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ASHLEY MOODY Florida Attorney General

Ashley Moody will serve as co-chair of the National Association of Attorneys General Human Trafficking Committee. The committee will investigate and promote best practices for combating trafficking at a state level, including law enforcement, prosecution strategies and outreach efforts NAAG is made up of all 56 attorneys general from the United States and territories and facilitates the collaboration and execution of national bipartisan efforts among attorneys general.

GULF BREEZE ZOO In January 2019, the Gulf Breeze Zoo added a family of orangutans and started their "Spirit of Sumatra" conservation program. Recently, the Zoological Association of America (ZAA) awarded the zoo its 2019 In Situ Conservation Award for a significant contribution to saving critically endangered orangutans in the wild. The national ZAA award is given only to institutions making a dramatic difference in the conservation of a species in their natural habitat. JILL HUBBS Pensacola State College has

appointed Hubbs to serve as interim general manager of WSRE and executive director of the WSRE-TV Foundation. Hubbs joined the PBS member station in 1996 and has served as director of Educational Services and Outreach. A former school teacher, she has successfully launched major early learning initiatives and teacher training programs at WSRE. She is also the award-winning executive producer of several WSRE productions, including "Gulf Islands National Seashore: The Treasure of the Gulf Coast" and "Baseball in Pensacola."

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TREE ORDINANCES Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva sent letters to 488 local governments reminding them that they are no longer allowed to enforce local tree ordinances restricting property owners from trimming or removing trees on their property. The same letter also went out to more than 72,000 tree businesses that work with local governments. The Florida Legislature last year approved the law that preempted regulations on tree trimming and removal on private property. The law applied retroactively, rendering already existing ordinances invalid.

FELONS' VOTING RIGHTS The Florida Supreme Court rendered an advisory opinion that completing "all terms of sentence" means felons who have completed their sentences also must pay court-ordered fees, fines and restitution before regaining their voting rights. Amendment 4 was aimed at eliminating Florida's more than 150-year-old prohibition on felons registering to vote. The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Brennan Center for Justice and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund downplayed the Supreme Court opinion, saying it will have little effect on a federal court, which has set a challenge to the law for trial in April. Meanwhile, those seeking the restitution of their voting rights will have to wait. CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION COMMISSION The House Judiciary Committee voted to 14-2 to repeal the commission mandated by the Florida Constitution to be formed every 20 years to propose to voters a revision of all or any part of the Florida Constitution.

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MORE REBUILDING Our community is experiencing a phenomenal building boom. All around us, new homes and retail spaces are springing up and adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to our property tax rolls. Meanwhile, other building projects are happening or will commence over the next 12 months that will set the course for local government and public education for decades. Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson and Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley have begun to rebuild their depleted administrations. Over the past two decades, both local entities have shrunk their bureaucracies as budgets tightened during the recession and after the BP oil spill. Neither the city nor county governments have had much depth, and few department heads showed interest in developing talent and building a succession plan. Both entities have been rocked with investigations and scandals over the past few years. It's too early to tell how well their leadership teams will perform, but when they accepted applications from the outside, they have found talented professionals for the positions. Robinson has discussed adding an objective evaluation system to measure his employees' performance. We hope Gilley will follow his example. The Escambia County School Board will select its first appointed superintendent of schools by the end of August. He or she will have to tackle adding more diversity to the

district's administration. Mayonnaise on Wonder Bread has more color. While only 46% of the students are white, current Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has surrounded himself with district administrators, supervisors and managers that are 86% white. Thomas's 18 district administrators and managers over instruction include only one African American, one Asian and one of two or more races. Among his 24 non-instructional leaders, two are African American and one is Hispanic. The Emerald Coast Utility Authority board has hired retired engineering director Bill Johnson to serve as executive director for six months while it conducts a national search for a permanent replacement for Steve Sorrell. In September, ECUA offered the job to Rebecca Shelton, the deputy director of facilities operations for a county water department in Georgia, but she turned down the job. Visit Pensacola is also conducting a national search to fill the shoes of its former CEO, Steve Hayes, who has accepted a similar position with Visit St. Pete/Clearwater in Pinellas County. Former County Administrator Jack Brown has taken over on an interim basis. And lastly, the Escambia County Sheriff's Office will have a new leader because Sheriff David Morgan has announced that he would not seek a fourth term. The new sheriff will make changes. By this time next year, our local governments will be completely rebuilt. Pay attention to the hires. {in} rick@inweekly.net

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D1 RACES EXPANDS had enough experience in understanding the budget and all of the issues of the county," Owens said. "I just didn't feel that I had everything that I needed four years ago, and here we are four years later, four people are in the race, and I just felt that this is the right time for me to do it." Not everyone agrees with that assessment. Commissioner Bergosh said he thinks Owens' candidacy raises some questions and concerns. In particular, the commissioner is concerned that if he landed the District 1 seat, Owens would work with Underhill to essentially create a likeminded lock on a two-district swath of Escambia County. "I can't divine a motivation," Bergosh said, "but I know that Doug Underhill really wants Jonathan to do this. He's behind it 100%."

'I HOPE YOU'RE READY'

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By Jeremy Morrison The 2020 Republican primary race for the Escambia County Board of County Commissioner's District 1 seat just got more interesting, with the entrance this month of Jonathan Owens. Among the field of three candidates challenging Commissioner Jeff Bergosh for the post, Owens holds a unique distinction—he currently serves as an aide to District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill.

"I thought this was an opportunity to serve my community in a different way that would benefit the district I grew up in." Jonathan Owens "I thought this was an opportunity to serve my community in a different way that would benefit the district I grew up in," Owens said recently. "It's an opportunity." Owens has served as an aide for Underhill since the commissioner's election in 2014. He's considered running for the District 1 seat previously but shelved the ambitions until this season. "I was contemplating doing it four years ago, and I didn't feel as though I 66

After starting to relay the conversation he had with Commissioner Underhill after letting his boss know that he intended to pursue the District 1 seat—a cautionary conversation about the personal toll of entering the blood sport arena that is Escambia County politics—Owens opted for the more concise version.

"His advice to me was, 'I hope you're ready.' And I said, 'I'm as ready as I'll ever be.'" Owens "His advice to me was, 'I hope you're ready.' And I said, 'I'm as ready as I'll ever be,'" Owens recalled. While his work as an aide for Underhill— helping the commissioner plan and prepare for meetings and other responsibilities— pertains to District 2, Owens said that he would like the chance to represent his home district, where the big topics are items like infrastructure and "Navy Federal and Beulah and the traffic up on Nine Mile Road." But the candidate does feel his time serving the District 2 commissioner has provided him with valuable perspective and insight, as well as a ringside side to the last five years of county affairs and a unique advantage in the District 1 primary. "Oh, yeah, I think it gives me an advantage," Owens said. "It puts me on a level playing field with the current commissioner.

He's been here for four years; I've been here for five years. Of course, I haven't been sitting on the dais making decisions, but I have prepped the guy that's sitting on the dais making the decisions for the past five years. So, yes, it gives me a unique perspective." Further, Owens frames his candidacy as transcending personality politics. He is not running against Bergosh, but rather is in a purer pursuit for the seat itself and the district's constituents he wants to serve.

"I'm not running against Jeff; I'm running for the District 1 seat. And there are three other people in the race, and an incumbent happens to be one of them." Owens "I'm not running against Jeff; I'm running for the District 1 seat. And there are three other people in the race, and an incumbent happens to be one of them," Owens said. In addition to Commissioner Bergosh and Owens, the District 1 primary field consists of Jimmie Trotter and Jesse Casey, who ran for the seat previously in 2012 and 2016. Casey said he's not too concerned about Owens' entrance into the race. "I'm not concerned with the other candidates," Casey wrote in an email. "My focus has always remained the same. My concern is for district one's infrastructure."

'A LOT OF CHAOS'

Commissioner Bergosh said he wasn't surprised when Owens filed to run for the District 1 seat. He suspected as much when he learned the aide had sought a legal opinion regarding a county employee running for the commission. "It's something that I fully expected," Bergosh said. The commissioner said he has known about Owens' intentions for quite some time. In 2015, when he was serving as a member of the Escambia County School Board and Owens was still fresh in his tenure as Underhill's aide, the two had a conversation about the possibility of him running for school superintendent. When Bergosh said he instead intended to seek the District 1 county commission seat, Owens replied that he too was interested in that post. "I told him at that time if he ran, he was going to lose," Bergosh said. The commissioner added that he's not that concerned about Owens. It could even work, strategically speaking. "If I'm being very honest about it, him getting in actually helps me," Bergosh said. "It splits the anti-incumbent vote." Still though, the thought of Underhill's

aide gunning for District 1 does bother him. Bergosh, who has clashed with Commissioner Underhill on several fronts, said he doesn't relish the idea of someone so closely associated with his fellow commissioner representing his constituents. He points to Underhill's brash approach to the office—the commissioner regularly spars with citizens in both public meetings and online on social media and has been sued numerous times—and questions the prospect of the commissioner's aide replicating that modus operandi. "I don't think District 1 wants that kind of chaos in our district," Bergosh said. "I know there's a lot of chaos in that office. I know my office runs like a well-oiled machine." Commissioner Underhill said he doesn't understand Bergosh's concerns—"Jeff operates from a very different moral structure than I do"—and bristles at the suggestion that Owens would act as his proxy or political extension in some way. The reason he brought Owens on as his aide, the commissioner said, is because they often come at issues from different directions, and both appreciate a healthy debate. "I don't like yes-men," Underhill said. "The man forces me to think." Owens brushed off Bergosh's concerns—"I don't know why he's so concerned about Commissioner Underhill. He needs to be concerned about the issues in his district"—while at the same time assuring that his tone would differ from that of his boss, a man who last year raised the spectacle bar when he presented in a public meeting a box mailed to him marked "industrial strength dildos" and the year before that came under fire for referring to teenage victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., as "little monsters" for calling for gun restrictions. "Not my style," Owens said. As for extending Underhill's political reach, agenda or influence, Owens also painted those concerns as unfounded.

"Just because I work for the citizens of District 2 right now doesn't mean I'm going to be a secondary mouthpiece for an existing commissioner, any of them." Owens "I'm not going to be a proxy for Doug. I'm not going to be a proxy for any of the other commissioners that are sitting up there, whether it be Lumon or Steven or Bender or Doug," Owens said. "Just because I work for the citizens of District 2 right now doesn't mean I'm going to be a secondary mouthpiece for an existing commissioner, any of them." {in} inweekly.net

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IMPEACHMENT BASICS By Inweekly Staff On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the U.S. Senate convened for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with Chief Justice John Roberts presiding. Two-thirds of the 100 senators must vote to remove the president. The House impeachment managers include Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.), Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) and Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.). President Trump's defense team has attorneys Pam Bondi, Pat Cipollone, Alan Dershowitz, Patrick Philbin, Mike Purpura, Jane Raskin, Robert Ray, Jay Sekulow and Kenneth Starr. Here is the resolution with the two articles of impeachment that will be deliberated at the trial. RESOLUTION—Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. Resolved, That Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate: Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people of the United States of America, against Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors.

ARTICLE I: ABUSE OF POWER

investigations that would benefit his reelection, harm the election prospects of a political opponent, and influence the 2020 United States Presidential election to his advantage. President Trump also sought to pressure the Government of Ukraine to take these steps by conditioning official United States Government acts of significant value to Ukraine on its public announcement of the investigations. President Trump engaged in this scheme or course of conduct for corrupt purposes in pursuit of personal political benefit. In so doing, President Trump used the powers of the Presidency in a manner that compromised the national security of the United States and undermined the integrity of the United States democratic process. He thus ignored and injured the interests of the Nation. President Trump engaged in this scheme or course of conduct through the following means: (1) President Trump—acting both directly and through his agents Within and Outside the United States Government corruptly solicited the Government of Ukraine to publicly announce investigations into— (A) a political opponent, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden; and (B) a discredited theory promoted by Russia alleging that Ukraine—rather than Russia—interfered in the 2016 United States Presidential election. (2) With the same corrupt motives, President Trump—acting both directly and through his agents within and outside the United States Government—conditioned two official acts on the public announcements that he had requested— (A) the release of $391 million of United States taxpayer funds that Congress had appropriated on a bipartisan basis for the purpose of providing vital military and security assistance to Ukraine to oppose Russian aggression and which President Trump had ordered suspended; and (B) a head of state meeting at the White House, which the President of Ukraine sought to demonstrate continued United States support for the Government of Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. (3) Faced with the public revelation of his actions, President Trump ultimately released the military and security assistance to the Government of Ukraine, but has persisted in openly and corruptly urging and soliciting Ukraine to undertake investigations for his personal political benefit. These actions were consistent with President Trump's previous invitations of foreign interference in United States elections. In all of this, President Trump abused

the powers of the Presidency by ignoring and injuring national security and other vital national interests to obtain an improper personal political benefit. He has also betrayed the Nation by abusing his high office to enlist a foreign power in corrupting democratic elections. Wherefore President Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national security and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law. President Trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.

ARTICLE II: OBSTRUCTION OF CONGRESS

The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives "shall have the sole Power of Impeachment" and that the President "shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." In his conduct of the office of President of the United States and in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed— Donald J. Trump has directed the unprecedented, categorical, and indiscriminate defiance of subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives pursuant to its "sole Power of Impeachment." President Trump has abused the powers of the Presidency in a manner offensive to, and subversive of, the Constitution, in that: The House of Representatives has engaged in an impeachment inquiry focused on President Trump's corrupt solicitation of the Government of Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 United States Presidential election. As part of this impeachment inquiry, the Committees undertaking the investigation served subpoenas seeking documents and testimony deemed vital to the inquiry from various Executive Branch agencies and offices, and current and former officials. In response, without lawful cause or excuse, President Trump directed Executive Branch agencies, offices, and officials not to comply with those subpoenas. President Trump thus interposed the powers of the Presidency against the lawful subpoenas of the House of Representatives, and assumed to himself functions and judgments necessary to the exercise of the "sole Power of Impeachment" vested by the Constitution in the House of Representatives.

President Trump abused the powers of his high office through the following means: (1) Directing the White House to defy a lawful subpoena by withholding the production of documents sought therein by the Committees. (2) Directing other Executive Branch agencies and offices to defy lawful subpoenas and withhold the production of documents and records from the Committees—in response to which the Department of State, Office of Management and Budget, Department of Energy, and Department of Defense refused to produce a single document or record. (3) Directing current and former Executive Branch officials not to cooperate with the Committees—in response to which nine Administration officials defied subpoenas for testimony, namely John Michael "Mick" Mulvaney, Robert B. Blair, John A. Eisenberg, Michael Ellis, Preston Wells Griffith, Russell T. Vought, Michael Duffey, Brian McCormack, and T. Ulrich Brechbuhl. These actions were consistent with President Trump's previous efforts to undermine United States Government investigations into foreign interference in United States elections. Through these actions, President Trump sought to arrogate to himself the right to determine the propriety, scope, and nature of an impeachment inquiry into his own conduct, as well as the unilateral prerogative to deny any and all information to the House of Representatives in the exercise of its "sole Power of Impeachment." In the history of the Republic, no President has ever ordered the complete defiance of an impeachment inquiry or sought to obstruct and impede so comprehensively the ability of the House of Representatives to investigate "high Crimes and Misdemeanors." This abuse of office served to cover up the President's own repeated misconduct and to seize and control the power of impeachment—and thus to nullify a vital constitutional safeguard vested solely in the House of Representatives. In all of this, President Trump has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as President and subversive of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States. Wherefore, President Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law. President Trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States. {in} inweekly.net

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Underhill has previously raised concerns about the school's proximity to Naval Air Station Pensacola's flight path. Concerns have also been raised about the project's environmental impact, as a portion of the property is considered wetlands, as well as about the school's impact on nearby traffic. On Wednesday, Jan. 15, Escambia's Board of Adjustment approved the school district's conditional-use request, allowing for the construction of the new school in a High Density Mixed-Use District (HDMU) and a Low Density Residential District (LDR). "It was as I expected," Adams said after the approval. "I know the parents of Pleasant Grove, where they're at capacity, are very happy." The county adjustment board also noted that the current school is in NAS's Accident Potential Zone 1 (APZ1), whereas the new school will be located in Airfield Influence Planning District 2 (AIPD2), a lower designation. Underhill, however, still has concerns. He said, "The board of adjustment decision yesterday does not make these issues go away." The overall cost for this new school is expected to be around $38 million, funded by Half Cent Sales Tax revenue. Thus far, the district has spent about $190,000 on the project, in addition to the initial property purchase price, which was just shy of a million dollars.

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CHAPPIE JAMES FUNDRAISER The

Chappie James Museum is hosting its annual General Daniel "Chappie" James Fundraiser event in February. This year's event marks the celebration of what would be the four-star general's 100th birthday. "We're going to celebrate his birthday and commemorate him and his achievements in the community," said Goreatha Simmons, a museum board member. "It's just to commemorate his life as an American hero." Gen. James was born in Pensacola in 1920 and went on to a prestigious career in the U.S. Air Force, becoming the first African American four-star general in the Air Force. During World War II, James served as a flight instructor, helping to train other African American pilots in the 99th Pursuit Squadron. Over the course of his career, James received numerous honors, including the Distinguished Service Medal for his service flying combat missions in the Korean War, as well as the George Washington Freedom Foundation Medal in both 1967 and 1968. The retired general passed away in 1978. The Chappie Museum is located in James' childhood home, at 1608 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Pensacola. This same site also served as a place where African American students received tutoring services from James' mother. 010 1

Simmons said that since opening the museum three years ago, interest and traffic has steadily increased. "We get a lot of foot traffic through here," she said, "so many people, we're having two tours a day." The annual fundraiser for the museum helps fund the facility. Tickets for the semiformal event may be purchased in person at the museum for $65 or by calling 542-4721. The third annual Chappie James Museum Fundraiser will be held 2-7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center, 913 S. I St. For more information, visit chappiejamesmuseum.org.

PLEASANT GROVE UPDATE County Commissioner Doug Underhill is, in the words of Escambia County School Board Member Kevin Adams, "mad as hornets" about it. "It's a horrible location for a school," Commissioner Underhill said last Thursday, a day after the Escambia County Board of Adjustment approved a conditional use permit for the project. The Escambia County School District intends to build a new school on the western side of the district to alleviate capacity issues at the current Pleasant Grove Elementary School, as well as two other schools. The new school is slated for a parcel of property located off Sorrento Road.

address last week, Governor Ron DeSantis encouraged lawmakers to recognized that people are more mobile and will move out of states with high taxes and too many regulations. "We live in an increasingly mobile and interconnected time," said DeSantis. "States cannot tax, regulate and spend with impunity without significant negative consequences." He continued, "Taxpayers flee. Businesses relocate. The economic base narrows, and the state inevitably hemorrhages money. Rinse and repeat." He cited IRS figures that show Florida has led the nation for six consecutive years in the amount of income brought to the state from the migration from other states. The governor said, "People are voting with their feet, and they are leaving states with bad economic climates for the greener economic pastures of the Sunshine State. " DeSantis said Florida has good potential for further growth in aerospace, financial services, healthcare and manufacturing. However, he stated, "To realize this potential, Florida needs to tax lightly, spend wisely and regulate reasonably."

GILLEY, ROBINSON TO SPEAK The

2020 CivicCon Speaker Series will feature topics like water quality, housing strategies, creating a plan for trees and green scape in a community and how to measure a return

on public investments. The series will also focus on good government, local economic growth, as well as how to get more citizens to engage and lead in the community. Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson and Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley will speak at the first event of the year. On Monday, Jan. 27, at the Saenger Theatre, Gilley and Robinson will each provide a presentation on the priorities and vision for Escambia County and the City of Pensacola, respectively. Â The last such "State of the City" address was given to the general public by former Mayor Ashton Hayward in the Saenger in October 2013. No county administrator has ever given such a presentation at the Saenger or any public meeting outside of commission chambers. This will be an opportunity for community members to get first-hand information about what projects will be the focus of 2020 as well as ask questions about county and city government. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and end at 7:30 p.m. Doors will be open at 5:30 p.m. Questions to Robinson and Gilley can be submitted in advance via email to Lisa Nellessen Savage, editor of the Pensacola News Journal, atÂ lnelless@gannett.com. She will moderate questions with the speakers at the end of the event.

PADDLE BATTLE Pensacola is currently

seeking to establish a regional paddle trail in local waterways, complete with a designation from the Florida Paddling Trails Association as a Blueway Community. Included on the potential trail is a landing at Baars Park, at the north end of Bayou Texar. Pensacola City Councilwoman Ann Hill recently hosted a forum focused on the paddle trail efforts, during which the Baars Park concerns were raised about the impact such an inclusion on such a trail might be. Asked about the issue at his Jan. 13 press conference, Mayor Grover Robinson said that he would have preferred to discuss the matter with area residents prior to any public events. "We were not probably as ready to go as public as Ann went, because we had not had a chance to address that in the neighborhood," he said. Robinson said that the inclusion of Baars Park was important so that the trail included a northern launch site but that he wanted to confer with nearby residents before going further. "I think something will happen at Baars Park, but we have not gone to the public yet in that neighborhood. We're going to talk to them, and we're going to listen to them to make sure that if we do Baars Park it is going to be something that they can appreciate and can work with or are at least agreeable enough," Robinson said. He added, "Now, I'll remind them, inweekly.net

local military members and first responders. Fans can purchase a patch for $1 at the Flight Deck Store at the National Naval Aviation Museum.

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Bayview Park is not the park for East Hill, and Baars Park is not the park for only the people that live around it. It is a city park, which means it is for all citizens."

PORT REVENUE UP The city reported

last week that revenue at the Port of Pensacola nearly doubled year-over-year from fiscal year 2018 to 2019, growing from $1.26 million to $2.41 million—an increase of more than 91%. The port also saw a significant increase in dockage days, wind energy shipments and breakbulk cargo, with approximately 64,638 tons of breakbulk cargo shipped through the Port of Pensacola in 2019. "We've been working hard to continue to attract new tenants and provide opportunities for existing tenants to expand and do business at the Port of Pensacola, and we're excited to see that reflected in our revenue," Port Director Amy Miller said. "We look forward to another great year ahead as an economic driver in the City of Pensacola and beyond." The revenue totals include port operations only, excluding grants and other non-operating revenues. The Port's tenants include Cemex, Pensacola Bay Oysters, American Magic Sailing, Blue Origin, Pate

Stevedore, Martin Marietta and Offshore Inland Marine & Oilfield Services. The Port of Pensacola's plans for 2020 include working with the City of Pensacola to activate the SCAPE "Hashtag Connector" concept and Port Vision Plan, along with continuing to improve port infrastructure and increase cargo volumes. The port also plans to pursue new marine maritime repair and overhaul, or MRO, business and related light manufacturing.

NAS HEROES The Pensacola Blue Wahoos announced last Thursday that the team will wear "We Have the Watch—NAS Pensacola" patches on their uniforms in 2020 to honor the victims and heroes of the tragic shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola on Dec. 6. "The brave military members at Naval Air Station Pensacola keep our city and our nation safe, and it's an honor for us to pay tribute to the victims of this tragic event and to the strength of the city of Pensacola as we collectively recover as a community," team president Jonathan Griffith said. The patches, designed by Marcus Pointe Baptist Church Media Director Robbie Harvey and created by Wings & Things Monogramming, are the same ones worn by

Nonprofit expert Cathy Brown will host the "Donor-Centered Proposals and Presentation" workshop 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Pensacola State College in the Nonprofit Center for Excellence and Philanthropy, Bldg. 17, Room 1703. A Pensacola resident, Brown is the associate director of education at The Fund Raising School in the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University. She currently serves as lead practitioner faculty for many of The Fund Raising School's faceto-face professional development courses as well as online courses. She joined The Fund Raising School first in a curriculum design capacity, updating course materials, implementing adult learning strategies into course design and creating new faculty guides and instructional tools. Brown has more than 15 years' experience running small nonprofits and quasigovernment agencies, as well as board and volunteer experience in a wide range of subsectors. She also has career experience in K-12 education and college-level curriculum design, college access, grant proposal writing and grant management, solid waste and recycling program management, newspaper writing and classroom instruction ranging from elementary school through college. She earned a master's degree in education from Indiana University and a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Hanover College. She holds a certificate in fundraising management and completed the Graduate Certificate in Philanthropic Studies from Indiana University in 2015. She is currently pursuing Associate Professional in Talent Development certification. Brown is a member of Association of Fundraising Professionals, Association for Talent Development, Council for the

Advancement and Support of Education, National Association of Charitable Gift Planners and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations. Full workshop participation is applicable for 7 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification. Tickets are $75 per registered attendee for the workshop. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. and seating is limited. For tickets, visit foundation. pensacolastate.edu/nonprofit-center/.

NEW HOURS The City of Pensacola's Inspection Services, Engineering Services and Planning Services are changing their walk-in hours for permitting in order to provide better customer service for walk-in customers and allow staff adequate time to complete online permits. The changes will go into effect Monday, Feb. 3, with new hours for Monday through Friday that are as follows—Inspection Services, 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Engineering Services, 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; and Planning Services, 8 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. For online permitting services with the City of Pensacola, visit mygovernmentonline.org. MARK YOUR CALENDAR The 44th Annual Governmental Prayer Breakfast will be held 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, New World Landing, 600 S. Palafox. Breakfast line opens at 8 a.m. Tickets $20. The first Mayor's Neighborhood Cleanup of 2020 will start at 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, in the downtown Pensacola area, allowing residents in the cleanup area to leave eligible items at the curb to be picked up by City of Pensacola Sanitation Services free of charge. For more details, visit cityofpensacola.com Downtown Improvement Board will meet 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, Bowden Building, Room #1, 120 Church St. Visit Pensacola Board of Directors Meeting will meet 3 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Fort Pickens Road. {in}

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Why Whitney is 'Forever Turned Around' By Savannah Evanoff

They've even been wearing suits on stage— because, why not? It's nice to get dressed up, he said. Every night is different, and how the songs affect the crowd is different, too. "If a crowd is a little more on the louder side, definitely a song like 'Giving Up'—that has a little more energy to it—seems to hit harder," Kakacek said. "If a crowd is more into being quiet and listening to subtleties, songs like 'Day and Night' hold a little more emotional weight." Their headspace while writing the record was all over the place, Kakacek. Some of the songs were written while they were on tour for their 2016 album "Light Upon the Lake."

"We needed to put a punctuation mark on the sound we stumbled upon on the first album and try to perfect it in our own heads before moving on from." Max Kakacek

Photo by Olivia Bee

It's a Tuesday afternoon and Max Kakacek has all sorts of plans. He might check out the Andy Warhol exhibit at The Art Institute of Chicago. He might catch a showing "1917" with his parents. Or he might even hit another Bulls basketball game—which are apparently a bargain these days. "They're terrible," Kakacek said. "I went to a game that was $12 the other day. It's like going to the movies. I grew up in the '90s in Chicago, so I had to be a Bulls fan." The guitarist and co-songwriter (with Julien Erlich) for Whitney knows how to maximize spare time because he doesn't get a lot of it—unless post-show beer and billiards with audience members counts (which they're all totally down to do, by the way). The band has been on tour for five years and counting, lately promoting the album "Forever Turned Around." The title feels more appropriate than ever. "The reason we were drawn to that album title was because it's very fluid and seemingly means something very different every time I think about it," Kakacek said. "The phrase itself is confusing, which is purposeful. What it means to me now, I'm January 23, 2020

not really sure. After this three months of touring, the majority of our band came back and got dumped from being on the road and the stress that puts on relationships." So the band's basically primed to write another record, I joked. In theory, yes, he said. The band decided to rent a house together in Oregon to work on music. "It's a space to work while we're in between—everyone seems to be in between where they want to live, and no one's really sure of what's happening in their life," Kakacek said. "So I think 'Forever Turned Around' is literally indicative of being constantly in flux for a lot of members of our band." Whitney will always be a Chicago band—three of the members are from there—but they need to escape for a moment. Being in Oregon with mountains and more affordable rent feels right. "A few of us just need to take a break from the city to mend," Kakacek said. "I don't think that would be possible if we were here. Ya know, classic breakup shit." Being on tour wears them down, but it's everything they love, too, Kakacek said.

lives, where we see old friends moving on, settling down, starting a family," Kakacek said. "Seeing these friends move on with their lives while we're living on the road … I'm not saying that from a point of jealousy or being upset at the reality; it's just appreciating that is a reality." "'Song for Ty' is an example of that. An old Chicago friend that was pretty much someone I'd see every day for years, then we started touring and he lives in L.A. now and we see each other once a year now— barely even that." In some ways, "Forever Turned Around" maximizes the sound and ideas on their previous record "Light Upon the Lake," Kakacek said. "We needed to put a punctuation mark on the sound we stumbled upon on the first album and try to perfect it in our own heads before moving on from it," Kakacek said. "In our minds, it was, 'How do we perfect this blend of country soul and a little bit of folk and widespread arrangements and make a concise, straightforward album?' I think that was our goal with that one. Looking forward, we're probably going to try to switch things up." Before the interview ended, Kakacek was kind enough to clear up a bit of conjecture over their band name. When they came up with Whitney, they were listening to the 1980s musician Lewis and a band called Rob. "We were like, 'Man, having a single name to represent a group of people seemed like the most interesting thing we could do,'" Kakacek said. "It became a persona we wrote from, from the very beginning, to understand where we were coming from. Whitney became this thing outside of ourselves. It only lasted the first few months before we took ownership of our identity." {in}

"We'd been on the road for arguably too long, so some of them were written from a point of falling back into the writing process and not real sure where we were headed with them," Kakacek said. "Some of them were meticulously chiseled—for better or for worse. Obsessed over, as we tend to do." Kakacek thought they might never cross the finish line with track "Friend of Mine." They wrote the music first. "It took a long time to get our heads around it," Kakacek said. "It obviously ended up being written about losing touch with an old friend, through addiction or some glaring issue that was wrong with the friendship … it's almost like a light, happy Neil Young song we've written or tried to write. It's funny that it ended up being such negative, or dark, lyrical content." Being on tour so frequently WHAT: Whitney with Chai also influenced the lyrical content. WHEN: 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3 "I can't complain about my life WHERE: Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox in any sense, but one of the harder COST: $25 things I think touring musicians DETAILS: whitneytheband.com, vinylmusichall.com all grapple with is essentially the nomadic, transient aspect of our

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WORK ON THE FLORIDA TRAIL 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Every Thursday. Three miles north of Deaton Bridge Road. meetup.com/ftawesterngate YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org SNOWBIRD BEACH BASH 9-11 a.m. $1 admission benefits Pensacola Beach Jr. Lifeguard program. Our Lady of Assumption Mission, 920 Via De Luna Drive. BREAKERSPACE ELECTRONICS 10:30 a.m. Thursdays. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com BEYOND SIZZLE WITH MONA AMODEO

Noon-1:30 p.m. $20. Bodacious Bookstore and Café, 110 E. Intendencia St. facebook. com/bodaciousbookstore PARASITE 1 p.m. $7 (cash only). Studer Community Institute, 220 W. Garden St. pensacolacinemaart.com QUILT, STITCH AND SEW OPEN SESSION 1-3 p.m. Thursdays. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com PEANUT BUTTER FALCON 4 p.m. $7 (cash only). Studer Community Institute, 220 W. Garden St. pensacolacinemaart.com FLIGHTS AND BITES 5-7 p.m. $20 per person. Thursdays. Wine and food pairings. The District, 123 E. Government St. districtsteaks.com YOGA HOUR 5 p.m. Century Branch Library, 7991 N. Century Blvd. mywfpl.com AWM WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. Ninth Ave. facebook. com/aragonwine YAPPY HOUR 5-10 p.m. Through Feb. 27. 5% of proceeds benefit Escambia County Animal Shelter. Red Fish Blue Fish, 5B Via De Luna Drive. redfishbluefishpensacolabeach.com MARDI PAWS FAT CAT SOCIAL 5:30-9:30 p.m. $50 per person. Skopelos at New World Landing, 600 S. Palafox. pensacolahumane.org LADIES NIGHT CHARCUTERIE 6 p.m. $60. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com MOLINO MELODIES 6 p.m. Molino Branch Library, 6450-A Highway 95A. mywfpl.com MEDITATION AND ENERGY HEALING 6 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ZUMBA WITH SHANNON AND FRIENDS 6-7 p.m. $4. Homestead Community Center, 7830 Pine Forest Road.

p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. eotlcafe.com HERBAL SYRUPS 6:30-8 p.m. $25-$35. Asher & Bee Apothecary and Tea House, 3014 N. Ninth Ave., Ste. B. facebook.com/ asherandbee POETRY SLAM 7-10 p.m. Dolce and Gelato, 2050 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/dolcegelatopensacola

FRIDAY 1.24

2020 SENIOR BOWL CARAVAN PENSACOLA VISIT 9:30 a.m. Players will lead drills for chil-

dren in attendance and sign autographs. Free and open to the public. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. HAPPY HOUR COOKOUT 5 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com COUSINS MAINE LOBSTER AT PERFECT PLAIN

5-9 p.m. Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco RELATIONAL COMMUNICATION WITH ESPERE METHOD 5:30 p.m. Ever'man Educational Cen-

ter, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

ACOUSTIC SONGWRITERS NIGHT 6 p.m.

Every Friday through March 27. Frazier's Country Wines, 3130 Barrancas Ave. fromthegroundupgardenpensacola.com

EROTICO AND GELATO WITH DUKE X DUTCHESS 7-9 p.m. Dolce and Gelato, 2050 N.

12th Ave. facebook.com/dolcegelatopensacola

CITIZEN COPE 7 p.m. $46. Vinyl Music Hall,

2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

DON GIOVANNI 7:30 p.m. $25-$115. Saenger

PARK 8-11 a.m. Free. Meet in the pier parking lot

at 800 Shoreline Drive. fmwaudubon.org OCEAN HOUR CLEAN-UP 9-10 a.m. 1400 Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach—meet at Fishing Pier—and two other sites TBA. oceanhourfl.com SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road. PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques. Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com YOU SELL IT HERE FARMER'S MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free admission. Every Saturday. 8600 Pensacola Blvd. facebook.com/yousellithere SHOP-A-LATTE VENDOR EVENT 9 a.m. Shirley's Café & Bakery, 1014 Underwood Ave. facebook. com/shirleyscafepensacola KITTEN & CAT ADOPTIONS Noon-5 p.m. Every Saturday & Sunday in January. PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Highway. aaflorida.org CRAZY SOCKS RIDE 1:30-5 p.m. Rescheduled from last week. Ride starts at Cordova Square, 1101 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/bikepensacola CHESS CLUB 2 p.m. Saturdays. All levels welcome. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com NATURAL HEALING 2 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SKOPELOS WINE CLUB OPEN HOUSE WINE TASTING 3-5 p.m. $15. Skopelos at New World

Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolaopera.com

Landing, 600 S. Palafox. For reservations, email bianca@skopelosatnewworld.com

Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com ICE FLYERS VS. BIRMINGHAM BULLS 7:35 p.m. $5 weekend. All seats $5 except for glass seats. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com GLOW BOWL 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Every Friday and Saturday. $12 per person. Strikerz Entertainment Center, 3200 N. Palafox St.

THE DISTRICT'S RAT PACK CHINESE NEW YEAR 5-11 p.m. Rat Packed themed enter-

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! 7:30 p.m. $33.

SATURDAY 1.25

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

of West Florida, Rec Plex North Field, 11000 University Parkway. parkrun.us/recplexnorth

FMW AUDUBON BIRDWALK TO SHORELINE

tainers and impersonators. The District, 123 E. Government St. districtsteaks.com CODY COPELAND 6 p.m. Gary's Brewery & Biergarten, 208 Newman Ave. facebook. com/garysbrew ALYSSA'S BOOTS AND BLING LADIES NIGHT

6-8 p.m. Games and raffles with $3,000plus in prizes. Alyssa's Antiques, 4586 Chumuckla Highway. shopalyssas.com DANCE PARTY 7 p.m.-midnight. $10 workshop, $10 party. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftstudios.com LUNAR NEW YEAR DRAG SHOW 7-10 p.m.

Dolce and Gelato, 2050 N. 12th Ave. facebook. com/dolcegelatopensacola ICE FLYERS VS. ROANOKE RAIL YARD DAWGS

7:05 p.m. $5 weekend. All seats $5 except for glass seats. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! 7:30 p.m. $33. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com STINGER COMEDY 8 p.m. Free. Odd Colony Brewing Co., 260 N. Palafox. facebook. com/oddcolony SATURDAY SWING OUTS 8 p.m. $5. Saturdays. Breathe Yoga Studio, 505 S. Adams St. LOCAL SHOWCASE: BENEFIT FOR AUSTRALIA 8 p.m. All proceeds will be donated

to St Vincent de Paul's Bushfire appeal. Chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St. facebook. com/chizukopensacola GLOW BOWL 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Every Friday and Saturday. $12 per person. Strikerz Entertainment Center, 3200 N. Palafox.

SUNDAY 1.26

THEMED BRUNCH AT PERFECT PLAIN 10 a.m. Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco TRANSMISSION MEDITATION WORLD SERVICE

10:30 a.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ASHTANGA YOGA WITH GARY JR. 10:30 a.m. $12. Gary's Brewery and Biergarten, 208 Newman Ave. facebook.com/garysbrew BRUNCH WITH LIVE MUSIC 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Café Single Fin, 380 N. Ninth Ave. facebook.com/cafesinglefin VEGAN BRUNCH 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. eotlcafe.com SUNDAY BRUNCH AT H20 11 a.m. $28.95 for adults. Free valet parking and 15% off with local ID. H20 Hilton, 12 Via De Luna Drive. facebook.com/hiltonpensacolabeach KITTEN & CAT ADOPTIONS Noon-5 p.m. Every Saturday & Sunday in January. PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Highway. aaflorida.org CARD PLAYERS CLUB 1-3 p.m. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com PUBLIC ICE SKATE 1:30-4:30 p.m. $9-$12. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com DON GIOVANNI 2 p.m. $25-$115. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolaopera.com

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Gelato, 2050 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/ dolcegelatopensacola SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! 3 p.m. $33. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com STINGERS COMEDY AT LUCAS' 6-9 p.m. $25$30. Lucas', 400 Quietwater Beach Road, 5A. DARK SPIRIT MOON 6:30 p.m. $10. NiaVana Studio, 904 E. Scott St. facebook.com/asherandbee BACK PORCH COMEDY PRESENTS: BRIAN ZEOLLA 7:30-10:30 p.m. chizuko, 506 W. Belmont

St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola

MONDAY 1.27

HEALTHY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION SOLUTION WITH FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

11 a.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org MOLINO IS SEW COOL SEWING CLASS 1 p.m. Molino Branch Library, 6450-A Highway 95A, mywfpl.com CAST IRON COOKING CLASS $45. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com THE ODDLING TROT 6 p.m. Mondays. Join Odd Colony running club for a three-mile run and enjoy $2 off after the run. Odd Colony Brewing Co., 260 N. Palafox. facebook.com/oddcolony SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 6 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LORD OF THE RINGS TRIVIA 7:30 p.m. Odd

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TUESDAY 1.28

YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org FIRST-PERSON IMPERSONATION OF WILLIAM BARTRAM 9-10 a.m. Pensacola Visitor

4:30 p.m. $149. UWF Innovation Institute, 321 N. DeVilliers St. uwf.edu/innovation COMMUNITY PILATES 10:30 a.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

Arts & Culture

SEWING AND QUILTING WITH STEAM FOR GROWNUPS 11:30 a.m. Tryon Branch Li-

Thursday, Jan. 23. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

brary, 1200 Langley Ave. mywfpl.com YOGA HOUR Noon. Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway. mywfpl.com

Information Center, 1401 E. Gregory St. visitpensacola.com OPEN STEAM LAB 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com POP-UP OPERA 1:45 p.m. Pensacola Visitor Information Center, 1401 E. Gregory St. pensacolaopera.com SIGN MAKING WITH STEAM 4 p.m. Westside Branch, 1301 W. Gregory St. mywfpl.com UKE'N'PLAY 4-5:30 p.m. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 4-6 p.m. Bodacious, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com FUNKY YOGA 6 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ZUMBA WITH SHANNON AND FRIENDS 6-7 p.m. $4. Homestead Community Center, 7830 Pine Forest Road. COUNTRY TWO-STEP DANCING 6:30 p.m. $12. Whiskey Runners Saloon, 610 E. Nine Mile Road. dancecraftstudios.com

260 N. Palafox. facebook.com/oddcolony CHINESE CUISINE DEMONSTRATION 6 p.m. $40. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com FILMS FOR THE PLANET 6 p.m. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. world.350.org/ pensacola V. PAUL'S COOKIN CLASS 6-8 p.m. $39 per person, $3 additional house wine and domestic beer. V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com EAGLE EYE WINE DINNER 6 p.m. $99 per person. The District, 123 E. Government St. districtsteaks.com VINYASA YOGA 6 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WEST COAST SWING DANCING 6:30 p.m. $12. Whiskey Runners Saloon, 610 E. Nine Mile Road. dancecraftstudios.com

WEDNESDAY 1.29

TRANSMISSION GROUP WORLD SERVICE MEDITATION 7:15 p.m. Ever'man Education-

DESIGN THINKING 101 WORKSHOP 8:30 a.m.-

ARCHAEOLOGY ON TAP: LUNA AND THE AZTECS 6-7 p.m. Odd Colony Brewing Co.,

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

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NEW EXHIBITS RECEPTION 6-8 p.m.

OPEN STUDIO: LAVENDER WARMERS

11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

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 POINTS OF DEPARTURE On view

through Jan. 23. TAG, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. NEW BLUES On view

through Jan. 31. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery.com JOHN MARKOWITZ: RECENT WORKS On

view through Feb. 2. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org 2020 On view through Feb. 27. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org CORNERED On view through Feb. 27. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org GALLERY 1060'S GREATEST HITS

On view through Feb. 28. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSIONISM On

view through May 1. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts at Pensacola

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view at the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. historicpensacola.org GALLERY DAYS

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

Workshops & Classes

DOMESTIC ARTS 101: THE RUSTIC LOAF

5:30-6:30 p.m. Jan. 27. Studio South, 955 E. Nine Mile Road. studiosouthon9mileroad.com

KNITTING 201: THE SLIPPER 5-7:30 p.m.

January 23, 2020

Jan. 29. Studio South, 955 E. Nine Mile Road. studiosouthon9mileroad.com FIBER FREESTYLIN' AT STUDIO SOUTH

5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Open to all knitters, crocheters, weavers and more. Studio South, 955 E. Nine Mile Road. studiosouthon9mileroad.com POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

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

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

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

CLAY SCULPTURE

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

Call for Artists

Jazz Pensacola invites fine artists/ graphic designers to

submit renderings for the official 2020 Pensacola JazzFest poster. The commission is $300. The poster design should reflect the deep, rich, diverse jazz music heritage of Pensacola and communicate a sense of place. Submissions should conform to a vertical orientation using a ratio that will fit, with margin, on a final poster size of 18 inches wide by 24 inches high. All content must be the submitter's original creation and must be unpublished. The submitter must have all rights to images and graphics used in the final artwork and during the design process. The poster must include the name of the festival—2020 Pensacola JazzFest.

The submission deadline is Jan. 6, 2020. If selected, the completed art deadline is Feb. 28, 2020. For more information, call Jazz Pensacola administrator Alice Crann Good at 433-8382, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., or visit jazzpensacola.com.

Bars & Nightlife

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5:30 p.m. The District, 123 E. Government St. districtsteaks.com LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. fivesistersbluescafe.com LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com

RAZOR HAWK 7 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com 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

8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com CHRIS 9 p.m. End O' the Alley Courtyard, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE DJ: MR. LAO

10 p.m. Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

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LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI Noon.

The Drowsy Poet Coffee Co., 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd. LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. fivesistersbluescafe.com LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com RAY 'BIG DOG' COLEY 6-9 p.m.

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6:30 p.m. The District, 123 E. Government St. districtsteaks.com

MIKE BOCCIA 7:45 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

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8 p.m.-midnight. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. CRISITI DEES 8 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com HORSESHOE KITTY

9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com CHRIS 9 p.m. End O' the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

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free will astrology WEEK OF JANUARY 23 ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): Ger-

man writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) declared that English writer Lord Byron (1788–1824) was the greatest genius of the 19th century. Here's an interesting coincidence—Byron regarded Goethe as the greatest genius of the 19th century. I bring this to your attention, Aries, in the hope that it will inspire you to create a similar dynamic in your own life during the coming months. As much as possible, surround yourself with people whom you think are wonderful and interesting and enlivening—and who think you are wonderful and interesting and enlivening.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): Taurus-

born Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) was a renowned German composer who lived most of his life in Germany and Austria. He became so famous and well-respected that England's Cambridge University offered him an honorary degree if he would visit the campus. But Brahms was too timid to risk crossing the English Channel by boat. (There were no airplanes and Chunnel in those days.) He declined the award. I beg you not to do anything even remotely like that in the coming weeks, Taurus. Please summon the gumption necessary to claim and gather in all you deserve.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): According

to my analysis of the astrological omens, the coming weeks will be one of those rare times when you can safely engage with influences that might normally rattle you. You'll be protected as you wander into the unknown and explore edgy mysteries. Your intuition will be highly reliable if you make bold attempts to solve dilemmas that have previously confounded and frustrated you. If you've been waiting for the perfect moment to get a bit wild and exploratory, this is it.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): J. M. W.

Turner (1775–1851) is regarded as one of England's greatest painters. He's best known for his luminous and imaginative landscapes. His experimental use of light and color influenced the Impressionist painters who came after him. But the weird thing is that after his death, many

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of his works were lost for decades. In 1939, a famed art historian found over a hundred of them rolled up like tarpaulins in the basement of an art museum. Let's apply this event as a metaphor for what's ahead in your life, Cancerian. I suspect that buried or lost elements of your past will soon be rediscovered and restored. I bet it will be fun and illuminating!

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): In my early adult

life, I lived below the poverty line for many years. How did that impact me? Here's one example—I didn't own a mattress from ages 23 to 39, but rather slept on a two-inch-thick foam pad that lay directly on the floor. I'm doing better now, thank you. But my early experiences ensured that I would forever have profound empathy for people who don't have much money. I hope this will serve as inspiration for you, Leo. The next seven weeks will be the Empathy Building Season for you. The cosmos will reward you if you build your ability to appreciate and understand the pains and joys of other humans. Your compassion will be tonic for both your mental and physical health.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): Ancient Greek

author Theophrastus was a scientist before the concept of "scientist" existed. His writings on botany were influential for hundreds of years after his death. But some of his ideas would be considered unscientific today. For example, he believed that flute music could heal sciatica and epilepsy. No modern research suggests that the charms of the flute can literally cure physical ailments like those. But there is a great deal of evidence that music can help relieve pain, reduce anxiety, reduce the side effects of drugs, assist in physical therapy, and even make you smarter. And my reading of the current astrological omens suggests that the therapeutic effects of music will be especially dramatic for you during the next three weeks.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): "Learning

to love is difficult, and we pay dearly for it," wrote the serious and somber author Fyodor Dostoevsky. "It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship," he added. All that's true, I think. To hone our ability to express tenderness and warmth, even when we're not at our best, is the most demanding task on earth. It

requires more courage than that of a soldier in the frenzy of battle, as much imagination as a poet, and diligence equal to that of an architect supervising the construction of a massive suspension bridge. And yet on the other hand—contrary to what Dostoevsky believed—sometimes love is mostly fun and inspiring and entertaining and educational. I suspect that the coming weeks will be one of those phases for you.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): How well do you nurture yourself, dear Scorpio? How diligent are you in providing yourself with the sustenance that ensures your body, mind and soul will thrive? Are you imaginative in the ways that you keep yourself excited about life? Do you take strong measures to avoid getting attached to mediocre pleasures, even as you consistently hone your focus on the desires that lead you to joy and deep satisfaction? The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to meditate on these questions. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21):

Seven books of the Bible's Old Testament refer to a magical place called Ophir. It was a source of exotic finery and soulful treasures like gold, peacocks, jewels, frankincense and precious sandalwood. One problem—No one, not even a Biblical scholar, has ever figured out where it was. Zimbabwe? India? Tunisia? Its location is still unknown. I am bringing this to your attention because I suspect that in 2020 there'll be a good chance you'll discover and gain access to your own metaphorical Ophir: a fount of interesting, evocative resources. For best results, be primed and eager to offer your own skills and riches in exchange for what this fount can provide to you.

little thing we do. Soderbergh's counsel is always good to keep in mind, of course, but it will be even more so for you in the coming months. Why? Because your story will be expanding and deepening, and you'll need to make the necessary adjustments in how you tell your story to yourself.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): I'm a

big fan of self-editing. For example, every horoscope I write evolves over the course of at least three drafts. For each book I've published, I have written but then thrown away hundreds of pages that I ultimately deemed weren't good enough to be a part of the finished text. And yet now and then, I have created a poem or song in one rapid swoop. My artistic artifact is exactly right the first time it flows out of me, with no further tinkering needed. I suspect you're now entering a phase like that, Aquarius. I'm reminded of poet Allen Ginsberg's operative principle—"first thought, best thought."

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): Who don't you want to be, Pisces? Where don't you want to go? What experiences are not necessary in your drive to become the person you were born to be? I encourage you to ask yourself questions like those in the coming weeks. You're entering a phase when you can create long-term good fortune for yourself by knowing what you don't like and don't need and don't require. Explore the positive effects of refusal. Wield the power of saying NO so as to liberate yourself from all that's irrelevant, uninteresting, trivial and unhealthy. THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK: I've gathered all of the long-term, big-picture horoscopes I wrote for you in the past few weeks, and bundled them in one place—bit.ly/2020bigpicture.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): Capricorn filmmaker Steven Soderbergh says it's crucial for us to have a well-developed story about who we are and what we're doing with our lives. It's so important, he feels, that it should be the trigger that flings us out of bed every morning. We've got to make our story so vivid and interesting that it continually motivates us in every

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news of the weird EXTREME MEASURES David Ostrom, 40, and his ex-wife, Bridgette Ostrom, 38, have been tussling over custody and visitation issues and property taxes for some time, but a frustrated David, of Paola, Kansas, has come up with a unique way of settling their differences. He has challenged his ex, of Harlan, Iowa, and her attorney, Matthew Hudson, to a trial by combat and asked the Iowa District Court in Shelby County to let them "resolve our disputes on the field of battle, legally," the Des Moines Register reported. In court documents, Ostrom claims such a trial "has never been explicitly banned or restricted as a right in these United States." Ostrom also asked for 12 weeks to secure some Japanese samurai swords. Hudson, for his part, argued that the fight could end in a death, and "such ramifications likely outweigh those of property tax and custody issues." At press time, the court had not ruled on the motions. THE CONTINUING CRISIS In Mexico City, Mexico, on any given day, 22 of the 467 escalators at subway stations are broken down, reports the Associated Press, and on Jan. 14 Metro authorities published a list of causes, including "corrosion due to urine" among the top five. Fermin Ramirez, assistant manager for rails and facilities, said he's concluded that riders urinate on the escalators in off-peak hours or at lightly used stations—"even though it seems hard to believe." "When we open up escalators for maintenance, there is always urine," Ramirez noted. Twitter users pushed back, noting that there are no restroom facilities in most Metro stations. The Mexico City subway provides 1.6 billion rides per year—the eighth largest in the world by some measures. LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS Bibb County (Georgia) jail inmate Mary Beth Odum, 40, asked for and received a special Christmas card from a friend this year: a greeting filled with methamphetamine and Suboxone from Timothy Lee Snow, 40, according to authorities. The Associated Press reports deputies intercepted the card and began investigating Snow, detaining him on Jan. 9. On his person they found meth, Xanax and a revolver. In his home, deputies found more meth, Suboxone, marijuana, steroids, packing materials, a shotgun and a rifle. He was charged with possession and intent to distribute the drugs, along with giving an inmate drugs. Odom also faces charges of attempt to commit offenses pertaining to the possession of drugs. •Storm Corral, 40, and a possible accomplice went to a lot of trouble to enter the Cigarettes Cheaper store in Sonora, California, on Dec. 22, according to police. They bored a hole in the ceiling, gaining access from a vacant building above the business, which probably took a couple of hours, Sonora Police Chief Turu VanderWiel told Fox40. When Corral tripped an alarm inside the store, he tried to escape back up through the hole but ended up falling through the ceiling into a storage room, all of

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which was caught on surveillance video. For all his effort, Corral came away with just a bag of rolling tobacco and two energy drinks, said an employee of the business, but he caused thousands of dollars worth of damage. Corral, who was already on probation, was charged with burglary and conspiracy to commit a crime. Police are still looking for his suspected accomplice. CAN YOU BLAME HER? Shawna Joseph, 28, of Jersey City, New Jersey, lost her cool on Jan. 7 at the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in Bayonne. Asked to leave around 2 p.m. after becoming angry over the length of the lines, authorities said she returned later that afternoon and unleashed her wrath, smashing computers, assaulting workers and kicking the police officers called to arrest her. The Associated Press reported that Joseph eventually was responsible for about $23,000 in damages, according to authorities, and after she was arrested, she was found to have a PCP-laced marijuana cigarette in her possession; she was charged with criminal mischief, drug possession, aggravated assault and hindering apprehension. IRONY The Daily Hive reported on Jan. 15 that an event scheduled for that day at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver was postponed because of snow. Why is this weird? The event was a campus-wide snowball fight set to take place at 12:30 p.m. The university reasoned that traffic problems and canceled classes would make it more difficult for students to participate. The school rescheduled the snowball fight for the next day. THE PASSING PARADE KTVX reported a man in Sandy, Utah, mistakenly assumed his local 24 Hour Fitness was open ... 24 hours. Dan Hill went to the gym late on Jan. 11 and finished his session with laps in the pool after midnight. When he emerged, he realized everyone was gone and the doors were locked. "Doesn't the name suggest that they stay open 24 hours?" Hill complained on Facebook. He called his wife, who suggested he "find a comfortable place to sleep." Instead, he called police dispatch "and the guy pauses for like 10 seconds and says, 'You're where?'" Hill said. He explained that he didn't want to risk tripping the alarm system and "get busted for breaking and entering," so police responded and freed Hill from his unexpected prison. A manager from the gym apologized in a statement and said, "We made the decision recently to close select clubs in the overnight hours. ... We clearly did not do a good job of our closing procedures for this club on Saturday night." {in}

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