January 2014 - Key West the Newspaper

The Blue Paper #47

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Jan 312014

Issue #47 — Friday, January 31, 2014

#1 SOURCE OF POLLUTION: THE OFFICIAL STORY

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The Case of the Mysterious Water Contamination

In early December when water testing in Key West harbor showed off-the-chart numbers for fecal contaminants, the city rounded up the usual suspects: the boaters. Them again! Certainly they were polluting the harbor by not using mandatory holding tanks and new regulations for offshore liveaboards were swiftly introduced. But the data collected by The Blue Paper Read More...

By Arnaud and Naja Girard

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” — George Santayana The city of Marathon is suffering from mass amnesia. In a totally expected and even foretold move, the city council appointed Mike Puto, known by many as Mr. Marathon, as interim city manager at a salary of $ 10,000 a month. Read More...

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Marathon Council Pulls Plug On Zip-Line…Probably

Reacting to a strong letter from U.S. Fish and Wildlife and another from a Florida based ADA advocate, the Marathon city council moved at its January 28 meeting to “step back” from its support of establishing a zip-line attraction at Crane Point Hammock. That support came in the form of a grant application from the city Read More...

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Environment Florida Releases New Booklet of Personal Stories from Residents on the Frontlines of Fracking as EPA Hearing Nears

Tampa, FL— As the debate over fracking mounts in Florida, residents on the frontlines of fracking in Pennsylvania today recounted their stories of illness, water contamination, and damage to their livelihoods due to dirty drilling operations. Environment Florida Research & Policy Center released the residents’ Shalefield Stories as the latest evidence for rejecting fracking near Read More...

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WHY COPS WANT TO BE COPS

If you are a longtime reader of Key West The Newspaper, you know that, over the years, we published a number of stories about police officers. Although we have certainly published lots of favorable stories about police officers and the police department, most of the stories were about officers who beat the hell out of Read More...

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Spiritualized Curriculum–Promotes Cures, Solutions And Positiveness

“In the vault of the mind lies all the chains of bondage, as well as the keys to freedom” –Paramahansa Yogananda. Unwilling to teach truth and wisdom, we’ve been ‘dumbed down’ to a point of dependency upon our overseers to manufacture the reality they’ve engineered for us. “We’re not a wisdom society–we’re a knowledge society; Read More...

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Presenting Shannon Martin Perkins: Party/Exhibition TONIGHT [Feb 7th] at Cork & Stogie on Upper Duval

Surrounded by youthful energy and creativity, Shannon’s main focus is bringing artistic enrichment into the lives of those around her. As an international volunteer, the interchange of cultural ideas is a stimulus for inspiration. She founded a non-profit called One World One Canvas, to unite cultures through art; providing clothing, food, friendship and love via Read More...

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Presenting Shannon Martin Perkins: Party/Exhibition TONIGHT [Feb 7th] at Cork & Stogie on Upper Duval

Surrounded by youthful energy and creativity, Shannon’s main focus is bringing artistic enrichment into the lives of those around her. As an international volunteer, the interchange of cultural ideas is a stimulus for inspiration. She founded a non-profit called One World One Canvas, to unite cultures through art; providing clothing, food, friendship and love via Read More...

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Key West – One Sentence at a Time

Despite what the brochures imply with their bikini babes and sunny skies, paradise is NOT always the fragrance of frangipani from your front porch while sipping steaming, sugary Cuban con leche with supple breezes tickling your bare shoulders over the tinny voice of the Conch Train conductor, because – trust me on this – you Read More...

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GARCIA PRAISES PASSAGE OF FLOOD BILL IN SENATE, URGES HOUSE ACTION

WASHINGTON, DC – Today [January 30. 2014], Congressman Joe Garcia released the following statement on the passage of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, S.1926, in the Senate. “The Senate’s strongly bipartisan passage of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act represents an important step forward in easing the onerous flood insurance premium rate increases facing our hardworking Read More...

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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...

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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...

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Rebuttal: Income Equality: Figuring It Out

Dear Editor, Mr. Cooper’s specious arguments [Income Equality: Figuring It Out / Issue #46] deserve a rebuttal. He says “The fact is, however– except maybe in Sherwood Forest– taking from the rich and giving to the poor is not going to have much impact on the problem of income inequality. What would make an impact Read More...

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The Women’s Journal Writing Group / 3-Week February Session

Do you need a peaceful place to write out your jumbled thoughts or your unspoken dreams? Do you want to write a family history or more poems? The 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 three week Read More...

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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...

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2nd Annual Conch Republic Polar Bear Plunge to Benefit Samuel’s House

Samuel’s House, Inc. will be having its 2nd Annual Conch Republic Polar Bear Plunge at the crack o’ noon on Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Higgs Beach. For a $ 25.00 fee, participants will jump into the “bone chilling” to locals low 70’s degree water to benefit Samuel’s House. Samuel’s House provides housing in a Read More...

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Alexander String Quartet to Perform at San Carlos

In the third concert of the 2014 season, Impromptu Classical Concerts presents the internationally-acclaimed Alexander String Quartet performing Beethoven’s “String Quartets” at San Carlos Institute on Sunday, February 2, at 4:00 pm. The musicians look forward to their return to our island city: “We haven’t played in Key West in a few years but have Read More...

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Southernmost Drinking Liberally Meets In Key West

Raise a glass with like-minded left-leaning friends at the next meet-up of the Southernmost Drinking Liberally chapter at Finnegan’s Wake, 320 Grinnell St, 5-7pm, on Thursday, February 6. America’s network of progressive drinking clubs has arrived in Key West. Drinking Liberally is an informal, non-programmatic gathering of like-minded left-leaners, and an opportunity to share your ideas while you share Read More...

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Old Island House Tours: Next Group of Tours February 14-15

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Hal Crowther at Next FOL Lecture, Monday

Syndicated columnist and essayist Hal Crowther is the next lecturer in this season’s Friends of the Key West Library lecture series—Monday, February 3, 6:00 p.m., Studios of Key West, 600 White Street. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Crowther will discuss his current project, a book about the famous American journalist and satirist H. L. Mencken. Read More...

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ALL-COUNTY BAND CONCERT, SATURDAY FEB 8TH, MARATHON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL

The Band Directors of Monroe County Schools would like to invite the community to our annual All-County Band Concert taking place at Marathon Middle/High School starting at 3:00pm on Saturday, February 8th. It will last approximately one hour and admission is free. This concert will be the polished product of 148 students from Horace O’Bryant Read More...

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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…)

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Wesley House Family Services Celebrates 31st Annual Valentine’s Gala

Wesley House Family Services celebrates its 31st annual Valentine’s Gala, Friday, February 14, 6:30 to 9:30 pm, on the grounds of the historic Curry Mansion Inn in Key West. Can you be a Gala sponsor, or donate something fun, functional or fabulous for the annual Prudential Knight & Gardner silent auction extravaganza? For sponsorships call Read More...

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Florida Keys SPCA Nets Just Under $2k from Small Dog Electronics' Holiday Giving Program

KEY WEST, FL — Small Dog Electronics has donated $ 1,815 to the Vermont Foodbank as a result of its holiday giving effort during December. The certified Apple Specialist donated 1% of every purchase to three non-profit organizations – one in each of the states where Small Dog has a retail store, which includes Florida, Read More...

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Florida Keys SPCA Nets Just Under $2k from Small Dog Electronics’ Holiday Giving Program

KEY WEST, FL — Small Dog Electronics has donated $ 1,815 to the Vermont Foodbank as a result of its holiday giving effort during December. The certified Apple Specialist donated 1% of every purchase to three non-profit organizations – one in each of the states where Small Dog has a retail store, which includes Florida, Read More...

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Love Lane Gang: At Blue Heaven, Salute, McConnell’s and Seadog Tavern this week

A locals band that knocks the socks off sophisticated tourists and locals alike! The Love Lane Gang is carrying their foot-stomping, child-friendly and jitterbug-hopping music from the 20’s through current day to happy audiences all around town this week. Playing spoons, kazoo, mandolin, banjo, guitar, upright bass, percussion, and a washboard tie, with vocals, the Read More...

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Southernmost Magnolia

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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The Case of The Mysterious Water Contamination

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Jan 302014

by Naja and Arnaud Girard

In early December when water testing in Key West harbor showed off-the-chart numbers for fecal contaminants, the city rounded up the usual suspects: the boaters. Them again! Certainly they were polluting the harbor by not using mandatory holding tanks and new regulations for offshore liveaboards were swiftly introduced. But the data collected by The Blue Paper tells a very different story.

Between November 19 and December 3, the city conducted two weeks of testing in eleven different locations on the west coast of the island. The first striking observation is how irregular the results are. While there is barely a trace of fecal bacteria at the Westin Marina for instance, the numbers in nearby Key West Bight Marina were on several occasions greater than five times the “poor” threshold testing guidelines set by the state’s Healthy Beaches program and the Environmental Protections Agency (EPA). Likewise and bizarrely enough, even though the results in Key West Bight were abysmal for four to five days, they were, for the most part, acceptable during the rest of the two-week study period. So what is the source of such erratic water pollution?

According to the official explanation [as reported in the Key West Citizen] the floating community anchored offshore is responsible for the water pollution and the high level of fecal bacteria is due to the bad habits of a few liveaboard boaters who still refuse to use holding tanks and the free pumpout service provided by the County. But if such is the case, wouldn’t a bad habit of this nature create a routine, a routine that in turn would produce consistent results? After all, the use of toilets is hardly part of the ‘unpredictables in life’. So, why is the test data in the harbor so variable? Continue reading »

The Blue Paper #46

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Jan 242014

Issue #46 — Friday, January 24, 2014

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NAVY JET NOISE: Hammerstrom Calls in the FBI

EDITOR’S NOTE: Last year the US Navy decided to expand its NAS Key West training program which will execute an estimated 52,000 flight operations a year out of Boca Chica Field. This makes NAS Key West one of the busiest training facilities on the east coast, but many believe it has also turned surrrounding neighborhoods Read More...

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Feds Lambaste Zip-Line Plan at Crane Point

The city of Marathon might be having second thoughts about partnering with the Crane Point Nature Center to construct a zip-line attraction in the Hammock. The U.S. government in the form of a letter from the Fish and Wildlife Service of the U.S. Department of Interior delivered a staggering blow to the project in a Read More...

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INCOME EQUALITY: FIGURING IT OUT

President Obama says that he wants to make income inequality– the growing gap between the richest and poorest Americans– the defining issue during 2014. He points with alarm to the fact that distribution of economic gain is increasingly favoring a small percentage of the population– those who are already well off. Duh! Why would anyone Read More...

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Amateurish Governance—Distasteful And Dangerous…

An analysis of the government’s ineffectiveness when it comes to protecting its citizens from terrorist attacks, provides us with a record of gross misconduct, incompetence and inefficiency. Intelligence gathering failures by the government are voluminous. Misuse and abuse by the political appointees heading up these bureaucracies are alarming. Since the Islamic militants declared war on Read More...

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Note: Unfortunately my attempted mountaintop retreat from the world was a bust and I was forced to cut it short. Who I thought was a Yogi Zen master turned out to be a delusional manic depressive failed hedge fund manager that had lost his mind when some bubble or other burst leaving him penniless or was he Read More...

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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...

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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...

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How I Became an Instant Millionaire

A friend did me a significant favor. When I asked what the cost would be, he said “A million dollars.” I promptly whipped-out my checkbook and wrote him a check, on-the-spot, for $ 1,000,000.00. He laughed, walking away with the check saying he was going to have it framed Read More...

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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...

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To All Criminal Vehicle Lodgers In Key West

To all criminal vehicle lodgers in Key West, First of all we are all unwashed and a detriment to the health and safety of tourists and residents of Key West. We are criminals. I have never received a citation or been chased away by the Key West Gestapo. There is a reason for this. There Read More...

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State Representative Holly Raschein Graduates From Good Government Initiative’s Leaders of Excellence Program

Coral Gables, FL- The Good Government Initiative (GGI) congratulates Representative Holly Raschein on her graduation from the third Leaders of Excellence class. Representative Raschein was among sixteen elected officials from 15 jurisdictions in 3 counties plus two state representatives who participated in this year’s program. The Leaders of Excellence program is the Good Government Initiative’s Read More...

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Monroe County Schools to Hold 1st Annual Regional Science & Engineering Fair, Saturday Jan 25th

Monroe County School District will host its 1st Annual Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Sugarloaf School. School-level science fairs were held earlier in the school year and outstanding science projects are advancing to the district level competition. Students in grades 4-12 from all regions of the Florida Keys will Read More...

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Monroe County Schools to Hold 1st Annual Regional Science & Engineering Fair, Saturday Jan 25th

Monroe County School District will host its 1st Annual Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Sugarloaf School. School-level science fairs were held earlier in the school year and outstanding science projects are advancing to the district level competition. Students in grades 4-12 from all regions of the Florida Keys will Read More...

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REP. GARCIA TO INVITE MIAMI STUDENT DREAMER TO STATE OF THE UNION

WASHINGTON,DC –On Tuesday, January 28th, Congressman Joe Garcia will join fellow members of Congress, along with several special guests, for President Obama’s annual State of the Union address. Mayra Rubio Limon, a college freshman at Miami Dade College and DREAMer from Homestead, will attend as Rep. Garcia’s special guest. “The opportunity to live in the Read More...

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Award Presented to John Donnelly, Board President, "M" Ensemble Theater Company

John Donnelly of Key Largo (center) President of the ‘M’ Ensemble Theater Company’s Board of Directors, was presented with an award by the theater’s co-founders Pat Williams (left) and Shirley Richardson (right). The ceremony was held at the New World Symphony on Miami Beach, following the Knight Foundation’s Art Endowment conferrals. Mr. Donnelly was acknowledged Read More...

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Award Presented to John Donnelly, Board President, “M” Ensemble Theater Company

John Donnelly of Key Largo (center) President of the ‘M’ Ensemble Theater Company’s Board of Directors, was presented with an award by the theater’s co-founders Pat Williams (left) and Shirley Richardson (right). The ceremony was held at the New World Symphony on Miami Beach, following the Knight Foundation’s Art Endowment conferrals. Mr. Donnelly was acknowledged Read More...

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Key West Sunrise Rotary Presents $18,000 Donation to Take Stock In Children

Key West Sunrise Rotary in the Conch Republic President Scott Duszynski presents a check for $ 18,000 to Take Stock in Children Program Coordinator Leslie Holmes at the annual Take Stock in Children meeting at the Tennessee Williams Theatre Jan. 21. Also pictured, from left, John Padgett, president, Monroe County Education Foundation, and Sunrise Rotarians Read More...

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Creative Arts Exposition at Stock Island Marina Village

Join us for an engaging Creative Arts Exposition at Stock Island Marina Village. Great Food from the Shrimp Road Grill, Beer, Wine, Bloody Marys. Live Music by MC CousCous. This will be a unique Happening on Stock Island. Don’t Miss it! Facebook

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THE STUDIOS OF KEY WEST: A Different Light – Panel Discussion

THE STUDIOS OF KEY WEST 600 White St. Key West, FL 33040 Friday, January 24th 6-7pm free and open to the public Moderator: Dianne Zolotow Speakers: June Keith, Michael Palmer, John Martini, and Joe Pais Join The Studios of Key West this Friday [January 24th] as several Key West luminaries share their stories, and answer Read More...

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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...

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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...

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"Movie Night" Friday at Montessori Children's School

Montessori Children’s School of Key West will host “Movie Night” at their campus, 1221 Varela Street, on Friday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. The featured presentation is DreamWorks’ animated film “Turbo,” about an underdog snail who miraculously attains the power of super speed. Entry is $5, which includes popcorn and drinks. Bring a blanket and Read More...

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“Movie Night” Friday at Montessori Children’s School

Montessori Children’s School of Key West will host “Movie Night” at their campus, 1221 Varela Street, on Friday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. The featured presentation is DreamWorks’ animated film “Turbo,” about an underdog snail who miraculously attains the power of super speed. Entry is $5, which includes popcorn and drinks. Bring a blanket and Read More...

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Old Island House Tours: Next Group of Tours February 14-15

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Lee Smith at Next FOL Lecture, Monday Jan 27th

Lee Smith’s published work includes 14 novels and four collections of short stories, much of it drawing from her roots in the South. Her most recent novel, Guests on Earth, centers on an orphaned girl in a 1930’s southern mental hospital, surrounded by a company of remarkable fellow patients. It has been described as “a Read More...

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Monthly Artisan Market Pairs with Key West Food and Wine Festival

The third Key West Artisan Market will be held Sunday, January 26 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Restaurant Store parking lot as part of the Key West Food and Wine Festival. The Market is a new monthly attraction with later dates set for February 23, March 30 and April 27. (more…)

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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…)

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Floridians’ Clean Water Declaration Campaign

ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN: The Floridians’ Clean Water Declaration is a positive vision to inspire people to work together to create a new water ethic, find solutions to Florida’s water quality and quantity problems and send a clear message to our water managers that the people of Florida demand clean water. From North Florida’s renowned freshwater Read More...

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Solo Visual Arts Exhibition by Mixed-Media Visual Artist Alice Pedroletti

Opening: Sunday, January 26, 12:00 PM- 4:00 PM The exhibits featuring photography and mixed-media by Italian visual artist Alice Pedroletti, are part of her research and archival project in which she explores the history of Henry Flagler and the Florida East Coast Railway’s Key West Extension. On Pigeon Key the installation will be photography site specific for the Read More...

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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...

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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...

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Southernmost Magnolia!

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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The Blue Paper #45

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Jan 172014

Issue #45 — Friday, January 17, 2014

Investigation or Cover-up?

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...

By Arnaud and Naja Girard

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Presenting Dahlia Woods

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...

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Saving the Grimal Grove

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Old Island House Tours: Next Group of Tours January 17-18th

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Power of Solar Energy Revealed by the “Ship of Imagination” and its 100% Solar Powered Passage around the “Sunshine” State

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...

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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…)

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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A Message From Florida's Water and Land Lecacy: WE DID IT!!!

TO LEARN MORE VISIT: http://floridawaterlandlegacy.org/

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A Message From Florida’s Water and Land Lecacy: WE DID IT!!!

TO LEARN MORE VISIT: http://floridawaterlandlegacy.org/

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Artisan Market Sunday January 26th 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

The Restaurant Store, 1111 Eaton Street, Key West, FL 33040

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Southernmost Magnolia Band

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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The Blue Paper #44

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Issue #44 — Friday, January 10, 2014

TRUMAN WATERFRONT PARK: “NO MORE GRANDIOSE CRAPOLA!”

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TRUMAN WATERFRONT PARK: "NO MORE GRANDIOSE CRAPOLA!"

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POWERBOAT RACES: Has The City Been Taken For A Ride?

We need to be nicer to the Super Boat International race organizer, John Carbonell: Give him special privileges over at the Truman Waterfront, a 5 year agreement, free hotel rooms, etc or else he will just move his whole operation to Sarasota or Clearwater. Everyone in Key West knows about the infamous Sarasota bid to Read More...

By Arnaud and Naja Girard

Thanksgiving Day Death: Top Investigator Demoted

The plot thickens in the death of a tourist in police custody. It’s no longer just Charles Eimers’ death at the end of Duval Street on Thanksgiving Day that is controversial, the investigation itself has begun to smell like a certain kingdom in Denmark. This week we learned that detective Todd Stevens, KWPD’s top investigator Read More...

By Arnaud and Naja Girard

A SMALL PIECE OF THE EIMERS CASE: LYING COPS

Naja and Arnaud Girard are doing more than a good job in reporting the still-developing story about the rough arrest on South Beach on Thanksgiving Day that lead to the death of 61-year-old Charles Eimers. But if you have been a reader of my writing in Key West The Newspaper (the Blue Paper) over the Read More...

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Marathon Planning Commission Decision Raises Eyebrows

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. – H. L. Mencken A letter to the editor appeared in last week’s edition of the Read More...

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Presenting Mayte Almeida: Tiki Art

Please join The Blue Paper in welcoming inspirational new Key West artist Mayte Almeida. Mayte is a sculptor, painter, and photographer born in Havana Cuba some 37 years ago where her passion for art began at a very early age. Already a blossoming pianist for four years, Mayte left Havana with her mother at the age Read More...

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Indoctrinating Children—Disables And Confuses Them…

As a young child I was wisely instructed that: “Sticks and stones may break your bones, but names can never hurt you”. As this empowering information was reaffirmed by my teachers, I cultivated a tenacious resolve that shielded me against the unkind things that would inevitably be said to me throughout my life. Frequently frolicking Read More...

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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...

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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...

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Friendly Debate

This might be my last contribution for a while. I’m going on a retreat, a literal and figurative dropping out. Don Quixote, I’m not. I enjoy posting my thoughts and some are well received, others, not so much. What I gather from research about government, politics, extreme climate, economy, corporate finance/banking, etc. mostly turns my Read More...

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Chaos is a Friend of Mine

I should like to speak about the mess. The general messes we make–the piles of christmas paper exploding across the living room floor, the pens and pencils strewn across the bedspread, the wood chips and the remnants from underneath the couch–the record, the dust bunnies, the bones, in this case, that are used to Read More...

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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...

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GROWING HOPE INITIATIVE: BE A PART OF THE GRIMAL GROVE PROJECT!

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Poet Billy Collins at First FOL Lecture, Monday

Billy Collins, two-term Poet Laureate of the United States (2001-3), is the lead lecturer in this season’s Friends of the Key West Library lecture series—Monday, January 13, 6:00 p.m., Studios of Key West, 600 White Street. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Collins has been described as a “poet of plenitude, irony and Augustan grace” (The Read More...

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Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda

Does the FKAA have the authority to say no to the BOCC? Could the FKAA Board have refused to install the cheaper inferior grinder pumps, because they preferred the better system of gravity for all? Last month there was a gigantic Powerball prize jackpot. I was hoping I would win so I could give the Read More...

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Let’s Stop the C.R.A.P.

Most people don’t like algebra and dreaded it in high school. It was difficult solving those equations and most students said we would never use algebra in real life. Well once again we have an equation that seems difficult to solve. The FKAA board was asked by the BOCC at the Dec. meeting to give Read More...

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“One Human Family”?

Once again the City of Key West and the Key West PD have proven their hate and disdain for homeless. The thing that stands out in my mind after the tragedy (murder?) of Charles Eimers is the statement made by the officer. “He was obviously another homeless bum living out of his car….” I have Read More...

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"One Human Family"?

Once again the City of Key West and the Key West PD have proven their hate and disdain for homeless. The thing that stands out in my mind after the tragedy (murder?) of Charles Eimers is the statement made by the officer. “He was obviously another homeless bum living out of his car….” I have Read More...

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Wounded Service Members to Bicycle Through Key West / Public Invited to Ride Along After

NAS KEY WEST, Fla. – Key West residents have the opportunity to offer approximately 60 combat-wounded service members a real welcome home as the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride will visit Key West Sunday, Jan. 12. Naval Air Station Key West, Military Affairs Committee (MAC) Key West and the City of Key West are Read More...

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Old Island House Tours: Next Group of Tours January 17-18th

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ACADEMICA SELECTED TO OFFER SUPPORT SERVICES TO KEY WEST MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL

Academica, one of the nation’s leading charter school service and support organizations, announced it has been selected to provide services to Key West Montessori Charter School. Established as a Charter School—the first in Monroe County—in 1998, Key West Montessori serves as the newest addition to Academica’s roster of approximately 100 schools operating throughout Florida, Georgia, Read More...

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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 entities Read More...

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MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT & UNITED TEACHERS OF MONROE / NOTICE OF COLLABORATIVE BARGAINING

You are hereby notified that the Monroe County School District and The United Teachers of Monroe, Florida will hold Collaborative Bargaining Session on Thursday, January 9th, and January 16th, 2014 beginning at 3:30 pm at Marathon High School, 350 Sombrero Beach Road, Room 6209, Marathon.

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MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT & UNITED TEACHERS OF MONROE / NOTICE OF COLLABORATIVE BARGAINING

You are hereby notified that the Monroe County School District and The United Teachers of Monroe, Florida will hold Collaborative Bargaining Session on Thursday, January 9th, and January 16th, 2014 beginning at 3:30 pm at Marathon High School, 350 Sombrero Beach Road, Room 6209, Marathon.

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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…)

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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...

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BOOK LAUNCH: REMINDERS OF LIFE by LENNY ADDORISIO

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Wesley House 31st Annuyal Valentine's Day Gala, Sponsors and Silent Auction Items Sought

Sponsors and silent auction items are sought for the Wesley House 31st Annual Valentine’s Day Gala, to be held Friday, February 14 at the historic Curry Mansion Inn in Key West. Can you donate something fun, functional or fabulous to the silent auction? To do so, call Pat Madiedo at 305-304-4287. To be a sponsor Read More...

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Local Parrot Heads Club Supports VNA/Hospice

Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Florida Keys (VNA/Hospice) received a donation of over $ 1,600 from Pirates on the Water, the Key Largo chapter of the Parrot Heads in Paradise club. VNA/Hospice was chosen this year by the Pirates on the Water as the recipients of their “Pit Stop Party” which was held Read More...

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Wesley House 31st Annuyal Valentine’s Day Gala, Sponsors and Silent Auction Items Sought

Sponsors and silent auction items are sought for the Wesley House 31st Annual Valentine’s Day Gala, to be held Friday, February 14 at the historic Curry Mansion Inn in Key West. Can you donate something fun, functional or fabulous to the silent auction? To do so, call Pat Madiedo at 305-304-4287. To be a sponsor Read More...

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LET’S GET HAMMERED! TSKW FUNDRAISER JAN 14th

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LET'S GET HAMMERED! TSKW FUNDRAISER JAN 14th

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Wesley House 31st Annuyal Valentine's Day Gala, Sponsors and Silent Auction Items Sought

Sponsors and silent auction items are sought for the Wesley House 31st Annual Valentine’s Day Gala, to be held Friday, February 14 at the historic Curry Mansion Inn in Key West. Can you donate something fun, functional or fabulous to the silent auction? To do so, call Pat Madiedo at 305-304-4287. To be a sponsor Read More...

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Wesley House 31st Annuyal Valentine’s Day Gala, Sponsors and Silent Auction Items Sought

Sponsors and silent auction items are sought for the Wesley House 31st Annual Valentine’s Day Gala, to be held Friday, February 14 at the historic Curry Mansion Inn in Key West. Can you donate something fun, functional or fabulous to the silent auction? To do so, call Pat Madiedo at 305-304-4287. To be a sponsor Read More...

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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...

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THE LOVE LANE GANG!

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...

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Southernmost Magnolia Band

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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The Blue Paper #43

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Issue #43 — Friday, January 3, 2014

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First Crack In The Blue Wall of Silence

“Someone better get him away from me before I arrest the son of a bitch myself!” When the other officer asked “KA” what she was talking about, according to a witness, she said, “He just murdered that man.” “That Man” was Charles Eimers and “KA” is Kathyann Wanciak of the Key West Police Department, who Read More...

By Arnaud and Naja Girard

STORIES OF THE YEAR FROM BACK IN HISTORY

When I was editor of Key West The Newspaper– the Blue Paper– back in the “old days,” we published a “Story of the Year” feature at the end of each year. Here’s a look back at a few years of those stories. 2000. Our Story of the Year of the year 2000 was the defeat Read More...

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Confronting Violence Prepares The Soul To Be Healed…

On March 30, 2001, Mr. Obama was the only Illinois senator who rose to speak out against a bill that would have protected babies who had survived a late term labor-induced abortion. Mr. Obama explained that he voted against this bill because it determined that a nine-month-old fetus, living outside of the womb of its Read More...

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cartoon

One of the downsides of getting old, besides aches and pains and boring young people, is witnessing little changes only an older person notices. Whatever is going on in the moment has “always” been going on in the eyes of the young. The fact is they have no point of reference and are not responsible Read More...

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Meet Tennessee Williams This Season

Ernest Hemingway only lived in Key West for eight years, but most folks know where to find the Hemingway House and his favorite bars. But what do Key West residents and tourists know about Tennessee Williams, who lived in town for over 30 years? To the literary world, Williams is an equally famous and prodigious Read More...

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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...

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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...

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Old Island House Tours: Next Group of Tours January 17-18th

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Poetry Guild to Feature Jerry Howard January 5th

Jerry Howard, a Key West winter resident for eight years, will be Key West Poetry Guild’s featured poet on Sunday, January 5, almost a year to the day after his debut performance on Jan. 6, 2013. The regular, monthly meeting is set for 7 p.m., upstairs at Blue Heaven. The Guild’s Nance Boylan, a friend of Read More...

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Women’s Journal Writing Group Forming: There's Still Time to Join the 5-Week Session

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 write down their lives, letting thoughts tumble out of their bellies, leaving their critics, their monkey minds, behind. The group will meet for five 90- minute sessions, Read More...

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Women’s Journal Writing Group Forming: There’s Still Time to Join the 5-Week Session

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 write down their lives, letting thoughts tumble out of their bellies, leaving their critics, their monkey minds, behind. The group will meet for five 90- minute sessions, Read More...

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Friends of the Key West Library Book Sale Saturday January 4th

Friends of the Key West Library will hold their second book sale of this season on Saturday, January 4, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, in the Palm Garden next to the library, 700 Fleming Street. There are still several categories of books that are very overstocked as a result of summer acquisitions. Hardbound fiction, especially Read More...

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FREEWHEELIN' FRIDAYS!

Last Stand and Commissioner Tony Yaniz are excited to sponsor the kickoff of Freewheelin’ Fridays. Replacing single passenger vehicles with bicycles each Friday is one positive step towards reducing traffic congestion, reducing vehicle emissions and increasing the fitness of our community. At the January 7th Key West City Commission meeting, Commissioner Yaniz is sponsoring a Read More...

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FREEWHEELIN’ FRIDAYS!

Last Stand and Commissioner Tony Yaniz are excited to sponsor the kickoff of Freewheelin’ Fridays. Replacing single passenger vehicles with bicycles each Friday is one positive step towards reducing traffic congestion, reducing vehicle emissions and increasing the fitness of our community. At the January 7th Key West City Commission meeting, Commissioner Yaniz is sponsoring a Read More...

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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…)

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