May 102013
 

Issue #9 — Friday, May 10, 2013

GOVERNOR SCOTT MANAGING KEYS OFFSHORE WATERS

FLOATING BUSINESSES: How Far Will It Go?

How many floating trampolines, inflatable castles, swim-to bars, swim-to pizzerias, jet-ski hives, parasail landings (etc.) can permanently anchor off our shores?  According to former City Commissioner George Halloran, “Looks like it could be as many as they want.”  Halloran wants businesses that place permanent structures offshore to be required to get approval from the local Read More...

CRANE POINT: UPDATE ON IFFY ZIPLINE PROJECT

Crane Point Digs Itself Into A Deeper Hole It’s no secret that the entity known as the Florida Keys Land and Sea Trust has been in financial difficulty for some time. As far back as 2008, the board laid off nearly the entire staff of Crane Point Museum and Nature Center in an effort to Read More...

GREEN Reactor: Paging Doctor GREEN

After the elections last year I made it clear that I no longer consider myself a Democrat (see “Farewell Democrats”).  No, I didn’t jump to the dark side — but I no longer trust that the Dems as a party are willing to push hard enough toward the goals that we as a society must Read More...

Duke

Duke wasn’t a particularly smart dog, but he was kind of fun to have around. Like most any dog he had a natural distain for cats, although with us living in the woods of New Hampshire there weren’t many that survived long enough to entertain Duke. Despite several intimate encounters, he never did learn those Read More...

FEATURED MUSICIAN ZEPH ALLEN

PRESENTING FEATURED MUSICIAN ZEPH ALLEN In early summer of 1999, having just graduated from Key West High School, a seventeen year old Zeph Allen prepared for a trip to Europe in the fall.  He packed too many clothes and his guitar.  He was determined to bring along the guitar and play in the streets of Read More...

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A Note From County Commissioner Sylvia Murphy

Congratulations on your new and very welcome business endeavor.  I look forward to future editions and being privy to the ‘real’ stories of the Florida Keys. – Sylvia Murphy, Monroe County Commissioner, District 5 {THANK YOU, SYLVIA!}

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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...

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…)

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