Issue #59 — Friday, April 25, 2014
THE EIMERS CASE: WITNESS INTIMIDATION?
There is now reason to believe that two plainclothes officers: KWPD Detective Todd Stevens and another unknown officer, posing as FDLE investigators, deliberately intimidated eyewitnesses who were present during the violent arrest last November of 61-year-old Charles Eimers. Anyone who has paid the slightest bit of attention to the story of the tragically fatal Thanksgiving Read More...
IS THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE A PATTERN WITHIN THE KWPD?
Alleged use of excessive force by Key West cops has been the talk of the island since retired General Motors worker Charles Eimers, 61, died after a rough arrest last Thanksgiving Day on South Beach. But its not like this is the first time that “excessive force” and other police wrong-doing has been the topic Read More...
Dearth Day: How Even Environmentalists Are Accepting The Inevitable
When sorrow draws near, The gardens of the soul will lie desolate, Wilting; joy and song will die. Dark is life, dark is death. Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) — Gustav Mahler It was Earth Day this week. Companies peddling environmentally sound products flooded in-boxes with promos for Earth Read More...
My last essay was on the topic of “compartmentalization” and this week we have a shining example of the necessity for it. The American Enterprise Institute “scholar”, Charles Murray, education adviser to Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott spoke at the University of Texas last week telling his audience that there is no “evidence” proving Read More...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Obese Children Grow To Be Obese Adults
Obese children grow to be obese adults. According to recent studies this is a serious concern. In fact, the Florida State Surgeon General last year, launched an initiative targeting this issue. Through the Healthiest Weight initiative, the Department of Health is partnering with community groups and other partners including early education providers to implement programs Read More...
[An Open Letter To] Commissioner George Neugent, You were quoted in the Key west Citizen as saying “We are treating the symptoms instead of treating the real problem with derelict vessels. The way to treat the problem is through managed mooring fields.” I need you to explain to me why you think a managed mooring 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...
Four years ago, while we were living in New Orleans, the Deepwater Horizon rig blew poisoning the Gulf waters and all of its inhabitants forever. Rather than feel helpless about the horror of it I was able to work with the clean up of over 1,000 oiled birds, the large majority rehabbed and released elsewhere. Read More...
Street Performers Want Equal Protection
This city of Key West practices a “double standard” of “bias” and “discrimination” towards us street performers who have all the rights, provided to us by the U.S.Constitution – the supreme law of the land – but are excluded from enjoying our rights. It’s is a direct attempt to violate our constitutional right of “Equal Protection Read More...
Inspired by Michael Welbers', "The Dumbshine State"
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Inspired by Michael Welbers’, “The Dumbshine State”
To read Michael Welbers’ “The Dumbshine State” click here.
The Growing Grove: Next Community Event May 2nd
This month brought the first “Gala in the Grove” at the Grimal property, in big Pine Key. An evening of music, chocolate tasting, organic wine, and multiple courses of raw, vegan dishes, catered by Help Yourself Café, in Key West. This event was made possible not only by the collaborative effort of Help Yourself and Read More...
Lower Matacumbe Mermaids/Mermen “Easter Hop for Charity a Success!
The Lower Matecumbe Mermaids, a group of community minded ladies who enjoy giving back to their community, recently held their first annual Easter Hop benefit at the famed Safari Lounge in Islamorada in support of Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Florida Keys (VNA/Hospice). The event raised over $ 3,000.00 in celebration of VNA/Hospice’s Read More...
Florida Keys Poets’ Work to be Immortalized in Concrete This Friday
This Friday, April 25, at 4:00 p.m., an unveiling ceremony will take place in front of Captain Tony’s Saloon, 428 Greene Street, presenting the very first in an ongoing series of poems and verse by Florida Keys writers to be permanently etched into Key West sidewalks. The result of a Keys-wide contest launched last year Read More...
Kutztown, PA – Rodale Institute recently announced the launch of a global campaign to generate public awareness of soil’s ability to reverse climate change, but only when the health of the soil is maintained through organic regenerative agriculture. The campaign will call for the restructuring of our global food system with the goal of reversing Read More...
Dive Into Coral Camp, Exploring Coral Reefs & Our Amazing Marine Environment
Coral Camp 2014 Registration is Open! When school lets out, Coral Camp begins. 6-12 year old youths explore and learn about our surrounding marine environment through exciting education activities at the Reef Relief Environmental Center in Key West. Each fun-packed day, campers experience hands-on-learning, interactive games and outdoor activities. Activities include science and art projects Read More...
Dive Into Coral Camp, Exploring Coral Reefs & Our Amazing Marine Environment
Coral Camp 2014 Registration is Open! When school lets out, Coral Camp begins. 6-12 year old youths explore and learn about our surrounding marine environment through exciting education activities at the Reef Relief Environmental Center in Key West. Each fun-packed day, campers experience hands-on-learning, interactive games and outdoor activities. Activities include science and art projects Read More...
FIRM Regrets To Announce That Executive Director Chic Wagner Has Resigned
Chic was hired in November 2013, when the Board saw the need for a full-time Executive Director to manage its many immediate challenges involving windstorm, flood insurance and historic preservation issues. FIRM and Monroe County owe Chic a deep debt of gratitude and appreciation for his enthusiastic efforts advancing FIRM’s strategic plan laid out in Read More...
GLEE Finger Food Cook-Off Open to Home Chefs and Pros
The GLEE Community Garden will host a “Healthy Finger Food Cook-Off” on Friday April 25 from 5:30-8 pm at the Bottle Cap Lounge. The competition is open to all and everyone is invited to come taste the entries. Entries in the competition will be judged on their nutritional benefits, originality and taste. The competition encourages Read More...
JOIN GLEE FOR ITS ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 26 IN KEY WEST
Green Living & Energy Education’s annual meeting is set for 4 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Old Town Manor guesthouse in Key West. GLEE invites past, present and potential members to attend to learn what’s next for the Keyswide nonprofit. It’s a great opportunity to meet other residents interested in environmental issues and Read More...
"The Rarest Plant Habitat In Florida" 7:00 PM, April 26th
Stephen Hodges (Field Botanist; Tropical Science Institute at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden) will present Keys Cactus Barrens – a unique plant community that only exists in the Florida Keys. For the last several years, the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Conservation Program has partnered with the Florida Department of Transportation, various other state Read More...
“The Rarest Plant Habitat In Florida” 7:00 PM, April 26th
Stephen Hodges (Field Botanist; Tropical Science Institute at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden) will present Keys Cactus Barrens – a unique plant community that only exists in the Florida Keys. For the last several years, the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Conservation Program has partnered with the Florida Department of Transportation, various other state Read More...
Second in Series of Pop Up Art Shows Hosted By Paradise Tattoo / APRIL 26
Paradise Tattoo Pop Up Art Show: Steve Martin Jr. edition will be held Saturday April 26th, from 6pm-10pm at Paradise Tattoo, Located at 627 Duval St. This Year Paradise Tattoo is ushering in a new era, full of art shows, community events, specials, raffles and much more! This year, we want to connect more with Read More...
SAMUELS HOUSE FUNDRAISER / Monday April 28th
104.9 THE X FM, Radio Personality Ben Solove – Key West’s Most Eligible Bachelor, and artist Jason Covington from Southernmost Tattoo, have successfully raised over $ 1000 for The Samuels House. In less than one week. A check will be presented to The Samuels House, The Contestants from the “INK MY ASS” Contest hoped to Read More...
Last Monthly Artisan Market of the Season Celebrates our Conch Heritage
The Key West Artisan Market Conch Republic Days Edition will be held Sunday, April 27th from 10 am to 2 pm at the Restaurant Store parking lot to help celebrate all things Key West. This will be the last monthly Market of the season. The event gives residents and visitors alike a chance to Read More...
Meet Mayor Murphy at LWV Fifth Tuesday Social, April 29th
Monroe County Mayor Sylvia Murphy will be guest of honor at the April 29 Fifth Tuesday social hosted by the Lower Keys League of Women Voters at the Pasta Garden in Duval Square from 5 until 7 p.m. The meet and greet event continues the League’s practice of holding an informal gathering in any month 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…)
The Key West Navy League Commissioning Committee invites you to celebrate “The Women of the Lighthouses” on Friday, 2 May, 5:30-8PM at the Key West Lighthouse Museum, 938 Whitehead Street. Join us as we honor Ms. Kathleen Moore, the namesake of the next Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter being commissioned on 10 May in Read More...
A team of the nations most esteemed wood flooring experts will be heading to Key West next week to donate their time and expertise to re-finish the Key West Custom House Museum floors. George and Carol Goodwin of Goodwin Company and Howard Brickman of Brickman Consulting will lead the effort in partnership with Bona®, who Read More...
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SHORT ATTENTION SPAN THEATRE RETURNS TO RED BARN THEATRE
Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval Street, proudly presents the 2014 Edition of SHORT ATTENTION SPAN THEATRE: RANDOM ACTS OF COMEDY, May 6 to 31. This popular feature is a traditional end to the Red Barn Theatre Season and this year’s fresh-picked assortment of ten-minute plays is funnier and more thought-provoking than ever! The Random Acts of Read More...
SAVE THE DATE: May 12th / 31st Annual Queen Mother Pageant is “One Night Only”
Get your stilettos ready for the wildest beauty pageant in all the land! The 31st Annual Queen Mother Pageant, presented by John “Ma” Evans and LaTeDa and hosted by Christopher Peterson and Randy Roberts will be Monday, May 12, 2014. This annual fundraiser for the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Florida Keys and Read More...
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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