February 12, 2015

WHAT‘S HAPPENING
Presidential descendants discuss White House legacy
n Feb. 15
Descendants of former presidents
Harry S. Truman, Herbert Hoover,
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gerald Ford
discuss their famous forbears’ greatest
accomplishments on Sunday, Feb. 15,
at Key West’s Harry S. Truman Little
White House.
Titled “In the Shadow of the White
House,” the President’s Day Weekend
event is 4-6 p.m. on the north lawn of
the 111 Front St. residence, Florida’s
only presidential museum.
During his 1945-1953 administration, Truman spent 11 working vacations at the sprawling West Indian–style
residence that became known around the
world as his Little White House. As well
as relaxing, he used the visits to consider
momentous policy decisions and conduct meetings away from Washington’s
more constrained atmosphere.
and recollections into the lives of their illustrious relatives. Presentation guided
by moderator John Avlon, author and a
commentator for CNN.
Tickets, $20. Available at keystix.com
or at the Little White House.
Proceeds benefit the restoration fund
of the not-for-profit Key West Harry S.
Truman Foundation, whose mission is
to preserve and protect the Little White
House State Heritage Landmark. As well
as being Truman’s working presidential
headquarters, the house also has hosted
former presidents Eisenhower, John
Kennedy, Jimmy Carter and Bill
Clinton. n
The Little White House in Truman Annex
e presentation features Truman’s
grandson Clifton Truman Daniel, Ford’s
daughter Susan Ford Bales, Hoover’s
grandson and great-granddaughter
Andy Hoover and Margaret Hoover,
and Eisenhower’s granddaughter Mary
Jean Eisenhower.
e quintet examines the presidents’
White House accomplishments and their
impacts from a personal and historic
standpoint as well as sharing glimpses
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22 COMMUNITY FAIR
Two affordable housing
projects move ahead
BY PRU SOWERS
KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER
After stumbling at their meeting two
weeks ago and failing to pass a resolution
to build 30 units of badly needed affordable housing at Poinciana Plaza, the Key
West City Commission reversed itself
on Feb. 3 and voted to go ahead with
exploring the development.
Commissioners Tony Yaniz, Billy
Wardlow, Clayton Lopez and Mark Rossi
all changed their previous vote and
agreed to direct City Manager Jim Scholl
to work with the Key West Housing
Authority to see if there is enough land
available at Poinciana Plaza to build
a 30-unit building for affordable and
workforce housing.
“much ado about this”—caused the four
commissioners to change their minds.
“What happened at the last meeting
was we pushed forward to have 30 units
approved but weren’t willing to go the
full mile,” Yaniz said. “Let’s look at every
vacant piece of land that the city owns. If
we’re going to cast a net, cast a wide net.”
Commissioner Jimmy Weekley said,
referring to the 3,000 units of affordable
housing the city estimates it needs to
adequately house its workforce, “We may
not agree on everything, but I think this
is one item that most or all of us do
agree on and that’s the fact we have
to address this issue.”
Commissioners did exactly that later
in the meeting, voting unanimously to
approve a separate resolution instructing
Housing Authority Executive Director Manuel Castillo confirmed to commissioners at their last meeting that
there was enough room on the site,
which has also been designated as the
location for a new assisted living senior
citizen housing facility.
But politics ran roughshod over the
resolution two weeks ago when Wardlow
and Yaniz tried to force Commissioner
Teri Johnston to change her motion to
include other possible sites for affordable
housing development, which she refused
to do saying she didn’t want to “water
down” the motion. e resolution then
failed by a 3-4 vote.
But the subsequent uproar over the
vote—which Yaniz acknowledged on
Feb. 3 when he said there had been
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Scholl to come up with a plan to build
additional units of affordable housing
on the land currently set aside to build
the Truman Waterfront Park.
Commissioner Lopez, who represents
the district containing the proposed
park, said 6.6 acres of the 26-acre project
were previously set aside to provide
housing and/or services that would
directly benefit the Bahama Village
neighborhood that abuts the new park.
He said his constituents support an
affordable housing development
on that land.
“is is something that’s been on the
burner for a long time. is is a property
we already have a plan for,” he said.
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Homeless shelter site
approved after three
years of debate
BY PRU SOWERS
KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER
homeowners’ association, which sued the city over
the current location next to Sunset Marina.
e golf club homeowners in attendance all
wore turquoise baseball caps imprinted with “Say
NO to City Property.” And Russ Vickers, president
of the golf club homeowners association, said the
homeless men waiting along College Road for
KOTS to open each day are becoming younger
and “more aggressive.”
“We have experienced such incidents as
homeless people squatting under our porches and
on the porches of vacated homes, using our
bathroom facilities and loitering on our private
streets and properties,” he told commissioners.
“is is not a NIMBY [not in my backyard]
issue for those of us opposing the poor location
plan for Easter Seals. is is an ‘are we adequately
prepared to do this’ issue,” said Bill Buzzi,
another golf club homeowner.
Other speakers, as well as Commissioner Tony
Yaniz, questioned whether city staff had fully
investigated other possible sites for the overnight
shelter, a charge strongly denied by City Manager
Jim Scholl. Distance, financing, logistics and
property ownership eliminated all of the other
proposed sites, he said.
Commissioner Mark Rossi asked Vickers
point-blank whether his homeowners association
was planning to sue the city if the Easter Seals site
was approved.
Vickers said the association was talking to legal
counsel “about our rights” but stopped short of
saying it would sue. However, City Attorney
Shawn Smith assured commissioners that if the development project followed all city zoning and
planning ordinances, the legal risk was minimal.
“Your risk of losing any litigation is small.
Follow your rules, and you’ll be fine,” he said.
e Sunset Marina lawsuit that is forcing the
city to move KOTS was won when a judge ruled
the city ignored its own ordinances when it built
the shelter on a site next to the Monroe County
Sheriff’s building. n
A showdown over dueling plans for city-owned
property on Stock Island that formerly housed the
Easter Seals facility was settled by Key West City
Commissioners on Feb. 3 when a bare majority
voted to build a homeless shelter at the location.
Commissioners had been arguing for almost
three years over what to put on the site, with half
advocating an affordable housing development
and the other half arguing it should be the new
home for the Keys Overnight Temporary Shelter.
Commissioner Clayton Lopez was the swing
vote, changing his Oct. 7 vote against putting
KOTS on the property and giving Commissioners
Teri Johnston, Jimmy Weekley and Mayor Craig
Cates the needed go-ahead vote.
“If we do approve this tonight, then begins a
long process at every step forward or backward…
[where] there is public input,” Lopez asked City
Attorney Shawn Smith. Assured by Smith there are
multiple development processes that have to be approved—with each allowing public comment—before the project can begin, Lopez relented.
“We and the citizens actually get a chance to
weigh in on each one of those things and possibly
help guide whatever ends up being there,” he
confirmed with Smith.
But the 4-3 vote was soundly booed by about
25 members of Key West Golf Club Homeowners
Association who attended the commissioners’
meeting urging them not to approve the College
Road location as the new home for KOTS.
“You’re opening a Pandora’s Box,” said George
Maffei, a homeowner in the golf club association,
a group of 390 homeowners who live in a
development that abuts the Easter Seals property.
Maffei and other homeowners were concerned
the city has not fully created a development plan
for KOTS, including hours of operation and security measures. Ironically, KOTS has to be moved as
part of a legal settlement with another nearby
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CITY BRIEFS
Late Bishop Kee statue, party set for March 7
shell with one hand while waving
to visitors with the other.
Considered a good-will ambassador
for Key West, efforts to honor Kee and
a lifestyle long gone from the Keys
stalled due to a lack of funding to pay
for the statue.
But those efforts were jumpstarted by
the city commission last August when it
BY PRU SOWERS
KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER
A ceremony honoring Bishop Albert
Kee and unveiling a life-sized statue of
one of Key West’s most famous goodwill
ambassadors is Saturday, March 7.
Key West City Commissioners have
approved a resolution declaring March 7
a “Conch Heritage Day” to celebrate the
installation of the bronze statue. South
Street between Duval Street and the
Southermost Point will be closed from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Whitehead Street
from United Street to the Point will
also be closed for the ceremony.
Refreshments and entertainment,
including a Howard Livingston concert,
will be a part of the day’s events. e
actual unveiling ceremony will take
place between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
“is will be a chance to thank
everyone who made the statue come
true and to recognize the individual
and business donations that supported
the project,” said Bruce Neff, executive
director of Historic Markers, Inc.,
the agency sponsoring the event.
e statue of Kee is meant to commemorate the late Bishop and other
black families who used to sell fresh
fish and assorted items near the corner
of Whitehead and South streets. Kee
was instrumental in maintaining the
iconic Keys’ lifestyle and helped turned
Southernmost Point into a tourist
attraction by famously blowing a conch
the rest of the statue’s cost.
Kee, who was 62 when he died in
2003, was an active member of the
Church of God and Prophecy, becoming
a deacon, pastor and then a bishop of the
church in 1999.
His funeral attracted a huge crowd,
led into the Key West Cemetery by a
marching band from the Bahamas. n
New city planner hired for Key West
BY PRU SOWERS
KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER
Key West’s top city planning spot has
been filled. City Manager Jim Scholl told
city commissioners on Feb. 3 that he has
signed a contract with addeus Cohen
to replace Don Craig as the city planner.
Cohen will begin work on March 30
at an annual salary of $122,500.
Cohen, first proposed by City Commissioner Clayton Lopez, was formerly
the director of Pensacola’s Community
Development Department and Secretary
of Florida Department of Community
Affairs under former Gov. Jeb Bush.
Cohen worked with Key West officials
on rewriting city’s comprehensive plan
and helped commissioners develop and
maintain city’s “areas of critical concern.”
“His credentials, his experience and
his desire to want to be here,” Scholl
said, outlining why he believes Cohen
Kaufman in running to replace Rossi
BY PRU SOWERS
KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER
Sam Kaufman
approved using Art in Public Places’
funds to pay about half
of the cost of the $53,000 statue. ey
were taking advantage of a resolution
in 2011 allowing 1 percent of all new
construction costs to go into a fund
designated to help create public
artwork around the city.
Private donations were raised to fund
First person to announce his candidacy to replace District 2
Key West City Commissioner Mark Rossi has thrown his hat
into the ring. Sam Kaufman, a local attorney, kicked off his
election campaign on Feb. 2 to replace Rossi, who has said he
will not run for reelection in October.
Often a contributor during the public comment portion
of commission meetings, Kaufman spoke at the Jan. 21 meeting
during a discussion on building affordable housing at Poinciana
Plaza, a resolution ultimately voted down by commissioners.
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was the best of the 10 candidates who
applied for the job.
“I can think of nobody else who
would be more helpful on planning
issues,” Lopez said earlier when the
hiring process to replace Craig began.
Craig resigned Nov. 21 after four years
in the city’s top planning spot. is is
the second time Cohen has applied for a
senior staff position in Key West. He was
first runnerup in 2012 when the city
replaced then-retiring Scholl as city
manager. Bob Vitas was eventually hired,
although in June he left the position one
year before his contract expired by mutual consent with the city commission.
Scholl said Cohen has extensive
experience with municipal issues that
simpact Key West, such as housing and
city development issues. He is also past
chairman of the Commission on Affordable Housing for Palm Beach County. n
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EXHIBITION
Sesquicentennial salute,
Civil War exhibit at the
Custom House Museum
SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE
is year marks the sesquicentennial
anniversary of the Civil War, deadliest
war in American history. e Key West
Art & Historical Society commemorates
the anniversary by hosting an exhibition
at Custom House Museum, exploring
the city’s historical significance during
the war and island’s influence on Union
operations. Opening is 6–7 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 13.
With more than 237 named battles
between the Confederate and Union
States, the four-year war resulted in
750,000 soldiers and civilian casualties.
ough fought from Pennsylvania to
Texas, New Mexico to Florida, no blood
was shed on or around the island. Still,
Key West proved essential to the Union
and the history that followed the war.
How could a city from a Confederate
southern state serve Union forces? e
simple answer, the Union secured it
before Florida seceded.
| KEY WEST ART & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Envelope addressed to Capt. Benjamin
C. Lincoln, in charge of 2nd Regiment
U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) while
stationed in Key West during Civil War.
[ Top] The San Jacinto Bell was first
ordered to Key West in 1862 where it
served as flagship of the blockading
fleet. The ship assisted in the capture
of Confederate vessels attempting
to bring goods in and out of Havana,
Cuba and the Bahamas.
| Continued on page 28
| CAROL TEDESCO
MARK THE CALENDAR!
Author speaks on Florida’s role in Civil War
riter, historian, foreign
correspondent TD Allman, author of the acclaimed book, “Finding
Florida: e True History of the Sunshine
State,” speaks on Florida’s role in the Civil
War on ursday, Feb. 12, at Tropic Cinema.
Allman’s presentation, part of Key West Art
& Historical Society’s Distinguished Speaker
Series, is the opening salvo of the Society’s
latest exhibit—e Civil War in Key West:
A Sesquicentennial Salute which debuts Feb.
13 at Custom House Museum. Allman’s
| CAROL TEDESCO
presentation kicks off 6 p.m. with
TD Allman: author, historian,
champagne reception; tickets available
foreign correspondent
first-come, first- serve basis at Tropic Cinema
box office (opens1 p.m.) on ursday only. n INFO www.kwah.org
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COMMENTARY
National Football League [ NFL ] tax exempt
BY LOUIS PETRONE
KONK LIFE COLUMNIST
Major League Baseball was against
salary disclosures. ey put knowledgeable and well paid tax attorneys to work.
Major League Baseball gave up its tax
exempt status after professional assurances they would not have to pay
income taxes. And they have not.
e NFL’s tax exempt status is under
attack/scrutiny in Washington at present. e cry is the NFL should not be
accorded such status. Several congressional members have introduced
legislation to deny the NFL the tax
exempt status they have statutorily
enjoyed since 1966.
e NFL has never been known to be
generous to politicians, and their lobbying efforts over the years have been minimal. However in the last 18 months,
things have changed. Significant dollars
have been spent supporting political
candidates and paying lobbyists.
Why all of a sudden after years of not
caring? e reason is Daniel Snyder,
the owner of the Washington Redskins.
Native American groups for eight years
have been trying to get Snyder to stop
using the term Redskins. ey consider
the name and also the team’s logo
disparaging. Snyder has adamantly
refused.
North American groups are now
driving Congress crazy with the demand.
viewed as nonprofitable. ey are
recognized as trade organizations.
An inexplicable designation.
ational Football League’s
In 1966, serious consideration was
league office generates
given to the merger of the National
$9.5 billion annually in revenues.
Football League and American Football
Commissioner Roger Goodell last year
League. Washington was involved. As
was paid $44 million.
was horse trading. Congress agreed to
e NFL does not pay taxes on the
give the merged professional football
$9.5 billion. e NFL does pay taxes on
league favorable tax treatment in return
its merchandising revenues and in other
for the promise that a franchise would be
inconsequential areas. None of which are awarded to New Orleans. One year later,
included in the $9.5 billion in revenue.
the New Orleans Saints played its first
e NFL is not a corporaprofessional football game.
tion. It is a nonprofit trade
An example of how our
organization. Nonprofit
government works. You grease
and trade organization are
my hand, I grease yours.
to be viewed separately.
U.S. Congress passed
Nonprofits are viewed
appropriate legislation
as doing useful unprofitable
in 1966 amending Section
work. Work which corpora501(c)(6) of the U.S. Tax
tions normally will not. e
Code to specifically add
Chamber of Commerce and
professional football and
the American Red Cross are
trade associations as entitled
examples of not-for-profit
to tax exempt status.
LOU
organizations. Because
e NFL, NHL and PGA
PETRONE
nonprofits perform useful
are treated alike under the
COLUMNIST
unprofitable activities, they
501(c)(6) provision. Major
are afforded special treatment
League Baseball was also until
under the U.S.Tax Code.
2007. In the 2007 time frame, a regulaey are tax exempt.
tion came out that nonprofits had to
For whatever reason, professional
disclose by annual report a form 990,
football leadership since 1942 has been
setting forth the salaries of top execs.
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Congress is reacting. Congress has
reached the point of sick and tired of the
lambasting they get because Snyder will
not change the name and logo.
As a result, horse trading time has
returned between NFL and Congress.
is time it is . . . get Snyder to cooperate or your tax exemption status is gone.
It is thought any favorable efforts to
persuade Snyder and the NFL to cooperate would effectively kill a vote on tax
exempt status. e bill introductions
and clamor by Congress to get rid of
NFL’s tax status is considered by many
to be more symbolic than anything else.
Other reasons come into play why
any legislation to deny NFL tax exempt
status would fail.
In Washington’s present political
climate, it would be difficult to get
anything of substance passed. e
NFL remains incredibly popular.
As mentioned, the NFL is donating
millions in campaign contributions
to political leaders, plus throwing
an army of lobbyists at them.
e big thing, however, is the
NFL convincing Snyder to back off
and change the name and logo. e
pressure is there.
An example of how government
works.
| Continued on page 14
THE BIG STORY
COMMENTARY
Modern slavery
BY RICK BOETTGER
KONK LIFE COLUMNIST
mission for our children is to promote
excellence. Human trafficking of our kids
presents an entirely different challenge,
y own daughter was
stopping a horror. But our schools are
sexually trafficked in the where the most vulnerable victims are
year before I adopted her at age 12. If I
together, and where they can be educated
had known what we learned from Keys
en mass as to the dangers—and how to
Coalition’s presentation at the Fifth
prevent them. e most important thing
Street Baptist Church last Feb. 1,
they can do is notice when their peers
I probably could have stopped
are showing the signs of being trafficked,
it from happening.
and interceding to help them out of it.
e central message of the presentaA number of cogent speakers noted
tion was that sexual trafficking, the
the similarities of human trafficking
modern version of widespread
to the slavery imposed on
slavery, is a real and present
African blacks in this country.
threat—but which can be
eir presentations have been
prevented with normal
reported in more detail elsevigilance. ree political
where. e story of Sandy
leaders weighed in with their
Cornish was especially affectsupport. Commissioners Teri
ing to me. Pointing out that
Johnston and Tony Yaniz
the Super Bowl offers the
attended, with Teri hosting,
biggest trafficking event of
and promised their support
the year was shocking. A long
for local anti-trafficking
video on group homes to help
measures. Rep. Carlos
sexually abused and trafficked
RICK
Curbelo, through his
women recover was uplifting.
BOETTGER
representative, promised to
e most important thing
COLUMNIST
sponsor and support effective
in stopping the horror of girls
legislation.
in their teens, many 11 and 12
But possibly the most
like my daughter, from being sexually
important person in the room, with over attacked by pedophiles is admitting that
100 in attendance, was Superintendent
the horror exists. Tim Gratz started the
Mark Porter. As he pointed out, his usual Keys Coalition after reading in 2007
about trafficking in ird World countries. Further research led him to fearfully realize it had come to America.
With a young daughter himself, he
thought doing everything he could
to protect our children from sexual
predation was the most important
thing he could do with his life.
His first critical success was getting
Connie Gilbert to chair the Coalition in
its founding years. She received a richly
deserved award at the meeting for the
huge amount of work she did—and,
importantly, lending the weight of the
respect she has earned in decades of
leading human rights groups, like
NOW and the ACLU, to Tim’s initiative.
Shockingly, in retrospect, the Coalition was generally belittled at first in the
corporate media for attacking an imaginary problem. is is when Connie’s
stature helped get more civic leaders
on board early on. Sure enough, human
trafficking became bigger and bigger
news across the country—and now we
have had five proven instances in the
Keys, with one right here in Key West.
ank you Tim, and thank you
Connie. I wish people like you had
gotten to me in Berkeley in the 1980s
when I was a “5 percent Dad” to the
daughter of an ex-girlfriend. From age
4 to 12, I had continued to go to PTA
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meetings, celebrate birthdays and the
like with the girl even after my intimate
relation with her mother had cooled,
while we remained friends.
Only when the girl was brutally raped
and beaten, with the mother simultaneously missing and suspected of having
been murdered by the girl’s attacker, was
I called by Berkeley police to meet her
at the hospital, as the only responsible
adult in her life.
e greatest decision in my life was
instantly recognizing her as 100 percent
my daughter as soon as I saw her bloody
on the hospital gurney, curled in a fetal
position. She was born to me then, and
we have been father and daughter ever
since. I became a business professor after
a life of extended adolescence, making
her the best influence in my life, as I
became in hers.
As part of her therapeutic recovery
from the attack, she one day told me
of what had been happening to her even
before the brutal rape. Her own older
brother had been selling her for sex
the previous year. I had never noticed.
While her life became safe and
prosperous with me. and the wonderful
women I knew became her “real” mom
and aunts, she inherited in her 20s the
acute schizophrenia that afflicted both
| Continued on page 14
But Weekley disagreed.
“It’s a question of providing as much
housing as we can. ey shouldn’t be
ranked. If we can use money for both
properties, that’s what we should do.” n
SAM KAUFMAN
| Continued from page 5
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
| Continued from page 3
Yaniz said he also supported keeping
the basic elements of the waterfront
park design such as walking and biking
paths and green areas and adding housing to the mix.
“Let’s forget about these high-falutin’
ideas of an amphitheater where the
Rolling Stones are going to come down.
Because it ain’t going to happen. And
we cannot afford it,” he said.
Commissioner Wardlow said he
wanted City Manager Scholl to start
first on the waterfront park propertyand
then tackle building at Poinciana Point.
Kaufman urged commissioners prior
to their vote to move ahead, saying efforts to create workforce housing were
going too slowly.
“I think citizens want this taken
with the upmost urgency,” he said
at the meeting.
Reached on the telephone on Feb. 2,
Kaufman said he was “shocked” that the
Poinciana Plaza resolution had failed.
“Poinciana is the only place it makes
sense to modify the height restrictions”
to encourage more affordable housing
development, he said.
Kaufman is currently chairman of
the Florida Keys Outreach Coalition, a
local organization offering housing
services to homeless men and women
in Monroe County. He has held the
chairmanship of that non-profit for the
past 14 years. He is also currently on
the board of directors of the Friends
of Higgs Beach Committee and a
member of the Key West Business
Guild.
In 2002, Kaufman served as the
co-chair for Key West Charter Amendment PAC that created the Citizen Review Board, a volunteer board that
reviews and investigates complaints
against Key West Police Officers.
He is also a founding member and
served as president of the Key West
Sunset Rotary Club. If elected,
Kaufman said he would concentrate
his efforts on improving quality
of life services for all ages in Key West.
“”My goals are to make progress in
affordable workforce housing, quality
care for seniors, increasing recreational
activities for children and ensuring
responsible use of our tax dollars,” he
said in a statement of his candidacy.
Kaufman, who served three years as
a public defender in Key West Public
Defender’s Office from 1999-2001, is
married with two children, ages seven
and five. He said it would be “an honor”
to succeed Rossi, a city commissioner
since 2004.
“I want to hear from fellow citizens
and neighbors. I encourage and welcome citizens of Key West to call me
with their ideas and suggestions,”
Kaufman, adding, “District II is my
neighborhood, Key West my home.” n
TO T H E E D I T O R
e best done
BY ROGER C. KOSTMAYER
| KEY WEST
e settlement reached by the City
of Key West’s legal and insurance team
is the best that can be done with a bad
situation, and we must implore our city
commissioners too approve it at their
closed-door session. e danger is that
some commissioners have publicly
taken a hard line and may refuse to
compromise, even for the good of all,
especially our police department.
is settlement is actually better for
KWPD than it is for the Eimers. Only
Officer Lovett is held in error, and the
rest are uncharged. For anyone to maintain that we have to defend Officer
Lovett’s egregious conduct, in order to
defend the entire department, insults
everyone in Blue.
Our insurers know what they are
doing. Remarkably, we the taxpayers
will not have to pay. We, the police, and
the Eimers can move on. To drag this
out would risk financial disaster of the
Ducks magnitude and subject us all
to unnecessary further distress.
If you have ever called or emailed a
commissioner, now is the time to do so.
Remember, the city’s email addresses
have changed. Example, the mayor’s
email is ccates@cityofkeywest-fl.gov n
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THE BIG STORY
KWKITCHEN.COM
e game is on for wild boar sloppy joes
BY KERRY SHELBY
SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE
ey West is famously home
to serious, take-no-prisoners fishermen —men and women who
will brave the roughest of seas and fight
monsters three or four times their
weight, sometimes for hours, to land
their quarry.
Less visible but equally enthusiastic
are our avid hunters who stalk their
prey on land. Obviously there is travel
involved (no Key Deer stands, please)
to places like Okeechobee and Montana,
Texas or Mexico where wild boar, deer,
antelope, wild turkey and migrating
ducks abound. If you haven’t befriended
a Key West hunter yet, do so immediately. I find game to be tremendously
fun to cook and a nice change from our
island fare.
Game is often viewed as an acquired
taste, but there is no reason why it can’t
be delicious from the first time you
encounter it. If you know the nature
of the meat, you can adapt your cooking
technique to bring out its best qualities.
When I was given a wild boar leg
recently—though referred to generically
as wild boar, the meat from the sow is
what you want to cook—I decided to
make a saucy sloppy joe sauce to accent
its rich, earthy taste. Topping it with a
K
garlic cloves until the onion is soft
and translucent.
In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup
chile sauce, 1 tablespoon Mae Ploy sweet
ai chile sauce, and 1 teaspoon each of
red wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar,
honey and Dijon mustard. Add a dash
of Jamaican PickAPeppa and a slug of
Tabasco to taste. Season with salt and
add to the saucepan with the onion.
Remove from heat, stir in cooked
boar and let sit, covered, while you
make the coleslaw.
Chop 3-4 baby bok choy bulbs
(about 2 cups) along with part of the
dark green leaves. Finely chop 2 scallions
and 1 teaspoon seeded jalapeno and add
bright coleslaw made with baby bok
choy gave it a fresh finish that brought
the flavors together perfectly. Game on!
Note: Even if you prefer not to get into
wild game, keep this sauce and coleslaw
recipe to use with any meat you choose.
e results will be equally delicious.
Wild Boar Sloppy Joes
with Baby Bok Choy
Cole Slaw
Chop 1 ½ pounds of slow-cooked
wild boar into 1-inch cubes (for tips
on cooking boar, go to kwkitchen.com).
In a deep sauce pan, cook 1 finely
chopped onion along with 2 minced
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to the bok choy. Toss in 1 teaspoon each
of salt and sugar, then 1 tablespoon
mayonnaise and 1 teaspoon Dijon
mustard. Toss thoroughly to combine.
Adjust seasonings so the slaw is tangy
but just a bit sweet.
Toast 4 hamburger buns. With both
top and bottom buns open, spoon a
generous portion of meat mixture over
each. Top with the bok choy slaw. You
can add chips or baked potato
to complete this comfort food dinner.
• Serves 4
Wine
A big Zinfandel or Spanish Rioja
Kerry Shelby is a food enthusiast, cook,
forager, adventurer and a hungry consumer
of life. He is creative director and host of
Kerry Shelby’s Key West Kitchen, a food and
lifestyle brand appearing at kwkitchen.com
and on the Key West Kitchen channel on
YouTube.
KEY BUSINESS
KEY WEST
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
Risky business
Dear Short Answers: At a family dinner, my
45-year-old sister-in-law proudly shared with me
that the new wine glasses were stolen by her during her employer’s Christmas party (six glasses in
total). Her risky behavior and dishonestly have
been weighing on me, especially since she handles her father’s finances. My husband and his
brother have had simple, innocent questions
about Dad’s finances (utility costs, food, etc.) and
she breaks down and cries in response. Is it appropriate for me to have a conversation with her
about the glasses and share that I always thought
she was way above this type of behavior and suggest she throw them out and just consider the incident a low point and move on? Just not sure
what to say. Sister-in-Law
Dear Sis: We share your concern, but we
think this conversation is best with your husband
and his brother. Once you have told them what
you have observed, and your doubts going
forward, it is really their problem to solve.
Say what?
Dear Grandma: Tell her frequently and often
and right NOW you are no longer on duty and
that you will visit only as the spirit moves you.
If it feels freaky, it is freaky
Dear Short Answers: Last year my daughter
was a foreign exchange student in Norway, so
this year as part of the program we have taken in
a student from Venezuela. She’s a lovely girl and
my daughter and her have become great friends.
e problem is my husband, who I fear has
become infatuated with her. He tries to spend as
much time with her as possible. Even more time
than he spends with his own daughter. I’ve
talked to him about this. but he claims he’s only
being a good host parent. I don’t want to go to
the host committee sponsoring this exchange,
because I don’t want them to think something
strange might be going on, which I absolutely
don’t think it is. But it’s starting to freak me out,
and I’m not sure what do to. Mom
Dear Mom: Tell him he is making you
uncomfortable and he is only to spend time with
the visiting student when
accompanied by your daughter!
Mean what you say and make
other living arrangements for
the girl if he does not agree.
Dear Short Answers: For the
past 25 years, I have pretty much
spent all my time (and money)
raising my three kids. I certainly
don’t regret it for a minute, but
I’m definitely glad they are grown
up and on their own. So I was
Dear Short Answers: I have
surprised when my oldest
been happily married for eight
daughter told me that she was
years and have three little kids. I
pregnant and “expected” me to
never experimented with sex much
help raise her child. (She is not
when I was younger, but I really
married, although she is living
want to find out more. I think I’m
with the father.)
pretty good looking and guys flirt
I’m not sure what this means,
with me a lot. Is it okay if I try it
PAULA FORMAN &
but I definitely do not plan to be
out? Nothing Ventured,
JEFF JOHNSON
an on-call, 24-hour-a-day baby
Nothing Gained
sitter. I’ve tried to explain this to my daughter,
Dear NoNo: We are sympathetic with your
but she gets hysterical and claims that raising
inclination—but not with your intention. ree
grandkids is just as much my responsibility as
kids (not to mention a “good marriage”) is not
raising kids. I don’t know where she got this idea,
“nothing ventured.” You are risking your whole
but I’m not sure what to do. Do I need to make
life for a little taste of heaven? (BTW, could be
my position clearer NOW or wait until the baby
disappointing, dangerous or merely embarrassis born and make sure I’m not available to help
ing.) Our suggestion: put the kids to bed early
“raise” her child? Grandma-to-Be
and watch a steamy movie. n
Curiosity & the cat
SHORTANSWERS SHORTANSWERS
Life’s complicated. “Short Answers” isn’t. Send questions to KonkLife@shortanswers.net 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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OUR COMMUNITY
Keys’ community charities
n A.H. of Monroe County Inc.: AIDS Help
Good news is rarely
associated with HIV,
AIDS-causing virus
BY DENNIS HOPPS
SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE
“ . . . provide case managed health care . . .
increase affordable housing . . . conduct
health education and linkage to care.”
Executive Director/CEO E. Scott Pridgen
irty-five years into the worst
pandemic in human history, scientists
have slowly learned how to keep it from
replicating with cocktails of antiretroviral drugs. Last year, 1.5 million people
died from AIDS-related causes worldwide, compared with 2.4 million a
decade ago—a 35 percent drop. e
number of people living with HIV has
held steady at 35 million. Scientists and
activists have stepped up to accelerate
this trend and eliminate the disease
by 2030.
From vast improvements in AIDS
treatment, AHMC has refocused its
mission of providing a hospice type of
care facility for people dying of AIDS.
A new client-base for the agency is
emerging. People with AIDS are living
longer. Many others who are newly
diagnosed as being HIV positive will
never have AIDS.
AHMC has changed its operating
strategy to meet this new reality. It
began two years ago at the opening of
the new 50-unit Poinciana Royale. e
modernized facility was only half full
on opening day. is was especially
noteworthy in a community where
affordable housing is essential.
Extensive research revealed AHMC
clients with AIDS do not wish to be
further stigmatized by living in an
AIDS-only facility. e property was
then opened up to include other
disabilities, homeless veterans, the
elderly and low-income households.
e result is described by CEO
Pridgen “a diverse, positive community
that blossomed with a reclaimed spirit
and respect for others.”
Immediate results included less
depression problems and less substance
abuse problems along with many other
positive outcomes. Most importantly,
the issues that became nonexistent
| Continued on page 30
New ambulances arrive
ree new red Horton ambulances were delivered recently to the Key West Fire
Department keep the department on schedule in its move to provide in-house
emergency medical services by April 1. Arrival is part of an historic transition
in the 140-year history of the department—much of the nation has integrated
fire and EMS. With deployment of the new vehicles in April, the move is a winwin for residents and visitors, says KWFD Chief David Fraga. e configuration allows the city to ensure accurate and transparent accounting. e
department sponsored a Fire Academy to provide training, allowing paramedics employed
by current private ambulance systems to apply
for positions with the department. An EMS
division chief has been named. EMS state certifications for the service are in hand. Fraga
credits Division Chiefs Michael Davila and
Edward Perez for the transition. n
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THE BIG STORY
| Continued from page 9
LOU PETRONE
| Continued from page 8
I believe that any major sport does not
deserve tax exempt status. Not with the
kind of money involved. e NFL is no
different than any highly profitable corporation. We get upset that large corporations pay little or no tax. e NFL
is no different.
Everyone should pay their fair share of
taxes. No person or group should be given
special consideration. As Professor Lloyd
used to say in Constitutional law class.....
What is good for the goose, is good
for the gander. n
her biological parents (one a Radcliffe
grad, the other the co-creator of String
eory—a highly strung DNA combo).
Bipolar episodes are activated by trauma.
I have been charged with, and I accept
charge of allowing my daughter’s mental
illness to bloom by not having protected
her sooner, by not preventing the abuse
that Keys Coalition and proliferating national programs are teaching us. I bear
that sad burden. She has a great life, with
sharp medical discipline, but the harm she
suffered was real and reverberates to this
day. My only excuse is I did not know
what the Coalition has taught us.
ese days, we cannot say, we didn’t
know. anks to all concerned, and now,
especially, Superintendent Porter, for
doing all they can to prevent our children
and parents like me from suffering from
this scourge. n
COMMUNITY
NEWS
Inaugural session
Members of <Monroe /> COMPUTE$ Advisory Council met at
Florida Keys Community College’s Key West campus.
e inaugural meeting of the Advisory Council for <Monroe />
COMPUTE$ was held Friday on the Key West campus of Florida
Keys Community College.
“We thank the volunteers from the business community
who work in the computer science environment every day,”
John Padget said as he called the meeting to order. “ey can
identify the skills that will prepare our students for high-paying
jobs in computer science in Monroe County.”
“ere are more than 400 students studying computer
science courses in 10 middle and high schools right now,” Melanie
Stefanowicz, Microsoft Office specialist for the school district,
reported. “ey are responding to the <Monroe /> COMPUTE$
challenge made last August.”
“Building a talent pipeline in computing and computer science
is the objective of <Monroe /> COMPUTE$,” said Jacob Dekker,
co-sponsor of the project. “We look forward to presenting
$500 awards to the first 50 completers who earn their career
certificates.”
Padget and Dekker committed $100,000 in awards
for students who earn certificates before June 30, 2015.
Dawn Ellis, FKCC department head, and Frank Wood,
executive director of the FKCC Foundation, said there are
openings in computer courses at FKCC right now.
Advising <Monroe /> COMPUTE$ are Damian Vantriglia
(Keys Web Sites), Rodney Gullatte, Jr. (FirmaIT Solutions &
Services), Rob Smith-Martin (Key West Computer Doctor),
Clinton Barras (Florida Keys.com), John Hally (Tropical
Technologies, LLC), Cindy Caminite (Paradise Mac),
and Marcus Varner (Consultant).
“We’d love to find locals who are trained and ready,”
said Marcus Varner.
n In above photo, left to right: Rodney Gullatte (Firma IT),
Dawn Ellis (FKCC), Jacob Gelt Dekker (<Monroe /> COMPUTE$
founder), Cindy Caminite (Paradise Mac), Marcus Varner
(We Be Fit), Damian Vantriglia (Keys Websites), John Padget
(<Monroe /> COMPUTE$ founder), Robin Smith-Martin
(Computer Doctor), Frank Wood (FKCC), and Courtney
Kirschbaum (CK Consulting).
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THE
HOWELINGS
Well, whatdya know?
BY MARK HOWELL
sawgrass has garnered tens of thousands
of views on YouTube, and Smithsonian
KONK LIFE COLUMNIST
Magazine has published one of the only
photos ever taken of the monster.
he fact is that just about
e skunk ape has also been sighted
anyone—especially, for
along the soggy expanses of Ochopee,
example, the creator
of
location of the Skunk Ape Research
Howelings who once upon a time was a
Headquarters, which claims that,
tabloid editor at the Midnight stable in
according to the number and location
Montreal and still boasts of books on
of sightings, there may be up to 15 such
his shelves with titles like “Weasels
man-beasts in Florida.
Ripped My Flesh” (New Texture Books,
Information from such
2012) and “I Watched a
sightings indicate that skunk
Wild Hog Eat My Baby”
apes can reach seven feet in
(Prometheus Books,
height and weigh more than
2012)—will alert to such
450 pounds with the bearing
breaking news as the fact
of an orangutan. ey comthat sightings of the Southmunicate through a deep
ern Florida
Skunk Ape
cooing sound and, by all
are linked to tornadoes.
reports, they stink.
At least the latest two
One theory to account
sightings
MARK
for this distinctive feature is
of this man-beast, which
HOWELL
that they are omnivores,
lurks in the muck near the
COLUMNIST
who trespass into alligator
Myakka River in
caves, where rotting gator
Sarasota County, occurred during
prey exudes methane that can
a couple of rare tornadoes in the area.
contaminate the skunk ape’s fur.
is creature is hairy, and it stinks,
According to the U.S. National Park
and its legend refuses to die. A video
Service, the skunk ape does not exist.
of the skunk ape traipsing through the
*****
Meanwhile, there will always be a
multitude of timelessly monstrous and
absolutely true revelations for those
with a taste for the tabloid. Take for
example these tidbits: In 2013, the
Internal Revenue Service uncovered
$24.4 billion in attempted tax fraud
and mistakenly paid out $5 billion
| SMITHSONIAN
in tax refunds to identity thieves.
The Skunk Ape: There he is!
T
Quote for the Week
She wears mystic lipstick, she wears stones and bones, she tells myth and
legend, she sings rock and roll. She wears chains of bondage, she wears wings
of hope, she wears the gown of plenty and still it’s hard to cope.
Oooh our heart is aching, our eyes are red, our song is blue.
Your poets underneath the willow tree have seen your naked breast,
your lovers in sweet despair…—derivation of “Mystic Lipstick” by Jimmy
McCarthy, taken from “e Song of the Singing Horseman”
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*****
Question: What is the third leading
cause of death in the United States
after heart disease and cancer?
Answer: Hospital error.
*****
Another home truth: Tiger sharks fight
each other in the womb. e winner
is born.
*****
ere are just 22 countries in the whole
world that have never experienced
an invasion by the British.
*****
e Earth being the way it is, whatever’s
on the exact opposite side of the world
from where you happen to be reading
this is most likely to be water.
*****
e most popular first name in the
world is Muhammad.
*****
e world’s termites outweigh the
world’s humans, 10 to 1.
*****
A cockroach can live for several weeks
with its head cut off, but will die
of starvation.
*****
Regarding names: ose of the four
nephews of Popeye are Pipeye, Peepeye,
Pupeye and Poopeye.
*****
It is indeed a fact: Windmills always
turn counter-clockwise—except for
those in Ireland. n
IN
BUSINESS
Business Guild to hold
same-sex wedding expo
SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE
ame-sex couples planning
to marry in Key West or the
Florida Keys can find information about
everything from historic locations to
caterers at the Gay Key West Same-Sex
Wedding Expo scheduled Wednesday,
March 11.
Believed to be the first event of its
kind since marriage equality became official in Florida Jan. 6, 2015, the evening
expo is to feature approximately 40 displays showcasing wedding services in the
Keys.
e gathering is to begin at 5:30
p.m. in the grand ballroom at the Marriott Beachside Hotel, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. It is presented by the Key
West Business Guild, whose mission is
to promote LGBT businesses and LGBT
travel to Key West, and is paired with a
guild mixer.
According to organizers, marriageminded attendees can expect to find information on unique venues for
ceremonies, wedding planners able to
coordinate events ranging from intimate
to lavish, and resorts and other properties with comprehensive options for couples planning to say “I Do.”
e spotlight also is to shine on options for wedding flowers, music, rings,
catering and cakes, photographers and
videographers, decorations, attire, officiants and more.
One of the United States’ top-rated
destinations for gay and lesbian travelers, Key West was the site of scores of
commitment ceremonies before Florida’s
legalization of same-sex marriage. It also
was the first city in Florida to officially
recognize same-sex domestic partnerships and to encourage and embrace
marriage equality.
e Florida Keys’ first same-sex wedding
S
| PETE ARNOW
Aaron Huntsman and William Lee
Jones right before their historic
same-sex marriage in Key West
at the Monroe County Courthouse.
took place just minutes after 12:01 a.m.
Jan. 6, uniting Key West residents Aaron
Huntsman and William Lee Jones —
whose lawsuit helped pave the way for
marriage equality in the state.
Admission to the Gay Key West SameSex Wedding Expo and mixer is $10 per
person.
e Key West Business Guild is one
of the oldest gay and lesbian Chambers
of Commerce in the United State and
was formed in 1978. It is proud to promote this next important chapter in
same sex relationships. n
INFO
www.gaykeywestfl.com
n
More COMMUNITY, page 23
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WHAT‘S HAPPENING
Smokin’ Tuna Saloon
4 Charles St., (305) 517-6350
n
Thursday 0212
Amy McCarley/Joal Rush 5pm
Singer-songwriter Amy McCarley
shared stages with singer-songwriter
Kevin Gordon and bluegrass legend
Claire Lynch. Spent time in Houston
studying classical guitar at Rice
University. Alabama native traveled
to Nashville to make a record. Album
Jet Engines is an engaging journey
across the spectrum of roots music.
McCarley has taken her home state
by storm and goes on to national
Americana music scene.
Caffeine Carl & The Buzz 9pm
Friday 0213
Amy McCarley/Joal Rush 5pm
Caffeine Carl and Friends 9pm
Saturday 0214
Amy McCarley/Currie Clayton 5pm
Caffeine Carl/Joal Rush 9pm
Sunday 0215
Coconut Castaways
Mike Broward 2pm
Amy McCarley/Currie Clayton 5pm
Rusty Lemmon Band 9pm
Monday 0216
Scott Kirby 5pm
Caffeine Carl & The Buzz 9pm
Tuesday 0217
Scott Kirby 1pm
Sarah Peacock 5pm (See page 19
Country-rock powerhouse. Began
touring 2005in North America with
original music. She has four
albums—a fifth is coming.
Key Lime Pirates 9pm
Wednesday 0218
Scott Kirby 1pm
Sarah Peacock 5pm (See page 19)
Tackleboxx 9pm
Schooner Wharf Bar
202 Williams St., 292-3302
n
Thursday 0212
Southern Drawl Band 7-11pm
(Southern Drawl Unplugged, Feb. 19)
Southern Drawl Band is a melting pot
of sound and attitude, playing country,
southern rock, trop rock, reggae,
bluegrass, and Americana. Bring their
own brand of music and high energy
performances. Started a few years
ago as a duo in Knoxville and evolved
into a five-piece group, one of the
Southeast’s premiere bands.
Friday-Saturday 0213-14
Southern Drawl Band 7pm-midnight
Sunday 0215
The Doerfels 6:30-11pm
Monday 0216
Christopher Dean 7-11pm.
Tuesday 0217
Raven Cooper 7-11pm
Wednesday 0218
Taylor & Clayton 7-11pm
Coming next weekend!
Friday-Saturday 0220-21
Paul Cotton Band 7pm-midnight
| Continued on 20
Schooner Wharf Bar
Southern Drawl Band
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Amy McCarley
& Joal Rush, 5 p.m. Thursday
& Currie Clayton, 5 p.m. Friday
WHAT‘S HAPPENING
Hog’s Breath
Jessie Brown
| Continued from page 18
Hog’s Breath Saloon
400 Front St., (305) 296-4222
n
Thursday-Saturday
0212-14
RST 5:30-9:30pm
RST (Geoffrey Rutledge, Lennox
Smith, John Tindel) calls home Santa
Cruz, Calif., but roots in Cayo Hueso.
Longtime locals remember Rutledge
as a solo performer or duo with
singer/songwriter Joel Nelson or trio
with “Another Roadside Attraction.”
Joined forces with Tindel in mid-’80s
with “Beyond the Reef” playing Duval
Street. Rutledge relocated to Santa
Cruz and formed “Two Left Hands”
with vocalist and composer Lennox
Smith. When duo swung through Key
West, Tindel (who was playing across
the street) sat in. As the three locked
into three-part harmony for the first
time, sparks flew and they knew a
band was to be. Ever-fertile Key West
spawned RST. Heartfelt three-part
harmonies, propelled by acoustic and
electric guitars and piano, form the
center of their sound with forays in
Hog’s Breath
RST
Americana, rock ‘n’ roll, country and
tropical influence.
Mike Veal Band 10p-2am
Atlanta’s party band plays a hot combination of blues, rock, and funk. Diverse musical backgrounds and
regional influences color each member’s contribution to the tight sound
for which the band is admired. Atlanta
partiers and club patrons throughout
the Southeast.
Sunday 0215
Carson Matt 5:30-9:30pm
The 11-year-old dropping jaws around
Wichita area since he started playing
and singing before his ninth birthday.
Combination of technical skill on guitar, vocals and feel for songs written
decades before he was born unusual.
At Wichita Riverfest, June 2013, he
opened for Montgomery Gentry.
(Mid-shift 5:30pm Feb. 20-21)
Mike Veal Band 10pm-2am
Monday-Wednesday
0216-18
RST 5:30-9:30pm
Jessie Brown Band 10pm-2am
Singer-songwriter heartland Indiana.
Her family a touring southern gospel
group. Southern gospel and country
music have threads of the same
roots; writing/performing her own
country songs feels like home to her.
(Through Feb. 22)
Virgilios
524 Duval St., (305) 296-8118
n
Friday-Saturday 0213-14
Injade 10pm
Adrienne and her band Injade returns.
Fronted by singer/songwriter Boston
Music Awards nominee Adrienne Z,
performs from classic songs by Grand
Funk, Fleetwood Mac and Heart to
contemporary writers like Train,
Michele Branch and Adele. Adrienne's
original music is a regular feature on
Sun FM's Local Vocal, US 1 Radio,
Pirate Radio and 104.9X. Joining her
on stage are Key West favorite's
Chris Burchard on electric guitar,
Bubba Lownotes on bass and Gregg
Shanle on drums. High energy and
danceable with catchy original songs
thrown into the mix.
| Continued on page 23
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WHAT‘S HAPPENING
Valentine’s weekend: GardenFest Key West & e Green Market Place
e Key West Tropical Forest &
Botanical Garden hosts the GardenFest
&e Green Market Place, 10a.m.
to 4p.m. on Feb. 14- 15.
is is the garden’s annual community fair and outreach event and fundraiser. Vendors from the Keys and the
mainland showcase their creations, products and services. Booths set up around
the garden to learn about and purchase
native and exotic plants, palms and or-
chids, earth-based arts and crafts or composed of natural materials, eco-friendly
green products and services and conservation-oriented, nonprofit organizations.
Food vendors provide lunch and
music provided by local musicians (Troi
Atkinson, Adrienne and Friends, Island
Time Steel Drums and others) in the
Courtyard Beer Garden.
is year also features a “Kids Science
Corner” where each child creates his/her
experiment to take home.
“Convergence” by George Petroupolus
IN THE ARTS
Petroupolus reception
at Tired Dog Studio
e garden’s nursery offers information about native; rare and endangered
plants for sale. Garden volunteers have
propagated 1,500 plants and 150 species
of butterfly- and bird-attracting plants in
sizes from one-gallon to 15-gallon pots.
Garden members receive a 15 percent
discount. Proceeds benefit the garden’s
conservation program.
e Key West Botanical Garden Society continues efforts to be in the forefront of educating the importance of the
is Valentine’s Day, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14,
Dog Tired Studio at 1011 Whitehead Street debuts
“Convergence,” a showing of the latest works of South
Carolina-based photographer George Petroupolus.
Fine chocolates and wine on demand, presented by
Key West Wine and Chocolates owner, Mark Certonio
from Lush Bar on Duval Street.
Artist George Petroupolus, Dog Tired Studios’ featured artist for February, will be scheduling individual
client photo shoots throughout the week of Feb 14.
Dog Tired Studio is owned and operated by Key
West Artist Sean P. Callahan. Callahan’s work captures
the Florida Keys, pet portraiture, acrylic and watercolor
collage. For more information or to book photo session
with Petroupolus, call (802) 989-5910. n
INFO (802) 989-5910
IN MUSIC
n Feb. 18
Jennifer Lowe in concert
at the Pier House
Artist Sean P. Callahan by photographer
George Petroupolus
Jazz pianist/composer Larry Smith and the Pier
House continue their popular collaborative dinner/
concert series by presenting violinist Jennifer Lowe
on Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Jennifer will be accompanied
by her husband, respected
Chicago bassist Geoffrey Lowe,
Key West iconic drummer Skipper
Kripitz, virtuoso jazz saxophonist
Mark Rose and pianist Larry
Smith. Cameo vocal appearances
will be provided by Kathleen
Larry Smith
Peace and Christine Cordone.
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garden as a conservancy in the form of a
garden; interpret the garden’s collection
of native plants, insects, butterflies and
birds; and communicate the importance
of the garden and its role as a sanctuary
for an endangered ecosystem. n
INFO
keywestbotanicalgarden.org
• For schedule of events, see page 28
Chicago violinist Jennifer Lowe, bandleader of the
Covergirls Violin Show, in concert at the Pier House.
Repertoire for this dinner/concert will be primarily
new music composed by Larry Smith, but also includes
pop/rock favorites essential in Jennifer’s repertoire as
the bandleader of the Covergirls Violin Show.
Award-winning Chef Maria Manso will present
a buffet of world fusion cuisine.
Dinner begins at 7 pm; concert is 8-10 p.m.
For reeservations, call Adele, (305)295-3201 or online,
keystix.com n
INFO (305) 295-3201
Violinist Chee-Yun Kim
Also in performance Feb. 18, renowned violinist
Chee-Yun Kim and South Florida Symphony, the third
masterworks concert in the symphony’s 17th season.
7:30 p.m. performance at Tennessee Williams eatre,
5901 College Road on the Florida Keys Community
College campus. 6:45 p.m. “symphony chat” with
classical pianist/music historian Edward Pitts.
Post-concert reception.Tickets, $25-$75.
Online, keystix.com n
INFO southfloridasymphony.org
WHAT‘S HAPPENING
| Continued from page 20
Ocean Key’s Sunset Pier
Zero Duval St., (305) 296-7701
n
Thursday 0212
C.W. Colt 1-4pm
Rolando Rojas 5-7pm
Froday 0213
Rolando Rojas 1-4pm
The Corbitt Brothers 4:30-7pm
Saturday 0214
The Doerfels 1pm
Happy Dog 4:30-7:30pm
Sunday 0215
Nina Newton Band 1pm
Robert Albury 5-7pm
Monday 0216
C.W. Colt 1-4pm
Robert Albury 5-7pm
Tuesday 0217
Tony Baltimore 1-4pm
Robert Albury 5-7pm
Wednesday 0218
Love Lane Gang 4:30-7:30pm
La Te Da
1125 Duval St., (305) 296-6706
n
Thursday 0212
Terrace Bar
Black & Skabuddah, 4-7pm
Acoustic duo originally from New York
City. Laura Black, throaty vocals, also
plays guitar and percussion. Repertoire, classic rock and original music.
Piano Bar
Dave Bootle, 8:30-11:30 pm
Big sound and hilarious antics.
Cabaret
Randy Roberts LIVE! 9-10pm
Al-live tribute to some of the world’s
most loved performers—uncanny
impersonations for 20 years.
Friday 0213
Piano Bar
Fabulous Spectrelles, 8:30-11:30pm
Key West’s Divas of ‘60s swing.
Cabaret
Christopher Peterson
EYECONS, 9-10pm
Christopher Peterson is a master of
impersonations, and his comic timing
is impeccable. The show is All Live,
no lip-sync, and audiences will be
thrilled with his characterizations of
Joan Rivers, Better Midler and more.
Saturday 0214
Piano Bar
Boyz, 8:30-11:30pm
Cabaret
Randy Roberts LIVE! 9-10pm
Sunday 0215
Tea Dance 4-7pm
Key West’s infamous tea dance with
music/dancing by resident DJs Rude
Girl and Molly Blue every Sunday!
Piano Bar
Dave Bootle, 8:30-11:30pm
Big sound and hilarious antics.
Monday 0216
Piano Bar
Dave Bootle, 8:30-11:30pm
Big sound and hilarious antics.
Cabaret
Randy Roberts LIVE!
9-10pm
Tuesday 0217
Piano Bar
Dave Bootle, 8:30-11:30pm
Big sound and hilarious antics.
Cabaret
Christopher Peterson
EYECONS, 9-10pm
raven cooper
| RALPH DE PALMA
McConnell’s Irish Pub
n 900 Duval St., (949) 777-6616
Mondays
8-11pm — Eric from Philly
Tuesdays
8-11pm — Fiona Malloy
Wednesdays
8-11pm — Tom Taylor
Thursdays
7-9pm — Trivia Mania
9pm-1am — Chris Rehm/Open Mic
Fridays
8pm-Midnight — Love Lane Gang
Saturdays
9pm-1am — Eric from Philly
Sundays (Brunch) 11am-2pm
Rick Fusco/Oscar Deko/Kerri Dailey
9pm-2am — Industry Appreciation
‘My voice is my instrument.
My guitar is the background.’
Raven Cooper
BY RALPH DE PALMA
KONK LIFE COLUMNIST
aven grew up in Hot
Springs, Ark., and
was a competitive freestyle and
butterfly swimmer and diver in
high school. Earlier in 1985,
when she was five, she saw the
movie, “e Color Purple.” e
scenes set in a juke joint made
her want to be a singer. Listening
to Janis Joplin also was a major
motivation. Her grandmother
bought her a classical guitar while
R
Pinchers
n 712 Duval St., (305) 440-2179
Carl Hatley 1-5pm
Bobby Enloe 1-5pm
Carter Moore 7-11pm
on a trip to Mexico. At 10, Raven
began learning classical guitar
and singing Janis Joplin tunes.
In the 1930s Madam Maxine’s
was a Hot Springs house of illrepute during the days when
Chicago gangsters and bootleggers would come to town to relax.
Later, it became a local bar with
live music. Raven began singing
in Maxine’s when she was 15.
Raven left Hot Springs at 17.
She met Victor Brown in New
England and lived in Maine
for six years. Victor promoted
Raven’s music career. ey
bought a motor home and
decided to tour in warmer
climates.
ey “toured” all the way to
Key West in 2000. Raven only
knew about 10 songs. eir
motor home was parked behind
the stage at Geiger Key Marina.
Raven’s first gig was at La Te Da.
Later Fritz Sigler got her a gig
at the Ocean Key House.
Raven prefers being based in
Key West rather than being on
tour. Being on the road is difficult. Musicians usually don’t eat
well or sleep well on the road.
Touring can be quite a strain. It
seems sooner or later everyone
comes to Key West. ere is
plenty of work. Raven feels the
key is being accepted by fellow
musicians that assures you can
make it in Key West.
Raven described her love of
music, “even when I don’t feel
great, when I start singing, it’s
like a natural high. You forget
| Continued on page 30
MUSIC KEY WEST
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MARK THE CALENDAR!
n Fundraising road show,
Ocean Sotheby’s, Feb. 12
Arts Council’s mosaic
e Florida Keys Council of the Arts Connection
Project III brings this year’s dynamic mosaic mural to
e Gallery at Ocean Sotheby’s in Islamorada, 5:307:30 p.m., Feb. 12, for an opening reception. is is
the next stop on the local arts agency’s third annual
traveling fundraiser, featuring a 24-foot mosaic made
of 400 canvases by local artists. Mosaic showcases the
talents of artists and citizens of the Keys. e mosaic
will exhibit at Ocean Sotheby’s, Feb. 12-25.
Patrons can collect a part of the mosaic wall by
making $35 donation for one canvas or $100
donation for three at any reception or online
keysarts.com
Once the road show has ended, donors receive
a randomly selected piece of the mosaic in the mail.
Each work (6 inches x 6 inches) includes an artist
statement for insight into the origin of the work and
artist’s thoughts. Proceeds benefit Keys’ artists and
arts organizations through Arts Council grants,
including the Artists in Schools grant, the audience
development grant (ArtReach) and a Special Projects
grant.
For more information call the Florida Keys
Council of the Arts, (305) 295-4369 or go online. n
INFO
keysarts.com
COMMUNITY
‘Next Fall’ wows at the Waterfront Playhouse
How far are you willing to go for
love? Would you compromise deeply
held beliefs? Does true love overlook
differences of faith? ese are some of
the questions posed in Geoffrey Naufft’s
award-winning play, “Next Fall,” at the
Waterfront Playhouse. Directed by
Murphy Davis, this play about a modern
romance will make you laugh, think, feel
and hold on to the edge of your seat.
Luke believes in God. Adam . . . doe
not. “Next Fall” portrays this unlikely
couple’s five-year relationship with sharp
humor and unflinching honesty.
Playwright Geoffrey Nauffts never
takes sides or preaches, but embraces the
virtues and foibles of his characters.
When the unthinkable happens, family
and friends descend upon the couple
and longtime differences collide and
emotional fireworks erupt.
Adam, played by Adam McLaughlin,
has appeared with such theaters as
Manhattan eater Club, Naked Angels
and the Ensemble Studio eatre, as well
as in film and television.
Luke is played by Trey Gerrald and is
MARK THE CALENDAR!
n Road show schedule
Connections Project III
e mosaic mural will be on exhibition in each
location for about a week before going on the
road to the next event. e schedule is:
currently in the hit show, “Orange Is
e New Black,” as well as television
and web series and film.
Bob Bowersox (“Twelve Angry Men,”
“August: Osage County”) plays Luke’s
opinionated and devout father, Butch.
• Feb,12-25: Gallery at Ocean Sotheby’s,
81888 O/S Hwy, Islamorada.
• Feb. 26-March 11: Royal Furniture,
MM 47.5 Oceanside, Marathon.
• March 13-25: Artists in Paradise,
Winn-Dixie Plaza, Big Pine Key.
• April 2-22: Royal Furniture, 3326 N. Roosevelt
Blvd., Key West.
• May 1-8: Gato Building, 1100 Simonton St.,
Key West. n
Connections Project sampling, 2014 artwork
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Annie Miners (“e New Century”
“God of Carnage”) plays Luke’s mother,
Arlene, who has a past.
Nicole Nurenberg (“August: Osage
County,” “Home Exchange”) is the witty
best friend, Holly. And Kaleb Smith
(“e Last Night At Ballyhoo”) plays
the conflicted friend, Brandon.
Michael Boyer created the constantly
shifting set as the play moves location
to location. David Bird designed the
lighting; Carmen Rodriguez, costumes
and props; Rebecca Porter, stage
manager.
Tickets $40 and available by calling
(305) 294-5015 or at online ticketing.
Student, military and senior discounts,
as well as the Friday night special of two
tickets for $60.
e production sponsored by WLRN
Public Media. e 2014/15 season sponsors are Digital Island Media, Royal Furniture and Key West Web Design.
INFO
WaterfrontPlayhouse.org
ONSTAGE
FRINGE THEATER OF KEY WEST
‘Private Lives’
| LARRY BLACKBURN
Left to right: Sybil (Caroline Taylor)
and Amanda (Jessica Miano Kruel)
n Feb. 20 opening
What’s their
problem?
ome and find out in Noël
Coward’s hilarious comedy
“Private Lives” as the hedonist is pitted
against the pragmatist, but who wins?
Fringe’s re-imagined production,
directed by Peter King, opens 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 20, at the Key Westeater
(formerly Eaton Street eater).
e play (runs through March 8)
takes place in the heady 1930s at the
glamorous resort of Deauville on the
French Riviera.
e sassy and vivacious Amanda
(Jessica Miano Kruel) is honeymooning
with her new tweedy husband, Victor
(Quincy Perkins). Little does she know
that in the very next suite the man she
divorced five years earlier, the suave
sophisticated Elyot (Justin Ahearn) is
honeymooning with his new wife, the
C
ever-sensible Sybil (Caroline Taylor).
ey bump into each other and the
resulting quick-draw verbal dueling
cannot hide the raw intimacy that
hangs in the balance. Before long, the
mismatched lovers are at loggerheads
and even Louise (Kitty Clements), the
French maid, collapses with a confused
“Mon dieu!”
e pratfalls and bickering,
exasperation and hysteria are almost
a flirtatious foreplay in the hands
of Coward’s genius. is play, subtitled
“An Intimate Comedy” was written by
Coward in three days. It was his greatest
success earning an astonishing amount
of money that made him the highestpaid author in the Western world.
Don’t miss the mischief delivered in
Coward’s staccato repartee and “Expect
the un-Expected!” in the Fringe’s
production. Tickets available for the
show. Opening Night reception features
open bar, food and conversation with
cast and director.
“Private Lives” runs Feb. 20-22, Feb.
25-26, and March 5-8 at the Key West
eater (formerly Eaton St. eater),
512 Eaton St., in Old Town. Curtain is
8 p.m.. Tickets available at keystix.com
or (305) 295-7676 or online.
Fringe eater of Key West is a nonprofit theater that creates, educates, and
entertains with classic and innovative
intimate theater. It is supported by the
Florida Keys Council of the Arts, the
Monroe County Tourist Development
Council, the Dogwood Foundation,
Keys Energy, and private donors. For
more information go to www.fringetheater.org n
INFO
www.fringeheater.org
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YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE
| Continued from page 14
Dodd bill, legislation that was written
to protect the taxpayers from the follies
of financial deregulation. Read it and
see if you are compelled to contact your
Congress persons about proposed and
potential future legislation and that may
take us into another crisis!
I truly admire Nicholas Kristof,
reporter for the New York Times. He
writes about contemporary issues at
home and abroad. He and his ife, Sheryl
WuDunn wrote “Half the Sky: Turning
Oppression into Opportunity for
Women Worldwide.”
We have heard a lot about the kidnapping last year of the school girls by
Boko Haram in Nigeria. ere are
many countries plagued by violence,
infant and maternal mortality, child
prostitution and the like. e stories
presented here are both tragic and uplifting. Practical solutions we can
choose to be a part of are outlined. Yes,
we can be a part of the solution—one
person at a time.
On a lighter note, the novel “e
Last Chinese Chef ” by Nicole Mones is
a delight. I love food, so learning about
the Chinese culture through the escapades of an American food writer living in Beijing was educational and
entertaining. ey view food as art and
as an expression of the philosophy of
Confucius. It certainly differs from our
fast food and processed food menality.
I am traveling to India to attend the
wedding of the daughter of longterm
friends. Of course I wanted to brush up
on the history of the country and obtain
an understanding of how call centers,
high technology parks, and the younger,
better educated generation are chaning
their culture.
“India Calling” by Anan Giridharadas, an American whose parents
immigrated to the United States from
India in the 1970s, was the perfect book
to give me a perspective on the traditions of the country and the tug-of-war
between the old and the new.
Happy reading in 2015! n
OUR COMMUNITY
| Continued from page 16
TSKW’s debuts latest
n Stainless, Nyad premieres
A one-woman show by worldrenowned endurance swimmer Diana
Nyad and art exhibition by Cuban collective Stainless await at the relocated
and expanded e Studios of Key West.
Not-for-profit cultural organization,
established 2006, begins its 2015 season
by moving to a 14,400-square-foot art
deco building at 533 Eaton St. just off
Duval Street. e new location features
two exhibition spaces for contemporary
art, nine studios for practicing artists in
varying disciplines, two classrooms,
media lab and 200-seat theater.
Kicking off TSKW’s 2015 exhibit
schedule is “Stainless: One Chaotic
Mind” starring provocative yet playful
creations by a collective of three young
Cuban artists. Alejandro Pineiro Bello,
Jose Gabriel Capaz and Roberto Fabelo
Hung honed their craft at Cuba’s San
Alejandro Academy of Fine Art and
made waves with their satiric commentary pieces at Havana’s 2012 Biennial.
Key West showcases their talent,
through Feb. 26.
Rather than artistry, swimmer Diana
Nyad spotlights her tenacity and
strength during “Onward! e Diana
Nyad Story,” a one-woman show staged
Feb. 19-22, at TSKW’s new building.
Sept. 2, 2013, a 64-year-old Nyad
became the first person to swim across
the Florida Straits from Cuba to the
Florida Keys without a shark cage.
Nearly 2,000 people greeted her with
cheers and applause when she reached
Smathers Beach, completing 111-mile
feat after swimming continuously for
53 hours.
Written and performed live by Nyad,
the show recounts her triumph after
four previous attempts—and transports
audiences to the Florida Straits as she
endures a nighttime encounter with a
swarm of dangerous jellyfish.
Launching the show’s national tour,
Key West performances are 8 p.m.
ursday to Saturday, Feb. 19-21; 3
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22.
TSKW’s 2015 schedule features
100 programs to inspire and entertain:
art exhibitions and classes, literature
and theater productions, live music
concerts, cultural discussions and
workshops. n
INFO
tskw.org, (305) 296-0458
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ONSTAGE
RED BARN THEATRE
‘Clark Gable Slept Here’
n IN REVIEW
Mook J portrayed the character
of Gabe Holland, the hardworking
manager of Hotel Chateau Marmot.
BY DIANE JOHNSON
A straight shooter who found himKONK LIFE STAFF WRITER
self in an absolutely crazy situation
his hospitality training had never
unny, fast paced and full
envisioned.
of surprises the hilarious
Matt Hollis Hulsey shows off the
production of “Clark Gable Slept Here”
is now playing at the Red Barn eatre. breadth of his talent as an actor in the
role as Travis. It is a challenge to exude
Playwright Michael McKeever has
energy from a naked comatose corpse,
written another award-winning show,
but he manages to transform himself.
which so far has earned five Carbonell
is suspenseful 90-minute production
Award nominations, including Best in
is full of surprises, as the true nature
New Work category for his latest comedy. Joy Hawkins skillfully directs a tal- of each of the actors is revealed.
Carmen Rodriguez does her usual
ented cast teasing out the nuances of
phenomenal job on costume and props.
each actor’s character. e result is a
RJ Conn creates a set worthy of a
satisfying combination of suspense,
posh Hollywood hotel bedroom suite.
laughter and, yes, nudity.
Jaime Laba makes her debut as the
Tom Wahl is Hilly, the cynical Holnew stage manager, and the show goes
lywood maker of stars, whose investoff without a hitch.
ment in actor Patrick Zane is poised to
e line “see you in church” is used
pay off the night of the Golden Globes.
in the show to epitomize the HollyHis disdain for reality is evident as he
wood mentality of pretending to be
manages “the incident” at the famous
what you are not. HistoriChateau Marmot Hotel in
cally that approach has been
Hollywood, a glitzy hotel
accepted
because Hollywood
known for its discretion.
is the land of multiple realiHilly’s sidekick Morgan,
ties where you can pick
played by George diBraud,
which one suits you.
is brilliant in her role as the
When it comes to the
“fixer.” Ever the pragmatist,
stars of stage and screen,
her expertise is required to
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the wiser. In other words,
TV shows, not their
leave no trace. Dressed in an
beloved Hollywood actors.
absolutely gorgeous red gown worthy
Don’t miss this show as Hollywood
of the Oscars, she takes over the stage
comes alive in Key West at the latest
and commandeers the solutions.
Mira Negron is delightful as Estrella, Red Barn production of “Clark Gable
Slept Here,” now playing through
the Spanish hotel maid, whose enerMarch 7. n
getic performance had the audience
rolling on the floor! Estrella’s command
of both Spanish and English was a jolt
to the audience and yet should not have
come as a surprise as all the actors were
playing roles except for the hotel manager.
INFO
www.redbarntheatre.com
F
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CIVIL WAR HERITAGE DAYS
CAROL TEDESCO | photographer
| KEY WEST ART & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Hand-colored 1861 engraving of Fort Jefferson, appeared in a Harper’s Weekly edition,
now in the Key West Art & Historical Society’s permanent collection.
the U.S. Army to provide extra protection
against possible Confederate sea assault.
Relics and narratives of exhibit reveal a history that helped shape the future of the island’s community.
Exhibit opens 6 p.m. with suggested $10
donation; members-only VIP access, 5:30-6
p.m. Distinguished speaker, author and historian TD Allman on hand after a thoughtprovoking presentation on Florida’s role in
the Civil War at Tropic Cinema. e exhibit
runs until September. n
INFO
www.kwah.org
KWAHS EXHIBIT
| Continued from page 7
Regardless of residents’ alliances, the island proved a significant stronghold for the
Union and stood as a central force for blockade efforts along the Gulf of Mexico. Ships
assembled at island’s port, using it as base for
the East Gulf Blockading Squadron, whose
missions proved fruitful in freezing Confederate trade efforts. It was also where ships
assembled prior to operations,
such the as capture of New Orleans.
“It’s important not to underemphasize significance of the island’s contributions to
Civil War history,” she said,
Learn about the island’s key Civil War
players—Captain John Milton Brannan,
who ensured the island remained in Union
control; Key West native Stephen Mallory,
Confederate sympathizer and the Secretary
of the Confederate Navy.
Also a selection of Civil War-era ordnance
(or armaments), letters written by soldiers
stationed at Fort Jefferson, personal effects
owned by soldiers and a commemorative
menu from Ulysses S. Grant’s visit to Key
West after the war.
Additionally, narratives of Fort Zachary
Taylor and Fort Jefferson, Fort East and West
Martello Towers, the latter built in 1862 by
GARDENFEST | EVENTS SCHEDULE
| Continued from page 22
Saturday, Feb. 14
11:00 - Noon Troi Atkinson
Noon - 1pm Uncle Bert/Daryl Brooke
1pm - 2pm Mary Speer/Daryl Brooke
2pm - 3pm Bo Fodor
3 - 4pm
Adrienne & Friend
n
Sunday, Feb. 15
11:00 - noon Montessori School Steel Band
directed by James Wist
* in courtyard, not on stage
Noon - 1:30 Gary Hempsey
1:30 - 2:30
Dave Herzog’s Island Time
Steel Drums
2:30 - 4pm
Gina Maseratti
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T R O P I C S P R O C K E TS
FILM IN REVIEW
Two Days,
One Night
TROPIC CINEMA
416 Eaton St. • 877-671-3456
Week of Friday, Feb. 13, 2015
through Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015
2015 Oscar Nominated
Animation Shorts (NR)
Fri - Thu: (4:30 PM)
2015 Oscar Nominated
Live Action Shorts (NR)
Fri - Thu: 8:40 PM
Still Alice (PG-13)
Fri - Thu: (2:15), 4:15,
6:20, 8:30
A Most Violent Year (R)
Fri - Thu: (2:00), 4:20,
6:40, 8:50
Two Days, One Night (Deux
jours, une nuit) (PG-13)
Fri - Thu: (4:10 PM)
The Imitation Game (PG-13)
Fri & Sat: (1:30), 6:15, 8:45
Sun: 6:15, 8:45
Mon: (1:30), 8:45
Tue: (1:30 PM)
Wed: (1:30), 8:45
Thu: (1:30), 6:15, 8:45
Birdman (R)
Fri - Thu: (1:45), 6:30
Opera de Paris: Barber of
Seville (Il Barbiere di Siviglia)
(NR) Tickets $20
Tue: 7:00 PM
Beauty Is Embarrassing (NR)
Tickets $20
Wed: 6:30 PM
Ghost (1990) (R)
Mon: 6:30 PM
BY IAN BROCKWAY
KONK LIFE COLUMNIST
he Belgian Dardenne
brothers have scored a hit
with “Two Days, One Night” which is
tense and constricting, unfolding and
seeming to pulse like a horror film,
akin to Roman Polanski.
Marion Cotillard stars as Sandra,
a Belgian woman who works at a solar
energy plant. One day she wakes
drowsily to find out that her job is in
question. Unknown to her, a vote was
held, brought about by superior JeanMarc (Oliver Gourmet) who tells the
crew they will get a bonus if Sandra is
laid off, as she is the so called “weakest
link.” Understandably, she is shaken and
sick by the news. rough the course of
the story, it comes to light that Sandra
battles with clinical depression and
is under constant threat of being
undermined in skill and importance.
She resolves to go house to house
in a journey to overturn the vote
and have another ballot.
Marion Cotillard is wonderful here,
clearly deserving of her Best Actress
Oscar nomination. She is a mass of
quivering muscle, a tight and grooved
interpretation of a Kathe Kollwitz
woodcut. Her very forehead ripples
with pain and ache.
Each house-visit is a guilty step even
though Sandra has done nothing at all
to deserve her circumstance. Every face
pities and accuses. Only her husband
Manu (Fabrizio Rongione) supports
her and even he grows distant by
the worry, anxiety and need.
In one scene, Sandra pleads her case
which enrages a co-worker and causes
him to strike an innocent colleague.
As he falls unconscious. Sandra grows
increasingly anxious and guilty as
she becomes the unwitting conjurer
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of domestic violence and ill-will.
In her red bow tie shirt, she is a
spool of maternal twine, falling beyond
repair, her face a rictus of sensitivity
and care.
Her friend Anne (Christelle Cornil)
leaves her husband over the situation.
Although a noose tightly closes in
claustrophobia and distrust, especially
when Sandra shuts the coffin-like
workplace door, the events in “Two
Days, One Night” are no “Black Swan”
scare-fest, but very plausible.
e predicament slowly unfolds
with one meeting after the other, with
all encounters springing discontent
without warning.
is film is the most vivid interpretation of Kafka that I have found. Sandra’s
last seen, stepping over the asphalt,
reveals a rip in the black road, a single
cement scar.
Creepily, the sight will have you
wishing for the more fantastical fictions
of Gregor Samsa, rather than the fears
and arbitrary dramas of life itself.
| Continued on page 32
Tropic Cinema
Four Screens in Old Town.
Rated Best Cinema in Florida.
www.TropicCinema.com
(877) 761-FILM
KEYS’ CHARITIES
| Continued from page 13
at Poinciana Royale persisted at the five
other AIDS-only facilities operated by
AHMC.
e inclusion of AIDS patients with
non-AIDS individuals has proven to
instill community integration for people
with AIDS who thought they had no
reason to live and were destined to die.
AHMC now operates its six housing
facilities using this model which provides
a fulfilling way of life for AIDS patients
as well as non-AIDS individuals living
together. All future housing projects
built, acquired and operated by AHMC
to meet the critical housing needs
of Monroe County will be based
on this diversified model.
AIDS Help is the more popular brand
name for this highly recognizable agency
which was originally incorporated as
A.H. of Monroe County, Inc. e
primary mission of AHMC remains
to serve the particular demographics
and specific needs of local residents at
all stages of HIV from early infection
to advanced AIDS.
AIDS patients in Monroe County are
primarily male, white, average age 50. In
contrast, AIDS patients in neighboring
Miami-Dade County are primarily
African-American; average age,13-26.
Currently, the agency serves 360
clients. In the following five years,
AHMC will offer more assisted care,
somewhere yet to be determined.
55 percent of its clients are over age 50;
28 percent are over age 60.
AHMC is known for its extensive
collaboration with local agencies such
as Wesley House, Womankind and the
Monroe County Health Department.
e growing trend of collaboration
among all Monroe County nonprofits
is a direct result of the county being
too small in size to be attractive for most
federal, state and foundation funding.
e most important change AHMC
will make to best serve its client-base has
already begun. AHMC has contracted
with Florida International University’s
biophysics department for a five-year
program examining the procedures and
information developed by the agency.
e operational information gathered
by this program will contribute to the
development of appropriate software
and management strategies systems that
will be best applied to meet the needs
of AHMC, along with providing an
invaluable resource base for Monroe
County nonprofits far into the future. n
Annual Point-in-Time
count of Keys’ homeless
ready for second stage
Monroe County’s 2015 Point-InTime Homeless Overview’s preliminary
results were recently announced for the
Point-in-Time count of sheltered and
unsheltered homeless individuals and
families throughout the Florida Keys
(conducted Jan. 27) according to
Monroe County Homeless Services Con-
tinuum-of-Care/MC-CoC’s
board chairman, Scott Pridgen.
e sheltered count includes
emergency shelters and transitional
housing programs; also, MC-CoC
will analyze the data, as follows:
• 303 unsheltered homeless people.
(In 2014, Point-in-Time reported
295 unsheltered homeless people.)
• 284 sheltered homeless people.
Shelters include KOTS, Domestic Abuse
Shelter, Samuel’s House, Florida Keys
Children’s Shelter, Charities, Independence Cay, Volunteers of America, and
Florida Keys Outreach Coalition.
(e number sheltered on last year’s day
of Point-in-Time was 385.)
“e survey could not have been
completed without support of the homeless service providers of MC-CoC and
the volunteers,” Pridgen said.
A detailed report including number of
families and demographics related
to each area of the Keys will be released
in approximately 30 days, he added. n
Special Needs Registry
in Monroe now available
Keys Energy Services\KEYS notifies
residential customers with special needs
of the Special Needs Registry through
Monroe County Social Services Office.
During evacuations and sheltering, the
registry helps county emergency personnel identify those in need of assistance
due to physical, mental, cognitive impairment or sensory disability. Residents
with special needs can call Monroe
County Special Needs Registry or go online (by May 31) to ensure they are accounted for in advance of hurricane
season. n INFO (305) 292-4591
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RAVEN COOPER
| Continued from page 23
about your troubles and you’re making
other people happy. e audience is on
vacation and having fun, and they forget
about their troubles at home.”
Raven gets nervous singing in front
of a small crowd. When she is in front
of a large crowd, it’s much easier. Raven
can sense when her audience is “getting
it” and says it’s a give and take. She
sometimes teases her audience to “please
fill the void in my self esteem.” To
Raven, it’s really is all about being loved.
Raven plays a regular gig at Schooner
Wharf Bar and also performs with
Honey Mouth, which includes Barry
Cuda, Ken Fradley, Bubba Lownotes
and Richard Crooks.
Raven credits her friends for pulling
her out of a very dark place and helping
her deal with an opiate addiction. She
spent some time in a rehab facility in
Montana, and today is a happy person.
Key West is a loving and forgiving
place. She credits Caffeine Carl with
being there for her when she returned.
Raven was afraid that once she left that
she had lost her spot in the Key West
music scene. Caffeine Carl welcomed her back
with a gig at
Schooners Wharf—
now Raven’s favorite place to play
in
Key West. Owner
Evalena Worthington always treats
musicians well. n
ON THE SCENE
HIGH NOTES
KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL’s ADVANCED PAINTERS
Alexander String Quartet
n IN REVIEW
BY HARRY SCHROEDER
KONK LIFE COLUMINIST
o replace an earlier cancelled
concert, the Impromptu
chamber music series brought in for a
return engagement on Sunday, the
Alexander Quartet. e group consists
of Zakarias Grafilo and Frederick Lifsitz,
violins, Paul Yarbrough, viola, and Sandy
Wilson, cello. e concert program was
all Beethoven: an early quartet, No. 3,
and two, Nos. 12 and 14, written in the
composer’s last years. From the very first,
intensely eloquent, chord, the entire concert was great music played at the highest
possible level: there was nothing that one
would have wanted changed.
As a group, they gave new meaning
to the idea of playing together, uniting
the four voices to turn the quartet into a
precise single instrument. eir unison
passages were executed flawlessly; so were
their crescendos and decrescendos. And
when the music had a complex interplay
of lines, they brought that off seamlessly:
in Quartet No. 14 Beethoven wrote,
among other combinations, for two
violins together, for the three upper
voices against the cello’s, and for contrasting lines among all four, and they glided
in and out of these as if they were easy.
Beethoven seems to have had a fondness
for key changes, sometimes in unexpected
directions: that can bring on problems in
intonation, but the group negotiated
them also without flaw.
e individual playing of all four was
exemplary: all displayed exceptional
virtuosity, and nobody showed it off. e
two violinists were up to anything the
score asked of them, and they were nicely
matched: Grafilo, as first chair, had the
exposed line most of the time, but
Lifsitz’s playing conceded nothing, and
their two sounds were so similar that
with one’s eyes closed it would have been
hard to tell them apart. Yarbrough’s viola
was in now way a subordinate instrument: in ensemble passages it blended
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| HEATHER BENNETT
Key West High School’s student art department paints conch
houses in a row to the fence at Florida Keys Real Estate Co.
perfectly under and in support of the
violins, while when exposed it revealed a
broad, confidently prominent sound.
e strongest player in the group was the
cellist, Wilson: most of the time when
one instrument seemed to take charge—
which was not often, for the four
achieved an exceptional balance—it was
the cello. Wilson’s sound was excellent
over the whole range of the instrument:
strong and solid at the lower end, capable
of great expressiveness at the upper. And
his support of the ensemble was consistent throughout the concert. In the fifth,
“Presto,” movement of Quartet No. 14
his authority came especially to the fore,
as his playing provided the propulsive
force driving the ensemble.
e Alexander Quartet is generally
regarded as among the best string
quartets in the world. Some years ago,
I compared one of their recordings
of Beethoven to one by the outstanding
Busch Quartet. I thought the Alexander
group was the superior one: their slow
movements were slower and therefore
more expressive and richer in sound,
and their faster movements were brighter,
more animated. e great violinist Yehudi
Menuhin, whose musical judgments were
as sound as his playing was brilliant, said
of one of their performances, “It was
unbelievably good Beethoven—in conception, musicality, balance of voices,
respect for the score, humor, pathos,
emotional projection. Absolutely nothing
was missing.”
at opinion was entirely appropriate
to their playing at St. Paul’s on Sunday. n
| HEATHER BENNETT
Fenced in and loving it!
he fence at the Florida Keys Real Estate Co., 1824 Flagler
Avenue, is sporting a new mural, thanks to the Advanced
Painters from Key West High School’s Art Department. Student artists
“fenced in” 10 conch houses. e company’s Broker, Heather Bennett,
has a daughter in the art program. She contacted art educator Shannon
Perkins after seeing a mural the students created in Sugarloaf. Page’s
Paint at Strunk Ace Hardware and BVPD, Inc. donated paint, materials and labor. KWHS art lovers are encouraged to follow the art group
on www.facebook.com/kwhsart and instagram @kwhs_artiscool n
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| SHANNON PERKINS
Sydney and Olivia, above,
and Becky at right
TROPICSPROCKETS
“Butter Lamp”
TROPIC CINEMA
| Continued from page 29
Oscar Shorts:
Live Action
ith the Oscar Live
Action Shorts, one
can usually count on rich characters from
around the world. is year’s entries are
no exception. Once again, the entries
lean towards existentialism and haunt,
but there is also no lack of comedy.
In Hu Wei’s “Butter Lamp” from
China, families from a Tibetan village are
photographed with various backdrops.
Sometimes they are in Disneyland, or
an electronic market. At other times, the
family members are under a banner of
chairman Mao. During one scene, a
grandfather is photographed in a
sparkling leisure suit as a young boy
almost strangles a yak. e film teases
our perceptions, do we respond to the
inhabitants differently when posed with
alternate backdrops?
Next, from Northern Ireland,
“Boogaloo and Graham” tell the story of
two boys raising spunky baby chicks amid
the harshness of the IRA. e violence of
1970s Belfast is touched upon with most
of the momentum and energy going to
these wisecracking brothers as they raise
two ordinary chickens. With its cute and
quirky repartee between father and son, it
is a bit of e Little Rascals mixed with
natural realism of “In the Name of the
Father.” Although the most frivolous of
the selection, it provides solid chuckles.
For some tense viewing from the UK,
there is “e Phone Call” detailing a sad
w
LOCAL
call at a crisis center. Sally Hawkins stars
as a counselor who takes the call and
actor Jim Broadbent is the presence on
the other end. e receiver gets more and
more absorbed by the strangely breaking
yet energetic voice. e flavor of this film
owes a debt to Michael Haneke, “Amour.”
“Parvaneh” is an immigration-themed
drama about Afghan teen (Nissa Kashani)
who wants to send money to her sick
grandfather by any means. e sheltered
girl is tantalized by the neon glamour of
cosmetics and western fashion, and befriended by a goth girl (Cheryl Graf) who
takes her to a Switzerland rave party, but
danger lurks everywhere. Mascara only
temporarily cloaks the uncertainty.
Apprehension is alive and well in a
most successful offering by Israel-entitled
“Aya” about young woman (Sarah Adler)
who decides to give reserved music critic
(Ulrich ompsen) a chauffeur ride, entirely by chance. While things start easily
enough, Aya is keen to play an odd cat
and mouse power play with her random
passenger. e film’s director Oded Binnun keeps us guessing, is she a sociopath
or a fragile soul tired of routine. In its
happenstance, playful quirkiness and
mystery, this short clearly outshines the
others.
However, regardless of taste and
preference, this year’s shorts, true to
form, offer something for every eye. n
Write ian at ianfree1@icloud.com
OBSERVATION
Key West loves
Mia Borders
BY CHRISTINA OXENBERG
KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER
riday night and Saturday night are committed to the
Green Parrot. ere’s just no point going anywhere else
if you want to hear exceptional music.
is weekend we had Miss Mia Borders from New Orleans. She
writes her own music, she sings like an angel, a somewhat naughty
angel with a booming powerful voice that can scale extraordinary
heights. Almost best of all, she has a sense of humor. is lady arrives
twice a year, and she packs the house effortlessly. She writes her own
tunes, but does also covers. She is the real thing.
She did tantalize us all with a suggestion of buying herself a trailer
on Stock Island and painting it bright red and we can all only hope
it’s true.
Towards the end of one particular song (link below) Mia opened
up that voice, something like a choir of powerful audio magic. e
crowd was already clapping, but she went on and on like a sonic
boom from heaven. It was one of the most beautiful things I’ve
ever heard.
Please check her out:
http://youtu.be/rdhoChGz1johttp://youtu.be/rdhoChGz1jo
Even though, of course, by two in the morning after dancing
for four hours I don’t really look like a viable member of the press,
barely of humanity itself, but I had to go thank her. Of course, I got
my foot tangled in some strap attached to her shiny red guitar that
was leaning against the stage, and she had to kneel down and unwind
me. I apologized and explained, lamely, “is is my life!”
Despite the new dance floor, in some places it was so sticky with
beer my flip-flops were glued to the floor, and I was dancing with
bare feet. One particular bouncer—they all wear t-shirts that read
“Dance Instructor”—did his utmost to respond to the wobbly beer
spilling drunks, and out he came with his mop and bucket, and
because Mia Borders is so extraordinary
he was mopping to the rhythm of the
music.
Yeah, she’s that good! n
F
“Boogaloo and Graham”
CHRISTINA
Tropic Cinema
Four Screens in Old Town.
Rated Best Cinema in Florida.
www.TropicCinema.com
(877) 761-FILM
OXENBERG
LEiGH VOGEL photo
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Lavish history in Truman Annex
by C. S. GILBERT
KONK LIFE REAL ESTATE WRITER
he old officers’ mansions
that front Whitehead Street
to the south of the Presidential Gates at
the foot of Caroline Street are stately
and handsome. Not the least of their
charm is their location at the elegant
Truman Annex edge of Old Town.
Through the wrought iron gates up
to a formal lawn, then on up to a wide
sitting porch, 324 Whitehead is the
perfect place for parties to view the
island’s major parades. It is just a short
stroll from the Custom House,
Waterfront Playhouse and the Tropic
Cinema and close to the beautiful beach
at Ft. Zachary Taylor. And “it’s right
across the street from Kelly’s,” noted
Shaye Zakotnik, assistant to listing
Realtor Jimmy Lane, who provided the
tour of this remarkable property.
A recent renovation has polished the
4333 square foot, 5 bedroom, 6 bath
mansion to a high sheen. Its bones are
lovely and aristocratic, with lofty ceilings,
multiple French doors of glass, roomsized halls and a roomy third floor twin
bed/sitting room with ensuite bath
under the eaves as well as – highly
unusual for Key West – a basement. The
old cellar is accessed from a latticecovered opening from the pool deck; the
present owner hasn’t bothered to
investigate, said Zakotnik, but it’s there,
housing only old paint cans. The pool,
back yard, wide French back doors,
carport and a separate fenced yard where
trash and recycle bins are stored are
accessed at the rear from Admiral’s Lane.
But to begin at the front: from the
wide verandah, a large door opens onto
a large, furnished center hall where, in
The historic
mansion and
its lawn have
a lovely face,
but passersby have to
peek through
a wrought
iron fence
and mature
landscaping
to see it.
T
Not even
officially
counted in the
home's square
footage is a
large outdoor
living/dining
area
overlooking
the pool.
The front hall
is the size of
many Key
West living
rooms and the
rear French
doors provide
a grand
entrance as
well. The living
room at the
right has a
working
fireplace.
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the far left corner, a stairway angles up
to the second floor. Directly to the left is
the formal living room with a working
fireplace – this home also has three-zone
AC/heat, of course – and behind it the
formal dining room. The hall serves
rather as a fulcrum around which the
house revolves. To the right is a media
room and directly opposite the front
door is an entrance to the wonderful
country kitchen.
Oh! that kitchen! One could live in
that kitchen. It is really that spacious
and so warmly decorated. In square
footage it is probably bigger than the
living room; it’s a chef ’s kitchen to
linger in. As expected, all the high-end
appliances are in place. But the room is
dominated by an enormous island with
dining for five (or more) and, at the far
end, a six-burner Viking range. There
are two working sinks, a Mutt-and-Jeff
stainless model and at the far end of the
room a really lovely, white porcelain one
set into white marble in the mode of an
old fashioned wash stand. It is set into a
cabinet with doors fashioned as bins for
colorful, artificial vegetables.
There is also a wine cooler; the beer
fridge is out on the porch – the outdoor
living space overlooking the pool,
connected to the kitchen by a short hall
off of which is the powder room. The
outdoor space, with hurricane shutters
that roll up and down with the push of
a button, contain sitting and dining
areas as well as a small wet bar with sink
and ice machine.
This extraordinary space opens at the
back into a stunning guest cottage, one
very large room with sleeping and
bathing areas divided by one large,
freestanding cabinet/armoire, the
Continued on next page.
Lavish history
Continued
The kitchen is fabulous; no photo does it justice.
As with the master bedroom and
sitting room, the front spare bedroom
is filled with light from the floor to
ceiling French doors opening onto
the second floor balcony.
patterned back of which serves as the
headboard and end table space for the
queen-sized bed, in the mode of Little
Palm Island décor.
Upstairs another room-sized hall
opens through pocket doors into the
master suite’s sitting room, with access
through another pocket door to the
large bedroom with another fireplace
and then to a truly unique master
bath. It contains separate porcelain
basins, a true water closet with a door,
a glass-enclosed shower and, most
unusual of all, an island coffee station
with a small sink set in a honey-toned
granite counter. The other sides of the
island provide cabinets and drawers.
Across the hall and to the rear are
two additional bedrooms with ensuite
baths. The one to the rear was made
out of the old servants’ quarters,
Zakotnik said, and the half-bath off
the kitchen once housed the back
stairs. There is also a walk-in
laundry/utility closet and a doorway
There is of course a formal dining room.
How many master bathrooms have an
island with a coffee station?
leading to the staircase to the third
floor, to that bonus bedroom and bath
under the eaves.
The stately modern mansion, with
its historic roots, is truly one of a kind.
To view it contact Lane of Century 21
Schwartz Realty at (305) 766-0585 or
Zakotnik at (301) 775-1874.
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 guydeboer@konknet.com.
There’s a lot of sitting and sleeping room up under the eaves on the third floor.
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Overseas Hwy #46
Constitution Ave
Powell Ave
Dorn Rd
Cayman Ln
Les Rohde Dr
Caribbean Dr
Lagoon Dr
Doubloon Ln
Marlin Dr
Shore Ave
Key Haven Rd
Driftwood Dr
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key
Little Torch Key
Big Torch Key
Ramrod Key
Ramrod Key
Summerland Key
Summerland Key
Cudjoe Key
Sugarloaf Key
Big Coppitt
Key Haven
Key Haven
2003
1982
1993
N/A
1978
1980
1984
1973
1989
1999
1982
1987
1989
2009
1995
1991
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Lots
Duplex
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
3
3
3
0
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
31
31
31
30
30
29
28
27.5
27
25
25
22.5
17
10
6
5
1997
1995
1995
N/A
1965
1963
1986
N/A
1953
1934
1934
1984
1945
1933
1950
1968
1943
1938
1968
Townhouse
Townhouse
Townhouse
Boat Slip
Single Family
Single Family
Townhouse
Lots
Single Family
Duplex
Single Family
Condo
Single Family
Condo
Single Family
Condo
Single Family
Duplex
Single Family
2
2
2
0
2
3
2
0
3
3
3
2
1
0
4
0
5
2
2
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
5
5
5
4
4
3.5
3.5
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
$ 289,900.00
$ 254,000.00
161 Golf Club Dr
Key West
$ 314,900.00
$ 292,500.00
16 Merganser Ln
Key West
$ 305,000.00
$ 297,500.00
4 Merganser Ln
Key West
$ 50,000.00
$ 50,000.00
1445 S Roosevelt Blvd #BS-14
Key West
$ 319,800.00
$ 360,000.00
3515 Northside Dr
Key West
$ 566,000.00
$ 525,000.00
3716 Paula Ave
Key West
$ 310,000.00
$ 300,000.00
3325 Eagle Ave
Key West
$ 269,900.00
$ 276,250.00
2717 Staples Ave
Key West
$ 399,000.00
$ 385,000.00
1201 Thompson St
Key West
$ 795,000.00
$ 765,200.00
1313 United St
Key West
$ 795,000.00
$ 765,200.00
1313 United St
Key West
$ 935,000.00
$ 920,000.00
1500 Atlantic Blvd #304
Key West
$ 555,000.00
$ 555,000.00
822 Sawyers Ln
Key West
$ 150,000.00
$ 157,500.00
409 Margaret St #E
Key West
$ 399,000.00
$ 390,000.00
2011 Staples St
Key West
$ 138,600.00
$ 152,250.00
1011 Varela St #1
Key West
$1,199,000.00
$1,100,000.00
1217 Packer St
Key West
$ 799,000.00
$ 750,000.00
1122 Whitehead St
Key West
$ 350,000.00
$ 327,500.00
904 Olivia St
Key West
Based on information from the KWAR MLS for the period of 01/29/15 through 02/05/15
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