Jan 24 2013 Issue by Inweekly

“The purpose is not to write a gazillion tickets and make a gazillion dollars.”

“Roses are red violets are blue, I drop rhymes, what’s up with that?”

“He’s just a straightforward, open guy who likes a good multi-colored duffle bag.”

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MALCOLM THOMAS The Escambia County Superintendent has proposed school marshals as a part of a comprehensive plan to make the public schools safer. The marshals will be dressed in plainclothes and armed, and they will focus on protecting the elementary schools. The details need to be worked out with local enforcement, but it’s a creative approach to the issue. ALFRED MORRIS The NFL rookie broke the single-season rushing record of the Washington Redskins and helped the team’s other young superstar, Robert Griffin III, lead the team to the playoff s. Morris is a graduate of Pine Forest High School and a product of the Southern Youth Sports Association.

DEBBIE ANDERSON Santa Rosa Dis-

trict Schools has honored the principal of S. S. Dixon Primary School as its Innovative Principal of the Year. The Florida Council of Instructional Technology Leaders annually sponsors the award at the state level.

SAM JONES The city of Mobile’s strong

mayor is a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. He has taken a stand against gun violence and urged President Obama to make it harder for dangerous people to possess guns and easier for police and prosecutors to crack down on them. Pensacola City Hall? (crickets chirping).

Alex Sink

For the Love of Running

losers ALEX SINK The chances that the former

Florida CFO will repeat as the Democrats candidate for governor are slim. The latest poll by Public Policy Polling shows former Republican Governor Charlie Crist as the likely standard bearer, ahead of Sink, 52 to 18 percentage points.

ANANTH PRASAD Florida Department

of Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad believes that counties and the state won’t be able to count on gas taxes to fund road construction. He wants to see more toll roads and proposes the state legislature should give the counties the power to implement tolls.

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MANTI TE’O Every college male has

claimed at one time to have a date that didn’t really exist. However, few of the imaginary girlfriends die or get reported in the national media. Maybe the Norte Dame linebacker was duped, but so were sportswriters across the country.

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What can they do? Richard Florida recommends that we figure out ways to retain that age group. We need a robust job market that pays more than $8 or $10 an hour and has a plethora of employment choices. These adults want to be around others their age, which, of course, offers more dating opportunities. The other issues are: safe neighborhoods, affordable housing and, when they start having kids, good public schools. All three are challenges for this community. Florida says, “Every city, every neighborhood, every place has people and assets to build from.” I agree and I love this place. We have fantastic people—friendly, hospitable people. I hate when I hear any of the younger ones moving away. It’s a talent pool that we can’t easily refill. And the census numbers validate that we are not. We facilitated in 2006 the formation of the Pensacola Young Professionals, but it has only been partially success in stemming the brain drain. However, it’s time for Mayor Hayward, Pensacola City Council, Escambia County Commission and the Greater Pensacola Chamber to focus on this age group that is critical to the vitality of our community. We talk about retaining businesses. It’s time we add retention of talent to the discussion, too. {in} rick@inweekly.net

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NOT SO CANDID CAMERAS Now, there are four cameras operating in the city—two at the intersection in front of the school complex and two at the hospital intersection. Paulding credits the cameras as a significant factor in reducing incidents of officer injury and death—traffic related causes have been the biggest cause of line of duty deaths in the past 10 years. “Traffic crashes have reduced by about 21 percent in the city from 2003 to today,” Paulding said. “That has occurred in spite of a dramatic increase in traffic volume in the city during the same time period.”

Drivers have ample opportunities to avoid tickets. Signs notifying drivers of cameras are prevalent, even most GPS devices warn you. “There are no secrets,” Paulding said. Some people might argue that the timing between the yellow and red light are altered to create more tickets. “The timing is actually controlled by Department of Transportation,” Paulding explained. “The cameras are actually set for a 50-mile-per-hour zone, when we’re in a 35-mile-perhour-zone, giving drivers more time to stop.” One common question is “Where does the ticket money go?” From July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012, the state of Florida made just under $1 million in red light camera fines. This past year, Paulding said Gulf Breeze made $192,000 from the tickets. After the state takes a cut, the money goes into the revenue stream. “It’s not a huge money maker,” Cosson said. “The purpose is not to write a gazillion tickets and make a gazillion dollars. Much like fines you’d get for littering or parking in a fire lane, the fines associated with red light cameras will hopefully encourage people not to violate the law.” Cosson said that some of the money generated from the tickets will go toward Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Economic Development Incentive Fund that he established in 2012-13 city budget.

“Whenever we can continue to provide for the safety of the public, we are doing the right thing for everyone.” Peter Paulding

Running Red Lights Gets Expensive by Jennie McKeon Running a red light isn’t always a victimless crime. Car crashes occur. Sometimes people die. The death of a South Florida husband and father-to-be was the impetus of the law that made intersection cameras a possible solution to reducing the crime across the state. In 2003, Mark Wandall was killed in a car accident when a motorist ran a red light at about 48 to 51 miles per hour. His wife, Melissa, launched the Mark Wandall Foundation to prevent further deaths due to drivers running red lights. She actively promoted the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act, which allowed local governments to use intersection cameras. In May 2010, Governor Charlie Crist signed the bill saying, “When we have an opportunity to make our roads safer and more secure for Floridians and visitors, it is imperative to act.” Gulf Breeze didn’t wait for the state law. In March 2006, the city became the first city in Florida to begin implementing red light cameras on Highway 98. The city of Pensacola will be implementing them soon. “The City Council voted to move forward with red light cameras in 2010,” said Derek Cosson, city spokesman. Three years later, locations have been narrowed down, but none have been confirmed. 66

“We will be targeting the intersections with the most accidents in the city,” Cosson said. “Those would include Ninth and Airport, Ninth and Bayou, Ninth and Creighton, Davis and Fairfield, Ninth and I-110/Chase, Cervantes and Pace, 12th and Bayou, and Ninth and College.” He added, “Looking at the 10 busiest intersections in the city for the five-year period from 2005-2010, there were between 94 and 470 crashes at each of those intersections.”

SETTING THE STANDARD

Keeping Highway 98 safe is no easy task for the city of Gulf Breeze. It was former Police Chief Peter Paulding that proposed the red light cameras. “He is truly the father that birthed this concept,” said Gulf Breeze Mayor Beverly Zimmern. “It’s a success story I’m very proud of.” In 2004, a Traffic Safety Task Force was created. Twenty-nine recommendations were given and from those, 24 were implemented including the red light cameras. “We sought best practices in other states and used those operating in Texas at the time as our model,” Paulding, who now administers the city’s red light program, explained. “A city ordinance was created and adopted by city council, vendor secured, contract negotiated and then cameras were installed.”

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Pensacola currently has a test camera in place at 12th Avenue and Summit Boulevard. “It doesn’t write anybody tickets, but it does pick up a ton of people,” Cosson said. According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Association, penalties for running red lights are more lenient. In Florida, penalties are $158, generally lower than speeding tickets, and no points are put on your license. In Gulf Breeze, tickets aren’t automatically issued, but processed by real people—not computers—locally. “The ticket is seen four separate times by four separate people,” Paulding said. “The last person to confirm is a sworn police officer.” Paulding said when it comes to determining if a ticket is legitimate they use the “when in doubt, throw it out” method. There can be exceptions to the rules such as: emergency vehicles, funeral processions and if the car is stolen by a careless driver. Once a ticket is issued including a picture and link to a video of the car running the light, there isn’t much to dispute. “Last year, 25 of the 5,655 violations were challenged in the court and were granted hearings,” Paulding said. “Another 25 violations were also dismissed when owners submitted valid affidavits of defense.”

“Much like fines you’d get for littering or parking in a fire lane, the fines associated with red light cameras will hopefully encourage people not to violate the law.” Derek Cosson

GETTING THE GREEN LIGHT

Pensacola has looked to Gulf Breeze to get a handle on implementing the cameras throughout the city. “The staff has thoroughly examined the programs in the City of Gulf Breeze and the City of Milton and has spoken with their respective staffs often while developing our program,” Cosson said. Both Gulf Breeze and Pensacola stress the red light cameras are not just for generating more traffic fines. Improving safety has driven the initiative. “Safety is really the driving force behind a decision to use red light cameras,” Cosson said. As Paulding pointed out, a decrease in accidents also means a decrease in insurance claims and hospital bills. “Red light cameras are an important adjunct to traffic safety and greatly aid the safety of the motoring public,” he said. “Whenever we can continue to provide for the safety of the public, we are doing the right thing for everyone.” {in} inweekly.net

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PLENTY FISH? With state and federal officials currently hashing out this season’s red snapper regulations, the Escambia County Commission weighed in this month and passed a resolution in support of regional management. The move was spurred by local discontent with the red snapper regulations. “We’ve got more snapper out there than we’ve had in years,” said Commissioner Grover Robinson, “yet we’re actually shrinking our season more and more each year, which doesn’t seem to make any sense.” The 2013 red snapper season has not yet been set. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is currently developing this year’s specifics via a series of scoping meetings—the 2012 season was a total of 46 days in both federal and state waters. “This has gone so far overboard, it is unbelievable,” said Escambia County Interim Administrator George Touart. “There is plenty fish.” Red snapper fishing is regulated in an effort to build a larger mature regulation. Mature snapper—the fish can live up to 50 years—reproduce at a much higher rate than juveniles. “People say, ‘Oh yeah, there are tons of red snapper out there.’ And there are, but there are tons of juvenile red snapper out there,” Amanda Nalley, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission explained last summer. “One 24-inch female produces as many eggs as 212 17-inch females.” The resolution passed by the Escambia County Commission is a show of support

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ELEMENTARY MARSHAL Escambia County School District Superintendent Malcolm Thomas is floating a plan to establish a school marshal program to provide security at elementary schools. He compared the concept to the air marshal program aimed at plane hijackings. GSA AT BTW Booker T. Washington High School is the first school in Escambia to get a gay-straight alliance club for students. After the club’s application was initially denied, the American Civil Liberties Union got involved. The club’s stated mission is to “make schools safer for all students.” SEARCHING The Downtown Improvement

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for regional management. It also suggests that each state’s allotment of the federal limit of 4.146 million pounds be determined by the abundance of the state’s snapper population. “Essentially, if the region has 50 percent of the red snapper in their water they would get 50 percent of the harvest,” Robert Turpin, of the county’s Marine Resource Division, explained to commissioners. Turpin also said that the commission’s attention to one way regional management would play into the overall gulf. Regardless of harvests or regulations within individual regions, the federal limit would apply collectively. “There is a danger, I feel compelled to note,” Turpin said, “that any over harvest in any of the regions that would achieve that 4.146 million would shut the entire fishery, so any region that had not yet met their goal would be shut down prematurely and I think that’s a substantial danger that we should all acknowledge if we decide to move forward.” Commissioner Robinson said he expected other counties to follow suit with similar shows of support for regional management. Escambia’s resolution also endorses managing harvest via rolling closed areas, establishing a 10-year sunset on regional management and including artificial reefs in determining regional red snapper abundance. “I was diving with Robert a few weeks ago,” Commission Chairman Gene Valentino relayed during the resolution discussion, “and we were diving down in 60 feet of water and it was like a cloud of snapper. They were all over, so they’re plentiful.” dates for the executive director position Jan. 30. One’s from Colorado, the other Georgia. Having survived a field of more than 180 applicants, they are vying for a job in an organization that an advisory committee to the mayor recently recommended be downsized to a clerical position housed within city hall.

MOBILE MAYOR ADDRESSES GUNS

Mayor Sam Jones is one of two Alabama mayors to sign on to a Mayors Against Illegal Guns letter to President Barack Obama. The letter—from a group started by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, and consisting of more than 800 mayors—urges gun regulation. Florida has 41 mayors who have joined the group; Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward is not among them. ▶ For the whole story everyday check out ricksblog.biz 7

BET TER PENSACOL A UWF’s Executive Mentor Program welcomes first class of students and mentors The University of West Florida College of Business’s new Executive Mentor Program has matched its first class of 30 students with area business leaders who will serve as mentors to initiate networking and career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. The list includes the following prominent business leaders:

•Pam Bilbrey, president of Bilbrey & Associates •Carol Carlan, president of the Sacred Heart Foundation •Dave Cleveland, senior vice president of Highpointe Hotel Corporation •Kevin Doyle, president and publisher of the Pensacola News Journal •Evon Emerson, past president and CEO of the Greater Pensacola Chamber •Jennifer Grove, workforce development coordinator at Gulf Power Company •Michael Hicks, president and CEO of Hixardt Technologies, Inc. •Michael Holland, president and COO of Coastal Bank and Trust •James Hosman, vice president of Florida First Capital Finance Corp. and CollegeFrog.com •John Hosman, partner at FS Financial Advisors and CollegeFrog.com •Ron Jackson, president of Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund •Ray Jones, president of Ray Jones & Co. •Catherine Kelly, center director at Florida Blue •Ted Kirchharr, vice president and COO of Landrum Human Resources •Dale Knee, president and CEO of Covenant Hospice •Bob Larkin, sole proprietor of Robert L. Larkin Jr. Consulting, LLC •Jerry Maygarden, owner and senior consultant at J.L. Maygarden Co. •Eleanor McGee, vice president of finance and controller at Baptist Health Care •Steve Moorhead, attorney at McDonald, Fleming and Moorhead •Bob Ozburn, owner of Ozburn, LLC •John Peacock, financial advisor and CFP at Edward Jones •Scott Ramsey, risk manager at State Farm Insurance •Grace Resendez-McCaffery, CEO, general manager and president of Latino Media Gulf Coast •Steve Riggs, partner at Carr, Riggs & Ingram •Buzz Ritchie, CEO of Gulf Coast Community Bank •Patrick Rooney, CEO and lead principal consultant at Coastal CXO Services •Holly Smith, president and managing partner at H2 Performance Consulting •Jim Stolhanske, firm administrator at Clark, Partington & Hart •Bentina Terry, vice president of external affairs and corporation services at Gulf Power Company •Mark Wise, senior sales specialist at Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals The program, which was founded in conjunction with the grand opening of the new College of Business Education Center in October, matches students from the college with influential community business leaders who share their personal and professional experience, knowledge and skills. The one-on-one mentor relationship allows for individual attention to the student mentees’ career aspirations, professional development and networking needs. The access to local business leaders provides students with an inside track for full-time, post-graduate employment. “The Executive Mentor Program is an important new program of the College of Business which will enhance students’ preparation for successful careers in business and facilitate students’ transition to the workforce,” said Dr. Ed Ranelli, Dean of the College of Business. “For the mentoring business executives, the program provides an opportunity to pass on to the next generation the wisdom and experiences from their successful careers.” The program is open to full-time juniors, seniors and graduate students in the College of Business. Students are selected for the competitive program based on their ability to meet the eligibility requirements and maintain academic goals, campus and community service, and prior academic and leadership experience, as well as their willingness to be active participants. For a complete list of requirements and Executive Mentor Program applications visit uwf.edu/executivementor.

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Shutting Down the Prison Pipeline by Jeremy Morrison

A local woman recently found out her son had bought a dirt bike. Then she found out he’d been arrested.

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“I didn’t even know you needed a license to drive a dirt bike,” she said, explaining that her son was ultimately charged with running from police. “They said he was fleeing and eluding.” Later, when the dirt bike was reported stolen, the teenager was also charged with theft. He denies stealing the bike, but the public defender has told his mother, “It’s not looking good.”

“At this point, I just got a great big headache and I don’t know which way to go,” she said. The Escambia teen is still waiting to find out his fate. Waiting to find out if his dirt bike foray will kick start his journey into Florida’s juvenile justice system—a trip that could prove to be a slippery path, winding through bleak terrain and bound toward a life in the system.

“If we can figure a better way and smarter way of dealing with issues that are effecting young people, that’s what we’re trying to do.” Eugene Morris The Escambia County Youth Coalition shares its concerns with the local state legislative delegation. / photo by Jeremy Morrison “A path of destruction,” noted Claudia Brown-Curry. “Set ‘em up for failure, uh-huh.” Brown-Curry is a former school guidance counselor and the executive director of the Teen Empowered Mentoring Parent Program, as well as a member of the Escambia County Youth Justice Coalition. The trip she describes has a name—the “Prison Pipeline.” The U.S. Senate held a hearing on the issue in December. The pipeline theory— referred to as both the School-to-Prison Pipeline, as well as the Cradle-to-Prison Pipeline—contends that the country’s

children are increasingly being pulled into the criminal system for relatively minor incidents, thus greatly increasing the chances that they will become intimately acquainted with that system throughout their life. “Once they’ve been introduced to the criminal system,” Brown-Curry said, “it’s a constant flow.” The juvenile justice community tends not to use the “pipeline” terminology. But the conversation is otherwise the same. “To be honest,” said Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Wansley

Walters, “by the time some kids are done with the juvenile justice system they don’t have much choice but to go on to the adult prison system.”

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On an overcast afternoon in midJanuary, a group of students sat in a circle in the Booker T. Washington cafeteria. Two Pensacola Police officers joined them. The students and officers were participating in a forum entitled “How Can We Be

Friends?” to “start the dialogue” and “break down some barriers.” “This is a safe place,” assured Eugene Morris, with the DJJ. The forum was meant to facilitate open dialogue between youth and law enforcement. Or, as an officer in the back of the cafeteria explained, to reach out to kids before they encountered the system. “Trying to head ‘em off before they get to us,” the officer said. “That’s what we want to do, because the next step after that is the big house, it’s not cookies ’n cream.”

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“To be honest, by the time some kids are done with the juvenile justice system they don’t have much choice but to go on to the adult prison system.” Juvenile Justice Secretary Wansley Walters

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The state juvenile justice department is The students were joined by a group of currently floating a plan to minimize juveboys wearing matching t-shirts. These kids nile involvement with the judicial system. are already in the system. It’s an attempt to keep low-risk kids out of The group was asked, “Why were you a high-risk system. put on this Earth?” Stepping outside the high school One of the policemen was destined to cafeteria, Morris described a work in public relations. A philosophical shift for Floristudent said she wanted to da’s juvenile justice system. join the Navy and later open He said some arrests may be her own child-care center. “a cry for attention.” “I want to be a suc“Which doesn’t necescessful young man,” said sarily mean you need to one of the boys in the be locked up in one of our matching t-shirt, rattling deeper end systems,” he something off about havsaid. “We need to work more ing a wife and kids and “a on the front end.” white picket fence.” His mellow baritone His prospects are bouncing around the atrium, statistically diminished Morris began to sound like a from the onset. With his holistic healer playing free jazz. foot already in the system, Claudia Brown-Curry “There’s always reasons each proceeding step of life—school, job, etc.—will be an uphill trek. “We want to keep them out of the judicial system when we can,” Sgt. Chris Huffman, one of the police officers sitting in the circle, said the next day. That can be difficult. Zero-tolerance policies lock officials into arrests and civil citation programs, which are designed to allow first-time misdemeanor offenders to avoid the judicial system, have a patchy history in Escambia. Huffman, a longtime school resource officer, said that arresting juveniles has become more common through the years. “You know, a couple of kids that are involved in a fight, years ago that probably would be handled by the dean’s office,” he said, “but they probably weren’t arrested.” Once in the system, the journey begins. Regardless of the direction one’s life takes, a youthful arrest lingers hauntingly. “The military cuts back, they’re more and more picky,” Paul Wallis, a chief probation officer with DJJ would later explain. “You’ve got employers that look at criminal history, arrest histories. You’ve got landlords that look at that. You can no longer work in certain professions.”

“A path of destruction. Set ‘em up for failure, uh-huh.” Claudia BrownCurry

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for certain behaviors, what we have not always done is ask questions,” he crooned. “If we can figure a better way and smarter way of dealing with issues that are effecting young people, that’s what we’re trying to do.”

PAINTING BY NUMBERS

A few miles across town, members of the Escambia County Youth Justice Coalition gathered on the campus of Pensacola State College. The group came to vent on a warm, rainy night. “I’d like to tell you some numbers,” began Rev. Rick Branch. “Numbers that paint a dire picture for Escambia’s youth.” The youth justice coalition unloaded their concerns on the Escambia County Legislative Delegation. The delegation— consisting of Rep. Clay Ingram, Rep. Clay Ford and Sen. Greg Evers—listened quietly in the shadows of the Jean and Paul Amos Performance Studio. Rev. Branch, a minister at the First United Methodist Church in Pensacola, ran down a list of unpalatable statistics for the legislators. He talked about Escambia’s nearly 1,400 juvenile arrests last year, more than half of which were for misdemeanors.

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considered a particular hotspot, with Escambia taking dubious honors in the state. “Florida might be one of the worst offenders in the whole country, just based on sheer numbers,” said David Utter, an attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center. In 2011-2012, nearly 100,000 youths were referred to the Florida juvenile justice system; about half of these cases involved misdemeanors. Numbers have actually decreased over the past few years. While Escambia’s numbers have also fallen, the number of misdemeanors referrals remains fairly constant. From 2010 to 2012 they actually shot up from 801 to 934. When kids enter the state’s juvenile justice system, the odds stack up against them pretty quick. Return trips are common. “Almost half of the kids that are coming out of our program are getting rearrested,” said Secretary Walters. “We don’t think that’s acceptable.” The juvenile justice secretary noticed something was amiss a while back. Back when she was director of Miami-Dade County Juvenile Services Department. “In the late ‘90s we began to realize we were doing a lot of things that weren’t mak-

ing sense,” Walter recalled. “The system itself was just kind of chugging itself along and it just didn’t make sense.” After making some changes aimed at steering kids away from the judicial system— making full use of civil citations, connecting youths with counseling and other aid—the secretary saw improvements. Recidivism rates dropped 80 percent, detention centers went from being beyond capacity to half-empty. “If you start to address the root issue of why that kid is acting out, you can keep him from coming back,” Walters said. The secretary is now taking what she learned in MiamiDade and looking to expand that philosophy throughout Florida. Her plan is laid out in the DJJ’s Roadmap to System Excellence. There’s a town hall tour with a Jan. 31 Escambia date. “It is a new approach on a larger scale,” Morris explained the secretary’s plan outside the cafeteria. “She figured, ‘you know what, this worked in Miami-Dade, let’s try it all over the state.’” The possibilities of such a direction must sound encouraging to Rev. Branch. His group often holds up Walter’s old stomping grounds as a bar of comparison, something to strive for.

“Almost half of the kids that are coming out of our program are getting rearrested. We don’t think that’s acceptable.”

In August, the Southern Poverty Law Center announced disciplinary-related complaints filed against several Florida school districts, including Escambia. / photo by Jeremy Morrison He alluded to a school-arrest rate 67 percent higher than the state average. He made unsettling comparisons to MiamiDade, a considerably larger county with considerably better stats. “These numbers should concern us,” Branch told the legislative delegation, “not just because we are throwing these children’s lives away, but because we as a state are spending over $525 million a year on juvenile justice and the arrest of children for minor infractions, overusing juvenile detention and locking away children in residential care when they can be better

served in the community makes us less safe, not more.” As Branch addressed the delegation, members of the ECYJC stood in a show of support. The group formed last year in an effort to address issues pertaining to juvenile justice in Escambia. “I guess a simple way to put it,” Branch later explained the group’s aspirations, “would be to not be one of the leaders in Florida for how much we arrest our youth.” Juvenile arrest rates, the associated costs and negative impacts on young lives are concerns throughout the country. Florida is

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“Miami-Dade is one of the best counties in the way they treat their juveniles,” Branch said. “They’re not just doing a little bit, they jumped in with both feet, completely.” Walter’s Roadmap is an attempt to address the same concerns voiced by the Escambia youth justice coalition. An attempt to keep kids out of the system. “We need to salvage our children,” said Brown-Curry. “If you don’t get to the root of the problem, we’re not solving anything.”

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Amy LaVoy, keeper of the Escambia County budget, freaked out a couple of weeks ago. Initially, she freaked out about the county’s Medicaid costs. Then she freaked out about juvenile justice. “We could put these kids in Harvard for two years for less than it is costing us to incarcerate them,” LaVoy informed the Escambia County Commission. LaVoy’s freak-outs are almost always comforting. Her smile tends to soften the brutality of the math. “I could get up on a soapbox,” LaVoy continued in her office a few days later. “You could literally put these kids up at the beach, in the most expensive hotel, feed them three times a day and pay them not to commit any more crimes.” The county budget analyst is concerned about how much it’s costing Escambia to arrest and detain juveniles. Each detained juvenile is costing the county $290 each day, around $106,000 annually. “It’s prima facie ridiculous,” LaVoy said. She suggested that perhaps more kids could be electronically monitored—ballparking the rate at $17 a day—instead of detained. Cracking a smile, she slid a piece of paper across her desk. “Here is the annual cost of going to Harvard,” LaVoy said. “This is insane.”

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“I felt constantly in a state of alert, afraid to make even the smallest mistake.” Edward Ward “It raises substantial concerns,” Assistant Education Secretary Deborah Delisle said at the December hearing. Melodee Hanes, acting administrator of the Justice Department’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, forecasted the disadvantaged futures for children caught up in the juvenile justice system. “We have learned,” she said at the hearing, “that the minute a child sets foot in the juvenile justice system, their chances of becoming an adult offender go up 50 percent.

UNFOLDING THE ROADMAP

Secretary Walters has been taking her Roadmap all over Florida. The juvenile justice department is on tour. “It is primarily a listening tour,” Walters said. “The biggest shock to me is that these meetings have been relatively positive. I haven’t been yelled at.” The town hall meetings focus on the department’s new direction. It’s a chance to rollout the Roadmap to System Excel-

One of the tenants of the Roadmap is to “reserve serious sanctions” for kids who “pose the greatest risk to public safety.” In other words, children would be cut some slack on misdemeanors and minor incidents. “You start to catch the kinds of things that would send kids down a pathway where they don’t have any options,” Walters said. The secretary pointed to zero-tolerance policies as a cause of some arrests that maybe should have been handled non-judicially. In Escambia’s case, the lack of a consistent civil citation program has also been a problem. “I think that probably contributes to it,” Walters said of the county’s stats, adding that a juvenile should Edward Ward, Youth Leader, Blocks Together, at a Senate School- face a consistent landscape to-Prison Pipeline hearing in December. / photo courtesy of across the state. durbin.senate.gov In addition to diverting kids away from the judicial lence, which stresses “reducing juvenile system, the secretary also expects the delinquency through effective prevention, plan described in the Roadmap to be less intervention and treatment services that expensive. strengthen families and turn around the “For every juvenile that is arrested, you lives of troubled youth.” engage half a dozen different agencies,” “Amazingly enough, almost every single she began repeating LaVoy’s sentiments. entity we have met with overwhelmingly “We literally could put kids in hotels with supports the direction we are going,” the room service and save money.” secretary said.

Walters is looking at using more electronic bracelets to monitor offenders. At connecting kids with services instead of detaining them. And, of course, civil citations. “You start giving an officer options,” the secretary said. “We need to have options.” But this philosophy does encounter pushback. “There’s always a concern on the part of law enforcement and prosecutors that we are going to impact their ability to deal with serious offenders,” Walters said. In addition to skittish authorities, there’s also the business end of the equation. There are industries built around juvenile justice. “To be honest, yes, we have had some providers that have expressed concerns— they like what they’re doing and they don’t want things to change,” Walters said. “It’s a business model change, I think these things are always challenging to people.” The secretary and her team will be in Pensacola Jan. 31 to discuss the Roadmap. She stresses that the plan merely “codifies” a direction the state is already heading. “In a nutshell,” Walters said, “the direction we’re moving is trying to be much more proactive keeping kids in school and out of the justice system.”

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Kids best walk the straight and narrow in Escambia. Stepping off that line could be a hard fall. With an on-again-off-again civil citation program, local youth face arrests for incidents better suited for secondchances and community intervention.

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“We’re probably within a month or so “I think right now we just don’t have an from being in a position to roll things out alternative,” said Escambia County School county-wide,” the DJJ official said. District Superintendent Malcolm Thomas. Over at the state attorney’s office, “It’s got one way to deal with it.” Marjy Anders conceded the group would The superintendent is currently wrap up talks soon, involved in a group but that more time at discussion with the table was needed. the juvenile justice “ We are going to department, local have an agreement, law enforcement and it’s just a matter of judicial officials— scope,” she said. “Is the “stakeholders.” it going to be school They’re trying to or county or circuit? ” figure out how to rely Sgt. Huffman has more on civil citabeen representing tions. the Pensacola Police “I’m advocating Department in the for civil citation,” local discussions. He Thomas said. “It may sounded encouraged. not put ‘em in a sys“We’re hoping tem where they may that this is going to go deeper.” be the start of better The Escambia things,” Huffman said. school district rein“You know, not just an assembly line.” stated its civil citation program last fall. Earlier, as Huffman had sat among the The stakeholders are looking at the poscircle of students in the high school cafetesibilities of venturing off campus. ria, the DJJ’s Morris said something worth “ What we are trying to do is to put noting. Meant only as a comforting assurthings in place where we can expand that ance for the exercise of the moment, his program,” said Wallis, explaining that any words could well serve as a philosophical law enforcement officer—at school or in blueprint for a sane juvenile justice model. the community—would have the option “This is a safe place,” Morris had told to issue a civil citation instead of making the circle. “We want young people to feel an arrest. A level playing field is an important fac- comfortable, we want officers to feel comfortable.” {in} tor to the superintendent. “I want to see us be consistent,” Thomas said. “I don’t want a rule for the school and a rule for the community.” As of yet, the stakeholders have not agreed on how a broader civil citation program might function locally. Which kids would be candidates for such a path? What WHEN: 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 26 infractions would be eligible for a WHERE: First United Methodist Church, civil citation? Wesley Abbey, 6 E. Wright St. “They’ve just got to decide which ones they’re comfortable with and which one’s they’re not comfortable with,” said Rev. Branch, who has been privy to the WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31 discussions as part of the youth WHERE: Pensacola State College justice coalition. According to Wallis, an agreement will be reached soon.

“The direction we’re moving is trying to be much more proactive keeping kids in school and out of the justice system.” Walters

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Zach Deputy at the Handlebar by Hana Frenette

IN: I heard that you can drop freestyle rhymes with the best of them. Let me see what you’ve got. ZD: Roses are red violets are blue, I drop rhymes, what’s up with that?

words only circumstance. Oh, fate.

“Yes, I have made the noise with other humans and my miniature schnauzer Maggie.” Zach Deputy IN: Did you ever play with other bands or people before going solo? ZD: Yes, I have made the noise with other humans and my miniature schnauzer Maggie. press photo Zach Deputy, often described by others as an “amazing one-man dance band,” is an eclectic mix of variations. At times he’s building a solid dance rhythm with just himself and the instruments strapped on his back and feet, only to later perform with his band busting out a psychedelic rock reggae rap anthem. There’s just no way to pin down what you’re going to see. IN caught up with Deputy on his way to Costa Rica for a performance and he answered

our questions the same way he puts on a show—unpredictably. IN: How long have you been making music? ZACH DEPUTY: Since before this earth age. IN: When did the decision come about to just go it alone and become the infamous one-man-band? ZD: Sometimes fate decides and I ask fate questions, but it does not answer me with

IN: It seems like you have quite an eclectic taste when it comes to what you play. Fun dance party stuff, love ballads, raps. Is there anything you like playing more, or feel you connect with more? ZD: Definitely Def Leopard.

IN: When it comes time to make an album, do you just go with one direction of sorts, or do you kind of like to throw a little taste of everything you’ve got in there? ZD: A little bit of both, depending on which album. Sometimes I like to be very serious though; actually I’m always serious, seriously. {in}

IN: How did you get involved with Jungle Jam? I saw it on your website—it looks pretty neat! ZD: The promoter is a friend of mine, and I like a good excuse to come to paradise. WHAT: Zach Deputy with Bear With Me WHERE: The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. IN: Has it already happened yet? WHEN: 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 If so, how was it? If not, what are COST: $10 in advance; $13 at the door you expecting? DETAILS: zachdeputy.com ZD: What happens in Costa Rica stay in Wichita.

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press photo Freelance Whales is bringing folksy fun for all ages to Vinyl Music Hall, during the latter portion of tomorrow night’s Gallery Night. The group began their whale of a journey on an abandoned farm colony. From here, their voices grew louder and they formally introduced themselves with the release of “Weathervanes,” their upbeat and otherworldly debut album. After busking on the subway platforms of their home turf, Queens, N.Y., Freelance Whales took to performing on a broader front. Since riding out the initial appeal of their debut album, the group

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taken the supernatural and turned it science fiction, resulting in “Diluvia.” While the new album embodies a more indirect dream-like approach, it remains fantastical at heart. The term “Diluvia” refers to a glacier shift as the result of a great flood. Throughout the entirety of the album there exists a sense of this movement, a shifting in space with mystical elements and environmental influences. “Diluvia” also carries a healthy mix of banjo and synth, supported by orchestrated arrangements and crowned with constant soothing vocals. Freelance Whales is joined for the evening by Florida band Hundred Waters and post-punk Il Abanico. Each act offers its own authentic appeal, making for a welcomed, melodious addition to the first Gallery Night of the New Year. {in}

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‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php. ‘FLORIDA: A CELEBRATION OF 500 YEARS’ JURIED ART SHOW 10 a.m. through Mar 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘ANNUAL YOUTH ART FOCUS’ 10 a.m. through Mar 2. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘THE STEWART COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART’ 10 a.m. through Mar 2. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘NEW BLUES’ 10 a.m. through Feb 2. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com. PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. GALLERY NIGHT 5 p.m. Downtown Pensacola along Palafox from Wright Street all the way down. 434-5371 or downtownpensacola.com. LADIES NIGHT OPEN HOUSE 5 p.m. Our Place, 811 E. Garden St. 375-5501 or ourplacepensacola.com. WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5 p.m. Palace Café at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. ‘LIMITED DINNER AND HAPPY HOUR AT GREGORY STREET’ 5 p.m. $16-$20. Slow Roasted Prime Rib, Baked Lemon Pepper Grouper, Chicken Cordon Blue. Gregory Street Assembly Hall, 501 E. Gregory St. 607-8633. WINE TASTING AT CITY GROCERY 5:15 p.m. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. 469-8100. WINE AND GLIDE SEGWAY TOUR 5:30 p.m. $45. Emerald Coast Tours, 701 S. Palafox. 4179292 or emeraldcoasttours.net. WINE TASTING AT EAST HILL MARKET 5:30 p.m. 1216 N. Ninth Ave. Meter Rentals $5. T.T. Wentworth Museum, 330 S. Jefferson. 595-5985 ext 111. JOE OCCHIPINTI BIG BAND 6:30 p.m. Gregory Street Assembly Hall, 501 E. Gregory St. 307-8633. PENSACOLA OPERA PRESENTS ‘THE BARBER OF SEVILLE’ 7:30 p.m. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 434-7760 or pensacolasaenger.com. ‘THE PHILADELPHIA STORY’ 7:30 p.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 4340257 or pensacolalittletheatre.com. 3 GAME SPECIAL 8:30 p.m. $12, includes shoes. DeLuna Lanes, 590 E. 9 Mile Rd. 478-9522 or delunalanes.com. SWING DANCING 8:30 p.m. American Legion, 1401 Intendencia St. $5. 437-5465 or pensacolaswing.com ‘STAND UP COMEDY SHOW’ 9:30 p.m. Big Easy Tavern, 710 N. Palafox. 208-5976. COSMIC BOWLING 11 p.m. DeLuna Lanes, 590 E. 9 Mile Rd. 478-9522 or delunalanes.com.

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KEN LAMBERT 1 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com. SWEET PROSPECT 5 p.m. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com. THE BIG EARL SHOW 5 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com. LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 5 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. JAY HAWKINS DUO 5:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

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Gallery Night is Back! Here is the list of official participants for the January 25 Gallery Night. Adonna’s Bakery and Café, 114 S. Palafox Pl Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox Pl Belle Ame’, 112 S. Palafox Pl Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox Pl Carmen’s Lunch Bar, 407-B S. Palafox St. Dog House Deli, 30 S. Palafox Pl. Dollarhide’s, 41 S.Palafox Pl. Don Alan’s, 401 S. Palafox Pl. First United Methodist Church of Pensacola (First Church) and The Perry Home Coffee House, 2 East Wright St Global Grill, 27 S. Palafox Pl Grand Reserve Cigar Shop, 210 S. Palafox Pl. Helen Back Café, 22 S. Palafox Pl. Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 10 S. Palafox Pl Indigeaux Denim Bar & Boutique, 122 S. Palafox Pl Intermission, 214 S. Palafox Pl London W1 Hair Salon & Studio, 120 S. Palafox Pl Nacho Daddies, 34 S. Palafox Pl New York Nick’s, 9 S. Palafox Pl Pensacola Opera, at the Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox Pl Pink Picasso, 19 Palafox Pl. PNJ, S. Palafox Pl., between Romana & Intendencia Sts. Pita Pit, 1 S. Palafox Pl. Quayside Art Gallery, 17 E. Zaragoza St Relay for Life, at Northwestern Mutual,

JOSH GARRETT & THE BOTTOMLINE 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com. FISH SANDWICH 7 p.m. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com. KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com. MIKE BOCCIA 7:45 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Rd. 474-1919. FREELANCE WHALES, HUNDRED WATERS, IL ABANICO 8 p.m. $13-$15. Vinyl Music Hall, 5 E. Garden St. 607-6758 or vinylmusichall.com. SCOTT KOEHN 8 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 6779153 or thegrandmarlin.com. HOT SAUCE 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fi vesistersbluescafe.com. THE BLENDERS 8 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com. ZACK DEPUTY AND MORE 8 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or pensacolahandlebar.com. BUZZCUTT 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. THE NEWBURY JAM 9 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com. KATAGORY 5, THE RED FIELD, BIG JIM BROWN 9 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. SWERVE 9 p.m. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox.

108 Palafox Pl Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St Sole Inn and Suites, 200 N. Palafox St Susan Campbell Jewelry, 32 S. Palafox, Pl The Bodacious Olive, 407-D S. Palafox, St The Great Southern Restaurant Group, Jackson’s Steakhouse, Fish House, Atlas Oyster House and the Deck Bar. The Courtyard at Seville Tower, 226 S. Palafox Pl The Leisure Club, 126 Palafox Pl The Spotted Dog, 124 S. Palafox Pl The Tin Cow, 102 S. Palafox Pl Troy University, at Merrill Lynch, 815 South Palafox St Vinyl Music Hall, 2 Palafox Pl Wine Bar, 16 Palafox Pl World of Beer/Blend Lounge, 200 S. Palafox St. Zarzaur Law Firm, 11 E. Romana St. Gallery Night 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. street closure is sponsored by The Lewis Bear Company and Stella Artois. The 9 p.m. - 12 a. m. extended street closure is sponsored by Pensacola Mardi Gras. No pets or glass containers allowed.

GALLERY NIGHT

WHEN: 5 p.m. Friday, January 25 WHERE: Downtown Pensacola COST: Free DETAILS: downtownpensacola.com

332-7952 or wobusa.com/palafox. MO JILES 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. REDDOG AND FRIENDS 9:30 p.m. Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 10 S. Palafox. 4976073 or hopjacks.com. FOXY IGUANAS 10 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com. REGGAE NITE 10 p.m. $5. 21 and up. Heritage Museum 407 N. DeVilliers St. Call 281-1270 for more information.

SATURDAY 1.26

PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m. Martin Luther King Plaza on North Palafox Street between Chase and Garden streets. palafoxmarket.com. ‘YOUTH JUSTICE IN ESCAMBIA COUNTY’ COMMUNITY MEETING 10 a.m. Wesley Abbey behind the Governor Perry Home, 6 E. Wright St. 937-7769 or lwvpba.org. ‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php. ‘FLORIDA: A CELEBRATION OF 500 YEARS’ JURIED ART SHOW 10 a.m. through Mar 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘NEW BLUES’ 10 a.m. through Feb 2. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com. KIGALI’S 1 YEAR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION 11 a.m. Gulf Breeze Zoo, 5701 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. 932-2229 or gulfbreezezoo.org.

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Baribeau Brings it Back by Hana Frenette

He’s been touring the Southeast for the past month, squeezing in shows at small venues and garages alike. He often updates his website with homemade show flyers, anecdotes about his father buying lots of donuts and pictures of hotels in National State Parks he’d like to stay in. There are also some amazing gifs, involving Anne Hathaway, New Year’s resolutions and Minnie Mouse sweatshirts. He’s just a straightforward, open guy who likes a good multi-colored duffle bag. Stop by Sluggo’s to see him along with guests Jason Anderson and local band Dull Actors. It’s going to be a party. {in}

PAUL BARIBEAU Show flyer by Paul Baribeau Paul Baribeau is making his return to Pensacola. He’s played here dozens of times over the years and people can’t seem to get enough of his folk punk songs and

endearingly honest lyrics. Baribeau released his last solo album in March of 2010 on No Idea Records, right before his show here with Kimya Dawson.

WHAT: Paul Baribeau with Jason Anderson and Dull Actors WHEN: 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 WHERE: Sluggo’s, 101 N. Jefferson St. COST: $5 DETAILS: paulbaribeau.com

‘ANNUAL YOUTH ART FOCUS’ 12 p.m. through Mar 2. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘THE STEWART COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART’ 12 p.m. through Mar 2. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. 615-448-5094. 2013 PIRATES OF LOST TREASURE BALL 6 p.m. $55-$100, tickets required. Pensacola Beach Hilton, 12 Via De Luna, Pensacola Beach. ICE FLYERS VS. ICEGATERS 7 p.m. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaiceflyers.com. THE MERLING TRIO 7:30 p.m. Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, 1000 College Blvd. 484-1847 or lyceum.pensacolastate.edu. ‘THE PHILADELPHIA STORY’ 7:30 p.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 434-0257 or pensacolalittletheatre.com. CORDOVA MALL BALL 8 p.m. Tickets Required. Cordova Mall, 5100 N. 9th Ave. 416-4661. KREWE OF SEVILLE BLACK TIE MARDI GRAS BALL 8 p.m. $40. New World Landing, 600 S. Palafox. 417-7004. COSMIC BOWLING 11 p.m. DeLuna Lanes, 590 E. 9 Mile Road. 478-9522 or delunalanes.com.

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JOE OCCHIPINTI SMALL GROUP JAZZ 10 a.m. The Drowsy Poet Coffee Company, 86 Brent Lane. 434-7638. J. HAWKINS & JAMES DANIEL 12 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

January 24, 2013

happenings CORNBRED 10 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

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SUNDAY 1.27

LUCKY DOGGS 5:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com. JOSH GARRETT & THE BOTTOMLINE 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com. PAUL KILLOUGH 6 p.m. Crabs We Got ‘Em, 6 Casino Beach. 932-0700 or crabswegotem.com. DAVE POSEY & FRIENDS 8 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com. DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. JB LAWSON BAND 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. KATAGORY 5, THE RED FIELD, BIG JIM BROWN 9 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. PETER B’S KARAOKE WITH DJ CHRIS UPTON 9 p.m. DeLuna Lanes, 590 E. 9 Mile Rd. 478-9522 or delunalanes.com. ERIC LINDELL 9 p.m. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox. 332-7952 or wobusa.com/palafox. KRAZY GEORGE KARAOKE 9 p.m. Hub Stacey’s Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 4691001 or hubstaceys.com. NICK WING KARAOKE 9 p.m. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com. BUZZCUTT 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. DFI, OPERATION HENNESSEY, ALTERED STATE AND MORE 9 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or pensacolahandlebar.com. MO JILES 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse. goodgrits.com. HURRICAN WARNING 9:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or fl orabama.com. PETTY CASH 9:30 p.m. Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 10 S. Palafox. 497-6073 or hopjacks.com.

WORSHIP ON THE WATER 11 a.m. Tent Stage, Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 4920611 or florabama.com. ‘NEW BLUES’ 12:30 p.m. through Feb 2. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com. PENSACOLA OPERA PRESENTS ‘THE BARBER OF SEVILLE’ 2 p.m. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 434-7760 or pensacolasaenger.com. ‘THE PHILADELPHIA STORY’ 2:30 p.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 434-0257 or pensacolalittletheatre.com. PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. THE BAMA PLAYERS 7 p.m. Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Bldg. 82, 11000 University Parkway. 857-6285 or uwf.edu.

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CLARENCE BELL 11 a.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com. RICK WHALEY DUO 12 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com. BLUES JAM 3 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com. MICHAEL LOCKWOOD 3 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com. JEZEBEL’S CHILL’N 3 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com. JOHN JOYNER 4 p.m. Hub Stacey’s at the Point, 5851 Galvez Rd. 497-0071 or hubstaceys.com. CROSSTOWN 4 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 9322211 or sandshaker.com. NEIL DOVER BAND 4:30 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com. RON WILLIAMSON OPEN MIC JAM 6 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Rd. 474-1919. REED LIGHTFOOT 7 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com. MUSIC AND KARAOKE 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

MONDAY 1.28

‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php. ‘NEW BLUES’ 10 a.m. through Feb 2. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. PARADE 11 a.m. 1401 E. Gregory St. 377-1898.

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The Barber of Seville by Jennie McKeon

Pensacola Opera’s 2006 production of Barber of Seville. Jane Redding as Rosina and Opera Chorus Members / photo courtesy of Ron Besser Opening this weekend is Rossini’s classic, comedic opera, “The Barber of Seville.” The story follows a love-struck Count Almaviva try to woo the charming Rosina away from her marriage to Dr. Bartolo. The opera is sung in Italian, but the comedy transcends language barriers as you watch characters dress in disguise, creating hilarious chaos. “I have been fortunate to have directed, performed and attended over 30

productions of this comic masterpiece and always find myself smiling and laughing out loud as I study and re-acquaint myself with its score,” said director Kyle Marrero. The cast includes Jane Redding as Rosina, Brian Downen as Count Almaviva, Kevin Glavin at Dr. Bartolo, Ashraf Sewailam as Basilio, Mitchell Hutchings as Fiorello and Michael Mayes as Figaro. “He’s top notch,” Hutchings said of Mayes.

PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. OYSTER NIGHT AT ATLAS 5 p.m. First dozen are 25 cents apiece and $2 Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob Ultra drafts until close. Atlas, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or atlas.goodgrits.com. ‘JANE ROSENBOHM: GUITAR EXTRAORDINAIRE’ 6 p.m. Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway. 453-7780. BURGERS & BEER NIGHT AT SURF BURGER 6 p.m. Surf Burger, 500 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 932-1417 or thesurfburger.com. GULF BREEZE BOOK CLUB 6:30 p.m. Pensacola Beach Elk’s Lodge, 661 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-8620. TEXAS HOLD’EM 4 FUN 7 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. GAMER’S NIGHT 8 p.m. Fast Eddie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. EXTREME TRIVIA 9 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

PAUL KILLOUGH 6 p.m. Crabs We Got ‘Em, 6 Casino Beach. 932-0700 or crabswegotem.com. WES LOPER 8 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com. MUSICIANS ALLIANCE 9 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. LIVIN’ THE DREAM 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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SING A LONG WITH CATHY PACE 3 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com. OPEN MIC WITH CATHY PACE 5 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

TUESDAY 1.29

FASHION ACCESSORY SALE 8 a.m. Baptist Medical Park-Nine Mile, Azalea Room, 9400 University Pkwy. 791-5254. ‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or fl publicarchaeology.org/darc.php. ‘FLORIDA: A CELEBRATION OF 500 YEARS’ JURIED ART SHOW 10 a.m. through Mar 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘ANNUAL YOUTH ART FOCUS’ 10 a.m. through Mar 2. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘THE STEWART COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART’ 10 a.m. through Mar 2. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘NEW BLUES’ 10 a.m. through Feb 2. Blue

Under the direction of Kyle Marrero and conducted by Jerome Shannon, not to mention the talented singers, Pensacola Opera productions offer high-quality entertainment. “It’s a fantastic company,” Hutchings said. “Maestro Shannon and Marrero are both fantastic.” And don’t worry, unlike a lot of operas, “The Barber of Seville,” does have a happy ending. “Nobody dies, it’s a light, playful opera,” Hutchings said. Want to go backstage? You can meet with the artists and director of “The Barber of Seville” after Friday’s show at 10:30 p.m. while enjoying a catered dinner, wine and champagne at Saenger Theatre. Tickets are $35 per person. On Sunday, January 27 at 11:45 a.m. join in on the Director’s Brunch at Jackson’s Steakhouse to learn more about Pensacola Opera while sipping mimosas. Tickets for the brunch are $40 per person. Reservations are required. You can save your spot by calling 433-6737. {in}

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27 WHERE: Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox COST: $30-$110 DETAILS: 433-6737 or pensacola opera.com

Morning Gallery, 21 Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com. HISTORIC PENSACOLA TROLLEY TOUR 10 & 2 p.m. Pensacola Visitor Center, 1401 E. Gregory St. 941-2876 or beachbumtrolley.com. TWO DOLLAR TUESDAYS 10 a.m. $2, snacks and games all day. DeLuna Lanes, 590 E. 9 Mile Road. 478-9522 or delunalanes.com. PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. HALF-PRICE SUSHI 5 p.m. Atlas, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or atlas.goodgrits.com. PRIME TIME TUESDAYS 5:30 p.m. Jackson’s, 400 S. Palafox. 469-9898 or jacksons.goodgrits.com. PLANNING BUSINESS FOR SUCCESS 6 p.m. $40 for public, free for UWF students, faculty and staff. Small Business Development Center, 401 E. Chase St. Ste. 100. For more information, call 595-0063 or visit sbdc.uwf.edu. YOGA AT EVER’MAN 6 p.m. $2 for non-members. Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org. ANCHOR STEPS SWING NIGHT 7 p.m. $3-$5. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. TOSH TUESDAY 8 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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LIVE JAZZ W/ KITT & FRIENDS 6 p.m. Lili’s opens at 5 p.m. for drinks and dinner. Lili Mar-

lene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. TROY BRANNON 6 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com. LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. KARAOKE WITH BECKY 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com. TUESDAY JAM NIGHT 8 p.m. LiliMarlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. KARAOKE WITH GEORGE 9 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. KARAOKE AT PADDY O’LEARY’S 9 p.m. Paddy O’ Leary’s Irish Pub, 49 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com.

WEDNESDAY 1.30

FASHION ACCESSORY SALE 8 a.m. Baptist Hospital, Heritage Room located off Moreno Street, 1000 W. Moreno St. 469-7906. ‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php. ‘FLORIDA: A CELEBRATION OF 500 YEARS’ JURIED ART SHOW 10 a.m. through Mar 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org. ‘ANNUAL YOUTH ART FOCUS’ 10 a.m. through Mar 2. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘THE STEWART COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART’ 10 a.m. through Mar 2. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. ‘NEW BLUES’ 10 a.m. through Feb 2. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com. PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. LADIES NIGHT 5 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. WINE DOWN WEDESDAYS 5 p.m. All bottled wines are 50 percent off. Jackson’s, 400 S. Barracks St. 469-9898 or jacksons.goodgrits.com. LIFETREE CAFÉ 5:30 p.m. Conversations about life and faith, coffee and snacks provided. Grace Lutheran Church, 6601 N. 9th Ave. For more information, call 476-5667. ANCHOR STEPS SWING NIGHT 7 p.m. $3. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. SURF MOVIE NIGHT AT SURF BURGER 7 p.m. Surf Burger, 500 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 932-1417 or thesurfburger.com. BAR GAMES-WEEKLY TRIVIA NIGHT 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Road. 474-1919.

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TOPHAT & JACKIE 12 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com. NEIL DOVER 3 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com. LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 5 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com. THE BEACH CATS 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

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news of the weird WATCHERS WATCHING PORN Perspective: A leading “adult” search engine reported in December that, over the last seven years, just two of the most popular Internet pornography websites it analyzes have been viewed 93 billion separate times, which averages to about 13 views for every person on Earth. Given the average viewing time of 11 minutes per visit, the search engine (PornWatchers.com) calculated that men (and a few women, of course) have spent about 1.2 million years watching pornography on just those two sites. Noted the search engine in its press release, “Say goodbye” to calling online porn a “niche.” “It’s in every living room on this planet.” RECURRING THEMES Least Competent Criminals: Peter Welsh, 32, and Dwayne Doolan, 31, weren’t the first burglars to try breaking into a building by smashing through the adjoining basement wall, but they might be the clumsiest. Their target, on New Year’s Eve, was Wrights Jewellers in Beaudesert, Australia, but trying to smash the front window failed, as did smashing the rear doors, which were actually those of another store. They finally settled on the basement option, but absentmindedly broke through the opposite-side wall and wound up in a KFC restaurant. (Undaunted, according to police, they robbed the KFC of about $2,600.) • Once again, a public library has been sued for gently asking a patron to leave because his body odor was provoking complaints. George Stillman, 80, filed a $5.5 million lawsuit in October against the New York Public Library for feeling “humiliat(ed)” by the staff of the St. Agnes branch in Manhattan. Stillman said he views body odor (his and others’) as mere “challenge(s) to the senses” and “a fact of life in the city.” Actually, he had also denied that he had any body odor at all, but a New York Post reporter, interviewing him about the lawsuit, said she noted “a strong odor.” • Drunk drivers often try to avoid hitand-run charges by claiming that they did not realize they hit anything, but their odds

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drop if there is a dead pedestrian lodged in the windshield, as with Sherri Wilkins, 51, who was arrested in Torrance, Calif., in November, 2.3 miles from the crash scene, after other drivers finally persuaded her to stop. (Wilkins, it turned out, is a “rehabilitated” drug user who worked as a counselor at a Torrance drug treatment center and who claimed to have been sober for 11 years.) • Women’s love-hate aﬀ airs with their shoes is the stuﬀ of legends, but a Memphis, Tenn., podiatrist told Fox News in November of a recent increase in women deciding on what might be called the nuclear option— “stiletto surgery”—for horribly uncomfortable, yet irresistible, shoes. Either the shoe must go or the foot, and more are choosing the latter (or at least the pinky), to be removed or reduced by surgery. The Memphis doctor said he sees as many as 30 patients a month interested in the procedure. • Eileen Likness, 61, testified in November that she (like two other women reported in News of the Weird) believes that when she was shot point-blank by an ex-boyfriend in 2006 in Calgary, Alberta, her life was saved only because the 9mm bullet was slowed as it traveled through her breast implants. “(They) took the brunt of the force,” she said at the trial of ex-boyfriend Frank Chora, who was eventually acquitted. • Wisconsin Circuit Court judge Tim Boyle is the most recent, in December, to attempt a solution to the intractable problem of deadbeat dads who continue to procreate even though unable to even modestly support the children they have had (usually with multiple mothers). Corey Curtis, 44, of Racine, was ordered not to father another child until he proves he can support the nine he has had (with six women). (Incarcerating Curtis, with only males, would likely prevent No. 10, but do nothing to help the first nine.) {in}

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