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ampa Mayor Jane Castor recently said that, “I don’t know that there is anybody in the nation that hasn’t gotten that message… I think their time would be much more productive if it was spent on working toward changing those issues that they’re protesting.” She was talking about street protests, but as many have noticed, activists are doing more than just shouting in the streets. The Tampa Bay Activist Network, for one, regularly and conveniently rounds up information on government meetings, public comment opportunities and non-protest action items. Still, some folks—especially those who are uncomfortable with facing reminders of systemic racism—need more visceral queues. So on Labor Day, a small group of demonstrators took to rainy downtown Tampa streets, the county courthouse, stopped at Armature Works, sang a new version of the labor standard “Which Side Are You On?” and marked 100 days in the streets. (And in Pasco County over the weekend, BLM protesters were met with—we shit you not—Confederate flags at New Port Richey City Hall.) See more via photos.cltampa.com.—Ray Roa

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Fast food workers organize car caravan and walk-out strike. By McKenna Schueler

ultiple Tampa McDonald’s employees, in collaboration with members of the newly launched Florida for $15 coalition, organized a Sept. 3 car caravan and walk-out strike at an Ybor City McDonald’s to uplift Florida’s Amendment 2, which will be on the general election ballot this November. Amendment 2—also referred to as the Fair Wage Amendment— would create a $15 minimum wage for Florida by 2026, beginning with an initial minimum wage increase to $10 on Sept. 30, 2021. Florida’s minimum wage currently sits at a mere $8.56 an hour. With the passage of this amendment, Florida’s minimum wage would continue to increase in $1 increments, reaching $15 by September 2026. After that, it would tack into inflation. Florida is the only state nationwide that is pursuing a $15 minimum wage initiative ballot measure in 2020. McDonald’s currently sits on the board of the Nation Restaurant Association, which has been the biggest contributor to the Save Florida Jobs PAC, whih opposes Amendment 2, thus demonstrating very clearly which side the franchise is on in Florida’s fight for a $15 minimum wage. In Lakeland, three Black McDonald’s crew members filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against their corporate-owned franchise in July, alleging a racially hostile work environment and worker retaliation after speaking up about the toxicity in their workplace. These crew members—Faith Booker, Monica Scott, and Augusta Moody—joined a nationwide Strike for Black Lives action on July 20 by organizing their own walk-out at their workplace at 5525 Walt Loop, with support from several Florida for $15 coalition members. Nationwide, McDonald’s was also recently sued by over 50 Black former franchisees for racial discrimination. The car caravan and walk-out was primarily organized by Florida’s chapter of Fight for $15, and McDonald’s workers like Gail Rogers, a 60-year old leader in the new coalition who walked off her job to protest unsafe working conditions and to uplift Florida’s Amendment 2. “The income that I’m getting now is not enough to support me in my rent, or my car insurance and health,” Rogers told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “It’s a struggle for me and for my other co-workers that I speak up for.”

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Rogers, who is Black, said she hoped that Black Lives Matter protestors who have been marching on the streets in Tampa will also vote yes on Amendment 2, alluding to the fact that raising the minimum wage for Florida residents fits within the broader movement for racial and economic justice. “We need everybody to go out and be serious about voting for Amendment 2,” Rogers said. The political committee Fight for $15 estimates that the amendment’s passage would uplift hundreds of thousands of working individuals and their families at a time when the coronavirus pandemic, racial and economic inequality, and massive unemployment has only widened gaps between the very richest in the country (side-eyeing you, Jeff Bezos) and everyone else—particularly Black and brown communities. According to Hillsborough County’s latest Health and Equity report, over 20% of Black and Hispanic residents in the county live in poverty. Forty percent are food-insecure—meaning they lack consistent access to all necessary food groups—and the annual median income for Black residents is nearly $20,000 less than that of white residents. The demonstration in Tampa was the inaugural event in a series of statewide demonstrations planned for Labor Day weekend by the grassroots Florida for $15 coalition, which officially launched on Wednesday. The coalition is composed of various labor, racial justice, political, and social justice organizations across the state committed to advancing the fight for a living wage for all Florida workers. “Florida essential workers including fastfood, hospital, janitorial, airport, higher education, farm, and nursing home workers are putting our LIVES on the line every single day,” the Florida for $15 website reads. “We are risking it all without enough PPE, sufficient sick days or other protections, all for less than $15/hr. We report to work even as we watch coworkers get sick or even die because we can’t miss a paycheck.” Organizations involved in the coalition include Fight for $15 and a Union Florida;

political organizations like Pinellas Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Tampa DSA, Organize Florida, Progressive Democrats of America, Common Ground, and Organize Florida; unions such as SEIU Florida and Faculty Florida; the racial justice group Dream Defenders; as well as the Florida Immigrant Coalition, the Poor People’s Campaign, WeCount!, and Women Vote Florida. Last week’s car caravan protest hit up four McDonald’s locations across Tampa, beginning at the McDonald’s on E. 13th Ave. in Ybor City, and winding through franchise locations at 2006 N. 50th St., 6906 N. 56th St., ending at the McDonald’s on 3411 E. Busch Blvd. All McDonald’s locations on the route were given notice of the worker strike and caravan protest upon arrival. About 20 vehicles participated in the car caravan, according to Fight for $15 Florida’s count, all proudly displaying Amendment 2 signs urging Tampa Bay residents to vote yes on Amendment 2 in November. “I like this shit,” one passerby on foot said, walking through the line of Florida for $15 cars parked just off the property of the McDonald’s on N. 50th Street and Broadway— the caravan’s second stop of the day. A man on a bike similar;y expressed interest, asking organizers standing outside of the line of cars, “Who are you voting for?” Fight for $15 organizers were approached by Tampa Police Department (TPD) officers at three of the four McDonald’s locations. At the first location, Eugene Harrison, Fight for $15 Florida’s car caravan captain and co-action lead, Jawair Culbreath, provided TPD with their planned caravan route. TPD officers helped direct the caravan through drive-thrus at two McDonald’s locations, after speaking to Fight for $15 Florida organizers about the nature of the demonstration. At the second McDonald’s location at N. 50th Street and E. Broadway, officers also blocked off traffic as the caravan moved to leave. The Florida for $15 car caravan drove through all four McDonald’s drive-thrus as planned, honking all of the while to ensure their presence would not—and could not—be ignored. A couple non-participated cars, and one large semi, also honked in solidarity. Shade Andrews, a 19-year-old crew member at the McDonald’s on E. Busch Boulevard, told CL that she was there in protest today in order to “exercise her right” to highlight Florida’s Amendment 2.

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Andrews told CL that the coronavirus pandemic has created a precarious workplace for herself and her co-workers, as the franchise has struggled to provide their crew members with an adequate number of masks. “The cleaning supplies, too, they didn’t have that many in the beginning. We had to keep begging them to get it,” Andrews said. She did note that employees had been given two small raises—a form of hazard pay—but even so, that raise has still left crew members far short of the $15 living wage workers are voting for come November. “No essential worker should be making poverty wages, plain and simple,” Rogers said, in a press release obtained by CL on Wednesday, announcing the launch of the Florida for $15 coalition. “On just $9.60 an hour, nearly every dollar I make goes straight to my rent, leaving just pennies for doctors’ bills and other needs. I’m not alone in my struggles and that’s why essential workers throughout Florida are coming together to make our voices heard this November for economic and racial justice, and for $15 an hour.” The $15 Minimum Wage Initiative has garnered significant financial support from individuals like Orlando attorney, John Morgan, who contributed several million dollars to the political committee, Florida for a Fair Wage, and led the initial effort to get the initiative on the ballot in 2020. Last year, Morgan even traveled up to Tampa to speak on his support for raising the minimum wage. Fight for $15, the primary organizers of last week’s event, first emerged in New York City in 2012, when 200 fast food workers walked off their jobs to demand union rights and a fair wage. The movement has since spread to over 300 cities across the globe. Kofi Hunt, a long-time St. Pete activist has helped to lead the charge here in Florida as the state chapter’s Political Director. Florida’s chapter of the Fight for $15 boosts the implementation of a living wage, safe working conditions, and respect for fast food workers, including McDonald’s crew members, who may make anywhere between $9-$11 an hour. Fight for $15 operates in solidarity with other social and racial justice movements, recognizing the need and utility of intersectionality for effective mobilization and for achieving broader goals for justice. The organization has dedicated numerous hours towards raising awareness of the Fair Wage Amendment, garnering support, and educating Florida voters about why raising the minimum wage is sorely needed within the movement for economic and racial justice. The $15 Minimum Wage Initiative has received widespread support from progressives—who believe an increase to the state and federal minimum wage is long overdue—but has also drawn criticism from influential, fiscallyconservative lobbying groups like Tallahassee tourism PAC, Save Florida Jobs Inc.

Save Florida Jobs Inc. was launched in January of this year to oppose the passage of the Fair Wage Amendment. In February, the PAC received $50,000 from the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association—which represents many low-wage tourism workers. Save Florida Jobs has raised $281,320 since the beginning of 2020. The PAC has also experienced support from Tampa Bay companies, with 23 Restaurants LLC, which owns Yeoman’s Cask & Lion, Ford’s Garage, Tiki Docks, and other Central Florida restaurants, donating $2,500; Dow Sherwood, which owns Village Inn, donating $1,000; Teak in St. Petersburg donating $1,000; And, Keith Overton, CEO of Pioneering Resort Management LLC, donating $1,000. Last month, small business owners and workers associated with the PAC joined together

to launch the ‘Amendment 2 Hurts You’ campaign, predicated upon the notion that the Fair Wage Amendment would “kill jobs, reduce workers’ income and destroy Florida’s economy.” Many of Florida’s low-wage workers refute this platform, however, as evidenced by the wave of support the statewide Fight for $15 movement has received. In 2018, for instance, unionized Disney workers—represented by Unite Here Local 362—won their own fight for a $15 living wage through significant organizing and mobilizing efforts. The $15 wage will fully go into effect for unionized Disney workers in 2021, following incremental increases. Florida’s Amendment 2 needs at least 60% of the vote to pass. Florida for 15 coalition plans to mobilize support for it through phone-banking, texting voters, and other digital organizing tactics up to the General Election on November 3.

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No charges for ‘Back the Blue’ muralists and numerous protesters, but the bruises remain. By Colin Wolf

t’s been more than 100 days since Black Lives Matter protests began in Tampa Bay, and last week Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren announced a slew of updates regarding charges for protesters, as well pro-police counter protesters. In a statement released Sept. 4, Warren announced that no charges will be filed against the “Back the Blue” mural organizers, who illegally shutdown a downtown street on Aug. 1 and painted the mural without a permit. “The evidence available does not establish beyond a reasonable doubt the individuals responsible acted with willful or malicious intent to damage property as required under Florida law,” said the statement. Citing the same reasoning, Warren also said that charges will be dropped against the four individuals who allegedly spilled paint over the “Back the Blue” mural, and no charges will be filed against the seven individuals who allegedly painted on a sidewalk without a permit near Curtis Hixon Park. In the same announcement, Warren dismissed the false imprisonment charges against Sadie Dean and Torrie Grogan, which resulted from a confrontation on June 27 in Hyde Park Village. “After additional review of this case, we determined the evidence does not establish beyond a reasonable doubt the elements necessary for false imprisonment,” said the statement. Warren also said his office will not pursue charges against local organizer Jae Passmore for an Aug. 12 incident, where she “lightly pushed a man who walked closely by her,” calling it an “extremely minor incident that presents in no threat to public safety.” Dropping charges is all good and well for the purposes of a press release, but it still doesn’t

change the fact that the police tactic of targeting activists puts peaceful protesters in danger. The folks who were arrested in Curtis Hixon got beat up and groped in jail. Law enforcement still lied to Dean to get the door open and then refused to let her get dressed before arresting her (her attorney said she was “bruised and mistreated” in custody. And dropping charges against Passmore doesn’t mean she still hasn’t been abused by police and nearly killed by angry drivers. By comparison, there’ve been no known arrests for the “Back the Blue” muralists. While Warren announced changes in these particular protest-related cases, he also reiterated that many people are still facing charges. In a new development, the department says it is now pursuing a reckless driving charge for Noah Armstrong, after he allegedly drove his car through a crowd of protesters on July 4. Warren is also still going after a criminal mischief charge for Adam Sartori for allegedly vandalizing a police car, as well as multiple charges for 120 different people for crimes of looting, burglary, theft, and attacking police, stemming from a protest on May 30. “These types of cases involve tough decisions. Our guiding principle is to distinguish between people committing crimes for personal gain or to cause destruction versus protestors whose aim is to make their voices heard,” said Warren in the statement. “The 264 charges filed to date make it clear that we will prosecute those who seek to harm our community, but it is counterproductive to criminally prosecute people who are exercising their First Amendment rights—especially when other options exist to address questionable behavior, such as civil citations.”

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History might not repeat, but it rhymes. By Jeffrey C. Billman

s much as I loathe Donald Trump as both a man and a politician, as much as I abhor his degradation of democratic institutions, as much as it’s simply felt right, I’ve (mostly) avoided the F-word. Using “fascist” casually robs it of import. Think of how Republicans have for decades branded anyone to the left of Friedrich Hayek a socialist, rendering the word little more than a facile slur. Consequently, what was during the Cold War a scarlet letter has become an empty epithet. I don’t equate socialism with fascism. Socialism is a cogent ideology with intellectual underpinnings that can be read, studied, and debated. Fascism has never been coherent; it has wrought only death and destruction. But that’s why the language we choose is so important. The evil of fascism shouldn’t be cheapened into a synonym for revanchist politicians and reactionary policies. When we say it, it should mean something. But in recent weeks, I’ve started wondering if Donald Trump hasn’t finally crossed the threshold. There’s a point at which a thing becomes a thing, and we do ourselves a disservice by not calling it what it is. Truth is more important than incivility pearl-clutching. This is the truth: Whether he realizes it or not, Trump has borrowed a page from the fascist playbook. I’m not referring to his well-documented authoritarianism or even his willingness to steal the election if he can’t win it legitimately.

Nor am I suggesting that Trump is planning a genocide. I’m talking specifically inciting violence against leftist protesters. That’s how fascists claimed power in the 1920s and ’30s. The Nazis sent brownshirts to left-wing gatherings to provoke street fights and instigate chaos, most famously the Red Wedding rally in 1927, in which more than 100 people were injured. They then portrayed themselves as victims of leftist anarchy. Sound familiar? There were other factors in the Nazis’ rise, of course: Joseph Goebbels’s propaganda, critical miscalculations by mainstream politicians, the Great Depression, and Adolf Hitler’s adroit scheming, among them. But violence was always central, and leftists were the targets. Just before the July 1932 election, brownshirts marched to a communist area near Hamburg and provoked a shootout that killed 19 and wounded nearly 300. The Nazis secured a plurality in the Reichstag. Then, a month after he became chancellor in January 1933, Hitler exploited an act of alleged leftist violence—the Reichstag Fire, which was probably a Nazi setup—to vastly expand his powers, imprison political enemies, and eviscerate the Weimar Constitution. This wasn’t just a Nazi tactic. Before taking power in 1922, Benito Mussolini leveraged violence between his armed blackshirts and leftists to destabilize Italy “so he could position himself as the person to stop this violence,” historian

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat told the New Yorker. Again, sound familiar? Consider Trump’s re-election message: Only he can bring order to the lawless chaos perpetuated by leftist “anarchists and agitators.” The more chaos, the better for the campaign, as outgoing senior adviser Kellyanne Conway admitted: “The more chaos and anarchy and vandalism and violence reigns, the better it is for the very clear choice on who’s best on public safety and law and order.” Trump has stoked the fire all year—sending paramilitary goons to quell Black Lives Matter protests, using federal police to violently clear protesters from the path of his photo-op, declaring antifa a domestic terrorism organization. But when the unrest that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake Jr. in Kenosha, Wisconsin, opened a path to victory, he poured out the gasoline. The president encouraged supporters to drive into Portland and confront demonstrators, calling them “great patriots.” He shrugged when they unleashed mace and indiscriminately shot paintballs into the crowd. He called it “a peaceful protest.” But it wasn’t peaceful. A far-right “patriot” was fatally shot following an altercation with a protester on August 29. Trump held up the incident as evidence of antifa anarchy and called shooter Michael Forest Reinoehl a “cold-blooded killer.” (Reinoehl, who claimed self-defense in an interview with Vice, was killed by U.S. marshals on Thursday.) At a press conference on August 31, before Reinoehl had been charged, Trump said he “shot a young gentleman and killed him— not with paint, but with a bullet. And I think it’s disgraceful.”

Trump took a more charitable approach toward the radicalized 17-year-old who’s been charged with gunning down two protesters in Kenosha with a military-style weapon he’d illegally taken across state lines: “I guess it looks like he fell and then they very violently attacked him. …But I guess he was in very big trouble. He would have been—probably would have been killed.” He then told Fox News that you can’t blame his supporters for heightening the tension: “I want to leave it to law enforcement. But my supporters are wonderful, hardworking, tremendous people, and they turn on their television set and they look at a Portland or they look at a Kenosha. ... They are looking at all of this and they can’t believe it.” Trump has made other disturbingly autocratic moves of late. His Department of Homeland Security withheld an intelligence brief that mentioned Russian election interference. Trump directed federal officials to cut funding to Democratic cities—or, as he termed it, “anarchist jurisdictions.” He told supporters in North Carolina to vote twice as part of his ongoing effort to undermine confidence in the election. But those offenses— even the extortion attempt for which he was impeached—pale in comparison to the obscenity of kindling violence so he can position himself as a strongman who will impose order on the left. As they say, history doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes. All of this raises the question: Is it time to call Donald Trump a fascist? The answer is more complicated than you think. We’ll get into that in next week’s column (which you can read online now via cltampa. com/news).

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his week’s foodie news roundup is absolutely massive. When it comes to openings, locals have a little something for whatever they’re craving—wine, coffee, ice cream or a loaded chicken sando. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay has a slew of joints under construction, like mostly vegan “fast-food” spot Nojaks and a new food hall. COVID-19 took another great one from us, however, as it led to the shuttering of Room 901 in the ‘Burg. Make sure to keep our poppin’ food scene alive by supporting local, and grabbing grub to-go if you’re not ready to venture into the world. Opening Cafe Vino Tinto After over a year of renovations, Cafe Vino Tinto officially debuted its new location. The new location offers indoor as well as covered outdoor seating. Since 2016, Cafe Vino Tinto has been known for serving up an impressive lineup of espresso drinks, eats like frittatas, waffles with housemade syrups. 509 Main St., Safety Harbor. facebook.com/cafevinotintocoffee Gracie Pasta & Provisions If permitting goes smoothly, the specialty shop is set to open its second location this week. Gracie offers handcrafted pasta, macaroons, gourmet cheeses, jams as well as locally sourced fruits and veggies. 1431 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. graciepasta.com Hogg Batch The local coffee roasters launched a production facility in St. Petersburg’s Grand Central District. Hogg Batch wants to use the address as a pickup spot for its customers and

as a place to explore innovative ways to do retail geared toward home roasters. Just a heads up, the storefront is not functioning as a coffee shop, but the owners do intend to host occasional pop-ups and tastings. 2327 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. hoggbatch.com Sip The wine bar is stacked with reds and whites available in three serving sizes: “sip” (1.5 oz.), “some” (3 oz.), or “more” (6 oz.). Sip also offers brews, flatbreads and curated charcuterie. 6710 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach. sipstpete.wpengine. com Sprinkles This Saturday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m.-10 p.m., Sprinkles is hosting its grand opening complete with raffles and buy-one-get-one cups or cones (the offer expires Oct. 1). That includes Sprinkles’ keto and vegan options, too. The shop also serves pie by the slice, cookies, muffins, malts and smoothies. 6870 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach. sprinkles6870.com Tender Shack Local Carrabba’s Italian Grill locations are offering the chicken-focused concept on DoorDash. The menu features “Nashville Hot AF” and “Dang Good Seasoned” chicken tenders and sandwiches. Along with fries, customers can also choose from six different dipping sauces including buttermilk ranch which the menu calls “ranch but with a kick” and the “spiced just right” Tender Shack sauce. Order via DoorDash from 10 a.m.-11 p.m. daily. doordash.com

Wicked Oak Barbecue Wicked Oak Barbecue officially launched its storefront within Seminole Heights’ King of the Coop. The menu is filled with the concept’s signature eats, like loaded mac and cheese, BBQ fries and nachos, pulled chicken and pork sandos as well as house-made sauces. 6607 N. Florida Ave., Seminole Heights. facebook.com/wickedoakbarbeque Coming Soon The Brickyard/Pizza N’ Brew Two concepts are taking over the former Caddy’s On Central Space. Scheduled for a December debut, The Brickyard moves into the 8,000-square-foot indoor and outdoor patio space serving small plates of American fare. Pizza N’ Brew is stationed in the smaller adjacent building where it’ll serve New York-style ‘za by the slice and pie. 217 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. segretis.com Dignitary Cafe Local media celeb and former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Ian Beckles has plans for a South Tampa brick-and-mortar cafe. The space still doesn’t have an announced address or opening date, but its purpose is to extend Beckles’ “Dignitary Life” business, which connects influential individuals across Tampa Bay to local businesses. @dignitary_cafe on Instagram. Manhattan Food Hall A food hall is set to open next month within the revamped Historic Manhattan Casino. Manhattan Food Hall is opening in increments, beginning with a coffee shop and small bites to accommodate social distancing, around early October. Once the phases are complete, look out for a relaunch event early 2021. 642 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg. 727- 2662667. @manhattanstpete on Instagram

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Nojaks Initially slated for a late spring opening, the mostly vegan “fast-food” joint is opening mid-October in downtown Tampa. Two of the signature burgers on the working menu are vegan, with a traditional beef patty option. The restaurant plans to be open late to feed those stumbling back from The Hub. 305 E. Polk St., Tampa. nojakstastyfood.com Pups Pub Scheduled to open before the end of the year, the indoor-outdoor dog park and bar is taking over the former space of South Tampa’s short-lived Old School Bar and Grill. Just a heads up, Pups Pub is 21-and-up for humans. 2202 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. pupspubtampa.com The Saint Won’t be much longer until the Grand Central District welcomes a speakeasy. The Saint acquired its food license late August, which means it can open before the restriction on bars is lifted. The speakeasy has been teasing its signature cocktails, including one martini that invites guests to catch a flavored smoke bubble. Located on the ground floor of the historic Mari-Jean Hotel and is decked out in religious, and not-so religious, memorabilia like crosses, a Saint Peter mural by Chad Mize, candles galore, and framed photos of nuns doing less-than-nun-like things. 49 24th St. N., St. Petersburg. thesaintspeakeasy.com Closing Room 901 After four years in business, Room 901, referred to as “The Conversation Bar,” has closed for good in St. Pete’s Edge District (stylized “EDGE”). Owner Peg Wesselink pulled the trigger on shutting down in early August after not being able to recover from the financial backlash from the COVID-19 shutdowns of bars.

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prime pandemic mixer. Bush hopes to help in the process of staying healthy while coronavirus cases are still popping up,by creating juices packed with vitamin C and antioxidants that boost immunity. “Since there is no vaccine for COVID-19 currently, our best defense is our bodies,” Bush explained. Bush even refurbished a tricycle, fashioned with a basket to transport her lineup of juices adorned with quirky names. You’ve got “It’s Healthy B*tch,” “Watermelawn Remix,” “Sweet Load,” and “The Big ‘O’”. You can also opt for the biz’s signature elixir, “Beet It,” made up of beet, carrot, cucumber, lemon, apple, ginger and jalapeno. Each bottle will cost you $10. After launching earlier this summer, The Beet Cycle has already had a few pop-ups around Tampa Bay. “We have gained so much support from the community it honestly has blown me away. I would like to thank The Bricks, Ichicoro, Bandit [Coffee Co.] and Black Radish for all their support and allowing me to set up at their businesses,” Bush said. Want to hop on The Beet Cycle? Follow @thebeetcycle on Instagram to see where Bush will be located next, or to place a specialty juice order. Support your immune system, local business and beet it.

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No matter where you are in the Bay area, you’re not far from unique, locally handcrafted brews. We'd call, however, to see about offerings during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s our ever-evolving list of Bay area brewers—support them during this difficult time! 3 DAUGHTERS BREWING One of the Warehouse Arts District’s most popular hangouts, and a beautiful facility in which to drink some great brews. 222 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg. 727-495-6002, 3dbrewing.com 3 KEYS BREWING South-of-the-Skyway restaurant and brewery specializing in small batches. 2505 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton. 951-218-0396, 3keysbrewing.com 7VENTH SUN BREWING Some of the best sours, IPAs and collabs going. Two locations. 1012 Broadway, Dunedin. 727-733-3013/6809 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-231-5900, 7venthsun.com 81BAY BREWING CO. South Tampa’s first craft brewery boasts a wide variety of styles. 4465 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa. 813-837-BREW, 81baybrewco.com ANGRY CHAIR Crazy-good Tampa beer, open TuesdaySunday. 6401 N. Florida Ave., Seminole Heights. 813-238-1122, angrychairbrewing.com ANTIBREWERY Dunedin’s secret Sundays-only nano. 1367 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Dunedin ARKANE ALEWORKS A wide variety of styles and flavors from the second brewery to open in Largo. 2480 E. Bay Dr., #23, Largo. 727-270-7117, arkanebeer.com AVID BREWING This Grand Central brewing supply shop added a taproom for its beers crafted in-house. 1745 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-388-6756, avidbrew.com BARRIEHAUS BEER CO. Lager-specific brewery, carrying on an over 150 year brewing legacy. 1403 E 5th Ave., Ybor City. barriehaus.com BAY CANNON BEER CO. West Tampa's first craft brewery, offering a variety of ever evolving beers, beer slushies and wine that pair perfectly with appetizers and entrées from the kitchen. 813-442-5615, baycannon.com BIG STORM BREWING CO. Stop by this Pasco brewery’s Storm Room for a flight, or visit their taproom on 49th Street in Clearwater, too. 2330 Success Dr., Odessa. 727-807-7998, bigstormbrewery.com BIG TOP BREWING Perhaps Sarasota’s premier purveyor of locally crafted beer, Big Top’s reputation has spread far beyond the region. 6111 Porter Way, Sarasota. 941-371-2939, bigtopbrewing.com BOOTLEGGERS BREWING CO. This Brandon taproom from Bootleggers Beer & Wine Home Brewing Supplies offers house-made suds and guest beers. 652 Oakfield Dr., Brandon. 813-643-9463, bootleggersbrewco.com BRASSERIE ST. SOMEWHERE Award-winning Belgian farmhouse ales from veteran Bay area brewer Bob Sylvester. 1441 Savannah Ave., Tarpon Springs. 813-503-6181, saintsomewherebrewing.com BREW BUS BREWING BB brews its own suds, boasts 20 taps and offers food at its Eatery, too. 4101 N. Florida Ave., Tampa. 813-990-7310, brewbususa.com BREW HUB Some of the area’s best beers are produced here along with suds for their own label. 3900 Frontage Rd. S., Lakeland. 863-698-7600, brewhub.com BREW LIFE BREWING Ultra-small batches, and a lot of ‘em. 5765 S. Beneva Rd., Sarasota. 941-952-3831, brewlifebrewing.com BULLFROG CREEK BREWING CO. A multitude of styles from former garage brewers is on tap in Valrico. 3632 Lithia Pinecrest Rd., Valrico. 813-703-8835, bullfrogcreekbrewing. com CAGE BREWING Custom brews in the Grand Central District from one of the ‘Burg’s newest. 2001 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4278 CALEDONIA BREWING Great in-house beers in the historic Dunedin Times building. 587 Main St., Dunedin. 727351-5105, caledoniabrewing.com CALUSA BREWING Family owned and operated, opened Tuesday to Sunday. 5701 Derek Ave., Sarasota. 941-9228150, calusabrewing.com CARROLLWOOD BREWING CO. “Secret” brewing action inside the Carrollwood location of craft-bar chain The Brass Tap. 10047 N. Dale Mabry HWY, STE 23, Tampa. 813-969-2337

CIGAR CITY BREWING Tampa’s most famous craft brewery. There’s also a taproom at Amalie Arena. 3924 W. Spruce St., Tampa. 813-348-6363, cigarcitybrewing.com CLEARWATER BREWING CO. Community-oriented and socially and environmentally conscious. 1700 N. Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater. clearwaterbrewingcompany.com COPPERTAIL BREWING CO. Some of Tampa’s best beer, in one of its best tasting rooms. 2601 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa. 813-247-1500, coppertailbrewing.com COTEE RIVER BREWING Craft beer in the heart of historic downtown New Port Richey. 5760 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-807-6806, coteeriverbrewing.com CRAFT LIFE BREWING Small-batch local brews and a sort of playground or LoL’s craft brewing guild. 4624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-575-8440. facebook.com/ CraftLifeBrewing CROOKED THUMB BREWERY Safety Harbor’s first brewery boasts homegrown flavor and local guest taps. 555 10th Ave. S., Safety Harbor. 727-724-5953, crookedthumbbrew.com CUENI BREWING CO. Located off the Pinellas Trail in Dunedin. 945 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. 727-266-4102, cuenibrewing.com CYCLE BREWING One of St. Pete’s favorites. 534 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-320-7954. cyclebrewing.com DARWIN BREWING CO. Unique beers crafted with South American influence. 803 17th Ave. W., Bradenton. 941-7471970, darwinbrewingco.com DE BINE BREWING CO. This addition bolsters the Northern Pinellas craft beer scene. 933 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-233-7964. DISSENT BREWING CO. Unique flavors and adventurous style outside downtown St. Pete. 5518 Haines Rd. N., St. Petersburg. 727-342-0255. DUNEDIN BREWERY Florida’s oldest. Beer, eats and live music. 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-7360606, dunedinbrewery.com DUNEDIN HOUSE OF BEER This beer stop brews its own, and also has 40 guest taps. 927 Broadway, Dunedin. 727 216-6318, dunedinhob.com ESCAPE BREWING CO. Another very worthy Odessa/Trinity destination. 9945 Trinity Blvd., Suite 108, Trinity. 727-807-6092, escapebrewingcompany.com FIVE BRANCHES Veteran-owned brewery, small batches from IPAs to stouts. Serving up brews and a clear view of the Tarpon Bayou. 531 Athens St., Tarpon Springs. fivebranchesbrewing.com FLYING BOAT BREWING COMPANY St. Pete aviation history and tasty homegrown suds. 1776 11th Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-2999, flyingboatbrewing.com FOUR STACKS BREWING An always-changing lineup of local and regional guest suds, along with trivia, live music and more. 5469 N. US HWY 41, Apollo Beach. 813-641-2036, fourstacksbrewing.com GREEN BENCH BREWING COMPANY A space worthy of the adventurous beers it produces. 1133 Baum Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-9836, greenbenchbrewing.com GOOD LIQUID BREWING CO. Thirty taps and food (and a coffee roaster!) from a husband-and-wife duo. 4824 14th St. W., Bradenton. 941-896-6381, thegoodliquidbrewing.co

HOB BREWING CO. Rotating taps; some of the beers are brewed on-site and alongside a combination of local breweries plus local and international craft beer makers. 931 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. hob.beer

RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER This video game-centric Grand Central District craft beer bar started brewing its own in early 2018. 2244 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-360 - 0766, stpetearcadebar.com

IF I BREWED THE WORLD This self-described “mixtape of breweries” offers a bit of everything from the classic to the fun and outrageous. 2200 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727201-4484, ifibrewedtheworld.com

ROCK BROTHERS BREWING Brews named for national and local bands have a home in Ybor City. 1901 N. 15th St., Ybor City. 813-241- 0110, rockbrothersbrewing.com

IN THE LOOP BREWING Family-friendly Land O’ Lakes brewery with a lot of community support and plenty of events. 3338 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-9979189, intheloopbrewingcompany.com

SARASOTA BREWING COMPANY House-crafted brews, pizza, and sports out toward beautiful Siesta Key. 6607 Gateway Ave., Sarasota. 941-925 -2337, sarasotabrewing.com

INFUSION BREWING CO. Another great location in the good-beer-packed Trinity/New Port Richey area. 7813 Mitchell Blvd. Ste 103, Trinity. 727-312-4512.

SILVERKING BREWING CO. This space in Tarpon Springs complements a label that’s been around since 2012. 325 East Lemon St., Tarpon Springs. 727- 4227598, silverkingbrewing.com

INOCULUM ALE WORKS These folks are crazy for sours, and know how to craft ‘em. 554 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. inoculumaleworks.com

SIX TEN BREWING A wide variety and a real passion for the craft-brew community. 7052 Benjamin Rd., Tampa. 813-886 - 0610, sixtenbrewing.com

JDUB’S BREWING COMPANY You know ‘em, you love ‘em. A favorite statewide phenomenon. 1215 Mango Ave., Sarasota. 941-955-2739, jdubsbrewing.com

SOGGY BOTTOM BREWING More Dunedin goodness, including some truly original flavors and inventive brews. 660 Main St., Dunedin. 727- 601-1698, soggybottombrewing.com

LAGERHAUS BREWERY & GRILL A Palm Harbor bar and eatery that offers seasonal brews to complement their regulars. 3438 East Lake Business, Palm Harbor. 727-216-9682, lagerhausbrewery.com

SOUTHERN BREWING & WINEMAKING Multiple brews only available in its tasting room, as well as products and guidance for local homebrewers. 4500 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-238-7800, southernbrewingwinemaking.com

LATE START BREWING This beloved Tampa label does its thing inside the Pour House. 1208 E. Kennedy Blvd. #112, Tampa. 813-402-2923, latestartbrewing.com

ST. PETE BREWING COMPANY Beers crafted specifically for the climate. 544 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727- 692-8809, stpetebrewingcompany.com

LEAVEN BREWING Riverview’s first brewery is run by folks who’ve got experience brewing big and small. 11238 Boyette Rd., Riverview. 813-677-7023, leavenbrewing.com MAD BEACH CRAFT BREWING Brews, ciders, and meads by the beach. 12945 Village Boulevard, Madeira Beach. 727-3620008, madbeachbrewing.com

MASTRY’S BREWING CO. From CD Roma’s restaurant to sweet new digs on St. Pete Beach. 7701 Blind Pass Rd., St. Pete Beach. 727-202-8045 mastrysbrewingco.com

MR. DUNDERBAK’S The longtime restaurant, biergarten and homebrewers’ hangout is serving up its own beers. 14929 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa. 813-977-4104, dunderbaks.com NAUGHTY MONK BREWERY Naughty Monk brings a love of Belgian styles to Manatee County. 2507 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton. 941-708-2966, naughtymonkbrewery.com OVERFLOW BREWING St. Pete’s newest, courtesy of local Rapp head brewer Troy Bledsoe and company. 770 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-914-0665, facebook.com/ overflowbrewingco PEPPER BREWING The Angry Pepper Taphouse’s inhouse label, available “on a limited basis.” 9366 Oakhurst Rd., Seminole. 727-596-5766, angrypeppertaphouse.com

GRINDHAUS BREW LAB Small batches and no extracts. 1650 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater. 727-240-0804, grindhausbrewlab.com

PESKY PELICAN BREW PUB This beachy restaurant also offers up its own beers thanks to an in-house nano system. 923 72nd. St. N., St. Petersburg. 727-302-9600, peskypelicanbrewpub.com

GULFPORT BREWERY + EATERY Small batches with an artisanal food menu. 3007 Beach Blvd., Tampa. facebook. com/GulfportBrewery

PINELLAS ALE WORKS PAW offers a dog-friendly environment in addition to tasty brews. 1962 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-235-0970, pawbeer.com

HIDDEN SPRINGS ALE WORKS This Tampa Heights brewery features a rotating tap selection. 1631 N. Franklin St., Tampa, 813-226-2739, hiddenspringsaleworks.com

RAPP BREWING COMPANY Greg Rapp’s award-winning styles are carefully crafted and delicious. 10930 Endeavor Way, Seminole. 727-544-1752, rappbrewing.com

SWAN BREWING Nearly 4 decades of combined brewing experience go into the offerings at this pet-friendly joint. 115 W. Pine St., Lakeland. 863-703- 0472, swanbrewing.com TBBC Formerly Tampa Bay Brewing Co., local favorite for nearly two decades. 1600 E. 8th Ave., Ybor City/13933 Monroe’s Business Park, Westchase. 813-247-1422, tbbc. beer

MARKER 48 Hernando’s first production craft brewery, with its own tasting room and beer garden 12147 Cortez Blvd, Weeki Wachee. 352-6062509, marker48.com

MOTORWORKS BREWING A taproom and beer garden featuring full liquor and wine as well as 30 taps. 1014 9th Street West, Bradenton. 941-567-6218, motorworksbrewing.com

STILT HOUSE BREWERY This friendly Palm Harbor joint specializes in high-ABV ales and other styles you won’t find at other breweries in the area. 625 US Hwy Alt. 19, Palm Harbor. 727-270 -7373, stilthousebrewery. com

TAMPA BEER WORKS At the former site of ESB Brewing, TBW focuses on American craft styles. 333 N. Falkenburg Rd., Suite D407 Tampa. 813-685-1909, tampabeerworks.com TIDAL BREWING COMPANY Small batches in Spring Hill. 14311 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill. 352-701-1602,tidalbrewingfl.com TWO FROGS BREWING COMPANY Tarpon Springs’ latest brewery and taproom focuses on American ale styles. 151 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727-940-6077, facebook.com/twofrogsbrewing KEEL FARMS AGRARIAN ALE + CIDER Tasty brews from the folks behind Keel & Curley winery. 5210 W. Thonotosassa Rd., Plant City. 813-752-9100, keelandcurleywinery.com TWO LIONS WINERY & PALM HARBOR BREWERY Wine and beer brewed in-house. 1022 Georgia Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-786-8039, twolionswinery.com ULELE SPRING BREWERY Beer crafted in accordance with traditional Bavarian purity laws. 1810 N. Highland Ave., Tampa. 813-999-4952, ulele.com THE WILD ROVER BREWERY What started as an English pub in Odessa is now a higher-production facility in Westchase. 13921 Lynmar Blvd., Tampa. 813-475-5995, thewildroverbrewery.com WOODWRIGHT BREWING COMPANY Traditional German styles in downtown Dunedin. 985 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-238-8717, facebook.com/ woodwrightbrewing ZEPHYRHILLS BREWING COMPANY East Paco’s first microbrewery. 38530 5th Ave., Zephyrhills. 813715 -2683, zbcbeer.com ZYDECO BREW WERKS Craft brews in Ybor thanks to an award-winning brewmaster, as well as full bars and NOLA-influenced cuisine. 1902 E. 7th Ave., Ybor City. 813-252- 4541, facebook.com/ Zydecobrewwerks

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y neighbor Bill and I launch into Bartlett Pond at a muddy flat off 22nd Avenue South. Traffic buzzes down Fourth Street. A light current carries my kayak through the mangrove tunnel, crowded with prop roots, plastic bottles and Styrofoam. I brush back branches at the channel’s mouth and enter the little lake, a jewel hidden along St. Petersburg’s Salt Creek. From this point, I could paddle southeast to the marina district, onto Bayboro Harbor, and into Tampa Bay. Or I could fight the maze of prop roots upstream to Lake Maggiore, taking out my kayak at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve. Today, instead, we are content to explore the pond. Cut the street noise and you could say we were in the Ten Thousand Islands. A hard rain fell the previous night, and red mangrove branches drooped over the turgid water. Their star-shaped yellow flowers trail into long beans. Snook roil under the surface. I make a cursory bird count. Great white egret. Great blue. Osprey, poised in the lights of the nearby football field. My wife Julie and I have lived three blocks from this pond for 20 years, and she did not know it existed. But it is precisely the proximity wilderness to our daily lives that makes St. Petersburg special. For a city that was made to capitalize on Florida’s natural beauty, the question has never changed. How do we manage our relationship between the built and non-built environment? In March 1922 the godfather of American city planning, John Nolen, paid St. Petersburg a visit. Nolen could not believe what he saw: a municipality blessed with water on two sides, citrus and tropical fruit for the taking, bougainvillea exploding, and of course, the early signs of sprawl. Hoping to bring order to a runaway real estate boom, city leaders invited Nolen to draw up a plan. The following March, Nolen was back in town with a strategy of controlled growth, “St. Petersburg Today, St. Petersburg Tomorrow.” Few cities have been gifted with a blueprint of such quality. Recognizing both a vulnerability to flooding and the potential of still-undeveloped beaches, Nolen recommended a greenbelt from downtown to Boca Ciega Bay.

A hurricane had dumped 11 feet of storm surge into Ybor City in October 1921, so storms were fresh in memory. Maps produced by Nolen’s office show a natural buffer, through the lowlying swales, across the Pinellas Peninsula. Think of a subtropical remix of Boston’s Fens. Bartlett Pond, the overgrown lake I am paddling with Bill today, would have fit within this greenbelt. In Nolen’s words: “Beginning with the larger Waterfront Park on Tampa Bay the scheme would be carried by Salt Creek Parkway along the shores of that stream to Lake Maggiore then ... west to the Boca Ciega waterfront.” Sadly, the Nolen plan was never adapted. Managed growth did not square with quick profits. Bruce Stephenson, Environmental Studies professor at Rollins College, details the unraveling in “Visions of Eden: Urban Planning, and City Building in St. Petersburg, Florida.” Where Nolen saw a “ring of nature preserves encircling the lower peninsula,” Stephenson writes, hawkers saw liberal meddling. (Nolen also would not demarcate the city’s racial lines.) Following a hardball campaign, bankrolled by realtors and led by St. Petersburg’s Evening Independent, voters struck the Nolen plan down. Stephenson frames this history as a cautionary tale. The rush to develop over (rather than alongside) nature “still resemble the battles” fought today; “St. Petersburg had the chance to build a model city,” Stephenson concludes, “but they turned away from this vision in a frenzy of speculation and banal boosting.” The creek I am paddling, in fact, returns me to this old controversy. If I were to nose my kayak downstream, under the 18th Street bridge to Fourth Street, I would find history repeating itself. Promising an investment to the tune of $2 billion, a Miami developer looks to replace boat yards, empty lots, and a Salvation Army shelter with high-end housing and a convention center. To facilitate this development, the city must alter its Coastal High Hazard Area, or CHHA, which checks growth in areas below the highwater mark of a Category 1 hurricane. At its last meeting, City Council voted 7-1 for letting the conversation continue.

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POND HOPPING: This pond on 22nd Avenue South is like a crystal ball. My neighbor Bill, a Volvo-driving former Marine, opposes the changes. Viscerally. Bill worked for 16 years as a television journalist, and having served in Viet Nam, he has no patience for political duplicity. Truth be told, the arguments for changing the CHHA are thin. Tightened construction code in low-lying areas, the city maintains, will result in safer buildings during the inevitable “storm event.” Luxury waterfront residences, others maintain, will protect affordable housing elsewhere. No one opposes affordable housing. Or construction that withstands wind and rain. But the goals for this measure were never affordable housing, and permitting in coastal areas falls out of step with national best practice. I want to know, what would John Nolen think? “St. Petersburg Today, St. Petersburg Tomorrow” functioned on the premise that good planning makes economic sense. A careful growth strategy, Nolen argued, could buoy property values; enhance quality of life; and save against future expenses of disaster mitigation. Hoping to understand the city’s position, maybe close the gap across a century, I called Derek Kilborn, St. Peterburg’s very thoughtful manager of Planning and Historic Preservation. Kilborn is familiar with the 1923 plan, noting that a map by Nolen’s team hangs outside his office. I asked, could St. Petersburg revive the greenbelt idea? “Intuitively if you look at a map, there is potential,” Kilborn said, offering a personal perspective. But construction since then, particularly Interstate 275 and along 34th Street, would make a greenbelt almost impossible to implement.

The webpage for the city’s planning department used to link to “St. Petersburg Today, St. Petersburg Tomorrow,” alongside other historic documents. But those pages have since been taken down. While I had Kilburn on the phone, I asked what happened. If you do not know where to look, Nolen’s unpublished proposal can be impossible to find. The loss is ours as a city. Within his profession, John Nolen’s name is legendary. He deserves a place in the local hall of fame, alongside Cabeza de Vaca, Jack Kerouac, Elie Wiesel, and Angela Bassett. Lewis Mumford identified him in 1927 as the one planner who “realizes where the path of intelligent and humane achievement will lead in the next generation.” Kilborn’s office has digitized our treasury of references, from 1923 to the present. Yet we have somehow buried a prophetic voice. As debates over development in coastal areas continue, St. Petersburg should come back to John Nolen. For a city founded on proximity to Florida’s wild beauty, it makes sense to consider first the natural contours of water and land. John Nolen, maybe not known outside academic circles, offered a model that is more relevant now than ever. In this way, he reminds me of Bartlett Pond. He left St. Petersburg an overlooked gem of a plan, tucked behind the mangroves, that awaits our exploration—like a little lake, teaming with wildlife after the rain. Thomas Hallock teaches nature writing and early American literature at USF’s St. Petersburg campus. Learn more about the Coastal High Hazard Area at friendsofsaltcreek.org.

“Sadly… managed growth did not square with quick profits.”

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A key contributor to the Bay area music scene for several decades drops a terrific new album.

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Back in focus By Eric Snider

d Woltil has spent a good portion of his pandemic isolation completing a superb new album, One in My Tree, his first in six years. With his workload as a freelance graphic designer sorely diminished due to the coronavirus, the singer/songwriter/guitarist focused on bringing the project across the finish line. One in My Tree, co-produced by guitarist Steve Connelly, kept Woltil busy and engaged instead of just stacking days. But one of his core creative pursuits has faded during the pandemic. “At the beginning of the lockdown, I noticed that a lot of [musicians] had this notion of, ‘Oh, I can use this time to write and be more productive,’” Woltil said during a phone interview in early July. “I found that not to be the case with me. I’ve been in such a weird state of mind that I haven’t been focusing on producing material. I’m grateful that I’ve had the album and other projects to complete. I just don’t feel like sitting down and writing.” The 12 songs in One in My Tree were composed over a five-year period. In 2014, after releasing his Paper Boats album, Woltil told friends it might be his last. But the songwriting instinct stuck like lint on a black T-shirt, so he continued to generate melodic ideas and scraps of lyrics. In late 2015, Woltil lay in bed, sick, pondering the recent San Bernardino terrorist attack. Fourteen people killed. The horror swam in his head. Unable to sleep, he engaged in a wee-hours songwriting session that yielded the powerful “Fourteen Angels,” a simmering indictment of wanton violence, do-nothing politicians, the bandwagon media and more, all tinged with deep sadness for the victims. “Sometimes the antennae come out and it’s like taking dictation,” Woltil said of songwriting. “It comes from the subconscious, something that’s on your mind or in your heart that forms into words. Other times, I just chisel away, chisel away. But I’ve also come to the point where I can recognize if a song idea is not worth pursuing.” “Fourteen Angels” is the centerpiece amid a dozen outstanding numbers on One in My Tree—a blend of hooky power-pop, moving

ballads and a dash of Americana. It’s also one of those rare albums with lyrics that consistently combine deep emotional resonance, social comment and clever rhyme-craft. The pandemic moved the project’s finish line further out, and prevented Woltil from sitting with Connelly in his Zen Recording studio to collaborate on mixes. “I would for sure want to do that, if for no other reason than to hang out with Steve in the studio” Woltil said, “Instead we had to exchange mixes and individual parts remotely.” Fortunately, that technique was not new for either. Woltil laid down most of the basic tracks—vocals, guitar and bass—in a barebones studio in a spare bedroom of his home in Belleair Bluffs. He puts colored ribbons on the doorknob to let his wife Laura know he’s in session. Connelly added guitar, including punchy solos, and a bit of pedal steel. The project moved along steadily, if more slowly. In all, the lack of face-to-face collaboration certainly did not hurt the finished product. At 63, Woltil is among a handful of legacy rock artists who have consistently produced high-quality, and often brilliant, music—on the bandstand and in the studio. He’s also been, since the mid-1980s, a kind and supportive member of the local music community. Late last year, Woltil fronted The Florida Bjorkestra in a masterful tribute to Nick Drake at the Palladium in St. Petersburg. Woltil’s partnership with fellow singer/songwriter Brian Merrill, called The Ditchflowers, produced the best album ever made by a Tampa Bay act: 2007’s Carried Away. I’m sure readers have their own opinion about the finest album ever made by a Tampa Bay artist. Carried Away is mine. Merrill thinks highly of his one-time partner. “Ed’s incredible to work with, and such a sweet person,” he told CL. “He’s remarkably gifted, an incredible craftsman and so prolific. I had a hard time keeping up. He always wanted me to critique his work. That was hard for me to do because I like what he does so much.”

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AYE SKIPPER: Ed Woltil backstage at Skipper’s Smokehouse in Tampa. Ed Woltil remembers the moment his life went from black-and-white to technicolor. He was just shy of his seventh birthday in 1964 when his mother, Katherine, came home with a gift: a 45-rpm single by The Beatles, “Please Please Me,” which she’d bought at a local appliance store (the salesman told her it was all the rage with the younger set). “Up to that point, I had never thought once or twice about music,” WoItil recalled. “I was a kid so I put the B-side on first. It was ‘From Me To You.’ The Beatles were the Big Bang.” For a significant number of Baby Boomers (myself included), discovering The Beatles was a life-altering experience. The Fab Four’s invasion of America prompted young people across the land to grow out their hair (if their parents allowed it), plead for a pair of black “Beatle boots” (aka Chelsea boots), and, most important, start playing guitar, bass and drums. Many formed bands and fumbled their way through simple threechord cover tunes in basements and garages. Ed Woltil was one of those kids. At age seven, he tried guitar lessons, but they didn’t stick. His fandom persisted, though, and expanded to include all the ‘60s adolescent-male touchstones: Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, et al. In his early teens, Woltil gave music another shot, pooling cash he’d saved up with that of his

parents to buy a cheap Rexina guitar and small amp at J.M. Fields department store. This time, he taught himself to play. “I spent hours and hours trying to sound like …,” Woltil paused, searching for a name. “Eric Clapton,” he said with a chuckle. Woltil’s quest to become a guitar god didn’t last. “I kind of just grew out of it. It was probably just maturing and getting past that adolescent period of hero worship. There was also the realization that I’d never come close to being as good as Jeff Beck. I returned to my first love—the song. I started writing and just kept at it.” Woltil introduced some of his early tunes into the repertoire of a loose-knit band he was part of, Thunderhead, mostly as vehicles to ignite jam sessions. After finishing high school, he became romantically involved with a fellow Largo High School graduate, Laura Osborn. They wed at age 19. (The couple remains married, and has two adult daughters.) “Laura and her brother were more into folk and the singer-songwriter stuff, and that influenced me,” Wotil recalled. “Without them I don’t think I would have gotten into Carole King, James Taylor, John Prine and those kinds of artists.” Woltil earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of South Florida. “I was paying attention to Elvis Costello and Squeeze, and the lyrics they wrote appealed to the English-lit

“I’ve come to the point where I can recognize if a song idea is not worth pursuing.”

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DRIVE THRU ALBUM: Ed Woltil (L) and Steve Connelly worked remotely to complete Woltil’s new LP. major in me,” he said. “They didn’t necessarily give my writing depth at the time, but I was really taken with the wonderful craft. It unlocked in me the need to work more on lyrics.” Woltil’s first band of consequence was Mad For Electra (MFE). He played guitar, wrote most of the material and sang lead. His predilection for power-pop is evident in the group’s tunes. (Turn to p. 31 for our survey of essential power-pop songs). Mad For Electra was part of a fruitful period in the Tampa Bay music scene that lasted roughly from the mid-1980s to mid-‘90s. A bevy of acts including The Headlights, Deloris Telescope, Parade in Paris, Multi-Color House, Real Cameras, The Catherine Wheel and Mod L Citizen played original music in such nightspots as the ACL Club, Club Detroit, El Gordo, the Swamp Club, Club More and others. Because bands often shared bills, the community became tight-knit and synergistic. Many of the musicians dreamed of rock stardom, of course, and diligently pursued record contracts. A few signed deals, mostly with small labels, but none became stars. Woltil wasn’t really wired for that sort of dogged pursuit. “We took some scattershot stabs at it,” he said of trying to get MFE signed. “But I don’t think we had the temperament or the tools or the ego to go all in. If we did, we probably would’ve picked up and moved to Los Angeles. Also, I had young daughters, and I was never willing to sacrifice the sanctity and health of

my family to pursue music.” Mad For Electra split in the mid-‘90s after a solid run. Woltil teamed up with Connelly—a former member of The Headlights—to form Drive Thru Church, a formidable but shortlived band. It solidified a friendship and musical bond that Woltil describes as “each other’s righthand man.” Around this time, Woltil took a sharp turn in his musical journey. A growing disillusionment with the constant churn of nighttime gigs and other factors led him toward Christian music. He and his family were active members of Anona Methodist Church in Largo. Woltil signed on to help lead the church band and its youth ensemble. He maintained his remove from the local secular scene for 10 years. Mark Warren, himself a key member of the Bay area music community, kept in touch, calling regularly, sometimes presenting gig opportunities. One of those was with the power-pop band Barely Pink, led by Merrill. Woltil played a few shows with the group. Merrill had two song demos with considerable promise but felt they needed something more. So Woltil added parts and helped complete them. “My Next Life” and “Hearts Caved In” inspired the tandem to form The Ditchflowers. Riding a burst of creativity, they wrote and

recorded at Merrill’s fully-equipped garage studio in St. Pete, emerging with Carried Away. Merrill remembers the year-long project fondly. “We would meet at my studio, mostly on Tuesdays,” he said. “We had no timeline. We just kept going and having fun with it. At some point, I was listening back to the songs and started to go, ‘Oh my God, there’s really something going on here’—especially when it was finished, I allowed myself to think, ‘This is really, really good.’ I didn’t tell anybody that.” He didn’t have to. The music spoke for itself, and rightfully earned a widespread positive reception. The duo formed a live band, which often included Connelly, and played sporadic gigs. In 2011, The Ditchflowers released a 14-song follow-up, Bird’s Eye, a laudable effort that didn’t quite achieve the sublimity of their debut. ••• During most of our two-hour interview, Ed Woltil walked his neighborhood. He said it clears his head and makes for better conversation. He and Laura take long walks daily, as well as bike rides. They’re avid campers who like to rough it. Ed is also a bird enthusiast who keeps a log of his sightings. Earlier this year, the Woltils planned a two-week trip to upstate New York and back

“Making music during the pandemic has been a real lifeline.”

to celebrate Laura’s retirement from teaching second grade at Anona Elementary School. They were to be joined by their oldest daughter, her husband and twin granddaughters. The pandemic scotched that early-summer trip. On the musical front, Woltil has a batch of songs ready to refine and record. One of them, “Ultramarine,” a collaboration with singer/songwriter Steve Robinson, is already in production. It features sterling guitar work by Dave Gregory of XTC, a linchpin of British power-pop. Gregory performed his parts, including a knockout solo, in England. While the dearth of music gigs and a cut back in Ed’s graphic-design work have dented the Woltils’ finances, it has not put them in dire straits, he said. “We’re doing OK,” he added. “Laura’s now got her state pension. We have savings we haven’t needed to touch, and I have a little bit of [design] work. Our needs and wants are pretty simple. Eating in white-table-cloth restaurants is not one of them. I have to say, though, that making music during the pandemic has been a real lifeline.” Check out “Make Me” and “Migrator” from One in My Tree on YouTube. You can purchase ‘One in My Tree’ as a digital download or CD at bandcamp. Stream Ed Woltil’s music on Spotify and Apple Music.

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Ed Woltil’s latest is a first-rate effort with stylistic breadth. By Eric Snider

d Wolitl is half-responsible for the best album genre, it has stylistic breadth. ever made by a Tampa Bay artist. Carried One in My Tree is the kind of album for Away, a 2007 collection by The Ditchflowers— which you’ll want to set aside time to listen to helmed by Woltil and Brian Merrill, both singer/ intently—accompanied by a lyric sheet. Woltil songwriter/guitarists—is the only release I’ve has an uncanny knack for writing personal ever called a masterpiece in my decades cover- songs that also evoke and comment on world ing the local music scene. conditions. Which is to say, his words leave Woltil has carried on in the intervening 13 ample room for interpretation. The album’s years, collaborating with Merrill on an esti- best example of his ability to infuse lyrics with mable Ditchflowers follow-up, Birds’ Eye (2011), deep meaning is “Fourteen Angels.” Alternating his own solo work and other between sections of nearcollaborations. Now he delivstillness and an insistent ers One in My Tree, a superb mid-tempo groove, the 12-song collection that may minor-key tune takes the not quite equal Carried listener on an emotionally Ed Woltil Away but belongs in the wrenching journey. Penned One in My Tree same conversation. in 2015 in response to the Ybor City Records/Sunshine Drenchy If we must ascribe a 2015 San Bernardino tergenre to Woltil’s music, it’s rorist attack in which 14 power-pop, which roughly dates back to The people were killed, the song nevertheless has Beatles and whose foundational elements are a universal resonance. catchy hooks, tuneful singing enlivened by “This is not gunfire / not a knife, not a basebright harmonies, and guitars played with a ball bat / bullets are less intimate than that,” relatively light touch. (Back in the time of The Woltil intones, a stanza that has as much relBeatles, it was called just rock ’n’ roll.) evance now as five years ago. He continues, One in My Tree is a first-rate power-pop “Counting the dead / while the politicians chime effort, but rather than being tethered to the in once again / risking nothing / If fourteen

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angels could shout / would we drown them out / with opinion?” It’s no stretch to apply those words to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration or any number of the world’s ills. Woltil’s yearning tenor fully inhabits the lyrics, alternating between sorrow, rue, hushed despair, and, at one point, uncharacteristically fraying and falling out of tune, as if singing the words is too much to bear. The song concludes with a dense instrumental crescendo featuring a stirring guitar solo by co-producer Steve Connelly—the album’s loudest and angriest moment. But don’t get the impression that listening to One in My Tree is like tumbling in a clothesdryer of woe. There’s a lot of fun and uplift, too. “When We Fall in Love,” “If The Sun Forgets to Shine,” “A Matter of Time,” and, tops among them, “Make Me” (“here at the ledge / one small step means everything”) are top-shelf power-pop numbers. While their themes aren’t all upbeat, these tunes are apt to put a kick in your step and a smile on your face. One in My Tree incorporates a handful of acoustic ballads, the standout among them being “Do or Die,” a tale of love teetering on the brink. In a voice filled with longing, Woltil sings, “Maybe you failed to notice / we’ve drifted

out of focus / If you no longer see me, who am I? / You never take my meaning / I find myself careening / How did it come down to do or die?” Another exceptional track is the pensive ballad “Migrator,” its elegant, fully wrought melody supported by little more than Woltil’s expertly finger-picked acoustic guitar. The album closes triumphantly, with the ballad “Give it Away.” Its loping rhythm and sweet melody are like a warm embrace from an old friend. Connelly’s brief pedal steel solo, the album’s instrumental high point, adds just the right rootsy touch. To the strains of an acoustic guitar, accordion, mandolin, and supple drumming, Woltil intones: Meet me down on the corner at the old cafe where we’ve smiled and we’ve whiled so many hours away Though the time may draw near When we’ve no more to say I want to see your face I’ve got some dreams in my pocket I want to give away Bittersweet words, ones that make me think fondly of simple pleasures that, a few months ago, we did without a second thought—and now come fraught with risk. You can purchase ‘One in My Tree’ as a download or CD at Bandcamp.

“Woltil’s yearning tenor fully inhabits the lyrics, alternating between sorrow, rue, hushed despair.

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38 essential power-pop songs curated by two bona fide aficionados. By Eric Snider

hile power-pop hangs on as a beloved genre, mostly among Baby Boomers, it’s decidedly out of step with today’s hit music. For starters, one of the style’s bedrocks is—the guitar. Another factor is that power-pop is very much a white male idiom, which is reflected in this survey of essential songs. That in itself puts it at risk of being a relic. Nevertheless, good power-pop is good music, just like that of any other genre. And this list cites songs that far transcend good. At least one of them, Cheap Trick’s “I Want You to Want Me,” is part of the all-time rock lexicon. Others were hits of one degree or another. But most of these tunes, and the acts that made them, derived their fandom from serious power-pop enthusiasts, many of whom think it’s criminal that bands like Big Star, Jellyfish and Fountains of Wayne did not achieve wider acclaim. I consulted with Bay area power-pop master Ed Woltil on my list of 25, which actually turned out to be 26, and offered him space below mine to include his Essential 10, which actually turned out to be 12. Find a Spotify playlist via cltampa.com/music.

Eric’s picks The Kinks: "All Day and All of the Night" (1964) This British Invasion hit (no. 7, U.S.) is more rugged than the power-pop to follow, but it possesses the early basics: killer hook, harmony vocals, a set of punchy guitar chords and short solo. It does not, however, include a bridge, which became a part and parcel of the genre. The Who: "The Kids are Alright" (1965) Pete Townshend was about 20 when he wrote this song about leaving the kids home with the wife or he’d “go out of my mind.” Sexist though it may be (unremarkable at the time, though), the song has an irresistible melody. The Beatles: "And Your Bird Can Sing" (1966) The guitar parts are brilliant. The lyrics are obtuse. John Lennon once referred to the song as “another of my throwaways …” Wrong. The Easybeats: "Friday on My Mind" (1966) Probably the first major rock hit by an Australian band. Love the strange, single-string guitar intro. Badfinger: "Baby Blue" (1970) This fab tune closed out the TV series “Breaking Bad” in epic

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fashion. Its opening line, “Guess I got what I deserved,” kicks in just after Walter White dies. A sublime melding of two mediums. Todd Rundgren: "Couldn’t I Just Tell You" (1972) Side three, song three of Something/ Anything, a double album on which Rundgren played and sang most of the parts—an early example of the overdubbed one-man band. Big Star: "September Gurls" (1974) Alex Chilton, who wrote and sang lead on this classic, notched his first hit as the 16-year-old lead vocalist on The Boxtops’ “The Letter,” which reached no. 5 in the U.S. in 1967. No Big Star song came close to that chart success. Flamin’ Groovies: "Shake Some Action" (1976) This tune was included in esteemed critic Greil Marcus’s book “The History of Rock and Roll in Ten Songs.” Nothing else in the band’s milieu approached this infectious anthem. Cheap Trick: "I Want You to Want Me" (live, 1979) If you only heard the listless 1977 studio recording of this song, there’s no way you’d believe it would become a massive, time-tested hit. Fleetwood Mac: "Think About Me" (1980) This Christine McVie-helmed single (from Tusk) is among scores of Fleetwood Mac songs that fall under the power-pop umbrella but are rarely discussed as such.

Squeeze: "Pulling Mussels (From a Shell)" (1980) Apparently, “pulling mussels” is British slang for sexual intercourse—a typical bit of lyrical sleight of hand by this British band, which belongs on the Mount Rushmore of power-pop. The Go-Gos: "Vacation" (1982) This all-female California band—whose sunny, frothy sound earned it a flash of superstardom—definitely belongs on this list. “Vacation” edges “We Got the Beat” by a nose. The Bangles: "Manic Monday" (1986) Prince wrote this song in ‘84 and ultimately offered it to The Bangles under the pseudonym Christopher. The all-woman band’s version far outshines Prince’s own. Crowded House: "Something So Strong" (1987) The Aussie band produced the rare power-pop hit (no. 7, U.S.) that features organ as its most out-front instrument. XTC: "Mayor of Simpleton" (1989) A typically clever track from an English powerpop institution, this galloping tune will tattoo itself into your noggin—unlike some of XTC’s more self-consciously oblique numbers. The Smithereens: "A Girl Like You" (1989) Some heavier power-pop , and Pat DiNizio’s lead vocal doesn’t fit the sweet-tenor mold either. (He died in 2017 at age 62.) No matter—the song’s melody and energy

“This list cites songs that far transcend good.”

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Ed’s picks Eric has pretty neatly summed up the power pop basics: Beatles, check; Badfinger, check; Kinks, Squeeze, XTC … In fact, although I might pick a different song here or there, he’s pretty much already built my Top 12 right into his list. That lets me round things out with some favorites he had no room for, and also highlight some lesserknowns—as well as offer evidence to suggest that piano might rival guitar as a power-pop staple. —Ed Woltil Emitt Rhodes: "Fresh as a Daisy"/"With My Face On the Floor" (1970) Eerily like Paul McCartney in both voice and sensibility, Emitt Rhodes came out of nowhere in 1970 to rescue Beatle fans grieving the recent break-up of their favorite band. Record company woes stunted Rhodes’ career, but his eponymous oneman-band debut album remains a power pop touchstone to this day. Harry Nilsson: "Gotta Get Up" (1971) There’s nary a guitar to be heard on this piano- and horn-driven gem. John Lennon once quipped that The Beatles’ “favorite American band” was Harry Nilsson. Who am I to disagree with John Lennon? Paul & Linda McCartney: "Too Many People" (1971) Macca’s boundless facility for gorgeous melodies and genre-hopping inventiveness was never so evident as on 1971’s Ram album. The lead-off track exhibits all the hallmarks of classic power-pop. The Move: "Tonight" (1971) A little hard-rock and psychedelic around the edges, The Move was big in the U.K. but only reached American ears through late-night FM radio and hardto-find import albums. Yet they would morph into one of the most successful melodic rock bands in history (ELO), and one member, Jeff Lynne, would eventually find himself in the same band with Dylan, Harrison, Petty and Orbison. 10cc: "The Things We Do for Love" (1976) With four gifted singers and songwriters—one of whom, Graham Gouldman, had penned hits for The Hollies and The Yardbirds—any given 10cc song packed more ideas into three minutes than many bands could conjure per album. “The Things We Do For Love” is 10cc at its most deliciously accessible. Also: Go down the rabbit hole for some of the group’s weirder, Zappa-meets-Beatles concoctions. Rockpile: "Teacher Teacher" (1980) I can’t do this list without including Nick Lowe, whose classic hits “Cruel to Be Kind” and “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” belong here … but Rockpile’s one and only album, Seconds of Pleasure, also features Dave Edmunds

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earn it a spot here. Jellyfish: "The King is Half-Undressed" (1990) This short-lived San Francisco band (1989-’94) could never quite break on through, despite moments of brilliance. “Half-Undressed” packs a lot into 3:47, including a middle section that exquisitely fuses homages to The Beatles and The Who. Prince: "Cream "(1991) The ultimate musical polymath, Prince has myriad power-pop numbers in his vast discography. With it’s heavy drum groove, “Cream” is, no surprise, the most danceable tune in this survey. Matthew Sweet: "I’ve Been Waiting" (1991) This cult artist had his timing all wrong, releasing his best album, Girlfriend (which includes “Waiting”), just as Nirvana began to rewire rock. (Nevermind came out one month prior). Gladhands: "Smallville" (1997) This obscure, probably defunct band from Omaha, which holds a soft spot in my heart, delivered this springy tune about breaking free of small-town doldrums as part of their noteworthy La Di Da album. Fountains of Wayne: "Little Red Light" (2003) Adam Schlesinger, the band’s ridiculously prolific primary songwriter, died on April 1 from COVID-19. Such a loss. This hard-driving and humorous tune is from my favorite FoW album, Welcome Interstate Managers (which also includes “Stacy’s Mom,” the band’s only hit). The Ditchflowers: "All the Time in the World"/"My Next Life" (2007) I’ve said it many times and I’ll say again: The Ditchflowers’ Carried Away is the best album ever released by a Bay area artist. I’m cheating a little here by including two songs—one written by Brian Merrill (“My Next Life”) and one by Woltil (“All the Time in the World”). Please, feast. Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil (featuring Dave Gregory of XTC): "Elastic Man" (2015) Robinson, a long-time powerpop stalwart in the Bay area, collaborated with Woltil and Gregory on this bouncy, elegant song with a decidedly Anglo feel. Robinson’s lead vocal is prototype power-pop. Dirty Projectors: "I Found it in U" (2018) Here’s an example of how contemporary bands are reshaping power-pop. The herky-jerky rhythms on this tune are anything but conventional, but the emphasis on melody, however angular, tuneful vocals and cool guitar parts are. Kirk Adams: "Here & Now" (2020) I’m so pleased that Woltil alerted me to Adams, a Bay area artist. This languid number oozes warmth and adds a touch of melancholy. Love the slurry guitar parts.

KATZ MEOW: If you know Vulfpeck, you know Theo Katzman as the guy helming some of their catchiest fare. alongside Lowe. Another infectious lead-off track with nifty guitar hooks, cool key changes, and boisterous vocal harmonies. Power-pop heaven! The dB’s: "Dynamite" (1981) Amid the surge of ‘80s American New Wave bands, The dB’s carried forward the Big Star torch with just the right balance of tunefulness, eccentricity, and scrappy instrumental verve. The Dukes of Stratosphear: "What in the World?" (1985) XTC’s psychedelic alter-ego was both a perfect parody of the genre and a masterful collection of power-pop gems in its own right. Funny, inventive, quirky—in some ways, a lot like any other XTC release—but with a cheeky flair that dialed the fun up a notch. The New Pornographers: "Twin Cinema" (2005) The songs of this large, talented collective of Canadians (including Neko Case who’s carved out her own successful solo career)

burst with big hooks and off-center but tasty twists. Interestingly, the band has also covered Fleetwood Mac’s “Think About Me” which appears on Eric’s list above. Mike Viola: "When I Hold You in My Arms" (2007) Perhaps my favorite pure power-pop purveyor who’s still active, Viola sings lead on the Adam Schlesinger-penned title song from 1996’s “That Thing You Do” (a movie about a power-pop band!), but his own songs rank right alongside anything Fountains of Wayne ever produced. Theo Katzman: "You Could Be President" (2020) Power-pop is alive and well, even in the year of the pandemic. If you know Vulfpeck, you know Katzman as the guy helming some of their catchiest fare. His Modern Johnny Sings Songs in the Age of Vibe album, one of this year’s best, is chock full of melodic gems.

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The maiden. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo poet Mary Oliver was renowned for giving herself permission. Permission to do what? To become a different person from the self she had been. To shed her familiar beliefs and adopt new ones. To treat every experience as an opportunity to experiment. To be at peace with uncertainty. I think you’ll be wise to give yourself all those permissions in the coming weeks—as well as others that would enhance your freedom to be and do whatever you want to be and do. Here’s another favorite Mary Oliver permission that I hope you’ll offer yourself: “And I say to my heart: rave on.” LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “The more unintelligent people are, the less mysterious existence seems to them,” wrote philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. I agree with that idea, as well as the converse: The more intelligent people are, the more mysterious existence seems to them. Since I expect you to be at the peak of your soulful intelligence in the coming weeks, I am quite sure that life will be exquisitely mysterious to you. It’s true that some of its enigmatic qualities may be murky and frustrating, but I suspect that many of them will be magical and delightful. If you ever wanted your life to resemble a poetic art film, you’re going to get your wish. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Comedian and actor Aubrey Plaza bragged about the deal she made. “I sold my soul to the devil,” she said. “I’d like to thank the devil.” Plaza is quite popular and successful, so who knows? Maybe the Prince of Darkness did indeed give her a boost. But I really hope you don’t regard her as a role model in the coming weeks— not even in jest. What worked for Plaza won’t work for you. Diabolical influences that may seem tempting will not, in the long run, serve your interests—and may even sabotage them. Besides, more benevolent forces will be available to you, and at a better price. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Many of you Sagittarians specialize in generous breakthroughs and invigorating leaps of truth. Often, you make them look easy and natural—so much so that people may not realize how talented you are in generating them. I hope you adjust for that by giving yourself the proper acknowledgment and credit. If this phenomenon shows up in the coming weeks—and I suspect it might—please take strenuous measures to ensure that you register the fullness of your own accomplishments. To do so will be crucial in enabling those accomplishments to ripen to their highest potential.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel wrote, “When you die and go to heaven, our maker is not going to ask, ‘why didn’t you discover the cure for such and such? why didn’t you become the Messiah?’ The only question we will be asked in that precious moment is ‘why didn’t you become you?’” I hope that serves as a stimulating challenge for you, Capricorn. The fact is that you are in an extended phase when it’s easier than usual to summon the audacity and ingenuity necessary to become more fully yourself than you have ever b e e n before.

those sources and experiences. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Psychologist Carl Jung wrote, “The function of dreams is to restore our psychological balance by producing dream material that re-establishes the total psychic equilibrium.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, you especially need this kind of action right now. To expedite your healing process, meditate on what aspects of your life might have become too extreme or one-sided. W h e r e could you apply compensatory energy to establ i s h better

AQUARIUS (Jan. equipoise? What t o p - heavy or lop20-Feb. 18): Years ago, comedian Lenny Bruce sided or wobbly situations could benefit from observed, “Every day people are straying away bold, imaginative strokes of counterbalance? from the church and going back to God.” His statement is even truer today than it was then. ARIES (March 21-April 19): “It’s not that some Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan think tank, people have willpower and some don’t,” observes has gathered the concrete evidence. Church author James S. Gordon. “Rather, it’s that some attendance was way down even before the pan- people are ready to change and others are not.” demic struck. Now it’s even lower. What does this Lucky for you, Aries! Your willpower is even have to do with you? In my astrological opinion, more potent than usual right now, and your the coming months will willingness to change be prime time for you is growing stronto build your intimate ger. And so very soon and unique relationship now, I expect you will with God rather than reach the threshold By Rob Brezsny with institutions that that enables you to act have formulaic notions crisply and forcefully. about who and what God is. A similar princi- You will become so convinced that it’s wise to ple will be active in other ways, as well. You’ll instigate transformation that you will just natuthrive by drawing energy from actual sources rally instigate transformation. Adjust, adapt, and firsthand experiences rather than from sys- improvise, improve! tems and ideologies that supposedly represent

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi is an expert on the mental state known as being in the flow. He defines it as what happens when you’re completely absorbed in what you are doing: “immersed in a feeling of energized focus,” with “full involvement and enjoyment in the process of the activity.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, you are extra likely to enjoy such graceful interludes in the coming weeks. But I hope you will be discerning about how you use them. I mean, you could get into a flow playing video games or doing sudoku puzzles. But God and Life and I would prefer it if you’ll devote those times to working on a sublime labor of love or a highly worthy quest. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): According to researcher Rosalind Cartwright, “Memory is never a precise duplicate of the original. It is a continuing act of creation.” Neurologist Oliver Sacks agrees, telling us, “Memories are not fixed or frozen, but are transformed, disassembled, reassembled, and recategorized with every act of recollection.” Reams of additional evidence also suggest that our experience of the past is always being transformed. In accordance with astrological potentials, I invite you to take advantage of this truth. Re-imagine your life story so it has more positive spins. Re-envision the plot threads so that redemption and rebirth are major features. Engage in a playful reworking of your memories so that the epic myth of your destiny serves your future happiness and success. CANCER (June 21-July 22): All of us are susceptible to fooling ourselves and lying to ourselves. And all of us are susceptible to the cowardice that such self-sabotage generates. But the good news is that you Cancerians will have an expansive capacity to dissolve and rise above self-deception in the coming weeks—and will therefore be able to call on a great deal of courage. As Cancerian author and Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön says, “The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.” LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you like, I will give you the waning crescent moon and the dawn breeze. Do you want them? How about sudden bursts of joy for no apparent reasons and a warm greeting from a person you thought had a problem with you? Would you be interested in having those experiences? And what about an unexpected insight into how to improve your financial situation and a message from the future about how to acquire more stability and security? Are those blessings you might enjoy? Everything I just named will be possible in the coming weeks— especially if you formulate a desire to receive them and ask life to provide them.

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I’m a 29-year-old straight woman in Pennsylvania. My question is to do with choking and consent. I’ve had two experiences in the past six months or so where someone has tried to choke me without my consent. The first time this happened, I coughed immediately but he tried multiple times during sex. I was caught so off-guard that I didn’t say anything until the next morning. I told him I wasn’t OK with that and that it was too much. The second time, I shook my head as soon as he put his hand on my throat and he stopped immediately. I told him, “That scared the shit out of me.” He apologized for startling me and said he wouldn’t do it again. My question is, ”Why is this a thing?” The fact that this has happened to me more than once in a short period of time kind of shocked me. And what is the appropriate thing to do when this happens? What should I do with the person who does this? —Concerned Hetero Over Kinky Entitled Dumbasses

that many people into choking remember growing up and watching porn with choking in it—and in a country where porn stands in for sex education and family conversations about sex, some young people do what they see in porn.” And some people—mostly male people—do it because they think the other person wants or expects it. This was dramatized in an episode of ”Euphoria,” the terrific HBO show about a group of high school students, when a boy suddenly starts choking a girl during their first hookup at a party. The girl is scared and confused—she thought the boy liked her—and the boy tells her he does like her; he grabbed her throat because he thought she would like it, not to harm or scare her. Although shaken, she makes it clear she expects him to ask first. It is scary to be suddenly choked by a sex partner. When asked if something scary had ever happened to them during sex, numerous women Herbenick surveyed for a different study cited someone choking them without asking. Even if you were into being choked, CHOKED, which you’re not, suddenly being choked by a new sex partner would still be scary. Because if someone chokes you without asking first, they’re essentially saying—they’re clearly saying—that they have extremely shitty judgement (and didn’t think to obtain your consent) or that they’re an extremely shitty person (and didn’t care to obtain your consent). “Now I’m not one of those people who says explicit verbal consent is needed for every hug or kiss or breast/chest touch,” said Dr. Herbenick. “I’m well aware that sex often involves verbal, nonverbal, and other shades of asking for something. But no one should choke another person without their explicit verbal consent.” That goes double/triple/infinity for aggressive and/or high-risk kinks, not just choking. “And choking is really risky,” added Dr. Herbenick. “Even though people call it choking, external pressure on the neck—like from hands or a cord or necktie—is technically strangulation. In rare cases, choking/strangulation causes people to pass out, leading to probable mild traumatic brain injury. And choking/strangulation sometimes kills people. Even if the person who was choked consented to it, even if they asked to be choked, the person who did the choking is often legally responsible in the event of injury or death.” I’ve interviewed professional dominants who will literally stick needles through men’s testicles— sterilized needles, consenting testicles—but who refuse to choke clients or engage in other forms of breath play. These professionals aren’t refusing to choke clients because it’s too extreme (remember the needles?), but because it’s too dangerous. “There is truly no safe way to choke someone,” said Dr. Herbenick. “As part of my research,

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“I would also love to know why choking has become a thing,” said Dr. Debby Herbenick. “And it is a thing, especially among young adults.” Dr. Herbenick is a professor at the Indiana University School of Public Health and the author of numerous books on sexuality and sexual pleasure. She’s also the lead author of a study published earlier this year in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, CHOKED, a study that looked at the sort of behavior you’ve been encountering recently: people engaging in spanking, choking, face fucking, etc.. Though some of this is no doubt consensual, much of it is not. “We found that 21% of women had been choked during sex as had 11% of men,” said Dr. Herbenick. “We also found that 20% of men and 12% of women had choked a partner. But choking during sex was much more common among 18-29 year olds—almost 40% of whom had choked or been choked—leading us to believe that choking has really changed in the U.S., over probably the last 10-20 years.” Men who choked women were the biggest single group of chokers, CHOKED, followed by men choking men, women choking women, and trans and gender non-binary individuals choking and being choked. Straight cisgender men, perhaps unsurprisingly, were the least likely to report that partners choked them during sex. Trans and gender non-binary participants in Dr. Herbenick’s research more often reported that their partners established consent prior to choking, but across the board there was still a great deal of nonconsensual choking going on. How did we get here? “Probably porn,” said Dr. Herbenick. “We found

I’ve sought advice from several kink-positive physician colleagues, none of whom feels confident in a ‘safe’ way of choking as there is too much that can go wrong—from seizures to neck injury to death.” So what do you do the next time some dude grabs your throat? (And there will, sadly, most likely be a next time.) You immediately tell them to stop. Don’t cough, don’t deflect, don’t prioritize their feelings in the moment or worry about ruining the mood and derailing the sex. Use your words: “Don’t choke me, I don’t like that, it’s not sexy to me and it’s not safe, and you should’ve asked.” If they apologize and don’t try it again, great. Maybe you can keep fucking. But if they pout or act annoyed or insist you might like it after you’ve just finished telling them you definitely don’t like it, get up and leave. And if someone tried to choke you during sex and you shut it down and they pivoted to mutually enjoyable sex acts, CHOKED, be sure to raise the subject up after sex. Make sure they understand you don’t want that to happen again and that you expect them to be more conscientious about consent the next time—if there is a next time. And considering that this has happened to you twice recently, CHOKED, and considering how popular busting this particular move seems to have become, you might wanna consider saying something about choking to a new sex partner before you have sex for the first time. “I would be very upfront about it from the get-go,” said Dr. Herbenick. “When you’re first talking with someone or moving things forward, say something like, ‘I’m not into choking, so don’t try it,’ or, ‘Whatever you do, don’t choke me.’ If you can both share your hard limits, you’ll be better prepped for good, fun, exciting, pleasurable sex—not scary stuff like non-consensual

choking. “And for everyone reading this, seriously: Stop choking people without first talking or asking about it. Just stop.” Follow @DebbyHerbenick on Twitter. I hope you’re getting a lot of mail from people uncomfortable with your response to DISCORD, the woman whose cheating husband blew up when a man she was merely chatting with forwarded their correspondence to her husband. My first question was whether the sadistic creep who baited her into telling him she had an affair wasn’t actually her POS husband playing some sick game. I mean, 30 minutes is awfully quick turnaround from her messages being forwarded to his blow-up. And seeing as DISCORD’s husband has already established that she will put up with his tantrums, withholding sexual intimacy, strangulation, lying, and affairs, it’s also possible that he’s engineered her financial dependence. I would advise her to at least talk to a professional who could paint an objective picture of her financial options. She might also benefit from the advice of an advocate for domestic violence survivors. Strangulation is usually not an isolated violent act. —Rarely Disappointed Reader Thank you for writing, RDR—thank you to everyone who wrote. I’ve reached out to DISCORD privately and will forward your emails on to her. I should’ve pushed back when DISCORD ruled out divorce as an option. Here’s hoping DISCORD takes your advice over mine. Contact mail@savagelove.net. Follow @ FakeDanSavage on Twitter. Meet the author of “The Vagina Bible” this week on savagelovecast.com.

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