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winners PENSACOLA AREA BEACHES Our beaches earned double accolades in the latest USA TODAY and 10Best reader polls. The Gulf Islands National Seashore was voted the "No. 1 Best East Coast Beach", beating out a diverse list of shorelines in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. Johnson Beach was voted "No. 2 Best National Park Beach", recognized for its pristine white sand beaches and turquoise waters located within U.S. National Park land. COREENA BREAZEALE The owner of

Puppy Love Pet Services volunteers for Dogs on Deployment and is an integral part of making the Pensacola Chapter run. She also volunteers as the event coordinator for Service Dogs University. After the tornado hit Pensacola in February, Breazeale raised funds and needed items for the animals that were separated from their humans after the storm. Her efforts have brought pet stores, animal hospitals and other companies to help these misplaced animals.

UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA Effective August 1, the university will join the extensive list of U.S. colleges and universities to adopt a Tobacco-Free Campus Policy which prohibits the use of any tobacco product or derivative by employees, students and visitors on all university-owned property. UWF has developed an accessible smoking cessation program to assist those who choose to break tobacco addictions. Initiatives within Wellness Services, Student Health Services and Counseling and Psychological Services are readily available for students, faculty and staff.

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board of directors announced that non-profit, that has cared for the area’s homeless for 66 years, had to make immediate cuts to its services because of considerable reduction in revenues, mainly from its Recycle Center. The Women’s Center in Gulf Breeze must be closed. The Men’s Recovery Program will be restructured and the Career Development Program will end.

FLORIDA DEPT. OF HEALTH After catching heat from state lawmakers and the media blasted the Scott administration for cutting FDOH staff and funding while new HIV cases were spiking in Florida, the department’s pencil-pushers quietly revised their statistics, according to the Tampa Bay Times. FODH’s division of disease control deleted 25 percent of the new infections from the 2014 rolls, lowering the number of new HIV cases from 6,147 to 4,613. The adjusted figures put Florida behind California and Texas. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY For the second time, the federal

agency has denied aid for the victims of the Century and Ferry Pass tornadoes that struck in February. Last week, FEMA turned down the Gov. Rick Scott’s request to make available to victims individual assistance, such as low-interest loans, grants or temporary housing assistance. Earlier in March, FEMA also denied public assistance that would have assisted local governments with recovery. The agency has determined that the damage did not meet the severity needed to receive federal assistance.

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TO DREAM In the spring of 2004, the Inweekly staff gathered at Intermission and began to brainstorm on ideas on how to revitalize downtown Pensacola. We had no idea of the hurricanes, oil spills, recessions and political upheavals in our community’s future, but we were tired of reading study after study on proposed improvements. So with Intermission owner Mike Ashby looking over our shoulders, we crafted our master plan, what become known as our “Ballsy Plan” for Pensacola. Twelve years later, many of the ideas have come to fruition, though some are slightly different than we envisioned on our legal pads. We didn’t conceive of the Community Maritime Park, but we did recommend an amphitheater and corporate center on site, which was then called the Trillium property. Today, the Maritime Park has the Randall K. and Martha A. Hunter Amphitheater and Maritime Place, which houses Studer Group, EmCare and Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A. The Ballsy Plan had a downtown baseball stadium, but we suggested it be built at Admiral Mason Park. Vince Whibbs, Sr. Community Maritime Park is a much better site, and Blue Wahoos Stadium has been nationally recognized for its view and hospitality We recommended that the Main Street Sewage Treatment Plant be relocated, which

today seems like a no-brainer, but ECUA resisted the idea. In place of “Old Stinky,” we envisioned a waterpark and botanical garden. The plant and its foul odor are gone, and the Studers have yet to announce their plans for the block, but a water feature will most likely be a part of it. Other ideas that have become realities are a new downtown public library and replacing the Bayfront Auditorium with a park honoring Don Tristan de Luna. We also believed downtown needed an entertainment district, which we thought should be in the blocks surrounding Seville Quarter. Instead, Palafox has become that, thanks to the additions of Al Fresco, O’Riley’s Irish Pub, World of Beer, Old Hickory Whiskey Bar, Tin Cow, Beef O’Brady and 5 ½. We did miss on a few: a hotel and retail complex on the Hawkshaw property near Gulf Power; a exhibition hall and convention center on the site that became the Tech Park; conversion of the Port of Pensacola to mixed use with housing, retail and offices; and a maritime museum and marine research center. It’s amazing how accurate we were; considering it was done in an afternoon. However, the Ballsy Plan taught us an important lesson. Even in this cynical town, it’s okay to dream. {in} rick@inweekly.net

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By Rick Outzen On Tuesday, March 22, the members of the Pensacola Heritage Foundation announced plans for a historical addition to one of America’s Great Streets—a monument honoring American Revolutionary War hero General Bernardo de Gálvez. Gálvez, the Spanish governor of Louisiana and later Viceroy of New Spain, and his troops defeated the British at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Natchez, Mississippi, and Mobile, Alabama before moving on Pensacola. His 1781 victory at Pensacola left the British with no naval bases in the Gulf of Mexico and resulted in the capture of substantial British territory along with over 1,000 British troops. According to many historians, Gálvez’s victory at Pensacola relieved pressure on General George Washington’s armies and helped hasten the end of the war, which culminated just five months later with the British surrender at Yorktown. The Gálvez monument will stand over 19 feet tall and will be located at the intersection of Palafox and Wright Streets. Created by sculptor Bob Rasmussen and architect Dio Perera, it will include a bronze statue of Gálvez astride his horse and face the site of Fort George, his hat raised in victory. The statue will sit atop a plinth of Spanish limestone featuring the Gálvez coat-of-arms cast in bronze. Water features will spill into an infinity pool made of Spanish granite. The pool will be enclosed by a 66

bench of Spanish limestone and surrounded by a perimeter of red roses representing the Spanish soldiers who died in the campaign. The Pensacola Heritage Foundation has begun a capital drive for the monument. The total budget for the Gálvez monument is $400,000, which is very inexpensive compared to similar monuments in other cities, according to the foundation. The goal is to dedicate the monument on Gálvez Day—May 8, 2017. The Galvez monument project sprung from discussions with the City of Pensacola. When Pensacola Heritage Foundation, the oldest historic preservation group in Pensacola, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014, the organization and city agreed to partner in a series of monuments, gardens, recognitions and presentations that would feature their common mission of heritage support for the Pensacola area. When the board began looking at new projects, it noted that the city had few lifesize statues. “We've started looking for somebody that would present to everybody in the area more about the Spanish influence,” Pensacola Heritage Foundation president Jim Green said recently in an interview on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” Meanwhile, Nancy Fetterman had been working for years on honoring General Gálvez. It was through her efforts that Congress conferred honorary citizenship on Gálvez. “After talking with her and seeing all the things that he did, not only for Pensacola but for the whole United States in

the Revolutionary War,” said Green, “we thought he would be the person that we should highlight with the first statue that we built.” Fetterman told Inweekly that it took seven years to garner an honorary citizenship for the Spanish general. Many times she was told it was an impossible task. “Impossible” isn’t in the vocabulary of the widow of the late Adm. Jack Fetterman. A friend and wife of a Naval officer contacted her in 2007. She was in charge of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Spain, where the couple was stationed. “She recognized that Gálvez was so much more important than de Luna to the citizens of Spain,” Fetterman said to Inweekly. “After going back and forth for many months, she finally said that I should try for an honorary citizenship.” Fetterman started with Congressman Jeff Miller’s office. His young staff wasn’t encouraging. She recalled, “They said, ‘Ms. Fetterman, I'm sorry. I don't even know how to do it. I don't think you can do it. Just drop it.’" A few years later, she traveled with a Pensacola delegation to Pensacola’s sister city of Macharaviaya, Spain, which is the birthplace of Galvez. She was inspired. “We had this instant connection with our sister city,” she said. “Each year, that city celebrates its native son. Macharaviaya hosts a Fourth of July party and re-enactment of the Battle of Pensacola.” She said Mayor Ashton Hayward was part of the delegation and developed a friendship with Spanish Mayor Antonio Campus. After the visit, Hayward officially recognized Gálvez Day in Pensacola on May 8 each year, the final day of the battle in 1781. When the University of West Florida and other scholars had gotten the designation of “Great Floridian” for Bernardo Gálvez in 2012, Fetterman thought the time was right to try again. “I went back to Jeff and said, ‘I'm going to write the argument. I promise you, I'll get the Texas Delegation on my side. It's only going to take a little bit to convince them that this man really deserved it. He was quintessentially an American at the

time. He understood what the Americans were fighting for.’" In December 2014, the U.S. Senate passed House Joint Resolution 105, which the U.S. House had adopted by voice vote in July. The resolution granted honorary U.S. citizenship to Spanish General Bernardo de Gálvez. When he introduced the measure, Rep. Miller said, “General Gálvez was a Spanish general who provided invaluable support to the American war effort both before and after Spain’s official entry into the Revolutionary War.” Gálvez became only the eighth person to granted honorary U.S. citizenship. The city of Macharaviaya is returning the honor by assisting in raising funds for the Galvez monument. Fetterman said, “The Granaderos y Damas de Gálvez de Macharaviaya commissioned an artist to paint a formal portrait of Gálvez. Javier Fructuosos Medina, president of the Remedios Medina Foundation, is helping Deputy Mayor Katie Hallybone in this project by providing the Gálvez portrait.” On April 1, the city will announce its support of the project and then send the completed portrait to Pensacola. For Fetterman and the Pensacola Heritage Foundation, the portrait signifies Spain’s long alliance with Pensacola. The Pensacola Heritage Foundation has already raised $40,000 for the monument and is confident the community will respond to make the dream a reality. Fetterman and Green feel that Gálvez is the perfect individual to honor at this time, because he embodies the city of Pensacola’s debt to Spain and the role it played in shaping our community. Fetterman said, “Bernardo de Gálvez helped shape the destiny not only of Pensacola, but of our nation.” {in}

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WHAT: Life-size monument to Bernardo de Gálvez, hero of the Battle of Pensacola sponsored by the Pensacola Heritage Foundation. WHERE: Median at the intersection of Palafox and Wright streets. COST: $400,000 COMPLETION DATE: Galvez Day, May 8, 2017 TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS: Pensacola Heritage Foundation, P.O. Box 12424, Pensacola, FL 32591 WEBSITE: GalvezMonument.com

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buzz SHAKE-UP AT ENTERPRISE FLORIDA

The Florida Legislature’s rejection of Gov. Rick Scott’s $250-million incentive fund has created a shake-up at Enterprise Florida, the public-private partnership between Florida’s business and government leaders and the state’s principal economic development organization. On Monday, March 28, Scott sent a letter to the Enterprise Florida calling for $6 million in cuts to office space and staff. His office also announced that Enterprise Florida President and CEO Bill Johnson will be “transitioning out” of the agency. The governor requested the Board develop proposals for the budget cuts and the services that could be run entirely by the private sector and be ready to discuss them at its May 11 board meeting. Johnson thanked the Enterprise Florida Board of Directors, staff and Scott. “Our economy is growing with more and more businesses selecting Florida over our competitors,” Johnson said in the release. Scott, meanwhile, credited Johnson for efforts to attract businesses to Florida. “Bill has been laser-focused on helping us beat Texas to become the number one state for job creation in the nation, and we

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THE HOLE RETURNS Escambia County,

Florida added only 344 people last year, according to the estimates released recently by the U.S. Census Bureau. The population increased from 310,659 people on July 1, 2014, to 311,003 as of July 1, 2015. Meanwhile, Santa Rosa County added 3,618 people, increasing from 163,422 to 167,040 over the same period. Okaloosa County added 2,152; 196,512 to 198,664. To the west of Escambia County, Baldwin County, Ala. also had an increase – an estimated 3,598 going from 200,111 on 7/1/2014 to 203,709 on 7/1/2015. Since 2006, many have complained that Escambia County was the “donut hole” in the economic prosperity of the region. While Navy Federal Credit Union and others are adding jobs annually, it appears their employees are choosing to live outside of the county. Why?

WHITE IN HOUSE RACE Last week,

Frank White, son-in-law of auto dealer Sandy Sansing, opened a campaign account

to run this fall for a House seat held by Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola Beach, according to the state Division of Elections website. White plans to run in House District 2, which includes parts of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The filing comes amid speculation that Hill will run for the state Senate this year if Sen. Greg Evers, RBaker, decides to seek a congressional seat. That congressional seat opened up when U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., announced he would not seek re-election. One other candidate, Pensacola Democrat Raymond Guillory, has opened a campaign account in State House District 2.

MEDICAL POT BILL SIGNED Recently, Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill that will allow terminally ill patients to have access to marijuana as they try to ease suffering. The bill expands a 2015 law known as the "Right to Try Act" to include medical marijuana. That law allows terminally ill patients to have access to experimental drugs that have not been approved for general use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Along with making marijuana available to dying patients, the bill also seeks to address long-running problems in carrying

out a 2014 cannabis law that was primarily billed as a way to help children with severe forms of epilepsy. That law was supposed to make available forms of cannabis that do not get users high --- but administrative issues and legal challenges have prevented patients from getting access to the substances. House sponsor Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton, discussed the issue on “Pensacola Speaks.” “Marijuana can be medicine if appropriately regulated, properly tested and rigorously labeled,” said Gaetz. “I have passed medical marijuana laws here in Florida, because I think that if someone is at the end of life or has a child that is seizing to death, the government shouldn't stand between people and their own medicine.” The 2014 law and the newly-signed bill are far narrower than the legalization proposal that will go on the November ballot. That proposed constitutional amendment, spearheaded by prominent Orlando attorney John Morgan, would allow patients with a wide variety of medical conditions to use full-strength marijuana if they get physician approval, such as cancer, epilepsy, glaucoma, HIV, post-traumatic stress disorder, Crohn's disease and Parkinson's disease. {in}

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POWER LIST by Rick Outzen

or the past nine years, the Inweekly Power List has attracted the attention of our readers. Created on an Atlas Oyster House cocktail napkin, the first Power List was an attempt to rank the most influential people in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. No one had ever dared rank people based on their ability to get things done. That Power List was published in June 2007 under the title, “Who’s the Man?” Fred Levin

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topped the list, followed by Judge Lacey Collier, Ted Ciano, Jim Reeves, Lewis Bear Jr. and included 45 other men and women. The list was published without fanfare, and we had no idea how it would be received. Within hours of the paper hitting the newsstands, our phones began ringing. Some appreciated being on the list, others were upset they had been omitted. From the reactions, we knew that we had a hit.

The list has since grown to 100 people. We get more input from the community, asking past honorees and readers to submit their top nominations. The screening process takes weeks, as people are moved up and down the list as we get closer to publication. The degrees of separation are slight, but they are what make this list fun to debate. We hope you enjoy reading the 2016 Power List edition.

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#1. Bentina Terry by Duwayne Escobedo

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entina Chisolm Terry laid flat on her back in one of the rest stations around mile 10 during her first half marathon race—The Disney Princess Half Marathon. She had fought the whole race to avoid getting scooped up by the bus that plucked up runners who lagged too far behind the leader. “I was just exhausted,” Terry said. Reading the tiredness on her face, one of the race volunteers tempted her: “Do you want us to take you back to the bus so it can bring you to the finish line?”

But Terry blocked her exhaustion and her complete seven more, including fi ve last year, aching feet out of her mind. and dropped 30 pounds. “I said, ‘No, I’m going to do this. I’m goIt’s that drive to succeed, that steely ing to finish,’” she recounted. “I told myself, willpower, that mental toughness in part ‘You can finish this that makes the Gulf race. I had people who Company’s “I said, ‘No, I’m going to do Power were waiting on me. I vice president of was going to get there.” this. I’m going to finish.’” customer service Even though it was and sales No. 1 on Bentina Terry one of the most difficult the Inweekly’s 2016 things she ever willed herself to achieve, Power List. She joins Gulf Power President Terry did finish the last three miles of that and CEO Stan Connally, who was named No. 2013 half marathon. She has gone on to 1 last year.

Terry’s thoughts also drift to her brother Ben, who died recently. Terry said Ben, who was fi ve years older, had a “passion for mischief.” That meant she became the focus of his pranks, such as playing with a frog’s eyeball that Ben insisted was a marble. Another time Ben, a Republican and converted Catholic, hung her Barbie up in her doorway by a noose. Terry is the highest ranking black woman at Gulf Power in this southern coastal city. More than 330 employees answer to her in her role overseeing the company’s external efforts, regulatory aff airs, governmental relations, environmental aff airs, economic development, corporate communications, ethics and compliance efforts, security, safety and health, labor relations, facilities, real estate organizations and nuclear development efforts. Many state, regional and local economic development, university, energy, environmental, art and charity organizations rely on her creative input. Yet, Terry sums up her job simply: “To make our community stronger.” Connally sees Terry as a good choice as the top influential person in Pensacola—a city she has grown to love and call home since moving here from Birmingham, Ala., in April 2007. “She tries to put the company and people in a place where they can be successful,” Connally said. “She has a willingness to get involved at the state, regional and local level and make us more than we are today. She’s done a fantastic job of making us all better.” Part of Terry’s power, too, comes from being instantly likeable. Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May represents District 3—one of the poorest areas, not only in Pensacola, but in the nation. Terry points out a recent study by Harvard economists Raj Chetty and Nathaniel

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2016 INWEEKLY POWER LIST Hendren published in the New York Times Her mom had her first of four children at that finds Escambia County among the 14-years-old. However, she earned her MBA “worst counties in the U.S. in helping poor in 1994, the same time that Terry finished children up the income ladder.” Escambia her law degree at the University of Michigan. ranked 47th out of 2, 478 counties, better Now 74-years-old, Alicia, is weighing a run than only about 2 percent of counties, the for a third term on the Cumberland County newspaper reported. A childhood spent in School Board in Fayetteville. Escambia puts local, low-income children She recalled her mom’s tradition of taking $3,870 behind in future income than chilher and her two brothers and sister to visit dren who grow up elsewhere. hospital-bound children during Christmas“It’s a horrible thing to know that our time. Alicia would lecture them, “You are young are going to start out life behind,” fortunate and blessed and these people are Terry said. “We need to start a whole effort in the hospital on Christmas.” from cradle to career. We’ll never grow as a Her dad, Ben, spent more than 21 years community unless we improve the quality in the U.S. Army and always seemed to be of our education.” doing a side job. May fights for education and workforce As a little girl in the first grade, Terry development, too. He said he’s happy remembers getting called the N-word by a to count Terry among his close friends white student while she was drinking from since her encouragement and support in the school’s water fountain. Terry turned his 2008 Florida around and clocked House campaign the boy. The school “She’s not only concerned that he narrowly called her dad, who about her career, but my lost to the former showed up in his career. She supports her Clay Ford. ReArmy uniform. Once cently, he worked he learned what friends despite what it may with Terry when happened, he told cost her.” Lumon May she chaired the the principal that if it Restore Act Adhappened again his visory Committee and helped set project daughter would hit her classmate again. He priorities with BP settlement money from then abruptly turned and marched out of its Deep Water Horizon oil spill in the Gulf the school. of Mexico. Ben was tough for a man the same “Everyone around her seems to prosper,” height as his daughter, Bentina. He once May said. “She’s not only concerned about took a bullet in his left arm during an ather career, but my career. She supports her tempted robbery of his used car lot after friends despite what it may cost her. She’s a he said, “I’m not giving you any of my damn leader who’s fearless.” money.” But when Bentina called him in What impresses Quint Studer about tears when she earned her first “C” in law Terry is her ability to communicate and to school, Ben was there for his baby girl. He connect with people no matter what audihad one question: “Did you do your best? ence she’s facing. The Pensacola Blue WaThen don’t worry about it.” hoos baseball team owner and community Today, Terry finds herself as one of few developer said Terry convinced the Studers black women executives working at Southto support the United Negro College Fund. ern Company. Does she ever feel lonely? “There’s a world of opportunity for her,” Terry responded openly, saying she does Studer said. feels “green” sometimes, like in Kermit the The politically-connected Collier Merrill Frog’s song where he sings, “It’s not easy observes that Terry has made becoming being green.” powerful in Pensacola circles seem almost “I try to be positive,” Terry said. “But effortless. I do feel green sometimes. It's all about “She’s powerful out there without trying sometimes feeling like you are different. to be powerful,” he said. “She just has a natuI would say I sometimes have green days, ral ability. It doesn’t matter who you are or where I just felt different than those I've how important you are. She makes a point to interacted or dealt with that day. make sure everyone feels a part of the team.” “Earlier in my career, it would make me Terry grew up in Fayetteville, N.C., in uncomfortable,” she continued. “Now, it a typical black middle class neighborhood rarely makes me uncomfortable. Maybe bookended by a historically black college and I'm immune, maybe it happens less, maybe a historically black high school. The youngest I just handle it internally better. It is hard of four children, she grew up among strong, to find people just like me, especially in opinionated fighters—her parents, Alicia and a town like Pensacola compared to say, Ben Chisolm. Atlanta. But I have so many people in my Terry, who is married to Antonio Terry, life who support me—my husband, my called her parents “the most influential girlfriends, my family—that while I can feel people in my life.” green, I rarely feel like I'm alone.” {in} March 31, 2016

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Since 2008, Dr. Meadows has served as the president of the beloved community college. He has been one of this area’s biggest champions for workforce development. Under his leadership, Pensacola State College has expanded access to its programs through increasing distance learning and developing a new center in south Santa Rosa County to compliment its other satellite campuses in Warrington and Milton. He commissioned a study to identify gaps in the local workforce, which led to new programs in veterinary science, healthcare management, graphic design and cyber security. Meadows recently signed an agreement with Florida SkillsUSA to host its state conference for three consecutive years, beginning in 2018. When Pensacola State College hosted the state event from 2012-2014, the economic impact was $10 million over that three-year period.

The chairman of the Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees is a consummate Pensacola power broker. The real estate attorney served in the Florida Legislature from 1966 to 1972, and later spent six years on the Pensacola City Council, 1977-1983. During his time in the Florida House, Reeves lobbied for a $100,000 state grant that enabled the creation of the Historic Pensacola Preservation Board, which was awarded by Governor Claude R. Kirk in 1967. During his time on the city council, he pushed for creation of the Community Redevelopment Agency. Along with McGuire Martin, Reeves created the McGuire’s Irish Politicians Club that was patterned after the infamous Silver Slipper in Tallahassee, where lobbyists picked up the tab for lawmakers and political deals were hatched in curtained rooms. IPC memberships are highly coveted.

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Florida to renewable energy. In 2015, Switzer led an investor group that bought the Blount and Brent buildings in downtown. Their project, One Palafox Place, LLC, will transform the entire block and take the area’s renaissance to an entirely different level.

5. John Peacock Financial Advisor, CFP(R), Edward Jones

The chairman of the Downtown Improvement Board has worked hard to continue the growth and improvement of the 44 blocks that make up the DIB. The popular Gallery Nights and Palafox Market on Saturdays have grown and are fiscally sound. Downtown Pensacola has a very positive vibe, and Peacock deserves credit for keeping the momentum headed in the right direction. His efforts with the DIB, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the Panhandle Charitable Open earned Peacock recognition as “2014 Community Leader of the Year” from the Greater Pensacola Chamber. Peacock’s commitment to the Panhandle Charitable Open sprang from his pledge to make something positive out of the loss of his 17-year-old son who died in a car accident. Last year, the golf tournament had over 200 players and netted over $170,000, all of which was donated to local charities.

Last fall, Switzer announced the Cowork Annex, a 10,000-square-foot co-working space, planned for the second floor of the Brent. The project is expected to open later this year and will serve as a collaborative, low-cost and non-lease environment for start-ups.

6. Grover Robinson, IV

Escambia County Commissioner, District 4

The seventh-generation Pensacolian is serving his third term as the Escambia County Commissioner for District 4 and his second stint as the commission chairman. Robinson was chairman during the 2010 BP Oil spill and took a leadership role in fighting for the Resources, Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities and Revived Economies (RESTORE) of the Gulf Coast States Act that was passed by Congress in 2012 and for the Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2011 that was passed by the Florida Legislature. Both laws ensured that Escambia County and other counties impacted by the oil spill received lion shares of any fines and settlement monies. In 2014, Robinson was elected president of the Florida Association of Counties. He chairs Florida Gulf Consortium for the RESTORE Act.

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7. Martha Saunders

Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of West Florida

When Dr. Saunders took over the academics and operations of UWF in 2014, the faculty senate had passed a vote of “No Confidence” in Dr. Bense, and the university earned the lowest grade of all the state universities under the new Performance Based Funding for

Florida’s Universities rating system. In less than a year, the State Board of Education was praising UWF for its turnaround, and Dr. Bense gave much of the credit to Saunders for delivering on the improvement plan. Saunders definitely had the background to handle the challenge.

She served as the president of the University of Southern Mississippi from 2007-2012. She was the chancellor for the University of WisconsinWhitewater from 2005-2007, after serving as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Columbus State University from 2002-2005.

8. Debbie Calder

Executive Vice President of Greater Pensacola Operations, Navy Federal Credit Union Calder is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of over 4,000 team members. Before this decade ends, she will have 10,000 employees at Navy Federal’s Heritage Oaks campus in the Beulah area. She has been with Navy Federal for over 23 years and has managed several

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different business operations during her Navy Federal career. Prior to relocating to Pensacola in 2007, Debbie was Vice President of Consumer and Credit Card Lending at Navy Federal’s headquarters. Other previous positions include: Vice President, Collections; Vice President, Call Center Operations; and Assistant

Vice President, Credit Cards. Calder serves as a board member for Gulf Power Company, Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola, Florida, the Greater Pensacola Chamber Foundation Board, and serves on the Board of Governors for the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

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9. Julian MacQueen Founder/CEO, Innisfree Hotels The former Executive Vice President of Family Inns of America founded Innisfree Hotels in 1985. His company has grown from a singleproperty operation to one of the largest hotel management companies in the Southern United States, with more than 2,000 rooms owned and managed and more than 1,000 employ-

ees. On Pensacola Beach alone, Innisfree has the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front, Holiday Inn Resort, Hampton Inn and Travelodge. MacQueen was a big advocate for breaking tourism marketing away from the Greater Pensacola Chamber. In 2014, an independent entity, Visit Pensacola, was created

to handle tourism development for Escambia County. He also created The Hive, Innisfree Hotels' corporate social responsibility program that fosters a workplace promoting community service. One of The Hive’s first projects was a sustainable community garden in the heart of Pensacola.

10. Fred Donovan Jr. Principal, Baskerville-Donovan, Inc. While it can be difficult to follow in a father’s footsteps, this professional engineer has made it look easy. Donovan serves on the Florida Chamber Board of Governors and is a member of the Florida Chamber’s Political Institute and the Florida Chamber NWFL PAC. Mr. Donovan

is also Vice-Chair of the Greater Pensacola Chamber for Governmental Affairs, and Vice-Chair of VISION 2015. He also serves on a number of boards and committees, including the Lakeview Center Board of Directors, Baptist Health Care Finance Committee, First City Arts Center Board, and

is Chairman of the Greater Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce Sites and Buildings Committee. He chaired the effort that brought about The Bluffs, an industrial campus to be developed in Cantonment that is projected to create some 15,000 jobs in its first 25 years.

2016 POWER LIST Congratulations UWF Recipients

DR. BRENDAN KELLY Vice President for University Advancement

DR. MARTHA SAUNDERS

Provost & Executive Vice President

JERRY MAYGARDEN

UWF Historic Trust Board Chair

DR. KIM LEDUFF

Dean of University College

DR. RICK HARPER

Associate Vice President for Research and Economic Opportunity

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Go here. Get there. pensacolastate.edu | 850.484.1000 Pensacola State College does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, gender/sex, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information in its educational programs, activities or employment. For inquiries regarding Title IX and the college’s nondiscrimination policies, contact the Associate Vice President for Institutional Diversity/Title IX Officer at 850-484-1759, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd., Pensacola, Florida 32504.

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12. Troy Rafferty

14. Clay Ingram

Shareholder, Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty and Proctor

11. Teri Levin

Co-owner, Levin Rinke Resort Realty

The wife of the late Allen Levin, who lost a battle with lung cancer in 2007, has set a new standard for philanthropy. She has made major contributions to the University of Florida, Gulf Coast Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House, PACE Center for Girls and to the YMCA of Northwest Florida.

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Rafferty is the immediate past president of the Florida Justice Association. In 2009 and 2010, he was awarded the Gold Eagle Award for "exhibiting a steadfast duty to protect and defend civil justice." He is a supporter of local high school athletics. Area high schools compete for the Rafferty Cup, given annually for excellence in athletic achievement.

District 1; President & CEO, Greater Pensacola Chamber

A member of the undefeated 1999 FSU National Championship football team, Ingram has been a key player in Tallahassee. This winter, he served as the chair of the House Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee and successfully got funding for several area projects in the state budget.

13. Rishy Studer

Co-owner, Studer Properties, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Bodacious Olive and more

Much of the revitalization of the SoGo District, the area of South Palafox Street between Main and Government streets, is due to her entrepreneurship. She took two street corners that had been abandoned for over a decade and made the area a vibrant destination for tourists and locals.

15. Belle Bear Co-founder IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area

If Belle Bear is behind a cause, then that cause will be successful. She is a fierce advocate for several local charities, particularly Arc Gateway, and she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hesitate to call Gov. Rick Scott for help. IMPACT 100 has grown from 100 members to over a thousand, thanks to her guidance.

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16. Sunil Gupta

MD, Physician, Founder Retina Specialty Institute & Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems

This nationally-recognized retinal surgeon is a healthcare pioneer. He is founder of Retina Specialty Institute, one of the largest retinal research organizations in the country, and IRIS: Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems, a cloud-based, telemedicine tool for assessment of retinal eye disease.

17. Michael Murdoch President/CEO, AppRiver

Mr. Murdoch serves as CEO of AppRiver, a company he co-founded in 2002 to protect email accounts from viruses and hackers. Today, his company has over 47,000 customers worldwide, protecting 10 million mailboxes. Ernst & Young named Murdoch its Florida Entrepreneur of the Year winner for 2009.

18. Lumon May Founder, Southern Youth Sports Association

SYSA has served the academic, social and physical needs of children through the appropriate involvement of community, students and staff. When the commissioner for District 3 is not in an Escambia County Commission meeting or on a job site for Mays Construction, he can found coaching kids at Legion Field or in a gym.

19. Susan Davis

RN, Ed.D, President/CEO Sacred Heart Health System

Davis is the Alabama/Florida/Community Health Ministries Ministry Market Leader of Ascension Health, Inc. She was actively involved with the American Heart Association, United Way, Hospice, American Cancer Society and serves as Trustee of Florida Hospital Association Inc. Last September, she announced plans for a new five-story Children’s Hospital for Pensacola.

20. Brian Spencer Architect, SMP Architecture

The founding principal of SMP Architecture was one of the earlier investors in the revitalization of downtown Pensacola. He has been involved in the adaptive re-use of historic structures, renovations, and new construction of hospitality, housing, and commercial office buildings in the Pensacola area. He was first elected to the Pensacola City Council in 2010.

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22. Mark Faulkner,

24. Brian Baumgardner

In February, Faulkner announced a $6 million medical park opening in northeast Pensacola and a plan to revitalize the West Moreno Street District near Baptist Hospital. Last fall, Faulkner was elected to serve as chairman of the 2015-2016 Board of Trustees of the Florida Hospital Association, which represents 200 Florida health systems.

Under his leadership, West Florida Healthcare has been named to Truven Health Analytics’ “Top 100 Hospitals” list for the second consecutive year. The hospital has also been recognized as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission for four years in a row; impressive accomplishments for Baumgardner, who took over the hospital in July 2012.

President/CEO, Baptist Health Care

21. Ken Ford

Founder & CEO, IHMC

In 2004, Florida Trend Magazine named Dr. Ford one of Florida’s four most influential citizens working in academia. His notfor-profit research institute has grown into one of the nation’s premier research organizations where scientists and engineers investigate topics related to building technological systems aimed at amplifying and extending human cognitive and perceptual capacities.

CEO, West Florida Healthcare

23. Bill Wein

25. Sandy Sansing

Co-founder/President, IMS ExpertServices, Inc.

As the driving force in the development of the legal industry’s leading expert witness search firm, Wein has seen IMS ExpertServices be named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing privately-held companies for each of the past nine years and recognized in the National Law Journal and Corporate America magazine as Best Expert Witness Provider.

President, Sandy Sansing Automotive

The auto mogul uses his talents and resources to better the local community. Specifically, Sansing focuses on the area’s youth, sponsoring over 50 local little league baseball teams. For 40 years, he has sponsored the Sandy Sansing Spelling Bee for Escambia County School District. His passion is clearly helping children.

Leadership From the Heart Susan Davis, RN

Henry Stovall

Carol Carlan

Dick Appleyard

President and Chief Executive Officer Sacred Heart Health System President Sacred Heart Foundation

President Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola Vice President of Marketing Sacred Heart Health System

Congratulations to all who make this community great including our Sacred Heart leaders.

The best care comes from the heart. www.sacred-heart.org

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BRIAN SPENCER • Founder, Spencer Maxwell Partington Architects • Nationally recognized architect for commercial, hospitality, and adaptive re-use projects. • American Institute of Architects Community Service Honor Award

CRYSTAL SPENCER • Attorney rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell • Senior Fellow of the Litigation Council of America • Florida Trend’s Legal Elite and Florida Super Lawyer

• Pensacola City Council Member, District 6

• Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association Community Service Award

• President, Lamont Community Music School

• Former Chair, Pensacola Charter Review Commission

Congratulations to the 2016 InWeekly Power List Spencer Law, PA 316 South Baylen Street, Suite 520 Pensacola, fl 32502 • 850.912.8080 www.SpencerLawPA.com

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THE LIST 1. Bentina Terry, Vice President, Customer Service and Sales, Gulf Power 2. Bobby Switzer, Vice President of Operations, Lamar Advertising 3. C. Edward Meadows, President, Pensacola State College 4. James J. Reeves, Attorney at Law 5. John Peacock, Financial Advisor, CFP(R), Edward Jones 6. Grover Robinson, IV, Escambia County Commissioner, District 4 7. Martha Saunders, Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, UWF 8. Debbie Calder, Executive Vice President of Greater Pensacola Operations, Navy Federal Credit Union 9. Julian MacQueen, Founder/ CEO, Innisfree Hotels 10. Fred Donovan Jr., Principal, Baskerville-Donovan, Inc. 11. Teri Levin, Co-owner, Levin Rinke Resort Realty 12. Troy Rafferty, Shareholder, Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty and Proctor 13. Rishy Studer, Co-owner, Studer Properties, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Bodacious Olive and more 14. Clay Ingram, State Representative, District 1; President & CEO, Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce 15. Belle Bear, Co-founder IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area 16. Sunil Gupta, MD, Physician; Founder Retina Specialty Institute & Intelligent Retinal 17. Michael Murdoch, President/ CEO, AppRiver 18. Lumon May, Founder, Southern Youth Sports Association 19. Susan Davis RN, Ed.D, President/CEO Sacred Heart Health System 20. Brian Spencer, Architect, SMP Architecture 21. Ken Ford, Founder & CEO, IHMC 22. Mark Faulkner, President/ CEO, Baptist Health Care 23. Bill Wein, Co-founder/President, IMS ExpertServices, Inc. 24. Brian Baumgardner, CEO, West Florida Healthcare 020 2

25. Sandy Sansing, President, Sandy Sansing Automotive 26. David Bear, Vice President, Lewis Bear Company 27. Buzz Ritchie, CEO, Gulf Coast Community Bank 28. Jerry Maygarden, Chairman, UWF Historic Trust 29. Henry Stovall, President, Sacred Heart Hospital 30. Charles Bare, Pensacola City Council President 31. Gary Bembry, President/CEO, Lakeview Center 32. Debbie Ritchie, President, Studer Group 33. Brendan Kelly, Vice President for University Advancement, UWF 34. Crystal Spencer, Attorney, Spencer Law, PA 35. Lisa Nellessen-Lara, Executive Editor, News Journal 36. Dick Appleyard, President, Appleyard Agency 37. Donnie McMahon, President, McMahon & Hadder Insurance 38. Lonnie Wesley, Pastor, Greater Little Rock Baptist Church 39. Larry B. Johnson, Jr., Pensacola City Council, District 4 40. Mort O’Sullivan, Managing Member, Warren Averett, LLC 41. Joe Abston, Owner of Hopjacks, Tin Cow, Pot Roast & Pinot and more 42. Miller Caldwell, Jr., President and Principal Architect, Caldwell Associates 43. Robert Rinke, Developer, Levin Rinke Resort Realty 44. Rick Harper, Executive Director, Office of Economic Development and Engagement, UWF 45. Scott Remington, Attorney, Clark, Partington, Hart, Larry & Stackhouse 46. Steven Barry, Escambia County Commissioner, District 5 47. Marcus Michles, Attorney, Michles & Booth 48. Carol Carlan, President, Sacred Heart Foundation 49. Linda “Sonshine” Moorer, Program Director, Cumulus Media -Magic 106 50. Doug Underhill, Escambia inweekly.net

THE LIST County Commissioner, District 2 51. Cyndi Warren, President, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Ares 52. DeeDee Davis, Executive Vice President, NAI Halford 53. Maren DeWeese, Founder, Marenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Blog 54. Ron Jackson, Past President, Saltmarsh Cleaveland & Gund 55. Wilson Robertson, Escambia County Commissioner, District 1 56. Mark Proctor, Attorney, Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor 57. Tad Ihns, President, Avalex Technologies 58. Jack Brown, Escambia County Administrator 59. Bryan Aylstock, Attorney, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz 60. Stephen Sorrell, Executive Director, Emerald Cost Utilities Authority 61. Ellis Bullock III, President, E.W. Bullock Associates 62. Corbett Davis, Jr., Owner, Jewelers Trade Shop 63. Justin Beck, President, Beck Partners 64. Jim Andrews, MD, Founder, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine 65. Blaise Adams, Market President, Centennial Bank 66. John Griffing, President/CEO, NAI Halford 67. Caron Sjoberg, President and CEO, Ideaworks 68. Andy Marlette, Cartoonist, News Journal 69. Sue Straughan, Anchor, WEAR TV 3 70. Jay Bradshaw, Owner/ President, Coastal Moving & Storage, LLC 71. Mary Hoxeng, Owner/General Manager, Cat Country 98.7 & NewsRadio1620 72. Neil Overholtz, Attorney, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC 73. Mark Lee, Broker, Levin Rinke Resort Realty 74. Scott Luth, President/CEO, Florida West 75. Mona Amodeo, Ph.D, Founder & President, idgroup 76. Lutimothy May, Pastor, March 31, 2016

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church 77. Gregg Beck, Founder, Beck Property Co. 78. Julie Sheppard, General Counsel, IHMC 79. David Peaden, Executive Director, Home Builders Association of West Florida 80. Becca Boles, Corporate Communications Director, Gulf Power 81. Danny Zimmern, President, Pensacola Mardi Gras, Inc. 82. Miller Caldwell, III, Project Manager, Caldwell Associates Architects 83. Gary Michaels, Operations Manager, Levin-Rinke Resort Realty 84. Aaron Watson, Attorney, Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty and Proctor 85. R yan Wiggins, Owner, Full Contact Strategies, LLC 86. Jason Crawford, CEO, IRIS 87. Justin Witkin, Attorney, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC 88. Steve Hayes, President, Visit Pensacola, Inc. 89. Jeff Helms, Vice President/ Senior Practice Manager, Atkins North America 90. Meghan McCarthy, President, Junior League of Pensacola 91. Kim LeDuff, Dean/Associate Vice Provost, UWF 92. William Reynolds, Founder/ Publisher, NorthEscambia. com 93. Tommy Tait, President, Pensacola Market, Summit Bank NA 94. Frank White, General Counsel, Sandy Sansing Dealerships 95. Michael Morette, President, Morette Company 96. Robin Reshard, Filmmaker, Robert Robino Productions 97. Ed Fleming, Attorney, McDonald, Fleming, Moorhead 98. Dave Hoxeng, Co-Owner, Cat Country 98.7 & NewsRadio1620 99. Michael Carro, Broker, Sperry Van Ness Commercial Real Estate Group 100. Sherri Myers, Pensacola City Council Member, District 2 21

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nce you’re named the most infl uential, you deserve a special place. Bentina Terry will join this group of movers and shakers who each earned the number one spot on the Inweekly Power List over the past nine years.

Fred Levin (2007)

The fl amboyant and outspoken Pensacola trial attorney has the University of Florida law school named after him. His biggest achievement was helping rewrite legislation in 1993 that led to a $13.2 billion settlement by the tobacco industry with the state of Florida. Fred has attended cocktail parties with former President Bill Clinton, former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev, U2's Bono and David Rockefeller. He was honored at the United Nations by being made a Chief in the Republic of Ghana, one of only two non-Ghanaians ever so honored. He has received more than 30 jury verdicts in excess of $1,000,000, six of which were in excess of $10 million. He has been listed in every edition of Best Lawyers in America and is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an organization limited to 100 of the top trial attorneys in the country. In 2009, he was inducted into The National Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. Quote: “I think my image is a helluva lot stronger than reality. But I consider myself to be just a regular old guy who has a couple of drinks every night with my friends.”

J. Collier Merrill (2008)

This developer and restaurateur has worked behind the scenes for the maritime park, downtown improvement and political candidates and causes.

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With his brothers, Will and Burney, Merrill co-owns Merrill Land Company, a real estate development and holding fi rm, and the Great Southern Restaurant Group. He has chaired the UWF Board of Trustees, CMPA Board, Greater Pensacola Chamber, Visit Pensacola, Home Builders Association of Northwest Florida and dozens of boards. His contacts stretch beyond the Escambia County borders, and his restaurants have served such national newsmakers as Sen. John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush and Gov. Rick Scott. His restaurant, The Fish House, has been featured on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover, the Food Network’s Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Foods and Emeril’s Florida, as well as the History Channel’s American Pickers and Picked Off. Collier has been named an Art Education Hero by the Florida Cultural Alliance; the Excellence Award Winner as a Community Leader, and the Emerging Leader Award Winner by the Greater Pensacola Chamber; an Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser by the National Society of Fund Raising Volunteers; and a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International.

efforts, particularly working with Gov. Rick Scott and Sen. Don Gaetz in helping Northwest Florida recover from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. His company, The Lewis Bear Company, is a beverage distributorship founded in 1876 that holds the regional franchise for Anheuser-Busch with offi ces in DeFuniak Springs and Panama City. It's diffi cult to fi nd a charity or community organization that hasn't been helped by the Lewis Bear family. In 2014, the Bear Family Foundation gave $1,482,272 to area organizations, the largest gift being a $1 million to build a new downtown Pensacola YMCA. The prior year, they gave $1 million to the University of West Florida for its engineering department and to support an endowed professorship in Supply Chain Logistics.

The cornerstones of influence in Pensacola are business success, commitment to improving the area and stubbornness to persevere regardless of how monumental the task may seem. You can check all three boxes when you look at Lewis Bear, Jr. He has done a masterful job at reining the many political forces at play. Lewis was the driving force behind the area’s economic development

Quote: “You have a minority of people in the community, about 25 percent, that would be against anything. You have to be comfortable being uncomfortable.”

Quote: "My father taught me long ago that we needed to give back to the community. I'm fortunate that I am able to do that."

Ashton Hayward (2011)

Quote: “M.J. Menge said a long time ago that it's much better to be the kingmaker than the king.”

Lewis Bear, Jr. (2009)

on the site of the old News Journal headquarters a $50-million apartment building, another fi rst for downtown. Autism Pensacola, YMCA of Northwest Florida, Pensacola and Century Business Challenges and the Pensacola Promise scholars have all benefi ted from his and his wife Rishy’s philanthropy. Last year, the couple committed $1 million to start the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of West Florida College of Business. Their latest challenge is to improve early education. The Studers are offering $50,000 for the best ideas to improve early learning in Escambia County—$25,000 for the best idea submitted by an employee of the Escambia County School District, and $25,000 for the best idea submitted by someone who isn’t an employee of the district.

Quint Studer (2010)

The founder of Studer Group, Studer Community Institute and co-owner of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos has led the charge to revitalize downtown Pensacola and create a more vibrant place for everyone. To work, play and live. Quint was the big champion for the Vince Whibbs, Sr. Community Maritime Park and downtown’s fi rst high-rise offi ce building in more than two decades, Maritime Place. He hopes to start soon

In 2010, the real estate developer was elected mayor of Pensacola, after the city passed a new charter forming a "strong mayor" form of government the prior year. In his fi rst term, Ashton oversaw the completion of the Blue Wahoos Stadium, Community Maritime Park and Admiral Mason Park. He focused on improving city services on the west side by building the Theophalis May Resource Center at Legion Field and Woodland Heights Resource Center near Pensacola Village. He also tackled the city pensions, convincing the police and general employee unions to move to the state retirement system. Ashton has also focused on creating jobs. In 2011, he announced that international shipper UPS would move

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its regional sorting facility to Pensacola International Airport. In September 2014, the mayor signed an agreement with VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Inc. to establish a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at the airport that is expected to create at least 300 jobs. Quote: “We truly have the opportunity in this decade to be the number one city in Northwest Florida. We don’t need to be outshone by Walton, Bay or Okaloosa counties.”

Dr. Judy Bense (2012)

The founder of the UWF program of Anthropology/Archaeology became the fifth president of the University of West Florida on July 1, 2008, after serving the university for 28 years. She became the hero of interim officers everywhere for turning what was originally only a 12-month gig into a full-time contract that will end this year with her retirement. Judy connected the university with the community better than any of her predecessors. Building dorms and adding a college football program have created a fuller college experience for her students. In recognition of her academic and research achievements, Judy has received numerous awards and honors, including induction into the Order Isabella de Cathólica by King Juan Carlos of Spain for her research in the early Spanish Colonial period, the Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award for Historical Archaeology from the Society of Historical Archaeology and the Liberty Bell Award from the Pensacola Chapter of Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge.

As UWF president, she has been recognized as Partner of the Year by the Florida Small Business Development Center, 2011 Woman of the Year by the Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce, and Sportsman of the Year by the Pensacola Sports Association. Quote: “I’d always had the ‘Lucille Ball’ approach to life: don’t mess with success, stick with what you’re good at.”

David Morgan (2013)

His defeat of the well-financed, two-term incumbent Ron McNesby in

2008 is considered one of the biggest upsets in Escambia County politics. And many of the good old boys have never forgiven him. During his first year as sheriff, he dealt with a Department of Justice investigation of the jail and longstanding civil rights violations under his predecessor, budget reductions, K-9 incidents, and the Billings murders that caught international media attention. His straightforward, direct approach to law enforcement has made him one of the most well-known sheriffs in the country. Four years later, David handily defeated his opponents in the Republican primary and 2012 general election. In 2013, he battled the Escambia Board of County Commissioners over increasing funding for the county jail to meet the recommendations made by the DOJ. In the end, the BCC took over the jail. Six months later, the Central Booking and Detention center exploded due to a gas leak. Most recently, the jail has been plagued with several suicides and health-related deaths, which led to the corrections director being fired.

LEADING THE WAY FOR A MORE HEALTHY GULF COAST (AND BEYOND) Baptist Health Care celebrates our very own dedicated leaders who have earned spots on this year’s InWeekly Power List. Our community is a better place because of their passion and purpose to improve the quality of life for those visiting and living on the Gulf Coast. Congratulations!

James Andrews, M.D.

Founder, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

Gary Bembry

President/CEO, Lakeview Center Senior Vice President Baptist Health Care

Mark Faulkner

President/CEO Baptist Health Care

Meghan McCarthy

Director of Community Health & Wellness Baptist Health Care

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Meanwhile, the Escambia County Sheriff ’s Office has attained full accredited status by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation. The Neighborhood Watch groups have increased from 13 groups to nearly a 100. The monthly Operation Clean Sweeps have brought together several county agencies, military volunteers, churches and others to achieve positive change in targeted areas throughout the county.

Law honored Pap for his outstanding contributions to social justice. Last year, he was inducted into the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame. Quote: “You have to believe in something. When you’re driven like that, it creates an energy that is a power.”

Quote: “It’s hell dealing with an honest man. Make sure you’re that honest man.”

Stan Connally (2015)

Mike Papantonio (2014)

Considered the nation’s top trial attorney in the field of mass torts, Pensacola’s Renaissance man is a regular commentator on several news networks, author, jazz musician and co-hosts the nationally-syndicated radio show “Ring of Fire” with Bobby Kennedy, Jr. In 1998, Pap teamed with Kennedy, the Hudson Riverkeepers, and Water Keeper Alliance to establish Emerald Coastkeepers, Inc., a fulltime organization that serves the community as a public advocate for the waterways of Northwest Florida. In 2001, he filed two lawsuits against polluters, which lead to a $70 million settlement. In 2007, as lead trial counsel in the environmental class action case of Perrine v. DuPont, he received a jury verdict award for a West Virginia community with an estimated value in excess of $380 million. In 2011, Pap was awarded the Perry Nichols Award, the highest honor given by the Florida Justice Association. The following year, he became president of the National Trial Lawyers Association. In 2014, the Stephen and Sandra Sheller Center for Social Justice of Temple University Beasley School of

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The President and CEO of Gulf Power Company has worked his up the ladder of Southern Company with steps at all its subsidiaries. Stan began his career with Southern Company in 1989 as a co-op student at Georgia Power’s Plant Yates and has held positions in various functional areas, including Customer Operations, Sales and Marketing, and Power Generation. After holding several positions with Georgia Power, he became Plant Manager of Mississippi Power’s Plant Watson in 2003 and Plant Daniel in 2004. Three years later, Stan became Plant Manager at Alabama Power, with responsibility for Plant Barry, Theodore Co-Generation Plant and Washington County Co-Generation Plant. Stan serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Florida, Pensacola Chamber Foundation, Gulf Coast Kid’s House and James Madison Institute. He has been appointed by Governor Rick Scott to the Aerospace Alliance board, a four-state organization working to bring aviation-related jobs to the Gulf Coast. In 2013, the governor also appointed Stan to the board of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., the nonprofit corporation charged with distributing the $1.5 billion settlement for economic damages from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Quote: “We don't need to go to Louisiana to find the talent; we don't need to go to Atlanta or Birmingham. Let's grow it right here.”

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Hugo Belanger, Shane Calder, Kelly Hultgren, Scott Malone and Andrew Rodgers. Former Ice Flyers returning for the festivities include Dan Buccella, Joe Bueltel, Jordan Chong, Ross MacKinnon and Tyler Soehner. Friday-Saturday, April 1-2: Prior to both Ice Flyers owner Greg Harris said it’s the games with the Huntsville (Ala.) Havoc, success of those early Pensacola hockey teams the former players will be introduced and that Quenneville played on that have led to the take part in the pre-game festivities. Durcurrent team’s success. ing the first intermission on both nights, The Flyers won the city’s first-ever the players will be on the ice and participrofessional sports championship in 2013 pate in special intermission contests. and followed that up with a second Southern Professional Hockey League President’s Cup Friday, April 1: Following the game, fans in 2014. The Flyers are amid qualifying for their will be able to purchase at auction the seventh consecutive SPHL playoff appearance authentic 20th Anniversary of Pensacola this year. Hockey jerseys of former Ice Flyers and “Hockey started off on the right foot Ice Pilots players. with those first couple of teams,” Harris said. “They really helped to ingrain professional Saturday, April 2: Fans are invited to hockey in Pensacola.” a pre-game “Party on the Plaza” on the The team didn’t play during the 2008– west side of the Pensacola Bay Center. 2009 season after the Ice Pilots finished dead From 4:30-6:30 p.m. there will be a meetlast for three consecutive years. However, and-greet and autograph session with the former NHL player Tim Kerr reestablished the former players. After the game, there will hockey team as the Pensacola Ice Flyers the be an auction of the jerseys worn by the following season. Ice Flyers. Ice Flyers coach Rod Aldoff expects to have a flood of memories during the anniversaSunday, April 3: Festivities wrap up ry weekend as a former Ice Pilots player during with the 20th Anniversary Weekend his 15-year professional hockey career. Plus, Golf Tournament at Stonebrook Golf he is now in his third season as the Ice Flyers’ Club. The cost is $65 per golfer, and coach. Aldoff became the winningest coach in each foursome will be paired with a Flyers’ history in January. current Ice Flyers player. Former play“All the teams in the South have really ers will also attend the golf tournament drawn well,” Aldoff said. “I’ve got nothing but to mingle with fans. To register, call the great memories here in Pensacola. The city Ice Flyers at 466-3111. has had some great teams, and Pensacola has always had great fan support.” Harris said he can’t wait to see the fans’ reactions during the celebration. “One of my favorite things to do is to watch thousands of faces thorWHAT: Home games, part of 20th Anniversary of oughly enjoy hockey here,” he said. Pensacola Hockey weekend “There will be a lot of nostalgia from WHEN: 7:05 p.m. Friday, April 1 and Saturday, a lot of great teams and players here April 2 flowing through everyone’s minds. WHERE: Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. We’re grateful that Pensacola has DETAILS: pensacolaiceflyers.com adopted us into their lives.” {in}

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Quenneville, who’s from South Hadley, Mass., recalls regularly playing in front of 8,000 rabid fans at The Hangar, as the team refers to the Pensacola Bay Center, which has a capacity of 8,150. Quenneville, a financial advisor who now coaches Pensacola youth hockey, is one of the former Ice Pilots who plans to attend the current Ice Flyers 20th Anniversary of Pensacola Hockey celebration during the team’s final home stand FridaySunday, April 1-3. The anniversary weekend includes games Friday and Saturday against the Huntsville Havoc, jersey auctions, autograph and photo sessions and wraps up with a golf tournament at Stonebrook Golf Club on Sunday. Other former Ice Pilots joining Quenneville during the weekend celebration are

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A Spectacular Evening of his work was written under government-imposed requirements of Soviet art. It wasn’t until Joseph Stalin’s death that he could even publish some of the works he had kept secret.

she also appreciates that there are a few good bassoon parts in Russian Spectacular. Listening to the pieces—not just online or in your car, but live—is comparable to a history lesson. “Think of composers like Mozart or Beethoven as people … we have to hear what they had to say,” Walker said. “They were experiencing life the same way we were. It’s a cool way to connect history.” Sharing the music is almost as important as making it. Walker gives credit to Maestro Peter Rubardt for not just choosing great pieces, but making it accessible to the community. PSO offers discounted tickets for their dress rehearsal performances and includes audio notes on its website to keep music lovers of all levels engaged. You can also meet the guest artist Yevgeny Kutik at Temple Beth El where he will talk about his experiences immigrating to America, as well as perform during the free event. “We really are a picture of our community,” Walker said. “(The performance) is something that’s been built. Everybody does something different, we all work together and then gift it to people who may really need it or appreciate it.” Connecting with the music, the history and those who appreciate it is what makes each PSO performance so thrilling, Walker said. “It’s unifying, this sense of humanity,” she said. “Being in the middle of the stage, it just captures you. I’m in this incredible erector set. You can listen to recordings all you want, but the live performance … it’s like ‘now’s the time to be really good.’ It’s a unique gift for you.”{in}

“Composers through the generations have been through such major political turmoil… some were even sent into exile for their music.” Abigail Walker

“Music can be a powerful experience,” Walker said. “It can unite or cause revolt or give hope to people who are oppressed. For Russian Spectacular, PSO will perform three pieces, Anatoly Liadov’s, “Kikimora;” Sergei Prokofiev’s “Violin Concerto No. 2” and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 4.” Performing with PSO is a guest violinist, Yevgeny Kutik, who was born in Minsk in 1985. When he was 4-years-old, he came to America with his parents. Kutik brings some modern history into his music. In a 2014 interview with NPR, he explained his parents were feeling pressure for being Jewish. They were stripped of their citizenship and left with just a few suitcases of belongings. “I think you can only take about $90 per person and two giant suitcases. My mom (a violin professor) insisted on putting WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2 in these old scores, WHERE: Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox collections that she COST: $19-$87 had used playing wise and for teaching,” he recalled. “My grandmother and my family were like, 'Why? Why WHEN: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2 are you wasting this preWHERE: Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox cious space with these COST: $5 scores?’” Among the saved possessions were compositions by Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky, which he recorded WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 31 for the album “Music from the WHERE: Temple Beth El, 800 N. Palafox Suitcase: A Collection of RusCOST: Free and open to the public sian Miniatures.” Along with an overall pasDETAILS : pensacolasymphony.com sion for the music, Walker said

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RUSSIAN SPECTACULAR DRESS REHEARSAL

Yevgeny Kutik / Courtesy Photo A night with Pensacola Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is always a special occasion, but the upcoming Russian Spectacular performance is one not to miss, said Abigail Walker, a musician with PSO. “The music is rich and romantic,” said the bassoonist, who has been with PSO since 2007. “Composers through the generations have been through such major political turmoil… some were even sent into March 31, 2016

exile for their music. I’m so fascinated by those who were writing it.” Russian composers are a staple in the classical music world. PSO will be showcasing another Russian name, Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 10” later this month for its next performance. Shostakovich exemplifies Walker’s point. The composer had a difficult relationship with the government. Much

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and catchy, sing-along bridge, that has roots buried deep in the best of classic rock. This nod to the past is another undercurrent that flows beneath the entirety of the LP and rises to the top in experimental key runs and soaring harmonies. While perhaps not their best or most adult release, “Amen & Goodbye” solidifies forward movement for Yeasayer and has allowed them room and platform to grow in between releases, so hopefully the album title doesn’t suggest the beginning of a bow out. “Amen & Goodbye” is out April 1 via MUTE.

Yeasayer “Amen & Goodbye”

“Suppose our parties now agree on the writings drawn and the lawyer’s fee. With crystal ball I now can see that I'm a man of low degree. She never thinks of rich or poor, and with my knees down on the floor, I am a dog of roguish war. I have favor with you no more.” No, that isn’t a William Blake poem from the 19th century. Those are lyrics from ‘Silly Me,’ the second single from Yeasayer’s upcoming fourth studio full length, “Amen & Goodbye.” As made obvious by the lyrics, this album is quite grown up through ideas, while musically it remains as sporadic, unexpected, disorienting and whimsical as any of the Brooklyn band’s previous releases. The lead single, ‘I Am Chemistry,’ gave us a defining first look at the entirety of “Amen & Goodbye,” with its hooks

THURSDAY 3.31

WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Try something

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 HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS 7 p.m. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. Tickets $28.50$110.50. pensacolabaycenter.com AN EVENING WITH THE ARTIST: YEVGENY KUTIK 7 p.m. Temple Beth El, 800 N. Palafox

St.Free and open to the public. pensacolasymphony.com PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE 7:30 p.m. Pensacola West Percussion Ensemble’s spring concert. Free. For more information, call PSC Lyceum Box Office at 484-1847. OUT OF DARKNESS 7:30 p.m. Three emotionally-rich portraits of those caught in the Holocaust's grasp. $25-$35. Pensacola Opera Center, 75 S. Tarragona St. pensacolaopera.com THE OUTER VIBE 8 p.m. Michigan-based band performing at Bamboo Willies, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 030 3

TRACK OF THE WEEK: The War

on Drugs ‘Touch of Grey’ (The Grateful Dead cover)

Last week, I told you about an impending tribute album to The Grateful Dead which was curated by The National and features some of the greatest bands indie rock has to offer. Well, this week, five of the tracks surfaced on YouTube, and the results are just as great as we all hoped. So far, the releases have been from Courtney Barnett, The National, Phosphorescent & Jenny Lewis, Bruce Hornsby & Deyarmond Edison, and The War on Drugs. I’m partial to Drugs’ cover of my favorite Dead song, ‘Touch of Grey,’ which I was drawn to as a kid. The track was treated with such respect and extreme justice. Check out these songs

FRIDAY 4.1

PENSACOLA JAZZ FEST STUDENT COMPETITION 7-9 p.m. Seville Square. jazzpensacola.

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THE GEM SPRING SALE 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Upscale,

secondhand boutique. Proceeds benefit Covenant Care. The Gem, 1901 N. Palafox. facebook.com/shopthegem 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. FIRST FRIDAY DINNER WALK 6 p.m. Enjoy a walk from Gulf Breeze Library to La Brisa restaurant for dinner. Meet at the library, 1060 Shoreline Drive. For more information, call George Brinkman 932-0125. SUNSET TOAST AT THE TOP 6:30 p.m. $50 per couple. Pensacola Lighthouse, 2081 Radford Blvd. pensacolalighthouse.org MST3K: POD PEOPLE SCREENING 7 p.m. Watch the "Pod People" episode of Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Free admission. WSRE, 1000 College Blvd. wsre.org

on YouTube, and keep an eye out for the “Day of the Dead” compilation, which is out May 20 via 4AD.

FAREWELL & GOODBYE

This week is the final one for Ears & Fingers, and I can’t say that it isn’t with some sadness that I say goodbye to this weekly column. Three years ago, I didn’t know what I was doing or what to expect when I was offered the opportunity to write reviews for IN, but I was very grateful, and with every passing week, I felt very fortunate to have this platform. I’ve tried to bring honesty, fresh insight, and the best of music you might not otherwise ever hear about to you, my audience. A lot has changed during the past three years, and I couldn’t be happier where I have landed at the end of this. Ultimately, I would like to say thank you to IN for giving me a platform to pretend that anyone cares what I have to say, and I would like to thank anyone who has ever read E&F, agreed with me, gotten pissed off and thrown an issue away, found their new favorite band, or maybe just expanded their horizon a little bit. That was the whole reason I wanted to do this; to show you all that there is more out there beyond what we’re shown every day. You just have to dig a little for it. “What is that feeling when you're driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? it's the too-huge world vaulting us, and it's good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.” {in}

ICE FLYERS VS. HUNTSVILLE 7:05 p.m. $15-$29

Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com DATE NIGHT DANCING 7:15-8:15 p.m. Learn the basics of several romantic ballroom and country dance styles in a unique group class that keeps partners together. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com CIRQUE ITALIA 7:30 p.m. Italian water circus. Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6555 W. Mobile Hwy. $10-$50. cirqueitalia.com OUT OF DARKNESS 7:30 p.m. Three emotionally-rich portraits of those caught in the Holocaust's grasp. $25-$35. Pensacola Opera Center, 75 S. Tarragona St. pensacolaopera.com $5 LOCAL SHOWCASE 8 p.m. Accursed Creator, BLACKTITAN, Dicks From Mars, Blight, Rezolve. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com AFTER GAME SKATE 9:30 p.m. $9-$12. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com IMPROV 10:30 p.m. $10. Pensacola Little Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com

SATURDAY 4.2

SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road, Pace. 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 IT'S SPRINGTIME IN SOGO 9:30-10:45 a.m. Kid's dessert class. So Gourmet & Kitchenry, 407-D S. Palafox. $20. sogourmetpensacola.com A BARK TO REMEMBER 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dog demonstrations, contests and live music. Proceeds benefit the local Alzheimer's Association. Community Maritime Park, 301 W. Main St. THE GEM SPRING SALE 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Upscale, secondhand boutique. Proceeds benefit Covenant Care. The Gem, 1901 N. Palafox. facebook.com/shopthegem PENSACOLA JAZZ FEST 11:15 a.m.-7:45 p.m. Seville Square. Free. jazzpensacola.com 13TH ANNUAL CHOCOLATE FEST 12-3 p.m. Proceeds benefit Gulf Coast Kid's House. Tickets $15-$20. pensacolachocolatefest.com SECOND ANNUAL PENSACOLA HUMANE SOCIETY GOLF TOURNAMENT 12 p.m. Regis-

tration ends March 31. Marcus Pointe Golf Club, 2500 Oak Pointe Drive. pensacolahumane.org CIRQUE ITALIA 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Italian water circus. Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6555 W. Mobile Hwy. $10-$50. cirqueitalia.com ICE FLYERS VS. HUNTSVILLE 7:05 p.m. $15$29 Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com THE CABARET VEGAS STYLE 7 p.m. PLT fundraiser. $50. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com 'THE MESSENGER' SCREENING 7-9 p.m. FMW Audubon Society and PSC Biology Club present, "The Messenger", a documentary about the imperiled songbird. Free. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd, The Hagler Auditorium, Building 2A. TITUS ANDRONICUS 7 p.m. Staged reading of Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus," by First City Shakespeare Company. Sluggo's, 101 S. Jefferson St. For more information, visit setsco.org/first-city-shakespeare OUT OF DARKNESS 7:30 p.m. Three emotionally-rich portraits of those caught in the Holocaust's grasp. $25-$35. Pensacola Opera Center, 75 S. Tarragona St. pensacolaopera.com RUSSIAN SPECTACULAR 7:30 p.m. Pensacola Symphony Orchestra performance. $19-$87. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com BALLROOM DANCING 7:30-10:30 p.m. $10. Bayview Senior Center, 2000 E. Lloyd St. $5 LOCAL SHOWCASE 8 p.m. Whiskey & Water, Dinosaur Daze, Sinner's Sons, Bear With Me. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com inweekly.net

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WSRE, the local PBS affiliate, is embracing everyone’s inner nerd with a new community initiative—PBS Nerd. The campaign was created in 2011 by a PBS station in Arizona. "WSRE is starting a new PBS Nerd Night Saturday late night programming block of 'Doctor Who' followed by 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' beginning at 10 p.m. April 2," said Mary Riker, spokesperson for WSRE. "These shows have really big fans (i.e., Whovians and MSTies), so we thought it would be fun to invite them to the Amos Studio for a free show as part of our tune-in promotion." At this year's Pensacon, you may have seen the PBS Nerd booth taking silly photos and taking votes on your favorite episode of "Mystery Science Theater 3000." Voters played favorites voting for Team Joel or Team Mike. "Team Joel won by only 13 votes out of about 250 ballots," Riker said. "WSRE will be showing 'MST3K: Pod People.' We’ll have the PBS Nerd photo booth set HOLLOW LEG W/ GRSITNAM 9:30 p.m. $7. The

Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. pensacolahandlebar.com AFTER GAME SKATE 9:30 p.m. $9-$12 Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com

SUNDAY 4.3

HIKE YELLOW RIVER RAVINES TRAIL 8 a.m.

Six-mile hike through picturesque terrain, including early-blooming pitcher plants. Meet at Tom Thumb at 8215 Hwy. 87 in Milton. For more information call Patty Bee 382-6522. THE GEM SPRING SALE 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Upscale, secondhand boutique. Proceeds benefit Covenant Care. The Gem, 1901 N. Palafox. facebook.com/shopthegem PENSACOLA JAZZ FEST 11:30 a.m.-7:45 p.m. Seville Square. Free. jazzpensacola.com PUBLIC ICE SKATING 1:30, 3 and 4:30 March 31, 2016

up and give away some door prizes." The late-night programming is a perfect fit for PBS, Riker said. "The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has contributed greatly to American pop culture," she said. "Consider Mister Rogers Neighborhood and Sesame Street, and PBS icons like Bob Ross and Julia Child. Tom Baker (the Fourth Doctor) played the role of 'Doctor Who' from 1974 to 1981, and his episodes of the BBC series were the first to be sold to PBS stations, including WSRE, in the U.S." Riker also notes that Baker's debut "Doctor Who" episode will be airing April 2. In partnership with Pensacon and WSRE Public Speakers Series, MST3K stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff will be the guests in May with their live movieriffing show, “The Mads are Back!” The two will talk about the awardwinning series, their creative journey and its impact on the rise of social TV viewing, Riker said. {in}

MST3K: POD PEOPLE SCREENING

WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday, April 1 WHERE: WSRE Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio, 1000 College Blvd. COST: Free DETAILS: wsre.org

p.m. $9-$12 Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com OUT OF DARKNESS 2 p.m. Three emotionallyrich portraits of those caught in the Holocaust's grasp. $25-$35. Pensacola Opera Center, 75 S. Tarragona St. pensacolaopera.com CIRQUE ITALIA 2:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. Italian water circus. Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6555 W. Mobile Hwy. $10-$50. cirqueitalia.com THE HIT MEN 7 p.m. Featuring former stars of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. $40-$50. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com AN EVENING WITH THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS

7 p.m. $20-$25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com. AFTER JAZZFEST JAZZ JAM 8-10 p.m. Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. jazzpensacola.com OTONANA TRIO, EARL'S KILLER SQUIRREL,

101 S. Jefferson St. facebook.com/sluggospensacola

MONDAY 4.4

LUNCH AND LEARN 11:30 p.m. Tips and techniques for the week's recipes, local food shopping, food preparation and plate presentation. $20. Pensacola Cooks, 3670 Barrancas Ave. cookingschoolsofamerica. com/pensacolacooks MONTHLY MOVIE CLUB First Monday of the month, all evening prices are $5. Treehouse Cinema, 1175 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. treehousecinemagulfbreeze.com SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Free pasta and drink specials after the run at Fast Eddie's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. Swing, Country, and Ballroom. Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com NAPALM DEATH, THE MELVINS, MELT BANANA 7 p.m. $22.50-$25. Vinyl Music Hall,

2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

APPALACHE, MCNC, CHRISTIAN ROCK 10

p.m. $5-$10. Sluggo's 101 S. Jefferson St. facebook.com/sluggospensacola

TUESDAY 4.5

TECH N9NE INDEPENDENT POWERHOUSE TOUR 6 p.m. With Krizz Kaliko, Stevie

Stone, Mayday and more. $35. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com COOKING FROM THE GARDEN 6-8 p.m. With heirloom gardener Cat McCreery. $30. Pensacola Cooks, 3670 Barrancas Ave. cookingschoolsofamerica.com/pensacolacooks STRUT YOUR MUTT 6:45 p.m. Join fellow dog walkers for a 45-minute stroll in East Hill. Dogs must be leashed and wellbehaved. Walkers meet at entrance to Bayview Dog Park at 20th Ave and E. Lloyd St. BANDS ON THE BEACH 7-9 p.m. Deja Vu. Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com

WEDNESDAY 4.6

BLUE ANGELS TOUR 11 a.m. Pensacola Lighthouse, 2081 Radford Blvd. $20 per person. pensacolalighthouse.org THE ILLUSIONISTS 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Magicians and illusionists. $51 and up. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger. com DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. West Coast Swing. Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com SOUJA WITH NEW KINGSTON 7 p.m. $35. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com DANCE PARTY 8-10 p.m. A mix of swing, country, and ballroom music for partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com 31

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University Pkwy., Building 82, Room 206. uwf.edu MIXED BREEDS

Watercolor, photography, acrylics, mixed media. On view through April 29. Quayside Art Gallery, 15-17 E. Zaragoza. quaysidegallery.com

MIXED BREEDS

5-8 p.m. Sunday, April 1. Watercolor, photography, acrylics, mixed media. On view through April 29. Quayside Art Gallery, 15-17 E. Zaragoza. quaysidegallery.com

UPTOWN DOWNTOWN Bringing

ARTIST TALK WITH CHRISTOPHER WHITE 5 p.m. Thurs-

day, March 31. TAG, 11000 University Pkwy., Building 82, Room 206. uwf.edu

ABSTRACT ARGO

From the Artel gallery vault. On view through April 15. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

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JASMINE HOLMES

Watercolors, winner of Blue Morning Gallery scholarship. On view through April 23. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com

MORPHOMETRIC

contrasts together visually. On view through April 15. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

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From the Artel gallery vault. On view through April 15. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

Photography by Christopher White. On view through April 16. TAG, 11000

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view through April 30. Open Books

Bookstore, 1040 N. Guillemard St. openbookspcola.com DO PROCESS An examination of process and method. On view at the First City Art Center gallery through April 15. 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org. ANNUAL MEMBERS' JURIED EXHIBITION

Selected works from Pensacola Museum of Art Members. On view through April 15. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org TSCHACBASOV: INNER VISIONS Se-

lection of etchings from Russian-born Nahum Tschacbaso. On view through June 4. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

FUNKY TURNS 40

40th anniversaries of 1970's Saturday Morning cartoons that featured positive black charac-

ters for the first time in television history. On display until April 9. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org to 3 p.m. Smithsonian Institute traveling exhibit about history of American workers. The exhibition will be on display at the Lillian F. King Museum, located in the Molino Community Complex, 6450 Highway 95A North, Molino, Florida until April 30.

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Artist applications are now open for the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival, to be held November 4, 5 & 6, 2016 in Seville Square, in historic downtown Pensacola. Cash prizes totaling $25,000

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During Chocolate Fest, chocolate is actually good for you — and everyone else. The annual fundraiser is the signature event for Gulf Coast Kid's House (GCKH), a nonprofit agency serving Escambia County with all of the resources under one roof to investigate, treat, prosecute and prevent child abuse. On Saturday, April 2, the Cordova Mall will be transformed into a candy factory with samplings of chocolate treats from 20-plus local restaurants. Each ticket includes a take-out box to fill with treats. Vote for your favorite treat to give bragging rights to

the sponsoring restaurant. The event also includes entertainment for kids. VIP tickets give you exclusive access without waiting in lines. GCKH serves a critical role in our community, giving abused children a safe, child-centered place to report the abuse they have suffered and providing timely, effective assistance designed to address the specific trauma each child has experienced. This event brings much-needed awareness and support to GCKH and child abuse issues. {in}

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Not Quite Fab / Courtesy Photo Pensacola Beach's popular outdoor summer concert series, Bands on the Beach, is coming back starting April 5 with a full roster of music. Located in the beautiful Gulfside Pavilion overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, the series features regional artists performing through Oct 25. The lineup of performers covers all genres of music from rock, country and even a Beatles tribute band. {in}

BANDS ON THE BEACH

WHEN: 7 p.m. every Tuesday, April 5–Oct. 25 WHERE: Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach COST: Free DETAILS: visitpensacolabeach.com/ events/bands-on-the-beach.php

will be awarded. Jury fee is $40. The deadline for entry is May 31.Artists can apply at: ggaf.org/apply. For more information, visit ggaf.org.

WATERBOYZ ART SHOW

Artists of all mediums are invited to decorate a blank skate deck for the Waterboyz Art Show and Silent Auction on May 21. All entries are eligible for silent auction. Proceeds will benefit the nonprofit First Ride Foundation. Cost is $15-$20. For more information, visit waterboyz.com.

GRANT FOR EMERGING ARTISTS

The Great Gulf-

coast Arts Festival, in partnership with Artel Gallery, is offering a new grant for emerging artists. As the inaugural event, this will be available to Escambia/Santa Rosa County full-time residents. We are looking for artists that have been practicing their craft for a minimum of two years and a maximum of five. The grant waives all GGAF entry fees ($40 jurying fee, $300 booth fee). Please contact Suzanne at hatchingartists@ gmail.com for more information.

CELEBRATING BROWNSVILLE MU-

April 5 Déjà vu Band April 12 Emerald Coast Blues Brothers April 19 After Midnight April 26 13th Hourglass May 10 True Blue Band May 17 Mr. Big & The Rhythm Sisters May 24 Southern Breeze May 31 Not Quite Fab June 7 Buck Nasty & The Cadillac June 14 Modern Eldorados June 21 The Astronauts June 28 The Reunion Band July 5 Johnny Earthquake and The Moondogs July 12 The Rowdies July 19 Swamp Dog Honey July 26 Kyle Parker Band Aug. 2 Hot Sauce Band Aug. 9 Chloe Channell Aug. 16 CrossTown Aug. 23 Deception Aug. 30 The Hushpuppies Sept. 6 The Blenders Sept. 13 Mass Kunfuzion Sept. 20 Category 4 Sept. 27 Ben Loftin Band Oct. 4 Dr. Breeze Oct. 11 Continuum Oct. 18 Holly Shelton Band Oct. 25 The Groovinators

RAL COMPETITION

Artel Gallery in partnership with the Escambia County Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is looking for artists for the annual mural competition. The theme this year is “Empowerment.” The organization is seeking local art pieces which feature positive representations of diverse urban communities. Selected works will be reproduced as large scale images and will become part of an ongoing outdoor art gallery. Media is limited to 2D only and may not exceed 24” X 36." No

profanity, nudity or racially-offensive art will be accepted. Winners of the competition will be announced on the day of the event and have their work reproduced as a building installation and displayed on a local building. Artists may submit up to three works. Artists must submit a physical art piece to be considered for a building installation and exhibited at the Celebrating Brownsville Arts & Cultural Festival on Saturday, April 30. For assistance contact Suzanne Robbert at CelebrateBrownsville@ gmail.com. inweekly.net

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“There are many reasons to celebrate the month of April—like Earth Day, National Beer Day and April Fool’s Day. April is also the month of William Shakespeare’s death, and this year happens to be a special anniversary of his passing—the 400th. But just how do you celebrate the 400th anniversary of the great English playwright and poet? You go listen to his most brutal, violent, gory, murder and death-ridden play ever, that’s how. Adult company members from First City Shakespeare will present a staged reading of “Titus Andronicus,” Shakespeare’s bloodiest play, in a series of four readings at Sluggo’s throughout April. First City Shakespeare is a Pensacola non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the work of the Southeastern Teen Shakespeare Company, which provides teens in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties with instruction and performance opportunities in theater.

them is a method to find that connection, according to Hancock. This particular play is challenging simply because of the content it covers. Themes include racism, cannibalism, murder, madness and more. If you like gory tragedies, you’ll love this one. “Tragedies touch a nerve, it touches your belief system, it touches your value system, and all really good theater does that,” said Hancock. “People watch TV all day, they go to movies every weekend, but nothing can compare to being in a room with a group of people and sharing an experience like really well-done theater. Really well-done theater starts with a well-done script, and there are no better scripts than Shakespeare.” Plays were often performed in taverns or inn courtyards, called Inn-Yards during the Elizabethan period. Though Sluggo’s isn’t an Inn-Yard, it’s a venue, bar and restaurant downtown where you can enjoy a beverage and a meal while taking in the Shakespeare shows. First City has divided the play into four parts. Reading time for each part will be between 45 minutes to an hour, so you don’t have to commit to the whole play at once. “I would like to offer a friendly invitation to the community to come have a beer and listen to a little Shakespeare,” said Hancock. “I would like for people to walk out of there thinking, that was cool, and I want to see more of that.” And what’s with the meat pies? Well in the play. evildoers end up in a pie, and if you want to find out how, you’ll have to attend the readings and find out. {in}

According to Michelle Hancock, director of First City Shakespeare, kids who want to go into acting and theater professionally and go to college auditions or regional auditions, have to do Shakespeare, and no one else does Shakespeare in Pensacola. “The mission of the adult group is to support the work of the kids,” said Hancock. “So “Titus Andronicus” is in a very large way a fundraiser, and a portion of the funds go directly to support the teen company.” Though the mission of this play is to benefit local teens, it is not a play children can perform. Adults who have more training are able to dig deeper to connect to their emotions to act. When you do Shakespeare as an actor, you have to WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday April 2, 9, 16, and 23 use everything in your repertoire. WHERE: Sluggo’s, 101 S. Jefferson St. The actor has to connect to their COST: Tickets are $10 per performance; $25 in gut and their mind and their wit advance for the entire series and their heart. It’s a challenge, DETAILS: setsco.org/first-city-Shakespeare and when training young actors one of the best things you can give

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Erick Lyle is a writer, activist, musician and historian from the San Francisco Bay Area by way of South Florida. Originally from Miami, Lyle made a name for himself as the editor and author of the influential fanzine “Scam.” His work appears on National Public Radio’s “This American Life,” as well as in numerous publications, including the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Lyle is currently touring with his latest book, “Streetopia,” a compilation of writings about art, gentrification, resistance and displacement. INWEEKLY: Can you tell me about Streetopia, the art project that inspired your book? LYLE: Streetopia was a massive anti-gentrification art fair that took place in downtown San Francisco in 2012 that I co-curated with

Chris Johanson and Kal Spelletich. The show brought together over 100 artists, writers, activists, performers with residents of the Tenderloin—San Francisco's last low-income neighborhood—to consider utopian aspiration for the city and to strategize opposition to major redevelopment plans the mayor was proposing for the area. Mayor Ed Lee hoped to turn the area into "The Tenderloin Arts District" and turn the city's main street, Market Street, into a "dot com corridor." The city passed a law allowing for massive tax breaks for tech firms, like Twitter, to move their corporate headquarters from Silicon Valley into downtown SF. The arrival of these companies into the area brought immediate rent increases for housing units and a wave of displacement. Streetopia was a way to draw attention to the imminent displacement in the area by using the form of the art fair—right now one of the common redevelopment ideas used in "Creative Class" development throughout the world—and flipping it around to see if we could make an art fair by and for a neighborhood's current residents, rather than for an imagined wealthier audience. INWEEKLY: What did the show look like? LYLE: The show took place in several venues at once, featuring public art and performance, five weeks of daily free programming, and a Free Cafe run by neighborhood residents which

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ferent types of publications with different uses and different potential audiences. Publishing for me is a way to build community—to literally find the people who are into what I am into and to group them together as constituents of the ideas included in my zines or books; to bring them together at public events or to somehow get them to know each other and mobilize. Books and zines can accomplish that in different ways. INWEEKLY: How do you write? LYLE: I get up in the morning and just do it every single day. I haven't always been this way, but in the past couple of years I had an epiphany about how it really is all up to me if I want to realize my ideas or not. And I trained myself to get up every day and work. “Streetopia,” the book, was the result of about two years of emailing and gathering materials and then eight months of writing all day, every day.

INWEEKLY: How do you see your work, especially with the counterculture, helping INWEEKLY: Why do you write? to document and spread these stories? LYLE: I write to make sense and find meaning LYLE: I began trying to document histories in my life and the lives of others. I write against of counterculture and resistance, because forgetting—especially in the case of docuthese narratives have largely been shut out or menting lost or overlooked narratives. I write to marginalized in mainstream considerations of feel like my truest self. I write for money, to pay history. “Streetopia” was compiled with an eye the bills. I write to meet people and to commuto the future…as a kind of time capsule of a nicate. I write to support community and social set of particular Bay Area values and ideas, movements. {in} tactics and histories that have been evicted from the city today, but have been dispersed like seeds to other places by this book and the [SF’s evicted] diaspora. WHAT: “Streetopia: Using Art to Build ComINWEEKLY: You’re known for munity, Fight Displacement and Reclaim Public writing zines, but recently you’ve Space" put out as many books as you SPONSORED BY: UWF Department of English have zines. Is this a departure and the English Composition Program or “graduation” from zines, so WHEN: Tuesday, April 5th at 6 p.m. to speak? WHERE: UWF, Bldg 13 (Anthropology) Room LYLE: I am actually hoping to do 230 two new issues of SCAM this year COST: Free and open to the public for the magazine's 25th anniversary. DETAILS: rgarrett@uwf.edu I don't see a book as a "graduation." I think a zine and a book are two dif-

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news of the weird FUN AT WORK Bill Bailey (a former nine-year employee of the water-irrigation network near Grand Junction, Colorado) was awarded unemployment benefits in December for being wrongfully fired. The company claimed Bailey was insubordinate and that any complaints he had were merely because he is "too sensitive" to workplace "fun" and unable to "forgive and forget" his supervisors' team-building spirit. According to an administrative law judge, the "fun" included, among other things, detonating unannounced, earsplitting PVC "potato guns" (using golf balls and other items) on the job and Bailey's boss's placing his own feces in a bag inside Bailey's lunch pail. (At one point in the hearing, during the boss's mirthful, carefree descriptions of the "fun," the judge felt the need to advise him of his Fifth Amendment right.) (Following the judge's decision, Bailey's two supervisors resigned.) QUESTIONABLE JUDGMENTS The Agony and Tediousness of "Peeling": The Canadian supermarket chain Sobeys has recently been selling pre-cut avocado halves, sealed in plastic packages. Said a spokesman, the product "eliminates the guesswork ... if you are not familiar with peeling and seeding a fresh avocado." Also, recently, Whole Foods began selling peeled mandarin oranges, sealed in "recyclable" plastic, at $5.99 a pound (but withdrew the product in March, with an apology and promise to sell the oranges only in their "natural packaging: the peel"). CAN'T POSSIBLY BE TRUE "Wall of Sound," Updated: Police, finally armed with a warrant after months of neighbors' complaints about loud music, raided Michael Baker's small one-bedroom apartment in Croydon, England, in March and confiscated 34 loudspeakers that allegedly Baker had been using at high volume at "all hours." After entering the home with the aid of a locksmith, police left Baker with only a CD player and a pair of earphones. NEW WORLD ORDER In March, Foreign Policy magazine noted that someone had created a "hot male migrants" account on the photo-sharing application Instagram: "Someone is going through photos of migrants and refugees, saving ones of men thought of as hot." (Many of the men, of course, have survived harrowing journeys and even lost friends and family members while fleeing Syria and other war-torn lands. Wrote one Instagram user, of a man who had turned her head, "He's gorgeous. Am I going to hell for thinking that?") BRIGHT IDEAS North Carolina State University scientists, in a "proof of concept" study published in March, claim they have

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found a promising alternative for eliminating certain infections—even when no known antibiotic will work. The solution, the researchers write, is to genetically modify maggots (which are well-known to feed naturally off of infected tissue) to gobble up the infections and release, as "waste," human growth hormone (as they showed in the study could be done with a strain of green bottle fly maggots). LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS Massachusetts state troopers initially found a few drug items in a search of the vehicle of Carrie Tutsock, 24, at a traffic stop in March along Interstate 91 near Hatfield, Massachusetts, but Tutsock and her two companions proceeded to worsen the situation. The troopers seemed satisfied with finding three drug pipes, a couple of syringes and several baggies of drugs, and began to write their report as a "possession" case, but en route to the state police barracks, a trooper said he overheard one suspect whisper to another, "I don't think they found all the stuff in the car." The police searched it again and this time found three digital scales with white residue, along with another 230 baggies of heroin, and the charges were upped to "intent to distribute." RECURRING THEMES Convicted triplemurder inmate Kon Georgiou, housed in Australia's Goulburn Jail, was charged in February with hiding a cellphone in his rectum, but managed to hold out for 12 days (almost 300 hours) before finally "releasing" the evidence. Guards, certain it was a phone on the X-ray (and not the residue from recent surgery that Georgiou claimed), had confidently resisted "going in" after it. (2) At an estate sale in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, in February, a couple in Wilmington bid successfully on Delaware license plate number "14," which went for $325,000. According to WCAUTV's report, paying exorbitant sums for low license plate numbers "is a Delaware thing" (and has been mentioned in News of the Weird previously). A NEWS OF THE WEIRD CLASSIC (JANUARY 2011) An official release of San Francisco's Department of the Environment in July (2010) apparently cleared up a matter of controversy (according to a report in SF Weekly): Human semen is one "organic waste product" not required to be disposed of in special "compost" bags under the city's mandatory composting law. (However, "snot" must be properly bagged.) {in}

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