Issue #43 — Friday, January 3, 2014
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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