October 22, 2015

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October 22, 2015

KEY NEWS
State deals blow to Lower Keys
homeowners, water quality fears
BY TERRY SCHMIDA
KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER
In a setback to efforts of two property
owners associations to boost water quality testing in the area around the Cudjoe
Regional Wastewater System plant, the
state DEP has green-lighted the opening
of the FKAA-managed facility.
e news came by way of an Oct. 15
memo that clears the way for the plant
to come online, despite the objections
of the Sugarloaf Shores and Cudjoe
Gardens property owners associations
currently suing over the matter.
e president of the Sugarloaf Shores
association, Chuck Licis, said Tuesday
to keep talking, as the clock ticks down
to Oct. 26, the date of a hearing before a
state Department of Administrative
Hearings judge who will decide the matter, should the ongoing talks founder.
e aqueduct’s position was further
bolstered last week by a ruling that pared
back the degree to which the legal
challenge may proceed.
While the homeowners associations
aren’t quite throwing in the towel yet,
FKAA appears to be moving ahead with
the plant opening, advising over 1,000
nearby residents to prepare to connect
to the wastewater infrastructure.
Aqueduct Executive Director Kirk C.
Zuelch wasn’t available for comment at
the decision wouldn’t affect the lawsuit.
“Our legal team is still in talks with
the opposing legal team,” he said. “Our
board wishes that they’d held off until
the final hearing had been settled. We’re
disappointed, but we’re still moving
forward with settlement talks
with the FKAA.”
e DEP, named in the lawsuit along
with FKAA and county government,
claims tests show four existing shallow
wells will suffice, until a deeper well is
constructed. e agency has also agreed,
as a good faith gesture, to operate the
plant at well under capacity, until the
deeper well is completed.
Both sides in the dispute have agreed
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press time, but Licis, whose association
represents 350-plus members, said that
opposition to opening the plant at the
present time is widespread.
“We have monthly neighborhood
meetings and mail out a print newspaper
to member homes,” Licis said. “For the
past year, we’ve been hearing feedback
from our homeowners and acting on
that feedback. We’ve heard from members who aren’t happy about the lawsuit
cost, but the majority support what
we’ve been doing to preserve nearshore
water quality in our neighborhoods.”
Should the Oct. 26 hearing go ahead
as planned, it could delay the opening
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october 22-28,2015
Published Weekly
Vol. 5 No. 43
PUBLISHER/EDITOR
Guy deBoer
NEWS WRITERS
Pru Sowers, C.S. Gilbert,
Terry Schmida
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Larry E. Blackburn, Ralph De Palma
DESIGN
Dawn deBoer, Julie Scorby
PIXEL WRANGLER
JT Thompson
CONTRIBUTORS
Guy deBoer Key News
Rick Boettger The Big Story
Louis Petrone Key West Lou
Matt Dukes Jordan The Happiest Hour
Robin Mayer It’s Your Environment
Roxanne E. Fleszar Your Financial Future
Ian Brockway Tropic Sprockets
C.S. Gilbert Culture Vulture
Ralph De Palma Soul of Key West
Harry Schroeder High Notes
Morgan Kidwell Kids’ Korner
Diane Johnson In Review
Tim Weaver Bonehead Island
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COMMUNITY UPDATE
n Zombie Bike Ride, Oct. 25
t’s time to get your Zombie on with WeCycle’s
6th Annual Zombie Bike Ride this Sunday, Oct.
25. Pedaling promenade begins 2 p.m. at Fort East
Martello, 3501 South Roosevelt Boulevard. e
parade’s new starting point was initiated last year
to help alleviate past year’s traffic congestion.
Started in 2009 as an extension of WeCycle
Bike Shop and a film project idea developed by
event co-coordinator and WonderDog Productions
Designer Marky Pierson, the grassroots cycling
event included about 40 people. Now in its
“Zombie” manifestation, the event has upwards
7,000 costumed participants of all ages.
e famed, four-mile pedaling parade of ghouls
on wheels begins with all-age welcome pre-event
celebration at the parade grounds on the far east
side of the fort. Activities include a concert featuring Revel in Dimes, a contemporary Delta Blues
meets rock’n’roll band that starts 4 p.m. Face
painting, food vendors, beer and wine, special
Kid’s Zone provided by Healthy Start.
Event organizers encourage everyone to register
for the event, which necessitates barricades, traffic
control, police, insurance, street closures, and depends on the support from the $5 registration fee.
Beat the registrations lines the day of the event by
registering online,zombiebikeride.com, or in person at WeCycle.
Bike rentals available for delivery from wecyclekw.com as are event shirts and gear. Partial proceeds from event support Key West Art &
Historical education programs. n
Note: No parking available for vehicles at the fort.
INFO zombiebikeride.com
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n ‘Islands of History,’ Oct. 26
evamped space at Fort East Martello,
e Imagination Institute, provides
year-round, child-centered learning environment
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with a diverse array of workshops for school aged
children. Its newest program, “Islands of History,”
is designed specifically for Monroe County School
professional days and holidays.
“Islands of History” begigs 9-4 p.m. Monday,
Oct. 26, with two workshops offered: Sugar Skull
workshop for children aged 5-15; Art & History of
Tattoos with Watercolors workshop for individuals
aged 16 and over.
KWAHS educational initiatives at the Institute
include customizable program options to meet the
needs of homeschoolers, unschoolers, youth groups
and pre-K groups with the goal of introducing as
many children as possible to the history and art of
the Florida Keys while at the historic, Civil Warera museum. e Imagination Institute sponsored
by the Helmerich Foundation, e Marion Stevens
Fund, and the Knight Foundation.
Professional day workshop costs $30 for
KWAHS members; $40 for non-members. Costs
for week-long camps and holiday breaks vary. Free
parking for ease of student pickup and dropoff. n
INFO
kwahs.org/learn
STATE DEALS BLOW
| Continued from page 3
of the plant, and carry a “risk to taxpayers of extended legal cost as well as the potential cost for a
second deep well to serve as a backup,” Licis and
Cudjoe Gardens Property Owners Associations
board President Larry Francisco wrote in a press release last month.
“e proposed agreement would also extend the
period required for property connections to 365
days beyond startup with the deep injection well
as opposed to the current requirement of one year
following the invitation to connect,” they added. n
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FEATURE
‘One Human Family’
Key West’s Official Philosophy
BY JT THOMPSON
ONE HUMAN FAMILY EDUCATIONAL
FOUNDATION FOUNDER | KEY WEST
n 1968, Richard Nixon created
“Operation Cointelpro,” a secret federal counter-intelligence
program whose goal was to attack
and discredit “advocates of new
lifestyles and apostles of non-violence and racial harmony.” Nixon
would have hated One Human
Family’s effort to unite all people.
But on Oct. 17, 2000, Key
West’s groundbreaking “One
Human Family”
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resolution proclaimed “all people
are our equals” and urged everyone to “grow
beyond the artificial limitations of
racism, nationalism, sexism, classism, monotheism, prejudice, homophobia and every other illusion
used to try to separate us all from
being equal.” One Human Family
is about eliminating barriers between all people everywhere. Key
West is the first city to declare that
all people are entitled to equal
rights, dignity and respect.
Since then, OHF has been endorsed by Monroe County, Conch
Republic, Carnival Cruise Lines,
General Motors, AFL-CIO, One
Island Family (UU) Church, Rotary Clubs, Simon Weisenthal
Center, Holocaust Museums,
other organizations, universities
and businesses across the country.
As our island’s wonderful philosophy gets spread around the
world (on more than 2,000,000
free stickers). President Obama
said, “We must find a way to reconcile our ever-shrinking world
with its ever-growing diversity—
diversity of thought, of culture,
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Key West City Commissioners Clayton Lopez and
Teri Johnston help celebrate 15 years and two million
One Human Family stickers.
KEY WEST LOU
COMMENTARY
BY LOUIS PETRONE
KONK LIFE COLUMNIST
Lincoln the man
Whether a drinker was no big deal in the
1820s and 1830s. Illinois was a frontier
state. Drinking was part of frontier
society life.e backwoodsmen were all
heavy boozers. No one thought anything
less of those who enjoyed their drinks.
ings changed as time ran on. A
temperance league was formed. It gained
power and popularity. By the Senate race
in 1858 and the Presidential race in
1860, drinking was a major national
issue.
Lincoln’s short lived partnership with
Berry many years earlier in 1822 became
an issue. Lincoln’s purported signature
on the license evidenced he sold the dirty
brew. Lincoln refused to acknowledge
the license, saying Berry had forged his
name. He further stated he worked only
the store portion of the business and had
nothing to do with the tavern. He also
relied on the fact he was known not to
be a drinker.
It did not bother Lincoln that others
drank. As Gen. Ulysses Grant’s Civil War
successes became evident, Lincoln told
one of his aides to “. . . find out what
Grant is drinking and send a case of it
to all my generals.” Grant was a known
heavy drinker. Considered by some
to be an alcoholic.
Earlier, I mentioned Lincoln was a bit
lazy. He was of the opinion physical
labor was to be avoided. His stepbrother
once said to Lincoln, “I doubt whether
that if even taken off premises for
consumption, if less than a quart, a
license was required.
braham Lincoln is considWilliam Berry obtained the license.
ered one of our greatest
All bartenders had to sign. It appears
Presidents. Perhaps the greatest.
Berry forged Lincoln’s signature.
We know he was born in a log cabin,
e business opened in January
became a Republican, was elected the
1833. Lincoln had Berry buy him out
sixteenth President of the United States,
three months later. e business was not
saved the Union, freed the slaves, delivmaking money. Debts were increasing
ered the Gettysburg Address,and was
rapidly. Berry was an alcoholic. He was
assassinated.
drinking up the profits. Lincoln
ere is a personal part of Lincoln
contributed to the failure of the
not well known. Such is the thrust
business, also. He was lazy. Spent his
of this article. To share the less well
time reading and chatting with
known with you.
customers rather than working.
Lincoln at age 22 was a
Two years later, Berry died.
bartender. Purportedly a
e business debts were even
licensed bartender.
more than when Lincoln had
Lincoln returned from the
withdrawn. Berry left an
Black Hawk War and ran for
estate of $60. e business
the Illinois state legislature.
debts exceeded $1,100. A lot
He lost. He was living in
of money at the time.
New Salem, Ill.,at the time.
Lincoln had no legal
He and a William Berry
responsibility for the debts.
decided to open a general
However, he felt a moral
store and drinking establishobligation to pay them.
ment. e store to sell lard,
He went to each creditor and
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bacon, firearms, beeswax and
advised he would see that they
PETRONE
honey. e tavern portion
were paid. However, he could
COLUMNIST
alcoholic beverages.
promise no time frame. It
Illinois law provided that
took 13 years for all the debts
if alcohol was sold for
to be paid. Till 1848.
consumption on the premises, a license
Interestingly, Lincoln was not a
was required. Another requirement was
drinker. He abstained from alcohol.
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Keys Federal Credit
Union Day, Oct. 26
e Key West City Commission proclaimed Oct.
26 as Keys Federal Credit Union Day in honor of the
75 years this institution has served the
community.e credit union was founded in 1940 by
nine civil service employees who invested $110 in a
cigar box in order to offer affordable financial services
to residents of Key West. 75years later, this local or-
ganization continues to support the community by
investing in the community.
On Oct. 26, Keys Federal celebrates its standing
as the oldest financial institution in the community
at its headquarters at 3022 North Roosevelt Blvd. n
At right, Keys Federal Credit Union Marking
Director Mary Lou Carn and Chief Financial
Officer Scott Duszynski accept the proclamation
for Keys Federal Credit Union Day from
Key West Mayor Craig Cates.
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since I saw you, you have done a good
whole day’s work in any one day.”
Tobacco was big at all times during
Lincoln’s life. He did not partake of
tobacco, either smoking or chewing.
Other than his brief time in the Black
Hawk War when he was in his very early
20s, Lincoln never carried nor used a
gun. Even for hunting.
He advocated the vote for women.
Hard to believe someone that far back
was promoting the cause for women.
Lincoln was a sloppy dresser. Even
when President. Clothes were of no
importance to him. Even his hair.
He rarely combed his hair.
Lincoln avoided profanity. At all
times. “By Jingo!” was the strongest
expletive used by him.
Ann Rutledge was Lincoln’s first love.
Ann’s father was a founder of New
Salem. Ann was engaged to a John Mac
Namar. Described as a dubious character. e engagement took place before
Ann and Lincoln met. Mac Namar left
for New york City after the engagement.
He forgot to return.
Ann and Lincoln fell in love during
Mac Namar’s absence. ings were
different back then. She did not feel she
could marry Lincoln until Mac Namar
released her from her promise to marry.
She wrote him many times. Mac Namar
ignored her letters. Ann and Lincoln
COMMUNITY UPDATE
Stormwater ed program,
volunteers needed
n 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24
Reef Relief will be distributing Stormwater Education door hangers on Oct. 24 to residents of Key West.
Volunteers will meet the Reef Relief staff at 9 a.m. on
the corner of Harris Avenue and Fifth Street, next to
the Fifth Street Baptist Church. Look for the Reef Relief sign. Volunteer check-in will start at 9 a.m., and the
distribution will conclude at approximately 11 a.m.
RSVP to Heather Kenyon at Reef Relief via email,
[email protected]
Stormwater runoff is a major contributor to nonpoint source pollution, which is our nation’s largest
remaining water quality problem. Nonpoint source
pollution degrades the quality of our near-shore waters,
and it is not caused by discharges from big factories or
from sewage treatment plants. Rather, it is generated by
all of us, a product of millions of actions that we take
each day, including activities such as applying
pesticides, washing our cars, or walking our pets.
It is the cumulative impacts of these activities that
contribute to poor nearshore water quality.
However, by becoming more aware of the effect our
actions have we can all develop more water-friendly
habits and practices that will enable us to protect and
restore the quality of our nearshore waters. n
INFO
reef.relief.org, (305) 294-2100
‘Meeting of the Minds’
Trop Rock MusicFest,
e Southernmost Coconut Castaways, the official
home “Friend Club” of Howard Livingston and the
MM24 Band presents a two-day Trop Rock Music Festival at Boondock’s Grille and Draft House in Ramrod
Key at MM 27.5, noon to 10p.m., Monday–Tuesday,
Nov. 2-3. Castaways and Parrot Heads nationwide
come to Key West for “Meeting Of e Minds” and
some of the best “Trop Rock” musicians from the
states. Free parking. No cover charge. Meet musicians,
take pictures, buy CDs and merchandise. For information about e Southernmost Coconut Castaways, a
charitable/volunteer/fun non-profit Club and organization with the motto of “Serving Community Roles
With Caribbean Souls,” go online, southernmostoconutcastaways.com n
COUNTY NEWS
Property owners president remains hopeful
for early settlement over Cudjoe well issue
BY TERRY SCHMIDA
Sugarloaf Shores Property Owners
Association President Chuck Licis said
Tuesday he’s still confident there can be a
negotiated resolution to a legal standoff
with government entities, over the Cudjoe Regional sewage treatment plant.
at’s despite the fact that state De-
partment of Administrative Hearings
Judge Cantor Bram ruled recently the
Sugarloaf Shores association, and fellow
plaintiff the Cudjoe Gardens Property
Owners Association cannot challenge a
2009 permit issued for the Blimp Road
plant, but may contest the 2014 renewal
permit issued by the state Department of
Environmental Protection.
e same judge also denied a request
LKMC welcomes spine
surgeon, Dr. Blumberg
Board certified in Orthopaedic
Surgery, Kalman D. Blumberg, MD,
FAAOS, joins the medical staff
at Lower Keys Medical Center. He
brings 25 years of orthopaedic and
spine surgery experience to Key West.
by the associations to continue a hearing
at the end of the month, as they continue to negotiate with the Florida Keys
Aqueduct Authority, Monroe County,
and the state DEP.
“We’re still hoping to work with the
FKAA, DEP and county before the final
hearing later this month,” Licis said,
adding he didn’t think the groups’ leverage in the matter had been reduced by
Dr. Blumberg comes to Key West from Fort Lauderdale, where he is in private practice and managing
partner of Florida Spine Specialists, an integrated
multi-disciplinary practice combining patient education/rehabilitation with advanced diagnostic, surgical
techniques for problems of neck and back.
Born in Miami, Dr. Blumberg
received his medical degree, with
research distinction, from University of Miami School
of Medicine in Miami. He completed an internship in
general surgery at Medical College of Virginia in
Richmond, Va., and a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Medical College of Virginia. Following his res-
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the decision since “both sides have a mutual concern about the environment.
“What we’re asking for is simply
water quality monitoring,” Licis added.
“Once the plant is in operation, we’d like
them to monitor water quality, and if
there are increased nutrient levels, to
hold off hooking up additional customers to the plant until it’s rectified.”
idency, Dr. Blumberg completed a fellowship in spine
surgery at omas Jefferson University Hospital &
Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa.
Dr. Blumberg limits his practice to diseases of the
spine. His surgical expertise includes minimally invasive surgery for herniated discs, spinal stenosis,
spondylolisthesis and scoliosis. He performs lumbar
and cervical artificial disc replacement, laminoplasty,
kyphoplasty, X-Stop, minimally invasive spinal
fusions and decompressions.
Dr. Blumberg’s medical practice in the Lower Keys
is in the Key West Professional Plaza, 1111 12th St.,
Suite 108, (305) 294-9680. n
BOOK REVIEW
‘Rock Bottom’
BY DIANE JOHNSON
ock Bottom” is a lively
dramatic read that will
capture your imagination and transport
you into the seedy underworld of Key
West.
Author E.R. Warner deftly weaves a
common bond between the characters,
exposing their spiritual connections as
they seek redemption from past mistakes.
e award-winning novel “Rock
Bottom” will have you guessing what’s
next with its surprising plot twists.
Winner of the Anne McKee Literary
Award and the Richard Heyman Award,
author E.R. Warner is a Key West local,
who understands the Keys in all its
glory and pathos.
Tessie is a naïve 17-year old girl
whose parents died at the hands of the
Castro regime, and yet she only sees the
good in people.
Tessie has gotten mixed up with a
group of violent druggies she thinks
are her friends and doesn’t realize the
danger she’s put herself in.
Sprinkle in a little Cuban Mafia, a
former Key West resident Doc Palmer
and his longtime buddy Captain
Burston, and you have the makings of a
compelling story.
Doc Palmer gets the party started
when he rolls back into town after
being gone for two years. His concerns
for Tessie are heartfelt, but this man has
a serious drinking problem that gets in
the way of finding her.
Doc is depressed due to three failed
marriages and anxious from a traumatic
homosexual experience when he was
10 years old.
Adding other characters into the
eclectic Key West mix, Warner
introduces the reader to a bisexual
navy veteran who has a natural gift
for helping people find themselves;
and a Key West policewoman on a
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seven-year mission to save young girls
from a pedophile.
Drugs and alcohol are easy to come
by in this tiny island town surrounded
by picture perfect turquoise waters and
gorgeous sunsets. But, be careful of the
reefs and the many unmarked shallow
spots where inexperienced boaters can
get into trouble.
e locals know the tides; understand the navigational aides and where
to avoid but the tourists, not so much.
Cuban roots run deep in Key West,
which is only 90 miles from Havana.
ousands of refugees found sanctuary
in Key West during the Mariel boatlift,
and their descendants are still here
today.
e city is also well known for its
tolerance and diversity. Everyone from
the LGBT community is welcomed
with open arms.
Local Key West hangouts like Don’s
Place, 801 Bourbon and Hog’s Breath
are part of the story. Drinking is a
natural part of daily life in this tropical
paradise, but it can be a dangerous
place for anyone with an addictive
personality.
Rock Bottom is available at the Key
West Island bookstore, 513 Fleming St.
Hours are 10–9, Monday to Saturday;
and 10–6 on Sundays.
To learn more about author E.R.
Warner, checkout her website:
www.erwarner.com n
INFO
erwarner.com
HEALTH NEWS
n DOH Employee Recognition Awards
Bob Eadie, administrator at the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County,
recognizes MaryAnn Burrin for 30 years of service in Key West. Burrin works
at the Division of Vital Statistics at the Gato Building.
UWFK celebrates its 2015 successes
e United Way of the Florida Keys’
2015 annnual meeting ursday, Oct. 8,
at Hawks Cay Resort served to review
UWFK’s recent grant cycle, highlight
accomplishments and thank community
partners and volunteers. UWFK supporters and community members attended,
including young people in UWFK-funded
programs.
Jeremy Wilkerson, director of community relations with Wesley House Family
Services, spoke how UWFK helped them
realize its mission of serving children
while Stephanie Kaple, Florida Keys
Outreach Coalition CEO, discussed how
UWFK is an advocate and resource for
nonprofits and working families in the
Florida Keys.
Monroe County School Board chair,
John Dick, addressed his experiences
of volunteering with UWFK and the
assistance and support UWFK provided
the school district.
UWFK has been hard at work for
2015. At Inez Martin Preschool, UWFK
funded 3,900 backpacks of food for
children in need, providing sustenance for
them and siblings every weekend.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
KWAHS debuts its film series
| Photographic reproduction created jointly by
Andrew Olenick, Fotowerks LTD owner,
Patrick St. Clair, St. Clair Photo-Imaging owner
Artist Carl W. Peters’ mural, “Life
of Action” WPA artworks at Custom
House Museum Thursday, Oct. 22.
n Oct. 22
hursday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m.
marks the debut of Key West
Art & Historical Society’s new film
program, to take place once a month in
the Helmerich Research & Learning
Center on the third floor of the Custom
House Museum, 281 Front St.
e new educational program, titled,
“History as Art, Art as History,” will
“support and enhance the Society’s
mission, exhibitions and programs,”
said local film expert and KWAHS Board
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member Michael Shields, director and
host of the series.
e inaugural film, titled “Enough
to Live On: e Arts of the WPA”, was
selected to compliment the current
Arthur Rothstein Depression era photographic exhibit at the Custom House
and celebrates the 80th anniversary of
the Works Progress Administration
(WPA) and the Federal Art Project,
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal
initiative to put artists, writers,
musicians, actors and other craftspeople
to work during the Great Depression.
e film features more than 70 works
by artists including Rockwell Kent,
Dorothea Lange, Stuart Davis and
Reginald Marsh as well as rare footage
of the artists, their creations and a
perspective of the times in which
they worked.
“Enough to Live On” was released
in May of this year and is currently
screening at museums, libraries and
venues across the United States.
Following the 94-minute showing,
the filmmakers, writer/director/narrator
Michael Maglaras and executive
producer Terri Templeton, producers
of multiple “essays in film” via their
independent company 217 Films,
will participate in a Q&A session
with viewers from a remote location.
Maglaras, in his director’s statement,
writes that the story he undertook to tell
is “the story of what happens when a
government understands that a worker
picking up an artist’s brush or sitting
down at a piano is actually working . . . .
e arts in America live today, in no
small measure, because, at the beginning
of the Depression and facing the potential disintegration of our democracy, we
had the audacity to put the arts squarely
at the service of that democracy…”
Admission for Society members, $5;
$10, non-members. Reserve
kwahs.org/learn n
INFO
kwahs.org
Wharfstock is on
at the wharf!
n Oct. 28
Return to the days of peace, love and
music—Woodstock style. Everyone will
be getting groovy with tie-dye, flower
power, and psychedelic and galactic
colors on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the
Schooner Wharf Bar.
Get into character and enter the ’60s
Costume Contest. You could take the
prize for Grooviest Galactic Chick or
Freakiest ’60s Dude. For more fun, be
part of the colorful Body Painting
Contest: bring a friend to paint or be
painted on stage. Paints and brushes
provided. Winners will receive cash
prizes and gift certificates.
e party will be emceed by Frank
Everhart with music and psychedelic
lights by at Hippie Band, a group
of local peace-lovin’ musicians reaching
back in time for favorites from the
Grateful Dead, Crosby, Stills and Nash
and other Woodstock legends.
e party starts 7 p.m. with contests
throughout the evening free to enter
and attend.
And be sure you return to Schooner
Wharf after the parade on Saturday, Oct.
31, for the walk-on costume contest—
all fantasy character costumes eligible!
Late night music on ursday, Friday
and Saturday features Southern Drawl
Band playing country, southern rock,
trop rock, reggae, bluegrass and
Americana.
So wear your favorite tie-dye, turn on,
tune in and drop in for top-notch music,
psychedelic décor, cold drinks and great
food It’s happenin’ at Schooner Wharf
Bar, 202 William St.
INFO
schoonerwharf.com
(305) 292-3302
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LOUIS PETRONE
were anxious for Mac Namar’s return, so
they could have a sit down and obtain
the release.
Mac Namar returned to New Salem
after Ann’s death. Typhoid intervened in
1835. Ann died from the typhoid. She
was only 22 years old. Lincoln went into
severe depression.
Historians are mixed as to whether
Lincoln loved Ann. After his election as
President, Lincoln is reported to have
told his old friend Issac Cogdal, “I loved
the woman dearly and soundly.....I did
honestly and truly love the girl and think
often-often of her now.”
Ann was buried locally in the New
Salem area. A small cheap marker for a
stone.
In 1890, an undertaker became financially interested in the cemetery. For
other than burial purposes. Ann was exhumed and reburied in Oakland Cemetery in Petersburg, Illinois.
A new stone marked her grave. A
large granite one. Part of the inscription
on the new stone read as follows: “I am
Ann Rutledge who sleeps beneath these
weeds, Beloved in life of Abraham Lincoln, wedded to him though not through
union, But through separation. Bloom
forever, O Republic, From the dust of
my bosom.”
us are some of the personal parts of
Lincoln’s life. As great as his public figure, it is good to be reminded his life
prior to the Presidency was that of a
common man. He enjoyed and suffered
life in the same fashion as the people he
ultimately represented.
Such contributed to his being a great
President.
Most Presidential candidates today
are not of Lincoln’s ilk. e group consists of millionaires, children of millionaires, corporate leaders, and the like. No
wonder we are screwed up.
Most do not know or understand
America. n
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Goombay Festival ‘Intergalatic Freak ‘Heroes&Villains’
Bahamian flavor, Show’ staged
runners, walkers
n Oct. 23 to Nov. 1
n Oct. 26
heritage
n Oct. 23-24
Experience sights, sounds and flavors
recalling Key West’s Bahamian heritage
at the family-friendly Goombay Festival,
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24. e
exuberant street festival takes place in
the island city’s Bahama Village neighborhood, settled in part by Bahamians
seeking a new home in the early 1800s.
For more than 30 years, Goombay
Festival has marked the beginning of
Key West’s Fantasy Fest, a 10-day masking and costuming celebration whose
2015 revelry continues through Sunday,
Nov. 1.
Goombay action is centered on
Petronia Street just off Key West’s Duval
Street in the heart of Bahama Village.
Events take place noon to midnight
both days with an opening ceremony
6 p.m. Friday.
Festival attendees savor the flavors of
Caribbean and ethnic dishes offered by
vendors, discover island-influenced arts
and crafts, and dance in the streets to
live music by popular Bahamian, South
Florida and Florida Keys musicians
and bands.
Other festival standouts include
appearances by Junkanoo performers
and a Junkanoo Rush of costumed
marchers and dancers. n
INFO
keywestgoombay2015.com
Expect out-of-this-world antics and
outrageously freaky fun Friday, Oct. 23,
to Sunday, Nov. 1, during Key West’s
annual Fantasy Fest celebration.
emed “All Hallows Intergalactic
Freak Show,” the 2015 festival features
10 days of masquerade balls, creative
costume contests, parties and eccentric
escapades, all climaxing in grand parade
on Halloween night.
Extravaganza begins with a Royal
Coronation Ball Friday, Oct. 23, where
the king and queen are crowned to preside over the festivities.
ursday brings dazzling doings that
include the “over the top” Headdress
Ball and Sloppy Joe’s Toga Party, both
festival favorites presented annually for
more than 30 years.
Friday to Tuesday, Key West Burlesque unveils “e Sexy Side of Star
Wars,” a parody providing a sassy new
spin on events in fictional galaxy.
Schedule also includes a “Halos &
Horns” soiree, a “living art” airbrush
competition, glow galas, a rocking
’60s-themed pool party and the
Southernmost Intergalactic Circus
Costume Contest.
Key West’s Duval Street becomes the
“center of the universe” Friday as vendors of costumes, arts and crafts, food
and libations star in the mile-long Fantasy Fest Street Fair.
In addition, the Masquerade March
draws masked and costumed extraterrestrials and freak-show fans for an exuberant walking parade.
e intergalactic insanity culminates
Saturday, Oct. 31—Halloween night—
during the 3Wishes.com Fantasy Fest
Parade through Key West’s historic
downtown. Tens of thousands of spectators converge to cheer the parade’s
exotic marching groups, Caribbean
bands, costumed characters and lavishly
decorated motorized floats.
INFO
fantasyfest.com
Runners and walkers costume themselves to compete in the Heroes and
Villains 5k Run/Walk 6 p.m. Monday,
Oct. 26. Presented by theme runs, the
race is to start and end at Southernmost
Beach Cafe, 1405 Duval St. on the Atlantic Ocean. e flat course takes participants along a portion of Duval Street
and Atlantic shoreline, past landmarks
including the Southernmost Point.
Costumes not mandatory. Prizes
awarded for most creative, best group,
scariest and funniest costumes. Medals
awarded for male and female overall and
masters winners. Winner in each cate-
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gory receives a “golden ticket” entitling
him or her and three cohorts (adults
only) to join eme Runs’ entry in Fantasy Fest parade slated Halloween night.
Good or evil runners and walkers can
register and pick up race packets at the
Southernmost Beach Café, noon to 3
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, and 3-5:45 p.m.
Monday. Enthusiasts also can register
online until 30 minutes before the race.
A luau featuring an island-style pig
roast scheduled after the race to
recharge participants’ “super powers.”
Entry fee $30 per runner or walker.
Portion of proceeds benefits youth
sports and camp opportunities for children with cancer.
INFO
heroesandvillians5K.com
WHAT’S HAPPENING
n Royal Coronation, Oct. 23
Pet Masquerade’s
‘Cosmic
Creatures’
n Oct. 28
Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Pet Masquerade
Each year the Pet Masquerade draws
costumed canine, feline and avian contestants—as well as an occasional rabbit, pot-bellied pig, lizard, snake or
even goat—to vie for prizes oceanfront
at the Casa Marina, 1500 Reynolds St.
Organizers encourage participants to
take inspiration from the festival theme.
ey might dress their pets as aliens inhabiting an “animal planet,” feline
freak-show escapees, canine “space
cadets” or even feathered pagans from
mystical realms.
Entries typically range from costumed pet-and-person duos to animaland-human ensembles cavorting in
choreographed performances. Judges
award prizes for the top junior contestants, most exotic attire, best theme
adaptation, best pet-owner look-alikes
and overall winner.
Past competitors have included a
“vampire cat” with a replica coffin, a
Chihuahua “burro” whose saddlebags
held tequila bottles, a pot-bellied pig
costumed as a dragon and two tutuwearing “space aliens” accompanied by
a starship with a canine crew.
Registration begins 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Casa Marina. Entry fee
$25 per category. Costumed competitors can enter as many categories as
they wish. Contest starts 5:30 p.m.,
emceed by interstellar Florida Keys personalities.
General admission for spectators
free. VIP seating and cocktail packages
available at www.keystix.com
Event information: [email protected] or (305) 304-1026.
Proceeds benefit the Lower Keys
Friends of Animals.
Royalty of 2014 Coronation: King Shane Hall and Queen Mary-Lynne “ML”
Price; (back row) Joe Weed Clements, duke; Clyde Joyce, duke; Julie
“Jules” Hanson, duchess.
Fantasy Fest royals
king & queen finale!
Royal Coronation for King and Queen
of Fantasy Fest 2015, 6 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 23, at Southernmost on the Beach
Cafe, 1405 Duval St.
e Galactic Carnival is coming
to an end, but not without one final
stroll around otherworldly midway—
the Coronation Ball, the capper to
the king and queen of Fantasy Fest
at 6 p.m. Oct. 23, Southernmost on
the Beach, 1405 Duval St. On that
evening the final party determines
who becomes 2015’s reigning royalty
to preside over Fantasy Fest parade.
Vicky Shields, Mark Watson,
Cameron Zbikowski and Jodyrae
Campbell have worked tirelessly as
goodwill ambassadors for AIDS Help
(benefiting organization) for eight
weeks of frenzied, frisky, feisty
fundraising events assisted by a corps
of volunteers to raise the most money
and ascend to the throne.
Special events ranged from Aqua
Idol competition to upstairs Sunday
BINGO at 801 Bourbon Bar and the
3rd Annual Red Shirt Run. ere
was madness with martinis, bunches
of brunches, oodles of orchids and
singing 3-Ways. ey swung on stars,
sung the blues, cruised the sunset
and sampled the grape when they
weren’t flip-flopping, picnicking and
taking selfies with Robert e Doll.
And yet the finale promises more
plot twists.
e evening on the sand will be
produced by David Chesnet. Hosting
is J.b. McLendon. Reigning 2014
King Shane Hall and Queen MaryLynne (ML) Price will be on-hand to
salute the transfer of royalty.
Royal Coronation admission, $10,
and includes two votes for the candidate(s) of choice. For more information, call the main switchboard,
(305) 296.6196. n
INFO AIDSHelp.cc
INFO
fastasyfest.com
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| LARRY BLACKBURN
CUDJOE WELL ISSUE
e most recent legal overture, from
the two property owners associations,
was made public Sept. 24, and would
allow limited use of shallow injection
wells by the FKAA-run plant during
construction of a legally required deep
injection well. e shallow wells could
be used as a backup to coming deeper
system with the stipulations that use be
kept to a minimum, and water quality
tests be conducted for both nearshore
waters and for local groundwater.
“We note that although recent tests
found that it is appropriate to use the
shallow wells for startup and backup, it
is silent on the impact on surface water
of using the shallow wells for full
flows,” Cudjoe Gardens Property Owners President Larry Francisco wrote in a
press release. “Given the slowdown in
completion of the sewer system, we
believe it is possible to use the shallow
wells while the flows remain low. We
have a chance to put this litigation
behind us and let FKAA focus its attention on completing the project.”
Should the Oct. 26 hearing go ahead
as planned, it could delay the opening
of the plant and carry a “risk to taxpayers of extended legal cost as well as the
potential cost for a second deep well to
serve as a backup,” the two property
owners presidents wrote.
“e proposed agreement would
also extend the period required for
property connections to 365 days beyond startup with the deep injection
well as opposed to the current requirement of one year following the invitation to connect,” they added. n
WHAT’S
HAPPENING
Schooner Wharf
Bahamas Boyz
Hog’s Breath is better
than no breath at all
✔ Three live acts from 1 p.m. until 2 a.m.
✔ Full menu! Fresh seafood, sandwiches
Schooner Wharf
& classic island favorites.
✔ World famous t-shirts and merchandise.
Eric Stone
✔ Private party and special events room.
Visit us at hogsbreath.com
296-4222
400 Front Street
Key West
Smokin’ Tuna
Hog’s Breath Music Schedule for this week!
Thur. 1022
Joel
Nelson
Fri. 1023
Kenny &
Cuda
Sat. 1024
Kenny &
Cuda
Sun. 1025 Mon. 1026 Tues. 1027 Wed. 1028
Sunday
NFL
Zach
Seemiller
Joel
Nelson
Jessie
Brown
Band
Jessie
Brown
Band
Jessie
Brown
Band
Jessie
Brown
Band
The
Coal
Men
The
Coal
Men
Schooner Wharf
Joel
Nelson
Ronnie
Ronnie
Ronnie
Ronnie
Francisco Francisco
Francisco
Johnson/
Johnson/
Johnson/
Johnson/ Vidal & Dan Vidal & Dan Vidal & Dan
Dale Baker Dale Baker Dale Baker Dale Baker
Harvey
Harvey
Harvey
The
Coal
Men
Sunday 1025
Eric Stone Duo 7-11pm
Monday 1026
The Greens 7pm-Midnight
Some high octane new grass and bluegrass with some old-time and new-time
jazz with a little gypsy, dueling guitars
and country. Vocalist Gary Mackey
along with Rob Cook, Duval Street
“washboard- tie guy” on percussion,
Dillon Scott on guitar and standup bass
player, Steve LaPierre.
Tuesday 1027
Tom Taylor & Curry Clayton 7-11pm
Wednesday 1028
That Hippie Band 7-11pm
That Hippie Band is appearing for
Schooner Wharfstock’s ’60s Costume
Contest and Amatuer Phsychedelic
Body Painting Competition. The group
consists of well-known local musicians
Gary Hempsey, Russ Scavelli and Pete
Jarvis on guitar, Greg Shandlie on percussion and features Emily Springsteen guitar and vocals. Their roots are
in the old Woodstock type of music—
Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Crosby,
Stills and Nash.
The Greens
Schooner Wharf Bar
202 Williams St., 292-3302
n
Thursday 1022
Bahamas Boyz 7-11pm
Keith Ricks & Chris Case jammin’
authentic sound of the islands, as well
as Motown, funk, rock and blues.
Friday-Saturday 1023-24
Cool Breeze 7pm-Midnight
The funk has arrived! Samson Ramos
was Clarence Clemons’ bass player
and front man for several southeast
Florida bands. Rounding out the sound
are local favorite Carl "Captain" Peachy
on guitar/vocals, keyboard player Ricky
Williams and Louis Vera/drums. Rock
to Motown, Funk, Jazz, Disco, Reggae
and anything in between.
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n 4 Charles St., (305) 517-6350
Thursday 1022
Joal Rush 5pm
Caffeine Carl & The Buzz 9pm
Friday-Saturday 1023-25
Joal Rush/Caffeine Carl 5pm
The Heavy Pets 9pm
The Heavy Pets are an American rock
band that blends rhythm and blues,
jazz, funk, disco and reggae with rock
‘n’ roll. The Pets are known for soulful
songcraft and powerhouse live performances. Became instant Sirius radio
sensation in 2007 with release of debut
album, Whale.
Sunday 1025
Currie W Clayton 5pm
The Heavy Pets 9pm
Monday 1026
Aberdeen Green Concert 1pm
Joal Rush 5pm
Tuesday-Wednesday 1027-28
Joal Rush 5pm
The Heavy Pets
9 p.m. Friday-Saturday-Sunday
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Hog’s Breath Saloon
The Coal Men
Havana Dreamin’
400 Front St., (305) 296-4222
n
Thursday-Sunday 1022-1025
Ronnie Johnson/Dale Baker
5:30 9:30pm
Jessie Brown Band
10pm-2am
Monday-Sunday 1026-1101
Francisco Vidal/Dan Harvey
5:30 9:30pm
Francisco Vidal, accompanied by Dan
Harvey plays outdoor stage. More than
20 years, Vidal’s been a pillar in the
music scene in Atlanta, Ga., opening
for Lynrd Skynrd, Edwin McCain, Sister
Hazel, Kenny Loggins, Hall and Oates,
John Mayer. He travelled with the Rock
Boat Cruise performing for an international audience as a band and solo
performer. Four CDs.
The Coal Men 10pm-2am
Dave Coleman’s Nashville smart-rock
band plays the late-shift. Dave Colman
recently played solo for the mid-shift on
the Hog’s outdoor stage with more of
his original music and rock ‘n’ roll.
Band’s CD, “Nowhere’s Too Far,” was
called an eclectic rock record that’s a
raucous as Saturday night in East
Nashville. Band’s new release,”Escalator,” is out to praising highlights.
e same 90 miles of saltwater still
separate the sister islands, but Cuba and
Key West have never been closer. Maps
haven’t changed, attitudes have. e
increasing access to Cuba represents a
nostalgic return to a golden and bygone
era of ferry rides and flights to a foreign
yet familiar land. For those who have
only known the closed-off Cuba, the
changing tide offers an introduction to
unknown possibilities.
Gallery on Greene cultivates the
creative connections that have always,
artistically, bridged the distance in those
notorious 90 miles. Gallery on Greene,
606 Greene St., celebrates continuing
connections Oct. 24 with an artists reception, Havana Dreamin’, 5-8 p.m., featuring the Cuban-inspired work of Key West
artists Andy urber and Wayne Garcia.
urber has lived in Key West his
whole life; his wife’s family came from
Cuba in the 1860s. urber, whose work
bears the unmistakable mark of Cuban
humor and humility, features fishing
boats and familiar landmarks.
Wayne Garcia grew up in Key West
listening to his father tell stories about
his home across the waves.
INFO galleryonthegreene.com
Hog’s Breath Saloon
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n Oct. 24 artists reception
Chicago’s
WHAT’S HAPPENING
610 Greene St., (305) 741-7891
www.chicagoskw.com
n
Happy Hour: Mon-Fri 3:30-6:30pm
Monday-Thursday
Amandah Jantzen, 4:30-7:30pm
Tuesday-Thursday
3sum, 8-11:30pm
Friday The Boys, 7-8pm
3sum, 8-11:30pm
Saturday
Amandah Jantzen, 5:30-7:30pm
3sum, 8-11:30pm
Sunday Robert Albury, 4-6pm
Moose, 8-11:30pm
Monday Moose, 8-11:30pm
The Green Room
501 Greene St., (305) 741-7300
www.greenroomkeywest.com
n
Thursday 1022
Jason Lamsom 5:30pm
Anthony Picone 10pm
Friday 1023
Jared Konersman 5:30pm
David Warren 10:30pm
Saturday 1024
Jason Lamson 6:30pm
David Warren 10:30pm
Sunday 1025
NFL Sunday 1pm
Monday 1026
Big Daddy Rich 4pm
Jason Lamson 9pm
Tuesday 1027
John “Tag” Taglieri 4:30pm
Jason Lamson 9pm
Wednesday 1028
Ross Brown 5:30pm
Jason Lamson 9pm
Bottlecap Lounge
1128 Simonton St., (305) 296-2807
www.bottlecapkeywest.com
n
Thursday 10pm
Pool Tournament
Friday 5-8pm
Tips benefit nonprofits.
Saturday 10pm
Latin Night; DJ JC Productions
Sunday 10pm Pool Tournament
Tuesday 10pm House Music DJ
My New Joint Lounge
22658 Overseas Hwy., Cudjoe Key
www.mynewjoint420lounge.com
n
Thursday Michelle Dravis
Friday Robert Douglas
Saturday Larry Baeder
Pinchers
n 712 Duval St., (305) 440-2179
Carl Hatley 1-5pm
Bobby Enloe 1-5pm
Carter Moore 7-11pm
The Pier House at the Beach
Bar, One Duval, (305) 296-4600
n
Thursday Brian Noon-3p
Din 4-7pm
Friday Brian Noon-3pm
Joel 4-7pm
Saturday Rob Noon-3pm
Din 4-7pm
Sunday Amandah Noon-3pm
Monday Rob Noon-3pm
Tueday Rusty Noon-3pm
Rob 4-7pm
Wednesday Rob Noon-3pm
Tom Taylor 4-7pm
‘Meeting of the Minds’
e Trop Rock
Music Festival
Southernmost Coconut Castaways,
the official home “Friend Club” of
Howard Livingston and the MM24 Band
presents a two-day Trop Rock Music
Festival at Boondock’s Grille and Draft
House in Ramrod Key at MM 27.5,
noon to 10p.m., Monday–Tuesday, Nov.
2-3. Castaways and Parrot Heads nationwide come to Key West for “Meeting Of
e Minds” and some of the best “Trop
Rock” musicians from the states. Free
parking. No cover charge. Meet musicians, take pictures, buy CDs and merchandise. For information about e
Southernmost Coconut Castaways, a
charitable/volunteer/fun non-profit Club
and organization with the motto of
“Serving Community Roles With
Caribbean Souls,” go online,
southernmostoconutcastaways.com n
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FEATURE
Peacejam Slam Miami
Key West City Commissioners Clayton Lopez and
Teri Johnston help celebrate 15 years and two million
One Human Family stickers.
n Key West High School
Keys to Be the Change Youth Leaders from Key West High
School and Marathon High School and Middle School embarked on
the first ever “Peacejam Slam Miami” recently at Miami Dade College to learn about the Power of One! ey were joined by 100 other
students from Miami Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Public
Schools as well as other youth leader organizations from the area.
State Representative Kionne McGhee from South Florida was
keynote speaker and shared his personal story with the youth. PeaceJam is an international education program built around Nobel Peace
Prize Laureates who work personally with youth to pass on the
spirit, skills, and wisdom they embody. e goal of PeaceJam is to
inspire a new generation of leaders who will transform themselves,
their local communities, and the world. n
UWFK
UWFK funding at Star of the Sea Mission Outreach provided
500,000 pounds of food for homeless and hungry families. At the Florida
Keys Children’s Shelter, UWFK dollars provided displaced children and
teens with 16,000 meals and snacks.
One of the biggest success stories mentioned at the annual meeting
was the Stuff the Bus campaign. Donations from the community provided 20 pallets of school supplies for students throughout the Keys.
After speakers shared stories of work done throughout the year, Board
Chair Maria Jones shared staffing changes within the organization. She
thanked president and CEO Kate Bauer-Jones, the organization’s only
full-time staffer, for her enthusiasm and dedication in taking over the position earlier this year.
She welcomed new part-time staff members Ann Sandlin (Upper Keys
director of Resource Development) and Susan Kent (administrative manager). She also gave special thanks to Chelsea Wait, who is serving this
year as an AmeriCorps VISTA (“Volunteer In Service To America”) fulltime volunteer, and welcomed our seven new members of the Board of
Directors.
United Way of the Florida Keys wishes to thank all who attended and
helped make this celebration a success. n
PHILOSOPHY
and of belief. In short, we must find a way
to live together as one human family.”
And, the Dalai Lama wrote: “We are all
members of one human family. I think that
this understanding is very important, especially now that the world is becoming
smaller and smaller.”
Local personalities have said:
• “I was honored to have sponsored the
One Human Family resolution making it
the official philosophy of Key West. It is a
philosophy that the City has embraced and
one which I practice daily.”
City Commissioner Jimmy Weekley
• “I strive to live my life contributing to
the betterment of our One Human Family.
is community attitude is the single most
important factor that drew me to Key
West.” City Commissioner Teri Johnston
• “One Human Family is much more than
a catchy phrase. It is the recognition that
we are all created equal.”
City Commissioner Clayton Lopez
• “One Human Family is one of Key West’s
most culturally-relevant contributions to
the world today.” Activist Mike Mongo
• “One Human Family has always touched
my thoughts and has given me a purpose
to live my life with compassion and love
for my fellow humans.”Musician C.W. Colt
• “Millions of messages are aimed at the
bad side of human nature: fight your
enemy, consume more than you need, step
on the back of the other guy to get where
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you're headed... how reassuring it is to
know that there are two million positive
messages out there reminding us that, after
all, we’re one family.” Tropic Cinema’s
Matthew Helmerich
On the subject of human unity, Albert
Einstein said: “A human being is part of
the whole universe. We experience ourselves as something separate from others...
a kind of optical delusion. is delusion is
a prison for us, restricting us to affection
for a few persons nearest to us. Our task
must be to free ourselves from that prison
by widening our circle of compassion to
embrace all living creatures and the whole
of nature. We shall require a substantially
new manner of thinking if humanity is to
survive.”
Fifteen years in, we invite everyone to
join us in promoting unity, equal rights,
dignity and respect for all people worldwide. Future generations are looking to us
to set a good example for them. Take some
free stickers with you on trips or send them
to friends and loved ones. ey are great to
include in holiday cards. Tell people what
One Human Family means to you.
With “One Human Family” in our
hearts and our actions, we are working
together to make the world of tomorrow
a better place.
ank you, Key West, for being a
living example and progressive model
for everyone to live as one! n
• JT ompson One Human Family Educational Foundation, all-volunteer non-profit
INFO OneHumanFamily.info
W I N I N G t h e K E Y S
Australia South
over 50 percent
We’ve looked at Australia’s wine regions
of the country’s
because as early as four years ago, these wines
wine and has some
were widely available in the states, but due to a
rising Aussie dollar, a falling reputation for qual- of the most renowned
ity and poor brand management. the good wines appellations—most of them
surround the state capital, Adelaide.
of Australia have almost disappeared from
Arguably the most important of these is the
shelves in the United States.
Barossa Valley. Situated 35 miles to northwest
is happened as insipid wine companies
of Adelaide with the town of Nuriootpa being
(I refuse to call them wineries) produced insipid
the main town, it is home to Penfolds and Henwines in mass quantities that they then shipped
schke,
two of the country’s most prestigious proto us. Probably the best example is Yellow Tail.
ducers.
Here, Shiraz is king. e grape here
ese piles of rat droppings were shipping us
produces rich, chocolaty, spicy wines that are
112,000 cases in 2001; by 2005, that number
some of my favorites. Barossa also produces
had grown to 7.5 million cases. Why? Because
some of Australia’s best rieslings, too.
we bought it.
Directly to the east is the Eden Valley. Here,
e other major event that occurred at this
Riesling
is the most planted grape. When most
time was Fosters brewing went on a giant wine
of
us
think
of Riesling, we think of slightly
buying blitz. ey bought Penfolds, Lindeman’s,
sweet,
flabby
wines; but in Australia, nothing
and Rosemount—huge wineries creating some
could be further from reality. e Aussies make
absolutely outstanding juice. Well, Fosters was
their Rieslings bone dry with a hint of mineralmore interested in quantity than quality and
ity and a tint of lime—delicious.
started building a reputation as a Yellow Tail
Farther north is Clare Valley, and Riesling is
competitor. Soon Fosters figured out it had no
even
more important here. Winemakers (Tim
business being in wine, so they took a huge write
Knappstein,
Petaluma and Pikes) have set up opoff and spun the wine business off into a new
erations
here and make wonderful
company, Treasury Wine Estates.
Shirazes and Cabs.
ey haven’t been much better at
Just south and east of Adelaide,
managing these brands; in fact,
we
hit two more classic wine rethey took a $160 million write
gions—McLaren
Vale and the Adedown and destroyed tens of thoulaide
Hills.
McLaren
Vale is slightly
sands of bottles of wine inventory.
cooler
than
Barossa
due
to its close(Cheap swill won’t last more than a
ness to the ocean and grows just
year or two).
about everything here, but one grape
But now, the Aussie dollar has
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truly shines—Sauvignon Blanc.
retreated back to its historical rate
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two of my favorites! Quite a few
starting to return to quality wines.
Cabs and Shirazes come out of here.
I’m seeing a lot more in the shops.
Rosemount
sources its Balmoral
So let’s continue our travels through the land of
Oz—this time with South Australia, the home of Syrah out of McLaren Vale.
To the north of McLaren Vale is Adelaide
Coonawarra and Nuriootpa.
Hills,
another great spot for Sauv Blanc and
e Aussies are about as creative as you can
becoming
quite the spot for Aussie pinot noir.
get when it comes to names of places. Actually,
Finally,
travel southeast to the Victorian borit’s the Aboriginals (the indigenous people of the
der
to
run
into
the second most important growcountry) that named them and, Lord, do they
ing
region
in
South
Australia —Coonawarra. It’s
have a strange dialect! So what did the Aussies
only nine miles long, quite narrow and is the
name the state that these areas exist within?
coolest growing area in South Australia. It’s
South Australia. Yep, the Abos have all the
known mostly for its incredible Cabernets.
creativity in names, but boy can the Aussies get
at’s pretty much it for South Australia.
creative when it comes to winemaking.
And
that’s it for this week, so until next time,
South Australia is the most important of the
wine
a bit, you’ll feel better! n
states when it comes to wine. It’s responsible for
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BY J E F F J O H N S O N n P A U L A F O R M A N
Quitting your job
Dear Short Answers: I have a very
good friend who is an excellent attorney
and has a very good job. e problem is
that he desperately wants to be a singer/
songwriter. I have heard him a couple of
times at private parties and once at a
local bar. Sadly, he is terrible. And it’s not
just my opinion. Pretty much everybody
who has ever heard him thinks he is
terrible. I want to encourage his “creativity,” so every time he asks me for an
opinion, I lie and tell him how terrific he
is. But now he is talking about quitting
his job and pursuing his music full-time.
All his friends think this is a disastrous
idea and have asked me to convince him
to keep doing what he’s good at and stop
this music nonsense. Should I do this?
Or let him make his own mistakes? P.S.
He has a stay-at-home wife and two kids,
so it’s not just his life at risk here.
Dilemma Dan
Dear Dan: is is not
your decision to make. Your
well-intentioned encouragment may have mislead him.
If you can find a way to tell
him that, although you have
admiration for one who is
bold enough to pursue a
challenging hobby, it might
be wise to “test market” his
offerings more broadly before
making the leap. You would
be giving him truthful advice.
But at the end of the day, this
is up to him and his wife.
Take time
with M A T T D U K E S J O R D A N
bored and anxious—and it will affect you
as well. Expect an adjustment period
of a year or two. Do your part by taking
a look at your own priorities and staying
open to the excitement inherent in
change. Our book, “e Hourglass
Solution,” is a guide to this life stage.
So it seems
Dear Short Answers: Do you think
that most people have at least one gay
sexual experience in their lives? Just
to experiment and see what it’s like?
Honest Question
Dear Honest: Yes . . . if only in their
dreams!
BY MATT DUKES JORDAN
lso known as the
lightening bug, the
firefly uses bioluminescence to
attract mates at twilight. ey
appear like softly moving meteors
in the semi-darkness and dance
briefly in the air in temperate or
tropical places. e Key West
restaurant called Firefly uses tasty
Southern foods and beverages to
tempt and attract those seeking
respite from the mundane struggles of the real world. Every day
between three and six is happy
hour and it’s the time when they
offer half off wines and beers, as
well as treats like the crispiest pork
rinds you’ll ever find. With a light
dusting of spices, they are terrific.
One can enjoy happy hour prices
on small plates loaded with generous portions of richly cheesy mac
and cheese, mini-burgers, tiny
pulled pork sandwiches, deviled
eggs, and more.
I tried the fried okra, which I’d
first had over 20 years ago at Bob
and Lucy Mayo’s Bobablu’s restaurant on Big Coppitt. e ones at
Firefly are tasty airy delights,
fantastic. Deep-frying transforms
okra into a treat! ey came with
a remoulade dipping sauce. Of
course, the lightest and most airy
but crunchy treat was the pork
rinds. ey were nothing like the
ones in the plastic bags in convenience stores—hot, crispy, perfectly
seasoned. ey’re also known as
pork scratchings or pork crackling
and the deep frying renders out the
fat, leaving a crispy treat much like
a potato chip behind.
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Do not bend
Dear Short Answers: I found some
very old (early 1900s) photos in my
late aunt’s apartment that were of her
husband’s family. I have no attachment
to these pictures, but the only person I
know who might want
them behaved very badly
when the will was settled. Sending the photos
will be a hassle, but I
know, if they were of my
family, I’d love to have
them. ese things are
worth preserving for
future generations.
Should I mail the
photos to the ingrate
or just trash them?
Sentimental
Dear Sentinental:
Get thee to a Post
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JEFF JOHNSON
Office. Pronto.
Dear Short Answers: My husband’s
division is going to be dissolved, and he
is ready to retire and take his package.
Problem is, what will he do? How can
I help him when he has anxiety or
boredom or both? First Mate
Dear Mate: is is a major transition
for both of you. He will certainly be
at twilight
Not easily foiled
Dear Short Answers:
When using aluminum foil, does it matter which side faces out (shinny or dull)?
Sharp Tack
Dear Sharp: Of course it matters. n
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e owner of the Firefly is
Tricia Coyne, formerly of Atlanta,
home of wonderful Southern
treats. e restaurant opened just
before Fantasy Fest two years ago.
is year they’re offering half off
for all meals for locals from
Monday through Friday
of the Fantasy Fest week.
Coyne likes being off Duval in
the restaurant row on Petronia in
Bahama Village. Santiago’s Bodega
is down the block and Blue Heaven
is just steps away.
“is is a great neighborhood
and the most exciting area for
restaurants in town,” Coyne said.
“People along restaurant row have
been very supportive.”
e happy hour wines and
beers are good and affordable—$2
for a Pabst or Miller beer, and $5
for sparkling wine, pino grigio,
and others. For fun I tried the Ginger Shandy beer-based cocktail and
it was delicious. Along with real
beer it included some non-alcoholic ginger beer. I love ginger
beers and was delighted to get
to try two that I’d never had before. I had Goslings (official finer
beer of the America’s Cup sailboat
race). And I tried Royal Jamaican,
which is a brewed in Kingston,
Jamaica, and contains alcohol. It’s
sweet and very gingery and tasty.
Firefly has seating upstairs on a
balcony overlooking Petronia and
downstairs at the bar and outside
the bar area. And there’s a big open
and very airy dining room upstairs.
It’s a great escape from the bustle
of Duval and a way of visiting the
delights of Southern cooking from
super-crispy pork rinds to deepfried chicken to pulled pork to the
mysteries of deep-fried okra. n
Firefly Key West
223 Petronia St., (305) 849-0104
fireflykeywest.com
T R O P I C S P R O C K E TS
IAN BROCKWAY
Black Mass
merican cinema has a
rich history of gangster
films. Francis Ford Coppola made his
mark with “e Godfather” trilogy.
en there was Martin Scorsese with
“Casino” and “Goodfellas.” De Palma
also has made his stylistic contribution with “Scarface,” an epic tale of
a thug who reaches the top by brute
force and intimidation alone.
In this tradition is director Scott
Cooper’s “Black Mass,” a kind of
character study of James “Whitey”
Bulger, the lethal gangster from
South Boston.
e film is told in flashback from
numerous Bulger henchmen.
e first sight of the head gangleader is quite scary. Bulger holds
court at Triple O’s Lounge. As played
by Johnny Depp, he is silver eyed and
dead-skinned with a pallor of alien
green. One cold fish. Nothing gets
past him, and diplomacy is not his
strong point.
rough the course of the story,
Bulger seethes with intermittent rage.
FBI agent John Connelly (Joel Edgerton) who knows Bulger since childhood, asks him to be an informant
and help bag the Angiulo Brothers.
Because of this, in addition to local
bonds, Bulger is nearly immune from
prosecution, although he sadistically
murders with impunity.
e film does well in showing how
a seedy menace is woven within the
soil of day-to-day life. From legislation, the FBI, Sunday Mass, the St.
Patrick’s Day parade and the family
dinner, Bulger is insulated and encapsulated in a green quilt known as
South Boston. Bulger is further
safeguarded by his brother William
(Benedict Cumberbatch), a Massachusetts state Senate president.
One scene in particular is quite
unsettling. During a party, Connolly’s
disgusted wife (Julianne Nicholson)
retires to bed, reading e Exorcist.
e door is opened by Jimmy himself.
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His eyes are demonic and cold. His
face contorts in menace very much
like little Regan. is is no accident.
e cinematography, too, with stark
diagonal lines and its deeply saturated
townhouses streaked in black, recalls
the Halloween classic.
e church is hinted upon but
never fully explored. When Bulger
attends his mother’s funeral it is a
bland affair with the gangster peering
like a vulture upon mortal preceed-
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ings. A crucifix and stained glass is
shown later and the two images are
anemic and colorless. e singular act
of human care this villain demonstrates is in the care of his sick son.
Once the child is immersed in illness,
the demon portion of Jimmy assumes
full control.
Suggested, too, is the compelling
concept that Bulger is his brother’s
toxic twin perhaps, always in the
background seeking favors, advice or
news. ese,too, suggestions, though
never explicity stated are all the more
intriguing
Eerily, he often kills in the bright
of day without warning juxtaposed
with cheerful Miami Beach colors.
Take special caution if Bulger says
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that you are good with him. He often strikes
quickly to the sound of screaming children, putting all in panic. In this way the film is most like
“Jaws.” A summer day can easily bring blood.
ough at times Depp feels a bit kitschy in this
role, given that he wears a pair of orange sunglasses ala Hunter ompson together with his
Pazazu glare, he is clearly having more fun here
than Linda Blair ever did. Depp’s portrayal is quite
visceral almost like a cinema vampire of old, but
thankfully, he falls short of chewing any scenery.
ough the trappings are more than familiar,
“Black Mass” is a fitting addition to the genre with
its appropriate gloom and another unrestrained
performance by Johnny Depp who captures the
chill of this man with the intimacy of an evil twin.
Mississippi
Grind
he directing team of Anna Boden and
Ryan Fleck (Half Nelson, Sugar)
places us in the disturbing world of gambling
addiction. Like the two main characters, we grow
increasingly anxious and are never certain as to
where we are going.
e film, “Mississippi Grind,” does
for gambling what “Leaving Las Vegas” did
for alcoholism.
As unsettling as the story is, it is also very
human and undeniably mysterious.
In Iowa, Gerry (Ben Mendelsohn) a compulsive
gambler is shaking with tremors, down and out.
In walks the sly and confident Curtis (Ryan
Reynolds) who is as flirtatious with cards as he is
with women. During a quick poker game at a
small casino, Gerry wins. Because of this happenstance, Gerry gets the fixed idea that Curtis is his
good luck charm. e two plan to go to New
Orleans together, gambling along the way,
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stopping at last to make a big score.
After this first win, Curtis takes his leave and
Gerry is stabbed in the gut and robbed of his
winnings. e next morning, the phone calls
commence. ere are insistent voices asking Gerry
about money. His bookie (Alfre Woodard) gives
him a hard shoulder.
e noose tightens.
One of the most upsetting aspects of the film
is the fact that Gerry is powerless, hooked by his
lust for chance and his fixation for the younger
and nonchalant Curtis.
Disquieting,too, is the hint that Curtis, despite
his glib and carefree aura, is not all that skilled
or pulled together. e pair is hooked in
co-dependency.
Although Ryan Reynolds gives his best
performance in a film to date, (gone are the
wisecracks, absent is the gullible good boy
persona) the film is three-quarters Ben
Mendelsohn who is unshakeably pained and
painful to watch. He has a jumpy and depressive
live-wire torment that borders the supernatural.
Gerry is dry and dessicated, perpetually thirsty
with wishes that can never be quenched.
Mendelsohn’s spastic, sporadic cries as well as
his babbling rolls actually carry the taste of what it
is to be addicted. Add an intoxicating Blues
soundtrack featuring songs by Little Royal, John
Lee Hooker and Memphis Minnie along with
some shots of old roadside bars, gone to seed
and one witnesses a quirky but very real film
that exposes our lustful underbelly.
In its sadness that has the melancholy glee
of a story by Charles Bukowski, “Mississippi
Grind” makes an estranged cousin to John
Schlesinger’s “Midnight Cowboy.” n
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Jodyrae's “Old Fashioned Halloween Party”
at The Curry Mansion for Queen of Fantasy Fest
Photo: Larry Blackburn • Cover: JT Thompson
Detention
Center
re-accredited
T
he Sheriff’s Office gained reaccreditation from the Florida
Corrections Accreditation Commission this week. Congratulations to the whole Accreditation team on a job well done!
Left to right: Two members of the accreditation commission, on the
far left and far right, with Sheriff Rick Ramsay, Accreditation Specialist
Mary Valdez, Major Tim Age, Lt. Colonel Tommy Taylor and Captain
Jon Crane.
Explorers
form
Color Guard
M
arathon Middle and High School SRO Deputy Derick
Velez has been helping his Explorers, Post 906, form a
Color Guard team with the plan to present Colors during the National
Anthem before games at school and at community events. He says they
have been practicing hard and are making him proud. They look great!
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DOH Employee
Recognition
Awards
Queen Candidate
Jodyrae Campbell
Celebrates Birthday
ob Eadie, administrator at the Florida Department of Health
in Monroe County, recognizes Gilbert Padilla as Employee of
the Year on Monday in Key West. Padilla works in the Division of Information Technology and is recognized for his tireless work and excellent
in-house customer service with the agency.
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PETE ARNOW | PHOTOGRAPHER
antasy Fest Queen Jodyrae Campbell, center, celebrated
her birthday recently at the Tuesday Aqua Idol event at the
Aqua Nightclub. Shown helping her celebrate were Julia Davis and Edie
Hambright.
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Leadership Monroe
KW Toastmasters
Candidates Conduct
installed new officers
Annual Scavenger Hunt for the 2015-2016 year
PETE ARNOW | PHOTOGRAPHER
embers of the Southernmost Scavenger Hunt Team, Casey
Arnold and Eileen and Graff Kelly, get ready to take Candidates of the Leadership Monroe Class on their annual hunt through
Key West.
M
ey West Toastmasters recently installed new officers for the
2015-2016 year. The new Board members are Alana Thurston, Treasurer and Immediate Past President; Eric Elloie, VP Membership; Marianne Magner, VP Education; Mary Ellen Lapp, President and
Gilbert Richardson, Sargent at Arms. Not shown: Teresa Aguiar, Secretary; Dave Childers, VP Public Relations. Key West Toastmasters meets
at noon on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday at Keys Federal Credit Union. For
more information, call 295-7501.
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GNO at Ibis Bay Benefitting Queen Candidates Jodyrae & Vicky
PHOTOS BY LARRY BLACKBURN
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GNO at Ibis Bay Benefitting Queen Candidates Jodyrae & Vicky
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Kevin Peterson’s KEP Art Gallery Reception
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Mangia Mangia Dinner Benefit for Tennessee Williams Exhibit
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United Way Benefit Dinner at Mangia Mangia
Ann Sandlin and Chelsea
Pete and Janey Wawerna of the Florida
Wait welcome diners to ManKeys Children’s Shelter, Jessica Crangia Mangia.
ney, UWFK Board Member, Ann Sandlin,
UWFK Director of Resource Development
and Carol Rogers.
Mindy McKenzie, UWFK Board Member, and her husband John.
United Way of the Florida Keys CEO Kate Bauer-Jones and Billy Davis,
Executive Director of A Positive Step of Monroe County.
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Vicky for Queen Happy 70th Birthday at NY Pasta
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Jodyrae’s Old Fashioned Halloween Party
PHOTOS BY SARAH SANDNES
Kathy Jones, Micheal Stella & Kelly Carlson.
Clyde and Debra Joyce Join Queen Candidate Jodyrae Campbell for a
ghoulishly good time.
Mark Warmouth & Janine Seibert.
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Jodyrae’s Old Fashioned Halloween Party
PHOTOS BY SARAH SANDNES
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Howard Livingston CD Release Party
PHOTOS BY RALPH DE PALMA
Cathy and the new CD “Sell Your Stuff Keep the Dog Live On An Island”.
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Howard, David Kay, Cyndy - Keep the Code.
The Band.
Everyone wanted a new CD.
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Marty, Dale and Peach enjoy the new music.
Tammy and Marc.
Howard and fans.
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Coconut Castaways.
Howard Livingston and MM24 Band.
Sending Jessie some love.
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More Howard fans..
Howard Livingston and a new fan.
She only loves him for his Johnson.
Coconut Castaways.
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Diane & Patty’s House Warming Party
Kim & Roland Flowers with Stephanie Hellstrom.
Mindy & John McKenzie.
Scott Barry & Jody Weinhofer.
Raquel Crummitt with Lourdes Torbisco.
Jackie Herbst,& Eric Green with Patricia Ali Neyra.
Patricia Ali Neyra & Diane Eliopoulos.
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Ben Harrison and Destino
Ben Harrison and the new Destino.
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Ben Harrison and Destino
Ben Harrison Destino and note the play list on his guitar.
Ben’s wife has saved his old play lists for 20 years.
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Classical
Revival
Gem
by C. S. GILBERT
KONK LIFE REAL ESTATE WRITER
he tall, stately residence at
1405 Olivia Street, in the
Meadows neighborhood above White
Street, is both a perfect family home and
an award-winning restoration of its early
twentieth century roots; it was awarded the
Historic Florida Keys Preservation Board’s
Preservation of the Year 2000 and has the
affixed plaque to prove it.
Built in 1909, this home seems to be
made entirely of prized Dade County pine,
and while some has been painted, most
interior woodwork is natural or pickled,
allowing the grain to show through a pale
wash of color. The spectacular wood
dominates the front vestibule, its tall
staircase and front-to-back hall. The
configuration is typical of homes of this
era, even those not as grand as this
Classical Revival beauty.
First across the sitting porch and
through the front door is a tall staircase
and what is a media room currently, but it
has been a formal dining room and could
be a fourth bedroom, according to Team
Townsend, the duo of Dean and Keith
Townsend of Doug Mayberry Real Estate.
Above the door are the numerals 1405 in
stained and etched glass. The ceilings are
12-foot high on the first floor and at least
ten feet upstairs.
Next, beyond the media room, is the
roomy kitchen with granite counters,
stainless appliances and double sink with a
glass tile backsplash and a GE gas range
with a fifth burner. Its solid wood cabinetry
has the warm look of cherry, including two
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The curb view of this Classical Revival beauty is quite stately.
deep “almost double pantries,”
according to Dean Townsend. The side
wall of Dade County pine is bright
with two large six-over-six paned
windows. The bi-level granite counter
that houses the sink on the kitchen side
rises to a long breakfast bar that opens
to the great room, where it is flanked
by built-ins: bookcases on one side and
a glass-fronted cabinet for audio
equipment on the other.
Across the hall is a small powder
room and flooring throughout the
ground floor is wide-planked
hardwood.
The great room is truly a wonderful
space: a large dining area beside a
generous living room, both fronted by
three sets of French doors opening onto
the pool deck. The light throughout is
extraordinary due to abundance of old
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The outdoor living space in this home is outstanding.
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Lush foliage embraces the pool on three sides.
Three sets of glass-paned French doors with additional panels above create a
literal wall of glass for the great room.
six-over-six paned windows, the French
doors and additional rectangles of glass
above the doors; the back of the house is a
virtual wall of glass overlooking the deck
and pool. The pool, too, is creative in its
decorative touches: a tiled water feature
and inset steps. There is luxurious greenery
around three sides of the pool deck and
there’s still room for two chaise lounges
and a large grill. “This is real indooroutdoor living,” said Keith Townsend.
The entire back yard is enclosed for privacy
in stockade fencing—with the delightful
touch of gingerbread on the top six inches.
The second floor of this home is unusual
in that it is larger than the first floor
because the master suite extends over the
covered rear deck and there is, in addition,
an upstairs front covered porch big enough
for a double hammock. Inside, there is
Dade County pine everywhere and the
flooring is a sturdy laminate.
The spacious master suite, which is truly
separate from the rest of the house, has a
vaulted ceiling and overlooks the pool; in
fact, since the house is the tallest in the
immediate area, it overlooks the entire
neighborhood through four sets of
Warm woods, sleek granite and shining stainless define the kitchen.
Continued on next page.
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Classical Revival Gem
casement windows. Its bath has double sinks
and mirrors, a party shower of travertine and
river stone with not only one but two rain
showerheads, a laundry closet and a separate
vanity/folding station. The suite also contains
a walk-in closet.
A second full bath serves the two large
family bedrooms off the hall and there is even
an office niche or computer alcove between
the porch door and the stairwell.
“This is a great family, dog-friendly
home,” said Dean Townsend as the resident
pooches greeted our return to the first floor.
This home is located in the X zone—no
flood insurance required—and has both
decorative and functional wooden shutters
and a complete set of hurricane shutters. The
owners “maxed out the hurricane credits,”
and the house also has a new roof and
exterior paint job, the Townsends said.
To see this remarkable family home, call
Doug Mayberry Real Estate’s Team
Townsend: either Dean at (305) 942-1369 or
Keith at (305) 393-4339.
Konk Life welcomes subjects for other
articles about Keys homes currently for sale.
Contact Guy deBoer at (305) 296-1630 or (305)
766-5832 or email [email protected].
Continued
This home’s front room is now a media center but it has been a formal dining room and could be a first floor bedroom.
Peaceful and quiet, the second floor porch is a good place to relax.
The bright and airy master bedroom overlooks the pool—and the entire
neighborhood. Family bedrooms are bright and airy as well.
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Stock Island
Featured Homes – Viewed by Appointment
Map #Address
#BR/BA
Listing Agent
Phone Number
Ad Page
1
65 Sunset Key Dr., Key West
2BR/2BA
Mike Caron, Compass Realty
508-269-8565
305-296-7078
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2
2918 Fogarty Ave., Key West
4BR/2BA
Lisa Lennon, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Knight & Gardner Realty
305-304-1027
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3
811 United St., Key West
1BR/1BA
Dawn Thornburgh, Beach Club Brokers, Inc.
305-294-8433
800-545-9655
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4
3030 Riviera Dr., Key West
4BR/2.5BA
Doug Mayberry, Doug Mayberry Real Estate
305-292-6155
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5
1800 Venetia St., Key West
5BR/5.5BA
Doug Mayberry, Doug Mayberry Real Estate
305-292-6155
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2601 S. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West – Multiple Units
Patricia McGrath, Century 21 Schwartz Realty
781-249-6623
52
1BR/1BA,
2BR/1BA, 3BR/2BA
50
Key West Association of REALTORS®
keywestrealtors.org
Phone (305) 296-8259
Listing Agency
Middle Keys
American Caribbean Real Estate
RE/MAX Keys To The Key
Century 21 Schwartz
Lower Keys
Coldwell Banker Schmitt
Benham Real Estate
Freewheeler Realty
Sellstate Island Properties
Key West
BHHS Knight & Gardner
Regional Trust Corporation
Selling Agency
Sold Date
Fax (305) 296-2701
List Price
Sold Price
Street # Street Address
10/2/15
10/2/15
American Caribbean Real Estate 9/29/15
$ 80,000.00
$340,000.00
$125,000.00
$ 80,000.00
$340,000.00
$122,500.00
Century 21 All Keys
Freewheeler Realty, Inc.
Internet Realty
10/2/15
10/2/15
10/5/15
9/30/15
10/1/15
9/29/15
10/2/15
10/5/15
9/30/15
$289,900.00
$214,900.00
$385,000.00
$349,000.00
$439,000.00
$ 89,000.00
$699,000.00
$360,000.00
$249,999.00
$240,000.00
$220,000.00
$385,000.00
$345,000.00
$425,000.00
$ 97,500.00
$770,000.00
$451,000.00
$260,000.00
Preferred Properties
Truman & Co.
Truman & Co.
Century 21 All Keys
10/1/15
$299,900.00
$297,000.00
3930 S Roosevelt Blvd #414W
Key West
10/2/15
$365,000.00
$360,000.00
3201 Harriet Ave
Key West
9/30/15
$575,000.00
$540,000.00
1106 Thompson St
Key West
10/5/15
$575,000.00
$555,000.00
1800 Atlantic Blvd #A214
Key West
10/2/15
$299,000.00
$300,000.00
1332 Seminary St #103
Key West
Based on information from the KWAR MLS for the period of 09/29/15 through 10/07/15
1047 83rd
1177 76th St
0 Avenida Primiceria
30818
196
1632
1287
27387
27034
17222
8
118
Minorca Dr
Pelican Ln
Buttonwood
1287 Warner Rd
Martinique Ln
Mariposa Rd
Starfish Ln
Boulder Dr
Avenue F
Island
Built
Description
Marathon
Marathon
Marathon
N/A
1979
N/A
Lots
Single Family
Lots
0
2
0
No
No
No
51.5
51
49.5
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key
Little Torch Key
Ramrod Key
Ramrod Key
Sugarloaf Key
Saddlebunch
Big Coppitt
1981
1987
1981
1968
1987
N/A
1993
1990
1979
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Lots
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
2
2
2
3
2
0
3
4
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
31
30
29
28
27.5
27
17
15
10
1991
1984
1954
1985
1943
Condo
Single Family
Single Family
Condo
Condo
2
2
3
2
2
No
No
No
Yes
No
4
3
2
2
1
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October 22, 2015

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