March 2014 - Key West the Newspaper

Some Burning Questions About Offshore Islands

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Mar 282014

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Wisteria Island Volunteer Fire Department

by Naja and Arnaud Girard

Sore throats, red eyes, Old Town storeowners worried about the smell of smoke on their garments, sailboats evacuated… One way or another a lot of people were affected last week by the fire raging on Wisteria Island. The Key West Fire Department had given up the fight on Monday and the fire continued on, burning through trees for six days. In the end the flames were extinguished only after a group of volunteers took the matter into their own hands last Saturday.

“We traded buckets all day, from the beach all the way into the center of the forest,” says Jeff Sundwall one of the volunteers. We had teenage kids, young mothers, boaters, people from Key West came with their boats. We worked from morning to sunset.”

By then, the team of about 8 people, organized by local activist Mike Mongo, covered in soot and exhausted, equipped only with buckets and 500 feet of garden hose connected to a small 12-volt pump, had managed to extinguish the flames down to the last cluster of burning trees. Continue reading »

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Issue #55 — Friday, March 28, 2014

Wisteria Island Volunteer Fire Department

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SOME BURNING QUESTIONS ABOUT OFFSHORE ISLANDS

Sore throats, red eyes, Old Town storeowners worried about the smell of smoke on their garments, sailboats evacuated… One way or another a lot of people were affected last week by the fire raging on Wisteria Island. The Key West Fire Department had given up the fight on Monday and the fire continued on, burning Read More...

By Arnaud and Naja Girard

Looks like Balfour Beatty may be at it again! Have privatized military housing contractors been ratted out while trying to sneak a new tax exemption bill into the Florida Legislature? Balfour Beatty’s local military housing affiliate, Southeast Housing LLC, owns all of the Navy family housing units in the Key West area. Over a year Read More...

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PROPOSED NOISE LAW HAS FLAWS

Years ago, Yankee Jack, the longtime entertainer at the Bull Bar, told me a story about why he decided to move to Key West. He said he was an entertainer on a cruise ship that pulled into Key West for the night and, of course, he took a walking tour of Duval Street. “I was Read More...

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Tourists: We Want Their Dollars Without Providing Services

Anyone who has ever lived in the northern part of the country knows how alluring the blue skies and sandy beaches of the Keys can be during the winter, especially a winter as brutal as the one that the Midwest and Northeast have just experienced. Visitors come here primarily for the warmth and not for Read More...

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Powerful Governments–Compel Obedience–Punish Dissent…

Deliberately administering any type of cruel and violent punishment to an animal is a serious criminal act. There is not, nor will there ever be, a law that sanctions such behavior. Most societies and cultures that butcher animals for food, adhere to a merciful means of terminating their lives. In accordance with the ‘United States 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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The Frisbee King Throws to the Future

Getting old requires adapting to changed circumstances. I dislike this as much as anyone, both the getting and the adapting. In our late 60s, we have more time, but less money, energy and strength. Parts that were once just fine now hurt. Some need to be repaired or replaced. Some things can’t be fixed. Our Read More...

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I Am Playing Badminton In My Soul

When I was a kid, my mom and I used to play badminton in the yard. Badminton, as it turns out, is not only a terrifically fun word to spell and say, but it is also a hilarious sport, especially when you are completely lacking many things that “other” people may consider crucial to the Read More...

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Key West High School Live Reporting Team Placed First In Nation!

Last week in Orlando, three Key West High School students from the Conch 5 Studios National Team placed first in the nation in the Team Live Reporting category at the Student Television Network Convention. Morgan Denhart, Austin Svedjan, and Riley Schill collaborated on the winning effort. All three are students in Ed Smith’s television production class. Read More...

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THE BLUE PAPER WELCOMES TWO NEW ADVERTISERS THIS MONTH

DID YOU KNOW ONLINE ADS IN THE BLUE PAPER WERE VIEWED OVER 36,000 TIMES THIS MONTH ALREADY? ~~~~~~~~~ ONLINE ONLY ADS BEGIN AT $ 95.00/MONTH ADD THE STREET POSTER OPTION BEGINNING AT $ 200/MONTH CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION OR CALL: (305) 304-6882 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ JUST A FEW SPOTS LEFT FOR 5″ WIDE FULL-COLOR ADS ON Read More...

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TUNATOONS: The Wolf Series

Cartoon by artist and former Key Wester (for 22 years) now living in New Mexico Richard “Tuna” Rohe

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The Battle of the Bulge

I’m going back a bit in time here to revisit the first episode of Cosmos from a couple of weeks ago. At one point in that show, host Neil deGrasse Tyson mentioned that the earth and moon were much closer to each other when they were cutting their planetary baby teeth. Then he said something Read More...

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EPA Proposes Biggest Step for Clean Water in a Decade

Today, in the biggest step forward for clean water in more than a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule to close loopholes in the Clean Water Act that leave nearly 30% of Florida’s streams and millions of acres of wetlands at risk of unchecked pollution and development. “With the drinking water for close Read More...

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THIS SUNDAY 5:00! THE WOMANKIND CROQUET PARTY / TWILIGHT MERRIMENT

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Monthly Artisan Market Celebrates Ocean Awareness

The Key West Artisan Market: Ocean Awareness Edition will be held Sunday, March 30 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Restaurant Store parking lot in support the Mote Marine’s Oceanfest Key West on Saturday. The Market is a new monthly attraction with only one more date set for April 27 in conjunction with Read More...

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Breast Cancer Rates Increasing Among Younger Women In Florida; National Breast Cancer Prevention Project Relocates to Key West

More Florida women, under 50 years old, are being diagnosed with invasive breast cancer each year. In 1984 only 53 out of 100,000 women in the state were diagnosed; by 2008 that number had jumped to 74 out of 100,000; a 1.7 percent annual increase, according to the Florida Statewide Cancer Registry. Florida women are Read More...

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CLYBOURNE PARK –POLITICALLY INCORRECT

CLYBOURNE PARK, written by Bruce Norris and directed by Carole MacCartee at Red Barn Theatre, raises the bar on politically incorrect wit. The Pulitzer Prize-winning dialogue wades deeply into the morass of race, mental challenges, handicapped issues and family and community dynamics, trading each groan for a laugh. Audiences gasp before bursting in laughter at Read More...

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FLORIDA STANDARDS COMING TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU ~ State Farm contributes $100,000 to promote Florida Standards ~

Videos starring the Florida Standards are in the works to spread the word about how best to teach the concepts to students. State Farm is partnering with the Florida Education Foundation and the Florida Department of Education to help bring the project to life. State Farm contributed $ 100,000 to make the project possible. Read More...

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SAVE THE DATE! Saturday April 12th / Salute on the Beach to Present After Life Book Signing Event

Saturday, April 12, 4-6 pm, at Salute on the Beach in Key West, Carol Tedesco, Roberta DePiero and Jane Newhagen will present After Life – Images from the Key West Cemetery at a public book launch and signing event. Published by the New Atlantian Library,with photography by Tedesco and DePiero and prose by Newhagen, After 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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Calling All Artists!

Key West is ready to get animated, but Fantasy Fest® 2014 “Animeted Dreams & Adventures” needs you! Dust off your sketch pencils, ready your mouse, and prepare your canvas for an animated take on Key West. Bring your wildest dreams and adventures to life. Kawaii! The Fantasy Fest poster contest is your chance is to Read More...

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Women’s Journal Writing Group: Spring Session Offered

Do you want to write your first novel; journal more each week, or begin a family history? The Women’s Journal Writing Group is now accepting new members for the 6-week Spring Session beginning the first week in April. “The Journal Writing Group is like going to the gym. we all need a chance to exercise the emotional and Read More...

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Women's Journal Writing Group: Spring Session Offered

Do you want to write your first novel; journal more each week, or begin a family history? The Women’s Journal Writing Group is now accepting new members for the 6-week Spring Session beginning the first week in April. “The Journal Writing Group is like going to the gym. we all need a chance to exercise the emotional and Read More...

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The Russians Are Coming – To Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center! THIS SUNDAY!

Impromptu Classical Concerts will present a special, non-subscription performance by the acclaimed Chamber Orchestra Kremlin at Tennessee Williams Theatre, on Sunday March 30, 4:00 pm. The special concert is in commemoration of the 100th birthday of well-loved arts patron Florence Fox-Loeb, one of Key West’s “grande dames” in the very best sense of the term. Read More...

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Continuing Through The End of the March: Fausto’s ‘Rounds It Up’ for VNA/Hospice

For the entire month of March, both Fausto’s Food Palace locations (1105 White St. and 522 Fleming St.) are participating in a community support promotion to benefit the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Florida Keys. Dubbed “Round It UP!”, the program enables customers of the locally owned and operated gourmet grocery and food Read More...

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SAVE THE DATE! APRIL 21, 2014: Hometown!'s "Call for Candidates" Event at Salute Restaurant, Higgs Beach at 5 p.m.

Hometown! PAC Announces Call for Candidates Event Dear Members, Prospective Members of Hometown PAC, and all Candidates, Prospective Candidates and Those Merely Testing the Waters: Please join us on Monday, April 21, 2014, when Key West’s Hometown! will present declared and potential candidates for the upcoming elections. The event will be held at Salute Restaurant, Higgs Beach, starting Read More...

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SAVE THE DATE! APRIL 21, 2014: Hometown!’s “Call for Candidates” Event at Salute Restaurant, Higgs Beach at 5 p.m.

Hometown! PAC Announces Call for Candidates Event Dear Members, Prospective Members of Hometown PAC, and all Candidates, Prospective Candidates and Those Merely Testing the Waters: Please join us on Monday, April 21, 2014, when Key West’s Hometown! will present declared and potential candidates for the upcoming elections. The event will be held at Salute Restaurant, Higgs Beach, starting Read More...

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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 or Cindy Jefferson on bass, world-famous Chuck Sherman on pedal steel, and special guest Joe Read More...

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BOCC: We Have No Legal Obligation To Take Care of Derelict Vessels

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Tug Tilly at anchor Monday February 24th, four days before sinking

Naja and Arnaud Girard

There’s finally an explanation as to why nothing was done to keep the Tug Tilly from sinking. A lot has been said and written about the Tug Tilly: the controversial sale of a 150-ton scrapyard-ready tugboat to a homeless man, its subsequent floundering while abandoned two miles south of Key West about a month ago, the hundreds of gallons of engine oil spilled into the ocean and the enormous looming wreck removal costs. And with that, the half- million dollar question: Why, since everyone knew this was going to happen, why-oh-why, was nothing done to prevent this catastrophe?

Isn’t the county government in charge of derelict vessels? Hasn’t Monroe County, for years, been paying for the removal of derelict vessels, including over $ 100,000 for the “Pair-O-Dice” alone? [Pair-O-Dice was a casino boat aground in Key West harbor in 2009 when it was seized as a derelict vessel and destroyed at county expense).

The county receives nearly $ 650,000 a year in funds from boater registration fees that are to be used for, among other things, the prevention and removal of derelict vessels. But in view of the Tilly’s wreck removal price tag commissioners decided to seek a more detailed legal opinion from their attorney, Bob Shillinger. The conclusion … the county is not responsible for the removal of derelict vessels – never was – and is certainly not going to pay for the removal of the Tug Tilly.

This, obviously, is excellent news for the taxpayers who worried that they would be on the hook for a half million dollars in removal costs. But it is also quite worrisome: During the BOCC meeting in Marathon last Wednesday county commissioners rejected a plan to secure boats like Tilly before they sink or run aground. The unanimous opinion was that there was no reason for the county to try to prevent such scenarios since any intervention would only create liabilities that would not otherwise accrue.

Of course, there are those who believe that legal liability doesn’t always coincide with political liability and that elected officials who refuse to take charge of obvious safety and environmental issues in due time just because there is no “legal” obligation to do so are in error.

Is it really the policy of Monroe County not to even attempt to have a contingency plan for the Tillys of the future? Every member of the county commission was notified on Monday February 24th of the imminent demise of the Tilly in the event it was not brought back to protected waters. The vessel sunk four days later.

How many more such preventable catastrophes will be allowed to occur and to litter our shores before the county and the state decide to establish some hands-on, proactive procedures for dealing with such situations?

The fact remains: officials knew the Tilly was going to sink, could have easily caused the vessel to be secured, but chose to do nothing.

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Issue #54 — Friday, March 21, 2014

WISTERIA ISLAND FIRE: THE BACK STORY

“By midnight Monday the flames had gotten bigger and bigger and then the cold front arrived,” says Pascal Beregevoi, “The gusts were really ferocious and all of a sudden smoke, embers, and ashes completely engulfed the boat.” Pascal, who lives on a boat with her teenage daughter near Wisteria Island, had hoped the cold front Read More...

By Arnaud and Naja Girard

Supertankers For Humanity Announces Its First Florida Keys Project

NEWS RELEASE SUPERTANKERS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION dba Supertankers For Humanity **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** MEDIA CONTACT: Ahmad Jaber, 143-26-54-78-85-62 [email protected] ABU DHABI, MARCH 21, 2014 – Rather than facing the costs of decommissioning large commercial vessels, we here at Supertankers International Corp have become sensitive to the pleas for affordable housing coming from the large homeless population in the Read More...

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BOCC: We Have No Legal Obligation To Take Care of Derelict Vessels

There’s finally an explanation as to why nothing was done to keep the Tug Tilly from sinking. A lot has been said and written about the Tug Tilly: the controversial sale of a 150-ton scrapyard-ready tugboat to a homeless man, its subsequent floundering while abandoned two miles south of Key West about a month ago, Read More...

By Arnaud and Naja Girard

Marathon Diary: Sliding into Chaos

Exhibit A: Democracy takes a back seat in the Middle Keys The Marathon City Council, after some promises about making careful considerations, wasted no time in appointing former councilman John Bartus to the seat recently and abruptly vacated by Ginger Snead. Snead, to the shock of many, had suddenly resigned citing “rumors.” It’s never been Read More...

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Mano a Mano: Yard Waste Redux

In the following interview, Blue Paper columnist Michael Welber interviews former environmental activist Michael Welber. This Welber launched the city of Marathon Green Team in 2007, was a member of what was then called Monroe County’s Green Initiative Task Force, and has written extensively about environmental issues. He wrote recently (https://keywestthenewspaper.com//article/debate-about-yard-waste-incineration-flares-up/) about the county’s plans Read More...

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6.6 Acres: Now You See It / Now You Don’t

Last Monday, Key West City staff set out to explain how decisions made by staff and that were vetted by both the Truman Waterfront Advisory Board and the Bahama Village Redevelopment Advisory Committee over two years ago resulted in reducing the amount of land that was intended to benefit Bahama Village by two-thirds, from 6.6 Read More...

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6.6 Acres: Now You See It / Now You Don't

Last Monday, Key West City staff set out to explain how decisions made by staff and that were vetted by both the Truman Waterfront Advisory Board and the Bahama Village Redevelopment Advisory Committee over two years ago resulted in reducing the amount of land that was intended to benefit Bahama Village by two-thirds, from 6.6 Read More...

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CLIMATE CHANGE: IS THE SKY FALLING?

Last week, the United States Senate held an all-nighter to call attention to the threat of climate change. You don’t have to convince me that the climate is changing. I watch the National Geographic and Discovery channels a lot and I have learned that climate change is natural. It’s been going on for millions 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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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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Book Review: CODE OF HONOR by V.C. Weeks

Code of Honor, a debut novel by V. C. Weeks, grabs the reader by the throat in the first sentence and doesn’t let go. The novel is the tale of Sargeant Hank Siemans, who opens this gripping story on reconnaissance in the mountains of Afghanistan, hunting for Osama bin Ladin and his al Queda crew, Read More...

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The Frisbee King Returns To High School

Some people have a blast at their high-school reunions, while others refuse to attend. I like ‘em. At my 50th this weekend in Pittsburgh, we looked older. Some of us looked old. Several now use canes. I heard a lot of talk about cancer and hearts, along with the usual wear-and-tear stories about knees and Read More...

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Cartoon by artist and former Key Wester (for 22 years) now living in New Mexico Richard “Tuna” Rohe

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Pancake Penance

I missed Pancake Day on Tuesday [March 4th]. I missed it because I didn’t know it was synonymous with Shrove Tuesday, the last day for many to party down before they begin six weeks of self-denial (Lent) on Ash Wednesday (which is probably what the inside of your mouth feels like, ash that is, after Read More...

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What We Don’t Need is More Government on our Backs and in the Business of the People

It’s time for the citizens to be more active in what kind of laws, and the kind of community we would like to have and share. Lets come together and fight against the bureaucrats and politicians, telling us what for, how to, where to go, and what we can and not do only when it Read More...

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An Open Letter to the Board of County Commissioners

Honorable Commissioners: I had some concern about the Stock Island waterfront area going from commercial to mixed use. As you know, the County Commission voted to make the area mixed use and it passed. Back then I sent you a e-mail stating that any boat ramp in that area would need to stay in county Read More...

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SAVE THE DATE! THE WOMANKIND CROQUET PARTY / TWILIGHT MERRIMENT

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Women’s Journal Writing Group: Spring Session Offered

Do you want to write your first novel; journal more each week, or begin a family history? The Women’s Journal Writing Group is now accepting new members for the 6-week Spring Session beginning the first week in April. “The Journal Writing Group is like going to the gym. we all need a chance to exercise the emotional and 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…)

By [email protected]

Women's Journal Writing Group: Spring Session Offered

Do you want to write your first novel; journal more each week, or begin a family history? The Women’s Journal Writing Group is now accepting new members for the 6-week Spring Session beginning the first week in April. “The Journal Writing Group is like going to the gym. we all need a chance to exercise the emotional and Read More...

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Pier House Resort & Spa Supports Wesley House

Wesley House Family Services recently received a $ 2,000 donation from the Pier House Resort & Spa. The monies from the donation – a result of Pier House GM Joe Dantoni being named “Resort Manager of the Year” by Remington Hotels – will be used to purchase items for foster children that are not covered Read More...

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Pier House Resort & Spa Supports Wesley House

Wesley House Family Services recently received a $ 2,000 donation from the Pier House Resort & Spa. The monies from the donation – a result of Pier House GM Joe Dantoni being named “Resort Manager of the Year” by Remington Hotels – will be used to purchase items for foster children that are not covered Read More...

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Continuing Through The End of the March: Fausto’s ‘Rounds It Up’ for VNA/Hospice

For the entire month of March, both Fausto’s Food Palace locations (1105 White St. and 522 Fleming St.) are participating in a community support promotion to benefit the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Florida Keys. Dubbed “Round It UP!”, the program enables customers of the locally owned and operated gourmet grocery and food Read More...

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Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, Next Speaker March 22nd

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Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, Next Speaker March 22nd

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FLOOD INSURANCE FORUM: Options and Solutions, Saturday March 22nd

A forum on Flood Insurance: Options and Solutions, organized by the Lower Keys League of Women Voters, will be held on Saturday, March 22 from 10 a.m. until noon at Harvey Government Center at the Old Truman School. “Quickly rising flood insurance rates affect everyone in the Keys,” said LWV chapter President Joan Wallin. “Whether Read More...

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Don't Miss the Last Cemetery Stroll this Season, March 22nd

There’s one last chance to stroll the historic Key West Cemetery this season with an insightful guide. March 22 is the last in a series of Cemetery Strolls. During the stroll, small groups of visitors are escorted to gravesites where interpreters will tell the stories of the deceased. The groups are scheduled for departures at Read More...

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Don’t Miss the Last Cemetery Stroll this Season, March 22nd

There’s one last chance to stroll the historic Key West Cemetery this season with an insightful guide. March 22 is the last in a series of Cemetery Strolls. During the stroll, small groups of visitors are escorted to gravesites where interpreters will tell the stories of the deceased. The groups are scheduled for departures at Read More...

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CLYBOURNE PARK AT RED BARN THEATRE / SHOW OPENS MARCH 25th

Red Barn Theatre proudly presents the Pulitzer Prize winning CLYBOURNE PARK, written by Bruce Norris and directed by Carole MacCartee. Norris somehow manages to juggle racism, social pressure and family dynamics into a blur of hilarity, irony and wit. The script tiptoes along the tightrope of things we are not allowed to say, from “colored” Read More...

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Celebration Set for Tennessee Williams Key West Exhibit, Wednesday March 26th

In support of the 103rd anniversary celebration of the birth of Key West’s most famous playwright, Tennessee Williams, Mayor Sylvia Murphy and the Board of Monroe County Commissioners recently presented Producer Dennis Beaver with a proclamation declaring the writer’s March 26 birthday as Tennessee Williams Day in Monroe County. A reception honoring the occasion, and Read More...

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EQUALITY FLORIDA TO HONOR CONNIE GILBERT AT ANNUAL KEY WEST GALA: MARCH 29

On Saturday, March 29, Equality Florida Institute will present the Voice for Equality Award to Constance (Connie) Gilbert, a resident of Key West who has been a steadfast advocate for LGBT equality. The award will be presented at the Equality Florida Key West Gala at the beautiful Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela Street in Key West. Read More...

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The Russians Are Coming – To Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center!

Impromptu Classical Concerts will present a special, non-subscription performance by the acclaimed Chamber Orchestra Kremlin at Tennessee Williams Theatre, on Sunday March 30, 4:00 pm. The special concert is in commemoration of the 100th birthday of well-loved arts patron Florence Fox-Loeb, one of Key West’s “grande dames” in the very best sense of the term. Read More...

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SAVE THE DATE! APRIL 21, 2014: Hometown!'s "Call for Candidates" Event at Salute Restaurant, Higgs Beach at 5 p.m

Hometown! PAC Announces Call for Candidates Event Dear Members, Prospective Members of Hometown PAC, and all Candidates, Prospective Candidates and Those Merely Testing the Waters: Please join us on Monday, April 21, 2014, when Key West’s Hometown! will present declared and potential candidates for the upcoming elections. The event will be held at Salute Restaurant, Higgs Beach, starting Read More...

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SAVE THE DATE! APRIL 21, 2014: Hometown!’s “Call for Candidates” Event at Salute Restaurant, Higgs Beach at 5 p.m

Hometown! PAC Announces Call for Candidates Event Dear Members, Prospective Members of Hometown PAC, and all Candidates, Prospective Candidates and Those Merely Testing the Waters: Please join us on Monday, April 21, 2014, when Key West’s Hometown! will present declared and potential candidates for the upcoming elections. The event will be held at Salute Restaurant, Higgs Beach, starting Read More...

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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...

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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...

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LITTLE PINK HOUSES OF HOPE RETREAT 2014

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The Blue Paper #53

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Mar 142014

Issue #53 — Friday, March 14, 2014

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Peary Court Redevelopment: Round Two

To integrate or not to integrate… Two schools of urbanism are at war over plans for redevelopment of former Navy housing at Peary Court. The process of permitting the latest plan for 208 new residential units began last Monday with a 4-hour debate before HARC (Historical Architectural Review Commission). “We want to fully integrate Peary Read More...

By Arnaud and Naja Girard

A Brief History of Truman Annex / Part II

In the February 28 issue of The Blue Paper the editors/publishers asked if Bahama Village is being dispossessed of its 6.6 acres at Truman Waterfront. The answer to that question is clearly “YES”! I first took notice of plans for the Waterfront in 2005. We, my wife and I, had just returned to the Conch Read More...

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Notes on the Truman Waterfront Plan

At the February 24, 2014 HARC meeting, I mentioned several concerns regarding the approval of the Truman Waterfront Major Development Plan: Continued discussion of Building 103 as a “Restaurant.” Planned walkways should reserve paving to incorporate “Cowpath” concept. Plan does not accommodate Outer Mole transportation solutions. 1. I am not sure where the idea originated Read More...

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I’M GOING TO SUE YOU FOR LIBEL!

For the past several weeks, I have been writing about the press: The power of the press or the lack thereof, and freedom of the press and challenges to that freedom. Some journalists feel that libel laws represent a challenge to freedom of the press. I do not agree with that. The purpose of the Read More...

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I'M GOING TO SUE YOU FOR LIBEL!

For the past several weeks, I have been writing about the press: The power of the press or the lack thereof, and freedom of the press and challenges to that freedom. Some journalists feel that libel laws represent a challenge to freedom of the press. I do not agree with that. The purpose of the Read More...

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Tug Tilly and Others

Artist and former Key Wester (for 22 years) now living in New Mexico – Richard “Tuna” Rohe – shares his Tug Tilly inspired cartoon with The Blue Paper. [THANK YOU!!]

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Avoiding a Sinking Should Be First Priorty

An issue that frustrated me while serving on the Monroe County Marine and Port Advisory Committee is the ineffectiveness of the county’s derelict vessel program. A large portion of the time our committee spent during my term was to help shape the development of Monroe County’s Pilot Program Anchoring ordinance. One of the main goals Read More...

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Congressman Garcia’s Statement On Senate Passage of the Homeowner’s Flood Insurance Affordability Act

Last night, the Senate passed the House version of the flood bill, the Homeowner’s Flood Insurance Affordability Act, by an overwhelming majority in a 72-22 vote. “I commend my colleagues in the Senate for stepping up in the name of struggling, middle-class homeowners. The Homeowner’s Flood Insurance Affordability Act represents the first meaningful step forward Read More...

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THE FRISBEE KING SERIES PART I: Life is a Frisbee, Thrown

Youtube Video Credit: William Austin Humans are the only species I can think of that show appreciation for the achievement of others. It can be expressed as a private word of praise, public acknowledgement, round of applause or people chanting your name. Some children these days, though not all, are brought up in a cocoon 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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Presenting Brock Guzman

Brock Guzman has spent his entire life on the artistic island of Key West and has been immersed in its creative influence since day one. Brock began his artistic endeavors through music, but picked up a camera his senior year in AP Photography and has stuck with it since. His pictures are influenced by surrealism Read More...

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'MOVING DAY' A SHORT STORY

Barbara Calkins is a former resident of Key West, a graduate of Key West High School, and on the second phase of her life. In the first phase, she lived in Key West through 1999, met her former husband, and moved to Europe. In this phase, she enjoys being a mom, writing, making people laugh, Read More...

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‘MOVING DAY’ A SHORT STORY

Barbara Calkins is a former resident of Key West, a graduate of Key West High School, and on the second phase of her life. In the first phase, she lived in Key West through 1999, met her former husband, and moved to Europe. In this phase, she enjoys being a mom, writing, making people laugh, Read More...

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SAVE THE DATE! THE WOMANKIND CROQUET PARTY / TWILIGHT MERRIMENT

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EPA Extends Public Comment Period After Hundreds Gathered To Fight Drilling and Acid Fracking in Everglades

Naples, FL — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency extended the public comment period to March 31st after over 300 Floridians turned out to a public hearing at the Golden Gate Community Center in Naples, Florida last Tuesday to voice their concern for drilling and acid fracking in Big Cypress Swamp watershed and near Everglades National Read More...

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VNA/Hospice Celebrates 30 Years Serving the Keys

Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Florida Keys is celebrating 30 years of service as the only not-for-profit home health and hospice agency in Monroe County. Its hospice program was founded in 1984 to answer a call for end-of-life services in the community, with home health by the VNA following in 1988. VNA/Hospice maintains Read More...

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Fausto’s ‘Rounds It Up’ for VNA/Hospice

For the entire month of March, both Fausto’s Food Palace locations (1105 White St. and 522 Fleming St.) are participating in a community support promotion to benefit the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Florida Keys. Dubbed “Round It UP!”, the program enables customers of the locally owned and operated gourmet grocery and food Read More...

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Old Island Restoration Foundation House Tour / Friday and Saturday, 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...

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Community College Ceramics Club Annual Fundraiser This Saturday

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Intuitive Arts Fair on Big Pine Key / THIS WEEKEND!

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...

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Grant Supported FREE Events at Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden

Did you know March is Archeology Month? To help celebrate, the Key West Botanical Garden Society received a grant from the Florida Humanities Council – the first awarded to a botanical garden, according to Constance Miller, docent at the Forest and a retired herbalist. ‘NATIVE PEOPLE/NATIVE PLANTS’ SATURDAY, MARCH 15 “Prehistoric Plant Pharmacy Tour of 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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Montessori Children’s School Open House Saturday 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Montessori Children’s School of Key West will hold its annual Open House for prospective new students on Saturday, March 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on its campus at 1221 Varela Street in Key West. Interested families can learn about the school, tour the classrooms and meet the staff to gain appreciation for Montessori materials and the hands-on Read More...

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Impromptu Classical Concerts Welcomes Cellist Gabriel Cabezas

The sixth and final Impromptu Classical Concerts subscription presentation will be a Rising Star performance by gifted 21 year old cellist Gabriel Cabezas at Saint Paul’s Church, 4:00 pm, Sunday, March 16th. He will be accompanied on piano by Andrew Tyson, a recipient of an Avery Fisher Grant. The Rising Star Concert Series, in honor Read More...

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Southernmost Car Club Monthly Show & Shine, This Sunday

The Florida Keys Southernmost Car Club (FKSCC) holds its monthly SHOW & SHINE this Sunday, March 16th. 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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Southernmost Car Club Monthly Show & Shine, This Sunday

The Florida Keys Southernmost Car Club (FKSCC) holds its monthly SHOW & SHINE this Sunday, March 16th. 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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Lou Harris at Last FOL Lecture, Monday

Political analyst Lou Harris is the last presenter in this year’s Friends of the Key West Library lecture series—Monday, March 17, 6:00 p.m., Studios of Key West, 600 White Street. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Known as the Dean of American Pollsters, Harris will probe the problem: “Whatever Happened to the Pursuit of Excellence?” For Read More...

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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 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 of styles and Read More...

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Bicycle Master Plan Talk, Wednesday March 19th

March is Transportation Month in Key West; what better time to share ideas for an island-wide bicycle master plan? On Wednesday, March 19th, the Key West Green Drinks meeting will feature Anthony Garcia, the chairman of South Florida’s Green Mobility Network. Garcia is heavily involved with the Bicycle Master Plans in City of Miami, Read More...

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Don’t Miss the Last Cemetery Stroll this Season, March 22nd

There’s one last chance to stroll the historic Key West Cemetery this season with an insightful guide. March 22 is the last in a series of Cemetery Strolls. During the stroll, small groups of visitors are escorted to gravesites where interpreters will tell the stories of the deceased. The groups are scheduled for departures at Read More...

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Don't Miss the Last Cemetery Stroll this Season, March 22nd

There’s one last chance to stroll the historic Key West Cemetery this season with an insightful guide. March 22 is the last in a series of Cemetery Strolls. During the stroll, small groups of visitors are escorted to gravesites where interpreters will tell the stories of the deceased. The groups are scheduled for departures at Read More...

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FLOOD INSURANCE FORUM: Options and Solutions next Saturday

A forum on Flood Insurance: Options and Solutions, organized by the Lower Keys League of Women Voters, will be held on Saturday, March 22 from 10 a.m. until noon at Harvey Government Center at the Old Truman School. “Quickly rising flood insurance rates affect everyone in the Keys,” said LWV chapter President Joan Wallin. “Whether Read More...

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CLYBOURNE PARK AT RED BARN THEATRE / SHOW OPENS MARCH 25th

Red Barn Theatre proudly presents the Pulitzer Prize winning CLYBOURNE PARK, written by Bruce Norris and directed by Carole MacCartee. Norris somehow manages to juggle racism, social pressure and family dynamics into a blur of hilarity, irony and wit. The script tiptoes along the tightrope of things we are not allowed to say, from “colored” Read More...

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Love Lane Gang / Knocking Your Socks Off!

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...

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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 or Cindy Jefferson on bass, world-famous Chuck Sherman on pedal steel, and special guest Joe Read More...

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LITTLE PINK HOUSES OF HOPE RETREAT 2014

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Sunken Tug Tilly Could Cost Half-Million Dollars! Why Was Nothing Done?

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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 probably meet with the end of its voyage.

What was going to happen was no secret. In rough seas the tug would soon start shoveling water over its stern deck. The water would roll forward (as the bow began plunging into the waves). It would find those large holes rusted through on the midship deck and begin to flood the boat. With no pumps and no one aboard to call for help the boat was going to sink and that’s what it did, early Friday morning.

Of course, we had predicted Tilly’s demise in our previous article but somehow “we told you so” just doesn’t quite say it.

The cursed 81’, 150 gross ton tug is now sunk about one-half mile west of the Main Ship Channel. It has been declared a hazard to navigation, the engine oil has leaked into the ocean, the removal costs, according to local salvor John Coffin, could reach a half-million dollars and the County might have to foot the bill (since the last known owner, Stephen Freer, appears to be a penniless homeless man). Continue reading »

The Blue Paper #52

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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...

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WISTERIA ISLAND FOR SALE?

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...

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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...

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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...

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FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

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...

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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...

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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...

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Bitch Bitch Bitch

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...

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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...

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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...

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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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Inevitable Harm

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...

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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...

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PEARY COURT DEVELOPERS ARE NOT SNEAKING UNDER THE RADAR / First of Many Public Meetings on New Plan This Monday

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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KEY WEST RANKS THIRD BEST PLACE FOR SINGLES IN FLORIDA

10 Best Places For Singles In Florida By Movoto Real Estate

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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...

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SALT: Artist Reception March 8th: "Wandering Scent" Paintings by Gabriella Fiabane

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SALT: Artist Reception March 8th: “Wandering Scent” Paintings by Gabriella Fiabane

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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...

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FOOD FOREST IMMERSION AT GRIMAL GROVE / BIG PINE KEY

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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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Be Part of Creating a New Bernstein Park / Monday March 10th

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LITTLE PINK HOUSES OF HOPE RETREAT 2014

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