Issue #36 — Friday, November 15, 2013
Guest Editorial: If You Tell A Lie Often Enough, Does It Becomes The Truth?
The Navy is sending down its new F-35 fighter jets to add to a training program which will execute 52,000 flight operations a year out of Boca Chica Field. This will make NAS Key West one of the busiest training facilities on the east coast, but many fear it will also turn Read More...
The Greenwashing of 'America Recycles'
Today is America Recycles Day. Brought to you by Pepsico, Nestle Water, Johnson & Johnson, Glad plastic bags, Rubbermaid, and Waste Management. Do you see a pattern? These are the same corporations that contribute to the problem of the large volume of trash that Americans generate every day. The ones that want to head off Read More...
The Greenwashing of ‘America Recycles’
Today is America Recycles Day. Brought to you by Pepsico, Nestle Water, Johnson & Johnson, Glad plastic bags, Rubbermaid, and Waste Management. Do you see a pattern? These are the same corporations that contribute to the problem of the large volume of trash that Americans generate every day. The ones that want to head off Read More...
TRYING TO CRAFT CITY LAWS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT MAY BE VIRTUALLY UNSOLVABLE
Over the almost two decades that I wrote Page One Commentaries for Key West The Newspaper, I was often critical of the “just pass another law” mentality of the various generations of mayors and city commissioners. In addition to the question of whether or not a new law was needed, it also seemed that laws Read More...
After our Veteran’s Day Parade flag waving and show of love and pride of those who have served their country, after all the metaphorical confetti settled to the ground and had been swept up, I was left with a nagging anxiety that something is wrong with this picture. I must apologize for raining a little Read More...
After our Veteran’s Day Parade flag waving and show of love and pride of those who have served their country, after all the metaphorical confetti settled to the ground and had been swept up, I was left with a nagging anxiety that something is wrong with this picture. I must apologize for raining a little 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...
Key West High School Academic Challenge Team Needs Your Help
Two years ago six Key West High School students brought home the state title in the Academic Challenge Tournament in Orlando. But, they almost didn’t make the trip. School budget cuts had stripped the team of its funding and the situation was not looking too promising. When the students made a public appeal for help, the Read More...
The Key West High School French Club is hosting its annual fund raiser dinner at Croissants de France on Saturday November 23rd at 7 PM to benefit students travelling to France and England during Spring Break! Dinner tickets ($ 25) are available in advance at the High School front office and Saturday night at the Read More...
The Key West High School French Club is hosting its annual fund raiser dinner at Croissants de France on Saturday November 23rd at 7 PM to benefit students travelling to France and England during Spring Break! Dinner tickets ($ 25) are available in advance at the High School front office and Saturday night at the Read More...
Chalk Artists to Transform Truman Waterfront Promenade
November 21-24, the Key West Art In Public Places Board presents ChalkFest 2013, to take place along the promenade adjacent to the USCGC Ingham Museum at the Truman Waterfront. From 10 am to 6 pm each day, the public is invited to experience performance art in progress as local and visiting artists use colorful chalks Read More...
Vendors Wanted for Holiday Bazaar at St. Peter’s Church
Vendors are wanted for St. Peter’s Episcopal Church’s First Annual Holiday Bazaar to be held at the Church on Saturday, November 30, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. We are looking for vendors to sell artisan, home-made seasonal and holiday arts and crafts, baked goods, stocking stuffer items, etc. Registration is $ 25.00/space. Registration forms Read More...
Southernmost Magnolia, the Key West version of the renowned New England band Magnolia, plays a variety of Cajun, country, and bluegrass music. Led by singer and guitarist Maggie Moniz, with local fixtures Steve Gibson on mandolin and Cindy Jefferson on bass, and world-famous Chuck Sherman on pedal steel, they play good time music sure to Read More...
The Love Lane Gang plays music that spans generations, as well as embodies them. The emphasis is on swing: classics from the 1930s and 1940s, done in a refreshing new style that incorporates the Hot Club approach with island flourishes. Dust Bowl ballads, old school country from Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, rockabilly and surf 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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