Solares Hill back issues from June 2007:
Are There Lessons in the Wind?
Jun 01, 2007; ... Think we've been through the wringer on hurricanes in recent years, with the wretched years of '04 and '05, capped by the damaging waters of Wilma? Or maybe you go back all the way to Georges in '98, when the Lower Keys got pummeled and power in Key West was out for almost a ...
Looking for the Cure for Cultural Amnesia
Jun 01, 2007; ... Who is that woman dressed like George Washington standing in a boat at the corner of Olivia and Simonton streets? Her identity, revealed to me when I relocated to Key Vest three years ago, was mportant enough to lock iway in my long-term memory. It took me a few minutes, but I eventually ...
If It's Yours, Take It With You
Jun 01, 2007; ... What do you do if you are in charge of a zoo and a hurricane is approaching? "Simple," says Farmer Jeanne Selander of the Sheriffs Department. "You house them and keep them safe." Simple might not be exactly the word but being in charge of three horses, a llama, a few pigs, birds, ...
Getting High in the Florida Keys
Jun 01, 2007; ... How does it feel "going up?" Keys houses rebuilt since Hurricane Wilma have had to comply with floodplain elevation requirements. On Big Coppitt's Avenue D, four new homes now stand 8 feet above ground level, on stilts. Tom Walker, a sheriffs deputy, Citizen columnist and owner of one of ...
Sound the Trompette
Jun 01, 2007; ... On Sunday afternoon, June 3, at 4 p.m., Joseph Lowe performs an organ recital of 18th Century English organ music honoring the late Marion Stevens and featuring the French trompette that she generously gave to St. Paul's for the Mutt organ. The recital will contain a variety of music ...
SOUNDINGS
Jun 01, 2007; ... Huracan was the flood-and-wind- storm god whom the Mayans said participated in three attempts to create humanity. He caused a great flood after the first humanoids angered the gods, then lurked in the winds above the waters repeating "earth" until land arose again. The name Huracán, from ...
When a Home is Not a House
Jun 01, 2007; ... Realty Check I have this pattern of doing things backward in life. As a college sophomore I was an ultra-serious editor at the school paper; senior year I was kicking back and playing with my friends. I worked for a major metropolitan newspaper in my 20s, then went to a small ...
How a Great American City Was Left to Drown
Jun 01, 2007; ... How a Great American City Was Left to Drown The Great Deluge Douglas Brinkley William Morrow, $29.95 reviewed by Kent Ducote In his book, "The Great Deluge," Douglas Brinkley chronicles the political ineptitude, faulty infrastructure, and random physical violence and chaos of ...
Imaginary Guitars Lead to Real Drama on Stage
Jun 01, 2007; ... How can you call someone else's pastime silly? I've spent entire weekends at the bocee courts, and regularly check in on knitting blogs. I don't get "American Idol" but I'll watch, rapt, when people allow total strangers in their homes to throw out all their clutter. Thus, I was ...
Free Matinee Movies For Kids on Saturdays at the Tropic
Jun 01, 2007; ... Opens Friday: "The Valet" The living master of French farce, writer/director Francis Veber ("The Closet," "The Dinner Game"), combines classic elements of hilarious slapstick with quick-witted dialogue in his new comedy. When a paparazzo snaps a photo of billionaire Pierre ...
It's Not the Lamp ... Right?
Jun 01, 2007; ... It's possible the nasty hurricane years of 2004 and 2005 were my fault. That would be if you believe in the supernatural, which I generally don't. But after a while I started to wonder about the lamp. The lamp is a family heirloom of sorts (not a particularly valuable one, ...
In the Zone
Jun 01, 2007; ... Growing up in New Orleans, I can recall the white clouds moving urgently against the backdrop of a strangely hued gray sky and the wind through the trees roaring with an intermittent SSWSSHHHH. In those conditions, I felt compelled to run. I would run with a sort of irrational fear knowing that ...
It's a Green, Green, Green, Green World
Jun 08, 2007; ... view from the hill What a difference 11 months make. On June 30 of last year, I wrote a big take-out in Solares Hill on global warming, the threat it poses for the Florida Keys, and the notable lack of local interest in the issue. The issue was timed to coincide with the showing ...
A Case of Politicus Interruptus
Jun 08, 2007; ... 510 Greene Street In the absence of two commissioners, the City Commission meeting at Old City Hall on Tuesday night was largely a matter of putting things off or not rising to them. The remaining four commissioners and the mayor did manage to bring Jim Scholl on board, for a ...
The Other Half of the Sky: A Hemingway Secret Told
Jun 08, 2007; ... So. The big he-man of American literature was really a girlie-man. We know this now, from Ernest Hemingway's posthumous novel The Garden of Eden," in which a writer and his mate all but transpose their genders (the book's end- · ing was altered by editors and the family to maintain Ernest's ...
Turning our Natural Treasure into a National Disgrace
Jun 08, 2007; ... There is not a shadow of a doubt that our waters surrounding Key West, once a joy to all swimmers, divers and fishermen, have become dangerously laced with disease producing organisms. Beaches are closed frequently due to dangerous levels of seriously pathogenic organisms. Several recent letters ...
SOUNDINGS
Jun 08, 2007; ... Before the rains came down this week there was the grueling heat of Monday, when the town came out to dedicate the long-term women's shelter called Kathy's Hope. "A fair share of dignitaries and citizens," said Joan Higgs of the crowd at Poinciana Plaza that fanned itself with the ...
Where Do the Avante Garde Go to Die?
Jun 08, 2007; ... The closing of two prominent Duval Street art galleries, Charest- Weinberg Gallery and Kennedy Studios, has created much discussion within Key West's relatively small art world. For those who are involved vith art for a living, gal.ery closings - or openings - are often perceived to be ...
Waiting for a Rainy Day in the Garden
Jun 08, 2007; ... Black Thumb One of the best things about having a black thumb is that droughts don't really bother you. My plants are accustomed to neglect and the ones I care about - like the nettleleaf vervain, usually called porterweed, in my front garden bed are tough and resilient. It grew ...
A Rare Survivor From Florida's Tacky, Glorious Past
Jun 08, 2007; ... A Rare Survivor From Florida's Tacky, Glorious Past Weeki Wachee, City of Mermaids Lu Vickers University Press of Florida, $34.95 reviewed by Matt Dukes Jordan Part of the magic and mystery of theme parks, amusement parks, and roadside attractions is their ability to speak to ...
Maritime Wine: Is it Worth the Price and Do I Like It?
Jun 08, 2007; ... Often I am asked the question "what is your favorite wine?" I don't have a favorite but many favorites of style: white, pink, red; dry, medium or sweet; and type: still, sparkling (with bubbles), fortified such as Port or Sherry. My answer is always that I have had good, unique and great wines ...
Studios of Key West Grows
Jun 08, 2007; ... As it approaches its oneyear anniversary, The Studios of Key West is embarking on an ambitious growth plan to support local artists, audiences, and cultural experiences. The next phase, set for August, involves the addition of six additional creative work spaces in the Historic Key West ...
Summer Sounds Like Opera
Jun 08, 2007; ... The Key West Symphony Orchestra is celebrating summer with its annual Sol Fest Opera Seminar events. The upcoming festival includes 11 total events around the island. The three series of events - featuring young professional singers in the field of opera - are the Sing for Your Supper, ...
On Elvis and Rachel - and Turning Points
Jun 08, 2007; ... May 27 marked the 100th birthday of Rachel Carson, who died at a young 56. And soon enough, the August week will arrive to mark the passing of Elvis Presley who died 30 years ago and at an even younger age, 42. Granted, on the surface there's not much to connect these two ...
Blackman shows in Key West
Jun 08, 2007; ... Mary Blackman, local watercolorist, is the featured artist at the Key West Art Center beginning June 13. Years of SCUBA diving, kayaking, and exploring the keys backcountry have given Mary an insight reflected in the approach to her work. The paintings depict a variety of plants, birds, ...
Park Invites Input on Plan
Jun 08, 2007; ... Everglades National Park has extended the public comment period on its recently distributed General Management Plan Preliminary Alternatives document from 45 to 75 days. The comment period will continue through July 31. The public comment period has been extended to ensure that the public has ...
Exploring Truman's Environmental Legacy
Jun 08, 2007; ... In December 1947, thenPresident Harry S. Truman traveled from his "Little White House" in Key West to dedicate Everglades National Park, today revered as a national treasure. Friday and Saturday, June 8-9, that action is to be celebrated during the fifth annual Truman Legacy ...
A Few Questions About Adding an Island
Jun 15, 2007; ... For decades, Christmas Tree Island has sat in Key West Harbor, a 21-acre question, the ultimate example of neglected open space, providing shelter and succor for hundreds, if not thousands, of people over the years. Not all of them stayed on the island though it has served as a campsite ...
Prepping for the Nutcracker Effect
Jun 15, 2007; ... A juggernaut known as "The Nutcracker Key West" is having a big impact on the scheduling of other shows this coming winter season. Joyce Stahl, who presented an elaborate and expensive production of that name at the high school auditorium in 2005, soon after Hurricane Wilma, will be ...
When More Than Most People Make Just Isn't Enough
Jun 15, 2007; ... Am I crazy, or is there some vast right-wing conspiracy to turn me into an anti-government dittohead? Our real estate values are falling, our property tax system may be turned upside down . . . and fivedigit raises are the order of the day for public employees. Not all public ...
Harry Wasn't Wild About Wilderness
Jun 15, 2007; ... The theme of this year's Truman Legacy Symposium, held in Key West last weekend, was "Harry S Truman and the Environment." It was quickly and universally agreed that Truman, while a good guy and damn fine president, didn't actually care much about the environment, or at least not as we ...
Key West Harbor Maintenance Dredging Helped the Environment
Jun 15, 2007; ... It is important that some factual corrections be made regarding some of the points raised by Mr. Jerrold Weinstock in his commentary run in the June 8 issue of Solares Hill. The dredging that recently took place in Key West Harbor was maintenance work conducted by the U.S. Navy to ...
SOUNDINGS
Jun 15, 2007; ... The Tony awards, first given on. Easter Sunday, April 6, 1947, at a black-tie dinner in the grand ballroom of New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel, are named for Antoinette Perry, an actress, director, producer and wartime leader of the American Theatre Wing who died that year. Performers at ...
The Wave Gallery Features New Works For Night on White
Jun 15, 2007; ... The Wave Gallery Features New Works For Night on White This month's Night on White Art Walk is on Thursday, June 21. On the third Thursday of every month area galleries, shops and other businesses stay open late from 6 to 9 p.m. to celebrate the opening receptions of new artists' work on ...
Artists Invited to Submit Designs for Easter Seals 2007 Ornament
Jun 15, 2007; ... Local artists are invited to submit designs for the annual Easter Seals Holiday Ornament, which will be produced late summer for holiday sales. A Keys tradition since 1989, the collectible gold-over-brass ornaments are produced in a limited edition by the Charleston Mint and sold throughout the ...
Pinhole Photo Class Sponsored by Key West Art & Historical Society
Jun 15, 2007; ... Photography instructor Jodell Roberts returned to teach the art and science of original pinhole photography to ArtCamp 2007 students. She-met the children at the Custom House to tour the Clyde Butcher exhibition of nature photography and talk about the challenges of photographing outdoor ...
Discovery Saturdays at the EcoDiscovery Center
Jun 15, 2007; ... The Florida Keys EcoDiscovery Center's Discovery Saturdays is a chance for children at the kindergarten through fifth grade levels to have fun while learning about the environmental and cultural resources of the Florida Keys. Each program runs from 9 until 11 a.m. at the center, located ...
Community Foundation Awards Grants, Scholarships
Jun 15, 2007; ... The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (CFFK) awarded $2,500 each to eight Key West High School Teachers for the David Wolkowsky Teacher of Merit Awards to recognize their participation in providing a positive educational environment for Key West students. Eight especially effective ...
The White City of Guayaquil
Jun 15, 2007; ... Cupped into a sweeping hillside on the northern side Guayaquil, Ecuador, lies the National Cemetery, more picturesquely known as El Ciudad Blanca, "The White City." I first became enamored of its magnitude and mystery in 2001 while working on an historic shipwreck project based in Guayaquil ....
On the Road Again
Jun 15, 2007; ... The Mile Marker 24 band got back from its first road trip of the summer last week. In the Chattanooga area the band played two gigs, the second at the marina run by Mike Manz, a frequent visitor to the Keys who heard the band at Boondocks and hired it for his annual marina party. The second ...
Island Opera Closes Its Season at Sugarloaf Lodge
Jun 15, 2007; ... Island Opera Closes Its Season at Sugarloaf Lodge Divas 3, the touring show produced by Island Opera Theatre, gives its final performance as a dinner theater presentation at the Sugarloaf Lodge, MM17, on Sunday evening, June 24. The divas - Melody Cooper, Melissa Tausche and Sandy ...
A Rock and Roller's Guide to Eating on the Road
Jun 15, 2007; ... A Rock and Roller's Guide to Eating on the Road Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand Alex Kapranos Penguin, $13 reviewed by Nick Vagnoni Iggy Pop now requests bottles of Bordeaux backstage. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have been heard remarking on the ...
Key West Burlesque Free Show
Jun 15, 2007; ... Desnudo Productions brings a free theatrical burlesque show to the people with the help of Fairvilla Megastore. The event at 520 Front St. takes place Saturday, June 16, from 7 to 11 p.m. Key West Burlesque will perform two free shows at 8 and 10 p.m. There will be a blizzard of specials ...
Annual Red Ribbon Affair at Michaels Restaurant
Jun 15, 2007; ... Michaels Restaurant, 532 Margaret St., hosts the 10th Annual Red Ribbon Affair for AIDS Help, Inc. on Monday evening, June 25. The community is invited to participate in this celebration of caring and camaraderie. Ever since Michael and Melanie Wilson came to Key West and opened their ...
The Keys to Finding the Right Area to Call Home
Jun 15, 2007; ... Since I arrived on the island, it's been Old Town for me. My first apartment was in the 500 block of Simonton Street. My office was upstairs over Fast Buck Freddie's. I covered the city of Key West, which took me to City Hall on Angela Street and Old City Hall on Greene. Sometimes I ...
One for the Old Town
Jun 22, 2007; ... Three cheers for Last Stand. And for Monroe Circuit Judge David Audlin, too, and nice try, dude, to developer Pritam Singh, who reportedly will not be appealing Audlin's Monday decision against the transfer of transient licenses from Singh's Parrot Key development to Old Town ...
510 Greene St. - The Offal Truth
Jun 22, 2007; ... 'Gimme some truth" seemed a prevailing persistence at Tuesday's City Commission meeting. The proceedings got off to a thundering start with a tremendous invocation by Pastor Denzil SouthwoodSmith, praying on behalf of "every citizen, every business, every church, synagogue, mosque" that ...
SOUNDINGS
Jun 22, 2007; ... A wickedly inspired prank, horrible in its implications, was perpetrated in Canada the Thursday before last. On June 14, two representatives supposedly from ExxonMobil and the National Petroleum Council delivered a long-awaited keynote speech to 300 oilmen at GO-EXPO, the country's ...
Return to the Garden Club: Bringing out the Long Knives
Jun 22, 2007; ... The Black Thumb The best section in the New York Times for seeing silly things that people with too much money get up to is the Sunday Styles section. But the Escapes section, on Fridays, can be a close second. Last week, this section had a great one - the trend among affluent ...
The Path to Prosperity For the Next Thirty Years
Jun 22, 2007; ... Where will we be in 30 years? Will we be a thriving, inviting community of interesting souls, or a polluted former place of great grace? Literary, visual and performing arts must be the economic development engine to our success. 100 percent environmentally clean and 100 percent renewable. Base ...
Crime Stoppers 5K Run/Walk July 4
Jun 22, 2007; ... One of the oldest races in Key West - the Crime Stoppers' July 4 5K Run/ Walk sponsored by Crime Stoppers of the Florida Keys, BW Promotions, Southernmost Runners and the Sheraton Suites will be held on Wednesday, July 4, at 7:30 a.m. Registration fee is $20 before July 4 and $25 on race ...
From Key West to Iran ... And Back
Jun 22, 2007; ... When Key West's Archeo Gallery holds a corporate retreat, it's not in some fluorescent-lit conference room with bad coffee and stale pastries. When Key West's Archeo Gallery holds a corporate retreat, the threemember staff heads for the mountains of Iran. If Iran isn't the first ...
Bad News on the Local Music Scene
Jun 22, 2007; ... Two pieces of bad news. The worse of the two is that Franko Richmond's cancer has recurred after a long period of remission. Franko and Gail Lima, his wife, have decided to try a clinic in Germany, which is reputed to be more advanced in treatment than anything available in ...
When Life Starts Going Well, Until It Doesn't
Jun 22, 2007; ... When Life Starts Going Well, Until It Doesn't "Eddie Krumble Is The Clapper" Dito Montiel Thunder's Mouth Press, $14:95 Dito Montiel, author of the memoir "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" (as well as the director of its widely acclaimed film version), voices a strong opinion about ...
A Very Quick Trip Through a Very Long Time
Jun 22, 2007; ... A Very Quick Trip Through a Very Long Time "Michael Gannon's History of Florida in 40 Minutes" Michael Gannon University Press of Florida, $24.95 Without realizing it, I've been wishing for a book like this for a long time. "Michael Gannon's History of Florida in 40 Minutes" is, ...
Bertelli Wins Writers Guild Annual Prize
Jun 22, 2007; ... The Florida Keys Council of the Arts, in conjunction with the Key West Writers Guild, congratulates Brad Bertelli as the winner of the 2007 Key West Writers Guild Award. Tavernier writer Bertelli submitted an excerpt from his novel in progress, titled "Wrestling Alligators." He will ...
McKee Fund Awards Grants to Three Young Artists
Jun 22, 2007; ... In 1992, keenly aware of the financial struggle of many local artists, Key West philanthropist Anne McKee produced her first fundraising auction for their benefit. Held at the Key West Woman's Club, eight visual artists contributed works that were auctioned to a small crowd of invited guests ....
Climate Change Hits the Campaign Trail
Jun 22, 2007; ... Next month more than a billion people are expected to watch the huge global warming concerts that Al Gore is staging on every continent. But my guess is that the few dozen young people who recently gathered on a town green in Lebanon, New Hampshire, may sway the future at least as ...
Angelina Jolie Stars at the Tropic Cinema
Jun 22, 2007; ... Opens Friday: "A Mighty Heart" Angelina Jolie is not a Tropic regular. But in this filmed version of Mariane Pearl's memoir she shows a depth of talent that justifies her 1999 Oscar of for "Girl, Interrupted." Rolling Stone confirms that "this is by far her best performance, strong and ...
Free Movie Monday at the Library
Jun 22, 2007; ... "Seraphim Falls," starring Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan, will be shown at the Monroe County Library in Key West at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 25. Admission is free. The library is at 700 Fleming St. The movie takes place in the 1860s. Five men have been tracking a sixth across Nevada for ...
On Sunday You Can Talk to the Animals
Jun 22, 2007; ... The Monroe County Sheriffs Animal Farm invites you to bring the family to visit the Sheriffs Office Animal Farm this Sunday, June 24, from 1 to 3 p.m. The farm offers children and adults alike the opportunity to visit a wide variety of animals, including horses, goats, pigs, tropical birds, ...
Home School High School Holds Open House
Jun 22, 2007; ... HS2, the Home School High School, has an open house on Wednesday, June 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. The home school group was established 10 years ago by a group of parents who wanted an alternative to what was available. They offer a ...
Park Yourself Here
Jun 29, 2007; ... view from the hill Higgs Beach, and its associated upland park, has always seemed like a great potential resource. It's a charming beach, and a sizable piece of open land, right in the middle of densely developed Old Town. There's a playground and pavilions and shelters to ...
Hospital Leads in Fighting Infections
Jun 29, 2007; ... At a time when hospital-acquired infections account for anywhere from 44,000 to 98,000 deaths per year in the United States, there is a local resident who has survived many catheter-line infections and intravenous catheter occlusions that over the years have led to near-life threatening ...
This Is the Right Place, Right Time, Right Project
Jun 29, 2007; ... Side to Side Should Truman Waterfront Include an Assisted Living Facility? In many public forums and presentations to civic organizations over the past few months we have done our utmost to fully provide information about our proposal to create a mixed income independent living ...