Issue #52 — Friday, March 7, 2014
SUNKEN TUG TILLY COULD COST HALF-MILLION DOLLARS! WHY WAS NOTHING DONE?
The storm forecasted for Thursday of last week arrived during the night. For those who knew of the Tug Tilly, the gusts of wind unraveling through the trees on the island meant that a few miles offshore, in the dark of night, completely exposed to the waves building against the tide, the abandoned tugboat would Read More...
A HOAX Turns out the mysterious “For Sale” sign that appeared last week on the beach of Wisteria Island was a hoax. The Blue Paper spoke with Bob Cardenas, General Manager of Sunset Key Development Corporation. “We had thrown a pile of old signs away in a dumpster. When we heard about the sign Read More...
March 5, 2014…SPECIAL REPORT to the BLUE PAPER
People were not the only ones that were evicted when the Simonton Street Trailer Park was sold to developers….living in close harmony for generations with the park occupants was a colony of Pandas. In this photo from my archives that I shot for Solares Hill Newspaper in 1987, you can see two adults in the Read More...
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TRUMAN ANNEX
PART I The United States Navy came to Key West in 1823. At the time, Key West was a remote outpost in Florida, at first a Territory of the United States established in 1822, and in 1845 admitted as the 27th state of the U.S. During the period from 1823 until the beginning of the Read More...
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been writing about topics related to mass communication– because that’s a topic I know about. I told you about the Theory of Agenda Setting, which holds that, while the press is not very effective in convincing people about what to think; it can be quite effective in telling Read More...
Key West Artist Rebecca Rankin Designs Morgan O'Kane's New Album Cover
CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO: Across the Distance.mp3 As an artist, this is very exciting for me. This is the first time my art has graced the cover of an album filled with music created by someone I respect. I hope it won’t be the last of these sorts of exchanges and I wanted to share Read More...
Key West Artist Rebecca Rankin Designs Morgan O’Kane’s New Album Cover
CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO: Across the Distance.mp3 As an artist, this is very exciting for me. This is the first time my art has graced the cover of an album filled with music created by someone I respect. I hope it won’t be the last of these sorts of exchanges and I wanted to share Read More...
Periodically I ask myself why I write these essays. Perhaps it’s because by the exercise of writing I might accidently stumble across some action that could modify or even correct some wrong somewhere. Sort of like when John Kerry made that flippant off-hand remark about how the only way the U.S. wasn’t going to invade Read More...
Marketed Fear & Distortion Conceal Ineptitude…
The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) is a dismal testament to the failure of our school system to provide a world-class education for our children. Taxpayers are being fleeced and our students are being deprived of their opportunity to compete on the world stage. The FCAT, which evaluates a teacher’s ability to successfully impart knowledge Read More...
Marketed Fear & Distortion Conceal Ineptitude…
The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) is a dismal testament to the failure of our school system to provide a world-class education for our children. Taxpayers are being fleeced and our students are being deprived of their opportunity to compete on the world stage. The FCAT, which evaluates a teacher’s ability to successfully impart knowledge 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...
Today’s headlines are full of stories highlighting the fallout of masterful con men. This epidemic comes in a myriad of degrees and forms and each of them is sure to leave a wake of destruction in the lives of those who cross paths with such dangerous men. Good Morning Florida Keys’ Jenna Stauffer and co-producer Paul Read More...
WHITE STREET PARTNERS SNEAKING IN UNDER THE RADAR, PEARY COURT DEVELOPMENT ROUND TWO
White Street Partners is sneaking in under the radar…again… with a new plan to develop Peary Court. With the exception of two 8 inch by 10 inch placards affixed obscurely to the existing Peary Court fence, there has been NO notice given to the public regarding their highly evolved plans to create an unprecedented 24 Read More...
Sneaking? Sneaking? Lee Dunn is certainly entitled to his opinion about the Peary Court redevelopment plan. But to say that “White Street Partners [is] sneaking in under the radar” is far from the truth, as are his statements that “With the exception of two 8 inch by 10 inch placards affixed obscurely to the existing Read More...
Adult Education Program Deserves Kudos
There are a few facts regarding the adult education program that shed a different light on the previous reporting that informed readers need to know. First – the new director of the program was only appointed at the end of July for the year involved in the audit. The Master Calendar for the program had Read More...
What’s Cody Romano Up To These Days?
Cody Romano was one of the presenters at “frank,” an annual gathering in Gainesville for social change communicators and public relations specialists. Cody, who went to Gerald Adams Elementary School and graduated from UF, is a developer for Mobiquity, a mobile software company in Boston. He works with various clients such as Biogen developing apps Read More...
What's Cody Romano Up To These Days?
Cody Romano was one of the presenters at “frank,” an annual gathering in Gainesville for social change communicators and public relations specialists. Cody, who went to Gerald Adams Elementary School and graduated from UF, is a developer for Mobiquity, a mobile software company in Boston. He works with various clients such as Biogen developing apps Read More...
Old Island Restoration Foundation House Tour MARCH 14th & 15th, 2014, 10am – 4pm
THE OLD FAMILY HOME – Life and Work in Key West Houses, small and large, sheltered generations of those carving out a life on this rock island. They also were places of business or investments…not unlike today. Into the five old abodes in the Historic District, extensive renovations breathed new life, allowing them to continue Read More...
Old Island Restoration Foundation House Tour MARCH 14th & 15th, 2014, 10am – 4pm
THE OLD FAMILY HOME – Life and Work in Key West Houses, small and large, sheltered generations of those carving out a life on this rock island. They also were places of business or investments…not unlike today. Into the five old abodes in the Historic District, extensive renovations breathed new life, allowing them to continue Read More...
Old Island Restoration Awards Grants For Architectural and Cultural Projects
The Old Island Restoration Foundation has awarded 5 grants for projects that assist in preserving the architectural and/or cultural history of Key West. The announcement ceremony was part of the Sunday, March 2nd, “Thank You” brunch for OIRF volunteers who assist at The Oldest House Museum and the annual House Tours. It is only with Read More...
KEY WEST RANKS THIRD BEST PLACE FOR SINGLES IN FLORIDA
10 Best Places For Singles In Florida By Movoto Real Estate
FIRM ANNUAL MEETINGS OPEN TO PUBLIC, Next Meeting This Tuesday in Key West
Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (FIRM) invites the public to their Key West Annual Meeting at the Harvey Government Center, 1200 Truman Ave., 2nd Fl, in Key West on Tuesday, March 11, 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 Read More...
Intuitive Arts Fair on Big Pine Key / March 15th and 16th
The Intuitive Arts Co-op of the Lower Keys presents an Intuitive Arts and Psychic Fair on Saturday, March 15th from 10-5 and Sunday, March 16th form 11-5 at Good Food Conspiracy Health Food Store at mile marker 30.2 Oceanside on Big Pine Key. The Co-op is a local group of intuitive readers, body therapists, artists 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…)
Hy Conrad at Next FOL Lecture, Monday
TV and fiction writer Hy Conrad is next presenter at the Friends of the Key West Library lecture series—Monday, March 10, 6:00 p.m., Studios of Key West, 600 White Street. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Conrad is best known as one of the original scriptwriters for the quirky ground-breaking TV detective series, Monk. He worked Read More...
Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden March Events
“Native People/Native Plants” March Special Presentations at the Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden A grant from the Florida Humanities Council has made possible a series of public presentations on traditional utilization of plants. ~~ “Down the Garden Path: Envisioning a Prehistoric Medical System” Michele Williams, PhD, RPA Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 7:00 Read More...
Love Lane Gang: They're Just Plain Fun!
The Love Lane Gang is a locals band that knocks the socks off tourists and locals alike.They play 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 Read More...
Love Lane Gang: They’re Just Plain Fun!
The Love Lane Gang is a locals band that knocks the socks off tourists and locals alike.They play 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 Read More...
Southernmost Magnolia: Laissez les bon temps rouler!
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, world-famous Chuck Sherman on pedal steel, and special guest Joe LePage playing fiddle, 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...
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