with Morgan who supports people trying to live the American Dream.

"People say illegal immigrants are taking our jobs," Morgan said. "That's bullshit.

They're doing jobs none of us want to do.

If you really want to do something about illegal immigrants, make it a third-degree felony and a $50,000 fine to employ them.

We're not going to do it. We kind of like this new economic slavery that we got. That's reality, and it's never going to change."

Of course, he supports medical marijuana and related two personal stories about why he backed the statewide amendment a second time after it failed to garner 60 percent of the vote as required by less than two percent the first go round.

"I've seen it work," Morgan said telling the story about his father, a smoker, who was dying of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD and emphysema.

"He had a terrible appetite, terrible anxiety and just had trouble living."

He explained his father opposed smoking marijuana because of his conservative political stance. However, one day Morgan said he visited his dad and found him sitting in front of a huge plate of pot roast and baby carrots and a Miller Lite.

"He had a huge grin on his face," Morgan recalled. "The rest of the time he used marijuana to live."

His brother Tim was paralyzed from the chest down and in extreme pain. Morgan said his brother at one point took seven Xanax a day to relieve his suffering. Finally, his brother smoked marijuana that took his pain away and allowed him to function.

Morgan said his brother worked in his law firm for 25 years.

"I was moved by that," Morgan said.

Morgan said he just wants to help people live with dignity.

"I'm not the most religious person, but I do try to live that life," said Morgan, who ended his talk by quoting a Mother Teresa prayer. "I've been a hell raiser. I still am a hell raiser. But in my heart, I'm a good person."

Will he be on the ballot in 2018 as a candidate for governor?

Maybe. Although Morgan admitted the lure of living in St. Barts in the winter and New Hampshire in the summer, plus enjoying his three grandsons makes it a difficult decision. {in}

"I've been a hell raiser. I still am a hell raiser. But in my heart, I'm a good person." John Morgan

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HALLMARK: IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK….

"Despite the lack of food, shelter, and sometimes even a loving family, all students want to learn. Hallmark gave every student the opportunity to discover not only the basic subjects but the world around them. Our students not only came to school, but too many times it was their refuge. Many times, Hallmark teachers were all that they had."

-Tiffany, Hallmark Teacher

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By Sheree Cagle It should come as no surprise that many hearts were broken when it was announced that Hallmark Elementary School would be demolished. The history inside that building can never be replaced.

I had the honor of being the last principal at Hallmark, and I can honestly say those seven years were the best of my 33-year career. There will never be another Hallmark Elementary School, and I know many others that feel the same way.

I reached out to former Hallmark teachers, staff, and students and asked what they thought the walls would say, one last time before they are torn down, and here is what people had to say:

IF THE WALLS AT HALLMARK COULD TALK…

"They would tell you how much they learned every day just by listening to all the hardworking teachers instructing their students. The students loved coming to school and worked hard to achieve their goals. Each morning as the doors opened, shouts of ‘Good Morning' would vibrate the floors. Hallmark was not only a school; it was our home.

-Tonya L., Hallmark Teacher January 19, 2017

"The students cared about learning because they knew the faculty cared about them. Every student said our slogan with Dr. Cagle every morning, ‘If you think you can, you will!' Working there is more a calling than a job.

It was a very special time with many wonderful memories. " -Gena, Hallmark Teacher "The walls would speak of the tremendous respect and gratitude that I have as a parent for the amazing people who taught and loved children like their very own.

Hallmark changed so many people's lives. It brought a community together and inspired so many children to do their best."

-Barbara, Hallmark Parent "When I think of Hallmark, I think of the sweet eager faces coming into the building in the morning. The children were so happy to be there back to the teachers who understood them, loved them, and worked so hard to support their learning."

-M. J., District Support "My late husband's family built the school, they walked the halls as students and returned years later to celebrate their anniversary. Now that they are all deceased, I find that each of their spirits lives within those walls and it has become a Herrington family legacy. It feels as if the building itself has personified itself within the hearts of all who called it home. Dr. Cagle told me, ‘Once a Dragon, always a Dragon.' I still have my Dragon pin. Hallmark is the ‘house' that built me.

-Terri, Hallmark Student Teacher

"You would hear the laughter of children, the excitement from teachers and students when they met goals and finally grasped a concept, they cheered when successes were accomplished, and the joy of learning. Love seeps out of all the cracks."

-Tonya S., Hallmark Teacher "The walls would speak of a beginning teacher that found her passion, calling and gift in teaching. I was molded and trained in a way that impacted my teaching for the next 15 years. I credit my teaching today back to my roots at Hallmark."

-Miranda, Hallmark Teacher

"Teachers were encouraged to look beyond the surface to help fix problems in individual children that kept them from learning. As a result of teachers being able to teach ‘their' way to each individual in ‘his' way, children took pleasure in learning.

The confidence teachers had in children's success made the children confident they could learn and succeed. This positive attitude provided a happy learning environment for teacher and children."

-Sandee, Hallmark Teacher "The walls would speak of how Dr. Cagle had her wedding at the school so her students could be part of the celebration. The walls would tell how we went from being a ‘F' school to an ‘A' school. The walls of Hallmark shouldn't be silenced, and if you listen carefully, you can hear them asking not to be destroyed."

-Adrienne, Hallmark Extended Day Director

“They would say ‘trust me.' They would say you are safe here, loved here, and will learn here.”

Linda, District Support

"They would say ‘trust me.' They would say you are safe here, loved here, and will learn here. You can be proud here. You have friends here. Family here. There is food here. There is love here."

-Linda, District Support

"They would tell a story of teachers whose principal respected them as professionals and challenged them every day to give their best for all students. They would tell of teachers and staff who ensured that all students' needs were met—a new pair of shoes, a backpack full of food for the weekend, a box of books for summer vacation, Science Club on Saturdays, mentors from the community, after school tutoring, expectations for success, and a plan to achieve it."

-Matthew, Hallmark Teacher "They would tell the stories of volunteers inspired by passionate leadership. Volunteers who came as mentors and became impassioned about the needs, their needs, their homes, their problems and became activists for these students to be the best they can be. They learned too. They cried, cheered and supported. They helped students grow broccoli, beans, and carrots because their principal wanted to teach the students to be able to take care of themselves.

They helped with the first backpack program.

The volunteers were as much a part of Hallmark as the faculty, staff, and students."

-Liz, Hallmark Mentor and Partner in Education

"The end of third grade was the end of Hallmark Elementary School. I knew as I walked out of the building holding Dr. Cagle's hand, I was the last student to ever walk through the doors of the school. I may have only been nine years old, but I understood that something wonderful was coming to an end. A demolition permit may be able to crush the school, but nothing will crush the spirit of George S. Hallmark Elementary."

-Jorden, Hallmark Student "Teaching at Hallmark was more than an opportunity, it was an honor. Hallmark opened her doors day after day providing a safe and loving home away from home for more than 80 years. Like Shel Silverstein's ‘The Giving Tree,' Hallmark has given until she has nothing left to give. If these walls could talk, you would hear them say, save me. Save me like I saved so many of you.

-Dian, Hallmark Teacher Sheree Cagle is a Regional Superintendent in the Duval County School District. She served as principal of George S. Hallmark Elementary for seven years and was the first principal of Global Learning Academy in Pensacola. {in} 9

Pensacola Police Chief David Alexander and Mayor Ashton Hayward / Photo courtesy of City of Pensacola POLICE CHIEF WANTS TO STAY Pensacola Police Chief David Alexander told the Pensacola City Council last week he wants to keep his job past his DROP date in May. At the end of his monthly report to the City Council at its Agenda Review on Jan. 9, Chief Alexander, the highestranking African-American in Mayor Ashton Hayward's administration and the city's first black police chief, gave a long list of achievements during his eighteen months leading the police department. He brought up what he referred to as "some confusion" over his contract and "whether I knew what I signed when I became the chief of police."

Alexander said, "Back when, in 2012, I entered into the DROP (Deferred Retirement Option Program) program. I entered into the DROP program based on the information I had at that time. Now, had I known that I would be considered for the position of chief of police, that might have changed my decision to go into the DROP program."

He said that he knew that when he was appointed chief that his contract to serve as police chief ended when he completed DROP, which is in May. Councilman Larry Johnson asked the police chief what were his plans.

"Well, I would like to be able to continue what we have begun with the city," said Chief Alexander. "I believe we've made a lot of accomplishments since I've been in 010 1

the office, and there's been a lot of concern from the public as to whether I would be willing to stay. And the answer is yes, I would be."

He added, "So, I'd like to see the city grow. I'd like to see some of the problems that historically we've had to deal with be resolved, and that we'd be able to work together as a community to move forward.

I intend to live in the city, and I would hope that my grandkids will be able to come and live in the city and enjoy the benefits of me working for the city for 30-plus years."

Until last week, the City of Pensacola had a section on its "Transparent Pensacola" page regarding the Chief David Alexander's DROP that stated that he would retire when he completed the program in May. That statement has been removed from the website.

UPDATE ON FIRST PHASE OF OLIVE ROAD Escambia County Commissioner

Grover Robinson remembers seeing students trudging through the ditches along Olive Road to get to Ferry Pass Middle School.

"I thought, ‘This is ridiculous,'" the District 4 commissioner told about 60 residents at a Town Hall meeting on Jan. 10.

By early February 2018, the west end of Olive Road up to the school will be a three-lane road with sidewalks for students to walk on and bike paths.

Robinson initiated the $5.4 million Phase I project about 10 years ago. Phase II

of the project on the eastern end of Olive Road from Ferry Pass to Scenic Highway is scheduled to begin at the end of 2017. As part of that work, Johnson Avenue will be realigned at Winding Lane and be rerouted to Olive Road with a traffic light installed across from Harbour Square.

Several residents complained about the length of time the project was taking on the 2.3-mile stretch. Robinson and county engineers explained that to remove stormwater from the flood-prone area contractors have had to put in much larger drainage pipes.

"I know it's not as fast as you want or I want but we're working on it as fast as we can," Robinson said.

In addition, Robinson said a stormwater pond adjacent to Dreamland Skate Center will have a walkway around it and a bench near a large heritage oak tree on the east side of the pond.

"We want it to become a water amenity," Robinson said. "We have to stop turning them into fenced in ponds. It is beautiful back in there."

Robinson also reported that the state plans to replant mature trees at the Scenic Highway and Interstate 10 on and off ramps, so it will "look like a nice forest again."

DEP WRITES UP CITY PROJECT The Florida Department of Environmental Protection found a long list of deficiencies

at the City of Pensacola Government Street Stormwater Project. Many of them were ones the City of Pensacola has known for weeks and refused to have its contractor remedy.

DEP conducted a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) inspection of the construction on Thursday, Jan. 5. The inspection came the day after Mayor Ashton Hayward discussed the project on News Radio 1620.

He told host Andrew McKay, "DEP permitted this project, so there's a lot of finger pointing, and not a lot of facts, Andrew, but most importantly, we're on top of it every single day."

The DEP inspection uncovered several violations that the Hayward Administration was not "on top of."

Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy told Inweekly that she had become frustrated with how the City would not enforce its ordinances and the stormwater plan for the project. She contacted DEP after listening to the mayor on the radio.

"He went on the morning radio show saying that there was finger pointing and basically thought things were either being embellished or was hearsay," said Murphy.

"At that point I had to make a judgment call to contact the gentleman who signed the original permit and report this to the FDEP, because they are the arresting authority.

They can actually levy the fines and make sure that they do the job."

DEP found several violations.

"They actually backed up all of the violations that I found, and because they were actually allowed on the property on the other side of the silk fence, they actually noted additional violations," she said.

The state investigators found hydraulic fluid leaking on the ground from water pumps, plus many of the issues that Murphy had listed for the city a month ago.

"I am very glad that I did contact the DEP," said Murphy. "I think the only thing that I feel that I should have done better was I shouldn't have waited as long."

NO PUBLIC QUESTIONS At the Agenda Review on Jan. 9, the Parks & Recreation director, Brian Cooper, gave a report on his department to the Pensacola City Council. However, council members were not permitted to ask any questions of the director, even though the city has budgeted over $9.6 million on Culture & Recreation for FY 2017.

"The purpose is not to open the floor for a long discussion or a bunch of questions," said City Administrator Eric Olson. inweekly.net

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State Senator Doug Broxson / Courtesy photo "The purpose is to give council members an update on the programs, the projects that these departments are taking care of every day, seeing how our money is spent, really."

He added, "It's just important, again, that you hear from all of our directors. With that I'm going to turn it over to Mr. Cooper, again reminding anybody that if you have detailed questions about a program, please get with me afterward and I'll be happy to set up a meeting with Mr. Cooper, with myself, or both, to go over those."

Fortunately, other governmental agencies don't have the same policy to isolate its elected officials.

On Jan. 12, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners had a four-hour Committee of the Whole meeting where commissioners questioned county staff on a wide range of topics, from criminal justice reform to the sector plan. The commissioners and public benefited from hearing the answers in a public meeting.

SHOT ACROSS THE BOW Last week Sens.

Doug Broxson, R-Gulf Breeze, George Gainer, R-Panama City, and Bill Montford, D-Tallahassee filed a measure (SB 364) that clarified that $300 million of the BP settlement. The money will be disbursed to Triumph Gulf Coast, an independent board established by the legislature in 2011, for projects in the eight Gulf Coast counties impacted by the BP Oil Spill.

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"Nearly seven years after the spill began, on a daily basis, we are still hearing from constituents whose families and businesses were drastically impacted," Montford said in a press release. "This legislation affirms our longstanding commitment to keep these critical funds in Northwest Florida to provide for the ongoing economic recovery of our region."

The bill may change the discussion of how the BP funds are appropriated. House Speaker Richard Corcoran has established the House Select Committee on Triumph Gulf Coast that plans to designate the money for infrastructure and education projects that help entire communities. The process for determining those projects has not been decided.

Sen. Broxson would like Triumph Gulf Coast to make those decisions, rather than a group of lawmakers.

"I've read Triumph legislation that now is law," said Broxson on News Talk 1370 WCOA's "Pensacola Speaks.

"It is a beautifully written piece of legislation. It has four audits in there. It has all kinds of accountability.

It's in the sunshine," he said. "If people don't do right, they go to jail. It also requires a report to be given to the president of the Senate, the Speaker, and the governor twice a year. There's just not any way to not be transparent." {in} 11

The Road to America’s First

Early Learning City By age 3,

85%

of the brain is developed

This week we focus on:

America’s First Early Learning City is making sure parents and children have access to the resources that are available in the county.

Education

Older brothers & sisters:

In many homes, older brothers and sisters play a vital part in helping with their younger siblings.

Helping with their younger siblings

Teachers can talk to students who have brothers and sisters not yet in kindergarten.

Teachers can explain how students can help build their brothers’ or sisters’ brains.

Teachers can give them assignments to do with their younger siblings, maybe even rewarding them for bringing back completed work.

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Aïda: Forbidden Love

By Shelby Smithey

S

et in ancient Egypt during the reign of the pharaohs, the classic Giuseppe Verdi opera "Aïda" and its tale of love and loyalty will soon be brought to life by the Pensacola Opera.

Leading lady Mary Elizabeth Williams will play Aïda. This will be Williams' seventh production of the Italian opera.

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"Aïda is an Ethiopian princess held captive in Egypt and made a slave to Amneris, the Egyptian princess," Williams said. "She and Amneris both love the same man, Radamès, but Radamès loves Aïda, a fact which puts everyone in danger."

Aïda first premiered in 1871 and has been performed thousands of times in opera houses across the world.

"I think one of the unique aspects of this opera is its ability to be grand and intimate at the same time," Williams said. "Aïda' is an opera made famous for its chorus and dance scenes; it has a large orchestra and there are moments when the sheer wall of sound coming from all of us singing and playing together take takes your breath away."

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Williams said that because she has performed this role many times in both modern and traditional productions, she has had a chance to see her character from many angles.

"Every time I perform this role, I enjoy the challenge of finding the right balance of emotions for this complex character," Williams said.

"She is desperate, but she is also cunning; she is overwhelmed with love for Radamès, but still realistic and grounded in her own individual fate; she has resigned herself to slavery in a strange land, but still maintains pride and a sense of Mary Elizabeth Williams / Photo by Susan Beard responsibility in being However in other scenes, Williams said, the princess of her people. there are very intimate musical expressions of Aïda is a challenge to play, and a pleasure emotion that pull the audience in, that make to discover." them lean forward in their chairs and feel part Another wonderful trick of Verdi's in of the story.

"Aïda," Williams explains, was telling a "Every time I come back to this piece, story of two love triangles. my respect and admiration for Verdi grow," "Not only is there the traditional love Williams said. "In Aïda,' he built the ultimate triangle between the two princesses and emotional rollercoaster."

Radamès—there is also the love triangle

among Aïda, Radamès, and, her father, Amonasro," she said. "Both men want loyalty and obedience from Aïda, and Aïda loves both men in very different ways and wants to fulfill her obligations to them while also being true to herself. I think this complex double love triangle is a big part of why ‘Aïda' is an opera that captures the imagination and continues to excite—almost 150 years later."

Aïda's father Amonasro, the King of Ethiopia, will be played by baritone Todd Thomas. Thomas first performed "Aïda" in Germany in 1997. This will be his eighth time in the production.

Thomas said that the cast has a total of two weeks for rehearsals, but the bulk of the work is done in about six days.

"One of the best things about this production is that we are all friends and have known each other for so long," Thomas said. "I love reconnecting with friends, and I think Pensacola Opera is unique in that we have a very collaborative effort. Between our stage director Dean Anthony, our conductor Jerome Shannon, the cast and crew—everyone works together, and there's a sense of camaraderie and fun. That doesn't always happen."

The leading cast includes Arnold Rawls as Radamès, Dana Beth Miller as Amneris and Adelmo Guidarelli as Ramfis.

"I've sung a lot of Verdi throughout my career," Thomas said. "This part fits my voice really well. It's a very satisfying part to sing."

Verdi often tackles family relationships, especially between a father and child.

"He really masters these relationships and it's exemplified in the music," Thomas said. "There's this scene in the third act where Aïda has to betray her father for her country. Not only was he really masterful at portraying relationships, but his operas have a lot of political overtones of issues that we still face today."

“Every time I come back to this piece, my respect and admiration for Verdi grow.”

Mary Elizabeth Williams

A “Meet the Artists” Reception will be held Friday after the show. Tickets are $50, $40 for season subscribers. A Director’s Champagne Brunch will be held before the Sunday matinee at 11:45 a.m., tickets are $50. {in}

AÏDA

WHAT: Pensacola Opera presents Aïda WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 WHERE: Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox COST: $25-$115 DETAILS: pensacolaopera.com

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

For The Love of Art (and Food)

by Shelby Smithey

"Snakes and Sparklers" by Nate Lyle

OPPOSITES ATTRACT

We live in a world of dichotomies. Fire and water, light and dark, straight and curvy; these contrasts in nature have inspired a special exhibit where local artists define their own ideas of opposition.

Artel Gallery's exhibit Polar Opposites will be on view until Feb. 17, with an opening reception, Thursday, Jan. 19.

Best in Show winner Joy Sims created a Yin Yang glass sculpture to represent one of the ultimate forms of contrast.

"The Yin Yang symbol really represents polar opposites to me," Sims said. "It is two opposite but complementary energies that are interdependent."

Sims has been creating stained and etched glass art for over 25 years. She is self-taught through exploration of the medium, its qualities, as well as its limitations.

"I use glass as my medium: stained glass, etched glass or sandblasting, slumped and fused glass," she said. "I love to create flowers, geometric and abstract designs. Recently I have begun creating 3-D sculptures in glass."

This is Sims first Best in Show award.

She has works for sale at Oooodles, does commissioned work and gives classes in her studio in Lilian, AL. 616 1

"Consarn It" by Suzanne Robbert "I often participate in the juried shows at Artel Gallery, and recently I won Honorable Mention there for one of my stained glass sculptures," she said. "I also had a featured show at Quayside Gallery with my two artist sisters. In October I will be a guest artist during a studio tour in Nashville, Indiana and am planning a solo show in Mobile in 2018."

Local artist Nate Lyle uses spray paint and found objects to create sharp geometric patterns and vibrant works of art. He has been painting for seven years.

"My piece "Snakes and Sparklers" has patterns that look like snake skin and fireworks throughout the straight line and circle patterns," Lyle said. "The opposite shapes and patterns fit into the theme perfectly in my eyes."

Lyle's work is hanging in The Tin Cow, and all of his pieces are for sale along with commission work and murals.

THIS ARTIST'S COOKBOOK

Don't leave without visiting the Award Alcove, where Artel Gallery President Suzanne Robbert's exhibit of artistic hors d'oeuvres will be on display. Her technique may be traditional, but her collection of oil paintings is unconventional, including compositions of food, silverware and dishes.

faster and in a more minimalist manner, a technique I've always longed to acquire," she said.

Robbert began painting as a young child and said that she was very lucky to have parents that encouraged her to keep painting and drawing.

"My mother is an artist and trained me in many techniques, but I received formal studies from Spring Hill College in Mobile.

Today, though, mom remains my best critic and teacher."

"I have worked with different media over the years, but always come back to oils," Robbert said. "There is something about their lusciousness, history, smell and feel that make them very enticing. I even like the tubes. I have a couple of artist cases from two grandmothers and those old tubes of oil look like works of art themselves. I wrongly judge oils by how intricately designed the tube is in hopes that my paintings will be better. That doesn't always work."

Robbert said that her favorite painting from this exhibit is the one of an empty plate, and how that emptiness translates into other forms of lacking in life.

"I joke a lot about eating my subject matter and often mock with the use of pretentious tableware for junk foods, but that painting all in white, of an empty cracked plate, represents emptiness, the emptiness of stomach, heart, wallet, or life that everyone has felt or that some always feel," she said.

In collaboration with "This Artist's Cookbook," Artel is offering its own cookbook, "Vexactious Victuals." This collection of recipes submitted by Artel supporters and board members will be on sale at the Alcove. All sales will go to the gallery.

One more exhibit—Luminous Language

by Karen and Randy Morris—will also be opening Thursday, Jan. 19 and will be on display through mid-Feb. in The Vault. {in}

Robbert said that the inspiration for "This Artist's Cookbook" came, surprisingly, from wanting to paint something using a bright turquoise green.

"The only thing I could think of was mint chocolate chip ice cream," she said.

"I bought the gnarliest, cheapest fluorescent green ice cream to paint from so that I wouldn't eat it. I ate the whole tub. I discovered how much fun it was to capture the drips, the teeth marks, and the ridiculousness of using a fork, the urge it gave me to eat fluorescent ice cream."

Robbert usually paints from the real thing, but also takes a photo of the still life and brings it up on her computer screen so that she literally surrounds herself with her subject.

"Painting food (or lack of) for ‘This Artist's Cookbook' evolved into simple, yet detailed images," Robbert said. "They each have a personal meaning to me, but each still can be enjoyed as simply a WHAT: Three new exhibitions at Artel Gallery painting of fruit and snacks."

WHEN: Opening reception 6-8 p.m. Thursday, There are eight works in the Jan. 19; exhibits on view through Feb. 17 show, six of which Robbert created WHERE: Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox within the last three months.

COST: Free "I'm a tediously slow painter, DETAILS: artelgallery.org but this show forced me to paint

POLAR OPPOSITES, THIS ARTIST’S COOKBOOK AND LUMINOUS LANGUAGE

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calendar COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

"Eat with the Seasons." Palafox Market.

Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com LEAPS 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org.

MYTH AND TIME 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Discussion of time portrayed in mythology. West Florida Public Library, 239 N. Spring St. JACKSONIAN GUARD CEREMONY 12 p.m.

Colors Ceremony. Plaza Ferdinand on Palafox Street.

JAPENESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION 12-4 p.m. $4-$8. Children 12 and under are free. The Wright Place, 80 E. Wright St. jasnwfl.org or facebook.com/jasnwfl PUBLIC ICE SKATE 1:30, 3 & 4:30 p.m. $9-$12.

Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com LIFE-LONG LEARNER SPEAKER SERIES 6-7:30 p.m. Free. West Florida Public Library, 239 N. Spring St. ON GOLDEN POND 7:30 p.m. $7-$30. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com FLAMENCO PURO DANCE COMPANY 7:30 p.m. $7-$11. Free for PSC students. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Strictly ballroom. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com

Big Deal Burlesque

THURSDAY 1.19

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 WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com CHATEAU MONTELENA WINE DINNER 6:308:45 p.m. $99. Four courses, five wines.

SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com

FRIDAY 1.20

ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING 10 a.m. Camelot

Park, 7705 Gallahad Road.

PILATES MAT WITH EMILY 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free.

Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org GALLERY NIGHT 4 p.m. Beginning at 4 p.m.

Palafox Street will illuminate with light from 250 silk red Chinese lanterns for a celebration of the Lunar New Year. A festive atmosphere complete with artistic performances, cultural demonstrations and games for children will accompany the visual display. gallerynightpensacola.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 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 COUPLES COOK: GLOBAL FOOD TRENDS 7-9 January 19, 2017

p.m. $50 per couple. Pensacola Cooks Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. cookingschoolsofamerica. com/pensacolacooks OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Single Fin Cafe, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/singlefincafe PENSACOLA OPERA PRESENTS: AÏDA 7:30 p.m. $25 and up. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com ON GOLDEN POND 7:30 p.m. $7-$30. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com BIG DEAL BURLESQUE 8 p.m. $12-$45. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

SATURDAY 1.21

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.

CLEAN UP WITH OCEAN HOUR 8:45 a.m. All supplies are provided. Project Greenshores is at the Three Mile Bridge and Bayfront Parkway.

Buckets, grabbers, gloves and trash bags will be supplied. For more information, contact oceanhourfl@gmail.com.

PENSACOLA WOMEN’S MARCH 9 a.m.-Noon.

Pensacola Women’s March joins with the Women’s March on Washington and hundreds of sister marches around the world on Saturday. The march will start at Plaza DeLuna and will travel north on Palafox Street.

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

SUNDAY 1.22

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.

PUBLIC ICE SKATE 1:30, 3 & 4:30 p.m. $9-$12.

Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com PENSACOLA OPERA PRESENTS: AÏDA 2 p.m. $25 and up. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com ERIC FUNG 2:30-3:30 p.m. $7-$11, free for PSC students. Piano concert. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu ON GOLDEN POND 3 p.m. $7-$30. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com J-BOOG 7 p.m. $15-$20. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

MONDAY 1.23

PILATES MAT WITH EMILY 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free.

Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org QUICK AND EASY SKILLS: FRESH PICO DE GALLO 4:15-5 p.m. $20. SoGourmet, 407-D S.

Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com

SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Run-

ners 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 DINE AND DETOX 6-8 p.m. $10-$15.

Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org MIKE DOUGHTY 7 p.m. $17-$20. Vinyl Music Hall, 2. S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

TUESDAY 1.24

WINTER RESTAURANT WEEK All day. Great Southern Restaurants. greatsouthernrestaurants.com SNOWBIRD FLY IN 9-11 a.m. Free. National Aviation Museum, 1750 Radford Blvd. Ste. B. navalaviationmuseum.org IMPACT LUNCHEON 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, 40 S. Alcaniz St. impact100pensacola.org COMPLEMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m.

SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com BOURBON TASTING AT V. PAUL’S 6 p.m. $45 per person. V. Paul’s Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vinomagnifico.weebly.com FUNKY YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Three courses for $33. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. Country, Swing, and Ballroom. Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com10 YEARS 7 p.m. $20-$22. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com ALL COUNTY ORCHESTRA 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com MEDITATION /PRANIC HEALING 7:15-8:30 p.m.

Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org 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 1.25

WINTER RESTAURANT WEEK All day. Great Southern Restaurants. greatsouthernrestaurants.com LUNCH AND LEARN: HANDMADE PASTA 121:45 p.m. $35. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox, sogourmetpensacola.com VINO MAGNIFICO 5:30 p.m. $10. V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox.

COOKING CLASS WITH CHEF IRV MILLER: GULF 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 KNIFE SKILLS: A CUT ABOVE THE REST 6-8 p.m. $35. Learn basic knife skills. Pensacola Cooks Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. cookingschoolsofamerica.com/pensacolacooks DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. West Coast Swing.

Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com RA THE RUGGED MAN & ALL FLOWS REACH OUT 7 p.m. $10-$15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S.

Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

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.

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calendar arts & culture

≥Events

RECEPTION FOR NEW EXHIBITS 6-8

p.m. Friday, Jan. 19.

Reception for Polar Opposites, Luminous Language and The Artist’s Cookbook. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

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

through Feb. 17. A collaboration of poetry and digital art from Karen and Randy Morris.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

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

view through Feb. 17. Exhibit of oil paintings by Suzanne Robbert.

Artel Gallery, 223

On view through Jan. 26. Mixed media from UWF students. Art Gal-

≥Exhibits

POLAR OPPOSITES

On view through Feb. 17. Mixed Media. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org LUMINOUS LANGUAGE On view

THE ARTIST’S COOKBOOK On

POINTS OF DEPARTURE: FOUNDATIONS EXHIBITION

lery at University of West Florida, 11000 University Pkwy. Building 82. uwf.edu

≥Call to Artists JAZZFEST LOOKING FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS VENDORS Jazz

Pensacola is calling arts and crafts vendors to submit applications for the 2017 JazzFest taking place April 1 through April 2 at Seville Square in historic downtown Pensacola.

Only arts and crafts vendors will be accepted. All entries are $150, for a 10'-by-10' canopy or smaller. Deadline for entries is March 15. For more information and to download application forms, call 433-8382, or visit jazzpensacola.com.

≥Workshops & Classes POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

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, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY SCULPTURE 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.

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

"Moonpie 47" by Warren Thompson 818 1

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. 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. ticketsportsbar.com TEAM TRIVIA 9 p.m. Hopjacks. 10 S. Palafox. hopjacks.com inweekly.net

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Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com

a.m. Half- priced bottles of wine every Wednesday. Jackson's Steakhouse, 226 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com

≥Karaoke

WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS 11

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,

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 1.19 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.

JAMES ADKINS 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. Sand-

shaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach

Blvd. sandshaker. com TBA 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 TBA 9 p.m. End O’

the Alley Courtyard, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

FRIDAY 1.20

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI 12 p.m.

The Drowsy Poet Coffee Co., 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

THE RED FIELD 5

p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.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 TBA 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

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SATURDAY 1.21

THE RED FIELD 5 p.m. The Deck, 600 S.

Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com GREG LYON 5 p.m. End o' The Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway.

DIKKI DU AND THE ZYDECO KREWE 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com RICH MCDUFF 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com JAY WILLIAMS BAND 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com

SUNDAY 1.22

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI 9-10 a.m.

The Drowsy Poet Coffee Co., 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

SEVILLE QUARTER JAZZ BRUNCH 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Apple Annie’s Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com VOO DAVIS 3 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebar-grill.com LEKTRIC MULLET 4-8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com BROOKS HUBBERT 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com

MONDAY 1.23

JAZZ JAM 7 p.m. Horizen Restaurant, 3103

E. Strong St.

MONDAY NIGHT BLUES 8 p.m. Blues Society

of Northwest Florida presents and open jam at Lili Marlene's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BROOKS HUBBERT 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com SCOOT AND JEREMY 10 p.m. End O' the Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

TUESDAY 1.24

AN EVENING OF GREAT JAZZ 6:30-10 p.m.

Lili Marlene's in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com RICH MCDUFF 8 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. End O' The Alley Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

WEDNESDAY 1.25

GREG LYON 4-8 p.m. Hemingway's Island

Grill, 400 Quietwater Beach Road.

JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New

World, 600 S. Palafox

HOLLY SHELTON AND THE J’S 7-10 p.m. The

New Malibu, 1000 Gulf Beach Highway.

JOHN HART & CO. 7 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E.

Government St. hubstaceys.com TYLER MAC BAND 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com DUELING PIANO SHOW 8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MIKE QUINN 8 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com RICH MCDUFF 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com CONTINUUM 9 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com

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DIFFERENCE MAKERS THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA RECENTLY INDUCTED THE UWF ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME’S CLASS OF 2017 Dr. Judy Bense Special Achievement UWF President 2008-Current Fifth president at UWF, taking office July 1, 2008 … 2010 Pensacola Sports Association Sportsman of the Year … Elected chair of the NCAA Division II Presidents Council in 2014 … Driving force in starting football and women’s swimming & diving as intercollegiate sports … UWF won four national championships during her tenure (2008 Men’s Golf, 2011 Baseball, 2012 Women’s Soccer and 2014 Men’s Tennis) … UWF won 44 of its 89 conference titles while she was in office … The program won three GSC All-Sports Trophies, eight women’s All-Sports and three men’s All-Sports Trophies under her watch … UWF archeology faculty from 1980-2008.

Brandon Brewer Baseball (2008-11) Apopka, Fla. / Apopka HS UWF career leader in walks (140) and assists (664) … Ranks 2nd all-time at UWF in runs scored (169), 3rd in RBI (122), eighth in doubles (34), 7th in stolen bases (58), 9th in times hit by pitch (15) and 2nd in sacrifice bunts (37) … 2011 All-America (2nd team Daktronics, 2nd team NCBWA) … 2011 All-South Region (1st Team Daktronics, 2nd Team ABCA & NCBWA) … 2-time ABCA South Region Gold Glove Team … 2011 NCAA South Region All-Tournament Team … 2-time All-GSC (1st team in 2011; 2nd team 2009)

Courtney Jones Women’s Soccer (2006-09) Panama City, Fla. / Bay HS A four-year starter in goal who set almost every goalkeeper record in program history … Owns records for career and single-season victories, career and single-season goals against average and career and single-season shutouts … Played in 88 matches, logging 7,511 minutes while allowing 33 goals for a 0.40 GAA … 75-8-4 career record with 48 career shutouts … Three-time All-GSC selection … GSC All-Tournament team in 2007 … Three-time First Team All South Region, three time All-American (Two 2nd Team, One Honorable Mention) and a two time NSCAA South Region Second Team choice … CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team in 2009 and NSCAA Second Team Scholar All-America in 2008 … GSC Top Ten honoree in 2008-09; GSC Commissioner’s Trophy winner in 2009-10.

Nolan Intermoia Men’s Soccer (2003-08) Pensacola, Fla. / Pine Forest HS Started 77 games in his career as a defender … Four-time All-GSC selection (First Team in 2007 & 2008; Second Team in 2005 & 2006) … 2008 All-America choice (Daktronics and NSCAA) … 2008 All-South Region … 2008 All-South Region Tournament team … 2008 Team Captain … 2008-09 GSC Top Ten Honoree … First Team All-GSC All Time Team … UWF won three GSC Championships and made three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a spot in the 2006 NCAA Semifinals during his time on campus.

Greg Pron Baseball (2008-11) Daphne, Ala. / Daphne HS UWF career leader in hits (291), stolen bases (77) and times hit by pitch (34) … Ranks 5th all-time at UWF in batting avg (.359), 9th in slugging pct. (.510), 5th in on-base pct. (.439), third in runs scored (161), 3rd in doubles (46) … UWF single-season record holder in hits (93) and RBI (69) … 2011 All-America (ABCA, Daktronics, NCBWA) … 2011 All-South Region (ABCA, Daktronics) … 2011 South Region Player of the Year … 2011 ABCA Gold Glove Team … 2011 GSC Player of the Year … 2011 NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team … 3-time All-GSC (1st team in 2011; 2nd team 2009 & 2010).

Dan Shugart Special Achievement WEAR TV Sports Director WEAR TV Sports Director since December 1982; Joined the station in March 1981 as weekend sports anchor and a general assignment news reporter …

Pensacola Sports Association Hall of Fame inductee in 2006 … Southern League Media Award in 2015 … Twice won Associated Press Award for the top story in Florida … Honored as the Florida Broadcaster of the Year by the Special Olympics … Play-by-Play announcer for Pensacola Wings semi-professional football team, Pensacola Tornados pro basketball, along with announcing WEAR’s game coverage of the Pensacola Ice Pilots and Pensacola Blue Wahoos … Graduated from UCLA with a degree in History in 1979.

Bill Vilona Special Achievement Pensacola News-Journal Senior Writer Pensacola News-Journal writer, editor and columnist since 1987 … Pensacola Sports Association Hall of Fame inductee in 2015 … Florida State football beat writer from 1987-2005 for the Gannett News Service and Gannett Sports … UWF beat writer since 2005 … Covered the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 1996 Olympics and Atlanta Braves Spring Training among other high profile events … Pittsburgh native who graduated from Tennessee with a degree in Communications in 1981.

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news of the weird THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS Former elementary school teacher Maria Caya, who was allowed to resign quietly in 2013 from her Janesville, Wisconsin, school after arriving drunk on a student field trip, actually made money on the incident. In November 2016, the city agreed to pay a $75,000 settlement— because the police had revealed her bloodalcohol level to the press in 2013 (allegedly, "private" medical information). The lawsuit against the police made no mention of Caya's having been drunk or passed out, but only that she had "become ill."

THE REDNECK CHRONICLES (1) John Bubar, 50, was arrested in Parsonsfield, Maine, in November after repeatedly lifting his son's mobile home with his front-end loader and dropping it. The father and son had been quarreling over rent payments and debris in the yard, and the father only eased up after realizing that his grandson was still inside the home. (2) Update: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reversed itself in December and allowed Mary Thorn of Lakeland to keep her 6-foot-long pet alligator ("Rambo") at home with her despite a regulation requiring that a gator that size needs a more spacious roaming area. Thorn and Rambo have been together for over a decade.

UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT "I'm (as) tired of hearing the word 'creep' as any black person or gay person is of hearing certain words," wrote Lucas Werner, 37, on his Facebook page in December after he was banned from a Starbucks in Spokane, Washington, for writing a polite dating request to a teenaged barista.

Managers thought Werner was harassing the female, who is at least the age of consent, but Werner charged illegal "age discrimination" and made a "science" claim that "age gap love" makes healthier babies.

POLICE REPORT Taylor Trupiano grudgingly paid his $128 "traffic" fine in December, issued by a Roseville, Michigan, officer who caught his car warming up unattended —in his own driveway. Police routinely issue such tickets (five to 10 each winter, based on a town ordinance) to send drivers like Trupiano a message that unattended cars are ripe for theft, which burdens Roseville's police department. (A police spokesman said the driverless warmups are illegal even for locked cars.)

QUESTIONABLE JUDGMENTS David Martinez, 25, was shot in the stomach during a brawl in New York City in December. He had inadvertently initiated the chaos when, trying to park in Manhattan's East Village just after Saturday midnight, he moved an orange traffic cone that had obviously been placed to reserve the parking space. He apparently failed to realize that the parking spot was in front of the clubhouse of Hells Angels, whose members happened to take notice.

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THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT An unnamed pregnant woman convinced a reporter from Jacksonville, Florida, station WFOX-TV in December that the "positive" urine tests she was advertising on Craigslist were accurate and that she was putting herself through school by supplying them (making about $200 a day). The seller claimed that "many" pregnant women market their urine for tests —even though the main use of the test seems to be "negotiation" with boyfriends or husbands.

PERSPECTIVE "You Have the Right to (Any Ol') Attorney": While poor, often uneducated murder defendants in some states receive marginal, part-time legal representation by lawyers at the bottom of their profession (usually unable to keep their murder clients off of death row), Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, convicted of three murders in the 2013 attack and facing a possible death sentence, once again will be represented for free by a team at the top of the profession—headed by the chief of the New York federal public defender's office. Tsarnaev was previously represented by a team topped by the chief of the Boston federal public defender's office.

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS (1) Matthew Bergstedt, 27, was charged with breaking into a house in Raleigh, North Carolina, in December, though he failed to anticipate that the resident was inside, stacking firewood (which he used to bloody Bergstedt's face for his mugshot). (2) On Dec. 5 in New York City, a so-far-unidentified man made five separate attempts to rob banks in midtown Manhattan over a three-hour span, but all tellers refused his demands, and he slinked away each time. (Police said a man matching his description had successfully robbed a bank four days earlier.)

RECURRING THEMES The Return of Anger Relief: (1) What was billed as the United Kingdom's first "Rage Cage" opened in Nottingham, England, in December, allowing patrons to vent with crowbars, baseball bats and hammers to smash crockery, electronics and glassware—at prices ranging from about $15 to about $40.

(2) In October, a bookstore in Cairo, Egypt, set aside a small, soundproof room where patrons could go scream at the top of their lungs for 10 minutes about whatever stresses them. The store owner pointed to an academic study demonstrating screaming's "positive effect" on the brain. (The prototype store is still Donna Alexander's Anger Room in downtown Dallas, thriving since 2011, offering a variety of bludgeoning weapons, and especially active this election season, with target mannequins gussied up to be "Trump" and "Clinton.") {in}

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