Issue #53 — Friday, March 14, 2014
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!!]
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...
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...
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...
NOWHERE TO RUN: NEW VIDEO DEVASTATING TO KWPD CREDIBILITY [CHIEF LEE DEPOSITION VIDEO] EIMERS IN-CUSTODY-DEATH UPDATE: MISSING VIDEO SURFACES KATHY SMITH, LEAD FDLE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARLES EIMERS CASE PUT ON ADMINITRATIVE LEAVE KWPD & FDLE, PARTNERS IN CRIME? CHARLES EIMERS UPDATE: Police, Death, and Missing Videotapes THE BURGLAR, THE VIGILANTE, AND THE AXE OF Read More...
DEATH IN PARADISE: A YEAR LATER [CHARLES EIMERS MEMORIAL] NOWHERE TO RUN: NEW VIDEO DEVASTATING TO KWPD CREDIBILITY [CHIEF LEE DEPOSITION VIDEO] EIMERS IN-CUSTODY-DEATH UPDATE: MISSING VIDEO SURFACES KATHY SMITH, LEAD FDLE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARLES EIMERS CASE PUT ON ADMINITRATIVE LEAVE KWPD & FDLE, PARTNERS IN CRIME? CHARLES EIMERS UPDATE: Police, Death, and Missing Videotapes Read More...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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…)
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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