Issue #40 — Friday, December 13, 2013
POLICE DENY RESPONSIBILITY IN DEATH OF TOURIST, THANKSGIVING DAY
“Eimers exited the car and began actively fighting.” [Officer Lovette, KWPD] Within a few minutes the man in the video above [Charles John Eimers] would be dead. According to official reports, no Tasers were fired, Eimers (61) worked himself into a heart attack while fighting police officers. However, according to eyewitnesses, Eimers was tased until Read More...
County Plans To Burn Yard Waste In Lower Keys
The Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development entitled “Our Common Future” stated that humanity has the ability to make development sustainable by meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological Read More...
Key West’s More “Colorful” Side Spotlighted on FOX NEWS: THE O’REILLY SHOW [WATTER’S WORLD]
COMMENTARY: Commissioner Tony Yaniz had this to say [on his Facebook Page] about the recent Fox News “Watters’ World: Key West Edition”: “Of course we are all up un arms over the FOX-O’Reilly-Watters segment, but as has been posted and stated by countless sources in our island, the report was classic “Yellow Journalism” Do you Read More...
Key West's More "Colorful" Side Spotlighted on FOX NEWS: THE O'REILLY SHOW [WATTER'S WORLD]
COMMENTARY: Commissioner Tony Yaniz had this to say [on his Facebook Page] about the recent Fox News “Watters’ World: Key West Edition”: “Of course we are all up un arms over the FOX-O’Reilly-Watters segment, but as has been posted and stated by countless sources in our island, the report was classic “Yellow Journalism” Do you Read More...
IS FORCING CITIZENS TO BUY HEALTH CARE INSURANCE THE AMERICAN WAY?
To say that the topic of health care insurance has been in the news lately is a sizable understatement– as is noting that Obamacare is somewhat controversial. So I take up this topic for my column this week with some trepidation. First of all, let me make a less-than-profound statement: Health care insurance is good. Read More...
All I need to do, if I want to know what is going on inside the mind of a right wing ultra-conservative is ask my brother his thoughts and presto, he enlightens me. Jim is my only sibling and over the years we have had many seriously heated debates on topics, ranging from the Read More...
A Moment of Revery, I Beg of You
I am weeping tears of golden syrup. Sticky and tempting, they drift slowly down my barren, dry and broken cheeks. Chiding the miserable ache in my heart, the hunger pains subsist, clawing at my now hollow interior. Where once there were biscuits, now there is darkness, where once there were free refills, now the subtle Read More...
Nothing Changes—If Nothing Changes
The cultural decline and vacuum confronting our children has been filled by a plethora of entertainment whose technological emphasis is on violence. Internet games and videos have seductively taken the minds of these very young and impressionable kids to a place where some find joy, comfort and excitement when they are able to rapidly kill Read More...
Congressman Joe Garcia Calls On Congress To Reignite Immigration Reform Conversation
Washington, DC – At the request of Rep. Joe Garcia and Rep. Jared Polis, several House Representatives joined in a Special Order on the House floor, seeking a meaningful discussion on comprehensive immigration reform. Rep. Garcia highlighted the story of a young boy from his district, Charlie, who wrote a letter describing the devastating effects 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...
Kelly McGillis Returns To Namesake IWFFA Tournament
After an absence of two years, award-winning film and stage actress Kelly McGillis will again attend her namesake women’s flag football tournament, Diane Beruldsen, International Women’s Flag Football Association founder and president, announced this week from Norway. The 23rd annual IWFFA tourney is set for January 20-27, 2014 at its home in Key West. McGillis Read More...
Pilots Conducting Carrier Qualifications On Board USS Theodore Roosevelt
A T-45C Goshawk, assigned to Training Air Wing (TW) 1, launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) last Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 40 miles out from NAS Key West. Pilots of the T-45C conducted field carrier landing practice at Naval Air Station Key West and are Read More...
TSKW's Conch-A-Doodle Fundraiser: ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT!
An online auction of over 50 artist-designed Key West roosters to raise funds for The Studios of Key West (TSKW). Bidding closes Dec 16 at 10 a.m. Please be sure to register your details with TSKW before bidding either online at https://www.facebook.com/tskwroosters/app_137541772984354 or by calling 305-296-0458. Full rules can be found at https://www.facebook.com/tskwroosters/app_208195102528120. (Most items are 2′ x 2′ Read More...
TSKW’s Conch-A-Doodle Fundraiser: ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT!
An online auction of over 50 artist-designed Key West roosters to raise funds for The Studios of Key West (TSKW). Bidding closes Dec 16 at 10 a.m. Please be sure to register your details with TSKW before bidding either online at https://www.facebook.com/tskwroosters/app_137541772984354 or by calling 305-296-0458. Full rules can be found at https://www.facebook.com/tskwroosters/app_208195102528120. (Most items are 2′ x 2′ Read More...
Habitat Receives $8,000 From Publix Super Markets Charities
Habitat For Humanity – Key West & Lower Florida Keys received a check from Publix Super Markets Charities in the amount of $ 8,000. The check presentation took place at the Searstown Publix Super Market Store in Key West. The donation was awarded to support Habitat’s ‘A Brush with Kindness’ program which makes repairs on Read More...
Old Island Restoration Foundation (OIRF) Is Accepting Grant Applications
The Old Island Restoration Foundation (OIRF) is accepting grant applications for projects that assist in preserving the architectural and/or cultural history of Key West. An amount of up to $ 22, 500 is available for distribution. Applications will be accepted between December 16, 2013 and January 16, 2014. Eligibility is limited to individuals and tax-exempt Read More...
Reuse Alliance Guide To A Zero Waste Holiday
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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! Music That Spans Generations!
The Love Lane Gang plays 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 it for the present. The emphasis is on ragtime and swing: classics from 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 Chief Billy on bass, and world-famous Chuck Sherman on pedal steel, they play good time music sure to Read More...
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