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PENSACOLA BEACH AIRSHOW The Southeast Tourism Society named the Pensacola Beach Airshow, the mid-summer show, as one of the Top 20 Events in the Southeast for July 2012. The annual show draws tens of thousands to Pensacola Beach to see an aerial demonstration by the Blue Angels, the Navys renowned flight demon-stration team based at NAS Pensacola. This years show is scheduled for July 14.

ST. CHRISTOPHERS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Its Christmas Caravan has awarded $30,000 to area charities. Their 55th annual Christmas Caravan held last December fea-tured tours of three homes, a luncheon, bake sale, bazaar, silent auction and candlelight dinner. Twenty-six charities, including Salva-tion Army, United Ministries, Gulf Coast Kids House, Covenant Hospice, Favor House and Alpha Center, were recipients of grants total-ing $20,000. An additional $10,000 went to-ward charities related to the Episcopal Church and Diocese of Central Gulf Coast, such as Wilmer Hall Orphanage, Camp Beckwith and St. Christopher's Children's Center.

GRANGER PROPERTIES The National Association of Industrial and Office Proper-ties awarded the commercial real estate firm its award for Best Broker Deal of the Year. Granger Properties successfully completed the sale of the government-leased properties lo-cated at 411 W. Garden St. and 17 Devilliers St.

BAYOU TEXAR FISHERMEN At the City of Pensacola's request, the Florida Depart-ment of Transportation has banned fishing on the bridge, which spans the bayou be-tween East Hill and East Pensacola Heights. Litter and vandalism were cited by city officials as the reason for the ban.

FLORIDA CASINOS That bill that would have allowed destination casinos in south Florida appears to be dead. A state House panel postponed a vote on a bill after opposition from religious groups, Florida Chamber of Commerce and Disney. The bill would have granted casino licenses to major developers who pledged to spend at least $2 billion on a resort. Genting, a Malaysian company, had already spent nearly a half-billion dollars to acquire downtown Miami real estate for its casino.

PENSACOLA PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. Two Public Works employees were snared in a joint task force investigation of an illegal drug operation. Olabisi Allen and Eldon Abram were arrested. According to his arrest warrant, Allen purchased $3 ,625 worth of marijuana while driving his City of Pensacola Public Works truck with Abram, and with the intent of deliv-ering to a buyer on Garden Street. Allen was charged with possession and traffick-ing. The charges against Abram have not been released.

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PLAYING THE MARGINS

outtakesby Rick Outzen

There is a new political strategy develop-ing on how to deal with the ultra-conser-vative voters in Northwest Florida when it comes to national and statewide races. The goal is not necessari-ly to win Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa coun-ties, but to cut enough into the leaders vote-margin to neutralize its impact.

In the past, candidates might have written off the Panhandle and conceded the area to the more right-wing candidates, but now they see the value of mak-ing a visit to the area.

In 2008, Barack Obama won the state of Florida by less than three percentage points, 50.9 to 48.1. Our three counties voted for Republican John McCain, but the margin was only 33 points, which Democrats considered a victory. A visit by Michelle Obama to the Pensacola area may have been the difference maker in rallying support for her husband.

In this years Florida Republican Presi-dential primary, Mitt Romney fought off a resurgence by the more conservative Newt Gingrich, who had a surprise upset the prior week in the South Carolina primary. Romney eventually won Florida handily, 46 percent to 32 percent.

Gingrich carried Northwest Florida, but the margin was only 3.4 points. A Saturday rally at The Fish House might have been what deflated the former Speaker of the Houses chances. Romney made the most of his

moment in Pensacola, showing off endorse-ments from Sen. John McCain, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, Congressman Jeff Miller and Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward. Photos of

the rally made the cover of the New York Times.

Two days later Gin-grich flew into Pensacola addressing his troops from a hangar at the Pensacola airport without fanfare. His speech did little to rally the troops beyond their base, although they did succeed in getting more people to the polls for Gingrich than the

downtown Republican power brokers that supported Romneywhich is a column for another day.

What does this mean for the 2012 general election? Both parties will pay attention to Northwest Florida. We probably wont see President Obama or the Republican nominee, which will most likely be Romney, but we will get the B team, possibly the First Lady for the Democrats and Sen. John McCain and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for Romney.

Northwest Florida will be relevant as the two candidates fight for Floridas key electoral votes. One party will be fighting to capture every possible vote. The other will be aiming to syphon off enough votes to keep the Pan-handle from offsetting larger margins in the more progressive south Florida counties.

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Dr. Bernard C. Yates, Senior Pastor of the Zion Hope Primitive BaptistChurch

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Dr. Bernard C. Yates, Senior Pastor of the Zion Hope Primitive Baptist Church of Pensacola, will be installed this month as the 13th president of the National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA. Organized in 1907 as the Colored Primitive Baptists of America, the National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA, as it is now known, represents is comprised of over 900 churches and has over 400,000 members in 18 states. Its mission is to promote unity among its people; foster the cause of education, evangelism, and mission; and, participate in worship experiences. Dr. Yates is a native of Mobile, Alabama and has served Zion Hope since 1985. Over the past 26 years, he has multiplied the church membership to over 2,000 members from all walks of life. In 2003, he led the Zion Hope Family of Faith into a 27,000 sq. ft. multi-purpose complex known as the Center of Hope for Family and Community Life.

The community has benefitted from Dr. Yates strong leadership with Feed the Children food give-a-ways, Christmas outreaches, and other church outreach functions. He also serves and chairman of Northwest Florida Congregations in Action, which merge together all denominations to improve the community.

Pastor Yates is a product of Bishop College (Dallas, Texas). Prior to his coming to Zion Hope, Elder Yates pastored the Mt. Lebanon Primitive Baptist Church in Waxahachie, Texas, for nine years. This Mobile, Alabama, native began serving as a pastor at the age of 19.

February 20-22 will bring over 450 board members and Primitive Baptist members to Pensacola for the installation service. In addition, members of the Pensacola community, Mobile and surrounding areas are expected to participate in this event. Over 1,000 people are expect to attend the instal-lation and reception that will follow. This celebration will the first time that it has been held in Pensacola.

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To get Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hay-ward to sit still for an interview is a challenge. The man is perpetual mo-tion. His phone rings and vibrates con-stantly from phone calls, text messages and e-mails. His office schedule is often double-booked. If you set up a meeting at a restaurant, his familiar mug with its uber-bright smile promptly attracts well-wishers offering encouragement and looking for snapshots with the mayor for their Face-book walls.

The IN corralled Hayward on a Sunday morning, after his cup of coffee and before he headed off to church with his wife An and son Aiden. He was relaxed and the interview probably took him in some direc-tions that he hadnt expected.

Hayward was sworn in on Jan. 10, 2011 as Pensacolas first strong mayor. The political novice had campaigned in 2009 for the new city charter that made the mayor the chief executive officer of the city. The next year he upset the popular Mike Wiggins, a long-time councilman and incumbent mayor un-der the city-manager form of government.

CAUTIOUS BEGINNINGHis inauguration speech showed his

excitement and his inexperience. His start as mayor was slow. Though he quickly recovered, Hayward admitted that he was cautious in the beginning.

One of the things that was important to me was to pull in the reins on myself, personally, Mayor Hayward said about his first month in office. Im action-oriented, but I realized I needed to get a look at the landscape, do my due diligence and then make my decisions.

It took a while for Mayor Hayward to as-semble his team. City Manager Al Coby, City Attorney Rusty Wells, Community Develop-ment Director Thaddeus Cohen and Human Resources Director Mary Ann Stalcup retired, resigned or simply werent rehired.

John Asmar was hired in February as special counsel to the mayor and later chief of staff. Jim Messer became the city attor-ney in May and Bill Reynolds was brought on in July as chief administrative officer.

I knew I had to work and take risks, said Hayward. I was fortunate to get John on board early and we started working fast and furious because I had to get points on the board. There had been enough talk about potential. Lets just do it.

The pace was fast. The mayors office had to produce its first budget. Two com-munity resource centers were announced. A

disparity study was approved. Advisory com-mittees were established to study the Port of Pensacola and the city pension plans.

COUNCIL SURPRISEFor a city government accustomed to think-

ing of projects in terms of months and years, the pace caused friction and concern both inside City Hall and with the Pensacola City Council.

We didnt have a lot of time for pro-cess, because it was such a huge cultural change for the employees and the public, said Hayward. Im not a sit at desk type of mayor. I wanted people to realize that I was going to do anything and everything to get this city going, whether it be flying to Cali-fornia to meet with Hubbs-Seaworld about a marine hatchery or to Dallas to discuss Southwest Airlines coming to Pensacola.

The faster the pace, the more conten-tious the relationship became with the city council, particularly with Council Presi-dent Maren DeWeese and Councilwomen Megan Pratt and Sherri Myers. The vitriol that surfaced in council meetings caught him off guard.

A little of it surprised me, said Hayward. Everything we do is politics, but I was hoping that more people in city government, especially our council, would have been more on board.

Hayward, DeWeese and Myers had worked together for the passage of the new city charter. DeWeese had supported Hay-ward when he ran for mayor. The newly-elected mayor had lobbied for DeWeese to be the first city council president. On the surface, it appeared the group should have been able to work together.

We get caught graveling over petty is-sues when we know our people are hurting, need jobs, said Hayward. We all need to be bigger than personal difference and try to bring our community together.

Hayward pointed out the near-constant state of disruption that the city battled the past decadea stream of referendums and petition drives to stop the Community Maritime Park, three hurricanes, recession, city charter referendum and the defeat of a 15-year incumbent.

A new generation is stepping into leadership positions and these generational changes are difficult enough without snip-ing from the council, said Hayward. Come on, people, are we that petty?

UNRESPONSIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Another elected official that surprised Mayor Hayward was Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas with whom the mayor met last fall to discuss the vacant buildings owned by the school district inside the city limits. The mayor had purchased the old Blount Middle School

that was privately-owned and announced its demolition.

After Hayward and his staff met with the superintendent and presented recommenda-tions that addressed the closed schools, like Hallmark and Spencer-Bibbs, they hoped he would discuss the issue with the school board. Instead, nothing happened.

We all need to be bigger than personal difference and try to bring our community together.Mayor Ashton Hayward

HAYWARD IN THE HOT SEATInside His Fast and Furious Year OneBy Rick Outzen

Mayor Ashton Hayward / photo by Samantha Crooke

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Ernest Ward needs a new facility if the district is to have a middle school in the north end of the county.Jim

I will miss walking on broken bottles, fish hooks, rotting fish and cut bait when I walk over the bridge. JimBob

Coming soon, continued gentrifica-tion in Pensacola.Ames

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CRIME STATS The Escambia County Sher-iffs Office recently released the 2011 crime statistics for the area. The stats reveal an overall reduction in violent crimes from the previous year.

The sheriffs office reports a nearly 50 percent decrease in homicidesthere were 14 last year, compared with 26 in 2010. There also appears to have been a 13.1 percent decrease in forcible sex offenses, and an 8.4 percent decrease in aggravated assaults.

While the sheriff s office reported a 16 percent reduction in robberies that in-volved a firearm, and 13.6 percent decrease in those where a knife was used, there was an increaseby 2of the total number of overall robberies.

The office also reported a slight increase in property crimes. There were, however, 65 fewer burglary calls.

Overall, 2011 resulted in 284,308 calls for service and 37,717 reports written. Deputies arrested a total of 12,455 adults and 1,232 juveniles.

These stats are from the Escambia County Sheriffs Office Uniform Crime Re-port. Agencies are required to report crimes that fall within nine categories: murder, sex offenses, robbery, aggravated assault and stalking, burglary, larceny or theft, motor vehicle theft, simple assaults and arson.

LAST CALL? Pensacola officials are eyeing a lawsuit against the owners of Tom, Ann, Buddys. The corner bar has earned a nefari-ous reputation over the years and, more im-portantly in this case, racked up $22,738.50 in code enforcement fines.

This has to do with code enforcement and liens, but it is really something I wish we could get rid of, said Pensacola City Coun-cilman Ronald Townsend, in whose district the business lies.

The city will be filing the lawsuit against Donald A. Markham and Vaughn T. Markham, owners of the 1917 W. Cervantes St. establishment. The bar and package lounge has long been cited by law enforce-ment as being a source of illegal activity, such as drug sales and prostitution. A Christmas day brawl in 2003 ended when police tased a patron, and this past December police shot a man in the bars parking lot.

City council members voiced unanimous support for the effort during their Feb. 6 Committee of the Whole meeting.

Its been an eyesore in my district for years, Townsend said.

City Council President Sam Hall said he could tell some heartbreaking stories con-cerning the establishment and that it comes down to respecting others.

Councilwoman Sherri Myers said that this was a good example of how the citys code en-forcement should function and City Adminis-trator Bill Reynolds said the establishment was dragging down the surrounding area.

This is exactly what happens to our neighborhoods when we have one or two pieces of blighted property, Reynolds said.

This will be the first time the city has sued in an effort to either collect or fore-close. A code enforcement case was opened against the business in May 2008 due to its roof being damaged and covered with a tarp. In October of that year, the city began charg-ing the business a $15 per day fine until it was brought into compliance.

In January 2010 that fine was upped to $50 per day. By November of that year, the Markhams had brought the building up to code. No payments were ever made on the more than $20,000 fine.

GONE FISHIN Fishing is no longer allowed on the Cervantes Street bridge span-ning Bayou Texar.

The fishermen have lost their privilege to fish there, said Pensacola City Council-man Larry B. Johnson, during the Jan. 26 city council meeting. I just wanted to make that public today, and I think those signs will go up soon.

The No-Fishing signs have now been put up.Apparently, the city has been receiving

complaints about trash on the bridge. John-

son said that there was also an issue with fishermen breaking street lamp globes with their weights. Such damages have cost the city a total of $4,800.

I have received numerous complaints, over the years, of debris, Johnson said. Its an unfortunate thing.

The city councilman said that fisher-men had been asked to keep their trash off the bridge and out of the bayou, but the problem persisted.

One citizen said he thought it was unfortunate that people would no longer be able to fish from the bridge. Johnson said that people probably shouldnt be eating fish caught from the bridge.

I think the health department has issued a statement that anything taken from Bayou Texar is not fit to eat, the councilman said. In fact, many of our waterways are polluted.

DRILL, MAYBE, DRILL Less than two years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawmakers are pushing to open vast amounts of the Outer Continental Shelfincluding untapped areas in the Gulf of Mexicoto drilling.

Currently, the Energy Securities and Transportation Jobs ActH.R. 3410is making the rounds through Congress. Among other things, the bill would open up the eastern Gulf of Mexico to drillingin effect lifting the current moratorium protecting Floridas portion of the Gulfand require the Department of Interior to conduct incre-mental lease sales in that area.

It puts the entire eastern Gulf on the table for drilling, said Elly Tepper, a legisla-tive advocate with the National Resources Defense Council.

The bill does not have the support of local U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Florida), who represents areas near the now-protected Eastern Planning Area.

I am strongly against the passage of H.R. 3410.The bill, as reported by the Commit-tee on Natural Resources, opens portions of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico as close as 12 miles from Pensacola Beach for gas and oil exploration, said Miller in a statement. In addition to raising environmental concerns with drilling that close to Northwest Floridas pristine beaches, I am concerned the new activity in the Gulf could interfere with the testing and training missions currently conducted in the water ranges just off shore. I will work diligently to make sure this bill doesnt become law. {in}

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There wasnt really any follow-up from the school district. There was no let s work together, said Hayward. Our staff went through a lot of ef-fort to come up with what we thought needed to be done, told Malcolm that we wanted to work with him, but right now, it s stagnant.

The mayor believed that the closed schools hurt how people perceive Pensacola, particularly the boarded up administrative buildings on Garden and Spring streets, which will be one of the entrance ways to the new Maritime Park.

No one wants to come to an ugly city. No one especially wants to see abandoned, boarded-up schools, said Hayward. We bought the old Blount school and will be tearing it down soon. We wanted that to be the first step in dealing with these schools and we wanted to work with the district on the other schools.

There needs to be a plan in place where we work together on these proper-ties, said Hayward. Im waiting.

The mayor said that he was con-cerned over the quality of education, especially at the schools inside the city limits. He sees education and economic development linked together.

Economic development is tied to education, said Hayward. Its vital to creating jobs and to attracting people to live in your city. Its challenging to recruit people to come to our town if the percep-tion of our schools is not good.

Although public education doesnt fall under the mayors office, Hayward said that he wants to help.

Its part of my role as mayor to make education better in our community, said the mayor. Education is the most valu-able thing we can do for our children.

JUST GETTING STARTEDHayward said that he sees 2012 as be-

ing as busy as his first year.It s tremendously important that

the projects we launched last year come to fruition, said Hayward. We need to look at our organization and see how we can make it more efficient and effective. The pension issue has been avoided by past administrations and city councils. We are going to have to deal with it this year. It is a tremendous challenge and we will need to work with our unions to solve it.

Economic development and job cre-ation will remain on the forefront.

Pensacola is open for business and were looking for partnerships to help our community grow, said Hayward. Were just getting started. {in}

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UWFS BIG DEAL IDEA

When Judy Bense talks about the future of the University of West Florida, her voice punches the words with excitement. Shes ready.

The UWF president believes the universitys best days are ahead of it, and shes anxious to lead the charge into the horizon.

Ive alway thought we were too small, Bense said. We were dangerously small.

The school is currently updating its Campus Master Plan, which lays out a roadmap through the year 2021. UWFs Board of Trustees approved the draft version of the plan in December, before trotting it out to the public during two public meetings.

After public input is gatheredand considered, this is only a draftthe finalized master plan will be put before the Board of Trust-ees. Once approved, the ball will get rolling pretty quickly.

This is gonna happen sooner rather than later, Bense said. Its going to be really interesting.

Judy's New School of ThoughtBy Jeremy Morrison

The vision swirling in Benses mind involves a football stadium, student center, Greek village, commercial properties and res-idential expansions. She envisions a jumping business district on the edge of campus along Nine Mile Road and an Argonaut statute in the middle of a large grassy field near the stadium.

People have been waiting forever for us to really be the economic driver, she said.

These bid-deal big ideas arent just in Benses head. Theyre also on big, exciting architectural renderings.

James Barnett, associate vice presi-dent for UWFs Facilities Development and

Operations, pointed out various master-plan aspects on a series of renderings displayed on an easel. He described the new residen-tial housing and a conference center, and the possibilities for the mostly undeveloped

western portion of the campus.

If youll notice there are a number of darker symbols here, he said, pointing to specific spots on the renderings, one of these is a football field.

The football stadiumand accompanying teamof-fers up a good representation of what Bense is looking toward. Such an insti-tution could be a defining and unifying element for the university.

We want to make this a little bit of a destination, not just a place to take classes.Judy Bense

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We want to make this a little bit of a destination, not just a place to take classes, the president said.

Specifically the master plan calls for the development of an enterprise zone along U.S. 90, a housing village and expansions on the main portion of campus. The plan aims to accommodate UWFs growth for the next 20 to 30 years.

And, to be sure, Bense is counting on growth in the future. Shes expecting around 14,000 students to be in enrolled at the university by 2015.

You cant grow without students, Bense said. And when you have students, you have to grow your facilities.

While an increased student population, and the development of university assetslike leasing property to commercial inter-estswill eventually translate into increased revenue for the university, such grand plans will also take a lot of money. At a time when the economic landscape has become a bleak expanse and traditional state sources have gone dry, UWF is having to rethink the game.

No ones coming out of this unscathed, its different, Bense said. We had to get used to the new normal.

To that end, the university has created UWF Business Enterprise, Inc., a direct sup-port organization that will allow the school to do more public-private partnerships. Private developers will build the facilities and lease them back to the university. Any profits on the commercial properties and housing will be shared.

We have a whole new model, Bense ex-plained. Its a business model. Were looking at the campus as a series of assets.

UWF has brought aboard Matthew Altier to head up its new business enterprise organi-zation. The feedback from the company who conducted feasibility studies for the university has him pretty psyched about the future.

They said, oh my God, yes, Altier said.Prior to coming to Pensacola, Altier was

the CEO of University Enterprises, work-ing for the California university system in Sacramento. After four years heading the $150-million, 400-company non-profit, he started up another company doing the same sort of work in New Jersey.

This is why I asked Matt to join us, Bense said. This is his third rodeo, hes worked out the kinks.

Through this new business enterprise entity, Bense and Altier are hoping to foster a web of public-private partnership that will eventually play out into everything on the wishlist: the conference center, hotel, Greek village and, of course, football stadium.

All were introducing is practices that are used in other states, Altier said. Its basi-cally going to move to a business model.

Bense said this new model will allow for university expansions without relying on tu-ition fees or state money. Shes seems excited that current economic realities have forced UWF to explore a new way of doing business.

Why hasnt this been done before? she asked. Well, we didnt really have the mechanismwe figured out how to do that.

The new master plan calls for bold growth at the university. The president foresees private-public partnerships that will benefit both the university and the sur-

rounding communityas well as being a real plum for contractors.

Shes hoping to jump UWF up to the next level, and believes the growth will be a plus for the entire region. The president said she wants to transform the school from a com-muter college to a destination university.

To a traditional campus, Bense explained, that is new and shiny and bright. {in}

ENTERPRISE ZONE AT EAST ENTRANCE, ALONG U.S. 90

After clearing 3.6 acres, there are plans to develop three to four restau-rants, as well as a 125 to 150-bed hotel and up to 15,000-square foot confer-ence center.

President Judy Bense would like to see the universitys various areas of studysuch as hotel management or culinary programshave a relationship with the commercial interest that set up shop in the enterprise zone.

EAST VILLAGE DEVELOPMENTIn addition to a traditional Greek

villagefraternity and sorority rowsthere are plans for increased residential units overall. Currently, nearly 8,000 students live off campusBense would like to see some of them on the grounds.

Plans call for single and two-story units, both attached and detached. The housing will focus on graduate students, married students, military students and staff and will be residential in feel.

UNIVERSITY PARKThis is where the big, collegiate stuff

comes into playthe shiny and bright as Bense put it. The president hopes these changes will help take UWF to the next level.

There are plans for four new build-ings, including a 1,000-bed residential space, classrooms, offices and adminis-tration space and a new School of Allied Health and Life Sciences building.

Also planned, is a new 160,000-square foot university union and two parking garages, totaling 1,500 spaces.

And then theres the stadium. The facility is slated to have 5,000 seats, a two-level press box, two practice fields, lighting, locker rooms and all the things one would think a stadium might have.

Theres also a multi-purpose events center planned. The 142,000-square foot centeralso able to hold 5,000would be suited for basketball.

Near the stadium, there are plans for an Argonaut statue overlooking a grassy plaza. Across the plaza, a 120-foot bell tower.

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Again. So we cooked up a dif ferent kind of love story.

We decided to send a Valentine to the one true love we all share, our city.

If you want romantic, sappy love stuff, we suggest you dust off your copy of "The Notebook. This list is overflow-ing with reasons that should make you

pretty damn happy you live in the City of Five Flags. And if it doesn't, that probably means you don't get out much and you can't really blame the city for your lame-ness, now can you?

So here it isour open love letter, in l ist form yet in no par ticular order, to Pensacola .

Whether you love or hate the holiday of love, you can't really escape it. And you've got to the get through the hearts and chocolate before you can get to the beads and booze of next weekend.

We knew the IN had to show some love to V-Day, but we just couldn't do the same old "date night ideas" article.

Its mid-February. You guys know what that means. No, not Mardi Gras yet. Valentine's Day.

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We've got not one, but two bad-ass vegan/vegetarian restaurants downtown. Not too shabby for a "small" town, huh?sluggos.net, eotlcafe.com

It took way too long, but we finally got a mid-sized music venue and it totally rocks.vinylmusichall.com

The best show in town? Saturday night karaoke at "Sir Dicks."Sir Richards, 2719 E. Cervantes St.

A competitive adult skee ball league? Yes, it's a real thing. iplaypensacola.com

We're only three hours from New Orleans, meaning we're only three hours from NFL and NBA games, Jazz Fest and Mardi Gras.

Fish tacos, Cali-style without the West Coast. cactusflowercafe.net

Dog day afternoons at the Bayview Park dog park. playpensacola.com

Like Irish Car Bombs? Prove it by getting on the Paddy's wall of fame.paddyolearysirishpub.com

Timberhawkthe best local band any town could ask for.

When we hear the word "ShamWow" we think champagne cocktails, not super-absorbent towels. The Elbow Room

Beads, booze and the beachthe three B's that make the annual Krewe of Wrecks Parade a can't-miss event.pensacolabeachmardigras.com

Bushwhackers are pretty delicious. Who came up with such a yummy concoction? Oh yeah, that's rightwe did.sandshaker.com

"WAHOO!" NOT EV

ERY

TEAM CAN BOAST

THAT THEIR NAM

E IS

ALSO A CHEER.

bluewahoos.com

HOMETOWN ALL-STAR PRIDE: TRENT RICHARDSON, ROY JONES JR., REGGIE EVANS,

JUSTIN GATLIN AND EMMITT SMITH JUST TO NAME A FEW.

BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS HAPPY HOUR FOR LADIES AT HUB'S.

hubstaceys.com

BECAUSE ANY GIVEN TUESDAY CAN BE A "BLUE

TUESDAY," AKA BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE DAY.

blueangels.navy.mil

$3 DOLLA HOLLATHE NAME SAYS IT ALL. hopjacks.com

WE FINALLY HAVE A LOCAL BREWERY. AND THEIR BEER DOESN'T SUCK.pbbrew.com

"AMERICA'S ORIGINAL BEACH PARTY" CALLS

OUR BEACH HOME.delunafest.com

PBRS ARE ALWAYS

TALLBOYS AT THE

HANDLEBAR.

handlebarpensacola.

com

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What's the only thing better than brunch? Getting a free Irish Coffee (frozen or hot) with your brunch. mcguiresirishpub.com

Priscilla of Zumba Pensacolamaking fitness fun.zumbapensacola.com

A Vietnamese restaurant that all your Vietnamese friends actually like? That's always a good sign. Tu-Do Vietnamese Restaurant

FREE WINE, MUSIC

AND

AN ARTY BACKDR

OP?

PMA'S CULTURE CL

UB

NEVER GETS OLD

.

pensacolamuseumofar

t.org

BECAUSE JERRY SEINFELD AND

DANIEL TOSH ARE COMING TO TOWN. pensacolasaenger.com

AND BLAKE SHELTON AND DIPLO JUST DID.

BPS CLAIM PROCESS MAKES

HEADLINES

www.levinlaw.com

Now we have all learned, Kenneth Feinberg is not doing his job

and our local businesses are not getting adequate compensation.

If your business lost money from the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, it is time to get legal

representation to fight for your rights.

Call (850) 435-7116 or toll free 1-888-435-7001

SEVEN GALLERY NIGHTS IN 2012PROOF THAT YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH OF A GOOD THING. downtownpensacola.com/gallerynight

'All Natural' / An exhibition of work by Chad CurtisPostcard design by Zena Pirnot, UWF Department

of Art Graphic Design student.

HOCKEY IN FLORIDA?

WHY THE HELL NOT?

pensacolaiceflyers.com

STUDENT ART THAT'S ACTUALLY WORTH CHECK-ING OUT, PLUS MONTHLY EXHIBIT OPENINGSALL

AT TAG AT UWF. tag82uwf.wordpress.com

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EXPANDING YOUR

CULINARY HORIZONS WITH

WEEKLY DINNER AND WINE

PAIRINGS AT LEE HOUSE

WITH AWARD-WINNING

CHEF BLAKE RUSHING.

leehousepensacola.com

WE ARE AMERICAS FIRST SETTLEMENT.historicpensacola.org

Entrees, sides, even desserts. With Apple Market's prepared gourmet menu you never have to cook again (unless you want to). applemarketpensacola.com

Monday nights at Ozoneaka 1/2-off large pies if you're willing to wait a bit. ozonepensacola.com

It's always tea time at Bia's Sublime Tea & Artisan

Workshop. biasublimetea.com

Every year you get at least twenty chances (give or take a few, weather permit-ting) to make it out to Bands on the Beach. visitpensacolabeach.com

We're the type of city that has festivals centered around our love for crawfish and seafood. How can you not love that?fiestaoffiveflags.org

Driving through East Hill when City Grocery is grilling on the curb. It doesn't get better than that.ilovecitygrocery.com

We've got our very own Saint Nickhe's the patron saint of local sports lovers, who saves the day regularly by having every sports package under the sun. newyorknicks.net

Free admission to the National Naval Aviation Museum. Living in "The Cradle of Naval Avia-tion" has its perks. navalaviationmuseum.org

We might have been late to the foodie cupcake party, but we're making up for it with quality. One bite of the "Hot Mama" and you'll agree.ohsnapcupcakes.com

Every year we host the nations largest prediction run. Did you know that?mcguiresirishpub.com

Plaza de Lunawhere the only thing better than the views are the sweet potato fries from the conces-sion stand.playpensacola.com

HAVE YOU EVER B

EEN

IN THE PUBLIX ON

9TH

AVE. AND NOT SEE

N

SOMEONE YOU KN

OW?

YEAH, US NEITHER

.

CREATIVE LIBATIONS FROM BARTENDER/MIXOLOGIST

EXTRAORDINAIRE PATRICK BOLSTERALWAYS ON THE

MENU AT 5 1/2 BAR. facebook.com/5.5bar

BECAUSE "WHITE

BAG

LADY" SIGHTING

S

NEVER GET OLD.

BECAUSE WE'RE ALL GUILTY OF VANDALISM, AT LEAST ONCE, AT THE 17TH AVENUE TRAIN TRESTLE, AKA "GRAFFITI BRIDGE."

OUR FIRST FAMILYMAYOR ASHTON HAYWARD, AN AND AIDENARE THE COOLEST FIRST FAMILY IN THE STATE.

TUESDAY NIGHTS AT ATLASWHO

DOESN'T LIKE 1/2-OFF SUSHI?

goodgrits.com

IT MIGHT BE SMALL, BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE AN INDEPENDENT MOVIE THEATER.movies4gulfbreeze.com

DJ MR. LAOBIG CITY STYLE MIXES EVERY

SATURDAY NIGHT AT OUR VERY OWN SE-

VILLE QUARTER.sevillequarter.com

WE FINALLY GOT A FRO YO

BAR. THEN WE GOT THREE

MORE A WEEK LATER.

CLASSIC PENSACOLA.

Berry Yogurt, 32 Degrees

and TCBY on 9 Mile Rd.

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PROUDLY BREWING INTELLIGENTSIA

COFFEEFINALLY.tlcdowntown.com

PENSACOLA POLITICS BEAT REALITY TV ANY DAY, AND THERE ARE NO RERUNS.

www.goodgrits.com

F ISH HOUSE: (850) 470-0003, OPEN DAILY AT 11 A.M. ATLAS OYSTER HOUSE: (850) 437-1961, OPEN MON.SAT. 5 P.M., SUN. 11 A.M. 600 S. BARRACKS ST. CREDIT CARDS OK

LUNCH SPECIAL 11 A.M. UNTIL 5 P.M. Herb-crusted grouper over roasted butternut squash and shiitake mushrooms

nished with arugula pure and crme frache

DINNER SPECIAL 5 P.M.White truf e and lobster mac and cheese, grilled lobster tail topped with

sauce barnaise, and a warm lobster and ngerling potato salad with fresh herbs

In addition, we will be serving from our lunch and dinner menus

Valentines Day

WE GET TO CLAIM MIKE

PAPANTONIO FROM

RING OF FIRE RADIO AS

ONE OF OUR OWN. ringoffireradio.com

If it looks too good to eat, you can bet it's a Betty Weber creation. bettyweber.blogspot.com

Pimento grilled cheeseyes, please. facebook.com/TheMagnoliaEPH

Blue Dot cheeseburgers and Kings BBQ pork sandwichescomfort food at its best.

Eating barbecue ribs while watch-ing the Magee Field Baby Rattlers play the Legion Field Tigers in the Soul Bowl.sysatigers.org

Listening to jazz and blues at Five Sisters Blues Caf and thinking of all the music greats that played in Belmont-Devilliers.fivesistersbluescafe.com

Locals drink beer for $2 at the Cavu Club inside the Crown Plaza. {in}

AND "MORNING JOE" HIMSELF, JOE SCARBOROUGH, TOO. joescarborough.com

The IN would like to show some love to our freelancers and friends who cared enough to answer our "what do you love about Pensacola" e-mail. You guys made our job easier and for that we love you a little bit more this week than normal.

You know who you are, but we think everyone else should too:Kelly Blackwell, Kiley Bolster, Riannon Boven, Whitney Vaughan Fike, Hana Frenette, Nora Jones and Sarah McCartan

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Give them a home away from home

givehopepensacola.com

Pensacola only has one chance to make a first impression for thousands of militarypersonnel who visit our community each month as they begin or continue their military service to our nation. For most, their first impression of Pensacola comes from the USOs Flight Deck at Pensacola International Airport and The USO Hangar at NAS Pensacola. Both facilities are in significant need of renovation and repair.

Help Leadership Pensacola 2012 give them the home away from home they deserve!

Donate today!

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Hot, Hot, HotThe Belmont Arts and Cultural Center is host-ing another installment of their popular Hot Glass Cold Brew event just in time for Valentine's Day. Beer, pizza and a take-home, handblown glass or clay mugall for just $25 for non-members ($20 for

members). belmontartscenter.com

a r t , f i l m , m u s i c , s ta g e , b o o k s a n d o t h e r s i g n s o f c i v i l i z a t i o n . . .

Arts & EntertainmentWEEK OF FEBRUARY 9-16

In honor of Valentine's Day, here are some fun date night alternatives coming up this week. And if hockey or glassblowing demos aren't your thing (or more impor-

tantly, your Valentine's thing) there's always that new Nicolas Sparks movie

Sweet StuffSkip the generic box of chocolates and instead check out End of The Line's Valentine's catering menu which is full of sweet treats like bon bon boxes, truffles, chocolate cov-ered strawberries, Darth Vader-shaped cakes and Almond Joy pies.

eotlcafe.com FEBRUARY 11 & 12

Puck-er UpThe Ice Flyers have two home games this weekendSaturday at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday at 3:05 p.m., so you've got two chances to take in

the action. pensacolaiceflyers.com

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Turn Up the HeatSustainable Gulf Coast/350 Pensacola is host-ing a talk and discussion on "Climate Crisis, Climate Choices" Tuesday night at 7 p.m. Sure, it's not the perfect idea for everybody, but you never know Bayview SeniorResource Cen-

ter,2000 E. Lloyd St.

FEBRUARY 14

String Em AlongThe UWF Music Department is hosting their annual Valentines Day String Concert on Tuesday. This years concert is titled O Boy! And All that Jazz. The best part? Admission is free, you just have to reserve a seat before-hand. CFPA Box Office, 857-6285.

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Rare is the bluegrass band with punk rock roots and a mandolin player that uses Lady Gaga as workout motivation. Yonder Mountain String Band is that band.

Known for their high-energy live shows, the IN was fortunate enough to catch up with acoustic guitarist Adam Aijala and mandolinist Jeff Austin to chat about the bands journey from low-key Colorado pick-ing sessions to national bluegrass favorite.

IN: What initially drew you to the deci-sion to make music your career?AUSTIN: Ive wanted to do music my whole life, ever since I was in choir and theater as a kid. Unless I was going to Europe to learn the finer art of cooking and becoming a chef, this was it.AIJALA: I always knew that music would be in my life in some way, but in no way did I see it growing like it has. I was listen-ing and playing music all before puberty. Meeting these guys at the time I did was extremely fortuitous and made me think about how seriously I should be taking it.

IN: Were your families supportive of the idea?AIJALA: My family was never unsupport-ive per se, but coming from a blue-collar background, they were hesitant about how I was going to pay my bills. I guess you could say they were realists, but I had a good feeling about the whole thing and was right to assume that. AUSTIN: My mom has always been as encouraging as a parent could ever be. She was the mom who was at every single play and choir thing I ever did. She also saw that this was something I really liked doing and was able to make my best step forward in. Even to this day, when we go near home, she never misses a show.

IN: Who were some of the artists that really attracted you early on when first discovering music?AIJALA: None of us were from a bluegrass background. For me growing up, it was the teachers of mine that got me excited about music. It was interesting to me to watch my grade school choir teacher, Mr. Schnei-der, count off a song and manage to make everybody laugh. He was a teacher and an entertainer. My high school choir director looked like Lemmy from Motorhead, so he was unforgettable. Up until junior high and high school, I was all about the more musi-cal, operatic type people. Then I found the Grateful Dead and Phish, and all the players in both those bands taught me how much was possible with music. In the bluegrass world, players like Sam Bush and Del and Ronnie McCoury are inspiring to this day.

IN: Adam, youve stated before that at a young age, punk rock was your weapon of choice. Whats the com-mon thread between punk rock and bluegrass?AIJALA: In a word, its the energy. I came into bluegrass via the Grateful Dead and Old and In the Way. Some of their faster songs, even though they sounded nothing like the stuff I was into as a kid, had the same brunt force that Black Flag and the Minutemen left me with. They all had quick, short songs with very pointed lyrics. If I had known about bluegrass back then, I would have been all about it. Players like Norman Blake and Tony Rice would have floored me. Its a good thing Ive become much more open-minded as Ive gotten older.

IN: Talk about the beginning of the band and how you came together.AUSTIN: I helped an ex-girlfriend move to the Boulder, Colorado area from Ohio in the mid-1990s. I went to the RockyGrass Festival and fell in love with every aspect of the entire thing, especially staying after the grounds had closed and playing until the sun came up. That was it for me. It blew my mind how many people were and still are involved in the Colorado music scene. Eventually, the guys and I came across each other and hit it off. My entire reason for that initial move was just to play music, whether it became profitable or not.AIJALA: Even before I met the other guys, I was going blindly to these open jams throughout Colorado and diving in head-first without knowing any of the songs. Most of the guys at these things were older and they took me under their wing. Theyd be open and as encouraging as can be. The encouragement and open-mindedness I found at those things made me the player I am today.

IN: Whats the most difficult part of be-ing an improv-based band?AUSTIN: I dont think there is anything difficult about it. The beauty of improv is that you can do no wrong. You can speed up or slow down dramatically, you can mess with scales. Its all wide open.AIJALA: I like to think of the other side of the coin. Im not sure theres any way I could play in a band that plays the same

show over and over again with a strict set of rules. Having to play the same solo every night? That sounds difficult. AUSTIN: Theres a reason I decided to switch from theater to live improvisational music. You get locked into a regiment in theater that can be brutal. When I was 16, I thought I could sing every word of Les Miserables every single night. Then I turned 20 and realized theres no way I could ever do that.

IN: Youve been able to build an in-credibly loyal, yet demanding fan base. How do you deal with fan expectations?AUSTIN: I just go out there and play every night. I listen a lot to fan feedbackideas and criticism. Do I let it dictate my world? No, but if you dont listen to the people that are coming out to support you, youre being ignorant. These are the people who are putting food on your table, keeping the power on, gas in the car. Seeing the ripple

effect that playing a fan request can have is a special thing. ADAM: When were putting together set lists, we always think about how its going to affect the audience. Were not going to play a bunch of slow songs in a rowthats just not who we are.

IN: What are you guys currently listening to?AUSTIN: I couldnt tell you the last time I lis-tened to bluegrass. Im in a pop music phase. Im interested in seeing the twists and turns of what makes songs pop-ular; Jay-Z and Bon Iver are getting a lot of play. And yes, I listen to Lady Gaga sometimes when Im working. Theres a direct, guttural sense about some of her stuff thats enjoyable. I wish I could explain that one more, but I refuse.AIJALA: We have sat-ellite radio on the bus, so Ive noticed myself coming back to the Grateful Dead channel a lot recently. AUSTIN: I cant be-

lieve I almost forgot My Morning Jacket. It took me a while, but their stuff is finally resonating with me. Theres something so anthem-based about them that makes me want to stand in a field with 100,000 fans and scream.

IN: Anything else youd like to add?AUSTIN: I think it might be our first time playing Pensacola, so it should be a blast. Its always fun when we have new stops come along. {in}

by Brett Hutchinsmusic

Unpredictable Americana

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BANDWHEN: 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 15 WHERE: Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. PalafoxCOST: $20- $25DETAILS: yondermountain.com; vinylmu-sichall.com

photo by Tobin Voggesser

"Im not sure theres any way I could play in a band that plays the same show over and over again with a strict set of rules."Adam Aijala

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THURSDAY 2.9JAUNE QUICK-TO-SEE SMITH EXHIBITION 8 a.m. through Mar 9. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Pensacola State College, 1000 Col-lege Blvd, Bldg 15. 484-1851 or pensacolastate.edu.A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAE-OLOGY 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.WOVEN & WRAPPED: KIMONOS, CLOTHING AND CULTURE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY JA-PAN 10 a.m. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jef-ferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.56th ANNUAL YOUTH ART FOCUS 10 a.m. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. RETURN TO BLACK AND WHITE 10 a.m. through March 2. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.STUFF I MADE 10 a.m. through March 2. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS SOCIETY MEETING 11:30 a.m. Francos Italian Restaurant, 523 E. Gregory St. 453-9291 or dfcsociety.org.

WELCOME TO MARGARITAVILLE MARGARITA TASTING 2 p.m. Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 165 Fort Pickens Rd., Pensacola Beach. 916-9755 or margaritavillehotel.com.WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. Ninth Ave. 433-9463 or aragonwinemarket.com.HERB CLASS AT EVERMAN 6 p.m. $2 for non-members. Everman Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.VEGAN DINNER AT EOTL 6 p.m. End of the Line Caf, 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com.JEFF DUNHAM 7:30 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaciviccenter.com.STEEL MAGNOLIAS 7:30 p.m. $12, reservations recommended. Pan-handle Community Theatre, 4646 Woodbine Rd., Pace. 221-7599 or panhandlecommunitytheatre.com.PHINEAS PHOGGETTES 10 p.m. Phineas Phoggs at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.live musicHOME GROWN NIGHT 5 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.THE DAVENPORTS 6 p.m. The Lei-sure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.COMMON THREAD 6 p.m. The

Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pen-sacola Beach. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd, Pensacola Beach. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com.TIM SPENCER 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie OGradys at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Phineas Phoggs at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.COLLEGE DANCE NIGHT 9 p.m. Phineas Phoggs at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.ADAM HOLT BAND 9 p.m. End O the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

happenings

Jeff Dunham

The Hangout Music Fest has finally announced its highly anticipated 2012 lineup. Headliners include Dave Mat-thews Band,Jack White and dance tent main event Skrillex.

Also confirmed on the bill: String Cheese Incident, Wilco, Dispatch, The Flaming Lips Dark Side of the Moon, Steve Winwood, Chris Cornell, STS9, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Mac Miller, Avicii, Gogol Bordello, Flogging Molly, Paul Oakenfold, G. Love and Special Sauce, Randy Newman, The Darkness, Dr. Dog, Dawes, M. Ward, Coheed & Cambria, Yelawolf, Switchfoot, Julian Marley, Cage the Elephant, Zeds Dead, Mavis Staples, Sphongle, Young the Giant, Alabama Shakes, Gary Clark, JR, Rebelution, Allen Stone, Big Freedia, The Devil Makes Three, Futurebirds, Hey Rosetta!, Sleeper Agent, The Lumineers, Archnemisis, Tribal Seeds, Rich Aucoin and Jamie Bergeron. Plusmore to be announced soon, including a third main stage headliner.

This year's Hangout is scheduled forMay 18-20. General Admission, VIP,

Super VIP and Big Kahuna festival tickets go on sale 12 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10.

Visit hangoutmusicfest.com for more information. {in}

Who's Ready To Hangout?

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Skrillex

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FRIDAY 2.10JAUNE QUICK-TO-SEE SMITH EXHIBITION 8 a.m. through Mar 9. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Pensacola State College, 1000 Col-lege Blvd, Bldg 15. 484-1851 or pensacolastate.edu.A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAE-OLOGY 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.WOVEN & WRAPPED: KIMONOS, CLOTHING AND CULTURE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY JA-PAN 10 a.m. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jef-ferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.56th ANNUAL YOUTH ART FOCUS 10 a.m. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. RETURN TO BLACK AND WHITE 10 a.m. through March 2. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.STUFF I MADE 10 a.m. through March 2. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.WINE TASTING AT DK 4:30 p.m. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.HOT GL ASS , COLD BREW 5 p.m. Belmont Arts Center, 401 N. Reus St . 4 29-1222 or bel-montartscenter.com.WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5 p.m. Palace Caf at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Govern-ment St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.WINE TASTING AT CITY GROCERY 5:15 p.m. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. 469-8100.WINE TASTING AT EAST HILL MARKET 5:30 p.m. 1216 N. Ninth Ave.FUN RAISING AUCTION 6 p.m. Snacks, bever-ages and Jazz provided for entertainment. Uni-tarian Universalist Church of Pensacola, 9888 Pensacola Blvd. 475-9077 or uupensacola.org.LIGHT OF THE MOON LIGHTHOUSE TOURS 7 p.m. $15, reservations required. Pensacola Lighthouse, 2081 Radford Blvd. 393-1561 or pensacolalighthouse.org.SHORT ATTENTION SPAN THEATRE 7:30 p.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-2042 or pensacolalittletheatre.com.STEEL MAGNOLIAS 7:30 p.m. $12, reserva-tions recommended. Panhandle Community Theatre, 4646 Woodbine Rd., Pace. 221-7599 or panhandlecommunitytheatre.com.PENSACOLA BLUES FESTIVAL 8 p.m. Pen-sacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaciviccenter.com.SWING DANCING 8 :30 p.m. American Legion, 1401 Intendencia St . $5 . 437-5 465 or pensacolaswing.com.PHINEAS PHOGGETTES 10 p.m. Phineas Phoggs at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.live musicCROSSTOWN 7 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com.JEREMY GIBSON 7:30 p.m. 600 South Atrium, 600 S. Palafox. 432-5254 or 600southpalafox.com.DESTIN ATKINSON 8 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.WILDWOOD 8 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pen-sacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie OGradys at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.DJ MR LAO 8 p.m. Phineas Phoggs at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.HOLLY SHELTON AND DAVID SHELANDER 8 p.m. Ragtyme Grille, 201 S. Jefferson St. 429-9655 or ragtyme.net.

LONG REEF 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.ADAM HOLT BAND 9 p.m. End O the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.THE MODERN ELDORADOS 9 p.m. Apple An-nies at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.KATAGORY 5 9 p.m. LiliMarlenes at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.FAVORED SONS 9:30 p.m. Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 10 S. Palafox. 497-6073 or hopjacks.com.

SATURDAY 2.11PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m. through Apr 30. Martin Luther King Plaza on N. Palafox Street between Chase and Garden streets. palafoxmarket.com.ONCE UPON A TIME DOLL SHOW & SALE 9 a.m. $3-$10. The Wright Place, 80 E. Wright St. 292-6074.KIDS & KRITTERS WALK 9 a.m. $5. Casino Beach Parking Lot, 2 Via de Luna., Pensacola Beach. 748-6878 or pensacolamardigras.com.A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAE-OLOGY 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.RETURN TO BLACK AND WHITE 10 a.m. through Mar 2. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.STUFF I MADE 10 a.m. through Mar 2. Artel Gal-lery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.PIRATES OF LOST TREASURE FLOTILLA 10 a.m. $25, registration required by Feb 9. Holiday Harbor Marina, 14050 Canal A Way #3. 492-9696.SPECIAL OLYMPICS MARDI GRAS RUN/WALK 11:45 a.m. Osceola Golf Course, 300 Tonawanda Dr. 291-6234 or pensacolamardigras.com.

WOVEN & WRAPPED: KIMONOS, CLOTHING AND CULTURE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPAN 12 p.m. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.56th ANNUAL YOUTH ART FOCUS 12 p.m. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. FLOTILLA VICTORY PARTY 1:30 p.m. Flo-rabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.CANDLELIGHT TOURS OF FORT BARRAN-CAS 5 p.m. Reservations required. Fort Barran-cas, 3182 Taylor Rd. 455-5167 or nps.gov/guis.CABERNET SAUVIGNON & SAVORY LOVE FOODS 6 p.m. $45, Reservations required.

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Ever wonder if Adam and Eve had the same quibbles as a modern-day couple? Did Adam ever get annoyed at Eves con-stant banteror when she bit the forbid-den fruit? Did Eve seek friendship from the Serpent because Adam avoided her?

These questions arise in The Diaries of Adam and Eve, a short story by Mark Twain which tells the Biblical tale through the diaries of the oldest couple known to man. Theatre West has adapted the story for the stage with an endearing and hu-morous play about the evolution of man.

The facets of couple-hood between Adam and Eve are so rich and complex, like modern relationships, says Allison Winschief, who plays Eve. Where one member falters, the other succeeds and they compliment one another incred-ibly well. Any functioning couple can find some facet of their relationship that mim-ics Adam and Eve.

New to the Theatre West stage is 31-year-old Christopher Peterson. While Petersen is already nervous about his first rolelet alone lead rolesince high school, theres even more anxiety about the nakedness of the play.

While you might think Adam and Eve should be running around naked for the majority of the show, this script adaptation doesnt call for it, Peterson says. If it did, I think we both would have probably said yes. I mean, its kind of naked on stage anyway in a sense.

I think Chris and I would have still done the show either way, Winschief adds. The script is so rich and filled with so much emotion that it would have been difficult to turn down such an incredible opportunityeven if it did call for au natural.

However, the play is scant of actors and stage. It is just Peter-son and Winschief with a limited audience due to the intimate size of the theatre.

The fact that Theatre West is a smaller venue is actually one of the reasons I was drawn to it, Peterson says. They really dig in to the script, the acting and the story.

As a regular on the Theatre West stage, Winschief prefers the small stage to a bigger production.

As an actor, being closer to the audience is ideal because I can feel their energy and that helps feed my performance, Winschief says. If

the audience is enjoying themselves, then I get the privilege of feeling that positivity and using it to help fuel my performance, likewise with negativity.

The Diaries of Adam and Eve is a great date night for sweethearts, just in time for Valentines Day weekend.

The path of discovery they take in both themselves and each other is what a love story is all about in my opinion, Peterson says. Mark Twain fills these characters with such hilarious and lovable stereotypes. These humorous stereo-types will allow people to smile and wink at our shared humanity and the results are very tender.

As Winschief prepares to poke fun at her gender as the slightly dim-witted Eve character, she hopes both male and female audience members will laugh along with her. She believes that Twain created in Eve a conglomeration of humor, sensitivity, childlike innocence and womanly wisdom.

All of the women in the audience will identify with her emotional side, while all the men will nod and titter at her dumb-blonde side, says Winschief. Eve is the perfect blend of all things woman. As Eve, I hope to evoke a range of emotions from confusion to hilarity to love. Its a tall order, but Im going to give it my best shot. {in}

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CROSSTOWN 9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.ADAM HOLT BAND 9 p.m. End O the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.THE MODERN ELDORADOS 9 p.m. Apple An-nies at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.KATAGORY 5 9 p.m. LiliMarlenes at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

REDDOG AND FRIENDS 9:30 p.m. Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 10 S. Palafox. 497-6073 or hopjacks.com.

SUNDAY 2.12SHORT ATTENTION SPAN THEATRE 2:30 p.m. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-2042 or pensacolalittletheatre.com.STEEL MAGNOLIAS 2:30 p.m. $12, reserva-tions recommended. Panhandle Community Theatre, 4646 Woodbine Rd., Pace. 221-7599 or panhandlecommunitytheatre.com.

PENSACOLA ICEFLYERS VS. HUNTSVILLE HAV-OC 3 p.m. Pensacola Civic Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 432-0800 or pensacolaciviccenter.com.live musicRONNIE LEVINE 12 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.REZ & THE SOLUTIONS 4 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.DANNICA 5 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pen-sacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.BROOKS HUBBERT III 9 p.m. End O the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

MONDAY 2.13JAUNE QUICK-TO-SEE SMITH EXHIBITION 8 a.m. through March 9. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Pensacola State College, 1000 Col-lege Blvd, Bldg 15. 484-1851 or pensacolastate.edu.A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAE-OLOGY 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING CLASSES 6 p.m. $5 general admission, $2 for students. Gull Point Community Center, 7000 Spanish Trail. For more information call 291-2718 or visit hurreyup-stageandfilmworks.com.BURGERS & BEER NIGHT AT SURF BURGER 6 p.m. Surf Burger, 500 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach. 932-1417 or thesurfburger.com.TEXAS HOLDEM 4 FUN 7 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola

Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.GAMERS NIGHT 8 p.m. Fast Eddies at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.live musicOPEN MIC WITH CATHY PACE 6 p.m. Flo-rabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.BILLY HOWELL & ASHLEY PENNEWILL 6 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.BLUE MONDAY AT FIVE SISTERS 6:30 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Caf, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.LIVIN THE DREAM 9 p.m. End O the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.MUSICIANS ALLIANCE 9 p.m. Apple Annies at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

TUESDAY 2.14JAUNE QUICK-TO-SEE SMITH EXHIBITION 8 a.m. through March 9. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Pensacola State College, 1000 Col-lege Blvd, Bldg 15. 484-1851 or pensacolastate.edu.A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA AR-CHAEOLOGY 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.RETURN TO BLACK AND WHITE 10 a.m. through March 2. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.STUFF I MADE 10 a.m. through March 2. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

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VALENTINES DAY AT JACKSONS 11 a.m. for lunch and 5 p.m. for dinner. Reservations required. Jacksons Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. 469-9898 or jacksons.goodgrits.com.VALENTINES DAY AT THE FISH HOUSE 11 a.m. for lunch and 5 p.m. for dinner. Reservations required. The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.VALENTINES DINNER DATE: EVERYTHING CHOCOLATE 6 p.m. $45, Reservations required. Dis-tinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.comYOGA WITH BECKIE SATHRE 6 p.m. $2 for non-members. Everman Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. 438-0402 or everman.org.

RIVERDANCE 7:30 p.m. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.TOSH TUESDAY 8 p.m. LiliMarlenes at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.live musicJEFF GLICKMAN TRIO 6 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fish-house.goodgrits.com.MARTIN SEXTION FALL LIKE RAIN TOUR 7 p.m. $20. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. 607-6758 or vinylmusichall.com.

KARAOKE WITH BECKY 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.TUESDAY JAM NIGHT 8 p.m. LiliMarlenes at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. End O the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.KARAOKE WITH GEORGE 9 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.KARAOKE AT PADDY OLEARYS 9 p.m. Paddy O Learys Irish Pub, 49 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com.

WEDNESDAY 2.15JAUNE QUICK-TO-SEE SMITH EXHIBITION 8 a.m. through March 9. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Pensacola State College, 1000 Col-lege Blvd, Bldg 15. 484-1851 or pensacolastate.edu.A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAE-OLOGY 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.RETURN TO BLACK AND WHITE 10 a.m. through March 2. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.STUFF I MADE 10 a.m. through March 2. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.MEET ARTIST JAUNE QUICK-TO-SEE SMITH 12 p.m. Native Paths Cultural and Heritage Center, 3300 Beloved Path (formerly 1611 Albany Ave.) 453-7382 or perdidobaytribe.org.LUNCH & LEARN AT DK 12 p.m. Join DK and a guest chef to be entertained with their stove-top magic. $15. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 S. Palafox. 438-4688 or dk4u.com.

LADIES NIGHT 5 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003, fishhouse.goodgrits.com.WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS 5:30 p.m. Half-off bottles of wine. Jacksons 400 S. Palafox, 469-9898 or jacksons.goodgrits.com.SURF MOVIE NIGHT AT SURF BURGER 7 p.m. Surf Burger, 500 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pen-sacola Beach. 932-1417 or thesurfburger.com.live musicPADDYS OPEN MIC NIGHT 7 p.m. Paddy OLearys Irish Pub, 49 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. 916-9808 or paddyolearysirishpub.com.OPEN MIC NIGHT 7 p.m. End of the Line Caf, 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com.YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND 7:30 p.m. $20-$25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. 607-6758 or vinylmusichall.com.ROCK STAR KARAOKE WITH MICHAEL JEN-CKS 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie OGradys at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.MIKE QUINN 9 p.m. End O the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.E LEC TRO N IC W E DN E S DAYS TU R B U -L A N CE 1 0 p. m . Phinea s Phog g s at S evi l le Quar ter, 13 0 E . G overnment St . 43 4- 6211 or sevi l lequar ter.com .

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Larry Lou Foster is somewhat of a bookbinding legend. Google her name and youre likely to see a plethora ofblog postings testify-ing to her genius and graciously praising any opportunity to work with her.

When I finally get the chance to speak with Foster, shes taking a break from ripping the leather off a book from 1750 that she is cur-rently rebinding.

With a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from Auburn, a Master of Fine Arts from George Washington University and anoth-er MFA in Book Arts from the University of Alabama, Foster really knows her stuff.

Being surrounded by books as a child might also have something to do with her love and appreciation for making and repairing them.

My real father died when I was very young, Foster said. He was an antiquar-ian book dealer, and I grew up having all of these beautiful old books.

Foster will be hosting a bookbind-ing workshop, as well as a paste paper workshop, at the Pensacola Museum of Art. Since many of the extremely large and heavy tools commonly used for bind-ing will be unavailable, Foster is going to teach using the old-school method.

You will be challenged by the fact that youll be using hand tools, Foster said. Well be making modern adapta-tions of historical structures.

However, those wishing to replicate a process theyve learned dont have to sneak into a classroom somewhere and

operate some ancient piece of machinery. Instead, theyll just break out the good ol needle and thread. And possibly a ruler.

Those in the workshop will be able to take away two structures with them, Fos-ter said. One very simple one, and then one slightly more complicated one.

People attending the binding work-shop will be making book structures most popular from the 16th and 17th centuries.

The paper paste workshop will be held a month before the book-binding workshop. Foster will teach the class how to make decorative and practical paper, in bold prints, subtle colors, and varying textures. The pa-per is perfect for mixed media, collages and, of course, the pages in your new handmade book.

The paste paper workshop will be held on Feb. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a break for lunch in the middle. The cost is $65 and will include all supplies.

Sometimes people dont want to make a book, because they are thinking, what in the heck am I going to put in it? Foster said.

The binding workshop will give participants a chance to use the paper they created in the paper paste workshop. One of the styles of binding that Foster will teach involves sewing.

Binding now, in modern times, is a glorified Post-it Note, like most paper-backs, Foster said. The line that defines a real book is sewing, while most newer books use glue.

The binding workshop will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 9, with a break in the middle for lunch. All the materials and tools will be provided in the cost of the class, which is $65.

If you cant make these one-day workshop classes, Foster will be offering a semester long

class at Pensacola State College in the fall. Although it will be pricier, since it s the cost of a full college course, it will be more intensive and offer a plethora of bookbinding options.

It wasnt until Mark Hopper and Krist Lein of the PSC Art De-partment got involved, that it was made into a class, Foster said. Not many schools in the South offer any kind of book art classes whatsoever, and I feel like they really deserve a lot of credit.

Whether you attend the one-time workshop or com-mit to the semester-long class, youll be able to bind books and make paper in no time, as long as you pay close attention to the details. It s often the little things that affect the finished product,

It can be very tedious work, Foster said. To fold paper, and sew paper and to just put a whole book together. {in}

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PASTE PAPER WORKSHOP WITH LARRY LOU FOSTERWHEN: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 10WHERE: Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St.COST: $65INFO: pensacolamuseumofart.org

BOOKBINDING WORKSHOP WITH LARRY LOU FOSTERWHEN: 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Friday, March 9WHERE: Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. COST: $65INFO: pensacolamuseumofart.org

Binding now, in modern times, is a glorified Post-it Note, like most paperbacks.Foster

I grew up having all of these beautiful old books.Larry Lou Foster

Well be making modern adaptations of historical structures.Foster

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DEMENTIAVILLE: Swiss health officials have authorized construction of an assisted-living village of 1950s-style homes and gardens designed to remind patients with Alzheimers and similar afflictions of sur-roundings that they might actually recall and with which they might be more comfortable and secure than they are with modern life. The 150-resident grounds, near the city of Bern, will be similar to a Dutch facility set up in 2009 in a suburb of Amsterdam. To reinforce an atmosphere of normality, reported Londons The Independent in January, the Swiss care-takers will dress as gardeners, hairdressers, shop assistants and the like.

CANT POSSIBLY BE TRUE The varsity girls basketball teams at predominantly white Kenmore East High School near Buffalo, N.Y., have, for several years, apparently, psyched themselves up in a pre-game locker-room ritual by chanting, One, Two, Three, (n-word (plural))! before running out the door and onto the court. Although the white players this year called the use of the word a tradition (passed down from year to year), and not a racial label, the teams only black player not surprisingly had a problem with it and reported it to school officials. According to a December Buffalo News report, it was always a players-only tradition, and no adult was aware of the chant, but upon learning of it, officials imme-diately imposed player suspensions and team penalties.

The U.S. Treasury Departments inspec-tor general for tax matters revealed in January that the IRS certified 331 prison inmates as registered tax preparers during a recent 12-month period, including 43 who were serv-ing life sentences. None of the 43, and fewer than one-fourth of the total, disclosed that they were in prison. (The agency blamed a 2009 federal law intended to encourage online filing of tax returns, noting that tax preparer registration can now be accomplished online by passing a 120-question test.) (USA Today reported in February 2011 that prisoners filing false or fraudulent tax returns scammed the IRS for nearly $39.1 million in 2009.)

INEXPLICABLE Not One Second Lon-ger With That Wench: A man identified as Antonio C., 99, filed for divorce in December against his wife of 77 years, Rosa C., age 96, in Rome, Italy. According to an ANSA news agency report, Antonio became upset when he discovered 50-year-old letters from an affair Rosa once had.

Christopher Bolt pleaded guilty in September to felony destruction of property in Loudoun County, Va., for spray-painting more than 50 vehicles. Some were marked with the number 68, which a sheriffs detective ex-plained was probably because Bolt had initially sprayed 69 but realized it didnt look right.

UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT Brogan Raf-ferty, 16, in jail in Cleveland, Ohio, awaiting trial for assisting in at least one murder in a robbery scheme, wrote to his father in December (in a letter shared with the Plain Dealer newspaper) that he was certain God would not allow him to suffer a long prison sentence. That would mean, he wrote, that all my meaningful family members would be dead when he got out. (N)o way God would do that to me.

FINE POINTS OF THE LAW Gayane Zo-khrabov, then 58, was knocked down by the flying corpse of Hiroyuki Joho, 18, during a rainstorm in Chicago in 2008, and in Decem-ber 2011 filed a lawsuit against Johos estate for compensation for the various injuries she suffered that day (broken leg, broken wrist, shoulder pain). Johos corpse was flying be-cause he had just been fatally struck by a fast-moving train as he dashed through the storm across several trackswhile Zokhrabov was waiting on a nearby station platform. A judge initially ruled that Zokhrabovs injuries were not a foreseeable result of Johos crossing the tracks, but in December, a state appeals court reinstated the lawsuit.

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