Issue #45 — Friday, January 17, 2014
Disturbing elements of a cover-up have emerged this week in the mysterious death of Charles Eimers. Charles Eimers died on Thanksgiving Day of last year while being arrested by Key West police. The cause of his “in custody death” has been the subject of intense controversy. The whole debate about the will of the police Read More...
GUEST EDITORIAL: A Park is a Park is a Park?
There have been many delays and much confusion over the Truman Waterfront property “gift” our city received from the Navy nearly fourteen years ago. Our citizens were very excited that we were going to have a Park with much needed green space. However, we still don’t have much in the way of progress. A Park Read More...
Nobody asked me but I’m going to give you my plan for the Truman Waterfront. Actually no: Enough plans! It’s been 13 years of infighting amongst all the special interests. Ed Swift wanted his Assisted Living Facility, Bill Spottswood his marina, Carbonnel his powerboat races … and the amphitheater … and the museum. Enough! My Read More...
First Minister Invokes Jesus at Marathon City Council Session
Nondenominational: Lacking a denomination; not specific to a particular religion or sect. At the end of the first invocation delivered to the Marathon city council since passing the resolution to do so, the minister, Pastor Nick Vaughn of the Marathon Church of God, concluded by saying, “We ask this in Jesus’ name.” That is Read More...
Monroe County Schools and United Teachers of Monroe Declare Impasse
At the end of 25 bargaining sessions and a letter of intent signed by all parties, then rescinded by the union, people on both sides expressed regret that the superintendent threw in the towel. But who could blame him? 25 sessions at six hours on average per session. There is a calculated cost to the Read More...
A LOOK BACK ON STORIES IN THE NEWS 2006- 2008– WISTERIA ISLAND AND MORE
A couple of weeks ago, we looked back on some of the stories of the year during 2000- 2005. This week, let’s re-look at a few more recent stories, starting with 2006. During 2006, beleaguered City Manager Julio Avael was still trying desperately to hold on to the job he had held since 1996. Even 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...
Government Is A Weapon Of Mass Destruction…..
“The practices of arbitrary imprisonments have been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny.”–Alexander Hamilton. The following is based on information that was anonymously presented to me, by an unknown author. I’ve researched and studied the data, putting it together for the purposes of this column. Some sections of this article Read More...
Benefit: Laugh Instead of Crying
A comedy show benefit will be held for Robert “Scooter Guy” Matt at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at Muse, upstairs at Kelly’s Caribbean Bar, 301 Whitehead St. in Key West. Matt, a longtime Key West resident known for fixing scooters, recently underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer, with which he was just diagnosed. A donation of Read More...
Party At Bottle Cap Lounge To Support The Keys Chorale
The Keys Chorale will hold a fundraiser party Friday, January 24th, 2014, from 5-8 p.m., in the Groove Lounge at the Bottle Cap Key West, 1128 Simonton Street. Come join your musical friends and neighbors for music, drinks served by volunteer celebrity bartenders, raffle prizes and an all-around good time! The Keys Chorale is Read More...
2014 Key West Classic Regatta / January 27 – February 2, 2014
Join us in the Florida Keys January 27 – February 2, 2014 for the Key West Classic regatta. The regatta features classic sailing vessels in multiple races, as well as parties, music, storytelling, and nautical fun in the sun. Historic tall ships, modern wooden and replica vessels, and those who appreciate them are welcome. For more information call Read More...
Painter Dahlia Woods and husband Jonathan Woods (a noir fiction writer) came to Key West in 2010 from a bustling life in downtown Dallas. Dahlia ran a Dallas art gallery selling art by fellow Texans as well as her own. Dahlia also worked for the City of Dallas and the office of the Read More...
Big Pine Key native Travis Livengood recalls sneaking in to Old Man Grimal’s yard as a kid to shimmy up his mango trees and snag a few delectable fruits for himself and his friends. “One day he caught me, and made me work in the yard to earn the mangoes,” Livengood recalled one afternoon recently Read More...
Love Lane Gang: Foot-Stomping Fun
Finally a locals band that knocks the socks off sophisticated tourists and locals alike. The Love Lane Gang, a bunch of highly trained musicians, are carrying their foot stomping, child friendly and jitter bug-hopping music from the 20’s through current day to happy audiences all around town. Singing gypsy jazz, old school country, and little Read More...
Coordinated Local Support For Wounded Warrior Project Was Outstanding
To The Editor: Lt. Mitch Horn and his detail of extraordinary deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department provided outstanding leadership and spectacular coverage for the recent Wounded Warrior Bike Ride. State Troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol masterfully coordinated with the Sheriiff’s Office, as they constructed a protective umbrella that safely guarded these combat Read More...
Carey Winfrey at Next Friends of the Key West Library (FOL) Lecture, Monday
Carey Winfrey, creator of a unique documentary film about Key West, is the next lecturer in this season’s Friends of the Key West Library lecture series—Monday, January 20, 6:00 p.m., Studios of Key West, 600 White Street. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Following his work at the magazines Time and People, as well as The Read More...
Women’s Journal Writing Groups Scheduled for Afternoon & Evening Sessions in Jan & Feb
Do you need a peaceful place to write out your jumbled thoughts or your unspoken dreams? The 5-week Journal Writing Group is a place where women can safely let thoughts tumble out of their bellies, leaving their critics, their monkey minds, behind. The group meets for five 90- minute sessions, each week from 6-7:30 pm, Read More...
Women’s Journal Writing Groups Scheduled for Afternoon & Evening Sessions in Jan & Feb
Do you need a peaceful place to write out your jumbled thoughts or your unspoken dreams? The 5-week Journal Writing Group is a place where women can safely let thoughts tumble out of their bellies, leaving their critics, their monkey minds, behind. The group meets for five 90- minute sessions, each week from 6-7:30 pm, Read More...
REPRESENTATIVE RASCHEIN FILES HOUSE MEMORIAL TO URGE CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON FLOOD INSURANCE
Tallahassee, FL – Representative Raschein (R-Key Largo) and Representative Manny Diaz, Jr. (R-Miami) filed House Memorial 583 this week to urge Congress to delay any rate increases resulting from the passage of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act until the congressionally mandated affordability study can be completed by FEMA. The memorial also requests that Congress Read More...
Congressman Joe Garcia Introduces Flood Insurance Mitigation Bill
WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday [January 16, 2013], Congressman Joe Garcia introduced the HOME Act of 2014 – legislation aimed at addressing the harmful effects of Biggert-Waters by delaying skyrocketing flood insurance rates, demanding FEMA conduct an affordability study, and creating a long-term solution by emphasizing the importance of mitigation. “The impact of Biggert-Waters upon South Read More...
STUDIOS OF KEY WEST FUNDING CHALLENGE OFF TO A GREAT START!
Dear Friend of The Studios, What a fabulous evening [Wednesday] night at the amazing “pre-construction” party in our new building! And what a grand way to kick off our capital campaign! We have now raised over $ 900,000; almost 50% of our overall goal of $2.1 million! We hope to raise as much as we Read More...
On Tuesday, January 14, the world’s largest solar-powered concrete boat set ‘sail’ from the Conch Republic Dock in Key West continuing on its historic voyage to circumnavigate the entire intracoastal waterway of Florida powered exclusively by the sun. The Cruise Aid for a Sustainable Florida is a grassroots effort to raise public awareness about 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…)
VNA/Hospice Announces Grand Opening of Palliative Care of the Florida Keys
Monroe County, FL, January 2014 – Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Florida Keys announces the grand opening of Palliative Care of the Florida Keys. This newest program of VNA/Hospice was made possible by a generous grant from Matthew Helmerich and the Helmerich Foundation. Palliative Care of the Florida Keys focuses on helping those Read More...
Florida Keys Southernmost Car Club Holds Its Monthly SHOW & SHINE This Sunday!
The Florida Keys Southernmost Car Club (FKSCC) holds its monthly SHOW & SHINE this Sunday, January 19th. This event is for the lovers of classic, custom, and street rod automobiles of all years and makes. Fords, Chevys, trucks, sports cars, and chrome loaded motorcycles. If it cool and on wheels it will be here. This fun afternoon Read More...
Florida Keys Southernmost Car Club Holds Its Monthly SHOW & SHINE This Sunday!
The Florida Keys Southernmost Car Club (FKSCC) holds its monthly SHOW & SHINE this Sunday, January 19th. This event is for the lovers of classic, custom, and street rod automobiles of all years and makes. Fords, Chevys, trucks, sports cars, and chrome loaded motorcycles. If it cool and on wheels it will be here. This fun afternoon Read More...
Runners to Explore Old Town Key West During 16th Annual Key West Half Marathon Jan. 19
The historic Old Town and waterfront districts will become a scenic race course for more than 2500 runners on Sunday, Jan. 19, during the annual Key West Half Marathon Presented by the Half Shell Raw Bar. Interested runners should sign up now to guarantee race entry! The sporting challenge will begin at 7 a.m., with Read More...
A Message From Florida's Water and Land Lecacy: WE DID IT!!!
TO LEARN MORE VISIT: http://floridawaterlandlegacy.org/
A Message From Florida’s Water and Land Lecacy: WE DID IT!!!
TO LEARN MORE VISIT: http://floridawaterlandlegacy.org/
WEEKLY BLUEGRASS JAM AT GRATEFUL GUITARIST, DUVAL SQUARE
Thanks to the rising interest in acoustic music, a weekly bluegrass jam will be starting up soon here in Key West. Thanks to the kindness of The Grateful Guitar, these friendly gatherings will have a place to call home. And thanks to the participation of some of Key West’s finest professional acoustic musicians, these pickin’ Read More...
Last Stand's Annual Meeting January 25th
Last Stand will hold its annual meeting on Saturday January 25th at the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center 35 East Quay Road, Key West. Check in and Social will begin at 5:30. The business meeting to elect directors and report on 2013 activities will begin at 6:15. At 6:45 Tabitha Cale, Ph.D. will present a talk Read More...
Last Stand’s Annual Meeting January 25th
Last Stand will hold its annual meeting on Saturday January 25th at the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center 35 East Quay Road, Key West. Check in and Social will begin at 5:30. The business meeting to elect directors and report on 2013 activities will begin at 6:15. At 6:45 Tabitha Cale, Ph.D. will present a talk Read More...
NEW SENIOR FITNESS CLASS STARTS MONDAY JANUARY 20
Stay fit after 50! A new fitness class for persons 50 years of age and older starts Monday, January 20 at 10 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 801 Georgia Street, at the corner of Petronia. Combining moderate aerobics, light weights, and simple stretches, the class will continue every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 Read More...
Artisan Market Sunday January 26th 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
The Restaurant Store, 1111 Eaton Street, Key West, FL 33040
Southernmost Magnolia, the Key West version of the renowned New England band Magnolia, plays a unique blend 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 Read More...
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