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publisher Rick Outzen

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• Baby Steps book helps parents track milestones

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• Local moms part of University of Chicago research

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• First in Florida LENA Start parent groups launched • Parent Outreach partnership with Area Housing Commission

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Dawson Family Foundation Trust Escambia County Sheriff’s Office

• Make Play Smart bringing learning to play spaces

$1,000 or more Apple Corps Foundation Dick and Carolyn Appleyard Lavern and Dick Baker Bear General Contractors BBVA Compass Burns Family in honor of Ronald McDonald House

$500 or more Connie Bookman Karen Burke Scott Burton Elisabeth Buswell Mark and Madrina Ciano Jason Crawford

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Robert Brown Jennifer Buckley Judy Burns Michael Burroughs

Combined Insurance Services COX Miller Caldwell CPC Office Technologies Escambia County Commissioners Shirley Cronley Downtown Pensacola Rotary Highpointe Hotel Corporation Patrick Elebash FSA Investment Group

Ryan Greenhut IHMC International Paper Foundation Stephanie Jaubert Allen Kress Levin and Rinke Realty Lincoln Property Company McGuire’s Irish Pub Mickelson Construction Services Jodi Mickelson

Morette Construction Autumn Morris Myslak Family Peggy Nickelsen Mort O’Sullivan - Warren Averett Philip Partington Pensacola Beach RV Pensacola Beach Mardi Gras, Inc. SMP Architects Tia and Fred Robbins

Andrew Rothdefer Sandy Sansing Foundation SmartBank Jon Shell Todd Torgersen Fred Vidgosky Cynthia Warren Melvin Warren Vince Whibbs

Angela D’alessandro David Deliman Randy Hammer Huron Consulting Group Kazoo Kares Foundation Shannon Libbert Dan Lindemann

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The greater Pensacola area is such a great place to live thanks to its passionate and compassionate residents. Here is our list of just a few unsung heroes that made 2017 special.

RISHY STUDER Few argued that she deserved to top the 2017 Power List. Her Bodacious Shops sparked vibrancy in Pensacola's downtown. She revived a historic corner in the heart of the Belmont-Devilliers community with the creation of Five Sisters Blues Café. CINDI BONNER This fifth-generation

Pensacolian is living up to her family's legacy of philanthropy and service. She is the director of Rally Pensacola and leads its fundraising and advocacy efforts to fight childhood cancer, the #1 disease killer of children in the U.S.

EMAN EL-SHEIKH As director of the

UWF Center for Cybersecurity, Dr. ElShiekh has developed the center into the premier regional hub and national exemplar for innovative cybersecurity solutions. She is a major player in the creation of the Northwest Florida Cyber Coast.

DAN LINDEMANN & JERRY HOLZWORTH These two men are fighting

Pensacola City Hall over Mayor Hayward's fish hatchery being built on Bruce Beach. The mayor and his supporters don't like to be crossed, but we wouldn't bet against these guys. The city's rules should be applied fairly to all.

TAMMY & LUMON MAY The Southern

Youth Sports Association mentors hundreds of inner-city boys and girls by focus-

ing on the development of responsibility, cooperation and acceptance. The Mays have given freely of their time, talent and resources for more than 20 years to make a difference in so many lives.

LAURIE MURPHY The Emerald Coast-

keeper has been the shot in the arm her grassroots environmental group has needed. She fearlessly challenged public officials and business owners to protect our waterways. The Tanyard, Carpenters Creek and other neighborhoods have been helped by her efforts.

FRED VIGODSKY Pensacola recently

lost one of its greatest personalities. The co-founder of BLABTV and partner with attorney Fred Levin, his college roommate, in over a dozen local businesses over the past five decades, Vigodsky mentored and encouraged generations of local leaders. We will miss his storytelling.

CHRISTIAN WAGLEY The local environmentalist has been the key player behind Civicon, the series of town halls featuring the top urban planners from around the country and sponsored by the Studer Community Institute and Pensacola News Journal. MICHAEL CARRO The real estate broker took over Gallery Nights after the Downtown Improvement Board dropped the popular monthly event. He and his team have made it better and sustainable.

Adoption • Paternity • Dependency/DCF Hearings Prenuptial Agreements • Postnuptial Agreements Divorce • Child Custody and Timesharing Child Support • Child Support Modifications Alimony • Collaborative Divorce • Divorce Mediation • Pre-Suit Family Law Mediation

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outtakes

by Rick Outzen

MEMORABLE INTERVIEWS Three years ago, News Talk 1370 WCOA asked if I would revive its iconic afternoon drive radio program "Pensacola Speaks," which had been dormant since host Luke McCoy retired in 2008. The experiment appears to have worked. Here are some memorable interviews from 2017:

his boss, the President of the United States, doesn't operate on the same set of facts that certainly I do or that the news media does. If Sean is going to live by facts from the White House podium as the reporters expect him to do, he can't make his boss happy." Spicer resigned on July 21, 2017.

GWEN GRAHAM

HARRIET RILEY

Gwen is the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for governor. She is a former U.S. Congressman and the daughter of the popular U.S. Senator Bob Graham. When asked why she wants to be governor, Gwen said, "Because this state is in desperate need of leadership that just cares about doing what's right for Florida again." She added, "I have been touched by the numerous folks that have reached out to me and feel that what we need is someone that doesn't get too far into the weeds into politics, but gets really far into the weeds in terms of understanding issues and being able to come out with a good solution that will help everyday families in Florida deal with the challenges they face today."

Harriet gave us an inside view to the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. She was the director of United Ministries of Pensacola from 2000-2007 before moving to Texas. "What's so funny about this hurricane is it knew no wealth, no class, every type of person, every economic status, rich people, poor people, everybody got flooded," Harriet shared. "There are people that are older who this was their last home, and now they're ... You know, it's a terrible feeling."

The experiment appears to have worked.

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Jennifer was the communications director for the Obama White House from 2013- 2015. She grew up in Pascagoula, Miss. Her sister Dana was my lab partner at Ole Miss. In May, I talked to her about Sean Spicer, President Donald Trump's press secretary. "Sean Spicer is unable to succeed at his job," she said. "It is literally impossible because

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL WINS acre lake and heritage trees that haven't been touched in more than 200 years. "There were a couple of developers that were interested in purchasing it and they said we're going to put townhome communities there," she said. Murphy wrote a personal check for the down payment of the property and had three months to find a legacy donor. However, after failing to find a donor, she decided to try going to the county and talk to Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson and his staff about the opportunity to see if the county would have funding to purchase this piece of property. Commissioner Robinson chose Carpenter's Creek as his RESTORE project, so Murphy and Myers knew he would have the progressive mindset to understand the importance of obtaining this property and he did. The county purchased it and closed on the property on April 28. "We're really excited to get the county to work with us, as they tend to be very cooperative in helping us to obtain our goals, which is to make this a beautiful public space for the community to enjoy," Murphy added. Myers praised Robinson for choosing Carpenter Creek for his RESTORE project and for securing $1.3 million from the county for a master plan for the creek. She said, "This year has been the best year Carpenter's Creek has probably had in 50-60 years." Laurie Murphy / Courtesy Photo

By Brooke Weber New year, new Pensacola? Looking back on this past year, various environmental milestones in our city have been met. Local community members shared their environmental successes, losses and plans they have for 2018 that ensure growth will continue. Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy said one of her biggest successes in 2017 is Carpenter's Creek. Murphy said she became involved in the creek a year and a half ago when she received a complaint from a citizen that lives there. The woman had a bunch of trash piling up in her yard and trees were falling on the side of the creek bank due to significant erosion from urban development.

"It has been quite a large process, a lot larger than I thought." Laurie Murphy "That is when I became introduced to Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers," she said. They decided to do something about it and started cleaning it up. "It has been quite a large process, a lot larger than I thought." "The city has allowed all of these 66

businesses to dump their storm water into the creek and not just businesses, all of the water from Springdale subdivision is channelized into the creek," Councilwoman Myers said of the creek that was a popular recreational spot 50 years ago. "It doesn't go through any pipes." Now the city has put about 30 storm water vaults on pipes that go into the creek. Those vaults take trash, debris and chemicals out of the water. However, some businesses and big apartment complexes are grandfathered-in so their water goes directly into the creek untreated. It's costing taxpayers millions of dollars to clean this creek's water, according to Myers. Emerald Coastkeepers have organized several clean-ups of Carpenter's Creek, targeting different spots along its 5.2 miles that stretch from above Interstate-10 to Bayou Texar. The array of items pulled out of the creek have been unusual and dishearteningâ€”appliances, toilets, furniture, 42 shopping carts, tents, mattresses, tarps, blankets, and alcohol bottles were among the trash removed. So far, four miles of the creek have been cleaned up and approximately 20,000 pounds of trash have been removed. Murphy said a year ago she and Councilwoman Myers located the headwaters of Carpenter's Creek and found a piece of property on the creek for sale with a four-

"This year has been the best year Carpenter's Creek has probably had in 50-60 years." Sherri Myers Murphy praised the 35-40 regular volunteers who have helped with the cleanups. She said, "I could never have done it without them. They're the ones that need to be praised the most for their dedication, loyalty and their hard work."

2018 PROJECTS

Myers has already identified her next project for Carpenter's Creek. She wants to be sure the new bridge on 9th Avenue near Publix is the right bridge design for the creek, improves accessibility to creek, and has the proper lighting. Murphy has multiple projects planned for 2018, some that involve the creek and some that don't. Her next project with Carpenter's Creek will be invasive species removal and putting together an adopt-astream program through the city of Pensacola's Environmental Advisory Board that will recruit businesses and other private entities to adopt a section of the stream and keep it clean. In January, Emerald Coastkeepers will

have its first invasive species cleanup to give community members that don't get the opportunity to walk around much to have a nice, clean view of the creek. The goal is to build two educational centers and to raise funds for additional items along the creek, such as kayak and canoe launches, other green spaces or walkways for the public. Murphy has also started a Certified Storm Water Volunteer Program because stormwater is the largest source of pollution to all our waterways globally. She has created a Certified Clean Neighborhood Program to educate neighborhoods and homeowners associations on how to keep stormwater and neighborhoods cleaner. She also is a member of Waterkeeper Alliance, a national organization focused on clean water and aligned with similar environmental organizations in 34 countries.

"Ever since Scott Pruitt got appointed to take over the EPA, the EPA has relaxed environmental rules, especially to protect businesses and reduce cost to them." Murphy "Ever since Scott Pruitt got appointed to take over the EPA, the EPA has relaxed environmental rules, especially to protect businesses and reduce cost to them," Murphy said. "That can create a lot of dangerous and unhealthy conditions and violates the Clean Water Act." She is concerned about Pruitt's effort to reduce regulations because companies would be allowed to take shortcuts in their processes that release into the waters of the United States, which are protected by the Clean Water Act. She said, "Which means they can probably put out more chemical and reduce the quality of the water which can endanger the public in general." Not only is Pruitt trying to reduce the regulatory burden on industries, but he is trying to redefine what specific bodies of water qualify for the Clean Water Act regulations, she added. Pruitt is also trying to weaken the affluent guidelines. Right now there are limits on how much pollution coal power plants can release, and he's trying to allow them to be able to release more chemicals and relax those guidelines, which affects us locally with the Crist Plant. "So we're on a lot of national campaigns and all of those affect our area because we have some of the highest toxic release categories in our county due to the number of superfund sites that popped up before the Clean Water Act was institutionalized," inweekly.net

Carpenter's Creek at Brent Ln. / Courtesy Photo

Murphy said. "So because of that, now we have a lot of fallout and a lot of toxic pollution in Bayou Texar, we have toxic pollution in Bayou Chico and there's a lot of bodies of water that are directly or indirectly polluted from toxins."

IMPROVING SUSTAINABILITY

Another community activist, Christian Wagley, the Coastal Organizer for Gulf Restoration Network out of New Orleans, works on local water-quality issues, climate change and coastal resilience from Perdido Bay to Apalachicola Bay. Wagley works as a volunteer with 350 Pensacola that focuses on climate change issues. He owns a consulting business, Sustainable Town Concepts, where he works with architects and builders to make homes more efficient, as well as being active with Bike Pensacola.

"Getting more bikes on the street is a great thing for the city." Christian Wagley He wants to see Pensacola become more walkable and bike friendly. "Getting more bikes on the street is a great thing for the city," Wagley said. "Then drivers and other people get used to seeing bikes and it takes away that conflict between bicycles and cars." Riding a bike is the most efficient form of transportation there has ever been in December 21, 2017

history, according to Wagley. For decades, every meeting about traffic solutions has always been to add more lanes. Wagley said now we're having an incredible transformation where we're looking at ways to take lanes away and give more room for people. He thinks 350 Pensacola had a very successful year. The non-profit pushed for the city of Pensacola to form a task force to study climate change, how it affects the city of Pensacola and what they should do about it. That task force finally started meeting earlier this year. The committee is hearing from experts on several issues and considering recommendations. Another victory for 2017 was to see Congressman Gaetz acknowledge climate change, he said. Congressman Gaetz made very strong statements that the science is sound, that man is a main contributor and this is something that is so serious we need to act on it. He said, "I was very, very pleasantly surprised to hear how strongly he spoke on that." Even with the success that Pensacola has had this year, there are still challenges in our community. Wagley believes a huge problem locally is that we still get 90 percent of our energy from fossil fuels. Gulf Power is getting better by getting 11 percent from renewables, which is a step forward. Wagley is going to continue to push the city's task force to come up with good solutions for climate change and to continue to transition to clean energy. He said, "If we can get more solar energy here, so many of our environmental issues go away." {in} 7

sources to increasing its affordable housing inventory. He said, "We need to show our citizens, as well as companies looking to relocate to our area, that the City is invested in our workforce and that we are not willing to lose our most valuable resource â€“ our people â€“ to competing communities." The agreements approved last week are a step in that direction.

JOB OPENINGS The Escambia County

Ted Gorder and Bill Wein / Courtesy Photo

IMS EXPERTSERVICES LANDS PARTNER IMS ExpertServices has partnered with Trinity Hunt Partners, a private equity firm that teams with founder/owners of entrepreneurial companies to accelerate their success. Trinity Hunt Partners will help IMS ExpertServices advance its strategy through investments in expanded services and acquisitions. Terms of the transaction will not be disclosed. IMS ExpertServices has been self-funded since its launch. "The Trinity Hunt partnership allows us to recapitalize the business and accelerate its current growth trajectory" said Bill Wein, who will remain as Chief Executive Officer and a shareholder of the firm. "We will maintain our headquarters in Pensacola, only now with significantly more horsepower to expand." IMS ExpertServices was founded in 1992 by Bill Wein, Ted Gorder, William Hueter, and Bill's father, Mike. "In seeking a partner, we were attracted to Trinity Hunt's corporate culture and specific investment experience in the legal services industry" Wein said. "The resources of Trinity Hunt and their strategic approach will power our next phase of growth, expanding our reach and strengthening our delivery of the same best-inclass client and expert experience upon which IMS was founded." "We are excited to partner with Bill and Ted and the exceptional team they have built at IMS ExpertServices," said Pete Stein, Managing Partner of Trinity Hunt. "We plan to build upon these core competencies and ensure that IMS ExpertServices continues to be the premier expert witness provider for top law firms in the U.S." 88

BLOUNT DEAL FINALLY DONE On Dec. 14, the Pensacola City Council approved the development and sales agreements for local developer ParsCo to build 30 townhomes on the former W.A. Blount Junior High School site in west Pensacola. In June, the council approved the mayor's office entering into negotiations with ParsCo. Those negotiations took longer than expected because the city wanted a portion of the development to be affordable for teachers, firefighters, law enforcement and other working-class families. "I do want to say a lot of hard work has gone into this from a number of different people," said City Administrator Eric Olson. "I think what they're trying to do is seek the best compromise between how do you lift a neighborhood up and still provide some opportunity for housing that would be affordable to people who are around the median income." In 2011, Mayor Ashton Hayward had pushed the council to buy the property as part of his short-lived urban blight initiative. The Escambia County School District vacated the building in 1982. Frank McGinley purchased the building for $5,000 in 1996 but was unable to do anything with it. Blount Redevelopment, LLC bought it from McGinley in 2004. When the city purchased the site, documents filed with the Clerk of Courts showed the limited-liability corporation owners as Donald Moore, John O'Neil and Dr. Sunil Gupta. Other than a town hall meeting in 2013, the mayor's office did little with the property until last year when the mayor announced he wanted to sell it to a developer for workforce housing. In a viewpoint published Oct. 6, 2016, the mayor wrote the city must devote re-

Jail is accepting applications for Corrections Officer Trainees. No certification is necessary, but applicants must be willing to complete Corrections Basic Recruit School, which will be provided at no cost as outlined in the employment contract. During training, the position pays $13.75 per hour with an increase to $15.12 after successful completion of the training program and state certification. The next course is tentatively slated to begin in February. Classroom hours take place at George Stone Technical Center and will vary depending on the course, which may include nights and weekends. On-the-job training will be 12 hour rotating shifts to include days, nights, weekends and holidays at the county jail located at 2935 N. L Street The job offers a comprehensive benefit plan for employees who work 30 or more hours a week. Benefits include health, dental, life, vision, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts for medical and childcare, long-term disability, legal services, vacations, deferred compensation, retirement and other voluntary insurance products. Applicants should have a high school diploma or a GED, possess a valid driver's license and be at least 20 years of age. Preemployment screenings are required such as a drug test, Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test, computer voice stress analysis, background check and basic physical. Apply online at myescambia.com/jobs by Thursday, Dec. 28. For more information about the training program, please contact Lt. Shawn Hankins at sphankins@myescambia.com.

NO LOVE FOR HATCHERY A recent telephone survey conducted in early December by The Political Matrix found that only 20.4 percent of the city of Pensacola's most likely voters believe the fish hatchery should be placed at Bruce Beach. Inweekly hired The Political Matrix to gauge if the voters' attitude has changed as more information has become public. It appears voters have become even less enamored with the hatchery.

The Political Matrix conducted its study via Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology. The numbers used, landline and cellular, were supplied by the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office. Only households who voted at least three out of the last four elections were called. Both black and white voters said they don't want the fish hatchery at Bruce Beach by nearly the same percentage. Males were slightly more in favor of the hatchery (22.7 percent) than female voters (18.6 percent). The four council members that appear to be in favor of the fish hatchery at Bruce Beach have only between 20-28 percent of the voters in their districts agreeing with their decision: District 3 - Andy Terhaar 23.9 percent, District 4 - Larry Johnson 28.1 percent, District 5 - Gerald Wingate 23.9 percent, District 7 - Jewel Cannada-Wynn 20.0 percent.

AT&T GRANT FOR SCHOOLS Students

at Escambia High and Brown Barge Middle will benefit from a statewide investment by AT&T this year, one that seeks to increase understanding of how classroom curriculum translates into STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) careers. AT&T has once again has partnered with the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations (CFEF) to provide experiential learning opportunities for students in school districts across Florida. Real-world application of STEM education concepts, problem-solving and critical thinking skills will all be key elements of the 47 separate projects to be organized and funded through CFEF member local education foundations, including the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation. "We know that industries engaged in STEM disciplines will create a majority of high-value, high-wage jobs and within ten years, almost nine out of ten new jobs will require education beyond a high school degree," said Joe York, AT&T Florida President. At Brown Barge Middle, AT&T's grant for Robot Programming of Manufacturing Assembly will fund the purchase of two robotic arms with wrists and software that students will use to learn coding techniques. Teachers Heath Parr and Richard Hunter will teach basic and advanced coding skills to students while IHMC staff will provide advice to teachers, student training and career guidance. Escambia High's Matthew MacGregor is using the grant money provided by AT&T to purchase equipment that will be used for DNA Analysis of Lionfish Prey, a project which is intended to help curb the lioninweekly.net

fish population by examining and dissecting their guts to identify prey. Escambia High is collaborating with UWF's Department of Environmental Protection, University of Florida SeaGrant, Escambia County Marine Resources and local dive shops on the project.

STEAK COOK-OFF RAISES $29,500

Seville Rotary's Seventh Ever Arrogant Steak Cook-Off was held in October and raised $29,500 for Manna Food Pantries, Capstone Adaptive Learning Center, ECARE, Junior Achievement, Boys and Girls Club, Children's Home Society, First Tee of NWFL and Autism Pensacola. "This is Seville Rotary's signature event and has become one of the most talked about cook-off events in the Pensacola area. We want to thank our partners who make it happen: Winn Dixie, Henry Chiropractic, Goldring Gulf, and Seville Quarter," said Michael Brinkley, Seville Rotary's President. "It feels great to give back to our local community in such a fun way. We have raised over $50,000 in the past two years and we know that it is positively impacting our community through these wonderful organizations, and that's what it's all about."

"We have raised over $50,000 in the past two years and we know that it is positively impacting our community through these wonderful organizations, and that's what it's all about." Michael Brinkley During the event, 26 four-person teams treated over 1,000 attendees to their mouthwatering steak creations with 900 New York Strip steaks courtesy of Winn Dixie. The teams were judged based on voting by both the attendees and the special guest judges, Collier Merrill, Candy Cullerton, and Winn Dixie executives. The winners were: First Place-The Most Arrogant Steak Champion: EggFest, Second Place-Almost Arrogant: Cantonment Rotary Club and Third Place-Kinda Arrogant: Brothers in BBQ - IFF Local 707. Fairhope Sunset Rotary Club won the People's Choice and Best Rotary Club awards.

HATCHERY SHENANIGANS Councilwoman Sherri Myers continues to bedevil Mayor Ashton Hayward. Last week, the mayor placed a couple items on the council agenda to help bolster his case in the lawsuit regarding the fish hatchery at December 21, 2017

Bruce Beach. He got Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn to co-sponsor the items. Myers objected to City Attorney Lysia Bowling. In November, she and Councilman Brian Spencer wanted to discuss the fish hatchery that Mayor Ashton Hayward wants built on Bruce Beach but the items were pulled after Bowling said it would not be appropriate to discuss them because of the lawsuit. Myers asked Bowling why the different rules for the mayor. "We were led to believe that it would not be appropriate to discuss our agenda items due to a lawsuit filed against the city," wrote Myers in an email. "Then low and behold, the mayor and a council member collaborated to place on the agenda, with the blessings I assume of the city attorney, an item that would declare the lease is "clarified" that construction on the Bruce Beach property has commenced." Myers later spoke with Bowling and told Inweekly that the city attorney had not changed her opinion. Before the agenda review on Dec. 11, Mayor Hayward pulled the items off the agenda.

NEW EMPLOYER On Friday, Dec. 8,

FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance celebrated that VetFed Resources, Inc. has opened a new location in Pensacola, creating 20 new jobs. Commissioner Lumon May, PEDC board member Dave Hoxeng and FloridaWest board member Karen Sindel spoke at the event. The 20 new jobs and two retained jobs, with above-average wages, and the $95,000 initial capital investment put into this existing office property will have positive impact on our economy. "We are very honored that VetFed has chosen Pensacola to open their new facility," said Scott Luth, FloridaWest CEO. "It is proof of the partnerships between FloridaWest, Escambia County, the City of Pensacola and the State of Florida supporting a positive business climate to attract and grow business, especially those that serve our great military community. " VetFed's Pensacola office will be responsible for the day-to-day operations in support of a federal contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical disability examinations. "VetFed is proud to have been awarded the Medical Disability Exam contract," said VetFed CEO Al Giambone, "We are committed to helping the Department of Veterans Affairs fulfill its mission to expedite veteran disability claims and improve the disability examination experience. Along with its partner, VetFed plays a key role in providing our nation's veterans the efficient, high quality disability evaluation process they deserve." {in} 9

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YEAR IN REVIEW

Is it just us or did 2017 feel like the longest year ever? Seriously, so much happened between the presidential inauguration in January and now that it's pretty much impossible to remember it all. But we triedâ€”because what's a year without a year end recap?

December 21, 2017

By Joani Delezen, Shelby Nalepa, Jennie McKeon & Daniel Barnes

2017

NATIONAL HEADLINES 1. THE TWITTER PRESIDENT

From referring to Kim Jong Un as "Little Rocket Man" to calling just about every criticism against him "fake news," at least 2017 hasn't been boring for President Donald Trump. The president's refugee ban and desire to build a wall on the Mexican

border earlier in the year were almost overshadowed by his close relationship with Vladamir Putin and his defending alleged child sex offender Roy Moore. And we're still wondering what "covfefe" means.

2. WOMEN'S RISE

The largest single-day protest in U.S. history came in the form of the Women's March this year, with over 400 protests taking place around the country and over 100 more worldwide in response to President Trump's inauguration. Millions of people—many donning pink beanies— gathered to advocate for legislation and policies regarding human rights, women's rights, reproductive rights, healthcare and immigration reform.

3. #METOO

egory 5 storms the country has ever seen. Hurricane Maria was the deadliest to strike the Caribbean, with estimates of over 1,000 deaths in Puerto Rico. Hurricane Harvey caused massive flooding in Houston, while Irma, the strongest recorded storm to ever exist in the Atlantic, pummeled areas of South Florida.

6. DACA

On Sept. 5 President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced plans to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The policy, which came out of the Obama administration, protects nearly 800,000 young immigrants from deportation who are living in the U.S. illegally after being brought here as minors.

7. TAKE A KNEE

Film producer Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct and rape allegations sparked a nationwide conversation which led more victims to speak out against their own alleged abusers which include public figures Kevin Spacey, Matt Lauer, Roy Moore and, of course, President Trump. Time Magazine published a list of 94 men in the public eye who have been accused of sexual misconduct this year alone.

Initially moved to protest police brutality on people of color, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat and kneeled during a game in August 2016, which sparked more anthem protests as well as debate in 2017. This fall the NFL's national anthem protests became more widespread when over 200 players sat or kneeled in response to Trump's calling for owners to fire the protesting players.

4. SOLAR ECLIPSE

8. LAS VEGAS SHOOTING

On Aug. 21 a total solar eclipse crossed the U.S., making it the first in 99 years to be visible across the entire contiguous United States. Not since the Feb. 1979 eclipse had a total eclipse been visible from anywhere in the mainland U.S. Those lucky enough to be in the path of totality got the full experience.

On Oct. 1 gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire from the 32nd floor of his hotel room onto a crowd at a country music

festival on the Las Vegas Strip. A total of 58 people died and another 546 were injured. The incident, the deadliest mass shooting committed by an individual in the U.S., reignited debate on gun control laws, but no new restrictions have been passed into law yet.

9. TRANSGENDER MILITARY POLICY

In October, a federal judge rejected the Trump administration's bar on transgender troops, which means they are now free to serve in the military. Transgender people will be allowed to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the Federal District Court in Washington, said that the ban most likely violates constitutional rights to due process and equal protection.

10. CALIFORNIA FIRES

This year's California wildfire season was the most destructive one on record, with fires breaking out in both northern and southern California. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire, a total of 8,771 fires have burned 1.3 million acres of land, destroying over 1,000 structures. The most destructive, the Thomas fire in Ventura County, is now the fifth largest in state history and the blaze is still not yet contained.

5. HURRICANES

2017's hurricane season was anything but mild, with some of the strongest cat-

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INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES 1. RUSSIA

Vladimir Putin can't even so much as play the piano without it making headline news. And in Washington, D.C., the investigation continues into Russia's meddling with the 2016 U.S. presidential election. President Donald Trump says there is no collusion, but some Republican lawmakers, including local Congressman Matt Gaetz, have made efforts to remove FBI Director Robert Mueller from the investigation. Oh, and Trump already fired the last FBI Director that started the investigation, James Comey.

2. PARIS ATTACKS

Sound familiar? It should. In 2015, 2016 and also 2017, Paris suffered more headlinegrabbing attacks. In February, a machetewielding man attacked soldiers in a shopping mall near the Louvre yelling "Allahu Akbar." In April, ISIS claimed responsibility after an attacker got out of a car and fired an automatic weapon at a parked police van, killing the police officer inside. He began shooting others on the nearby sidewalk until he was shot and killed by police.

4. LOVE IS LOVE

In November, Australia celebrated its historic vote to make same-sex marriage legal. Australians took part in a two-month postal survey voicing whether they were in favor or opposed to the ruling. More than 12.7 million people in the country took part in the survey. Statistics showed that 61 percent of the population voted to allow same-sex marriage.

5. SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT OUSTED

Earlier this year, South Korea's President Park Geun-hye was ousted after she was arrested on 18 criminal charges including bribery, coercion, abuse of office and illegal leaking of government secrets. There were months of political turmoil as crowds gathered in central Seoul to demand Park's resignation. In March, she was officially removed from office. 6. Brexit In June 2016, voters in the United Kingdom voted in a referendum for the UK to leave the European Union. The logistics and planning have carried over into 2017. Now, the official Brexit is scheduled for 11 a.m. UK time on Friday, March 29, 2019.

6. BREXIT

In June 2016, voters in the United Kingdom voted in a referendum for the UK to leave the European Union. The logistics and planning have carried over into 2017. Now, the official Brexit is scheduled for 11 a.m. UK time on Friday, March 29, 2019.

according to Shariah Law. This move forward is a big one for the ultraconservative kingdom.

8. HURRICANE MARIA

In mid-September, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. It was recorded as a Category 5 storm with winds as high as 174 miles per hour. The storm is regarded as the worst natural disaster on record in Dominica and Puerto Rico killing hundreds of people and leaving even more without basic necessities such as water and electricity. It was the deadliest storm in an already-active 2017 hurricane season.

9. EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO

Amid the Hurricane Maria news, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Mexico in September, killing hundreds of people and toppling buildings. It was also the anniversary of a large earthquake that killed thousands of people in 1985. Just hours before the 2017 quake, people were commemorating the 1985 disaster.

10. JERUSALEM

In December, President Trump said he recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Not surprisingly, Palestinians did not take kindly to the news. Instead, they went out in the streets and protested in the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem. File this one under: to be continued in 2018.

7. MORE WOMEN ON THE ROAD

In September, Saudi Arabia announced it would allow women to drive. Saudi Arabia is home to Islam's holiest sites and is ruled

3. MANCHESTER UNITED

On May 22, a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb was detonated as people were leaving an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, United Kingdom. Twenty-three people were killed including the attacker. In June, Grande returned to the stage for the One Love Manchester with appearances from Miley Cyrus, Coldplay and Katy Perry, to name a few.

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LOCAL HEADLINES 1. PLANT EXPLOSION

An explosion at International Paper's Cantonment mill in January resulted in an estimated $80-$120 million in costs. According to IP, the cause of the explosion was a gas build up due to an electrical failure. Debris from the explosion covering surrounding areas in the Woodbury Circle neighborhood had to be cleaned up in the days after, and the plant didn't resume full operations until April.

2. BILLY BOYETTE

Accused serial killer Billy Boyette and his accomplice Mary Rice led police on a multistate manhunt in February, which led to their capture at a motel room in Georgia. Boyette committed suicide to avoid capture, while Rice surrendered and was charged with first-degree murder for her involvement. The week-long killing spree resulted in the deaths of four women including Boyette's girlfriend Alicia Greer and Jacqueline Jeanette Moore in Milton, and two women while they were at their homes, Lillian woman Peggy Broz and Kayla Crocker from Beulah.

May, the Pensacola City Council voted 4-3 to pass the ban. Days later, the ACLU of Florida sued the city, claiming it violated the First Amendment. Four months later, the council unanimously repealed the ban and ACLU withdrew its lawsuit.

5. CONFEDERATE MONUMENT DEBATE

In August, nearly 300 protestors and counter-protestors gathered to dispute the removal of the city's most prominent confederate monument. The rally resulted after Mayor Ashton Hayward called for its removal. One arrest resulted from the rally. Ultimately, no decisions were made and the 50-foot monument still stands where it always has.

4. PANHANDLING BAN REPEALED Confederate monument illustration courtesy of the UWF Historic Trust Collections

For the third time since 2012, the city of Pensacola had to back down on its efforts to ban panhandling in downtown Pensacola. In

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2017 was a major year for downtown developers, with the new downtown YMCA enjoying its first year of operations, Quint Studer's apartment complex Southtowne nearing completion and One Palafox Place officially opening their co-working and breezeway spaces. A $35 million redevelopment plan of the former Hawkshaw neighborhood on 9th Avenue and East Romana Street is also moving forward, which would see the construction of a multi-use condominium, restaurant and retail property.

8. JOHN DYE TRIAL

Local photographer John Dye, who drove his truck through an East Hill home killing Donna Alexander in 2015, received his sentencing in early December after a lengthy court battle. Found guilty for vehicular homicide, Dye was huffing duster moments before the crash and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

9. FEE SIMPLE DEBATE

Congressman Matt Gaetz got a bill passed by the House that would have allowed leaseholds to own their property on Santa Rosa Island. A group of citizens claimed it was a huge land giveaway that would allow developers to own the beach. They fought the measure and got. U.S. Senator Bill Nelson to withdraw his support of the measure, which effectively killed it.

3. HATCHERY CONTROVERSY

The fish hatchery program, which was planned to be developed on Bruce Beach using over $18 million in BP funds, was hit with a lawsuit in November after intense scrutiny from residents. The lawsuit against the city alleged the hatchery's lease was invalid and the city failed to follow its own rules and Florida law by not bringing the project through the Community Redevelopment Agency. The state also failed to begin construction of the Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Hatchery and Enhancement Center by the May deadline.

7. DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT

6. GO ARGOS

10. BAYVIEW PARK CROSS

The University of West Florida football team made history by being the fastest team in college football history to go from start-up to playoff team. In only its second season, the Argos are made it to a National Championship game in Kansas City against Texas A&M-Commerce. The team lost the game, 37-27, but won the hearts of Pensacola.

The American Humanists Association and the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit against the city of Pensacola asking for the cross to be removed because they believed it violated the separation of church and state. Federal Judge Roger Vinson agreed. The city is appealing the ruling with the help of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which is representing the city free of charge.

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POP CULTURE 1. THE WOMEN'S MARCH

Millions of women marched in cities across the country in response to Donald Trump's inauguration. The Women's March was organized to advocate for women's rights, LGBTQ rights, immigration reform, affordable healthcare and more. And nearly a year later, the momentum hasn't stopped.

2. BEYONCÉ BABIES

Two words: Rumi and Sir. In February of 2017, Queen Bey announced her pregnancy of twins in an Instagram post. Draped in a sage green veil and holding her bare belly, Beyoncé looked like Mother Earth herself in the now iconic post. Honorable mention for second-best pregnancy post was Serena Williams who accidentally announced she was pregnant on Snapchat later in the year.

3. ENVELOPES

The 2017 Academy Awards show was largely forgettable with perfectly fine performances and predictable wins. But in the last few minutes, the show was

flipped upside down when "La La Land" was erroneously pronounced the winner of Best Picture. Turns out presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were given the wrong envelope. The acceptance speech had to be interrupted midway to announce that "Moonlight" had in fact won the award.

4. KENDALL'S PEPSI CAN

In a year with breaking news headlines daily, it feels like the tone-deaf Pepsi commercial was years ago. But it was only in April when Twitter took the soda company to task after an ad ran showing model and Kardashian stepsister, Kendall Jenner calming the tension between a police officer and protestors with a can of Pepsi. Pepsi was rightfully chided for making light of the Black Lives Matter movement. The commercial was pulled and Pepsi issued an apology.

5. WELCOME TO SESAME STREET In April, Sesame Street introduced a 4-year-old Julia to the cast of characters. The colorful Muppet was the debut of the show's first autistic character. In her first episode, her friend, Abby explained to Big Bird "She does things a little differently, in that Julia sort of way." Yet another important lesson from public television.

6. WONDER WOMAN

In a world where superhero movies rule the box office, there was still some skepticism over DC's "Wonder Woman" starring Gal Gadot. But it broke records, becoming the biggest opening ever for a movie directed by a woman, Patty Jenkins, with $100.5 million debut. Take that, Batman.

7. BIG "REPUTATION"

Swifties have been waiting anxiously for a new album from their girl and she finally delivered late this year with "Reputation." In true Taylor Swift fashion, the album sparked many conversations, controversies and even more sales. "Reputation" sold 1.2 million copies in its first week.

8. HARVEY WEINSTEIN, MATT LAUER, AL FRANKEN…

After reports from The New York Times and the New Yorker accusing movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual abuse, the flood gates opened with people speaking out against sexual misconduct. From men in politics (Roy Moore and Al Franken), to media (Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose) and back to Hollywood (Kevin Spacey and Louis C.K.), the allegations and

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apologizes seemed to appear almost daily all winter. And some say this is just the beginning.

REST IN PEACE

9. AN AMERICAN PRINCESS

On Nov. 27, hearts broke all over the world when Prince Harry announced he was engaged to American actress Meghan Markle. Markle breaks some of the royal protocol in that she is divorced, biracial and a Jewish American. And that makes us like her more.

10. LATE NIGHT TV

From Jimmy Kimmel's 13-minute, heartfelt monologue about healthcare to Stephen Colbert's interview with Anthony Scaramucci, who held the position of White House Communications Director for a whole 10 days, late night talk shows have been largely using their platforms to talk about current affairs—with jokes of course. And in a world where you can't escape the news, it's comforting that we can sometimes laugh at it.

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When it comes to celebrity deaths, 2017 was a terrible, heartbreak of a year for music. And TV. And comedy. Ok, it was just bad all around. Here's a look back at who we lost this past year. Gregg Allman Singer-songwriter Chester Bennington Linkin Park frontman Chuck Berry Music icon Michael Bond Author, creator of Paddington Bear Glen Campbell Country singer and guitarist David Cassidy 1970s teen idol Chris Cornell Lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave Fats Domino Legendary NOLA musician John Heard Actor Hugh Hefner Playboy founder Sir John Hurt Actor Jerry Lewis Comedian, director and actor Lil Peep Up-and-coming rapper Mary Tyler Moore Actress Roger Moore Actor, former James Bond star Bill Paxton Actor Tom Petty Rock 'n' roll legend Della Reese Jazz/pop singer turned TV actress Don Rickles Comedian George Romero Filmmaker, writer and editor Sam Shepard Pulitzer-winning playwright, actor, author and director Mel Tillis Country Music Hall of Famer Adam West Star of the 1960s "Batman" TV series Malcolm Young AC/DC guitarist

TOP TO BOTTOM: A YEAR IN MOVIES Only one of the ten highest-grossing films of 2017 was not a remake, a sequel or part of an extended comic book universe. That film is the 1980s nostalgia-obsessed "It." Based on the 1980s bestseller by Stephen King, "It" is a movie that waits until the final credits to inform the audience they just watched "Chapter One" ("Chapter Two" comes out in 2019). Mainstream cinema might be more pre-sold than ever, but film critic Daniel Barnes wasn't buying, and instead dug deeper to find the brightest cinematic gems of 2017.

DANIEL'S TOP 10 FILMS 5. GET OUT

Jordan Peele's scathing and satisfying horror movie only grows richer with a second viewing, capturing the terror of being the other in a world run by morally perverse white people. Behold the Coagula!

6. PERSONAL SHOPPER The overhyped likes of Margot Robbie and Emma Stone might win the awards, but Kristen Stewart is still the best young actress working today. Her "Clouds of Sils Maria" collaborator Olivier Assayas directs this entrancing story of a medium struggling to connect with her deceased twin.

1. THE FLORIDA PROJECT

While 2017 saw blockbuster cinema nudge ever further up the endless asshole of nostalgia, a path that can only lead to suffocation and death, Sean Baker's absorbing story of impoverished children running wild in the shadow of Disneyworld felt more alive than anything in years.

2. PHANTOM THREAD

Sumptuous yet surprisingly intimate, a mix of meticulous design and messy emotions, with powerful lead performances from Daniel Day-Lewis as a hyper-controlling fashion designer and Vicky Krieps as the woman who refuses to join his assembly line of ex-girlfriends.

3. YOUR NAME

In a year filled with films that successfully cohabited honest humanity with elements of the supernatural, animator Makoto Shinkai's metaphysical teenage mind-scrambler rises above the crowd.

4. GOOD TIME

Robert Pattinson's coolly ferocious con man leaves a trail of damaged lives in his wake in Josh and Benny Safdie's outrageous urban nightmare, a film that manages to match the relentlessness of its protagonist.

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7. A GHOST STORY

It's easy to dismiss something as sincere as "A Ghost Story," and slinging feces at David Lowery's immaculate story of a white-sheeted spirit waiting out eternity has predictably become a sport for film Twitter baboons. But I remain firmly in the corner of this graceful film about the timelessness of grief.

8. MOTHER!

The visceral moviegoing experience of the year, a stupendously tense and disturbing piece of cinema from Darren Aronofsky. If mother! made more money, Michelle Pfeiffer would be collecting wheelbarrows of awards for her devilish supporting performance.

DANIEL'S BOTTOM 5 FILMS

DANIEL'S TOP 5 DOCUMENTARIES

1. BAYWATCH

1. LA 92

Other films were more offensive and/ or more pretentious, but perhaps no other film in cinema history failed to clear a lower bar of expectations.

2. THE LAST FACE

Dental hygiene foreplay! A sex scene set to the Red Hot Chili Peppers! Wait, what was Sean Penn's sermonizing stinker about again? African genocide or something. Thank God cinema wasn't alive to see this.

3. THE BOOK OF HENRY

The magical treehouse was bad enough, but when a midpoint twist flips "The Book of Henry" into a Manic Pixie Rape Revenge movie, it exposes an ugly core utterly at odds with the film's apple-cheeked exterior.

4. HOSTILES

All the hollow ponderousness of "The Revenant" without the technical exuberance. Christian Bale gruffly mutters like sleepy Batman, but it's Rosamund Pike who delivers the most embarrassing performance of the year.

5. I DOâ€ŚUNTIL I DON'T

Writer/director/producer/star Lake Bell leads a shrill ensemble through this shockingly unfunny death march of clichĂŠs about love and marriage.

A harrowing, sweeping, elegantly constructed montage about the Los Angeles riots of 1992, filled with jaw-dropping footage largely captured by camcorderwielding amateurs.

2. THE WORK

This woefully underseen emotional powerhouse about physically and emotionally intensive group therapy sessions inside the walls of Folsom Prison left me a blubbering wreck.

3. DINA

Shot and structured more like an indie rom-com than a documentary, this funny, fully drawn love story concerns an autistic couple navigating emotional and sexual minefields on the eve of their wedding.

4. DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME A stunning work of curation, this story of fortune, folly and film preserved in permafrost contains enough turn-of-thecentury celebrity cameos to impress E.L. Doctorow.

5. KEDI

Part God-mode Cats of Instagram story stream, and part travelogue of modern-day Istanbul, "Kedi" provides the fluffy antidote that this year so desperately needed.

9. BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99

Bone-crunching genre flick nirvana, with a legitimately intimidating Vince Vaughn maiming his way through an underground prison network to save his pregnant wife.

10. LADY BIRD

A great Sacramento movie, capturing both our low-key beauty and our high-key inferiority complex, but also a great movie about growing up, with honest performances from Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf.

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Hometown Holiday Show By Stephanie Sharp

INWEEKLY: How do you think the experience of your music shifts from listening to a finished record to performing the pieces live? PECK: Performing my music is a challenge. Right now I am performing by triggering samples and effects, almost like a DJ would, except all the tracks were created by me. I have discussed performing my music as a band, but that isn't really possible right now. AURELIO: We perform the songs live exactly how they were written and recorded, but the experience live is different. We always get sweaty and I can always guarantee that it will be loud, heavy and the potential for either broken sticks and/or strings.

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There's no shame in admitting that by next week, most people will have had enough of holiday cheer and family time. For all creatures ready for a post-holiday stirring, chizuko is featuring four local bands on Christmas nightâ€”Luckily I'm the Hunter, PRECUBED, Acorns and BLSSR. Luckily I'm the Hunter (LITH) is a guitar and drums duo featuring Jollan Aurelio and William Pitts. Aurelio is a full-time musician with The Asia Project and Pitts is a charter boat captain. The pair have been friends since childhood and have played music together in many contexts, but it wasn't until recently that they strayed from the conventional band to form the guitarand-drum-only project. Geoff Peck started creating music as BLSSR about six years ago after a career change that left him without enough time to play in bands. After a friend introduced him to a music production program called Ableton Live, Peck was able to channel his creative energies into music once again, even with a hectic work schedule. Aurelio, the guitarist half of LITH, and Peck, solo creator of BLSSR, both talked to Inweekly before the upcoming holiday show about evolving their unique sounds and what influences their music. December 21, 2017

INWEEKLY: How would you describe the music you make? PECK: I'm sure everyone says this, but I have a hard time describing the music I've been creating lately. It's a combination of sampling and programming, alongside performing on standard musical instruments like guitar, bass, keyboards and synthesizers. It's lo-fi, electronic music that is influenced by folk and psychedelic rock, hip-hop, gospel, YouTube celebrities, Reddit, skateboarding, Baroque architecture, the DIY community, America Online chat rooms, Jesus and Ram Dass.

"I'm sure everyone says this, but I have a hard time describing the music I've been creating lately." Geoff Peck AURELIO: Two guys, one guitar and drums. Joking aside, the music we make is instrumental music with post-rock and math-rock influences that incorporates live looping as well.

INWEEKLY: Thinking about the Pensacola music scene, what's it like as musicians? How does it compare to playing shows away from home? Is there anything missing from the scene locally? AURELIO: I can only give a personal perspective on this and say that I'm thankful for all the friends we made and new bands we discovered. I could also say this about playing shows away from home. I wouldn't say there's anything missing in the Pensacola scene, but I could say that there is always more room for more bands, more venues and more people to be involved in the scene. It's always welcome and interesting to see new bands emerge.

"It's always welcome and interesting to see new bands emerge." Jollan Aurelio PECK: I grew up playing shows in Pensacola, but I am not the guy to ask about the local scene. So much has changed in the last ten or so years. It's rare, but when I do go out, I'm always encouraged and inspired by the new young kids coming up. INWEEKLY: What inspired/influenced your 2016 album "Novageist"? AURELIO: We had all sorts of inspirationâ€”from movie scores, video games that include Megaman, Castlevania and more. They were a collection of ideas that we strived to convey a certain feeling, such as a car chase or anything that may provoke an individual to perceive something on their own.

INWEEKLY: What inspired/influenced your "Summer17" cassette/album? PECK: The release was almost completely unplanned and impulsive. I threw together a mix of 10 songs for a show and really fell in love with the collection as a whole. I sent them over to a friend in New Orleans who has a tape duplication setup, and later that week I had a cassette of my songs in hand. The name was inspired by the fashion industry. I was channeling the idea of designers' lookbooks of their seasonal clothing lines. But rather than creating a body of work representing the next season, Summer17 is a snapshot of what I was creating this past summer. I wanted the album, merch and web presence to all share a cohesive look reflecting that time.

"I threw together a mix of 10 songs for a show and really fell in love with the collection as a whole." Peck INWEEKLY: Why do you think local, live music is important for people to support? What does it bring to a city or community? AURELIO: Local live music is important for people to support, because there are so many talented people with potential to do more. Personally, I would be a closeted musician forever if I never had the support of others to encourage me to do more. If we all came together to support each other unconditionally, then we can encourage more people to do more as well. Pensacola is a weird place that I know everyone can appreciate for its unique culture. {in}

LUCKILY I'M THE HUNTER, PRECUBED, ACORNS AND BLSSR

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THURSDAY 12.21

HOLIDAY ICE SKATING Get into the spirit with a few spins around the ice. Dates run through Dec. 28 where the ice rink at the Pensacola Bay Center will be playing holiday music and feature festive decorations. Hourly sessions run from 2 to 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com WINTERFEST PERFORMANCE TOURS Climb on the Winterfest trolley and get immersed in Christmas stories re-told live in action. The Polar Express tour runs through the Dec. 24 and the Grinch tour runs through Dec. 23. Tours run from 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $12-$20 for adults and $5-$10 for kids. For more information, visit pensacolawinterfest.org

HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPLAY Stop by the Southtel, Inc. building at 13020 Sorrento Rd. The show runs every 15 minutes from 5:30 to 8:25 p.m. nightly through the New Year.

Pensacola Opera perform Christmas classics such as "Silent Night" or "Away in a Manger." Seatings are for 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. To reserve a table, call 469-9898. greatsouthernrestaurants.com

WONDERLAND OF LIGHTS View elaborate holiday light displays, visit Santa and enjoy holiday treats. It's open 6-9 p.m. daily through Dec. 30 (except Dec. 11-12) and open to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturdays. $20 per vehicle and up. Pensacola Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Highway. thewonderlandoflights.com

ZOO LIGHTS See the Gulf Breeze Zoo get in the spirit with beautiful holiday displays throughout the zoo. The display are up through Dec. 30 with nightly viewings from 5-9 p.m. Santa will be visiting Dec. 21 and 23 from 5-8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and children, $5 for zoo members. Gulf Breeze Zoo, 5701 Gulf Breeze Parkway. gulfbreezezoo.org

FRIDAY 12.22

KID'S HOLIDAY CRAFTS Take the kids to Shaggy's Pensacola Beach, located at 701 Pensacola Beach Blvd. for free holiday crafts, s'mores bar and hot chocolate from 1 to 4 p.m. Best partâ€”it's free. SANTA'S PHOTO PARTY Hop on Santa's sleigh outside Artel Gallery and get your annual holiday photo. 5-9 p.m. Free. 223 S. Palafox. pensacolawinterfest.org

SATURDAY 12.23

JACKSON'S PRESENTS: DECK THE HALLS Enjoy a delicious lunch while listening to

SANTA'S PHOTO PARTY Hop on Santa's sleigh outside Artel Gallery and get your annual holiday photo. 5-9 p.m. Free. 223 S. Palafox. pensacolawinterfest.org WINTERFEST PERFORMANCE TOURS Climb on the Winterfest trolley and get immersed in Christmas stories re-told live in action. Tours run from 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $16-$35 for adults and $9-$19 for kids. For more information, visit pensacolawinterfest.org

AJ BRAVEHEARTS TOYS FOR TOTS BENEFIT CONCERT Enjoy performances from RothchildTribute to Van Halen, AJ the Musician, Palafoxx, Lugosi and Gotham City Troubadour Jam Session, Top 3 Drumline and Coastal Fire. Show starts at 6 p.m. Admission is $5-$7 and one unwrapped toy for a boy or girl. Tickets are sold at the door. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com POLAR EXPRESS UNDER THE STARS Head to The Vineyard at 12th Avenue and watch the animated movie "The Polar Express." Showtimes are 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 and Saturday and Dec. 23. The Vineyard at 12th Ave. 1010 N. 12th Ave. Ste. 111. facebook.com/pensacolavineyardbistrowinebar

MONDAY 12.25

A 'BLUES CHRISTMAS' Stop by Seville Quarter as The Blues Society of Northwest Florida presents a special night of Christmas Blues Party featuring Lang Holloman and The Soul Bells starting at 7 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

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VETERAN'S MEETING 4 p.m. Free. Ever'man

Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org AWM WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com PENSACOLA NUMISMATIC SOCIETY 5:30 p.m. Sonny's BBQ, 630 N Navy Blvd. SELECT LATIN DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY

6:30-9 p.m. $10. Salsa, Cha Cha, Bachata and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com SOUTHERN HEARTBURN 7 p.m. $10-$15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com WHITE TIE ROCK ENSEMBLE PRESENTS: TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA 7:30 p.m.

$28-$38. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. saengertheatre.com

FRIDAY 12.22

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

tional Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. City Grocery,

2050 N. 12th Ave.

HAPPY HOUR COOK OUTS 5 p.m. Drink

specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DATE NIGHT DANCING 6:30-8 p.m. $15. Learn the basics of several romantic ballroom and country dance styles in group classes that keep partners together. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com RUMOURS- A FLEETWOOD MAC TRIBUTE 7 818 1

p.m. $15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Single Fin Cafe, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/singlefincafe

SATURDAY 12.23

SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road, Pace. PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques. Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com JUNIOR HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION 12-4 p.m. PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Highway. pensacolahumane.org LAST MINUTE MARKET 2-5 p.m. A shopping event for all your procrastinator's out there featuring local artisans and retail shops. Wild Lemon, 3000 N. 12th Ave. .facebook.com/ beawildlemon

AJs BRAVEHEARTS- TOYS FOR TOTS BENEFIT CONCERT 6 p.m. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox.

vinylmusichall.com DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com

SUNDAY 12.24

GROUP MEDITATION 9-10:30 a.m. Free.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

MONDAY 12.25

UGLY SWEATER BAR BINGO 8 p.m. Apple An-

nie's in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

LUCKILY I'M THE HUNTER 9 p.m. With PRECUBED, Acrons and BLSSR. chizuko, 506 W.

Belmont St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola

TUESDAY 12.26

COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com O'RILEY'S PINT RUNNERS 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays through Jan. 30. O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.com POETRY OPEN MIC 6-8 p.m. Constant Coffee & Tea, 615 Scenic Highway. facebook. com/pensacolapoetry COUNTRY DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. $10. Country Two Step, East Coast Swing, Competition Choreography and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com ICE FLYERS VS. MISSISSIPPI RIVERKINGS 6:35 p.m. $15-$29. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com

COMEDY NIGHT 7 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery,

2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com

HEALING CLINIC AND MEDITATION 7:15-8:30

p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org AFTER GAME SKATE 10 p.m. $9-$12. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com

WEDNESDAY 12.27

WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. Margaritaville

Beach Hotel, 16 Fort Pickens Road.

PILATES & PINOT 6-7 p.m. $12. Pure Pilates

Downtown, 426 S Palafox. purepilatespensacola.com WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SWING DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY 6:30-10 p.m. $5-$10. Professional west coast swing instruction for all levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org PUB TRIVIA 8-10 p.m. Wednesdays through Jan. 2018. O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.com FREE DANCE LESSONS 8-8:30 p.m. Free beginner west coast swing dance lesson. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com inweekly.net

The Capitol Steps in Concert Friday, January 19, 2018, 7:30 p.m. Pensacola Saenger Theatre Tickets available beginning December 1 through Ticketmaster 800.745.3000.

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December 21, 2017

calendar Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org. CLAY SCULPTURE

Six-week workshops held Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

Bars & Nightlife

≥Bar Games Thursdays

LADIES NIGHT 5

Sculpture by Andrew Adamson / On view at Pensacola Museum of Ar t

Arts & Culture

≥Events

PMA GALLERY TOURS 2:30 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free with museum admission. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

≥Current Exhibits

FEAR AND FOLLY: THE VISIONARY PRINTS OF FRANCISCO GOYA AND FREDERICO CASTELLON On view

through Dec. 31. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org PHILIC/PHOBIC

On view through Dec. 31. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org REBELS WITH A CAUSE: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST 020 2

WOMEN On view

through Dec. 31. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org FINE LINES OF FASHION On view Dec.

5 through Jan. 6 Fashion illustrations by Julie McGrath. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org EYE CANDY On view through Jan. 5. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org PSC ART FACULTY AND STAFF EXHIBIT

On view through Jan. 12. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu CROSSING BOUNDARIES: ART AND THE FUTURE OF ENERGY

On view through Jan. 14. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

CONTAINED PLAY

On view through Feb. Artists from the

University of West Florida Advanced Sculpture: Public Art course—Katie Carff, John Davis and Michael Stewart—created this accumulation of orbs and light as part of their coursework. Main Street Façade Sculpture Garden at Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org DOCUFLORIDA On view through Feb. 4. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org PHILATELY & FRIENDSHIP: THE ART OF ACE On

view through Feb. 27. Exhibition of 50 illustrated envelopes created by members of Art Cover Exchange. T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. historicpensacola.org

PENSACOLA CULTURAL CENTER

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: NINA FRITZ

Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St.

≥Workshops & Classes

POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Every Mon-

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

workshops are held

p.m. V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com POOL TOURNAMENT

8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Road. ticketsportsbar.com COLLEGE NIGHT 10 p.m. Drink specials, beer pong tournament starts at 10 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com. Fridays WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Informative wine tasting in Seville Quarter Wine and Gift Shop. No charge for the tasting. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com POOL TOURNAMENT

8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com Saturdays

MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION NIGHT 8

p.m. Seville Quarter Membership Card Holder Appreciation Night at Phineas Phogg's. 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

Sundays

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BAR AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE (B.A.R.E. NIGHT) 7

LADIES NIGHT ON THE DECK 5 p.m. $2

p.m. Special prices for B.A.R.E. Card membership holders. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Mondays TEXAS HOLD 'EM FOR FUN AND TRIVIA 7

p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9 p.m. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox. wobusa.com/locations/palafox BAR BINGO 8 p.m. Apple Annie's at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MONDAY NIGHT TRIVIA 9:30-10:30

p.m. Mugs and Jugs, 12080 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/ mugsjugs Tuesdays TUESDAY TRIVIA 8 p.m. The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge, 33 Gulf Breeze Parkway. facebook.com/ thebridgebargb BAR BINGO 8 p.m. Ticket Sports Bar, 7333 N. Davis Highway. Play to win up to $100 in gift cards. TICKET TEAM TRIVIA

8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Road. ticketsportsbar.com TEAM TRIVIA 9 p.m. Hopjacks. 10 S. Palafox. hopjacks.com Wednesdays WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS 11

a.m. Half- priced bottles of wine every Wednesday. Jackson's Steakhouse, 226 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com WAY BACK WEDNESDAYS 4 p.m. Free

admission for ladies, $1 beers, $5 pizza. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St.

drinks and music. The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com

PUB TRIVIA NIGHT

7-9:30 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Road. facebook.com/ goatlipsdeli WEDNESDAY QUIZ TRIVIA 8 p.m. The

Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. cabaretpensacola.com PUB TRIVIA WEDNESDAYS 8-10

p.m. O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.com

TICKET BAR BINGO

8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com BAR BINGO 10 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com

≥Karaoke

Thursdays Lili Marlene's at Seville Quarter, 8 p.m. 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Saturdays Hub Stacey's with Krazy George, 9 p.m. 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com Sundays The Sandshaker Lounge, 9 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com Mondays The Cabaret, 9 p.m. 101 S. Jefferson St. 607-2020 or cabaretpensacola.com Tuesdays Sandshaker Lounge, 8 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com Goat Lips Deli with Krazy George, 8 p.m.-12 a.m. 2811 Copter Road. Play, 9 p.m. 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com Wednesdays Ticket Sports Bar with Krazy George, 9 p.m. 7333 N. Davis Highway.

≥Live Music

THURSDAY 12.21

JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m. Doc's Courtyard and Cafe, 5198 Willing St., Milton. OPEN COLLEGE JAM WITH MIKE BOCCIA

7:30 p.m. Goat Lips Chew And Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. DUELING PIANOS

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

OPEN MIC/JAM

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

9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com GREG LYON 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys. com COLM KELLY 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com SCOOT AND JEREMY

9 p.m. End O' the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE DJ: DJ Tony C 10 p.m. Phineas

Phogg's Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

FRIDAY 12.22

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI 12 p.m.

The Drowsy Poet Coffee Co., 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd. DEW PENDLETON 6 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com MICHAEL COLEMAN

6-9 p.m. V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com AL MARTIN 6:30

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p.m. Doc's Courtyard and Cafe, 5198 Willing St., Milton. JOHN RIPLEY 7-10 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox LIVE MUSIC 7:30 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com MIKE BOCCIA 7:45 p.m. Goat Lips Chew And Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 8-11 p.m.

Jazz and Flow Cafe, 4238 W. Fairfield Dr.

DUELING PIANOS

8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MIKE & FRIENDS 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. BEYOND THE BREAK 8:30 p.m.

Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com SHAZAM 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, December 21, 2017

731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com TYLER MAC BAND 9 p.m. Lili Marlene's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com WHYTE CAPS 9 p.m. End O' the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE DJ: DJ Tiger 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg's Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com TURNER 211 10 p.m. Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SATURDAY 12.23 DEW PENDLETON 6

p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway. LIVE MUSIC 7:30 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road.

swanneckwinery. com MIKE BOCCIA 7:45 p.m. Goat Lips Chew And Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 8 p.m.

Jazz and Flow Cafe' 4238 W. Fairfield Dr. OPEN MIC/JAM 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. Use our instruments or bring your own. SHAZAM 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com TYLER MAC BAND 9 p.m. Lili Marlene's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com WHYTE CAPS 9 p.m. End o' The Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE DJ: DJ Just Rich10 p.m. Phineas

Phogg's Seville TURNER 211 10 p.m. Apple Annie's,

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

MONDAY 12.25

SUNDAY 12.24

Society of Northwest Florida's Blues Christmas concert featuring: Lang Holloman & the Soul Bells at Lili Marlene's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 11 a.m.

JAZZ BRUNCH WITH AL ALVARADO 11

a.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com

MONDAY NIGHT BLUES 7 p.m. Blue

SCOOT AND JEREMY

GOSPEL AT GOAT LIPS WITH HOST CLINT DAVIS 12:45-3:15

9 p.m. End O' the Alley. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

JAY WILLIAMS BAND

TUESDAY 12.26

p.m.Goat Lips Chew And Brewhouse, 11 Copter Road. 4 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com OPEN MIC/JAM

4-10 p.m. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. Use our instruments or bring your own.

OPEN JAM WITH MIKE BOCCIA 5 p.m.

Goat Lips Chew And Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

AN EVENING OF GREAT JAZZ 6:30-10

p.m. Lili Marlene's in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter. com LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m. End O' The Alley Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

WEDNESDAY 12.27

GREG LYON 4-8 p.m.

Hemingway's Island Grill, 400 Quietwater Beach Road. JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox DJ TONEY 7 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com SANDY ROOTS 7 p.m. Portofino Island Resort, 10 Portofino Dr. KENNY AND ROD 7 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com TYLER MAC BAND

8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com

DUELING PIANO SHOW 8 p.m. Rosie

O' Grady's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

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news of the weird COMPELLING EXPLANATIONS A Tesla showroom in South Salt Lake, Utah, was the nexus of four different arrests on Nov. 24, according to the Salt Lake Tribune, in which at least two of the suspects claimed to be part of the Tesla "family." (The car company is named after inventor Nikola Tesla, not a family owner.) In the first arrest, a Tesla pulled up behind a Utah Highway Patrol car at a stoplight, and the officer noticed that Driver No. 1 was acting "suspicious." When the officer pulled him over, the 24-year-old driver said a man he hardly knew gave him the car and keys to three other Teslas. When the officer and driver returned to the showroom, it had been burglarized, but Driver No. 1 explained that the burglary had occurred before he got to the dealership, so he felt he was allowed to take the vehicle and keys. Area officers were alerted, and 31-yearold Driver No. 2 led troopers on a short chase, until his Tesla's battery died. Later, Driver No. 3, 19, was pulled over in West Valley, and finally Driver No. 4, a 27-year-old woman, was stopped at a liquor store and told police a man named Tesla had given her the car. "We are still trying to sort this out," said South Salt Lake Police spokesman Gary Keller. "We actually have two people claiming their name is Tesla and a family member died and left them these cars. It's one of those cases where you just have to scratch your head and say, 'Really?'" NEWS THAT SOUNDS LIKE A JOKE Arielle Bonnici, 26, of Huntington, New York, responsibly arrived at the Northport Police Department and Village Justice Court on Dec. 4 to answer a summons issued in May for possession of marijuana. But before she could even park her car, Bonnici, who was on her phone, attracted the attention of officers by cutting off an unmarked police vehicle and wheeling into the spot reserved for the chief of police. The Long-Islander News reported that when officers approached the car and Bonnici rolled down her window, a cloud of marijuana smoke poured out, and she was promptly arrested for possession again, along with getting a ticket for using her cellphone while driving. She was able to kill two buds, er, birds, with one stone and appear before the court for both charges. â€˘Meanwhile, in Newberry, South Carolina, 31-year-old Franklin Dell Hayes of Midlands appeared on Dec. 6 at his trial for his third charge of possession of methamphetamines. As the first day of the trial came to a close, The State reports, Hayes was ordered into custody, but when Newberry County sheriff's deputies searched him before locking him up, they found ... 4 grams of meth in his pants pocket. Without knowledge of the new meth discovery, the jury sentenced Hayes to nine years in prison. QUESTIONABLE JUDGMENT Popeye's preferred diet of spinach to pump up his biceps had to be healthier than what a Russian man has been injecting. Kirill Tereshin, 21, from

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Pyatigorsk in southwestern Russia, concocts a dangerous muscle-enhancing solution of olive oil, lidocaine and benzyl alcohol and injects it into his arm muscles, resulting in "bazooka" arms that doctors say may become paralyzed or even have to be amputated. Tereshin has so far used 6 liters of the fluid, and his biceps measure 23 inches, but he plans to continue injecting until they reach 27 inches. "I would like to get more than 1 million subscribers on Instagram and to stop working," Tereshin told the Daily Mail. He's considering an offer to become a porn star. "I love to be recognizable." WHAT COULD GO WRONG? It was all fun and games until a drunk, naked man and his (also naked) companion crashed into a tree near La Grande, Washington, on Nov. 22. Washington State Patrol spokeswoman Brooke Bova told The Olympian that the couple were engaging in intercourse when the driver missed a curve and left the highway. The woman was hospitalized with broken bones, but her 3-month-old child was unhurt in the backseat. The driver, who has three prior DUI convictions, was charged with felony driving under the influence, vehicular assault and endangering a child. AWESOME! Male residents of Ringaskiddy in Ireland have at least one compelling reason to set down roots there: According to local lore, the nearby Pfizer plant, where Viagra is produced, emits "love fumes" that give men free erections. "One whiff and you're stiff," bartender Debbie O'Grady told The Times of London. Pfizer, however, disputes the tales, with a spokesperson saying: "Our manufacturing processes have always been highly sophisticated as well as highly regulated." Still, locals speak of a baby boom after the plant opened in 1998, and men apparently regularly gather near the facility to inhale the fumes. ANIMAL ANTICS Dovey the Shar Pei, of Edmond, Oklahoma, might be just a bit jealous of the new baby at his owners' home. But in a classic passive-aggressive move, he settled on stealing pacifiers. Scott Rogers and his wife noticed that binkies were disappearing, but it wasn't until Dovey started vomiting and losing weight in early December that they tracked down the lost items. KFOR-TV reports that Dr. Chris Rispoli of Gentle Care Animal Hospital took an X-ray of Dovey's stomach and saw what he thought were seven to nine pacifiers. But when Rispoli opened up Dovey to remove them, he found 21 binkies. Turns out, Dovey was taking the pacifiers off the kitchen counter. "We've had corn cobs and socks and panties and things like that, but never 21 binkies," noted Rispoli. {in}

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Call (850) 433-9450 to reserve your table for the wine dinner—view the complete menu online. We will also offer walk-in service all evening throughout the complex, serving from our dinner menu.

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