Issue #57 — Friday, April 11, 2014
CHARLES EIMERS FAMILY FILES SUIT IN FEDERAL COURT
Charles Eimers’ children have grown tired of waiting for answers from FDLE. They asked their lawyers David Paul Horan and Darren Horan to file a suit for wrongful death against the City of Key West and 12 police officers involved in the arrest of Charles Eimers on Thanksgiving morning. The arrest resulted in a coma Read More...
Legal Struggles For 'Captain Tilly' and His Sunken Tug Boat
“This is a Franz Kafka movie here,” says Stephen Freer. Navigating the legal system may have turned as treacherous for Freer as the seas he was rescued from when he was abandoned miles offshore on a sinking tugboat named “Tilly”. Freer stands accused by FWC of having, on February 21st, “caused” Tug Tilly to be Read More...
Legal Struggles For ‘Captain Tilly’ and His Sunken Tug Boat
“This is a Franz Kafka movie here,” says Stephen Freer. Navigating the legal system may have turned as treacherous for Freer as the seas he was rescued from when he was abandoned miles offshore on a sinking tugboat named “Tilly”. Freer stands accused by FWC of having, on February 21st, “caused” Tug Tilly to be Read More...
BOATER SEWAGE PUMPOUT: Audit Shows Monroe County Spent 85% More Than Bargained For Last Year
Boaters in Monroe County pay 50% more to register their boats than boaters in most other Florida counties. Almost all of this extra 50% coming from the more than 22,000 registered boaters in Monroe County is currently spent to provide free pump-out service to at most 500 boaters. Fishing, diving, cruising the waters of the Read More...
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT JOINING THE PEACE CORPS?
Have you ever thought about joining the Peace Corps– not only to experience a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, but also to help others in need in less-developed countries? Well, if you have, you have a unique opportunity to get inside information about service in the Peace Corps at a special event scheduled here next Thursday afternoon, Read More...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PRACTICED ADVOCACY JOURNALISM
Benjamin Franklin has got to be a role model for anyone who makes or has made his or her living as a publisher. We all learned about Benjamin Franklin in school– the statesman, diplomat, scientist, inventor and a signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. But he started as a printer and Read More...
The human brain is infinitely intriguing and as complex as the cosmos. The question of what makes us tick is in good company along with “what is the meaning of life?” Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Neurosurgeons are making headway (apologies) into the mysterious realm of the mind, but are far from unlocking and fully understanding that Read More...
A Different Kind of Reefer Madness
Last night I caught the “420” episode of Family Guy in which the debonair and back from the dead dog Brian goes on a campaign to legalize marijuana in his town of Quahog. Brian isn’t having much success getting people’s attention until baby Stewie informs the dog that he’s going about it all wrong. Rather Read More...
The more I read about the death of Charles Eimers, the more nauseated I feel. It leaves me wondering what has happened to Key West in the four years since I left the island. Specifically, what has happened to Chief Donie Lee’s police department. When I lived there, I would have trusted my life to Read More...
DEATH IN PARADISE: A YEAR LATER [CHARLES EIMERS MEMORIAL] NOWHERE TO RUN: NEW VIDEO DEVASTATING TO KWPD CREDIBILITY [CHIEF LEE DEPOSITION VIDEO] EIMERS IN-CUSTODY-DEATH UPDATE: MISSING VIDEO SURFACES KATHY SMITH, LEAD FDLE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARLES EIMERS CASE PUT ON ADMINITRATIVE LEAVE KWPD & FDLE, PARTNERS IN CRIME? CHARLES EIMERS UPDATE: Police, Death, and Missing Videotapes Read More...
NOWHERE TO RUN: NEW VIDEO DEVASTATING TO KWPD CREDIBILITY [CHIEF LEE DEPOSITION VIDEO] EIMERS IN-CUSTODY-DEATH UPDATE: MISSING VIDEO SURFACES KATHY SMITH, LEAD FDLE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARLES EIMERS CASE PUT ON ADMINITRATIVE LEAVE KWPD & FDLE, PARTNERS IN CRIME? CHARLES EIMERS UPDATE: Police, Death, and Missing Videotapes THE BURGLAR, THE VIGILANTE, AND THE AXE OF Read More...
Open letter to the County Commissioners
Dear Commissioners, Thank you very much for your service to the residents of Monroe County. We have been full-time residents for over 30 years, and have enjoyed it. In all those years, we never had a complaint. There is, however, an issue that we feel should be addressed. It affects us, and it affects many Read More...
Congressman Garcia’s Statement On Paul Ryan’s Budget Plan
Today [April 10, 2014], the House of Representatives voted on the budget introduced by Republican Paul Ryan last week. The budget makes drastic and unreasonable cuts to education, Medicare, and many other critical programs so many of our nation’s citizens depend on. “Paul Ryan’s budget proposal is a reckless and irresponsible vision that fails our Read More...
Zonta Club of Key West is an international service organization of executive women in business and the professions working to improve the status of women. Their programs include Heart Health and Skin Cancer screenings for under- and uninsured women in the Lower Florida Keys. Zonta supports the girls at Keys Center Academy through a one-to-one Read More...
Tax Freedom Day Arrives in Florida on April 15 … 24th state to reach Tax Freedom Day
Washington, DC (Apr 7, 2014)—Florida’s Tax Freedom Day, the day on which Floridians have collectively earned enough income to pay off their total federal, state, and local tax bill, will arrive on April 15 to reach Tax Freedom Day. According to the annual report released this morning by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, national Tax Freedom Read More...
Key West’s BobbyB’s Watersports Has Moved to a Great New Location at The ‘Gone Fishin’ Store
KEY WEST BOBBYB’S WATER SPORTS HAS MOVED TO A GREAT NEW LOCATION. THEY ARE NOW IN THE “GONE FISHIN'” STORE: 1102C DUVAL STREET, KEY WEST FL. 33040 305-923-9533 CHECK IT OUT AND CHECK OUT: KEY WEST BOBBYB’S WATER SPORTS EXTRAVAGANZA FOR TWO @ HTTP://KEYWESTBOBBYB.COM
Key West's BobbyB's Watersports Has Moved to a Great New Location at The 'Gone Fishin' Store
KEY WEST BOBBYB’S WATER SPORTS HAS MOVED TO A GREAT NEW LOCATION. THEY ARE NOW IN THE “GONE FISHIN'” STORE: 1102C DUVAL STREET, KEY WEST FL. 33040 305-923-9533 CHECK IT OUT AND CHECK OUT: KEY WEST BOBBYB’S WATER SPORTS EXTRAVAGANZA FOR TWO @ HTTP://KEYWESTBOBBYB.COM
Rick Dostal of the 36th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Bar Stroll Presents Funding to Local Non-Profits
On behalf of the participating bars and bar strollers, Rick Dostal, of the 36th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Bar Stroll, presents a check for $ 5,000 to the Cancer Foundation of the Florida Keys . Accepting the check is, Lanny Skelly and Eileen Masiello (not pictured Yvonnie Ametin). Rick Dostal also presented a $5,000 check Read More...
Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar Thursday, November 6 thru Wednesday, November 12
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys. Key West Happenings ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS Thursday Polar Opposites Opening Reception, 6 PM Lucky Street Gallery, 540 Greene St. 294-3973. Luckystreetgallery.com James Barr-Nobles, B. Lucy Stevens. (more…)
Rick Dostal of the 36th Annual St. Patrick's Day Bar Stroll Presents Funding to Local Non-Profits
On behalf of the participating bars and bar strollers, Rick Dostal, of the 36th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Bar Stroll, presents a check for $ 5,000 to the Cancer Foundation of the Florida Keys . Accepting the check is, Lanny Skelly and Eileen Masiello (not pictured Yvonnie Ametin). Rick Dostal also presented a $5,000 check Read More...
Community Craft & Yard Sale on Saturday, April 12 at Montessori Children’s School
Montessori Children’s School of Key West will host a Community Craft and Yard Sale on Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its campus located at 1221 Varela St. in Key West. Local vendors will be set up to sell beautiful art, handmade crafts and yard sale items. Fun activities on our Read More...
Community Craft & Yard Sale on Saturday, April 12 at Montessori Children’s School
Montessori Children’s School of Key West will host a Community Craft and Yard Sale on Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its campus located at 1221 Varela St. in Key West. Local vendors will be set up to sell beautiful art, handmade crafts and yard sale items. Fun activities on our Read More...
AIDS Help and Wesley House Collaborate Successfully
Wesley House Family Services and AIDS Help have successfully combined key positions to decrease costs, eliminate duplication of services among agencies, and provide more opportunities for our community. The IT department of Wesley House, staff of two, and the IT department of AIDS Help, staff of one, combined successfully months ago to create one IT Read More...
Tedesco, DePiero and Newhagen to Debut “After Life” on Saturday April 12th
Saturday, April 12, 4-6 pm Carol Tedesco, Roberta DePiero and Jane Newhagen will present their new release, After Life – Images from the Key West Cemetery at a book launch and signing event at Salute on the Beach in Key West. Published by The New Atlantian Library, with photography by Tedesco and DePiero and prose Read More...
The decadence of the Gilded Age is brought into stunning detail with the release of “The Czarina of Florida,” the new historical fiction novel by south Florida author Tami Lynne. “The Czarina of Florida” gives a first-person perspective of the relationship between Henry Flagler and his second wife, Ida Alice Shourds. A former stage actress, Read More...
ACLU hosts April 15 Banned Books Forum
A Banned Books Forum on Tuesday, April 15 at the Harvey Government Center from 7 until 9 p.m. was announced this week by the Florida Keys chapter of the Florida American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The forum is free and open to the public. “Do you read banned books?” asked chapter President Kimberly Sloan rhetorically. Read More...
Hometown! PAC Announces Call for Candidates Event
Key West, 21 April 2014: Hometown! ‘s “Call for Candidates” Event at Salute Restaurant, Higgs Beach at 5 p.m. Dear Members, Prospective Members of Hometown PAC, and all Candidates, Prospective Candidates and Those Merely Testing the Waters: Please join us on Monday, April 21, 2014, when Key West’s Hometown! will present declared and potential candidates for Read More...
LOVE LANE GANG! They're Just Plain Fun!
The Love Lane Gang is a locals band that knocks the socks off tourists and locals alike.They play music that spans generations as well as embodies them. With an age range among the members of over thirty years, they bring a wide variety of experience and musical tastes to bear..They’ve brought back skiffle and updated Read More...
Second in Series of Pop Up Art Shows Hosted By Paradise Tattoo
Paradise Tattoo Pop Up Art Show: Steve Martin Jr. edition will be held Saturday April 26th, from 6pm-10pm at Paradise Tattoo, Located at 627 Duval St. This Year Paradise Tattoo is ushering in a new era, full of art shows, community events, specials, raffles and much more! This year, we want to connect more with Read More...
LOVE LANE GANG! They’re Just Plain Fun!
The Love Lane Gang is a locals band that knocks the socks off tourists and locals alike.They play music that spans generations as well as embodies them. With an age range among the members of over thirty years, they bring a wide variety of experience and musical tastes to bear..They’ve brought back skiffle and updated Read More...
Key West is ready to get animated, but Fantasy Fest® 2014 “Animeted Dreams & Adventures” needs you! Dust off your sketch pencils, ready your mouse, and prepare your canvas for an animated take on Key West. Bring your wildest dreams and adventures to life. Kawaii! The Fantasy Fest poster contest is your chance is to Read More...
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