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DORIS JEAN KAHN The University of West Florida announced a $166,000 gift to establish the Doris Jean Kahn Music Scholarship Endowment. The endowment was created in memory of Kahn, a UWF alumna, by her family through the Robert H. Kahn, Jr. Family Foundation. Kahn was a long-time member of the Pensacola Music Study Club, formed in 1919. A special interest of hers was the club's scholarship competition for teens, hosted by the UWF Department of Music, where scholarships are presented in Kahn's honor annually. The Doris Jean Kahn Music Scholarship Endowment will continue the award in perpetuity.

MARY BETH JACKSON State Attorney Bill Eddins last week announced the release of the Okaloosa Grand Jury Report issued on June 13. The report was the result of the Grand Jury's review of operations, policies and procedures of the Okaloosa County School District. The Grand Jury also looked into how Okaloosa Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson handled allegations of possible child abuse by a former school teacher.

They found insufficient evidence to indict Jackson on any criminal charges. However, the Grand Jury was concerned about "her behavior, lack of leadership and failure to fulfill her obligations as superintendent."

The report stated, "For these reasons, we, the members of this Grand Jury, recommend that the Department of Education review this matter and take appropriate action against Ms. Jackson." Ouch!

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LAUREN SAMOSZENKO The teacher at Ransom Middle School was recently selected as one of 29 Holocaust educators from 12 states, Croatia and Poland as a 2018 Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) Alfred Lerner Fellow. Teachers selected for the program must be English or social studies teachers at the middle or high school level, have taught at least five years, are at least five years from retirement and currently teach the Holocaust in their classroom.

WORKMAN ORCHESTRA The Workman

Middle School orchestra won 2018 SUNSPRA Medallion award for its "Fiddles on Fire" fundraiser. The award, sponsored by the Sunshine State School Public Relations Association, showcases the best public relations projects from public school districts in Florida. Last year, an early morning fire destroyed the orchestra program's portable and 21 musical instruments.

Community groups have responded with donations of cash and instruments.

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SCOTT DUPONT The Florida Supreme Court removed the 7th Circuit Judge from the bench after the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission had recommended DuPont be removed after finding him guilty of several violations of the code of judicial conduct. The JQC in a document on April 11 stated that it had proved that "Judge DuPont abused his position and showed himself to be unfit." The JQC said that DuPont showed "a reckless disregard for the truth" when he published false information about Malcolm Anthony, his political opponent in the 2016 election, and Anthony's family. DuPont falsely claimed that there were "possible" arrest records for Anthony's wife and his daughter. Neither had ever been arrested.

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NOTHING NEUTRAL HERE Inweekly quietly celebrated a milestone on Sunday, July 1. Nineteen years ago, we published our first edition of this newspaper.

The cover story was "A Sign of Our Times?" with the subtitle, "Surf, Sand but No Suds."

The article, by Lindsey Kelly, covered the debate over whether or not alcohol should be banned on Pensacola Beach.

Kelly interviewed Santa Rosa Island Authority board member George Eckes, Dock manager Nick Zangari and restaurant owner Chan Cox. Today, the SRIA and the Escambia Board of County Commissioners are still debating the issue.

Over the weekend, I reread the issue and realized how much we have changed since the summer of 1999. Our original editorial position was that we would be neutral on political issues and not endorse political candidates. We had several columns but no editorial piece for the newspaper.

Obviously, that is not our position 19 years later. What changed?

The pivotal moment was Hurricane Ivan.

I awoke after the storm passed without food, water, electricity or a roof, as did most of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Threefourths of our customers were shut down for months. I had to decide to fight or quit. Editorial neutrality was no longer an option.

We fought for this community, challenging insurance companies that balked on paying claims, ECUA to move its downtown sewage plant and the Escambia County Sheriff's Office after a series of jail deaths. My

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We pushed hard for change and earned our fair share of political enemies. We survived slashed tires, smashed windows and too many threats to count.

Realizing that local officials weren't going to change their ways, we began endorsing candidates that we hoped would improve this community. When the Community Maritime Park concept was first introduced, we were the first medium to wholeheartedly endorse it because we believed it would change the face of downtown Pensacola, which it has.

When the Deepwater Horizon platform exploded in April 2010, we didn't hesitant in how we covered the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. We repeatedly caught BP in misstatements and exposed them, which earned the newspaper international attention. We lobbied our local officials to not concede to the pressure to issue statements that everything was fine. Our coverage made sure Escambia County was included in the $20-billion settlement.

We have continued to fight for justice.

We called for reform at the county jail after it experienced six deaths over a 13-month period. We asked that residents in the Tanyard be treated with the same respect as those living on Bayou Texar. We pointed out the alarming number of traffic deaths on West Cervantes Street.

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By Rick Outzen The Florida Board of Governors last week approved the distribution of $560 million in annual performance funding for 11 state universities. For the second consecutive year, the University of West Florida was among the top-performing public universities, but, unfortunately, the university will receive $10 million less in performance funding because of the state's tie-breaking rules.

The Florida Legislature increased performance funding for the university system by $40 million. The universities match the state money with institutional funds that are part of their recurring budgets.

The annual list is based on 10 measurements of performance by each of the institutions, including graduation rates, salaries of recent graduates, retention of students and student costs. This year, metrics changed from a six-year graduation rate to four years. Schools were also rewarded if they serve large numbers of economically disadvantaged students, reflected by those receiving federal Pell Grants.

The University of Florida once again was at the top of the funding list with $110.6 million, including $57.6 million in state performance funding. Last year, UF received just under $104 million.

The most dramatic improvement in performance came from Florida International University, which ranked eighth among the 11 schools last year. This year, FIU moved up to second place, gaining an additional $12.5 million in state performance funds, for a total of $73.7 million, up from $58 million last year.

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Florida State University, University of South Florida and UWF tied for third on the performance list with 86 points out of 100. FSU won the tie-breaker based on its total of points for improvement and excellence.

FSU improved in all 10 performance metrics, including achieving a 68.4 percent four-year graduation rate for its 2017 class, the top percentage among all of the schools.

FSU's state performance funding increased by $13 million, for a total of $98.7 million. USF's state performance funding declined by $7.7 million, for a total of $79.6 million. UWF's state funding dropped by $10 million, for a total of $23 million.

FSU scored significantly higher than UWF in four-year graduation rates and second-year retention with a GPA above 2.0.

Despite losing the tie-breaker, UWF President Dr. Martha Saunders was pleased the university had earned the highest number

"We have worked hard and maintained a relentless focus on excellence that has served us well.

I'm proud of the effort."

Dr. Martha Saunders of points in its history and finished in the top three for the second consecutive year.

"It's no surprise that UWF has, again, earned a top score in the State University System," said Saunders. "We have worked hard and maintained a relentless focus on

excellence that has served us well. I'm proud of the effort."

In 2014, the year the performance metrics were first introduced, UWF was ranked No. 11, receiving 21 points out of the then-50-point scale, which cost the school 1 percent of its funding. Only two other schools scored below the threshold.

Then-UWF President Dr. Judy Bense appointed Saunders as provost and executive vice president of the University of West Florida. Her mission was to develop an action plan to turn around the university's performance.

Saunders developed a "war room" that met weekly. The group still meets. In an interview with Inweekly last summer, she described how the effort works.

"It's a mix of people. It's not just the money people. It's not just the enrollment people.

It's having them all in the room that seems to make the difference. There's been a real energy around this that. Then when we started seeing the needle move, we thought, you know, we really can do this," she shared.

Not only have Saunders and her team moved the needle, but they have maintained the momentum beyond just one or two school years.

UWF has continued to focus its efforts on investing in long-term strategies to not only increase its performance in the selected metrics but also enhance the overall quality of the education and experience provided by the institution. It prides itself on attracting high-performing students from across the country, enrolling three National Merit Scholar finalists in 2017.

Under Saunders' leadership, UWF merged and developed two new divisions to strengthen retention and progress to degree initiatives, while continuing to provide access for all students per its mission. Drs. Joffery Gaymon and Kim LeDuff were appointed to oversee the Division of Enroll-

"The quality of our programs and overall student experience continues to be enhanced under President Saunders' leadership."

Dr. George Ellenberg ment and Student Affairs and the Division of Academic Engagement, respectively.

"UWF's continued success this year represents that our faculty and staff are constantly committed to excellence," said Dr. George Ellenberg, provost and senior vice president. "The quality of our programs and overall student experience continues to be enhanced under President Saunders' leadership."

The implementation of new Student Success Collaborative software was one

of its most successful initiatives over the last year, enabling advisors to more closely monitor student progress and offer support services when needed. Additionally, instituting multiple checkpoints throughout the semester has allowed faculty members and advisors to improve lines of communication, support students who need additional resources and encourage those who are on track to take advantage of high-impact learning opportunities such as internships, research, study abroad and honors opportunities.

Programs serving first-time-in-college students have also proven to be essential in UWF's retention efforts. Through the GRIT summer bridge program, Dive Deep First Year Experience, RISE program and programs for special populations, students have access to success coaches to help them get acclimated to university life, as well as the opportunity to learn about free resources that will help them enhance their academic, professional and social experience during their four years at UWF. Additionally, UWF physically centralized student support services for easier access, placing academic advisors, career counselors and student accessibility resources in a more central location. Monthly meetings are also held by the Academic Advising Council to bring representatives from each of its five academic colleges and first-year advising together to communicate challenges and develop solutions to improve communication with students and faculty. The council also monitors student satisfaction with advising and uses feedback to improve services.

Last year, Dr. Saunders told the newspaper, "Universities, like any other institution, have a maturing factor. UWF has matured I think to a place where we're just on all cylinders, and I think it's time for us to step up our game."

UWF definitely did this past year. {in}

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Florida International University

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Florida State University

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University of South Florida

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University of West Florida

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Florida Atlantic University

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University of Central Florida

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Florida Gulf Coast University

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New College of Florida

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Florida A&M University

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LET'S TALK PORT Port activities, creating a port that has an industrial and an aesthetic aspect.

Another strategy Lagueux presented was to allow the seaport and the deep-water vessel operations to remain, but on a smaller scale, acting complimentary. The Port would not be highlighted, while the downtown area and waterfront space would take center stage.

And the third option, the City could dissolve the Port completely, turning the area into a visual space for people to enjoy.

Lagueux warned about dissolving ports. He said once they're gone completely, it's hard to bring them back in the future.

"I like the hybrid option," Oberhausen told Inweekly, "where we decrease the Port, but we don't close it. It could make almost everyone happy."

"I like the hybrid option, where we decrease the Port, but we don't close it. It could make almost everyone happy." Oberhausen Photo Courtesy of the Portside Pensacola Vision Plan & Reinvestment Strategy Report

By Sammi Sontag Marilyn Oberhausen is Pensacola grown. After briefly moving away to follow her career, she and her husband finally settled in her hometown. Oberhausen has seen a lot of change, both good and bad, and the Portside Pensacola reinvestment strategy is teetering between the two.

"Right now, our port does not have adequate infrastructure."

Marilyn Oberhausen "Right now, our port does not have adequate infrastructure," Oberhausen told Inweekly. "If you go down Tarragona Street, I mean, I remember when we used to call it 'railroad street' because trains went up and down that street. Well, the tracks are still there, but you hardly ever see any trains.

And with all the construction downtown, there's so much congestion that you'd never be able to get trains down there now."

She continued, "And trucks have to leave the Port now, and they go straight down Main Street. It's a very congested street. So now if we increase the Port activity, we would be even worse off."

The first of three Port Reinvestment Strategy Community Open Houses took place at City Hall on June 26. Scott Lagueux, the director of waterfront planning for Moffatt & Nichol, led the meeting.

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ronment very well. I'm going to be extremely transparent with you, and I'm here to help facilitate a dialogue so we can explore options (for the Port) together."

Mayor Ashton Hayward chose Moffatt & Nichol in March. The firm was created in the 1940s and initially started working for the Navy in Long Beach, Calif. It has since expanded to 38 offices and about 800 employees around the country. The firm deals largely with waterfront properties, ports and transportation systems.

"I think the City found us by reputation," he said. "We have an office here in Pensacola, and Jeff Helms is our director. We just recently completed a large community outreach and master plan in Jefferson Parish, La., and I think that was read and heard about as the successful effort it was. So the City reached out to our administration and asked us to come in and present our qualifications to do this project."

The Bucktown Harbor Vision Plan was an initiative sponsored by Jefferson Parish.

Moffatt & Nichol was one of the consultants on the project. Bucktown Harbor consists of 30 acres owned by the state and is leased by Jefferson Parish. A 19-member project steering committee made up of citizens, business owners and elected officials from Bucktown and the region met monthly to help guide the process.

Two initial planning concepts were developed for Bucktown Harbor based on the Community Priorities Survey results and feedback from Public Open House One. The final master plan has yet to be released.

Jeff Helms was the vice president and head of the Pensacola office for Atkins until

November 2017. Under him, Atkins worked on several city projects, including the Government Street stormwater pond, its street resurfacing program and the Pensacola Bay Eastern Sub-Basin 2015 Action Plan.

The Pensacola City Council approved in September 2017 funds to study the economic feasibility of the Port. The mayor's office took a year and a half to hire Moffat & Nichol for $99,992.

Lagueux said at the open house that the data would be collected, analyzed and ready to present on October 11, six weeks before Hayward leaves office.

"We've been working about a month or two on the Portside Strategy," Lagueux said. "I've had one meeting with the mayor back in the beginning."

Creating open conversation is the ultimate goal, and Lagueux made that clear throughout his presentation. He provided three opportunities throughout the session for people to express their concerns.

"This discussion is about what the future will hold," he said. "Moving forward having this kind of interaction is critical.

It's (Pensacola) a community that's in a way divided. There are a lot of people who certainly see the benefit of the Port at the same time there are people saying you can't make new ports. So I've been having a lot of discussion with a lot of people in both camps."

Ideally, the Port will be a blend of the two opposing sides, Lagueux said. He proposed three different options to create a symbiotic relationship between the Port and locals.

The first idea was an equal balance among the downtown area and the waterfront and

Lagueux asked questions, engaged the audience and encouraged them to fill out the online surveys, which can be found on the Port's website.

"Your involvement in this process is really critical," he said. "We are translators. I mean yes, we are engineers and urban planners, but in the end, we have no stake in the waterfront but to make it what you want it to be and try to be great listeners. We're going to do that through as many meetings as you need."

Constituents did speak out saying they were hesitant about a new City-run project. Nathan Kahn, a Pensacola native, asked for reassurance.

"How can we guarantee that this plan will work?" Kahn said. "In the past, we've had plans and plans and plans, but they didn't always follow through."

Kahn had a point. Mayor Hayward formed a port advisory committee in 2011. Few of its recommendations were implemented. The one suggestion the mayor's office followed was to pursue tenants working the oil fields in the Gulf. However, the offshore oil industry has been in decline the past three years.

So the question stands, will the Port Project exceed expectations, or will it fall by the wayside as past projects have? The conversation about the Port's evolution will continue, but, ultimately, the City decides the Port's fate, Lagueux said.

"The mayor told me and my team to get feedback from the community," he said.

"What do you feel the future impact of the Port or the property needs to be? We will be spending a lot of time establishing the guiding rules of the project. And that's going to lead us all into coming up and formulating the vision plan, which is the ultimate outcome of the process." {in} 7

BREAKING BARRIERS When it comes to training, female firefighters are put through the same rigorous exercises as any firefighter. As fire chief, Cranor said it's important to her that the city's fire department stays physically fit to better serve the public.

"You could be asleep at 3 a.m. and then called to a fire where you're crawling down a smoky hallway to save a victim," she said.

"That's why we have required three hours of training every watch. It's a huge responsibility to be a guardian of the community."

"You could be asleep at 3 a.m. and then called to a fire where you're crawling down a smoky hallway to save a victim. That's why we have required three hours of training every watch." Ginny Cranor

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By Jennie McKeon From the first time Ginny Cranor threw on bunker gear as a volunteer firefighter, she was hooked. It was a chance to help her community in an impactful way.

She started her fire service career at the suggestion of a friend.

"I had moved to Pensacola and was in EMT school," she recalled. "A friend of mine suggested I become a volunteer firefighter to get some experience."

That suggestion turned into a career change.

"You can provide some calm to the chaos," she said over the phone in her office last month. "You're there on those families' worst

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day. You never wish for a fire, but you want to get there quickly and intervene."

After 25 years in fire services—20 of those years in the City of Pensacola— Cranor was unanimously approved as the city's first female fire chief in March.

But this isn't the first time Cranor has broken the glass ceiling.

In 2013, she and Annie Bloxson were the first women to be promoted to the rank of captain. The two made headlines again in 2016 as the first female battalion chiefs.

Bloxson is now the fire marshal.

"We're moving up together," Cranor said. "I hope that's inspiring to young women. When people think of a firefighter, they likely think of a 6-foot-4 guy with a great mustache. It's solely about ability. Gender really doesn't matter."

Cranor is just one of seven females currently working for the fire department. But she says she's been able to stay out of the "gender politics" by focusing on her career and being a good leader. And part of being a good leader is pushing for training and preparation.

Cranor remembers when she was a newly promoted captain and her shift was called to the fire of an apartment building.

An elderly woman had accidentally started a fire while smoking in bed.

"I was in a new station with a new shift," she recalled.

Her new team was waiting for her to take charge. And she did. Together, they managed to extinguish the fire and rescue the woman. But Cranor doesn't take full credit for the successful call.

"We were working as a team," she said.

"You have to have a tremendous amount of buy-in from your crew."

Of course, as a boss, Cranor accepts there will be times when she and her crew won't see eye to eye.

"Not everyone is going to like me. I'm not a pizza," Cranor said with a laugh.

As a firefighter, there are plenty of times to break down barriers. Part of being a firefighter is spending a lot of time together in a shared space until a call comes in. The camaraderie is one of the aspects of the job that attracted Cranor to fire services, although she is now working out of an office and not at a fire station.

"It's a family environment," she said.

"It's nice to sit down with the people you trust and talk about calls; share fire stories.

There are so many different personalities, and I've certainly dealt with horrible discrimination. It's nice if we could all be friends, but we are a service first."

Craner holds a bachelor's degree in nursing from University of West Florida and an associate's degree in fire science, nursing and emergency services from the former Pensacola Junior College. She has worked as a NICU nurse, paramedic, eye bank recovery technician and EMT. She's also been a fire academy instructor for 18 years. Firefighting is her true passion.

She hopes her reputation and impressive resume is what people notice first.

"It's about your body of work, not what your body looks like," she said.

Now, she's a leader for the 120 men and women who work for the Pensacola Fire Department. And after 20 years with the city, Cranor said she's still excited to go to work every day.

"I still feel like a 20-year-old going to my first fire. It's an incredible honor to show up to work. It's a job I take very seriously." Cranor "I still feel like a 20-year-old going to my first fire," she said. "It's an incredible honor to show up to work. It's a job I take very seriously." {in}

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marketing. Bill Fetke, who is in the District 4 race, has paid AJD Consultants $2,057 to manage his campaign.

The eight candidates, who have filed campaign reports, have spent $25,905 on signs and $15,215 on fundraisers and campaign staff meetings.

While most of us are focused on the 2018 election cycle, Chief Deputy Chip Simmons quietly has raised $88,570 for his campaign for Escambia County Sheriff since he announced his candidacy in March. The election is two years away.

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Photo by Peter Titmuss / Shutterstock.com BLUE ANGELS LIVE BlabTV will bring viewers the first-ever live broadcast of the Blue Angels air show at Pensacola Beach on Saturday, July 14. The three-hour program, called "Blues On Blab," will begin at noon and will include more than eight camera angles of the must-see event. Former WEAR, ABC 3 anchors Mollye Barrows and Christian Garman will reunite to anchor the broadcast from the Hilton Pensacola Beach.

The show will offer interviews with three former Blue Angels pilots about what it takes to be a member of the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, while a team of BlabTV personalities, including Chad Brillante, Madrina Ciano, Katrice Nolan and Dave Barker, spread out across the beach to bring the excitement of the event to viewers everywhere.

"This program is designed for our community so that anyone, anywhere can enjoy watching the world-famous Blue Angels fly in our hometown." Doug Bunze "This program is designed for our community so that anyone, anywhere can enjoy watching the world-famous Blue Angels fly in our hometown," says Doug Bunze, BlabTV general manager. "We are proud to be broadcasting the complete air show across a multimedia platform with everything from statistics about the Blue Angels to traffic and weather updates."

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DISTRICT GETS GRADES Escambia County School District scored 20 points higher than it did last year and earned 54 percent of the total possible points to achieve a 'B' grade—its first true 'B' grade since the FY 2010-11 school year. (Note: In FY 2014-15, the state gave the district an "Informational Baseline Grade of a 'B.') Overall, the state had 19 'A' districts, including Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton, 33 'B' districts and 13 'C' districts. Franklin County was given an Incomplete. Last year, the state had 10 'A' districts, 37 'B' districts and 19 'C' districts.

Escambia County earned the lowest total points of the 'B' districts, finishing just four points higher than the top 'C' district.

The district is in the bottom 25 percent of the state's 67 districts.

Both of the district's two failing elementary schools improved. Myrtle Grove made the most significant improvement, earning 132 more total points and improving its grade from an 'F' to a 'C.' Fourteen schools are listed in the state's 300 Lowest Performing Elementary Schools: Brentwood, Ensley, Montclair, Myrtle Grove, Navy Point, Oakcrest, O. J. Semmes, Sherwood, Warrington, C. A. Weis, West Pensacola, Reinhardt Holm, Longleaf and Global Learning Academy.

Escambia County's middle schools showed little change in their grades. BrownBarge remained an 'A' school; Ransom a 'B.' Bellview dropped from a 'B' to a 'C.' Wood-

ham earned 36 more points but remained a 'D.' Ferry Pass had an Incomplete.

In 2014, the school district hired Turnaround Solutions, Inc. to improve Warrington Middle. It hasn't worked. Of the 558 middle schools in Florida that received grades, Warrington was ranked No. 542; Woodham, 538; Bellview, 534 and Workman, 518.

Pine Forest improved its grade from a 'D' to a 'C.' Escambia High received an Incomplete.

Florida has 453 high schools that received grades. West Florida was ranked No. 42; Tate, 156; PHS, 296; Northview, 330; Washington, 381 and Pine Forest, 417.

EXPENSIVE BCC RACES The August 28 primary is less than two months away.

Escambia County Commission candidates have spent over $137,000 as of May 31, according to their campaigns. By far, the biggest spender is Alan McMillan with $57,380 in the District 2 race. Robert Bender has spent $22,411 in the District 4. He is followed

by District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill with $21,055 and District 4 challenger Kendrick Doidge with $19,156.

McMillan has paid Barcelo & Co. $3,000 for polling, Birdwell Agency $20,059 for campaign strategy and messaging and Ronan Kirwan $10,800 for social media.

Underhill had Gravis do his polling for $750, and Social Icon was paid $8,050 to manage his campaign and develop his website.

Bender has paid Strategic Image Management $7,258 for strategic consulting and Emily Mitchell $600 for his social media.

Doidge has paid Front Line Strategies $8,000 for strategy planning and Duncan McCall Advertising $3,000 to handle his

Coast Utility Authority filed on June 22 a federal lawsuit against 3M Company, Tyco Fire Products LP, Chemguard Inc., Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, National Foam Inc. and 49 "John Doe" defendants who manufactured, sold and distributed a fire suppression foam that allegedly contaminated a portion of the local water supply with highly toxic chemicals.

Read ECUA sues.

Among the alleged contaminated wells listed in the lawsuit is the infamous Hagler well that was cited for contamination issues several times before it was closed in 2015.

In March 2001, attorney Mike Papantonio filed a $500 million lawsuit against Conoco Inc. and Agrico Chemical Co. for alleged damages caused by pollution from the old Agrico plant. Public documents revealed that between February 1996 and September 2000, more than 10,000 residents in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze were drinking water considered unsafe by the federal government. One of the contaminated wells was the Hagler well, which supplied drinking water to the cities of Pensacola and Gulf Breeze.

ECUA spent $515,000 to build a mixing chamber to dilute high concentrations of radium in the Hagler well with clean water from two other wells. However, the experiment didn't work, and the utility eventually shut down the well.

Then-ECUA Executive Director A.E. "Van" Van Dever, Jr. knew about the contamination, delayed notifying the public and resisted efforts to take immediate action to remove the contamination from the drinking water. Van Dever was fired in 2002, as was his scientific, technical and regulatory administrator, Bernie Dahl.

Papantonio eventually worked out a $70 million settlement with Conoco. The City of Gulf Breeze stopped using ECUA for its drinking water.

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Fame boxer Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield will lead a series of training camps for both children inweekly.net

and adults on July 7-8 at the Rumble Training Center at 375 N. 9th Ave. The Law Office of J.J. Talbott is hosting this event.

Evander Holyfield will be teaching the fundamentals of boxing. Roy Jones Jr.'s longtime assistant trainer, Alfy Smith, and MMA coach and owner of Rumble Training Center, Brandon Bolton, will join Holyfield during the camp.

Each day will feature two trainings: a morning camp from 9 a.m.-noon for kids ages 5-12 and an afternoon camp from 2-5 p.m. for ages 13+. Each session will be followed by a Q&A. Tickets for each session are $100 each. Purchase price includes a T-shirt, boxing gloves, training session and photo opportunity.

Multi-day and sibling discounts are available.

Proceeds from ticket sales will be split between Bolton and Smith's charitable ventures. The Law Office of J.J. Talbott has provided scholarships to over 50 children who might not be able to attend the camp otherwise.

WOODLAND HEIGHTS FAILURE The

Woodland Heights Resource Center is tucked away off Fairfield Drive near Pensacola Village.

The center was built in 2013 to bring cultural and creative outlets to the African-American neighborhood. Five years later, the center has fewer arts programs than expected.

"The city promised to help us, but we're here being neglected."

Walter Wallace "The city promised to help us," said Walter Wallace, president of the Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association. "But we're here being neglected. I've talked to my district representative (Councilman Gerald Wingate) about it because (the resource center) has never transpired into what it was supposed to be."

Wallace remembered how optimistic he felt when the center opened. He spoke with a number of children who were excited to have the opportunity to explore art and culture. There was finally a place for young people to immerse themselves in something new. He saw potential.

A PNJ article written by Troy Moon ("Neighborhood Showpiece," Oct. 30, 2013) validates Wallace's memories of the high expectations for the Woodland Heights center.

Moon interviewed Thomas Brame, who was the center's first supervisor.

"We want to reach out to Pensacola with this center," Brame said in 2013. "We're going to bring in the Belmont Youth Band and other organizations. We really have a unique facility here and want to take advantage of it."

The building has a stage, dressing rooms, a July 5, 2018

gym and other amenities. However, it has not received the proper attention, according to Wallace. The recreation center has fallen to the wayside, and the arts and cultural outlet for the kids has disappeared.

"It's become nothing but a babysitting center," Wallace told Inweekly reporter Sammi Sontag. "We built it to be an art and culture center."

Recreation Supervisor Reba Smith said the center doesn't host youth basketball games because it isn't regulation size and doesn't have seating. She said, "It was built for art, but it hasn't gone that direction."

Smith said there had been no complaints about the lack of programming since she's been the supervisor, but if people would like to increase after-school and summer programs and performances, she's open to anything.

"Our jobs here aren't to necessarily promote the art side of the center," she said. "I'm not an art and drama instructor.

I'm just a recreation supervisor. I don't have an instructor for those programs, so they don't happen."

When the resource center first opened, Smith was told there were several performances there that were put on by people outside the community. But recently, no one has come forward to ask to utilize the space.

"We do have a number of dance teams who use the facilities. They come in and take advantage of the space," she said.

"And as far as drama and things like that, since I've been here, there hasn't been anyone who has come forward to say they want to do something that highlights the stage area, because we do have a nice sound system and can put up chairs."

Brian Cooper, the City Parks and Recreation director, was not available to be interviewed by Sontag.

ed this year. Submissions from across the state include, for example, the Kate Tiedemann College of Business located in Tampa, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami and the Apollo 1 Memorial at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

The buildings nominated shape Florida's topography and create a distinct architectural style for which Florida is known. Pensacola's Levin Center For IHMC Research is on the list.

The public can vote for their favorite buildings online at floridapeopleschoice.com until 11:59 p.m. EST on July 20. Buildings are listed by the structure's name and city. The results of the voting will be announced at AIA Florida's Annual Convention on July 21.

VOTE FOR IHMC CENTER Floridians and the worldwide public at large can vote online for their favorite community buildings in the fifth annual People's Choice Competition, launched by the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Florida) and the Florida Foundation for Architecture.

Voting is open now until July 20. The buildings on this year's ballot were built in the past five years and contribute to the happiness and prosperity of Florida residents.

"People's Choice is one of my favorite events of the year because it is a chance for architects to showcase their work through a wide selection of public projects," said Tampa architect Kim Headland, AIA, president of AIA Florida.

A total of 39 buildings have been nominat-

sacola Humane Society will host a grand opening celebration for its Beverly Barkway Thrift Store, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 5-7, at 817 Beverly Pkwy. The store will benefit programs of the society and its Barbara Grice Memorial Spay & Neuter Clinic.

The Florida Procurement Technical Assistance Center at UWF will offer a workshop entitled "Federal Govt. Set-Asides – What Are They? When Are They Used?

What Are Benefits to Businesses?" 9-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 11 at 9999 University Pkwy., Bldg. 8. Attendees will learn about the different types of set-asides when they are used and benefits to businesses. The fee is $20. Pre-registration is required online with payment. To register, visit sbdc.uwf.edu under "Training Opportunities." {in}

SUMMER CIVICS LUNCH The Insti-

tute for Women for Politics of Northwest Florida will host its inaugural Summer Civics Lunch on the 2018 Florida Constitutional Amendments 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at Hyatt Place Pensacola Airport.

The speakers are Alexis Lambert, Deputy General Counsel in Executive Office of the Governor, and Ryan Wiggins, owner and chief strategist of Full Contact Strategies.

Alexis Lambert served as senior attorney for the Constitution Revision Commission and as staff director for the General Provisions Committee of the CRC. Ryan Wiggins, a Pensacola native, is known throughout the state for her knowledge of and astute perspectives on the political scene. Her political consulting firm specializes in political messaging, crisis communications and media relations.

The deadline for reservation is July 8. Only paid reservations will be accepted. The cost is $10 for Institute members, $25 for nonmembers and $50 at the door. The fee includes a box lunch.

For online reservations, visit iwpflorida.org/ summer-civics-lunch.

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A 'Sweet' Summer Movie

By Jennie McKeon

Coming this weekend to downtown is the new film by Pensacola native Brett Haley.

It's been eight years since Haley's feature film "The New Year" was released. The movie was made with a $5,000 budget and was filmed around the Pensacola area with local talent.

Since then, Haley has made a name for himself among independent filmmakers for his heartfelt work. His latest film, "Hearts Beat Loud," is no different.

The film stars Nick Offerman as Frank Fisher, a single dad and record store owner in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, and his teenage daughter, Sam, played by Kiersey Clemons. Ironically enough, Clemons is a Pensacola native. Co-stars include Ted Danson,

Toni Collette, Blythe Danner and Sasha Lane.

In the movie, Frank and Sam become internet sensations after they record a song and upload it to Spotify.

Haley co-wrote the film with writer Marc Basch. Looking at the state of the world at the time he wrote the film, he said he wanted to find a way to be uplifting.

"It was my knee-jerk reaction to create something special and sweet and pure," he said, "something people would like. It's a weird, unique journey from my heart."

Since the movie was shown at Sundance Film Festival in January, it has gained a number of rave reviews and a 91 percent rating from Rotten Tomatoes, and it's even nabbed a Best Narrative Film award from the Sarasota Film Festival.

Nick Offerman is likely best known as his character Ron Swanson from the TV show "Parks & Recreation." But Frank Fisher is quite a step away from the cranky Swanson—he's more vulnerable and a bit of a hipster—but Haley said he specifically wrote the part for Offerman. The two worked together on Haley's 2017 film, "The Hero."

"I think the role of Frank is closer to Nick than Ron Swanson," Haley said. "It was so amazing to work with such a talented actor. It was certainly a 'pinch yourself' moment."

Speaking to Dave Davies on NPR's "Fresh Air," Offerman said "Hearts Beat Loud" was a chance to play a "fully fleshedout human being."

"This is the largest role, by far, I've ever had in a film," he said in the interview. "I just got to play all these scenes that I had never gotten to do in 25 years in the business."

The film is also a chance to showcase the musical talents of Offerman and Clemons. The original music was written by Keegan DeWitt. While the movie isn't a musical, Haley said it is a music movie. From the records that Frank plays in his store to the Jeff Tweedy cameo, in a way, it's a playlist of the filmmaker's love of music.

And speaking of Jeff Tweedy, he was a "dream come true," Haley said.

"I'm a huge fan of Jeff Tweedy," he said. "He's a friend of Nick's ... I always get a little nervous in front of celebrities, so I was very nervous working with him."

Haley has come a long way from filming with his camcorder as a kid. And he keeps an open mind to his future. While his film career has largely been independent films, Haley said he'd love to direct a bigbudget movie one day.

"Hearts Beat Loud" will be the fourth time Haley's film will be shown on the big screen in his hometown.

It's no longer a surreal experience to see his films on the big screen, but it's still a thrill, he said.

"It's exciting to know my family and old friends can go see what I've been up to," he said. "I was always that rambunctious kid who wanted to be a movie director. I did everything in my power to keep at it. It's been a result of hard work, luck and a smidge of talent." {in}

MORE FILMS FROM BRETT HALEY The New Year (2010) The movie follows a young woman, Sunny, who gives up her promising future to return to her hometown to care for her ailing father and work at the local bowling alley. When a high school rival returns for the holidays, Sunny is forced to reexamine her life.

I'll See You in my Dreams (2015) A widow and former songstress discovers that life can begin again at any age after an unlikely friendship with her pool maintenance man, a new love and reconnecting with her daughter.

Hero (2017) A veteran actor of Westerns learns that he has a terminal prognosis of pancreatic cancer. He's unable to tell anybody about it, including his estranged family. After falling for a stand-up comedienne, he must finally come to terms with life and death.

HEARTS BEAT LOUD SCREENING

WHAT: Screening of Brett Haley's latest film starring Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Toni Collette, Ted Danson and Blythe Danner WHEN: 1 p.m. Saturday, July 7 WHERE: J. Earle Bowden Building, 120 Church St. COST: $5 DETAILS: pensacolacinemaart.com or heartsbeatloudmovie.com

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calendar Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com STORYTIME SATURDAYS 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $5. Through Nov. 10. Pensacola Children's Museum, 115 Zaragoza St. THE HUMANE EXPRESS AT PET SUPERMARKET PET ADOPTION 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Pet

Supermarket, 6307 N. 9th Ave. pensacolahumane.org JUNIOR HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION 12-4 p.m. PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Highway. juniorhumanesociety.com WFPL'S THE GREAT AMERICAN READ SUMMER MOVIE SERIES 1 p.m. Free. "Hitchhiker's

Guide to the Galaxy." Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com HEARTS BEAT LOUD 1 p.m. $5 (cash only).

Pensacola Cinema Art, Bowden Building, 120 Church St. pensacolacinemaart.com BURGERS, FRIES AND BEER FLOATS 4-7 p.m.

Gary's Home Brew Supply, 3403 Gulf Beach Highway. facebook.com/garysbrew DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. $10. Partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com EXFORMATION, STORM WITHIN, GONE WITH A FLESH 8 p.m. $5. chizuko, 506 W.

Belmont St. facebook.com/exformation IMPROVABLE CAUSE 10:30 p.m. $11. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com

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THURSDAY 7.5

YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org LA LECHE LEAGUE 10 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org PILATES MAT 12:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org AWM WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. facebook.com/ aragonwine RADIOLIVE 6 p.m. $10. Featuring artists Alan Rhody, Caroline Spence, Robby Hecht and Mudbone with the Thunder Bayou Band. Museum of Commerce, 201 Zaragoza St. wuwf.org/radiolive MEDITATION FOR PLANETARY PEACE 6 p.m.

Free. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org END OF THE LINE THURSDAY DINNER 6-9 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. eotlcafe.com SELECT LATIN DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY

6:30-9 p.m. $10. Salsa, Cha Cha, Bachata and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com TONY JACKSON 7 p.m. $20. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

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NATURAL REMEDIES FOR YOUR GARDEN 10

a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org HAPPY HOUR COOKOUTS 5 p.m. Drink 616 1

specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DATE NIGHT DANCING 6:30-8 p.m. $15. Learn the basics of several romantic ballroom and country dance styles in group classes that keep partners together. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Café Single Fin, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/cafesinglefin CARNIVAL OF THE CRUE: THE ULTIMATE MOTLEY CRUE TRIBUTE 7 p.m. $10-$12. Vinyl Music

Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

HILL-KELLY MOVIES IN THE PARK 8-10 p.m.

"Star Wars: The Last Jedi." Free. Community Maritime Park, 351 W. Cedar St. facebook.com/communitymaritimepark POETRY BISTRO 8-11:30 p.m. $10-$20. Pensacola Improv, 375 N. Pace Blvd. facebook. com/pensacolaimproveventcenter

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PALAFOX MARKET 8 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 SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road.

OCEAN HOUR CLEAN-UPS 9-10 a.m. Three sites: Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center at 1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway, parking lot on the north end of the Bob Sikes Bridge or by the Grand Marlin entrance on the south end of the Bob Sikes Bridge. oceanhourfl.com COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

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.

GROUP MEDITATION 9:30 a.m. Free.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org VEGAN BRUNCH 11 a.m.-2 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. eotlcafe.com JAZZ FILM SERIES 1:30 p.m. Free. "The Glenn Miller Story." Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. jazzpensacola.com YAPPY HOUR AT PERFECT PLAIN 2 p.m.

Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco BEGINNER'S IMPROV WORKSHOP 3:30 p.m. $25.

Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. VEGAN AND VINO SUNDAYS 4-7 p.m.

Skopelo's at New World, 600 S. Palafox.

BLUE WAHOOS VS. MOBILE BAYBEARS 5:05 p.m. $5 and up. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com A FILM IN COLOR, PRECUBED, FAUX/FOX, CAPSULE HOTEL 7 p.m. $5. chizuko, 506 W.

Belmont St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola

MONDAY 7.9

PILATES MAT 1:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org GRAPHIC NOVEL GROUP 5:30 p.m. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.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 BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS 6:30-8 p.m. $10.

Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango and more. Professional dance instruction for all skill levels. Dance-

Craft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. MOBILE BAYBEARS 6:35 p.m. $5 and up. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. 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 7.10

YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 11:30 a.m. Free. National Naval Aviation Museum viewing area, 1750 Radford Blvd. navalaviationmuseum.org PILATES ON PALAFOX WITH WILD LEMON

4:30 p.m. Cowork Annex, 13 S. Palafox. beawildlemon.com COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m.

So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com SUSHI CLASS AT PERFECT PLAIN 6:30-8:30 p.m. Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco COUNTRY DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. $10.

Country two-step, East Coast swing, competition choreography and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. MOBILE BAYBEARS 6:35 p.m. $5 and up. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com BANDS ON THE BEACH 7-9 p.m. Free.

Reunion Band. Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com COMEDY NIGHT 7 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com OVER-50 BALLROOM DANCE CLUB 7-9:30 p.m. $5-$10. Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Center, 913 S. I St. Dressy attire (no jeans).

WEDNESDAY 7.11

PILATES ON PALAFOX WITH WILD LEMON 12 p.m. Cowork Annex, 13 S. Palafox. beawildlemon.com HAPPY HOUR WITH SIERRA CLUB AND FRIENDS 5:30-7:30 p.m. Perfect Plain

Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook. com/perfectplainbrewingco WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SWING DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY 6:3010 p.m. $5-$10. Professional West Coast swing instruction for all levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com BLUE WAHOOS VS. MOBILE BAYBEARS 6:35 p.m. $5 and up. Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com MOVIES UNDER THE STARS 7-10 p.m. Free.

LandShark Landing, 165 Fort Pickens Road. margaritavillehotel.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FREE DANCE LESSONS 8-8:30 p.m. Free.

Beginner West Coast swing dance lesson.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola S. Blvd. dancecraftfl.com inweekly.net

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calendar 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

From " Hustle: Museum of Spectacle" / On view at PMA

Arts & Culture

≥Events

PMA GALLERY TOURS 2:30 p.m.

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

≥Current Exhibits GALLERY 1060 JURIED SHOW On view

through July 13.

Gallery 1060, First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org

HUSTLE: MUSEUM OF SPECTACLE WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI, JIMBO EASTER AND JULIA GORTON

On view through Aug. 5. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org ON THE PASSAGE OF A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME On view

through Aug. 13.

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Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org GALLERY 1060 SHOW On view

through July 13, First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. firstcityart.org THE ART OF BROKEN THINGS On

view through July 13. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org AUTRY DYE: VARIETY IN EIGHT BY TEN

On view through July 13. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

NEW WORKS FROM KATHY SHEPPARD

On view through July 16. Quayside Gallery, 17 Zaragoza St. quaysidegallery.com ARTEL GALLERY 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW On view

through July 18.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

A COLLECTION OF CREATIVITY On

view through August 4. Tammy Caspersen, Suzanne Tuzzeo.

Blue Morning Gallery, 221 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com ANDY WARHOL MYTH/MAKER

On view through Sept. 2. Pensacola Museum, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org GALLERY DAYS 12-4 p.m. Saturdays. Featuring local artists. To be featured, contact Angel at 941-7354586 or call the restaurant at 477-0035.

TGI Fridays, 1240 Airport Blvd.

≥Workshops & Classes

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

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 ART FOR GRAFFITI PIZZA Leader Art

Consultants (LAC) is seeking artwork by local emerging, student and professional artists. Selected works will be exhibited and sold at Cowork Annex and Graffiti Pizza in downtown Pensacola. Submission details and deadlines vary by location. All guidelines and entry forms are located online at leaderfineart.com/callfor-artists. Selected artists are given a six-month consignment by LAC with the option to replace works as sold. Each exhibited work contains an interactive label

that connects viewers digitally with the artist's bio, website, social media, available work for sale and additional area locations their work may be purchased.

Submission deadline for Cowork Annex location is Monday, July 9.

An artist reception will be held on Aug. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. Submission deadline for Graffiti Pizza location is Wednesday, Aug. 1. For questions or additional information, please contact alexis@leaderfineart.com. For more information visit leaderfineart. com/call-for-artists.

Bars & Nightlife

≥Live Music

THURSDAY 7.5

JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox CHAUNCY CRANDALL 6 p.m. Paradise

Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. paradisebar-grill.com LIVE MUSIC 6-10 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com COLM KELLY 6 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m. Doc's Courtyard and Cafe, 5198 Willing St., Milton.

OPEN COLLEGE JAM WITH MIKE BOCCIA

7:30 p.m. Goat Lips Chew and Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

DUELING PIANOS

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

OPEN MIC/JAM

8-11 p.m. Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. Use

our instruments or bring your own.

LIVE MUSIC 8 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com PAXTON NORRIS 7 p.m. Hub Stacey's, 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com HORESHOE KITTY 9 p.m. End O' the Alley, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

FRIDAY 7.6

LIVE JAZZ WITH JOE OCCHIPINTI Noon.

The Drowsy Poet Coffee Co., 655 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

LIVE MUSIC Noon4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m.

The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. EMERALD COAST BLENDERS 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. paradisebar-grill.com

REGGIE STARRET

6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com COLM KELLY 6 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com AL MARTIN 6:30 p.m.

Doc's Courtyard and Cafe, 5198 Willing St., Milton.

JOHN RIPLEY 7-10 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox LIVE MUSIC 7:30 p.m.

Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com MIKE BOCCIA 7:45 p.m. Goat Lips Chew and Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 8-11 p.m.

Jazz and Flow Cafe, 4238 W. Fairfield Drive.

DUELING PIANOS

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

Roman Street

presents

RadioLive THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH at the Museum of Commerce in Historic Pensacola

Featuring

ROMAN STREET MEAN MARY PIERCE PETTIS

July 5, 2018

08/02/18

6:00 p.m.

Doors 5:00 p.m.

Tickets $10

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calendar 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com MONDAY NIGHT BLUES 8 p.m. Blues

Society of Northwest Florida presents an open jam with True Blue Band at Lili Marlene's.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com SCOOT AND JEREMY

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

TUESDAY 7.10 MIKE & FRIENDS

8 p.m.-midnight.

Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

SIMPLY D'VYNE AND THE EDMO PROJECT 8:30 p.m.

Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com CAT RHODES AND THE TRUTH 9 p.m.

Lili Marlene's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com PANZACOLA 9 p.m.

End O' the Alley, 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 UNDER PRESSURE 10 p.m. Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SATURDAY 7.7

LIVE MUSIC Noon-

4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com

BIG AL AND THE HEAVYWEIGHTS 6

p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. paradisebargrill.com 020 2

LIVE MUSIC 6-10 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m.

The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m. The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway COLM KELLY 6 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com LIVE MUSIC 7:30 p.m.

Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com MIKE BOCCIA 7:45 p.m. Goat Lips Chew And Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 8 p.m.

Jazz and Flow Cafe', 4238 W. Fairfield Drive.

OPEN MIC/JAM

8 p.m.-midnight.

Goat Lips Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. Use our instruments or bring your own.

LIVE MUSIC 9 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com CAT RHODES AND THE TRUTH 9 p.m.

Lili Marlene's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com PANZACOLA 9 p.m.

End O' the Alley,

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 UNDER PRESSURE 10 p.m. Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

SUNDAY 7.8

JOE OCCHIPINTI

10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com CURT BOL JAZZ QUARTET 11 a.m.

Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. LIVE MUSIC Noon4 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com GOSPEL AT GOAT LIPS WITH HOST CLINT DAVIS 12:45-

3:15 p.m. Goat Lips Chew and Brewhouse, 11 Copter Road.

PAXTON NORRIS BAND 3 p.m. Paradise

Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. paradisebar-grill.com LIVE MUSIC 4 p.m.

Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com OPEN MIC/JAM

4-10 p.m. Goat Lips

Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road. Use our instruments or bring your own.

OPEN JAM WITH MIKE BOCCIA 5 p.m.

Goat Lips Chew and Brewhouse, 2811 Copter Road.

LIVE MUSIC 6 p.m.

Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LIVE MUSIC 6-10 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com COLM KELLY 6 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com KARAOKE 8 p.m. Lili Marlene's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MIKE MAGNO 9 p.m.

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

MONDAY 7.9

JAZZ JAM 6:30

p.m. Roger Villines on trumpet, Steve Gilmore on bass, Gino Rosaria on keys and Jimmy Roebuck on drums.

The Vineyard Restaurant, 1010 N. 12th Ave. JAZZ GUMBO 6:30 p.m. $20. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com COLM KELLY 7 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub,

PAXTON NORRIS BAND 6 p.m.

Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna Drive. paradisebar-grill.com LIVE MUSIC 6-10 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com AN EVENING OF GREAT JAZZ 6:30-

10 p.m. Sal Salaz CD Release Party.

Lili Marlene's in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DJ TONEY 7 p.m.

The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com JESSE RYAN RITTER

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

WEDNESDAY 7.11

GREG LYON 4-8 p.m.

Hemingway's Island Grill, 400 Quietwater Beach Road.

LIVE MUSIC 6-10 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox.

COLM KELLY 7 p.m.

McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com SANDY ROOTS

7 p.m. Portofino Island Resort, 10 Portofino Drive.

TYLER MAC BAND

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

sandshaker.com DUELING PIANO SHOW 8 p.m. Rosie

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

JORDAN RICHARDS

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

≥Bar Games

Thursdays

LADIES NIGHT 5 p.m. V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox. vpauls.com BREW IQ TRIVIA NIGHT WITH JERRELL HENDRIX 7-9

p.m. Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com POOL TOURNAMENT

8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. ticketsportsbar.com COLLEGE NIGHT 10 p.m. Drink specials, beer pong tournament starts at 10 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com.

Fridays WINE TASTING

5-7 p.m. Informative wine tasting in Seville Quarter Wine and Gift Shop. No charge for the tasting.

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

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

FEMALE IMPERSONATOR SHOWS 1 a.m.,

2:30 a.m. and 4 a.m.

Top of the Town, 15 E. Intendencia St. Saturdays

MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION NIGHT 8

p.m. Seville Quarter Membership Card Holder Appreciation Night at

Phineas Phogg's. 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LATIN DANCING

10 p.m. Top of the Town, 15 E. Intendencia St. FEMALE IMPERSONATOR SHOWS 1 a.m.,

2:30 a.m. and 4 a.m.

Top of the Town, 15 E. Intendencia St. Sundays

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

p.m. Special prices for B.A.R.E. Card membership holders.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Mondays BREW IQ TRIVIA NIGHT WITH JERRELL HENDRIX 7-9

p.m. Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco

TEXAS HOLD 'EM FOR FUN AND TRIVIA

7 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9 p.m. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox. wobusa.com/locations/palafox BAR BINGO 8 p.m.

Apple Annie's at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MONDAY NIGHT TRIVIA 9:30-10:30

p.m. Mugs and Jugs, 12080 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/ mugsjugs Tuesdays TUESDAY TRIVIA 8 p.m. The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge, 33 Gulf Breeze Parkway. facebook.com/ thebridgebargb BAR BINGO 8 p.m.

Ticket Sports Bar, 7333 N. Davis Highway. Play to win up to $100 in gift cards.

TICKET TEAM TRIVIA

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

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

a.m. Half-priced bottles of wine every Wednesday. Jackson's Steakhouse, 226 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com

WAY BACK WEDNESDAYS 4 p.m. Free

admission for ladies, $1 beers, $5 pizza. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com LADIES NIGHT ON THE DECK 5 p.m. $2

drinks and music.

The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com

PUB TRIVIA NIGHT

7-9:30 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Road. goatlips.com

WEDNESDAY QUIZ TRIVIA 8 p.m. The

Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. cabaretpensacola.com

PUB TRIVIA WEDNESDAYS 8-10

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

8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com BAR BINGO 10 p.m.

Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com

≥Karaoke

Thursdays Lili Marlene's at Seville Quarter, 8 p.m.

130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Saturdays Hub Stacey's with Krazy George, 9 p.m. 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com

for more listings visit inweekly.net inweekly.net

music

By Savannah Evanoff

Pensacola's Demotivational Poster Child

Photo by Kaitlynn Bishop The Pensacola band embraces the persona of a performing beach party— Hawaiian shirts and all—but its music descends into the saddest subgenre of rock 'n' roll. The group's first studio album, "Congratulations," released in June, and frontman Michael Bishop explained how it's everything but congratulatory.

Bishop wrote many of the lyrics while traveling with a job that, for lack of better words, "really sucked."

"I thought it would be funny to have a super downer album called 'Congratulations,'" Bishop said. "I feel like there's a nice contrast there between the overall downer tone of the record and the word congratulations."

Many musicians try to sell false hope with overly positive music, Bishop said. But not Faux/Fox. "They ignore the jagged edges that make up life," Bishop said. "Instead of ignoring that, I wanted to be hyperfocused on it. When you hear it, it's inescapable.

You're either gonna completely get it or you're going to be disgusted.

"And either one's a totally appropriate response," he said.

Faux/Fox started out as a two-piece band featuring Bishop and drummer Mike McDonald. Bassist Nicholas Giberson joined after being in an atmospheric metal music band. In doing so, Giberson thought he was headed in the opposite musical direction.

"Instead of ignoring that, I wanted to be hyperfocused on it. When you hear it, it's inescapable." Michael Bishop "Honestly, I think they kind of duped me," Giberson said. "I thought we were playing indie music, and instead we play doomy, depressing rock 'n' roll, which I still love. They got me real good. They're like, 'Hey, I know you've been playing hardcore and punk music your whole life. Let's keep doing it.'

band Dinosaur Jr. as one of the group's "I thought I was finally going to make major inspirations. it big because I joined an indie-rock band, "Dinosaur Jr. was a band we would but I'm still stuck playing punk rock," Gibjust laugh at how crazy the sounds were," erson joked.

McDonald said. "That was really inspiring.

"Congratulations" has been in the It was like, 'Man, what guitar sound won't works for four years—probably to ensure they try to get?' That was something during optimum doom. But the album isn't only the record I was trying to remind (Bishop), meant to insight inner turmoil. Bishop like, 'No, man, try it. See what happens.' believes the only way for individuals to That mentality of more and weirder is appreciate the good times and their happrobably more interesting and better." piness is to also acknowledge the darkness McDonald has performed in Pensacola surrounding them. dating back to 2004 and noted that things One of Bishop's favorite tracks is "Busy have changed since then.

Signals." The song is a grim look at the "When I was first here, you'd go to a show duality of existence, he said. and you would have 300 kids, no problem, at "That song is about trying to drunk dial the old Sluggo's on Cervantes," McDonald Heaven and get an answer," Bishop said.

"You can't call God; he's not answering. You said. "It would be packed, and that was every single weekend. Now you're begging, just trycan't call the devil, because he's on vacaing to get people to pay attention because you tion. You talk to the operator, and turns out have something to say." neither of the numbers you've been calling Faux/Fox members are psyched to be have ever been there." on the bill with A Film in Color and fellow The final track, "Negative Space," sums local acts PRECUBED and Capsule Hotel up the record, Bishop said. for their upcoming show at chizuko.

"The point of that last song is really The band will bring its signature tropiabout, at what point does the art you're cal-themed imagery to the performance, so creating begin to influence you," Bishop when you listen to its music, it might seem said. "That's why the first line of it is, 'The like you're having a good time. But Faux/ song's been singing me.'"

Fox can assure you, you're not. {in} Even though the album just came out, the band already has new material and, with it, no intentions of lightening up.

"We can finally start movWHAT: Faux/Fox with A Film in Color, PREing forward, honing our sound," CUBED and Capsule Hotel Giberson said. "You can even see it WHEN: 7 p.m. Sunday, July 8 when we play live. The newer stuff WHERE: chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St. is tighter. It's a little more energetic, COST: $5 a different story being told lyrically.

DETAILS: facebook.com/chizukopensacola or The overall sound is much heavier." facebook.com/fauxfoxmusic The next round of songs will tell a story, Bishop said. Picture Biblical As a special treat for Inweekly readers, Faux/ figures in a dive bar purgatory, he Fox is offering a discount on "Congratulaprefaced. tions." Just go to fauxfoxfl.bandcamp.com/ It might sound weird, but the album/congratulations and enter the code band embraces bold—especially "bummersummer2018" for 25% off. musically. McDonald cites rock

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DIFFERENCE MAKERS SUNDAY’S CHILD AWARDS $100,000 TO PENSACOLA BAY AREA NON-PROFITS Four Pensacola Bay Area non-profits have been awarded $100,000 in grant awards from Sunday’s Child, a Pensacola Bay Area nonprofit that promotes LGBT acceptance and inclusion in Northwest Florida.

The awards were announced after a live vote at the Pensacola philanthropic organization’s fourth annual membership meeting held Sunday at the Pensacola Improv Center in Pensacola’s Brownsville neighborhood.

The organizations that are recipients of $25,000 each are OASIS Florida, the Pensacola Little Theatre, Capstone Adaptive Learning and Therapy Centers, and Feeding the Gulf Coast.

“We are thrilled to award $100,000 this year to such deeply deserving organizations,” said Drew Buchanan, president of Sunday’s Child. “Sunday’s Child has grown to record membership, with 2018 being our most successful year yet. With this collective award of $100,000, we’ve proved just how much the citizens of the Pensacola Bay Area care about diversity in their communities.”

Launched in 2014, Sunday’s Child is made up of members that donate funds annually. 100 percent of funds donated go towards grant awards, which are determined by the votes of members in June. The group places an emphasis on grants to nonprofit organizations and initiatives that place value on diversity, inclusion, and equality in the Pensacola Bay Area of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The four grants will go directly to the nonprofit recipients, funding a broad range of projects and activities: OASIS Florida, which provides testing, prevention, case management and other types of care and support for people living with HIV, will hire more staff members for their new Mobile Outreach Unit program and vehicle that serves Northwest Florida.

It is anticipated that the increased testing numbers will provide the basis for additional state funding which will sustain the Mobile Outreach Program.

Feeding the Gulf Coast, Inc., which was founded and incorporated in 1981, will install a modern 12’ x 40’ outdoor produce cooler at its warehouse in Milton, Florida. The cooler will expand their produce storage capacity, allowing it to store an additional 20 pallets of fresh produce each week/ With the addition of the produce cooler, Feeding the Gulf Coast estimates that it will be able to increase the amount of fresh produce provided to its agencies in the Florida panhandle by at least 15% and distribute an additional 318,000 pounds (approximately 265,000 meals) of fresh produce to more than 6,000 individuals.

Capstone Adaptive Learning and Therapy Centers, Inc. will benefit through the establishment of the Capstone “Pet Barkery” Program, which will augment the existing employment/education training program at the Pet Place retail store in Milton.

Funds will be used to purchase equipment to outfit the bakery including oven, hood, dishwasher, appliances, curriculum, and training materials. Students who work there will learn skills such as ordering supplies, baking, packaging, selling and marketing items, increasing their chances of later becoming gainfully employed. The “Pet Barkery” will bake home-made pet treats for sale at local farmers’ markets, festivals, businesses, and the new Pet Place pet supply store.

The Pensacola Little Theatre has been serving the Pensacola Bay Area continuously since 1936 – making it the oldest continually operating community theatre in the southeastern United States. The grant award will benefit the PLT by allowing them to purchase the equipment necessary to present HD-quality films at PLT at a level a patron would expect at a modern movie theater. It will also provide an opportunity for Pensacola’s LGBT film festival, Stamped, to grow and impact the community with their message. The funds will be used for the purchase and installation of a theater-quality projector and screen.

“Through their dedication to inclusion and embracement of diversity, each of these organizations is sending a clear message to all of our LGBT citizens: your voices matter and your experiences count,” said Buchanan. “After awarding more than $330,000 since 2014, we continue to prove that the Pensacola Bay Area can lead the way to greater inclusion and acceptance of the LGBT community.”

Funding for the Sunday’s Child charitable grants comes from $1,000 contributions from individual and ensemble group memberships. Sunday’s Child has grown to more than 175 members since its founding and with this year’s awards, the organization will have awarded more than $330,000 to Pensacola Bay Area non-profits since 2015.

To learn more about Sunday’s Child, make a donation, or to apply for a grant visit www.sundayschild.org.

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news of the weird TO ABSENT FRIENDS During the 2014 World Cup, five friends in Durango, Mexico, made a pact to travel to the 2018 tournament in Russia. They saved their money, bought a bus, painted it in Mexico's colors and booked passage for themselves and the bus on a ship going to Spain, where The Daily Mail reported, the friends planned to drive the bus to Russia. But just before they boarded the ship in April, one of the five, Javier, told his friends his wife had put the kibosh on his trip. So the remaining four did the next best thing: They made a cardboard life-size cutout of Javier, looking grumpy and wearing a shirt that says, "My wife didn't let me go," and set off for Russia. The cardboard Javier has been very popular at the soccer venues, attracting female admirers, appearing on the big screen, crowdsurfing and being photographed with fellow football fans from all over the world.

ANGER MANAGEMENT In North Port, Florida, a witness watched on June 17 as 75-year-old Helena Molnar beat an unnamed man with a water jug after he watered her plants. When he emptied the rest of the water in the jug on her plants, she went inside her house and returned with a different weapon, which the witness didn't see but said "made a different sound" than the water jug. According to WWSB TV, North Port police arrived to find the victim soaking wet, with blood drops on his shirt.

Molnar was charged with battery.

UNDIGNIFIED DEATH Samen Kondorura was joined by dozens of male relatives mourning his mother's death in North Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, on June 15, as they carried her coffin to a lakkean, a wooden stilt structure where dead bodies are stored during traditional funeral ceremonies. But as they hoisted the coffin up a bamboo ladder, The Jakarta Post reported, the ladder broke and the coffin fell, striking people in the crowd, including Kondorura himself, who suffered a severe head injury and died on the way to the hospital.

ART MAKES A STATEMENT At the Royal College of Art's annual London fashion show in June, one graduate unveiled a unique approach to accessorizing garments: crystallized bodily fluids. Alice Potts displayed a pair of ballet shoes decorated with crystals formed from sweat, along with a fake fur adorned with urine crystals. Potts told Reuters the "more natural materials" could offer environmental benefits not possible with traditional plastics.

•To kick off an exhibition focused on the opioid crisis at his Stamford, Connecticut, art gallery on June 22, gallery owner Fernando Alvarez and artist Domenic Esposito placed an 800-pound, 11-foot-long steel sculpture of a bent and burned spoon in

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front of the headquarters of Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin. Purdue has been the subject of lawsuits alleging deceptive marketing and, therefore, responsibility for opioid addiction and overdose issues. "The spoon has always been an albatross for my family," said Esposito, whose brother has struggled with drug addiction for 14 years.

The Associated Press reported police arrested Alvarez for obstructing free passage and confiscated the spoon as evidence.

RECURRING THEMES In this week's installment of foreign objects stuck in body cavities: Mr. Li of China's Guangdong Province went to the doctor on June 15 at Pingshan Hospital in Shenzhen after feeling discomfort and pain in his ear. Using an otoscope scan, the doctor discovered a live cockroach burrowing into the 52-year-old man's ear canal. "It's still alive, still moving," the doctor can be heard on video saying, according to The Daily Mail. She cut the roach into pieces to remove it and disinfected Li's ear with alcohol in case it had laid eggs.

NEWS THAT SOUNDS LIKE A MOVIE When Juan Ramon Alfonso Penayo, 20, of Santa Teresa, Paraguay, failed to return after leaving his home June 14, his family assumed the worst. The town lies on the border with Brazil, reported the BBC, and is a hotbed of illegal drug activity. Police found a charred body three days later and called Penayo's family, who, despite being unable to identify the remains, accepted that it must be him and proceeded with funeral arrangements. As they mourned over his casket during the wake, Penayo walked nonchalantly into the room. The body in the casket was returned to the morgue, and Penayo's family celebrated his return.

SUSPICIONS CONFIRMED Visitors crowding into a Vancouver, Canada, street festival on June 17 were invited—at $38 a pop—to try a new health craze: Hot Dog Water. The drink is marketed as a glutenfree, Keto diet-compatible, post-workout source of sodium and electrolytes, and every sleek bottle, which promises to help with weight loss, also contains a hot dog.

It's also a prank. Hot Dog Water CEO Douglas Bevans told Global News the product was dreamed up as a response to the "snake oil salesmen" of health marketing. In small print at the bottom of the sales sheet is this disclaimer: "Hot Dog Water in its absurdity hopes to encourage critical thinking related to product marketing and the significant role it can play in our purchasing choices." Touche. {in}

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