Key West Weekly Editorial: We have a home!
Just as Henry Flagler extended his vision to the southernmost city 100 years ago, the Weekly Newspapers are spreading into Key West with the establishment of our new digs at 604 Truman Avenue.
We have notified the governor who said he would be down on the very next train and advised us to muster all of the island’s photographers, politicians, and socialites for a tickertape parade that will begin at Truman & Simonton, head down Duval to Greene Street and then up Simonton again.
The celebration will continue into the next week, through Spring Break and should peak around Lobster Mini-Season. The hangover could last until Fantasy Fest.
In the meantime, we will still beat the streets, finding all the interesting local news that is fit to print. Our focus will be centered on entertainment, local politics, and community events like this past weekend’s Chef Classic to benefit the MARC House.
Make sure to check out next weekend’s Little Black Book edition just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Our Mission Statement:
The Weekly Newspapers are a locally owned newspaper group focusing on community news. The publishing company prides itself on community service and activism and seeks to provide news and stories that inform, enlighten, inspire and entertain.
You can follow Josie every week on Twitter and Facebook or email her at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Related Articles
Marathon Island Eats: Fish Tales Market & Eatery Rightfully Earns “Best Fish Sandwich”
By Blair Shiver
There aren’t many fresh seafood markets where you’d imagine sitting down for a meal, but it’s easy to forget about the fresh filets nestled on a bed of ice behind the display counter when you step through the door at Fish Tales.
After 23 years of owning and operating the well-known Grassy Key Dairy Bar, George Eigner, his wife Jackie and brother Johnny sold the outpost with their sights set on retirement.
Unsatisfied “doing nothing” the trio purchased the former Island City Fish Market just west of the Vaca Cut Bridge. Two months of remodeling and revamping revealed the new Fish Tales Market & Eatery in late 2002.
Read Story
Keys Disease: Wild Kingdom 2010 – Snake in the (River of) Grass
By John Bartus
... The late 20th and early 21st Centuries have brought new communities of invasive exotic species to South Florida and the Keys. Everyone loves those cute fun-loving iguanas, especially hibiscus growers on Key Colony Beach. So as not to feel left out, Grassy Key got its own invasive pest, the Gambian pouch rat. They make great handbags. (That was a joke.) And if your average size roaches and “palmetto bugs” weren’t bad enough, we have a population of the giant tropical Cuban Death’s Head cockroach. They grow up to 2-1/2” long, are yellowish-brown, have a black head-like shape on their upper backs, and people who are into such things actually keep them as pets. I am not making this up. ...
Read Story
Key West Weekly Editorial: Oh My Goff Lands in Key West
By Josie Koler
Guest Columnist is no Small Potatoes
The term is called enterprise reporting, and is a theme on which The Weekly Newspapers is now based. Tedd simply demanded we think. He pushed us out of the newsroom and onto the streets. We pounded the pavement and were trained to ask the questions where, “they may not like you, but they will respect you.”
We carried out his consultant theory. Enterprise, enterprise, enterprise. We were 26-years old and feared by the chamber of commerce, the mayor, our state senators, and anyone who dared place themselves in public office.
Think of it as The Blue Paper on TV with sound bites, video, sweet graphics, and young reporters. He briefed us before we went out and taught us how to treat each piece. (Minus tasteless info reserved by any respectable journalist for family court.)
Read Story
Reader Discussion