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REARRANGING DECK CHAIRS The Escambia Board of County Commissioners holding budget workshops without dealing with the exponential rise in detention costs, to use an analogy of Sheriff David Morgan, is like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic with the iceberg dead ahead. Detention costs account for nearly half of the county's General Fund Operational Budget. Its impact on the budget over the past few years has been lessened thanks to insurance reimbursements resulting from the April 2014 explosion of the Central Book and Detention Center that housed about 40 percent of the county's prisoner population. However, the FY 2018 proposed budget exposes the full cost of county detention, $40.8 million. When the Sheriff David Morgan last ran the Escambia County Jail in 2013, his budget for the jail was $28.3 million. For FY 2018, the cost of running the county jail and its medical services has increased $12.5 million, a 44 percent jump. In the summer of 2013, Commission Chairman Gene Valentino mocked Sheriff Morgan for even suggesting that he would hire 100 more detention staff to meet the demands of the U.S. Department of Justice. Interim County Administrator George Touart assured the board he could deal with the DOJ and run the jail cheaper than Morgan. Morgan had originally requested $40.2 million to deal with the DOJ, make struc-

tural improvements at the jail, and get his detention officers' pay on par with the county's Road Prison staff. Valentino and Commissioner Wilson Robertson called the request "ridiculous." The sheriff agreed to cut the increase nearly in half, but Valentino and Touart still insisted they could do better. What we learned later was Valentino was being pushed by Morgan's political foes who saw an opportunity to get revenge on the sheriff who soundly defeated Ron McNesby in 2008 and Jim Lowman in 2012. There were even behind-the-scene discussions to hire a private contractor to run the jail. Within seven months of the BCC taking over the jail, the CDB exploded due to the faulty installation of gas dryers in its basement. The cost of county detention began to increase each subsequent fiscal year until it finally surpassed Morgan's original request. Touart passed away in January 2014. Valentino lost his 2014 re-election bid, and Robertson stepped down last fall. The political power brokers who hid in the shadows pushing the BCC to take the county jail away from the Escambia County Sheriff's Office remain in their dark corners, far away from any accountability. Meanwhile, county leaders are left with the mess. They will be the ones who have to figure out how to stop the financial hemorrhaging. {in}rick@inweekly.net

For FY 2018, the cost of running the county jail and its medical services has increased $12.5 million, a 44 percent jump.

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CITIZENS PROTEST BEACH OWNERSHIP By Duwayne Escobedo A decades-old fight over eliminating property leases to Santa Rosa Island residents and allowing them ownership, instead, is stirring up public debate once again. County commissioners, state lawmakers and elected U.S. House and U.S. Senate politicians have created a bill that settles the dispute once and for all. It would grant beach leaseholders ownership of land that the federal government gave to Escambia County in 1947 to lease -- no strings attached. Bill H.R. 2370, the "Escambia County Land Conveyance Act," passed its first test June 27 when the House Committee on Natural Resources favorably reported on it. To elected officials, such as Florida's first congressional district representative Matt Gaetz, who is spearheading the effort, the proposed federal law is nothing more than a tax issue. It would make payments fairer for beach landowners. Today, they must pay both property taxes to Escambia and Santa Rosa counties on improvements to the barrier island parcels high courts have consistently ruled and lease fees that range from $100 a year to more than $1,000 a year. That's not fair, Gaetz has argued. In a recent radio interview with Inweekly publisher Rick Outzen on "Pensacola Speaks" on News Talk 1370 WCOA, the congressman said: "...if we convert from a leasehold interest, which is what those folks have now, to a fee simple title interest, then they won't have to continue to do both. They will simply make a contribution through their property taxes that will be the same as anyone else in Northwest Florida. So that's really what's important to folks there is to get to a predictable, equitable system and again this has been something that's kind of flummoxed policymakers in our community since the early '90s." Despite guarantees in the House bill

and verbally from lawmakers that the character of Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach will remain the same family-oriented places, some Escambia County residents beg to differ. Opponents see land barons developing high-rises galore in the barrier island's future. Cheryl Poister, wearing an aqua armband on her right arm along with other protesters at a recent Escambia County Commission public forum, said: "I do not want to see our beaches privately owned. Money and greed will destroy everything that makes this the last beautiful beach in Florida."

"I do not want to see our beaches privately owned. Money and greed will destroy everything that makes this the last beautiful beach in Florida." Cheryl Poister The proposed bill has a clause that would require Escambia County to preserve the areas of the conveyed monument land that are dedicated to conservation, preservation, public recreation access, and public parking. Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson IV clarified that the federal legislation change would be optional for the counties to implement and people would still have access to public beaches, even if private investors did come in years down the road. Robinson and Santa Rosa County Commission Chairman Rob Williamson worked together on crafting the House bill for Gaetz that also officially transfers ownership of Navarre Beach to Santa Rosa County. In the past, the issue has led to knock-down-drag-out fights between the

two neighboring counties' elected officials. "The issue at hand is only to transfer properties that are currently under lease," Robinson explained. "The people can still buy and sell leases on Pensacola Beach. And they can also still develop the land." Gaetz expressed optimism about the bill that has failed several times in the past. He said Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio plans to work quickly to pass the act on the Senate side and get it to President Donald Trump to sign. Gaetz said he and Rubio have received assurances from Florida's senior senator, Bill Nelson, that he will not block the bill. In the past, Nelson has attached an amendment forbidding the re-cutting of the Navarre Pass, which effectively killed the legislation. The pass has remained closed, after being open a few months in 1965, when the fury of Hurricane Betsy filled it with sand. "Getting the Department of the Interior onboard, being able to work with the Trump administration, which has been great, they're always looking for a way to get to yes on things to help a community," Gaetz said, adding, "And then having Senator Bill Nelson kind of change his mind and now agree to support this legislation for the benefit of those folks, it really has made all the difference and we're looking forward to getting it done." That's not good news to Dianne Krumel, who heads the Escambia County Democratic Women's Club. She told a story about how she and seven others partnered to buy property at Perdido Key in the early 1980s when a big developer eventually came along and "choked the life out of me" to get her to sell her stake, which Krumel did. "I've lived this previously," Krumel said. "It's the beginning of the end of Pensacola Beach. I'm begging them not to privatize our beach. This is my new crusade." She and her husband, Barry Goodson,

argued that the move is a land grab that will take away the ability of Escambia County residents and others the public access to the beach. Private beach owners have fought public access along with other parts of Northwest Florida's coastline over the years, they pointed out. "This will go the direction of corporate owners and not go the direction it's supposed to go, and that is the people," Goodson said. "Most people of Escambia County don't know what's going on. All the citizens should have a voice in this. This is a big deal." The barrier island has seen tremendous change since 1947 when the federal government turned it over to Escambia County to govern. Back then, the county advertised that people could buy tax-free land on Santa Rosa Island in its effort to populate the beach and attract tourists. Today, the population is about 2,800, according to U.S. Census data. Plus, high-rise condos and hotels that now dot the beach helped to generate about $10.2 million in Tourist Development Tax collections in 2016 and visitor spending reached $787 million last year, Visit Pensacola reported. But protesters expressed that Pensacola Beach would turn into a vacation for the rich, filled with condos and private beaches for tourists only. "Pensacola Beach was given to the citizens of Escambia by legislation passed in 1947," Poister asserted. "That is my entire lifetime. It is my understanding that many of the homeowners on the beach want to own, not lease their property. If legislation is changed and these people do get control over their property, there will be changes to the beach for the worst. They will sell their property to the highest bidder of developers and the next thing you know we'll have a sister city of Destin on Pensacola Beach." She added, "It seems like it's always money before people, money before the environment." {in}

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THE BLACK HOLE OF THE COUNTY BUDGET By Rick Outzen For the past two months, Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill has decried that the county faced a $9 million shortfall in its FY 2018 budget. However, the problem isn't the Escambia County Area Transit or the FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance, Underhill's favorite whipping boys. No, the black hole sucking up the county's revenues is the Escambia County Jail, whose budget has jumped from $28.3 million when it was under control of Sheriff David Morgan to $40.8 million under the county's supervision in just four years. Some might want to blame the 2014 jail explosion for the unprecedented budget increase, but the problem is much more complex. However, few would disagree that the June 2013 commission vote for the county to take over the facility may be the worst decision made in Escambia County's history.

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In the spring of 2013, Sheriff David Morgan officially submitted his FY 2014 budget to the Board of County Commissioners that included $40.25 million for the county jail, an $11.8 million increase. The sheriff had gotten wind that the U.S. Department of Justice would soon complete its five-year investigation of the facility and mandate nearly 100 more corrections employees. The proposed detention budget would have hired 83 additional detention deputies and 12 detention assistants and brought up the starting detention deputy pay to match the county's Road Prison officer pay. The response from the Board of County Commissioners was less than enthusiastic. "We're stunned on the amount," said then-Commission Chairman Gene Valentino. "No sheriff has come forward with such a ridiculous request as this."

Morgan warned of the consequences of not funding the jail properly. "If you refuse to do this and we have an unexplained death in the jail, what do you think is going to happen?" he told Inweekly. "The Department of Justice will be all over you, and they'll sue the county until their eyes bleed." At more than $76 million in FY 2013, the sheriff 's total budget was already the largest chunk of the general fund. "If you cut another $18 million out of the county budget," said Commissioner Grover Robinson, "we don't have anywhere to go." Commissioner Wilson Robertson, who retired last fall, said in 2013 that he doubted the county could shoulder any budget increase in FY 2014. "If the sheriff was asking for $2 or $3 million, I don't think we could do it," he said. "Anything in the magnitude he's asking is ridiculous." Morgan was armed with the DOJ concerns and a Justice Concepts Incorporated study, commissioned by the BCC, which noted county jail's structural needs and recommended that 95 new detention staff members be brought aboard. "I'm not required to run the jail," Morgan said, following the release of his budget request. "What I want the county to understand, you can't give me this facility and then underfund it." Sheriff Morgan and the BCC agreed to hold a series of meetings to discuss possible options. The increase was eventually lowered to $7.5 million. However, the negotiations fell apart when Valentino took over the process. The commissioner went on television attacking the sheriff and the jail staff. He refused to allow the sheriff and his chief deputy to speak at commission meetings to rebut assertions made about jail operations by then-Interim County Administrator George Touart and others. In June, Sheriff Morgan returned the county jail to county control. He later would

agree to delay the transfer to Oct. 1, 2013. The proposed budget of detention was reduced to $28.9 million. Only Commissioner Lumon May voted against the transfer. At a Pensacola Rotary meeting, Commissioner Robinson said the county could manage the jail for "substantially" less than the sheriff 's budget. He noted all Florida counties were responsible for the operating jails by statute, and it made sense for the county to control the facility. On April 30, the Central Booking and Detention Center that housed over 600 prisoners exploded. The detention costs began to mount. The proposed FY 2018 budget for detention and its medical services is $40.8 million, a 44-percent increase over the FY 2013 approved budget—the largest increase of any county department.

BEHIND THE INCREASE

On the fourth floor of the Escambia County Administrative Complex, Inweekly sat down with Assistant County Administrator Amy Lovoy and Corrections Financial Manager Whitney Lucas to review the causes of the huge budget increase. During the last year that Sheriff Morgan ran the county jail, the average daily census was 1,351 prisoners. On Monday, July 10, the county's detention facilities handled 1,581 men and women, a 17-percent increase over the Morgan era. The prisoners are spread over five facilities, including Walton County's jail. The main jail, often referred to as "Castle Grayskull," was built in the mid-1980s to house 798 inmates. On July 10, the facility had 1,011 prisoners crammed into its cells. Lucas pointed out that today's prisoners have significantly more costly health issues than four years ago. The number of prescriptions for HIV-infected prisoners have increased 39-percent since FY 2014, but the costs of those medications have jumped 188-percent over the same period.

"In May 2017 alone, HIV medications accounted for 2-percent of our prescriptions and 68-percent, $112,226, of the prescription expenditures, and that's just one month," said Lucas. "For the 2015 calendar year, we had 10 inmates requiring dialysis. We currently have 390 inmates on dialysis at the cost of $650 per treatment." The county has little control over the number of prisoners in its detention system. Over 70-percent of the inmate population is awaiting trial. About a third of the prisoners are in the jail because they couldn't afford bonds of $1,000 or less, making the county jail akin to a debtors' prison. "Most of our sick prisoners would qualify for Medicaid or Medicare to pay for their prescriptions, dialysis and hospital care," said Lovoy, "but they lose federal coverage when they're in jail. The county taxpayers pick up the medical bills." This past year, Florida TaxWatch promoted several criminal justice reforms, including laws to reduce penalties for and divert "driving while license suspended" offenders; increase the amount of usable gain time for nonviolent inmates; and lengthen the period of eligibility for and expand transitional work-release programs. Earlier this year, the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners sought support from the Florida Legislature to consider the county as a pilot program for such reforms. Unfortunately, state lawmakers did little regarding criminal justice reform this past session. For Escambia County to rein in its detention costs, all the stakeholders need to be at the table to hammer out solutions. The sheriff 's office, judges, state attorney's office, public defenders, and possibly even the county health department need to sit down with county officials and see what can be done. Lovoy said, "All parties need to come together and address the county’s corrections issues. No one entity can successfully tackle it alone." {in}

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According to Councilwoman Sherri Myers, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward plans to borrow $20 million and use future Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) collections to pay it back. The borrowing would come after the mayor borrowed $15 million last year for a street paving that would complete almost 10-years worth of resurfacing before the 2018 mayoral election. Hayward also got the Pensacola City Council to approve borrowing an additional $15 million for gas line repair and replacement for the streets being paved. On "Pensacola Speaks" last Thursday, Myers said she learned of the borrowing from the city's Chief Financial Officer. She said, "According to Dick Barker, our Chief Financial Officer, the Mayor plans to ask the City Council to borrow about $20 million against our LOST money." Myers pointed out that the mayor had already borrowed once against future LOST revenues for the new Bayview Community Center and the Fire Station No. 3. She hopes that the mayor would also include in any borrowing sidewalks and drainage for Burgess Road. Myers had thought the funds were already available for the project but was told by Barker that the mayor had reallocated them for other projects outside of her district. 010 1

"(Hayward) definitely knows how dangerous Burgess Road is, not just for children, but for the public in general because I've had conversations with him," she told Inweekly. "I've now been told the mayor's office wants those funds used elsewhere." Frustrated, Myers has asked the city council to fund the project for her district that she has repeatedly brought before it. "I am going to ask the council to allocate $1.6 million to fix the drainage and put sidewalks on Burgess Road, running basically from Davis Highway to Sanders Street. I believe the county will again step up to the plate and offer to fix their one block of Burgess Road. As you know, Commissioner Robinson had set aside $350,000 to address the one block that's in the county." If the council votes for her agenda item, she hopes the mayor would reconsider and add the project to his $20-million borrowing. "I'm asking that the money for Burgess Road be included in any funds that they want to borrow against LOST," said Myers. "It's really and truly unconscionable, and it breaks my heart daily as I drive up and down Burgess Road."

BRAC-PROOFING NWFL With the

military being more than half of his district's economy, Congressman Matt Gaetz worked with the Department of Defense to shave off nearly $2 million of the cost of the

land transfer involving OLF-8 in the Beulah. In June, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners voted to proceed with the swap. "We saved between $1.5 and $2 million for taxpayers in Escambia County," he told Inweekly. "Also, there was a unanimous vote for the County Commission to proceed on this swap that will be very important for the military mission at Whiting Field. We've seen so much growth in the northern parts of Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties and places where there can be a night training mission are more limited than they were a decade ago." According to Gaetz, the enhancement of night training has made the land deal vital to the mission of NAS Whiting Field and will protect the base in the upcoming Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. "With Whiting being 35 percent of Santa Rosa County's economy, it's critically important that we BRAC-proof that mission," said Gaetz. He added that enhancements to the test range in Okaloosa County has "BRAC-proofed" Eglin AFB as the addition of two Coast Guard cutters helped protect to the future viability of NAS Pensacola. "Across the district, we're trying to take steps now to enhance investment in our assets to BRAC-proof us for the long term," said Gaetz. By meeting a key need of the Navy, Escambia County has improved the area's chances of surviving a BRAC process, especially when other places may not have community support and an integrated effort on the part of the local and federal governments, according to Gaetz. He called the OLF-8 land sway a "real testament" to the Escambia County Commission's commitment to the military's mission.

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Studer told Inweekly that the Studer Properties would reveal its plans for the SunTrust building on the corner of Garden and Spring streets on July 23. "It won't be all of it. It'll be conceptual, but it'll show what the inside of the conference center's going to look likeâ€”17,000 square feet," he said. "It's going to show

what the lobby and the conference center will look like, what some workspaces are going to look it." He said the plan is to have the glass doors of the lobby area open up for events that will take place in the plaza, but that won't be the feature that generates the most discussion, according to Studer. "We're going to try to put a video board on the side of the building because we think with today's technology and where that building is, there's just not a lot of vibrancy there," he said. "People can come and watch movies; they can come watch events. Heck, we could've put the symphony playing at the park for the Fourth of July."

"We're going to try to put a video board on the side of the building because we think with today's technology and where that building is, there's just not a lot of vibrancy there." Quint Studer The screen will require a variance, and Studer is prepared for some to oppose the idea. He said, "We hope that people will say that we have to get away from what things were like all these years. When you go into other cities, it's very common on buildings to have video boards and use them for education and entertainment." Last week, the Rishy and Quint Studer announced their purchase of the 5 Eleven Palafox event space on South Palafox Street, in the location that once housed Trader Jon's and the trendy women's clothing store Sarah's. "Two doors down from us where we live is Sarah Brown," Studer explained. "She called up Rishy about two, three weeks ago and reached out that they were interested in selling the property and they said they like what we do." David Penniman of Classic Catering also contacted him because 5 Eleven is one space that allowed a lot of people to cater there and the space has provided revenue for the catering companies and created several jobs. "Rishy went in and bought it, and we think it really rounds out that corner," said Studer. "You can stay in the new hotel when it opens, get flowers, you can get your hair done, and then you can have your rehearsal dinner at the shops, and then you can have your wedding reception or other events at 5 Eleven." inweekly.net

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LURING THE PELICANS Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward didn't come clean with the Escambia Board of County Commissioners when he told them, in a letter dated June 9, that he had only been invited to present to the New Orleans Pelicans on May 24, two weeks before he and his staff traveled to New Orleans to present his proposal to host an NBA developmental league team. The invitation to present the proposal did come on May 24, but Hayward and his staff had known about the Pelicans' Request for Proposal (RFP) for nearly two months. Through public records released July 5, Inweekly received a copy of the March 31 email sent by the Pelicans' Stephen Pate directly to Mayor Hayward and his executive aide, Ben Ouellette, regarding hosting a team. Including the mayor's executive aide on the email indicated conversations between Hayward and the Pelicans probably took place earlier than March 31. Mayor Hayward did not share the RFP with the Pensacola City Council or Escambia County Commission. He seemed to have taken a lackadaisical approach and almost missed the deadline to let the NBA team know of his intent to make a proposal. On April 21, Pate sent the mayor a reminder that the intent to propose was due: "I hope you're doing well! I wanted to follow up on my previous email regarding the New Orleans Pelicans G-League RFP. As a friendly reminder, today is the deadline for intent to respond. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns." Mayor sent his notification of his intent later that day. The public would not have known that the City was responding to any RFP if the Pelicans hadn't sent out a press release on April 25. Still, no official announcement of the details was sent by the mayor's office to the commissioners or city council. On May 5, Mayor Hayward sent the Pelicans a request for clarification. He wanted to know if a temporary facility could be proposed while a new one was being renovated or built and was there a minimum number of years for the agreement. The mayor did not contact the county, the owner of the Pensacola Bay Center, about the availability of the Pensacola Bay Center or any concerns about any potential agreement. Hayward did not mention the RFP to the City Council or County Commission at their May regular meetings. On May 24, the Pelicans sent out a request for the city to present its RFP in New Orleans on June 8. The mayor's office and the Pelicans exchanged several emails about the actual date for the presentation July 13, 2017

because of the mayor's travel schedule. As late as May 31, the date and time hadn't been settled. May 31 was the day Mayor Hayward called County Commission chair Doug Underhill to tell him about the developmental team and the Pelicans' interest in the area. The call and subsequent letter happened only after county and Bay Center staff insisted some information be given to the commissioners. The mayor's office finally settled on June 7 to make the presentation. He took with him: Ben Ouellette, Executive Aide; Rebecca Ferguson, City of Pensacola Economic Planning Policy Coordinator; Brian Cooper, Director of Parks and Recreation; and Ray Palmer, President of Pensacola Sports Association. No one from the county or Pensacola Bay Center. The public would not have known about the New Orleans meeting if Inweekly hadn't reported that it was happening. However, the county commissioners have said they are willing to listen to Mayor's proposal and talk with the Pelicans' management. "I hadn't seen anything more than what came through from when the mayor's office was going to New Orleans without even knowing what we had," Commissioner Grover Robinson told Inweekly. "We are happy to look at it. We had our partners there with SMG talking to us about some options (later in June), but we don't have anything official, and we haven't been engaged in any official capacity." In late June, Pate visited with some of the county commissioners. Pensacola appeared to be in the running, but what it will cost to get them here hasn't been announced. At some point, the public will get the details. According to the documents received by Inweekly, the mayor and his staff have done no analysis of the viability of the new developmental league, its potential economic impact on our area or what the actual costs would be â€”even though Hayward has had three months to do so. At some point, someone is going to have to step in and work out the detailsâ€”either the county commissioners, Visit Pensacola or Pensacola Sports. With Escambia County battling a possible budget shortfall and the city yet to release its proposed budget, citizens need to know the financial commitments required and from where Mayor Hayward believes the funds should come. Robinson said, "If the city wants to say, 'yes, we want this to happen' and they want to help and find a way to help us, we are more than happy to work with them. That's collaboration." {in}

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for National Ice Cream Day

Sunday, July 16 By Joani Delezen & Sammi Sontag

Photo by Ken Wolter/ shutterstock.com July 13, 2017

In case you're wondering if National Ice Cream Day is just another made up holiday invented by people who want an excuse to post food photos on Instagram (looking at you, Chocolate Covered Cherry Day), we're here to tell you it isn't. It's actually real and pre-dates social media by more than a decade. In 1984 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July National Ice Cream Month and established National Ice Cream Day as the third Sunday of that month. Even though the resolution he singed only mentioned a specific month and day in 1984, the celebrations have held up over the years. So this Sunday, while you're enjoying free toppings and hashtagging your ice cream loving heart out, make sure you pour out a few sprinkles for #40. 13

There are plenty of places to get your ice cream fix this weekend, especially if you're hanging out downtown.

Because every "holiday" is better if you can celebrate it with your pup.

Here are our some of our favorite local spots for ice cream and milkshakes on Palafox Street.

•Woerner Landscape and Pet Supply

•Bubba's Sweet Spot

Anyone who's ever walked by Bubba's Sweet Spot on a hot afternoon knows it's the go-to spot for an ice cream cone downtown. In addition to candy, fudge and chocolates, the shop has four rotating ice cream flavors and eight that stay the same. They also make ice cream sandwiches with two fresh chocolate chip cookies and the ice cream flavor of your choice. The team at Bubba's is celebrating National Ice Cream Day by giving customers one free topping on Sunday.

The pet-loving team at Woerner is getting in on the fun this weekend too by hosting an ice cream social on Saturday. They will have "pupsicles" for dogs and ice cream for humans.

1332 Creighton Road facebook.com/woernerlandscape

What we're ordering: An ice cream sandwich of course

412 S. Palafox bubbasweetspot.com

If you decide to celebrate National Ice Cream Day from the comfort of your own home, here are our top pint picks.

•Global Grill

Global Grill is known for a lot of things (like martinis and bacon wrapped lobster tails) and we think their housemade ice creams should be one of them if they aren't already. Seriously, if you've never tried their chocolate gooey cake and the fresh basil ice cream that comes with it, you're missing out on one of the best desserts in town. They are closed on Sundays though, so you'll have to celebrate National Ice Cream Day early (or late) with them.

•Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream

What we're ordering: The Ice Cream 3-Way (which features alternating seasonal flavors)

What we're buying: Salty Caramel If you're over the salted caramel trend, go for Darkest Chocolate

27 S. Palafox globalgrillpensacola.com

•Ben & Jerry's Non-Dairy Pints

•The Tin Cow

If you're looking for an adult way to get your ice cream fill, The Tin Cow has you covered. Their spiked milkshakes, which are topped with a brandy infused cherry, are almost more popular than their burgers. They also have plenty of non-boozy options too, including a top-notch Root Beer Float. What we're ordering: The Key Lime Pie Shake (which you can order with or without alcohol)

102 S. Palafox thetincow.com/downtown-pensacola

You might have noticed Jeni's before at Fresh Market and wondered "Why is that ice cream almost $10 a pint? Is it magic or something?" Our answer is yes—it is, in fact, magic and worth every penny of that hefty price tag. The thing that makes Jeni's ice cream so special is that they use dairy from grasspastured cows. They also don't use any synthetic flavors, dyes or pre-packaged mixes. So when a Jeni's pint says it has birthday cake in it, for example, it really has birthday cake in it. You can taste and see the difference.

You don't have to be a vegan to get excited about Ben & Jerry's non-dairy flavors. They are made with almond milk, which makes them a little richer and thicker than traditional Ben & Jerry's flavors—which is a good thing for anyone who's ever polished off an entire pint of Phish Food too quickly because it's so creamy and light.

If you've got an ice cream maker, why not use it?

Mocha Ice Cream What you'll need: •4 ounces 60% cacao chocolate •4 ounces unsweetened chocolate •2 ounces double strong coffee •1 pint whipping cream •8 ounces half-and-half •10 ounces sugar •1 teaspoon vanilla •3 tablespoons instant coffee •4 egg yolks •2 tablespoons Kahlua How to make it: 1) Melt both chocolates, stir in brewed coffee and vanilla. Set aside. 2) Bring whipping cream, half-andhalf, 5 ounces of the sugar and instant coffee to a boil in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar and coffee dissolve. 3) Beat yolks and remaining 5 ounces of sugar until thick and pale. Temper the hot cream mixture into the yolk mixture; return to saucepan. 4) Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture coats a spoon or reaches 185°F. Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate mixture. Chill in an ice bath or refrigerate overnight. 5) Before churning, add Kahlua. Freeze in an ice cream maker.

Note: This is a very rich, thick ice cream base. It won't take long to freeze.

What we're buying: P.B. & Cookies

•Halo Top

When we first started hearing about Halo Top we were skeptical. Very skeptical. How can ice cream that's low-calorie, high-protein and low-sugar actually taste good? And if it's really all of those things, is it even ice cream? But after a few tries, we finally found a flavor or two that we're fans of. Don't get us wrong, it's no Jeni's by any means. But if you're trying to stick to a diet, this ice cream is better than no ice cream at all.

Recipe Courtesy of Jim Allen and Alexis Akers

What we're buying: Birthday Cake

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

The Art of Letterpress By Jennifer Leigh

Caitlyn Cooney / Photo by Jennifer Leigh It's easy to take modern marvels, such as inkjet printers, for granted. But inside the print shop at the Museum of Commerce, printer Caitlyn Cooney is introducing folks to the art of letterpress. Since June, Cooney is hosting 30-minute demonstrations inside the museum's print shop every third Tuesday of the month. Using a late-1920s clamshell press from Chandler and Price, she guides folks through the intricate process from typesetting to pressing. It's a process Cooney fell in love with in high school. "I went to a performing arts high school in Jacksonville, and an instructor there taught me everything about printing," she said. "When I graduated, I knew I wanted to be a printmaker." After high school, Cooney went to the University of Florida where she studied fine art and curatorial studies after realizing the printmaking program had gone away. An internship at the iconic Hatch Show Print in Nashville only solidified Cooney's passion with the art. "It's a very tactile process, definitely a craft," Cooney said. "It takes a lot of work and love. I get lost in the repetitive motion... I get into a creative Zen." Not only does Cooney love the process, but she enjoys sharing it with others. DurJuly 13, 2017

ing her demonstrations, she talks about print's early history from the invention of moveable type—it was first invented in China in the 11th century before Johannes Gutenberg developed the modern move-

"It's a very tactile process, definitely a craft. It takes a lot of work and love. I get lost in the repetitive motion... I get into a creative Zen." Caitlyn Cooney able type around 1440—to the Gutenberg printing press to the Industrial Revolution. The Gutenberg's press is considered the first instance of mass communication, but it was still a lengthy process by today's standards. According to the website, The Beauty of Letterpress, it took three years for a staff of 20 to produce 180 Bibles. Richard Rodriguez, exhibition technician for UWF Historic Trust said Cooney's expertise is a beneficial addition to the museum. "It's interesting to see how the machine actually works, see it put in motion," he

said. "You get a better understanding. It's becoming more of an art form. You don't want it to drift off into history." At Cooney's first demonstration, she said most of the questions she received were about the process itself—how timeconsuming and precise it has to be. There was a little shock too when it came to the question of cost. Let's just say a handpressed card won't be found in the value section of the card aisle at Target. "Digital printing can be so impersonal," Cooney said. "Sometimes people just want to feel something real. It's something that requires special skill... you can't just Google it." Outside of the museum's display print shop, Cooney has her own print studio Charlotte Mason Printing Company, where she houses both her new series and old style Chandler and Price letterpress. Charlotte Mason Printing Company was established in August 2016. The name Charlotte comes from Cooney's paternal grandmother. Although her grandmother died when Cooney was in third grade, she has been a role model of sorts throughout her life. On the website, Cooney says her grandmother embodies all that she wants her company to be "hard working, passionate, sweet, southern and a bit feminine." "She was a badass chick," Cooney said with a smile. Charlotte Mason Printing Company represents the traditional letterpress style, while also embracing some modern techniques. In the early days of letterpress, printers were never supposed to stamp letters into paper leaving an indention, instead, the ink was supposed to merely "kiss" the paper, Cooney explained. As letterpress has become more revered, printmakers have embraced that indentation. Everything from the hand-mixed ink to paper quality to design is custom, which sets letterpress apart from other forms of communicating, Cooney said. "It just feels and looks like someone worked really hard on it," she said. In the modern renaissance of printmaking, Cooney said she's incorporated some "loopholes" into her process. Instead of typesetting with wood or metal blocks, Cooney creates a design

on a thin, plastic sheet, which gives each project more freedom. Cooney still likes the "old style" using the wood or metal blocks, because sometimes you have to get a little clever. Recently, while making a set of business cards she had to improvise since commercial "@" signs (used with e-mails and social

"Digital printing can be so impersonal. Sometimes people just want to feel something real. It's something that requires special skill... you can't just Google it." Cooney media handles) was not a common symbol used with sets of moveable type. "I ended up putting an 'a' in between brackets for the email," she said. "I love to get creative with it. A lot of the time, it's problem-solving—like a puzzle." As a self-described "paper nerd," Cooney understands that not everyone who walks into the museum will become as enthusiastic about printmaking as she is. What she really wants is for people to appreciate the process. "I want them to love it as much as I do," she said. "I remember seeing my first letterpress and thinking, 'This is really beautiful. Why don't we do this anymore?' I hope people see the value in it." {in}

EXPLORING LETTERPRESS

WHAT: Letterpress demonstrations with Caitlyn Cooney of Charlotte Mason Printing Company WHEN: 2:30 p.m. every third Tuesday of the month; the next one is July 18 WHERE: Museum of Commerce, 201 E. Zaragoza St. COST: $4-8, Free for UWF students or EBT cardholders with valid ID DETAILS: historicpensacola.org and charlottemasonprintco.com 15

calendar THURSDAY 7.13 FRIDAY 7.14 MAKE THE 8 a.m. Regular 7 a.m.-1 p.m. meet up of Western Gate Florida Trail AsUp 75 percent off. All proceeds RIGHT CALL. sociation to work on National Scenic Trail Covenant Care. The Gem, 1901 N.benefit Palafox. and side trail. Meet at Blackwater River facebook.com/shopthegem. DRINK Forestry Center, 11650 Munson Highway. 10 a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors RESPONSIBLY. meetup.com/ftawesterngate9-10 a.m. Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/ WORK ON FLORIDA TRAIL

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NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST

ARCHAEOLOGY STORY TIME

Florida Public Archaeology Network, 207 E. Main St. destinationarchaeology.org

THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NICK TICKLE

NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST

FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF 2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visi-

9:30 a.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com 10 a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road.. nps.gov/guis/ index.htm

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10 a.m. Meet at Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps. gov/guis/index.htm

ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182

Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm

FORT PICKENS: GARRISON FOR FREEDOM Job/Order #: 294937 Operator: cs

2 p.m. Meet at Fort Pickens entrance, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/ guis/index.htm FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF 2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visi-

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RUNNING OF THE BULLS: SPANISH WINE DINNER 6:30 p.m. $60 per person. Apple

Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com 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 pensacolalittletheatre.com SOGO CELEBRATES BASTILLE DAY 6:30 p.m. $75.25. French wines paired with fourcourse meal. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. MISSISSIPPI BRAVES 6:35 p.m. $5-$48. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 Cedar St. bluewahoos.com THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 7:30 p.m. $15. First City Church, 1301 E. Gadsden St. setsco.org

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ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182

SOAPBOX SOLILOQUY, CHAINSAW KELLY + TBA 9 p.m. $5. Chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St.

facebook.com/chizukopensacola

Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm

tors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/ index.htm VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. $4-$8, free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID. Sample 19th century tea customs. Clara Barkley Dorr House, 311 S. Adams St. historicpensacola.org CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm 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 BIKE PENSACOLA SLOW RIDE 6 p.m. Ride More Bicycles, 59 E. Gregory St. facebook. com/bikepensacola GAY GRASSROOTS 6 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org 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 BLUE WAHOOS VS. MISSISSIPPI BRAVES 6:35 p.m. $5-$48. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 Cedar St. bluewahoos.com OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Single Fin Cafe, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/singlefincafe THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 7:30 p.m. $15. First City Church, 1301 E. Gadsden St. setsco.org AJ'S BRAVEHEART, PALAFOX, NIK FLAGSTAR, YOUNG NATIVES: SUICIDE PREVENTION/AWARENESS SHOW 7 p.m. $5

suggested donation. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com AUTO RACING 8 p.m. Five Flags Speedway, 7451 Pine Forest Rd. fiveflagsspeedway.com

SATURDAY 7.15

GEM SUMMER BLOW OUT 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

Up 75 percent off. All proceeds benefit Covenant Care. The Gem, 1901 N. Palafox. facebook.com/shopthegem

SEVILLE QUARTER RUNNING OF THE BULLS

7 a.m.-2 p.m. $25. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.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, 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 OCEAN HOUR CLEAN-UP 9-10 a.m. Wayside Park is at the visitor center at the Three Mile Bridge on 17th Avenue just north of Bayfront Parkway. Buckets, grabbers, gloves and trash bags are supplied. oceanhourfl.com EHS ANCHOR CLUB DOG WASH 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $10 donations. Woerner Landscape and Pet Supply 1332 Creighton Rd. facebook.com/woernerlandscape COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST

10 a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm LEAPS 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NICK TICKLE

10 a.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com FAMILY MOVIE CLUB: CINDERELLA (1950) 10 a.m. $5. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com FLORIDA'S FLORA 10:30-11:30 a.m. Every Saturday until July 22. Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site, 5709 Mill Pond Lane, Milton. uwf.edu ICE CREAM SOCIAL 11 a.m.-2 p.m. "Pupsicles" for pets and ice cream for humans. Woerner Landscape and Pet Supply, 1332 Creighton Road. facebook.com/woernerlandscape JACKSONIAN GUARD 12 p.m. Plaza Ferdinand, S. Palafox. NAMASTE & ROSE 12-2 p.m. $20. Pure Pilates Downtown, 426 S Palafox St. purepilatespensacola.com ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182

Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm

FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF 2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visi-

S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm DUSK ON THE GULF 6:30 p.m. Meet in Battery Worth Amphitheater. Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm BLUE WAHOOS VS. MISSISSIPPI BRAVES 6:35 p.m. $5-$48. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 Cedar St. bluewahoos.com CLASSIC MOVIE SERIES: COOL HAND LUKE

7 p.m. $5. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 7:30 p.m. $15. First City Church, 1301 E. Gadsden St. setsco.org

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calendar FOLKSONGS AND SPIRITUALS 7:30 p.m. UWF

Music Hall, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu WWE LIVE 7:30 p.m. $15-$100. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com VICIOUS DREAMS, THE HANDSOME SCOUNDRELS AND EKS 9 p.m. $5. Chizuko, 506 W.

Belmont St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola

SUNDAY 7.16

WAKE UP HIKE 7 a.m. Meet at Bay Bluffs Park, Scenic Highway at Summit Ave., for a brisk one to two-hour walk with brunch to follow at an area restaurant. NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST

10 a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/ index.htm SCHOOL OF THE SOLDIER 11 a.m. Meet at entrance of Fort Pickens. Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182

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FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF 2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visi-

tors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/ index.htm THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NICK TICKLE 3 p.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S.

Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm SOUTHEASTERN TEEN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: SHENANIGANS 4-5 p.m. Free. 1010 N.

ONE POT WONDERS 6-8 p.m. $10-$15. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS 6:30-8 p.m. $10. Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, and more. Professional dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. MISSISSIPPI BRAVES 6:35 p.m. $5-$48. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 Cedar St. bluewahoos.com SONGWRITERS AND POETS OPEN MIC 7-9 p.m. Goat Lips, 2811 Copter Road. goatlips.com HIP-HOP DANCE LESSONS 8-9 p.m. $10. Learn hip-hop moves from professional instructor. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com

TUESDAY 7.18

VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. $4-$8,

free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID. Sample 19th century tea customs. Clara Barkley Dorr House, 311 S. Adams St. historicpensacola.org CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm COMPLEMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com O'RILEY'S DOWNTOWN BIRTHDAY BASH

5-11 p.m. 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.com

FUNKY YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Everâ€™man

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

WEST FLORIDA LITERARY FEDERATION OPEN MIC 6:30 p.m. Free. Pensacola Cul-

tural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. Room 201.

COUNTRY DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. $10.

ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK & MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182

Country Two Step, East Coast Swing, Competition Choreography and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com HIRIE 7 p.m. $10-$13. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com BANDS ON THE BEACH 7 p.m. Hot Sauce Band. Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com HEALING CLINIC AND MEDITATION 7:158:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org TUNESDAY SOUND CAFE 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and tunes from the baby grand piano. Pensacola Library lobby, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com

PILATES MAT 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man

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Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org BLUE WAHOOS VS. MISSISSIPPI BRAVES 4:35 p.m. $5-$48. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 Cedar St. bluewahoos.com

MONDAY 7.17

NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST

10 a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm

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

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2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm A JACKSONIAN DINNER 5:30 p.m. $75 per person. Jackson's Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. greatsouthernrestaurants.com SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com July 13, 2017

BABYWEARING PENSACOLA 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm COOKING WITH CHEF IRV MILLER: SUMMER SHRIMP AND CRAB DISHES 5 and 7:30 p.m.

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Catching Up With A Hometown "Hero" INWEEKLY: When you're working with your cinematographer, are you guiding the choices they make or are they pretty independent? For example—a lot of "The Hero" was done hand-held. Was that something you wanted to have a more personal approach to Sam Elliot's character or is that something that Rob Givens brought to it? HALEY: I'm very specific about what I want visually with my films. I think that's a big part of my job. It's a dialogue, a collaboration between two artists and Rob is a great collaborator. We compared notes and ideas and decided together what's best for the film. It was a collaboration, in the truest sense of the word, but I also think as a director you should bring very specific ideas and vision for the film to the table.

Not to give anything away, but filmmaker and Pensacola native Brett Haley's third feature film "The Hero" is a meditation on failure before death. It's acted, directed and edited so you feel every excruciating beat of contemplation. For "The Hero," Haley brings Sam Elliott back from his last film "I'll See You In My Dreams" and gives him more to work with than your average actor of a certain age. The cinematography is mostly handheld, giving the effect of being inside Elliott's thoughts. The dialogue is concise, sparse and supplementary to its images. The film relies on looks, gestures, and that roving hand-held camera to examine a man who, perhaps, never examined his life outside of measuring his own success. Fans of Haley's work might remember that his first feature film "The New Year" was filmed in Pensacola haunts like Cordova Lanes and Village Inn. We caught up with Haley while he's promoting "The Hero" but also already looking ahead to his next project. INWEEKLY: I saw that you edited "The Hero." Is that something you've done with all of your movies? BRETT HALEY: It started out of necessity. There was no one around to edit my films except me. So it became part of my process, and it still is. It's not that I'm not open to other editors, but I've gotten used to the rhythm of writing, directing and editing. Shaping the story and finishing the edit. It's something I've been doing since I was a kid and it's hard to break that pattern. July 13, 2017

INWEEKLY: Your last movie focused on Blythe Danner and this one on Sam Elliott. Are you seeking out older actors to write retiree, baby boomer experiences or did it just happen coincidentally? HALEY: It's not a pre-thought out thing. Both of those films happened in their own magical way. "I'll See You In My Dreams" was written from an older person's perspective because it's about grief and loss. I felt that perspective would be the best vehicle for that. It serviced the themes of the film. And this project was inspired by and written for Sam Elliott, who I worked with on "I'll See You In My Dreams," so it just so happens he's a man of a certain age.

"I'm very specific about what I want visually with my films. I think that's a big part of my job." Brett Haley INWEEKLY: Aside from, I think Bruce LaBruce's recent film "Gerontophilia," I haven't seen an intergenerational love making scene on film, especially not in a mainstream film. What was it like to film that with Sam and Laura Prepon? HALEY: It was fine (laughs). You know, it was like any other scene. You have two actors who want to get it right and make sure that the passion and character moments are coming across. It all went to plan, we shot it very quickly, and it was painless. And everybody was concerned we were doing what was necessary for the story. INWEEKLY: Are you working on anything now?

HALEY: Yeah, I'm making a film in August that Marc Basch and I wrote. INWEEKLY: Is that something you'll try and take to Sundance next year? HALEY: We always try to stop at Sundance. We'll see if we finish the movie in time and it's in shape to submit. There's a lot of factors that go into it. We're making another indie, and we're really excited about it.

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INWEEKLY: Were you ever part of any Sundance developmental programs or anything with any other festivals? HALEY: Not with this film or any of the other films I ended up actually making. Film Independent has been supportive of some projects of mine. I was also in a lab at Sundance called Catalyst for another film. But I've never been in one of the screenwriter or director labs. I've done investor meet and greet labs where you meet people who are interested in financing films. None of those unfortunately worked out for me. INWEEKLY: Sam Elliot has complimented your writing as being so accurate to the experience of people his age, but you're in your 30s and haven't experienced some of these things first hand. I'm wondering where these stories are coming from? Are you being influenced by your own parents or grandparents experience's or are you just able to empathize? HALEY: I'm just a really good-looking 70 year old (laughs). It's the power of imagination, trying to empathize and put yourself in the shoes of someone who's not like you and trying to figure out what that feels like. I couldn't write these scripts without my writing partner Marc Basch, but he's not an older guy either. So I don't know. People ask me that question all the time, and it's a weird thing to try and answer. I don't have anyone in my life I'm pulling ideas or characters from. We just write what's from our hearts and from our guts. We try to make it honest. And if people respond and think that it's true to life and people like Sam Elliott say this is honest and true to me, then that's the goal. {in}

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news of the weird EDITORS NOTE From its beginning as a newsletter shared among friends, "News of the Weird" has grown to be one of the most popular syndicated sources for true tales of the bizarre taken from the world's news headlines. Now, after more than 30 years assembling his weekly compendium of odd news stories, Chuck Shepherd has announced his retirement with the July 2 edition of the column. But the news never stops, and neither will "News of the Weird." Chuck's longtime editors will continue to provide the same weekly roundup of funny, sometimes frightening stories of human misbehavior readers have come to love and look forward to. OH, CANADA Canadian company Bad Axe Throwing announced in June it is bringing its unusual entertainment concept to Denver. It's "like darts, but on steroids," says founder Mario Zelaya. Customers provide their own food and beer and learn how to throw axes at targets. "We'll be bringing along the competitive league side as well. That means that folks in Denver can sign up ... and compete at a global level," Zelaya said. INSULT TO INJURY It was dark in the wee hours of June 30 in Jacksonville, Florida, and Cedric Jelks, 38, probably never saw the loaded gun on the driver's seat of his car as he got in, but he certainly felt it after the gun went off, wounding his manhood. When police investigating the report of a gunshot wound arrived at the hospital Jelks was taken to, they added possible firearms charges to his pain after discovering Jelks had a prior conviction for cocaine possession. OOPS! Jerry Lynn of Ross, Pennsylvania, is continually haunted by the result of a minor mishap 13 years ago while drilling a hole in the wall of his living room. During his project, an alarm clock fell through the hole and to the floor behind the wall. Since then, the alarm sounds dutifully at 7:10 p.m. (standard time) every day. WHY NOT? A driver in Zhenjiang, China, took drive-thru service to the next level on June 10 when he carefully pulled his tiny automobile through the front doors of a convenience store, requested a package of potato chips and a bottle of yogurt, paid for his purchase and reversed through the doors with the cashier's guidance. Surveillance video shows the cashier waving and saluting as the car pulls away. He posited that the driver might have been avoiding getting out of his car in the rain. BRIGHT IDEAS Smoke bombs aren't just for celebrating our nation's birth! Mike Tingley of Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, burned his garage to the ground on July 3 when he used smoke bombs to try to rid the structure of a bees' nest. When firefighters from three townships arrived,

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fireworks stored in the garage were shooting into the sky. "We really weren't going to celebrate the Fourth of July so much," Tingley said. His home, which was not attached to the garage, was not damaged. THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT Ventura County, California, sheriff's officers charged three produce workers with grand theft fruit after they were caught making unauthorized cash sales of avocados from a ripening facility. Joseph Valenzuela, 38, Carlos Chavez, 28, and Rahim Leblanc, 30, liquidated up to $300,000 worth of off-the-books avocados. "It's a big product here in California," said Sgt. John Franchi. "Everybody loves avocados." NEWS THAT SOUNDS LIKE A JOKE The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy reported in June that as many as 16.4 million Americans believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows. In fact, the center's most frequently asked question on its website is, "Does chocolate milk come from brown cows?" (The answer is no.) Almost half of respondents to the center's survey weren't sure where chocolate milk comes from at all. TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS Awesome! An industrious group of Russian mechanics created a huge fidget spinner by welding parts of three cars together in the shape of the ubiquitous toy. The Garage 54 team, based in Novosibirsk, tried spinning the creation with one person in each car, but eventually had better luck with just one driver. CRIME REPORT A Spencer's store at Park Plaza Mall in Little Rock, Arkansas, took on a Jerry Springer vibe on June 21 when a disgruntled customer tried to steal a stripper pole. A Spencer's employee chased the woman into the mall and in the ensuing struggle was bitten by the customer, who then relinquished the stripper pole and ran away. At press time, the biter was still at large DIVINE REVELATIONS Honduran housewife Iris Suyapa Caceres Castellanos "felt something coming into my body from the soles of my feet" after finding a flour tortilla with a likeness of Jesus Christ. Since the discovery on June 14, Castellanos' home in Danli has been flooded with pilgrims who want a look at the holy tortilla, including Olga Marina, 71, who said: "You look at the little eyes, the little mustache and his hair ... can you imagine? It's a miracle." Castellanos hopes to preserve the savior-y tortilla for the rest of her life. {in}

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