0311 16 key west weekly by Keys Weekly Newspapers

157 reasons to vote on Tuesday.

News • Entertainment • Art • Fishing

1¢

From boozehounds and craft snobs to swaggy mixologists and potion practitioners — the Keys Weekly’s Hays Blinkmann examines the wondrous world of exotic consumption in the Southernmost City. Whether you’re a Spring Breaker, or celebrating like an Irishman, or just confused on which fruit is garnishing your highball glass, check out pages 16-17 for a look into the glamorous (and sometimes confusing) world of Key West cocktails. Graphic HAYS BLINCKMANN/Keys Weekly

Two Friends Patio & Bar... a Key West Sensation since 1967

Voted Best Happy Hour in Key West

HAPPY HOUR DAILY 4-7PM DRINK SPECIALS 11AM-7PM

Daily Entertainment 11:00am - Close 512 Front Street • twofriendskeywest.com • 305-296-3124

•

/twofriendspatio

Page 2 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

LOCAL CHATTER By Hays Blinckmann Last week, the Key West City Commission voted and approved (un-unanimously) on the name for the new city hall on White Street. In typical diplomatic, bureaucratic fashion Commissioners somewhat agreed on (drum roll, please) The Josephine Parker City Hall at Historic Glynn Archer. Those of us in the media, and the average Joe or Jane, are searching for an acronym that might help us refer to the new building for expediency, or just to save us a few keystrokes, so we asked …

How do you feel about the new JPCHAHGA?

Signs of a heart attack are rarely this obvious.

“Well that just slides off the tongue now doesn’t it?” said Cricket Desmarais, “We all need an acronym that’s easy to remember.”

“Is that a law firm? That’s a joke, right? No, that can’t be a name.” Born-and-raised Key Wester Tonia Spencer would prefer just “Key West City Hall” or simply, “KWCH.”

“Is that a JC Penny ad for Aga stoves? Wait, second try, Justice something Howard Hughes with an Aga stove?” said Jon McIntosh, owner Lucky Street Gallery.

During a heart attack, every minute matters. So, know the warning signs. If you experience them, call 911 and get to the nearest emergency room. And know that Lower Keys Medical Center is here to help

“It sounds like an elementary school?” said Ashlyn Cockrell at Agave, with a note of wonder in her voice.

when you need us.

Tom Kraker of B.I.N.G.O.: “I have no idea … no idea … Wait .. WAIT, is that the new CITY HALL?”

LKMC.com

Page 3 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016 85673_LOWE_HAWS_3_8875x12_5c.indd 1

6/29/15 10:59 AM

PEARY COURT OPINION 5450 MacDonald Ave, No.5 Key West, FL 33040 Office: 305.453.6928 www.keysweekly.com Publisher Britt Myers britt@keysweekly.com Managing Partner Jason Koler jason@keysweekly.com Editor Sara Matthis sara@keysweekly.com Director, Sales & Marketing Lesley Aaron lesley@keysweekly.com Account Executives Susan Fike susan@keysweekly.com Anneke Patterson anneke@keysweekly.com Staff Writers Kristen Livengood kristen@keysweekly.com Hays Blinckmann hays@keysweekly.com Office Manager Lynn Ritli lynn@keysweekly.com Design / Web Master Travis Cready travis@keysweekly.com Classifieds Hollie Will hollie@keysweekly.com Design / Pre-Press Javier Reyes javier@keysweekly.com Se habla español

Keys Weekly Newspapers

(ISSN 1944-0812) are a community newspaper group published every Friday by Keys Weekly Newspapers, 9709 Overseas Highway Marathon, FL 33050. Subscription rates are $100.00 per year outside of Monroe County. Please call for all other subscription rates including overseas mail.

Periodicals postage pending at Marathon, FL and additional mailing offices. All stories, photos, and graphics are copyrighted materials.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Keys Weekly Newspapers

9709 Overseas Highway Marathon, FL 33050. News Deadline Tuesday Noon Advertising Deadline Tuesday 2 p.m.

Page 4 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

Peary Court. Heard about it? Odds are, if you reside anywhere near Key West, you’ve chatted about it within the past few hours. For some, the sticker shock alone is enough to cringe — $55 million for 157 affordable housing units. Yet for others, it’s a small price to pay for the preservation of housing for some of the City’s working class. On March 15, the voters will decide whether or not the City Commission should move forward. And even with many questions looming (such as affordable rates and inspection issues) one thing is certain — we will either regret the day we purchased Peary Court — or we will regret the day we didn’t. — Britt Myers, Keys Weekly

Purchase will preserve quality of life As your Mayor I would like to address the Peary Court Referendum. Peary Court is going to make an impact on Key West’s future whether the Citizens buy it and keep it affordable housing, or it is sold to a developer and offered to the general public for purchase as single family homes (which could be utilized as either primary residences or second homes). No one can deny the need for affordable and work force housing in Key West. This is currently the only opportunity for the City to purchase this many (already built) units and this large of a parcel of land, with the capacity to build even more affordable housing units in the future. This purchase will pay for itself. It can be purchased without using any revenue from taxpayers. It is a way to impact Key West’s future in a positive way. Land authority money collected from bed taxes on transient rentals will be used for the down payment and the loan payments can be paid using the income from renting the units. This is a win-win situation for City of Key West and its residents. I understand there are concerns and some unanswered questions that we have not been able to answer yet, but we will have all of our questions answered before the commission moves forward with the deal, if the citizens of Key West vote in favor of the referendum. Believe me, I have my own concerns and questions that need to be answered before I approve a final deal. I have concerns about how much the government should be subsidizing businesses that are in competition with the private sector. I have heard many reasons for people to vote against the purchase of Peary Court. The reality is that this vote will greatly affect our future, and the lives of many of our citizens. The reality is there are just over 700 BPAS (formally ROGO) units available for

Key West until we reach maxim buildout capacity forever; this is unless the State will allow more in the future, which is highly unlikely. With Peary Court, we do not need to use any of those BPAS’s and the units are already built. Any new units that have to be built will take at least two years. You will always have conspiracy theorists. These are the people with no reason not to move forward on projects or ideas, other than their distrust of people in general. Like the idea that the purchase of Peary Court will make the current owners a lot of money, and this is somehow a ploy. Well, investors invest to make money. The investors that purchased Peary Court made a great investment at a time that our real estate market was at a low. The data collected to this point shows this will be an invest-

ment that will yield a profit. This purchase will help us preserve our citizens’ quality of life by providing an almost immediate solution to workforce housing in Key West. Regardless the outcome of Peary Court, we will continue to move forward with the affordable projects at our Stock Island property, Poinciana Housing Complex and at the Truman Waterfront. So, I ask the Citizens to think long and hard on your decision, and then VOTE. If you give the Commission the authority to move forward with the purchase, we will do our due diligence and make the best possible deal for you. If the will of the people is that we not move forward on Peary Court, we will always work to carry out your will, as we were elected by you to do so. Craig Cates Key West Mayor

Romero: vote ‘no’

voted “NO” on both referendums concerning Peary Court. I am not convinced there is a good solid business case for such a purchase. I do not find such a purchase in the best interests of our community as a whole. Over 200 financial institutions were made aware of the request for financing of the property, only one responded. That response did not meet the specified requirements. This alone indicates a reason to question this deal even more closely. Many things are still not specified. Former broadcast journalist Mort Crim said: “It is impossible to reach good conclusions with bad information … We’re all entitled to our own opinions, but none of us can afford to be wrong in our facts.” At a recent City Commission meeting, I asked a representative of the current owners where the 48 additional units were to be placed because it is my understanding that current zoning does not accommodate 48 units on the 2.2 acres that was talked about. I did not get an answer. At Commissioner Payne’s community meeting on Feb. 16, a chart presented by Manuel Castillo, of the Key West Housing Authority, showed: Acquisition Proposed: City to purchase existing 157 units, the building rights for 3 additional units and the land for the 160 units; and the remaining land will be deed restricted as affordable workforce housing in perpetuity at closing. The deed restrictions would be as a result of the sales agreement and not as a result of a planning process that is limited to 50 year terms. It appears that the cur-

(CONT.) rent owners will be keeping more than 2.2 acres. It seems the details of where to put the 48 units is not yet finalized, nor just how much land the current owners will retain, and a host of other questions related to the site itself. Who will own and maintain the roads? Who will manage the proposed acquisition and at what cost? (The Key West Housing Authority is not a part of the City of Key West – it is separate.) Who will be responsible for the one (1) water meter that feeds the entire development? The buildings proposed for acquisition are about 20 years old. Just what repairs and replacements are needed or anticipated? At what cost? What about on-going maintenance? While the rents are supposed to cover the “mortgage” – what happens if the rents don’t cover all the other costs associated with the project? Will the taxpayers shell out money to pay the bills where only a few will benefit? Now there appears to be talk that another 20 to 40 units could be added to the site if there were zoning changes made. (Units added by whom? the City, the current owners, another entity?) Where and at what cost to the City? (On City land or developer land?) Just what is being talked about amongst the people involved? The details and specifics are still not available. Can one discern facts from marketing hype? Remember the referendum to negotiate for the White Street school property? It was marketed that it would be about $6.5 million, save money over the Angela Street location and save an historic building. The costs are closer to $18 million, only the walls remain of the building, and there were many things unspecified at the time of the THAT referendum. Something else to ponder — should the City even be in the business of providing housing?

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

have absolutely no doubt that purchasing Peary Court is the single best option that the City of Key Wet has to acquire and preserve worker housing. The rents at Peary Court will cover the mortgage, and there will not be any impact on the taxpayers now or in the future. Many have asked why the City didn’t participate in trying to purchase Peary Court when it was being sold. The Sunshine Laws do not allow the City to participate in confidential bidding; therefore we were unable to participate in the process. Our economy depends on worker housing. On June 16, 2015 — on a unanimous vote by the Commission — we directed staff to negotiate for a potential acquisition of Peary Court. After months of negotiating we were able to negotiate a purchase price of $55 million dollars. At this price, the rents cover the debt service. The Monroe County Land Authority has approved the down payment. Under the City’s charter any purchase of land or the borrowing of money must be approved by voters. On March 15 we are asking the voters of Key West to approve both of the ballot questions. If the referenda fail, then we could be three to five years away from building worker housing and 157 families that are currently living in Peary Court could be looking for a place to live. Can you imagine the effect on demand and the pricing caused by 157 additional families suddenly being pushed into the market? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to preserve worker housing and own the property upon which we can build additional units in the future. If the City owns the property, we all own it and can preserve Peary Court as worker housing for now and in the future. I urge you to vote YES and approve the referenda to purchase Peary Court. Our future depends on it.

FLORIDA ANKLE & FOOT INSTITUTE Dr. John F. Torregrosa* Joshua R. Britt, DPM, AACFAS www.AnkleandFootSurgery.net www.PRPandStemCell.net *Fellow American College of Foot & Ankle Orthopaedic Medicine *Fellow American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons *Doctor for National Motorcross & Supercross Series

“HELP YOUR BODY HEAL ITSELF!” PRP & Stem Cell Therapy Have your lower leg, ankle and foot ailments treated with the latest techniques in regenerative medicine by a national instructor. PRP & Stem Cell are used to treat:

Heel Pain Ligaments Injuries Joint Arthritis or Pain Woundcare Muscle Tears

TAVERNIER

Nerve Injuries Tendonitis or Tendon Injuries (Achilles or Others) Bone Repair/Regeneration

MARATHON

91550 Overseas Hwy, Suite #10

8151 Overseas Hwy, Suite #5

(305) 853-5151

Jimmy Weekley Key West City Commissioner District 1

Margaret Romero Key West City Commissioner District 5

Page 5 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

DATES Friday, March 11 • Happy hour benefiting nonprofits from 5 to 8 p.m. at Bottle Cap Lounge, Key West. • SPCA Spring Social from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Key West Golf Club, Stock Island. March 12-13 • The Original Marathon Seafood Festival at Marathon Community Park.

2016 Season

March 13 - Axiom Brass Witold Lutoslawski • Anthony Holborne L.S. Bach • Malcolm Arnold Anders Hillborg • Lansing McLoskey

“Your LOCAL Internet Solutions Provider”

at St. Paul’s Church•4pm $20 at door • all students FREE classicalconcertskw.org

Saturday, March 12 • Kid’s shark program at 9:45 a.m. to noon at Key Deer Refuge Visitor Center, Big Pine Key. • KWPD vs. MCSO basketball game benefiting Relay for Life at 11 a.m. at KWHS gym. • Cancer: What a Drag show from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Aqua Nightclub, Key West. • “Picnic Under the Stars” at 6 p.m. at Fort East Martello, Key West. • Key West Botanical Garden 80th Anniversary Celebration at 6 p.m., Stock Island. • FKCC Golden Gala from 7 to 11 p.m. at Tennessee Williams, Stock Island. • Free jazz concert at 8 p.m. in Key West library’s Palm Garden. • Spring ahead: reminder to change clocks forward one hour, and change batteries in smoke detectors. Sunday, March 13 • Autocross skill driving at 9:45 a.m. at Florida Keys Community College parking lot, Stock Island. • Conch cruiser bike show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Restaurant Store, Key West. • Easter on the Farm from 1 to 3 p.m. at Sheriff’s Animal Farm, Key West. • American Bombshells “From Sea to Shining Sea” at 5 p.m. at Little White House, Key West. • Donavan Frankenreiter concert, gates open at 5:45 p.m. at Fort East Martello, Key West. Tuesday, March 15 • ‘Tennessee Williams in Key West’ lecture at 7 p.m. at Tennessee Williams Theater, Stock Island. • Café Con Libros author talk: Rosalind Brackenbury at 10 a.m. at Key West library.

Internet | Voice | Video | WiFi | Managed Services broadwave.com • 305-767-1467

Page 6 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

Thursday, March 17 • FAVOR No Name Bike Ride meet at 8:45 at Key Deer Refuge Visitor’s Center, Big Pine Key.

MUSIC

Rusted Root started 25 years ago, with Michael Glabicki, Liz Berlin, and Patrick Norman. Corey Caruso and Dirk Miller joined them along the way, and the band will be playing Key West Theater March 21 and 22 at 8 p.m.

Rusted Root makes Key West debut

Tribal band brings hits to Key West Theater By Kristen Livengood

his might be the first time that Rusted Root, a nationally known touring band, has played in Key West — but it certainly isn’t the first time the Pittsburgbased band has been to Key West. “We try to make it down there to get some swimming and drinking in whenever we are in Florida,” said Rusted Root

founder, songwriter, and front man Michael Glabicki. “We will be making a vacation out of our stay.” Rusted Root will be playing Key West Theater, one of the hottest new concert venues in town, on Monday and Tuesday, March 21-22 at 8 p.m. “I am so happy our town is getting more national acts down here,” said Cudjoe Key resident and Rusted Root super fan Karen Moore, who already has her tickets. She’s been following the band’s feel good music since she was in college. “I especially love the uniqueness of their sound, not to mention Michael’s voice it just so cool. The songs transport you somewhere else in the world.” The band’s reach stretches two decades, hitting big in the early ’90s with the Top 40 hit “On My Way.” That song alone has stretched their fan base by being featured in movies like “Ice Age,”“Twister,” and “Matilda” and recently was featured in an Enterprise Rent-A-Car commercial.

“It’s cool because kids and teenagers are fans of ours because of the movies,” said Glabicki. Concert goers love the tribal, upbeat dance songs like “Ecstasy,” and “In Our Sun” and the ritual, holistic music like “Beautiful People.” “We have been working on a new sound, too, like with our modern ‘Monkey Pants’ and ‘Save Me,’” he said. Rusted Root changes the show each night, and jives off the crowd’s mojo to create a playlist. “Our songs are performed differently each night with intention,” he said. “The crowd is who brings meaning to the songs.” As a songwriter, Glabicki finds inspiration anywhere and doesn’t necessarily seek it out. “Instead of writing about my experiences, I try to gravitate toward where we are all together as one,” he said. “The intention is to write healing, spiritual music that people want to get wrapped up in.”

My New Joint & The Square Grouper NOW OPEN on Mondays!

Tony’s Car Wash Club at the Southernmost Shell

1900 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West Detailing Services Available

SAVE 5 PAID CAR WASH RECEIPTS

GET A FREE CAR WASH

LOCAL DAYS – WED. & SUN. – SHOW I.D. & GET $2 OFF REGULAR PRICE CAR WASH

RAW BAR Fresh Shucked Oysters, Stone Crab, Peel & Eat Shrimp, Clams and more! Second Annual

CAR WASH OPEN 6AM – 10PM TIRE & HOOD SCRUB 8AM – 6PM

Serving Cocktails

The Square Grouper 2015 Winner Best Seafood Restaurant in the Lower Keys and Key West

LIVE MUSIC NIGHTLY

Buy Any Amount of Gas and Get

$2 OFF CAR WASH

Mon: $5 Hemingway Daze $3 House Cut Fries w/ Parmesan and Garlic Tues: $5 Tito’s Tinis $3 Housemade Chips & Dip Wed: is Ladies Night Wine-O Wednesday $5/glass Fondue Mania $12 per person Thur: $5 Tequila Madness $3 Jalapeno Cheese Tater Tots Fri: EVERCHANGING Beer Special $12 Pretzel w/3 dipping sauces the Most Delicious soft pretzel you will Ever Have!

Open 4:20 – 12 Mon-Sat • MM 22.5 Oceanside Cudjoe Key • 305-745-8880 • www.mynewjoint420lounge.com.com Page 7 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

POLITICAL SCENE AROUND TOWN

"Proudly serving Monroe County since 1993"

THE ONLY CHRONIC CARE CLINIC IN MONROE COUNTY

Don’t deal with “life long” issues alone. 1

Mindy Conn kicks off campaign Former attorney and mom runs for Seat 3 on school board

M Primary Health Care • Oral Health Care Community Outreach Children & Young Adult Care Services Call today for your appointment. 340(b) Clinical Pharmacy Lower Keys locations

305-517-6613 EXT. 341

Sliding fee scale when applicable. Most major insurances accepted. Medicaid HMO Plans Proud members of the Key West Business Guild

indy Conn is no stranger to Monroe County’s school system, working as a college success coach with Take Stock in Children, and having two children in local schools. She announced her campaign March 3 at La Trattoria Oceanside. The former private practice attorney, and New York State Assistant Attorney General, has been an adjunct professor at FKCC, a Monroe County substitute teacher, and is a past member of the district’s advisory committee. She is challenging Capt. Ed Davidson who serves District 3. “I truly love the Keys and have long been involved with our schools, teachers and students,” she said. “My interest in being your choice for school board is the desire to strengthen our school district with my knowledge, experience and dedication.” — Weekly Staff report

2. Key West High School students Sandra Ballard, Conn’s daughter Emily, and Kristin Crane help out at the event. 3. John Hernandez, Carl Stevens, Ben Rogers, Steve Torrence, and Matt Massoud discuss the state of the schools.

5. Tommy Mack, Danyle Gray, and Tony Yaniz come out to back Mindy Conn. 6. Doug Harrison, Dyne Vaughn, and Sue Harrison help check people into the party.

KRISTEN LIVENGOOD/Keys Weekly 1. Mindy Conn welcomes guests to her campaign kick-off party for Monroe County School Board at La Trattoria Oceanside.

5 Page 8 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

4. Jessica Cranney and Cathy Crane support Mindy Conn for School Board.

Executive Committee

Vote YES! Worker Housing

for

Maureen Bramlage Matt Babich Tony Falcone Robert S. Gold Perry Johnston

WorkerHousingKW.org

MaryBeth McCulloch Edwin Swift III Donna Windle Jimmy Weekley Damian Vantriglia

WorkerHousingKW.org facebook.com/workerhousingkw

The Worker Housing Referenda: Get The Facts What do these two referenda do? Authorize (but do not obligate) the City of Key West to buy 157 homes at Peary Court for use as worker housing. Like all real estate transactions, closing will be subject to satisfactory inspection. The ballot language eliminates taxpayer risk by requiring the project to pay for itself. Who does this benet? As a taxpayer, resident and voter of Key West, the worker housing referenda will benet YOU. Worker housing benets the entire community. The homes at Peary Court are targeted for median and moderate income workers as dened in our city code. What will happen if the referenda do not pass? If the referenda do not pass, all 157 families who now call Peary Court home may be subject to eviction or big rent increases. Are these homes fully maintained? Yes, a favorable engineering study was completed 2 years ago and the property has been maintained since then. The engineering report is available online at www.workerhousingkw.org/document-center Please note there is $500,000 budgeted in the initial funding to make any necessary repairs. How was the purchase price established? The purchase price is below the value set in two recent independent appraisals. Could this money be put to better use elsewhere? No. We are buying these 157 homes WITH the land for $275.00/sq. ft. Even with free land, no developer could build these homes at this cost today. No one has put forth a credible proposal to do so. This is a very good deal. Who can live at Peary Court? How will future vacancies be lled? All current leases will be honored. Application will be open to local workers, with preference to those who already live there now. In the future any tenant will have to meet the city income guidelines. How does this referendum benet the Community? l

ALL units, including 48 proposed new construction are deed-restricted as worker housing forever.

Does not use any ROGOs (BPAS permits). Any proposed new public or private construction must compete for the limited allotment of ROGOs. l

Zero taxpayer risk. The purchase pays for itself, the development is cash ow positive and the city’s exposure is limited to the property itself. l

As the bonds are paid, rents can be lowered and free cash ow will be available to fund additional worker housing. l

Paid political advertisement paid for and approved by Housing First - PO Box 2909, Key West, FL 33045 Page 9 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

ut Checko ! k Faceboo

God made the fish, we just cook it right

OPEN DAILY 5-10PM

St Patrick's Day

French Cuisine Specializing in Seafood Indoor & Garden Dining

Food & Drink Specials!

Daily Happy Hour 4-7pm Drinks & Appetizer Specials

Reservations Recommended 305-294-0230 • 1029 Southard St. www.cafesole.com • Corner of Southard & Frances

Bacon Happy Hour Daily 4-6pm

Open Daily 11am-10pm Lunch/Brunch & Dinner

301 Whitehead St • On the Corner of Caroline 305.293.8484. • www.KellysKeyWest.com

Shanna Key IRISH PUB, GRILL & SPORTS BAR

Sunday Brunch 10am-3pm

Join us for our Healthy Lunch Fare along with the comfort foods you all love!

Lunch

Mon-Sat 11am-4pm Dinner Daily 6-11pm

305.414.8626 • 416 Appelrouth Lane ½ Block off of Duval between Southard/Fleming

DOG FRIENDLY

Some of Key West’s best dining secrets occur during the Spring, when our local restaurants offer up an array of tasty deals on everything from entrees, small plates, cocktails and apps. So take advantage while you can and eat, drink and play like a local. Come hungry and leave happy.

St. Patrick's Day Party March 17th ALL Day! Featuring 2 Bands

Day - Traditional Irish Band Evening - Damn Fun Band

Serving Food ALL Day

Basket O' Fries & Gravy $5 Potato & Leek Soup $6 Fish N' Chips $11 Corned Beef & Swiss on Rye $11 Shepherds Pie $12 Irish Stew $13 Corned Beef & Cabbage $17 1900 Flagler at Bertha • 305-295-8880

A Happier Happy Hour! 5-6:30pm $5 Bar Menu & 2-4-1 Select Wines by the Glass & Beers

Dine Inside or Outside under the Stars LIVE MUSIC DAILY

DINNER

Tuesday-Sunday 5-9pm Daily Fresh Fish Specials

Page 10 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

YOUR AD SHOULD BE HERE CALL 305-453-6928 TODAY!

MONROE COUNTY

Keys Stewardship Act receives final approval Legislation invests in Florida Keys’ most significant environmental needs

At the end of business on Wednesday, the Monroe County Election Supervisor reported on early voting and absentee ballots for the presidential primary election on Tuesday, March 15:

If you’re ready

to quit tobacco

Early voters at Keys locations: 3,155 Early absentee voters: 5,731 Number of registered voters in Monroe County: 53, 217 Number of registered Republican voters: 19,521

Convenient Locations in: Key Largo & Tavernier, Marathon, Big Pine and Key West.

Number of registered Democrat voters: 16,999

Convenient Times: Mid-Morning, Afternoon and Early Evening.

Number of Independent voters: 15, 132 Number of voters registered to other parties: 1,564

Weekly Staff report

ocal governments and entities in Monroe County, applauded the final passage of the Florida Keys Stewardship Act on Thursday, including State Representative Holly Raschein. “Just the passage for the bill is a win,” she told the Weekly. “This is a major comprehensive policy is just for the Florida Keys – it pertains just to us and puts us right up there with the big boys and signals the willingness of the state to be our partner in cleaning up our nearshore waters and assisting with our land acquisition needs.” The Florida Keys Stewardship Act invests in water quality, restoration and protection; water supply protection; land for critical habitat protection; public safety in case of an evacuation; property rights; and military base protection. The act will lay the groundwork for increased future funding for the Florida Keys’ most significant environmental needs. Raschein calls the $5 million annual funding for 10 years “veto-proof” and

says the money can be used at discretion of local leaders for a variety of reasons from canal restoration to wastewater upgrades. Her sentiments were echoed by local officials. “We are happy that both the Senate and House came together in support of the Florida Keys,” said Mayor Heather Carruthers of Monroe County. Key West Mayor Craig Cates said, “Taking into consideration all the visitors who travel across the state, nation and world to see and experience the Florida Keys’ unique ecosystem and third-largest coral reef in the world, this Act is a step toward ensuring that its tourism industry, among others, will continue to flourish and generate revenue for the State of Florida.” In Marathon, Mayor Mark Senmartin said, “The Florida Keys Stewardship Act doesn’t just have the Keys in mind as the investments will benefit the entire State of Florida. It will also allow the environment and island atmosphere that the Keys is known for to thrive for years to come.”

Keys AHEC is Now Offering Classes throughout the Keys

Voters have until Saturday, March 12 to early vote at one of the following locations at offices open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.: • Supervisor of Elections Office, 530 Whitehead St. No. 101, Key West  • Supervisor of Elections Office, 10015 Overseas Hwy., Marathon  • Supervisor of Elections Office, 102050 Overseas Hwy No. 137, Key Largo   • Big Pine Key Community Park, 31009 Atlantis Dr., Big Pine Key • Islamorada Branch Library, U.S 1 at MM. 81.7, Islamorada

Classes: Quit Smoking Now-6 One Hour Classes over 6 Weeks. Tools to Quit-1 Two Hour Session

Call for Info & Register Today! FREE Nicotine Replacement Patches, Gum and Lozenges • FREE Community, worksite, and clinic groups offered • Covers all forms of tobacco •

Call today to register & find a location.

305.743.7111ext. 205

IQuit with AHEC is the in-person option of Tobacco Free Florida’s 3 Free & Easy Ways to Quit. Toll free:

877.848.6696

Sponsored by: Keys AHEC and the Florida Department of Health. Page 11 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

TO DO

College’s speaker series continues with ‘Tennessee Williams in Key West’ on Tuesday, March 15.

Beaver speaks on Tennessee’s tenure in Key West Contributed

Steadfast, Savvy, Secure. - Jeff Searcy Broker, (305) 923-8951 SBX Real Estate: 5450 MacDonald Avenue Suite #4 Stock Island 305-296-7920 • www.sbxrealestate.com Page 12 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

lorida Keys Community College will feature “Tennessee Williams in Key West” at its next VIP Series event on Tuesday, March 15 at 7 p.m. in the Tennessee Williams Theatre on the Key West Campus. The presentation is an overview of the life of playwright Tennessee Williams during his residency in Key West from 1949 to 1983, years in which he won multiple awards for drama including two Pulitzer Prizes and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Dennis Beaver, founder and curator of the Tennessee Williams Key West Exhibit, is the keynote speaker. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at www.keystix.com or by calling 305-295-7676. Admission is free for students at FKCC and Monroe County schools. Dr. Patrick Rice will speak about sharks at the next lecture, set for Tuesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. The presentation will cover the evolution and history of sharks, with a special focus on shark sensory biology and how they perceive their watery world.

ENVIRONMENT

News of Turkey Point leak rocks Keys

ndation Pigeon Key Fou

M A C R E M M U & Marine Science Center

Starts at $350 per Session

On a Secluded Island!

Solar-Powered Accommodations

A recent report commissioned by Miami-Dade County reveals high levels of tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, in the cooling canals at Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant. Hydrologists surmise it could be affecting Biscayne Bay and an underwater saltwater plume that stretches inland, threatening the Florida Keys’ source of drinking water.

Drinking water is safe for now; experts worry about Biscayne Bay By Sara Matthis

ednesday’s news of radiation contamination emanating from the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant leaking into Biscayne Bay alarmed Florida Keys citizens on every level. First, the Keys drinking water comes from the same neighborhood as the plant in Homestead, Florida. Second, the affect to the fishery — so close to home waters — could also have an enormous impact. “There is no tritium [a radioactive isotope of hydrogen] in our water supply,” said Kirk Zeulch, executive director of the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority. Zeulch said there are numerous monitoring wells around the well field that pumps water from the Biscayne Aquifer and none of the tests show a trace. “But this needs to be kept on the front page to keep the issue from fading away. We need help from the state and federal authorities that regulate nuclear power plants and the studies need to continue.” According to news reports about the leak, the high levels of tritium are a result of changes made to the plant in 2013 to increase energy output. Critics allege the reactor’s canals ran too hot and too salty. The result, hydrologists say, is a “saltwater plume” underground that is headed inland. Although it’s five miles away from FKAA’s freshwater well field, Zeulch described it as a “threat, but not an imminent threat.” Several times, the plant has received special permission

to pump freshwater into the canals to relieve the salinity. However, University of Miami hydrologist David Chin has said that doesn’t alleviate the problem because evaporation rates exceed natural rainfall and it may also increase pressure on the saltwater plume causing it to expand further. Tom Walker, deputy executive director of FKAA, said the utility is not aware of any tritium in the saltwater plume and said that two weeks ago, the power plant was ordered to place extraction wells into the heart of the saltwater plume by a Tallahassee judge. “Florida Power and Light will start extracting the hyper-saline water and then injecting it into deep wells into the boulder zone of the Floridian Aquifer,” Walker said, adding that the detailed plan on how to extract the water from the saltwater plume is due in April. Zuelch said the court-ordered measure could halt the saltwater plume’s progress, or even cause it to retreat. FPL has issued a statement saying the public and drinking water are safe and that improvements are a continuing effort. According to a study released by the Miami-Dade Commission this week, over the last five years levels of tritium found in the canals ranged between 1,500 and 16,500 pCi/L. (Natural levels in Biscayne Bay are 20 pCi/L and the legal limits for tritium in drinking water are 2,133 pCi/L in the United States.) Because some of the canals are as deep as 24 feet, experts worry the tritium (as well as high levels of saline, phosphorus and

ammonia) collected in early January from the bottom of the canals at rates of 2,600 to 3,400 pCi/L are reaching tidal surface waters connected to Biscayne Bay. Miami-Dade County has asked FPL to address these new findings. The report does not address how increased levels of tritium might impact the public or marine life. According to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission, everyone is exposed to small amounts of tritium everyday as it can occur naturally. It enters the human body through food and drink consumption and half is excreted within 10 days. By comparison, a CT scan delivers almost 2,000 times the amount of tritium considered safe in drinking water. Florida Keys Commercial Fishing Association’s Bill Kelly said he called on Nick Wiley, the director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, to study the problem on Wednesday. “We need to test the lobster, shellfish and finfish in Biscayne Bay,” Kelly said. “We need to know if there’s any concern about public consumption of any of those products collected in that area.” Kelly said it might impact 150-175 commercial fishing operations the South Miami area, not counting restaurants. “The product value of the spiny lobster alone in that area is more than $40.6 million,” he said. “I’m anxious to gather more information on this. The news is not good for man or beast.” Turkey Point was constructed in the early 1970s. It supplies more than one million homes with power in South Florida.

Overnight campers are housed on-island in our three historical dormitories. Dorms include bunk style sleeping arrangements, bedding, full bath facilities, air conditioning and more.

• Snorkeling around Pigeon Key and at Sombrero Reef • Underwater Obstacle Course • Reef Fish Identification • Dissections • Invertebrate Lab & Touch Tanks • Fishing • Field & Water Games • Campfires • Optional SCUBA Cert. (12+ yrs)

2016 Dates

June 27th - July 1st day only July 11th - 15th day & overnight July 25th - 29th overnight only August 1st - 5th day only Day: 8-16yrs • Overnight: 10-16yrs Day Camp: 9am-5pm

Questions? Contact Jason@pigeonkey.net 412-889-8308 ~ www.facebook.com/PKFMSC DOWNLOAD YOUR REGISTRATION FORMS TODAY AT WWW.PIGEONKEY.NET

Criminal Defense Personal Injury 305.735.4165 Former Monroe County Chief Assistant State Attorney

www.floridakeysdefense.com Page 13 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

COMMUNITY NEWS

On Sunday, March 13, pro surfer-turned musician Donavon Frankenreiter will be back to send out his breezy, laid-back vibes and upbeat lyrics in an early evening performance offered by Key West Concerts at historic Fort East Martello in Key West. The concert will kick off with local favorite Miguel Perez. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $30 at www.KeyWestConcerts.com or when the gates open at 4:45 p.m. for $35. Children under 12 are free. Parking will be available for $5, bike parking is free.

FOR SALE BY OWNER

MIKE FREAS/Fotosbyfreas.com

MASTERWORKS CONCERT SERIES IV

He’s back! Donovan performs Sunday in Key West

BRIEFLY Bike show and swag this Sunday at artisan market

The Master Chorale Of South Florida

Saturday, April 2, 7:30pm Tennessee Williams Theatre Key West 6:45pm, pre-concert chats with Edward Pitts

Lovely home for sale in Ramrod Key. 3 BR/2 BA (with an additional bath downstairs). This concrete block home is on a large corner double lot with deep canals on TWO sides and only moments from open water. Concrete sea wall surrounds this large lot and offers plenty of boat parking. This house is located at the end of a dead-end street and has mature trees and a beautiful view. Must see to appreciate. 317-401-0005 ask for Anne.

“One of the top law firms in Key West!” Sebrina María Alfonso, Music Director

Martha Graham Dancers

Carter Brey, cello

- Key West People’s Choice Awards, 2014 & 2015

PROGRAM

SFSO celebrates Martha Graham Dance Company’s 90th Anniversary. Martha Graham Dancers perform Appalachian Spring Vignettes with Narration of Copland/Graham letters. Principal Dancers: Maurizio Nardi, Miki Orihara, Tadej Brdnik Beth Holland, Narrator Sebrina María Alfonso, Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite Musical Director

Schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor Carter Brey, cello Brahms: Symphony No. 4

Proudly serving our clients & the Keys since 1971.

Tickets: KeysTix.com | 305-295-7676

608 Whitehead Street • Key West, Florida 33040 (305) 294-4585 • www.hwhkeywest.com

Info: SouthFloridaSymphony.org or 954-522-8445

Come meet Key West’s new Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinator Chris Hamilton and get free bike swag at the second annual Freewheelin’ Edition of the Key West Artisans Market on Sunday, March 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Restaurant Store, 1111 Eaton St. There will be a custom bike contest, safety FDOT freebies like lights and reflectors, bike registration with KWPD, bike maintenance demos, bike helmet fittings and free helmets for kids with Wesley House, bike advocacy, and a unicycle juggling show. Key West Botanical Garden celebrates 80th anniversary Tickets are available to the 80th anniversary party on Saturday, March 12 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. celebrating the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden. There will be a catered buffet dinner, D.J., silent auction and open bar. Tickets are $50 and include a commemorative wine glass. Visit kwbgs.org, for more info. Library hosts jazz in the Palm Garden

Second Annual

Tickets: KeysTix.com 305-295-7676 For Info: 954-522-8445 SouthFloridaSymphony.org Page 14 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

The Key West Library is offering a free Jazz concert on Saturday, March 12 at 8:30 p.m. in the Palm Garden at 700 Fleming St. The set will feature jazz vocalist Amandah Jantzen and pianist Kerry McCoy. Gates open at 8 p.m. and seating is limited. For more information, contact the library at 305-292-3595.

BRIEFLY Operation Graduation needs donations Every year, Key West High School and the community sponsor a post-graduation event for graduates called Operation Graduation. The all-night event provides a safe, drug-and-alcohol-free celebration with dancing, music, games, food, and giveaways. Event organizers are seeking donations, both monetary and prize worthy. To donate or find out more, call Monica Fletchall at Key West High School at 305293-1549, Ext. 54383. Skill driving competition set for Stock Island The Ecurie Vitesse Sports Car Club will be hosting an autocross on Sunday, March 13 with registration opening at 9:45 a.m. at Florida Keys Community College’s parking lot on the Key West campus. Autocross is a one-car-at-a-time skill-driving event where drivers compete against the clock. All drivers must have a safe car or small truck to participate, a valid driver’s license and closed shoes. A parent or guardian must accompany legal drivers under 18. Entry fee is $30. For more information, contact Norman at 305-294-6677.

S RIDE FREE in the high n the sky oEnergy Keys et truck! buck

Saturday April 2nd 10am – 6pm

FLORIDA KEYS ECO DISCOVERY CENTER Truman Waterfront | Key West

rFree AdmissionrFree ParkingrLive MusicrFood, Beer, Cocktails rTwilight concert: Huey Lewis & The News (www.keystix.com $40pp Gen Adm. $100pp VIP)

rKids ActivitiesrHUGE Silent Auction rLive Animals, Touch Tanks r100+ artists, craftspeople & vendorsrMeet marine artist Wyland! BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

4th Annual Smokin’ Tuna Trot 5k “Race for the Reef” @ 8am FREE Kids Fishing Seminar (ages 5-11) must register online All proceeds go to coral reef restoration programs at Mote!

www.keysoceanfest.org

HONG KONG

Restaurant Serving Fresh & Healthy Chinese & Japanese Cuisine

ARTISTIC CONCRETE DESIGN

GOT CONCRETE? We can Preserve, Protect & Beautify ANY Concrete Surface For more information go to www.keysdecoconrete.com or call 305-923-0654

Eat in or Take Out Order online keywestchinesefood.com

FREE DELIVERY

(305)

296-8608

Open 7 Days 10:30A– 10:30P 2804 N. Roosevelt Blvd. • Key West

Licensed & Insured SP#3136

Small space gardening topic of lecture The topic is small space gardening on Thursday, March 17 at 12:30 p.m. at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden on College Road. Jeff Stotts, naturalist, environmental horticulturalist and Master Gardener, will focus on using hydroponics to grow nutritious and delicious vegetables at home (even in small Key West gardens with limited sun exposure). Admission is free for KWBGS members and students; $5 for others. Call 305-296-1504 for more details.

Page 15 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

MIXOLOGY

By Hays Blinckmann

NEED A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN? BCBS Tricare

Aetna Cigna United Medicare - ALL accepted!

1501 Government Road @ Flagler Avenue

PRIMARY CARE, FAMILY PRACTICE & WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE NEEDS

ENDLESS SUMMER Mike Rooney

Artist’s Reception March 12th, 2016 Saturday 5:00-8:00 pm 606 GREENE STREET - KEY WEST, FLORIDA, USA 305.294.1669 | fax 305.294.7747 galleryongreene@bellsouth.net | www.galleryongreene.com Page 16 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

owadays going out for a drink requires Google, an Idiot’s Guide to Bartending or a companion who is fluent in French. Surveying a drink menu demands the same concentration, and causes the same bewilderment, as reading the Berlin U-Bahn map or trying to calculate pesos to dollars. Bars are another country (they are still called bars, right?) and patrons are foreigners mispronouncing the menu while paying full fare. Bartenders speak a language comprised of liqueurs, infusions, botanicals and burning fruit. It is a strange and wondrous world that would make Willy Wonka proud. Trending, as the kids say these days, are the tastes of jalapeño, pamplemousse (French for grapefruit), hibiscus, elderflower, and tea — yes, tea, as in oolong. Bitters and “charring” fruit with a Bic lighter also seem to enhance the flavor of Aylesbury Duck Vodka or Absolut Elyx Vodka. Elyx? Don’t fret linguists, it has no meaning in any language. The Saint Hotel on Eaton Street in Key West has a menu full of “Craft Creations” by bar manager, John Moore. Not only is he mixing up unusual beverages, but he’s having fun naming them. “The whole menu is a nod to church based names, playing on the idea of drinking at The Saint,” said Moore with a wink. He gives traditional drinks a twist. The “Miracle Mojito” replaces club soda with champagne and the garnish on the “Hasidic Julep” has an uncanny resemblance to an Orthodox Jew’s sideburns — long, swirling orange rinds. Not to be outdone, Agave 308 has scrapped everything we think we know about a margarita. Fresh lime juice and agave — a plant used in the production of tequila and a naturally sweetened syrup — are used, no factory mixes here. And as for all the Spanish words on the menu? They are all followed by the word “tequila,” so no worries. Bartender Ashlyn Cockrell loves serving the “Big Baller”

Step aside, coffee

This is a job for today’s phantasmagorical cocktails

Mark Straighton mixes cocktails with both hands at Caroline’s Other Side.

made with 1492 Don Julio, Grand Marnier, agave, and fresh lime and orange. “You know the type of guy who will spend $40 on a drink called the ‘Big Baller,” Cockrell said with a sly smile. Caroline’s Other Side offers up its masterpiece: Guns ’n’ Rosés. A total of nine ingredients comprise this $35 cocktail that bartender Mark Straiton calls a “shared experience.” Who wouldn’t crave Absolut Elyx Vodka, Cocchi Rosa, coconut oolong tea, lemon juice, charred orange, and peach incense? My New Joint above the Square Grouper on Summerland Key rivals its Key West counterparts with concoctions both fiery and amusing. Start cocktail hour remembering your college days with a “Hot Box” made of Effen cucumber Vodka, fresh grapefruit and jalapeño. Or dare to ask for a Fish Whistle with a straight face — a mixture of tequila, fresh lemon juice, basil leaves and Anaheim

Have ‘High Tea’ at My New Joint; no little cucumber sandwiches just Absolut Tea, fresh lemonade and club soda.

SATURDAY APRIL 9, 2016 NOON TO 3:00 PM We encourage all social and friendly dogs and their owners to join us for a very special fundraiser to benefit the Florida Keys SPCA. • Get your dog bathed for a donation

All proceeds to benefit

• Pet related vendors Aromatic bitters line the bar like soldiers.

chile pepper. It’s a brave new world out there. But don’t fear drinkers old and young, you can always ask for an icy, cold one — no translation needed.

• Enjoy beverages while your pooch is getting bathed • Water station for the pups • Fun drink specials (for humans only) • Dogs available for adoption

o n e d u va l s t r e e t

305.296.4600

pierhouse.com

The Easter Bunny is Coming! March 16th 4pm-5pm

3302 N. Roosevelt Blvd,Key West • Searstown

March 19th gather up the Shopkins and head over from 2pm-3pm for Trading Day!

Page 17 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

ARTS

ROCKHOUSE Through Sunday, March 13 Carol McArdle exhibit Carol McArdle, a Florida seascape artist, will be showing her work at Rockhouse Masterpieces Gallery on Julia Street through Sunday, March 13. Guests are invited to meet the artist at a special reception on Sunday, March 12 from 6 to 9 p.m.

GALLERY ON GREENE Saturday, March 12 @ 5 p.m. Mike Rooney exhibit Gallery on Greene is hosting a special reception for artist Mike Rooney at its Greene Street location. Mike Rooney expertly captures not just the colors of the summer, but the climate and character of Cuba and the Florida Keys.

CUSTOM HOUSE Thursday, March 17 @ 5:30 p.m. Tennessee Williams exhibit While most known as one of the 20th century’s most significant playwrights, Tennessee Williams also took up oil painting as a form of relaxation while living in Key West. The Custom House is exhibiting several of his works. Page 18 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

ON THE STAGE

Contributed

laywright Leslie Ayvasian is said to have very loosely used William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” as inspiration for her hit play “Out of the City,” though it would be hard for even a Bard scholar to find any direct parallels. It’s more the feel — and the subtle use of humor to deliver some provocative ideas — that draw the comparisons. Oh … and both plays take place in the woods. You’ll be able to draw your own conclusions — and laugh while you’re doing it — when Ayvasian’s play makes its Key West premiere at the Red Barn Theatre on Tuesday, March 22 for a four-week run. Directed by Murphy Davis (fresh off stellar outings with “Casa Valentina” and Terrance McNally’s “Mothers and Sons”), “Out of the City” stars Maribeth Graham, Mimi McDonald, Michael McCabe, and Laurie Seth Yates. The play centers on two middle-aged couples who take a weekend trip to the Pocono

Visit over two dozen artist studios Stock Island IS “The Brooklyn of Key West!”

ROBERTA DePIERO/Contributed

‘Out of the City’ is a funny romp in the wood

‘Out of the City’ stars Laurie Seth Yates, Mimi McDonald, Michael McCabe, and Maribeth Graham.

Mountains. But something completely unexpected happens that changes everything (can’t tell you – it’s a spoiler). It affects both couples, each individual, and challenges everyone’s (including the audience members’) perspective on gender roles, bonds, even mortality, all while keeping us buoyed by clever repartee and funny zingers. The show is a fun and provocative comedy … not a farce, certainly, but an exploration of serious themes cloaked in giggles, chuckles, and outright belly laughs. Seemingly innocent disclosures and little discoveries that are not very important when taken individually, begin to cause incremental shifts in behaviors and attitudes when they are added up. As Ayvasian herself says, “There may be sex in the city, but stranger things happen in the forest primeval.” Expect to

SAT MAR 19, 11-3PM

laugh though this very adult comedy, but you will also be given some thought-provoking ideas to chew on over cocktails after the show. Playwright Ayvasian teaches at the Columbia University Graduate School of the Arts and is an accomplished actress, with a recurring role on “Law & Order – SVU” and roles on Broadway. She will be attending the Saturday, March 26 performance at the Red Barn, staying afterward for an interactive talk with the director and the audience. There will be an opening night party after the Tuesday, March 22 performance, and the night’s audience members are welcome to stay to talk with the cast and crew. The show runs through April 16. Tickets for all shows are available at redbarntheatre.com or by calling the box office at 305-296-9911.

Sponsored by

Karri Daley By James Whitehead

f you have recently been strolling Duval St. and felt like you were smacked in the face by someone’s voice, chances are it was Chicago native Karri Daley. With a voice like no other and the guitar playing skills to back it up, Karri has become a very familiar face all over the island. Karri began singing at a very early age, volunteering at hospitals and nursing homes and performing in churches with her sister and mother. As a young adult, she soon picked up the guitar and began playing local coffee shops and bars. She soon joined several full bands and began playing festivals, casinos and various showboats across the Midwest. In 2006, Karri was hired by original funky drummer Clyde Stubblefield and began playing in his 10-piece band for nearly 7 years, an experience she says she is incredibly “blessed” to have been a part of. “ Clyde has been a great mentor to me. Most of my vocal coaching and training was received on the

Gas Monkey welcomes Picone road with the seasoned players I was privileged to play along with. I was soaking up anything I could during that stint.” Despite her love for the Midwest, her family and friends, Karri, like many of us locals, felt the need for change and warmer weather. Upon her first visit to Key West in 2013, Karri immediately fell in love with the island and never returned. Karri now plays at least five days a week, often twice a day at many of the various Key West staples including Sloppy Joe’s, The Lazy Gecko, and the Green Room. She will join the likes of Claire Finley, Robyn Whitehead, Adrienne Z, Shastina Chiles and

They’re pretty much the godfathers of all this stuff.

— Pat Downes of Badfish on Sublime

Page 20 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

Leah Orlikowski for this coming Sunday Ramble on March 20th at the Key West Theater. “ I have enjoyed all the Ramble events I have been to and I am extremely excited to be a part of this coming event recognizing local female artists. I am also looking forward to doing some recording in the Ramble Room Studios here in the coming months.” You can find Karri’s original tune “Layin’ Low” on “ The Best of Key West Vol. 1” and also on iTunes. You can check out her schedule on www.KarriDaley. com. For tickets to this upcoming Sunday Ramble, visit www. thekeywesttheater.com.

Contributed

ey West singer/ guitarist/ songwriter Anthony Picone has recently released his debut selfproduced solo album “The Highest I’ve Ever Been.” Anthony started playing guitar at 11 and by the age of 18 he started his professional career as a musician. He has since played in a countless number of original and cover bands in the New York City area. In 2011, he decided to quit his band and move to Key West, Florida in order to reinvent himself and begin a solo career as a musician and songwriter. The laid back lifestyle, sunshine and diverse music scene has had a huge influence on his writing. Anthony currently performs in just about every venue in Key West. With a soulful voice and bluesy guitar sound, Anthony’s music reflects the sounds of the ’70s with a modern flare. Favoring music from that period, Anthony grew up listening to British Rock bands and American folk music, which has had a tremendous influence on his singing, guitar playing and songwriting. A fusion of rock, Americana, folk and pop, his songs have catchy hooks and melodies. “The Highest I’ve Ever Been” is an organic fusion of acoustic and electric guitars, organ and piano with big drums. Since the release of his new album, Anthony has put together the Anthony Picone band to play his original music along with a selection of cool cover songs. The Anthony Picone Band consisting of himself, Rick Fusco, Rolando Rojas and Randy Morrow will be performing at the new Gas Monkey Bar and Grill every Tuesday from 10-2. The four will be performing songs off of Anthony’s debut album along with some of their favorite cover songs.

Libations

@ the bars

KRISTEN LIVENGOOD/Keys Weekly

BOTTLE CAP LOUNGE DJ Dance Party – Fridays and Saturdays Country Dancing with Marvin – Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. DJ Dino House Music– Tuesdays at 10 p.m. Karaoke with Shawn – Wednesdays at 8 p.m.

Bartender Kyle Hall is a mainstay at Flying Monkeys on Duval.

Flying Monkeys Bar at Fogerty’s on Duval

ined with more than 20 frozen concoctions and countless different combinations to make slushy drinks, for the past 13 years, bartender Kyle Hall has been serving drinks to Spring Breakers in Key West at Flying Monkeys Bar, located at Fogerty’s Restaurant on Duval Street. His personal favorite cocktail isn’t frozen at all — he calls it the Keys Disease. “It’s the drink you make for someone who asks the annoying question, what’s good here,” he said of the rum punch. “If someone doesn’t know what they want, this is the go-to drink.” Made with three different rums, amaretto, and fruit juices, the drink is the perfect start to a night on Duval because it’s sweet.

PIER HOUSE BEACH BAR Alfonse – Fridays and Saturdays, noon Joel – Fridays, 4 p.m. Din Allen – Saturdays, 4 p.m. Amandah Jantzen—Sundays, noon Rob DiStasi—Mondays at noon, Tuesdays at 4 p.m. and Wednesdays at noon Rusty Lemmon– Tuesdays, noon Tom Taylor – Wednesdays, 4 p.m. Brian Roberts– Thursdays, noon Din Allen – Thursdays, 4 p.m. TWO FRIENDS PATIO RESTAURANT Local artists performing live daily: twofriendskeywest.com. Pirate Radio Morning Show— Fridays, 8 to 11 a.m. Karaoke — Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 8:30 p.m. SUNSET PIER at OCEAN KEY RESORT Hot Beer — Friday, March 11, 1 p.m. Rolando Rojas – Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13, 1 p.m. Nina Newton Band – Sunday, March 13, 6:30 p.m. Robert Albury –Monday, March 14, 6:30 p.m. Tony Balitmore – Tuesday, March 15, 1 p.m. Happy Dog - Tuesday, March 15, 6:30 p.m. The Doerfels - Wednesday, March 16, 6:30 p.m. The E’Claires – Thursday, March 17, 6:30 p.m. GAS MONKEY Carter Cash – Wednesday, March 16, 1 p.m. Leigh, Andy & Rogue – Wednesday, March 16, 5:30 p.m. Motorboaters – Wednesday, March 16 & Thursday, March 17 at 10 p.m. Michell & Yvan – Thursday, March 17, 1 p.m. Carl Hatley – Thursday, March 17, 5:30 p.m. SCHOONER WHARF Live Music Daily Michael McCloud – Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. The Dweebs – Friday, March 11, 7 p.m. to midnight Bubba System – Saturday, March 12, 7 p.m. to midnight

A Touch of Grey…and a Ton of Music www.thegratefulguitar.com Open Monday – Saturday, 11:00 AM 7:00 PM. Closed Sunday 1075 Duval St • (305) 453-6413

Page 21 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

3.5” x 2.5” | Maximum Font Size: 30 pt

SEEN AROUND TOWN

Retirement solutions for you and your employees Leslie A Valant, AAMS® Financial Advisor .

30646 Overseas Highway Big Pine Key, FL 33043 305-872-4430 www.edwardjones.com

Member SIPC

School hosts spring fair

Key West Co-Op stages annual carnival

he Key West Preschool Co-op celebrated its 28th year with the annual Spring Fair Extravaganza. Hugely popular, families came from all over to enjoy rides, games, food and silent auction galore. The school is a unique environment where families and teachers come together to help children learn. All proceeds from the day help support and continue the Coop but the cotton candy smiles and rollercoaster screams of delight benefit everyone. —Weekly Staff report HAYS BLINCKMANN/Keys Weekly 1. Kids love to spin, while squeamish parents can barely look. 2. Rachael Fairbrother, left, and Spring Fair Chair Jasmine Kenna, enjoy the fruits of their labor — months spent organizing the fair. Both women have children who attend the Co-op. 3. Volunteers Ariana Vargas, left, Brenda McBride and teacher Heather Higgins work at the annual fair for the kids. 4. Big brother Quinn Will, 6, carefully watches little sister, Scarlett, 1, hold on in the bounce house. 5. Debbie Swift Batty, left, enjoys the Easter Egg hunt with Co-op alumni and daughter, Avery. Page 22 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

3 4

TO DO Speaker series covers state history

teven Noll from the University of Florida will speak on Florida’s “moving” history — planes, trains, automobiles and steamboats too! — on Thursday, March 17 at 6 p.m. at the Eco-Discovery Center in Key West. The lecture is part of a history series sponsored by Historic Markers Inc. and the Florida Humanities Council. Architect Bert Bender will address guests on Thursday, March 31 regarding Key West’s unique architecture. “Preserving Paradise,” a documentary about the restoration of the Custom House Museum in Key West, will also be shown. All presentations are free. For more information, call 305-3939777. BRIEFLY

Friday, March 25th - 8pm Free Concert

“A Pato Banton concert is an event not to be missed and an experience not to be forgotten.”

Positive Vibrations abound with a beat to keep you on your dancing feet, while Pato delivers a message that is food for the mind and soul. Many have said that the positivity generated from the stage has changed their lives forever giving them the strength to Stay Positive & Never Give In!

oceankey.com | 305.296.7701 | Zero Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040

Family-friendly ‘picnic’ supports local non-profits Four of the island’s community organizations — Boys and Girls Club, Art and Historical Society, MOTE, and Womankind — are joining forces to celebrate “Picnic Under The Stars” on Saturday, March 12 at 5 p.m. at Fort East Martello. Participants can bring a blanket to this family-friendly event while enjoying live music, food truck vendors, libations, and games and activities for kids. Gourmet picnic baskets from select restaurants will be available for pre-purchase, and raffle tickets featuring a cultural trip for two to Cuba, art bikes, and signed Guy Harvey prints will also be available. Tickets for this fundraiser are $10 and can be purchased at the door or online at KWAHS.org. Pre-order picnic baskets also available on the same website.

Page 23 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

Visit us at the

Marathon

Seafood feStival March 12th & 13th

We are pleased to be the leading environmental services provider for Monroe County. By using our waste-to-energy facility, your trash is turned into enough clean, renewable electricity to power 25% of your homes, saving 2.7 million gallons of oil each year.

BRIEFLY Meg Cabot is final speaker in library series The final speaker of this year’s Key West Friends of the Library speaker series is New York Times best-selling novel author and Key West resident Meg Cabot on Monday, March 14 at 6 p.m. at Key West Theater, 512 Eaton St. Admission is free and seating is available on a first-come, firstserved basis. Doors open at 5:30. She wrote the “Princess Diaries” series, subsequently made into two hit movies by Disney, and her most recent work is “Remembrance,” a novel for adults, and the seventh installment of the “Mediator” series. For more information, visit friendsofthekeywestlibrary.org. It’s Tennessee Williams’ birthday month The Tennessee Williams Key West Exhibit is celebrating the playwright’s March birthday by providing a series of cultural events to be held throughout March. Artist and writers are invited to participate in three cash prize contests being offered as part of the celebration: Short Story Writing, Poetry, and Plein Air Painting. For registration forms and full details about the contests and other planned events, visit twkw.org or email Dennis Beaver at exhibit@twkw. org. Zonta Club of Key West sponsors heart initiative

.com MM 93 Bayside

305.853.5370

www.UniqueMarine.com LIKE US on facebook.com/uniquemarine.fl Page 24 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

CLOSEST BEACH FRONT DINING TO CUBA Open daily from 7am–9:30pm Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 1405 Duval Street, Key West 305.295.6550 southernmostbeachresort.com

The Zonta Club of Key West is sponsoring its annual Heart Health Initiative to bring attention to the fact that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States. Zonta has partnered with Womankind to provide free comprehensive blood screenings to women in the Lower Keys regardless of income or insurance status. Exams include blood pressure checks, blood screenings, complete blood count, thyroid, complete metabolic panel and total lipid panel, and a followup consultation on the results. To make an appointment, call 305-294-4004.

KEYS EATS LIC# CCC1328881

The half-pork, half-beef Cuban Burger ‘a caballo,’ is topped with a fried egg, Manchego cheese, the secret Frita Sauce, and julienned potatoes. It tastes a bit like breakfast, but better.

PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE OLD ISLAND RESTORATION FOUNDATION

WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS…

Frita’s is like a visit to abuela’s backyard

CHANCE PARKER/Keys Weekly

LIC# CGC032882

BIG OR SMALL... GIVE US A CALL!

COMMERCIAL NEW CONSTRUCTION & & RESIDENTIAL HISTORIC RENOVATIONS CUSTOM KITCHENS AND BATHS. COMPLETE RENOVATIONS. METAL* • TILE* • V CRIMP* • FLAT ROOFS • SHINGLES *RATED UP TO 230 MPH!

VOTED BEST CONTRACTOR 2 YEARS IN A ROW

MIKE GARCIA • 305-304-4188 CONCHROOFING@GMAIL.COM WWW.CONCHCONSTRUCTIONANDROOFING.COM

Experience best described as ‘Global Gastronomical Fusion’ By Chance Parker

t Frita’s Cuban Burger Cafe on a Friday night, you can hear music thumping from the Green Parrot, as the tunes and people spill out onto the street; that crowd should be making the half-block walk for some amazing grub. Owner Marcia Weaver serves up the perfect fare: from the delicious burgers themselves, to seafood and tacos, to legit homemade desserts. As you slip into the world of bold color and heavenly scent that is Frita’s, you will start to feel the Cuban-Mex fusion taking hold. You will be transported to a family barbeque in Havana, or maybe Tijuana — possibly at a fun-loving abuela’s house — and your stomach will start to growl. The tiny location has both indoor and outdoor seating, but as is often the case in Key West, form follows function. Marcia does the baking and juicing inside the casita (that’s right, fresh fruit frescas daily!), while grill-master and origami enthusiast, Mathias, does all the protein outside, in a

state fair-style carnival wagon. To say the atmosphere is fun would be an understatement. Marcia’s “Cuban Cigars” are the best, and only, Cuban-Asian fusion dish I have ever tasted. A crispy egg roll wrapper hugs ham, pork, swiss cheese, and pickles, and is topped with tangy mustard sauce. When I asked her where she got the idea for this combination, she informed me that she was once an actual cigar roller, and “just had to be rolling something!” If Marcia so chose, she could sell this recipe to any number of casual dining chains and make a fast fortune. We also sampled the roasted chipotle corn, a street food masterpiece, and the chicken empanadas, which came highly recommended. With just the right amount of queso fresco, and a spicy chipotle kick, the roasted corn needed only a squeeze of lime to achieve Frita’s Cuban Burger Cafe 425 Southard St. 305-509-7075 Open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

on-the-cob greatness. And the empanadas delivered on their promise of comfort food perfection. (The empanada variety rotates daily, so stop in repeatedly to find your favorite.) Our main course consisted of a Cuban Burger “a caballo,” topped with a fried egg and Manchego cheese, and the crunchy, flaky hogfish tacos. The chorizo-like pork element of the burger (Cuban burgers are 50 percent beef, 50 percent pork), along with the egg and sweetly spicy Frita Sauce, generously topped with finely julienned potatoes, gave it an almost breakfast feel. The mellow Manchego balanced these elements. The hogfish tacos were equally delicious. The fish itself was flaky, but not fallapart, and topped with fresh pineapple and mango, and Frita’s signature slaw. A distinct jalapeño kick was present, as well. If sweet with a little spicy is your go-to, then you want these in your life, immediately. The menu at Frita’s Cuban Burger Cafe is surprisingly large for such a small place, and we could try only a fraction of what we would have liked. Page 25 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

BRIEFLY Kids refuge programs set for Saturdays The National Key Deer Refuge is initiating a series of free, kid-friendly, nature-oriented programs on Saturdays from 9:45 a.m. to noon meeting at the Key Deer Refuge Visitor Center in the Winn Dixie Shopping Plaza on Big Pine Key. The Refuge Ranger events are open to all children in grades K-8 who are accompanied by a parent or guardian. The programs will have an indoor and outdoor component. Pre-registration is required, contact Kristie at kristie_killam@fws.gov. The last event is March 12: Sharkology. Artists needed for parade to honor Papio

• •••••••

• •RENEW • ••••• School Funding Political advertisement paid for and approved by Support Keys Schools, PO Box 2522 Key West, FL 33045

Page 26 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

Calling all creators, builders and assemblers who like to tinker with wheels, old bikes, gears and pulleys, nuts and bolts. Sign up now to participate in the inaugural Key West Art & Historical Society Papio Kinetic Sculpture Parade, set for May 13-15 on Duval Street. The family-friendly cavalcade of totally human-powered works of art, inspired by by the late Keys artist Stanley Papio, a humorous rebel metal-artist who explored the value of recycled materials long before it was hip to be rusty. Small and simple or elegantly engineered, young or old, teams of 1-100 are welcome to enter. Cash prizes, gift packages, and outrageous trophies will be awarded for art bikes and kinetic float entries. A kinetic workshop will be offered on Saturday, April 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Coast on Stock Island.; some parts, tools, and engineering help will be available. Registration for parade entrants is $25 for Kinetic Sculpture Floats and $15 for Art Bikes; deadline for registration is May 1 for Kinetic Sculpture Float entries and May 12 for Art Bike entries.

• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • 305.743.0844 DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER 58901 O/S Hwy - Grassy Key, FL Teaching... Learning...Caring

Below are posts for the positions of Fiscal and Operations Manager, Shelter Coordinator and Victim Advocate with the Domestic Abuse Shelter, Inc, a non-profit organization that serves victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and their children throughout Monroe County, Florida. Interested persons please submit a cover letter and resume via email to DAS administration (cynthia.grant@fldas.org) or mail to: DAS, PO Box 522696, Marathon Shores, FL 33052.

Victim Advocate Openings in Key Largo, Middle Keys and Lower Keys for Full‐time and Part-time Victim Advocate positions. Positions are available at DAS emergency shelters and outreach offices. Some examples of duties performed in this position are: Candidates interested in the full‐time position need to be willing to work a varied schedule that could include nights, weekends, and holidays to assure coverage for the 24‐hour facilities. A bachelor’s degree in social work or related field is desired with experience working in a human service organization. Survivors of domestic violence or sexual abuse are encouraged to apply. Salary range, $27,000 – $30,000

Middle Keys Shelter Coordinator This position will supervise victim advocates and oversee day to day operations in the emergency shelters assuring that optimal service provision is provided to victims served. A bachelor’s degree in social work or related field is desired with experience working in a human service organization. $40,000 - $42,000

MARATHON ASSISTANT BRANCH MANAGER

3 yrs banking exp required. Assist w/overall branch mgmt.; support efforts to deepen existing relationships & maximize revenue, sales, & customer satisfaction.

KEY WEST TELLER FULL & PART TIME Includes Saturdays

Cash handling & balancing exp req. Sales & Customer Service exp a plus!

EMAIL HR@KeysBank.com EOE M/F/V/D Member FDIC

Dolphin Research Center has a full-time position for an Animal Care & Training Administrative Scheduling Assistant. Major duties consist of administrative support to leadership and staff; maintain weekly schedules, online program inventory; assist with budget, etc. Must have strong interpersonal skills, be organized, motivated, self-directed individual, able to multi-task & prioritize and have a high level of confidentiality. This is NOT the position for someone hoping to transition to a marine mammal trainer. Benefits include medical, life and disability insurance, 401(k), paid vacation, sick and holidays, and so much more! Job description available at www.dolphins.org Email a cover letter, resume & DRC application to drc-hr@dolphins.org. EOE

DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER

Immediate Opening

The Weekly Newspapers are seeking a well spoken, confident individual to manage classified ad sales. Salary, commission, vacation, plus many other negotiable benefits. 9-5, Mon - Fri Send your resume to lesley@keysweekly.com.

Fiscal and Operations Manager This is a full time position, 40 hours per week. Duties include accounts receivable and payables, preparation of monthly grant reimbursement invoices, assistance with budget preparation and oversight, payroll, some human resources and agency operations. An Associate’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Non-profit Management with a fiscal focus is desired. Preferable that candidate has experience with cost allocations and understanding of match requirements on federal and state grants. The position is based in Marathon, Florida. Salary range: $40,000 - $42,000 The Domestic Abuse Shelter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (EOE) DAS currently offers health and dental insurance at 100 percent company paid, up to 3% match of annual salary on 401K, liberal vacation and sick leave policy for full time employees.

MARATHON GARBAGE SERVICE We are now hiring for the following positions:

Diesel Mechanic Truck Helpers CDL Driver Office Assistant

(Computer Efficiency Required) Applicants must apply in person to be considered. 4290 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

Plantation Key

Nursing Center

located in Tavernier, is seeking

LPN,RN & C.N.A. 12 hr shifts days and nights available

We offer a competitive wage and benefits program. To apply for position, Please submit your Resume to BOL@PLANTATIONKEYNC.COM

Sweet Savannah’s Bake Shop

HIRING

Baker & Counter Help Competitive Pay – Fun Atmosphere Please Apply In Person 11287 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

58901 O/S Hwy - Grassy Key, FL Teaching... Learning...Caring

Dolphin Research Center has a FT opening for a Habitat Apprentice: Must be diver certified, physically fit, and able to lift 75 lbs. Must have a clean driving record, work well with animals and have knowledge of dive equipment maintenance and repairs. The successful candidate will be responsible, organized, and motivated with excellent team player skills. Benefits include med insurance, 401(k), vacation and paid holidays. Job description available at www.dolphins.org . E-mail your resume to drc-hr@dolphins.org . EOE

DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER

Help Wanted MANAGER POSITION available Apply in person to 10875 Overseas Highway Marathon, FL

58901 O/S Hwy - Grassy Key, FL Teaching... Learning...Caring

Dolphin Research Center has a FT opening for a Physical Plant & Equipment Apprentice. Major duties consist of assisting in construction projects, electrical, plumbing and automobile needs, plus the maintenance of buildings,mequipment, vehicles and boats. Must have a clean drivingmrecord, general “handy-man” skills and be able to work outdoors in the Florida heat. Benefits include medical, life and disability insurance, 401(k), paid vacation, sick and holidays, and so much more! Job description available at www.dolphins.org. Email your resume to drc-hr@dolphins.org EOE.

Page 27 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • 305.743.0844 LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

EMPLOYMENT

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA

AMY HEAVILIN, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Jennifer Settoon Deputy Clerk

Pine Street, Suite 730, Orlando, Florida 32801 and file the original with the Clerk of the above-styled Court on or before 30 days from the first publication, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

VS.

in the petition.

Carlos Landin; Unknown Spouse of Carlos Landin; Eufracia Urena-Landin; Unknown Spouse of Eufracia Urena-Landin; TENANT #1; TENANT #2,

Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office.

gmail.com or 305-743-3900.

needed for all positions. Apply in person Mon-Fri 1011am @ Sunset Grille & Raw Bar Knights Key Blvd. Marathon.

CASE NO. 2015-CA-780-P WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE FOR STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2015-3, Plaintiff, vs. JORGE CAMERO, ET. AL., Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION TO: MANHATTAN ENTERPRISES GROUP, INC. 14975 SW 109 Lane Miami, FL 33196 LAST KNOWN ADDRESS STATED, CURRENT PLACE OF BUSINESS UNKNOWN and any unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and other unknown persons or unknown spouses claiming by, through and under the abovenamed Defendant, if deceased or whose last known addresses are unknown. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose Mortgage covering the following real and personal property described as follows, to wit: UNIT 4, LAKE SURPRISE II, A CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 1034, PAGE 596, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED INTEREST OR SHARE IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS APPURTENANT THERETO, AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO. PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 8734581 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Eric Nordback, Esq., Lender Legal Services, LLC, 201 East Pine Street, Suite 730, Orlando, Florida 32801 and file the original with the Clerk of the above-styled Court on or before 30 days from the first publication, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. WITNESS my hand and seal of the said Court on the 3 rd day of March 2016.

Publish: March 11 and March 18, 2016 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2015-CA-780-P WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE FOR STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2015-3, Plaintiff, vs. JORGE CAMERO, ET. AL., Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION TO: Unknown Settlers and Beneficiaries of the Suhail Toledo Revocable Trust Dated June 17, 2014 4 Mangrove Lane Key Largo, FL 33037 LAST KNOWN ADDRESS STATED, CURRENT RESIDENCE UNKNOWN and any unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and other unknown persons or unknown spouses claiming by, through and under the abovenamed Defendant(s), if deceased or whose last known addresses are unknown. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose Mortgage covering the following real and personal property described as follows, to wit: UNIT 4, LAKE SURPRISE II, A CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 1034, PAGE 596, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED INTEREST OR SHARE IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS APPURTENANT THERETO, AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO. PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 8734581 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Eric Nordback, Esq., Lender Legal Services, LLC, 201 East

Page 28 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

WITNESS my hand and seal of the said Court on the 7th day of March 2016. AMY HEAVILIN, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Jennifer Settoon Deputy Clerk Publish: March 11 and March 18, 2016 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 13-CA000005-M NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, AMY HEAVILIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida, will, on the 21ST DAY OF MARCH 2016 at 11:00AM on THE FRONT STEPS OF THE MONROE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 500 WHITEHEAD STREET in the City of KEY WEST, Florida, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for CASH the following described property situated in Monroe County, Florida, to wit: A PARCEL OF LAND COMPRISING THE NORTHERLY 15 FEET OF LOT 3, BLOCK “S” TOGETHER WITH THE SOUTHERLY 85 FEET OF LOT 4, BLOCK “S”, PART “B”, MASTER PLAT OF NORTH MARATHON SHORES, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 32 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 1555 Harbor Drive, Marathon, FL 33050 Pursuant to the CONSENT FINAL JUDGMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE entered in a case in said Court, the style of which is: US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR JP MORGAN MORTGAGE TRUST 2007-S3, Plaintiff,

Defendants And the Docket Number of which is Number 13-CA000005-M WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of Said Court, this 11th day of February 2016. AMY HEAVILIN Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Tammy Marciel Deputy Clerk Florida Statute 45.031: Any person claiming as interest in the surplus from the sale, If any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Publish: March 4 and March 11, 2016 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 15-DR-1158-K Division: Family Dmytro Poznyakov, Petitioner/Husband, and Galina Timonina, Respondent/Wife. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) TO: Galina Timonina ADDRESS: 221 NW 8 Avenue, Apt. 205, Hallandale, FL 33009 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Dmytro Poznyakov whose address is 1909 Roosevelt Drive, Apt. #A, Key West, Florida 33040, on or before January 29, 2016 and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. Dated: February 11, 2016 Amy Heavilin Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Brittiny B. Dudley Deputy Clerk Publish: February 26, March 4, March 11, and March 18, 2016 The Weekly Newspapers AUTOSTOS WANTED

AUTOS WANTED ALL YEARS! Junk or Used. Cars - Vans - Trucks. Running or Not. CASH 305-332-0483

EMPLOYMENT FOH Assistant Manager 2 yrs. Server/ Bartender exp., FullTime, Salary, PTO and Health Benefits. Great Attitude & Team Player. Send resume to Teresa@ marathonyachtclub. com or in person to Marathon Yacht Club @ 825 33rd Street. EMPLOYMENT HIRING: Servers * Market * Cook. Please apply within at Brutus Seafood. NO Phone Calls. 6950 O/S Hwy., Marathon Crane Point Museum and Nature Center in Marathon is looking for a part-time Teacher. We are looking for a flexible or retired person to work with students for school field trips and summer programs. Please contact Charlotte at cranepointmuseum@

Sweet Savannah’s Bake Shop NOW HIRING: AM Baker and Counter Help. Competitive PayFun Atmosphere. Please Apply In Person.11287 Overseas Hwy, Marathon Construction Foreman wanted Need Vehicle. Pay commensurate with experience. Call 305-304-7995 HIRING-KANDIOS ICE CREAM & DELI IS HIRING FOR A NIGHTS AND WEEKEND SERVERPOSITION. PLEASE APPLY AT 5187 OS HWY, MARATHONNEXT TO OFFICE DEPOT Seeking stable happy energetic personality for PT sales position in fun gift shop. Must be year-round Marathon resident; retirees welcome. Stop in to schedule appointment at 11528 Overseas Highway Marathon Babysitters Needed for vacationers! 305-522-6050 Apply at http:// resortchildcare. com LOOKING FOR Wait Staff, Food Runners & Hosts. Established busy restaurant - must apply in Person. Sparky’s Landing, Key Colony Beach Seeking stable happy energetic personality for PT sales position in fun gift shop. Must be year-round Marathon resident; retirees welcome. Stop in to schedule appointment at 11528 Overseas Highway Marathon EXP. HELP ONLY

Bussers & Servers Needed Full Time Please apply during business hours. Key Colony Inn, 700 W. Ocean Dr. Key Colony.

HOBBIES/ COLLECTIBLES Will buy old nautical items, ship wheels, compasses, large reels, half hulls, lanterns, binnacles, telegraphs. Cased ship models for sale. Call Lou 603-455-6106 PRIVATE COLLECTOR WANTS Rolex Dive watches and Pilot Watches. Old model Military clocks & watches. Call 305-743-4578

FISHING MISC. All types of permits for sale! Rock Shrimp, King Fish, Atlantic Snapper, Grouper Gulf, 6 Pack Reef & Pelagic. Commercial Gulf Reef Fish, Gulf Snapper IFQ’s, Long Line pkg. Many other permits avail. We buy, sell & broker all types of permits. Call before you buy or sell! Please call for prices. Licensed & Bonded. All permits guaranteed valid for transfer. Many ref’s avail. John Potts Jr. 321-784-5982 or 321302-3630 www. shipusa.com SHIPshipusa.com

RENTALS WANTED Seasonal Rental Wanted: 3 Bedroom, January thru March, flexible dates. Canal home in Key Colony Beach. Excellent references. 231-3307632

For Sale Hot Pressure Washer

Diesel Burner/ Honda Motor Trailer Mounted w/ tool Box $1750.00 305-304-7995

• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • 305.743.0844

CoCo’s General Store

Immediate opening for a HVAC Service Technician

NOW HIRING:

Upper & Middle Keys. Great Pay • Paid Holidays • Sick Pay • Medical Insurance • Paid Vacation

Part-time Deli and/or Retail Sales. Apply in person at 50 Coco Plum Drive, Marathon

Marina, Bar & Grill

NOW HIRING:

Apply in person 171 Hood Ave • MM 91.5 • Tavernier p 305-852-2960 • f 305-852-0656

$250.00 SIGN ON BONUS

Front Desk Relief Audit Carpet/Tile Cleaner Handyman Maintenance Position am/pm Activities Associate

Overtime Available Vacation Pay Health Insurance with NO COST to employee

Apply in Person: 1200 Oceanview Avenue (Off 15th Street)

Marathon (305) 743-5317

Bonus Pay!

The Hammocks at Marathon

FULL TIME JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

Line/Prep Cooks

NEED SOME CASH? SELL YOUR CAR - OR BOAT - OR SOFA! For as little as $50/week, your AD (with or without photo) will be seen from Key Largo to Key West. Call 305-453-6928 or email hollie@keysweekly.com today.

Looking for 1 more good cook. Apply Tues - Sun. after 11 a.m. SS Wreck 58835 Overseas Hwy. - Grassy Key.

We Buy Gold Locally!

GREAT BENEFITS PROGRAM Full medical, dental and vision, 20 days a year paid time off, highly discounted resort use program, 401k match and much more.

Cash Flow Jewelry and Pawn

HOW SHOULD I APPLY? Walk-in to apply or Call Miranda at 443-624-2338, 1688 Overseas Highway Gulf Side

Townsquare Mall Marathon

FOR SALE Become Part of our Extraordinary Banking Team Our Marathon Office has an immediate opening for the following positions:

Universal Banker & Teller 237 24th Street, Marathon

2 bedroom, 1 bath home with fenced in yard and large storage shed. Perfect opportunity for 1st time buyers. $264,500. Please call Lynn Goodwin at Key Colony Beach Realty, 305-923-9487.

We will consider enthusiastic candidates who have strong cash handling experience and exceptional customer service skills. Please visit our website at www.iberiabank.com for details and to apply. AA/EEO/M/F/D/V/Drug Free

NOW HIRING: Laborers Lead Men Experienced Workers Call Randy at 305-664-9300

In search of talented and passionate employees:

Part time Hostess Server Assistant Cosmetologist Line Cook & Pastry Cook Please apply in person at 28500 Overseas Hwy, Little Torch Key, FL 33042

Hiring for the following positions: Front Desk Agent

Front Desk Supervisor

Housekeepers • Houseman

Dishwasher • Cook • Hostess Bussperson • Bartender

Apply on line at Spottswood.com/careers or at Faro Blanco Resort

EOE m/f/d/v

OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT Office spaces FOR RENT starting at $250/mo. Parking spaces also available. Located on US 1, Cudjoe Key. 305-304-0776

DENTAL ASSISTANT Friendly, progressive dental office on Big Pine is seeking an outgoing individual to join our team. Dental experience required. Call Dr. Golden at 305-872-4272. You may fax resume to 305-872-8803 or email to drgolden@keysdentist.com. We would love to hear from you. Confidentiality assured. Page 29 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

let’s do business th Wi ! st Fa lass e ’r r G W e Yo u

S Sa l A L G nti

Y S• R e s i d e E K cial L L A mmer Co

Licensed & Insured #SP3799 & MV62849

MM 52 Oceanside

743-7800

Cooper’s Paint & Body Since 305-294-5581 1952 6391 3rd Street Key West, FL 33040

DEALER FOR

LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED AUTO GLASS

• Work with all Ins. Comps. • Windshield Replacement • Free Mobile Service • Stone Chip Repair

• PGT Windows & Doors Sales & Installation • Store Fronts • Tub & Shower Enclosures • Safety & Tempered Glass

• Furniture Glass • Marine Glass • Lexan • Custom Sand Blasting • Mirrors & Mirror Walls

3% Fuel Savings for VIP Members Sign Up Today

A FULL SERVICE MARINA

MERCURY EVINRUDE SUZUKI Sales – Parts – Service

mlcooper@cooperspaintbody.com Our Business is Environmentally Friendly!

A family-owned professional business in the heart of the Florida Keys.

MM29.7 Big Pine Key 305-872-2243 www.sea-center.com

NEW & REPAIR

305-664-0099 www.TikiHuts.com

STATE CERTIFIED THATCHING CONTRACTOR CYC 000002

Operating Since 2004

KEY WEST,

inc.

PROP DOC

New & Used / Sales & Service Propellers, Shafts, Struts, Rudders

Only Laser Scanner in the Keys No Need to Send Your Prop to the Mainland & Waste Valuable Fishing Time Outboard Shafts 305-292-0012 Inboard and Outboard Straightened on Boat 6003 Peninsular Ave. Stock Island-FL Free Propeller Analysis

propdrkw@gmail.com

#1 POOL SERVICE LLC 305-606-0515

305

pools.service@yahoo.com

• New Construction • Remodeling • Irrigation

Call Coop, Brea or Mike today!

Sewer Connections

872-1876

305

305-922-2962

296-BLUE

• Pools & Spas • Solar Lic## RF11067168

PC 606

Get your hands dirty with our parts

5713 1st Ave, Key West

Hollie Will Account Executive hollie@keysweekly.com

www.keysweekly.com South Florida’s Locally Owned Community Newspapers

Only $35 Puts Your Business Card Here Page 30 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

Business Cards Published In 10,000 Copies Weekly

5450 MacDonald Ave, Suite No.5 Key West, FL 33040 cel: 305.587.9180 tel: 305.453.6928 fax: 305.509.7347

The Weekly Newspapers www.KeysWeekly.com 305-453-6928 hollie@keysweekly.com

SEEN AROUND TOWN

Tennessee Williams in Key West with DENNIS BEAVER, Founder & Curator, Tennessee Williams Key West Exhibit

1 2

March 15, 2016 7:00 pm

This insightful presentation is an overview of the life of playwright Tennessee Williams during his residency in Key West from 1949 to 1983, years in which he won multiple awards for drama including two Pulitzers and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. For this lecture, FKCC is proud to welcome wel Dennis Beaver, Founder and Curator of the Tennessee Williams Key West Exhibit. Come and experience the literary legend in a new local light.

Badfish rocks Sunset Pier Sublime tribute concert brings out the spring breakers

Tickets are $5 and are available on keystix.com; Monroe County & FKCC Students are FREE

Coming soon... 4 KRISTEN LIVENGOOD/Keys Weekly 1. The Sunset Pier at Ocean Key Resort is packed Tuesday night for the Badfish concert. Local bands Patrick and the Swayzees, Happy Dog and Hot Beer also rocked the stage.

2. Ocean Key Resort’s Rodger Levering chats with Imperial and Magic Hat event sponsor Stephanie Trigg.

Padron at the event. MOTE was a benefactor of Sunset Social Drinking Clubs fundraiser on Tuesday night.

3. The locals-only VIP section at the front of the stage was the perfect space to watch the concert.

5. Badfish’s frontman Pat Downes croons on Sunset Pier.

4. MOTE Marine’s Jason Wolf hobnobs with Todd Macfarlane and Niki

6. Spring break visitors flock to the stage.

April 5, 2016 at 7:00 pm JAWS 2016: How We See Sharks 40 Years Later with Dr. Patrick Rice

Tennessee Williams Theatre at Florida Keys Community College 5901 College Road, Key West FL | 305.296.1520 | www.keystix.com Page 31 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016

AirShowKeyWest.com

April 2 & 3

GREG SHELTON

WINGWALKER ASHLEY KEY

Join us for the largest family-oriented event in the Keys! Free admission & parking • Reserved seating available

NAS Key West Southernmost Air Spectacular Page 32 • Key West Weekly • March 11, 2016