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The 2017 Panama City Leadership Conference will feature local and national speakers who will share actionable strategies to improve performance and get results.

Join a host of professional athletes: • Josh Sitton, Chicago Bears offensive lineman and Pensacola native • Jordan Howard, Chicago Bears Pro Bowl running back • A.J. Hawk, Green Bay Packers all-time leading tackler • Fred Robbins, Super Bowl XLII champion and Pensacola native • Doug Baldwin, Super Bowl XLIII champion and Gulf Breeze native • Charlie Ward, 1993 Heisman Trophy winner, 11-year NBA veteran

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SUSAN DAVIS The Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) has named Susan Davis, CEO of Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola, as a recipient of the 2017 Sister Concilia Moran Award. Named for the first post-Vatican II superior of the Sisters of Mercy of the Union, the Sister Mary Concilia Moran Award celebrates the memory of a woman who was a leader both in religious life and as a hospital administrator and health system executive. The award recognizes the transformative initiatives done under Davis' leadership at Sacred Heart and Providence Hospital in Mobile.

IMPACT 100 OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA The women's philanthropy group for Okaloosa and Walton counties announced that their 2017 membership has grown to 408 women, allowing for $408,000 of grant award funding. They will award four $102,000 IMPACT 100 NWF grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofits this year. Since 2012, IMPACT 100 has awarded $1.3 million in funding.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT The Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar

Association presented their 2017 Liberty Bell Award to the Escambia County School District at their annual Law Day Luncheon. The Liberty Bell Award was first presented in 1963 with the purpose of recognizing service that has strengthened the American system of Freedom under law, and accord public recognition to men and women, particularly non-lawyers, for their outstanding service. The award honors district's initiative to give its seventh-grade civics students copies of booklets written by local historian John Appleyard that cover the Constitution and the Bills of Rights.

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PENSACOLA CITY HALL The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida has filed a federal lawsuit challenging an ordinance passed earlier in May by the Pensacola City Council and signed into law by Mayor Ashton Hayward. The law prohibits individuals from asking for donations in downtown Pensacola.

The ACLU represents a former diabetic nurse who solicits donations in downtown, a street performer who plays the guitar, and the local volunteer chapter of Food Not Bombs. On their behalf, the ACLU asked the court not only to find the anti-panhandling ordinance to be unconstitutional but to issue an order preventing the law from being enforced before it goes into effect. Mayor, we told you so.

MIKE PENCE MSNBC host and politi-

cal insider Joe Scarborough said the vice president is either a sucker or liar for how he misled the public about the former National Security advisor Mike Flynn's firing. Flynn has said he told the Trump transition team about the relationships with Turkey and Russia. Pence chaired the transition effort. Through a spokesman, the vice president still maintained last week that he learned about the ties to foreign governments from news reports after the inauguration.

BIG TOBACCO The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris USA, Inc., which contended that federal law trumps certain claims about smoking-related illnesses and deaths caused by their tobacco products. The appeals court also rejected the companies' arguments of due-process violations. Big Tobacco is not off the hook.

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TO BE HEARD My primary beef with Mayor Ashton Hayward and his administration is their fear of holding town halls.

Some have called the 2016 president election the "do you hear me now?" election. Voters were tired of their elected officials only paying lip service to their issues while doing what they wanted with tax dollars. The electorate was frustrated by the cookie-cutter candidates from each party, mouthing whatever it took to win votes.

Candidates like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders appealed to many. Senator Sanders couldn't overcome and defeat Hillary Clinton's political machine in the one-on-one primary, but Trump steadily distanced himself in the crowded Republican field. Once he won a few primaries, the billionaire never looked back.

Since the November election, I have seen both with the newspaper and on my radio show, "Pensacola Speaks," locals want to be heard by their city and county officials. The Escambia Board of County Commissioners has held town halls in the past six months on topics ranging from Olive Road improvements, beach traffic, and concrete crushing plants. The commissioners actively seek out, in person, their constituents' opinions.

Mayor Ashton Hayward? Not so much.

The sad thing is Mayor Hayward once had a vibrant town hall program. He called it, "Taking City Hall to the Citizens." In his 2012 budget message, Mayor Hayward wrote about how he had restored public trust.

"Most importantly, during the past six months, I have made engagement of the citizens a top priority, through my 'Taking City Hall to the Citizens' town hall meetings," he wrote. The mayor explained the value of the meetings.

"As a result of these monthly neighborhood meetings, where relevant departmental staff join me in listening to, and addressing the issues of our citizens directly, we have cleaned up overgrown lots, changed police patrol routes, improved lighting and sidewalks, and communicated with thousands of citizens who the City of Pensacola is working for to make their lives and neighborhoods safer, cleaner, and more inviting."

Hayward discontinued his town hall meetings four years ago and has held no "Taking City Hall to the Citizens" town halls in his second term. None. Zero. Zilch.

Inweekly believes Pensacola residents have issues they want to voice.

We will hold an "Inweekly Listening Tour" town hall to give the public a chance to be heard.

The first meeting will be on Thursday, June 1 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, located at 625 N. D St. We have no idea if a dozen or six dozen will attend, but we want to hear from you.

The comments will be sent to the mayor and city council.

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Hayward discontinued his town hall meetings four years ago and has held no "Taking City Hall to the Citizens" town halls in his second term.

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By Rick Outzen Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced two weeks ago his candidacy for governor. Gov. Rick Scott terms out in 2018, and the race is considered wide open.

On May 19, the Republican met with small business leaders in Pensacola at the Dog House Deli for a roundtable discussion. The visit was near the end of his 10-day, 22-city bus tour through the state.

Inweekly caught up with the candidate as he was driving into the Pensacola.

The fifth-generation Florida described himself as a citrus farmer and cattleman from the "big" city of Bartow in Polk County, which is in central Florida between Tampa and Orlando.

"I have four children, graduated from Bartow High School, studied agriculture at the University of Florida, served my community in the Congress a little bit before I came back to be agriculture commissioner and really put Florida first," Putnam told Inweekly. "We can make Florida the state that is the magnet for talent and the launch pad for the American dream."

As the state's agriculture commissioner for seven years, Putnam knows not only the big cities and those towns with their own interstate exits but also the smaller rural towns.

"I know the differences between our regions. I know the difference between Pahokee and Pensacola. I know what our problems are, and I know how to solve them," he said. That knowledge may give him an advantage in the 2018 governor's race.

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every corner of the state, not someone who's going to learn it on the job,” said the commissioner. “They want someone who can solve our problems and bring people together."

Putnam listed off his accomplishments. He said, "When I came in, we had 12-percent unemployment, and working with Governor Scott and the conservative leadership on the cabinet, we've cut unemployment right in half. Tourists are back. Northwest Florida is thriving again.

Tourists are here."

He continued, "People are moving back to our state, and now we have an opportunity to diversify our economy. These are the things that we've got to build on, build on the successes of what we've done over the last seven years to keep Florida moving in the right direction."

DON’T PULL BACK THE THROTTLE

The debate over business incentives and whether the state should fund Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida dominated the 2017 legislative session. What were Putnam's thoughts on the budget fight?

"It's just pure chaos. You know, I am so frustrated by this," he told Inweekly. "I don't understand the type of arrogance and complacency that would set in where you would say, ‘Ah, we're Florida. People will just show up.'"

He continued, "People didn't just show up in '08 and '09 when we were deep in the depth of the biggest dark hole that we'd ever been in since the Great Depression.

You know, we had sunshine then, and we had low taxes then, and people stopped coming. In fact, there was a net out-migration out from Florida. Then you layer on

that the spill, and you layer on that all the other challenges we had. Florida has always marketed itself for tourists, and we need to continue to do that."

Putnam understood the unique challenge the Florida Panhandle has when it tries to recruit corporations to the area.

"When you have a portion of the state like Northwest Florida, where you can throw a baseball and hit two different states, you're competing against those states in a very real way, every single day," said Putnam.

"It's not just about the incentives. I'm not talking about paying people to come to Florida. I'm talking about bringing your ‘A' game, and creating a climate for businesses to grow and prosper in our state and for companies who are unhappy with the way they're being treated in their state to know that they will be welcomed into Florida."

He believes it would be a mistake to walk away from the programs that have attracted businesses like Navy Federal Credit Union and VTMAE to Escambia County and not support the "pillars of our economy" like tourism.

"For us to not look for opportunities to diversify and build our supply chain, build manufacturing, create opportunities around the military bases that we're fortunate to have up and down the Panhandle, it's a complacency that you would never allow to creep into your own business," he said. "I wouldn't let it creep into my business, and I don't know why we're letting it creep into the state."

When he took office in 2011, Florida's seafood industry had been crushed by the BP oil spill. People didn't trust the seafood from the Gulf of Mexico. As Agriculture Commissioner, Putnam and his team developed a bold marketing plan to revive the industry.

"When we came in, we'd hit rock bottom, and we revitalized the Fresh from Florida brand, put together a strategic initiative solely focused on Florida seafood," he said. "We trained waiters, waitresses, check-in clerks at the hotels because they were the ones interacting with the public."

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services developed a training module. Hospitality workers could log online, and they would know exactly how to answer the questions that they were getting when tourists were checking into the hotels or walking into their restaurants.

"As a result, we turned around the seafood industry and were able to save the jobs connected to that," said Putnam. He believes that this isn't time to pull back on the throttle on Florida's economy.

KEEPING THE MOMENTUM

"We've now got momentum on our side," he said. "Why would we stop now? Why wouldn't we just keep pushing forward and continuing to promote the things that make Florida that strengthen our economy, create jobs, and create a situation where our kids when they graduate, don't have to leave town to find a job."

Job training and workforce development are key parts of his campaign.

"We've got to prepare our young people for the jobs of the future, and that's going to be building on what we know we have, which is a military base and the jobs that surround that—tourism, agriculture, construction," said Putnam.

"Two-thirds of our high school graduates are not going to get a four-year university degree, and at somewhere along the way, we began to stigmatize that and make them seem like second-class citizens," he said.

"When the reality is that as a tradesman, as a businessman, as an electrician, or somebody who's going to be working at Eastern Shipbuilding building the new Coast Guard cutters in Panama City, they need to know what they can earn, because in many cases, they're going to do really well in life if they enjoy working hard and working with their hands."

"I'm talking about bringing your 'A' game, and creating a climate for businesses to grow and prosper in our state and for companies who are unhappy with the way they're being treated in their state to know that they will be welcomed into Florida." Adam Putnam Many of the job vacancies around the state can be filled by Floridians who can stay close to home. He said, "They get an affordable degree or post-secondary education without having to go off to get a university degree and take out a bunch of student loans.

They're going to have a good life. They're going to have a good career and be able to support their family and stay close to home."

Putnam wants to put common sense back into the education system and help people connect to the jobs in our state.

"My kids are in public school. I'm a product of public schools in Florida. I know how far we've come, and how we've gotten better," he said.

"Frankly, I know where there's still room for improvement, and we've got some work to do." {in} inweekly.net

ROAD PRISON GIVES FRESH STARTS

By Duwayne Escobedo Road Prison inmates get job training, including high-paying jobs as welders.

Road Prison inmates leave their jail cells for the day to work. Road Prison inmates eat fresh vegetables. Road Prison inmates are served fresh Tilapia from its own fishery.

Road Prison inmates can earn a GED. It's obvious that this is not your typical prison, where you lock ‘em up and throw away the key.

Tamyra Jarvis, the county's new corrections director, said she enjoys her visits to the Road Prison campus located at its current site near International Paper since 1970.

"They are really making a difference in people's lives," she said during a recent tour of the facility by Inweekly. "They have a lot of great programs. You can learn a skill, walk out the door and get a job if that's what you want to do."

WHAT JOBS?

There are many in public works, such as how to pour, form and finish concrete, lay asphalt, build fences, operate small engine equipment, install stormwater drainage pipe, do mitered ends, build and maintain storage ponds, construct and maintain parks to name a few.

But that's not all. Through the Road Prison's partnership with George Stone Technical Center inmates can learn all eight welding techniques and earn their Nationally Recognized Certification. They farm five acres and a greenhouse, do fleet maintenance, repair small engines, perform plumbing and HVAC work, prepare meals, learn fishery and hydroponics jobs, get landscaping experience, and become skilled carpenters.

Commander Charles Snow Jr. and Captain Kevin Barnes said the Road Prison

is one of a kind. It is the only criminal justice program like it that exists in Florida. Corrections departments from across the country have visited the Road Prison or studied it to duplicate its programs in their communities.

"We're the only program that does what we do to the extent we do it," Barnes said.

"We are very unique."

The Road Prison can hold up to 252 inmates and currently has 245. Because of a torrential rain storm in April 2014 that led to an explosion that destroyed the Escambia County Detention Center and killed two inmates, the Road Prison incarcerates an additional 70 prisoners for the county.

It only accepts inmates who do not have any criminal record of violence, sexual crimes or arson.

The Road Prison has a budget of $6.2 million. The Road Prison employs about 75 people, including 36 Road Correction Officers, or R.C.O.'s and 28 correction officers, who are highly trained.

But its inmate crews that work for the Escambia County Road Department, Parks & Recreation, Solid Waste, Facilities Maintenance and Animal Shelter saves about $5.57 million in taxpayer's money each year, estimated Commander Snow.

Snow advanced through slide after slide of photos of road, drainage, stormwater pond and construction projects. The slides included the amount of savings to the county highlighted in bright red numbers from the use of its inmates to do the often complicated jobs.

For example, the Road Prison saved the county $246,065.64 on redoing road and drainage on Gulf Breeze Avenue and another $139,872.27 on a similar project on Tanton Road. Plus, inmates learned critical road working skills.

"We have a huge impact on the county," he said.

Much of that impact it has on inmates'

lives comes from the experience, creativity, and dedication of its own staff, such as its welding instructor Danny Cain, who has placed Road Prison welders in jobs across the southeast.

A recent inmate sent a letter thanking the Road Prison for Cain and the welding program. Snow said he receives lots of those type of letters.

The inmate wrote: "Mr. Cain's instruction and experience have provided me with a future. He and the program are definite game changers. I have a much better outlook for my release than I would have otherwise."

Sgt. Delton Boswell Jr. oversees the farming program. His innovations have saved the Road Prison thousands of dollars in farming equipment costs. Under his guidance, the inmates plant corn, collard greens, turnip greens, cabbage, okra, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and other

"We're the only program that does what we do to the extent we do it." Captain Kevin Barnes vegetables year-round that help the prison offset its food costs. In 2015, it grew a total of 44,204 pounds of produce.

The farming program also used its inmates to build a large 30-foot by 193-foot greenhouse it uses to not only grow vegetables but teach its hydroponics program.

Another officer, Robert Oliver, spent his own money to travel to the Virgin Islands and get the training he needed to get the Road Prison aquaculture program up and running. The set up includes a breeding tank. It also has a heating system that keeps the water at the optimum temperature of 84 degrees.

The prison now harvests about 3,000 pounds of Tilapia annually. The algae and waste from the operation are reused to fertilize its farming activities.

"It has been a huge success," said Snow proudly. "We want to give each inmate something they can do. We don't just make big rocks into little rocks."

The programs are among those that highlight the Road Prison's motto of "How Can We Do It?" not "Why We Can't," Snow said.

Despite its difference-making work, the Road Prison is still a prison. It has a control room where it monitors the inmates and a strict environment. They have a rigid schedule they follow from sunup to sundown each day.

The Road Prison includes two large holding cells with bunk beds to house its population. Each prisoner must get stripped search when they return from their job that day. They have 35 minutes to eat and 60 to 90 minutes a day after dinner for activities in its outdoor rec area.

Before 2008, about 14 inmates escaped, but all were caught within four to five days, Snow said.

But since the Road Prison added a four-person K-9 unit only four have tried to escape, and all have been caught.

The Road Prison's K-9 unit has won numerous awards at the annual Southern States Manhunt Field Trials at Camp Robinson in Arkansas, and at the annual competition, it hosts in Blackwater State Forest. It recently added a certified Narcotics K-9 handler and German Shepherd.

It also has five trained dogs that include a Blood Hound and Black Creek Beagles.

Don't mistake the relaxed, calm atmosphere at the Road Prison for lax security.

"Any inmate you talk to, even the ones who don't want to be here, will tell you we have a different environment," Barnes said.

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Tampa area has half a dozen, six or seven, and Sarasota has three or so," he said.

"One thing that this reform does, where it's selected later, it helps us in the future because in that game of special interest dollars and cutting huge checks from big corporate customers. With big corporate interests in particular geographic areas, Northwest Florida, will lose that every time, but what this does is allows us member to member to get to know each other and be involved in that decision."

GETTING POT REGS RIGHT The Florida Leg-

Frank White / Courtesy Photo SPEAKER WHITE? The Florida House

chooses its future Speakers seven years in advance when a new class of representatives is elected. In prior years, the Republican freshmen lawmakers voted on the Speaker before they had time to get to know each other. House Speaker Richard Corcoran changed that process this year.

"It was an insane process," said Rep. Frank White (R-Pensacola) on "Pensacola Speaks." White is considered one of the contenders in his class for Speaker.

"Speaker Corcoran successfully navigated that process but said this is messed up. We've got to reform it," said White. "He put in a rule that we all adopted on the day we got sworn in that said no candidate for Speaker can solicit support either directly or indirectly until June 30th of your first term."

The freshman House class had 27 Republicans. The magic number to be elected is 14 votes.

"My name has been floated and been mentioned," said White. "Very honored by it but at this point, there's no campaign."

Since the Panhandle has three lawmakers in the class, the Pensacola state representative has a nice start on the position.

"That's probably the best we'll ever get in northern Florida, but still, you look, the math is, it's obvious where ... Jacksonville has like six, maybe seven. The greater 88

islature failed to pass the laws necessary to make medical marijuana available in the state, despite the voters overwhelmingly approved last November a constitutional amending legalizing it in Florida. Political Strategist, Ryan Wiggins of Full Contract Strategies, isn't concerned.

"In years like this, we have an early session next year," explained Wiggins. "When you have a regular session followed by an early session, there isn't a whole lot of pressure to get anything done."

She added, "We all know that we'll be back there in August and September for committee weeks. It's almost like you have a continuous session, and on years like this, it's not uncommon to not see that kind of thing happen, there's a lot of kicking the can."

One of the reasons for the delay is the pressure from the private sector, which sees the opportunity to make millions, if not billions, on medical marijuana. Currently, only a handful of nurseries have licenses to grow any cannabis in Florida.

They would prefer to keep it that way.

"They're in it to make a lot of money, and they have an interest in keeping other people out," said Wiggins. "I don't think that is something that can actually be done because I don't think they can meet the demand if that's the case, but that's what they're trying to do."

In 2014, Wiggins worked for the passage of the Charlotte's Web bill that legalized non-euphoric cannabis for certain patients. The implementation of that bill

took two years. She wants state lawmakers to get the regulations for full medical marijuana right.

"They've kicked the can on a whole bunch of issues, and that's somewhat intentional, and I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing," Wiggins told Inweekly. "It gives us time to figure out what we want to do, and how we want to do it well.

She added, "And I think it gives everyone the chance to pause over the summer and really think about what needs to be done."

EDUCATION VETO Dr. Ed Meadows,

President of Pensacola State College, believes the education budget passed by the Florida Legislature increases funding for the elite universities on the backs of the state colleges.

Last week, Meadows appeared before the State Board of Education and pointed out that the state colleges would have their funding cut by nearly $30 million, even though they handle more than 800,000 students while the universities have about 350,000 students and receive the bulk of the funding in the budget next year.

"We've never had a huge budget. We're about 23-percent of the overall higher education budget, but we're serving over two and a half more students than the universities serve," he told Inweekly.

"It just seems to be misplaced priorities on the part of our legislature this year and legislative leadership. " He and his fellow college presidents want Gov. Rick Scott to veto the education bill on his desk.

"As the chair of the Council of Presidents, I have issued a call to action to all 27 of the presidents, and their boards of trustees, to implore the governor to veto the change in our budget," Meadows said Thursday, May 18 on "Pensacola Speaks."

"We are contacting additional media releases, and we are contacting Rick Scott through rick.scott@eog.myflorida.com so any alumni and supporters out there, who wish to express their views to Rick Scott in favor of vetoing the budget cuts to our system, can send him a quick email."

And they can also call our local legislative delegation to let them know that if he does veto it, that we don't wish the legislature to override that veto.

Meadows believes the governor may be receptive to the input.

"I'm hoping that our governor will be able to identify with the fact that this is a critical time for Florida. He's been pushing jobs, jobs, jobs for almost eight years now," he said.

"And we're where the rubber meets the

road when you start talking about jobs in Florida."

ANOTHER CALL FOR VETO Florida Senator Jack Latvala told the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club last Friday that he asked Gov. Rick Scott to veto the education spending bill that the State House and Senate forwarded to him.

It reduces the amount of per student funding in 21 of the state's 67 counties and also cuts higher education funding. He called it the worst outcome this past session.

Latvala, a Clearwater Republican, is the Senate Appropriations Committee chairman, and voted against the bill.

"I know many of you are unhappy about it and you should be unhappy," he said. "It's just not satisfactory. Do I have research?

No. I have 65 years of experience on this earth that tells me what will affect the quality of education. " Latvala, who has served in the Senate from 1994 to 2002 and then reelected in 2010, is weighing a decision to run for governor in 2018. He said he plans to decide in June or July. So far, other names floating around are Florida Agricultural Commissioner Adam Putnam and House Speaker Richard Corcoran.

"Too much of the process is led by people who are career politicians," said Latvala, who owns a printing company and car wash. "Very few have real world experience. I don't see that on my side of the aisle in the Governor's race."

If he does become governor, Latvala said his priority would be for Florida to stop ranking 50th in mental health spending, transportation spending, school system graduation rates, spending per student and other areas.

"I'm tired of Florida being number 50," he said. "That's what I want to work on."

Because the next elected governor will likely appoint three members to the Florida Supreme Court, Latvala made it clear he would appoint people who strictly follow Florida's constitution.

"We don't need judges who make laws," he said. "We need judges that interpret laws."

What's his political philosophy?

"What's the right thing to do?" Latvala said. "I've always had a good internal compass between what's right and what's wrong. You can't read it in a book. It has to be learned. It has to be experienced."

One of the bills that Latvala pushed through this year is providing a recurring $50 million a year to restore Florida's beaches. He and his wife, Connie, have a second home in Seaside. inweekly.net

"I'm really proud of that," he said. "I think that will help with keeping the tourists coming."

He also made sure the Pensacola crowd knew that the $1.5 billion in BP oil spill funding, known as Triumph Gulf Coast funds, will be coming to Northwest Florida over the next 15 years.

TRANSPORTATION VICTORY State Rep. Jayer Williamson (R-Milton) credits the House leadership allowing him to handle the Transportation budget bill for his success during the 2017 legislative session.

"I was very excited that I was able to run the Department of Transportation bill this year," Williamson told Inweekly. "Transportation is one of those things that I feel is just an essential form of government."

He continued, "You can get out there.

You can kiss it. You can touch it. It's everything great about government. And it's the glue that keeps everything together."

The former Santa Rosa County commissioner sees good infrastructure as being critical to economic development, jobs and quality of life. He said, "Why are we gonna

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spend money on healthcare or economic development or education or whatever if we don't have good roads and good infrastructure?"

Under the mentorship of State Rep. Clay Ingram (R-Pensacola), who chairs the House Transportation & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee, Williamson learned how the legislature works.

"It's one of the tougher bills to get passed," he said. "It usually probably passes only every five or six years, and it had passed last year for the first time in a few years, so it was extra pressure this year."

Williamson continued, "And we actually got it passed, which several people told me that's one of the first times they've ever seen a transportation bill pass in back to back years."

Why make the assignment so tough?

He said, "It just has a lot of moving parts.

Everybody wants to kind of throw their things onto it 'cause there's so many things that are germane to transportation."

The transportation bill passed the House and Senate, with the Senate vote coming on Friday, May 5, just days before

the close of the session the following Monday.

"That was an accomplishment from the standpoint of being able to pass a bill that generally doesn't always pass. It was a great learning experience that will help me in the future, and it also was just a way for me to gain some relationships within the Department of Transportation that I think will be huge and beneficial in the future," said Williamson.

"Anytime that we need something in the region, from a DOT standpoint, these are people who I've been talking to every day for the last 60, 70 days. So I'm a familiar face when I walk in the door at DOT."

DEP INVESTIGATES CITY PROJECT

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has found that construction on the Bill Gregory Park stormwater pond near the corner of Navy Boulevard and W Street is polluting Bayou Chico.

DEP received a complaint from Bayou Chico resident Chris Harris on May 10 and sent one of its inspectors to investigate a white turbid water discharge. Samples from

several bayou locations "exceeded the surface water quality criteria," DEP said.

In addition, DEP inspected the site and discovered a lack of BMP's, which include poor silt fence maintenance, unstabilized soil throughout the site, improper dewatering pump filter bag placement that was located in a creek and not on a proper pad, and no temporary retention basins.

DEP was informed by Pensacola officials of a second discharge over this past weekend.

DEP met with the contractor onsite last week to further address the compliance issues and will continue to closely monitor the situation, reported Brandy Smith, DEP Northwest Florida external affairs manager.

The state environmental agency did send an email Thursday to the contractor, Pensacola and Escambia County detailing its findings and compliance concerns.

This is the second City of Pensacola stormwater project that has been investigated by DEP since the first of the year.

Last January, DEP cited the City and its contractor for several violations at the Government Street/Corrine Jones Stormwater project. {in}

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Memorial Day Weekend After Dark: The Complete Guide

By Shelby Smithey

Memorial Day Weekend is officially upon us and that means one of the country's biggest LGBT celebrations is just kicking off at Pensacola Beach. To help you plan your weekend to perfection, we're spilling the T (Big Freedia!) on all the parties and activities happening after dark on and off the island.

One major change this year is the absence of Emerald City, which closed its doors last September. However, you won't have to travel far for the staple nightlife experience of Memorial Day Weekend. Previous Emerald City co-owner Johnny Chisolm will still be hosting his annual Memorial Weekend Pensacola, which is a three-night guy-centric event, held where the daytime fun happens at Park East on Pensacola Beach.

Tickets are $50 for each party or $140 for a weekend pass. Parking passes are also still available for $75.

Many attendees say they plan to stay on the beach for the majority of the weekend this year.

"I think the best part is connecting with friends from all over the country that I only see once a year," said Blaise Moehl, who has been attending for the past few years. "It offers a space to relax and feel comfortable being among people who are accepting."

If you're looking for some action on the other side of the island, there's plenty of that May 25, 2017

too. Capt'n Funs Beach Club will be hosting the 8th annual Sexacola Beach, which is a primarily lesbian event, but all are welcome. The festivities kick off Thursday with a foam party, and on Saturday, special guests will include Keala Kennelly, international surf champion from the movie "Blue Crush," as well as host Whitney Mixter, from The Real L Word.

Pulse Nightclub resident DJs Reesie Cups and DJ KSquared will be spinning music for the night. Weekend passes are $55, or you may pay a cover at the door for individual nights. There will be nightly shows by The Belles of Burlesque, Prince of Pumps and drag kings Jordan Michaels McCord, Romeo Lee, Monroe Fitzgerald and Lucas Prescott.

Flounders Chowder House will also be hosting the lesbian event Pensacola Unleashed 2017, with themed parties scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Pensacola Unleashed first started in 2003 when musician Kristy Lee played an unadvertised show to a crowd of 800. The event has since grown over the years bringing over 8,000 people in throughout the weekend and hosting guests including The Indigo Girls, Brandy Carlile, and Ruby Rose.

Weekend passes are $30. This year guests include Kristy Lee, Sonia Leigh, Abisha Uhl, Daphne Willis, Spikey Van Dykey, Ivy Le Vixen, DJ Dlux, Mary Contrary, Miss

Tigerlily, Miss Petite Coquette, Madison Rose and Johnny Sparks.

Off the beach, The Cabaret will be celebrating the weekend with drag shows Friday and Saturday night. On Sunday night, the bar is hosting a camp drag show benefitting HIV Evolution. The Armorettes' annual charity show will donate 100 percent of their tips from the night.

Remember it's a marathon, not a race, so try not to run out of juice before the arrival of the Queen Diva of New Orleans Bounce herself, Big Freedia makes it to town. On Memorial Day, she will headline Full Spectrum, a pride party hosting an all-day event celebrating diversity in Pensacola. The event will be held at Castaways and will feature other musicians and DJs including Hey!Alligator, Ben Bruud and Exit9. Tickets are currently available for $25.

THURSDAY

•8 p.m. Kickoff Karaoke at The Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. •8 p.m. Sexacola Beach I'm So Wavy Foam Party with DJ KSquared at Capt'n Funs Beach Club, 400 Quietwater Beach Road. sexacolabeach.com •9 p.m. Pensacola Unleashed Welcome to the Beach Luau with hula hoop, bikini and

board short contests at Flounders Chowder House, 800 Quietwater Beach Road. unleashedtheparty.com

FRIDAY

•6 p.m. Big Prize Bingo with gogo dancers at The Round Up, 560 E. Heinberg St., theroundup.net •8 p.m. Sexacola Beach Glow Fest Party with The Maria Gabriella Band, Laser Light Show, DJ Citizen Jane, DJ KSquared and DJ Wolf at Capt'n Funs Beach Club, 400 Quietwater Beach Road. sexacolabeach.com •9 p.m. Johnny Chisolm Presents Memorial Weekend Pensacola Glow Paint Party with DJ Joe Gauthreaux at Park East Pensacola Beach, johnnychisholm.com •9 p.m. Pensacola Unleashed Pink Party at Flounders Chowder House, 800 Quietwater Beach Road. unleashedtheparty.com •9 p.m. DJ Ellux, plus a drag show at 11:30 p.m. at The Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St.

SATURDAY

•8 p.m. Sexacola Beach Blue Crush Party with Keala Kennelly, Whitney Mixter, DJ Reesie Cups and DJ KSquared at Capt'n Funs Beach Club, 400 Quietwater Beach Road. sexacolabeach.com •9 p.m. Johnny Chisolm Presents Memorial 11

Weekend Wave Beach Party with DJ Dani Toro at Park East Pensacola Beach, johnnychisholm.com •9 p.m. Pensacola Unleashed Heroes Vs. Villains Party with performances by Kristy Lee and Abisha Uhl at Flounders Chowder House, 800 Quietwater Beach Road. unleashedtheparty.com •9 p.m. DJ Ellux, plus a drag show at 11:30 p.m. at The Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. •9 p.m. Foam Party at The Round Up, 560 E. Heinberg St., theroundup.net

SUNDAY

•6 p.m. Live music from SheSaid, drag shows at 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. at The Round Up, 560 E. Heinberg St., theroundup.net •8 p.m. Sexacola Beach White Party with DJ Liz Owen and DJ Reesie Cups hosted by Whitney Mixter at Capt'n Funs Beach Club, 400 Quietwater Beach Road. sexacolabeach.com •9 p.m. Johnny Chisolm Presents Memorial Weekend Pensacola Bathhouse Foam Party with DJ Grind at Park East Pensacola Beach, johnnychisholm.com •9 p.m. Pensacola Unleashed Pajama Party at Flounders Chowder House, 800 Quietwater Beach Road. unleashedtheparty.com •11 p.m. The Amorettes Atlanta Camp Drag Show benefitting HIV Evolution at The Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St.

MONDAY

•11 a.m.–2 a.m. Full Spectrum with Big Freedia and more at Castaways, 400 Quietwater Beach Road. fullspectrum.xyz •9 p.m. Farewell Karaoke at The Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St.

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KEEP IT CLEAN Anyone who's ever celebrated Memorial Day Weekend on Pensacola Beach will tell you that it's as much about the daytime fun on the beach as it anything else. Because of that, keeping the beach clean is high on everyone's priority list.

After the campaign's success last year, PSouth: Operation Beach Cleanup will once again endeavor to maintain pristine beaches, protect wildlife and habitats and act as a liaison between beachgoers, event staff, and law enforcement during Memorial Day Weekend.

"Approximately 100 volunteers walked the beaches last year," said Alan Andris, PSouth Director and Executive Director of the Emma Jones Society LLC. "I am confident the number of volunteers will continue to grow as we build a positive business and tourism market for the LGBT community beyond Memorial Day Weekend."

This year, Strive, an advocacy and organizing group who focus on the needs of transgender people in Escambia County, will volunteer throughout the weekend. In addition to T-Shirts, PSouth will have tank tops and can coolers to give away. These

items will be distributed free throughout the weekend.

Andris said that the majority of beachgoers during Memorial Day Weekend attend to their trash and actively advocate the importance of the Leave No Trace Ordinance so beaches, wildlife and ecosystems are preserved for future generations.

"We are eager to expand beyond Memorial Day Weekend, and our goal is to be present for additional beach functions throughout the year," Andris said. "Currently I am working to obtain sponsorship and volunteers for the July 8 Blue Angels air show."

People who are interested in learning more about PSouth, sponsorship, donations, volunteering or questions can visit them on Facebook @PSouth4CleanBeach or they can also contact Andris at alan@ psouth.org. Volunteers are needed primarily at 8 a.m. Monday morning as the weekend comes to a close.

"Unlike years past, law enforcement will issue citations in accordance with the Escambia County Code of Ordinances," Andris said.

Trash bags will be distributed by PSouth and Public Works throughout the day and are available anytime from PSouth Operation Headquarters located on the east end of Lot 3 "H". Trash is picked up twice daily.

Trash should be placed on the south, Gulf side, of the designated service road.

"Please do not place trash of any kind north of the service road, the side closest to the dunes, to avoid damage to seagrass and dunes," Andris said.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

In addition to beach cleanup, PSouth works to inform beachgoers of local ordinances, laws and safety precautions.

Here are a few items of note: •Vehicles parked in the travel portion of the roadway or paved bike trail will be towed by Matchett Bayside Towing. Last year they only took cash.

•Law enforcement will issue citations and fines in accordance with the Escambia County Code of Ordinances, Local and State laws, as applicable for dogs, grills, fire/open flames, gas cans on the beach and glass.

•You must carry your ID on you at all times for age verification. Failure to have your ID may result in a citation.

•Items such as coolers, tents, chairs, etc. are not permitted directly on the beach sand after sunset.

•The use of rope, caution tape or any other line material for marking your area on the beach is not permitted. It will be removed.

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calendar HEROES AMONG US: VETERAN SPEAKERS SERIES 6 p.m. Veterans Memorial Park and Wall

South, 200 S. 10th Ave. veteransmemorialparkpensacola.com

a.m. Chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St. facebook. com/chizukopensacola

BEST SELLERS BOOK CLUB 6 p.m. “Big Little

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Lies.” Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com CHRISTOPHER'S CONCERTS 6-8 p.m. Free.

Bay Bridge Band. St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 3200 N. 12th Ave. EMAIL I 6 p.m. Century Library, 7991 N Century Blvd. mywfpl.com

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.

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

Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com

SELECT LATIN DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY

FREE BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE UKULELE CLASS 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Free. Blues Angels

6:30-9 p.m. $10. Salsa, Cha Cha, Bachata and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com JELLY ROLL 7 p.m. $10-$14. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com SLUMBERJACK, HELL CRESCENDO, FAUX/FOX

9-11:30 p.m. Chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola

FRIDAY 5.26

PILATES MAT 1:30-2:30 p.m. Ever’man Educa-

tional Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. 19th

THURSDAY 5.25

WORK ON FLORIDA TRAIL 8 a.m. Regular meet up of Western Gate Florida Trail Association to work on National Scenic Trail and side trail. Meet at Blackwater River Forestry Center, 11650 Munson Highway. meetup.com/ftawesterngate BASIC SKILLS II 10:30 a.m. Learn Windows programs. Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway. mywfpl.com ONE ON ONE TECH HELP 11 a.m. Molino Branch Library, 6450-A Highway 95A. mywfpl.com VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. 19th

century tea customs in the Clara Barkley Dorr House. 311 S. Adams St. $4-$8. Free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID. ARTISTICALLY REPURPOSED RECEPTION AND AUCTION 5-8 p.m. Proceeds benefit Habitat

for Humanity. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolahabitat.org/artshow PANHANDLE TO PAN: A FOOD AND WINE EVENT 5:30 p.m. $75 per person. Five courses

and wine selections. Jackson’s Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. greatsouthernrestaurants.com PSO ANNUAL DINNER 5:30 p.m. Versailles Event Center, 1504 Intendencia St. Purchase tickets at pensacolasymphony.com

Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

NOMAD MOUNTAIN OUTLAWS, JOCOSE BIRD, COMPANY OF THE GHOSTS 9 p.m.-12

CANCER STUDY GROUP: COOKING WITH VEGETABLES 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Edu-

cational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

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DRIVIN AND CRYIN 8 p.m. $15. Vinyl Music

century tea customs in the Clara Barkley Dorr House. 311 S. Adams St. $4-$8. Free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID. historicpensacola.org WINE TASTING 3-6 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. HAPPY HOUR COOK OUTS 5 p.m. Drink specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com RESTORATIVE YOGA 6-7 p.m. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org HILL-KELLY MOVIES IN THE PARK 6 p.m.

“Finding Dory.” movie begins approximately at 7:50 p.m. Community Maritime Park, 301 W. Main St. DATE NIGHT DANCING 6:30-8 p.m. $15.

Learn the basics of several romantic ballroom and country dance styles in group classes that keep partners together. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Single Fin Cafe, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/singlefincafe

Music, 657 N. Pace Blvd.

KOMBUCHA 101 11 a.m. Free. Ever’man Educa-

tional Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. 19th century tea customs in the Clara Barkley Dorr House. 311 S. Adams St. $4-$8. Free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID. historicpensacola.org FIVE FLAGS PUB CRAWL 4 p.m. $40. Starts at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com FISHING FOR AHERO FISHING RODEO Scales open from 5-8 p.m. Shoreline Park, Gulf Breeze. fishing4ahero.com DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com BUST OUT BURLESQUE: BAD GIRLS OF BURLESQUE 8 p.m. $15-$60. 18 and over show. Vinyl

Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

SUNDAY 5.28

WAKE UP HIKE 7 a.m. Meet at Bay Bluffs Park, Scenic Highway at Summit Ave., for a brisk one to two-hour walk with brunch to follow at an area restaurant.

MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY 1 p.m. Veterans Memorial Park and Wall South, 200 S. 10th Ave. veteransmemorialparkpensacola.com SOUTHEASTERN TEEN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: SHENANIGANS 4-5 p.m. Free. 1010 N. 12th

Ave. setsco.org/first-city-shakespeare

FISHING FOR AHERO FISHING RODEO AND AWARD CEREMONY Scales open from 5-8 p.m.

Shoreline Park, Gulf Breeze. fishing4ahero.com

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MONDAY 5.29

FULL SPECTRUM MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WITH BIG FREEDIA 11 a.m.-2 a.m. $25-$30. Cast-

away’s Beach Side Entertainment Complex, 400 Quietwater Beach Road. #16. fullspectrum.xyz SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS 6:30-8 p.m. $10.

Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, and more. Professional dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com HIP-HOP DANCE LESSONS 8-9 p.m. $10.

Learn hip-hop moves from professional instructor. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com

TUESDAY 5.30

ONE ON ONE TECH HELP 12 p.m. Molino Branch

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

VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. 19th

century tea customs in the Clara Barkley Dorr House. 311 S. Adams St. $4-$8. Free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID. historicpensacola.org COMPLEMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m.

SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com FUNKY YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WATERMELON SPRING SALAD COOKING CLASS

6-8 p.m. $35. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com COUNTRY DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. $10.

Country Two Step, East Coast Swing, Competition Choreography and more.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. 503-1123 dancecraftfl.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. JACKSONVILLE JUMBO

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HALF PRICED SUNDAYS Pensacola

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

PANHANDLE FOLK MUSIC CLUB 5-7:30

p.m. Wednesdays.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. panhandlefolk.org

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view through May 27.

Jan Kurtz, watercolor; Chuck Lisner, photographer; Staci Miron, oil and Delia Stone, jewelry. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery.com UNCONCEPTUAL On May 25, 2017

view through June 3. Exhibit featuring two new studio artists Tamara Fischbeck and Sophia Haro and guest artist Diane Brim.

Gallery 1060 at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org FIRST CITY ART SHOW On view

through June 10.

Quayside Art Gallery, 15-17 E. Zarragosa. quaysidegallery.com ART BY RICHARD HUMPHREYS AND GREGORY B. SAUNDERS On

view through July 20. Switzer Gallery, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu

W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com

BANDS ON THE BEACH 7 p.m. Deception.

Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com.

MEDITATION/PRANIC HEALING 7:15-8:30 p.m.

Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org TUNESDAY SOUND CAFE 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and tunes from the baby grand piano. Pensacola Library lobby, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com

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VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. 19th

century tea customs in the Clara Barkley Dorr House. 311 S. Adams St. $4-$8. Free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID. historicpensacola.org YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com SWING DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY 6:30-10 p.m. $5-$10. Professional west coast swing instruction for all levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. JACKSONVILLE JUMBO SHRIMP 6:35 p.m. Blue Wahoos Stadium,

351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com FIESTA DAYS CELEBRATION 7 p.m. Kickoff party for the 67th annual Fiesta Celebration. $30. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FREE DANCE LESSONS 8-8:30 p.m. Free beginner west coast swing dance lesson.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com

METAPHOR AS MANIFESTATION

On view through Aug. 27. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org PIECE BY PIECE: ART WITH LEGO BRICKS

BY SEAN KENNEY

On view through Sept. 3. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

≥Workshops & Classes

BASIC/INTERMEDIATE STAINED GLASS: FOIL METHOD

Introduction workshop students with instructor Julie Betts.

Students will lean the basics of stained glass including scoring and

breaking glass, making patterns, grinding glass, soldering and finishing. Intermediate projects will be offered to those that have already taken the class. No experience necessary, open to students 14 and up.

Class tuition is $150.

For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

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Listening Tour Community Town Hall 5:30-6:30 p.m.

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COASTAL CUISINE WITH A MEDITERRANEAN FLAIR in the heart of downtown Pensacola

GLASS ON GLASS MOSIAC The class will

be offered June 11, 18, & 25 from1 to 4 p.m. with instructor Julie Betts. Participants will explore the steps of nipping and slicing, gluing, and grouting colorful glass on glass. All skill levels are welcomed. No experience is needed.

The workshop is open to students 12 and up.

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For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center, 1060 Guillemard St. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members.

For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Every Monday

from 6-8:30 p.m. at First City Art Center.

Classes are $40. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY HAND BUILDING Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center.

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

For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY SCULPTURE

Six-week workshops held Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center.

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

For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

BELLY DANCING

Eight-week beginner and advanced classes on Tuesday nights. For beginner, intermediate and advanced students.

Classes held at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St For more information and to sign up for a class visit pensacolabellydance.com LIFE DRAWING Artists of any skill level are welcome to draw life figures. 6-9 p.m.

Monday nights. Cost

is $5-$10 a person.

Contact phayes@ ihmc.us if interested.

First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. The group is always looking for new models, contact Pat at the email address above if interested.

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THURSDAY 5.25

JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox NICK ANDREWS 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes. com TRUE GRAS 6 p.m.

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

TYLER MAC 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill. com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m. Doc’s Courtyard & Cafe, 5198 Willing St. Milton.

CAT DADDY 7 p.m.

Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com PAUL KILLOUGH BAND 8 p.m. Sand-

shaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com COLM KELLY 9 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com POST PLUTO 9 p.m.

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

FRIDAY 5.26

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI 12 p.m.

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

LOREN AND MISTY

12-4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com MIKE QUINN 9 p.m.

End O’ the Alley Courtyard, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DEW PENDLETON 5 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com GREG LYON 5 p.m.

End O’ the Alley Courtyard, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com CAROL PLUNK 6 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com

MATT PRICE HONEYMOON JAM 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill,

21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com CYNTHIA NEVES 6-9 p.m. V. Paul’s Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m.

Doc’s Courtyard & Cafe, 5198 Willing St. Milton.

CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 7-11 p.m. La

Playita, 5 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach.

JOHN RIPLEY 7-10 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com RICH MCDUFF 9 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com

Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com ULTRA VIOLET 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com CAT RHODES AND THE TRUTH 9 p.m.

Lili Marlene’s.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com POST PLUTO 9 p.m.

End O’ the Alley Courtyard, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com SHOW ME DRAGON

10 p.m. Apple Annie’s, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SATURDAY 5.27 MIKE MAGAZZINE

12 p.m. Peg Leg

Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com BRING ON THE BENJAMINS 5 p.m.

The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com DEW PENDLETON 6 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com CAROL PLUNK 6 p.m. p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com 30X30 BLUESWOMEN 6 p.m. Paradise

Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebargrill.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway.

COLM KELLY 9 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com

LIVE DJ: MR. LAO

9 p.m. Phineas Phogg's Seville

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news of the weird RARE FETISH! Jordan Haskins, 26, was sentenced to probation and sex counseling in May after pleading guilty to eight charges arising from two auto accidents in Saginaw, Michigan. Prosecutors said Haskins described "cranking," in which he would remove a vehicle's spark-plug wires to make it "run rough," which supposedly improves his chances for a self-service happy ending. Haskins's lawyer added, "(Cranking) is something I don't think we understand as attorneys."

THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT! Le Plat Sal (The Dirty Plate) restaurant in the Marais district of Paris features specialties actually containing dirt—or as Chef Solange Gregoire calls it, "the mud of the earth that caresses our toes, the sand kissed by the sun, and rocks." Mused a Food Network host in April, "What's left?

People are already eating snout-to-tail, leaves-to-roots...." Gregoire extolled her four-star dishes, including pastry crust a la Mont Lachat rock and a Boue Ragout stew simmered with silt from the River Seine.

(NPR also noted that the founder of The Shake Shack was "quietly" planning a new American chain, Rock in Roll.)

•Goldman Sachs analyst Noah Poponak's 98-page paper (leaked to Business Insider in April) touted the wealth obtainable by capturing the platinum reputed to be in asteroids. The costs to mine the stone (rockets, launch expenses, etc.) might have dropped recently to about $3 billion—a trifle next to the $50 billion worth of platinum Poponak said a single asteroid might contain. (On the other hand, experts point out, such abundance of platinum might crash the worldwide price.)

•The Twisted Ranch restaurant in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis, saw crowds swell in March after it revamped its menu with more than two dozen items made with ranch dressing (including ranch-infused Bloody Marys). As one satisfied visitor put it, "Ranch is everyone's guilty pleasure."

UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT Yale University graduate students (well, at least eight of them), claiming "union" status, demonstrated in front of the Yale president's home in April demanding better benefits (beyond the annual free tuition, $30,000 stipends and free health care).

Some of the students characterized their action as an "indefinite fast" while others called it a "hunger strike." However, a pamphlet associated with the unionizing made it clear that strikers could go eat any time they got hungry.

THE ARISTOCRATS! (1) Recent alarming headlines: "UK woman who urinated on Trump golf course loses case" (London).

"Fish thief on unicycle busted by DNR (Department of Natural Resources)" (Battle

by Chuck Shepherd

Creek, Michigan). And, from the Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach), all on the same day (5-16-2017): (1) "Man throws fork at woman in fight over dog poop." (2) "Senior citizen punches husband for taking Lord's name in vain." (3) "Two people busted for creating fake football league, lawmen say." (4) "Man denies defecating in parking lot despite officer witnessing deed."

WEIRDO-AMERICAN COMMUNITY A 22-year-old Los Angeles makeup artist who calls himself Vinny Ohh has, according to his several TV and YouTube appearances and much social media presence, transformed himself into a "genderless," extraterrestrial-looking person via around 110 bodily procedures (so far), costing him at least $50,000. He says his appearance is merely an "all-in" representation of how he feels inside. (The "genderless" Vinny has yet to specify a pronoun preference.)

NEW WORLD ORDER (1) A Netherlands startup company announced in March its readiness to release drones capable of tracking freshly deposited dog poop (via an infrared glow from the pile) and, eventually, be guided (perhaps via GPS and artificial intelligence) to scoop up the deposits and carry them away. (2) Potentially Unemployed Bees: Researcher-inventor Eijiro Miyako announced in the journal Chem in March that he had created a drone that pollinates flowers (though requiring human guidance until GPS and AI can be enabled).

Miyako's adhesive gel lightly brushes pollen grains, collecting just enough to touch down successfully onto another flower to pollinate it.

INEXPLICABLE (1) In February, a 52-yearold man who, arrested for DUI and taken to a police station in Germany's Lower Saxony state, wound up spontaneously confessing to a 1991 cold-case murder in Bonn. Police confirmed that, after reopening the files, they found details matching the man's account, though the man himself was "not quite clear" why he had confessed.

(2) A game warden in Titus County, Texas, reported in December arresting a man for possessing a shotgun (the man's third arrest as a convicted felon with a firearm).

The warden had spotted the weapon only because the man "out of the blue" approached him and asked if he wanted to inspect his hunting license (which, it turns out, was in order). {in}

From Universal Press Syndicate Chuck Shepherd’s News Of The Weird © 2015 Chuck Shepherd

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