Inweekly Nov. 14 2019 Issue

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New York state judge ordered President Trump to pay $2 million in damages to nonprofit groups after he admitted misusing money raised by the Donald J. Trump Foundation to promote his presidential bid, pay off business debts and purchase a portrait of himself for one of his hotels. He also had to admit the fundraiser was actually a campaign event.

ers removed 1,492 invasive lionfish from the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola in the first-ever Pensacola Lionfish Classic, which was hosted by the Coast Watch Alliance at the Oar House. Coast Watch Alliance was founded by conservation-minded executives in the technology and environmental science fields to achieve a balance between responsible use and conservation of the natural resources we share. The winning team, Dreadknot, was led by Capt. Josh Livingston of Destin. Livingston's team brought in the top prize of $1,000 with 419 lionfish in the tournament that was held Oct. 4-6.

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TOM ROBERTS The Florida Writers Associa-

The county of fewer than 150,000 residents has canceled its library system's digital subscriptions to the New York Times for its five branches and 70,000 library cardholders.

Commissioner Scott Carnahan explained, "Fake news, I agree with President Trump.

I don't want the New York Times in this county. I don't agree with it. I don't like 'em.

It's fake news, and I'm voting no." Former Escambia County administrator Randy Oliver is the administrator for Citrus County. He understands how to run a circus.

tion, Inc., announced that the Pensacola native won a prestigious Royal Palm Literary Award (RPLA). His winning entry, "Lost Scrolls of Archimedes," won the Gold award for Unpublished Historical Fiction Novel. The manuscript placed fourth overall for Unpublished Book of the Year for all genre categories. The award was announced at FWA's recent four-day annual conference in Altamonte Springs. This annual competition, which received 513 qualified submissions, was RPLA's 18th.

Century's gas department has lost over $1 million since Oct. 1, 2015, because it couldn't track its natural gas resales due to inaccurate meters, users not receiving bills and billing inaccuracies. According to Town Manager Buz Eddy, the town couldn't account for 45% of natural gas purchased for resale. The future does appear to be brighter. Pensacola Energy is replacing 10 commercial gas meters, and the Florida Public Utilities has proposed a plan to replace the remainder of the meters to increase billing accuracy.

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NOT A SAFE HIDEOUT Over the centuries, Escambia County has been the favorite hideout for criminals, cast-offs and other scoundrels. A recent arrest reminded me of this dubious distinction that no one wants on any billboard.

Late Thursday night, a man alleged to have a connection to the disappearance of Lee County community college student Aniah Blanchard—the 19-year-old stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris—was arrested in Escambia County.

Blanchard was last seen at a gas station convenience store in Auburn, Ala., on Oct. 23.

Surveillance cameras confirmed Ibraheem Yazeed was at the store. Auburn Police Chief Paul Register has told the media that evidence points to Yazeed taking Blanchard against her will.

U.S. Marshals had received a tip that Yazeed may be in the area of Pine Forest and Interstate 10. He was arrested by Escambia County deputies and the marshals and charged with first-degree kidnapping. He waived extradition in a hearing last Friday.

We can add Yazeed's name to a list of others captured in and around our area.

In February 2016, Blake Edward Fitzgerald and his girlfriend, Brittany Nicole Harper, were cornered on a property off Garcon Point Road. Dubbed a "modernday Bonnie and Clyde," the couple was sought for a number of robberies and kidnappings spanning Missouri, Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Escambia County Sheriff's deputies shot and killed Fitzger-

ald. Harper was wounded and is now serving a 19-year sentence.

In 2009, Indianapolis-area financial advisor Marcus Schrenker faked a distress call, put a plane on autopilot and bailed out on a flight to Destin. The aircraft continued another 200 miles before crashing into a swampy area outside of Milton. He was later arrested and is now serving a 14-year sentence for securities fraud and for causing the plane crash.

Nearly 150 years ago, Texas rangers and local authorities captured gunslinger John Wesley Hardin on a train at the L&N Freight Depot in Pensacola. The officers knocked him unconscious before he could draw his pistol. They arrested two of his companions and killed a third. Hardin was returned to Texas, found guilty of killing a deputy and sentenced to 25 years in prison.

By far, the most famous criminal captured here was serial killer Ted Bundy, who was caught behind Oscar's Restaurant in February 1978. Before his execution, Bundy confessed to 30 homicides that he committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978.

Why do these criminals end up in Escambia County? Maybe it's the beaches, but more than likely, they saw our area was so backward that they would go unnoticed.

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THE MOGUL BEHIND MOGUL

By Jennifer Leigh Mogul CEO Tiffany Pham grew up admiring strong female role models, both real and fictional.

It was Rory Gilmore of "Gilmore Girls" who encouraged a teenage Pham to write a "secret letter" to Yale admissions about her wish to attend the Ivy League school. When she was accepted (with a full scholarship), she joined the student-run newspaper in true Rory fashion while it was on the brink of bankruptcy. She made it a profitable paper by selling ads door-to-door.

When Pham saw "Legally Blonde," she was inspired by the character of Elle Woods, who exceeded everyone's expectations by going to Harvard Law School. Again, Pham wrote a letter and was accepted to Harvard Business School, where she was one of their youngest graduate students.

But the biggest inspiration and most prominent role model in Pham's life is very real. It's her grandmother—a woman who owned newspapers across Asia. She was "bold, courageous and a pioneer of her time."

"She had true entrepreneurial spirit," said Pham.

"She was a maverick—one of the first women to drive a car in Vietnam. She was kind and generous. When she passed away unexpectedly when I was 14, I made a promise to fulfill her legacy and help others in need."

Pham came up with the idea for the Mogul with her grandmother in mind.

The company reaches millions of women, helping to connect them to job opportunities as well as providing software and services to companies such as Nike and IBM to attract and advance female talent. And in the spirit of Pham's grandmother, Mogul works to provide free educational resources to women in need through partnerships with organizations such as United Nations.

When it comes to mentors and role models, not everyone has one or knows how to seek one out. Pham said the key to a successful mentorship is "not just talking, but all about doing."

"Contact your mentor to collaborate on a

project," said Pham. "That way, you're enabling action and building a true friendship, a true lifetime partnership. That's how you have a meaningful mentorship."

Pham was juggling three executivelevel jobs before Mogul took off. She was working at CBS, had a side venture with the Beijing government and was producing feature films and documentaries. In the late night/early morning hours, she taught herself how to code and developed the first "very ugly version" of Mogul in 2014.

That same year, Pham was featured in the Forbes' 30 Under 30 list of media professionals, which helped her promote the new company.

"I was listed in their final slot, they must have run out of celebrities," she joked.

Being a young mogul sometimes comes with challenges. During a talk at SWSX in 2016, Pham was dubbed "Queen of Millennials." At a time where the word "millennial" is sometimes used as an insult by some older generations, Pham said she sometimes worried about being taken seriously in her 20s.

She used humor to diffuse the situation.

"I already look young for my age, so when someone would ask how old I was, I would just say 'I'm 40, can't you tell?' and throw them off," she said with a laugh.

The thought behind Mogul was helping women realize their full potential, not just by networking, but by creating a space where women could set goals. Through the free Mogul app, you can create reminders, plan your day and reflect on big-picture goals. Earlier this year, Pham also released her book "Girl Mogul," aimed at young girls with big dreams.

Most successful people have daily rituals to keep themselves on task. Pham is no different. Her mornings start at 6 a.m. with a glass of water and a workout before she starts her work at 8 a.m. In the evenings, she looks at the day, week and month ahead to keep track of her goals.

"I like to visualize what success would be for that upcoming meeting," she said. "And I stay extremely present. It kind of forces you to

maintain a meditative mind. You actively have to train yourself to stay focused."

While Mogul's brand is largely womencentric, Pham said there's something men can take away from Mogul—as well her upcoming keynote session at EntreCon. "I want to help anybody I can by providing inspiration and support," she said, "and to the men who wish to support women."

In the five short years since she founded her company, Pham has reclaimed the word "mogul"—literally. Search the word on Google, and you'll see the site is the No. 1 result. Moguls aren't just men in suits anymore.

Pham stayed true to the promise she made to her grandmother.

"I think she would be proud," she said. "(Mogul) is a mission-driven organization working to do great social impact.

The real success, however, is not just about the business.

"It's about being the best you can be in every aspect of your life and career," she said, "being the best daughter, friend or team leader." {in}

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BEST OBTAINABLE VERSION OF THE TRUTH

By Rick Outzen At the Fall Mass Torts Made Perfect conference, investigative reporter and author Carl Bernstein gave the keynote address at the award luncheon. The biannual event is the largest gathering of plaintiff mass tort attorneys and has been hosted by the Levin Papantonio law firm since 2000.

In 1972, Bernstein teamed with Bob Woodward at the Washington Post to report on the Watergate scandal. Their investigative reporting led to the eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon.

Their bestseller on their reporting, "All the President's Men," was made into an Oscar-nominated movie, in which Dustin Hoffman played Bernstein.

Bernstein talked about how he started in journalism when he was in high school as a copy boy for the Washington Star, the capital's afternoon newspaper, until it closed its doors in 1981. He said he learned two notions from his days at the Star that "inform what we journalists ought to do and which have larger implications, it seems to me, for the United States, for the world and for the age in which we live in, especially now, and the future of our societies."

"The first notion is that the press exists for the public good, not just to make money for owners or stockholders or to further the ideological partisan interests of the news staff or anyone else, but rather, we exist for the public good," he said. "With that, the other notion is that our primary function as real journalists is to give our readers and viewers the best obtainable version of the truth."

He explained that while the concept of the best obtainable version of the truth is simple, it has become challenging to achieve "because of the enormous amount of effort, thinking, persistence, push back, removal of ideological baggage and all the muck that is required to get to the best obtainable version of the truth."

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To provide the best obtainable version of the truth, journalists, reporters and editors must sort out the significant from the trivial, emphasize what they think readers and viewers need to know if they're to be knowledgeable and informed. He added, "We present that, we hope, without ideological or political prejudice."

Bernstein believes that we have seen a renaissance of commitment to the best obtainable version of the truth in reporting on the presidency that we haven't seen in generations during the Trump presidency.

He said, "We have seen great reporting, not from one or two news organizations, not just from the Washington Post and the New York Times, but from more than a dozen major news outlets, the Associated Press, Reuters, cable news, CNN, the Nation, TV networks, the Atlantic magazine, the Wall Street Journal, owned

by Rupert Murdoch. You can go on and on."

Bernstein sees that Trump's response to the free press has been more insidious and far more successful than Richard Nixon's. He said, "Trump takes the best obtainable version of the truth about him and his presidency and convinces tens if not hundreds of millions of people that it's fake news, to declare that the press in this country is an enemy of the people, a phrase that drips with Stalinist history and its murderous implications."

He quoted what Leslie Gelb wrote in his last column for the New York Times in the 1993—"Washington is largely indifferent to truth. Truth is being reduced to a conflict of press releases and a contest of handlers. Truth is judged not by evidence, but by a theatrical performance. Truth is fear—fear of opinion polls, fear of special interests, fear of judging others for fear of being judged, fear of losing power and prestige. Truth has become the acceptance of untruths."

Bernstein said Trump has skills that are suited for this age. During the 2016

campaign, the GOP presidential candidate plugged into people's disenchantment with institutions. He said, "The notion that the elites, as he puts it, in this country have failed in the past couple of generations is not a bad proposition because the institutional failures that we've had—whether you talk about education, whether you talk about big business evading its responsibilities to the people of this country."

Once elected, Trump hasn't expanded his base. Bernstein said, "What makes Trump different from previous presidents is his total disinterest in uniting the people of this country around common tropes. He makes no attempt to be the president of all America, but rather his words and actions are all aimed at being president of his political base."

He added, "What we're seeing now in the impeachment investigation and what we've seen about Ukraine, what we've seen about China … particularly looks like a real conspiracy led by the president of the United States, including his personal lawyer, including others around him, to undermine America's electoral process, free elections, the basis of our democracy, through the aid of a foreign power."

Bernstein reminded the audience that one of Nixon's abuses of power and high crimes was to undermine the American electoral system through a campaign of political espionage and sabotage, aiming against the opposition party. What Nixon tried to do was to make sure that he would run against his weakest opponent, Sen. George McGovern, not Sen. Edmond Muskie of Maine.

He said, "What we have seen of this president and what he's done in Ukraine, trying to get a foreign power to do political espionage and sabotage, is something Nixon didn't do."

Bernstein believes that Gen. Jim Mattis, John Bolton, Rex Tillerson, Gen. H.R. McMaster and others left the White House

because "none of these people who worked closest with Donald Trump believed that he was capable of representing and strengthening the national security of the United States, and to the contrary."

He said, "Unprecedented, even with Nixon, and that also is the undertone of what we are seeing in this impeachment inquiry and in terms of trying to understand Donald Trump and his presidency, because there is no question that those who have served most closely with him on national security concerns, many have concluded that he is a danger to the national security of the United States."

When asked why the press hasn't been able to bring down Trump, Bernstein answers, "It's not the job of the press to bring a president of the United States down or any other officeholder or individual. It's the job of the press to report on real, existing conditions of the culture, the society, government, sports event, election campaign, candidate. It's the job of the people to bring about the results that the people want, but not our job."

"It's the job of the press to report on real, existing conditions of the culture, the society, government, sports event, election campaign, candidate. " Carl Bernstein He said the system worked during the Watergate era because "courageous Republicans were the heroes in many instances and said they would put truth and the rule of law and the national interest above a narrow ideology, not cowering in fear of a lawless president who happened to be a member of their party."

Bernstein was uncertain whether a band of "courageous Republicans" would challenge President Trump during the impeachment process. {in}

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TELSA TEST DRIVING

By Jeremy Morrison A Tesla doesn't use gas. But it can fart.

"Oh, this is hilarious," said Christian Wagley, pointing inside a Tesla Model 3 parked in the parking lot of Pensacola City Hall, where Dory Larsen, of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, has an icon of a whoopee cushion on the vehicle's display and is conjuring fart noises from the car.

"She can set whatever seat it goes under," Wagley said, as the sound jumps from seat to seat.

Larsen brought the Tesla to Pensacola Thursday to offer test drives and preach the gospel of electric cars, notably to municipal government. Following a morning of test drives, she made a presentation to the city's Environmental Advisory Board.

EAB Chairman Neil Richards, checking out the Tesla in city hall's parking lot, said he'd love to see the city integrate its fleet of vehicles with electric models.

"We've suggested it a number of times," Richards said.

Wagley, a local environmental advocate who served on Mayor Grover Robinson's transition team earlier this year, said electric

vehicles make sense for Florida. He connects the concept to the state's opposition to offshore oil drilling.

"Florida is very strong against drilling, but we haven't done a lot of stuff to get ourselves off fossil fuels," Wagley said.

A Tesla—both beautiful and, for the time being anyway, novel—tends to attract gawkers. People enjoy looking at it, soaking it in.

The handles are flush; the roof is glass; the interior is simplistic; there's no engine or transmission.

When the Tesla starts up, it's nearly silent.

Around back near the taillight, a small hatch quietly clicks closed, catching people off guard and making them wonder if anything on the car has actually moved.

"Yeah, that's the charging port," Larsen says.

Larsen, an electric vehicle program associate with SACE, has brought this electric Tesla out on tour as part of the Driving of Sunshine campaign to try to educate the public and public officials about the impact switching to electric vehicles could have.

She notes that if electric vehicles comprise between 7% to 16% of the market by 2035, it will offset any gain from drilling in currently protected areas in the Atlantic, Pacific and Eastern Gulf of Mexico.

Sliding into the Tesla for another test drive—this one with Pensacola Sanitation Director John Pittman—Larsen explains how kinetic energy is transferred to the brakes, causing the vehicle to effectively brake when one raises their foot from the accelerator.

"So, brake pads are almost not needing to be changed," Larsen said.

With instructions to dig in—"I really want you to accelerate and go for it"—the Model 3

surges away from city hall. As Pittman assesses the car, Larsen lays out some electricity math.

"It cost about $40 for a thousand miles of driving," she summarizes.

Pittman is interested in how much the Model 3 costs. Larsen says that the base model is around $35,500.

That's not bad, but this is Tesla's lowend offering. There's also the Roadster, the S and the X. "So, what's the base price on the SUV?" Pittman laughs.

"Eighty," Larsen smiles.

But there are also other less exotic companies making electric vehicles, or EVs. Larsen points no further than her own Nissan Leaf.

"The Nissan Leaf that I have, I bought for $8,400," she said.

In the parking lot at city hall, Assistant City Administrator Keith Wilkins has parked his own Nissan Leaf for some comparison.

It's nice enough, but people tend to stay busy over in the Tesla, where Larsen has punched up some old arcade games on the large center display screen.

"It's got all the classics," she said, "like Asteroids and Centipede."

While the Tesla drips with cool, Wagley doesn't expect the city to run out and invest in such a sexy fleet vehicle for departments like code enforcement. But he does think considering an electric option is totally reasonable.

"The city probably doesn't need Teslas, but a Leaf?" he said.

On the mayoral transition team, Wagley handled environmental matters. Among his recommendations was to decrease the city's use of fossil fuels. Using electric vehicles— especially if that move was coupled with something like solar-powered charging stations—would go some toward lowering the city's carbon footprint.

And while some electric vehicles may cost more than their conventional counterparts, Wagley contends that the costs saved over the life of the vehicles—there's no gas or big-ticket repairs like an engine

or transmission job—would make the initial investment worth it.

"It's a struggle, because everyone looks at the upfront costs, but you've got to look at the full costs," Wagley said. "[The city] kind of has to lead the way, too," added Richards, explaining that it will help the public buy into electric vehicles as a viable alternative when local governments lead by example.

Pensacola Mayor Robinson said that the city is currently considering installing some charging stations—"we're looking at putting one in here at city hall"—but he's not sure about using electric vehicles municipally. The mayor expressed concerns about the current technology of electric cars, wondering about issues like battery life and distance range.

"We're talking about all this stuff," Robinson said, "[but] I don't know how practical it is."

Wilkins is a bit more optimistic about the viability of electric cars. He and his wife are pleased with their Nissan Leaf.

"I love it," Wilkins said, describing a maintenance-free vehicle with "incredible" acceleration.

Prior to purchasing their vehicle, the Wilkinss test drove a Tesla and a BMW, along with the Leaf. The assistant city administrator noted that his Leaf only gets around 100 miles on a charge—unlike the Tesla, which gets more than twice that— but that's about right for his wife's short commutes to work throughout the week.

"Just looking at our electric bill, it looks like it's running about $12 a month," he said.

Like the mayor, Wilkins is hesitant to endorse electric vehicles for municipal uses just yet. He would like to see the city increase its use of alternative fuel vehicles and expects EV options and technology to expand in the future, but for now he views them as limited to uses low on mileage and demand.

"It'd have to have the right applicability," Wilkins said. "It'd probably work for some of our planning department." {in}

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LOOKING FOR ELEPHANTS Sources have shared that Gov. Ron DeSantis is insisting the replacement to fill the District 3 seat on the Emerald Coast Utility Board must be a Republican. The seat became vacant last January when long-time board member Elvin McCorvey passed away.

The dilemma for DeSantis is District 3 only has 8,749 GOP registered voters—23% of the district's total voters. Whichever Republican the governor picks, the person likely won't win the election next year.

In December 2017, Gov. Rick Scott appointed Lee Hansen to the Escambia County School Board to fill the District 3 seat vacated by Linda Moultrie, who had resigned. Last year, Hansen finished last in a four-person, non-partisan primary for the seat, only garnering 11% of the votes cast.

Meanwhile, District 3—which comprises 45% of the black voters in Escambia County—doesn't have representation at the ECUA board meetings.

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GAETZ FOR VP? Last week, we renewed Inweekly Martini Nights at Angelena's. About 30 people showed up, and, as with past Martini Nights, several shared gossip and news tips.

The most intriguing tidbit came from Okaloosa County, where Republicans are talking about Congressman Matt Gaetz replacing Mike Pence as President Donald Trump's running mate in 2020.

It sounds farfetched but not out of the realm of possibility. Gaetz has been a staunch defender of the president, has flown on Air Force One and spoken at several Trump rallies. Last Friday, he hosted Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle for a book signing of Donald Trump Jr.'s new book, "Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us," at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.

Meanwhile, Pence hasn't always seemed to be on the same page as the president. The Washington Post recently published a story citing anonymous "officials close to Pence" who appeared to be distancing him from Trump's escalating Ukraine scandal.

Over the past year, there have been several rumors of Gaetz joining the White House. The Fort Walton Beach Republican had been mentioned as a contender for White House Communication Director and Attorney General.

GENDER GAP IN PAY Transparency is an effective tool in combating the gap in pay for women. The gender pay gap tends to be narrower in job sectors were wages are transparent, according to a new analysis 212 1

by the American Association of University Women (AAUW).

In the federal government, where salary ranges are published, there is a 13% pay gap between men and women. In state governments, which also often post salary ranges, the gap is 18%. In the private for-profit sector, where there is typically little salary transparency, the gap is 29%.

"This underscores the need for all employers to be more transparent about what jobs in their organizations pay. When salary information is out in the open, both employees—and employers—can identify gender-based pay disparity and take steps to correct it," said Kim Churches, the chief executive officer of AAUW.

"When salary information is out in the open, both employees—and employers—can identify genderbased pay disparity and take steps to correct it." Kim Churches These findings are included in the 2019 update to AAUW's annual report, The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap. Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the report shows that in 2018, women received just 82 cents for every dollar paid to a man. Women of color often face a wider gap. Compared to white men, black women make 62 cents on the dollar, and Latinas make 54 cents on the dollar.

POT ON THE BALLOT The News Service of Florida reports that a political committee backing a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana had submitted more than 57,000 petition signatures to the state Division of Elections as of Wednesday, Nov. 6.

The committee Make It Legal Florida registered with the state in August and had spent more than $1 million as of Sept. 30 as it gathers petition signatures. The proposed amendment, if approved by voters, would allow adults 21 or older to "possess, use, purchase, display and transport up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and marijuana accessories for personal use for any reason."

The state Division of Elections had received 57,045 valid signatures from the committee as of Wednesday, Nov. 6. The committee needs to submit 76,632 signatures to trigger a Florida Supreme Court review of the proposed ballot wording. Ultimately, it would need to submit 766,200 signatures by a February deadline to get on the 2020 ballot.

Another committee, Sensible Florida, Inc., which was formed in 2015, also is backing a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize recreational marijuana. That committee had submitted 92,548 signatures. The Make It Legal Florida Committee, however, has the backing of at least two medical marijuana companies that poured money into its initiative in August and September.

THE GREAT DILUTION The city of Pensacola appears to be considering circumventing the spirit of a commitment made in the wake of a police shooting over the summer. Instead of creating a citizen advisory board geared toward tracking law enforcement, the scope of that body may now be broadened to include all city services.

"The police are simply one service that the city of Pensacola provides," Mayor Grover Robinson said during his weekly press conference. "The city of Pensacola provides a number of different services.

If we're not working with you with parks, if we're not working with you with public works and a variety of other things, sanitation, how do you engage?"

On July 5, Pensacola Police Officer Daniel Siemen shot and killed Tymar Crawford in an event that the Pensacola Police Department deemed to be in conflict with its use of deadly force policy. The officer was fired by the city, but a grand jury more recently found Siemen should not face criminal charges.

Following the July incident, Robinson held discussions with community organization Dream Defenders, during which the concept of a citizen advisory board to oversee police-community relations was brought up. At the press conference, the board got expanded to an all-inclusive body overseeing community relations with all of the city's various departments.

"I think there's a good idea we should be doing more than just law enforcement.

We should be doing all aspects of the community, so we're looking to do that," Robinson said.

The mayor said the conversations about community relations and engagement went beyond law enforcement and that it needed to include all areas, or neighborhoods, of the city as opposed to those with populations who may feel threatened by law enforcement or are concerned about the police's interactions with the community in general. Instead of restricting the discussion to its original lawenforcement-based parameters and having "a very small discussion about things we're already working on," this broader conversation would include everything from fire protection to recreation to sanitation.

"It's got to be broader than just the Tymar Crawford shooting or we're not going to accomplish anything more than we've already accomplished," Robinson said.

"It's got to be broader than just the Tymar Crawford shooting or we're not going to accomplish anything more than we've already accomplished." Grover Robinson The mayor noted that the specifics of any advisory commission were still being considered. It's not yet known its scope or how members will be selected. Whatever form it eventually takes, the commission is expected to materialize sometime next spring or summer.

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Administrator Lawrence Powell, will soon be meeting with Cedric Alexander to seek advice on how best to proceed on the issue of forming an advisory commission and other post-shooting issues regarding PPD. "We're simply talking to him because he has an expertise in dealing with this," Robinson said. "He has been involved in other communities that have done this, so, again, we're trying to learn."

Alexander has a decades-long law enforcement career that began with the Leon County Sheriff's Department in 1977 and went on to include obtaining a PhD in clinical psychology, serving as an assistant professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center, overseeing security at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, presiding over the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, advising President Barack Obama, serving as a CNN analyst and so on.

However, according to various media reports, Alexander has also faced criticism, most notably for his tenure in DeKalb County, Ga., where he served as deputy chief operating officer of public safety and faced criticism specifically to his response to an officer-involved shooting.

ELDER ABUSE Elder Floridians deserve

honor and respect, not abuse. Reaching the golden years should be a time to treasure grandchildren and reminisce about the past. Unfortunately, many older Floridians are abused and alone. People don't like to talk about this shameful secret. Sometimes the people who take care of the elderly also take advantage of them. The Florida Abuse Hotline can help. If you know an elderly person who is being mistreated, neglected or harmed in any way, call the Florida Abuse Hotline, 800-962-2873.

For more information, contact Gwendolyn Rhodes at rhodesg@elderaffairs.org.

BAYOU HILLS EVOLVES The Bayou Hills Run has been a staple of Pensacola's race repertoire since the late 1970s. Its route

winds along Bayou Texar and through the East Hill neighborhood.

On Monday, Nov. 4, the mayoral presser served as the venue for announcing a new era for the Bayou Hills race. According to Rick Johnson, board chairman for Pensacola Sports, a sports marketing organization, the race will now be called the Bayou Hills Run City of Pensacola 5K/10K Championship.

This change in name signifies a sense of municipal ownership of the race. With that recognition comes a naming of a city "champion" and also an official nod to race winners from the Pensacola City Council.

"We will finally, for this great city, have a city championship as far as the running world is concerned," Johnson said, explaining that last year marked Pensacola Sports' first year managing the event, and the organization thought it should be taken to another level.

"We will finally, for this great city, have a city championship as far as the running world is concerned." Rick Johnson Other aspects of the Bayou Hills Run will be much the same as they always have.

Notably, funds raised through entrance fees will still go to support the Creative Learning Academy, just as they have since it was known as the Creative Learning Center.

"We're excited about this," Johnson said. "This is exciting for us and exciting for the city of Pensacola."

The Bayou Hills Run City of Pensacola 5K/10K Championship is scheduled for March 28, 2020.

CAPITOL STEPS RETURN It's time for

The Capitol Steps to once again "put the 'MOCK' in democracy." On Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, at 7:30 p.m., guests will gather at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre to watch the Steps live in concert. The Steps have been entertaining fans by parodying politicians,

and the offices that once employed them, since 1981. WUWF listeners will know the Steps from their wildly popular Politics Takes a Holiday special broadcast twice a year on National Public Radio.

Tickets for the performance are on sale now through Ticketmaster or through wuwf.org. All seats are $40, plus taxes and applicable fees. WUWF MemberCard holders may receive a 10% discount on up to 10 tickets by presenting their current WUWF card at the Saenger box office at the time of purchase. More information on the Capitol Steps can be found at wuwf.org/capsteps.

CALL FOR POETS The Santa Rosa Coun-

ty Writers' Guild seeks poems for Issue IV of the Blackwater Literary Journal. For a limited time, the Guild is looking for poems from residents of Santa Rosa County. To be considered, the poems should be pasted onto the body of an email and sent to SRCWG@mediacombb.net.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Ascension Sacred Heart will provide free flu shots for persons who are poor, elderly or uninsured.

One must be 18 years of age or older to obtain a flu shot through this service. Dates are 8-10:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, at St. Joseph's Medical Clinic, 131 W. Intendencia St.; 9-11:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 15, at Gull Point Community Center, 7000 Spanish Trail Road; 9-11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit, 10650 Gulf Beach Highway; and 9-11:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 21, at Sanders Beach Community Center, 913 S. I St. Women for Responsible Legislation will hold their monthly meeting 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 21, Pensacola City Hall, 222 W. Main St. This month's speaker will be Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers who will be addressing the issue of pesticide effects on human health, particularly on children. WRL meetings are always open to the public. Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.

Community forums on expectations of appointed school superintendent will be

held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Blue Angels Elementary School cafeteria, 1551 Dog Track Road, and 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Pensacola High School cafeteria, 500 W. Maxwell St. Keep Pensacola Beautiful is recognizing America Recycles Day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, at YourTEK Professionals, 6425 Pensacola Blvd. People can bring ink and toner cartridges, batteries (no car batteries), markers, pens and electronics, such as monitors, laptops, phones, PCs and tablets, to be recycled. For more information, visit keeppensacolabeautiful.org.

The Florida SBDC at UWF offers the "Starting a Business" workshop from noon4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, at Synovus, 125 W. Romana St. Attendees will learn the essentials of getting started in business— idea evaluation, legal business structures, regulations and licensing, business plan basics, finding capital and more. Attendance fee is $50 (required, non-refundable online payment). To register, visit sbdc.uwf. edu and click on "Training & Events."

Landmark Dental and surrounding dentists will host their "No Smile Left Behind" event at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Landmark Dental, 611 E. Burgess Road. Dental services will be provided to veterans and their direct family members for free. They will be treated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Planning Board will meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18, Hagler-Mason Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Pensacola City Hall, 222 W. Main St. The DIB is seeking public input on concerns surrounding the current and future state of public parking in downtown Pensacola.

The workshop is 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, Bowden Building, Room #1, 120 Church St. Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, HaglerMason Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Pensacola City Hall, 222 W. Main St. Pensacola City Council Meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, Council Chambers, First Floor, Pensacola City Hall, 222 W. Main St. {in}

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Never Enough Cursive

By Savannah Evanoff

If it's not broke, break it.

At least this is Cursive frontman Tim Kasher's approach while songwriting— making what was once pretty, ugly; once traditional, different and maybe once unidentifiable, a little more Cursive.

"I'm part of the ilk of writers who have a tendency to muck things up at the end of a writing project," Kasher said. "I think that's just an aesthetic. There's a song I was working on over the weekend the way that many of us simply know how to write—which is your basic major chords, stick a few minor chords in there and settled into a key and was feeling pretty good about what I was doing with it. I set it aside and came back to it a day later and started turning all the appropriate chords into discord and making it a far uglier affair, which I think is far more interesting."

Cursive released its ninth album "Get Fixed" in October, just a year after "Vitriola." They tested out the songs at a few

performances in the northeast, but they're now preparing for a proper southeast tour.

And Kasher has heaps of history with Pensacola, having played here as a 20year old in the mid-90s with Commander Venus—which is a band he fronted with Conor Oberst.

"We first started going there way back when and played Sluggo's, back when it was a venue on a second floor," Kasher said. "That's when we met older punk bands, like This Bike is a Pipe Bomb.

We met David Dondero, who was doing a band Sunbrain at the time."

Since then, Kasher and company don't stop in Pensacola every tour, but they've made it back a few times.

"Get Fixed" was an appropriate catch all, Kasher said. It was in the running to be the album title for "Vitriola," but they held the song back for this record.

The title track was written on behalf of Kasher's wife, Gwynedd.

"I'm part of the ilk of writers who have a tendency to muck things up at the end of a writing project." Tim Kasher

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"I hope it's something that translates to "She's taught me others," Kasher said. "When I go through an a lot over the years, experience like that, I have to assume I'm her point of view of merely joining the ranks of countless people humanity–that it's who have had to deal with similar trauma." essentially a virus that "I Am Goddamn," one of the earliest this earth has been tracks they wrote, unexpectedly turned stricken with," Kasher into one of the band's favorites. They were said. "We are the always curious about it, but initially set it cockroaches that are aside with a promise to readdress it later. inhabiting this earth "When it finally came time, we dove and we are devouring back into it," Kasher said. "I was pretty it. It took me awhile excited about the lyrics that I'd come up to come to terms with with for it and we did a lot of interesting that, because I love stuff with the instrumentation. It was one humanity, and she of those underdog songs that ended up does as well. It's not coming through. That tends to happen in that she's that dark, any situation of music. Those tend to be but I do think that's some of are more preferred songs we like accurate. There's to champion. It left us curious. We didn't something wrong with know if it was a good song or not, but we the inhabitance of this knew we wanted to stand by it and see it planet and what we're through. We were pretty happy with the doing to this planet end result." and to each other."

All of the songs were written in differThe song speent seasons of life over the past few years. cifically suggests Kasher doesn't know when or why it hapto "spay or neuter pened, but he spends more time accumuyourself," so it works lating music than he used to. nicely as a double When he and Ted Stevens, guitarist and entendre to improve backup vocalist, searched for a commonalyourself, he said. As far as humanity reity among the album's songs, they found deeming itself, Kasher can't be sure. it–except for in "Content Conman."

"On the broad scale, it doesn't seem "All the others seem to be focusing on possible, does it?" Kasher said. "At the same darker themes and mortality and problems time, there's a lot of governments and a lot with humanity and/or people in harm's of people coming together that believe in change. It's a matter of how much the global way and having a hard time getting out of harm's way," Kasher said. "'Content Conpopulation is listening to them as a whole." man' is actually just about songwriting and Kasher recently ranked Cursive's "9 the entertainment industry at large. That's most emotionally draining songs" for OK, too. For this and 'Vitriola,' we didn't set kerrang.com. "Marigolds," one of the first out to stick to any specific theme. Themes singles on "Get Fixed," was number 9. It's a tend to happen anyway, because that's personal song, he said. what you're writing about." {in} "Really the focus of the song is intended to be about how we distract ourselves in any way possible as a means to avoid the reality at hand," Kasher said. "In that particular situation in that particular song, it's about WHAT: Cursive with Cloud Nothings and sitting bedside in an ICU when a The Appleseed Cast loved one is nearly deceased."

WHEN: 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18 It took Kasher awhile to figure WHERE: Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox out how to write it. The point he COST: $22 wanted to get across is that the huDETAILS: vinylmusichall.com man reaction is to pretend everything's OK.

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WORK ON THE FLORIDA TRAIL 8 a.m.-12:30

p.m. Every Thursday. Three miles north of Deaton Bridge Road. meetup.com/ftawesterngate YOGA WITHIN REACH 9-10 a.m. Free. Community Health Northwest Florida, 2315 W. Jackson St., Room A. healthcarewithinreach.org HOLIDAY SAFETY WITH BRACE 10 a.m.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org YAPPY HOUR 5-10 p.m. Through Feb. 27. 5% of proceeds benefit Escambia County Animal Shelter. Red Fish Blue Fish, 5B Via De Luna Drive. redfishbluefishpensacolabeach.com CAROLINE JOHNSON: JET GIRL BOOK SIGNING 5 p.m. Bodacious Bookstore and Café,

110 E. Intendencia St. facebook.com/bodaciousbookstore AWM WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. Ninth Ave. facebook. com/aragonwine TOAST OF THE COAST: HIGH ON THE HOG, A WHOLE BEAST FEAST 5:30 p.m. $45 per

person. The Fish House, 600 Barracks St. greatsouthernrestaurants.com WINE AND CHEESE LOVERS DINNER 6 p.m. $60.

Frazier's Country Wines, 3130 Barrancas Ave. HAND SEWING: THE SHRUG 6-8 p.m. $40.

Studio South, 955 E. Nine Mile Road, Ste. 101. studiosouthon9mileroad.com WINE AND UNWIND 6-8 p.m. $12. Hourlong yoga class and wine. Frazier's Country Wines, 3130 Barrancas Ave. MEDITATION AND ENERGY HEALING 6 p.m.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org END OF THE LINE THURSDAY DINNER 6-9 p.m. Sign up for the newsletter for menu.

End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. eotlcafe.com ZUMBA WITH SHANNON AND FRIENDS 6-7 p.m. $4. Homestead Community Center, 7830 Pine Forest Road.

MICROBREWERY HANDBOOK MEET AND GREET 6:30 p.m. Perfect Plain Brewing Co.,

50 E. Garden St. facebook.com/perfectplainbrewingco

MOVIES UNDER THE STARS: A LOVE SONG FOR BOBBY LONG 6:30 p.m. Free. Ground

Up Community Garden, 501 N. Hayes St. lovesongforbobbylong2019.eventbrite.com BODEGA GARZÓN WINE DINNER 6:30 p.m. $55 per person. Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS 7 p.m. $15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com IT TAKES TWO: AN OPERATIC SAMPLER 7 p.m. $10. The Opera Center, 75 Tarragona St. pensacolaopera.com TOM SEGURA: TAKE IT DOWN TOUR 7:30 p.m. $29.50-$79.50. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com CAROL AND GOOSE COMEDY NIGHT 8 p.m.

Dolce and Gelato, 2050 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/dolcegelatopensacola

FRIDAY 11.15

ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP 10 a.m. Pensacola

Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com

SHOPPING AND COOKING THE CO-OP SALES 11 a.m. Ever'man Educational Center,

327 W. Garden St. everman.org 616 1

LUNCH AND LEARN: MEXICAN STREET FOOD Noon. $25. So Gourmet, 407-D S.

Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com GALLERY NIGHT 5-9 p.m. After-party from 9-11 p.m. South Palafox. gallerynightpensacola.org HAPPY HOUR COOKOUT 5 p.m. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com THE PYRAMID PLAYERS PRESENT: HELLO DOLLY 5:30-9 p.m. $5-$10, free to children

12 and under. Jean and Paul Amos Performance Studio, 1000 College Blvd. facebook.com/pyramidInc ACOUSTIC SONGWRITERS NIGHT 6 p.m.

Every Friday through March 27. Frazier's Country Wines, 3130 Barrancas Ave. fromthegroundupgardenpensacola.com FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH 6:30 p.m. $43$83. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com SEE IT TO BELIEVE MYSTERY THEATRE 6:309 p.m. $40. Frazier's Country Wines, 3130 Barrancas Ave. PENNYWISE 7 p.m. $25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com FIRST DATE 7:30 p.m. $12-$18, free to UWF students. Center for Fine and Performing Arts, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. uwf.edu/cfpa GLOW BOWL 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Every Friday and Saturday. $12 per person. Strikerz Entertainment Center, 3200 N. Palafox St.

SATURDAY 11.16

HERON TROT 5K RUN/WALK 7 a.m. Big Lagoon

State Park Amphitheater, 12301 Gulf Beach Highway, friendsofpensacolastateparks.org PARKRUN/WALK MEETUP 7:30 a.m. University of West Florida, Rec Plex North Field, 11000 University Parkway. parkrun.us/recplexnorth OCEAN HOUR CLEAN-UP 9-10 a.m. Wayside/Pensacola Visitor Center at 1401 E. Gregory and Bartram Park at 211 Bayfront Parkway. oceanhourfl.com SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road.

PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques.

Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, North Palafox. palafoxmarket.com YOU SELL IT HERE FARMER'S MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free admission. Every Saturday. 8600 Pensacola Blvd., facebook.com/yousellithere GULF BEACH CRAFT SHOW 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Baars Field Sports Complex (behind Winn Dixie), 13020 Sorrento Road.

HOLIDAY MARKET 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. St. Mark United Methodist Church, 2203 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/stmarkpensacola LEAPS 10 a.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org PENSACOLA MAKER FAIRE 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

UWF Historic Trust, 120 Church St. pensacola.makerfaire.com INSPIRE PENSACOLA: A DAY OF TRANSFORMATION, SHIFT AND SELF-EMPOWERMENT

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free admission. Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center, 913 S. I St. newhorizonsexpo.wixsite.com PINK PEDAL PARTY 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

$20-$25. Krewe du YaYas fundraiser.

Sandshaker Lounge and Package Store, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd.

HUMILITY THAT OVERCOMES THE WORLD: A FREE PUBLIC TALK 1-3 p.m. Pensacola

State College Hagler Auditorium, Bldg. 2A, 1000 College Blvd.

KNITTING: THE SNUGGLY SLIPPER 2-4 p.m. $40. Studio South; 955 E. Nine Mile Road, Ste. 101. studiosouthon9mileroad.com WISDOM OF MYTH 2-4 p.m. "Creativity and myth." Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org BIKE PENSACOLA SLOW RIDE 2:30 p.m. Begins at Gulf Coast Kid's House, 3401 N. 12th Ave. SZOTSKI'S CHEESECAKES & CRAFT BEER PAIRING 3-6 p.m. Gary's Brewery and Biergarten,

208 Newman Ave. facebook.com/garysbrew

OCTANE ACCELERATOR TOUR FEATURING ICE NINE KILLS 6 p.m. $23. Vinyl Music Hall,

2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

EMILY LEY BOOK SIGNING 6-8 p.m. Boda-

cious Bookstore and Café, 110 Intendencia St. facebook.com/bodaciousbookstore MURDER MYSTERY: CADDY SHANKED 7 p.m. $45. The Vineyard, 1010 N. 12th Ave., Ste. 111.

ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 7-9 p.m. $10. American Legion Post 33, 1401 W. Intendencia St. THE COMEDY KLATCH: LIVE STANDUP WITH SAM TALLENT 7 p.m. $25. Constant Coffee

and Tea, 615 Scenic Highway. facebook. com/constantcoffeeandtea DRAG SHOW 7 p.m. Dolce and Gelato, 2050 N. 12th Ave. facebook.com/dolcegelatopensacola

PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS VS. QUAD CITY STORM

7:05 p.m. $5 and up. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com THE PRODUCERS 7:30 p.m. $9-$16. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. performingarts.pensacolastate.edu FIRST DATE 7:30 p.m. $12-$18, free to UWF students. Center for Fine and Performing Arts, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. uwf.edu/cfpa KIP MOORE 8 p.m. $35-$55. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com SATURDAY SWING OUTS 8 p.m. $5. Saturdays.

Breathe Yoga Studio, 505 S. Adams St.

MOLLY TAYLOR AND DENTON HATCHER WITH MCDEAN 9 p.m. $5. chizuko, 506 W. Belmont

St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola GLOW BOWL 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Every Friday and Saturday. $12 per person. Strikerz Entertainment Center, 3200 N. Palafox.

SUNDAY 11.17

THEMED BRUNCH AT PERFECT PLAIN 10 a.m.

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

TRANSMISSION MEDITATION WORLD SERVICE 10:30 a.m. Ever'man Educational

Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org BRUNCH WITH LIVE MUSIC 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Café Single Fin, 380 N. Ninth Ave. facebook.com/cafesinglefin VEGAN BRUNCH 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sign up for the newsletter for menu. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. eotlcafe.com SUNDAY BRUNCH AT H20 11 a.m. $28.95 for adults. Free valet parking and 15% off with local ID. H20 Hilton, 12 Via De Luna Drive. facebook.com/hiltonpensacolabeach

WINE AND SWINE: PIG ROAST STYLE Noon-

3 p.m. Union Public House, 309 S. Reus St. facebook.com/unionpensacola ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY 1-3 p.m. Cupcakes and punch, sale on pastries. Henny Penny's Patisserie, 4412 W. Jackson St. facebook. com/hennypennyspatisserie 2019 WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL 2-5 p.m. $55-$60. Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com NINTH ANNUAL WINE FESTIVAL MARKET

2-6 p.m. Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com THE PRODUCERS 2:30 p.m. $9-$16. Pensacola State College,1000 College Blvd. performingarts.pensacolastate.edu FMW AUDUBON BIRDS & BREW 3-5:30 p.m.

Meet at Bruce Beach, 601 W. Main St. fmwaudubon.org/event/birds-and-brew FIRST DATE 7:30 p.m. $12-$18, free to UWF students. Center for Fine and Performing Arts, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 82. uwf.edu/cfpa TRANSGENDER ALLIANCE 4 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS VS. QUAD CITY STORM

4:05 p.m. $5 and up. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com NEEDLEFELTING: THE GNOME 6-7 p.m. $20.

Studio South, 955 E. Nine Mile Road, Ste. 101. studiosouthon9mileroad.com MIRACLE ON PALAFOX 7 p.m. $9.87 benefiting Christmas wishes. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com

MONDAY 11.18

RESUME HELP 11 a.m. Molino Branch Li-

brary, 6450-A Highway 95A. mywfpl.com

MAKE HEALTHY HAPPEN 11 a.m. Ever'man

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

NINTH ANNUAL WINE FESTIVAL MARKET 11

a.m.-7 p.m. Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com RESTORATIVE YOGA 5:15 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 6 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com VEGAN COOKING CLASS 6 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. Wild mushroom stroganoff with herb tempeh croutons. Get tickets at eotlcafe.com RIBEYE & CRAB CAKE CAST IRON COOKING CLASS 6 p.m. $60. So Gourmet, 407-D S.

Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com

CROHN'S AND COLITIS SUPPORT GROUP

6:30 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org MURDER MYSTERY: CADDY SHANKED 7 p.m. $45. Lucas', 400 Quietwater Beach Road, #5A. CURSIVE, CLOUD NOTHINGS 7 p.m. $22.

Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

TUESDAY 11.19

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

calendar LIAM BARTRAM 9 a.m. Pensacola Visitor's

Center, 1401 E. Gregory St. BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 11:30 a.m. National Naval Aviation Museum viewing area, 1878 S. Blue Angel Parkway. Use West Gate Entrance.

NINTH ANNUAL WINE FESTIVAL MARKET 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BROWN BAG OPERA 12-1 p.m. Free. The Opera Center, 75 Tarragona St. pensacolaopera.com ASTARAIAN STUDIES 1:30 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org TRYON FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT 4 p.m. Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Ave. mywfpl.com COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 4-6 p.m.

Bodacious, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com RAFFLE BENEFIT: DOWN TO DERBY 5:30 p.m. $50 and up. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. pensacolalittletheatre.com FIBER FREESTYLIN' AT STUDIO SOUTH 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Open to all knitters, crocheters, weavers and more. Studio South, 955 E. Nine Mile Road. studiosouthon9mileroad.com FUNKY YOGA 6 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ZUMBA WITH SHANNON AND FRIENDS 6-7 p.m. $4. Homestead Community Center, 7830 Pine Forest Road.

COUNTRY TWO-STEP DANCING 6:30 p.m. $12. Whiskey Runners Saloon, 610 E. Nine Mile Road. dancecraftstudios.com

WEDNESDAY 11.20

PILATES FUSION 10:30 a.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

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

TERRY COVINGTON RECEPTION 6:30-8

p.m. Friday, Nov. 15.

Open Books, 1040 N. Guillemard St. facebook.com/openbooksbookstore

≥Current Exhibits 2019 FACULTY EXHIBITION On view

through Nov. 24.

TAG, University of West Florida Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway, Bldg.

82. uwf.edu/cfpa

BEIRUT: PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN November 14, 2019

BECHTOLD On view through Jan. 19.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org 100 FACES OF WAR EXPERIENCE On

view through Jan. 19 at Pensacola Museum of Art. Traveling exhibit from Smithsonian.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org JOHN MARKOWITZ: RECENT WORKS On

view through Feb. 2.

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

COTTON FIELDS TO CONGRESS: THE LIFE AND CAREER OF EARL HUTTO

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

BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE CRUISE 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. $85 per person, kids 12 and under are $25 off. Condor Sailing Adventures, 997 S. Palafox. condorsailingadventures.com EVER'MAN COOKS: FOOD INTERPRETER 1 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP 3 p.m. Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St. mywfpl.com VEGAN AND VINO SUNDAYS 4-7 p.m.

Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox COOKING WITH CHEF IRV MILLER: TASTE OF SOUTHERN COOKING 5 and 7 p.m. $45

per person. Jackson's Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. greatsouthernrestaurants.com AFRICAN DANCE FITNESS 5:30 p.m. Every Wednesday through Dec. 18. Henny Penny's Patisserie, 4412 W. Jackson St. facebook.com/ facebook.com/hennypennyspatisserie HOLIDAY HOW-TO COOKING CLASS 6 p.m. $60. So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com VINYASA YOGA 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WEST COAST SWING DANCING 6:30 p.m. $12. Whiskey Runners Saloon, 610 E. Nine Mile Road. dancecraftstudios.com CASABLANCA 7 p.m. $5 (cash only). The Rex Theatre, 18 N. Palafox. pensacolacinemaart.com TRANSMISSION GROUP WORLD SERVICE MEDITATION 7:15 p.m. Free. Ever'man

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

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

Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members.

For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

Workshops & Classes

INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Every Monday

GALLERY DAYS

PINS AND NEEDLES SEWING CLASS

Six-week workshop begins on Nov. 1.

Learn basic sewing skills/make your own items. First City Arts Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. facebook.com/ pinsandneedlessewingdesign

POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-noon,

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.

The Capitol Steps in Concert Friday, January 17, 2020, 7:30 p.m.

Pensacola Saenger Theatre Tickets available beginning November 1 through Ticketmaster 800.745.3000.

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free will astrology WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14 ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): If there are any potential Aries heroes or leaders or saviors out there, the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to fully bloom and assert your practical magnificence. The lessons you have learned while improvising workable solutions for yourself are ripe to be applied to the riddles that are puzzling your tribe or group or gang. I want to let you know, however, that to achieve maximum effectiveness, you should be willing to do good deeds for people who may not be able to pay you back.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): You're entering a phase of your astrological cycle when it's crucial that your receptivity be as robust as possible. To guide you in this delightful but perhaps challenging work, here are good questions for you to pose. 1. Do you know what help and support you need most, and are you brave and forthright enough to ask for it? 2. Is there any part of you, perhaps unconscious, that believes you don't deserve gifts and blessings? 3. Do you diligently cultivate your capacity to be refreshed and restored? 4. Are you eagerly responsive when life surprises you with learning experiences and inspirations?

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GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): "Many people will not be honest because they fear loss of intimacy and togetherness," writes self-help author Henry Cloud.

But the truth, he adds, is that "honesty brings people closer together," because it "strengthens their identities." Therein lies the tender paradox—"The more you realize your separate identities, the closer you can become." Living according to this principle may not be as easy or convenient as being deceptive and covert, but it's ultimately more gratifying. Henry Cloud concludes, "Telling loved ones what is really on your mind and telling others what you really think is the foundation of love."

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): "Maturity

is having the ability to escape categorization," said poet Kenneth Rexroth. That's the opposite of the conventional wisdom.

For many people, the process of growing up and becoming a seasoned adult means trying to fit in, to find one's category, to be serious and steady and stable. Rexroth, on the other hand, suggested that when you fully ripen into your potentials, you transcend standard definitions; you don't adhere to others' expectations; you are uniquely yourself, outside and beyond all pigeonholes and classifications. The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to practice and cultivate this sacred art.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): Is there an event from your past that would be empowering for you to remember in detail? Is there a neglected but still viable dream you could resurrect, thereby energizing your enthusiasm for the future? Are there old allies

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you've lost touch with but who, if you called on them, could provide you with just the boost you need? Is there a familiar pleasure you've grown numb to but could reinvigorate by visualizing the original reasons you loved it? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to meditate on these questions.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): Catholic

saint St. Francis (1181–1226) loved animals and the natural world. According to one folkloric tale, he was once traveling on foot with several companions when they came upon a place where the trees were filled with birds. Francis said, "Wait for me while I go preach to my sisters the birds." He proceeded to do just that. The birds were an attentive audience for the duration of his sermon, apparently captivated by his tender tones. Seven centuries later, author Rebecca West offered a critique of the bird-whisperer. "Did St. Francis preach to the birds?" she asked. "Whatever for? If he really liked birds, he would have done better to preach to the cats." In the coming weeks, Virgo, I encourage you to do the metaphorical equivalent of preaching to both the birds and the cats.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): Every now and then, I authorize you Libras to shed your polite, tactful personas and express the angst you sometimes feel but usually hide. That's now! To egg you on, read this mischievous rant by Libran blogger Clary Gay (claryfightwood.tumblr.com)—"We Libras are constantly thinking about how to make everyone else comfortable and happy. There's not a minute going by when we're not worrying about radiating a soothing and comforting aura so everyone can have a good time. If a Libra is cranky, it's because they snapped! Because of some non-Libra who doesn't appreciate them!

If a Libra is mean to people, it's their own damn fault!"

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): Poet

Robert Bly tells us that the door to the soul is unlocked. You don't have to struggle through any special machinations to open it or go through it. Furthermore, the realm of the soul is always ready for you. Always!

It harbors the precise treasure you need in order to be replenished and empowered.

I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because I think that during the next two weeks, you should abide as much as possible in the soul's realm—the cornucopia of holy truths and ever-fresh riches.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): In

my estimation, what you've experienced lately has been akin to a fermentation process. It's as if you're undergoing a transformation with resemblances to the way that grapes turn into wine or milk becomes yogurt or dough rises before being baked into bread. You may have had to endure some discomfort, which is the case for anything in the midst of substantial change. But I think you'll ultimately be quite pleased with

the results, which I expect will be ready no later than ten days after your birthday— and quite possibly sooner.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): Many

books have been written about Joan of Arc, a 15th-century teenage peasant girl whose improbable ascent to military leadership, under the guidance of her divine visions, was crucial in France's victory over the English. Among the many miraculous elements of her story was the fact that less than a year before she led troops into battle on horseback, she didn't know how to ride a horse. She learned by riding around her father's farm astride his cows. I foresee an equivalent marvel in your future, Capricorn. By this time next year, you will have developed an aptitude that might seem unimaginable now.

(P.S. There's evidence Joan was a Capricorn.)

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): The "Di-

vine Comedy" is one of history's greatest literary works. Its author, Dante Alighieri, was 43 when he began writing the "Inferno," the first part of his three-part masterpiece. Up until that time, he had published just one book and a few poems and had also abandoned work on two unfinished books. Early on in the "Inferno," the not-yet-renowned author presents a fictional scene in which he meets with the spirits of antiquity's most famous authors—Virgil, Homer, Horace, Ovid and Lucan. Those illustrious five tell Dante he is such an important writer that he ranks sixth, after them, in his excellence.

I'm going to encourage you to dare indulging in behavior like Dante's, to visualize and extol—and yes, even brag about—the virtues and skills that will ultimately be your signature contribution to this world.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): The Latin word for sea is "mare." "Flustra" is the calm sea. "Undisonus" means "resounding with waves." "Caeruleus" is the sea's deep shade of blue, "aestus" is the tide and "aequoreus" means "connected with the sea."

My hope is that as you meditate on these lyrical terms, you'll be moved to remember the first lakes, rivers and oceans you ever swam in. You'll recall your time floating in your mother's womb and your most joyous immersions in warm baths and hot springs.

Why? It's a favorable time to seek the healing and rejuvenating powers of primal waters—both metaphorically and literally.

THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK: "How easy it is to make people happy when you don't want or need anything from them?" said Gail Godwin. Give an example.

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news of the weird CREME DE LA WEIRD Doctors at Westmead Hospital in Sydney, Australia, documented a case in the British Medical Journal's Case Reports that has at least one nose out of joint. A 48-year-old former prison inmate had been suffering from sinus infections, nasal congestion and headaches for years, United Press International reported. Doctors treating the man performed a CT scan and discovered a rhinolith—a stone made of calcium—in his nasal cavity, which, when removed, was found to have formed around a small balloon with cannabis inside. The patient then recalled that when he was in prison about 18 years earlier, his girlfriend had smuggled in the balloon during a visit, and he had inserted it in his nose to hide it. But he pushed it too far in and assumed he had swallowed it. The unnamed man is surely breathing easier these days.

HIS PATRIOTIC DUTY Astronaut and Neshannock Township, Pennsylvania, resident Andrew Morgan, who is currently aboard the International Space Station, cast his absentee ballot this Election Day from his perch 250 miles above the planet, the New Castle News reported. Ed Allison, Lawrence County's director of voter services, received Morgan's application for an absentee ballot and went the extra mile for the spaceman, coordinating with IT for a fillable, secure PDF file that Morgan could use to register his selections. "Astronaut Morgan got the ballot, voted it and sent it back," Allison said. "No problem at all. In the 11 years I have been here, it is certainly unique."

BRIGHT IDEA Brice Kendell Williams, 32, was hoping to avoid getting a DWI early on Nov. 3, CNN reported, so rather than driving his car from one bar to another in Houma, Louisiana, Williams stole a motorized shopping cart from Walmart and toddled more than a half-mile to his destination, according to authorities. He carefully parked the scooter between two cars in the lot and went inside, where officers from the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office found him and arrested him for felony unauthorized use of a moveable. Williams' bond was set at $2,500.

RULES WE DIDN'T KNOW WE NEEDED North Carolina's Madison County Public Library system has had a loosely enforced rule against bringing pets into its branches.

But on Oct. 8, Interim Director Peggy Goforth appeared before the county's board of commissioners to request a new policy that tightly restricts animals to only service dogs. Goforth felt she had to advocate for stricter rules after a man brought a bag full of snakes into the library, reported the Citizen Times. "He said, 'My pets are harmless. Here, let me show you,'" Goforth said.

"And he poured them out on the front desk.

They just wriggled everywhere." When told

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pets weren't allowed in the library, "He was really nice about it. He just bagged up all the snakes and left," she added. She said another man brought in an ant farm and took the top off to feed them, then forgot to put it back on. "The ants got everywhere." The library's new policy excludes all animal species except dogs that are trained to help a person with a disability.

IRONIC A passenger on New York's MTA train system noticed a couple of suspicious packages at the Metro-North New Rochelle station on the afternoon of Oct. 28 and did what any conscientious rider would do: alerted authorities, using the new Help Point intercom system in the station. It turned out the boxes contained more of the MTA's Help Point devices—they just hadn't been installed yet. The alert only briefly shut down the station, WNBC reported, as police quickly removed the boxes.

• In Crystal City, Missouri, police are on the lookout for a man who broke into a vending machine at the Twin City Coin Laundry on Oct. 22, pocketing about $600 in change.

KSDK reported that he ought to be easy to find: He committed his crime in full view of security cameras, and he was wearing a Tshirt with the motto, "It's not a crime unless you get caught."

AWESOME! When Coco the shiba inu was hit by a car on Oct. 28 in Schenectady, New York, the driver stopped and noticed some damage to her car, but couldn't see what she had hit, so she drove on. About an hour later, Rotterdam Police Lieutenant Jeffrey Collins told WNYT, the driver stopped again when she heard noises. This time, she saw Coco, who was lodged in the car's bumper. "It was like the perfect fit," said Noella LaFreniere of the Hernas Veterinary Clinic where Coco was treated.

"She ... came out alive, and it's shocking to us." Coco suffered a broken elbow but no other serious injuries. Police have located her owners.

DANG Talk about bringing down the room.

Late on Nov. 2 in Hattingen, Germany, about 300 patrons of a swingers' club were interrupted mid-party when carbon monoxide alarms sounded and several began to feel unwell.

Firefighters escorted the swingers, many clad only in bathrobes, to safety, with about 10 people requiring treatment, reported the Associated Press. However, firefighters could not detect any dangerous level of carbon monoxide once they arrived on the scene. {in}

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