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autonomous robot, nicknamed "Running Man," placed second in a global robotics competition sponsored by DARPA, the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency.

The robot bested 21 other teams from around the world by driving a car, walking over debris, cutting a hole in a wall, turning a valve for a fire hose and performing other tasks—winning $1 million in prize money.

DAVID ALEXANDER III Mayor Ashton

Hayward has nominated Alexander to serve as Pensacola’s next Chief of Police.

If the Pensacola City Council approves this nomination, Alexander will become the first African-American police chief in the 194-year history of the Pensacola Police Department. He began as a cadet with the Pensacola Police Department in 1983, and has served as Assistant Chief since September 2014. Alexander replaces Chip Simmons, whose retirement is effective Aug. 1.

JENNIFER KACZMAREK The Pensacola artist has been chosen to compete for Orlando Museum of Art's Florida Prize in Contemporary Art. The purpose of the Orlando Museum of Art Florida Prize in Contemporary Art is to bring a new level of support to the state's most exciting artists by recognizing their contributions to the field, and their impact on the cultural vitality of Florida. Kaczmarek is one of 10 artist chosen for the completion.

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losers ESCAMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT The Florida Department of Education released the first set of standardized test results late June 12 from the spring testing administration. Among the tests were the end of course exams in U.S. history, biology and civics. Five schools had less than half of their students pass the Civics exam: Workman Middle School (48 passing), Bellview Middle School (41), Woodham Middle School (39) and Warrington Middle School (29).

GULF OF MEXICO MARINE FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT CENTER The $18-mil-

lion fish hatchery that Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward pushed through the Pensacola City Council may not be completed until early 2018, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

Gil McRae, director of the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, told Technical Coordination Committee members that construction on the Gulf of Mexico Marine Fisheries Enhancement Center would not begin until late 2016. The construction could take up to 18 months to complete.

NORTH OKALOOSA MEDICAL CENTER

Health Affairs published yesterday a study that lists the 50 U.S. hospitals that charge the most. The most expensive one was North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview.

The study used 2012 Medicare data to examine hospitals that charge on average more than 10 times their costs. The national average is 3.4 times over cost.

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A NEW CMPA PROCESS Yet again the Community Maritime Park Associates and Pensacola City Council are dealing with another development proposal that has changed substantially since it was first presented.

In January, CBRE, the national real estate broker that Mayor Ashton Hayward hired to market city property and the remaining parcels at the Maritime Park, presented a proposal from a Miami-based joint venture, MCM-BAP, LLC, to develop parcels 4, 7 and 8 at the park.

MCM-BAP would invest $65 million to build a high-end hotel and 200 luxury apartments and condominiums. The annual lease payments would be the greater of $275,000 annually or 7.5 percent of annual revenues.

After nearly six months of negotiations, CBRE is presenting a Memorandum of Understanding with MCM-BAP that has cut the investment to $33 million and reduced the rent to only $150,000 annually. The rent would also have to cover the real estate taxes and common area maintenance.

Since the real estate taxes on a $33-million investment is around $590,000 a year. The city will lose money on the deal.

I doubt the Pensacola City Council and CMPA board will approve this MOU. It’s amazing that everything at the park has been placed on hold for six months while we waited for this ridiculous offer.

We have to streamline the process on how the city of Pensacola deals with proposals for the Maritime Park. Since no one at city hall seems to want to do it, I will.

All development deals must start at the mayor’s office. He and his staff should vet the developer, check references, validate the financial stability and see that the proposed project meets the vision for the park. The strong mayor needs to take the lead.

Proposals passed by the mayor's office should then be presented to the Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Directors.

The board can make adjustments or send the proposal back to city staff for more work. The public can voice its opinion on the proposal at the CMPA meetings.

Once the CMPA Board approves the proposal, it is sent on to the Pensacola City Council for approval. The council can make modifications and return it to the CMPA Board for approval of the amended plan. The public has several opportunities to weigh in.

When the final plan is approved by the city council, the mayor can either sign or veto it. The council can override the veto if it so desires.

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It’s amazing that everything at the park has had to be placed on hold for six months while we waited for this ridiculous offer.

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PARENTING MADE SIMPLE

Kim John Payne

By Shelby Smithey Best-selling author Kim John Payne believes that a simple approach to parenting in a fast-paced world can help to address discipline problems with children.

Payne, an internationally-renowned speaker originally from England, visited Pensacola recently to work with Creative Learning Academy (CLA). He is the author of “Simplicity Parenting” and has been a consultant to over 200 independent and public schools. Payne is currently working with CLA to develop an anti-bullying program. While he was there, he gave a lecture about his parenting methods and his new book, “Soul of Discipline.”

Payne has been a school counselor, adult educator, consultant, researcher, educator and a private family counselor for 27 years. He has been helping children, adolescents and families explore issues such as social difficulties with siblings and classmates, attention and behavioral issues at home and

school, emotional issues and the vital role living a balanced and simple life brings.

Payne first began his work with the inclusion approach and child development while working with children who were gang survivors in Cambodia.

“What I saw was a lot of jumpy, hypervigilant kids,” Payne said. “It was really disturbing. When I came back to London, I realized that the behavior was similar. I wondered why they were behaving like kids in Cambodia.”

Payne said he came to think of it as the undeclared war on childhood.

“The key to it is the really high levels of stress that kids are under have become the new normal,” he said.

The stress he witnessed led him to write his book “Simplicity Parenting” in 2009, in which he outlines how to parent in three stages.

“One of the things that the parent needs to understand with a small child is how to be alpha dog,” Payne said. “They should have a loving but authoritative position. Little kids need boundaries to be safe. Parents need to be governor of the family state.”

“We often blame kids when they are bullying and what happens then is that they are attempting to be socially over-controlling.”

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He said that tweens need parents to transition their discipline. They need to be the “gardener.” Payne said that the gardener stage of parenting is asking the child what his or her plan is, and letting the child know that they are part of a team and that their decisions will affect the family. When a child is about 14, Payne said parents should enter the final guide stage of parenting.

“As a parent of a teenager, the most important thing is being a guide and asking what he or she wants to achieve,” Payne said.

Having a teenage daughter himself, Payne described how this parenting stage is effective at home.

“I’m always talking to her about what she wants to do and where she wants to go in life,” he said.

“If something goes wrong, I ask her if it was a distraction from her overall goals. My opinion doesn’t matter so much.”

Payne said that a common mistake parents often make is treating younger children like teenagers.

“Parents shouldn’t be giving smaller children too many choices,” Payne said. “It’s slightly weird to expect a 4-year-old to make decisions, and that’s when parents will get a lot of pushback.”

“I never really set out to develop anti-bullying and teasing work, but I just looked at what was causing the most stress in childhood and it was pretty obvious that bullying was toward the top of the list,” Payne said.

Payne said his book “Simplicity Parenting” deals with overwhelm in family life when kids are exposed to too much too soon. His new book, “Soul of Discipline,” helps parents to get a handle on setting loving boundaries.

“My social inclusion work is based on the principle of accountability without blame, and my discipline work is based on accountability without shame,” Payne said. “We often blame kids when they are bullying and what happens then is that they are attempting to be socially over-controlling.”

Payne said that a parent who is too harsh with a child who is bullying is not effective.

“A parent bullying a bully to stop bul-

lying simply does not work,” Payne said.

“The kid does need to be stopped and held accountable, but the way to do that is not to punish. The way to do that is to bring the kid into direct relationship with the pain and the anguish that he or she has caused.

Let the implications be known.”

Payne’s method for bullying has been put into action at Creative Learning Academy with a program that allows eighth graders to act as mentors to younger students.

“The older kids will be involved and act as problem solvers with the younger kids,” Payne said. “This helps the kids who are bullying to be held accountable and the kids who are being picked on as well because often they set themselves up to be bullied.”

Payne said he began a partnership with CLA from working with Head of School Dana DeYoung at a previous school in New York.

“I've never met a disobedient kid in my life, only a disoriented one,” Payne said.

“What I believe in is disorientation. When a child doesn’t understand something he or she will send out challenging behavior. It is our job to meet it with a warm, firm and calm reaction.”

He said, “In today’s society, we think of it as normal to have this fast-paced life for families, which no generation of kids before us ever had to cope with.”

From our fast-paced lives came a fairly new trend that Payne said is called outsourced parenting.

“What this means is that parents are outsourcing discipline responsibilities to coaches, daycares and nannies and expecting these people to parent their kids,” Payne said. “Parenting has gone through several discipline trends throughout the years.”

Payne’s answer is to simply understand child development and use a solid discipline model.

“Then you don’t need any trends,” he said. “Frankly, you don’t need parenting books. I know that’s weird to say because I write them, but you don’t need them once you look at a child’s development and once you have a handle on that, you’re good.”

Payne said that parents should simply dial back what they are exposing their children to in terms of screen media and adult conversation.

“Give them the gift of boredom,” he said.

“Out of boredom becomes creativity.” {in}

“In today’s society, we think of it as normal to have this fast-paced life for families, which no generation of kids before us ever had to cope with.”

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HIGH PRICES AT AIRPORT Most people

expect to pay more for food and drink at an airport, but what is a reasonable mark-up? Is more than double the street price fair?

Inweekly checked out the pre-security prices of OHM Food Concessions at the Pensacola International Airport. Pre-security is the area where Pensacola families wait for their loved ones to arrive. When the paper made our purchases, those eating at Einstein Bagels and drinking at Pensacola Beach House were all locals waiting on friends and family to arrive.

Two weeks ago, the mayor’s office announced that the airport’s food and beverage concessions revenues have increased substantially: “Gross food and beverage concessions sales are up by 15.4 percent over last year, and sales per enplaned passenger have increased from an FY14 average of $3.19 to $4.60 in April 2015. OHM’s gross sales of $326,143.67 in April 2015 exceeded the previous concessionaire’s highest-grossing month ($278,578.67 in July 2008) by more than $45,000.”

With food and drink mark-ups ranging from 18 to 134 percent, those statistics aren’t as remarkable as they may appear, and the prices appear to be in violation of OHM’s contract with the airport.

We also found that OHM is charging sales tax on bottled water. Bottled water is not taxable in Florida.

The city has a clause in its airport food concessions agreement to protect the public from price gouging. Section 3.4 of the OHM contract sets the prices at “street + 10 percent.”

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“Tenant’s prices for food and beverage comprising the Permitted Use shall be the same or comparable to prices found in tenant’s other food and beverage facilities, if any, or as determined by director to be comparable, and shall otherwise comply with the airport’s ‘street + 10 percent pricing program.’”

OHM has no other Einstein Bagels or Pensacola Beach House locations in the Pensacola area. Inweekly is unaware of any other restaurant charging $7.63 for one regular Miller Lite Draft.

For that price to be within the contract limits, the street price for a Miller Lite Draft would have to be $6.94.

It would appear that OHM’s pricing is in violation of its contract. The company also needs to stop charging sales tax on bottled water.

Note: The comparison on the coffee and bagel isn’t exactly equal. Bagelheads has a flat price for its coffee regardless size of the cup. The Einstein order was for a medium coffee, the vendor’s smallest size. The airport’s bottled water includes sales tax, which it should not.

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Bagelheads Einstein Bagels (Airport) Difference Mark-up

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MILLER LITE DRAFT

Hurricane Grill Beach House (Airport)

$3.50 $7.63

Difference Mark-up

$4.13 118%

WATER 20 OZ.

Raceway Einstein Bagels (Airport)

$1.19 $2.79

Difference Mark-up

$1.60 134%

BAPTIST, SACRED HEART GET MORE LIP The Florida lawmakers struck a deal to

cover the $1.2 billion decrease in federal funding for the Low Income Pool program, which helps hospitals and other health-care providers care for large numbers of low-income patients.

The plan uses $400 million of state money to draw down other federal funds to boost payments to all hospitals for Medicaid services in an effort to offset that drop.

"It's important ... that we provided some stability in the health-care system for hospitals to understand that, yes, Low Income Pool is going to change, but we're going to make a financial commitment on the state standpoint to help in that transition, and that's what we did," Senate President Andy Gardiner told The News Service of Florida. "Once that was done, I think that's a huge step forward."

A spokesman for Gov. Rick Scott, who has voiced opposition to using state tax dollars to fill in the loss of LIP, said the governor's office was still reviewing the proposal.

Still, some hospitals lost money. Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami would see the payments it receives from the state—after contributions the hospital makes to the formula —tumble from $270.5 million under the old model to $263.8 million under the new formula. Funding for Bay Medical Center, in Bay County, would slide from $12.8 million to almost $9.9 million.

Two Pensacola hospitals are big winners. Sacred Heart would see its share of the funds increase from almost $19.7 million in the current year to almost $28.1 million next year.

Funding for Baptist Hospital jumps from $7.65 million to almost $10.9 million.

While many were still crunching the numbers Friday, hospital executives applauded parts of the deal, such as $100 million to increase medical residencies in the state.

"This is a big step toward ensuring that Florida has the physicians needed to meet the health care demands of our growing, aging and increasingly diverse population," said Carlos Migoya, president and CEO of Jackson Health System and chairman of the board of the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida.

"This will go a long way toward reducing the specialist shortage that everyone agrees must be addressed now."

Lawmakers also set aside $50 million to fund programs that generally receive help from LIP but otherwise might have been left out of the formula.

Challenges remain in the future. The federal government has told state officials that they can expect to see LIP fall to about $600 million next year.

"And we know that next year we're going to

be working with $400 million less, so we took a proactive approach to make sure that we lessened the blow as it relates to the following year, the outlying years," said Senate Health and Human Services Appropriations Chairman Rene Garcia.

MIXED BAG ON ASSESSMENTS On Friday, June 12, the Florida Department of Education released the first set of standardized test results from the spring testing administration.

Among the tests were the fifth and eighth grade science exams and end-of-course exams in U.S. history, biology and civics.

Escambia County fifth graders surpassed the state science assessment average, 57-53 percent scoring a 3 or higher. Eighth graders were slightly below, 46-48 percent passing.

The spring end-of-course exams weren’t as positive for the school district, Escambia students trailed the state averages for passing.

The local students trailed the state average in Civics EOC exam by 11 percentage points, 65-54.

Less than half the students at four Escambia middle schools failed to pass the test: J.H. Workman (48 percent passed), Bellview (41), Woodham (39) and Warrington (29).

Escambia County students performed better on the U.S. History EOC exam, only trailing the state average by 3 points, 66-63. Pensacola High was the only public school to have less than have its students pass the test.

All Escambia County public high schools had at least half of its student pass the Biology EOC. The district still trailed the state average by seven points, 63-58.

HATCHERY NOT TO HATCH ‘TIL 2018

The $18-million fish hatchery that Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward pushed through the Pensacola City Council may not be completed until early 2018, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

Last Wednesday at the Technical Coordination Committee for the project, Gil McRae, director of the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, told his fellow committee members that construction on the Gulf of Mexico Marine Fisheries Enhancement Center would not begin until late 2016.

The fish hatchery construction is expected to take around 12-18 months and should be finished in 2017 or early 2018.

McRae said his hopes for the fish hatchery to already be under construction are just not possible at the moment. There have been several tests on Bruce Beach site to make sure that it is viable. He said that it was better to delay the process now and make sure everything is in 7

working and safe condition than to start working on the hatchery right away and then realize any problems when it is too late.

The concept of Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Hatchery and Enhancement Center was first presented in 2011 to the Pensacola City Council, which approved the plan.

Three years later, local environmentalists began to question the practicality of the fish hatchery.

After considerable push by the mayor’s office and FWC, the Pensacola City Council voted in May 2014 to lease the 10 acres of prime waterfront property known as Bruce Beach to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission for a dollar a year for 30 years.

The facility will be built with funds from National Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. It is one of 44 Phase III Early Restoration projects and utilizes approximately $18.8 million of $58 million that has been allotted for 30 projects in Florida, part of the $627 million dedicated to Phase III projects in the five affected states along the Gulf of Mexico.

FWC will operate the hatchery, where sport fish would be hatched, grown to a small size, and then released at locations throughout the Northern Gulf. The facility will create 15 or so permanent jobs.

GIFT HONORING LARRY BUTLER The University of West Florida recently announced a new fund in memory of Pensacola native and celebrated musician Larry Butler.

Gifts made by Butler’s family and friends led to the establishment of the Larry Butler Memorial Music Award. This award will be used to support UWF music students in academic competitions or performancerelated travel.

Butler was an award-winning songwriter and producer.

He often shared stories of his years working closely with Johnny Cash produc. ing some of his biggest hits in the 1970s.

Butler became Cash's producer, pianist, musical director and studio manager.

He won two Grammy awards. In 1976, his song "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song,” which was sung by B.J. Thomas, won “Best Country Song.” He won another Grammy four years later when he was named “Producer of the Year.” Butler is the only Nashville producer to ever win that award.

Yet as successful as his career in Nashville became, his love was for Pensacola where grew up. While only a teenager, Butler hosted his own radio show and played piano on The Lynn Toney Show, a live television show on WEAR-TV. Butler worked on News Radio 1620 with Inweekly publisher

Rick Outzen, often swapping stories about Toney, Cash and other Nashville greats.

He died in his sleep in January 2012.

“Larry Butler was a great musician, but he was an even better person,” said Dr. Brendan Kelly, vice president for University Advancement. “Now his memory will live on in new generations of musicians, as our students benefit from this legacy gift.”

TALKING AFFORDABLE HOUSING A

community dialogue on how to offer more affordable housing in our area has begun.

Where it will lead is still uncertain.

The Affordable Housing Summit met on June 9. Keynote speaker Dr. Rick Harper, an economist and the University of West Florida’s Assistant Vice President

Butler Memorial Award Presentation / Courtesy Photo for economic development, presented statistics showing the common living populations in certain areas in Pensacola, focusing on zip codes and household incomes.

The most expensive housing areas are in Perdido (32507), Pensacola Beach (32561), East Hill/Bayou Texar (32503) and Cordova Park (32504). The average cost of a house in those areas is between $80,000$120,000.

The lower income areas where housing costs are lower than $50,000 are primarily in 32505, West of I-110, and South of I-110.

Harper explained where one lives is a key aspect on how much money one makes.

Today, people of similar incomes are now more clustered than ever before.

Housing is so expensive due to the fact that the land is very expensive. To lessen the costs of housing land needs to be more available, reduce the cost of construction,

"Now his memory will live on in new generations of musicians, as our students benefit from this legacy gift ” Dr. Brendan Kelly

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standardize and lower financing costs for buyers.

In 2006, the United States was struck with a devastating recession that changed the way many people were able to go about their lives. The nation has been recovering from the recession for six years, since 2009.

At the beginning of the recovery, Pensacola was moving faster than both the state and the nation. This came to a halt in 2010 when the oil spill hit the beaches in Pensacola and surrounding areas. Pensacola then went into a slump, and growth was at zero.

As of 2013, Pensacola is back to growing as fast as the state, which is unheard of for Pensacola. Though Pensacola still has not

recovered completely since the recession, the city is still growing quickly. People are still not as comfortable and do not have the job stability they had before the recession, but there is progress.

After the keynote speaker, a panel of housing experts shared their experience and thoughts. John Johnson, Executive Director for EscaRosa Coalition on the Homeless, spoke on homelessness in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties and what needs to be done in order to reduce the number of homeless people in these areas.

Marcie Whitaker, administrator for the City of Pensacola’s Housing Office, noted that for an individual working a minimum wage job, which in the state of Florida is $8.05 an hour, would need to work two full time jobs to pay for housing.

Tim Evans, CEO for Habitat for Humanity, said that affordable housing is relative to household income. If an individual pays no more than 30 percent of his income for a house, then the house is affordable. Anymore than 30 percent and

the house is not affordable. Out of the top 15 jobs in Florida, nine of them do not reach the criteria for affordable living.

Carter Quina, an architect and president of the firm Quina Grundhoefer Architects, gave a presentation on building affordable housing in the downtown area.

Aragon Court was originally built to be affordable, but is now expensive. He believes that infill houses in downtown Pensacola would have a great impact for the city and for the people.

The summit put out a lot of facts and information. Pensacola Habitat has created web forum to continue the discussion. Visit pensacolahabitat.org/discuss/.

LONG RANGE ROAD NEEDS APPROVED The Florida-Alabama Trans-

portation Planning Organization (TPO) adopted the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Needs Plan at its public meeting on June 10.

The LRTP is a blueprint for enhancing the regional transportation system and identifies roadway, transit, bicycle/ pedestrian and other transportation improvements needed in the next 25 years.

The plan is updated every five years and includes a Needs Plan and a Cost Feasible Plan. The Needs Plan identifies all the transportation projects necessary to meet future demands. The prioritized projects from the Needs Plan are included in the Cost Feasible Plan based on anticipated funding. The 2040 LRTP is scheduled for completion in November of this year.

Since the LRTP kick-off in summer of 2014, TPO staff has gathered feedback from stakeholders in the community through public workshops and presentations to a variety of groups, organizations and associations in the Pensacola, FloridaAlabama urbanized area. Some of the comments collected during the outreach that were incorporated into the development of the Needs Plan included: •consideration of Santa Rosa Creek Indian tribal burial grounds •railroad track overpass on Airport Boulevard to improve access for emergency vehicles •safety and educational campaigns •enhanced capacity of Perdido Key Drive through multi-modal improvements •the addition of alternative fueling stations for compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles.

"Feedback from the public is of utmost importance in a quality Long Range Transportation Plan," said Pensacola City Councilman and TPO Chairman Charles Bare.

"We appreciate the organizations who have hosted staff presentations on the LRTP—it has made a difference in the development of the Needs Plan. We hope that they continue their involvement in transportation planning." {in} inweekly.net

Making Escambia County Even Better An Interview with Administrator Jack Brown

By Rick Outzen On Friday, Jack Brown sat at his conference table on the fourth floor of the Ernie Lee Magaha Governmental Building ready to talk about his first year as Escambia County administrator. It’s a casual Friday, so he’s dressed in jeans. Over his shoulder, you can see the M. C. Blanchard Judicial Building and, in the distance, the Pensacola Bayfront Stadium and Pensacola Bay. After a 15 minutes of jostling over my earlier report that Pensacola Police Chief Chip Simmons was retiring and would be hired as an assistant Escambia County June 18, 2015

administrator—something Brown would neither confirm nor deny—we got down to talking about his thoughts on his new home, Escambia County.

“Great place to live, very caring community. A lot of really good people that want to make Escambia County a better place to live,” he said smiling. “We've got challenges, but I'm amazed at a number of volunteers that we have in the community that, for all the right reasons, want to work together to make it a better place to live.”

When I had met with the county administrator in late 2014, Brown had negotiated a new three-year contract with two one-year extensions and a $170,000 salary—$20,000

more than his initial pay. We discussed the four biggest issues facing Escambia County heading into 2015: Pit ordinances, storm water, jail and a recycling agreement with the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Inweekly, “2015 To Do Lists,” 1/8/15). We revisited those issues.

PITS

“Let's start with the pits. I think we've made good progress on the pits,” Brown said.

County staff is finalizing an ordinance for Construction and Demolition Debris landfills and should have it before the county commission soon.

“I think a lot of it just has to do with consistency and monitoring,” said Brown on the new ordinance. “Making sure that we are following through with the inspections and the guidance and policies that the board has laid out.”

When he came to work last summer, the Wedgewood neighborhood had mounted its protest against the Rolling Hills C&D Recycling Center (Inweekly, “A Shame Before God,” 6/26/14). Landfills and borrow pits surround the predominantly AfricanAmerican off of Highway 29 behind Bob Tyler Toyota. For decades, residents have complained and received little help from county staff.

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That changed when Brown took over as county administrator. Code enforcement monitored the area more consistently. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection began the nearly yearlong process of revoking the permit for Rolling Hills, which had a mound of debris that towered over the community in violation of its permit.

Brown tackled the ordinance and enforcement issues head on. In January, he held a three-hour public meeting at the Marie Young Community Center to review the proposed ordinances. The residents of Wedgewood weren’t much interested in the stricter ordinances and used the opportunity to voice their complaints about the pits and landfills in their neighborhood.

The county administrator understood that years of county leadership not listening to their complaints had made the people of Wedgewood distrustful, so he listened patiently.

“We have not done a good job of regulating these pits,” said Brown. “We didn’t have a good handle on it, but we now feel like we’re headed in the right direction.”

His approach helped diffuse the situation. He and his staff kept monitoring the air conditions in the Wedgewood area. When Rolling Hills failed to reduce its mound of debris to the permitted height, the county restricted the trucks offloading at the facility. On May 29, FDEP issued its final order that gave the company 30 days to submit its closure plan.

“The permit has been revoked by DEP,” said Brown. “Rolling Hills is still in violation with us as far as their height of the mound.

Our penalties are still accumulating on them until they get it down.”

He said that Rolling Hills management was to provide the county a survey of the mound when the county invoked the special magistrate's order that allowed it to restrict debris going into the facility.

“We still don't have the survey given to us to show us that they've gone below the height requirements,” he said. “I know that the owners have been working with DEP trying to get it closed satisfactorily for DEP to where DEP doesn't seize their bond."

impacted. In the days immediately following the flood, Public Works crews removed more than 280 tons of debris and pumped one million gallons of water out of neighborhoods where the storm water systems were overwhelmed. The floods resulted in 2,318 identified infrastructure damaged sites.

In a press release in April, Brown pointed out that 89 projects valued at $10.3 million had been approved for Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance. Of those, 23 projects totaling $4 million had been completed as of April 30. Sixteen Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program projects had been completed at a total cost of $2.5 million. Additionally, the US Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection made $3 million in funding available to complete the following several projects, including Crescent Lake and Ten Mile Creek.

The county and city of Pensacola have worked on storm water projects to avoid such flooding in the future Brown said, “We are in the final phases of putting together the white paper. We've done a lot of projects. We've made huge strides in grants.”

He said that his staff has worked “hand in hand” with the city of Pensacola to apply for a HUD sustainability grant. The first phase of that grant was to be announced in late May, but the announcement wasn’t made. However, Brown is optimistic.

“I talked with Miles Anderson from state mitigation yesterday,” Brown said. “He said that they hadn't heard anything officially yet, but I kind of got a nod and a wink that we might be getting some good news on a certain project.”

He said most flood repairs have been made. “We're looking at long-term changes to our storm water system,” Brown said.

“We've been working with the Storm Water Advisory Team (SWAT), which is doing a good job. They're going through and looking at the prioritization of projects and making recommendations for potential re-prioritization. Those discussions will happen at an upcoming meeting of staff and SWAT team.

They will be taken back to the county board of commissioners.”

“We didn’t have a good handle on it, but we now feel like we’re headed in the right direction.”

Jack Brown

STORM WATER

Six weeks before Brown took office, Escambia County experienced what some have described as a 200-year rain event that flooded much of the county. In its aftermath, the county’s Central Booking and Detention exploded due to a natural gas leak, killing two prisoners, paralyzing a corrections officer and injuring nearly 200 others.

More than 20 inches of rain fell in less than one day. County estimates of damage to government infrastructure and buildings topped $90 million with transportation, utilities, parks and public facilities all significantly 010 1

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The $161-million question is what will the county do about replacing the Central Booking & Detention (CBD) facility and upgrading the worn out county jail.

In May, Staff told the Board of County Commissioners that the cost of a new 1,476bed facility, which would replace both main jail and CBD, was $160.9 million. The cost to replace only the CBD is $76.9 million. The cost to renovate the Main Jail and repair the CBD is $108.8 million.

Courtesy Photo County staff presented three possible sites that would house the jail, CBD and other corrections offices: 1. Palafox/Airport: $4.5 million for entire block 2. McDonald Property (old strip center at corner of Fairfield and Pace): $3 million,but owners want $10 million.

3. North of Superfund site on Palafox: No appraisals. Might get some of the property at no cost from DEP/EPA. The board did not vote on a final site, but the county administrator expects a decision soon. Brown recapped what has happened over the past six to seven months.

“We have gone through a grand jury during this period, as you know,” he said. The grand jury found no one guilty of any crime in the jail explosion. It made several recommendations, including handing control back over to the Escambia County Sheriff, which he expressed little interest in doing.

The county is still working with its insurance carriers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency on reimbursements.

“The county had $25 million in flood insurance for our 212 buildings,” said Brown. “We had 10 buildings that were flooded which took up a lot of that flood money.”

The temporary housing of prisoners in Santa Rosa and Walton counties has been an issue. “FEMA goes back and forth whether or not they're going to pay for temporary housing,” he said. “We've been paying out of that $25 million for some of the temporary housing. “ The board agreed in May to have staff send out a Request for Proposal for a temporary facility. The county spends $223,000 a month to house prisoners in Santa Rosa and Walton counties. By building a temporary jail facility, the county would save nearly $4 million until the new or renovated jail opens in 2018.

The temporary housing issue is important because that $223,000 going out of the county each month could be helping our local economy. One option is to erect modular units to house prisoners, an option Brown called a “win-win.”

“The modular units that were being

“FEMA goes back and forth whether or not they're going to pay for temporary housing.”

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designated by the state are a win-win,’ he said. “As we start looking at the cost, I've challenged my staff to get a deeper understanding of numbers and understand the ROI for the community. I do think it's better if we have it in-house, if possible. We could have jobs here in our community instead with better control.”

The decision on the location of the CBD could impact storm water drainage. The storm water from the Leonard Street site fed into the Long Hollow-Delano Basin and flooded much of downtown Pensacola.

“Whatever we can do up in the jail area to help reduce drainage, could also have an impact on the city of Pensacola,” he said. “That's one of the reasons we're going to have more retention in that area.”

The county’s insurance carriers have denied the $45 million all-perils insurance claim.

Brown said, “We're going to pursue mediation with them on that to try to resolve the issue.

FEMA has been waiting for a decision from the insurance carriers. What I've done is told FEMA we want them to treat this as a final decision so we can go ahead and move forward with design work for the jail, which they've been holding up on.”

He said, “The initial report from the insurance carriers came back, and they say we can rebuild the CBD in the current location to pre-event standards at about $18 million.

Our independent structural engineer study has come back. When we take out all the soft costs that FEMA will not pay for, such as plans, drawings, and stuff, that figure comes up to about $18 million as well, if you're going to build it there on the site.”

However, rebuilding to pre-event conditions won’t suffice because law changes in square footage requirements. The new code drives the rebuild costs at the same location up to $41 million, but that won’t take care of the drainage issues.

“It doesn't solve the problem if that entire area floods,” Brown said. “You've got a $41-million jail that still can't evacuate inmates out of or bring fire trucks or stuff into in the middle of a flood.”

He also said that rebuilding the CBD on the same spot doesn’t deal with the overcrowding and other structural and layout issues the Department of Justice had with the county jail. He said, “The central detention booking facility, which was the better of our two jail facilities.”

The capital improvements, renovations and repairs to old jail are estimated to cost another $32 million. “Where's the funding going to come from?,” asked Brown. “That's what we're trying to work on with the state. What can we get from FEMA? What can we get from the insurance carriers?”

He added, “For the $25 million, we won't get the jail repaired. It will be whatever we

recover from the $45 million-plus and what we get from the state.”

If the damages and repairs are over 50 percent, then some additional funding can kick in to help with moving to a new location. “You have to fight for it,” he said.

“That's the direction we're going to have to go. We're going to have to fight for what we get. We're going to have to work hand in hand with FEMA and the state and our legislators to make sure we get funding.”

Brown added, "We're going to have to look at all funding sources and the determine what part are we going to have to pay."

The jail recently had a death. Law enforcement did not suspect foul play, but the medical examiner has not issued her final report. I asked the county administrator about his plans for the jail infirmary.

He said, “Right now, we've had a consultant come in and do a medical review of our processes. He's made some recommendations. We're looking if we're going to go out and the bid on that or not.”

Brown said that he expected the consultant’s final report in another week. He will review and brief the commissioners on whether the jail medical services should be contracted to an outside vendor.

“Whatever we can do up in the jail area to help reduce drainage, could also have an impact on the city of Pensacola.” Brown

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ECUA & RECYCLING

Part of former County Administrator George Touart’s legacy is the nearly two-year battle with ECUA over tipping fees at the Perdido Landfill, recycling, and possible consolidation. When I met with him in December 2014, Brown was committed to working out a recycling agreement with the utility.

ECUA and the county were analyzing the feasibility of building a multi-million dollar solid waste processing facility to help the two entities meet the state recycling goal of 75 percent for trash collections. The two entities needed to make decisions on a vendor to build and operate the recycling facility and on its location, either on Perdido Landfill, ECUA land or elsewhere.

Seven companies responded to the request for qualifications. The companies were vetted by a joint county/ECUA selection committee made up of Randy Rudd, ECUA’s deputy executive director of shared services; Mitch Kessler, a consultant to ECUA; Pat Johnson, Escambia County’s solid waste director; Chuck McClendon, the county’s consultant, and Scott Luth, of the Community Economic Development Agency.

As of April, the committee had narrowed down the list to two finalists, Infinitus Energy of Plantation, Fla. and the Dewey Group,

based in Newport Beach. Calif. Both companies proposed to build a processing center at the Perdido Landfill.

The new facility is expected to create a minimum of 120 jobs, reduce fuel consumption for ECUA, which has been hauling its recyclables to Montgomery, and extend the life of the Perdido Landfill. It could also become a regional recycling facility capable of handling solid waste from surrounding counties and south Alabama.

“We're down to the point that at the next board meeting on the 25th, we will be taking to our board a recommendation for the top vendor,” said Brown. “ECUA will be taking to the board their recommendation for who the top vendor is. We'll both be requesting permission to enter into negotiations.”

REORGANIZATION

Towards the end of the interview, we came back to staffing, particularly Brown’s senior leadership team. He has made few staff changes during his first 12 months. Assistant County Administrator Larry Newsom and Corrections Director Gordon Pike retired.

He promoted his budget director, Amy Lovoy, to assistant county administrator, and hired Michael Tidwell to replace Pike.

If it comes to pass, hiring Chip Simmons may be his boldest move to date—not that Brown was ready to discuss that move yet.

However, he did say that he would be briefing the commissioners later this month on how he wants to restructure the county staff. The new organization chart will be organized more functionally.

He has studied the county’s work flows, figuring out spans of control. He wants to improve functional lines of communication.

Brown said he based his reorganization on “how do you have adequate span of control and how do you align things functionally so that it’s easier and more efficient to manage.“ In the past, the county budgets have been contentious with gavels flying and plenty of juicy headlines for the media. Brown doesn’t expect much drama this summer.

He said, “We've worked hard to meet the needs of the community. The court system, sheriff, the island authority continue to work with our people to make sure they're where they need to be to be competitive and have a good life. Doing all that and trying to balance to budget and stay within our means.”

What about the future of the Santa Rosa Island Authority?

He said, “My intent, and I think the intent of the board, is we really want this to be a partnership where we're trying to work together. I think most of these issues are all about leadership. If we don't care about who gets the credit or who looks good and stuff and worry about solving problems. I think it all goes a lot easier. I know the island

“I think the bottom line is Escambia County is a great place to live. We want it to be an even better place.” Brown

authority runs a good ship. I think everybody understands we want clean beaches, clean facilities and good lifeguards. We don't want to be stepping backward.”

Pausing, Brown reflected a minute and added, “I think the bottom line is Escambia County is a great place to live. We want it to be an even better place.”

Amen. {in}

JACK BROWN Escambia County Administrator Hired: June 2014 Job Description Chief Administrative Officer of Escambia County, responsible to the commission for the orderly operations of matters within the Board of County Commissioners’ jurisdiction.

Experience County Administrator, Taylor County 2007-14 Associate Director, Florida Center for Reading Research, Florida State University 2002-07 County Commissioner, Taylor County 2002-06 General Manager, RDS Manufacturing, Perry, Fla. 2001-02 County Manager, Taylor County 1997-01 Professional Organizations Florida Association of County Managers, Chairman Florida City County Managers Association Florida Counties Foundation, Board of Directors Florida Association of Counties Trust, Board of Directors Professional Presentations Florida Association of Counties (FAC) County Certification meetings: “The Policy and Budget Connection” and “County Structure and Authority in the Real World” FAC County Administrators’ Roundtable: “Managing in Challenging Economic Times – Service Delivery” FAC Rural Caucus: “Taylor County’s Vision 2060 – The County Visioning Process” Education Masters Military Art-Theater Operations (Strategic Planning), U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies, 1995 Masters of Art-National Security and Strategy, U.S. Naval War College Command and Staff, 1994 Masters of Science Business Administration, Florida Institute of Technology, 1989 Bachelors of Science-Business Administration, University of Florida, 1978

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Show your PRIDE

by Jennifer Leigh

Just when your sunburn is starting to peel from Memorial Day weekend, it’s time to show your pride.

Last year, the White House issued a proclamation by President Obama declaring June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.

“As progress spreads from State to State, as justice is delivered in the courtroom, and as more of our fellow Americans are treated with dignity and respect–our Nation becomes not only more accepting, but more equal as well,” the proclamation began.

In 2015, the cause has even more accolades including the state of Florida becoming the 36th state to legalize gay marriage in January.

In the nearly 50 years since the Stonewall Riots, the fight for marriage equality and LGBT acceptance has been the fastest civil rights movement in U.S. history. Every year across the country, the LGBT community and its allies celebrate the progress and honor the history of equality.

For advocates like Doug Landreth, president of Gay Grassroots of Northwest Florida, seeing marriage equality come to a victorious and happy end in Florida is cause for celebration.

“This was certainly something so many people—especially my generation—never

even dared to dream about,” he said. “We were more concerned with being beaten, shot, burned or knifed to death.”

During the last week in June, GGNWF dedicates a whole week to festive and educational events. The end of the week is usually met with a Celebration Ball, which in recent years has commemorated a major “win” for the LGBT individuals and couples from the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell to Pensacola’s domestic partnership registry, which was celebrated last year.

This year, the event’s theme is “Finally We Can,” which was the title of the January Gay Grassroots newsletter announcing that same sex couples could now legally wed in Florida.

In previous years of pride events, couples would gather in Seville Square for “Wedding of Hearts.” The mass marriage was not legally binding, but was more of a public demonstration, Landreth said.

“It served to tell people that, unfortunately, this is as far as we can go,” he said.

Now that their marriage is legal, Landreth said there are more couples interested in having their own, big wedding tailored to their tastes instead of sharing their day with a mass marriage. However, Rev. Dr. Jim Merritt of Holy Cross Metropolitan Community Church and Rev. Julie Kain of Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola will still be there Saturday afternoon officiating ceremonies.

“They want to have as much ‘to do’ as any other couple,” he said.

Throughout the rest of the week, Pensacola PRIDE aims to educate the public— both gay and straight—of LGBT and how to keep progress moving forward.

If there is only one event you can make it to, it should be the “Transgender Today” public forum. Now that the world has seen the photos and read the “Vanity Fair” article on Caitlyn Jenner, transgender issues have been prevalent in news feeds. The forum aims to give a basic understanding of what it means to be transgender and the issues that face those individuals.

“Everything that takes place would be a good start for someone to introduce family

“This was certainly something so many people—especially my generation—never even dared to dream about ” Doug Landreth

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4. Cost of License $61.00 with pre-marital and/or friends to the LGBT community,” counseling (must bring certificate of Landreth said. completion of course) While marriage equality has grown to 5. Cost for each additional certified copy of be supported by the majority of Americans marriage License is $3.

(57 percent according to Pew Research All fees are payable by cash, MasterCard, Center), the battle isn’t over.

Visa, Check or money order payable to the “It’s kind of a double-edged sword,” Clerk of Circuit Court. (3.5 percent fee added Landreth said. “There are other struggles when paid by MasterCard and Visa) including housing and job discrimination and adoptions are a big issue.”

“We have the ability to effectively move the cause forward,” he added. “We just need to fight side by WHERE: West Florida Pubside—that’s why we always lic Library, 239 Spring St. include our strong allies.”

Festival in the Park COST: Free {in} WHEN: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

PENSACOLA PRIDE CALENDAR SATURDAY, JUNE 20

* To become legally married, before the ceremony each couple will need to: 1) Complete a state required 4 hour pre-marital class Tuesday June 9 from 5 p.m.-9 p.m., cost is $30 (cash or CC only), taught

by Rev. Dr. Jim Merritt.

2) Obtain a marriage license from the county clerk’s office Marriage Division, Second Floor M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 W. Government St., Pensacola, FL 32502, (850) 595-4300. Marriage License Hours: MondayFriday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

3) Inform PensacolaPRIDE at PensacolaPRIDE@ gmail.com once you have completed the class and received your marriage license, including both spouses’ names along with a contact phone number.

The following MUST be provided when applying: 1. One of the following: valid driver’s license, military I.D., alien registration card or passport 2. Know your social security number or alien registration number 3. Know month, date and year previous marriage ended, if past married

WHERE: Seville Square Featuring live entertainment by: The Port City Gay Men's Chorus, Josh Duffy, Nicole Bowman, Nick Horton, Janelle Frost and the Red Carpet Divas. Mass marriages starts at 11:30 a.m. * COST: Free

SUNDAY, JUNE 21

LGBT Comedy Movie Marathon WHEN: 12:30-8 p.m.

WHERE: Ever’man Natural Foods Community rooms, 315 W. Garden St. COST: Free Movies playing: 12:30 "Love Is Strange" 2:15 “Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same” 3:45 “Such Good People” 5:30 "Pride"

MONDAY, JUNE 22

LGBT Literary Event with author Joe Openshaw WHEN: 7-8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Open Books, 1040 N. Guillemard St. COST: Free (donations accepted)

TUESDAY, JUNE 23

Employment Discrimination/Florida Competitive Workplace Act WHEN: 6-7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 Chili Dinner & Line Dancing WHEN: 6-9 p.m.

WHERE: Holy Cross MCC, 3130 W. Fairfield Dr. COST: $8

THURSDAY, JUNE 25

Public Forum: Transgender Today WHEN: 6-7:30 p.m.

WHERE: West Florida Public Library, 239 Spring St. COST: Free

FRIDAY, JUNE 26

"Finally We Can" Celebration Ball WHEN: 7-11 p.m.

WHERE: Bayview Senior Center, 2000 E. Lloyd St. COST: $45 in advance, $50 at the door DETAILS: Call Doug at 6852881 or Donna at 221-2700

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

Open Mic/Open Stage Performance Showcase WHEN: 7-9 p.m.

WHERE: First City Arts Center, 1060 N. Guillemand St. COST: Free DETAILS: Contact PensacolaPRIDE@gmail.com if you would like to perform.

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Giving Back Sunday

Sunday's Child Logo When Pensacola PRIDE comes to an end, there is still more to celebrate as the local nonprofit Sunday’s Child prepares to donate more than $60,000 in grants.

It was about two years ago that founder Chuck Presti decided he wanted to start a foundation modeled after Impact 100 for the gay and lesbian community to give back philanthropically.

“It started out to just be about the gay and lesbian community, but we soon realized

labeling and discriminating wasn’t a very good policy,” said David Richbourg, one of the founding members of Sunday’s Child. “In the end, it created a better organization.”

In its first year, Sunday’s Child has had 103 members join. Each member donates $1,000, which is put toward the grants. To broaden membership even more, Richbourg said the board of directors decided to allow ensemble membership of up to three people.

“This enables younger people who want to be involved, but may not afford $1,000 on their own,” he said. “We have a wonderful combination of people coming together for a common cause.”

Earlier this year, the organization has received grant applications from 11 nonprofits in the local area (Sunday’s Child serves Escambia

Navigating History In the late 19th century, laws were passed in this country that criminalized homosexual behavior, wrapped in the blanket noun of ‘indecency’. These laws would be used to persecute citizens that engaged in anything that could be interpreted as being outside sexual norms. These criminalization laws stayed in place until 1967, but that didn’t stop the arrests or the cultural protection of homophobia. Sanctioned guidelines for identity and sexual expression have changed over the decades, but there is still a definition of normalcy that can’t be reconciled without education and experience. In early 1965, The Washington Post published a series of articles entitled “Those Others: A Report on Homosexuality.” Although recognizably dated, the series was one of the first in popular media to deal with the intolerable punishments inflicted on those breaking the draconian indecency laws. Predictably, the series also offered its own pop analysis of the possible causes and cures for homosexuality–a thinking that continues to echo in the modern minds of the bigoted and uneducated.

Joe Openshaw first came upon The Washington Post series through a family member. “My Uncle was a psychologist in Washington, DC, during the 1960’s,” Openshaw explains. “He had a client, Richard De414 1

and Santa Rosa counties). They’ve narrowed the list to five: Pensacola Humane Society, Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County, Arc Gateway, Legal Services of North Florida, Inc. and Bay Area Food Bank.

As an organization founded by and supported by the LGBT community, it was only right that guidelines had to be met for participating nonprofits.

“On our website we have a non-discrimination resource guide,” Richbourg said. “We asked the submitting nonprofits adhere to that.”

“It caused some of the organizations to make this policy official (in writing). We pushed that envelope and we are raising awareness.”

Sunday, June 28, Sunday’s Child members will vote (ensemble memberships only get one vote) and two of the finalists will walk away with $33,125.

“It’s come full circle for us now,” Richbourg said. “It makes me really proud of our community as a whole—not just the gay community.”

While Richbourg admits he had hoped to raise more money, these smaller grants fit the needst of the organizations that applied. But

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next year, he’s aiming to give more money away.

“We’ll grow every year,” he said. “And I wouldn’t be surprised to see other cities such as Atlanta, New Orleans and San Francisco to start their own Sunday’s Child. We want to see chapters all over.” {in} SUNDAY’S CHILD 2015 FINALISTS • Pensacola Humane Society Project: S.N.I.P: Spay-Neuter Initiative of Pensacola • Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County Project: Part II of STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering & Math • Arc Gateway Project: Forklift for Pollack Industries • Legal Services of North Florida, Inc. Project: Attorney Services for LEAVE: Legal Education and Advocacy for Victim Empowerment.

Bay Area Food Bank • Project: Backpack Program

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van, who was gay and who cut out the articles when they were published and brought them to his attention.” It wasn’t until 2008 that Openshaw came into contact with the series.

“My uncle saved the five articles, for forty three years, and in 2008 sent them to me with instructions to use them to benefit the gay community.”

In 2009, Openshaw took those and instructions and released his historical novel, “Those Others: Navigating the Riddle of Homosexuality in 1965”. The book uses the articles as a springboard for the young protagonist, Michael, to bring form to his sexual identity. “The Washington Post has allowed me to reprint the articles in their entirety in the book, as a reference and to allow the readers to further immerse themselves in the character’s life.” While working out the narrative, Openshaw saw an opportunity to expand on other struggles of social identity.

“Because the year he articles were published, 1965, was such an important year in history, I decided to incorporate historic events such as the Selma to Montgomery March and the first gay protest in DC, and historical characters such as Bayard Rustin and Frank Kameny into the story.” As the novel advances, Michael finds himself in Washington DC befriending two civil rights advocates, who challenge his

Those Others: Navigating the "Riddle of Homosexuality" by Joe Openshaw ity and expansive interests. This reception is understanding of race. The group makes their one of the many events they will be hosting way to Selma, where they participate in the around town throughout the remainder of march to Montgomery.

June. {in} On Monday June 22, Pensacola PRIDE is hosting a reading and lecture with Openshaw at Open Books.

There will be a general reception, and then selected readings from “Those Others.” Open Books has been in Pensacola since 2007, but WHEN: 7 p.m. Monday, June 22 relocated in 2012 to their current WHERE: Open Books, 1040 N. Guillemard St. location, which is closer to downCOST: Free / Donations Accepted town. Pensacola PRIDE is an active DETAILS: facebook.com/pensacolapride group in the community, and their collaborations reflect their creativ-

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Ears & Fingers

by Jason Leger

10 Albums from 2015 You Should Already Own •MODEST MOUSE “STRANGERS TO OURSELVES”

After an eight year break between records, Modest Mouse returned in a big way in 2015. “Strangers to Ourselves” delivers in length, acute awkwardness and the most refined version of the band to date. Isaac Brock has already promised more new music next year. I’m hopeful, while not holding my breath.

Top track: ‘The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box’

•JIM O’ROURKE “SIMPLE SONGS”

Jim O’Rourke has become a legend in his own right, between producing albums by some of the world’s most loved indie artists (Sonic Youth, Wilco) or making his own nuanced folk to straightforward rock albums. “Simple Songs” has the classic feel that stays true to O’Rourke’s legacy while paying homage to the past.

Top track: ‘That Weekend’

•KENDRICK LAMAR “TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY”

Arguably the best hip-hop artist to come along in years, Kendrick Lamar released his opus with “To Pimp a Butterfly” and raised the bar for every hip-hop album unlucky enough to follow.

Top track: ‘King Kunta’

•PANDA BEAR “PANDA BEAR MEETS THE GRIM REAPER”

Noah Lennox, or as you may know him, Panda Bear, seems to perpetually release consistently great music, whether solo or as a part of Animal Collective. “Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper” is PB’s sleekest, most streamlined, and funkiest release to date, showing his resolve to make brilliance from some serious life changes.

Top track: ‘Butcher Baker Candlestick Maker’

•COURTNEY BARNETT “SOMETIMES I SIT AND THINK, AND SOMETIMES I JUST SIT” Witty Australian import Courtney Barnett released her highly anticipated debut this year and it is rock storytelling at its finest.

Rambling and deadpan, Barnett can hold your attention like few others.

Top track: ‘Depreston’ 616 1

•ACTION BRONSON “MR. WONDERFUL”

I love Action Bronson. I think we would get along. “Mr. Wonderful” isn’t the greatest hip-hop album I’ve ever heard, but it’s comedic enough, smart enough and realistic enough to have caught my attention. I think it deserves yours as well.

Top Track: ‘Baby Blue' (featuring Chance the Rapper)

are several other artists, including Viet Cong, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Speedy Ortiz, My Morning Jacket and Mikal Cronin who have put out albums deserving of your time. However, these are the top 10 so far, and we have about half the year to go. Obviously, if your record collection is shy any of these listed, I highly recommend every one of them. {in}

•LOWER DENS “ESCAPE FROM EVIL”

Lower Dens have built a career on reserved experimentation and sprawling composition. The band’s third LP, “Escape from Evil,” embraces the pop sensibilities that have been lurking beneath the surface the whole time.

Top Track: ‘Ondine’

•FATHER JOHN MISTY “I LOVE YOU, HONEYBEAR”

Part douchebag, part genius, Josh Tillman has written one of 2015’s best with “I Love You, Honeybear,” his follow up to 2012’s brilliant “Fear Fun.” This time around, Tillman is in love and he wears it on his sleeve.

Top track: ‘The Ideal Husband’

•SLEATER-KINNEY “NO CITIES TO LOVE”

The reunion we thought we may never see happened this year (well, last year). The mighty Sleater-Kinney reformed to release “No Cities to Love” and prove that an eight year hiatus did very little to slow them down.

Top track: ‘No Anthems’

•SUFJAN STEVENS “CARRIE & LOWELL”

While this list is full of incredible albums,“Carrie & Lowell” is the undisputed frontrunner for my album of the year slot. It’s extremely personal, emotive and striking.

The album also shows a return to folk, which is what many of us have been waiting for Stevens to do, so it ends up being very fulfilling and cathartic.

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

thing new every week at Aragon Wine Market’s regular wine tasting, only a few blocks from downtown. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE 6-8p.m. Renée Perry and Tom Garner of East Hill Edible Gardening have studied permaculture with some of the most experienced practitioners in the world.

This class will introduce the principles of permaculture design and show participants how they can make their own property produce for their basic needs all while making a very positive impact on the land. Bayview Senior Resource Center, 2000 E. Lloyd St. $25. www.facebook.com/EastHillEdibleGardening BALL ROOM DANCING 6:30 p.m. Learn how to waltz, hustle and tango at this weekly class, which is followed by a social dance at 8:45 p.m. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com COREY SMITH 7 p.m. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $25. vinylmusichall.com EVENINGS IN OLDE SEVILLE SQUARE 7 p.m.

Nikki Talley performs this week at Evenings in Old Seville Square, the free summer concert series held each Thursday through the end of July. Seville Square, 311 E. Government St. eveningsinoldesevillesquare.com

FRIDAY 6.19

WINES WITH HILARY 4 p.m. SoGourmet,

above Bodacious Olive, 407 S. Palafox. $15. sogourmetpensacola.com WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Out and about in East Hill on Friday night? Stop by City Grocery for their free weekly wine tasting before settling in or heading out for the night. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. GALLERY NIGHT 5-9 p.m. Stroll through the charming brick walkways of Downtown Pensacola to experience an eclectic array of music, art and cuisine. Explore galleries and businesses featuring works of dozens of local artists. Soak up the sounds of local musicians and the aromas of local cuisine as the energy of the evening carries you from venue to venue. Palafox St.downtownpensacola.com

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LATIN DANCING 6:30 p.m. Learn the basics

of salsa dancing. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 6:35 p.m. Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. Ticket prices vary. bluewahoos.com 42nd STREET 7:30 p.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. $14-$30. pensacolalittletheatre.com SPACE JAMS 9 p.m.

With Turnicut and John jack. Sluggo’s, 101 Jefferson St. $3 sluggospensacola. squarespace.com

will give a demonstration in honor of Sports Science Week. Pensacola MESS Hall, 116 Tarragona St. pensacolamesshall.org CHOCOLATE MAKING DEMO 1-2 p.m.

Mike Johnson, owner and creator of the deliciously popular Cloud 9 Chocolates will host this demonstration. SoGourmet,

above Bodacious Olive, 407 S. Palafox. $15. sogourmetpensacola.com 3rd ANNUAL FISH HOUSE CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL 3-7 p.m. Featuring over 50 differ-

ent beers and live music, a portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida.

SATURDAY 6.20

SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 8 a.m.-1

p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. PARA FootBall Complex, 5400-5551 Limbaugh Lane, Pace.

PALAFOX MARKET

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques are just a few of the items offered at the weekly Palafox Market. Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS DEMONSTRATION 10 a.m.

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Pensacola Blue Wahoos / Photo by Barrett McClean Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St, $20-$30. fishousepensacola.com BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 6:35 p.m. Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. Ticket prices vary. bluewahoos.com JOKES AND QUOTES 7 p.m. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. $17-$25. vinylmusichall. com LIFE’S A DANCE 7 p.m. A star studded evening of dance featuring local celebrities and cast members of ABC’s hit television series Dancing with the Stars, including Tony Dovolani, Mark Ballas, Sharna Burgess, Tristan MacManus and Iveta Lukosiute. The proceeds from Life’s A Dance will benefit Covenant Hospice. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. $35-$150. pensacolasaenger.com 42nd STREET 7:30 p.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. $14-$30. pensacolalittletheatre.com HEAVY KID 9:30 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $6. pensacolahandlebar.com

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42nd STREET 2:30 p.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. $14-$30. pensacolalittletheatre.com BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL 6:35 p.m. Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. Ticket prices vary. bluewahoos.com NATIVE LIGHTS 9:30 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $5. pensacolahandlebar.com WORRIERS 9:30 p.m. With Caves, Christina Cusack and Dull Actors. Sluggo’s, 101 Jefferson St. $5. sluggospensacola.squarespace. com

MONDAY 6.22

COOKING FROM THE GARDEN WITH CAT MCREERY 5-6:30 p.m. . Pensacola Cooks

Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. $25. pensacolacooks.com YAPPY HOUR 5-10 p.m. Tijuana Flats is hosting a Yappy Hour for the Pensacola Humane Society to help raise funds and awareness for the organization. You can dine with your pooch on the patio or even 818 1

take your food to go. Either way, 10% of the restaurants sales will be donated back to the organization. They will also be collecting supplies—check out the wish list at pensacolahumane.org/wishlist to find out what to bring. Tijuana Flats, 4970 Bayou Blvd. #300.

COUNTRY & WESTERN DANCING 6:30 p.m.

Learn the Country two-step at this weekly class, which is followed by a social dance at 8 p.m. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com FLOSSIE AND THE FOX 9:30 p.m. With Blackfire, Y Los Dos Pistoles and Jupiter Machine. Sluggo’s, 101 Jefferson St. $5. sluggospensacola.squarespace.com

TUESDAY 6.23

1. Adonna’s Bakery and Cafe - 114 S. Palafox 2. Al Fresco - 501 S. Palafox 3. Artel Gallery - 223 S. Palafox 4. Bank of Pensacola - 500 S. Palafox 5. Beef ‘O’ Brady’s - 22 S. Palafox 6. Belle Ame’ - 112 S. Palafox 7. Blend Lounge - 200 S. Palafox 8. Blue Morning Gallery - 21 S. Palafox 9. The Bodacious Olive, The Bodacious Brew - 407 S. Palafox 10. Carmen’s Lunch Bar - 407 S. Palafox 11. CCP Art Gallery - 126 S. Palafox 12. Dog House Deli - 30 S. Palafox 13. Dollarhide’s Music Center - 41 S. Palafox 14. Don Alans - 401 S. Palafox 15. Emerald Coast Tours - 5 W. Main St. 16. Emerald Coast Utility Authority - Government St. & Palafox 17. Fiore - 15 W. Main St. 18. Four Seasons Market & Eatery - 212 S. Palafox 19. Go Retro - Government St. & Palafox 20. Gracie Martial Arts - 106 S. Palafox 21. The Great Southern Restaurant Group (Jackson’s Steakhouse, Fish House, Atlas Oyster House and the Deck Bar, The Courtyard at Seville Tower) - 226 S. Palafox 22. Harvest Church - 18 N. Palafox 23. Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom - 10 S. Palafox 24. Indigeaux Denim Bar & Boutique - 122 S. Palafox 25. Intermission - 214 S. Palafox 26. Jordan Valley - Corner of Intendencia and Palafox 27. Mainline Art House - 422 S. Palafox

28. Mimi’s Bistro - 313 S. Palafox.

29. New York Nick’s - 911 S. Palafox 30. O’Riley’s Irish Pub - 321 S. Palafox 31. Old Hickory Whiskey Bar Co. - 123 S. Palafox 32. Pen Air Federal Credit Union - 40 S. Palafox 33. Pensacola Museum Of Art - 407 S. Jefferson St. 34. Pensacola Rowing Club - Government St. & Palafox 35. Picasso Jazz Club - 19 S. Palafox 36. Pita Pit - 1 S. Palafox 37. Play Pensacola - 16 S. Palafox 38. Pure Pilates - 426 S. Palafox 39. Quayside Art Gallery - 17 E. Zaragoza St. 40. Sam Marshall Architects - 325 S. Palafox 41. Seville Quarter - 130 E. Government St. 42. Subway - 100 S. Palafox 43. Susan Campbell Jewelry - 420 S. Palafox 44. T.T. Wentworth Museum - 330 S. Palafox 45. TCBY - Government St. & Palafox 46. The Tin Cow - 102 S. Palafox 47. Urban Objects - 128 S. Palafox 48. Voices of Pensacola - 117 E. Government St. 49. The Wedding Studio - 130 S. Palafox 50. Wild Greg’s Saloon - 22 S. Palafox 51. The Wine Bar - 16 S. Palafox 52. World of Beer - 200 S. Palafox 53. Zarzaur Law Firm - 11 E. Romana St. 54. Jewelers Trade Shop - 26 S. Palafox 55. Pure Barre - 6 S. Palafox List Courtesy Of The Downtown Improvement Board

INTRODUCTION TO BACKYARD CHICKENKEEPING 6:00-8:00 p.m. Backyard chicken-

keeping is really popular! In this introductory class Renée Perry and Tom Garner of East Hill Edible Gardening teach participants the basics of backyard chicken-keeping including: start-up costs, equipment, regulations, and local sources of knowledge and support. Bayview Senior Resource Center, 2000 E. Lloyd St. $25. www.facebook.com/EastHillEdibleGardening

DANCECRAFT BALL ROOM DANCING & SWING CLASS 6:30-9 p.m. This class

teaches the skills necessary to become a practitioner of Ball Room and West Coast Swing, a popular partner dance that can be enjoyed with virtually any kind of music.

Tuesday class fee is $10 per person or free for people 30 years of age and younger.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com TUESDAY NIGHT POETRY NIGHT 7 p.m.

Free open mic poetry event every Tuesday.

Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 101 S. Jefferson St. z BANDS ON THE BEACH 7 p.m. Déjà vu Band will perform at this week’s Bands on the Beach, which is a free outdoor concert series featuring regional artists held every Tuesday night through Oct. 27. Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach, 735 Pensacola Beach Blvd. visitpensacolabeach.com inweekly.net

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ANNUAL MEMBERS’ JURIED EXHIBITION

The PMA takes this opportunity each year to highlight their talented members.

The opening reception will be during Gallery Night Friday, June 19, 5:30-9 p.m.

This year’s juror Donan Klooz, Curator of Exhibitions at the Mobile Museum of Art, will be on hand to distribute awards for Best of Show, first place, second place and third place. The top honor will have a solo show in Gallery 5 of the Museum during the 2016 calendar year. Throughout the exhibition, visitors to the Museum will be able to cast their vote for People’s Choice and this award will be determined upon closing of the exhibition (Aug. 22).

Museum hours and location: TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults; $8 for members, children 17 and under, seniors and active duty military. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org “FACES AND PLACES”

Featuring Laura Cole, Kathleen Sue Elwell, Hope Mastroianni, Manuel Rivas and Laura Wolfersperger.

Exhibition open June 9 through June 20.

Hours and location: Monday-Saturday, 10-5 p.m., Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Quayside Gallery, 17 E. Zaragossa St. quaysidegallery. com OUT OF THE WOODS

Works in this exhibition focus on wood as a medium. Featured artists are Diana Obe, Tom Snyder, Mara Viksnins and

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Elaine Woodward.

Exhibition runs until June 27. Hours and Location: MondayWednesday, 10-5 p.m., ThursdaySaturday, 10-8:30 p.m. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com A WORD Works in this exhibition were selected by juror Jamey Jones. The placement winners are: Best of Show, Michael Fagan; First Place, Kathy Breazeale; Second Place, Michael Fagan; Third Place, Sandy Ford; Most Experimental, Kathy Breazeale; Honorable Mentions, Kathy Breazeale, Sandy Ford, Dottie King and Joan Overton. Exhibition opens June 12 and is on display until July 10. Hours and Location: TuesdaySaturday, 10-4 p.m.

Artel Gallery, 223 S.

LOOKING FOR GOLD

by Svend Damhave.

A fun collection of 50 paintings inspired by the Golden Ratio.

Exhibition opens June 12 and is on display until July 10.

Hours and Location: Tuesday-Saturday, 10-4 p.m. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org ANIMALIA by Joseph Smith. Smith’s inspiring collection of watercolors, maquettes and sculptures demonstrate his mastery of the media while capturing the beauty of his animal friends.

Exhibition opens June 12 and is on display until July 10.

Hours and Location: Tuesday-Saturday, 10-4 p.m. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org NATURAL ATTRACTION “Natural

Attraction” features Florida Panhandle artists Cody Copeland and Cody Painter. Partners as well as fellow artists, their mutual influence is apparent in the quiet works that they produce. The exhibition opens Friday, May 22, and will run through June.

Hours and location: Monday-Friday, 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Mainline Art House, 422 S. Palafox St. mainlinearthouse. com

THE LURE OF THE OCEAN: ORIGINAL WORKS BY GUY HARVEY In this exhibition

Harvey combines his artistic gifts with his background as a marine biologist, diver, photographer and angler to create his unique and colorful pieces. On display through Aug.

9. Museum hours and location: TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults; $8 for members, children 17 and under, seniors and active duty military. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

Call For Art

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Explore the

mysteries in life, past and present. Don’t be afraid to delve in and explore with your medium of choice!

Keep in mind Artel’s mission of exhibiting personal contemporary art when creating your mystifying works. Entries may be dropped off Saturday, July 11, from 10-4 p.m., and Sunday, July 12, from 1-4 p.m. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

22ND POWER OF

PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW & PRODUCT EXPO The annual

Power of Photography Show, at the Pensacola Cultural Center, is accepting submissions from July 1 until July 25.

Enter to compete for 85 ribbons and over $4,000 in cash and prizes. The event is coordinated by the Wide Angle Photo Club and benefits ARC gateway. Photo entries and fess will be accepted during business hours at Calagaz Photo (6895 N. 9th Avenue) or CCP Gallery (126 Palafox) in Pensacola, or Calagaz Photo in Mobile (90 Springdale Blvd.) You may also mail to one of these by July 25.

Classes & Workshops

MAKE-YOUR-OWNGLASS” CLASS 10a.m.-

3 p.m. Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20. Held weekly on Friday and Saturdays, First City Art Center offers weekly “MakeYour-Own-Glass” classes, no previous glassblowing skills necessary. The classes are open to anyone age 8 and older and range in price from $25-$45. Pre-registration and pre-payment is required and can be made by calling 429-1222. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL 6-8:30 p.m.

Monday, June 23.

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8 p.m. The Ticket 2,

2115 W. 9 Mile Rd., ticketsportsbar.com Fridays DRAG BINGO 6-8 p.m. Ages 21 and over.

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Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MONDAY NIGHT TRIVIA 9:30-10:30

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LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 P.M. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com BRENT JOHNSON 6

p.m. Paradise Bar and Grille, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradise-bar.com J.J. SMITH 9 p.m.-1 a.m. McGuire’s Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub. com COVER THE EARTH 9 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

FRIDAY 6.19

MICHAEL VINCENT BAND 6 p.m. Paradise Bar and Grille, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradise-bar.com THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com J.J. SMITH 9 p.m.-1 a.m. McGuire’s Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub. com TRUNK MONKEY 10 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

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news of the weird WHAT CANNIBALS CAN TEACH US Researchers studying the human-brain-eating Fore tribe of Papua New Guinea reported in a June journal article that they have identified the specific "prion" resistance gene that appears to offer complete protection against mad cow disease and perhaps other neurodegenerative conditions such as dementias and Parkinson's. The tribe customarily dined on relatives' brains at funerals (although has abandoned the practice) and consequently suffered a major 1950s epidemic that wiped out 2 percent of the tribe annually. According to the lead researcher, survivors, with the specific resistance gene, demonstrated "a striking example of Darwinian evolution in humans."

RECURRING THEMES (ALL-NEW EPISODES!) Spouses often disagree politically and vote accordingly, but occasionally one runs for office against the other—as is the case in Bremerton, Washington, where incumbent Councilmember Roy Runyon is being challenged by his wife, Kim Faulkner.

Both were mum as to reasons and in fact filed their registration papers together at the same time in May. Said Runyon: "We're different people. She might have a different approach."

India's media reported in April yet another birth defect in which the surviving baby is treated as a representation of Hindu holiness. A four-armed, four-legged child (medical explanation: remains of an underdeveloped conjoined twin) is worshipped as the reincarnation of the multi-limbed Lord Ganesha, and pilgrims journey from all over India to the birthplace, Dumri-Isri in Jharkhand state. (In a nod to modernity, one witness told a reporter that initially he had thought a photograph of the child was "Photoshopped," but now has seen the baby with his own eyes.)

The law of turkey-baster insemination took a turn in Virginia in April when mother Joyce Bruce was unable to keep sperm-provider Robert Boardwine out of her son's life.

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to allow her sole parenthood if the pregnancy was based on assisted-reproduction medical technology. However, the Court of Appeals of Virginia declared that a "kitchen implement" is not "medical technology" and, considering Boardwine's genuine interest in fatherhood, ruled that he was entitled to joint custody and visitation rights.

The most recent exposition of people who tattoo their eyeballs, at the International Tattoo Festival in Caracas, in February, featured the phenomenon's founder, Mr. Luna Cobra, who said it all started when he tried to create "bright blue" eyes, as in the 1984 film "Dune." (Pigment is injected, permanently, so that it rests under the eye's thin top layer, the conjunctiva.) Asked what the process feels like, devotee Kylie Garth told BBC News, "It was mentally intense," resembling an eye poke, pressure and "a bit of sand"—but "no pain." Mr. Cobra urged young people to get their jobs before trying eye tats, since "you're going to look frightening forever to the majority of people you encounter."

UPDATES ON PREVIOUS NEWS OF THE WEIRD News of the Weird has remarked on modern, over-the-top versions of the centuries-old tradition in China of making funerals entertaining, to attract mourners and thereby signify that the deceased did not die "faceless." In the recent past, festive song-and-dance acts were hired, and soon, in the competition for attendees, some families took to hiring strippers to perform—even "obscene" acts, "severely pollut(ing)" the culture, according to a critic. In April, the Ministry of Culture, previously somewhat tolerant because of sensitivity for the families, formally denounced the practice and began detaining the traveling performers. {in}

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BOTTOMLESS CHAMPAGNE AND MIMOSAS FOR $5 AND BLOODY MARYS FOR $2

Father’s Day Brunch SUNDAY, JUNE 21, FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL 2 P.M. Chef Matthew Brown’s brunch and dinner feature will be 16 ounces of herb-roasted prime rib, scalloped potatoes, bacon-wrapped asparagus and braised baby portobellos, topped with a classic béarnaise and buttered demi-glace. Additionally, we’ll be serving from our new summer menus—brunch from 11 till 2, dinner from 2 till—with all your Fish House favorites. For details, visit fishhousepensacola.com.

DOWNTOWN ON THE WATER · 600 SOUTH BARRACKS STREET · FISHHOUSEPENSACOLA.COM · (850) 470-0003 · OPEN DAILY AT 11 A.M.

Independent News | June 18, 2015 | inweekly.net