Issue #21 — Friday, August 2, 2013
FDOT in 2010: You'll Be 'So Happy' With One-Way Traffic – You'll Want To Keep It That Way!
A review of a City Commission meeting that took place over three years ago shed new light on the mysterious 820-day Roosevelt Boulevard reconstruction contract. Why 820 days? How did that number come about? For Key Westers who often drive alongside the idle or deserted Boulevard worksite, the question has been crystal clear for quite Read More...
FDOT in 2010: You’ll Be ‘So Happy’ With One-Way Traffic – You’ll Want To Keep It That Way!
A review of a City Commission meeting that took place over three years ago shed new light on the mysterious 820-day Roosevelt Boulevard reconstruction contract. Why 820 days? How did that number come about? For Key Westers who often drive alongside the idle or deserted Boulevard worksite, the question has been crystal clear for quite Read More...
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Local Media Inflames Sanctuary Discussions
Anger and frustration exploded across the front page of a Middle Keys newspaper on Wednesday. The story reported on a meeting of the Ecosystem Protection Working Group as it presented very preliminary plans to restructure various protected zones in waters off the Keys. Words such as “strangling” and “war” characterized the reaction of local anglers Read More...
Commissioners Lopez and Yaniz Co-Sponsor Resolution Urging Repeal of Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law
Commissioners Clayton Lopez and Tony Yaniz are co-sponsoring a resolution to strongly urge the Florida Legislature to repeal the state’s Stand Your Ground law. The Stand Your Ground law was enacted by the Florida Legislature in 2005 and has been used as a basis for a defense of justifiable homicide in a number of Read More...
Commissioners Lopez and Yaniz Co-Sponsor Resolution Urging Repeal of Florida's Stand Your Ground Law
Commissioners Clayton Lopez and Tony Yaniz are co-sponsoring a resolution to strongly urge the Florida Legislature to repeal the state’s Stand Your Ground law. The Stand Your Ground law was enacted by the Florida Legislature in 2005 and has been used as a basis for a defense of justifiable homicide in a number of Read More...
Guest Editorial: School Board Member Andy Griffiths Explains What’s Different About School Taxes
In 2008 – 2012 my school taxes went down. Why? Because my property values crashed along with everyone else. Unlike cities and counties who can raise their millage rates when values fall to achieve “rollback”, that holy grail of tax rates, school districts must simply cut their expenses. You see, school districts have their tax Read More...
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Guest Editorial: School Board Member Andy Griffiths Explains What's Different About School Taxes
In 2008 – 2012 my school taxes went down. Why? Because my property values crashed along with everyone else. Unlike cities and counties who can raise their millage rates when values fall to achieve “rollback”, that holy grail of tax rates, school districts must simply cut their expenses. You see, school districts have their tax Read More...
GREEN Reactor: Keystone Cops and Flops
When people of my age were kids, our 3 or 4 channels of TV would fill afternoon and weekend slots with old movie shorts like The Three Stooges and Laurel & Hardy. Typically they’d include “silent” shorts featuring the Keystone Cops – a gang of incompetent policemen who’d pursue criminals or attempt to do public Read More...
Burning Questions Remain For Big Pine Key Refuge
On the morning of September 15, 2011, a short time after 10:00 a.m., a crew from the National Key Deer Refuge lit a fire a mile north of Blue Hole on Big Pine Key. The intended burn was 21 acres in size, despite the fact that it included a two and a half acre hammock Read More...
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PART I – BOYCOTT FLORIDA ‘THE WAY IT SHOULD BE’ BY ARNAUD GIRARD But since it didn’t happen that way … The killer winks at his defense lawyer after the jury let him walk for standing his ground. The first thing that needs to happen is to (more…)
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Visit Cuba with the Key West Botanical Garden Society
With the coming year, the Key West Botanical Garden Society will mark a decade of arranging special Humanitarian and Ecological tours to our “sister island”, Cuba. The Garden’s Director of Group Tourism is Caroline Cotton, a licensed Certified Travel Counselor with 37 years as a Tour Director and travel expert. She organized and led the 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...
Cuba: The State Department Announces Plan to Allow Cubans Multiple-Entry Non-Immigrant Visitor Visas
August 1, 2013 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the State Department issued a statement regarding a newly implemented plan to issue visas to those wanting to visit the United States from Cuba. The plan would alleviate the U.S. Interests Section’s workload and create an easier process for non-immigrant visitor visa application and issuance. Cubans wanting to visit the Read More...
My name is Bob Elkins. I am a commercial fisherman. I have been fishing in the Florida Keys since 1978 and full time since 1983. It’s an occupation that I truly love. I take pride in being fully invested in this kind of work. Independent, self-reliant, fully autonomous a free agent if you may. At Read More...
Peary Court: Conversions From Military to Private Land Should Return Property To A Normal City Grid
WHAT IS BEST FOR THE DEVELOPER IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CITY Thirty years ago Key West city planners and a few city commissioners attended a symposium about how cities gaining access to former military property should handle their new acreage. This was just before the Truman Annex was finally sold to Read More...
ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD: BLUNTLY PUT…
REMINDER: IMPORTANT MEETINGS THIS MONDAY AND TUESDAY COALITION OF NORTH ROOSEVELT AFFECTED BUSINESSES: Monday, August 5th, 5:00 p.m. at VFW, 2200 N. Roosevelt Blvd. PUBLIC HEARING WITH FDOT OFFICIALS: Tuesday, August 6th, 5:00 p.m. Old City Hall on Greene Street ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This comment appeared in the 7/30 “Citizen’s Voice” [Key West Citizen]: “Everybody’s complaining about Read More...
–Red-hot fireworks, white-capped waves and rain-free blue sky for VNA/Hospice Independence Day picnic celebration– Every July 4th, VNA/Hospice holds a wonderfully well-received charitable event to raise critical funds for the respected nonprofit organization. This year was no exception, as Casa Marina in Key West, FL was the place to be for enjoying the holiday with Read More...
–Red-hot fireworks, white-capped waves and rain-free blue sky for VNA/Hospice Independence Day picnic celebration– Every July 4th, VNA/Hospice holds a wonderfully well-received charitable event to raise critical funds for the respected nonprofit organization. This year was no exception, as Casa Marina in Key West, FL was the place to be for enjoying the holiday with Read More...
Monroe County School District Leadership Changes Announced
The Monroe County School District announces final changes in administrative leadership positions for the 2013-2014 school year. On June 25, 2013, the School Board was presented with and approved the recommendations for administrative personnel for the 2013-2014 school year. Due to the selection of Ms. Lisa Hayes-Taylor as Principal at Plantation Key School and Mr. Read More...
ASSISTED LIVING: THE HERON INSPECTION SUCCESSFUL
The Heron, currently celebrating 25 years of operation, is an Assisted Living Facility (ALF) in Marathon providing supportive housing for mental ill adults. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) recently completed its comprehensive biannual licensure inspection. The inspection found the Heron in full compliance with all regulations and no deficiencies or areas of Read More...
Key West Most Unique Chicken Benefit: Mark Your Calendars For August 18th
Sunday, August 18, 2013 The Green Parrot Bar 1 PM to 5 PM Marilyn Moyer aka “Chicken” who serves up drinks at the Green Parrot and previous Key West Landmarks for some 40 years needs some of that support Key Westers are famous for . Chicken who has lived, worked & supported all in and Read More...
The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden has been chosen to participate in the 2013 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP), joining 2,800 museums that have participated in CAP during its twenty-two year history. CAP is funded through a cooperative agreement between Heritage Preservation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. CAP assists museums by Read More...
The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden has been chosen to participate in the 2013 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP), joining 2,800 museums that have participated in CAP during its twenty-two year history. CAP is funded through a cooperative agreement between Heritage Preservation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. CAP assists museums by Read More...
Artists Pam Eden and Michael Marrero on Display at the Gato Building
Thanks to the Florida Keys Council of the Arts, Key Westers have another chance to take in the beautifully rendered watercolor paintings of former island resident Pam Eden. The public is invited to a reception on Friday, August 2nd in the Gato Building’s Stairway Gallery. Much like the imagery evoked by her name, Eden’s intricate 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…)
Florida Keys Poets to be Immortalized in Concrete
Submission Deadline Friday, August 23rd Salvador Dali wrote, “We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images.” Soon, thanks to a synergistic creative initiative launched by the Key West Art in Pubic Places Board, pedestrians strolling the sidewalks of Key West will discover concrete images of verse composed by writers from throughout the Florida Keys. Read More...
NEW COLLECTION DISTRICTS MAP AND NEW SCHEDULE
Deliveries are nearly complete, and just about every Key West household should now have a blue recycle cart to kick off the new expanded recycling program. Anyone who has not received a cart by Friday, July 26, should call Will Thompson at (305)849-0414. As the City gets ready to begin the new collection schedule, there Read More...
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