Issue #20 — Friday, July 26, 2013
Key West Commissioners Considering A Ban On Future Gated Communities
What do the redevelopment of Peary Court and Trayvon Martin’s tragic death have in common? With the soul searching shockwaves that the Zimmerman trial has sent though our world, both raise the question of the social impacts of gated communities. “One of the many pitfalls of adding more gated communities that want to separate themselves Read More...
Don't Miss This: "Slow Down!" New Music Video Filmed In Key West!
WE LOVE THIS! Local musical artist MC COUSCOUS recently released a music video for his new song, Slow Down featuring Bria Ansara. The locally filmed music video features over 50 colorful locals cruising their bikes through the streets of Key West. There are plenty of great shots of the island and many familiar faces. Don’t Read More...
Don’t Miss This: “Slow Down!” New Music Video Filmed In Key West!
WE LOVE THIS! Local musical artist MC COUSCOUS recently released a music video for his new song, Slow Down featuring Bria Ansara. The locally filmed music video features over 50 colorful locals cruising their bikes through the streets of Key West. There are plenty of great shots of the island and many familiar faces. Don’t Read More...
Modern Day Wrecker Reef Perkins: “Sex, Salvage & Secrets” Now In Print
So, Key West and its legendary wrecking and salvage industry… The galleons overloaded with treasure, the shallow reefs, the hurricanes, the imprecision of ancient celestial navigation were all causes of an abundance of shipwrecks around Key West back in the ‘old days’. But what about today? According to Captain Reef Perkins, a salvage Captain in Read More...
Modern Day Wrecker Reef Perkins: "Sex, Salvage & Secrets" Now In Print
So, Key West and its legendary wrecking and salvage industry… The galleons overloaded with treasure, the shallow reefs, the hurricanes, the imprecision of ancient celestial navigation were all causes of an abundance of shipwrecks around Key West back in the ‘old days’. But what about today? According to Captain Reef Perkins, a salvage Captain in Read More...
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HOB CONSTRUCTION FORENSIC AUDIT: Public Deserves a Thorough Vetting
Editor: The School Board is preparing to engage the services of a forensic auditor to review the HOB construction project. So far as I can tell, the Board, along with key administrators, are unanimous in their support of such an endeavor. In most places, such an audit is standard operating procedure. Who the Board ultimately Read More...
August 15th Will Be A Sad Day: Good-Bye "Top of La Concha"
The story by Rebecca Rankin [Party At The Top – Issue #19, July 19, 2013] is so true. Every time I hear of another Key West tradition ending because the wealthy want it to, I feel heartsick and feel that another piece of the island I love is dying. I lived there for 8 years Read More...
August 15th Will Be A Sad Day: Good-Bye “Top of La Concha”
The story by Rebecca Rankin [Party At The Top – Issue #19, July 19, 2013] is so true. Every time I hear of another Key West tradition ending because the wealthy want it to, I feel heartsick and feel that another piece of the island I love is dying. I lived there for 8 years Read More...
Congressman Garcia Criticizes Rep. King’s Harmful Rhetoric
Congressman Garcia Criticizes Represetative King’s Harmful Rhetoric Urges for a bipartisan conversation that supports immigration reform July 24, 2013 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Garcia spoke about the offensive comments of Representative King against undocumented immigrants: “We live in a great country improved for those individuals working without papers, day after day, who want nothing more Read More...
Congressman Garcia Calls on Congress to Lower Federal Student Loan Rates
July 25, 2013 Congressman Garcia Calls on Congress to Lower Federal Student Loan Rates Urges House Leadership to Push Bill Forward WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Garcia today issued the following statement regarding student loan interest rates: “It is time for Congress to help keep college affordable. That’s why I have supported efforts to Read More...
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Perkins and Haskins to Present New Works of Adventure Fiction and Fact this Saturday
Two intrepid Key West characters will present newly released works of fiction and fact at a joint book signing event, Saturday, July 27, 4-6 pm at Smokin’ Tuna Saloon, 4 Charles St, in Old Town Key West. Reef Perkins will debut his much-anticipated memoir, Sex, Salvage & Secrets. Published by Absolutely Amazing eBooks in both 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...
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...
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...
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…)
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 music classics and Read 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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