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ist recently retired from The Studer Family Children's Hospital at Sacred Heart after 38 years of service. As the founder of Sacred Heart's pediatric intensive care unit, Dr. Northup helped to save the lives of countless critically ill and injured children at The Children's Hospital, which is Northwest Florida's only children's hospital and the regional pediatric trauma referral center. He was instrumental in bringing to Pensacola Caring Hearts, a child development center for medically complex and special-needs children, and he worked to establish the state of Florida's medical foster-care program, which provides Medicaid funding and child-specific training for foster parents who are caring for sick and chronically ill children.

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ognized the Air Force Airman at Corry Station with the Ron Mobayed Award, which is given each year to an invaluable volunteer in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. The Ron Mobayed award was established as a memorial to the life of Lt. Ronald Joseph Mobayed, an outstanding Big Brother who was stationed in Pensacola for flight training in the early 1990's. Mobayed and his crew were killed in the line of duty on Oct. 3, 1995. The award pays tribute to a BBBS Northwest Florida military volunteer who exemplifies the spirit of Lt. Mobayed through their commitment to the BBBS agency and children in the community.

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Information about investors and partners in medical-marijuana businesses is not a trade secret and must be disclosed under Florida's public-records law, the First District Court of Appeal ruled earlier this month. The threejudge panel rejected arguments by Surterra Florida, LLC, Alpha Foliage, Inc. and Redland Nursery, Inc. to withhold information identifying investors and partners as part of their license applications to grow, process and sell medical marijuana under a law that allowed non-euphoric cannabis in the state. Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson ruled that the information about investors and partners should be available. The appeals court agreed.

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A FATHER'S DAY TOAST Weak hearts run in my family. Weak physically, not spiritually. My father and his father died of heart attacks before their 50th birthdays. My dad died of a massive heart attack in April 1980 in Jackson, Miss., a little more than a month before he would have turned 50. The father of six children, ages 10-22, had battled weight problems and high blood pressure most of this adult life, but he had gotten both under control. When he died, the doctors told us he had a "bad heart" but didn't explain what that meant. They didn't have the technology to understand what happened. Today we do. Two years ago, my friend Kevin Muir insisted that I undergo tests to determine the condition of my heart. At the time, he was the director of Baptist's Cardiology Consultants. He has since joined West Florida Health Care as its vice president of cardiovascular services. Kevin set up the appointments and wouldn't let me back out. The doctors found my left heart muscle was operating at about 45-pecent capacity, thanks to an electrocardiogram, which recorded my heart's electrical activity. I was put on medication and told to exercise and lose weight, which I did for a few months but stopped once I felt better. Stupid.

Last summer, we had another electrocardiogram done. My left heart muscle had dropped to 35-percent. More medications were prescribed. This time I got serious about my weight and lost 45 pounds. My check-up in May showed I had successfully lowered my blood pressure and reduced any percentage of body fat. The EKG showed a slight murmur. I was the poster child for how diet and exercise can work. Then the electrocardiogram came back. My left heart muscle had dropped below 30-percent. Dr. Ian Weisberg told me that it no longer was a question of whether I would have a heart attack. It was only a matter of when. He recommended that he install a biventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator in my chest, which he did last week. I went into Gulf Breeze Hospital at 6:30 a.m. and was home by noon. This weekend, I will enjoy my second Father's Day as a grandfather with Gregory ‘Baby G' Coady. I regret that my father didn't have the technology to save his heart. He never got to meet my daughters or his other grandchildren and great-grandchildren. But I know that all his efforts raising money for the Heart Fund saved millions of lives, including his oldest son's. Thanks, Pops. {in} rick@inweekly.net

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THE BEY-B SHOWER By Jennifer Leigh When Beyoncé announced she was pregnant with twins earlier this year, the internet collectively freaked out. The Pensacola-based Black Women Empower Collective saw the news as an opportunity to take that excitement and celebrate pregnant women—whether or not they had a cabinet full of Grammys. Haley Morrissette, co-founder of the Black Women Empower Collective and Activities and Program Coordinator, said she wanted to celebrate Beyoncé's announcement by giving back and "incorporating sisterhood." So the group set out to start planning a "Bey-B Shower"—a community baby shower for expectant women with black or brown babies. As Morrissette pointed out, "Beyoncé has enough stuff," but some pregnant women lack basic needs and access to care, which is why the Bey-B Shower is not only doling out gifts but will provide information and resources regarding everything from birthing to cloth diapers to postpartum depression. "Black children don't always get the start that they need," Morrissette said. "We want to help bridge that gap."

BLACK BABIES AT RISK

Healthy Start Program Manager, Janet Thompson, said Escambia County's infant mortality rates for black babies "speaks volumes" about the risks they face. The infant mortality rate is an indicator showing the mortality rate in deaths per 1,000 live births for infants within their first year of life. "According to the most current data, Escambia County, Florida's total infant mortality rate was 7.7 in 2015," Thompson said in an email. "That rate among white live births was much lower, at 3.3 infant

After birth, black women and children face more issues. According to the PEW Research Center, the number of American children living in poverty has declined since 2010, but the poverty rate has changed little for black children. While poverty rates declined for Hispanic,

deaths per 1000 live births. However, the black rate was 15 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, more than 4.5 times greater than the white rate."

"We pour so much into our children... I think these women deserve the world. It can be really scary. I want them to know they are loved and they have support." Haley Morrissette Haley Morrissette, co-founder of Black Women Empower Collective In a story published in March in Northwest Florida Daily News, Okaloosa County's Department of Health Director Dr. Karen Chapman explains that a hormone called "cortisol" is being studied as a possible culprit. Cortisol is often referred to as a "stress hormone." It can curb functions, altering the immune system responses and suppresses the digestive system, the reproductive system and growth processes. Chapman said that pregnant women who are victims of negativity could be releasing cortisol and reducing blood flow. "A black woman walks into a room and she's judged differently, there's a different perception," she told the Daily News. "It's a constant stressor, to have people afraid of you, to be judged because of the color of your skin, and there's growing evidence the chronic stress of being treated differently as a black woman has an impact on prematurity and low birth rate."

white and Asian children, it has stayed steady for black children at 38 percent. Not having access to basic needs can certainly have a negative impact on pregnant women and their children, Thompson said. "It can be very stressful for clients who are unable to meet their basic needs," she added.

'THEY DESERVE THE WORLD'

Bey-B showers have been popping up all over the country. The Black Women Empower Collective has already hosted one event in Tallahassee in March and will host another shower in Tampa next month. While the mothers being celebrated at the showers may face a lot of issues, Morrissette said she wants the shower to be a fun event for the attendees. And hints of the shower's muse will be sprinkled throughout. "I am extremely Beyhive," Morrissette said with a laugh. "We'll have a lemonade bar and flower wall to take portraits. It's going to be a blast." Morrissette said she credits Beyoncé's most recent album "Lemonade" for "bringing

feminism to the table" and more specifically womanism, a term coined by author Alice Walker who wrote "womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender." "It turned on a black girl magic switch for me," she said of the album. Morrissette said she doesn't want to stop supporting these women after the shower. While groups such as LEAPS exist, they are usually a space for white women, Morrissette said, which is why she's working on a group called LEAPS II for black and brown women in postpartum to discuss issues that are specific to them. "Mothers of black and brown children have a different set of issues," she said. "We'd like to have a more diverse group." While the event is primarily for black or brown babies, Morrissette said the event and future events are also for white women expecting babies of color, pointing out that they should be a part of the conversation. As a mother of two, Morrissette said she understands first-hand how important it is to feel supported. This event is a perfect example of the Black Women Empower Collective's mission to nurture social and cultural enrichment for the betterment of black women. "This event was my baby," she said. "We pour so much into our children... I think these women deserve the world. It can be really scary. I want them to know they are loved and they have support." {in}

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TENT CITY JAIL? last renovated in 2003. Built initially to house 820 inmates, more than 900 occupy the county jail today. Commissioner Underhill has said the county budget can no longer afford the $5.98 million price tag for housing inmates outside the county like it did in 2016. The county used up all the federal grants and insurance money from the CBD explosion it received to cover the cost over the past two years. That's why he recommended at the commission's May 25 public meeting that a tent city as a "creative" and "unique" solution for

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By Duwayne Escobedo The Escambia County Commission wants a solution. It wants it cheap, and it wants it fast. Commission chair Doug Underhill recently proposed the county build a "tent city" jail to house its overflow of prisoners. After all, the county lost its detention center when a flood in April 2014 led to an explosion that destroyed the facility and killed two inmates. A new $134-million jail is currently in the bid process to find a contractor and estimated to take another three, maybe four, years to complete. Plus, once the new jail is built and ready for Escambia's prisoners it's projected to be bursting at the seams almost immediately. Walton County intends to give Escambia County back the more than 260 inmates it has housed since the explosion by the end of June. The county has exceeded the useful life of its old, outdated jail built in two phases in 1982 and 1984 and

housing prisoners. "...it's legal, and if it's good enough for the troops in Afghanistan, it's good enough for people who violate the law. But anything, we can't afford to take a $5 million hit next year and continue the status quo." Underhill reiterated later in the meeting that he was not "adverse" to the idea. "I've lived in a Connex box in a 120-degree desert and was proud to do it with the American flag on my shoulders, so, you know, it won't kill anybody," he told his fellow commissioners. "And as long as it does not kill anybody or violate their civil rights, it is an option that needs to be on the table."

A NON-STARTER FOR SOME

Those statements have gotten him in hot water with others in the community. Although, Commissioner Jeff Bergosh expressed support for it in the May 25 public meeting, District 3 Commissioner Lumon

May denounced building an outside, openair jail in Pensacola. May said high medical costs already plague the county's detention system, which houses prisoners, many of whom are awaiting trial, an average of 39 days. "I don't think outside would be the best environment for our inmates," May said. "We have a responsibility to be humane. Many prisoners are not guilty. They are awaiting trial. Quite candidly, I can't be supportive of tents." ACLU of Florida Northern Regional Director Sara Latshaw said Escambia County should reform its money bail system to reduce the number of inmates. In fact, detention officials have said the inability of detainees to pay their bonds was a big reason many of them were incarcerated. "The ‘tent city jail' model, which was pioneered by notorious civil rights violator Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Maricopa County, Arizona, was a failure," Latshaw said. "It is being dismantled now after having been found to be costly and not a deterrent to crime." She added, "And besides being a degrading and humiliating way to treat those who are presumed innocent, as pre-trial jail detainees are, it's still not a permanent solution. The individuals housed there would still need to have somewhere to go in case of extreme weather such as hurricanes or extreme cold." The new Maricopa County sheriff, Jeff Penzone, began dismantling in May the tent city jail, which some called "hell on earth." Arpaio erected the tents in 1993, and it routinely made the list of the 50 craziest prisons in the nation. Sheriff Penzone called the sevenacre facility a "circus" rather than a crime deterrent in the Arizona Republic. Tearing it down will save the Arizona taxpayers about $4.5 million a year because it was not operating at full capacity, he said. "When I say improvements, it is about efficiencies, it is about professionalism, it's about effectiveness so that we can run

a fundamentally sound and safe facility that is not a burden to the taxpayers or our partners," Penzone told the media. Meanwhile, Santa Rosa County Major Randy Tifft, who oversees corrections, said a so-called "Tent City” could be successful. Santa Rosa's jail housed up to 90 inmates from Escambia County until April. But Tifft emphasized it's only a "temporary solution" and depends on the type of construction. "There are so many variations, but it can be successful on a short-term basis," Tiff t said.

A 'DANGEROUS' OPTION

Barry Beroset, a criminal defense attorney for four decades, called such a jail "dangerous." He suggested Escambia County Chief Judge Linda Nobles review pre-trial conditions as one way to alleviate overpopulation of the jail. "There are problems with a tent city," Beroset said. "You can't control the climate around here. There would be sanitation and increased security problems. How would it work if lawyers wanted to visit their clients in a secure area? It's a serious problem with no prospect of an immediate solution." Commissioner Underhill backed down from pushing a Tent City model when he was contacted by Inweekly after the meeting. But he stuck to his guns that some type of "temporary" jail facility must be built to house up to 500 inmates and suggested the county put it at the Road Prison in Cantonment. "We need a temporary facility at the road camp, and we have to do it right now," he said. "The day we open the new jail it will be above capacity. And 'Castle Gray Skull' has to be replaced." Underhill added, "We are in a pinch, a pinch of our own design. We created this crisis, and three years later we still don't have a solution for incarcerating our inmates here. I hold myself accountable for that. We have phenomenal partners helping us out in our time of crisis." {in}

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By Sammi Sontag Traveling to all 67 counties in Florida is no easy feat, but State Representative Matt Caldwell is making his way through the state as he begins campaigning for the 2018 race for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. He made a quick stop in the Panhandle and interviewed with Inweekly publisher Rick Outzen on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” “We’re trying to get up in this neck of the woods at least once a month,” Caldwell said. “I love to meet folks and have the opportunity to come out and visit with them.” The Republican representative from North Fort Myers has lived in Florida his entire life. “On my mom's side, we've been in Florida for about 200 years. Her branch of the family came down into Madison County and Alachua and down into Lake County,” Caldwell said. “I've grown up my whole life down in the Fort Myers area. I went to school there, stayed home to go to Florida Gulf Coast University where I met my wife, Yvonne.” The Caldwells are celebrating 12 years of marriage this July and their daughter, Ava, is turning nine later this month. By trade, he is a real estate appraiser but always had an affinity for politics, which sparked his interest in running for office. Caldwell was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2010.

“I tell you, I really do feel blessed by the opportunities I’ve had,” he said. “It wasn’t really on the radar to ever run for office, but we had a chance to run for the House and were successful. Since then, we’ve been able to work on really important issues.” Caldwell currently chairs the powerful Government Accountability Committee, which has subcommittees that include Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs, Natural Resources and Public Lands, Oversight, Transparency and Administration, and Transportation and Infrastructure, which is chaired by Rep. Clay Ingram (R-Pensacola). The Government Accountability chairman oversaw House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s initiatives for stronger ethics rules and better regulation of lobbyists. “Obviously the House has been focused on transparency and ethics,” Caldwell said. “We looked to review the books and talk about what’s good, what’s bad and what we might need to change."

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He added, “We’re going to keep up that focus this next year, I can promise you that.” While in Tallahassee, Caldwell consistently worked on taxation and finance issues, but he has also been passionate about the environment and protecting the state’s natural resources. He sponsored an expansion of the Everglades Forever Act to help complete Everglades restoration in the area south of Lake Okeechobee, as well as Legacy Florida, which will permanently fund restoration of the greater Everglades. In 2013, as chairman of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Caldwell crafted legislation that resolved the Numeric Nutrient Criteria with the federal government. This ensured clean water for future generations of Floridians without laying a heavy financial burden on citizens and employers. This past session, Caldwell championed an overhaul of the Florida Forever program, refocusing the program on land acquisition with a priority for conservation easements and permanent funding roughly totaling $3 billion over 17 years. “I had a chance to run the bills that I think are going to make a difference,” Caldwell said. Why run for Agriculture Commissioner? “The biggest topic of the day obviously is always water and how those resources get utilized between the urban and rural environments,” he said. “No

matter what the issue is, I think the Commissioner really has to be the one working out those differences, and I'm eager to try to get that done.” Caldwell pointed out that agriculture is the primary source of employment in most Florida counties. “While it may not be from a population perspective in our urban counties, you look at the 67 spread across the state and agriculture is where it's at,” he said. “It's more than just a dairy cow or a citrus tree.” He added, “Whether you're milking a cow or you're pumping gas, if you work the meat counter at Publix or in the seafood industry, agriculture itself is more than just supplying food. It's landscape plants. It's nurseries. It's, in some cases, sources of energy and fuel. It's a big office and touches everybody's lives, at some point, pretty much every day.” Medical marijuana may become the new money crop for Florida’s farmers since the voters passed a constitutional amendment legalizing medical cannabis in 2016. Caldwell co-sponsored the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014 with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton) legalizing the non-euphoric strain of the plant for children battling seizures. “Medical marijuana currently falls under the Health Department,” Caldwell said on “Pensacola Speaks.” “However, it could branch into the Department of Agriculture depending on future legalization.” He believes the Florida Department of Agriculture will eventually oversee the nurseries. The lawmaker doesn’t believe medical marijuana should be smoked.

"Whether you're milking a cow or you're pumping gas, if you work the meat counter at Publix or in the seafood industry, agriculture itself is more than just supplying food." Caldwell “We’ll be treating it as medicine,” said Caldwell. “Not having a smokable form, but have it be a pill.” On Friday, June 9, the Florida Legislature, in a special session, passed a medical marijuana bill that established more licenses in the state and, as Caldwell predicted, refused to allow patients to smoke marijuana as a treatment option. Before signing off the radio program, Caldwell pledged to visit Northwest Florida often in the months leading up to the Republican primary in August 2018. To learn more about his campaign, check out votecaldwell.org. {in} 9

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BLOUNT PROJECT NITPICKED By a 5-1

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County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh says the county was ready to pull the plug on the proposed commerce park for Outlying Field 8 (OLF-8) until it received a letter from the U.S. Navy last week. To obtain OLF-8, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners has been working on a land swap with the Navy. The plan was for the county to develop a 640-acre site in Santa Rosa County into a helicopter-training field nearly identical to OLF-8. Once complete, the site would be traded for OLF-8. However, the development costs have escalated, putting the swap in jeopardy. "It got to a point, Rick, where we were losing patience," Bergosh said last week on "Pensacola Speaks." "Frankly, it looked like the project could die. We could not keep up with the cost overruns." The commissioners asked Congressman Matt Gaetz to intervene and explain to the Navy that Escambia County could not afford to build such an elaborate field. "So, he went, to his credit, to D.C., and we got a nice letter from the Navy saying okay we're willing to make the following concessions," Bergosh said. "In speaking with Administrator Jack Brown, it could be as much as between one and two million dollars, which will really help us out." The possible development of OLF-8 was a campaign issue when Bergosh won the District 1 seat last year. Voters were concerned about the construction in the Beulah area and the stress on area's infrastructure. Bergosh said he assured the residents of two things. 010 1

"Number one, I told them, people have seen the value of this project. It was ranked number one with the Restore Act Committee. People who are experts in various fields looked through all the different projects, and they ranked it number one as the next economic development project," he said. "Number two, I tried to reassure them that we're looking to get high-tech manufacturing, light manufacturing, and assembly jobs. There's not going to be smokestacks, no grinding and crushing machines, no foul odors," said Bergosh. "And we're going to put a very strict master plan in place, so there will be some enhancements that will benefit the community, perhaps a walking track all the way around it. You know, perhaps some retail facilities that might benefit the community as well as the commerce park." He added, "But, more importantly, the construction is going to be strict, strictly based upon this master plan, which is going to say look, no metal buildings, no temporary PEDs, no loading docks visible."

TRY TRANSIT DAY In efforts to further

awareness about the economic and environmental benefits of using public transit, "Try Transit" events are held across the country to encourage community members to experience public transportation. Locally, rideOn is participating in the Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) Try Transit Day 2017. The Escambia County event will begin with entertainment, raffles, and the announcement of the winners of the Explore ECAT 2017 Youth Art Contest. Winners will

vote on June 8, the Pensacola City Council granted local developer ParsCo LLC the opportunity to redevelop the former Blount School property into residential housing. But there is a caveat. Council members also voted to review and finalize the project's details before the build process begins. "I'm excited about this project," Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn said. "However, I would like after the negotiations with the mayor that it come back to the council." She continued, "Because I do have some questions that concern me with the project." The council felt comfortable with ParsCo taking on the job. However, some members worried the project was not economically sound for people in the workforce. "The city was looking to develop the Blount School property into workforce housing and affordable housing," Councilman Gerald Wingate said. "And looking through this RFP, the houses that are to be developed on this property will not be workforce housing or affordable housing." He added, "Those houses are $199,000 and no school teacher, fireman or policeman would be able to get one of these houses at that particular price." Councilwoman Sherri Myers was concerned with the proposed green space and its purpose, upkeep, and size. "Is this park going to be a city maintained park? Because if it is, I have a real problem with that," she said. "It just looks like we're building an awful lot of parks, and I can't find a justification for this one especially because it's only three blocks from Legion Field." ParsCo CEO Amir Fooladi assured the council his plans were not set in stone, and he would work to iron out the wrinkles. "The company worked really hard on putting together a clear and concise response for the project," Fooladi said. "A lot of these designs are conceptual right now. We still need to do community forums, but we really want to be a partner with the city." After the ParsCo vote, the council continued to nitpick the plans. Councilman P.C. Wu objected to the discussion. "I feel the need to say this," said Wu. "If you go back and examine this tape tonight we

have cherry picked every project that has come before us." He added, "We've done this to properties that have sat vacant for years and that produce zero income for this city. And now we have people stepping forward to fix these properties, and we are doing everything we can to discourage them. And then we wonder why people will not come and do business with us."

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magazine got singer Jimmy Buffett to list his favorite Gulf Coast bars for its June/July issue. "The one thing about talking to Jimmy, was this wasn't PR," said Dave Dibenedetto, the editor-in-chief of Garden and Gun. "He knew every one of these bars, he had been to these bars, and he felt strongly about them. This just wasn't someone citing a press release." Dibenedetto said his associate editor, Elizabeth Hutchison, was impressed with Buffett. He said, "He's the real deal. (Hutchison) hung up the phone and said, â€˜He's everything you'd hope he would be.'" Buffet's list included Blue Gill of Spanish Fort, Ala., Island Hotel of Cedar Key, Fla., Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar of New Orleans, La., Scranton's of Pascagoula, Miss., Trapani's Eatery of Bay St. Louis, Miss. and his sister's Gulf Shores, Ala. bar, LuLu's at Homeport Marina. The editor-in-chief explained how the Charleston, S.C.-based magazine got its name. "There was a club in town called The Garden and Gun Club. The way I understand it, it was the Studio 54 of Charleston," he told Inweekly. "And when all the bars would close in town, the Garden and Gun Club, because it was a club, could stay open a little later. That's where everybody went." Dibenedetto added, "When you mention that club to folks who were there back in the day, they have a knowing smile that comes across their face that makes you wish you were around when it was open for sure."

PANHANDLING ORDINANCE REPEALED At its June 8 regular meeting, the

Pensacola City Council voted, 4-2, to repeal an ordinance passed a month earlier to ban panhandling in downtown Pensacola. Several council members believed the law was unconstitutional and economically flawed. "Well, there are a lot of problems with this ordinance," Councilwoman Sherri Myers said. "I realize we have a problem and that the downtown area is becoming more and more residential." She continued, "I want to make sure certain behavior doesn't adversely affect the residents, but this ordinance isn't the way to do that." The law made it illegal for anyone, includinweekly.net

ing panhandlers, street performers, and charities, to ask for a donation within the newlycreated Downtown Visitors District, which stretches from Palafox Street to Wright Street and all the way to Pensacola Bay. All violators were to be given civil citations and fined. The council also discussed how much the ordinance would cost the city to defend. The American Civil Liberties Union had already filed a suit in federal court. "This ordinance has a negative economic impact," Myers said. "And it is asking us to spend a lot of money defending cases that are highly questionable on constitutional grounds. I think there are other ways we can address the issues that you are concerned with." Councilman Larry Johnson favored repealing the ordinance and working with the city and community members to create a new one. "Sometimes you can only feel 51 percent on an issue and 49 percent against it, and you still must vote for it," he said. "So I had very mixed feelings about voting for this in the first place." He added, "I don't know if this is dependable, but I hope we can get together and all agree on something as far as an ordinance so we can do something about the excessive panhandling in our downtown." The director of Satoshi Forest Sanctuary, Michael Kimberl, told the council he would work with the city to fix the problem. "Incarceration and fines are problematic and counter-productive really," he said. "We need to come up with a solution that is proactive, which is something we can definitely do."

NEW RONALD MCDONALD FAMILY ROOM Trey Barefield remembers getting a call

at 4:45 a.m. to come to the Children's Hospital immediately to check on the condition of his severely injured son, Drew. They were staying at the Ronald McDonald House just down the hill from the hospital, and he said the 10 minutes to get to his son's bedside seemed like an eternity. Doctors had his son's legs in the air to keep him from bleeding out. Now families like the Barefields will be able to stay in a three-room Ronald McDonald space located on the second floor, seconds away from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of The Studer Family Children's Hospital at Sacred Heart, which is expected to open in 2019. "These are excellent new facilities," Trey said. "It's an awesome service. You're just 50 steps away." The Barefields, who live in Crestview, stayed at the Ronald McDonald House for 75 days, while Drew underwent 13 surgeries. The 12-year-old boy was snorkeling in June 15, 2017

Pensacola Bay when another boat injured him in a hit-and-run accident. He had to fight off three different bacteria, had a ruptured spleen, punctured a lung, and his kidneys looked "like eggs smashed on a counter." Trey, who was fishing for mullet, said he arrived at the Ronald McDonald House with his clothes covered in blood and sand. Ronald McDonald House had everything he needed to clean up and even allowed his wife, a dental hygienist, to brush her teeth. "They cry with you, they pray with you, they support you," Trey said, holding back tears. "They became like a family to us. The care we received here was second to none. You can't put a price tag on the service they gave." Today, Drew looks like any normal high school sophomore. He's wearing a red Tshirt, cut-up jeans, and sneakers. However, the now 15-year-old raised $1 million toward the new Ronald McDonald Family Room. What does he remember about the traumatic time in the hospital? "I remember the funny times in the hospital like when Superman came to visit me," he said. The space is 3,000-square-feet and has a beach-theme. In the future, families will be able to take advantage of staying in one of the three rooms that each have a bathroom. Parents can use the laundry facilities and shower room. They can also escape to the Quiet Room for privacy, the large open living and dining room, a computer area and playroom for the young patient's brothers or sisters. Dr. Rob Patterson, the Children's Hospital medical director, hugged Drew when he spotted him. He said Drew was the sickest of the sick then. Patterson recalled at a Denver hospital where he worked previously parents sleeping in hallways to be near their children. "This is what we would want for ourselves," Patterson said of the new Ronald McDonald space. "It's a little embarrassing when his dad said what a blessing we were in his families' lives. From my perspective, we felt loved and blessed in ways I can't describe." Henry Stovall, the Children's Hospital President, said the new Ronald McDonald Family Room "was truly and effort of love." Judy Burns, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida Executive Director, said the organization has served more than 14,000 children and their families since 1984. She said many had to be turned away because of a lack of space. "Need a rest? Need to recharge? That's what the Family Room is about," Burns said. "We're so excited about the room. It should feel like you're walking into a friend's house." {in}

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the four PensacolaPRIDE events is free. That's not an accident. "I don't want someone to not be able to come to a Gay Grassroots event because they can't afford it. I want to make sure that for the most part, anything that's educational or activism-related is free," Cooper said. "If we can do anything through PensacolaPRIDE to help a young person, or a senior who had to hide for his or her entire life, feel more comfortable with themselves, then we have achieved our goal. That's what I hope people get out of PRIDE. {in}

2017 EVENT SCHEDULE FESTIVAL IN THE PARK

WHAT: A festival celebrating the LGBT community in Pensacola WHEN: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, June 17 WHERE: Seville Square, 311 E. Government St. COST: Free

LGBT ADVOCACY TRAINING Saturday, June 17 marks the return of PensacolaPRIDE. The theme of this year's weeklong celebration is "Reignite the Fire" and organizers are hoping it resonates with attendees. "We've got to reignite the fire of activism and education. We want to motivate people to realize that there is still much to be done," said Louis Cooper, President of Gay Grassroots of Northwest Florida. This year marks the eighth annual PensacolaPRIDE organized by Gay Grassroots, which registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization two years ago. "When we won the right to marry in 2015, some of us felt like we had achieved the pinnacle of LGBT rights," said Cooper. "It was such a huge event. We did achieve a very important goal, but we are not done. As easily as the right to marry was granted, it could be taken away. There are still a lot of injustices faced by the LGBT community that need to be addressed. " Cooper hopes PensacolaPRIDE will draw attention to the lack of employment protections for LGBT people. "The right to work is even more basic to existence. We have to make a living," Cooper said. "Look at the so-called â€˜bathroom bills' that discriminate against trans people. June 15, 2017

We still have a lot of hearts and minds to change," Cooper said. "In order to secure recently gained rights and to continue the fight for those yet to be attained, we must go about the fight for civil rights and social justice in a smart and effective manner," said Doug Landreth, co-founder and past president of Gay Grassroots. Landreth will discuss reasons and tools for advocacy in more detail during the LGBT Advocacy Training Workshop on June 19. "While celebrating marriage equality, many forgot or failed to understand that while gays and lesbians can now marry we can still be fired from a job or be denied a promotion, denied housing, denied service at a hotel, restaurant or store, LGBT children or children of same-gender couples can be removed from or denied enrollment at a private school, same-gender spouses can be denied coverage on insurance, and the list goes on and on," Landreth said. The tradition to hold gay pride events in June began in 1970, on the anniversary of the Stonewall riots. "It was impossible for a gay bar to obtain a liquor license, so all the gay bars were illegal," Cooper said. "The people in the bar fought back. They resisted. They ri-

oted for two nights. Gay pride celebrations were held to commemorate the day when we stood in the streets for the first time and said, 'We deserve better. We deserve respect. We deserve dignity like every human being does.' It's about not being in the closet anymore, not being in the shadows, not being ashamed anymore." PensacolaPRIDE begins with the Festival in the Park on Saturday. Fifty vendors are slated to attend and live entertainment is scheduled for the entire day. The headliner is Jaimie Wilson, a 20-year-old female-to-male musician and activist. A book reading and talk about marriage equality will take place on Thursday, June 22, co-hosted by Gay Grassroots and the Pensacola State College Gay-Straight Alliance. The event will feature Elizabeth Schwartz and her wife, Lydia Martin. Schwartz is a Miami civil rights attorney who was one of the lawyers that successfully argued Pareto v. Ruvin, the 2014 case that led to same-sex couples being able to legally wed in Florida. She is the author of "Before I Do: A Legal Guide to Marriage, Gay and Otherwise." Martin has been a writer for the Miami Herald for the past thirty years. You might also notice looking at the calendar of events, that admission to three of

WHAT: A workshop presented by Gay Grassroots co-founder Doug Landreth WHEN: 6 p.m. Monday, June 19 WHERE: Downtown Library, 239 N. Spring St. COST: Free

MARRIAGE EQUALITY AND MORE WHAT: A book reading and talk by attorney Elizabeth Schwartz and writer Lydia Martin WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday, June 22 WHERE: Pensacola State College Hagler Auditorium, 1000 College Blvd. COST: Free

CELEBRATION BALL BANQUET

WHAT: A four-course dinner and live entertainment from Andy Davis' Coastal Cabaret Ensemble WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday, June 24 WHERE: Pensacola Opera Center, 5 S. Tarragona St. COST: $45 in advance, $50 at the door

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Gulf Breeze UFO / Photo Courtesy of UWF Historic Trust T.T. Wentworth, Jr.'s collection started with a single coin and snowballed into a historic museum. That coin is currently part of a new

THURSDAY 6.15

WORK ON FLORIDA TRAIL 8 a.m. Regular meet

up of Western Gate Florida Trail Association to work on National Scenic Trail and side trail. Meet at Blackwater River Forestry Center, 11650 Munson Highway. meetup.com/ftawesterngate

NATURE WALK: LIFE IN A MARITIME FOREST

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

NATURE WALK: LIFE ON A BARRIER ISLAND

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

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FORT PICKENS: GARRISON FOR FREEDOM

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

6:30-9 p.m. $10. Salsa, Cha Cha, Bachata and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com 414 1

exhibit at the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, highlighting the beauty of collecting. The exhibit is called "From the Vault:

FRIDAY 6.16

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a.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center, 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm NATURAL REMEDIES FOR YOUR GARDEN 1011:30 a.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

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

Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm PILATES MAT 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF

2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. 19th century tea customs in the Clara Barkley Dorr house. 311 S. Adams St. $4-$8. Free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID. historicpensacola.org CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm GALLERY NIGHT 4-8 p.m. After party until 12 a.m. S. Palafox. gallerynightpensacola.org WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. HAPPY HOUR COOK OUTS 5 p.m. Drink specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com RESTORATIVE YOGA 6-7 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 NIRVANA TRIBUTE BAND 7 p.m. Free. Vinyl

Why and What We Collect" and includes over 120 artifacts from the UWF Historic Trust collection. Wentworth once said, "If it deals with history, I want it for my collection." And with that, created a lifelong collection of artifacts and items for generations to come. "We all collect, for many reasons including pure enjoyment, nostalgia for the past and to create a legacy, a gift to the future," said Wanda Edwards, chief curator for the UWF Historic Trust. "Whatever the reason, our collections are an extension of who we are." The exhibit is on the third floor of the museum. "The Things We Keep," and "What Is That Thing?" are just two of the many glass cases housing the artifacts. "What Is That Thing?" showcases objects that are unusual, outdated or obsolete. The plaque above the case asks the viewers if they can decipher why and how each object was used. Another highlight of the exhibit most locals will recognize is the iconic Gulf

Breeze UFO model, which is made from styrofoam plates and drafting paper. The exhibit also has an interactive element. The back wall is lined with windows, benches and a pop-up wall covered with paper tags that are hanging from pegs. People are given the opportunity to write what they collect on a tag and hang it on the wall. {in}

“FROM THE VAULT: WHY AND WHAT WE COLLECT” WHAT: An exhibit consisting of more than 120 artifacts from the UWF Historic Trust collection WHEN: Currently on display WHERE: The T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. COST: $4-$8, free for museum members and children younger than 3 DETAILS: historicpensacola.org

Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

MORTAR 12:30 p.m. Fort Barrancas, 3182 Taylor

Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. Proceeds benefit Covenant Care Foundation. pensacolasaenger.com OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Single Fin Cafe, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/singlefincafe FOOTLOOSE 7:30 p.m. $12-$30. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com AUTO RACING 8 p.m. Five Flags Speedway, 7451 Pine Forest Road. 5flagsspeedway.com

PATERSON SCREENING RESCHEDULED 1 p.m.

LIFE’S A DANCE 7 p.m. $35 and up. Saenger

FREE SHOW: GUITAR DRAG, THE LAMENTATIONS, ROSWELL 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Chizuko, 506 W.

Belmont St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola

SATURDAY 6.17

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

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

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a.m.-2 p.m. Tractor Supply Company, 3 W. Nine Mile Road Suite 16. OCEAN HOUR CLEAN-UP 9-10 a.m. Project Greenshores is at the Three Mile Bridge and Bayfront Parkway. Buckets, grabbers, gloves and trash bags are supplied. oceanhourfl.com 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 a.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org PENSACOLA PRIDE: FESTIVAL IN THE PARK 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Seville Square. ggnwfl.com JACKSONIAN GUARD 12 p.m. Colors ceremony. Plaza Ferdinand, S. Palafox. ADVANCED REDOUBT: LEGACY IN BRICK &

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Free. Pensacola Cinema Art, Voices of Pensacola Building, 117 E. Government St. pensacolacinemaart.com HOLISTIC BRAIN HEALTH 1-3 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF

2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. 19th century tea customs in the Clara Barkley Dorr house. 311 S. Adams St. $4-$8. Free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID. historicpensacola.org FISH HOUSE CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL 3-6 p.m. $30. Proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters Northwest Florida. Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.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 COUPLES COOK: HOT OFF THE GRILL STEAK DINNER 7-9 p.m. $50 per couple. Pensacola

Cooks Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. pensacolacooks.rezclick.com FOOTLOOSE 7:30 p.m. $12-$30. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com GRAYSON CAPPS 8 p.m. $10. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com inweekly.net

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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 FUNKY YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org COUNTRY DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. $10. Country Two Step, East Coast Swing, Competition Choreography and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. 503-1123 dancecraftfl.com WEST FLORIDA LITERARY FEDERATION OPEN MIC 6:30 p.m. Free. Pensacola Cultural Center,

400 S. Jefferson St. Room 201. 723-2112

BLUE WAHOOS ALL-STAR GAME 6:35 p.m. (sub-

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

1:30-3:30 p.m. Free. Arts and crafts with your bagged seashells. Visit Pensacola, 1401 E. Gregory St. visitpensacola.com LETTERPRESS DEMONSTRATIONS 2:30 p.m. Pensacola-based graphic artist and the owner of Charlotte Mason Printing Company Caitlyn Cooney will be demonstrating letterpress printing monthly on the third Tuesday. Museum of Commerce, 201 E. Zaragoza St. historicpensacola.org VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. 19th century tea customs in the Clara Barkley Dorr house. 311 S. Adams St. $4-$8. Free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID. historicpensacola.org

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12th Ave. setsco.org/first-city-shakespeare TRANSGENDER ALLIANCE 4-6 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org BLUE WAHOOS ALL-STAR GAME 6:35 p.m. (subject to change) Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com 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 SONGWRITERS AND POETS OPEN MIC 7 p.m. Weekly open mic event focused on giving songwriters and poets an opportunity to develop and perform new work in an encouraging environment. 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

BABY WEARING 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org VICTORIAN TEA PROGRAM 2:30 p.m. 19th century tea customs in the Clara Barkley Dorr house. 311 S. Adams St. $4-$8. Free for UWF students and EBT cardholders with photo ID. historicpensacola.org CREATURE FEATURE 3:30 p.m. Fort Pickens Bookstore, Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm SUMMER BREWFEST 5-8 p.m. $20. O’Riley’s Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.com COOKING WITH CHEF IRV MILLER 5 & 7:30 p.m. Fresh Florida Catch. $45 per person. Jackson’s Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com POTLUCK AND DISCUSSION 5:30 p.m. Open to all. Non-religious event. Speakers include Matthew Knee, of Catholic Charities, Maria Roswold and Josefina DeVito. St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, 3200 N. 12th Ave. PILATES & PINOT 6-7 p.m. $12. Pure Pilates Downtown, 426 S Palafox. purepilatespensacola.com YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com SWING DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY 6:30-10 p.m. $5-$10. Professional west coast swing instruction for all levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com BLUE WAHOOS ALL-STAR GAME 6:35 p.m. (subject to change) Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com THE MOVEMENT 7 p.m. $12-$15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

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ONE POT WONDERS 6-8 p.m. $10-$15.

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2 p.m. Meet at Fort Barrancas Visitors Center 3182 Taylor Road. nps.gov/guis/index.htm FOOTLOOSE 3 p.m. $12-$30. 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

PENSACOLA PRIDE: LGBT ADVOCACY TRAINING 6 p.m. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St.

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FORT BARRANCAS: BASTIONS ON THE BLUFF

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 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

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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 FATHER’S DAY AT FIVE SISTERS 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Special menu items. Five Sister’s Blues Cafe, 421 W. Belmont St. fivesistersbluescafe.com SCHOOL OF THE SOLDIER 11 a.m. Meet at entrance of Fort Pickens. Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach. nps.gov/guis/index.htm FATHER’S DAY BRUNCH AT JACKSON’S 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dinner service begins at 5:30 p.m. Jackson’s Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com BACKYARD BBQ: BEER, BOURBON, BBQ Starting at 11 a.m. $40 per person. $15 for kids 12 and under. Union Public House, 309 S. Reus St. unionpensacola.com FATHER’S DAY AT FISH HOUSE Special menu, $5 bottomless champagne, $2 Bloody Marys during brunch. Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com

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

MUST INITIAL FOR APPROVAL

SUNDAY 6.18

ject to change) Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. bluewahoos.com BANDS ON THE BEACH 7 p.m. The Rowdies. Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com. MEDITATION/PRANIC HEALING 7:15-8:30 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

calendar view through June 30. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org SUNRISE-SUNSET

On view through July 1. Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com ART BY RICHARD HUMPHREYS AND GREGORY B. SAUNDERS On view

Arts & Culture

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HALF PRICED SUNDAYS Pensacola

Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

PANHANDLE FOLK MUSIC CLUB 5-7:30

p.m. Wednesdays. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. panhandlefolk.org

ARTIST WORKSHOP AND FILM SCREENING: SUNNY NESTLER 5:30-8

p.m. Friday, June 16. Learn to create short, hand-drawn animated videos. Youth-focused class taught on the same night upstairs. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

≥Current Exhibits

IT’S MUSIC TO MY EYES On view through

June 30. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org ELIZABETH MATTHEWS: CREATURES IN THE RAW On view

through June 30. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org RICK OTOUPALIK: CLAY & PAPER On

through July 20. Switzer Gallery, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu

METAPHOR AS MANIFESTATION

On view through Aug. 27. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

PIECE BY PIECE: ART WITH LEGO BRICKS BY SEAN KENNEY On

view through September 3. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407

S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

≥Workshops & Classes

BASIC/INTERMEDIATE STAINED GLASS: FOIL METHOD

Introduction workshop students with instructor Julie Betts. Students will lean the basics of stained glass including scoring and breaking glass, making patterns, grinding glass, soldering and finishing. Intermediate projects will be offered to those that have already taken the class. No experience necessary, open to students 14 and up. Class tuition is $150. For more information, visit firstcityart.org. GLASS

ON GLASS MOSIAC

The class will be offered June 11, 18, & 25 from1 to 4 p.m.

with instructor Julie Betts. Participants will explore the steps of nipping and slicing, gluing, and grouting colorful glass on glass. All skill levels are welcomed. No experience is needed. The workshop is open to students 12 and up. Class tuition is $150. For more information, visit firstcityart.org. POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center, 1060 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

Monday 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.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY SCULPTURE

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

BELLY DANCING

Eight-week beginner and advanced classes on Tuesday nights. For beginner, intermediate and advanced students. Classes held at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St For more information and to sign up for a class visit pensacolabellydance. com LIFE DRAWING Artists of any skill level are welcome to draw life figures. 6-9 p.m. Monday nights. Cost is $5-$10 a person. Contact phayes@ ihmc.us if interested. First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. The group is always looking for new models, contact Pat at the email address above if interested.

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DIFFERENCE MAKERS BLUES ANGEL MUSIC FOUNDATION DONATES TO LOCAL SCHOOL ORCHESTRA During the June 4th Blues Angel Music’s Blues on the Bay concert the Blues Angel Music Foundation took donations for the J. H. Workman Middle School orchestra. Attendees donated a total of $837.23 for the program. The Foundation is matching that amount. In addition, money earned from concession sales at the Blues Angel Music tent will be donated to the orchestra program, bringing the total raised to $2,604.46. The J. H. Workman Middle School orchestra suffered a major loss on May 13, 2017 when the orchestra room was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire. The program lost at least 21 instruments worth approximately $20,000 and a collection of sheet music that had been building for more than 30 years. Some of the instruments were owned by the school district and will be replaced by Escambia County. Others, however, were students’ personal instruments and not insured. Blues Angel Music and other groups have been working with the students’ families to replace destroyed instruments. Many students who originally purchased their instruments at Blues Angel Music have received free replacements. Program director, Christina Clark Frierdich, of the situation said: “It was a shocking sight to behold. But not as shocking as the looks on students faces when I greeted them Monday morning to share the devastating news. “We managed to box up some of the burnt music. Students are creating art work and jewelry out of the cinders- a bittersweet reminder of what was lost.” A fundraiser has been set up on GoFundMe. If you would like to help, you can visit this link: www.gofundme.com/ukna6g-workman-middle-school-orchestra

Stephen Olsen of Blues Angel Music with Christina Clark Frierdich of Workman Middle School