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Bennie Adkins / Photo Courtesy of Troy University
There hasn't been a shortage of winners as our community deals with the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's another all-winners version of this column.
BENNIE ADKINS The Troy Univer-
Bureau donation will pay for harvest, packing, transportation and distribution costs involved in providing additional nutrition for the state's food-insecure households. Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Companies' President and CEO Steve Murray and Feeding Florida Executive Director Robin Safley have signed a memorandum of understanding that formally creates a collaborative project to support the food banks. This project will supply the charitable facilities with a diverse menu of Florida-grown products. It will also help farmers recover at least a portion of their costs while supporting the health of people who receive the food.
EMMITT SMITH The Escambia High gradu-
TEXAS ROADHOUSE The Davis Highway location hosted a drive-thru farmer's market on Saturday. A portion of the proceeds went toward funding a free luncheon on Tuesday, April 21, for out-of-work hospitality workers.
sity alumnus and Medal of Honor recipient passed away on Friday, April 17, from complications related to the COVID-19 coronavirus. A U.S. Army veteran who served three tours in Vietnam, Adkins received the Medal of Honor for his actions during 38 hours of close-combat fighting against enemy forces in March 1966. When enemy forces overcame his camp, Adkins rallied survivors and helped the wounded without regard to his well-being. Adkins held three degrees from Troy University. In 2017, he created the Bennie Adkins Foundation, which provides scholarships to Special Forces transitioning to civilian life.
ate and NFL Hall of Famer teamed with Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to encourage Floridians during the statewide stay-at-home order in a video. Attorney General Moody and Smith both graduated from the University of Florida and wanted to help Floridians get safely through the COVID-19 pandemic. The message—"In the fight to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all on the same team."
TRACY GOODSON The owner of Beef 'O'
Brady's On Nine Mile Road provided free meals to children last Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Goodson said he wanted to give back to the community. The kids' meals were served curbside pick-up.
INNISFREE HOTELS Northwest Florida's largest owner of beachfront hotels will donate up to 6,300 room nights to frontline medical professionals leading the fight against COVID-19. Beginning last week, Innisfree made rooms available without charge to doctors, nurses, EMTs, paramedics and other frontline medical staff who need a place to sleep, recharge or isolate from their families through the end of May. The initiative has been executed in partnership with Hilton and American Express's commitment to donate up to one million hotel room nights across the United States. FLORIDA FARM BUREAU The insurance companies made a $400,000 donation to Feeding Florida in support of the charitable network's 12 food banks. The Florida Farm
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UNITED WAY OF WEST FLORIDA The nonprofit agency has distributed its first phase of COVID-19 Response Funding to nonprofit agencies providing direct support to impacted individuals and families in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The COVID-19 Response Fund targets assistance to ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) households that have been economically impacted by the pandemic with expenses such as rent, mortgage, utilities, childcare and other household expenses. The agencies will not give money directly to individuals but will work with local vendors like landlords or utility companies, and agencies will distribute food. Recipients of COVID-19 funds through this grant process will be required to submit biweekly reports regarding the disbursement of their funds. CIVICCON The joint venture between the
Studer Community Institute and Pensacola News Journal held a virtual town hall to fulfill its mission of civic engagement. Quint Studer launched the event with a short message about what life after the shelter-in-place restrictions are lifted. CivicCon Board Chairman Will Dunaway of Clark Partington law firm and Lisa Nellessen Savage, PNJ executive editor, fielded questions submitted by the participants. inweekly.net
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A DELICATE BALANCE On April 16, President Donald Trump laid out his administration's phased approach to reopening our economy with specific criteria that should be followed before a state begins the process. Before he laid out the plan, he recognized those who have lost loved ones to the COVID-19 virus. "To every citizen who has lost a cherished loved one, your pain is our pain," he said during the press briefing in the Rose Garden. "We mourn as one national family. Our country has come together." He continued, "They will never be forgotten. Over the last weeks and months, millions of Americans have joined together in a shared national sacrifice to halt the spread of this horrible disease." He said the "unified national endeavor" to slow the spread had saved hundreds of thousands of lives. "Models predicted between 1.5 million and 2.2 million U.S. deaths—if there was no mitigation, it could have even been higher than that—and between 100,000 and 240,000 deaths with mitigation," President Trump said. "It's looking like we will come far under even these lowest numbers." Admitting the delicate balance between preserving the health of our citizens and the functioning of the economy, he gave an overview of his "Opening Up America Again" plan. "We took the greatest economy in the history of the world, and we closed it in order to win this war, " President Trump said. "And we're in the process of winning it now." He added, "Our approach outlines three phases in restoring our economic life. We are not opening all at once but one careful step at a time." I point this out because some governors have chosen to ignore the White House's measured guidelines and have rushed past many of the benchmarks established by President Trump and his advisors. By doing so, they have put their citizens at risk and disregarded the national sacrifice touted by the president. The White House criteria has three
parts—symptoms, cases and hospitals. Under symptoms, there needs to a downward trajectory of both influenza-like illnesses and COVID-like syndromic cases for a 14day period. The cases criteria requires either a 14-day downward trend of documented cases or positive tests as a percent of total tests within a 14-day period. Hospitals must be able to treat all patients without crisis care and have a robust testing in place for at-risk health care workers, including emerging antibody testing. Some of the core state responsibilities include having the ability to test Syndromic/ ILI-indicated persons for COVID and trace contacts of COVID+ results; to quickly and independently supply sufficient personal protective equipment and critical medical equipment to handle dramatic surge in need; and to monitor conditions and immediately take steps to limit and mitigate any rebounds or outbreaks by restarting a phase or returning to an earlier phase, depending on severity. The entire list can be found at whitehouse.gov. Inweekly has repeatedly asked the county for press briefings in hopes local medical professionals would help us understand the COVID-19 data released daily by the Florida Department of Health. How does the data for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties fit the criteria established by the White House? The "Opening Up America Again" plan allows for states to tailor the application of the criteria to local circumstances—differentiating metropolitan areas that have suffered severe COVID outbreaks from more rural areas where outbreaks have been mild. A huge difference exists between how Miami-Dade has been hit by the virus and counties in the panhandle. I'm dumbfounded by governors and other officials who have so stridently supported President Trump not wanting to follow his recovery plan that balances health and economy. A recovery task force appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis is set to issue its recommendations on Friday, April 24. Let's hope they follow the White House plan. {in} rick@inweekly.net
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HILL BLOWS ANOTHER MIND By Jeremy Morrison Frustrated with Florida's unemployment process following mass coronavirusrelated layoffs, one local worker began reaching out for help. The response she got from one local state legislator, Rep. Mike Hill, R-District 1, was not what she expected. "My mouth just dropped open," Amanda McCallum said, speaking with Inweekly on Sunday afternoon." I couldn't believe what I was reading. I reread it several times and handed it to my husband and said, ‘Did this man just send me this?'" McCallum works as a server at McGuire's Irish Pub in Pensacola. Or she did until she was laid off in March as the restaurant closed as part of the measures in effect to encourage social distancing and limit the spread of COVID-19. Since filing for unemployment and spending a considerable amount of time on the phone with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), McCallum has received one payment of $275. McCallum has also started a Facebook page, which now has thousands of members, for people who find themselves in a similarly frustrating situation trying to deal with the DEO. And she's also been reaching out in an attempt to get help. "I've started emailing politicians, state legislators, anybody, saying, ‘Hey, can we get some kind of answers? Even if it's going to be a month from now before we see any money, can you tell us that? We need to know what's going on. You've made us stay home, and we need to know when we can expect some relief,'" McCallum explained. McCallum emailed a long list of officials. She emailed the governor. And Rep. Matt Gaetz. And a whole slew of state lawmakers she found on the Legislature's website. "I had to look them up to see who's who," she said. With a couple of exceptions, McCallum
didn't receive much encouragement from her elected officials, if any. "A lot of them were just form letters back," she explained. "You know, ‘Thank you for contacting our office; we'll be in touch,' and then I never heard anything back." Then McCallum's husband suggested she contact Rep. Hill and Sen. Doug Broxson because they were local state lawmakers. So she did, filling out a contact form on Hill's legislative webpage.
"I've started emailing politicians, state legislators, anybody, saying, ‘Hey, can we get some kind of answers? Even if it's going to be a month from now before we see any money, can you tell us that? We need to know what's going on. You've made us stay home, and we need to know when we can expect some relief.'" Amanda McCallum "It was a Friday afternoon," McCallum noted, "and I really didn't expect to hear anything back from him at all on a Friday." But then she received a reply around 10:45 that night. She looked down at her phone and found herself a little stunned. "I can't believe this is the way he's speaking to somebody just asking for some help," McCallum said. "It's beyond ridiculous he speaks to people that way." The reply was classic Mike Hill—"It is clear now that government created this disaster and that government does not have the answer. What is the answer? Freedom! Inalienable freedom given to us by God and written in our Declaration of Independence and Constitution." Rep. Hill isn't necessarily an effective
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legislator by any tally in Tallahassee—for instance, none of his bills passed the House during the 2019 legislative session— but the lawmaker is reasonably well known around the state and even outside of it for being a toxic mess of a politician. In some cases, Hill rides the far right of the political spectrum, testing out its boundaries, such as when he tries to get highly restrictive abortion bills passed. Other times, he overshoots, like last year, when he laughed with a constituent about the prospect of stoning gay people to death. The laughter, first reported on by Inweekly, resulted in calls from fellow legislators for Hill's resignation. Hill's reply to McCallum's request for help with the state's unemployment system continued, "When Americans are tired of being afraid and instead want to work and provide for their families, then they will. In the meantime, don't ask for government permission." McCallum didn't really know what to make of this. "It is a little nonsensical, saying don't ask for the government's permission," she said. "I looked at my husband, and I said, ‘Am I supposed to go to McGuire's today and say, ‘Hey, I'm coming to work today. You guys better have some people coming in because Mike Hill says I need to go to work?' I don't understand what I'm supposed to do in this situation." McCallum noted that Hill was correct in that governmental measures in response to the coronavirus had led to massive job losses. But, she said, it was now the government's charge to bridge the gap created by such measures. "I'm not saying, ‘Let me sit at home and live off the government.' I want to go to work, but until I can, I need some assistance," McCallum said. The exchange was McCallum's first and only interaction with Rep. Hill. She was not familiar with the state legislator. "No, I was not. And if I'd looked at his
Facebook page or anything before sending that email, I never would have sent it; I never would have expected help from him," she said. "I have since looked more into him, and I understand that that answer I received was probably about on par to anything you can expect from him at all." After taking to social media about the exchange will Hill, McCallum did begin to hear from other lawmakers around the state, including local reps Alex Andrade and Jayer Williamson, from Districts 2 and 3, respectively.
"I have since looked more into him, and I understand that that answer I received was probably about on par to anything you can expect from him at all." McCallum "There's quite a few," she said. "A lot of people have sent me emails saying, ‘Here, contact my office; we'll do whatever we can to help you get some answers.'" Inweekly is waiting to hear back from Rep. Hill on a request to clarify his comments to McCallum further. The legislator did speak with WEAR-TV, the local ABC affiliate, about the matter Sunday and claimed that he was "trying to send a very simple message" that was rooted in "the conservative principles of limited government, low taxes, personal freedom and individual responsibility." Rep. Hill had been more to the point, however, when he generally alluded to the coronavirus shutdowns Saturday on a personal Facebook post—"If I owned a restaurant, it would be open now. They did nothing to the abortion clinics that remained open and murdering the preborn.Said they had no enforcement authority." {in}
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IMPACT FEES CHALLENGED The Home
Builders Association of West Florida (HBA) last week filed a lawsuit in the First Judicial Circuit Court against the Board of County Commissioners and the School Board of Santa Rosa County, challenging a $5,000 school impact fee on each new home permitted in the county starting May 4. "As builders, we strongly support appropriate funding for education," said HBA President Blaine Flynn of Flynn Built, Inc., in the press release. "But we believe Santa Rosa County's school impact fee has some significant legal flaws and poses a serious threat to affordable housing and economic vitality in our county." Flynn also expressed concern that with the COVID-19 pandemic, total national housing starts decreased by 22.3% in March and would have a negative impact locally. Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Ken Bell of the Gunster Law Firm will head the legal team filing the lawsuit on behalf of the builders association and 11 additional plaintiffs that develop residential communities and build homes and apartments in Santa Rosa County.
EXPIRATION DATES EXTENDED Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford last week announced the effective date of driver licenses and identification cards has been extended. The order authorizes the following: •Driver licenses and identification cards with expiration dates on or after March 16, 2020, through April 15, 2020, are extended for 60 days. •Driver licenses and identification cards with expiration dates on or after April 16, 2020, through April 30, 2020, are extended for 30 days. •Vehicle registration expiration dates have not been extended. Also, in conjunction with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, commercial motor vehicle drivers whose commercial learner permits (CLP), commercial driver licenses (CD) and non-commercial driver licenses-medical
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(Non-CDL Medical) were valid on February 29, 2020, and expired on or after March 1, 2020, are extended through June 30, 2020. Medical certification requirements also have been extended through June 30, 2020, for those commercial drivers who had a valid medical certification that was issued for 90 days or longer and expired on or after March 1, 2020.
FARM TO YOU Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried wants to remind readers that Florida's 47,000 farms are "part of the backbone of our state—helping to provide the world with food and our communities with jobs." The COVID-19 pandemic shuttered the food service industry, leaving farmers with nowhere to sell their crops. To help our farmers and consumers, her agency is connecting local growers with Floridians directly through its Florida Farm To You commodities list at FDACS.gov/FloridaFarmToYou. You can find farm-fresh items like Floridagrown produce, milk, seafood and more straight from our state's great farmers. For more info, visit FDACS.gov/KeepFloridaGrowing. UWF CYBER CLUB WINS The University of West Florida Cyber Club placed second overall and won the Best in Team Defense and Best in Service Up Time categories at the prestigious 2020 Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, hosted virtually by Kennesaw State University. Kennesaw State edged UWF for the championship. Second place marks the best showing for UWF in its five appearances at the Southeast competition, which includes institutions from Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. UWF topped teams from Clemson University and the University of Florida, among others. "Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition is the most challenging and representative of abilities of all of the competitions out there," said Michael Mitchell, a senior cybersecu-
rity major. "It involves real-world scenarios and machines with real-world hackers and malware. It's sponsored by the biggest security giants out there." UWF Cyber Club team members included Mitchell, John Chamblee, Gabriel Clark, Ben Hendrix, Justin Fruitticher, Caroline Krouse, Zac Mingus, Cody Morton and Dakota Waters. Anthony Pinto, a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and UWF Center for Cybersecurity faculty fellow, served as team advisor. UWF set scoring records in winning the Best in Team Defense and Best in Service Up Time categories. Teams were tasked with protecting their networks against active industry penetration testers during the competition. Their scores were assessed on their abilities to respond to breaches of security, accomplish business tasks in the light of breaches of security and to shore up machines to prevent compromise.
LET'S CHALK ABOUT IT CivicCon and the Pensacola News Journal have joined with the volunteers to create the second "Let's Chalk About It" chalk festival as a virtual event from Monday, April 20, to Wednesday, April 30, through Facebook. Artists are invited to submit their chalk art projects through pictures posted on the Facebook event page. Community members of all ages are encouraged to roll up their sleeves and have a little fun with the chalk as well. If you need chalk, you can "grab and go" a pack of chalk from Perfect Plain for free while supplies last. All participants will post their favorite image of chalk art to the "Let's Chalk About It" 2020 CivicCon Facebook event along with a description of their work, artist name and age. Categories are as follows—0-4 years old, 5-8 years old, 9-12 years old, 13-18 years old and over 18. Artwork must be created in Escambia County/Pensacola area, and participants
agree to have their work displayed in digital and print media. The posts with the most likes and shares in their categories will be the winners. The contest will end officially at 5 p.m. on April 30. All entries on the Facebook event will be published in a "Chalk Festival" album on PNJ.com, and the winners will be featured in the PNJ print version.
CITY CLEANUP The next Mayor's Neighborhood Cleanup will be on Saturday, April 25, in the North Hill area, allowing City of Pensacola Sanitation customers in the cleanup area to leave eligible items at the curb to be picked up by City of Pensacola Sanitation Services free of charge. Sanitation customers in the cleanup area must place items curbside by 7 a.m. on the day of the cleanup. Please do not place items at the curb before Wednesday, April 22. This month's cleanup covers a portion of the North Hill neighborhood and surrounding area, generally east of North Pace Boulevard, west of North Davis Highway, north of West Cervantes Street and south of East Cross Street (excluding some areas). The cleanup includes bulk items only. Yard waste or garbage will not be collected. For the list of eligible items, a detailed map of coverage and more details, visit cityofpensacola.com. POSTER CONTEST The Great Gulfcoast
Arts Festival has changed how its Children's Poster Contest entries are submitted this year. Festival organizers will accept email submissions through May 15. The design competition is open to Escambia and Santa Rosa County students age 4-11. Awards range from $20 to $100. The winning design will be printed, and the winners will be recognized at the festival. For a complete list of rules and a copy of the entry form, visit ggaf.org/page/childrensposter-contest. {in}
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Stay-At-Home Activity Book Whether you're working from home and can't remember your life before Zoom or you're laid-off and frustrated as f**k with the crappy state unemployment website, we can all use a little distraction right now. So in the name of mindless fun and blowing off steam, we created this Stay-At-Home Activity Book. We collaborated with some amazing artists and graphic designers to make it happen,
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plus consulted our very own Best of the Coast 2019 and Pensapedia to create localized versions of the games you've been playing online the last few weeks. So bust out your crayons and opinions and get ready to have some fun. And if you're reading this online or just want to use thicker, less messy paper, we uploaded a printer-friendly 8.5" x 11" version at inweekly.net.
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Connect the Dots By Carol Rice
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Instructions: Connect the dots in numerical order starting with "1." Each number is either above or to the right of its corresponding dot. 010 1
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You've probably done at least one of these brackets in the past few weeks, but we promise you haven't done one that's this much fun. Or one that's going to make you as hungry as this one will. Whether you use this bracket as a guide for your next few takeout orders or save it to help you narrow down the choices when the time comes to enjoy your first post-quarantine meal out is totally up to you. We recommend both.
And just in case you're wondering how we came up with the bracket choices, it wasn't totally random. We used Best of the Coast 2019 as a guide—so all the restaurants included here were winners in at least one category. You'll also notice we left two blank slots for write-ins—because we know there are way more great local restaurants than this handful, and we didn't want anybody's personal favorite to miss out on the fun.
Winner, Winner, What's For Dinner!
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Make it Pop(py)
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Paint with Poppy
Pensacola native Poppy Garcia was scheduled to lead an artist workshop as part of the programming for his first solo museum exhibition, "Bless Your Heart,"Â at the Pensacola Museum of Art. The coronavirus outbreak changed those plans, of course. But Garcia is getting creative and taking the event online. He is opting to lead a virtual artist workshop instead, which will be live-streamed via the museum's Facebook page at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 25. "I'm very excited actually," Garcia said. "I will be doing a lot more live videos after this one, so I am antsy to get the ball rolling."
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In the workshop, Garcia will give viewers an inside look at how to create your own painting inspired by his work and creative process. He is known for his signature playful pop culture caricatures and imagery. Viewers will have the option to prepurchase a goodie bag of art supplies and pick it before the tutorial at Odd Colony Brewing Co. The goodie bags are $30 with an option to purchase a coloring book by Garcia for an additional $20. They include necessary art supplies such as a canvas, paint, paint pen and brushes, as well as coloring sheets*, an exhibition bingo card,
temporary tattoos and your choice of an Odd Colony crawler or a four-pack of Big Jerk Sodas. Garcia plans to host more entertainment-focused art tutorials in the near future—like his own version of a Bob Ross episode, Garcia said with a laugh. He assured us everyone can join in on the fun, even if they don't consider themselves "artists." "All the videos, including the one with PMA, will be for anyone and everyone," Garcia said. "None of the tutorials will be too complex. Most of them will give direction while still leaving space for personal influence. I just want to push people in
the right direction to find their own path. I want to push individual creativity, so I'm just going to give guidance and prompts." Make sure to follow the Pensacola Museum of Art on Facebook for event updates and live stream access at facebook.com/ pensacolamuseum. You can also explore Garcia's exhibition virtually at pensacolamuseum.org/blessyourheart.html. *This coloring sheet is an example of one you'll get in your goodie bag and coloring book. Inweekly would like to give a special thanks to Garcia for letting us reprint it in this issue. inweekly.net
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Arts & Encouragement Essentially Local hope, help and other signs of humanity at a time when we really need it...
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Adaptation is the name of the game at nearly every U.S. grocery store. With hoards of nonessential businesses closing their doors to prevent further spread of the coronavirus, supermarkets have become the hubs of society—forced to make the biggest changes to accommodate for sanitation, social distancing and customer service. Ever'man Cooperative Grocery & Cafe is no different—well, maybe a little different. Stephanie Sharp, the marketing and member services manager, said in March, like other stores, Ever'man experienced what people refer to as the "panic buying phenomenon"—from paper products (yes, toilet paper) to a completely bulldozed meat section. But there was never a food shortage, she said. "What you saw happening was people were buying faster than our trucks could come in," Sharp said. "Everybody across the country was placing orders. There are human beings that have to put the products on the trucks and drive the trucks to the stores and unload them and get them on the shelves. People were buying so much faster than that process can happen." Sharp remembers when their paper aisle diminished. April 23, 2020
"We ran out of our normal recycled toilet paper, but we do carry a bamboo toilet paper, and that kind of sat on the shelf for a while," Sharp said. "Finally, someone bought all of the bamboo toilet paper. I do remember one of our managers coming up one morning like, 'Welp, they finally bought the bamboo toilet paper.'" In a more localized situation, restocking might have been quicker, she explained. "If we were facing a natural disaster our community is more or less accustomed to, like a hurricane, our suppliers could divert products from other places and give us a helping hand to make up for any gaps in supply," Sharp said. "But right now, with a pandemic, you're seeing that across the board. There's really nowhere you can divert supply from to take care of someone's empty shelves because everyone is experiencing the same thing at the same time." Being part of a co-op of other grocery stores banded together under the National Co-op Grocers has helped Ever'man. Plus, its supply chain features smaller, independent brands and local products that come in handy. "We're excited to see the boom in demand for some of these things, such as we have dried elderberry, which is a newer local elderberry syrup," Sharp said. "We are thrilled to be able to have that resource locally for
Sharp said. "A lot of times, you've got peopeople—same thing with eggs ple bringing their jars, containers or their from Mo' Eggs Farms." While bulk buying has most- own bags to fill with different products. It's economical. It's more environmentally susly leveled out, Sharp sees trends tainable than your pre-packaged options, changing in the industry. but for the sake of sanitation, we had to ask One is that people are people to stop bringing those." currently buying enough The store still allows customers to bring groceries for the whole week in reusable bags but asks them to bag their at only one store. own groceries so cashiers don't have to "The trends over the past handle outside materials. couple years have been more of Another unfortunate change was clospeople shopping at quite a few ing their in-store café. different stores," Sharp said. "I "That did shutter that element of our think the last number I saw was 'more than a store' philosophy," Sharp that people visit six different said. "Our café teams have probably had stores throughout the week for the most change in how they do their jobs. their household needs." We're used to, around lunchtime, especially The trends also indicated at our Garden Street location, being packed people dined out more frewith people coming in to grab lunch, meetquently than cooking at home, ing with their friends or co-workers. That's especially millennials. where our neighborhood feel comes from." "Young professionals and The café still offers pre-packaged, grabyoung families were dining and-go options for some hot bar favorites. out a lot," Sharp said. "We are Another component shut down quickly seeing bigger carts, more in was the educational center at the Garden a single trip, but people not Street location. It typically hosts more than 60 making as many trips throughclasses, support groups and meet-ups a month. out the week. That's how we've experi"We have been missing our commuenced it at our co-ops." nity over there so much, but we have been The store has implemented its own able to develop a virtual classroom on our changes in day-to-day operations to coopFacebook page," Sharp said. "We've done erate with recommended social distancing some gardening classes, cooking classes and provide next-level sanitation. with our different chefs that come in and "We—at bare minimum—tripled our our store team has been doing some differsanitizing rounds," Sharp said "We've been ent classes as well. Being able to focus on sanitizing our carts, the bulk container home cooking, shopping on a budget, garsection, the cash registers, the conveyor dening—we did one on sprouting—those belts—any commonly touched surface. We have been encouraging staff to wear masks, topics of taking care of yourself, taking care of your family and being self-reliant." and we're seeing more of them choose to Sharp loves how they're able to still take that precaution." engage with the community online. Sharp was grateful the store quickly "That's one thing we've been pleasantly rolled out "sneeze guards," or plexiglass surprised has gone so well, when that was guards, in front of the cash registers. one of the things we were most sad to close "They have that extra layer of protecdown for everyone's safety," Sharp said. "One tion between them and their customers, of my favorite things to come out of this chalboth for our customers and cashiers to lenge has been seeing how people responded keep everybody extra safe while still being to the creativity of our team." {in} able to interact and have that sense of normalcy of seeing the person behind the screen smile or wave," Sharp said. The store, which has a mission to provide environmentally conscious options for shoppers, did have to make WHERE: 315 W. Garden St. and 1000 E. Nine some less than ideal changes, she said. "One of the first things we had to Mile Road do was ask people not to bring their DETAILS: everman.org reusable containers for our bulk aisle,"
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≥VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES If you're
looking to help during the pandemic, here are some local volunteer opportunities. •Pensacola Mask Sewers The Pensacola Mask Sewers could use help not only sewing masks for healthcare workers and first responders but with transportation and administrative duties. Join the group on Facebook to see how you can help. facebook.com/ groups/203196457622124. •Ronald McDonald House Charities RMHC is delivering up to 150 snack bags to local hospitals while vending machines are not being refilled. Bags consist of two to three snacks with water or soda. Volunteers must be able to provide contactless delivery. For more information, contact kirstin@pensacolaopera.com. •Feeding the Gulf Coast With a great increase in demand, Feeding the Gulf Coast is in need of healthy volunteers to help sort food, fill emergency food boxes, pack backpacks and more at Alabama and Florida facilities. There are some age limits. For more information, visit feedingthegulfcoast.org. •Council on Aging of West Florida The Council on Aging is still delivering meals to local elderly citizens. Convenient and flexible schedules are available for individuals and groups. For more information, visit coawfla.org/ volunteer-with-council-on-aging/volunteering.
≥PILOT PROGRAM HELPS SNAP RECIPIENTS PURCHASE GROCERIES ONLINE The Florida Department of Children
and Families Florida recently announced a pilot a program for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to purchase groceries online with an EBT card. SNAP participants are automatically eligible to
participate in this program. On April 21, both Walmart and Amazon online purchasing will be available statewide. DCF will continue to coordinate with the USDA and the Florida Retail Federation to expand the network of retailers participating in the pilot program. Customers will be able to use their EBT cards and opt for curbside pick-up. Utilization of food assistance benefits remains limited to the purchasing of eligible grocery items and cannot be used to pay for delivery services. For more information, visit myflfamilies.com/covid19/access.shtml.
≥UNITED WAY DISTRIBUTES $246K TO
NONPROFIT AGENCIES United Way of
West Florida (UWWF) has distributed its first phase of COVID-19 Response Funding to nonprofit agencies providing direct support to impacted individuals and families in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, officials said in a news release. The COVID-19 Response Fund will target assistance to ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) households that have been economically impacted by the pandemic with expenses such as rent, mortgage, utilities, childcare and other household expenses. Phase One is disbursing roughly 70% of the fund for immediate, basic needs via an expedited grant process to current UWWF Certified Partner Agencies. Remaining and additional funding will be distributed at a later date and will focus on community priorities. To facilitate the distribution process and approve Phase One grants, United Way of West Florida convened a COVID-19 Response Fund Committee comprised of board members and community volunteers. More than a dozen local nonprofits are receiving Phase One disbursements totaling $246,266. Agencies will not give money directly to individuals but will work with local vendors like landlords or utility companies, and food will be distributed by agencies. Recipients of COVID-19 funds through this grant process will be required to submit biweekly reports regarding disbursement of their funds. To make a donation to United Way of West Florida's COVID-19 Response Fund, text 850Respond to 41444 or visit uwwf.org/covid19. Businesses considering
a corporate contribution are encouraged to contact Director of Development Bart Hudson at bart.hudson@uwwf.org.
≥BAPTIST HEALTH CARE CREATES PATIENT AND FAMILY COMMUNICATION TEAM Recognizing the importance of
maintaining close communication between patients and their families at a time when infection prevention measures have necessitated a strict visitation policy, Baptist Health Care has created a Patient and Family Communication Team. Communication liaisons are now assigned to each inpatient unit at Baptist, Gulf Breeze and Jay hospitals to facilitate virtual visits with patients and families. This helps to identify and overcome any barriers that might prevent them from using technology to connect with their loved ones. As part of the program, the Baptist information technology department has provided 30 Chromebooks equipped with the Zoom app that patients without access to a smartphone can use to have face time with their families.
≥SALVATION ARMY SUPPORTS THOSE IN POVERTY DURING THE PANDEMIC While all are impacted by the
coronavirus outbreak, the one in six Americans who are living in poverty will likely feel the effects quicker and more significantly. In Florida, that means more than three million of our neighbors living in poverty will be impacted. Since the COVID-19 response began, The Salvation Army has provided the following to individuals and families in need across Florida (to date): •72,568 meals, drinks and snacks •59,637 personal protective equipment items •26,913 food boxes •10,529 nights of shelter •5,704 comfort/hygiene kits •emotional and spiritual care to 3,778 people To contribute to The Salvation Army's efforts in your community, visit salvationarmyflorida.org/give.
≥UWF LOOKING FOR SONGS OF IMPACT University of West Florida is
calling all artists—songwriters, musicians
and change makers—to share their words of wisdom and inspiration in a music and video contest that brings to life the unyielding spirit of #ArgoNation. If you have words of encouragement, put them to a song and share them. One lucky winner will receive free studio recording time at WUWF, the opportunity to perform at UWF Homecoming and a UWF Bookstore gift card. For more information, visit uwf.edu/go/songsof-impact.
≥SMALL BUSINESS COVID-19 RE-
COVERY GRANT PROGRAM Escambia County and the City of Pensacola, in partnership with the UWF Small Business Development Center, FloridaWest EDA and the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce have created the Escambia County Small Business COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program. The grant is intended to assist for-profit businesses located in Escambia County with their immediate cash flow needs as a result of a demonstrated economic injury due to COVID-19. The max grant award is $2,500 per applicant or business. The opening deadline to apply is Monday, April 27, at 5 p.m. Complete applications will be reviewed in the order they are received. Escambia County will fund the grant with a contribution of $100,000 to UWF. The City of Pensacola will contribute an additional $25,000 for businesses within the city, with $12,500 from Mayor Grover Robinson and $12,500 from District 3 Councilman Andy Terhaar's discretionary fund. The Florida SBDC at UWF will assist eligible forprofit businesses with applying for the grant, and UWF will distribute the appropriate funds to businesses that have been awarded grant funds. A third-party review board will be created to review applications, determine eligibility and approve the award of grant funding to each applicant on a caseby-case basis. To apply, visit myescambia. com/covid-19-information-for-escambiacounty/small-business-covid-19-recoverygrant-program. for more listings visit inweekly.net
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TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): Re-
nowned Taurus composer Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) completed his first symphony when he was 43 years old—even though he'd started work on it at age 22. Why did it take him so long? One factor was his reverence for Ludwig van Beethoven, the composer who had such a huge impact on the development of classical music. In light of Beethoven's mastery, Brahms felt unworthy. How could any composer add new musical ideas that Beethoven hadn't already created? But after more than two decades, Brahms finally managed to overcome his inhibition. He eventually produced four symphonies and scores of other pieces and left a major mark on musical history. For you, Taurus, I see the coming months as a phase comparable to the time when Brahms finally built the strength necessary to emerge from the shadow that had inhibited him.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): A Gemini
friend sent me and three of her other allies a poignant email. "This note is a tender apology to those of you whom I've hurt in the process of hurting myself," she began. "I want you to know that I have been working hard and with great success to eliminate my unconscious tendency to hurt myself. And I am confident this means I will also treat you very well in the future." I received her message with joy and appreciation. Her action was brave and wise. I invite you to consider making a comparable adjustment in the weeks ahead.
CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): The Ojibwe are indigenous people of North America. Professor of Ojibwe studies Anton Treuer writes that in their traditional culture, there have been men who act and dress like women and women who act and dress like men. The former are called “ikwekaazo” and the latter “ikwekaazowag.” Both have been "always honored" and "considered to be strong spiritually." Many other Native American groups have had similar arrangements. Transcending traditional gender behavior is not unique to modern Western civilization. With that as inspiration, and in accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to explore any inclinations you might have to be your own unique gender. The time is ripe for experimenting with and deepening your relationship with the constructs of "masculine" and "feminine."
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LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): "The history of my stupidity would fill many volumes," wrote Nobel Prize-winning poet Czesław Miłosz. Wow! If a highly respected genius like him has spawned so much nonsense and ignorance, what about the rest of us? Here's what I have to say about the subject—Each of us should strive to be at peace with the fact that we are a blend of wisdom and folly. We should be tenderly compassionate toward our failures and weaknesses, and not allow them to overshadow our brilliance and beauty. Now would be a good time for you Leos to cultivate this acceptance and perform this blessing for yourself. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): Helen
Traubel (1899–1972) was best-known for her opera career, although she also sang in concerts, nightclubs and musical theater. But in her autobiography, she confessed, "Opera bored me." She reminds me of Georgia O'Keeffe, famous painter of flowers. "I hate flowers," O'Keeffe said. "I paint them because they're cheaper than models and they don't move." Now of course most of us have to do some things that we don't enjoy; that seems to be a routine part of being human. And since the coronavirus arrived in our midst, you may have been saddled with even more of this burden. But I'm happy to inform you that the coming weeks will be a favorable time to brainstorm about how you could do more of what you love to do once the crisis has abated.
LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): What's the current state of the relationship between your ego and your soul? Is there an uneasy truce between the ambitious part of you that craves success and recognition and the lyrical part of you that yearns for rich experiences and deep meaning? Or do those two aspects of you get along pretty well—maybe even love and respect each other? Now is a favorable time to honor your ego and soul equally, Libra—to delight in the activities of both, to give them plenty of room to play and improvise, and to encourage them to collaborate in ways that will further your well-rounded happiness and health. SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): Scorpio
author Voltaire (1694–1778) was a crusader for freedom of thought and civil liberties, as well as a key player in the Enlightenment. He was very prolific. In addition to producing 2,000 books and pamphlets, his carried on such voluminous written correspondences with so many interesting people that his collected letters fill 98 volumes. Would you consider getting inspired by Voltaire's approach to cross-pollination? According to my calculations, the next phase of the coronavirus crisis will be a favorable time for you to intensify your communication via the written word.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): I
like musician David Byrne's views on what constitutes meaningful work. It's not just the tasks you do to earn money. "Sex is a job," he
says. "Growing up is a job. School is a job. Going to parties is a job. Religion is a job. Being creative is a job." In other words, all the activities he names, to be done well, require a commitment to excellence and an attention to detail. They are worthy of your diligent efforts, strenuous exertion and creative struggle. I encourage you to meditate on these thoughts during the coming weeks. Identify what jobs you want to get better at and are willing to work hard on and would like to enjoy even more than you already do.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): At
its best and brightest, Capricornian love isn't frivolous or flighty. It's not shallow or sloppy or slapdash. When Capricornian love is at its highest potency, it's rigorous, thoughtful and full-bodied. It benefits anyone who's involved with it. I bring this up because I expect the coming weeks to be a Golden Age of Capricornian Love—a time when you will have the inspiration and intelligence necessary to lift your own experience of love to a higher octave.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): I hope
you're not one of those Aquarians who regards stability and security as boring. I hope you don't have an unconscious predilection for keeping yourself in a permanent state of nervous uncertainty. If you do suffer from those bad habits, you'll be hard-pressed to stick to them in the coming weeks. That's because the cosmic energies will be working to settle you down into a steady groove. If you cooperate, you will naturally enhance your ability to be well-anchored, calmly steadfast and at home in your life. Please don't resist this opportunity.
PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): I foresee the likelihood that you'll be having brilliant and evocative conversations with yourself in the coming weeks. Your heart and your head may become almost blissful as they discuss how best to create a dynamic new kind of harmony. Your left side and right side will declare a truce, no longer wrestling each other for supremacy, and they may even join forces to conjure up unprecedented collaborations. The little voices in your head that speak for the past will find common ground with the little voices in your head that speak for the future—and as a result you may be inspired to formulate a fresh master plan that appeals both. THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK: Go to realastrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny's Audio Horoscopes and Text Message Horoscopes.
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news of the weird BRIGHT IDEA As leaders worldwide search for ways to encourage people to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, officials in Indonesia are taking advantage of its citizens' superstitions, Reuters reported on April 13. Kepuh, a village on Java island, is employing village residents to dress as "pocong," or the trapped souls of the dead, in Indonesian folklore. The ghostly figures, wrapped in white shrouds with their heads covered and dark-rimmed eyes peering out, surprise unsuspecting pedestrians, then disappear into the night. The strategy appears to be working: Villagers have been seen running off in fright when the pocong appear. "People will not gather or stay on the streets after evening prayers," resident Karno Supadmo said. DESPERATE MEASURES Olive Veronesi, 93, of Seminole, Pennsylvania, wasn't shy about letting loved ones know what she needed during the lockdown. "I need more beer!" read a sign she held up, along with a can of Coors Light. A relative posted Veronesi's photo to social media, KDKA reported, and her predicament went viral. "I have a beer every night. ... I was on my last 12 cans. You know what, beer has vitamins in it. It's good for you, only don't overdo it," Veronesi said. On April 13, she got her wish: Molson Coors delivered 10 cases of her favorite brew to her front door. Her new sign reads, "Got more beer!" THE CONTINUING CRISIS Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies responded to a home in Saugus, California, on April 7 after a dispute over toilet paper turned violent, CNN reported. A 26-year-old man was arrested and charged with battery after his mother told deputies he had punched her. Sheriff's department spokesperson Shirley Miller said the man had accused his mother of hiding toilet paper, which she admitted to deputies, saying her son was using too much. "This is the first arrest I've heard of that started out over an argument over toilet paper," remarked Miller. GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT Civic-minded car designer Kanyaboyina Sudhakar of the Sudha Cars Museum in Bahadurpura, India, has built a one-seat vehicle in the shape of the coronavirus "so that awareness can be spread on social distancing," he told The Times of India on April 8. The six-wheeled Corona Car can go about 25 mph and took Sudhakar 10 days to build. "I have always made cars to give back to the society in my own way," Sudhakar said. "(I)t is important to tell people to stay home and stay safe, and the coronavirus car is meant to convey the message." PRIORITIES As tornadoes bore down on the Southeast on April 12, an unnamed family sought safety in a storm shelter in Crossville, Alabama, but said they were turned away when they had only one face mask. The woman told WHNT a man who opened the door asked if they had masks. "I said I have
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one mask," the woman said. "He motioned no and shut the door." The family ran back to their car and looked for shelter elsewhere. Crossville Mayor Tera Fortenberry had posted the face coverings requirement on Facebook, but the family didn't see the message. After the story became public, masks were donated to the town anonymously. BURIED TREASURE A man in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England, set out to build a deck in his back garden in early April and uncovered a mystery. As John Brayshaw, 40, began digging post holes, he unearthed an automobile buried on its side, Yahoo News UK reported. "I thought it was an old air raid shelter at first, then I saw the roof," Brayshaw said. "Then I kept digging and saw the door, the steering wheel and realized it was a full car, complete with the registration plate. The only thing that was missing was the wheels." Brayshaw, who has owned the home for about six months, believes the 1955/56 Ford predates the previous owners, who resided in the home 50 years. INEXPLICABLE Davis, California, resident Shaun Lamar Moore, 40, was arrested on April 12 and charged with burglary after allegedly stealing a specimen that was waiting to be tested for COVID-19 from the Sutter Davis Hospital. Authorities said hospital employees reported a person had entered the facility April 11 and removed the specimen, Fox News reported. That evening, police were alerted that a sealed COVID-19 specimen was found in a shopping cart at a nearby CVS store. Police Deputy Chief Paul Doroshov said the specimen "hadn't been opened or tampered with based on the security seals. ... Although the incident is very serious, detectives do not believe (Moore) intended to harm himself or others," he added.
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•Kevin Fallon, 30, of New York City reportedly sent warnings to friends and family on April 9 that he intended to blow up a bronze statue in Central Park depicting characters from "Alice in Wonderland," according to court documents. On April 11, he allegedly followed up with photos of a pipe bomb and ammunition, along with threats: "This is going to hurt. None of you are safe. I am lethal." At his mother's request, NYPD conducted a wellness check at his apartment that day and found three bombs, ammunition and knives that had been taped together, authorities said. The New York Post reported the bombs were found to be nonfunctional, and later that day, Fallon was found at a hotel in the city, where he was taken into custody and charged with making a terroristic threat. {in}
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