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winners FLORIDA BLUE The health insurance leader donated $100,000 to Achieve Escambia, a nonprofit formed in 2016 to improve education outcomes for the county's students. In a press announcement of the gift, Achieve Escambia officials stated, "Florida Blue's support will elevate the work of cross-sector stakeholders who, as members of the Achieve Escambia partnership, have committed to working better together to improve education outcomes affecting children, youth and young adults on their journey to employment."

EBONWOOD Escambia County collected and disposed of more than 28 tons of debris during the July 18 Ebonwood Neighborhood Cleanup.

The Ebonwood Neighborhood Cleanup saw great participation from residents, with about 21,060 pounds of yard waste, 30,300 pounds of bulk trash, 4,500 pounds of tires and 700 pounds of household hazardous waste placed curbside for pickup. Since 2016, more than 1,649 tons of debris have been collected.

UWF CENTER FOR CYBERSECURITY

The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity partnered with the Florida Department of State and election officials across Florida to provide training for supervisors of elections and critical personnel to enhance cybersecurity resiliency ahead of the 2018 elections. Last month, the UWF Center for Cybersecurity conducted cybersecurity training courses in Tallahassee, Miami, Orlando and St. Augustine, focusing on an introduction to cybersecurity processes, threats, vulnerabilities, risk management, policy frameworks and incident management.

losers SKANSKA The Pensacola News Journal last

week reported that cracks have twice halted construction of the new $400 million Pensacola Bay Bridge in the past several months, raising concerns about oversight and disclosure from the state. A Florida Department of Transportation spokesman told the newspaper that the cracks were found on a section of the bridge deck that cracked during hardening.

LAKE OKEECHOBEE Toxic blue-green

algae have bloomed again in Florida's largest lake. Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in seven counties because the outbreak presents a significant risk to public health. The bloom has covered more than 90 percent of Lake Okeechobee's surface, and the green sludge has crept into the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers. Images of thick, mat-like blue-green algae in Fort Myers and Cape Coral have begun to appear on social media, which doesn't help tourism.

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION The state agency has come under fire for its decisions to shift tens of thousands of patients with serious mental illness or HIV into new Medicaid health plans in the coming months, changes that could force many patients to switch doctors. After a lengthy bidding process, the state AHCA is preparing to sign new five-year Medicaid contracts with 13 managed care plans. But it also wants to end ties with other plans, including two "specialty" health plans, Positive Healthcare and Magellan Prepaid Mental Health Plan, which account for 90 percent of the specialty plan enrollment in the state.

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OUR NEXT LABOR FORCE

Florida Chamber’s Third Quarter Small Business Index Survey this week revealed small business owners are most worried about finding a skilled workforce. This is the sixth consecutive quarter that workforce quality topped the list of concerns. Two years ago, only 11 percent of the owners worried about the quality of the workforce. Today, the percentage has increased 18 points to 29 percent.

“Businesses continue to tell us that in order to expand and to be more competitive, they need access to a talented workforce,” said Dr. Jerry Parrish, chief economist and director of research for the Florida Chamber Foundation.

“This quarter’s Small Business Index Survey indicates that Florida’s small businesses are becoming increasingly concerned about workforce quality.”

Parrish added, “As we look to Florida’s future, we must continue to ensure that Florida’s economy is ready and able to create prosperity through high-paying jobs, remain globally competitive and develop vibrant and sustainable communities.”

Of the Florida small businesses surveyed, 45 percent expect to hire in the next six months, and 44 percent expect to make investments in plants or equipment—both good signs for continued expansion of Florida’s economy.

Nationwide the lack of skilled workers has been seen by many economists for years as one of the biggest threats to our economic growth.

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cialized skills, like electricians, carpenters and welders, were in critically short supply in many large economies.

“It becomes a real choke-point in future economic growth,” Manpower Chief Executive Jeff Joerres said. “We believe strongly this is really an issue in the labor market.”

Four years later, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reported that less than a third of our states had a strong enough supply of skilled workers to match intense demand for their services.

We have begun to feel the shortage here as contractors have difficulty finding the skilled workers to complete their projects. Andrew Davis’s talk at the last CivicCon has gotten people discussing how we could be the “Cybersecurity Capital of the South,” which means we may need more cybersecurity experts. Last week’s Triumph grant means we need more aviation mechanics.

My concern is whether the Escambia County School District can produce the graduates capable of getting the necessary certifications and degrees to move into those fields. Yes, somehow Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has figured out how to improve the graduation rate, but almost half of our elementary and middle schools are among the lowest performing schools in Florida.

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COUNCIL ISSUES ADDRESSED

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By Rick Outzen In an effort to increase public awareness about where local candidates stand on issues important to the business community, the Greater Pensacola Chamber asked them to complete questionnaires that covered business regulations, infrastructure and economic development.

The City of Pensacola has five newcomers seeking the District 4 and 6 council seats. Here are brief introductions to the candidates and their answers to a few of the questions. The complete surveys can be found at pensacolachamber.com.

DISTRICT 4

Peter P. Gaddy, III, earned a Bachelors of Science in Business Economics from Auburn University. He moved to Pensacola and started his company, Gulf Marine Construction, in 2005.

Jared Moore is the operations manager for his family's J&M Valve. He earned his undergraduate degree from Samford University and his master's degree from UWF. He has previously served on the Pensacola Zoning Board of Adjustment and on the City's planning board.

Chris Phillips owns the largest fishing charter operation in the Pensacola area and one of the largest in Florida. He also owns 850 Screen Printing, a local apparel printing, embroidery and sign shop. He is a member of the 2013 Leadership Pensacola class.

The chamber asked them how they would facilitate a more livable downtown environment that also attracts and caters to the interests of visitors. Gaddy believes the keys are making a walkable urban core and getting back to following the Urban Redevelopment Plan.

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"We need more lodging with a conference center downtown to attract more visitors," he said. "Parking is also critical to the future success of downtown."

He would like to focus on completing the development of the Community Maritime Park, including the municipal marina and retail developments.

Gaddy said, "Leadership should also encourage development of the ECUA property across from the maritime park, the adjacent Bruce Beach site and the 80 acres of CRA property.

Moore talked about how the CivicCon speakers have repeatedly addressed the value of density and mixed-use development.

"This allows us to more wholly maximize a very finite resource; it also provides for a solid tax base," he said. "As we continue to provide residential options, the inclusion of varying price points will help build that density."

Moore added, "Further, capitalizing on the invaluable waterfront for the attraction potential ensures consistency in our aim to be a great place to work, live and play."

Phillips believes downtown is well on its way and being done right.

"Further, capitalizing on the invaluable waterfront for the attraction potential ensures consistency in our aim to be a great place to work, live and play." Jared Moore "Traffic and parking is going to quickly become an issue, and we need to ensure that it's pedestrian-friendly down there, especially on Palafox, so this will be something I watch closely," he said. "People have to feel safe for a livable downtown to thrive."

The chamber also asked for their fiveyear plans. For Gaddy, Pensacola's success is due to planning, a strong economy, jobs, housing and private investment.

"I would like to see more job creators like ST Aerospace and GE Wind Energy attracted to our community," he said. "Good jobs that the next generation of Pensacolians can staff.

I would like to push workforce development and training within our community."

He brought up developing available CRA land and completing the Community

Maritime Park, complete with the municipal marina and retail. He would like to see more affordable housing in the urban core and another parking garage downtown.

"I would also like for our Port to realize its full potential, complete with an outside sales staff to attract new industry," said Gaddy. "The design and funding should be completed for the Carpenter's Creek Restoration and the dredging and cleanup of Bayou Texar and Bayou Chico."

Moore wants to see the traffic plans for Cervantes Street come to fruition.

"I'd like to work with the residents and vested parties of the East Hill and East Pensacola Heights neighborhoods to ensure the proper tools are in place to preserve the unique character of those neighborhoods," he said. "And I'd like to see our natural grass beds trending more strongly in the right direction as we redeem the transgressions of previous generations in regards to our waterways."

Phillips wants elected officials to be held accountable, transparency from city hall and a mayor and council members who listen to the community.

"Our City is in a great place, but the next five years are going to be very important," he said. "My plan is to bring the everyday middle-income mindset to city hall, cut some of the wasteful spending, work to improve environmental quality of several of our small bodies of water and continue to improve the job market so that we can keep our kids home."

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W. A. "Butch" Hansen graduated from the United States Naval Academy and retired as a captain and submariner following a 30-year career. He helped found the Veterans Memorial Park Foundation of Pensacola, Inc. and served as its president for three years. In January 2018, he accepted a position as the strategic budget planner for the Pensacola City Council.

Ann Hill has served on the boards of the Vince C. Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park Associates and the Belmont-DeVilliers Neighborhood Association. She is a retired journalist who worked for the San Francisco Chronicle and The Cleveland Plain Dealer and wrote for the Pensacola News Journal.

She was one of the first editors of The Downtown Crowd.

The candidates were asked to list their top infrastructure concern and how to address it.

For Hansen, the largest infrastructure concern is how to pay for and perform the routine and recurring maintenance of the infrastructure and facilities that the city currently has.

"Every district has wish lists of repairs or enhancements that are needed, often times safety-related, that are not done or slow to get done because of insufficient funding or other resources," he said.

He added, "Comprehensive project lists must be developed and prioritized, funding identified and projects managed to completion.

Recurring maintenance plans must be developed to ensure required funding is budgeted, and any new infrastructure acquired must be added to this plan."

Hill is concerned with how the new Pensacola Bay Bridge transitions along Pensacola's waterfront so that it allows good traffic flow and safe and easy public access.

"Can we successfully implement a road diet, or will traffic jams become commonplace?" she asked. "More public hearings and collaboration with the county and state are imperative because there are no easy answers."

"More public hearings and collaboration with the county and state are imperative because there are no easy answers." Ann Hill Another hot topic was how they would improve the relationship between the mayor's office and council. Hansen said the re-establishment of the voice of the people in city government is the basis of his campaign.

"The mayor and city council need to work together to effectively manage and improve the city," he said. "Each entity has its role, but charting the future course of the city needs to be shared in by both to be effectively developed and then implemented."

He believes the council should be doing more than merely approving individual proposals by the mayor with the bare minimum of information.

"With responsibility to approve the budget and all necessary appropriations of the taxpayer money, all pertinent information regarding the purpose of projects, their impact on the community, the financial impact on the city should be readily provided, explained and defended as necessary before these decisions are made," said Hansen. "As a council member, I will insist on having needed information in a timely manner prior to making any decision about the peoples' money and the impact on the desired future course of the city."

Hill believes the balance between the mayor's office and the city council needs to be more equitable.

"We need a strong legislative council to balance a strong executive mayor," she said. "The mayor should attend all council meetings and hearings and participate in the discussions. The mayor should not be able to veto budget requests that involve the hiring of voter-mandated council staff."

She added, "And it's vital that city council members have free access to public records and an open door to the mayor's office." {in} inweekly.net

COUNTY D2 RACE HEATS UP

By Duwayne Escobedo For much of last Wednesday night, the District 2 Escambia County Commission debate felt more like a church ladies' tea party.

Republicans Doug Underhill (the incumbent) and Alan McMillan (the challenger) and Democrat Scott Trotter complimented each other, acted politely and conducted a civil discussion about major issues facing Perdido Key. The gloves came off, though, near the end of the Meet the Candidates forum, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Florida and Perdido Key Chamber of Commerce. All the warm, fuzzy feelings drained from the Jim Bailey Middle School cafeteria, where a crowd of more than 100 voters watched and listened.

Underhill woke up from his government-ese daze and attacked McMillan, RESTORE Act Advisory Committee vice chairman, for ranking the $17 million development of Outlying Field Site (OLF) 8 in for economic development as his top project. The money is part of reparations paid

by BP for its unprecedented Deepwater Horizon oil spill off the Northwest Florida coast in 2010. Underhill made the Perdido Key Bike Path his top RESTORE project.

"Meanwhile, Perdido Key will get pennies on pennies on pennies," said Underhill, a Perdido Key resident.

RESTORE Act funds come on top of another $1.5 billion in Triumph money from BP to spur economic recovery in the region over the next 15 years.

Asked what he liked best about McMillan, Underhill replied sarcastically, "I appreciate his lifetime of service as a bureaucrat."

McMillan, who rose to Deputy Assistant Secretary for OSHA during his 45-year career in federal government, swung back.

He scolded Underhill, who is seeking his second term, over his controversial Facebook posts and lack of leadership.

"He does not accept people with different ideas than his own," McMillan, a Perdido Key resident, said.

"He does not accept people with different ideas than his own."

Alan McMillan McMillan added, "He's on the side of way too many 4-1 votes. He thinks of it as a badge of honor. What he should be doing is leading 5-0 votes."

Underhill created a firestorm with his Facebook outbursts. Last year, he asked one of his critics if she was "one of those people walking around wearing a vagina hat July 26, 2018

and screaming in the streets." He insulted March For Our Lives protesters outraged by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., when he called them "little monsters" and "miscreants."

Trotter, a latecomer to the District 2 race and political newcomer who lives in Warrington, also took a backhanded swipe at Underhill.

"I will not insult you if you say something I disagree with or think is wrong," said the former U.S. Air Force budget analyst.

The League of Women Voters controlled the Q&A, giving each candidate 45 seconds to answer 15 questions centered on Perdido Key and 45 seconds for rebuttals, if they wanted. The League also allowed the candidates two minutes for opening and closing statements.

McMillan has outraised Underhill more than 2-1 and outspent him more than 3-1.

Trotter has $1,012. Escambia County political kingpins have thrown their weight and dollar bills behind one of their own, the well-spoken and dapper McMillan.

For most of the forum, they stuck to the issues and distinguished their views.

to submit projects to the Triumph process.

State lawmakers released the first $300 million in May 2017.

"We're getting beaten to the punch by Okaloosa and Bay counties," said McMillan, who ignored Underhill's attack on his RESTORE Act decision. "We need to move forward to get money for our projects now."

McMillan maintained that traffic safety is "one of the biggest issues" facing District 2.

"We need to four-lane Sorrento (Road) from Navy Boulevard to the Perdido Key Bridge," he said to loud applause. "It's time to get it done."

Underhill said he advanced projects to relieve traffic congestion and improve safety in the area. Perdido Key Drive improvements are ranked No. 5 on the DOT funding list for Escambia County, while Sorrento Road ranks No. 7.

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"We need to fund them first and special interest projects last or ideally never," Underhill said.

Underhill throttled the Escambia County School District for failing to create a new high school in the area as it had planned because of school overcrowding.

One of his sons attended Pine Forest and the other Booker T. Washington.

He was also unhappy with the school district announcement of a new elementary school on Sorrento, adding to traffic issues, and on land near Naval Air Station Pensacola set aside by the county to prevent encroachment.

McMillan added he would support bringing economic development and new jobs and improving neighborhoods to improve schools in District 2, where the median income ranges from about $91,000 a year in the Perdido Key area to $22,000 in the Warrington area.

One of the League's questions centered on the Perdido Key Master Plan that dictates growth on the fragile barrier island.

For his part, Underhill boasted about pushing through the master plan. In his second term, he plans to have the Florida Department of Transportation transfer control to Escambia County over Perdido Key Drive along the barrier island and Beulah Road in the northwest part of the county in an attempt to implement key parts of that plan more quickly, such as a pedestrian and bicycle path. Among other things, it caps units at 7,150.

Underhill also took credit for decisions now coming during the commissioners' meetings instead of being dictated by county staff members "on the fifth floor."

"You can't affect change without courage and tenacity," Underhill said. "I have gotten things done in Escambia County."

McMillan took issue with Underhill's plan to swap the roadways with DOT to execute the island's master plan. He said the streets need state funding for repairs if a hurricane hits.

"I think it's a bad deal," he said. "I will work with DOT and move the master plan forward by working at it. As an elected official, that's what you do—work at it."

Charles Barnes, who has lived on and off Perdido Key since 1985, supported Underhill's position.

"He made that master plan happen," Barnes said. "I will support Doug Underhill in the future."

McMillan criticized Underhill and the current commission for acting too slowly

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WHO WILL WIN SEAT?

With the primary fast approaching on Aug. 28, it seems clear the eventual commissioner will be either Underhill or McMillan. Republican voters account for 45 percent in District 2, while Democrats make up 30 percent.

After watching the candidates' banter, Jimmy Sherouse and his wife, Patty, said their vote will go to the challenger, McMillan.

"McMillan shellacked Underhill tonight," Jimmy said.

Still, others remained on the fence, such as Perdido Key resident Bill Short.

"They all indicated what their priorities are," Short said. "Now, I need to sit and think about it." {in} 7

POLL: SCHOOL BOARD RACES The latest Inweekly/Political Matrix poll shows the Escambia County School Board candidates have begun to separate themselves, but more than a third of the likely voters still don't know them.

District 1 incumbent Kevin Adams has slightly increased his lead over Marjorie White since the poll conducted in early June, 34.4 percent-20.5 percent, with 45 percent either not knowing the candidates or undecided.

In District 2, Kells Hetherington has jumped into the lead with 25 percent of the respondents. Ray Guillory and Paul Fetsko, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas' former assistant superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction, are battling out to make a runoff in the non-partisan race, 16.6 percent-15.6 percent. Nearly 43 percent of the voters either did not know the candidates or were undecided.

District 3 has changed since early June with Clinton Powell withdrawing and former school board member Linda Moultrie failing to qualify. If the primary were held today, Larry Williams (26.6 percent) and Laura Edler (17.6 percent) would face each other in a runoff. Walker Wilson is within striking distance with 10.4 percent. Lee Hansen, who was appointed to the post by Gov. Rick Scott last December, trails the field with 7.6 percent.

The persons sampled were likely voters of the primary and general election cycles and were called using an Interactive voice response system during the hours of 2-8 p.m. July 21-22. The phone numbers called were provided by Escambia Supervisor of Elections Office. The margin of error for this study is +/- 4.5 percent with a confidence level of 95 percent.

RISING SURFING STAR With no formal

training under her belt, Taylor Green, 13, has qualified for the United States Olympic Development team for surfing, keeping her eyes on the prize—attending the Olympics.

"I started surfing when I was 8 or 9 after my brother did the Innerlight Surf Camp," Green said. "I always watched him; then he kind of taught me some out at the beach."

Green was chosen as one of 12 girls out of the United States to participate in this development team. The goal is to train the girls to surf at an elite level. The Miltongrown girl dreams of qualifying for the 2024 games, and with her coach's help, it could be possible.

"The coach, Joey Buran, picks people to go to scout trainings, and he asked me to go to one in Cocoa Beach and one in 88

California, then put me on his team," she said. "He was watching the ESA (Eastern Surfing Association) results, then the ASSA (National Scholastic Surfing Association) results, and found me."

Doors flung open for Green after she competed in the 2017 National Scholastic Surfing Association's regional finals, placing second in her division. This past April, Green competed in the Eastern Surfing Association's 2018 Southeast Regional Surfing Championship and placed first.

The April win put her on the radar and transformed her passion into a future athletic career. Green could not be more excited.

"It means a lot because you get to go to these trainings with a bunch of other girls my age who support each other and encourage each other," Green said. "We go out and practice some; then the coach gives us scores and tells us what we did wrong and what we need to work on. I never thought I'd be here today."

"We go out and practice some; then the coach gives us scores and tells us what we did wrong and what we need to work on. I never thought I'd be here today." Taylor Green The founder of the Professional Surfing Association of America, who also won the 1984 Pipeline Masters, Joey Buran, is coaching the girls' development team.

Buran has been Green's first and only coach, and his encouragement the past few months has been integral to her training.

"Basically, they have a development team and a junior team," Kathleen Green, Taylor's mom, said. "She's on the development team, which is basically for her age group, so that's what she starts out on."

She continued, "Basically, he (Buran) is training them up. Taylor probably won't be at the 2020 Olympics because of her age because then she'll still only be 15, but she'll have had a lot of good training to hopefully go to the 2024 or even 2028 Olympics."

TRIUMPH FUNDS FOR WHITING The Triumph Gulf Coast Board of Directors gave unanimous support of $8.5 million for infrastructure improvements to Whiting Aviation Park in Santa Rosa County on July 18.

"This project will create hundreds of new aviation-related jobs not only for our citizens but for employment throughout the region," said Commissioner Don Salter, District 3. "As important, Whiting Aviation Park provides for

ST ENGINEERING EXPANSION The Triumph Gulf Coast Board of Directors also approved a $56 million grant to the City of Pensacola for the development of a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Aviation campus at Pensacola International Airport.

The grant is subject to the acquisition of additional funding to complete this transformative project, which at full employment will add nearly 2,000 high-paying jobs to the City of Pensacola, Escambia County and all of Northwest Florida.

ST Engineering, the global leader in providing MRO services, began operations on June 8 with UPS as its launch client.

When fully developed, the MRO Aviation campus will include four new MRO hangars, administrative headquarters and warehouse/shop buildings, all owned by the City.

The total project cost is estimated to about $335 million, and the MRO Aviation campus will have the capacity to service all wide and narrow-body aircraft, such as 777s, 737s, A320s and the like.

"I am very thankful to the Triumph Board for the confidence they have shown in our City by making this significant grant," Mayor Ashton Hayward said. "The creation of approximately 2,000 jobs in the aviation industry will not only provide an opportunity for families in our community for years to come but will also be a magnet to attract talent to our great city and region."

Florida law mandates that registration books close 29 days before an election.

New registrations and party changes must be completed and received or postmarked no later than July 30 for them to be effective for the Aug. 28 election. Address changes can be made after the books close.

If you are unsure of your registration status, visit escambiavotes.com and click "Am I Registered?" to check.

Florida holds closed primary elections.

In primary elections, you are only eligible to vote in primary contests for the party in which you are registered unless it is a universal primary or nonpartisan contest.

Escambia County citizens have several ways to register or update their record: Online: Online voter registration is now offered in Escambia County. Simply go to escambiavotes.com to register to vote or to update or change your current registration, including your address or party affiliation. It's a quick and secure way to make sure you are ready to vote.

In Person: You can register at the Elections Office at 213 Palafox Place, 2nd Floor, in downtown Pensacola, at any Florida Driver's License Office, public library, and several other government offices and public assistance centers. Registration forms are also available to pick up at many locations countywide. For a complete list of locations throughout Escambia County, visit escambiavotes.com, or call or email the Elections Office.

By Mail: Visit escambiavotes.com and complete, print and sign the online application. Be sure to include a valid Florida driver's license number, a valid Florida ID number or, if you have neither, the last four digits of your Social Security number in the appropriate space. Completed applications must be received or postmarked no later than July 30. Send to Escambia County Supervisor of Elections, PO Box 12601, Pensacola, FL 32591-2601, or take the completed application to the Elections Office at 213 Palafox Place, 2nd Floor, in downtown Pensacola. To have a form mailed to you, call 595-3900 or e-mail soe@escambiavotes.com.

For voters who wish to cast a ballot by mail, go to escambiavotes.com and complete the online request form, or call or email the elections office.

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE Escambia County Supervisor of Elections, David H. Stafford, reminds voters that Monday, July 30, is the last day to register to vote or change party affiliation for those who wish to cast a ballot in the Aug. 28 Primary Election.

CONGRESSIONAL FIELD HEARING On Monday, July 30, Congressman Matt Gaetz will host a Congressional Field Hearing, "Preserving the Mission: NAS Whiting Field," at 2 p.m. in the Santa Rosa County Commission Board Room, 6495 Caroline St., Milton.

sustained compatible development on a 267acre parcel on the fence line of NAS Whiting Field, enhances military value and improves the overall efficiency of operations as maintenance of the many aircraft can be performed adjacent to the base, meaning less downtime for the aircraft."

Salter added, "This has been one of our county's number one economic development projects for many years, and it would not have been possible without the support of the Triumph Gulf Coast Board of Directors."

The next step for the Whiting project is agreement on a term sheet that will be brought back to the Triumph board for approval. The site development at Whiting Aviation Park is expected to create over 200 high-paying jobs. The total project cost is $17.7 million with Triumph contributing 48 percent of those costs.

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The focus of the event will be to highlight the mission of Whiting Field and why it is vital to the national defense architecture. The event is open to the press and public.

Rep. Gaetz will also give a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) overview as it specifically relates to Whiting Field. All Santa Rosa County officials have been invited to attend. There will be presentations by panel members including the Florida Defense Support Task Force, the Haas Center, Commissioner Don Salter and retired Navy Capt. Keith Hoskins.

UNITED WAY ANNUAL MEETING

United Way of Escambia County invites the community to join them at 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at Sanders BeachCorinne Jones Resource Center for its 2018 annual meeting.

The program will highlight United Way's successes over the past year in the fight for the health, education and financial stability of Escambia County. Local philanthropic leaders and volunteers will be honored, and there will be special recognition for top workplace campaigns, sponsors and media partners.

New board members will also be introduced.

The program will conclude with awards for outstanding businesses, organizations and community members.

"We are grateful to the many individuals and organizations that support United Way of Escambia County's work," said United Way President and CEO Laura Gilliam. "We welcome this opportunity to recognize their outstanding efforts."

"We are grateful to the many individuals and organizations that support United Way of Escambia County's work." Laura Gilliam Nancy's Haute Affairs will cater the annual meeting. Individual tickets are $15 per person or $100 for an eight-person table. Visit unitedwayescambia.org/annualmeetingregistration to reserve your seat by Aug. 2.

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Independent Living Disability Resource Center is hosting a "Sidewalks: A Civil Right" presentation and walking tour at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26, at Pensacola City Hall, 2nd Floor, Hagler Mason Meeting Room, 222 W. Main St. The event will focus on sidewalks and access for people with disabilities and will begin with a presentation at city hall. The July 26, 2018

group will then walk as a community from city hall to the Tanyards neighborhood to look at and assess sidewalks and then return to city hall for a wrap-up discussion.

The center invites citizens with all abilities, elected officials and candidates running for public offices to attend and celebrate the 28th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. For more details, visit cil-drc.org.

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Heroes Among Us program speakers will be the commanding officer of the USCGC Cypress, Cdr. Ben Keffer, and the officer in charge of the USCG Station Pensacola, Senior Chief Petty Officer Marco Cowley.

The program is at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 26, at Wall South on Bayfront Parkway. The rain venue will be at Rosie O'Grady's in Seville Quarter.

The Escambia County Corrections-Jail Division is hosting a job information fair from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, July 27, at the Escambia County Jail, 2935 N. L St. The correctional facility is currently accepting applications for corrections officer trainees, certified corrections officers and medical professionals. For more information, please contact Lt. Shawn Hankins at sphankins@myescambia.com.

The Pensacola News Journal will host a mayoral candidate forum at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 30 at the Pensacola Little Theatre.

Executive Editor Lisa Nellessen Savage will moderate the forum. Grover Robinson, Drew Buchanan, David Mayo, Lawrence Powell, Jonathan Green and Brian Spencer have confirmed they will attend the forum.

The forum will be broadcast on the News Journal's Facebook page.

Sheila Green of It's Personal by Sheila is hosting a District 2 Community Commission debate at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, at the It's Personal event venue at 2608 W. Cervantes St. Robert Hill of WRNE AM980/Choice106.9 will serve as the moderator. A panel of small business owners in the Brownsville community will be selecting and asking the questions.

The Florida SBDC at UWF is presenting a workshop 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, "Grow Your Circle: Use Social Media to Reach Customers." The fee is $25. Attendees may bring a lunch. The workshop will be held at Florida SBDC, Greater Pensacola Chamber, 890 S. Palafox, Ste. 202. Pre-registration with payment online is required; no walk-ins. Register at sbdc.uwf.edu under "Training Opportunities." UWF employees or students can call 474-2528 to register at no charge. {in} 9

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25 YEARS LATER

Looking back at the anti-abortion terrorism that shook Pensacola to its core

By C.S. Satterwhite

"WE'RE LITERALLY IN A WAR BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL"

Photo Courtesy of UWF Historic Trust "I heard the sirens, and I opened my eyes, and I could see his blood dripping down between the seats there, and I said 'Doc, Doctor, are you OK?" said June Barrett.

"Of course, there was no answer. I turned my head a little bit, and I could see this terrible wound there, so I said 'No, my God, he's not ok.'"

June Barrett was featured in the 2000 HBO documentary "Soldiers in the Army of God," which focused on the 1993 and 1994 murders of abortion providers David Gunn and John Britton. Her husband, Jim Barrett, was a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and a clinic escort. He drove Dr. Britton to the Pensacola Ladies Center the day of his murder. Sitting beside Britton in his pickup truck, her husband was shot to death while she was in the backseat.

June Barrett survived the attack but was wounded in the shooting.

With the 25th anniversary of Dr. David Gunn's assassination just passing and the anniversary of Dr. John Britton and Jim Barrett's assassinations approaching, many of the most infamous actors are dead or in prison. Today, the grounds where the two men were shot to death is an empty lot on 9th Avenue, devoid of patients, doctors, clinic escorts and protesters.

The Pensacola Ladies Center—a nondescript women's health clinic whose staff provided various services, including legal abortions—is gone, but the memories of that day remain vivid nearly a quarter-century later.

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The murders of two abortion providers, Drs. David Gunn and John Britton, as well as clinic escort Jim Barrett, put Pensacola in the center of the national debate over legal abortion. Yet these acts of domestic terrorism were not the first signs that the anti-abortion movement in Pensacola was willing to turn to violence.

Nearly a decade before the murders, Pensacola witnessed terroristic attacks from the anti-abortion movement's most extreme elements. The first and most significant came when anti-abortion terrorists bombed the Pensacola Ladies Center on Christmas Day 1984.

Four people later confessed to the Christmas Day bombing, as well as a previous one in June of 1984. That year alone, 24 abortion-related facilities across the country were bombed or set afire. The increasingly violent actions in Pensacola and across the country forced then-President Ronald Reagan, who himself opposed abortion, to make a public statement, "I condemn, in the strongest terms, those individuals who perpetrate these and all such violent, anarchist activities."

Unfortunately, Reagan's statement did little to slow down the violent wing of the anti-abortion movement.

Locally, protests continued unabated.

John Burt, a former addict and bad check writer who later claimed to be a born-again Christian, became one of the most infamous activists in the anti-abortion movement. A former Marine and member of the Ku Klux Klan, Burt told People magazine in 1985 that he did not approve of the bombings but was happy the clinics closed. Burt saw his crusade as nothing short of a holy war.

"We're literally in a war between good and evil," said Burt.

Nearly two years later, Burt was charged with burglary and assault for invading an abortion clinic and physically attacking two women. He was given four years probation for the crime. Two years later, Burt was implicated in an attempted bombing of another abortion clinic and sentenced to two years house arrest.

Despite the court's limited actions to restrain him, Burt remained prominent in the increasingly violent movement, which was now setting its sights on human targets.

"THEY'VE MOTIVATED THIS KID TO SHOOT A DOCTOR"

On March 10, 1993, Pensacola made national headlines after anti-abortion activist Michael Griffin murdered Dr. David Gunn outside of the clinic where he worked.

Gunn was an OB-GYN physician who

lived in Brewton, Ala., and performed abortions, among other medical procedures.

His murder sent shockwaves across the country and put Pensacola right back in the middle of the national argument over abortion rights.

Bill Caplinger, a Pensacola abortion rights activist, said that he decided to become an escort the evening Dr. Gunn was murdered.

In 1993, Caplinger was about to be named president of the Pensacola Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, a local religious group supporting liberal views on abortion and women's rights. Many of the clinic escorts came from this group.

Once it was clear the situation was out of control, Caplinger wanted to find ways to prevent more violence and possibly protect the lives of the escorts and staff at the Pensacola Ladies Center.

"I decided to look at this from a troubleshooting perspective," he said. "I drove around the place to find out all the ways people could get in and out of the property or the property adjoining the clinic."

"I drove around the place to find out all the ways people could get in and out of the property or the property adjoining the clinic."

Bill Caplinger Caplinger knew several of the escorts but quickly realized he needed to know the anti-abortion protesters too.

"They were organized," said Caplinger of the anti-abortion protesters.

"I could tell they were very active, so this is dangerous because they've motivated this kid [Michael Griffin] to shoot a doctor."

Among the many regular anti-abortion protesters was Burt. Recently released from house arrest, Burt started a non-profit for unwed mothers named Our Father's House. He was one of the most vocal antiabortion protesters and later claimed to be Griffin's spiritual adviser.

"John Burt bated this poor kid," said Caplinger of Dr. Gunn's killer.

During Griffin's trial for the murder of Dr. Gunn, defense attorney Robert Kerrigan used an unusual defense—claiming Griffin was brainwashed by Burt into killing the doctor. To convert Griffin, Burt allegedly barraged him with anti-abortion literature and videos, going so far as to show him an effigy of Dr. Gunn and have him participate in a funeral for two aborted fetuses.

According to Kerrigan, Griffin was close to a "nervous breakdown" caused largely by

Burt's propaganda when he murdered Dr. Gunn. Despite Griffin being sentenced to life in prison, this did little to stop or scare the protesters, especially Burt.

"The whole thing was run by fear," said Caplinger. "I looked at the cops and evaluated how they worked. They were all scared to death. Everybody was scared to death.

The only people that had any calm in their eyes were the bad guys who figured that they had things very much under control."

"And they in fact did," said Caplinger.

"But they did it through fear."

"THIS WAS THE EPICENTER"

According to a 1994 New York Times article, "Abortion rights groups [in Pensacola] have suggested that Mr. Burt is merely applying the tactics of harassment, threats, intimidation and insults that he learned during his days in the Ku Klux Klan."

Wherever Burt learned his tactics, the murder of Dr. Gunn only heightened the tension outside of the Pensacola Ladies Center.

Caplinger said radical anti-abortion activists sent appeals throughout the country to help shut down the clinic in Pensacola.

"This was the epicenter," he remembered.

While the anti-abortion movement kept showing up at the Pensacola Ladies Center, national abortion rights groups quickly moved to the scene too.

The National Organization for Women (NOW) and Feminist Majority Foundation created a ground presence to determine what legal actions could protect women and the clinic employees in Pensacola and throughout the country. Abortion rights groups organized clinic defender trainings. Local members of these organizations continued to volunteer as clinic escorts, along with a host of others throughout the community.

As the anti-abortion moment converged on Pensacola, supporters of reproductive rights did as well.

For example, Pearl Jam, along with feminist punk band L7, opened their national tour in Pensacola with a "Rock For Choice" concert. Nearly one year to the day after the first doctor was murdered, the rockers brought the family of Dr. Gunn on stage to show their support.

Most of the local front-line support, however, came from the Unitarian Universalists, Feminist Majority and NOW, along with a collection of other abortion rights groups.

Clinicians and escorts braved a barrage of protesters as they continued their mission to protect patients. Among those clinic escorts were Jim and June Barrett.

"SHE WAS AN ACTIVIST AND HE WAS IN LOVE" "They had a whirlwind romance," said Caplinger of his friends.

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Julius Wernicke and clinic escorts “Bo” Davison and Bill Caplinger / Photo Courtesy of Bill Caplinger Jim met his future wife, June, at a dance and quickly fell in love. Friends describe them as short in stature but full of life.

When the two met, June was a retired nurse and commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service and Jim was an Air Force officer working in military intelligence. In his last years before retirement, one of his jobs was to investigate service members under what later became known as the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. One thing that made this job difficult for him was that his new love, June, had a son who was gay. June was very supportive of her son and helped form the Pensacola chapter of PFLAG, while Jim "tried to wrap his mind around her gay son," according to Caplinger.

"He was a tough guy … She was an activist and he was in love," Caplinger recalled.

Coming from very different backgrounds, different spiritual places and different worldviews, the two found a welcoming home with the Pensacola Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

Nonetheless, Jim was still a military man at heart. He fought in World War II and allegedly worked on a number of covert operations, often carrying weapons when he felt danger. His experience volunteering as an escort, especially after the murder of the first doctor, reaffirmed his belief that maybe having a gun wasn't a bad idea.

"He kept weapons in his car," said Caplinger.

Caplinger described this as a particular point of contention between the couple, as well as the majority of the escorts.

"We [the escorts] made a point … to be sure that everyone knew we were coming at this from the standpoint of nonviolence," said Caplinger. "That was central to everything."

Having seen war firsthand, Jim had a unique perspective that most of the escorts did not possess.

"He knew these people were killers before the rest of us totally understood it."

While Barrett was hesitant to leave his weapons behind, the nonviolent stance of the clinic escorts was both ethical and practical. The concern with the escorts was that if there were shootings, when the police returned fire, they would know the clinic escorts were not an armed threat.

"Jim was a feisty guy. He understood that we were dealing with killers," said Caplinger.

"Everybody knew that [Jim] would not be happy to be told he could not be an escort unless he lost the weapons. He could not have weapons in the car," said Caplinger.

"I was the one who had to give him that news."

Jim Barrett complied.

"PAUL HILL IS KILLING US"

In a home video from a month before the second shootings, anti-abortion activist Paul Hill is seen holding bed sheet sized protest signs reading "Abortion is Dangerous" and yelling across a fence next to the clinic, "God hates murder and murderers."

According to Hill, the idea of shooting an abortion provider hadn't come to him

until a week prior to the murder. Hill said that he thought he'd be full of "righteous zeal to carry out the shooting, but I wasn't," he told documentarians for the 2000 film "Soldiers in the Army of God." Sitting in a Florida State Prison, Hill spoke calmly about his thoughts before carrying out the double homicide.

"That normal zest and zeal I have for life was just missing. It was very difficult," Hill said with a smile on his face. "I'm smiling about it now, but I wasn't smiling then.

It was a very grim task," he said.

Originally from the Miami area, Hill was a minister ordained through various Presbyterian denominations in the mid-1980s.

He was excommunicated in 1993 after claiming to speak for those who advocated violence against abortion providers and claimed to be affiliated with a Christian terrorist organization, later known as the Army of God. The night before the murders of Jim Barrett and Dr. Britton, Barrett called Caplinger. "I want to pick the doctor up," he told Caplinger over the phone. Before hanging up, Barrett wanted to reassure Caplinger about his gun.

"And, Bill, I'm not packing."

Reassured that Barrett was unarmed, Caplinger hung up the phone. That was the last time the two friends spoke to each other.

On the day of the murders, Caplinger was supposed to get to the Pensacola Ladies Center early to clean the cameras but was momentarily held up by a family member.

As he was about to leave, the phone rang.

There had been a shooting at the clinic.

As planned, Jim was driving with Dr. Britton in the passenger seat of Jim's truck. June was in the backseat as they drove into the entrance to the Pensacola Ladies Center.

"As we pulled in [to the entrance], Paul Hill was standing in the middle," she said.

After volunteering several times, she knew the routine and knew no one was supposed to block the entrance.

Hill then approached the truck as Jim parked, pulled out a shotgun and fired three times.

June fell to the floor of the truck.

"I could immediately hear the shots hitting the metal, and I was crunching myself down as small as I could. I kept saying, 'That goddamned son of a bitch Paul Hill is killing us.'"

The first three shots killed Jim.

Hill then reloaded. Although Dr. Britton was wearing a bulletproof vest, nothing could protect his head. June survived but was wounded in the shooting.

At the hospital, Caplinger spoke with her, and she told him what happened.

"After the first shots were fired, Dr. Britton kept asking her, 'Where is the gun?' because he knew that Jim usually had a gun," Caplinger said.

"She said, 'We don't have a gun.'" Britton did the only thing he could do and moved his head back and forth to avoid the aim of Hill's shotgun. Hill pulled the trigger, the windows exploded and then there was silence.

"She said, 'Doc, doc, are you alright?'" Caplinger said, recounting her story. "She could look under the seat and see his heels … when all of a sudden she sees all of this blood."

After killing both men, Hill dropped his weapon, raised his hands and walked out on 9th Avenue toward the fire station a block south of the Pensacola Ladies Center. He was arrested immediately.

Recounting his talk with June after the shooting, Caplinger said, "So, she's telling Dr. Britton that there's no gun, and I didn't know what to say."

Caplinger paused for a long time in retelling the story, took a deep breath and resumed.

"Then she said, 'Let me tell you something. I am so glad that the gun was not in the car because I would hate to think that he would spend the last few moments of his life scrambling for a gun.'"

A big man with a gentle nature, Caplinger closed his eyes and let out a deep sigh.

"That's an interesting thing," he said, "when you beat your head against a concrete column to understand what has just happened."

"Jim could've ignored me [about the gun], and he would've had enough support to do so. I can't say that I didn't have any regretful thoughts of some sort," said Caplinger. "But whatever my worst fear would be, she took all of it away. That's pretty amazing."

"EVERYONE INVOLVED IS PARTICIPATING IN A FIGHT"

In many ways, access to abortion, across the country and in the region, is more difficult today than it was in the mid-1990s, before the attacks on the Pensacola's abortion providers.

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Bombed Clinic / Christmas Day 1984 / Photo Courtesy of UWF Historic Trust "What struck me about the experience was that there was so much tension in the air," said Lee. Lee described her experience to Inweekly, "We were to arrive at 5 a.m., and there were protesters holding gruesome signs. There were armed escorts, and our partners were not allowed to stay, only parents of those under 18. The procedure was only performed a few days a month, so there were many women there, and the procedures were done back-to-back."

"It was surreal," she continued. "I was grateful for the procedure, but due to the political climate in this region, it was nothing short of traumatic."

"That part [the trauma] seemed unnecessary," Lee said. "In the South, it feels like everyone involved is participating in a fight."

"It was surreal. I was grateful for the procedure, but due to the political climate in this region, it was nothing short of traumatic." Emma Lee But it's not just an issue in the South.

National trends indicate, at both the state and federal level, that the fight is in full swing as access to legal abortion continues to become that much more difficult.

For example, nearby Mississippi recently passed possibly the most restrictive anti-abortion legislation in the country, prohibiting abortion services after 15 weeks of gestation.

Also, in May, the Trump administration largely reinstated a Reagan-era policy, a so-called "gag rule," which prohibits any entity receiving cash from the federal government from providing, supporting or even referring patients for abortion services. This law hits states such as Texas, which has a high number of uninsured residents, the hardest.

How much of this trend can be linked to the clinic violence is unclear, but the antiabortion movement having powerful advocates has certainly emboldened their efforts.

In the immediate aftermath of the Pensacola attacks, former UWF professor and July 26, 2018

author of "The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Rise of the Religious Right" Dallas Blanchard used his expertise on the subject to help consult numerous organizations on the danger of these violent extremists. Blanchard noticed more mainstream anti-abortion groups moved to distance themselves from the murders and those who advocated violence, as their rhetoric and tactics brought unwanted attention.

In his history of the anti-abortion movement, Blanchard wrote, "The more moderate organization leaders find benefits in at least some kind of violence but feel a necessity to distance themselves from it.

It appears they are seeking to claim the benefits of radical action while disavowing responsibility for it."

At the local level, the City of Pensacola responded with the mayor's Taskforce on Violence and worked to create ordinances with the express purpose of mitigating the potential for violence. Although domestic terrorists continue to target abortion providers to this day, there were no more abortionrelated killings in Pensacola after the murders of Gunn, Britton and Barrett.

After the murders, the Pensacola Unitarian Universalist Fellowship worked to bring healing to the community by hosting memorials for the victims, helping organize various community forums and continuing their escort duties. Today, there is a large memorial to the victims of anti-abortion terrorism at the entrance to their current location on Highway 29. James Barrett, as well as Dr. David Gunn and Dr. John Britton, are memorialized on this wall. A large piano at the front of the sanctuary is dedicated to Jim Barrett.

As for the murderers, Michael Griffin is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of Dr. David Gunn. The State of Florida recently denied Griffin parole in 2017 and stated he cannot be released from prison until the year 2043.

Paul Hill was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the double homicide of Jim Barrett and John Britton. After eating a meal of steak, baked potato, orange sherbet and sweet tea, Hill gave an unrepentant statement for the murder he committed. Governor Jeb Bush

signed his death warrant, and the State of Florida executed him on Sept. 3, 2003.

John Burt continued to protest the Pensacola Ladies Center and other abortion providers and was arrested for disorderly conduct, noise ordinance violations and resisting arrest in 2001. In 2003, Burt was accused of child molestation at his home for unwed mothers, "Our Father's House." In 2004, he was sentenced to an 18-year prison term for sexual molestation.

He died in prison in 2013.

June Barrett, wife of James Barrett, recovered from her wounds and died in 2011 at the age of 85.

Bill Caplinger worked as an escort until the Pensacola Ladies Center was burned to the ground on New Year's Day 2012 by a homeless man who torched the clinic with a Molotov cocktail. While nothing remains in the building itself, the Pensacola Ladies Center continues to provide legal abortions under a different name and in a different location in Pensacola.

Nearly a quarter-century later, Caplinger reflected back on these events, looking at what happened and what was accomplished in the aftermath of arguably the nation's most notorious anti-abortion violence.

"The big takeaway from this is to realize that you are a part of a community," he said.

"If you want to find common ground, look where your feet are. All these people you're calling names, they're walking on the same ground as you are. We all want a peaceful place to live," said Caplinger. "What's important is the peace of our community." {in}

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Flying High

By Jennie McKeon

Michaela Jacobs / Photo Courtesy of Pensacola Little Theatre Pensacola Little Theatre has taken its latest production to new heights with "Mary Poppins."

The beloved story of the nanny who was "practically perfect in every way" has been cherished since author P.L. Travers first introduced the character in her 1934 book "Mary Poppins." She would publish seven more books in the series over the next five decades.

In 1964, the Disney film of the same name was released with Julie Andrews playing the role of Mary Poppins. And in 2004, a mix of the book and film were produced into a musical in London's West End and later on Broadway.

The Broadway production features the same classic songs from Robert and Richard

Sherman, otherwise known as the Sherman Brothers, with some additional tunes. And the talents at PLT have been working to bring that same enchantment to Pensacola.

"We always want to pick shows we've never done before," said Sid WilliamsHeath, executive director of Pensacola Little Theatre. "This is such a technically challenging production, so we needed a lot of community support and fundraising to make the magic happen."

It's a misconception that community theatre is low budget.

While the talent is volunteer-based, the costumes, stage design and rights to the play all come at a cost. Williams-Heath estimates the show costs at around $50,000—about $9,000 alone for the flying apparatus for the

"You don't have to travel far to see some of the major shows.

You can see it at your local theatre company with faces you recognize." Sid Williams-Heath

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title character. It goes to show that PLT's "Mary Poppins" is comparable to the shows in neighboring cities.

"You don't have to travel far to see some of the major shows," said WilliamsHeath. "You can see it at your local theatre company with faces you recognize."

Casting the role of Mary Poppins is no easy task. There has to be charisma, musical talent and a good British accent. Michaela Jacobs, who PLT fans may remember as Eliza from last year's production of "My Fair Lady," will play the title role. Garrett Summitt will play the role of Bert, the chimney sweep.

"They are two of our rock star actors," said Williams-Heath.

As for the flying apparatus, WilliamsHeath said it was a big decision for the theatre staff considering the cost and technical design to incorporate it into the show. Ultimately, they knew Mary Poppins couldn't stay grounded. Not only did they make it work for the production, but they also found a way to share the experience.

"When we started the rigging, we all said, 'What if we could give someone else the chance to physically fly across the stage?'" Williams-Heath said.

As a fundraiser, PLT sold raffle tickets for the chance to fly with Mary Poppins. The winner got the chance to fly across the stage.

Being a community theatre, you often have to be creative when it comes to fundraising.

Alongside the chance to fly, PLT is hosting a silent auction displaying artwork inspired by "Mary Poppins." On opening night, the silent auction site will go live, and folks can begin to bid on various pieces from local artists. You can also catch the display at the Pensacola Cultural Center through Aug. 12.

"It allows us to really hit all of the cultural points," said Williams-Heath.

"All of the pieces are inspired by 'Mary Poppins.' Some are interpretations. It's the chance to take some of the show home with you."

Broadway's "Mary Poppins" also has a local connection. Gulf Breeze native Ashley Brown was a staple in the Pensacola theatre community before she landed the title role on Broadway.

Brown will be coming back to the PLT for a special ticketed event.

"Mary Poppins" was the perfect show

for the PLT stage, not just for its music, but because it's a story that resonates with just about everyone, said Williams-Heath. Who hasn't hummed "A Spoonful of Sugar" or tried to spell Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?

"It's recognizable and a feel-good part of your childhood," said Williams-Heath. "The quality of the film and the quality of the live production are two different things."

"It's recognizable and a feelgood part of your childhood.

The quality of the film and the quality of the live production are two different things."

Williams-Heath It's also the perfect time to revisit the story since Disney will be releasing "Mary Poppins Returns" starring Emily Blunt in December. Although popular opinion is that it will be hard to fill the shoes of Julie Andrews, fans like Williams-Heath are willing to watch the new movie with an open mind.

"And the play is the perfect way to prepare for the film," he said. "I hope people take away some of that magic and see the talent and professional quality this theatre produces. There's that 'wow factor.'" {in}

MARY POPPINS

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. July 27-28, Aug. 2-4 and Aug. 9-10; 3 p.m. July 29, Aug. 5 and Aug. 11-12.

WHERE: Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. COST: $33; Tickets are 1/2 price Aug. 2 and Aug. 9 DETAILS: pensacolalittletheatre.com

AN EVENING WITH ASHLEY BROWN

WHEN: 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2 WHERE: Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. COST: $50 DETAILS: pensacolalittletheatre.com

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calendar and antiques. 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 SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road.

OCEAN HOUR CLEAN-UPS 9-10 a.m.

National Seashore - Fort Pickens area.

Specific sites TBA. oceanhourfl.com COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com STORYTIME SATURDAYS 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $5. Through Nov. 10. Pensacola Children's Museum, 115 Zaragoza St. PENSACOLA BEER WEEK: BEER SCHOOL

11 a.m.-1 p.m. For tickets, call 712-7379 or email bb@perfectplain.com. Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook. com/perfectplainbrewingco COMPUTER BASICS Noon. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com JUNIOR HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION

Sugarland / Photo byShervin Lainez

THURSDAY 7.26

YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Commu-

nity Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP 11 a.m. Molino Branch Library, 6450-A Highway 95A. mywfpl.com PILATES MAT 12:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org AWM WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. facebook.com/ aragonwine "13" SCREENING 5:30 p.m. Free. Bring finger foods to share. Discussion to follow film.

Hosted by Northwest Florida Move to Amend and Movement for Change, Inc. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. COREY SMITH IN CONCERT 6 p.m. Flounder's Chowder House, 800 Quietwater Beach Road. flounderschowderhouse.com PENSACOLA BEER WEEK: ART NIGHT 6-9 p.m. Free admission; participation in art events are $10 and up. Art of floral arranging and hand lettering with Chrissy Helvenston of Chrissy Helvenston Floral Designs, HatchMark Studio's Veronique Zayas and glassblowing demonstrations from Joe Hobbs Glass and First City Art Center. Perfect Plain, 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/ perfectplainbrewingco PRANIC HEALING 6 p.m. Free. Ever'man, 315 W. Garden St. everman.org END OF THE LINE THURSDAY DINNER 6-9 p.m.

End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. eotlcafe.com LATIN DANCE CLASSES 6:30-9 p.m. $10.

Salsa, Bachata, Cha Cha and more. Professional dance instruction for all skill levels.

No partner required. DanceCraft, 8618 616 1

Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com SUGARLAND 7 p.m. $30 and up. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com

FRIDAY 7.27

ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP 10 a.m. Pensacola

Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com

FLIGHT NIGHTS 5-7 p.m. $9 for three

3-ounce pours. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com HAPPY HOUR COOKOUTS 5 p.m. Drink specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BIKE PENSACOLA SLOW RIDE 6 p.m.

Southtowne Apartments, 101 E. Romana St. facebook.com/bikepensacola FULL MOON PARTY 6 p.m. Free. LandShark Landing, 165 Fort Pickens Road. margaritavillehotel.com DATE NIGHT DANCE CLASSES 6:30-8 p.m. $8.

Learn several romantic ballroom dance styles in unique group classes. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com FORTIS GRADUATION 7 p.m. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com HEALTHY FRENCH COOKING 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Ever'man, 315 W. Garden St. everman.org OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Café Single Fin, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/cafesinglefin MARY POPPINS 7:30 p.m. $33. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com PENSACOLA BEER WEEK: UNICORN WRANGLERS ALBUM RELEASE PARTY 8:30 p.m.

Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/uwranglers

SATURDAY 7.28

PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh

produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art

Noon-4 p.m. PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Highway. juniorhumanesociety.com 'HEARTS BEAT LOUD' 1 p.m. $5. Pensacola Cinema Art, 117 E. Government St. pensacolacinemaart.com NATURAL HEALING 2-4 p.m. Free.

Ever'man, 315 W. Garden St. everman.org PUP-PAW-LOOZA 3-6 p.m. Free. Ever'man, 315 W. Garden St. everman.org SUMMER BREWFEST 2018 5-7 p.m. $20.

O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. everman.org JESSIE RITTER ALBUM RELEASE PARTY 5:30 p.m. Five Flags RV Park, 2605 Wilde Lake Blvd. facebook.com/jessielynnritter JUKEBOX GALA: A TOAST TO KYLE MARRERO 6-10 p.m. Skopelos at New World Land-

ing, 600 S. Palafox. pensacolaopera.com

BLUE WAHOOS VS. BILOXI SHUCKERS 6:35

p.m. $5 and up. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com SUMMER CLASSIC SERIES 'JEZEBEL' 7 p.m. $5. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com ISLAND FIGHTS 49 7 p.m. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com DANCE PARTY 7 p.m.-midnight. $10 workshop, $10 party. 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month. One-hour workshop followed by a mix of swing, country, and ballroom music. No partner required. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com MARY POPPINS 7:30 p.m. $33. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com

SUNDAY 7.29

PENSACOLA BEER WEEK All-you-can-eat oysters with Pensacola Bay Oyster Co. $20 wristbands. Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco 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.

BRUNCH WITH LIVE MUSIC 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Café Single Fin, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook. com/cafesinglefin

VEGAN BRUNCH 11 a.m.-2 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. eotlcafe.com JAZZ FILM SERIES 1:30 p.m. "Paris Blues." Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com YAPPY HOUR AT PERFECT PLAIN 2 p.m.

Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco SKOPELOS WINE SPIRIT & FOOD FESTIVAL

3-6 p.m. $55 and up. Skopelos at New World Landing, 600 S. Palafox. skopelosatnewworld.com MARY POPPINS 3 p.m. $33. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com SWING DANCE CLASSES 4-7 p.m. $10. Professional West Coast swing instruction for all levels. No partner required. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com VEGAN AND VINO SUNDAYS 4-7 p.m.

Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox.

BLUE WAHOOS VS. BILOXI SHUCKERS 5:05 p.m. $5 and up. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com THE EMOTRON AND CUT THROAT FREAK SHOW 7 p.m. $7. chizuko, 506 W. Belmont

St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 8 p.m. $85. The Wharf, 23101 Canal Road, Orange Beach, Ala. alwharf.com

MONDAY 7.30

RESUME HELP 11 a.m. Molino Branch Li-

brary, 6450-A Highway 95A. mywfpl.com

PILATES MAT 1:30 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. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. BILOXI SHUCKERS 6:35 p.m. $5 and up. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com SONGWRITERS AND POETS OPEN MIC 7-9 p.m.

Goat Lips, 2811 Copter Road. goatlips.com HIP-HOP & CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLASSES 8-9 p.m. $5. Learn amazing moves from

professional instructors. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com

TUESDAY 7.31

YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 11:30 a.m. National Naval Aviation Museum viewing area, 1750 Radford Blvd. navalaviationmuseum.org PILATES ON PALAFOX WITH WILD LEMON

4:30 p.m. Cowork Annex, 13 S. Palafox. beawildlemon.com COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m.

So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com JULY SOCIAL & NETWORKING 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco FLIGHTS AND BITES WITH UINTA BREWING

6 p.m. Hopjack's Pizza Kitchen and Taproom, 10 S. Palafox. hopjacks.com

HANDS-ON COOKING CLASS: FRIED GREEN TOMATOES 6-8 p.m. $64.50. So Gourmet,

407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com inweekly.net

calendar COUNTRY DANCE CLASSES 6:30 p.m. $10.

Country two step, East Coast swing, competition choreography and more. No partner required. World championship dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. BILOXI SHUCKERS 6:35 p.m. $5 and up. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com LES MOINEAUX FRENCH BOYS CHOIR 7 p.m.

Free. Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 1212 E. Moreno St. shc.ptdiocese.org BANDS ON THE BEACH 7-9 p.m. Free. Mr. Big and the Rhythm Sisters. Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com COMEDY NIGHT 7 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com OVER-50 BALLROOM DANCE CLUB 7-9:30 p.m. $5-$10. Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Center, 913 S. I St. Dressy attire (no jeans).

WEDNESDAY 8.1

ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP Noon. Molino Branch

Library, 6450-A Highway 95A. mywfpl.com

PILATES ON PALAFOX WITH WILD LEMON

Noon. Cowork Annex, 13 S. Palafox. beawildlemon.com ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP 3 p.m. Pensacola

Arts & Culture

≥Events

PMA GALLERY TOURS 2:30 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free with museum admission. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

NEW EXHIBITS RECEPTION 6-8 p.m.

Thursday, July 26.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

OPEN STUDIO: POSTER ART 11:30-

3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 28. $5; free for PMA members.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org ART ON TAP 6-9 p.m.

Saturday, July 28. $25; $15 for PMA members. Drinks, snacks, beer-making demo from A Little Madness Brewing Company and pop-up shop from Workweek Design and Print Company. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org July 26, 2018

≥Current Exhibits PROJECTIONS: A COLLECTION OF CREATIVITY

On view through Aug. 4. Tammy Caspersen, Suzanne Tuzzeo. Blue Morning Gallery, 221 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com HUSTLE: MUSEUM OF SPECTACLE WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI, JIMBO EASTER AND JULIA GORTON On

view through Aug. 5.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

ON THE PASSAGE OF A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME On view

through Aug. 13.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org HAVANA On view through Aug. 29.

First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org LIFE IS BUT A DREAM On view

through Aug. 30.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com

WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every

Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org HANDS-ON COOKING CLASS: CAST IRON BACON-WRAPPED STUFFED SHRIMP 6-8

p.m. $64.50. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com SWING DANCE CLASSES AND PARTY 6:3010 p.m. $10 lesson, $5 party. Professional West Coast swing instruction for all levels followed by fun and friendly social dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area.

No partner required. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. BILOXI SHUCKERS 6:35 p.m. $5 and up. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com MOVIES UNDER THE STARS 7-10 p.m. Free.

LandShark Landing, 165 Fort Pickens Road. margaritavillehotel.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FREE DANCE LESSONS 8-8:30 p.m. Free. Beginner West Coast swing dance lesson. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola S. Blvd. dancecraftfl.com HEY JUPITER On view through Aug. 30. Artwork from Marilyn Garrett. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

1060 N. Guillemard St. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members.

For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

FOREST OF THE MIND On view

INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Every Mon-

through Aug. 30.

Artwork from Will Crane. Artel Gallery, 226 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

ANDY WARHOL MYTH/MAKER

On view through Sept. 2. Pensacola Museum, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org GALLERY DAYS Noon4 p.m. Saturdays.

Featuring local artists.

To be featured, contact Angel at 941-735-4586 or call the restaurant at 4770035. TGI Fridays, 1240 Airport Blvd.

≥Workshops & Classes

POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-noon, Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon at First City Art Center,

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 Thursdays from 9 a.m.-noon 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.-noon at First City Art Center.

Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members.

For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

≥Call for Films

KITE FILM FESTIVAL

The third annual Kite Film Fest will

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calendar take place Saturday, November 10 at Club LA in Destin.

Submissions are currently open for the short film event. The submission process is open until September 1. Kite Film Fest prides itself on simple, inclusive rules that can be viewed on their official website kitefilmfest.com. Further inquiries can be directed to kitefilmfest@gmail.com.

Bars & Nightlife

≥Live Music

THURSDAY 7.26

JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox MICKEY B3 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. paradisebargrill.com ADAM HOLT 6-10 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com COLM KELLY 6 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m. Doc's Courtyard and Cafe, 5198 Willing St., Milton.

OPEN COLLEGE JAM WITH MIKE BOCCIA

7:30 p.m. Goat Lips Chew and Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

DUELING PIANOS

8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

OPEN MIC/JAM

8-11 p.m. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. Use our instruments or bring your own.

UNDER PRESSURE

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8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com PAXTON NORRIS 7 p.m. Hub Stacey's, 312 E. Government

St. hubstaceys.com TYLER MAC BAND

9 p.m. End O' the Alley Courtyard, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

FRIDAY 7.27

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI Noon.

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

UNDER PRESSURE

Noon-4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com

BROOKS HUBBERT, JR. 5 p.m. End O'

the Alley Courtyard, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m.

The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. CYNTHIA DOMULOT

6-9 p.m. V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com MICKEY B3 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. paradisebargrill.com

PLATINUM PREMIER

6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com COLM KELLY 6 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m. Doc's Courtyard and Cafe, 5198 Willing St., Milton.

JOHN RIPLEY 7-10 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox LIVE MUSIC 7:30 p.m.

Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com MIKE BOCCIA 7:45 p.m. Goat Lips Chew and Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 8-11 p.m.

Jazz and Flow Cafe, 4238 W. Fairfield Drive.

Piano Show. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MIKE & FRIENDS

8 p.m.-midnight.

Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

BEYOND THE BREAK 8:30 p.m.

Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com BUZZCUTT 9 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com THE RED FIELD 9 p.m. Lili Marlene's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BEN LOFTIN BAND 9 p.m. End O' the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE DJ: MR. LAO

10 p.m. Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BANANA REPUBLIC 10 p.m. Apple

Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SATURDAY 7.28 MIKE NORRIS & THE NASHVILLE POODLES 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. paradisebargrill.com FREEWAY 98 6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes. com LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m.

The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway COLM KELLY 6 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com LIVE MUSIC 7:30 p.m.

Swan Neck Meadery,

2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com MIKE BOCCIA 7:45 p.m. Goat Lips Chew And Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 8 p.m. Jazz

and Flow Cafe', 4238 W. Fairfield Drive.

OPEN MIC/JAM 8 p.m.-midnight. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. Use our instruments or bring your own.

BUZZCUTT 9 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com THE RED FIELD 9 p.m. Lili Marlene's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com TOP CELEBRITY CREW 9 p.m. End

O' the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE DJ: MR. LAO 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BANANA REPUBLIC 10 p.m. Apple

Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SUNDAY 7.29

KATHY LYON JAZZ BAND 10:30 a.m.-3

p.m. Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 11 a.m. Five

Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. CODY COLLINS

Noon-4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com

GOSPEL AT GOAT LIPS WITH HOST CLINT DAVIS 12:45-

3:15 p.m. Goat Lips Chew and Brewhouse, 11 Copter Road.

DUELING PIANOS

8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling

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DIFFERENCE MAKERS

UWF STUDENT HONORED WITH INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN IN CYBERSECURITY University of West Florida student Megan Morton is one of three students recognized worldwide by cybersecurity company Morphisec in its 2018 Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship competition.

Morton, a junior from Pensacola, placed second for her entry, a publication about UWF alumna Michelle Ward, CEO and founder of Cyber Safe Workforce, LLC. She will receive a cash award. The competition's other winners are students in Israel.

"We are thrilled that Megan was recognized with this prestigious Morphisec scholarship and hope that it will further her cybersecurity career," said Dr. Eman El-Sheikh, director of the UWF Center for Cybersecurity. "Recent reports indicate that women make up approximately 11 percent of the cybersecurity workforce. Opportunities like this help recruit and advance more women in cybersecurity, build a more diverse workforce and, consequently, drive more innovation in the field."

Morton said learning about Ward's success has boosted her confidence as a woman entering the cybersecurity field.

"Being able to see another female in cybersecurity be extremely successful in her career gave me hope for what I will do after I graduate," Morton said. "It gave me hope for the future and hope that one day more women will be part of this great field."

A 2004 graduate of UWF, Ward worked in cyber defense for more than a decade before starting Cyber Safe Workforce in 2015. Based in Fort Walton Beach, the company provides computer security training to employees in both public and private organizations.

According to Morton, she first met Ward at CyberThon, a simulated cyber attack competition, and she later heard her speak at other technology-focused events.

"She encouraged me to be bold and to start being more active in the community," Morton said.

Ward said she couldn't think of a better compliment than the admiration of students like Morton.

"It's an honor to be a role model for students – especially female students who are pursuing careers in cybersecurity," Ward said. "Part of the reason why I volunteer my time and talk about cybersecurity is because I want others to know that making a career of tech (or starting a business) is attainable and fulfilling."

Ward says the advice she gives to women aspiring to work in cybersecurity careers is "learn by doing and don't be afraid to get paid. Put yourself out there, get involved, and take on side projects because most of what you learn will be accomplished while you're in the act of doing something vs. reading about it. Furthermore, don't diminish your own value. Demand fair compensation and walk away from places that won't pay you what you're worth."

Morton is on track to earn a bachelor's degree in cybersecurity in 2020. She says she is currently exploring opportunities to become a UWF Center for Cybersecurity student ambassador to bring awareness to the field and encourage more women to pursue their interest in it.

This summer, she has served as a student assistant for UWF GenCyber Pathways to Cyber camps, designed to increase interest in cybersecurity careers and workforce diversity, enhance cybersecurity awareness and improve cybersecurity content and teaching methods for high school curricula.

The UWF Center for Cybersecurity is the regional hub for cybersecurity education and research, including multidisciplinary programs and certificates, research opportunities, outreach activities, and industry partnerships. The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated UWF as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education.

For more information about the UWF Center for Cybersecurity, visit uwf.edu/cybersecurity.

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Two For One

Mean Mary / Photo by Johnny Giles Mean Mary (aka Mary James) uses songs like a bookmark in her latest novel.

The folk musician co-authored "Hell is Naked" with her mother, Jean James, and gave it its own soundtrack, "Blazing."

But she typically creates only one theme song per novel.

"It was one of those brilliant ideas you have while you're driving on the road, 'Hey, we've got free time. Let's write some more songs,'" Mary said. "I thought it was a great idea to write a soundtrack to the novel, so that meant I had to make time to work out a whole brand new set of songs that fit the book, which was actually a lot of fun."

Each song has a nook inside the novel that fits that part of the story.

"Hell is Naked" follows a 6-foot-6-inch

man who retired from SWAT. He also not so coincidentally resembles one of Mary's older brothers. She is the youngest of six children.

In many ways, the book is based on real life—Mary's and her brother's experiences. She lived in California for three years, so the book is set in Hollywood.

"During that time, I did stunt doubling, photo doubling, stand-in and background actor work," Mary said. "We had a lot of experiences from that. It was fun, but I was happy to come back to where people are more normal."

The genre is a combination of mystery, action and humor.

"We thought it would be fun to have this bungling, big ex-SWAT guy have to follow a case where he has to work as the lowly extra on the movie set, messing up everything—some-

thing completely different from his character," inclination toward music, so they bought an Mary said. "We had a lot of fun taking his old, beat-up guitar from a pawnshop. stories from old experiences."

"All of us kids that were still at the home Her brother doesn't mind his similarities to tried to learn how to play guitar," Mary said. the protagonist.

"The strings were about two inches from "I think he's kind of proud of it," Mary said. the fret. Me and my brother Frank were the "We compliment him quite a bit, because this only ones who really continued with it. Later, guy's kind of a big bruiser, so he likes that part."

I wanted to play more instruments because I Writing with her mother was no problem. kind of got the bug."

Mary has co-written songs with her since she Mary started the violin at age 6 and the was a child, and the two co-wrote the novel banjo later. She declared her stage name "Mean "Wherefore Art Thou, Jane" in 2013.

Mary" at a young age, too.

"My mom and I work very well together," "That's from my first original song I wrote Mary said. "Family always works pretty good, when I was about 5," Mary said. "It was called because you can be honest with each other 'Mean Mary from Alabam.' I was officially born when you get on each other's nerves or you in Alabama, and all my other siblings were born don't like something the other one's doing." in Florida, so I guess I felt I was special. It kind The two co-wrote some of the lyrics for of caught on and stuck after that."

"Blazing," but Mary wrote all the music. In the Mary occasionally regrets the song and scope of her musical body of work, the album nickname, she said amid a heap of laughter. has a more "folky" sound, she said.

As far as listening to the album or reading "I feel every album I do has its own perthe book first, there is no magic recipe. Mary sonality," Mary said. "The music isn't always won't be disappointed, however, if you listen to quite the same sound. This book had a lot the album repeatedly until you finish the book, of tongue-in-cheek humor, making fun of she said jokingly.

Hollywood. The album had more of that fun "I had a fan who actually got an early copy feel, that dramatic Hollywood vibe to it that of the book, and he was excited when the I hope comes across." album came out," Mary said. "He was like, 'Oh, Audiences always want to hear "Blazing," now I listen to the album and I can reread the Mary said, but many appreciate "Lights, Gun, book again and picture where the songs fall.'

Action" and "La La Hoopla La." At perforEither way works. It's kind of an exciting thing mances, Mary will perform many of those to listen to the album and get excited to read songs, but she also mixes in tracks from her the book or vice versa. As the author and as the 15-album repertoire. musician, either one makes me happy." {in} Much of the album has lyrics, but it includes three banjo instrumental tunes. Mary is a multi-instrumentalist, WHAT: Mean Mary at WUWF's RadioLive with so all her albums include a track with Pierce Pettis and Roman Street no vocals.

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news of the weird INEXPLICABLE San Diego photographer Mike Sakasegawa prides himself on seeing the beauty in mundane objects, The Washington Post reports. But something about his latest subject took social media by storm. On July 11, as Sakasegawa returned home from his morning run, he noticed a round, yellow object rolling down the street.

"I thought it was a tennis ball or something," he said, but in fact it was a lemon. So he did what any self-respecting photographer would do: He captured video of the fruit as it continued its journey to the bottom of the hill, then posted his 1.5-minute documentary to Twitter. Within 24 hours the video racked up more than 2.5 million views. "I post stuff that's similar to this all the time," Sakasegawa said. "Most of the time, it floats on by." By the next day, the lemon video had gained more than 100,000 likes, was retweeted tens of thousands of times, and a literary agent had contacted Sakasegawa, wondering if he'd like to make the lemon into a children's book.

FUN SUCKERS Organizers of Bats Day, a special celebration at Disneyland for the goth community, have called it quits, citing the loss of available tax deductions under President Trump's new tax law. The annual event began 20 years ago and grew to attract more than 8,000 goths each year, with Disneyland offering discounted tickets and hotel rooms for participants. "We did a lot of research," Bats Day founder Noah Korda told Vice, "and, unfortunately, it just wasn't feasible to actually continue ... with the way that we run the event." On May 6, about 800 goths showed up for a final group photo in front of Sleeping Beauty's Castle.

AWESOME! Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo isn't going to spend her summer sitting in a stuffy office. Instead, she announced on July 14 that she is holding summer office hours at state beaches, beginning with Scarborough State Beach in Narragansett. She and members of the

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Office of Constituent Services, who will help connect residents with state services, started their new schedule on July 16.

The governor told the Associated Press she looks forward to hearing directly from residents while visiting some of the state's most popular destinations.

UNDIGNIFIED BEHAVIOR City Councilwoman Carol S. Fowler, 48, of Huron, Kansas, made a splash in the news when Atchison County Sheriff's deputies tried to arrest her on June 29 for failure to appear on an outstanding warrant. Fowler put up such a fight deputies had to use their tasers on her, and she was arrested for interference and battery on a law enforcement officer. But Fowler was just getting started, according to the Atchison Globe. On July 2, as jail workers tried to remove her jewelry and personal items, Fowler bit one of them on the thumb hard enough to break the bone. Fowler now faces three felony charges of battery on a law enforcement officer and a charge of interference with a law enforcement officer.

BRIGHT IDEA In Nashville, 20-year-old Antonio Freeman knew he had a problem on June 25 when three police officers approached him as he rolled a marijuana cigarette. He also knew there was a bigger problem in his pocket: a plastic bag full of cocaine. In a bold move, according to the Tennessean, Freeman pulled the bag out of his chest pocket, crushed it in his hand and sprinkled cocaine over Officer Ryan Caulfield's head and into the air in an attempt to destroy evidence. The officers were able to salvage about 2.5 grams of cocaine and charge Freeman with tampering with evidence along with possession of a schedule IV drug and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. {in}

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