August 13, 2015

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August 13, 2015

WHAT’S HAPPENING
Turn up the heat, KeyWest!
n Aug. 13-16
ey West is set to sizzle with a long weekend of all-male adult fun ursday to
Sunday, Aug. 13-16, during annual Tropical Heat fest.
Tropical Heat offers four days of revelry and more than
a dozen events. e heat wave begins ursday, Aug.
13, with a 5:30 p.m. kick-off party at Island House Resort, 1129 Fleming St., followed by “Sunset Sail &
Splash” with Blu Q, Key West’s longest running all-gay
sailing charter. Night’s festivities end with a show at
801 Bourbon Bar’s cabaret, 801 Duval St.
Festival attendees make a splash Friday during a paddleboard excursion with Nomadic SUP or clothing-optional afternoon pool party at Bourbon St. Pub,
724 Duval. emed parties scheduled at local resorts
and clubs.
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Saturday’s highlights include guided trolley tour
showcasing sites, history and culture. Other temptations are on-the-water fun and a nighttime parties. e
following day, water enthusiasts choose to swim,
snorkel, sun or relax on remote sandbars in Keys’ backcountry during Blu Q’s all-male “Sandbar Sunday.”
In addition, a pool party is scheduled at Island
House.
roughout Tropical Heat, attendees explore city’s
museums and nature
centers by day and drag shows by night.
Tropical Heat VIP access passes available that offer
savings on event admission costs, or attendees can pay
individual event admissions. n
INFO
www.tropicalheatkw.com
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www.konklife.com • AUGUST 13-19, 2015
MWKWF has arrived
n Aug. 14-16
he second annual Mystery Writers Key
West Fest launches this Friday, Aug. 14,
with international bestselling and global multi-award
winning suspense-thriller writer Jeffery Deaver headlining a Who’s Who of world-class storytellers whose tales
keep readers up all night—and often with the lights on.
Open to published
authors, aspiring
authors and nonwriting mysterybuffs, the Key West
Marriott Beachside
Hotel is the main
setting for the
“Murder &
T
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Jeffery Deaver
KEY NEWS
n BINGO!
09 KWAHS AT THE PARROT
Large reward offered for
suspects in marine thefts
e Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
and Crime Stoppers of the Florida Keys
hope the offer of a significant reward will
encourage people who know something
about marine-related thefts in the Keys
to come forward and report the information, specifically information about the
theft of marine electronics and the lower
units from boat motors.
“We really need some help on these
cases,” said Sheriff Rick Ramsay. “We
are doing everything we can possibly do,
but we need people to help nail these
criminals.”
To that end, Crime Stoppers of the
Florida Keys offers up to $2,500 for
information which leads to an arrest or
in residential canals, parked on the street
on trailers and from boats stored at
marinas. Investigations of these thefts is
complicated that many victims are parttime residents who don’t discover they
have been victimized for days or weeks.
Additionally, equipment stolen is easy
to remove, transport and sell.
Sheriff Ramsay says the agency isn’t
sitting back and letting these crimes happen. Deputies and detectives are working
to catch these thieves. Detectives work
nights and weekends doing special
patrols, staking out potentials targets
and doing special surveillance details.
Deputies are doubling up efforts to keep
an eye on boats in canals and parked in
arrests, and Sheriff Ramsay is going to
match the Crime Stoppers reward. at
means a caller whose information leads
to an arrest could get up to $5,000 for a
single phone call.
“We encourage people to call us if
they have information. You can remain
anonymous and be eligible for a reward—that is what Crime Stoppers is all
about,” said Sheriff Ramsay.
Countywide, but largely concentrated
in the Middle and Lower Keys, Sheriff’s
Office has been inundated with reports
of high-end electronics thefts and the
thefts of lower units. ese crimes are
occurring all over the Keys with no real
pattern. Equipment is taken from boats
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residential neighborhoods. Command
staff is making contact with marine
businesses, crime watches and
homeowner’s associations to make them
aware of what is happening.
Detectives county-wide follow up on
phone calls and tips from the public. e
agency has assistance from other agencies
including Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Department
of Law Enforcement, Homeland Security
and Customs and Border Protection.
During the course of ongoing investigations, detectives have gathered surveillance video, photos and evidence from
possible suspects. All is being processed.
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CITY NEWS
august 13-19,2015
Published Weekly
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Vol. 5 No. 33
535 Secretaries
of State
PUBLISHER/EDITOR
Guy deBoer
NEWS WRITERS
Pru Sowers, C.S. Gilbert,
Terry Schmida
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PHOTOGRAPHERS
Larry E. Blackburn, Ralph De Palma
DESIGN
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PHOTOSHOP TECH
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CONTRIBUTORS
Guy deBoer Key News
Rick Boettger The Big Story
Louis Petrone Key West Lou
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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Cuban migrants
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At about 4 a.m. Monday, 24 Cuban migrants
came ashore on South Roosevelt Boulevard in Key
West. e 23 men and one woman said they left
Cuba on Friday. Key West Police and Fire and
Rescue responded. Several of the migrants were
treated for exposure to diesel fuel, but no one was
transported to the hospital. ey were tired and
thirsty but in good spirits. ey said they all came
in the tiny makeshift boat named Mariana, which
was just off the sea wall. Because they were all on
dry land, they were transported by Border Patrol
to be processed as legal migrants. n
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To The Editor: President Obama’s Iranian
nuclear weapons prevention speech [Aug. 5] laid
out the history and facts of the pending agreement.
His challenge to those who oppose the deal to
come up with a better solution met with silence.
e President was unequivocal about the deal
negotiated over two years by world powers and
why it is supported by virtually every nation except
Israel, and even Israeli generals and intelligence
officers say the agreement is the best way to
monitor and prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear
weapons. e potential benefits of hardnose diplomacy (rigorous inspections, “snapback” sanctions
and probability of a devastating military response
to cheating) are preferable to war and a ME
nuclear arms race. If the U.S. legislature, architect
of this international anti-nuke agreement, fails to
support what’s best for U.S. security, the Iranian
people and region’s stability, it would be a tragedy
of historic proportions.
Our Constitution calls for one President and
one Secretary of State to form coalitions of nations
and negotiate international treaties and agreements. Congress can approve or, if it has the votes
to override a Presidential veto, disapprove as it sees
fit. What can’t work and isn’t constitutional is for
535 congressional politicians to usurp executive
branch diplomatic functions by dealing directly
with foreign heads of state and trying to renegotiate international agreements. Especially when partisan advantage is a motive. n
CITY NEWS
Mike Mongo brings unconventional
background to city commission race
BY PRU SOWERS
KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER
Mike Mongo, candidate for the
District V Key West City Commission
seat being vacated by Teri Johnston,
has some interesting credentials.
He’s written “e Astronaut Instruction Manual,” a book on living in space
for pre-teens. He is co-founder of Computers for Jamaica, helping rebuild over
600 computers and shipping them to
Jamaica and Haiti for use by students
and teachers.
A computer consultant and technologist, Mongo has been married to Lonnie
ompson-Mongo—“the woman of my
dreams”—for three years, but he is also
president of the local gay and lesbian
community center.
And when Lee Jones and Aaron
Huntsman got married on the Monroe
County Courthouse steps on Jan. 6, the
first same-sex marriage in the county,
Mongo was there wearing a red, white
and blue Uncle Sam top hat, handing
out rainbow-colored bracelets to
celebrate. He seemed as giddy as the
wedding party about the historic event.
“I’m a big supporter of equality, a
huge proponent of civil rights,” he said
via telephone recently. “It’s in my DNA.”
Profile
Mike Mago
he mentors in the Monroe County Take
Stock in Children program—“It’s to
combat cell phones and video games,”
he says about the glasses—is completely
serious about running for city commission.
His outlook on life changed after his
2009 run for mayor, where in only six
weeks of campaigning he garnered 16
percent of the vote. Even after the loss
to now-Mayor Craig Cates, Mongo s
aid his perspective on living in Key West
changed.
“ I don’t know that my dedication to
service was there up until then,” he said
about the 2009 race. “But people kept
coming up to me afterward and saying,
‘Can you help me here?’ I love to help
people. If you can, you should.”
Mongo says as a comic book-reading
kid, he always wanted to be a superhero.
However, as an adult, he has realized that
simple acts like stopping to help someone fix a flat tire can have an enormous
impact on that person.
“You don’t need to have super powers.
You just need to practice doing good
every day. Suddenly, you’re larger than
life. It makes the world a better place
instantly. One day at a time, one act
at a time,” he said.
Mongo says his passion for working
| NICK DOLL
So, apparently, is striking up conversations wherever he goes, building a
large base of friends and acquaintances.
Mongo says he is a kind of de-factor
mayor of Key West, particularly in
District V, where he has lived since 2010.
Indeed, two people interrupted while he
was standing on the street talking on his
cell phone to Konk Life. He had to duck
out of sight alongside a building to
continue uninterrupted.
Unconventionality aside, Mongo,
who often wears glasses in upside-down
frames to keep the attention of students
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with seniors and young students in the
community is what inspires him every
day. He points to a student he began
mentoring in Take Stock college scholarship program who was in the seventh
grade when they first met. It wasn’t easy,
but the student not only graduated from
high school but also received a full scholarship at University of Central Florida.
“Each of us has the opportunity to
make Key West better today and tomorrow and far beyond that as well. at’s
why people call on me even now for
everything from Key West baseball fields,
which are in terrible need of simple refurbishing, to resident garbage pickup.
e reason I am running is so that I can
bring my enthusiasm and experience in
managing the processes to the advantage
of the people who live here,” he said. n
2015 election
• City of Key West qualifying is
noon, Aug. 17-21.
• Key West General Election, Oct. 6.
Last day to register to vote for the
General Election is Sept. 8. Early voting
is Sept. 21 to Oct. 3: Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; on Saturday,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
COUNTY NEWS
Derelict vessel session heads to Key Largo
n Aug. 13 meeting
BY TERRY SCHMIDA
KONK LIFE NEWS
e stubborn issue of how to deal
with derelict or “at risk” vessels will be
the subject of a state session and open
meeting sponsored by the Florida Fish
and Wildlife Commission (FWC) 2:30
p.m. ursday, Aug. 13, at the Murray
E. Nelson Government and Cultural
Center in Key Largo.
e meeting will be one of five held
around the state, following a survey
completed in December regarding
“anchoring of non-liveaboard vessels”
outside approved public mooring
facilities drew nearly 12,000 responses,
including 600-plus from the Keys.
e hearing also comes on the heels
of an early July, FWC-sponsored gather-
ing held in Tallahassee attended by
Sheriff Rick Ramsay and a delegation
of other county government
representatives.
Attempts were made during the last
legislative session to address the issue of
the vessels, which pose a serious threat to
maritime navigation, and carry the risk
of both property damage and serious
bodily injury. ose efforts, however,
went nowhere, during the much-derided
and rancorous session.
During the period from June 2014 to
May of this year, the county spent over
$150,000 in Boating Improvement Fund
cash to rid area of derelict vessels, but the
problem is expected to continue
for a variety of reasons.
Among the solutions proposed during
the Tallahassee meeting, one held particular appeal to Sheriff Ramsay.
Veteran MCD commissioner runs for sixth term
BY TERRY SCHMIDA
Stephen Smith
Longtime Florida Keys Mosquito
Control District Commissioner Stephen
Smith has long been associated with
things that fly.
e Daytona Beach native worked as
Cape Air’s man in the Keys for nine
years, and is now putting his marketing
talents to work for Mokulele Airlines,
a Hawaii-based carrier trying its luck
down this way. Smith also spends a fair
amount of time shuttling to conferences
and other other business events on
behalf of the Tourist Development
Council and Newman PR.
For two decades now however, Smith
has toiled to rid Monroe County airspace of mosquitoes, the result of an
Epiphany he had walking around his
own neighborhood in Key West.
“We had a horrible mosquito problem back when I ran in ’95,” Smith
said. “I called Mosquito Control one
time to ask for help, and they told me
to go to Scotty’s and get a fogger. I did
that, and it brought some temporary relief, but didn’t solve the bigger problem.
at’s when I decided to run myself.”
Bug board districts mirror County
Commission district boundaries, and
Smith has represented his District 3 seat
for five four-year terms. He’ll be seeking
a sixth mandate as the five-member
board’s sole Democrat in the November
2016 election. (Mosquito Control is the
only county entity in which candidates
for election register their partisan
views.)
Back in the ’90s, Smith and fellow
Commissioner Bill Shaw found themselves sued for “interfering with an advantageous business relationship.”
It only served to harden Smith’s resolve
to reform the agency.
“We basically said, if you guys don’t
do your job, you won’t have a job,”
Smith said. “We weren’t doing
mosquito control. ere was no
HEALTH NEWS
Florida Health Monroe reminds parents to vaccinate
n Aug. 24
e Florida Department of Health in
Monroe County offers required immunizations for school at its three healthcare clinics throughout the Florida Keys.
Florida Keys students return to the classroom on Aug. 24.
“ere are only a few weeks left before school starts,” School Health Coordinator TalleyAnne Reeb said. “Now is
the time to ensure that children who are
about to return to school are properly
immunized.”
New and transferring students,
kindergarten students and seventh
graders need provide proof of immunizations prior to enrollment. Returning students should have already completed the
required shot series. Parents encouraged
to review all records.
No out-of-pocket expense to parents
for vaccines provided to their children
through the health department. e state
provides vaccines at no cost for children
18 years or younger under Vaccines for
Children (VFC) program. VFC covers up
to age 19, if still in high school.
Parents reminded to bring health
insurance card. If insurance covers
vaccines,will bill insurance company
directly. Parents also reminded to bring a
copy of immunization records to help
identify needed shots and prevent the
immunization nurse from beginning the
series again. Parents asked consider the
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recommended vaccinations in addition
to those required to return to school.
Florida Department of Health in
Monroe County clinic: Roosevelt Sands
Center, 105 Olivia St.,Key West; (305)
809-5680. Parents make an appointment
or children, accompanied by a parent,
can go to the Back-to-School Walk-In
Clinic: Roosevelt Sands Clinic, Key
West: Monday, Aug. 24, 4-7 p.m.; Mondays and ursdays every week, 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. n
KEY WEST LOU
COMMENTARY
Hemingway’s first love
BY LOUIS PETRONE
KONK LIFE COLUMNIST
e letter began, “I am writing this
late of night after a long think by myself,
and I am afraid it is going to hurt you,
rnest Hemingway was 18
but I’m sure it won’t harm you permayears old. William Robertnently...”
son described him as “...untested in love,
Agnes was seven years older than
war or writing.” Not for long, however.
Hemingway. In the letter, she referred
It was the spring of 1918. World War to him as “kid, my kid.” She wrote she
I was raging. Hemingway went to Italy
was fond of him “more as a mother than
to become a Red Cross ambulance
a sweetheart.”
driver. Within one short year, he became
Agnes broke Hemingway’s heart.
expert in love and war. Soon thereafter,
After Hemingway had left Italy and
in writing.
before she wrote Hemingway,
Hemingway was severely
Agnes fell in love with an
wounded by mortar fire.
Italian officer. e officer came
Shrapnel in his legs. After
from an influential and
suffering the wounds,
moneyed family. ey never
dragging himself along
married. e Italian officer
he assisted several Italian
broke off the engagement.
soldiers to safety. He
He became convinced she was
received the Italian Silver
marrying him for position and
Medal for Bravery.
money.
He was sent to a hospital
Agnes had several such relain Milan. His recovery took
tionships after Hemingway.
LOU
six months. During that
Strange that she felt it necesPETRONE
time, Hemingway fell deeply
sary to better herself via marCOLUMNIST
in love with Agnes von
riage or otherwise. She was
Kurowsky. Agnes was a Red
already part of the social hierCross nurse.
archy. Her father had been a teacher
Plans were made to marry. Hemingof languages, an uncle a world famous
way returned to the States. Agnes was
Chicago architect, and a grandfather a
to follow soon thereafter.
general in the U.S. Army.
Agnes did noT follow. Instead she
Agnes studied at a seminary school
sent Hemingway a Dear John letter.
for ladies. She became a librarian. Her
specialty cataloging. She found the position unexciting. She returned to school
and became a nurse.
Agnes did not marry till 1928. She
was twice married.
Hemingway and Agnes neither saw
nor spoke to each other after the Dear
John letter.
Hemingway went on to literary fame.
Agnes a housewife who in later years returned to to work as a library cataloger.
Agnes maintained the relationship
was an innocent flirtation. Hemingway
viewed it as a loving affair, sex a definite
part of it.
Agnes to her dying day denied sex
was involved. In the Milan days, virtue
was part and parcel of a woman. No sex
before marriage. No living together before marriage. Agnes was preserving her
public virginity by denying sexual
involvement with Hemingway.
Hemingway kept his pain to himself.
Except in his writings. Literary scholars
believe the emotional effect of Agnes’
rejection molded his impression of
women. e Agnes experience triggered
his literary preoccupation with romantic
loss.
Many believe Catherine Barkley in
“A Farewell To Arms” was based on
Agnes. ey are also of the opinion she
was the heroine in two short stories.
“A Very Short Story” and “e Snows of
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Kilimanjaro.”
ings get a bit murky. Agnes moved
to Key West to live in 1951. She lived in
Key West with her second husband till
1965. While in Key West, she worked at
Monroe County Library as a cataloger.
She left in 1965 because she got sick of
the Conch train going by her home and
announcing over the loudspeaker...is
is the house of Ernest Hemingway’s girlfriend.
Agnes had always sought to keep her
Hemingway relationship secret. She
sought neither gain nor notoriety.
Hemingway was dead. His fourth
wife Mary returned to Key West to clean
out a trunk of old papers stored at
Sloppy Joe’s. Among the papers were
Agnes’ letters to Hemingway, including
the Dear John letter.
Mary met with Agnes. In fact, they
met several times. Became friends. Mary
returned to Agnes the letters written by
Agnes to Hemingway. Most passionate.
ose letters were eventually given to
Henry Villard who shared them and
other documents with John Nagle, a
Hemingway expert.
When Hemingway was in the hospital in Milan, a fellow patient was Henry
Villard. Villard and Hemingway became
best friends. A friendship that lasted
their lifetimes. Villard became a
WHAT’S HAPPENING
80 Years Later
Great Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
Keys History & Discovery Center topic
n Sept. 2 and Sept. 8,
Islamorada
Local 10 Hurricane Specialist
Max Mayfield
t was 80 years ago, on Sept. 2, 1935,
the fiercest storm (even today) to hit
North America came ashore in Islamorada, wreaking death and destruction
from Tavernier to Duck Key. e event
marks a significant period in the life of
the Upper Keys, a time that should never
be forgotten. For the 80th anniversary,
Keys History & Discovery Center brings
together the history of the storm, the
impact on the families and lives lost,
as well as lessons learned and the vulnerability of our island chain.
e commemoration of the storm
is two nights, Sept. 2 and Sept. 8, with
the showing of documentaries and
three impressive speakers.
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Wednesday, Sept. 2 the schedule:
• 4 p.m.—Storm of the Century and
the March of the Bonus Marchers
documentaries to air in the theater.
• 5:30 p.m.—History of the Florida Keys
Memorial presented by historian Jerry
Wilkinson, who reveals the untold
history of the Florida Keys Memorial.
• 6:30 p.m.—e Florida Keys:
Historical fiction author Vanessa Lafaye
Still vulnerable by Local 10 Hurricane
Specialist Max Mayfield, who focuses on
the current vulnerabilities of the Keys
and technological advancements of the
National Weather Service making
heeding warnings a necessity.
On Tuesday, Sept. 8, the Discovery
Center is Bringing History to Life.
Join Curator Brad Bertelli and Vanessa
Lafaye, author of Under a Dark Summer
Sky, for an enlightening conversation. A
Florida native, Lafaye has fictionalized
the Labor Day hurricane of 1935 in her
debut novel, Under a Dark Summer Sky.
She has lived in England for the past 30
years but was drawn to write about her
home state when she discovered the story
of the storm and its place in Florida’s history.
Lafaye and Bertelli discuss the
challenges and techniques of bringing
history to life using only the written
word: the research processes, the writer’s
thought processes and methods, and the
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Upper Keys historian Jerry Wilkinson
special responsibilities and constraints
that come with writing about real events.
e evening provides fascinating
insights into the world of historical
fiction, for readers, aspiring writers
and those with an interest in the events
portrayed in the book.
Doors open 5 p.m., conversation at 6
p.m. Reservations (suggested) at (305)
922-2237 or [email protected]
Members of Keys History &
Discovery Center are free. Cost for
non-members $25 and includes
admission to the exhibit as well as light
appetizers. Cash bar available.
e Discovery Center is in
Islamorada, MM 82, at Islander Resort,
a Guy Harvey Outpost.
e center is open ursdays to
Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. General
admission $12. Admission for seniors,
$10; children 13 and under, free. n
INFO (305) 922-2237
KWAHS BINGO!
COVER STORY
CAROL TEDESCO | photographer
Bringing
back the
Fort!
Key West Art & Historical
Society partners with Key
West Concerts to promote
community events
n Aug. 30
On Sunday, Aug. 30, historic Fort East
Martello’s parade grounds at 3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd. will come to life with the
acoustic-smooth sound and folky,
island vibes of pro surfer-turned-musician
Donavon Frankenreiter and young Australian Cody Simpson as part of Key West
Art & Historical Society’s partnership
with Key West Concerts.
e family-friendly concert is part of
the KWAHS Music At Martello Series and
Donovan Frankenreiter
will feature a “festival-like” atmosphere
with artist vendors, food vendors, and a
“kid’s zone” complete with a bounce
house, sprinkler station, face-painting,
castle-making, an art area along the
parade grounds and a “backyard casual”
setup for the early-evening concert.
e program will entertain as many as
900 concertgoers with music, food and libations in a venue whose history reflects a
long timeline of community events including Cayo Carnival, music concerts,
family picnics, antique shows.
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Continued on page 10
Key West Art & Historical Society teammates (left to right) Todd
Feit (Board of Directors), Development Director Christine Nottage
and Curator Cori Convertito played host and awarded prizes to
winners at Green Parrot's weekly Bingo extravaganza on Monday
night. The game takes place each Monday 7-9 p.m. at the popular
watering hole with a different non-profit benefiting each week.
KWAHS will again be host and beneficiary on Monday, Aug. 17.
Key West Art & Historical Society board member Todd Feit and
Curator Cori Convertito kept the action and the little white balls
rolling Monday night.
(Left to right) Key West Art & Historical Society Executive Director Michael Gieda
and Key West Concerts partners Marky Pierson and Evan Haskell contemplate the
next Music at Martello event, a family friendly concert with Donavon Frankenreiter
and special guest Cody Simpson set to take place Aug. 30.
LeAnn Birden of Dallas Texas waves her winning Bingo card
Monday night during the weekly fundraising game at the
Green Parrot on Whitehead Street. n MORE photos, page 10
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COVER STORY
Bring back
the Fort!
Key West Art & Historical
Society partners with Key
West Concerts to promote
community events
n Aug. 30
KWAHS
| Continued from page 9
“e Fort has a long tradition of
being a community venue,” says
KWAHS Executive Director Michael
Gieda. “One of Mario Sanchez’s carvings
of the Fort depicts an early scene of families picnicking there. Even after the Soci-
ety opened the Fort as a museum and
gallery in 1951, it was the central location for exhibits, events and programs.
is tradition carried through to the late
1990s, early 2000s when many beloved
events and concerts were held on the
Fort’s grounds.”
KWAHS has been hard at work innovating ways in which to bring back that
tradition. Music At Martello is one such
program helping to invite community
back into the fort KWAHS is steward to.
“e goal of Music At Martello is
dual,” says Gieda. It highlights the Fort
as a local community gathering point
and brings large events and concerts to
Key West while supporting the mission
of the Society by promoting the art, history and culture of the Florida Keys.”
KWAHS Programs and Membership
Director Gerri Sidoti facilitated its development in the spring of 2013 with the
concert duo “Terrmerlin”, who performed with Key West High School brass
band using civil war-era instruments in
conjunction with Friends of Ft. Taylor’s
Civil War Heritage Days.
“We recognized the Fort was underutilized,” says Sidoti. “Since it’s where
KWAHS began, the music series started
as a way to utilize the Fort while bringing community awareness back to it in
fun ways embracing KWAHS mission.”
is was just the start of many events
to come. e new partnership between
KWAHS and Key West Concerts is
strengthening the potential and gaining
momentum.
“We have the desire to present quality, family-friendly programing, something Key West seems to need,” says
Gerri Sidoti. “Key West Concerts has
music connections and big-event expertise. With space and parking at the Fort
and our members/audience, it makes for
a great partnership.”
Marky Pierson and Evan Haskell
created Key West concerts in December
KWAHS Bingo!
CAROL TEDESCO | photographer
Key West Art & Historical Society Development Director Christine Nottage presents Rachel MacArthur of Key West with
a prize won during Bingo at the Green Parrot on Monday night, as KWAHS teammates Todd Feit and Cori Convertito keep
the white balls rolling. Each Monday, a different non-profit benefits from the game. KWAHS will return 7-9 p.m. Aug. 17.
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2014 to provide Key West with familyfriendly events and picnic-style shows
and entertainment outside of the Duval
Street bar scene.
“e growth and support we received
for the Zombie Bike Ride demonstrated
a desire for large-scale, community-driven events,” says Pierson.
e business duo is no stranger to the
parade grounds and festival area as
shown in last year’s launch for their successful Zombie Bike Ride. ey have also
used the citadel lawns inside of the fort
as a concert area for the co-launch of intimate Music At Martello events including Will Dailey, Blair Crimmins, the
Hookers, Mirah and Holopaw.
e popularity of Frankenreiter, a
musician known for his “feel-good”
music and relaxed atmosphere for upbeat
dancing in front of the stage—commands a larger area, which the parade
grounds accommodate with parking,
easy access and cool ocean breezes.
“We are thrilled to host Donavon as
part of the Music At Martello program,”
says Gieda. “His music reflects the laidback vibe of the Keys. What better space
to experience such a concert than during
an ocean sunset at a historic Fort?”
As for the future of the partnership,
the expectations are great. “It’s a great
synergy,” says Haskell. “We have some
big things in the works for the new year.”
Portions of concert’s proceeds sponsored in part by Florida Keys Media,
We Cycle, WonderDog Productions,
Ecoscapes, Help Yourself and Shipyard
Brewing will help fund KWAHS educational programs and initiatives. e concert is expected to sell out; advanced
discounted ticket purchase available at
www.KeyWestConcerts.com for $25.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m.; opening
show starts 5:45 p.m. Tickets purchased
on site $30, children under 12 free. Key
West Art & Historical Society members,
call (305) 295-6616, Ext. 106 for special
member-priced tickets and to join
KWAHS to receive member benefits.
Parking available $5, bike parking
free. For more information, call
305.295.6616, Ext. 106. n
INFO
kwahs.org
SHORTANSWERS
BY J E F F J O H N S O N n P A U L A F O R M A N
Against time
Dear Short Answers: What can you do
if a boy you like likes someone else? And
he only has two months to be with me because he is moving! How can I get him in
two months? Help Me!
Dear Help: Stop, look, listen. is
sounds all wrong. Forget about him
Ground rules
Dear Short Answers: Do you think
that a Christian Conservative and a Liberal Democrat can have a happy marriage?
Friend of a Friend
Dear FOF: Depends on what they
think marriage is—if they agree on that,
anything is possible.
Should I give up trying to engage with
parents of young kids and just wait until
the kids go to college before trying to have
an “adult” get together again? My idea of
a fun night out is NOT sitting at home
watching the baby crawl around the floor.
DINK
Dear DINK: Tedious, we agree. But
unless your friends are truly crazy they
will come to their senses and get a sitter
soon. You could even suggest it.
Expectation
Dear Short Answers: Over the past
couple of years my parents have gotten
more and more frail and require a lot of
care and attention. Fortunately, my three
brothers and I live fairly close and can
stop by every day if we needed to. Unfortunately, my parents have decided that as
the only girl, I should be the one they
turn to. If they need an emergency trip to
Dear Short Answers: I hate dogs. I am
the doctor or somebody to pick up their
not afraid of them. I just hate them. I
dry cleaning, they call me. ey never,
came home from work last
never call my brothers. I
week, and my wife had
have asked them “nicely” to
bought a puppy for my two
call them, but they call me.
young kids. She told me it
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would be good for them.
can’t call them. ey have
e kids love the dog, and I
jobs.” My father knows perdon’t know what to do. I’m
fectly well I have a job, too,
furious at my wife. She said
but I guess he doesn’t think
she didn’t ask me because
a woman’s job is as imporshe knew what I would say.
tant as a man’s. Should I just
How do I get rid of the anirefuse the next time they
mal and teach my wife a
call? Or give up and realize
lesson? Mad Dad
they are never going to
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change? Tired Sis
we are pro-dog. Although
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your wife was naughty in
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making this decision unilatperhaps your brothers will
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agree to be deployed—
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talk to them.
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Life stage
Dear Short Answers: It seems like
everybody who has kids these days has no
time left in their lives for their friends.
What we know
Dear Short Answers: How does the
human heart work? Befuddled
Dear B: e bass is steady, the melody
is unpredictable. n
Life is complicated. “Short Answers isnt. Send a question about whatever is bothering you
to [email protected] or go to www.shortanswers.net and a psychologist
and sociologist will answer. A selection of the best questions appear in Konk Life.
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KEY BUSINESS
WHAT’S HAPPENING!
KEY WEST
S.L.A.M. celebrity tourney
n Sept. 11-13
Anglers test their skill at catching tarpon, permit and bonefish during the annual Robert James
Sales S.L.A.M. Celebrity Fishing Tournament scheduled Friday to Sunday, Sept. 11-13. e catchand-release event pits participating anglers against the species dubbed the “big three” game fish of
the flats. Releasing all three on the same day is called a flats grand slam.
e S.L.A.M. is the first in an annual Florida Keys autumn tournament trilogy that benefits the
fight against cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening chronic lung disease that is the United States’ leading
genetic killer of children and young adults. Scheduled celebrity participants include Major League
Baseball Hall of Famer Wade Boggs, former Denver Broncos football player Mark Cooper and former NASA space shuttle astronaut Bruce Melnick.
MWKWF
Mayhem in Paradise”-themed Fest - a weekend of
total mystery immersion via panels, presentations,
workshops, book signings and social events with
Deaver and other genre giants.
Kicking off at 1 p.m. on Friday afternoon, two
back-to-back true-crime workshops led by Florida
Keys Law Enforcement Officers will present a
bird’s eye view of how detectives and CSI investigators collect and work with evidence in real life.
Next up, Irish mystery writer Laurence
O’Bryan will present a Social Media & Writing
session, followed by an audio books discussion
with noir author Mike Dennis. With the evening
comes a welcome celebration presided over by
New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Heather Graham and Key West City officials
at Smokin’ Tuna Saloon, and a libations stroll
though some of Key West’s popular places, including the Hog’s Breath Saloon, Fairvilla, Pat Croce’s
Rum Barrel and Schooner Wharf Bar.
Saturday’s series of panels is populated with
leading mystery fiction authors representing a variety of genres including (but not limited to), action/adventure, comic, “cozy” mysteries,
conspiracy thrillers, forensic, hardboiled, supernatural, noir and police procedural. ey include,
“Does Sex Sell,” with Jeffery Deaver, Don Bruns,
Nancy J. Cohen, Vicki Hendricks, and Laurence
O’Bryan, moderated by Heather Graham;
“Choosing a Point of View” with authors John H.
Cunningham, Heather Graham, David Beckwith
and Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, moderated by
Shirrel Rhoades; “e Mystery Umbrella” with
James O. Born, Chuck Van Soye, Libby Fischer
Hellmann, Nancy J. Cohen, and Mike Dennis,
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moderated by Don Bruns; and “Character vs
Plot” with Robert Coburn, Sandra Balzo, Sharon
Potts, and Chris Kuzneski, moderated by Libby
Fischer Hellmann.
True crime takes its turn under examination
during the final panel of the day. Moderated by
author James O. Born, the panel features notable
area true crime experts: Florida Department of
Law Enforcement Carol Frederick, Joint Interagency Task Force Jim Linder, Drug Enforcement
Administrator Ken Davis (ret), Monroe County
Sheriff Rick Ramsay, KWPD Chief Donie Lee,
and USCG Commander Jim Fitton (ret) who will
share insights on the Keys criminal element and
details of the strange crimes that surround them.
Saturday highlights also include a luncheon
with Jeffery Deaver, presentation of the inaugural
Jeremiah Healy Mystery Writing Award, the opportunity to participate in a roundtable editing
critique session with Deni Dietz, Senior Editor
for Five Star Publications, and a dinner with
award-winning author and former undercover
agent James O. Born, followed by a Tropic Cinema screening of the Cannes International Film
Festival selection, “Swingers Anonymous,” a
neonoir film presented by Key West based director
Quincy Perkins.
Sunday is for chilling along the waterfront
with the Fest’s finale Bloody Mary Sunday
Morning Buffet Breakfast at the island’s iconic
Schooner Wharf Bar.
Sponsored by the Key West Citizen, Mystery
Writers of America—Florida Chapter, the Florida
Keys Council of the Arts, public and private
sponsors, produced by Shirrel Rhoades and
author Michael Haskins via their company
Key West Writers Bloc. n
INFO www.mysterywriterskeywestfest.com
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Schooner Wharf Bar
Schooner Wharf Bar
Homemade Wine
202 Williams St., 292-3302
n
Friday-Saturday 0814-15
Homemade Wine 7pm-Midnight
The Knoxville Tennessee band, a harddiving trio has delivered their funk, grit
and spit style of performing. Dynamic
style provides an Alt-Country sound
that merges the past and present
Blues-infected Americana sound into
a rousing modern-day performance
fueled by infectious guitar and bass
licks. These musical road warriors provide a multi-instrument performance.
Sunday 0816
Captain Josh 7-11pm
Rock, Beach, Countryand original
music with his East Texas songwriter.
Extensive music trivia and fun singalongs; also licensed boat captain with
colorful lyrics and salty tales.
Monday 0817
The Greens 7-11pm
High-octane new grass and bluegrass
with new-time jazz with a little dueling
guitars and country thrown in. Vocalist
Gary Mackey, former fiddle player with
Dolly Parton’s Nashville band, along
with Rob Cook, the popular Duval
Street “washboard-tie guy” on pfeaercussion, Dillon Scott on guitar and
standup bass player, Steve LaPierre.
Wednesday 0819
The Doerfels 7-11pm
Young brothers already seasoned
performers. Roots in bluegrass but
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Schooner Wharf Bar
Captain Josh
branched out into music genres—
contemporary and classic rock, country,
alternative, pop. Often joined by sisters
Nina and Naomi Newton, as well as
younger members of both families.
Smokin’ Tuna
4 Charles St., (305) 517-6350
n
Thursday 0813
Nick Norman 5pm
Caffeine Carl & The Buzz 9pm
Nick Norman 2pm
Mystery Writers 5pm
Caffeine Carl/Joal Rush 9pm
Sunday 0816
Currie W. Clayton 5pm
Rusty Lemmon/Joal Rush 9pm
Monday 0817
Joal Rush 5pm
Caffeine Carl & The Buzz 9pm
Caffeine
Carl
9 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday
Monday
Nick
Norman
5 p.m. Thurday
2 p.m. Friday-Saturday
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Hog’s Breath Saloon
Smokin’ Tuna
4 Charles St., (305) 517-6350
n
Tuesday 0818
Chris Bandio Duo 5pm
Key Lime Pirates 9pm
Wednesday 0819
Chris Bandio Duo 5pm
Rick Fusco & Friends 9pm
Thursday 0910
Corday & Blaze Duo (aka Cor-daze)
5-8pm TUNA KICK-OFF PARTY
Womenfest Kickoff! Meet and greet,
mix and mingle on outdoor patio and
enjoy frosty libations or cold buckets of
beer from one of the two outdoor bars.
Freshest fish in town, burgers, fries,
raw oyster bar. Live music from
SoCal singer guitarist Jennifer Corday
backed by drummer-percussioniat
Amy Blaze. www.corday.net
Hog’s Breath
Dave Coleman
16
400 Front St., (305) 296-4222
n
Thursday-Sunday
0813-16
Erica Sunshine Lee 5:30-9:30pm
Singer-songwriter, Nashville recording
artist Lee brought up
up in rural Georgia.
In 2014, Georgia
Country Music
Awards named her
Female Artist of the
Year. Lee has four
albums and toured
the states, Australia
and New Zealand.
Kenny & Cuda 5:30-9:30pm
Sunday 0816
Gabe Wright 5:30-9:30pm
Monday-Wednesday 0817-19
Dave Coleman 5:30-9:30pm
Nashville rocker singer-songwriter
Tubby Love Band 10pm-2am
Talented artist driven by passion, working independently to create a new and
clever music, premiers. From genrebending tunes to his unique message
of universal love and positivity to inventive career development
Monday 0817
Zack Seemiller 5:30-9:30pm
Tuesday 0818
Joel Nelson 5:30-9:30pm
Wednesday 0819
Robert Douglas 5:30-9:30pm
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
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
La Te Da
1125 Duval St., (305) 296-6706
n
Thursday 0813
Piano Bar
Debra and Patrick, 9pm
Jazz, blues and pop. They have
worked International club circuit from
New York and Miami to Italy and the
Middle East.
Cabaret
Randy Roberts LIVE! 9pm
All-live tribute to some of the world’s
most loved performers—uncanny
impersonations for 20 years.
Friday 0814
Piano Bar
Saturday 0815
Piano Bar
Cabaret
Sunday 0816
Tea Dance 4-6:30pm
Key West’s infamous Tea Dance.
Music with resident DJs Rude Girl
and Molly Blue.
Terrace Bar
Black & Skabuddah, 8:30-11:30pm
Acoustic duo from New York City.
Monday 0817
Piano Bar Dave Bootle, 8:30-11:30pm
Tuesday 0818
Cabaret
Wednesday 0819
Cabaret
Pinchers
712 Duval St.,(305) 440-2179
Carl Hatley 1-5pm
Bobby Enloe 1-5pm
Carter Moore 7-11pm
The Green Room
501 Greene St.,
(305) 741-7300
www.greenroomkeywest.com
n
Thursday 0813
Jason Lamson 7-11pm
DJ Dream Chaser Midnight
Friday 0814
Jared Konersman 3pm
Karri Daley 8pm
Saturday 0815
Jason Lamson 3pm
Karri Daley 8pm
Monday 0817
Jason Lamson 7pm
Tuesday 0818
David Warren 8pm
Wednesday 0819
Jason Lamson 7pm
Square Grouper /
My New Joint Lounge
22658 Overseas Hwy., Cudjoe Key
(305) 745-8880
www.squaregrouperbarandgrill.com
n
Thursday Ken 7-11 pm
Friday Brian Roberts 7-11 pm
Saturday Larry Baeder
8pm-Midnight
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T R O P I C S P R O C K E TS
IAN BROCKWAY
Tangerine
Irrational Man
ean Baker (Starlet, Greg the
Bunny) directs a rollicking
tale of foul-mouthed streetwalkers along
Hollywood in “Tangerine.” e film is
madcap, glib and entertaining, similar
in tone to the work of Harmony Korine.
Two transgender sex-workers: SinnDee Rella (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) and
Alexandra (Mya Taylor) are inseparable.
Together they have rapport like a modern Abbott & Costello, and the two are
the spirit of this film.
Sinn-Dee has recently been released
from prison. During a break, Alexandra
tells her that her boyfriend/pimp,
Chester (James Ransone) has been
cheating on her. Sinn-Dee goes ballistic.
She is bent on revenge.
While the plot is nothing new, oneliners come full throttle. Rodriguez and
Taylor are first-time actors who actually
are transgender and deliver a pulse that
carries the film throughout. Together
the two create a subversive orbit that is
percussive and manic but not without
its warm center.
Rodriguez is a diva. As the camera
tilts in space, her fingernails alone make
her a lioness, stealthy and rough as a
cat’s tongue and beyond reproach.
Taylor by contrast is cool and icy,
almost removed from the fleshy plateau.
Although more realistically drawn, the
pair have a juicy fantastic quality with
an edginess akin to the late Edith
Massey and Divine, the famous duo
from the great John Waters.
James Ransone is sharp as well as the
pimp you may well love to hate. ere is
also the zany yet philosophical addition
of a self-righteous cab driver with secrets, one Razmik (Karren Karagulian)
who resembles De Niro’s Travis Bickle,
even to the point of a cheek birthmark.
Above all, the film has a circular
freshness in brilliant color, all the more
remarkable because the film was entirely
shot with two iPhones. Not one conventional camera was used.
is is a film we really sense the
weird day-glow land of Hollywood.
Rodriguez and Taylor loom larger than
he Woodman is back for the
summer and he treads over
predictable forests in “Irrational Man,”
starring Joaquin Phoenix, who duly
delivers Woody Allen’s voice and
monologue.
Phoenix is professor Abe Lucas at
Braylin College, a small Rhode Island
campus. He is struck with an acute
apathy and a lethargy of spirit. Despite
his torpor, he is popular with students
who see enough of his iconoclastic
views to admire him.
Chief among his enthusiasts is the
idealistic Jill (Emma Stone) who quickly
becomes enamored of his nonchalant
manner and fatalist opinions.
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IRRATIONAL MAN (CARPER)
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RATED R (2:00) 6:35
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TESTAMENT OF YOUTH (GEORGE)
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TANGERINE (GEORGE) (RT: 1:36)
RATED R (4:00) 8:35
MINIONS 3D (DOW) (RT: 1:31)
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MINIONS 2D (4:20)
JURASSIC WORLD 3D (DOW)
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SATURDAY 8/15, 9PM
MYSTERY WRITERS KEY WEST
FEST SCREENING OF
“SWINGERS ANONYMOUS”
TUESDAY 8/1, 7PM
NYFCS SCREENING OF
“DIGGING FOR FIRE”
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life as two hunted felines and vengeful
giantesses in this amphetamine-eyed
tale. e characters are wacky with
speeches that wobble upside down and
right side up.
“Tangerine” stands out for its sour
orange spirit that is never bitter. In its
vitality and feeling, it owes as much to
author Charles Bukowski as it does to
other edgy filmmakers who once ruled
the day. n
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CALENDAR EVENT
n Sept. 2-7
ans of beers and ales
sample some 150
varieties, including unique microbrews at the sixth annual Key West
Brew Fest, Wednesday-Monday,
Sept. 2-7. Schedule features brewfocused dinners, beer and cigar
gatherings, “beer run,” pool parties,
tasting festival on the beach and
other enticements for thirsty attendees. e event is presented by the
Southernmost Beach Resort and the
Key West Sunrise Rotary Club of
the Conch Republic, benefiting Rotary charitable initiatives. BrewFest
starts 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2,
with a kick-off party at Key West’s
new Waterfront Brewery, 201
William St. n
INFO
F
keywestbrewfest.com
DERELICT VESSEL
“I like the idea of requiring the boat’s
owner and the buyer to both go to the tax
collector’s office at the same time, and registering the boat in the buyer’s name right
away,” Ramsay said. “It might be a little
more inconvenient to the seller, but this
way the county will know who owns these
crafts immediately, and who it is we have
to contact, should the need arise.”
e sheriff added that such a move
would circumvent current regulations that
make it easy for owners to dispose of unwanted vessels by signing them over to
people with no interest—or ability—to
provide for their upkeep.
“Some owners will find a homeless
person and sell their boat to them for 10
bucks,” Ramsey said. “ey write up a
contract on the back of a napkin, and
that’s the only paperwork they have to
show us. It’s never registered, and when
we have to deal with it, the seller tells us
he sold it. With the Tilly boat, which sank
in the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary in 2014, they knew the guy
they sold it to had no ability to take care
of it. en there’s the sales tax not being
collected with those kinds of transactions.”
Currently, vessel sellers are required by
Florida law to notify the Department of
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles that
they have sold their vessel within 30 days
of the sale. Failure to do so can result in
criminal charges to the seller. n
[email protected]
VETERAN COMMISSIONER
scientific approach, and we had no biologist or entomologist on staff.”
At the time he was elected Mosquito
Control had endured a decade of budgetcutting Smith claims left it woefully unprepared to perform its core mission of
keeping people from getting bitten by
mosquitoes, and potentially contracting
the diseases some carry.
“We were flat broke,” Smith said. “We
had to borrow money to make
payroll, and we only had three trucks in
the entire county doing fogging. e rest
weren’t operable. You dig yourself into
holes like that by continuously cutting the
millage rate, cutting taxes.”
ough a coordinated effort with other
commissioners, Smith said, Mosquito
Control was able to build itself up into an
effective, modern organization.
“Over the past 15 years, we took a very
aged fleet of aircraft that flew above our
homes and replaced them with more energy-efficient equipment,” Smith said.
“And for each aircraft or helicopter we
purchased, we paid cash. e planes and
choppers both have the same engines, so
we’re saving money with mechanic costs.
We’ve significantly reduced pesticide use,
and increased larvicide spraying, to about
a million acres per year. We also have a
modern facility in Marathon that didn’t
exist when I entered office.”
at Category 4 building is able to
shelter the district’s aircraft, Smith added,
obviating the costly need to fly them to
the mainland in the event of a storm.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
KWTFBG
plant sale
Native, rare, and endangered plants
offered for sale 10 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Aug. 15, at Key West
Tropical Forest & Botanical
Garden, 5210 College Road, Stock
Island. Choose from over 1,500
plants and 150 species of butterflyand bird-attracting plants propagated by the Garden’s volunteers in
sizes from one- to 15-gallon pots.
Garden members receive 15 percent
discount. Proceeds benefit the Garden’s conservation program.
INFO
keywestbotanicalgarden.org
n Key West firefighters reach 20-year mark
Two members received
gold watches in recognition of 20 years of service
to the City of Key West.
Driver/ engineer Jacob
Perry and Capt. Christopher Saunders served
with dedication and
professionalism. In
photo: Division Chief
Alan Averette, driver/
engineer Jacob Perry,
Capt. Christopher
Saunders and Fire
Marshal Danny Blanco.
‘Meet the Candidates’
rally at TSKW
n Aug. 21
PROMOTED
native has a degree in criminology from
Florida State University. He started as an
officer in 1991 and was promoted to sergeant in 1997. He left the department in
1999 but returned a decade later as an
officer and quickly earned the rank of
sergeant again. Lt. Tripp has worked as
an officer, a detective, a member of the
Special Response Team and most recently as commander of the Professional
Standards division. Lt. Tripp will oversee
night patrol.
Key West Police Chief Donie Lee also
swore in a Sgt. Frank Duponty, born and
raised in Key West and joined the Sheriff’s Office Cadet Program while in
school, participating for five years. Later
he went to work for the Sheriff’s Office
as a corrections officer. Sgt. Duponty
credits his upbringing for his successful
career in law enforcement. His father, a
detective with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, would talk about his days at
work and young Frank was hooked. Sgt.
Duponty became a Key West Police Officer in 1995. Over the years, he has
worked as an officer and, like his father,
a detective. Over the past decade and a
half, he has received numerous letters
of commendation and thanks from the
community for his dedication and professionalism. He has earned a Lifesaving
Commendation and was named Officer
of the Year in 2013. n
2015 ELECTION
• Key West Runoff Election, Nov. 3.
Last date to register to vote for the
Runoff Election is Oct. 5.
Early voting, Oct.19-31: MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; on Saturday,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Hometown! presents all candidates
running for office in the Oct. 6 General
Election on Friday, Aug. 21, at Studios of
Key West, 533 Eaton St., Second Floor.
No charge. Social 5-5:30 p.m.; 5:30
p.m., 2015 candidates introduce themselves and speak on the issues important
to individual races. Each candidate given
two minutes. After candidates speak at
the “Meet the Candidates” event, 2016
candidates who have pre-filed or qualified on or before Aug. 21 with Monroe
County Supervisor of Elections or
Department of Elections/ Florida
Department of State to be a candidate
for election to office in 2016 make brief
presentation.
Following the presentations, public
speaks one-on-one with those running
for office.
INFO
hometownkeywest.com
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prominent American diplomat.
Agnes needed a favor from Villard.
is was after Hemingway’s death and
while she was still living in Key West.
She wrote Villard and told him that if he
could arrange the favor (which had nothing to do with the Hemingway/Agnes relationship) she would surprise him at
some point.
at time came upon Agnes’ death.
Agnes had kept a diary of her relationship with Hemingway. She left the diary
and letters to Villard.
e diary and letters were examined
ad infinitum by literary experts. e
issue became...Did the two really have
sex? Opinion falls on both sides of the
issue.
Hemingway was a frequent traveler
from Havana to Key West after he took
up residence in Cuba. He never saw
Agnes while in Key West. It is believed
he never knew she resided in Key West.
Interesting. More interesting than fiction. e truth always is. n
WHAT’S HAPPENING
New specialists
join LKMC
medical staff
n Dr. Michel Vandormael
Dual board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology in Belgium, Michel
Vandormael, MD, joins the Medical
Staff at Lower Keys Medical Center in
Key West.
Dr. Vandormael comes to Key
West from the
Daytona Beach,
Florida area where
he was on active
staff at Florida
Hospital in Deland, Florida as an
Interventional
Cardiologist. Dr. Vandormael is also
Chief of Cardiology currently at Bay
Pines VA Healthcare System in Bay
Pines, Florida near St. Petersburg. He
brings with him over 37 years of cardiology and interventional cardiology experience to Key West.
Dr. Vandormael is board certified by
the Belgium Board of Internal Medicine
and the Belgium Board of Cardiology.
He earned his Doctor in Medicine degree at University of Liége in Belgium
and performed his Internal Medicine residency University of Liége in Belgium.
Dr. Vandormael then went on to undertake his Cardiology fellowship at University of Montreal and Montreal Heart
Institute in Montreal, Canada. He also
held faculty appointments as Associate
Professor of Medicine at University of
Liége and St. Louis University, Missouri.
Playing a pivotal role in the first 50
coronary angioplasties performed in
Canada, Dr. Vandormael also pioneered
the development of interventional cardiology in the early 1980’s and the early
development of balloon valvuloplasty. In
addition to complex coronary interventions, his expertise includes balloon
valvuloplasty, percutaneous valve repair,
catheter-based treatment of septal de-
fects as well as carotid and peripheral interventions.
Publishing over 250 peer-reviewed articles/abstracts in leading medical journals, Dr. Vandormael also served as the
principal investigator for numerous clinical trials in the investigation of catheterbased treatments for coronary and
valvular heart disease.
Dr. Vandormael’s contact information
can be found at LKMC.com and hit the
“Find a Doctor” link or by calling
(305) 292-DOCS. n
n Dr. Stanley Rosenberg
Dual board certified in Internal Medicine and Ophthalmology, Stanley
Rosenberg, MD, joins the Medical Staff
at Lower Keys Medical Center in Key
West. He brings with him over 35 years
of ophthalmology
experience
to Key West.
Dr. Rosenberg
comes to Key
West from Miami,
Florida and Tavernier, Florida
where he currently
has private practices and is on the
staff at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute,
Baptist Health South Florida and performs eye surgeries at Medical Arts Surgery Center at Baptist Hospital and
Surgical Park Center in Miami.
Dr. Rosenberg is board certified by
the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Ophthalmology. He earned his Doctor in
Medicine degree at Rutgers Medical
School in Newark, New Jersey and completed his internal medicine residency at
University of Miami in Miami, Florida.
Dr. Rosenberg then completed his ophthalmology residency at Baylor College
of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He later
completed a fellowship in refractive surgery under John Charles Casebeer, MD,
a leading pioneer and innovator in the
field.
Procedures performed by Dr. Rosenberg are: Cataract Surgery with and
without laser, Refractive Surgery
(LASIK), Minor Surgery (in office), and
Astigmatism Surgery.
Dr. Rosenberg’s contact information
can be found at LKMC.com and hit the
“Find a Doctor” link or by calling
(305) 292-DOCS. n
INFO
LKMC.com
REWARD
Some of the video and the photos are
being made available to the public in the
hopes someone will recognize someone.
Most recently, this past weekend saw
a spate of these crimes in Marathon:
· A boat docked behind a home on
5th Avenue Gulf was burglarized
between Sunday night and Monday
morning; fishing equipment and a
high-end Garmin GPS were stolen
from a 31 foot Contender.
· A boat docked behind a home on
Yellowtail Drive in Marathon was
burglarized between Sunday night and
Monday morning. A Garmin GPS unit
was stolen from the center console
of the vessel.
· A 26-foot Sailfish center console parked
on a trailer next to a house on Channel
Drive in Marathon was burglarized
between 1:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. on Monday. A Garmin GPS was stolen along
with rods and reels and a tackle box.
· A vessel docked behind a home on
Corte Del Sol in Marathon was burglarized between Sunday night and Monday
morning. A GPS system and three engine gauges were taken from the center
console of the boat.
· A vessel docked at a home on Grouper
Drive in Marathon was burglarized
between Sunday night and Monday
morning. A GPS system was taken
from the vessel.
· A 30-foot Sailfish boat was burglarized
while docked behind a home on Treasure
Road in Marathon between Sunday
night and Monday evening. A GPS
and radar unit were taken from the
center console.
· Between Monday night and Tuesday
afternoon, a 28 foot Mako docked at the
Sunshine Key Marina was burglarized.
A Garmin GPS was stolen from
the boat.
· Between Monday night and Tuesday
morning two lower units were taken
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form a 25-foot Mako boat docked
at the Sunshine Key marina.
“ere are people out there who
know what is going on. ey know who
is responsible. We want those people to
pick up the phone and report it. You
don’t have to tell us who you are. And
we will pay you well for your information,” said Sheriff Ramsay.
“It is a win-win for the person who
calls. ey can make a substantial sum
of money and the suspect or suspects
they report will never know who
turned them in.”
Anyone with information about
these crimes should contact the Sheriff’s
Office, (305) 481-8060.
Callers may contact Crime Stoppers
of the Florida Keys. Tipsters can remain
anonymous and, if a tip leads to an arrest
in the case, the caller would be eligible
for a cash reward of up to $5,000.
e Crime Stoppers hotline number
is 1-800-346-TIPS. Tips may be
submitted online—www.tipsubmit.com
—or via a text message to 274637
using the keyword TIP136. n
INFO
www.tipsubmit.com
KEYS’ Hall achieves
longevity milestone
with Utility
Keys Energy Services’ (KEYS)
Sabrina Hall celebrated her 15th
anniversary with the Utility on
Aug. 7. Hall is a Customer Services
Supervisor and is responsible for
planning, coordinating, supervising, directing and evaluating
the Customer
Services section. n
Sabrina Hall
TROPIC CINEMA | Irrational Man
ough romantically secured to
handsome but humdrum Roy (Jamie
Blackley) who she clearly loves, Jill is
hooked on the spontaneous and wobbly
professor.
e two spend more and more time
together, displaying a verbal intimacy
while remaining physically platonic.
At a lunch visit, Abe and Jill overhear
a conversation involving a profoundly
bad judge, omas Spangler (Tom
Kemp), whose custody rulings are cauing
great pain and distress to a loving
mother.
What if I did something to help this
situation, thinks Abe. Would my life
then have a positive result?
Although the narrative progression is
all too familiar considering Allen’s legendary oeuvre complete with philosophical quips, questioning voiceovers and the
routine angst-ridden drifting, events are
helped a bit by the unusual melancholy
and subtle mania of Joaquin Phoenix.
is is almost, but not quite enough
to make the film a solid and satisfying
experience.
ere are some good and nearly great
scenes here, most notably when Abe is at
a party and decides to try Russian
Roulette on a whim. In another scene, a
volatile and quietly crazed Abe takes Jill
through a circus mirror where bodies are
distorted in ways that are both shocking
and sweet. Which Abe, which Jill is
which here? e circus grotesquerie of
both characters, although hidden, may
rise above the surface at any moment in
accordance with happenstance.
is concept in addition to the dialogue between Abe and Jill makes the
initial quandary lively and brisk. Add to
the mix some evocative cinematography
by Darius Khondji, showing Abe standing separate and apart from his lover
Rita (Parker Posey) on the gray and
jagged sea ledges of Rhode Island, and it
would seem that the maestro does indeed
have another winner.
By midway however, the plot and momentum stalls out with endless comings
and goings between Abe, Jill and her acquaintances in wondering just what the
professor might be up to. Several circular
discussions around tables and cafes
ensue. Rita is questioned and Jill’s parents inquire but the events are treated as
superficial whimsy rather than with the
preceding moral and provocative import.
e melodrama becomes a hint of
Agatha Christie rather than Dostoyevsky,
given at a snail’s pace.
Such is the case that when the act
does unfold, it feels too rapid, abrupt
and too neatly packaged to be lasting.
Abe’s final decision, although recognizable from the previously excellent
work "Match Point," does have apprehension, weight and energy. It is only the
last stroke, cutely reminiscent of an O.
Henry short story that makes everything
feel too sewn in the edges with a feeling
of being taken.
at said, Woody Allen is a distinctive creator and fans will find much to
like here, not least of which is some glib
Sartre slinging by Joaquin Phoenix, an
actor in good harmony with Emma
Stone who acts as the director’s superego.
“Irrational Man” might be too rational in its seriocomic intent, but due
solely to the strong leads and some nostalgic angst, the most regular auteur in
cinema still manages to have quirk in his
questioning. n
Write Ian at [email protected]
Tropic Cinema
Four Screens in Old Town.
Rated Best Cinema in Florida.
www.TropicCinema.com
(877) 761-FILM
not a game or a fun thing, but if we
didn’t have the bug board, we’d run from
our cars to our houses.” n
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S.L.A.M. TOURNEY
VETERAN COMMISSIONER
“We have a modern lab now, staffed
by biologists and entomologists, and
know exactly what kind of mosquitoes
are flying in each part of the Keys,”
Smith said. “We know what we need to
do to eradicate them. We also have an
educational outreach program that helps
provide locals and visitors with the sense
that they’re safe.”
Following heavy rain, the commissioner added, the district is up in the air,
spraying, before sun-up, and after sundown. A team of inspectors also makes
house calls to get at “the mosquitoes that
bite you, the shy females who live under
your deck,” as Smith calls them.
And, during four of the last five years
the board, an independent taxing district, has also voted to set their millage
rate at rollback, keeping a lid on taxes.
Looking ahead, Smith sees challenges
in the future.
“e genetically modified mosquitoes are just another tool that our
program could have in its arsenal,” he
said, referring to a controversial proposal
to test release the critters in Key Haven.
“But at this point I would find it very
difficult to support testing them down
here. ere just isn’t enough community
support at this point.”
e district must also stay focused on
new diseases, and new ways to kill “nuisance” mosquitoes.
Overall, however, Smith believes that
his record speaks for itself, and for the
job he plans to do, should he win reelection.
“I’ve been very proud to serve and I
feel I’ve done a very good job of doing
what we need to do,” he said. “I’ll be giving 110 percent, should I be elected
again. I know mosquitoes aren’t sexy. It’s
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Anglers and teams earn points by
catching and releasing fish in the tournament’s fly, spin/plug or general/bait categories. Awards are based on the most
points accumulated representing all
species of a slam.
Preceding the main event is e Angling Company’s Superfly, a one-day,
one-fly tournament based at Hurricane
Hole Restaurant & Marina, mile marker
4.5 oceanside. Fishing is scheduled Friday, Sept. 11.
Registration for the S.L.A.M. is slated
for 4-6 p.m. Friday at the DoubleTree by
Hilton Hotel Grand Key Resort, 3990 S.
Roosevelt Blvd., followed by a kick-off
reception, silent auction, rules meeting
and live auction.
Fishing in the S.L.A.M. is set for 7
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, and 6
a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. e
public can join anglers and celebrities at
a dockside party scheduled for 3-5 p.m.
Saturday at Hurricane Hole.
e tournament awards party is
planned for 3-5 p.m. Sunday at Hurricane Hole.
Entry for the S.L.A.M., which includes two days’ charter fees with a professional guide, is $3,700 for a
two-angler team. e Superfly entry fee
is $350 per angler who also fishes the
S.L.A.M. or $500 per angler who only
fishes the Superfly. n
INFO
www.redbone.org
IN THE LOWER KEYS
e
night
shift
While city sleeps,
Keys Energy workers
keep the juice on
(First in an occasional series about the men
and women who keep KEYS running long
after most have gone to bed.)
BY TERRY SCHMIDA
he lights have been clicking
off around Key West and the
Lower Keys for hours now, but in a small
room on Stock Island, two Keys Energy
Services employees burn midnight oil.
ey’ve got the power.
ese workers perform a job few people think about—until a storm, an errant
iguana or some other calamity cuts off
somebody’s air conditioning, hot water
or ice-making abilities. At that point,
members of a panicky public place their
calls to KEYS and wind up talking to the
cheery voices inside the utility’s temporary electro-bunker.
“Our main focus here is maintaining
balance and reliability in the system,”
said Power System Coordinator/
Dispatcher Jennifer Bevis. “But we also
call trucks to fix outage problems as far
north as three poles into the City
of Marathon. Sometimes these are
extremely localized problems, like a
transformer blowing. We keep a close eye
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Key West native Eric Balbuena keeps your air conditioning working. Thank him if you see him!
on the weather, and how it could affect
the system.”
Bevis, from South Bend, Ind., is a
seven-year employee of KEYS. Her
colleague Eric Balbuena, a Conch, has
logged 14 years with the company.
Both began their careers in other
departments, transferring into their
current capacity while completing a
wo-year apprentice program that fully
grounds them in the science of electricity
management.
Proficiency with the North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
testing scheme is encouraged.
Two employees at a time work
12-hour shifts—7 p.m. to 7 a.m., or
7 p.m. to 7 a.m. ey do this for two
days and two nights, then take four days
off.
“It’s a fireman’s schedule,” Bevis said.
While most of the action happens during
the day, there are “still outages that
happen at night,” Balbuena said. “If it’s
a transformer coming offline, we have
crews on standby here for emergency
purposes.”
Another aspect of the job is
coordinating foliage trimming around
power lines.
Jennifer Bevis works the Keys Energy Services night shift twice a week.
“We’re really active with this in the
summer,” Balbuena added. “at’s our
busy time.”
One thing the workers definitely
don’t do is deal with billing situations,
or set up times for power hookups
for new customers.
“at’s outside our field,” Bevis said.
“But we still get queries about those
things.”
Before too long, the sun will set on
the Stock Island nerve center: e main
control room at the Keys Energy headquarters on James Street will be brought
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back online as renovations to the building are completed.
“We’ll still have this room as a backup,” Balbuena said. “Which is good.
Having a backup station is the industry
standard.”
Wherever they work, however, they’ll
find it difficult to keep their minds off
the grid they work on, even as they walk
by substations on their days off.
“Everybody in the company thinks
like that,” Bevis said. “You get used
to it.” n
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AQUA Nightclub’s
Uber-Fabulous INGA
has been delivering
the goods and
captivating her
audiences for
18 Years!
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D U VAL
STR E E T
Photo: Larry Blackburn• Cover: JT Thompson
Paul Murphy
Celebrates 50th
Birthday
KING & QUEEN
PETE ARNOW | PHOTOGRAPHER
iva Saloon co-owners Al and Donna Phillips, left and right,
congratulate their manager Paul Murphy upon his 50th
Birthday during his party at the bar.
OF FANTASY FEST 2015
CORONATION
V
GALACTIC CARNIVAL
Who will be crowned King and Queen?
This is the 26th year for this annual event, which supports the
work of AIDS Help. This is THE party of the year and one of
AIDS Help’s most important fundraising events.
The King and Queen of Fantasy Fest 2015
Coronation
Friday October 23rd
at 6 p.m.
at the Southernmost Beach
1405 Duval Street
General Admission is
$10 per person
suggested donation,
which includes two votes.
VIP Seating is available for $60 per person,
which includes reserved seating and a buffet.
The price also includes two votes.
Reservations are required for VIPs;
go to www.keystix.com
For more info: 305-296-6196 or www.aidshelp.cc
“The Royal Campaign is AIDS Help’s most important fundraiser of the year.” states the chair for
Coronation. “Every penny raised is directed toward housing, supportive care, and education outreach.
We’re always so grateful for those who choose to run to support the mission of AIDS Help.”
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Bourbon Street Pub
Again Competes in
Battle of the Bars
TDC and Present
Tourism Data at Lodging
Association Luncheon
ourbon’s Street Pub’s Joey Schroeder, second from left, organizes his team “The Bourbon Boozers” to compete in this
year’s annual Battle of the Bars contgest held at the Schooner Wharf.
J
B
odi Weinhaufer, President of the Lodging Association of the
Florida Keys and Key West welcomes Jessica Bennett of the
TDC and Neville Bhada of the Tourism Skill Group. The guests presented the results of a very comprehensive survey of visitors to the Florida
Keys conducted last March to the Lodging Association membership.
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Sloppy Joes Aims to
Win Battle of the
Bars
James Parker and
Oscar Marinez Dress
for the 79s
loppy Joe’s Team Captain Heather Rohes competed in first
Battle of the Bars and will attempt to lead her team-Sloppy
White and the 7 Key West Dwarfs – to victory at the 22nd annual Battle
of the Bars.
J
S
ames Parker and Oscar Marinez found some 70s outfits to wear
to Paul Murphy’s 50th birthday party at Viva’s.
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KW Community Sailing Center Graduation
PHOTOS BY LARRY BLACKBURN
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KW Community Sailing Center Graduation
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Southernmost Blue Moon Bike Ride for Samuel’s House
Gloria & Jay’s tongues are wagging at the Blue Moon Bike Ride.
Charlene Nguyen & Johnny Ortiz.
Anh Spagnola with Roland Flowers.
Teri Spottswood & Christy Spottswood.
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Lena, Tanya, Sheila & Lisbey were on hand to sign in the riders.
Vogue, Charlene & Anh are ready to ride.
Everyone loves a good “selfie”.
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Ocean Leto took home the trophy in the Best Overall Costume in the kids division.
Jay and Gloria proudly hoist their Best Overall Costume and
Bike trophy in the Adult Division.
Michelle Abner & daughter Summer Abner took home the
Best Decorated Adult Bike trophy.
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PHOTOS BY SUSAN
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Marketing, and Tropical Properties Real Estate.
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PHOTOS BY SUSAN
State Representative Holly Raschein was the featured
speaker and updated the membership on the latest
news form Tallahassee.
Roberta DePiero, Mindy McKenzie, and Rebecca Horan.
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PHOTOS BY SUSAN
Vince Taporowski, Karen Taporowski, and Anthony Sibilly-Juarez.
Charlie Waite, Judith Hill, and Mary Lou Hoover.
Stacy Tomlinson, Barbara Ramey, and Martha Robinson.
Lacey Camper. Guild Executive Director Matt Hon, and Charlie Mench.
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Lobsterfest 2015
Hard Rock Café had the right idea....fresh lobster dinners served in
comfortable air conditioning.
Fashionable headwear was spotted throughout the day.
Pincher’s Crab Shack served up plenty of lobster.
Letting dad do all of the hard work.
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Lobsterfest 2015
Attack lobsters from Flying Monkeys.
How do you think that we look?
Rick’s served up some of the best bugs
on the street.
Hurricane Hole and the Conch Shack brought their A game with their
Lobster Roll Challenge.
Flying Monkeys served up plenty of tail.
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Lobsterfest 2015
This little visitor certainly enjoyed the fare serve up by Shor.
Barbara Ramey will happily
squeeze her grapefruits for you
at the Tree Bar.
Commissioner Mark Rossi took a turn on the grill with the crew from Rick’s.
No shortage of fun at the Tree Bar.
Smokin’ Tuna served up some smokin’ lobster.
Fresh bugs on a stick.
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18 Years of Inga in Key West
Inga explains where to put the money. Really? I don’t think so.
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Elle Taylor working the room.
This is my I just got a nice tip face.
Got milk?
A smile and a kiss for Mark Watson from Elle Taylor.
Faith Michaels in her best 60’s outfit.
Elle Taylor is not just another pretty face.
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He won’t tell a single person about this when he gets home.
You, that’s right you!!!!
Just gently slide all of your money into my bra.
Faith Michaels always pleases.
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Heavenly hidden compound
by C. S. GILBERT
KONK LIFE REAL ESTATE WRITER
t the end of a quaint,
little-known lane in the
heart of Old Town is a trio of
structures the oldest of which was
built in 1901 and just renovated into
a lovely, versatile family compound.
Griffin Lane is notable in that it
begins off Southard Street between
Grinnell and Margaret streets, at the
parking side of the condos created
from the old hospital, and is so low
key I’d never heard of it, in spite of
writing a feature about one of the
hospital units. But once past the
parking spaces the setting is
charming, like a secret garden.
The compound at 610 Griffin is
the last property on the lane, at the
A
This Old Town family compound is tucked at the end of a quiet lane.
The bricked courtyard, as a step-down from the pool deck and the side porch, is a
spectacular space for entertaining. Note the guest cottage and versatile, standalone studio.
dead end — a straight drive into
offstreet parking for one small or
moderate-sized vehicle. Opposite
ends of the space contain, at the far
end, a tall gate opening onto the
master suite’s private deck, with a bit
of ground-level room for bicycles or a
scooter, and at the other end a
weathered fence with a gate onto a
bricked walkway to the wide stairs
onto the sitting porch. The lovely
walkway continues in a curve around
to the back courtyard and the entire
compound is enclosed in fencing
for privacy.
The recent redo was from the
ground up but the look and feel is
totally Old Town.
One enters the main house into
what is, in effect, a great room,
although retro shelf-and-post dividers
Both the side porch and a bedroom — and of course the courtyard — access the
heated cocktail pool.
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Entrance from the wide sitting porch is directly into the living room.
The combo of 10-pane doors, sets of French doors and wide windows make the
main house especially light and airy.
Retro columns and shelves divide living and dining areas.
Mature landscaping, with native plants and a butterfly garden, embraces the
entire compound.
mark living area from dining
room/kitchen. Large windows, a tenpaned back door and two sets of
French doors onto a side deck all bring
a lot of natural light into the home,
which is sleek and spanking new; the
up-to-the-minute kitchen, with
stainless steel appliances, slate-look
porcelain tile flooring and off-white
shelving and access to a second side
deck, this one private to the master
suite. Running the depth of the house, it
contains an outdoor shower, washer and
dryer behind louvered doors and access
to a storage closet, in addition to steps
leading directly to the driveway gate.
A hall containing a similar but even
larger bonus closet and access to a
crystal counters, is particularly bright
and airy. Two sets of lofty French doors
open onto a side deck with room for
simultaneous lounging and dining,
with access to the pool deck at the rear.
The master suite contains, in
addition to a handsome bath with
décor matching the kitchen, a party
shower and walk-in closet with built-in
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similar crystal and tiled second bath
leads to the second bedroom. Besides a
closet identical to the master’s, it has a
loft for storage or décor and French
doors opening onto to the pool deck.
The heated cocktail pool features
decorative cobalt tile and a waterfall.
A circular pattern emerges as the pool
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Heavenly hidden compound
deck leads to steps up to the side porch
and out onto a bricked courtyard
perfect for entertaining or safe play for
young residents or visitors.
The guest cottage, with its living
room, bath with a back door and spiral
stairs to a sleeping loft, has as well a
sitting porch facing the courtyard and
a bonus gravelled side yard as an
additional outdoor sitting room. The
bathroom door provides easy access
from the good-sized, light and lovely
free-standing structure next door, also
facing the courtyard. Beautifully
rebuilt, and with the handsome
finishing touches of the entire
compound, it suggests many uses: an
artist’s or writer’s studio, an extra guest
room, a playroom, a home office —
the possibilities are almost endless.
The courtyard and main house are
beautifully landscaped with hardy
native plants, including those designed
to comprise a butterfly garden; the
multiple porches, decks and courtyard
provide a lot of space to bring indoor
living outdoors. A beautifully finished
compound hidden in the heart of Old
Town, 610 Griffin Lane is perfect for
an active family, including an older
teen or mother-in-law cottage and a
home office, or for folks who love to
entertain.
This delightful compound is listed
as a Berkshire Hathaway Luxury
Collection property; to see it contact
Brenda Donnelly of Berkshire
Hathaway HomeServices Knight &
Gardner Realty at (305) 304-1116.
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.
The two-story guest cottage has a living room, a roomy loft bedroom and a full bath
– which is also easily accessible from the one room, standalone studio.
3
4
5
Open House and Featured Home Locations
5
6
3
Shark Key
4
2
Saddlebunch
Keys
Sugarloaf
Key
7
1
Key Haven
Stock Island
Open House
Map #Address
1
80 Bay Dr., Key West
Open House - Sunday 8/16/15, Noon-4pm
#BR/BA
Listing Agent
Phone Number
Ad Page
2BR/1BA
Leigh Ann Roach, Preferred Properties Key West
305-587-4535
48
Phone Number
Ad Page
Joanne Allen, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Knight & Gardner Realty
305-923-0239
48
305-294-8433
800-545-9655
781-249-6623
49
Featured Homes – Viewed by Appointment
Map #Address
#BR/BA
Listing Agent
2
21 Sea Lore Ln., Key West
Lot
3
522 Petronia St., Key West
3BR/3BA
Dawn Thornburgh, Beach Club Brokers, Inc.
4
2213 Harris Ave., Key West
3BR/1BA
Patricia McGrath, Century 21 Schwartz Realty
5
65 Sunset Key Dr., Key West
2BR/2BA
Mike Caron, Compass Realty
49
6
508-269-8565
305-296-7078
1017 Southard St., Key West
7BR/9BA
Doug Mayberry, Doug Mayberry Real Estate
305-292-6155
51
7
1315 Eliza St., Key West
4BR/3BA
Doug Mayberry, Doug Mayberry Real Estate
305-292-6155
51
49
Key West Association of REALTORS®
keywestrealtors.org
Phone (305) 296-8259
Listing Agency
Middle Keys
Coldwell Banker Schmitt
RE/MAX All Keys
Island Breeze Realty
American Caribbean Real Estate
Lower Keys
Century 21 Schwartz Realty BPK
Amerifirst Realty
KeyIsle Realty-Lower/Middle/Upper Keys
Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE Co. Lower Keys
Sellstate Island Properties
Allison James Estates & Homes
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
Waterfront Keys Realty Inc.
Century 21 Schwartz Realty (ISL)
Key West
Berkshire Hathaway Knight & Gardner Realty
Richard Padron And Associates
Doug Mayberry Real Estate
Keys Commercial Real Estate LLC
Truman & Co.
Century 21 Schwartz Realty
Selling Agency
Fax (305) 296-2701
Sold Date
List Price
Sold Price
Hawks Cay Resort Sales
Keller Williams Realty Premier
Island Breeze Realty
7/30/15
7/31/15
7/31/15
8/5/15
7/31/15
8/5/15
$79,000.00
$499,000.00
$230,000.00
$350,000.00
$650,000.00
$405,000.00
$69,500.00
$495,000.00
$205,000.00
$331,220.00
$650,000.00
$409,800.00
12399
910
317
12
2600
1095
Preferred Properties Cri (Br)
Datashare Office
Datashare Office
Outside Of MLS
8/5/15
7/30/15
7/30/15
8/3/15
8/6/15
8/5/15
7/31/15
8/3/15
7/29/15
7/31/15
7/31/15
7/30/15
8/3/15
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
31359
0
30890
29859
3667
756
0
131
27415
1014
701
17225
43
Century 21 All Keys Inc
Compass Realty
Bascom Grooms Real Estate
SBX Real Estate, LLC
Key West Real Estate Company
Preferred Properties
Compass Realty
113,159.00
129,900.00
469,000.00
62,000.00
487,000.00
450,000.00
57,000.00
650,000.00
319,800.00
598,000.00
245,000.00
349,900.00
948,900.00
113,159.00
110,000.00
416,375.00
57,000.00
465,000.00
419,000.00
45,000.00
630,000.00
254,100.00
540,000.00
237,000.00
365,000.00
921,000.00
Street # Street Address
Island
Built
Description
Overseas Hwy #SLIP
W 105th Ocean
95th Ocean
Man O War Dr
Overseas Hwy #2
Overseas Hwy
Marathon
Marathon
Marathon
Marathon
Marathon
Marathon
2005
2014
1973
1970
2004
1958
Avenue D
Minorca Dr
Granada Ave
Overseas Hwy #Lot 2
South Seas St
Jamaica Ln
Dorothy Ave
W Indies Dr
Guadaloupe Ln
Lagoon Dr
Spanish Main Dr #UNIT
Green Turtle Ln
Bay Dr
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key
Little Torch Key
Little Torch Key
Ramrod Key
Ramrod Key
Summerland Key
Cudjoe Key
Sugarloaf Key
Saddlebunch
Key West
Key West
Key West
Key West
Key West
Key West
Key West
Key West
Key West
Key West
7/28/15
$ 799,000.00
$ 775,000.00
195 Golf Club Dr
7/30/15
$ 385,000.00
$ 370,000.00
137 Golf Club Dr
7/31/15
$ 749,900.00
$ 725,000.00
2932 Patterson Ave
7/30/15
$ 449,000.00
$ 405,000.00
2801 Flagler Ave
7/31/15
$ 335,000.00
$ 325,000.00
3328 Duck Ave
8/3/15
$1,500,000.00
$1,410,000.00
1114 Packer St
7/31/15
$ 799,000.00
$ 680,000.00
1430 Thompson St
8/4/15
$ 995,000.00
$ 965,000.00
1706 Patricia St
8/4/15
$ 650,000.00
$ 615,000.00
415 Catherine St
7/29/15
$ 934,900.00
$ 897,000.00
525 Louisa St
Based on information from the KWAR MLS for the period of 07/30/15 through 08/06/15
Good Deeds sponsored by
6
Bdrms
Wtrfrnt
MM
Boat Slip
Single Family
Single Family
Half Duplex
Townhouse
Commercial RE
3
2
2
2
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
53
52.5
52
49.5
48.5
47.5
1971
N/A
1992
N/A
1990
1987
N/A
1996
1958
1985
N/A
1960
1987
Mobile Home
Lots
Single Family
Lots
Single Family
Single Family
Lots
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Lots
Single Family
Single Family
3
0
3
0
2
2
0
3
3
3
0
3
2
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
31
30.5
30
30
29
28.5
28.5
27.5
27.5
24.5
23
17
15
2000
1996
2002
1953
1987
1938
1933
1956
1933
1928
Single Family
Townhouse
Duplex
Single Family
Townhouse
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
4
2
5
3
2
4
3
3
2
3
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
5
5
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
7

August 13, 2015

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