Inweekly April 18 2019 Issue

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Shift your mindset to one of ownership.

The first step in getting engaged is to make this your mantra: “My community is my responsibility. Every child is my child.”

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Educate yourself on your community.

Maybe you’ve never paid much attention to your community’s economic conditions, culture, demographic trends, social networks, or political and power structures.

It’s time to change this. Brush up on the local history. If you don’t already read the local paper, start.

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Promote trust and transparency on all levels. Communicate often and with everyone; no one should be left out.

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Know your numbers.

Studer Community Institute worked with the University of West Florida Office of Economic Development and Engagement to create the Pensacola Metro Dashboard. This shows where the community stands and where it needs to making improvements.

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Make sure your information is accurate.

This is key to good decision-making. Do your homework and bring in experts if necessary.

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Educate yourself on the processes through which decisions are made.

Know how your local government works and what you can do to effect change.

Pensacola has established the Center for Civic Engagement to teach citizens how government works and how to advocate for change. The Center currently offers courses for local leaders and citizens who want to be a part of creating a vibrant community.

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Get to know your neighbors and their issues. Talk to people everywhere, at school functions, church, and even in the line at the grocery store. Ask questions and solicit their opinions on community issues.

25 Ways to take ownership of your community’s future Get Engaged, Not Enraged

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Join your neighborhood association.

If you don’t have a neighborhood association, start one.

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Start a dialogue and keep an open mind.

Listen to the other side before you make up your mind on a hot-button issue, even if you initially disagree with them.

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Figure out who the decision makers are and start there.

It’s all too easy to complain about what officials or organizations are (or are not) doing inside a community.

Resist the urge. This is not what leaders do. Instead, ask yourself, “Who can get things done?”

Get in front of these people and try to build a relationship with them.

in your community that are important to you and find out when they meet.

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Look for opportunities outside formal meetings too.

For instance, make a point to attend community events like street festivals, rallies, or school fundraisers. These gatherings tend to attract diverse groups.

They are great opportunities to talk to people whose paths you might not otherwise cross and to learn about causes and issues that matter to them.

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Be an advocate for what you believe in.

If you’re passionate about an issue, step up. Channel your passion into action. Take a leadership role if you can.

Ask politicians the tough questions and keep on asking.

In the same way that you seek to be transparent, so should elected officials. Most will want a chance to explain the decision-making process.

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Promote engagement 24/7.

It’s great that you’re engaged, but make sure others are too. Invite a friend to a meeting or ask them to join your neighborhood association.

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Always VOTE, but do more than that.

It’s important to vote for smart ethical elected officials who have the public’s interest at heart and who are committed to intelligent growth and community building. Do your research.

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Show up.

Look for meetings you can attend.

For example, research when and where your local government meets. Find causes and groups

Partner with other groups especially larger, more established ones.

“Collaboration between groups is no longer a nice-to-have; it’s a must-have,” notes Studer.

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Encourage and support young people.

For any community to thrive, it must attract young talented people. Change cannot happen without them. Reach out to the youth in your community.

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Communicate often and in a variety of formats.

How do people like to get info?

Be flexible and adaptable in providing it. Give people a variety of ways to engage.

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Build relationships with the other deeply engaged and committed people.

Don’t focus on formal leaders who have the “right” title.

Informal leaders—often business leaders, educators, physicians, and others who are highly visible and respected in the community—are a powerful group.

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Be an ambassador for your city.

Don’t say negative things about your community.

Highlight the positive and manage up your city every chance you get. If others are making unfair accusations or spreading misinformation, gently correct them.

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Support local businesses.

Local companies, including new and small businesses, are the backbone of your community. Whenever possible, spend your dollars at home!

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Volunteer for local charities.

Not only will giving back make you feel good (and of course benefit the recipients), it will help you see firsthand where your community’s most dire needs really lie.

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Maintain a sense of civility.

These are your neighbors. You will almost certainly disagree with many of them on what you perceive as needed change. That’s okay.

They deserve to be treated with respect at all times.

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Don’t underestimate the power of small acts of engagement.

Look around your own neighborhood. Is there an elderly homeowner who needs help with yard work? Could you organize a cleanup day with other neighbors? This is a great way to learn about and engage the people who live directly around you.

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REED ODENEAL The co-founder and director of brewing operations of Perfect Plain Brewing Company has been named to the board of directors for the Florida Brewers Guild, the trade association committed to preserving the rights and interests of all craft brewers around the state of Florida.

Odeneal is also a member of the Inweekly Rising Stars class of 2019.

BRIAN KESSELRING The U.S. Navy Blue Angels announced Cmdr. Kesselring as the team's flight leader and commanding officer for the 2020 and 2021 show seasons.

The Fargo, N.D., native was selected from a field of four finalists for the post. Kesselring currently serves as the commanding officer of an F/A-18 Super Hornet squadron at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia.

PHS GIRLS SOCCER The Pensacola High School girls' soccer team won the Academic State Championship with a team GPA of 3.703. The high school is currently ranked fifth in the state of Florida in class 7A, trailing only Fort Myers, Jensen Beach, Belen Jesuit and Pace.

JENNIFER LANDIS The American College of Health Care Administrators presented the 2019 Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award to Jennifer Landis, executive director of Life Care Center of Pensacola. The award, named in honor of visionary ACHCA member Eli Pick, is based on criteria ranging from facility census to survey results. According to ACHCA, only 7 percent of skilled nursing facilities nationwide qualify.

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losers MATT GAETZ There's little hope that Northwest Florida's congressman will raise the level of civility and bipartisanship in Congress. He appears to be more concerned with entertaining President Trump. Last week, Gaetz introduced a bill that would codify Trump's taunts of Rep. Adam Schiff, whom Trump referred to as a "little pencil neck." The bill, which Gaetz named the "PENCIL Act," would oust Schiff from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The "PENCIL Act" is an acronym that stands for "Preventing Extreme Negligence with Classified Information Licenses."

It will go nowhere in the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives but was good for a few chuckles in the White House.

COUNTY GOVERNMENT Escambia

County government is falling apart. The assistant county administrator has been stuck with feuding commissioners and incompetent, self-serving department heads. New scandals are uncovered weekly as resignations mount.

Allegations of racism, sexism and nepotism are simmering under surface. A few more miscues and people will start calling the years of George Touart as county administrator the county's "golden era."

ANANTH PRASAD State lawmakers are questioning the circumstances surrounding the former FDOT secretary's payment to a vendor to end its formal bid protest regarding the SunPass overhaul. The procurement process was handled by HNTB. The $3.6 million, taxpayerfunded settlement was negotiated in Prasad's final months at FDOT before leaving for a senior vice president job at HNTB.

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At a recent press conference, Mayor Grover Robinson complained that the previous administration had spent $17.9 million worth of future gas tax for a 2,016-block resurfacing project that was completed late last year.

"We spent all the money on the resurfacing, and we have drainage problems that are unaddressed," Mayor Robinson said.

He criticized former Mayor Ashton Hayward for failing to take into consideration how the resurfacing would impact stormwater concerns and may have made flooding worse in some neighborhoods.

"We basically went and bonded 10 years' worth of gas tax," Robinson said. "Now we're stuck with some drainage problems and no real money to fix them."

Inweekly questioned the wisdom on the project when it was announced in the summer of 2016 that Mayor Ashton Hayward would borrow $15-million for the resurfacing project that some felt would literally pave his way to a third term.

The mastermind who put together the financial plan was Dick Barker, whom Robinson has retained as his chief financial officer. We all know Hayward didn't come up the scheme.

Without Barker, the bond issuance wouldn't have been possible.

Mayor, when you sat on the county commission, you saw how badly Barker handled the city's negotiations with the county over the allocation of the local gas tax. He never presented the commission's proposal to the

council. The city went ahead and borrowed the $15 million without an interlocal agreement with the county in place.

City Councilwoman Sherri Myers told Inweekly at the time that she felt like Barker had "stabbed her in the back." She said of the borrowing, "It's malfeasance to borrow $15 million without a funding source."

Mayor, you and I know the borrowing was done to pressure the county commission to give into Hayward's demands. Barker helped orchestrate the financial maneuver. And you know fully why your former colleagues on the commission have little trust in your CFO. The rumor that Robinson plans to hire Amy Lovoy, who announced her resignation on Monday, might give the new mayor an avenue to clean up the city's finance department and rebuild its relationship with the county, but Hayward's holdovers seem to find a way to stay on the payroll.

And while you're examining the role your CFO played in what you've called "a serious political miscalculation," the public should be asking, why did the city council, except for Myers, blindly follow Hayward's spendthrift proposal? Not one of them had the business savvy or financial expertise to realize Hayward and Barker were tying the hands of the future administration for short-term political gains.

Mayor, your predecessor deserves some criticism for his shortsightedness, but please realize several of his enablers are still in city hall. {in} rick@inweekly.net

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URBAN PLANNING FOR UTOPIA there is another Southtown-like complex, as well as more mixed-use developments.

"Almost everything you're looking at here is multi-use, residential-over-retail," Speck said, displaying renderings depicting a developed Maritime Park.

In addition to residential and retail, the planners also placed hotels at Maritime Park. The planners said they had heard from multiple hoteliers that were interested in developing a property at the park.

"If you dropped in, you probably saw us talking to them," Speck said during another presentation in the lobby of the Studer Community Institute, motioning over to the glass-walled room where his team of planners had been busy working.

The most ambitious element of the plans presented by Speck and his team came in the form of a pair of luxury hotels, built high and overlooking the baseball field.

"It's nice to have something that creates a skyline, an oh-my-God-moment," Speck said. "You know, something spectacular."

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By Jeremy Morrison The version of reality recently unveiled by a team of urban planners projects a very different cityscape for downtown Pensacola's western flank. Whereas the area west of South Palafox currently consists of a baseball park, civic buildings and "a lot of missing teeth," the planners' maps-of-potentials featured a mixed-use, retail-residential mecca with green spaces creating walkable areas and kayakers lounging in the bay just off the white sand beaches of Bruce Beach.

Jeff Speck, a visiting planner associated with the new urbanism movement, admired the dreamland his team was forecasting for the area, focusing in on Bruce Beach, sketched out in renderings fronted by a hotel.

"Having an in-town, white-sand beach right next to a four-star hotel would take you to the next level," Speck mused.

Speck and Marina Khoury, a planner with the Miami-based DPZ firm, were in town for a week to present their teams' visions for the still-relatively-sleepy sector of downtown.

They were invited to town by local businessman, philanthropist and developer Quint Studer, along with his wife Rishy Studer, after securing an 18-month, $270,000 lease-option last year from the city of Pensacola, along with the go-ahead to master plan for a considerable patch of downtown.

The master planning process focused on the Studer-owned 19-acre piece of property on Main Street, the former site of the Emerald Coast Utility Authority's wastewater treatment facility, as well as the seven remaining municipally-owned parcels at 66

the Community Maritime Park across the street, where Studer's minor league Blue Wahoos play ball, and a collection of both available and occupied properties nearby.

The resulting version of reality—a buzzing, vibrant, urban hub—will require the commitment of development funds as well as the will to rethink city codes that govern such developments.

While certain aspects of this privatelyfunded master planning and exercise-inurban-waterfront-visioning process seem somehow charmed, the rainbow was real.

"This was not Photoshopped; this actually happened," Speck laughed during the team's opening presentation as he flashed a slide on the screen showing a rainbow arching over the swath of downtown Pensacola that he's been busy reimagining.

Underneath the rainbow lay real estate ripe with potential. But potential for what?

The answer, apparently, is mixed-use residential-retail with a particular focus on upping downtown's stock of housing options.

"Everything gets better when you have more residential in your downtown." Jeff Speck "Everything gets better when you have more residential in your downtown," Speck said, describing the residential element as a "mandate" for the planning project.

Speck and Khoury presented several versions of their plans, but the themes were fairly consistent. On Studer's 19-acres, as well as the Maritime Park parcels and vari-

ous other spaces in the area—such as the parking lot at city hall and a nearby empty lot—there was ground-level parking and retail beneath residential.

As part of this master planning process, a market study was conducted to determine what the area could support. The study pointed to the need for more residential units, nearly 1,300 of them, as well as an additional 200,000 square feet of retail space. The residential units would accommodate various pricing levels but would include units affordable to buyers in the $40,000 income level range.

"We believe housing is the major thrust and what should be built at these sites," said Peter Bazeli, an analyst with Weitzman Associates, LLC. Bazeli explained that the market study revealed a 1.4 percent vacancy rate in the downtown housing market.

"We don't see that anywhere," he said. "It's almost 100 percent occupied."

Brazeli said he envisioned the developments along Main Street would progress over a 15-year period. In addition to residential, the retail would feature businesses such as restaurants and boutiques but also establishments that would be needed by the new residents, such as a grocery store and childcare providers.

On Studer's 19-acres, the planners presented lines of four- to five-story apartment buildings, described aesthetically as "row houses," with green, walkable spaces in between. Parking is located beneath, providing the required elevation for the flood-prone site. Near the apartments sit a larger residential complex a la Southtowne, a Studer development across downtown, as well as a hotel.

Across Main Street at Maritime Park,

"It's nice to have something that creates a skyline, an oh-my-Godmoment." Speck The planner noted that such luxury units might not find buyers in Pensacola currently, but one day, they would be in demand.

"Once this area has its nightlife, its cachet, its there-there …" Speck speculated.

While the Studers are footing the bill for this master planning process, own the 19-acres and have a vested interest in what happens at Maritime Park, Speck said that he expected much of the development spurred by these plans to be done by other parties.

"Studer Properties isn't planning on just developing this whole thing," Speck said, describing any future development efforts as "very shared and very much mice and not dinosaurs doing the work."

Andrew Rothfeder, president of Studer Properties, reiterated this point, describing the master planning process and associated market research as a "playbook" for the city to use in guiding future development. He stressed that the plans would not be realized by the Studers alone but were meant to be acted upon collectively.

"We want the city to have the playbook," Rothfeder said. "And thank God for Quint and Rishy Studer because it is not about them; it's about community."

Rothfeder said that breathing life into such ambitious plans will be a group effort and that the version of reality the plans represent will require buy-in from the community and city officials, as well as private developers.

"This isn't a foregone conclusion," Rothfeder said. "There's so much that has to happen between here and there." {in} inweekly.net

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ESCAMBIA'S UNMENTIONABLES

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By Jeremy Morrison Escambia County has a problem. The problem's exact parameters or depth remain unclear because as Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh said, "We're dancing around it because we have to."

Escambia's problem pertains to its Public Safety Department. It appears there are issues within its Emergency Medical Services as well as discontent within the ranks of its firefighters and EMTs. While the county's medical director has outlined EMS concerns to the state, Escambia's firefighter and EMT unions have taken noconfidence votes in Public Safety Director Mike Weaver, who resigned in short order.

This was about a week after the resignation of Escambia County Fire Rescue Chief Rusty Nail as well as, separately, Human Resource Director Eric Kleinert.

In the no-confidence letter to the commissioners, Nick Gradia, president of the Escambia County Professional Firefighters, wrote, "Last year, the fire department underwent a massive investigation into allegations of harassment and poor culture among its employees during which Director Weaver testified that he had no knowledge of any negative behavior or actions conducted by staff. Public Safety's chain of command simply does not allow this lack of knowledge."

He wrote of Weaver, "He has repeatedly demonstrated behavior which indicates a priority of self-preservation rather than the best interests of the community he serves."

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on all the controversy, citing an ongoing state investigation and the need to assess the concerns and issues being raised fully.

However, the commissioners did delve into an around-the-edges discussion during a recent board meeting.

"Obviously, it's the elephant in the room throughout Escambia County. I suspect y'all's phones have been blowing up quite a bit with all of our first responders just as mine has," said Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill.

He continued, "The things that are being brought to my attention, I am absolutely shocked that they are being kept from us. We're not going to be able to talk about it today, but I'll tell you, everybody else in Escambia County is."

But the commissioners did talk about the county's problems some. They complained about not knowing a lot of the details themselves and about constantly learning new, more troubling information—about public safety as well as human resources.

"The more I hear, the more I understand that this is not a two-week-old problem; it's more systemic." Lumon May "The more I hear, the more I understand that this is not a two-week-old problem; it's more systemic," said Commission Chairman Lumon May, who recounted being recently caught unawares as he exited a restaurant and found himself facing a

local television news crew questioning him about a letter the county's health director wrote to the Florida Department of Health.

According to WEAR 3, the letter reportedly addressed concerns Medical Director Dr. Rayme Edler had about the county's EMS department. She apparently cited multiple issues ranging from the falsification of certifications and credentials to EMTs lying about medications given in the field.

This letter is reportedly exempt from public records law. Officially, Escambia County isn't discussing the matter, except in the form of a statement pointing out that it was the county who first recognized issues within EMS and turned matters over to the state.

"We are unable to comment specifically about ongoing investigations," said county spokesperson Joy Tsubooka in the statement. "However, we can tell you that our own processes through our medical director alerted county leadership to possible training discrepancies and other areas of concern within EMS in 2018."

Escambia apparently began an internal investigation in January, encountered challenges producing "documentable evidence to bring forward for review" and then turned the issue over to the state with a cover letter from the medical director outlining concerns.

"The assertions and resulting investigation are not tied to any case or external complaint but the county's due diligence to ensure that our staff is appropriately trained, certified and following best practices," Tsubooka noted in the statement. "It is very important to note that the county has self-reported these areas of concerns for an outside agency to review and take any needed action."

The EMS professionals of the Escambia County EMS Department, members of International Association of EMTs and Paramedics (IAEP) Local 325, announced it would continue to work with Escambia County management in the wake of the recent allegations regarding potentially falsified certifications among some employees of the EMS Department.

"Our members are first and foremost dedicated to providing quality and professional emergency services in Escambia County to the communities in which they serve," said IAEP National Director Philip Petit. "We fully support Medical Director Dr. Edler's efforts to review the certifications to make sure that the department is in compliance with state requirements and the law."

Local 325 stated it believes further investigation would show that the allegations were limited to a small portion of EMS department employees and did not reflect the professionalism and dedication of Escambia County's EMS professionals as a whole.

"It's crucial that the public has confidence in their first responders, and we understand the importance of transparency throughout this process," said Petit. "This situation appears to

be limited to a small number of employees and does not represent the majority of the highlyskilled professionals of the EMS department who take their jobs and the responsibilities to the county very seriously."

National Director Petit added, "The IAEP and Local 325 first and foremost want the Escambia County community to know that the men and women responding to their calls for help are highly skilled, highly trained and dedicated to providing the best service possible in every situation."

As Inweekly continued to pursue details, the Florida Department of Health offered little additional information.

"I cannot say whether or not the department receives a complaint or plans to take action against any practitioner until 10 days after probable cause is found," said FDOH Deputy Press Secretary Brad Dalton, going on to explain that if no wrong-doing is found, the state will never confirm the investigation or comment on the matter.

While county commissioners expressed a desire to let the state investigation play out, they also signaled they were prepared to deal with what they clearly saw as problems being brought to their attention from numerous directions.

"I'm sick of saying we're going to wait on the state's response," Chairman May said.

Interim County Administrator Amy Lovoy told commissioners that Assistant County Administrator Matt Coughlin would be spending a few days a week at the department, taking on the role of acting director, and an independent ombudsman—former Public Safety Director Janice Kilgore—would be brought in to assess the situation within the department.

Kilgore served as public safety director during George Touart's tenure as county administrator. She recently was the vice president of Greater Pensacola Operations at Navy Federal Credit Union.

At the commission meeting last Thursday, Lovoy defended outgoing Public Safety Director Weaver and Escambia County Fire Rescue Chief Nail and talked about how she'd recently visited with members of the public safety department to reassure them they had her confidence.

She cautioned commissioners about jumping to conclusions before investigations were completed.

"Just because you're accused doesn't mean you're guilty, even in this hyper, 21stcentury culture," she said. "These people need a chance to explain."

On Monday, April 15, Lovoy turned in a letter of resignation citing a contentious work environment. She wrote, "I find it difficult to continue performing my duties in a place where allegations of any variety can be made, and reputations ruined before an individual is allowed to answer for the charges against them." {in} inweekly.net

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THE SHAPE OF WATER

Cynthia Barnett / Courtesy Photo

By Sydney Robinson In 1972, a photo of Earth taken from the window of Apollo 17 was dubbed "The Blue Marble." In 1990, Cosmologist Carl Sagan called our planet the "pale blue dot" after a similar photo was taken from Voyager 1. Both described the utterly unique quality of our planet which, among a short list of other conditions, means that life as we know it could exist here where it didn't elsewhere.

Water.

We consume it, swim in it, water our crops with it, use it for industry and so much more. Here in Florida, water is at the center of our tourism industry, and countless residents feed their families on the bounty our water system provides.

But on a planet like ours— and in a state like Florida—it seems almost absurd to consider how rarely we ever, well, consider it.

Our neglect has its price, too, and it can be seen in the changing climate we face. The dire lack of or the tragic excess of water is always looming, and things like hurricanes, floods, landslides, tsunamis and droughts prove it.

It is all these things and more that professor, journalist and author Cynthia Barnett will explore in her program as part of the WSRE Speaker Series.

In "Blue Revolution: A Water Ethic for Florida," Barnett will explore the key focus of her life's study—what are the environmental implications of our changing water table, and how can individuals take action to use water ethically?

"I got started as a garden variety newspaper reporter, and over time, I started to write a lot about water, and it was as if every story comes back to that," said Barnett. "I kind of got obsessed with the topic—the Everglades, wetlands, desalination plants. In my first book, I set out to tell the deeper story."

So far, Barnett has written three books on the topic of water—"Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S.," "Blue Revolution: Unmaking America's Water Crisis" and her most recent, "Rain: A Natural and Cultural History."

Barnett feels her speaking program is a summation of what she has learned so far.

"What stands out to me after these years of reporting on [this subject] is that the most important thing to solving our water challenges really will be a widespread public ethic for water," Barnett told Inweekly.

Barnett's talk is a part of the WSRE

Spring Speaker series, the last of three presentations from notable Florida residents.

"All events are free and offer an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in expanding their knowledge and particularly for local teachers and students," said Mary Riker, WSRE marketing and communications director. "Cynthia Barnett will be sharing her vision for solving our water quality issues during Earth Day week."

The Florida Public Service Commission also recognizes April as Water Conservation Month throughout the state.

Barnett, who lived in Pensacola briefly when she was a child, will discuss the valuable water lessons we have already learned here in the Panhandle and how those lessons can be used in the future.

"We need these stories from the past to feel inspired about what we can do now." Cynthia Barnett "Even in my talks in other parts of the state, I discuss the turnaround story of Escambia Bay," Barnett shared. "We need these stories from the past to feel inspired about what we can do now."

In 2019, it's impossible to talk about things like the changes in the environment without getting bogged down in politics.

Still, Barnett says water quality is a gateway topic anyone can and should get behind.

"Climate change has been politicized, so one good way of communicating about climate change and working on climate change is to work on it through water," explained Barnett. "Whether it is rising sea or more extreme rainfall or increasingly intense hurricanes or extended droughts, water is a way of talking about climate change that draws people in instead of shutting them down."

Politicians and pundits in Washing-

ton can debate all the scientific evidence they want, but residents in coastal areas like ours know how much harder it is to ignore when it's flooding the floor of your family home.

"Once people have to deal up close with these issues, it becomes easier to talk about.

We roll up our sleeves instead of being divided." Barnett "People are moved to action when they have direct experience. Once people have to deal up close with these issues, it becomes easier to talk about. We roll up our sleeves instead of being divided."

Barnett says her talk is a mix of reality check and hopeful optimism and is aimed at a group of citizens she calls the "caring middle."

"These are people who care a lot, and they may not know all the ins and outs of water policy and science and law, but the more they know, the more they want to be involved."

This caring middle, Barnett hopes, will leave the program with knowledge on how to use water less and more efficiently.

"There are all these things debated about water and what the solutions are, but they come down to us coming together and using water in an ethical way," Barnett said. {in}

"BLUE REVOLUTION: A WATER ETHIC FOR FLORIDA"

WHAT: WSRE Public Square event and book signing with Cynthia Barnett WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)

WHERE: WSRE Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio, 1000 College Blvd.

COST: Free DETAILS: wsre.org/speakers

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BYE, AMY Interim Escambia County Administrator Amy Lovoy turned in her resignation late Monday afternoon. Her tenure has been tumultuous, with three department heads resigning over the past two weeks.

Lovoy alluded to behind-the-scenes conflicts in her resignation letter: "I find it difficult to continue performing my duties in a place where allegations of any variety can be made and reputations ruined before an individual is allowed to answer for the charges against them Behind all the immediate distractions, I know the county is a better place than that."

Her last day is July 12. The buzz is Lovoy will move over to the City of Pensacola, possibly taking over the CFO position.

ROLLING HILLS UPDATE The informational stations circling the gymnasium at the Marie K. Young Wedgewood Community Center provided a pretty good picture

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of the progress—or lack thereof—being made remediating the closed Rolling Hills landfill, but community activist Dr. Gloria Horning still wasn't satisfied.

"It's a dog and pony show," she quipped.

Horning was pretty jazzed, fresh off a sidelines grudge match with Florida Department of Environmental Protection Northwest District Director Shawn Hamilton. Among other things, the activist was upset that the state was just alerting nearby residents that remediation efforts at the landfill had ceased.

"All of that information has been available," Hamilton told her, referring to a publicly-accessible, late March DEP court filing against South Palafox, LLC, owners of the defunct landfill.

"On Oculus," Horning replied.

Oculus is FDEP's online platform for public documents. It's a wonky warehouse where activists like Horning feel comfortable, but it's not on a lot of folks' radar.

"Do you know what Oculus is?" Horning asked, turning to Debbie Lawrence.

Lawrence has lived in the Wedgewood community, save for her time away at college, since 1963. She's watched a lot of community residents, like her dad, get sick and die, and she's not sure why.

"But something is happening," Lawrence said, alluding to the possibility that environmental impacts associated with Rolling Hills could have something to do with area health concerns.

Rolling Hills, a former construction and demolition landfill, was cited in 2013 for environmental violations, and the state required South Palafox, LLC to implement a Remedial Action Plan. The facility was accepting prohibited materials and polluting the area groundwater with elevated levels of contaminants such as arsenic, boron, ammonia and iron.

In 2014, Rolling Hills was shut down for failing to implement the Remedial Action Plan. South Palafox, LLC was ordered to remediate the site, and the company began remediation efforts prescribed by FDEP,

submitting quarterly monitoring reports until May 2017, when the reports stopped.

The FDEP confirmed Jan. 28 that the remedial system at Rolling Hills is no longer operational. On March 22, the department filed a Motion for Contempt to compel South Palafox, LLC to fulfill its remediation obligations.

The FDEP's April 11 meeting in Wedgewood was too little, too late for Dr. Horning. She was upset that area residents had not been notified already that the monitoring at the site stopped in 2017 or kept abreast of groundwater tests that indicated elevated levels of various toxins stemming from the site's runoff.

Horning has a hunch that concerns raised by her and community activists prompted this recent FDEP public meeting and isn't shy about sharing her thoughts about why she thinks the state has not communicated more frequently with area residents.

"It's because it's a black community; it's environmental racism," she said. "You can't call it anything else."

FDEP, of course, takes a different position.

"We feel like there's some misinformation out there, and we just want to get the right information out there," explained Brandy Smith, external affairs manager for FDEP. "Misinformation can be problematic and can be troubling," agreed Hamilton.

The state was concerned that residents were becoming alarmed with reports of troubling water tests and wanted to assure them there was no reason for concern.

"A lot of the concerns you hear, 'Is my water safe?' The answer to that is yes," said Hamilton.

The FDEP director continued to describe the difference between residents' drinking water—supplied by Emerald Coast Utilities Authority from out-of-the-vicinity wells not impacted by Rolling Hills—and groundwater.

"Is it affecting groundwater?" Hamilton poses, stressing the distinction. "The answer is yes."

Attendees to the Wedgewood meeting learned that, for the time being, Rolling Hills would continue to go unremediated. Currently,

FDEP is hoping legal measures will inspire South Palafox to act, but until then, groundwater will continue to be contaminated.

"Until it's done, the remediation system sits as is," Hamilton said, going on to describe the state's current communication with South Palafox, LLC as limited.

A few days after the Wedgewood meetings, Lawrence reflected with guarded optimism. While she still feels that the FDEP could be more proactive in its approach to dealing with Rolling Hills and communicating with the local community, she was hopeful that the department would strive towards such improvements in the future.

She recalled how Hamilton had assured her the FDEP would put out more timely information in the future and how he could meet with local groups to discuss issues about Rolling Hills.

"Whatever it takes," Hamilton had said at the meeting, "let me know."

The Wedgewood resident plans to take the FDEP official up on the offer.

"We're going to schedule meetings and invite him out and see what happens," Lawrence said.

HOMELESS CONVERSATION Pensacola

Mayor Grover Robinson struck an optimistic tone as the city and Escambia County began exploring how best to address the issues and needs of the area's homeless community.

"I do think we're in a more positive place than we've been," Robinson said during a joint city-county homeless summit on April 5. "The county and city have said, 'We're going at this together.'"

The summit, held at the Pensacola Bay Center, convened local officials with area organizations that work with the homeless community to facilitate a dialogue on the subject.

"What can we do as a county or municipality?" asked Escambia County Commission Chairman Lumon May. "Hopefully, we'll walk out of here with two or three concrete goals."

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need, a few primary areas of focus were settled upon—there is a big need for temporary, but also permanent, housing; for a successful transition out of homelessness, individuals need and greatly benefit from case management, or assistance navigating potential services and assistance options; and the system used to share data among assistance organizations, the Homeless Management Information System, or HMIS, could be more user-friendly.

"We have a lot of work ahead, but I feel confident we're going in the right direction," Robinson said on his mayoral Facebook page after the summit.

Before the April 5 summit, Robinson had suggested that perhaps there was a need for a large come-as-you-are facility, which would not have entry requirements such as sobriety. The discussion during the summit seemed to indicate a downsized version could still be on the table, with such a facility not exceeding 15 to 20 occupants.

Jason Grizzard, vice president of ministry services with Waterfront Mission, said he thought a come-as-you-are facility would attract more homeless people to the area. He said, "They will come as they are, and there will be more panhandlers, more homeless people in Pensacola than there was before. I don't know that, but that is my fear."

While the summit was, for the most part, a cordial affair, it did see a couple of tense moments. The first occurred when a homeless woman expressed exasperation with the pace and direction of the day's discussion—"Y'all are suffering from death by meetings!"—and the second arose out of a discussion during public comments about the lack of shelter options in the area for the LGBTQ community, particularly trans individuals.

"There is an entire demographic in this area that is being misrepresented and erased."

Devin Cole "There is an entire demographic in this area that is being misrepresented and erased," said Devin Cole, leader of STRIVE, a transgender advocacy organization.

Cole said it was not right that some area organizations had a policy against accepting certain individuals. The comments received a swift warning from the panel.

"Careful," said Connie Bookman, CEO and founder of Pathways for Change. "Be careful judging."

"You too," Cole replied.

Bookman assured the advocate she understood his concern, recounting an instance in which she provided a trans person with clothes out of her own closet. She said, "We actually lost funding from some churches. So, I get it."

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Mayor Robinson attempted to calm the moment, telling attendees that he hoped "we can all work together."

"We're not going to sit here and throw stones at other partners we have to work with," Robinson said. "This is where I didn't want to go. We're all in the boat together."

Mike Kimberl of Sean's Outpost and the Alfred-Washburn Center disagreed with the mayor's characterization.

"I think they were giving an honest critique," he said. "I do not believe they were throwing stones."

Kimberl had brought up the same point earlier during the wide-ranging discussion among panel participants. He said it was essential the area provide a homeless shelter that serves members of the LGBTQ community and took issue with organizations and facilities that do not.

"I think a lot of time in our community when we say 'faith-based,' we mean discriminatory," Kimberl said.

PALAFOX SUMMER CONSTRUCTION

Gulf Power will tie up traffic on South Palafox from Garden to Zaragoza streets for the entire summer as it continues to upgrade downtown's existing underground power-grid network. The utility recently completed the first year of the five-year, $83 million project to modernize the current 70-year-old utility network.

"We will finish the work on Romana Street, weather permitting, soon, and then the week of April 15, we will begin working on Palafox Street between Garden and Romana streets," wrote Gulf Power project manager Jeremy Gunn in an email to downtown businesses. "Work in this area will take about six months as we move south on Palafox, where we will eventually end on Zaragoza Street."

This modernization involves the replacement of concrete-encased duct systems, power cables, transformers and protection equipment. Crews will work four 12-hour days and avoid Friday work when possible so not to conflict with weekend events for downtown businesses.

"We are committed to working this project safely and as quickly as possible," said Gunn. "Thanks again for your patience and your support during this vital project.

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has been told approximately 280 Gulf Power employees have received enhanced retirement packages. Employees who are 50 years or older and have 10 years of service with the company are qualified for the packages. They have been given various dates as to when they would have to make the final decision.

PAWS ON PALAFOX Bring your best ca-

nine pal and join the folks at the Pensacola Humane Society on Saturday, April 27, at 10

a.m. for a 3K fun walk. People and dogs of all ages are invited to wind through the streets of downtown Pensacola to help raise funds for our shelter animals and the Barbara Grice Memorial Spay and Neuter Clinic.

Walkers will start near Pensacola Bay in Plaza de Luna Park at the south end of Palafox Street. The course includes the historic district and our downtown business district and concludes back in Plaza de Luna Park. The course will include water and treat stations for all participants, human and canine.

Visit pensacolahumane.org/paws-onpalafox to register and to see all the ways you can participate as an individual, a "pack" organizer, member of a pack or sponsor.

FARM TO TABLE DINNER Blue Wahoos Stadium will host its second annual "Under the Lights: Farm to Table" dinner experience 7-9 p.m. Saturday, May 11. A limited number of tickets for the event are on sale now and are expected to sell out quickly.

The spring event follows the sold-out inaugural Farm to Table dinner hosted on the field last fall.

The full-course, family-style farm-totable dinner will be held on the second and third baselines of Admiral Fetterman Field at Blue Wahoos Stadium, giving ticket holders a chance to experience the Blue Wahoos Stadium from a perspective typically reserved only for baseball players.

Ticket holders will be treated to a menu highlighting fresh, locally-sourced ingredients, artfully prepared by Executive Chefs James Briscione and Joel Pena, with wine selected by Brooke Parkhurst.

Briscione is a chef, author and Food Network personality. He was the first-ever two-time Chopped champion and is the host of the award-winning Food Network digital series "Man Crafted."

Parkhurst is a novelist, cookbook author and former host of ABC's internet and digital cable food series "Eat & Greet." Briscione and Parkhurst regularly appear on Dr. Oz and have been featured guests on "The Today Show" and "Fox & Friends." Their first restaurant, Angelena's Ristorante Italiano, is set to open in Spring 2019 in downtown Pensacola.

Tickets for the inaugural "Under the Lights: Farm to Table" dinner are priced at $125 and may be purchased at the Blue Wahoos Box Office, located at 351 W. Cedar St., or on bluewahoos.com.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Join District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh for the next Coffee with the Commissioner, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 24, at McDonald's, 5 S. Blue Angel Parkway.

The Gulf Coast Minority Chamber of Commerce will hold its inaugural Annual Community Awards at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W. Desoto St. {in}

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

Dichotomy/Disco

By Savannah Evanoff

Kevin Barnes / Photo by EbruYildiz

One title doesn't do it for of Montreal.

Every song on the psychedelic pop band's latest album, "White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood," wears two titles separated with a slash mark.

And most are tongue twisters, too, like "Soft Music/Juno Portraits of the Juvian Sky" and "Plateau Phase/No Careerism No Corruption" for example.

Front man Kevin Barnes said it's because each track confronts multiple topics.

"It's a fairly complicated record lyrically," Barnes said. "It's sort of dealing with so many different subjects, from body dysmorphia to race relations and social issues, self-loathing, self-pride. It's all over the place. It's difficult to say if there's one theme; it's sort of the human experience."

Barnes made the album title two words for continuity. It has a deep meaning, too.

"I had been reading a lot of James Baldwin and Angela Davis and educating myself on systemic racism and toxic whiteness basically," Barnes said.

"It's sort of a nod to that—that desire to transcend race and create more equality."

When Barnes writes an album, he reads books, watches movies and takes in his surroundings. He doesn't fight it when those thoughts seep into the record.

"The albums are almost like journals that you can go back to," Barnes said. "When I listen to records I've made in the past, I can see the reference points that were influential

"It's sort of dealing with so many different subjects, from body dysmorphia to race relations and social issues, self-loathing, selfpride." Kevin Barnes

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for the creation of the record. I always try to incorporate what I'm being influenced by or inspired by into the record."

Over the course of a hefty discography, Barnes' media consumption and music have evolved. He's also come a long way in terms of arranging songs and the engineering aspect of music, he said.

"If I hear something in my head, it's not as hard for me to realize that vision," Barnes said.

"As far as songwriting, what I try to do is be less self-conscious in lyric writing, not fall back on personas or different devices that take me out of my real-life expression."

The imaginative album art—featuring vaporwave movement-inspired art and anime—complements the eclectic nature of the record. Barnes' brother, David, is responsible for many of of Montreal's album covers and the projected images displayed during its concerts.

Barnes loves the brotherly collaboration.

"There's no competition because I can't do what he does and he can't do what I do," Barnes said. "We inspire each other."

David is three years younger. They have always been super close.

"He's always been a really supportive younger brother, especially in the early days when I was just kind of figuring it all out," Barnes said. "I would always make tapes for him, and he would give me positive feedback.

"He's always been an important person in my life," he told Inweekly. of Montreal took a different approach musically with "White Is Relic/ Irrealis Mood."

Barnes was inspired by 1980s dance club mixes, especially Prince's work around the time of "Purple Rain." He found extended versions of Prince's songs, such as "Computer Blue," that were made during what Barnes perceives as a disco era for Prince.

"It's really cool to hear how he would use the time and space to create a more complex oral landscape," Barnes said. "That's what I would do is I would make a three-minute song and I would use elements from that song in the bonus section, so create something new out of pieces from the first part."

"It's cool to hear how something can morph into this new thing," he said.

The three-and-a-half-minute

structure of a pop song is too limiting, so he doubled the length of the average song, he said. No song lands under five minutes.

"I was trying to create a more cinematic and provocative listening experience," Barnes said. "If you don't have any time restrictions, it's much more liberating, and it's also more of a challenge—a fun challenge."

On a subconscious level, Barnes thinks he tackles dark topics in a light-hearted fashion.

He buried heavy subject matter under a layer of dance music that might go unnoticed until you think too hard about that one lyric—you know the one.

"I think I can be a brooding, dark person, so it comes through a bit in the music," Barnes said. "I think having emotional content is important because there's no reason to be totally superficial. If there's something I'm grappling with, I do use writing as a therapeutic process. It helps me get over things I'm struggling with in my life."

If the slash marks dividing each song title are any indication, Barnes digs dichotomy.

"I like the juxtaposition of the two different energies, the chaotic aspect of it," Barnes said. "That's sort of how my brain works, firing in every direction at once." {in}

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TRAIL WORK ON THE FLORIDA TRAIL 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Every Thursday. Three miles north of Deaton Bridge Road. meetup.com/ftawesterngate YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org DISNEY ON ICE 10:30 a.m. $23 and up.

Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com BAPTIST HEALTH CARE: COOKING WITH CRUZ

Noon-2 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org THE INVISIBLES 1 p.m. $7 (cash only).

Pensacola Cinema Art, Studer Community Institute, 220 W. Garden St. (new location). pensacolacinemaart.com VETERANS' MEETING 4 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org AWM WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. facebook.com/ aragonwine TOAST OF THE COAST: HOOK AND COOK 5:30 p.m. $45 per person. The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. greatsouthernrestaurants.com HANDS-ON COOKING: SUSHI 101 6-8 p.m. $64.50. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com CLEAN WATER PADDLE SERIES 6 p.m. Aloha Wine and Liquor, 649 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

Paddle around Sabine Bay with environmental education to follow. healthygulf.org ZUMBA WITH SHANNON AND FRIENDS 6-7 p.m. $4. Homestead Community Center, 7830 Pine Forest Road.

END OF THE LINE THURSDAY DINNER 6-9 p.m.

End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. eotlcafe.com LATIN DANCE CLASSES 6:30-9 p.m. $10.

Salsa, Bachata, Cha Cha and more. Professional dance instruction for all skill levels.

No partner required. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com THIRD THURSDAY INSPIRATIONS 7 p.m.

Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org RUNGE STRINGS CONCERT 7:30 p.m. Free, but tickets required. University of West Florida Music Hall, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. uwf.edu/cfpa SHORT ATTENTION SPAN THEATRE 7:30

p.m. $14-$20. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com

FRIDAY 4.19

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

Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com

EVER'MAN COOKS: SHOPPING AND COOKING WITH CO-OP SALES 11 a.m. Ever'man Educa-

tional Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org EASTER EGG HUNT Noon-3 p.m. Ebonwood Community Center, 3511 W. Scott St. TRANSIT 1 p.m. $7 (cash only). Pensacola Cinema Art, Studer Community Institute, 220 W. Garden St. (new location). pensacolacinemaart.com WOMEN AT WAR 4 p.m. $7 (cash only).

Pensacola Cinema Art, Studer Community Institute, 220 W. Garden St. (new location). pensacolacinemaart.com GALLERY NIGHT 5-9 p.m. Theme is Earth Day. Live music and food trucks. Featured artist is Reese Foret. South Palafox. gallerynightpensacola.org GARDEN AND GRAIN CRAFT CLUB 5 p.m.

Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco HAPPY HOUR COOKOUTS 5 p.m. Drink specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com 18TH ANNUAL CRAWFISH FESTIVAL Noon-10 p.m. Live music. Bamboo Willie's, 400 Quietwater Beach Road. bamboowillies.com ALIENS EXIST FILM SCREENING 6 and 8:30 p.m. Free. Open Books, 1040 N. Guillemard St. openbookspcola.org DATE NIGHT DANCE CLASSES 6:30-8 p.m. $8.

Learn several romantic ballroom dance styles in unique group classes. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com FULL MOON MEDITATION AND RITUAL 6:30 p.m. Asher & Bee Apothecary, 7 E. Gregory St. facebook.com/asherandbee THE MOLLY RINGWALDS 7-11 p.m. $20.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DISNEY ON ICE 7 p.m. $23 and up. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Café Single Fin, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/cafesinglefin TOM PETTY TRIBUTE: THE WILDFLOWERS

7 p.m. $15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

CONQUERER OF DEATH EASTER MUSICAL

7 p.m. $15-$25. The Rex Theatre, 18 N. Palafox. shininglightplayers.com

MUSIC UNDER THE STARS: ROMAN STREET

7-9 p.m. $25. From the Ground Up Community Garden, 501 N. Hayne St. fromthegroundupgardenpensacola.com SHORT ATTENTION SPAN THEATRE 7:30 p.m. $14-$20. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com ANTIGONE 7:30 p.m. Free. University of West Florida Mainstage Theatre, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu/cfpa BLACK JACKET SYMPHONY: JOURNEY'S ESCAPE 8 p.m. $25-$35. Saenger Theatre,

118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com

SATURDAY 4.20

PARKRUN/WALK MEETUP 7:30 a.m. University

of West Florida, Rec Plex North Field, 11000 University Parkway. parkrun.us/recplexnorth CRAWFISH FEST 5K 8 a.m. Bamboo Willie's, 400 Quietwater Beach Road. bamboowillies.com SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road.

PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques. Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com YOU SELL IT HERE FARMER'S MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free admission. Every Saturday. 8600 Pensacola Blvd., facebook.com/yousellithere PENSACOLA HUMANE SOCIETY BATHE-IN 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $8-$11. Pensacola Humane Society, 5 North Q Street. pensacolahumane.org OCEAN HOUR CLEAN-UPS 9-10 a.m. Wayside Park/Graffiti Bridge, meet at Pensacola Visitor Center, 1401 E. Gregory St.; and Bartram Park, 211 Bayfront Parkway. oceanhourfl.com EGGA-WAHOOZA 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. Preregister children at pensacolachurch.org BETHEL AME CHURCH ANNUAL SPRING EGG HUNT 10 a.m. Free. 511 Woodland

Drive. bethelamepensacola.org LEAPS 10 a.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 Garden St. everman.org

EARTH DAY FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.

Live music, activities. Seville Square.

CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT IN ACTION 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Arcadia Mill homestead, 4755 Anna Simpson Road. historicpensacola.org FLORIDA'S FLORA: NATURE TOUR OF ARCADIA MILL 10:30 a.m. $2-$4 admission for

kids. Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site, 5709 Mill Pond Lane. historicpensacola.org LUNAR LUAU 11 a.m.-10 p.m. LandShark Landing, 165 Fort Pickens Road. margaritavillehotel.com FRUHLINGSFEST 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco PENSACOLA HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY LUNCHEON 11:30 a.m. Trivia

and facts about the movie Ben-Hur. O'Charley's, 6233 N. Davis Highway. Make your reservation by calling 477-3294.

18TH ANNUAL CRAWFISH FESTIVAL Noon-10 p.m. Live music. Bamboo Willie's, 400 Quietwater Beach Road. bamboowillies.com SPRING CLEAN YOUR BODY NATURALLY

Noon-2 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org TRANSIT 1 p.m. $7 (cash only). Pensacola Cinema Art, Studer Community Institute, 220 W. Garden St. (new location). pensacolacinemaart.com DISNEY ON ICE 2 p.m. $23 and up. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com WOMEN AT WAR 4 p.m. $7 (cash only).

Pensacola Cinema Art, Studer Community Institute, 220 W. Garden St. (new location). pensacolacinemaart.com APRIL SLOW RIDE 5 p.m. From the Ground Up Community Garden., 501 N. Hayne St. facebook.com/bikepensacola WALKING CEMETERY TOURS 5:30 p.m. $12 plus tax. St. John's Historic Cemetery, 301 N. G St. goretro.us DISNEY ON ICE 6 p.m. $23 and up. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. MOBILE BAYBEARS 6:05 p.m. $5 and up. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com DON'T JUDGE ME STORYTELLING SHOW 6:309 p.m. Bon Beans Organic Coffee, Tea, and Juice, 875 E. Nine Mile Road, Ste. 3.

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calendar THERAPY 6:30 p.m. $15. Asher & Bee

Apothecary, 7 E. Gregory St. facebook. com/asherandbee

a.m. Crafts and activities. Egg hunt begins at 10:30 a.m. Paradise Bar and Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. paradisebar-grill.com

CONQUERER OF DEATH EASTER MUSICAL

THEMED BRUNCH AT PERFECT PLAIN

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

Café Single Fin, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook. com/cafesinglefin

7 p.m. $15-$25. The Rex Theatre, 18 N. Palafox. shininglightplayers.com NOT QUITE FAB BEATLES SHOW 7 p.m. $10. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com BIG LO WITH PAID IN AMERIKKKA 7 p.m. chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St. facebook. com/chizukopensacola ANTIGONE 7:30 p.m. Free. University of West Florida Mainstage Theatre, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu/cfpa SHORT ATTENTION SPAN THEATRE 7:30 p.m. $14-$20. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com

Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SEVILLE QUARTER EASTER BRUNCH 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

KILLER QUEEN: THE PREMIER TRIBUTE TO QUEEN 7:30 p.m. $32.50-$92.50. Saenger

EASTER EXTRAVAGANZA BRUNCH AND WINE BUFFET 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The Union Public

Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com

SUNDAY 4.21

WAKE UP HIKE 7 a.m. Meet at Bay Bluffs

Park, Scenic Highway at Summit Ave., for a brisk one- to two-hour walk with brunch to follow at an area restaurant EASTER BRUNCH & DINNER 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox. skopelosatnewworld.com EASTER BRUNCH AT HILTON PENSACOLA BEACH 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Hilton Pensac-

ola Beach, 12 Via de Luna Drive. facebook. com/hiltonpensacolabeach ANNUAL EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA 9:30

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TRANSMISSION GROUP WORLD SERVICE MEDITATION 10:30 a.m. Free. Ever'man

House, 309 S. Reus St. unionpensacola.com EASTER AT JACKSON'S STEAKHOUSE 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (brunch); 5:30-10 p.m. (dinner).

Jackson's Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. Make reservations by calling 469-9898. greatsouthernrestaurants.com EASTER AT THE FISH HOUSE 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (brunch); 3 p.m.-until (dinner). Walk-in only, no reservations. The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. greatsouthernrestaurants.com EASTER AT FIVE SISTERS BLUES CAFÉ 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Five Sister's Blues Café, 621 W. Belmont St. Reservations for parties of six or more can be made at 912-4856. greatsouthernrestaurants.com

VEGAN BRUNCH 11 a.m.-2 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. eotlcafe.com SUNDAY BRUNCH AT H20 11 a.m. $28.95 for adults. Free valet parking and 15 percent off with local ID. H20 Hilton, 12 Via de Luna Drive. facebook.com/hiltonpensacolabeach 18TH ANNUAL CRAWFISH FESTIVAL Noon-10 p.m. Live music. Bamboo Willie's, 400 Quietwater Beach Road. bamboowillies.com DISNEY ON ICE 2 p.m. $23 and up. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com SWING DANCE CLASSES 4-7 p.m. $10. Professional West Coast swing instruction for all levels. No partner required. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. MOBILE BAYBEARS 5:05 p.m. $5 and up. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com

MONDAY 4.22

RESUME HELP 11 a.m. Molino Branch Li-

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

PILATES MAT 1:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man

Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 6 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com OPERA UNIVERSITY: FROM CONCEPT TO STAGE 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Opera Center,

75 S. Tarragona. pensacolaopera.com

BLUE WAHOOS VS. MOBILE BAYBEARS 6:35

p.m. $5 and up. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com

HIP-HOP & CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLASSES 8-9 p.m. $5. Learn amazing moves from

professional instructors. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com

TUESDAY 4.23

YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org SAIL WITH BLUE ANGELS 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Through April 24. $400 for two people plus $25 for each additional, up to six additional people. Gulf Breeze Sailing, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 11:30 a.m. Free.

National Naval Aviation Museum, 1878 S. Blue Angel Parkway. navalaviationmuseum.org WOMEN AT WAR 4 p.m. $7 (cash only).

Pensacola Cinema Art, Studer Community Institute, 220 W. Garden St. (new location). pensacolacinemaart.com TRYON FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT 4 p.m. Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Ave. mywfpl.com COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 4-6 p.m.

So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com WALKING CEMETERY TOURS 5:30 p.m. $12 plus tax. St. John's Historic Cemetery, 301 N. G St. goretro.us FUNKY YOGA 6 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

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p.m. $4. Homestead Community Center, 7830 Pine Forest Road.

HANDS-ON COOKING: CAST IRON FILET MIGNON & BLACKENED SHRIMP 6-8 p.m.

$64.50. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com COUNTRY DANCE CLASSES 6:30 p.m. $10.

Country two-step, East Coast swing, competition choreography and more. No partner required. World championship dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. MOBILE BAYBEARS 6:35 p.m. $5 and up. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com WSRE PUBLIC SQUARE SPEAKERS SERIES: CYNTHIA BARNETT 7 p.m. Free. Jean and

Paul Amos Performance Studio, 1000 College Blvd. wsre.org/speakers BANDS ON THE BEACH 7-9 p.m. Free. The Legend Band. Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com COMEDY NIGHT 7 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com UWF SINGERS CONCERT 7:30 p.m. Free, but tickets required. First United Methodist Church, 6 E. Wright St. uwf.edu/cfpa

UPH EASTER EXTRAVAGANZA

WEDNESDAY 4.24

ALL ABOUT BLOOD SUGAR WITH FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH-ESCAMBIA COUNTY 11 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational

Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 11:30 a.m. Free.

National Naval Aviation Museum, 1878 S. Blue Angel Parkway. navalaviationmuseum.org ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP 3 p.m. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com VEGAN AND VINO SUNDAYS 4-7 p.m.

Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SWING DANCE CLASSES AND PARTY 6:3010 p.m. $10 lesson, $5 party. Professional West Coast swing instruction for all levels followed by fun and friendly social dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area.

No partner required. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. MOBILE BAYBEARS 6:35 p.m. $5 and up. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com FREE DANCE LESSONS 8-8:30 p.m. Free. Beginner West Coast swing dance lesson. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola S. Blvd. dancecraftfl.com sacolahabitat.org/ repurposed-art-show SPOTLIGHT ON ART: UWF SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT JOSE MOLINA On

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view through April 27. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com

PMA MEMBERS SHOW On view

THE TALL PINES

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Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org WILD THINGS AND WILD PLACES On

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Arts & Culture

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PMA GALLERY TOURS 2:30 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free with museum admission. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org VISITING ARTIST SERIES: PRINTING WITH CHARLOTTE MASON PRINT April 18, 2019

CO. 5:30-8 p.m.

Saturday, April 20. $30 per person.

12 people max.

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

≥Current Exhibits INSIDE OUT: THE PEOPLE'S ART PROJECT At Jefferson St.

and Main St. pensacolamuseum.org

TAGGED STUDENT ART & DESIGN EXHIBITION On view

through April 13. The Art Gallery at UWF, 11000 University Parkway. Bldg. 82. uwf.edu/cfpa CYBERPUNK On view through April 25. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org HABITAT FOR HUMANITY REPURPOSED ART SHOW

On view through April 26. Pensacola State College Art Department, 1000 College Blvd. pen-

view through May 4.

Photography from Paula Chmura and Michael Whitehead.

Quayside Gallery, 17 E. Zaragoza St. quaysidegallery.com

AUBREY BEARDSLEY

On view through May 5. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

ART BY DIANE BRIM AND KATHY BREAZEALE On view

through May 12. Luna Fine Art Gallery, Hilton Pensacola Beach, 12 Via de Luna Drive. lunafineartgallery.com

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calendar On view through May 17. T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. historicpensacola.org BEAUTY IN USE: CELEBRATING JAPANESE CULTURAL TRADITIONS On

view through June 27. Lamar Studio Switzer Center, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu

PUNKSACOLA: REFLECTIONS OF A SUBCULTURE On

view through July 2019. T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. historicpensacola.org

COTTON FIELDS TO CONGRESS: THE LIFE AND CAREER OF EARL HUTTO

On view at the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St.

historicpensacola.org GALLERY DAYS

Noon-4 p.m. Saturdays. Featuring local artists. To be featured, contact Angel at 941-7354586 or call the restaurant at 4770035. TGI Fridays, 1240 Airport Blvd.

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POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-noon, Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Every Mon-

day from 6-8:30 p.m. at First City Art Center. Classes are $40. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY HAND BUILDING Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m.-noon at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for nonmembers. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY SCULPTURE

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

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

For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

≥Call for Artists

GREAT GULFCOAST ARTS FESTIVAL

LOOKING FOR EMERGING ARTISTS

Applications are open for the GGAF Emerging Artists program. This program, developed in partnership with Artel Gallery, gives new artists a chance to be a part of the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival and offers them guidance in what is involved in being in an arts festival.

Applications are open to artists who have limited experience participating in arts festivals and are residents of Escambia or Santa Rosa Counties.

Two artists will be chosen to participate in this year's festival. GGAF will waive fees for the two artists and will provide a booth and mentor to help guide them through

the process. For more information and an application, visit ggaf.org.

The GGAF is Nov. 1, 2 and 3, 2019, in Seville Square.

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DUELING PIANOS

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THURSDAY 4.18 KEN 6 p.m. Peg Leg

Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com LINDSAY BEAVER 6 p.m. Paradise Bar and Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. paradisebargrill.com JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox.

BILLY HOWELL 6:30 p.m. The District Steakhouse, 123 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BEYOND THE BREAK

7 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government

8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com OPEN MIC/JAM

8-11 p.m. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. Use our instruments or bring your own.

RAISING KARMA

8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com TYLER LIVINGSTON AND THE ABSOLUTES 9 p.m.

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

FRIDAY 4.19

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI Noon.

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

DAD PARTY 5 p.m.

End O' the Alley Courtyard, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com THE BARONS 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar and Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. paradisebargrill.com BEN PARSONS 6 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m.

The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. LIVE MUSIC 6-9 p.m. V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com JIM ANDREWS 6:30 p.m. The District, 123

E. Government St. districtsteaks.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m. Doc's Courtyard and Cafe, 5198 Willing St., Milton.

JOHN RIPLEY 7-10 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox.

LIVE MUSIC 7:30 p.m.

Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com MIKE BOCCIA 7:45 p.m. Goat Lips Chew and Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

DUELING PIANOS

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free will astrology WEEK OF APRIL 18 ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): French writer Simone de Beauvoir sent a letter to her lover, Aries author Nelson Algren. She wrote, "I like so much the way you are so greedy about life and yet so quiet, your eager greediness and your patience and your way of not asking much of life and yet taking much because you are so human and alive that you find much in everything." I'd love to see you embody that state in the coming weeks, Aries. In my astrological opinion, you have a mandate to be both utterly relaxed and totally thrilled; both satisfied with what life brings you and skillfully avid to extract the most out of it; both at peace with what you already have and primed to grab for much more.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): The Beat Generation of American poets arose in the late 1940s as a rebellion against materialistic mainstream culture and academic poetry. It embraced sexual liberation, Eastern spirituality, ecological awareness, political activism and psychedelic drugs. One of its members, Jack Kerouac, tweaked and ennobled the word "beat" to serve as the code name for their movement. In its old colloquial usage, beat meant tired or exhausted. But Kerouac re-consecrated it to mean upbeat and beatific, borrowing from the Italian word beato, translated as beatific. I bring this to your attention, Taurus, because you're on the verge of a similar transition—from the old meaning of beat to the new.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): "Scattered through the ordinary world, there are books and artifacts and perhaps people who are like doorways into impossible realms, of impossible and contradictory truth."

Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges said that, and now I'm passing it on to you—just in time for your entrance into a phase when such doorways will be far more available than usual. I hope you will use Borges' counsel as a reminder to be alert for everyday situations and normal people that could lead you to intriguing experiences and extraordinary revelations and lifechanging blessings.

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CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): The

Free Will Astrology Committee to Boldly Promote Cancerian's Success is glad to see that you're not politely waiting for opportunities to come to you. Rather, you're tracking them down and proactively wrangling them into a form that's workable for your needs. You seem to have realized that what you had assumed was your fair share isn't actually fair; that you want and deserve more. Although you're not being mean and manipulative, neither are you being overly nice and amenable; you're pushing harder to do things your way. I approve! And I endorse your efforts to take it even further.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): Many experts who have studied the art and science of running fast believe that it's best if a runner's legs are symmetrical and identical in their mechanics. But that theory is not supported by the success of champion sprinter Usain Bolt. Because he has suffered from scoliosis, his left leg is a half-inch longer than his right. With each stride, his left leg stays on the track longer than his right and his right hits the track with more force.

Some scientists speculate that this unevenness not only doesn't slow him down but may in fact enhance his speed. In accordance with current astrological variables, I suspect you will be able to thrive on your asymmetry in the coming weeks, just as your fellow Leo Usain Bolt does.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): Virgo

adventurer Jason Lewis traveled around the world using transportation powered solely by his own body. He walked, bicycled, skated, rowed, pedaled and swam more than 46,000 miles. I propose that we make him your role model for the next four weeks. You're primed to accomplish gradual breakthroughs through the use of simple, persistent, incremental actions. Harnessing the power of your physical vitality will be an important factor in your success.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): Curcumin is a

chemical found in the plant turmeric. When ingested by humans, it may diminish inflammation, lower the risk of diabetes, support cardiovascular health and treat digestive

disorders. But there's a problem—the body is inefficient in absorbing and using curcumin— unless it's ingested along with piperine, a chemical in black pepper. Then it's far more available. What would be the metaphorical equivalent to curcumin in your life? An influence that could be good for you but that would be even better if you synergized it with a certain additional influence? And what would be the metaphorical equivalent of that additional influence? Now is a good time to investigate these questions.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): "I have

the usual capacity for wanting what may not even exist," wrote poet Galway Kinnell.

How about you, Scorpio? Do you, too, have an uncanny ability to long for hypothetical, invisible, mythical and illusory things? If so, I will ask you to downplay that amazing power of yours for a while. It's crucial for your future development that you focus on yearning for actual experiences, real people and substantive possibilities. Please understand—I'm not suggesting you're bad or wrong for having those seemingly impossible desires. I'm simply saying that for now you will thrive on being attracted to things that are genuinely available.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): "Sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in," wrote Sagittarian novelist Jane Austen. I'm guessing you've had that experience—maybe more than usual of late.

But I suspect you'll soon be finding ways to express those embryonic feelings. Congrats in advance! You'll discover secrets you've been concealing from yourself. You'll receive missing information whose absence has made it hard to understand the whole story.

Your unconscious mind will reveal the rest of what it has thus far merely been hinting at.

Tanwar. Since 2014, he has organized efforts leading to the rejuvenation of 12 dead lakes and ponds. I propose we make him your role model for the coming weeks. I hope he will inspire you to engage in idealistic pursuits that benefit other people. And I hope you'll be motivated to foster fluidity and flow and wetness everywhere you go. The astrological time is ripe for such activities.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): A blogger named Caramelizee offered her definition of elegance—"being proud of both your feminine and masculine qualities; seeing life as a nonending university and learning everything you can; caring for yourself with tender precision; respecting and taking advantage of silences; tuning in to your emotions without being oversensitive; owning your personal space and being generous enough to allow other people to own their personal space." This definition of elegance will be especially apropos and useful for you Aquarians in the coming weeks.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): You Pisceans have been summoning heroic levels of creative intensity. You've been working extra hard and extra smart. But it seems that you haven't been fully recognized or appreciated for your efforts. I'm sorry about that. Please don't let it discourage you from continuing to express great integrity and authenticity. Keep pushing for your noble cause and offering your best gifts. I'm proud of you! And although you may not yet have reaped all the benefits you will ultimately sow, three months from now, I bet you'll be pleased you pushed so hard to be such a righteous servant of the greater good.

THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK: Imagine your future self sends a message to you back through time. What is it?

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): All

over the world, rivers and lakes are drying up. Sources of water are shrinking. Droughts are becoming more common and prolonged.

Why? Mostly because of climate change.

The good news is that lots of people are responding to the crisis with alacrity. Among them is an engineer in India named Ramveer

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news of the weird NOTHING BETTER TO DO ... Traffic on a street in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles came to a virtual stop as two cars engaged in a legendary standoff over a parking space on April 1. Fox News reported that Mariah Flores, who was positioned across the street, documented the entire two-hour dispute on Twitter, as the "black car" and the "silver car" jockeyed to parallel park in one open spot along the sidewalk. As horns honked and tensions mounted, a "plot twist" changed the whole dynamic: The owner of a third vehicle, parked in front of the empty space, left, leaving room for both black and silver to park. The drivers quickly settled their vehicles in the spaces but then sat in their cars for some time.

"Like are they afraid of each other or is it just awkward now?" Flores wondered. Finally, the driver of the silver car emerged, prompting Flores' comment, "SILVER takes the gold." ... AND TOO MUCH MONEY TO DO IT WITH A wealthy San Francisco philanthropist, Florence Fang, 84, is being sued by the city of Hillsborough over the "Flintstones" home and grounds she has created in the suburb. The oddly shaped house was built in 1976, and Fang bought it in 2017. Today it's painted purple and red, features a large "Yabba Dabba Do" sign near the driveway, and Fang has added dinosaur and mushroom figurines, along with Fred Flintstone himself, to the yard. "We don't like it when people build things first, then come in and demand or ask for permission later," huffed Assistant City Attorney Mark Hudak, who told KTVU Fang built without the proper permits and the property is subject to code violations along with offending the neighbors' aesthetic sensibilities. But Angela Alioto, Fang's attorney, said the home is Fang's "happy place."

Fang doesn't live in the home but uses it for entertainment and charitable events. "She's had an incredible life, and I think it's wonderful that, at 84 years old, she has found something that makes her so happy," Alioto told the San Mateo Daily Journal.

PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM US Kaz James, 37, from Salford, Greater Manchester, England, has known since he was a child that he was different from other people. "I didn't ever feel like a human. I always felt like a dog that was really out of place," James told Metro News. He first started to understand his peculiarity when he gained access to the internet at 17 years old.

"I was known by my friends for ... grabbing hold of the collar of their shirt in my teeth and biting or licking them, very canine-type behaviors," James said. Today he eats out of a dog bowl and owns three custom-made dog suits—one a $2,600 fur suit shipped from Canada. "(M) y behaviors were quite dog-like in childhood, probably from the age of 6," he said. "No one ever talked about it. It was never mentioned."

FAMILY VALUES The Carter County (Tennessee) Sheriff's Department had some strong leads in the death of Edith Betty Ralph, 75, on

By the Editors at Andrews McMeel

April 6, but none stronger than the behavior of John Christopher Ralph, 51, Edith's son, who had been living with her and had repeatedly complained to friends and family that she was "driving him crazy." "The night of Mrs. Ralph's murder, John asked co-workers to take pictures of him at work saying that if anything happened to his mother he would need an alibi," according to the sheriff's department. ABC News reported that Edith was found deceased due to severe head trauma and several gunshot wounds. John was stopped at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, ready to board a flight for Amsterdam. He was held on a $1 million bond.

THE ARISTOCRATS! When you purchase a new home, you need new stuff to put in it. So it was for Andrew Francis Lippi, 59, of Key Haven, Florida. Lippi purchased an $8 million private island, Thompson Island, off Key West in early April, which includes a large estate previously owned by philanthropist Edward B. Knight.

But on April 6, Lippi was charged with felony grand theft for stealing $300 worth of home goods from Kmart, including two coffeemakers, eight lightbulbs and a bed skirt. His method was clever: He bought the items, then returned their boxes with other things packed inside, according to the Miami Herald. (For example, a basketball was in the Keurig box.) Lippi, speaking to the Herald, denied the charges and said, "Basically it has to do with a commercial dispute. ... It's very complicated and I'd rather not get into it." He's scheduled to appear in court on April 18.

•Lauren Jenai, 47, co-founder (with her exhusband) of CrossFit, has struck up a new romance with an old flame: Franklin Tyrone Tucker, also 47, who resides at the Stock Island Detention Center in Florida, where he awaits trial for first-degree murder and armed robbery.

Jenai sold her CrossFit shares for $20 million after her divorce and now lives in Portland, Oregon. She and Tucker, childhood friends, reconnected on Facebook before Tucker's arrest, and she has risen to his defense, offering to put up his $1 million bond (which was denied in January) and hiring private investigators for his case. She has not been able to see Tucker in person, but they were enjoying video visitation — until, by Jenai's admission, she "got a little risque ... I was touching my boobs." Her account was suspended, so she began using her mother's account, but it happened again: "My boobs popped out at some point, it happens." Tucker and Jenai are scheduled to wed in prison, and she told the Daily Mail she won't ask him to sign a prenup: It feels "a little inappropriate. ... I trust him. I love him. My house is his house." {in}

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