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AL & MARY LEE STUBBLEFIELD The former
JAY PEANUT FESTIVAL The fall tradition will
Baptist Health Care president and his wife have committed a $100,000 gift to the Baptist Health Care Foundation. The Foundation will name the emergency department waiting area, located on the first floor of the new Baptist Hospital campus, in their honor. Stubblefield's career at Baptist began in 1985. He continued to elevate the level of care provided at Baptist until his retirement in 2012.
JON SHELL He had a dream to build a public skatepark. The task of raising over $2 million and gaining the cooperation of multiple government agencies was daunting. Over the past seven years, Shell has married, begun raising a family and built a successful real estate career. He stayed true to his dream, and Pensacola will have its first public skatepark. PETER STEENBLIK & LARRY REED The Flori-
da Voice Association recently honored these voice educators. Dr. Steenblik, UWF associate professor and director of choral activities, received the FVA Service Award for his contributions supporting Florida secondary choral music programs and students. He is also the Choral Society of Pensacola's artistic director. Dr. Reed, retired UWF professor of music, received the Association Roll of Distinction Award, which recognizes former teachers who demonstrated excellence in music teaching and have notable service contributions.
CITY OF MILTON Last week, U.S. Secretary of
Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the city was awarded a $5.9 million competitive grant by the Federal Economic Development Administration to be used for the construction of the new North Santa Rosa Regional Water Reclamation Facility. The funds are part of the American Rescue Plan's Economic Adjustment Assistance Program. Secretary Raimondo said, "The North Santa Rosa Regional Water Reclamation Facility, made possible through this EDA grant, will provide the wastewater treatment capacity necessary to support business development and job creation in the region."
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not happen this year. The festival was started in 1990 by Eugene and Brenda Gabbert in memory of their daughter, Melissa, a 19-year-old who died from cancer. The Jay Peanut Festival covered 15 acres on Gabbert Farm and showcased Santa Rosa County's agriculture and history. Over 70,000 people traveled to Jay every year to get a taste of rural living. The event featured arts and crafts, antiques, kids' games and a variety of food. Unfortunately, Mr. Gabbert passed away last fall, and several family members have suffered from COVID-19. The farm is still dealing with damage from Hurricane Sally. We hope the Jay Peanut Festival will return in 2023.
MILTON CITY COUNCIL The body is set-
ting a record for futility. Since 1996, the county seat for Santa Rosa County has debated how to deal with the mounting traffic on Highway 90 through its downtown, only to put off any decision every time. In 1999, the traffic count through downtown Milton was between 18,000 and 19,000 vehicles a day, far exceeding the road's daily capacity of 13,400. Twenty years later, the Milton City Council wants to pay for a study to come up with alternatives to widening the highway, which may delay any action for a couple more decades.
TOWN OF CENTURY For years, the town has
partnered with the city of Gulf Breeze in its municipal bond pool program, earning $1.8 million since the program's inception in 1999. The deal is over after the Gulf Breeze's Capital Trust Authority switched to Quincy, saving Gulf Breeze $375 per million in bonds. For the program's first two decades, Century was paid $350 per million to sign off on the deals. The fee was increased in 2019 to $400 per first $50 million and $325 for each additional minimum. This year, Century wanted it bumped up to $775 per million, which prompted the Capital Trust Authority to seek another partner. Not good news for the small Escambia County town struggling to pay its bills.
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WE SUPPORT MIKE KIMBERL Last month, Mike Kimberl was arrested for cutting the padlock to a portable restroom on North Palafox Street. Mike was in Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, passing out food as part of Food Not Bombs' weekly food distribution. A woman needed to use a restroom, but the city doesn't have any available downtown. The Palafox Market vendors had nearby several porta-potties for the next day's market, but they were locked. Seeing few options and having dealt with uncaring city officials for years, the lock on one of the port-a-potties was cut. You might have handled it differently, but some see this act of civil disobedience as a means to call attention to how the city treats the unhoused and poor. But that dialogue has yet to happen. The Downtown Improvement Board sees cutting the lock as vandalism and has pressed charges against Mike because its board members believe he should face the consequences for his actions. Inweekly has offered to pay for the lock—heck, I’ll buy a box of locks— and has rented an ADA-accessible port-a-potty that is open 24/7 near the corner of West Gregory and Palafox streets. We believe the charges should be dropped, and city officials and downtown business owners should listen to Mike because he understands the plight of the homeless better than Open Doors Northwest Florida, Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola (REAP) and Pathways for Change. Mike is the executive director of the AlfredWashburn Center, an all-volunteer organization that provides food, showers, laundry facilities, clothing and identification cards for the homeless. This past March, Pensacola's Five Flags Sertoma Club gave Mike its 2022 Service to Mankind award for his commitment to the homeless. In 2013, Mike founded Satoshi Forest, a place where the homeless can find a spot to pitch a tent and catch their breath while attempting to secure housing. For the camp's first several years, he was constantly wrangling with Escambia County over the encampment. Thanks to Clark Partington attorney Will Dunaway, Satoshi dealt with all the reg-
ulatory hurdles and prevailed in the courts to continue operating. His legal battles have led to Mike's skepticism toward local government when they say they want to deal with homelessness. Mayor Ashton Hayward tried to outlaw homelessness by prohibiting people from using blankets in public parks, sleeping on benches and washing, shaving or rinsing clothes in public restrooms. Mike told the city council that the ordinances were terrible, but they passed anyway. Then the 2014 ice storm happened, the city was roasted nationwide for its no-blanket ordinance and the laws were repealed. During the pandemic, Mayor Grover Robinson allowed the homeless to camp underneath the I-110 overpass. He appointed the Homeless Reduction Task Force to develop recommendations for how the city could spend $3 million of America Rescue Plan Act funds to serve the homeless community. Mike served on a task force subcommittee but had doubts about the recommendations, which included a half-million dollars for the Lakeview Center's mobile response team, $1.7 million for REAP to build temporary shelters and camping facilities, and $750,000 for nine tiny houses. "From day one, I said, 'Bad idea,'" Mike told Inweekly when the report was presented to the city council. "The task force just isn't ready for that kind of decision. We went from collecting data on this community to, 'How do we spend this money?'" The task force's recommendations, Mike said, amounted in large part to a continuation of services. "It's just a hodgepodge of organizations that already exist that want to fund what they're already doing." Statements like those got him in trouble with Mayor Robinson, who isn't known for taking criticism well. But Mike doesn't play well with politicians. He cares more about the people he serves than city officials' feelings and games. We're very fortunate to have such a vocal, courageous advocate in Pensacola. The city and downtown merchants should listen to Mike, not jail him. {in} rick@inweekly.net
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FINALLY, PENSACOLA GETS A PUBLIC SKATEPARK
Blake Doyle Skatepark Groundbreaking / Photo Courtesy of City of Pensacola
By Jeremy Morrison Beneath spans of Interstate-110 near downtown, the city of Pensacola has officially begun construction of the Blake Doyle Skatepark. "Wow, this is crazy," said local skateboarder Jon Shell as he looked out over the swelling crowd in attendance for the park's Aug. 2 groundbreaking ceremony. Shell first pitched the skatepark to city officials in 2015. He's been waiting a while for his dream to take shape. He's not alone. "I know there are so many people in our community who have been waiting for this day," Mayor Grover Robinson said. "I'm incredibly excited to see the Blake Doyle Skatepark project take this monumental step toward becoming a reality, and I'd like to thank everyone who worked together to make this happen. I look forward to providing our skating community a dedicated place to skate right here in the city of Pensacola." While this skatepark is a municipal project years in the making, with official discussions beginning in 2015, a public skatepark is something that the Pensacola skateboarding community has been seeking for years. "I remember back in the 1990s when my kids were skateboarding—you know, we would go down Gregory and Palafox, and we kept saying we need a skatepark, and that was, what, 30 years ago," recalled Pensacola City Council President Ann Hill. "So it's been a long wait." 66
The wait has been very long. Hill wasn't on the council in April 2015 when Shell and his nonprofit Upward Intuition unveiled plans to build the city's first public skatepark. He had just released a documentary, titled "Forgotten Youth," that shared the inspiration for the project, the challenges facing today's young people who embrace skateboarding culture and the organization's goals. "Pensacola has a vibrant and rapidly growing skate scene. However, there are few places for kids to skate," Shell said back then. "I want to change that. I want to encourage our youth to make better decisions. I want to provide them with ways to become involved in projects of lasting significance, and I believe we are well on our way." Mayor Ashton Hayward was an enthusiastic supporter of the project, and sizable checks began to roll in. Major donors included Kugelman Family Foundation, Gannett Foundation, Tony Hawk Foundation, Bear Family Foundation, Pensacola Sports Foundation, Innisfree Hotels, Levin Rinke Realty, Betty Anne McMillan and the Levin Papantonio Rafferty law firm. Perfect Plain Brewing Co. held a fundraiser after a council meeting. Still, the project needed funds to get started. In December 2018, newly elected Mayor Grover Robinson convinced the city council to take on the skatepark's design and construction, contending that funds were already available for the core of the skate facility and that the remaining funds would materialize when the surrounding area was dealt with via a larger, RESTORE-funded greenway surrounding the park.
At that point, Upward Intuition had raised about $1.3 million from various sources, including from the city of Pensacola. "I think we're all moving in the right direction," Mayor Robinson told the council. "And I think there will be money there to get all these things done." Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn expressed some concern, arguing that the city was putting itself on the hook for funding the project. She said, "We should not commit to construct because construction takes money this council doesn't have." Councilman Jared Moore fought for the project, saying the bathrooms and stormwater management would come later with the county's Hollice T. Williams Park improvements. The majority of the council agreed with Moore and the mayor, and the bidding process began, only to be derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricane Sally. Now, with the skatepark finally becoming a reality, Shell reflected on the kids involved in Upward Intuition, which inspired confidence in youth with a focus on skating and how they've grown up watching their efforts bear fruit. "They were around 7 or 8 when we started," Shell said, explaining how the group helped raise money and garner support for the park. "These kids went door to door. They asked for skatepark donations instead of birthday gifts. They spoke at city council meetings. They washed cars—all to make today possible." The task of selling local officials on the con-
cept of and need for a public skatepark fell largely to Shell. At the groundbreaking, Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May talked about how he became a supporter of the project. "When Jon came and pitched me on the need for a skatepark, I was skeptical because it's a nontraditional sport, particularly in my district, but he convinced me how it could bring about inclusion," May recalled. "I realized that building the park in an area honoring Hollice T. Williams, the first Black city councilman and who worked in the Parks and Rec department, was fitting for a project promoting inclusion." Shell's mission to provide a place of inclusion, to realize a space where skateboarders were allowed to practice their sport, was born within a valley of his life. "I was actually kind of in a low place," Shell explained at the groundbreaking, his baby held in his arms. "My life didn't have much direction, and I just kind of felt like I was coming to a crossroads." The luster of a life where Shell was "having as much fun as I possibly could … "surfing, skating, going to parties" was wearing thin. After waking up on New Year's Day 2015 with a morning-after headache, the skater said he began praying, hoping that he could find a more meaningful path. "And find some kind of purpose or direction," Shell recalled, "that would guide, you know, the next chapter of my life." The skateboarder's thoughts turned to youth who, like himself, grew up feeling like outsiders because the community did not embrace the sport they enjoyed. "These were the kids who had maybe lost interest in team sports," Shell said. "These are the kids that get the cops called for skating on private property; these are the kids that some people might call outcasts. So I coined this demographic 'the forgotten youth.' And really started dreaming and visualizing and writing about a space for them and what it might look like and the problems I believed it would address." That same month, Shell's friend, fellow skater Blake Doyle, was killed when he was struck by a train. After consulting with Doyle's twin brother, Bart, a decision was made to name the skatepark Shell had begun pushing for after the lost skater. "Once we decided this was for Blake, I kind of felt like there was no turning back, and it was kind of like a sink or swim type thing," Shell said. While Shell found a fairly receptive audience from the get-go, the journey to realizing the skatepark was not without challenges, such as finding the money, creating partnerships with multiple governmental agencies and the coronavirus pandemic. Shell said he hoped the experience and the park could prove valuable for the city's youth. "My hope and prayer for once this park is built is that it will offer the next generation—because I see a lot of them out here right now—what it has already given me, a place where they can learn to overcome obstacles, have something to work on, work towards, feel encouraged and supported and just to have a place where they feel like they belong without getting the cops called on them," Shell said. {in} inweekly.net
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didn't plan to start testing the neighborhoods to find the pollution's source until mid-August. "I'm sure you've seen all the pictures I post almost monthly of human waste on the street," she shared. "People walk by my house going to Community Maritime Park, and they're very kind, and I say hello and all that. And they go, 'What is that smell?' And I said, 'Well, I wouldn't walk in that field over there.' And I've said this before to Robinson's administration." Horning added, "Imagine all these people that are walking down to Community Maritime Park are unaware that they're walking in possible human waste."
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D.C., last week pitching the Pensacola & Perdido Bay Estuary Program (PPBEP), Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson sounded optimistic. "I think that is an incredible program," Robinson said during his weekly press conference on Monday, Aug. 1. Mayor Robinson traveled to Washington with Matt Posner, director of the PPBEP, to try to secure the local estuary program a national designation as part of the National Estuary Program. It's a heavy lift because there are only 28 such designated estuaries, but it would result in guaranteeing the local program's annual funding. "I know it's been a while since they've added a new one, and we hope the newest one will be the Pensacola and Perdido Bay estuary plan, and we've been working on getting that designation," Robinson said. Mayor Robinson stressed the importance of the local estuary program, which encompasses areas in both Florida and Alabama and involves numerous jurisdictions, and said it is integral in formulating a region-wide plan to improve conditions in the watershed. "Why is it so important? There are nine different jurisdictions, local jurisdictions that are working together collaboratively," he said. "The idea of the estuary plan is it takes the politics out of, 'What are the solutions for our waterways?' and deals with what's scientifically there."
FINDING THE POO Amy Tootle, the city's director of Public Works and Facilities, is the point person for finding the source of the fecal matter in the stormwater system in the Tanyard neighborhood. At the mayor's presser, she said that the city is currently working with ECUA to determine the next steps in determining the pollution source. "We've done the work on the three governmental buildings, and we're showing that there were no illicit connections. So now the next step is we're in the process of formulating the next plan 88
to try then to figure out where the source of the bacteria is coming from," Tootle said. "It's going to be a multi-phased approach trying to figure it out, whether it's cameras, whether it's detergent testing—there's probably going to be a bunch of things that we will be doing trying to source it out." Tootle said that this effort has been slowed due to illnesses on both the city and ECUA sides of the equation and also has proven challenging because of the area's proximity to the shoreline. "You have to do testing during certain times because of the tidal influence," Tootle explained. While Tottle said she could not offer a timeframe for this project, Mayor Robinson said he was confident that the city and ECUA could wrap it up by the time the work on Bruce Beach was finished. "Certainly, construction down there at the park is going to take a year, a year-plus," Robinson said, adding that he felt that should be enough time to determine and deal with this wastewater infiltration issue.
LIVING ON POO ALLEY "I've been fighting this battle for going on seven years now—two city administrations and then, of course, ECUA," Dr. Gloria Horning told Inweekly. "But this just isn't storm drains. It's coming across property. It's on property." She continued, "It's coming from the east, and we know our hotspots, and two of the highest hotspots are on either side of my house. It stinks; it really stinks." Former Mayor Ashton Hayward wasn't interested in doing anything since her area has always flooded. Horning said, "ECUA ignored it completely until we got our first report of not only was it enterococcus; it was 98% human. And so it's not birds; it's not dogs; it's not a pig farm somewhere. It's human waste." She believes the problem has existed for decades, but city hall had little interest in dealing with it because the majority of the neighborhood was Black. Horning was disappointed to hear ECUA
ciation (BAA) has named Bruce "Bags" Bagwell (#7 '55-57) its new Gray Angel, an honor given to the oldest living Blue Angel officer from the earliest team. "Bags" served as #7/Narrator from 1955-1957, flying the F9F-8 Cougar and F11F Tiger with Bosses Zeke Cormier (#1 '54-56) and Ed Holley (#1 '5758) and a host of colorful characters—Nello Pierozzi, Ken Wallace, Ed McKellar, Lefty Schwartz, Tom Jefferson and Herb Hunter. When he retired from the Navy, Bagwell went to work in banking, beginning in a management class, and retired as VP of Operations with Sovran Bank. He was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer within the first two weeks of retirement. He survived that and went on to design and enjoy his home in the woods of Fairfax Station. His wife, Elise, passed away last year. The BAA established the honorary title of Gray Angel at its 75th Anniversary Reunion. The inscription on the Gray Angel trophy reads, "The Venerable Order of the Gray Angel. Held by the most ancient Blue Angel from the earliest Blue Angels team. In recognition of the inspiration and rich legacy passed down from the Blue Angels of yore as the finest example of commitment, teamwork, and aerial excellence." The trophy resides in the Blue Angels ready room next to the iconic 1946 trophy. Past Gray Angels include Roy "Butch" Voris (1946-2005), Al Taddeo (2005-2013), Fritz Roth (2013-2017), "Whitey" Feightner (2017-2020) and Charles Heitt (2020-2022).
UNDERHILL FINED On Thursday, Aug. 4, Ad-
ministrative Law Judge G. W. Chisenhall recommended that the Florida Commission on Ethics issue a final order imposing the following penalties on Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill— a public censure, reprimand and a $5,000 fine. Judge Chisenhall ruled that Commissioner Underhill's release of the shade transcripts— which the judge described as "the most serious charge"—was reckless and ill-advised. However, the evidence did not establish that his action was corrupt within the meaning of section 112.313(6) of the Florida Statutes. The judge turned down the Advocate's proposed recommended order that Underhill should be removed from office. Instead, he accepted the
order recommended by Underhill's attorney that the penalty be limited to public censure and reprimand. Underhill has already agreed to these penalties for his ethics violations. The fine is due to Commissioner Underhill's failure to report the nonpayment of legal services to Clark Partington, which was exacerbated by the fact that he paid nothing toward that debt in 2018 and 2019, and ultimately paid after his nonpayment was the subject of an ethics complaint. Last year, the Escambia County Commission censured Underhill after County Alison Rogers brought forth allegations that the commissioner had threatened to "bash her reputation until I resign" and "do everything in his power to get rid of me." Underhill denied the charges but told his fellow commissioners that "the attorney's conduct has brought shame on this board." The board believed Rogers.
CHARTER CHANGES ALMOST READY The Pensacola City Council has decided what city charter revisions it wants to bring before city voters this November. Potential charter revisions have been shaped into five ballot questions, to which the city council gave an initial first-reading nod during a July 28 meeting. A second-reading approval is needed before placing the questions on the ballot. Each ballot question addresses a proposed municipal ordinance. Both the council and Charter Review Commission steered away from considering dropping the strong-mayor form of government. But one charter revision on the table seeks to ensure that neither the mayor nor council can hire or fire any employees working under the city clerk or city attorney. This particular revision—which voters will likely see as Question 2 on their ballot—vests the power to hire and fire employees working for the city clerk or attorney with those department heads. The measure is meant to ensure that these independent offices—the heads of which must be approved by both the mayor and council—cannot be interfered with. Like most ballot questions, the council approved their inclusion unanimously. The only potential charter revision that did not receive unanimous support pertained to city council members' salaries. That revision would result in city council members' salaries being based on a state formula instead of being set by the city council. Councilwoman Sherri Myers voted against the ballot question because it did not specify how much salary such a move would result in. "I'm not going to vote for this because people are not going to have any idea of the impact of this, how much council salaries will go up," Myers said. "There's nothing in the ordinance that would put people on notice as to the impact of this." Within the proposed ordinance itself, a specific dollar amount is cited. The state formula, the same formula used to calculate school board members' salaries and one that considers population size, would currently result in an annual salainweekly.net
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ry of $31,807.89; this would be an increase of about $10,000. Other charter revisions that the city council will likely put before the voters in the form of ballot questions pertain to changes in the process to repeal an ordinance or recall an elected official; seek to reduce the filing fees and percentage of petition signatures candidates need to get placed on the ballot; and also some housekeeping-type issues, such as deleting outdated language associated with the original charter and adding language to the charter's preamble that states that the city will strive to promote "equal opportunity and equity based on the broad cultural diversity of the city and inclusiveness that focuses on justice, equality, equity and environmental stewardship."
STATE ATTORNEY GOES SOCIAL State Attorney Ginger Madden announced that her office will discontinue emailing press releases to the media next month. Beginning Monday, Aug.15, all media releases from her office will be posted on Twitter and Facebook. Her office continued emailing the releases until Sept. 15. The official Facebook page is osa01fl, and the Twitter account is @OSA01FL. We don't know when the TikTok account will be launched. SACRED HART The original drama series "Sa-
cred Hart" starts filming in Pensacola this month. It's about a fictional Black family in Pensacola who battles to keep its legacy and hospital. Series creator Elrico Tunstall and executive producer Roy Jones Jr. are eager to showcase historic Pensacola. Tunstall shared with Inweekly that they are in negotiations to have the series streamed on one of the online services. "When I started Manager of the Year Talent Management, it was always with the intention of bringing together wildly talented actors, directors and producers to create a story that was so captivating that audiences couldn't get enough," said Tunstall. "With Sacred Hart, I've achieved that goal." He continued, "With Sacred Hart, I get to show off my hometown and my love, Pensacola, Fla. The series will feel both familiar and unique to audiences. The talented cast takes on real-life issues such as family, love and, most importantly, corruption. It's 'Grey's Anatomy' meets 'Power' meets Fox Television's 'Empire' all wrapped into one."
PAVING NORTH PALAFOX The Florida Department of Transportation will hold a hybrid public meeting concerning resurfacing improvements on North Palafox Street from Cervantes Street to Brent Lane from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug 16. Citizens are strongly encouraged to attend the virtual meeting at bit.ly/3d6jceU. Those unable to participate virtually may attend the meeting in person at the Spencer Bibbs Center, 2005 N. Sixth Avenue. Pre-registration is required for the virtual format and encouraged for in-person attendees. Interested persons can visit the project website bit. ly/3d6jceU and register for one viewing option (vir010 1
tual or in-person). If you have any questions or issues registering, contact Sandra Lamb via email at slamb@hntb.com. This meeting is being held to allow interested persons to express their views concerning the proposed improvements. This project intends to improve traffic flow and add safety and mobility improvements from Cervantes Street to West Scott Street. Minor right-of-way acquisition will be required. Bids for construction are scheduled to occur in Spring 2023.
SPARK BOARD The Junior League of Pensacola (JULEP) has opened applications for their fourth annual Spark Board. Applicants must be Escambia or Santa Rosa juniors or seniors. The requirements and application instructions are available on the Junior League of Pensacola website at pensacola.jl.org/spark. Applications must be submitted by Aug. 31. The Spark Board provides a foundation of volunteerism and the opportunity to apply for a $1,000 JULEP Scholarship. For more information, email info@juniorleagueofpensacola.org. 2022 ELECTION INFO As the Aug. 23 primary
election nears, here are some deadlines and events to keep in mind. •Vote By Mail All qualified voters can vote using a vote-by-mail ballot under Florida law. A voter, or someone designated by the voter, may request a vote-by-mail ballot from the Supervisor of Elections in person, by mail, email or by telephone. One request can cover all elections through the next General Election. For the information required to request a ballot and other laws regarding voting, visit escambiavotes.com. The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot is 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13. All ballots must be received in the Supervisor of Elections' office no later than 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23. •Candidate Surveys The Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce has released the responses to its 2022 Candidate Questionnaires from the candidates for Pensacola Mayor, Pensacola City Council and Escambia County Commission. Responses can be found at bit.ly/3O8VknK. •Financial Reports The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections has the campaign finance reports of all candidates at bit.ly/3z5PaiG. For Santa Rosa County candidates, visit bit.ly/3BhiJ3w. Reports for candidates for state and multi-county offices can be found at bit.ly/3PBxSRx. The financial reports for federal candidates (U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives) can be found at fec.gov/data. •Political Events District 6 Councilwoman Ann Hill is hosting a campaign event 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11, at End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. There will be free refreshments and live entertainment provided by Pat Meusel. •Podcasts Inweekly publisher Rick Outzen is interviewing all candidates on the primary ballot weekday mornings from 7-8:30 a.m. on WCOA 1370AM/104.9FM. Podcasts are available at bit. ly/3yZyp9R. {in} inweekly.net
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Politics has become exhausting. Even though the presidential election is two years away, it's the elephant in the room that takes up all the space. But we can't let 2024 keep us away from the polls for the Aug. 23 primary, because Escambia County and Pensacola have a lot at stake. We see the primary as a test run for the November general election, especially after Gov. DeSantis and the Florida Legislature have tinkered with our election laws. In past primaries, most votes were cast before the day of the election. We don't expect the new rules to change that trend. Saturday, Aug. 13, is the last day to request vote-by-mail ballots and the first day of early voting. We've put together this primary guide and included the latest info from the Supervisor of ElecAugust 11, 2022
tions, a roundup of all the local races and resources to help you learn more about the candidates.
BALLOT BREAKDOWNS
State-wide elections will draw both parties to the polls, but the Democrats have more races to decide. In the U.S. Senate race, four Democrats are vying to face the GOP incumbent Marco Rubio. Four hopefuls—Rep. Charlie Crist and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried being the frontrunners—face off for the right to go against GOP Governor Ron DeSantis, and three Democrats battle to meet GOP Attorney General Ashley Moody. The Agriculture Commissioner race has both Republican and Democratic primaries.
On the GOP side of the congressional race, incumbent Matt Gaetz faces two challengers, Mark Lombardo and Greg Merk. Rebekah Jones and Peggy Schiller were set to fight it out in the Democratic primary until Leon County Circuit Court Judge John Cooper disqualified Jones on Friday, Aug. 5. The judge determined Jones didn't meet the state law that required her to be a registered Democrat a full year before the qualifying deadline. Jones' campaign team notified Inweekly that they will appeal the ruling. We will post updates on ricksblog.biz. Republicans will have choices to make in one Florida Senate race and two Florida House races. In the Senate race, incumbent Doug Broxson meets John Mills. In House District 1, incumbent
Michelle Salzman faces Mike Hill, whom Salzman upset in 2020. In House District 2, incumbent Alex Andrade must get past Jordan Karr and Greg Litton. County Commission District 2 is a universal primary, meaning all registered voters can decide whether Kevin Brown, Mike Kohler or Chance Walsh will be their commissioner. District 4 is a Republican-only primary with incumbent Robert Bender facing Stan McDaniels. The primaries for school board, Pensacola mayor, Pensacola city council, county court judge and Santa Rosa Island Authority are non-partisan, meaning everyone can vote on the races in their district. If no one garners over half the votes, then the top two face off in the general election. 13
AUGUST PRIMARY RACES
To see which of these races will be on your ballot, visit escambiavotes.gov/sample-ballot.
U.S. SENATE DEMOCRAT Ricardo De La Fuente ricardodelafuente.com Val Demings valdemings.com Brian Rush rushforsenate.com William Sanchez sanchezforsenate.com U.S. CONGRESS, DISTRICT 1 REPUBLICAN Matt Gaetz mattgaetz.com Mark Lombardo lombardoforcongress.com Greg Merk votemerk.com DEMOCRAT Rebekah Jones* rebekahjonescampaign.com Peggy Schiller peggyforthepanhandle.com FLORIDA SENATE, DISTRICT 1 REPUBLICAN Doug Broxson dougbroxson.com John Mills facebook.com/vote4johnmills FLORIDA HOUSE, DISTRICT 1 REPUBLICAN Mike Hill facebook.com/mikehill0602 Michelle Salzman michellesalzmanforhouse.com FLORIDA HOUSE, DISTRICT 2 REPUBLICAN Alex Andrade voteandrade.com Jordan Karr jordanlkarr.com Greg Litton electlitton.com GOVERNOR DEMOCRAT Charlie Crist charliecrist.com Cadance Daniel cadancedaniel.com Nikki Fried nikkifried.com Robert Willis mrrobertwillis.com
ATTORNEY GENERAL DEMOCRAT Aramis Ayala aramisayala.com Jim Lewis jimlewis4florida.com Daniel Uhlfelder danielforag.com
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 2 NON-PARTISAN (open to all registered voters) Paul Fetsko vote4fetsko.com Ray Guillory rayguillory.com Kells Hetherington
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE REPUBLICAN James Shaw votejim.us Wilton Simpson wiltonsimpson.com
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 3 NON-PARTISAN (open to all registered voters) Laura Dortch Edler David Williams davidwilliamsd3.com
DEMOCRAT Naomi Esther Blemur naomiblemur.com J.R. Gaillot jrgaillot.com Ryan Morales ryanforflorida.com
CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2 NON-PARTISAN (open to all registered voters) Char Powell charlethapowell.com Brian Hoffman facebook.com/hoffmanforpensacola Charles L. Bare facebook.com/bare4council Brian Wyer
CITY OF PENSACOLA MAYOR NON-PARTISAN (open to all registered voters) Jewel Cannada-Wynn jewelcannadawynn.com Sherri Myers sherrimyers4mayor.com D.C. Reeves dcreeves.com Steve Sharp stevesharpformayor.com COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 2 UNIVERSAL PRIMARY (open to all registered voters) Kevin Brown votekevinbrown.com Mike Kohler votekohler.com Chance Walsh chance-walsh.com COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 4 REPUBLICAN Robert Bender facebook.com/benderdistrict4 Stan McDaniels facebook.com/stancan2022 ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 1 NON-PARTISAN (open to all registered voters) Kevin Adams votekevinadams.com Connor Mann facebook.com/connorpmann
DATES TO REMEMBER
CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 6 NON-PARTISAN (open to all registered voters) Allison D. Patton electallisonpatton.com Maureen "Mo" Padden votemopadden.com Ann Hill electannhill.com SANTA ROSA ISLAND AUTHORITY NON-PARTISAN (open to all registered voters) Thomas A. Campanella thomascampanella.com Jeremy Johnson COUNTY COURT JUDGE, GROUP 1 NON-PARTISAN (open to all registered voters) Paul Hamlin facebook.com/paulhamlinforjudge Scott Ritchie ritchieforjudge.org *As of our press deadline on Monday, Aug. 8, Rebekah Jones is disqualified, and Peggy Schiller is set to win the Democratic Primary by default. Jones' name will still appear on your ballot. If Jones' appeal doesn’t reverse the disqualification, the Supervisor of Elections will post in voting booths that votes for Jones won’t be counted.
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INFORMATION RESOURCES In addition to studying up on the candidates by way of their websites and Facebook pages, here are some other valuable resources and events to check out.
•EscambiaVotes Essential voting informa-
tion like sample ballots and polling locations can be found on the official Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office website, escambiavotes.gov.
•Greater Pensacola Chamber 2022 Candidate Headquarters Mayoral, City
Council, and County Commissioner candidates answered 15 questions each about their plans to impact Pensacola. Read their responses at pensacolachamber.com/2022-candidateforum-survey-results.
•VOTE411 Launched by the League of Women Voters, VOTE411 is a non-partisan one-stop shop for election information. To compare candidates, make a voting plan and more, visit vote411.org. •Financial Reports The Supervisor of
Elections has the campaign finance reports of all candidates at bit.ly/3z5PaiG. Reports for candidates for state and multi-county offices can be found at bit.ly/3PBxSRx. The financial reports for federal candidates (U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives) can be found at fec.gov/data.
•Podcasts Inweekly publisher Rick Outzen
has interviewed all candidates. Podcasts are available at bit.ly/3yZyp9R.
WAYS TO VOTE VOTE BY MAIL
All qualified and registered voters are permitted to vote by mail. To do so, you must request a mail-in ballot by 5 p.m. the 10th day before the next election—which is Saturday, Aug. 13, for this primary. Mail-in ballots must be received by the Supervisor of Elections office no later than 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23, so be sure to get yours in the mail as promptly as you can. Once it's in the mail, you can use the "Track My Ballot" tool to chart the progress of your ballot from the mailbox to the SOE office. Go to escambiavotes.gov/ track-my-ballot to learn more. If you are worried you're cutting it close to the deadline or just decide you'd rather vote in person, you can bring your mail-in ballot to any early voting location during the early voting period or to your local precinct on Tuesday, Aug.
EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS
Supervisor of Elections Office Main Library Molino Community Center Genealogy Branch Library Southwest Branch Library Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds Escambia County Extension Brownsville Community Center UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts Billy G. Ward Courthouse
23. You'll surrender your mail-in ballot and receive an in-person ballot instead. If you're unable to return the ballot, you'll have to vote with a provisional ballot, so make sure you don't end up in that situation. You can also drop your mailin ballot off at the SOE office by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23. For more on voting by mail in Escambia County, visit escambiavotes.gov/vote-by-mail.
EARLY VOTING
For the Aug. 23 primary election, you can vote early from Saturday, Aug. 13-Saturday, Aug. 20. There are 10 early voting locations in Escambia County, and any registered Escambia County voter can vote at any early voting polling place. All early voting locations are open from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., except the Supervisor of Elections Office, which opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m.
ADDRESS
213 S. Palafox, Second Floor 239 Spring St. 6450-A Highway 95A, Molino 5740 N. Ninth Ave. 12248 Gulf Beach Highway 6655 Mobile Highway 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment 3200 W. DeSoto St. 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82, Room 235 7500 N. Century Blvd, Century
For more on early voting in Escambia County, visit escambiavotes.gov/early-voting-locations.
VOTING ON ELECTION DAY TUESDAY, AUG. 23
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The Handlebar Rides Again By Jeremy Morrison
ing the venue. Goodspeed, who Sandstrom described as "very persistent," relayed the plight of local bands, how the city's more intimately-sized venues—first Sluggo's, then chizuko—had closed in recent years, and now there are very few places to play. "It really sort of moved us," Sandstrom recalled. When the couple reflected on the additional challenges imposed on musicians and the world of live music by the coronavirus pandemic, suddenly, The Handlebar's future seemed to transcend mere business. "It suddenly seemed like the right thing to do," Sandstrom said.
SEEKING THE HOLY GRAIL
Jess Laws, Kathy Sandstrom and Robert Goodspeed / Courtesy Photo
With a flood of sunlight streaming in from the courtyard through a wall of windows, The Handlebar is cast in a new light. It's almost dreamlike, seeing the local dive lit up with sunshine or even fathoming its existence during the daytime, considering its long life as Pensacola's late-night, low-light punk rock Shangri-La. But here it is, buzzing with energy in the middle of the afternoon as The Handlebar's new owners prepare to reopen the bar after a four-year hiatus. The sunlight makes it easier to see some of the upgrades that new owner Kathy Sandstrom is ticking off as she looks around the open room— the roll-up windows opening to the courtyard, large wooden tables spaced about, a new bar. "And we changed where the front door is, which I think is noticeable and in sync with how this bar has always been," Sandstrom points out. "Every new facelift this bar has gotten, the front door has changed, and we kept with that." The Handlebar has been around forever … well, since 1983 anyway. Way back, people entered the bar through an entrance on East Belmont Street. In more recent years, the entrance has been located around the corner on North Tarragona Street. When it reopens this week, folks will find the front door again on Belmont, ushering patrons through the courtyard and into this newest incarnation of The Handlebar. It's a purposeful path, intended to provide a new view of the familiar. "We just thought it would change the outlook August 11, 2022
of the bar, to be coming in through that way," explains General Manager Robert Goodspeed, "to give you a whole new perception of the place."
THE RIGHT THING TO DO
The Handlebar has lived a few lives in its near four-decade run. Over the years, it's been gutted, burned, shut down, remodeled and reborn, all while serving as a home for both local and touring musicians. Within the unassuming walls of this bar beside the railroad tracks, some pretty serious shit has gone down. In addition to generations of local musicians sweating it out through the years, The Handlebar has hosted early performances by bands such as Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies and The Replacements, as well as Run-DMC. In 2018, the music stopped, with The Handlebar closing up shop. A year later, Sandstrom and her husband, Chris McKean, purchased the property. Both Sandstrom and McKean grew up in Pensacola and had recently moved back to the area. They were familiar with The Handlebar but had purchased the property with the intention of flipping it. "We purchased it for the real estate," Sandstrom said. "Always loved the bar, but I'd never owned a bar, thought about running a music venue or anything like that." But then the couple was approached by Goodspeed, himself a local musician, about reopen-
With such a long history, The Handlebar means different things to different people. To Goodspeed, it barely meant anything at all. "The Handlebar was kind of an afterthought for me in my teens," the bar's new general manager said. "It felt like a place I didn't really identify super hard with, as someone who didn't drink, didn't go out." This changed one night when a Gulf Breeze house party that Goodspeed's band was playing got sidelined. "The mother of the house shut it down, said it was too loud," he said. Goodspeed needed to find an alternative venue on the fly. For whatever reason, Goodspeed thought to call over to The Handlebar, where owner Jimmy Lamar told him the stage was open. "He said, 'You cover my sound person, you can do whatever you want,'" recalled Goodspeed. It was "that kind of open-arms thing" that kept Goodspeed coming back to The Handlebar and what led him to think of the space when seeking a place for local musicians to play. Initially, Goodspeed simply sought a place to rent, but his conversation with Sandstrom and McKean evolved over time. He now finds himself the general manager, tasked with mapping out The Handlebar's future as a live music venue. Goodspeed's plans run the gamut. "We have some metal shows; we have some punk shows," he said as he begins listing off acts being put on the calendar, "We have some singersongwriter stuff; we have …" "Rockabilly," interjects Sandstrom. "It's all over the place," Goodspeed said. "But I think it all falls under the same umbrella of upand-coming artists that are, you know, not mainstream and that, hopefully, one day they will be. There's so many bands that have played here, where you're like, 'I cannot believe this band played here; they're ginormous now.' And to think they would ever be in this room is the kind of legacy we want to continue."
"That's the holy grail for us, the big bodacious goal, is to be the place that in 10 years you look back and are like, 'Oh my gosh, I saw them; I saw them; I saw them,' and they had fun," Sandstrom said.
A GOOD IDEA
Looking ahead to unveiling the new Handlebar, Sandstrom can sum up the highlights pretty succinctly. "We bought a liquor license. We have cold beer. We have air condition," the new owner laughs. For anyone who's sipped a lukewarm beer on a hot summer night at The Handlebar, these new additions will be revolutionary. Additionally, the bar's bathrooms have been remodeled, as well as other infrastructure upgrades. As important to The Handlebar's return as these property improvements, Sandstrom stresses, is the team assembled to pull off this incarnation of the bar. The new owners brought on Goodspeed because of his passion of mission and also brought aboard Jess Laws, who was a co-owner of chizuko when it was open, to serve as the wizard enjoying the bar's new liquor license. "Nothin' too frilly or fancy," Laws says of her style behind the bar. Sandstrom and McKean have been rather purposeful about these changes to The Handlebar and the assemblage of their team. Because while the couple initially purchased the bar as an investment, they also have some personal connections to the place. "My husband and I both hung out here when we were kids, and he played on that stage with several bands when he was in high school and after high school," Sandstrom said. "Jimmy Lamar was my husband's first drummer. He was just a baby then, middle school, but we've known Jimmy forever. You know, all of my friends and I, we grew up here over the years. Some of my dearest friends had a wedding downtown, for instance, back in the '90s, and then the whole wedding party showed up here at midnight in their tuxes and everything, because it's just that near and dear to everyone's heart." {in}
THE HANDLEBAR GRAND REOPENING WEEKEND
WHAT: Live music featuring performances from MS Paint on Friday and Acid Dad on Saturday WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, and Saturday, Aug. 13 WHERE: The Handlebar, 319 N Tarragona St. DETAILS: thehandlebar850.com 17
a&e happenings Four Decades of Opera, Puccini's "La Bohème" and Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel." In addition, this season will mark the 20th anniversary of the Artists in Residence program. Newly named the Jan Miller Studio Artist program, special events will be reimagined and rebranded, and a new leadership team will be set in place. Single tickets are on sale now and start at $25. Purchase online at pensacolaopera.com, in person at 75 Tarragona St. or by phone at (850) 433-6737.
TABLE TALKS AT THE TRUST Join the Historic Trust for a monthly lunch and learn series on the third Wednesday of the month at the Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center, located at 117 E. Government St., from noon-1 p.m. The program is free—just bring your lunch and enjoy a casual opportunity to learn about a variety of topics. For more information, please email hparchives@uwf. edu or call (850) 595-5985, ext. 125. The next date is Aug. 17 with David Scott, UWF Athletics Season Kick-Off. WHAT'S SHOWING AT PENSACOLA CINEMA ART PCA is located at the Studer Communi-
ty Institute, 220 W. Garden St. "The Duke" will be showing at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19, and Saturday, Aug. 20. Classic films are available for free through the PCA website. Visit pensacolacinemaart.com for more information and the latest showtimes.
MOVIE NIGHT AT ALGA BEER CO. Visit Alga "Taking a Line for a Walk" / Currently on view at Pensacola Museum of Art
NONPROFITS & FUNDRAISERS
CAT AND KITTEN ADOPTIONS Animal Allies will be at Pet Supermarket, 6857 N. Ninth Ave., from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturdays, Aug. 20. Everett Animal Welfare Group will be at PetSmart on North Davis Highway from noon-4 p.m. If you can't adopt, you can talk about opportunities to donate, foster or volunteer. All cats are up to date on shots, and adoption fee includes spay or neuter with microchip. ANIMAL ALLIES BINGO Animal Allies Florida
is hosting Bingo at Scenic Hills Country Club, located at 8891 Burning Tree Road, twice a month. Dates are Aug. 23, Sept. 6 and 20, Oct. 4 and 18, Nov. 8 and 22, and Dec. 6 and 20. Proceeds go to help local animals. The fun starts at 7 p.m. $10 gets you 30 cards. Winners share the pot. Food and drink will be available for purchase. You must be 18 years old to play.
ARTS & CULTURE
309 PUNK PROJECT: POPPY GARCIA LIVE PAINTING PERFORMANCE Poppy Garcia is
the August Artist in Residence at 309 Punk Project. On Sunday, Aug. 14, from 2-6 p.m., the artist will do a live painting at 309 N. Sixth Ave. Visit facebook.com/309punkproject for details.
CINDERELLA Enjoy a retelling of the classic fai-
rytale with Pensacola Little Theatre. 7:30 p.m. showtimes are Thursday, Aug. 11; Friday, Aug. 12; and Saturday, Aug. 13. 2:30 p.m. showtimes are Sundays, July 31, Aug. 7 and Aug. 14. Tickets range from $339. $2 discounts for seniors, students and military and half-price for Wednesday and Thursday tickets. Visit pensacolalittletheatre.com for details. 818 1
ARTESANA'S ANNUAL MONOGRAM TRUNK SHOW Visit Artesana, 242 W. Garden
St., for its Annual Monogram Trunk Show, Aug. 1219. Enjoy a 20% discount on monogram and applique services.
INFERNO BURLESQUE AT VINYL MUSIC HALL Inferno Burlesque features burlesque, va-
riety and drag acts from all over the country. Performance is 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. Event is for ages 18 and up. Visit vinylmusichall.com for details.
SAENGER BRINGS SUMMER MOVIES SERIES BACK TO THE BIG SCREEN The Grand
Dame of Palafox will once again open her doors to the community with a selection of seven films this summer. Tickets for the Saenger Classic Movie Series will go sale on the night of each movie beginning at 6 p.m. Prices for admission remain at $5 per person for general admission seating. Tickets are only available for purchase at the Saenger Theatre Box Office. The next date is Saturday, Aug. 13 with "Saturday Night Fever."
TERRARIUM SUCCULENT WORKSHOP WITH JADE TREE SUCCULENTS Visit Odd
Colony Brewing Co., 260 N. Palafox, on Sunday, Aug. 14, from 4-5:30 p.m., with Jade Tree Succulents and learn to build your own succulent terrarium to take home. Tickets are $55 and include all materials. Visit facebook.com/oddcolony for tickets.
GALLERY NIGHT On Friday, Aug. 19, from 5-9 p.m., Gallery Night Pensacola's theme is "Under the Surface." The event will highlight the art of
water, salt and coastal living with Featured Artist Sarah Soule Webb. For more information, visit gallerynightpensacola.org.
EASY GOING GALLERY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY Celebrate Easy Going Gallery's first
anniversary with live DJs, a night market and more 6 p.m.-midnight, Friday, Aug. 19, at 701 N. V St. Visit facebook.com/easygoinggallery for details.
JOE HOBBS SEVENTH ANNUAL SECONDS SALE Shop for "perfectly imperfect" pieces from
Joe Hobbs glass art Saturday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. Visit firstcityart.org for details.
ODD•IT•TIES AT GALLERY 1060 The latest exhibit at Gallery 1060 inside First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St., is on view through Sept. 9. Visit the gallery on Saturday, Aug. 20, for a reception from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Visit firstcityart.org for details. BALLET PENSACOLA SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE Season subscriptions for
Ballet Pensacola's 2022-2023 season are on sale now. Don't miss your chance to see the fantastic lineup of performances, including "The Phantom of the Opera," Oct. 7-9 and 14-16; "The Nutcracker," Dec. 16-18; A Military Appreciation Gala, Feb. 10-12; and "A Midsummer Night's Dream," April 21-23 and 28-30. Visit balletpensacola.com or email officemanager@balletpensacola.org for more information.
PENSACOLA OPERA 40TH SEASON Pensacola Opera's 40th season will include a onenight-only concert, Forty Forward: Celebrating
Beer Co., 2435 N. 12th Ave., every Monday at 7 p.m. for movie night. Follow @movie_night_at_ alga_ on Instagram to find out which movies will be featured each week.
LIFE DRAWING GROUP AT ARTEL Artel's life
drawing group meets every Monday, except holidays, from 6-9 p.m. in Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. For more information, contact Melvin at (850) 549-8783 or visit artelgallery.org.
PENSACOLA ARTS MARKET Enjoy shopping
for a variety of handcrafted wares at Pensacola Arts Market Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at 1401 W. Intendencia St. Enjoy art, espresso, vintage goods, baked treats, handcrafted unique gifts and more. Admission is free. For more information, visit facebook.com/pensacolaartsmarket.
EASY GOING GALLERY ART MARKET Every Sunday, Easy Going Gallery and Carter J Studios present a weekly art market Sundays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Easy Going Gallery, located at 701 N. V St. Enjoy art, espresso, vintage goods, baked treats, handcrafted unique gifts and more. Vendors can participate for a $20 fee. For more information, contact easygoinggalleryart@gmail.com. IN BETWEEN: OPEN STUDIO AND RESIDENCY EXHIBITION BY MARZIA RANSOM The Art Gallery at the University of West Florida presents "In Between," an open studio residency and exhibition by Marzia Ransom. The public is also invited to visit her open studio hours on Fridays throughout the summer from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at TAG, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. A gallery talk will take place on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 5-8 p.m., with live music and refreshments. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Cat inweekly.net
a&e happenings Gambel, Gallery Director, TAG, at cgambel@uwf. edu or TAG at artgallery@uwf.edu.
THE MAROON MARINES: ARCHAEOLOGY AT PROSPECT BLUFF A new temporary exhib-
it at The Destination Archaeology Resource Center, located at 207 E. Main St., features the story of the largest free black settlement in what is now the United States. During the War of 1812, a fort was built by Black British Colonial Marines and Indigenous people along the Apalachicola River. Called "Negro Fort" by American officials, it eventually became the center of the largest free Black settlement in what is now the United States. When the war ended, the U.S. believed the fort threatened the institution of slavery and must be destroyed. To the Maroon people who lived there, however, the fort at Prospect Bluff was a beacon of freedom worth fighting for. For more information, visit fpan.us.
EXHIBITSATARTELGALLERYCurrently showing at
Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox, is local artist Davmo, jewelry made by Christine Rojas and paintings from Mary Jo Rakowski. All exhibits will be shown through Aug. 12. Visit artelgallery.org for details.
GOODS OF DESIRES PMA's exhibition Goods
of Desires from artist Cindy Leung is on view through Sept. 4. The exhibit uses Chinese exports to address the complex relationship between consumerism, colonization and cultural hybridity, as they originated in the East and were popularized in the West through trading and British colonization. Visit pensacolamuseum.org for details.
TAKING A LINE FOR A WALK This new exhibition at Pensacola Museum of Art highlights the diverse materials, techniques and subject matter artists have explored through drawing and printmaking over the last century. Artworks include selections from the PMA's permanent collection, works on loan from The Art Gallery at the University of West Florida and works borrowed from contemporary American artists. Featured in the show are pieces by Pablo Picasso, Käthe Kollwitz, Salvador Dali, Alexander Calder, Alex Katz, Sage Lewis and Richard Lindner. The exhibit is on view through Sept. 4 at PMA, 407 S. Jefferson St. Visit pensacolamuseum.org for more information. AMERICA'S EVERGLADES: THROUGH THE LENS OF CLYDE BUTCHER With his centu-
ry-old camera, Clyde Butcher has been exploring and documenting the Everglades for more than three decades. The result is a collection of large-format black-and-white photographs that capture untouched parts of the nation's largest subtropical wilderness. The exhibit is on view at Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St., through Sept. 18. Visit pensacolamuseum.org for more information.
TEXTILES OF THE TIMES: REGENCY ERA DRESS MAKING The period between 1811-
1820 is historically defined as the Regency Period. For the Gulf Coast, and Pensacola specifically, the Regency Period was a tumultuous time. It corresponded with the final days of Spanish rule in Florida, and the preparation of becoming an American territory was already underway. Thus, a August 11, 2022
mixing of cultures happened simultaneously with newer social and cultural trends. This exhibit at the Pensacola Museum of History looks at a day in the life of a Regency-era Pensacolian through fashion and garment use. Drawing on historical documentation of stores known to have operated on Palafox, inside this recreation of a seamstress shop visitors will be able to explore the dress of yesteryear. On view now. Visit historicpensacola. org for details.
GREETINGS FROM PENSACOLA Postcards
were one of the ultimate promoters of person, place and thing during the first half of the 20th century. Journey through the development of the postcard and Pensacola's postcard past while becoming acquainted with Curt Teich, the world's most successful postcard publisher. On view through September 2022 at Pensacola Museum of History. Visit historicpensacola.org for details.
GALLERY 1060 JURIED SHOW View works in
all media from local artists Sept. 12-Oct. 21 at First City Art's Gallery 1060, 1060 N. Guillemard St. Show will feature work from members and nonmembers. Visit firstcityart.org for details.
SUDDENLY AMERICAN: A MEETING OF HERITAGE AND COUNTRY This exhibit looks
at the transition of Florida from a Spanish territory to an American region, which formally occurred in 1821. Florida's embattled history dates back much farther than 1821. From refusing independence during the American Revolution to wanting their own freedom in 1810, Florida loved to cause problems. The United States eyed the region early on, using the Seminole Wars as an excuse to seize territory before turning to diplomatic means to acquire Florida. The Adams-Onis Treaty, debated and initially agreed upon in 1819, resulted in Spain ceding control of East Florida to the United States. At the same time, Spain also agreed to give up all claims on West Florida, in essence giving the entire Florida territory over to the United States. Ratified in 1821, the treaty was cause for celebration in Pensacola, the capital of West Florida, as it officially became part of America. On view at Pensacola Museum of History through Dec. 23. Visit historicpensacola.org for details.
CAPTURING SHADOWS: EXPLORING THE MAGIC OF CAMERAS This exhibit looks at a
brief history of the technology behind photography, from the camera obscura used during the Renaissance to modern digital cameras. In this interactive space, visitors will be able to experience capturing the magic of light through different means. The gallery also displays a wide array of camera technology from the UWF Historic Trust collection, including rare images from our archives. On view through Dec. 2022.
SCRIPTEASERS WITH PENSACOLA LITTLE THEATRE Scripteasers, Studio 400's and Pen-
sacola Little Theatre's Script Reading Club invites you to monthly script readings at PLT, 400 S. Jefferson St. Want to bring your scripts for the group to read and discuss? Contact Pensacola Little Theatre to get in queue. The group reads prospective scripts for future seasons as well as new scripts that need a table read before the next edit. Not a playwright but love to read out loud? This 19
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OPEN MIC AT THE GORDON Show off your talents on the second Thursday of every month at The Gordon's Open Mic showcase from 7-10 p.m. Admission is free. The Gordon is located at 306 N. DeVilliers St. Visit thegordon.org for more information. OPEN MIC COMEDY AT BIG TOP BREWERY
Try out some new jokes or enjoy some homegrown talent every Monday at 7 p.m. for Open Mic Comedy at Big Top Brewery, located at 21 W. Romano St. Everyone gets five minutes depending on the number of sign-ups. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m.
NEW SUMMER CLASSES AT STUDIO SOUTH Studio South Yarn Co. has new summer
offerings—crochet and knitting classes for all skill levels as well as openings for the exclusive membership to "Unwind" on Thursdays and Saturdays, and finally, free "Knit in Public" pop ups at various Pensacola locations. Visit studiosouthyarnco.com and follow SSYC @studiosouthpensacola on Instagram to find out the next sit and knit spot around town.
CLASSES AT MIXON MAGIC PERFORMING ARTS Mixon Magic Performing Arts (MMPA), a boutique performing arts studio located at 1010 N. 12th Ave., Ste. 238, will be offering a limited
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class schedule this fall. MMPA offers professional dance, fitness and "Mommy and Me" instruction for all ages and skill levels with weekly classes including, but not limited to, Creative Movement, Ballet/Jazz Combo, Broadway, Tap, Showstoppers, Acting and Voice. Classes will be provided for children as young as 2 years old (with a parent or guardian) through adult. MMPA is dedicated to the safety and well-being of all students and families and has implemented protocols based on guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Masks are required for entry into the building and studio. More information about Mixon Magic Performing Arts can be found at mixonmagic.com, by contacting hello@mixonmagic.com or emily@mixonmagic. com or by calling (850) 221-7438.
with Chef Irv Miller is 5 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Jackson's Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. Cost is $55 per person. Reservations are required. Reserve your spot at jacksonsrestaurant.com or through Eventbrite. For additional information, contact Jessica Ryberg, jessica@goodgrits.com or (850) 686-3149.
ANGELENA'S SUPPER CLUB: CELEBRATE ROSÉ Brooke Parkhurst, Wine Director, and
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WINE WEDNESDAY Visit The Nest General Store at 11 S. Palafox, Ste. C, every Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. for a wine happy hour. Visit thenestgeneralstore.com/events for more information.
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free will astrology WEEK OF AUGUST 11 ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): Tips to get the
most out of the coming weeks—1. Exercise your willpower at random moments just to keep it limber. 2. Be adept at fulfilling your own hype. 3. Argue for fun. Be playful and frisky as you banter. Disagree for the sport of it, without feeling attached to being right or needing the last word. 4. Be unable to understand how anyone can resist you or not find you alluring. 5. Declare yourself President of Everything, then stage a coup d'état. 6. Smile often when you have no reason to. 7. If you come upon a "square peg, round hole" situation, change the shape of the hole.
TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): If I had to choose a mythic deity to be your symbolic helper, I would pick Venus. The planet Venus is ruler of your sign, and the goddess Venus is the maven of beauty and love, which are key to your happiness. But I would also assign Hephaestus to you Tauruses. He was the Greek god of the metalworking forge. He created Zeus's thunderbolts, Hermes' winged helmet, Aphrodite's magic bra, Achilles' armor, Eros' bow and arrows, and the thrones for all the deities in Olympus. The things he made were elegant and useful. I nominate him to be your spirit guide during the next 10 months. May he inspire you to be a generous source of practical beauty. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): To be a true Gemini, you must yearn for knowledge—whether it's about coral reefs, ancient maps of Sumer, sex among jellyfish, mini-black holes, your friends' secrets, or celebrity gossip. You need to be an eternal student who craves education. Are some things more important to learn than others? Of course, but that gauge is not always apparent in the present. A seemingly minor clue or trick you glean today may become unexpectedly helpful a month from now. With that perspective in mind, I encourage you to be promiscuous in your lust for new information and teachings in the coming weeks. CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): Cancerian
drummer Ringo Starr is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Though he has received less acclaim than his fellow Beatles, many critics recognize him as a skillful and original drummer. How did he get
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started? At age 13, he contracted tuberculosis and lived in a sanatorium for two years. The medical staff encouraged him to join the hospital band, hoping it would stimulate his motor skills and alleviate boredom. Ringo used a makeshift mallet to bang the cabinet near his bed. Good practice! That's how his misfortune led to his joy and success. Is there an equivalent story in your life, Cancerian? The coming months will be a good time to take that story to its next level.
LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): One of the inspiring
experiments I hope you will attempt in the coming months is to work on loving another person as wildly and deeply and smartly as you love yourself. In urging you to try this exercise, I don't mean to imply that I have a problem with you loving yourself wildly and deeply and smartly. I endorse your efforts to keep increasing the intensity and ingenuity with which you adore and care for yourself. But here's a secret—Learning to summon a monumental passion for another soul may have the magic power of enhancing your love for yourself.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): Musician Viv Al-
bertine has recorded four albums and played guitar for the Slits, a famous punk band. She has also written two books and worked as a TV director for 20 years. Her accomplishments are impressive. Yet she also acknowledges that she has spent a lot of time in bed for many reasons: needing to rest, seeking refuge to think and meditate, recovering from illness, feeling overwhelmed or lonely or sad. She admiringly cites other creative people who, like her, have worked in their beds—Emily Dickinson, Patti Smith, Edith Sitwell and Frida Kahlo. I mention this, Virgo, because the coming days will be an excellent time for you to seek sanctuary and healing and creativity in bed.
I suspect you will flourish if you give yourself the luxury of exploring your untamed side. LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): Libran author
Katherine Mansfield wrote, "The mind I love must have wild places, a tangled orchard where dark damsons drop in the heavy grass, an overgrown
little wood, the chance of a snake or two, and a pool that nobody's fathomed the depth of." Be inspired by her in the coming weeks, Libra. I suspect you will flourish if you give yourself the luxury of exploring your untamed side. The time is ripe to wander in nature and commune with exciting influences outside your comfort zone. What uncharted frontier would you enjoy visiting?
SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): When you are functioning at your best, you Scorpios crave only the finest, top-quality highs. You embrace joys and pleasures that generate epiphanies and vitalizing transformations. Mediocre varieties of fun don't interest you. You avoid debilitating indulgences that provide brief excitement but spawn long-term problems. In the coming weeks, dear Scorpio, I hope you will embody these descriptions. It's crucial that you seek gratifications and delectations that uplift you, ennoble you and bless your future. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): "Wish on everything," advises Sagittarian author Francesca Lia Block. "Pink cars are good, especially old ones. And first stars and shooting stars. Planes will do if they are the first light in the sky and look like stars. Wish in tunnels, holding your breath and lifting your feet off the ground. Birthday candles. Baby teeth." Your homework during the next two weeks, Sagittarius, is to build a list of further marvels that you will wish on. It's the Magic Wish season of the year for you: a time when you're more likely than usual to encounter and generate miracles. Be proactive! Oh, and very important—What are your three top wishes? CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): Author
Aldous Huxley wrote, "That people do not learn much from the lessons of history is the most important lesson that history has to teach." While his observation is true much of the time, I don't think it will be so for you in the coming weeks. I suspect you will triumph over past patterns that have repeated and repeated themselves. You will study your life story and figure out what you must do to graduate from lessons you have finally, completely learned.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): In the film "I Origins," a scientist says this to a lover—"When the Big Bang happened, all the atoms in the uni-
The coming days will be an excellent time to celebrate your fundamental link with the rest of the universe. verse were smashed together into one little dot that exploded outward. So my atoms and your atoms were together then … my atoms have always known your atoms." Although this sounds poetic, it's true in a literal sense—the atoms that compose you and me and everyone else were originally all squeezed together in a tiny space. We knew each other intimately! The coming days will be an excellent time to celebrate your fundamental link with the rest of the universe. You'll be extra receptive to feeling connection. You'll be especially adept at fitting your energy together with others'. You'll love the sensation of being united, merged, blended.
PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): My Piscean friend Luna sent me a message that sums up how I feel about you these days. I'll repeat it here in the hope it will inspire you to be perfectly yourself. Luna said, "Every time I meet someone who was born within like two weeks of my birthday, I end up with the impression that they are the loopiest and wisest person I've met in a long time. They are totally ridiculous and worthy of profound respect. They are unhinged and brilliantly focused. They are fuzzy-headed dreamers who couldn't possibly ever get anything practical accomplished, and they are lyrical thinkers who charm me with their attunement to the world's beauty and impress me with their understanding of how the world works. Hahahahaha. Luckily, for me, I know the fool is sacred." THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK: Imagine what you will be doing exactly one year from today. newsletter. freewillastrology.com
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news of the weird TRIGGER WARNING One TikTok user described her Walt Disney World experience on July 30 as "torture" after the It's a Small World ride got stuck for over an hour, the New York Post reported. "They didn't realize for like 45 minutes, everyone was on a boat so we sat there for about an hour stuck with the song on repeat!!" @hazeysmom22 wrote. The boat sails through a facsimile of Walt Disney World while the infamous song is sung by animatronic children. Now it's in your head, too! LEAST COMPETENT VICTIM On July 25, a man in the Saitama Prefecture in Japan met another man in a convenience store parking lot with the hope of selling his 18-karat gold Rolex watch, SoraNews24 reported. The potential buyer handled the watch, priced at $47,000, for a few minutes, then suggested the seller pop into the store for a tea. Bet you can't guess what happened. Two minutes later, tea in hand, the seller emerged from the store to find the buyer, and his watch, gone. He texted the buyer, who replied, "I left it in your car" and "I don't have your watch." The victim said he "was too stupid and honest." INEXPLICABLE As a pilot tried to make an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina on July 29, his copilot, Charles Hew Crooks, 23, bailed out of the aircraft without a parachute, WRAL-TV reported. An FAA employee said the pilot told the tower, "My pilot just jumped out." Crooks' body was found in a backyard in Fuquay-Varina hours later after a neighbor who had heard a noise flagged down officers. "This is the craziest thing ever," the FAA employee said. The National Transportation and Safety Board is taking over the investigation into Crooks' death. • A backyard party in Everett, Washington, went horribly wrong on July 31 when one of the attendees started racing his SUV around the backyard "in good fun." The 59-year-old man then aimed his car at other partygoers, KIRO-TV reported, and drove over furniture in the yard, eventually pinning another man against a garage wall. The driver is still being sought by sheriff's deputies; the victim refused a trip to the hospital. Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how'd you like the play? WHAT'S IN A NAME? Allan Grainger, 61, of Derby, England, has two tattoos that include his first name, spelled with two Ls. His wedding certificate and his driver's license both spell it the same way. But on July 30, when his family came across his birth certificate, they were all shocked to learn that his name is really Alan, with one L, the Daily Mail reported. The factory worker said he and his parents always spelled his name "Allan": "I couldn't believe it. I think it was a mistake on the birth certificate because my mum wouldn't let me go through school spelling my name like that," he said. Grainger has no plans to change his official name: "I don't see what difference it would make." GREAT ART For the low, low price of $6,200, you can be the proud owner of "Pickle," an unortho-
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dox art installation at the Michael Lett Gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, Oddity Central reported. Australian artist Matthew Griffin is the creator of the piece, which comprises a ketchupy pickle from a McDonald's cheeseburger stuck to the ceiling of the gallery. The art is described as a "provocative gesture" designed to question what has value. "As much as this looks like a pickle attached to the ceiling -- and there is no artifice there, that is exactly what it is -- there is something in the encounter with that as a sculpture or a sculptural gesture," said Ryan Moore, director of Fine Arts Sydney, the gallery that represents Griffin. DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME The Daily Star reported that an unnamed man in the Campo Lindo region of Sao Paulo, Brazil, attempted a home rhinoplasty -- a nose job -- using online video tutorials. He was admitted to the emergency room on July 21 after the botched surgery, in which he used 70% alcohol to clean the cuts and didn't wear gloves. Commenting on the DIY procedure, a plastic surgeon said risks include infection and nasal obstructions, and the efforts "will only worsen the appearance because they are not effective. You cannot do this without knowing the nasal anatomy, which is very complex." BRIGHT IDEA Inmate Jazmyne Levesque, 23, was "bored" in the Pinellas County (Florida) jail on July 28, The Smoking Gun reported. So as she was being escorted by a female corrections officer, she punched the officer in the face. Levesque said she "had nothing else to do and was already in a couple of fights earlier in the day." She was in jail for punching a municipal bus driver earlier in July; at the time of that arrest, Levesque was free on bond in a felony grand theft case. Added to her rap sheet: one felony count of battery on a law enforcement officer.
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