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Independent News | September 26, 2019 | Volume 20 | Number 38 | Cover Image from "Mike Brodie: Relics from the Road" / Courtesy of Pensacola Museum of Art

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winners TIM EVANS The Pensacola Habitat for Hu-

manity CEO has been appointed to Habitat for Humanity International's U.S council, where he will be serving three years, as well as elected chairman of the board at Habitat Florida, serving two years. Habitat Florida is a separately incorporated nonprofit organization supporting the work of affiliates in the state. The U.S council guides growth for the global organization's work nationally.

JAILA ROBERTS For years, ESPN's

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SportsCenter has been featuring everyday unsung athletes on-air. Last week, ESPN visited Booker T. Washington High School to celebrate Roberts making it into SportsCenter's iconic Top 10 plays list. Roberts, a three-time Player of the Year as selected by the Pensacola News Journal, made the SC Top 10 for a spectacular shot she nailed last January to win a game against Pine Forest. She is now in her freshman year at the University of North Alabama.

JON FOREMAN The lead singer and songwriter for the multi-platinum, Grammywinning alt-rock group Switchfoot invited the Hellen Caro Elementary choir, Sweet Singers Of the South, to perform last Friday with him at the Saenger Theatre.

SEVILLE QUARTER The ninth annual Run-

ning of the Bulls race raised $28,698 to benefit the USO of Northwest Florida—a number much larger than projected. Ray "Ramon" Cocuy of Pensabulls, Seville Quarter and the USO of Northwest Florida are looking forward to the 10th Annual Running of the Bulls, preliminary scheduled for July 19, 2020.

losers GBHS ADMINISTRATION Santa Rosa

School Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick has recommended that Gulf Breeze High School Principal Danny Brothers be suspended for five days and Assistant Principal Tori Baker be fired after an investigation revealed Baker allegedly changed her daughter's grades for the 2018-19 school year to bump up her ranking to second in the class. The changes were made without informing or consulting with the child's teacher, according to district records. The school board will consider the recommendations at its Oct. 10 meeting. Baker's suspension without pay begins Sept. 27 and will end on the day of the school board meeting.

SANTA ROSA SCHOOL DISTRICT The

school district lost out on nearly $700,000 in educational funding after a state audit revealed students at Central School, Gulf Breeze High School, Milton High School, Pace High School, Martin Luther King Middle School, Holley-Navarre Middle School and Woodlawn Beach Middle School didn't provide students with the 900 hours of annual instruction required by state law.

TAYLOR ENERGY The New Orleans-based

company's site, about 19 miles off the southeast coast of Louisiana, has been releasing upward of 70,000 gallons of crude oil a day since its rig was toppled by Hurricane Ivan. The company says it has done everything possible to stem the flow of oil and that it should no longer be held accountable for the leak. Phyllis Miller Taylor, whose net worth is $1.2 billion, sold the company in 2009. There's no known connection to the Santa Rosa School District.

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AHERO WORKS In August, the eighth annual AHERO Warrior Hook-Up Pensacola Beach was held to bring together veterans with patriotic members of our community and provide a relaxed atmosphere that would help the physical and psychological wounds of war and military service.

Retired Marine Lt. Col. Dave Glassman described the event to me—"Wounded, injured and disabled veterans travel from all over the country to join our local veterans and citizens for a fun-filled, therapeutic, extended weekend on Pensacola Beach."

Why? The daily suicide rate for military veterans is estimated at 18-22, which calculates out to over 8,000 annually. According to a report released last month by the Defense Suicide Prevention Office, 325 active duty members died by suicide in 2018, the highest number since the Defense Department began collecting the data in 2001 and exceeding a record set in 2012.

A significant part of the AHERO Warrior Hook-Up is the testimonial dinner during which some of the participants share their struggles with PTSD, depression, thoughts of suicide and other health issues. At this year's event, volunteer Tristessa Osborne started a testimonial journal to help those who weren't comfortable going to the microphone to share their experiences. With the permission of those who transcribed their struggles, Tristessa shared the journal

with me, and I published excerpts on my blog, ricksblog.biz, last week.

One veteran wrote that "not a day that goes by that I don't contemplate suicide" and was grateful for the chance to fellowship with other veterans during the weekend—"AHERO gives us a weekend, a day, a few hours to breathe."

A Marine veteran who served in Afghanistan wrote, "I have experienced IEDs, have had a TBI, suffer from PTSD and I strive to live on. The suicidal thoughts leave my brain now and encourage me to participate in the AHERO program … Here, I am mentally stable while experiencing good epiphanies every day!"

I encouraged readers of the blog to share comments. Sue Kirk wrote, "I sent a pretty broken and depressed fellow off on a plane last month to one of your hookups, and I was scared to death as to how he would do but had to let go for his sake.

He came home so much better in mood, and I could see more of the son I sent overseas than I have in all the time I have been caring for him since his return."

AHERO is not a magic silver bullet that cures PTSD but is a difference-maker. Please check out the organization at aherousa.org and consider supporting it. And if you or someone you know is in an emergency, call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255), or call 911 immediately. {in} rick@inweekly.net

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WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE BATTLE OF NEGRO FORT

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By C. Scott Satterwhite Historian Matthew Clavin released a new book, "The Battle of Negro Fort: The Rise and Fall of a Fugitive Slave Colony," earlier this month. It tells the fascinating story of the largest fugitive slave colony in what we now call the United States. It's rarely covered in history classes and largely unknown, even in the area where the incredible battle took place.

Comprised largely of formerly enslaved African Americans from Spanish Pensacola, the fugitive slave army fought Andrew Jackson's troops to the death.

Clavin has been captivated by this story since graduate school, and his book speaks to our national ongoing discussion about slavery, as well the stories so often neglected in Southern and African American history.

INWEEKLY: For those who haven't heard of it, how would you describe the Battle of Negro Fort?

CLAVIN: That is not easy to do briefly. The facts are that during the War of 1812, Spanish Florida was neutral; however, Spanish authorities allowed the British to land several thousand troops in their territory.

The British were willing to do anything to defeat the United States, so they enthusiastically recruited Native Americans and both American and Spanish slaves to their cause. After the war, the British evacuated 66

Florida, but they left a massive and extraordinarily well-armed fort on the lower Apalachicola River to the fugitive slaves who had joined the British cause and their families. In the coming months, the fort attracted hundreds of additional fugitive slaves, bringing the total number of the fort's inhabitants to as many as 1,000. This did not sit well with white Southern slaveowners, who for more than a year lobbied the federal government to eliminate what they described as a dangerous threat to the peace and security of the southern border.

The effort worked. In the summer of 1816, Andrew Jackson ordered the fort's destruction and the killing and capturing of the fort's black residents. For two weeks, hundreds of proAmerican Creek warriors and American soldiers assaulted Negro Fort and eventually destroyed the compound when a heated cannonball landed on a massive gunpowder magazine, causing an incredible explosion that some claimed could be heard as far away as Pensacola.

INWEEKLY: In your introduction, you state that "understanding the battle's importance requires acknowledging that the American government had always sanctioned slavery." Why is this important for our understanding of the Battle of Negro Fort?

CLAVIN: As a historian, it is crucial to demonstrate history's dynamic nature.

Ideas like race, gender and class are not fixed but always changing. I thought it was important to show at the outset just how conflicted most white Americans were over slavery at the close of the 18th century.

Indeed, nearly every slave-owning founding father struggled mightily over the issue.

Unfortunately, that sentiment would grow weaker with subsequent generations. Andrew Jackson is a case in point. He owned, bought and sold slaves his entire life and never once expressed any internal conflict over the practice. To the contrary, he was a proud slave owner who strongly identified as a Southerner.

INWEEKLY: You describe the European Americans moving into the multiracial, multilingual Spanish Florida as "migrants," a term not often used when discussing those later known as "Florida Crackers."

Was this intentional and related to our current debate over immigration?

CLAVIN: It's a fascinating question. The story of Negro Fort definitely resonates with today's immigration debate. Above all else, it proves that the demonization of people of color on the opposite side of the United States' southern border is not a new phenomenon. It has occurred for centuries.

Interestingly enough, as you point out, Americans have often decried the migration of dark-skinned people across the southern border at the exact same time they supported and promoted white immigration southward. Thomas Jefferson is a prime example, and he even took the racial double-standard a step farther. While encouraging white immigration into Spanish Florida, he also sought Indian removal and the colonization of African Americans outside of the United States.

INWEEKLY: I found so much in this book fascinating, especially the interactions between the African Americans and Native American actors in this story. When doing the research, what surprised you the most?

CLAVIN: As for the relationship between African Americans and Native Americans, nothing really surprised me as I have long studied the complicated relationship between these people, especially along the Southern frontier. That being said, I think many readers will be shocked to learn the critical role the Creek Indians played in Negro Fort's destruction. While several dozen Native Americans fought and died in Negro Fort's defense, roughly 100 Creeks led the American assault on the Fort and then spearheaded the effort to capture and return any survivors to slavery.

INWEEKLY: I'm not sure if "hero" is the right word, but who were some of the remarkable figures who stood out in this story?

CLAVIN: If you believe in freedom, then there were absolutely "heroes" in the Battle of Negro Fort. The most obvious was Garçon, a "French Negro" who absconded from his Spanish owner in Pensacola during the War of 1812, served in Great Britain's Corps of Colonial Marines and eventually became the fort's most feared commander. During the Battle of Negro Fort, when the American forces proposed a cease-fire, Garçon vowed that he would rather blow up the fort himself rather than see it fall into the possession of the United States. Garçon survived the magazine's explosion but was summarily executed. Though tragic, he had long demonstrated a preference for liberty or death.

INWEEKLY: With a resurgence in interest, both in slavery and Andrew Jackson, what do you think your book adds to our

ongoing discussion about how to see slavery in America, as well as how we see Andrew Jackson?

CLAVIN: I think this book demonstrates the long and difficult struggle for freedom in the United States for African-descended people as well as their allies. As has become painfully obvious in recent years, white supremacy is never static. Support for the radical ideology comes and goes, ebbs and flows. Sometimes leadership is all that matters in determining which direction an entire nation moves regarding its policy toward minority groups. In the case of Negro Fort, there is no telling what would have happened to the historic community [in Negro Fort] if Andrew Jackson had not risen to the command of the Southern army. Undoubtedly, a Northern anti-slavery general who sympathized with the plight of African Americans and Native Americans certainly would have acted differently. The Battle of Negro Fort shows the power of one man to dictate and determine public policy.

INWEEKLY: Why do you think so few people know of this incredible story?

CLAVIN: I think it has much more to do with the large gap that now exists between historians and the public. Historians have studied Negro Fort for decades, but too often, their scholarship has failed to target general readers and other students of history. Given the troubling racial climate in America today, it is more important than ever that historians of race and slavery speak to as wide an audience as possible.

INWEEKLY: What are some of the lessons readers can take away from the story of Negro Fort and your book in particular?

CLAVIN: First and foremost, it is the indomitability of enslaved people. Even when an entire country tried to keep them enslaved, hundreds of black people fought to the death for their freedom. It is a truly inspirational story. Second is the role that British soldiers, Native Americans and a handful of white American citizens played in Negro Fort's yearlong existence. While history prefers winners, the free people who helped establish Negro Fort, and, in many cases, died in its defense, deserve recognition. They are proof that even in the opening decades of the 19th century, when slavery took on increasing economic and social importance as a result of the success of the cotton gin, large numbers of people forcefully opposed both slavery and racism. {in} A former professor at the University of West Florida, Clavin now teaches history at the University of Houston. "The Battle of Negro Fort" is his third book. You can learn more about it and order a copy direct from the publisher at nyupress.org. inweekly.net

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BEATING RATS IN THE RAIN city of remarkable human scale," Riley opened his talk. "In building and rebuilding the city, the goal should always be to make your city a place where every citizen's heart can sing."

According to Riley, Charleston was laid out in the late 1600s as a model city. It wasn't disturbed by the Industrial Revolution or the Civil War. Most of its buildings remained relatively intact. He said, "It's a real live American city filled with all the opportunities for achievement, great success and failure."

One failure was the demolition of the historic Charleston Hotel, where the Democratic Convention met in 1860. Why? In the 1950s, city leaders were convinced that a great city needed to have a drive-in motel. There wasn't a great city without a drive-in motel.

"In this business we're all in, goal number one is to try to keep from making mistakes," said Riley. "And that was a huge mistake."

Joe Riley / Photo Courtesy of CivicCon

By Rick Outzen Joe Riley has been an inspiration to Pensacola for over 15 years, ever since he spoke to community leaders at a speaker series hosted by Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. At the time, he had been elected to his seventh term as mayor of Charleston, S.C., and was the model for how a strong, innovative politician could turn around a historic Southern city.

In the years following his talk, Riley was quoted by community leaders like Quint Studer, John Peacock, Buzz Ritchie and Earle Bowden in viewpoints concerning the Community Maritime Park, consolidation and the strong-mayor form of government.

Riley would go on to serve 10 terms, the longest tenure of any mayor in Charleston's history. Last week, he returned to Pensacola to speak to a packed house at CivicCon. He used his experiences in Charleston to illustrate "how we, together, create wonderful communities."

"Charleston is an old American city, built before the automobile and the elevator—a

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

An issue for the city of Pensacola is developing affordable housing. Riley talked about how he was determined to build affordable housing on the vacant lots in his city.

"We started work in the poor sections of our city because the city must be a place for everyone," he said. "I told them that we weren't going to build any more housing projects, and we would scatter public housing on vacant lots in the city."

The housing authority wasn't happy and hired an architect to design more housing projects. Riley said, "We saw what the architect had in mind. We told them to fire those architects and get some other architects."

The final product was affordable housing for very poor people, heavily subsidized, owned by the housing authority, built on vacant lots and integrated and nestled into the neighborhood.

He also tackled homelessness. "We had a wonderful shelter for the homeless," said Riley. We wanted to build transitional housing.

Just a little better housing for someone who'd been in the shelter a long time and just starting

to mainstream a little bit. So picked a young architect. He won an award, a national award from the American Institute of Architecture, for transitional housing."

The scattered-site public housing and housing for people moving out of the shelter were recognized around the country and honored by President Ronald Reagan, according to Riley. He urged the crowd to never accept mediocrity. He said, "There are things so often that you have to build and be told, 'Well, it's just.' Let me tell you something, in a city, you can never say it's just."

"I was at a cocktail party, the president of one of our college's homes, one night, and a server came through with a tray of food and she offered me something," shared Riley. "She leaned over to me and said, 'Mayor Reilly, I want to thank you.' And I said, 'What's that for ma'am?' And she said to me, 'Because Monday, I'm moving into Seven Marion Street, and it's so beautiful.' And I thought of that moment, you know, secure public housing beats rats in the rains."

He reinforced his point, "The fact of the matter is this—in city building, there's never any excuse, under any circumstances, to build or allow anything that doesn't add to the beauty of a community."

A FOREVER OPPORTUNITY

On Wednesday morning, Riley spoke to a smaller gathering at the SCI Building. He talked about the creation of Spoleto Festival USA, a 17-day celebration of art, music, dance and theater that celebrated its 43rd season last May. When he was first elected in December 1975, Riley and community leaders want to create an American version of the internationally-famous arts festival in Spoleto, Italy, with the help of the famous opera composer Gian Carlo Menotti.

"Menotti wanted to have a sister festival in the U.S. to connect the countries, and he wanted a smaller city so that the festival wouldn't be overwhelmed," said Riley. "The

festival was to start in '77, and then the summer of '76, they went to see a tiny festival and they were undone. First of all, the Italian festival's finances were terrible, and that scared the hell out of them. They were also undone with homosexuality among the artists."

The organizers said that the Spoleto festival was too much a gamble and would rather do a simpler Charleston festival.

"And, at first, it kind of felt comfortable, like you're putting on a pair of shoes that you know fits good, an old jacket or something," said Riley. "But I knew, and I had colleagues that agreed, that the Spoleto Festival was a once in a forever opportunity to put on something that was world-class, out of our orbit of comfortableness. I told the civic leaders, I thought we need to go forward with the Spoleto Festival."

A board meeting was held and chairman of the board, who was a prominent civic leader and businessman, made a motion to disband the Spoleto Festival USA. Riley said, "And I nervously raised my hand and said, 'I moved to table the motion,' and my motion passed by one vote."

He continued, "That changed Charleston, and the reason was this—it forced us to accept the responsibility of being a world-class city. When we opened festival years later, that once exposed to excellence of that degree, it's really hard to accept mediocrity."

Riley said a city's greatness has little to do with its population size. In 1980, Charleston's population was 69,779. It's nearly doubled since Riley was first elected mayor.

"Pensacola is on the cusp of being a great city, and the greatness has nothing to do with size," said Riley. "Greatness is about a city working to achieve excellence in everything it did, whether it's in the best police department, the cleanest streets or everything in between."

He added, "And maybe most especially it is in the urban design and development area, because what you do or don't do will be there for a long, long time." {in}

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CAN IP LOWER ENVIRONMENTAL BAR?

By Jeremy Morrison The paper mill, under one banner or another, has been a part of northern Escambia forever. Starting in 1941 with the Florida Pulp and Paper Company and following through to its current incarnation, run by International Paper, the operation has been there so long it almost feels like part of the natural landscape.

What does actually become part of the landscape is the paper mill's daily wastewater outflow, which runs north of 20 million gallons. The effluent empties into wetlands before it drains into lower Elevenmile Creek and Perdido Bay. "It'd be like taking the effluent of the population of 350,000 people and discharging it into a water body that doesn't have an exchange," said Barbara Albrecht, who heads both the Bream Fishermen Association and the Panhandle Watershed Alliance.

Some environmentalist, like biologist Dr. Jackie Lane, have long sounded the alarm over the environmental impacts of the paper company, arguing that the ecological price isn't worth whatever economic gains might be due to the mill. She founded Friends of Perdido Bay in 1986 to raise awareness of the issue.

"They're a massive polluter," Lane said. "Do we really want them here?"

While some folks would no doubt like to see International Paper gone from the area and consider any mill-associated impact to be too great, the company is pretty much meeting state and federal environmental standards. Almost, but not quite.

And that could be a problem.

Specifically, IP consistently sees "chronic toxicity failures" in quarterly effluent tests submitted to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

If the company can't correct the issue, it's in danger of losing its operating permit next spring—unless, of course, it can get 010 1

the state of Florida to lower environmental standards and the federal government to sign off on it.

THE CHRONIC TOXICITY BLUES

IP's permit quandary goes back some years. Lane is fond of saying that the company doesn't even have a current permit, that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lists it as expired. But FDEP is quick with a clarification.

"They're operating under the 2010 permit," said Brandy Smith, external affairs manager for FDEP's northwest district. "So, it's not an expired permit. It's still valid. It's still enforceable."

The 2010 permit required IP to relocate its effluent discharge from Elevenmile Creek to a nearly 1,400-acre company-owned wetland.

This has helped reduce the impact to the creek and filters the effluent through the wetlands before it reaches Perdido Bay. "It used to empty out into the headwaters of Elevenmile Creek," said Chips Kirschenfeld, director of Escambia County's Natural Resources Management Department, describing how the change helped clean up the creek.

"Now, there's no discharge in the creek. So, our monitoring in Elevenmile Creek shows a water body that's in pretty good shape."

In the new wetlands discharge area, however, it's a different story. There, IP has been under a Whole Effluent Toxicity correction plan since 2012 due to chronic toxicity failures.

As part of the corrective plan, IP must submit quarterly reports detailing effluent test results.

In order to obtain a new permit, the company must pass four consecutive quarters of testing.

"To date, IP's efforts to address chronic toxicity have not been successful," Smith said.

Kirschenfeld laid this out for Escambia County commissioners in an email this past June—"IP's discharge into wetlands does not meet the 'end of pipe' standards for wetland discharge. The parameters of exceedance include pH, specific conductance (sodium)

and dissolved oxygen. Monitoring data also indicates there may be issues with turbidity and wetland insect toxicity testing results."

Toxicity tests measure the aggregate effect of IP's effluent to aquatic organisms, in this case Ceriodaphnia dubia, otherwise known as the water flea. Acute toxicity tests measure this impact in the short term, whereas chronic toxicity tests measure longer-term (greater than seven days) impacts.

While IP regularly passes the acute toxicity tests, the company fails the chronic tests.

These failures are due to the impacts the effluent has on the water fleas' reproductive levels.

Since 2012, FDEP has worked with IP to correct this effluent issue, giving the company time to meet environmental standards. The latest extension—giving IP until April 2020 to address the matter—was granted this past January.

Some people would say the state is giving IP too much time and contend that the company's wetlands discharge efforts didn't improve things as much as touted.

"That's why DEP has been dragging their feet," Lane said. "The things that were supposed to fix it didn't fix anything."

VARYING VIEWS OF A BAY

How's the health of Perdido Bay? It depends on who you talk to.

"It keeps getting worse and worse over here really. It's amazing," said Lane, recounting how swimmers in the bay "come out smelling like a rotten egg." "It's really terrible. It's horrible, really."

Lane attributes the decline she notes in Perdido Bay to IP, to its output into both the water and air. She points to not only antidotal rotten-egg smelling swimmers but also things like the water flea.

"It's a shame really," she said. "This bay would be beautiful if it wasn't for the mill."

Then there are others, like Kirschenfeld, who take a different view. His family has been in the area for generations, can recall the paper-mill-associated fish kills of decades past, and he feels that the bay is in much better shape than it once was.

"I was down here a few weeks ago in my boat. I went fishing; I went swimming; kids went tubing," the Escambia County scientist said. "To me, there is not a water quality issue in Perdido Bay." In fact, Kirschenfeld takes issue with those that paint the issue in a dire light.

He points to Lane as a crusader who has "always had an ax to grind" and questions reports of environmental degradation, such as fish kills—"I haven't seen 'em."

"You've got a few people saying statements like that that aren't true, and things are just spiraling and people just think it's horrible over there," he said. "I'm a scientist.

I look at data. I draw my conclusions from data, and I don't have any issues."

Albrecht disagrees. She believes that IP has

taken a toll on Perdido Bay—"one industry, and the bay is dead"—and calls Lane "a warrior."

"Jackie Lane has been speaking the truth, and she's been thrown under the bus," Albrecht said.

Lane, meanwhile, continues to wonder how long IP will be allowed to operate without obtaining a renewed permit.

"It's interesting for me to see how long they can let this go," she said.

IP EYES ALTERNATIVE CRITERIA After more than 30 years of fighting for the health of Perdido Bay, of fighting against the environmental impacts of the paper company, could victory finally be spied on the horizon?

Will IP be forced to shut down its legacy operations, thus turning off the spigot on the 20-plus million gallons per day of effluent, not to mention the air emissions?

This is a daydream Lane can indulge— "How can they issue a permit for them? You can't kill a bay and get a permit, can you?"

But she's been fighting this fight long enough to develop a coat of cynicism.

"Nobody's going to shut 'em down. Or, DEP isn't," Lane said. "It's pretty sickening to see, your state agency isn't protecting the environment at all."

Indeed, FDEP is currently waiting for IP to submit a petition to establish site-specific alternative criteria, or SSAC, for the wetlands discharge area. In other words, the company will request the state bend the existing environmental standards. Such criteria would be, according to the agency, "designed to more accurately reflect site-specific conditions."

"They kind of have a unique situation," Smith said of IP's discharge area. "That property was used for growing timber in the past, so it was not a pristine wetland."

IP has yet to submit an application for alternative criteria, though FDEP is expecting it soon. When it does, the public will have a chance to submit input prior to any decision.

Kirschenfeld isn't convinced that IP will be able to secure alternative criteria.

"I honestly don't think they're going to succeed," he said, explaining how it's a heavy lift to justify such measures and then to get both the state and the feds to sign off on the alternative criteria. "It's basically telling EPA and DEP that these minimum standards don't apply to us— 'We're special.'"

Kirschenfeld also doesn't think IP should be granted the SSAC. The areas of exceedances triggering the company's failures, he said, can be technologically managed—"There are ways to improve these."

Albrecht isn't so sure. She tends to share Lane's cynicism when asked if FDEP is likely to grant IP a new permit come spring despite its failure to meet environmental standards.

"Let me answer this question," she laughed, "with a redundant question—Did FDEP just give ECUA another permit for the Pensacola Beach wastewater treatment plant?" {in} inweekly.net

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GRAND JURY REVIEW State Attorney

Bill Eddins last week issued a press release concerning the July 5 shooting death of Tymar Crawford. On July 5, Pensacola police officers attempted to stop Crawford after allegedly smelling marijuana smoke coming from his car.

Within minutes of the stop, Crawford was shot to death in front of his children and partner.

A Pensacola police spokesperson said Crawford attempted to resist arrest. Several eyewitnesses dispute this claim, with supporters demanding a release of the officer's video of the incident.

Though the stories conflict, Eddins hopes a clearer picture of this incident will come to light after his investigation. He said, "The facts and circumstances surrounding the death of Tymar Crawford will be presented to the Escambia County Grand Jury within the next two months."

The function of a grand jury is to hear witnesses brought to the jury by the Office of the State Attorney and determine if those charged should be brought to trial.

"Our plan is to call law enforcement but also civilian witnesses. I want the grand jury to have a full picture," the state attorney told Inweekly. "I want to interview the witnesses."

His decision to call a grand jury came out of "the significant public interest in this case," according to Eddins.

Since the shooting, Crawford's family and supporters organized a memorial vigil, two protest marches and a "People's Assembly" town hall. Supporters also directly addressed the Pensacola City Council and Mayor Grover Robinson at city hall on several occasions. Most of the events were co-organized by the Pensacola chapter of Dream Defenders, the Florida-based civil rights organization, which stood with Crawford's family members and issued a list of demands of the city after Crawford's death.

Among the demands are compensation for funeral expenses, trauma counseling for

family members, increased officer training, deprioritizing marijuana offenses and increased training for officers.

The Escambia County Grand Jury "will be charged with reviewing the operations of government," according to the state attorney.

Specifically, he wants the panel to review the "policies and procedures of the Pensacola Police Department regarding the use of deadly force," as well as the adequate and proper training of Pensacola police officers.

Eddins anticipates his office will complete its investigation within 60 days, which he described as an "ambitious schedule." Once the State Attorney's Office completes its investigation, his office will offer the findings to the Escambia County Grand Jury. While he said there is no specific timeframe for the grand jury to make its decision about whether to indict the officers involved or not, the state attorney expects the "matter to be resolved as soon as possible, without rushing."

Following the grand jury's decision, he promised that "the results will be made public," as well as any police video recordings of the incident.

Organizers with Pensacola's chapter of Dream Defenders are skeptical of justice coming from the grand jury and see this as a legal maneuver designed to protect the police. After learning of the decision, Haley Morrissette of the Dream Defenders shook her head.

"When we start taking these things before the grand jury, we typically see that they fail to indict the officer," said Morrissette. "They have no [criminal] findings, even though we know in the community that there are findings because we live with this every single day."

"We're also really worried about where this leaves the family. They've been without the resources that they are needing, as far as trauma counseling, as far as needing to be paid back, especially for having to bury a father," she said.

"They were left with a source of income being taken out of their household."

"The City of Pensacola has the ability to still take recommendation that [the Pensacola Police Department] needs more training," said Morrissette. "They can do this whether there's an indictment or not."

Morrissette expressed frustration at the city government for its lack of movement on the issue.

"The last meeting we had, the mayor failed to show," she said. "They did not give us a follow-up date after asking for the materials we had for recommendations."

Despite feeling "stonewalled" by the city, Dream Defenders are currently working on their next step to pressure the city into substantial action on behalf of Crawford's family.

"We plan on keep bringing this up. It won't die," said Morrissette. "Tymar Crawford's name won't die."

PYP SURVEY In its 2019 Quality of Life Survey, the Pensacola Young Professionals asked respondents if they would support or oppose Escambia County organizing an intervention to address and better manage the needs and well-being of Escambia's children. Nearly three out of four (74%) said they would support the intervention.

"So what's the takeaway?" PYP president Walker Wilson told the audience at the CivicCon held on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

"The takeaway is not PYP wants to raise your taxes. The takeaway is that we have a problem. And that people are willing to get behind it and support it and make sure that we can take care of our kids."

PYP was a catalyst when it was formed in 2016 and campaigned for the passage of referendum for the Community Maritime Park. Last year, the organization led the fight to switch the superintendent of schools to an appointed position. The group wants to continue to be a force of positive change by doing a deeper dive into the survey results in collaboration with Civ-

icCon, according to its executive director, Ruthie Speight.

"We're going to be at the Studer Community Institute on Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m., and we'll get into the entire 2019 Quality of Life survey results," said Speight. The report will be posted next month on the organization's website, pensacolayp.com.

CITY HALL WORK PLAN By October, Pensacola city staff hopes to have a more fleshed-out version of the city's mission and values statement before city council, according to City Administrator Chris Holley. The Pensacola City Council recently approved a general mission statement that was generated during an earlier workshop, and staff has been diving into more detail as of late.

"What I call meat on the bones," said Holley at the mayor's conference last week.

"So, taking that high-level document that the council approved and adding ideas about what we need to do to accomplish the big things."

The administrator explained that staff had created "boxes," representing various legs of the city's mission and vision statements.

"There's boxes. It's, like, neighborhoods and it's the environment, and there's a piece for organizational excellence; it's public safety.

There's four or five boxes," Holley said. "We've got in each box, I don't know, 10 ideas about what it takes to create good neighborhoods and what does it take to create public safety and protect the environment.

Holley also said that while staff is putting the so-called "meat on the bones" on the city's mission statement, their work should be viewed as a living document. City council, he said, would need to periodically review it.

"It's a work in progress," He said. "That will be a constant changing document, because priorities change and all that kind of stuff. If you do it right, you have at least one workshop a year, generally leading up to the budget process, where you sit down with council and

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go, 'Here, here's what we've been doing, and now if you want to redirect us and change our priorities, then that's fine.'"

The city administrator also spoke Monday about a couple of developments on the human resources front. First, the city has revived it's long-missing human resources manual, and, secondly, a new HR director is coming on board soon.

Insofar as the manual goes, Holley said it cleaned up some administrative contracts— the previous administration made a practice of hiring on contract—and also created a process for employees who have a complaint.

"It creates a grievance process and a panel to hear grievances and all of that," he said. "It does tackle the contract issue, and so our management team will roll over in the HR manual and have some benefits there that will kind of replace the contract situation for our management team."

The new HR manual is actually tied to recently realized contracts with the collective of unions representing city employees, including police officers and firefighters.

Holley said that the agreements will allow the city to begin enacting a performance-based pay system for employees.

"All of our employees will participate in that process," the city administrator said.

BRAND ON US idgroup, a Pensacola-based brand transformation firm, calls for area nonprofits to submit their entry for the firm's eighth annual Brand on Us™ initiative. The initiative includes Visual Identity Reboot and High-Impact Campaign options, as well as their original offering of a full Brand Transformation. Applicants can now apply online as well as via certified mail.

Community partners from all areas of branding, advertising and marketing join forces with idgroup for the initiative, designed to give a deserving nonprofit a comprehensive brand makeover, a brand identity refresh or a boost for promoting their brand. During the engagement process, the selected organization will receive anywhere from $60,000-$150,000 in idgroup and partner services. Since its inception in 2013, Brand on Us has impacted area nonprofits to the tune of $1,200,000.

"It's amazing to see the list of deserving nonprofits idgroup and so many of our wonderful partners have touched in this community," says Lindsey Braxton Shook, Vice President of Operations at idgroup. "We have seen this experience be a game changer for local nonprofits, and we're excited to select a new winner for 2020."

Past winners of the Brand on Us initiative include Pensacola Humane Society, Chain Reaction, Pensacola Sports, Autism Pensacola, September 26, 2019

Martha's Vineyard: The Family House, The Global Corner and 2019's winner, Pensacola United Methodist Community Ministries, whose brand will launch later this fall.

"We were given a professional image and identity that helped us better understand what our real mission is," says John Hutchinson, Martha's Vineyard: The Family House board member. "idgroup goes way beyond just a new logo—they help you communicate what is behind and beyond your logo. Most organizations could not afford these professional services and it makes a big difference in their outreach."

The online and downloadable application as well as qualifying requirements for Brand on Us can be found online at brandonus.com.

The call for entries ends Oct. 25.

10TH ANNUAL BRAS ACROSS THE BRIDGE Event registration is now open for the

10th annual Bras Across the Bridge presented

by Baptist Health Care Foundation and Pensacola Honda. Event check-in will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, in the parking lot of The Grand Marlin on Pensacola Beach.

Registration is $20 per person plus the donation of a new bra, and the first 500 participants will receive a pink T-shirt. Attendees may also choose to honor a loved one on a banner to be displayed at the event. Online registration is available at baptisthealthcarefoundation.org.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS University of

West Florida President Martha D. Saunders will present the annual State of the University address, detailing the university's accomplishments in 2018-19 and its goals for 2019-20 at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 27, at UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, The Mainstage Theatre, 11000 University Pkwy.

The Escambia County Waste Services Department will host the next Regional Roundup Regional 8 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Sept. 28, at Booker T. Washington High School, 6000 College Pkwy. Roundup events provide an opportunity to properly dispose of electronics, household hazardous waste and up to four tires per vehicle, free of charge.

District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh will host a multi-agency town hall 6-8 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 30, at Jim Bailey Middle School Cafeteria, 4110 Bauer Rd. Participates will include State Rep. Alex Andrade, ECUA board member Vicki Campbell and school board member Kevin Adams The Florida SBDC's "Intellectual Property: Protect Your Business from Inevitable Disputes" workshop will be 9 a.m.-noon, Friday, Oct. 4, at Synovus, 125 W. Romana St. Preregistration is required. Fee: $30. To register, visit our website at sbdc.uwf.edu and click on "Training & Events." {in}

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

The Polaroid Kidd Comes Home

By C. Scott Satterwhite

19 years old. I started enquiring what he's got going on, how he got there, the trains and…

From "Mike Brodie: Relics from the Road" / Courtesy of Pensacola Museum of Art

Mike Brodie is one of the most humble and famous artists Pensacola can rightfully claim as one of its own.

Brodie's journey began as a teenager taking pictures with his Polaroid camera.

His first subjects were largely the punks living at Pensacola's legendary 309 Punk House, which sits next to a busy train track and was once connected with the former L&N Railroad. While living at 309, Brodie met traveling hobo punks who hopped trains, and soon he joined them on the rails, documenting their existence through intimate portraits with his Polaroid camera.

Known for years as the "Polaroid Kidd," Brodie didn't seek out the art world; the art world sought him.

His story was unique, and his work was raw and honest. Within a few short years, Brodie went from DIY art shows at 309 and Sluggo's to the Louvre in Paris.

To showcase this hometown art hero, the Pensacola Museum of Art and the 309 Punk Project recently joined together to co-curate an exhibit of Brodie's work and bring the Polaroid Kidd home. This pop-up show is a preview of an upcoming feature exhibit coming to the museum in 2020.

What makes Brodie unique is the culture he embodies.

To get to Pensacola, Brodie took some time away from his wife in Arizona and his work as a diesel mechanic—a trade he learned because of his love of trains—so he could hitchhike and hop freight trains for this show. Few other artists, especially those with several major exhibitions and September 26, 2019

books to their credit, would go to this length to participate in an art show of any caliber. But Brodie isn't your typical artist.

While he was in town for the exhibition opening event (which was held earlier this month at the PMA in front of a standing-roomonly crowd), Brodie found a few moments to talk to Inweekly about his life and art and how 309 and punk culture influenced his work.

INWEEKLY: So what led you to first start hopping trains?

BRODIE: I've been trying to really figure it out … I lived off Burgess Road, here in Pensacola, by one of my schools with my mom. I remember washing dishes after school, doing chores, looking out the window. We were by the CSX mainline. I remember seeing a train coming by with a car called a "grainer." There was a guy and a girl sitting next to each other on the grainer. I got a brief glimpse of this, a couple sitting next to each other. Some train hoppers just went by me. I went, "Whoa, that's pretty cool!"

That was an observation that stayed with me.

Then, I got involved with the punk scene, through meeting my first girlfriend and subsequently meeting some train hoppers, particularly one named Scott Youth. I just love saying his name. I loved meeting him. It was a punk house thing in Pensacola. He was a visitor at the house, and he was sleeping on the front porch. I woke up one morning, and [there] was a guy with his dog and his beer. I thought it was this homeless man sleeping on the porch. He wakes up. Super nice. Super friendly. Big beard.

He's like, "My name is Scott Youth. I just came down from Chattanooga." It turns out he was

INWEEKLY: He was like this really old looking punk kid.

BRODIE: Yeah. Part of it is the lifestyle. It takes a toll on your body, depending on how much drugs and alcohol you consume. Actually, just the physical … a lot of punks live hard. A lot of people live hard. The punk lifestyle can take a toll, for better or worse. He went into detail about the CSX hotshot, which is an old-school name for a high-priority train. Once he said "hotshot" and this train was going by, I was like, "I'm doing that." I just turned 18. The rest is history. I just hopped a train and kept doing it, and now I've probably ridden 120,000 miles.

Now it's just kind of a life-long interest. I don't necessarily think of it as a full-on lifestyle. It just is what it is. So, those are the moments that inspired me to want to hop on a freight train.

INWEEKLY: What did people [the train hoppers] do when you broke out your camera?

BRODIE: They all secretly loved it. Seriously.

I don't think anyone ever said not to photograph them, except for a girlfriend. I really did photograph her way too much and gave her kind of a complex, and I feel bad … I don't talk to her anymore, but she's doing well. But for the most part, people were smart enough to understand that I didn't quite know what I was doing. The people I was traveling with were smart enough to realize, basically, I was working. They knew I was doing something important. They didn't know what it was, but I never had any problems.

this forever. I felt like these were really brief moments in these people's lives, including my own. I got swept up in that moment of punk and traveling and everything that goes along with that. So I felt like I had to do it. I didn't have much foresight into what was going to happen down the road, but I just kept doing it until I was like, "I'm done with this. I've got to get some skills, start making money and start doing grown up stuff." That's when I was able to look back at the photographs and find meaning in them and see what I did.

INWEEKLY: What was it like for you to live at 309?

BRODIE: It was cheap and easy. I loved it. I've been thinking about something all day that my friend Gabe, who tattooed me last night, said about 309 that's amazing.

He said that 309 isn't really a place, but it's an idea. That's why it's so awesome. You can apply that to a lot of different things in punk and other aspects of our American culture. It's so much of an idea and what it represents. It's not just living and sitting around in this house and being punk and all that. Cheap rent. It's an idea that stays with you when you leave 309. When you leave that punk house, it's part of your identity … but I loved living there, and I love what's going on with 300. It's gonna be awesome, and I can't wait to live there again. {in} This pop-up is a preview of more great art to come—PMA is planning a full exhibition with Brodie in their downstairs gallery in the fall of 2020. So make sure to "like" or follow them on social media for updates or sign up for their newsletter by visiting pensacolamuseum.org.

INWEEKLY: Were you thinking that far ahead, as far as documenting this moment that you were living in so that you could look back at it later? Was there a documentarian [in you] WHAT: A collaboration exhibition between the Penwhen you were taking the sacola Museum of Art, the 309 Punk Museum Project pictures, or were you really just living in that moment? and Mike Brodie BRODIE: I was living that moWHEN: On view now through Oct. 18 ment, but I also knew … I always WHERE: Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. use these words, but I felt a COST: $7 adults, $4 children (ages 3-14), $6 for military really overwhelming sense of and dependents, seniors, UWF Historic Trust Memurgency to photograph these bers and UWF Alumni Association Members, free for people that I was meeting children (under 3), PMA Members and UWF Students because I felt there was just no DETAILS: pensacolamuseum.org way someone could live like

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Studer Community Institute, 220 W. Garden St. events.uwf.edu WORK ON THE FLORIDA TRAIL 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Every Thursday. Three miles north of Deaton Bridge Road. meetup.com/ftawesterngate YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org BRACE—YOU ARE THE HELP 10-11:30 a.m.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org CENSUS BUSINESS BUILDER WORKSHOP 1-3 p.m. Studer Community Institute, 220 W. Garden St. events.uwf.edu YAPPY HOUR 5-10 p.m. Through Feb. 27.

5% of proceeds benefit Escambia County Animal Shelter. Red Fish Blue Fish, 5B Via De Luna Drive. redfishbluefishpensacolabeach.com JAZZ AT JACKSON'S 5 and 7:30 p.m. Music from Ellen Vinson and Bobby van Deusen.

Jackson's Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com AWM WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. facebook.com/ aragonwine MEDITATION AND ENERGY HEALING 6 p.m.

Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org END OF THE LINE THURSDAY DINNER 6-9 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. eotlcafe.com ZUMBA WITH SHANNON AND FRIENDS 6-7 p.m. $4. Homestead Community Center, 7830 Pine Forest Road.

WSRE'S STUDIOAMPED: MOLLY THOMAS AND THE RARE BIRDS 7 p.m. Free. Jean &

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

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RELATIONAL COMMUNICATION WITH ESPERE WITH CHRISTINE SALOMÉ 6 p.m.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ACOUSTIC SONGWRITERS NIGHT 6 p.m.

Every Friday through March 27. Frazier's Country Wines, 3130 Barrancas Ave. 4TH ANNUAL DIXON DUB LIP SYNC BATTLE

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Casino Beach parking lot. miraclestripcorvette.com SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road.

PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques. Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com YOU SELL IT HERE FARMER'S MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free admission. Every Saturday. 8600 Pensacola Blvd., facebook.com/yousellithere OCEAN HOUR CLEAN-UPS 9-10 a.m. Location TBA. oceanhourfl.com

7th ANNUAL FALL FLING ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission. First

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FALL IN LOVE MEGA ADOPTION EVENT 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Adoptable pets from 20-plus animal organizations. Pensacola Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Highway. aaflorida.org 40TH ANNIVERSARY PENSACOLA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Free admission. Se-

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Saturdays. Open to all knitters, crocheters, weavers and more. Studio South, 955 E. Nine Mile Road. studiosouthon9mileroad.com PENSACOLA RIP THE RUNWAY 5 p.m. Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center, 913 S. I St. pensacolaripsrunway.com WALKING CEMETERY TOURS 5:30 p.m. $12 plus tax. St. John's Historic Cemetery, 301 N. G St. goretro.us ISLAND FIGHTS 59 6:30 p.m. $40.50$66.50. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com VANILLA FUDGE 7 p.m. Free. REX Theatre, 18 N Palafox St. SHOOTER JENNINGS 7 p.m. $20-$25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com DANCE PARTY 7 p.m.-midnight. $10 workshop, $10 party. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS

7:30 p.m. $31. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE 7:30 p.m. $15. Panhandle Community Theatre, 4646 Woodbine Road, Pace.

DANE COOK: TELL IT LIKE IT IS 8 p.m. $39.50-$65. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com SATURDAY SWING OUTS 8 p.m. $5. Saturdays.

Breathe Yoga Studio, 505 S. Adams St.

STINGERS COMEDY: GALE MZUNDERSTOOD, CARSON TAYLOR, JJ CURRY 8:30 p.m.

$15-$20. Casks and Flights, 121 S. Palafox. stingerscomedy.com GLOW BOWL 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Every Friday and Saturday. $12 per person. Strikerz Entertainment Center, 3200 N. Palafox St. CHEW/PLEASURES/YAM/GLAZED EYES 9 p.m. $5. chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St. pensacola.com/chizukopensacola

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Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco BRUNCH WITH LIVE MUSIC 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Café Single Fin, 380 N. Ninth Ave. facebook.com/cafesinglefin VEGAN BRUNCH 11 a.m.-2 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. eotlcafe.com 40TH ANNIVERSARY PENSACOLA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission. Se-

ville Square. pensacolaseafoodfestival.com CARNIVAL FOR A CURE 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission. Vince Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park, 301 W. Main St. ANNUAL ST. ROSE OF LIMA INTERNATIONAL FALL FESTIVAL 11 a.m.-4 p.m. St. Rose of Lima

Catholic Church, 6451 Park Ave. Milton.

SUNDAY BRUNCH AT H20 11 a.m. $28.95 for adults. Free valet parking and 15% off with local ID. H20 Hilton, 12 Via De Luna Drive. facebook.com/hiltonpensacolabeach

GROVE & BROWN MARKET 1 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 17. Local vendors, artists and farmers. Henny Penny's Patisserie, 4412 W. Jackson.

COLT WESTON AND ANTON O'DONNELL 2-6 p.m. Dolce and Gelato, 2050 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/dolcegelatopensacola PIANIST KADISHA ONALBAYEVA 2:30 p.m. $7$11. Pensacola State College Ashmore Auditorium, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolatstat.edu FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS 3 p.m. $31. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE 2:30 p.m. $15. Panhandle Community Theatre, 4646 Woodbine Road, Pace.

ROSH HASHANAH AT JACKSON'S STEAKHOUSE 5 p.m. $29 per person. Jackson's

Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com

MONDAY 9.30

RESUME HELP 11 a.m. Molino Branch Li-

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

SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 6 p.m. Runners meet

in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com CRATE COOKING CLASS 6 p.m. $60. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com

WSRE'S STUDIOAMPED: THE CROOKED VINES

7 p.m. Free. Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio, 1000 College Blvd. wsre.org

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UWF JOHN C. PACE LIBRARY BOOK SALE 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Bargains on used books, free popcorn, and trivia. UWF John C. Pace Library, 11000 University Parkway. uwf. edu/library YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org INNISFREE HOTELS JOB FAIR 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Hilton Pensacola Beach, 12 Via De Luna Drive. facebook.com/hiltonpensacolabeach BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 11:30 a.m. National Naval Aviation Museum viewing area, 1878 S. Blue Angel Parkway. Use West Gate Entrance.

TRYON FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT 4 p.m. Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Ave. mywfpl.com COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 4-6 p.m.

Bodacious, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com PILATES FUSION 4:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FIBER FREESTYLIN' AT STUDIO SOUTH

5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Open to all knitters, crocheters, weavers and more. Studio South, 955 E. Nine Mile Road. studiosouthon9mileroad.com WALKING CEMETERY TOURS 5:30 p.m. $12 plus tax. St. John's Historic Cemetery, 301 N. G St. goretro.us

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ADRON CHAMBERS YOGA 6:30 p.m. Donation-based yoga with Adron Chambers every Tuesday and Thursday. Asher & Bee Apothecary and Tea House, 7 E. Gregory St. facebook.com/asherandbee COUNTRY TWO-STEP DANCING 6:30 p.m. $12. Whiskey Runners Saloon, 610 E. Nine Mile Road. dancecraftstudios.com KOE WETZEL 7 p.m. $12-$17. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com WSRE'S STUDIOAMPED: ADAM HOLT 7 p.m.

Free. Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio, 1000 College Blvd. wsre.org BANDS ON THE BEACH 7-9 p.m. Free. Knee Deep Band. Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com

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COFFEE WITH A COP 7-8:30 a.m. Coffee

Guy Café, 6700 N. Davis Hwy. PILATES FUSION 10:30 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL Noon. Free. Old Christ Church, 405 South Adams St. uwf. edu/cfpa LIVING ORACLES: SACRED SPACE READINGS

12-7 p.m. Asher & Bee Apothecary and Tea House, 7 E. Gregory St. facbook.com/asherandbee

ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP 3 p.m. Pensacola

Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com

WAGGY WEDNESDAYS WITH PENSACOLA HUMANE SOCIETY 4-7 p.m. Pet-themed

games and prizes. Through Sept. 18. $1 from every Tito's Vodka sale benefits Pensacola Humane Society. Island Culture Tiki Bar, 17 Via De Luna Drive. pensacolahumane.org VEGAN AND VINO SUNDAYS 4-7 p.m.

Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox AFRICAN DANCE FITNESS 5:30 p.m. Every Wednesday through Dec. 18. Henny Penny's Patisserie, 4412 W. Jackson. facebook.com/ facebook.com/hennypennyspatisserie HOMEMADE PASTA COOKING CLASS 6 p.m. $60. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com VINYASA YOGA 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org KNITTING 101 6-8 p.m. $45, includes yarn.

Studio South 955 E. Nine Mile Road, Ste. 101.

WEST COAST SWING DANCING 6:30 p.m. $12. Whiskey Runners Saloon, 610 E. Nine Mile Road. dancecraftstudios.com WSRE'S STUDIOAMPED: STEPHANIE LEIGH HALL 7 p.m. Free. Jean & Paul Amos Perfor-

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THROUGH THE ROOTS & PACIFIC DUB 7

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2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

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Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org THERAPEUTIC ARTS SERIES: SPECIAL NEEDS DAY 1-4 p.m.

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THE IRISH EXPERIENCE On view

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EXPOSURE On view through Oct. 4. Luna Fine Art Gallery at the Hilton Pensacola Beach, 12 Via De Luna Drive. lunafineartgallery.com ART AMONG FRIENDS SECOND ANNUAL ART SHOW

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org TERMINAL: PHOTOGRAPHIC ORIENTATIONS FROM STIEGLITZ TO STASIECZEK

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free will astrology WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 26 ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): Comedian John Cleese speaks of two different modes toward which we humans gravitate. The closed style is tight, guarded, rigid, controlling, hierarchical and tunnel-visioned. The open is more relaxed, receptive, exploratory, democratic, playful and humorous.

I'm pleased to inform you that you're in a phase when spending luxurious amounts of time in the open mode would be dramatically healing to your mental health. Luckily, you're more predisposed than usual to operate in that mode. I encourage you to experiment with the possibilities.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): Upcom-

ing adventures could test your poise and wit. They may activate your uncertainties and stir you to ask provocative questions.

That's cause for celebration, in my opinion.

I think you'll benefit from having your poise and wit tested. You'll generate good fortune for yourself by exploring your uncertainties and asking provocative questions.

You may even thrive and exult and glow like a miniature sun. Why? Because you need life to kick your ass in just the right gentle way so you will become alert to possibilities you have ignored or been blind to.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): Novelist

John Irving asked, "Who can distinguish between falling in love and imagining falling in love? Even genuinely falling in love is an act of the imagination." That will be a helpful idea for you to contemplate in the coming weeks. Why? Because you're more likely than usual to fall in love or imagine falling in love—or both. And even if you don't literally develop a crush on an attractive person or deepen your intimacy with a person you already care for, I suspect you will be inflamed with an elevated lust for life that will enhance the attractiveness of everything and everyone you behold.

flight from Heaven to Earth." This principle could be in full play for you during the coming weeks. For best results, be alert for the arrival of new allies, future colleagues, unlikely matches and surprise helpers.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): In North America, people call the phone number 911 to report an emergency. In much of the EU, the equivalent is 112. As you might imagine, worry-warts sometimes use these numbers even though they're not experiencing a legitimate crisis. For example, a Florida woman sought urgent aid when her local McDonald's ran out of Chicken McNuggets.

In another case, a man walking outdoors just after dawn spied a blaze of dry vegetation in the distance and notified authorities.

But it turned out to be the rising sun. I'm wondering if you and yours might be prone to false alarms like these in the coming days, Virgo. Be aware of that possibility. You'll have substantial power if you marshal your energy for real dilemmas and worthy riddles, which will probably be subtle.

The more spacious you allow your mind to be, the smarter you'll become.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): "I just cut my

bangs in a gas station bathroom," confesses a Libran blogger who calls herself MagicLipstick.

"An hour ago, I shocked myself by making an impulse buy of a perfect cashmere trench coat from a stranger loitering in a parking lot," testifies another Libran blogger who refers to himself as MaybeMaybeNot. "Today I had the sudden realization that I needed to become a watercolor painter, then signed up for a watercolor class that starts tomorrow," writes a Libran blogger named UsuallyPrettyCareful. In normal times, I wouldn't recommend that you Libras engage in actions that are so heedlessly and delightfully spontaneous. But I do now.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): You know your body is made of atoms, but you may not realize that every one of your atoms is mostly empty space. Each nucleus contains 99% of the atom's mass but is as small in comparison to the rest of the atom as a pea is to a cathedral. The tiny electrons, which comprise the rest of the basic unit, fly around in a vast, deserted area. So we can rightfully conclude that you are mostly made of nothing. That's a good meditation right now. The coming weeks will be a fine time to enjoy the refreshing pleasures of emptiness. The less frenzy you stir up, the healthier you'll be. The more spacious you allow your mind to be, the smarter you'll become. "Roomy" and "capacious" will be your words of power.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): You could call the assignment I have for you as "taking a moral inventory" or you could refer to it as "going to confession." I think of it as "flushing out your worn-out problems so as to clear a space for better, bigger, more interesting problems."

Ready? Take a pen and piece of paper or open a file on your computer and write about your raw remorse, festering secrets, unspeakable apologies, inconsolable guilt and desperate mortifications. Deliver the mess to me at truthrooster@gmail.com. I'll print out your testimony and conduct a ritual of purgation.

As I burn your confessions in my bonfire at the beach, I'll call on the Goddess to purify your heart and release you from your angst. (P.S. I'll keep everything confidential.)

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): "We don't always

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21):

have a choice about how we get to know one another," wrote novelist John Irving. "Sometimes, people fall into our lives cleanly—as if out of the sky, or as if there were a direct

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Two hundred years ago, Sagittarian genius Ludwig Beethoven created stirring music that's often played today. He's regarded as one of history's greatest classical compos-

ers. And yet he couldn't multiply or divide numbers. That inability made it hard for him to organize his finances. He once wrote about himself that he was "an incompetent business man who is bad at arithmetic."

Personally, I'm willing to forgive those flaws and focus on praising him for his soulinspiring music. I encourage you to practice a similar approach with yourself in the next two weeks. Be extra lenient and merciful and magnanimous as you evaluate the current state of your life. In this phase of your cycle, you need to concentrate on what works instead of on what doesn't work.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): "When

you hit a wall—of your own imagined limitations—just kick it in," wrote playwright Sam Shepard. That seems like a faulty metaphor to me. Have you ever tried to literally kick in a wall? I just tried it and it didn't work. I put on a steel-toe work boot and launched it at a closet door in my basement and it didn't make a dent. Plus now my foot hurts. So what might be a better symbol for breaking through your imagined limitations? How about this: use a metaphorical sledgehammer or medieval battering ram or backhoe. (P.S. Now is a great time to attend to this matter.)

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): In 1965,

Chinese archaeologists found an untarnished 2,400-year-old royal bronze sword that was still sharp and shiny. It was intricately accessorized with turquoise and blue crystals, precision designs and a silk-wrapped grip. I propose we make the Sword of Goujian one of your symbolic power objects for the coming months.

May it inspire you to build your power and authority by calling on the spirits of your ancestors and your best memories. May it remind you that the past has gifts to offer your future.

May it mobilize you to invoke beauty and grace as you fight for what's good and true and just.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): "All human

beings have three lives—public, private and secret," wrote Piscean novelist Gabriel García Márquez. I will add that during different phases of our lives, one or the other of these three lives might take precedence; may need more care than usual. According to my analysis, your life in the coming weeks will offer an abundance of vitality and blessings in the third area: your secret life. For best results, give devoted attention to your hidden depths. Be a brave explorer of your mysterious riddles.

THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK: "It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious," said John Irving. How are you doing with that?

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news of the weird BRIGHT IDEA Joshua Jack of Auckland, New Zealand, received an email from his bosses at an ad agency informing him that he was expected at a "redundancy meeting" to discuss his future at the company.

Kindly, the New Zealand Herald reported, they suggested he was welcome to bring along a support person, such as a friend or family member. "Sensing the bad news, I decided I'd need the best support person available," Jack wrote on Facebook, "so I spent $200 ($127 U.S.) to hire a clown." As the co-workers discussed Jack's exit, the clown blew up balloons and folded them into animals. He mimed crying when Jack was handed his final paperwork. Jack said his bosses found the humor in the situation, and he has already landed another job.

NEWS YOU CAN USE It's springtime in Australia, which means if you're headed outside down under, you'll want to carry a big stick with you. September and October are the height of magpie swooping season, when nesting magpies are known to attack walkers, runners and bike riders in defense of their young. While they're only 12 inches long or so, 7News reported, the black-andwhite birds can cause a lot of pain with their sharp beaks. Last year, a toddler was nearly blinded, and this year a man who was attacked as he rode his bike veered off the path and crashed, later dying of head injuries. "They're never trying to hurt anyone or be malicious," ornithologist Gisela Kaplan said. "It's all about risk assessment."

THE DOG DID IT Thomas Barnes, 58, got an unpleasant surprise in his bill from DirectTV in August after his dog, Marino, jumped up on Barnes' bed and pressed a remote button that mistakenly ordered pay-per-view from the Hustler channel.

Barnes immediately called his service provider and explained the snafu, and he was assured that the charges would be removed. But the X-rated content remained, so after making a second call and getting no satisfaction, Barnes paid his next bill— minus $70. Then his service was canceled altogether. Finally, Barnes complained to the Federal Communications Commission, which prompted a call from DirectTV, promising a credit on his next bill. "There's a problem when there's a mistake and you expect me to pay for the mistake," Barnes told the Raleigh News and Observer.

THERE'S A RULE FOR EVERYTHING Followers of Emily Post who are floundering with the rules for making toast ... er, getting toasted will want to pick up the new book from her great-great-granddaughter, Lizzie Post. According to The New York Times, "Higher Etiquette: A Guide to the World of Cannabis, From Dispensaries to Dinner Parties" offers

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tidbits of advice for a variety of situations, to wit: Don't eat all the munchies. Avoid words like "pothead" and "weed," which can have negative connotations. Tip your "budtender" well, as he or she probably makes minimum wage. "Etiquette," Post reminds us, "can be so easy."

HAIR FETISH? In the overnight hours of Sept. 17, thieves targeting Prime Trading Hair and Wigs in Miami Gardens, Florida, rammed the front door repeatedly and eventually made off with $70,000 to $80,000 worth of wigs, some worth as much as $800 apiece, reported WFOR. Business owner Rakib Hossain said the thieves "knew where the expensive products were, and they knew everything about the stock room." Thankfully, he was insured for his losses. In a strange twist, the burglary at Prime Trading follows a similar incident two weeks earlier, right across the street at Subi Training Inc., where criminals stole up to $100,000 worth of products including many wigs.

CHUTZPAH! In their booking photos, Aaron Seth Thomas, 31, and Megan Lynn Mondanaro, 35, are both sporting sly little grins, and no wonder: After they were detained near midnight on Sept. 13 for drunk bicycling in Fernandina Beach, Florida, the couple passed the time in the back of the patrol car by stripping down and having sex.

Nassau County Sheriff's deputies pulled Thomas, who was fully naked, out of the car, but he escaped, The Florida TimesUnion reported. He was later found hiding behind an ice cream store nearby. The two were charged with lewd and lascivious exhibition, threats against public officials, attempted escape, resisting arrest with violence, exposing sexual organs and theft, along with DUI.

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AWESOME! Gerry Moore's goal with his latest project is "making people smile," and it's working. The Pensacola, Florida, man built a "boat car," a hybrid vehicle that looks like a boat on top but motors along the street on the chassis of a Ford Expedition. Moore's wife, Karen, said her husband completed the project in three days and made sure it was street legal before taking it out on the road. WEAR TV reported on Sept. 10 that the vehicle is a "permanent convertible," but Moore keeps a scuba mask and snorkel on board in case they get caught in the rain. {in}

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