![]() ![]() If God wanted me to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor. Remember Joan Rivers? Her humor made sense: “I don’t exercise. Its boundaries extended north to the south shore of Lake Okeechobee and west to Charlotte Harbor. Part of it was located on mainland Florida. It was named after the then sitting and fifth President of the United States, James Monroe. On July 2, 1823, Monroe County was established as the Florida Territory’s sixth county. But I’m excited to live in a state where people of color, where Jews, gay people, and trans people are valued. We’re leaving behind a lot of people we love. They are leaving Florida and moving to blue states. ![]() Some Florida LGBTQ residents are acquiring the mental attitude of better safe than sorry. THE SIX WERE LOCATED AND CAPTURED NEAR INDIAN KEY BY KEY WEST WRECKERS WHO FILED A CLAIM ON THEIR VALUE.ĭeSantis’ consistent attacks on LGBTQ, coupled with his recent video, have me wondering if he has “closet” problems. On this day in 1847, six enslaved men who had been put to work on the construction of Fort Jefferson escaped on a schooner from the Dry Tortugas and attempted to sail to the Bahamas to find freedom. Special Counsel Jack Smith is interested. A perfect example is Donald Trump’s discussing seizing voting machines and invoking martial law in December 2020 at a White House meeting. Key West’s beaches are all different, and each has its particular attractions. Our sins follow us and pop up at later times to cause us concern. But like the other Florida Keys, Key West is best known for its fantastic beaches and water sports. I developed a schedule: 10, noon, 2 and 4 o’clock. All while lying on a beach under a beach umbrella. Yet when visiting a beach in Europe or the Caribbean, drink several a day. The artists are paid for their time and effort in creating a mural.Funny, I never drink pina coladas in Key West. The downtown mural project, run by Moore and Brooke Malone, is funded by donations for the artists to use toward paint and scaffolding. ![]() Upcoming murals will include a live painting by street artist Christopher Sweeney in the alley behind Kilted Mermaid and Baci Trattoria during Downtown Friday’s monthly event, July 28, 2023. Martin Zickert: Retired Air Force colonel, Blue Angels liaison, helped Vero Beach Air Show, veterans ![]() Vero Beach mural project: Art accessible to all Malone’s mural is called Homage to Florida and it includes, among other things, a Seminole Indian and an orange tree. It sets a community apart.”įor the first mural, Moore teamed up with friend and artist Brooke Malone − who runs Walking Tree Brewery alongside her husband Mike Malone − to paint a mural on the wall at the building that houses the Firestone Auto Repair Center. People travel from all over to look at the murals and they spend money on restaurants, bars and hotels. “It’s an amazing tool for economic development. “I’ve always had the idea that downtown should be covered with murals,” Moore told TCPalm at the time. I’m excited that it is so visible because I just wanted to bring happiness to people and make people feel good.”Ī few years ago Moore began the Vero Beach Mural Project to incorporate art into the community. “She’s very at peace and enjoying herself. “It just makes me feel very happy,” Krapfl said while looking up at her mural. The 34-year-old, who also works as a graphic designer for Walking Tree Brewery, spoke to City Councilwoman Linda Moore, co-owner of the Kilted Mermaid, a few years ago about her interest in designing a mural if there was an available space. She, along with other artists, have used walls to add color to the downtown Vero Beach area since 2019. There is just a vibrancy that I think of with being here.” "So, it was just exciting to be surrounded by all these awesome plants and fruits. “Growing up in Iowa, you don’t have all these fruit trees and tropical stuff," she said. Krapfl said she's inspired by the local flora of Florida. The same orange is the character on the current mural she’s working off 14 th Avenue in the alley between Kilted Mermaid and Southern Social eateries. ![]()
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