Dear Ernest

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Dec 122014
 

Dear Ernest,

I thought of you the other day as I drove down Whitehead Street and nearly ran over a family of tourists. They had stepped out from between the parked cars to take pictures of your house. Your brick wall is still there. I always like to speculate about the wall. Was it to keep the tourists out as you worked? Now it keeps them in. It also keeps in the cats. I bet you would never have thought they would name a type of cat after you, but it wasn’t the African lion. Too bad. By the way, no one lives in your old house anymore. It is a tourist attraction. Remember when you wrote in “To Have and Have Not” that they were going to starve out the Conchs to make room for tourists? Turns out you didn’t have to worry about the Conchs. They ended up being a lot smarter than you thought. Continue reading »

WILLIAM WELCH RECEIVES HONOR

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Dec 122014
 
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Photo Credit: Carol Tedesco

Earlier this year, the Board of Directors of the Anne McKee Artists Fund honored artist William Welch for his exceptional, continuing contribution to the arts community in the Florida Keys and presented William with the Miriam B. Good Award and a special palette to commemorate the occasion. Mr. Welch is a gifted water colorist and oil painter with international recognition. From miniature watercolor scenes of extreme fine detail to large and expressive oil murals and screens, his style evokes the romance of color and light in the true impressionist’s spirit. Continue reading »

Author David Sloan reads “Robert The Doll” to … Robert The Doll

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Dec 122014
 
Author and Key West Ghost Hunt proprietor David L. Sloan reads a passage from his latest work, "Robert the Doll," to its namesake, Robert, an antique doll and ward of the Key West Art & Historical Society, whom many believe to be haunted. Robert and his own stuffed pet, a lion named "Leo," reside at Fort East Martello Museum in Key West, where they receive visitors daily. Sloan's tribute to Robert is available in the Museum Store. PHOTO: CAROL TEDESCO

Author and Key West Ghost Hunt proprietor David L. Sloan reads a passage from his latest work, “Robert the Doll,” to its namesake, Robert, an antique doll and ward of the Key West Art & Historical Society, whom many believe to be haunted. Robert and his own stuffed pet, a lion named “Leo,” reside at Fort East Martello Museum in Key West, where they receive visitors daily. Sloan’s tribute to Robert is available in the Museum Store.
PHOTO: CAROL TEDESCO

Author David Sloan reads "Robert The Doll" to … Robert The Doll

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Dec 122014
 
Author and Key West Ghost Hunt proprietor David L. Sloan reads a passage from his latest work, "Robert the Doll," to its namesake, Robert, an antique doll and ward of the Key West Art & Historical Society, whom many believe to be haunted. Robert and his own stuffed pet, a lion named "Leo," reside at Fort East Martello Museum in Key West, where they receive visitors daily. Sloan's tribute to Robert is available in the Museum Store. PHOTO: CAROL TEDESCO

Author and Key West Ghost Hunt proprietor David L. Sloan reads a passage from his latest work, “Robert the Doll,” to its namesake, Robert, an antique doll and ward of the Key West Art & Historical Society, whom many believe to be haunted. Robert and his own stuffed pet, a lion named “Leo,” reside at Fort East Martello Museum in Key West, where they receive visitors daily. Sloan’s tribute to Robert is available in the Museum Store.
PHOTO: CAROL TEDESCO

Big Pine Winn-Dixie Is First National Chain To Partner With “Got Your Bags? Florida Keys” Program

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Dec 122014
 

 

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Big Pine Key Grocery Hosts a Special Event With Significant Environmental Benefits To Help Reduce The Impact Of Single Use Plastic Bags

Big Pine Key, FL, December 9, 2014 ~ Winn-Dixie will partner with nonprofit Green Living and Energy Education’s “Got Your Bags? Florida Keys” program by holding a reusable bag giveaway and sale event on Saturday, December 20, 2014 from 10am – 2pm at the store on Big Pine Key.

Green Living and Energy Education (GLEE) volunteers will set up a “Got Your Bags? Florida Keys” (GYB) station outside the Winn-Dixie, and provide a free reusable shopping bag to anyone who signs a pledge to do their best to avoid using plastic bags when they shop. The reusable bags have been donated by local businesses and individuals who support the program. Continue reading »

Miami VA Leadership hosting Veteran Town Hall in Key West

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Dec 122014
 

Veterans and their family members are invited to a Miami VA Healthcare System Veteran Town Hall meeting designed to answer questions about VA services and solicit suggestions from Veterans.

The Veteran Town Hall is scheduled for Dec. 17 at 10 a.m. at The Harvey Government Center, BOCC Meeting Room, at 1200 Truman Avenue in Key West. This meeting is open to the public. Congressional staffs, Veteran Service Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations and other community partners are encouraged to attend as well. Miami VA Leadership will be hosting the listening session. Continue reading »

OIRF Supports Maintaining Historic Sites

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Dec 122014
 
Roberta Spencer, President of the Key West Woman's Club, receives a check from John Johnson and Kelly Friend of the OIRF. Funds were needed to improve storm protection for the Hellings House, home of the KWWC since 1940.

Roberta Spencer, President of the Key West Woman’s Club, receives a check from John Johnson and
Kelly Friend of the OIRF. Funds were needed to improve storm protection for the Hellings House, home
of the KWWC since 1940.

Old Island earns funds for grants to support preservation of Key West cultural history and maintain the Oldest House through their annual series of House Tours; the first of four monthly tours is scheduled for December 27th and 28th.

The deadline for the next round of grants will be announced shortly. Information on the House Tours and the grant program will be found on www.oirf.org.

Love Lang Gang! They’re Just Plain Fun!!

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Dec 122014
 
Photo Credit: Pete Arnow

Photo Credit: Pete Arnow

The Love Lane Gang is a homegrown band that charms and thrills both locals and visitors with their rollicking raucous ruckus. With an age range among the members of over thirty years, they bring a wide variety of experience and musical tastes to bear and appeal to music lovers of all ages. They’ve brought back skiffle and updated it for the present. It’s impossible to keep from smiling amidst their mirthful musical mayhem!

The emphasis is on ragtime and swing from the 1930s and 1940s, done in a refreshing new style that melds Hot Club gypsy jazz with island flourishes. Also, Dust Bowl ballads, old school country from Hank Williams and Dolly Parton, rockabilly and surf music classics and rarer gems, tunes from Sixties stars like The Beatles, The Kinks, and The Rolling Stones, and carefully chosen songs from current artists like Andrew Bird, Mason Jennings, and The White Stripes all fit in alongside original songs that sound like they could have come from any of those eras. Continue reading »

Love Lang Gang! They're Just Plain Fun!!

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Dec 122014
 
Photo Credit: Pete Arnow

Photo Credit: Pete Arnow

The Love Lane Gang is a homegrown band that charms and thrills both locals and visitors with their rollicking raucous ruckus. With an age range among the members of over thirty years, they bring a wide variety of experience and musical tastes to bear and appeal to music lovers of all ages. They’ve brought back skiffle and updated it for the present. It’s impossible to keep from smiling amidst their mirthful musical mayhem!

The emphasis is on ragtime and swing from the 1930s and 1940s, done in a refreshing new style that melds Hot Club gypsy jazz with island flourishes. Also, Dust Bowl ballads, old school country from Hank Williams and Dolly Parton, rockabilly and surf music classics and rarer gems, tunes from Sixties stars like The Beatles, The Kinks, and The Rolling Stones, and carefully chosen songs from current artists like Andrew Bird, Mason Jennings, and The White Stripes all fit in alongside original songs that sound like they could have come from any of those eras. Continue reading »

“Purple Heart Trail” Signs To Be Unveiled December 15th

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Dec 122014
 

Honorable & Distinguished Guests…

State Rep. Holly Raschein’s “Purple Heart Trail” Bill was recently signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott. A section of US 1 running from Mile Marker 106 to Florida City will be designated as the “Purple Heart Trail”. Beautifully crafted highway signs running North and South on US 1 will depict this designation.

At presents these signs are masked. On Monday (December 15) at 5:30 PM on or about MM 106 Northbound–US 1, a brief dedication will take place unveiling these signs.
Following this dedication a reception will take place at our VFW Post 10211 in Key Largo. It is scheduled to begin at approximately 6 PM.
You are cordially invited to participate in both events. We would be honored and privileged by your attendance.

Blessings& Respect,
John Donnelly

"Purple Heart Trail" Signs To Be Unveiled December 15th

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Dec 122014
 

Honorable & Distinguished Guests…

State Rep. Holly Raschein’s “Purple Heart Trail” Bill was recently signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott. A section of US 1 running from Mile Marker 106 to Florida City will be designated as the “Purple Heart Trail”. Beautifully crafted highway signs running North and South on US 1 will depict this designation.

At presents these signs are masked. On Monday (December 15) at 5:30 PM on or about MM 106 Northbound–US 1, a brief dedication will take place unveiling these signs.
Following this dedication a reception will take place at our VFW Post 10211 in Key Largo. It is scheduled to begin at approximately 6 PM.
You are cordially invited to participate in both events. We would be honored and privileged by your attendance.

Blessings& Respect,
John Donnelly

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