Issue #50 — Friday, February 21, 2014
Debate About Yard Waste Incineration Flares Up
“No, no, no this is a terrible idea!” Laura Haight, New York Public Interest Research Group For reasons that remain as cloudy as the smoke from a wood fire, Monroe County seems determined to pursue a plan to incinerate yard waste. At the same time, the commissioners may be ignoring a comparably priced plan to Read More...
Group Raises Another Obstacle to Zip Line
Marathon and the Florida Keys Land and Sea Trust, the operator of Crane Point Nature Center are being taken to court over the issue of the height of some of the hulking towers that would be part of the zip-line course at the site. The dispute centers around a height variance granted by Marathon planning Read More...
Everybody has their own opinions about the “media.” Some say that the media is too powerful and often unfair. Others recognize the important role the media plays in our democracy. Keep in mind that journalism is the only business specifically protected by no less than the First Amendment of the US Constitution: “Congress shall make Read More...
Everybody has their own opinions about the “media.” Some say that the media is too powerful and often unfair. Others recognize the important role the media plays in our democracy. Keep in mind that journalism is the only business specifically protected by no less than the First Amendment of the US Constitution: “Congress shall make Read More...
“Injustice anywhere—Is a threat to justice everywhere…” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The wheels of justice grind slowly for a reason. Rushing to judgment often brings about a self-fulfilled and inaccurate outcome. Bias and prejudice, along with a predetermined perspective of guilt and innocence, have wrongfully sentenced many individuals to death. Conditioned and inflamed ‘mind sets’ frequently give way under the weight of emotional appeal. I’m profoundly Read More...
"Injustice anywhere—Is a threat to justice everywhere…" — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The wheels of justice grind slowly for a reason. Rushing to judgment often brings about a self-fulfilled and inaccurate outcome. Bias and prejudice, along with a predetermined perspective of guilt and innocence, have wrongfully sentenced many individuals to death. Conditioned and inflamed ‘mind sets’ frequently give way under the weight of emotional appeal. I’m profoundly Read More...
Back when I used to go to high school reunions, one of the main reasons for attending was the jealous looks and remarks I would get from former male classmates (former classmates who are male, that is, not former males who are classmates). I received these envious glances because these guys were mostly sans hair Read More...
I live across the street from Peary Court. I often sit on my front porch and watch the sun rise. Sometimes I sit on the porch and watch the after work hustle around town in the late afternoon. As I gaze across the street I see neat little complex of housing behind an historic military Read More...
Petition To Create A Mooring City
INTERR…ESTING… Received the petition below with no further explanation… from Henry Terry at [email protected]. What’s happening on the hook? Let us know: [email protected]
Key West High Conch 5 Studios National Team Fundraiser
Please join us for a night of food, drinks, talent, and a little Las Vegas fun to benefit the Key West High School Conch 5 Studios National Team on February 28, 2014 at 6pm. The event will be held at 1610 Von Phister, hosted by Ms. Patricia Toppino. The Conch 5 Studios National Team has Read More...
5 Guys and 2 Scoops Donating 10% of All Purchases For High School Art Students’ Trip to Kenya
5 Guys and 2 Scoops will be donating 10% of everything purchased between 5-10pm on Friday evening February 28, 2014 to One World One Canvas to help raise money for the high-schoolers’ upcoming trip to deliver food, clothing, friendship and love through the creation of art to the children in Kenya. We hope that you Read More...
Leigh Burleson’s “Lasting Flowers” Exhibition Continues at Key West Art Center Through February 27th
The Key West Art Center is featuring local artist Leigh Burleson in her show “Lasting Flowers”. The show is the culmination of her work for the Anne McKee Artists Fund grant she received in 2013. It showcases a collection of vibrant botanical watercolors depicting our Key West Hibiscus and Frangipani . The artist uses bright Read More...
5 Guys and 2 Scoops Donating 10% of All Purchases For High School Art Students' Trip to Kenya
5 Guys and 2 Scoops will be donating 10% of everything purchased between 5-10pm on Friday evening February 28, 2014 to One World One Canvas to help raise money for the high-schoolers’ upcoming trip to deliver food, clothing, friendship and love through the creation of art to the children in Kenya. We hope that you Read More...
Leigh Burleson's "Lasting Flowers" Exhibition Continues at Key West Art Center Through February 27th
The Key West Art Center is featuring local artist Leigh Burleson in her show “Lasting Flowers”. The show is the culmination of her work for the Anne McKee Artists Fund grant she received in 2013. It showcases a collection of vibrant botanical watercolors depicting our Key West Hibiscus and Frangipani . The artist uses bright Read More...
Women’s Journal Writing Group: March Sessions
Writing Down the Bones: A Women’s Journal Writing Workshop is now accepting new members for March. The weekly experiential group is designed for women who want to write more, for those who have never written, and for all who have stories to tell. The group becomes a safe place for women to leave their logical, Read More...
Learn How to “Paint the Night” Free En Plein Air Painting Sessions with Stephen LaPierre
Stephen LaPierre is offering free plein air painting sessions Wednesday evenings, beginning February 26, for those wanting to paint a nightscape of The Tropic Cinema at 416 Eaton Street. The sessions, an opportunity for beginning and practicing artists alike to “paint the night,” and for interested observers, will meet from 7:30 to 9PM across the Read More...
FKCC Gallery to Feature Paintings and Sculptures by Artist, Janis Jo Stevens
FKCC gallery to feature paintings and sculptures by artist, Janis Jo Stevens A diverse collection of works by artist Janis Jo Stevens will be on display Thursday, March 6 through April 28 at the Library gallery at the Florida Keys Community College in the main building, second floor. This will be a one-woman collection showcasing a range 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...
Commercial Flights From Key West To Havana Beginning Friday February 28th!
Air Marbrisa and Mambi International Group Inc are pleased to announce that the first weekly commercial flight from Key West to Havana will start on Friday February 28, 2014 from Key West International Airport. Flights will take place on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays. We will be conducting an opening ceremony to celebrate this historical event on February 28th, 2014 at 2:00pm. Our companies Air Marbrisa (CSP) (DOT 380 Read More...
Valerie Hird at Next FOL Lecture, Monday February 24th
Valerie Hird is next presenter at the Friends of the Key West Library lecture series—Monday, February 24, 6:00 p.m., Studios of Key West, 600 White Street. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Hird is an artist and teacher who has traveled for 25 years to the Middle East and Central Asia, thereby forming deep creative Read More...
Sugarloaf School Teacher Selected as Monroe County School District’s 2014 Teacher of the Year
Ms. McKenzie utilizes differentiated instruction in her classroom, incorporates AVID strategies, utilizes a variety of venues for free reading to promote reading with her students and creates connections between language arts and other core subject areas. The enthusiasm she has for learning is shared beyond her classroom in establishing activities such as the Zombie Walk-a-Thon Read More...
The Monroe Country Education Foundation (MCEF) Board of Directors unanimously elected Steve Pribramsky as its new president, effective immediately. Long-standing president, John Padget, will serve as President Emeritus, an honor which ensures his continued counsel. Take Stock in Children is the flagship program of the MCEF which also sponsors enrichment programs for all Monroe County students, including the Experiment Read More...
Exercise Solid Curtain – Citadel Shield 2014 / February 18 – 28
Exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2014 will be conducted at Naval Air Station Key West and naval bases and installations throughout the continental U.S. Feb. 18 – 28. This annual exercise is designed to enhance the training and readiness of Navy Security Forces to respond to threats to installations and units. Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2014 is Read More...
Congressman Joe Garcia Hosts Tele-Town Hall to Discuss Flood Insurance Crisis
WASHINGTON, DC — Last Tuesday, Congressman Joe Garcia hosted a Tele Town Hall to discuss national flood insurance reform. The hour long live event attracted over 3,900 callers from Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties concerned about their rising insurance rates and desperate for relief. “Why doesn’t anyone care about what is happening to us?” asked one caller Read More...
Old Island Days Art Festival This Weekend February 22nd and 23rd
It’s Old Island Days Art Festival Time! This weekend Feb. 22 & 23 on Whitehead Street in Old Town Key West! 100 fun, funky and fabulous artists from across the country show their work from 10-5 each day. Hope you can make it!
NOW meets Friday at Shanna Key
The Key West Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) will hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday, Feb. 21 from 5 till 6 p.m. at Shanna Key. On the agenda will be the two major feminist holidays in March: the Great Suffrage March on Washington on March 3, 1913 and International Women’s Day, Read More...
A Cemetery Stroll Honoring Black History Month is Planned for Saturday, February 22
A Cemetery Stroll honoring Black History Month is planned for Saturday, February 22. During the stroll, groups of visitors will be escorted to gravesites where interpreters will tell the stories of the deceased in brief monologues. Gravesites to be visited include: George Adderley, Willie Ward, Roosevelt Sands, Sr., Frank Adams, Nelson English, Thomas Romer, Ellen Read More...
“Conch Honk” at the Oldest House in Key West! March 1st
Is the “Oldest House” haunted? It may be midday instead of midnight, but the spirits of the Key West wreckers will be strong among the living at the 52th Annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest, sponsored by the Old Island Restoration Foundation, at NOON on Saturday, March 1 in the garden of the Oldest House Museum, Read More...
League of Women Voters Annual Meeting Saturday Feb 22 / New Members Welcome
Lower Keys League of Women Voters President Joan Wallin, at left, thanks Womankind Executive Director Kim Romano, certified ACA application counselor aka “navigator” Carlos Guttierrez and Herman Koch, senior educator with Florida Blue for participating in the LWV’s recent forum, “Affordable Care Act: Just the Facts.” The chapter’s annual membership meeting is set for Feb. Read More...
Island Grass Music Fest to Benefit Habitat For Humanity Sunday Feb. 23
RAMROD KEY, Florida Keys — Contemporary and traditional offerings and original tunes by Florida Keys performing songwriters are to highlight the musical menu during the 15th Annual Island Grass Music Fest, set for 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, on Ramrod Key. The musical afternoon benefits Habitat for Humanity of Key West and the Lower Florida 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…)
Lecture on "Aquaponics" Wednesday, Febuary 26 at Tennessee Williams Theatre
Florida Keys Community College invites the community to the final session of its V.I.P. Lecture Series, “Aquaponics: Sustainable Agriculture Begins at Home” led by FKCC Biology Professor Dr. Bill Irwin on Wednesday, February 26 at 6:30p.m. in the Tennessee Williams Theatre on the Key West Campus. The free event, sponsored by the Florida Keys Aqueduct Read More...
Lecture on “Aquaponics” Wednesday, Febuary 26 at Tennessee Williams Theatre
Florida Keys Community College invites the community to the final session of its V.I.P. Lecture Series, “Aquaponics: Sustainable Agriculture Begins at Home” led by FKCC Biology Professor Dr. Bill Irwin on Wednesday, February 26 at 6:30p.m. in the Tennessee Williams Theatre on the Key West Campus. The free event, sponsored by the Florida Keys Aqueduct Read More...
FIRM ANNUAL MEETINGS OPEN TO PUBLIC, Next Meeting This Tuesday in Key Largo
Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (FIRM) invites the public to their Middle Keys Annual Meeting at the Marathon Government Center in Marathon on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. FIRM President and County Commissioner Heather Carruthers and FIRM Executive Director Chic Wagner will provide an update on FIRM’s recent successes and activities, 2014 Read More...
Love Lane Gang: Spanning 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...
Learn How to “Paint the Night” Free En Plein Air Painting Sessions with Stephen LaPierre
Stephen LaPierre is offering free plein air painting sessions Wednesday evenings, beginning February 26, for those wanting to paint a nightscape of The Tropic Cinema at 416 Eaton Street. The sessions, an opportunity for beginning and practicing artists alike to “paint the night,” and for interested observers, will meet from 7:30 to 9PM across the Read More...
Southernmost Magnolia Let’s The Good Times Roll
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...
Southernmost Magnolia Let's The Good Times Roll
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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