FILM REVIEW Eat, drink and be merry Winterbottom’s 2005’s This British “Tristram Shandy: A Cock import is wit and Bull Story.” Coogan is probably writ large most recognizable in the KEY WEST U.S. from his role as ‘The Trip’, 107 minutes, Octavius in the two “Night Unrated, opens Friday, Aug. At The Museum” films. 26, Tropic Cinema, Key “The Trip” reunites the trio West in a very funny movie Beer masters compete about, well, basically about Two British guys go on nothing. While the movie a road trip through a pretty only lightly touches on the KEYS but purpose of the trip, the for bragging rights FILM rainy director wisely concentrates country- on the repartee between the economies. side, two main characters. The Brewfest touts “Recently, China has eat at In L’Attitudes end result is an enjoyable overtaken the U.S. as the several film. 140 beers for largest beer economy,” con- restau- “The Trip” started as a Sept. 1-5 event cluded economists Liesbeth rants, TV series in the UK and Colen and Johan Swinnen of talk and Winterbottom has woven L’Attitudes Staff the University of Leuven, talk some of those episodes into writing in the American some a 107-minute film. The Picture 12 dozen differ- trade industry’s magazine. more, do premise is that Coogan is ent beers on tap or chilled in Lest we allow China to impres- hired by a London newspa- bottles waiting to quench usurp our longstanding beer Craig Wanous sions of per to write about fine your thirst. traditions, find out for your- ce lebri- restaurants in a rural area of Such a diverse assort- self what your taste buds ties, look for cell phone England. He doesn’t want ment of suds can only be have been missing at the Benjamin Franklin once said beer is proof that God signals and try to score to make the trip alone but found at Key West’s Key West BeerFest Sept. 1- with various hotel staffers. can’t find anyone to tag BrewFest, starting Thursday, 5. Sound like fun? Well, sur- along with him. After his Sept. 1. Contributed Photo Here’s the lineup: prisingly, it actually is. girlfriend and several others The lineup includes 27 Tents dot the beach at last year’s Key West Brewfest. The two Brits are Steve turn him down, he works tents with 140 beers to Thursday, Sept. 1 Coogan and Rob Brydon, his way to the bottom of choose from, along with Noon - 5 p.m. Key West both of whom starred in beer experts on hand to BrewFest Hospitality Suite loves us.The Key West BrewFest proves his point. director Michael G See Film, 7B answer questions. and Welcome Center at the Megan Coccitto, sales Southernmost Hotel 1319 manager at Southernmost Duval Street. Hotel Collection, said the Vendor check-in, event BrewFest vendors include tickets, merchandise, events three distributors, two and program information. importers and three home 5 - 7 p.m. Kickoff party Story, brewers. at the Bottlecap Groove Flavors range from deep, Lounge, 1128 Simonton St. dark and stout to light and Fundraiser (purchase 6B citrus notes, depending on tickets for Key West the brewer and the style of BrewFest Events, memora- fermented grain being bilia, raffles, prizes and served. Contributed Photo drink specials). Beerfests may not be for so-called wine snobs, but Palm Brewery, which traces its Belgian roots to 1597,is Friday, Sept. 2 there are a lot of crossover brewed in Steenhuffel,Belgium.The same brewery makes 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Key West drinkers who appreciate Steendonck, a classic white beer. BrewFest Hospitality Suite both, according to industry and Welcome Center at the watchers. The American In fact, economic condi- Southernmost Hotel. And we can thank the Association of Wine tions drive consumption pat- Vendor check-in, event Romans for this, since it Economists published a terns more than any other tickets, merchandise, events was the Roman conquest of scholarly paper in April this thing, noting that “per capita and program information. ‘Garden’ on Gardenia Europe that introduced wine year in which researchers consumption has decreased 1 - 4 p.m. Swamp Ape b r brewing Celtic cite global patterns of trade in traditional beer drinking IPA Pool Party at the i as influencing tastes for nations while it increased lcoholic beverages. strongly in emerging G See Beer, 8B Cops say they found lots of marijuana and pot plants after receiving a tip about a Tavernier house. Story, 3A WWW.KEYSNET.COM PRESCRIPTION DRUG EPIDEMIC Keys doctor indictedSATURDAY,AUGUST 27, 2011 VOLUME 58, NO. 69 in pill-mill conspiracy MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS● 25 CENTS By LARRY KAHN 2011-12 budget [email protected] Ocean Reef resident among 32 What the federal govern- ment calls the takedown of charged in largest such case yet nearly complete the largest pill-mill operation in the country’s history has charged: Joseph Castronuovo, ing practitioner.” Union issues reached into the tony Ocean 72, who lives in a $622,000 His doctorate is from Reef Club in North Key condo at 18 Fishermen’s others, did “knowingly and Georgetown University, and still rattling changes we’re talking about Largo. Cove in Ocean Reef. It bor- willfully ... devise and intend his training following med- — the furlough days, the 1.5 percent and the outsourcing.” An indictment unsealed ders a canal and sits by the to devise a scheme and arti- ical school was at New York spending plan He’s referring to more than Tuesday names 32 South community’s airplane run- fice to defraud and to obtain hospitals. He’s listed as an By SEAN KINNEY Florida defendants — includ- way, which itself is adjacent property by means of false assistant professor at the $1 million in savings realized [email protected] ing 13 doctors — in an elab- to a golf course. and fraudulent pretenses ... New York University School earlier this month when the orate scheme to write pre- by means of wire communi- of Medicine. board agreed to privatize Castronuovo, whom about 70 custodial positions, scriptions for more than 20 records say practices internal cation in interstate and fed- The indictment says With only one more public million unneeded painkillers and nuclear medicine but eral commerce....” Castronuovo contracted with hearing scheduled before adop- as well as $2.2 million by tion of a 2011-12 spending ordering seven unpaid through pain clinics in isn’t affiliated with any hos- ● On the mail fraud: He Executive Pain, a West Palm Broward and Palm Beach pital, is charged with wire and others used the U.S. Beach clinic, from plan, members of the Monroe employee furlough days and counties. The overall take fraud and mail fraud. He Postal Service to further the December 2009 through County School Board on the elimination of planned 1.5 was more than $40 million. faces up to 10 years in prison. enterprise. February 2010. The mail and Tuesday approved an amended percent wage increases. $80.05 million budget. Among the doctors The accusations: State Department of Health wire fraud charges stem The budget as proposed Expenses for the fiscal would help the district avoid ● On the wire fraud: records show Castronuovo’s from this: “The purpose and Castronuovo, along with medical license expires on Jan. object of the conspiracy was year that began on July 1, state financial oversight by 13, 2013. The records list his to induce a pharmaceutical projected at $80,052,314, are keeping the general fund LAW ENFORCEMENT “qualifications” as “dispens- wholesaler to continue to down from $82.23 million reserve balance at 4.29 of just two weeks ago, and $9.3 revenues higher than the million from last year. number that triggers over- ● See Pills, 3A Michael Kinneer, the sight; Kinneer tallied the School District’s chief finan- reserves at $3,213,157. cial officer explained the new Superintendent Jesus Jara, reductions: “The work that’s calling the budget “very been done on the budget tight,” said that because he’s since the last time I was here technically filling out an elect- was to incorporate the ed term of office, it’s not pos- ENVIRONMENT ● See Schools, 2A Study: Human waste is killing the coral Specifically, it’s responsible Community Affairs imposed the sewage treatment require- for white pox ment to stop sewage from faulty septic systems and By DAVID GOODHUE cesspits from leaking into [email protected] waters surrounding the Florida Keys. A microorganism from More than 90 percent of human waste causes a dis- elkhorn coral has disap- ease that is killing Caribbean peared throughout the Keys elkhorn coral found off the in the past 15 years, the Keys, according to a new researchers said. It was listed study. for protection under the U.S. The findings from the Endangered Species Act in joint study by Rollins 2006, as was staghorn coral. College and the University of Rollins biology professor Georgia come as certain Kathryn P. Sutherland, Erin areas of the Keys, particular- K. Kipp, an associate profes- Marathon-based Deputy Paul Bean drives one of the new Chargers and says it’s a great upgrade from the Crown ly Islamorada, have yet to sor of environmental health Victoria he used to drive. start construction of treat- at Rollins, and UGA ecology ment systems to comply with professor James W. Porter a state mandate for central- said they had known since ized, advanced sewage treat- 2002 that the bacterium Chargers muscle their wayKeynoter photo in by LARRY KAHN ment by December 2015. Serratia marcescens caused the white pox disease that Cops slowly The state Department of phasing out Still, the Monroe County ● See Coral, 2A Sheriff’s Office bought KEYS TEAMS COLLIDE Crown Vics about 30 Crown Vics this full-size car with a lot of year but added six Dodge room inside and a big trunk.” By KEVIN WADLOW Charger police cars — mus- Getting a new shipment which has used the Ford as Senior Staff Writer cle cars — to the annual of the Fords allows the its longtime workhorse.