Issue #12 — Friday, May 31, 2013
Simonton Street Trailer Park: 44 Affordable Units and 37 Protected Trees to Disappear
Quelle surprise! Another developer doesn’t want to include 30% affordable housing in its building plans. This time it involves the trailer park at the corner of Virginia and Simonton. The plan calls for removal of all trailers and the construction of all new market rate modular homes. “I have been in Key West for 27 Read More...
Roosevelt Boulevard Watch: Mayor Cates Calls For Action
Pressure is rising on Roosevelt Boulevard reconstruction. Mayor Cates declared [on US 1 radio last Wednesday] that he was deeply troubled by the rate of progress on the N. Roosevelt Boulevard project. On a trip to Tallahassee, Cates apparently met with State Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad and urged him to visit Key West to see Read More...
Marathon March Against Monsanto
Sometimes ridiculed as Apathyville, Marathon is not known for citizen activism. So it was a major surprise, even startling the organizers, that more than 70 people turned out for the recent March Against Monsanto. The group gathered at Marathon’s Community Park and walked two miles on a hot sunny afternoon to the Old Seven Mile Read More...
Presenting Featured Artist Sheelman (Sheel)
Sheelman (Sheel) has lived in Key West for over 20 years. As a pro photographer Sheel specializes in high-fashion photography, personal portfolios, architecture, weddings and as you’ll see in the photos below, Sheel has a special love for sunsets and full moons. Sheel’s photography has appeared in many well-known publications including Coastal Living and American Read More...
As hurricane Wilma approached, a friend said he was evacuating to Tampa, Florida, and asked that I keep an eye on his sailboat and dinghy, in case he couldn’t make it back. I noted where he parked his dinghy and suggested he leave combination locks on everything so he wouldn’t have to mail a key 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...
Relocating Mosquito Control Will Raise Taxes
Good day Arnaud and Naja: Thank you so much for continuing your coverage on the North Roosevelt Blvd construction fiasco. I have not read anything about this in the daily or the twice weekly local papers. It seems that they do not want to cover this issue which has an effect on all who live Read More...
Not Very "One Human Family-ish"
To the Editor: A disappointing experience is guaranteed to anyone who dares to challenge the logic and veracity of the emperor. Unabashedly naked, his ideologues have adorned him with glorious garments, attempting to conceal the true nature of their totalitarian desires. The worship and devotion rendered unto him by his minions is a national disgrace. Read More...
Not Very “One Human Family-ish”
To the Editor: A disappointing experience is guaranteed to anyone who dares to challenge the logic and veracity of the emperor. Unabashedly naked, his ideologues have adorned him with glorious garments, attempting to conceal the true nature of their totalitarian desires. The worship and devotion rendered unto him by his minions is a national disgrace. Read More...
Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar Thursday, November 6 thru Wednesday, November 12
Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys. Key West Happenings ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS Thursday Polar Opposites Opening Reception, 6 PM Lucky Street Gallery, 540 Greene St. 294-3973. Luckystreetgallery.com James Barr-Nobles, B. Lucy Stevens. (more…)
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