Key West Weekly – 4/25/19

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The Southernmost Enemy of the People.

April 25, 2019

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CUTS COMING TO WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE | P.10

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ONLINE CHATTER

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his week, the Monroe County BOCC got the county talking on Facebook by announcing their amended code that governs animals in public places. Long leash short: the laws are getting tighter. Here’s the post and what some locals had to say to the BOCC’s announcement.

— Weekly staff report

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#MallOnDuval

POST OF THE WEEK Monroe County BOCC The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners amended the Monroe County Code to require animals in public places to be on a leash.

“Effective voice command” is no longer an acceptable means of control for an animal in a public place since this method has failed in several situations, resulting in actual or potential injury to the unleashed animal, other animals or people.

The regulation now requires a physically capable person to be in control of an animal by means of a leash; or for the animal to be enclosed by a secure fence or other means of confinement. This does not apply to cats.

The County’s animal control contractors throughout the Keys approved of the changes to the ordinance. The law applies County-wide and within municipalities, if there is no conflict with an existing municipality’s ordinance.

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MALL ON DUVAL HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JULY 27TH! Kassandra Burnette I have to say this makes me sad....

K Shylon Martin I find it comforting it protects all dogs. Unfortunately I have witnessed too many dogs get attacked by another dog that has felt uncomfortable or threatened.

MLiss Bordelon Kassandra Burnette yep. Another piece of the keys being changed because outsiders come in and want the rules to be like the place they are used to.

Steve Kibbe I hope they get the word to bar owners here before some A-hole sees an opp to sue.

Rob Melton It’s about time! I am sick of unleashed dogs running up to my German Shepherd, who is leashed, and barking or bothering him. If my dog did this, animal control would be knocking on my door. I just wonder how many of the people who think they are special and do not obey the leash law will actually get off their high horse and comply?

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PAPERLESS REPORT CARDS? SCHOOL BOARD TALKS IMPLEMENTATION SARA MATTHIS sara@keysweekly.com

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he district’s Student Information Systems Coordinator Michael Michaud demonstrated to the school board how paperless report cards might work, using his youngest son’s marks as an example.

The Monroe County School District is considering, but has taken no formal steps toward, the idea of paperless report cards.

According to Michaud, a recent survey of parents shows that 80% to 90% have internet connectivity. District staffer Dave Murphy said the technology could be more accessible for some parents, plus be a “greener” alternative to printed report cards. Right now, parents can access grades electronically only by signing in as their students to the Focus portal.

The district decided to survey parents before implementing report cards and, most likely, the first step would be to have parents “opt in.”

IN OTHER NEWS: • The board approved the expulsion of a 16-year-old Key West High School student who allegedly brought a handgun to school on April 12. According to a police report, it was a Walther PK380 he intended to sell to another student for $500. The student told police he found the weapon in an unlocked car in the Lower Keys.

• The district accepted two huge donations — one from Yamaha and the other from the Miami Dolphins Foundation. Yamaha has donated 10 used engines to the Coral Shores High School’s marine mechanic program.

The Miami Dolphins Foundation had gifts for all three Keys high schools: for

CSHS, a scoreboard and football equipment such as helmets and shoulder pads totaling $25,000; for Key West High School, $30,000 including equipment such as sleds and lockers; and for Marathon High School, $35,000 including a new scoreboard plus equipment ranging from sleds to player bench and cleats.

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• The district’s attorney, Dirk Smits, told the board the plans for workforce housing on Sugarloaf Key are ready to be submitted to the county’s planning commission, and then the Board of County Commissioners. He said the process should be finished by July and staff would begin on the Request For Proposals in the meantime.

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MAYDAY! MYSTICK KREWE FASHION SHOW WOWS

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n April 17, the guys and dolls (in some cases, literally) of Mystick Krewe made an incredible showing, in glitter and lace … and plastic, foil, cardboard and confetti. The Mayhem Fashion Event to Rescue the Earth focused on “reused, recycled and repurposed couture and lavish designs,” all as a fundraiser for Sister Season Fund, Locals Helping Locals and Womankind. The Curry Mansion Inn hosted the gorgeous and outrageous event, and it will be an evening to recycle in the memories of all who attended.

— Weekly staff report

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LARRY BLACKBURN/Key West Weekly 1. George Fernandez and Tom Greenwood manage to be eye-catching, even in this crowd.

2. Just when we thought a bottle of Veuve Clicquot couldn’t get more exciting, Jessica Miano Kruel proves us beautifully wrong.

3. This gilded goddess (is that Brahma or Layla Laser?) struts with six arms.

4. Mayor Teri Johnston, Dorcas Robertson and Rosi Ware cool off before the festivities commence.

5. Erika Dooley Stokes goes rainbow-bright with paper flowers and ribbon spirals.

6. Reigning king and queen Chase Hurst and Diane Eliopoulos greet the crowd.

7. Erin McKenna evokes Mother Nature with purpose and panache (and plenty of sparkle).

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WEEKLY INTERVIEW

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HAYS BLINCKMANN hays@keysweekly.com

PYTHONS, BIKE RACKS AND THE DUVAL LOOP

HIGGINS WALKS THE SUSTAINABILITY WALK

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here must be something about helping the planet that makes one happier and generally more fun to be around. It’s not a sentiment often associated with government employees, but Alison Higgins, sustainability coordinator for the City of Key West, sees great things for the city and is doing something about it. She isn’t just finding cleaner, greener ways for Key West to operate (she helped spearhead the Duval Loop), she walks the walk. Her garden is also filled with every vegetable possible, even a macadamia nut tree. Who knew you could do that here?

“Sustainability is complex. It deals with transportation, energy, water; I get to play in all those fields,” said Higgins. The California native graduated from University of California at Santa Barbara and perused internships before in landing in the Keys.

Then she spent 14 years with The Nature Conservancy “using a chainsaw to cut down invasive exotics Keys-wide.” Then six years ago, Higgins landed the city’s top job dealing with anything from compost to bicycle use to supporting greener business initiatives.

“When we make progress at a local level, we make great progress. It really is the best job; everything I try to do is positive.” Higgins already hinted at a new loop bus on North Roosevelt and more bike racks and bike fixing stations around the island – hooray.

However, making the city a better place isn’t all this eco-friendly woman can do, “I taught the first python catching classes in Florida, landing me a quote on The Daily Show. And I got quoted by Al Gore!” she said. Also, she was born on Earth day: mic drop.

Full Name? Nickname? Alison Marie Higgins. Have never been an Ali, although I was an Ali-Cat in middle school.

If invisible in Key West, what would you do? Hang out at the dog park and throw balls.

Do you have a life credo or motto? “...But the good news is...” OR “15 Minutes late?

Right on Time!”

Who is your alter ego? Jigsaw puzzle girl. Or maybe that’s a nemesis. I can’t pass one up.

What significant conservation changes have you seen and been a part of in Key West? With Nature Conservancy and other natural areas managers, we completely restored the 50-acre island of Scout Key. With GLEE (Green Living and Energy Education), we worked with residents, businesses and local governments to make green changes throughout the Keys. With the City of Key West, we’ve changed how ROGO works, introduced the Duval Loop and have many other things in store.

When it comes to the environment and Key West, what do you see for the future?

We are primed to make big changes in transportation alternatives, alternative energy, and climate change adaptation.

Where did your love for building a better environment come from? No idea. Always had it. Maybe because I was born on Earth Day? This is very important: should we wear tutu’s/costumes to work? Any chance we can!

What’s the most illegal thing you’ve done?

Does running out of gas on the 7 Mile Bridge count?

Favorite Key West events? Papio’s Kinetic Parade and the Zombie Bike Ride.

What job would you be terrible at?

Waitress. I have no balance and can never remember what I want to order, much less other people.

What skill would you like to master? Keeping cilantro alive. It’s my only herb that won’t last. (Now I feel better. -Ed.)

Favorite guilty pleasure? Barely-cooked brownies.

If you could grant Key West one wish, what would it be? One Green Human Family. :) What quirks do you have? I love scavenging—finding free stuff and turning it into a float or fixing it up and reselling it. However, mostly I hoard it, because I don’t have the time.

Lunch with one famous person, whom would you choose? Snuffleupagus. Don’t you just want to hug him?

Finish these sentences...

My friends and family would describe me as … loud.

My autobiography would be titled … “How Am I Still Here?”

I can never refuse … salty, crunchy snacks.

When I go, I will go …

Probably loudly. Luck’s gotta run out sometime.

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PREEMPTIVE STRIKES State legislation going after local laws HAYS BLINCKMANN

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t’s funny, almost. Florida legislators and Key West city officials are using the exact same argument on opposite sides of the issue to prove their point. Key West thought it had put the sunscreen topic to bed (coral bed, that is) with a 6-1 ban on sunscreens containing oxybenzone or octinoxate starting January 2021. But state officials are trying to find ways to overturn it.

Key West’s argument is that harmful chemicals, not sunscreens, may kill off the coral reef and affect tourism. Without a reef to dive on, Key West will lose business. But state Sen. Travis Hutson says that banning these types of chemicals in sunscreens will also affect tourism, and Florida at large will lose business. He was quoted as saying, “I don’t want that brand to be changed from the Sunshine State to the melanoma capital of the world.” Despite the fact that two chemicals, not sunscreens themselves, were banned, Hutson’s argument is representative of anti-ban “They have rhetoric.

Hutson the money, has introduced we don’t .

SB 588, which Maybe we would fine can start a communities Go Fund $25,000 that Me page for enforce any attempt to ban Key West sunscreen. As to pay the of right now, fine.”

Key West is the — Key West only Florida city Commissioner Jimmy Weekley with the ban, although Miami is considering the resolution.

“They are targeting us, when really we are just responding to the needs of our constituents.” said Commissioner Jimmy Weekley.

Lobbying for the bill will be Johnson and Johnson, makers of sunscreen, and Publix and Walmart,

sellers. Welcome to a classic David versus Goliath battle, in which the stakes are: whose “business” is more important, the Key West local economy or large corporations with deep pockets?

“They are upset by the 6-1 vote and are going through the back door to change legislation,” said Weekley. “They have the money, we don’t . Maybe we can start a Go Fund Me page for Key West to pay the fine.”

It plays into a whole host of state legislation that is determined to clamp down on home rule. In the Florida House, HB 603 and HB 1299 would prevent local government from regulating distribution of plastic straws or even banning them, and there are several Florida cities that already have a ban in place. The argument here is that paper straws cost more for businesses (only a few cents) and laws should be uniform across the state. But laws aren’t uniform across the United States.

“It’s puzzling to me how the very legislators who complain about federal oversight are doing the same thing with state legislation,” said County Commissioner Heather Carruthers. “Local governments know more about what their municipalities need. It’s absurd to think we can all be on the same page.”

Both Weekley and Carruthers are also concerned with state legislation in the works aimed at taking away the affordable housing requirements for developers and new building projects. But they are thankful that legislation recently died that would have given the state jurisdiction over vacation rental laws.

“Every year we face preemption bills, but they may have set a record this year with how many,” said Carruthers. “It’s about home rule, meaning let us rule at home.” Now, that seems like good business.

STATE LAWS

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By Sara Matthis and Jim McCarthy

THE PENDULUM SWINGS

STATE POLICY SEEMS TO BE MOVING AWAY FROM HOME RULE

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ome rule is the ability of local governments — think the City of Key West or Monroe County — to tailor laws to fit their unique environment and constituents; that’s above and beyond what state law stipulates. It is a part of the state constitution, added in 1968 — Article VIII, Section 2(b). The opposite of home rule is called preemption — the legislature overturning home rule because it conflicts with state policy.

Some think the state’s preemptive strike against vacation rental law is too radical to come to fruition. But consider that in 2017, the state did the very same thing when it came to transportation network companies — Lyft and Uber. It struck down local governments’ laws regarding the regulation and number of taxis to allow Lyft and Uber into every city.

“The preemption wave seems to get larger and larger every session,” remarked Monroe County Commissioner Danny Kolhage at last week’s meeting. “Where is this stuff coming from? Do these people (legislators) live in another state?”

Commissioner Heather Carruthers concurred. “The state bristles when the feds get in their way, but they are happy to get into ours,” she said at the same meeting.

Here’s a look at current preemption legislation: SB 824 & HB 987 — VACATION RENTALS These bills would preempt the regulation of all vacation rentals to the state and would repeal the exemption for a local law, ordinance or regulation adopted before June 1, 2011. Monroe County’s legislative affairs director Lisa Tennyson said this bill appears to be stopped by an unpopular amendment that would require tracking the lessees of vacation rental homes to ensure that sexual predators are kept out. It’s an unwieldy requirement that demands time-consuming verification processes. Despite some concern surrounding the amendment, legislators will likely be drawn to consider keeping local neighborhoods safe from felons who could gain access to them on a transient basis.

The bill in the Senate has stalled in the Innovation, Industry and Technology Committee.

In the House, similar legislation was recently added to the calendar for members to consider the second reading.

The state first passed vacation rental law in 2011, but the Keys municipalities and county’s laws already on the book were “grandfathered,” or exempt from the new regulation.

The 2019 bill would remove that grandfather status and open the Keys to vacation rentals with no limits on frequency or duration of vacation rentals.

HB 7103 – AFFORDABLE HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT This bill would preempt local laws that regulate the ratio of market rate housing and affordable housing; i.e., the requirement for local developers to set aside a certain number of units for affordable housing for rent or sale.

According to Tennyson, the bill is moving in both houses. The bill in House awaits consideration by representatives. On April 18, it was ordered to the special order calendar for April 24. Several amendments have been filed since being placed on the calendar.

“State Rep. Holly Raschein has filed an amendment that would carve us out of the worst of the provisions, because we are an Area of Critical Concern,” Tennyson said. She added that if the bill DID pass, it would be unclear how that would play out in the Keys as the Keys’ entire permitting system revolves around an affordable-market ratio. “Affordable housing is one of the guiding principals of the state Area of Critical Concern.”

SB 336 & HB 5 — SALES TAX REFERENDA If passed, this bill would require any local sales tax referendum question to appear only during major elections, and would require a two-thirds majority to pass. It would also force a county to make the proposed referendum and a specified legal opinion available on its official website. Local governments often pass a discretionary sales tax to pay for necessary projects — such as neighborhood school construction or sewer projects.

“In 2018, there were 11 local referendum questions on local ballots elsewhere in the state, and 10 passed,” said Tennyson. “While communities are generally against taxation, they seem to support it when it’s clear what the tax will pay for specifically and understand the specific benefit to the local community.”

By requiring the supermajority to pass, this bill would put taxation back almost exclusively in the hands of state legislators. An analysis of the bill states that 56 counties and 19 school districts levying one or more discretionary sales surtaxes were projected to realize $3.38 billion in revenue from local fiscal year 201819. If all counties and school districts levied discretionary sales surtaxes at the maximum possible rates, they would have been projected to raise $14.32 billion in fiscal year 2018-19.

The Senate bill was placed on the calendar on April 22 for second reading. The House passed similar legislation April 11 with a 69-44 vote.

ON WIND INSURANCE: Sen. Anitere Flores’ bill that reduces the Citizens Insurance rates in the Keys was approved 15-1 by the Rules Committee on April 23. FIRM Vice president Steve Russ testified before the Florida Senate Rules Committee in support of SB 1476. Legislation will likely see consideration among Senate members during the April 25 session.

SENATE PASSES FIREFIGHTERS CANCER BILL The Senate unanimously passed legislation that would grant certain benefits to a firefighter upon receiving a diagnosis of cancer, if certain conditions are met.

The bill also requires an employer to make certain disability payments to a firefighter in the event of a total and permanent disability, and provides death benefits to a firefighter’s beneficiary if a firefighter dies as a result of cancer or cancer treatments.

With a 38-0 vote, state Sen. and co-sponsor Anitere Flores said legislation is a win for the state and for an altruistic profession that overwhelmingly merits full support.

“The Florida Legislature gave our brave firefighters a vote of confidence and passed legislation to aid them in their hour of need,” she said. “The unanimous vote in favor of SB 426 gives our brave men and women in fire service the benefits they deserve.”

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SAVE THE DATE HAYS BLINCKMANN hays@keysweekly.com

CHANGING TITLE X WILL AFFECT THE KEYS HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN AT RISK

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he clock is ticking down to May 3, when changes to the almost fivedecade-old Title X program will see dramatic revamping and decreased health care services for poor and uninsured women. The new rules deeply concern Cali Roberts, director of Womankind, who met with U.S. Rep. Debbie MucarselPowell on April 16 to express her alarm for Keys women.

“The changes are chipping away at the foundation for treating people equally,” said Roberts. “It’s setting up a whole generation for failure.” Women between the ages 13 and 26 will be most affected by the Title X changes.

The program started in 1971 during the Nixon era and was intended as a bipartisan measure to provide family planning and health care services. Mainly, Title X money allows healthcare facilities to offer non-abortion services like cancer screenings, STD testing, and contraception to almost 4 million low income, rural, and uninsured Americans. The new rules state that if a clinic offers any abortion services or counseling, then funds for other health care services will disappear. It also reduces access to quality contraceptive care. The overhaul is meant to move patients toward more faith-based centers and counseling.

Federal money has never funded abortions.

“I am for family planning,” said Mucarsel-Powell. “We evolve and continue to evolve by having access to education and health care services to help us. This is an attack on women’s health care and is trying to take us back to the 1930s. I don’t understand the objective. There is no separation between church and state.”

No health care facility provides abortions in the Keys, but Womankind does receive three to five inquiries about them each week. The new “gag rule” would prevent doctors from discussing abortionrelated health care issues with patients.

The closest available access is Planned Parenthood in Miami, but the new Title X takes direct aim at trying to close Planned Parenthoods by removing their funding. If they close, Keys women will not be able to use their services.

“We are treating women like they are not capable of making a decision, but assuming they are capable of raising a child?” said Roberts. She has also noticed a decreased availability for Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) for Womankind. Nexplanon is being rationed, and Roberts is finding it hard to match supply to demand and feels this is in conjunction with the new government ideology on contraception. LARCs like Nexplanon are easy for young girls because they can last up to four years in the body.

“The government is making cuts across the board for social services — Medicaid and Medicare too,” said Mucarsel-Powell.

According to the Guttmacher Institute — which studies, educates and advances sexual and reproductive health and rights — without contraception from Title X funded health care centers, the 2015 rates of unintended pregnancy would have been 31% higher, and unintended pregnancy rates for teens would have been 44% higher. Also without Title X funding, some clinics will be forced to close or reduce staff, again overburdening the health care system.

Roughly 22 states and 19 medical organizations filed suit trying to block the scheduled changes to Title X. “In Congress, I assure you, we are fighting to keep the bare minimum funded,” said Mucarsel-Powell.

Thursday, April 25 • Henry & Eli’s pamper your pup at 3 p.m. on Fitzpatrick Street, Key West.

Saturday, April 27 • All day Independent Book Store Day Celebration at Books & Books. Key West.

• Nashville Songwriters “In the Round” with Paul Jenkins, Rob Hatch and Justin Wilson at 8 p.m. (doors at 7) at the Key West Theater.

Sunday, April 28 • 2019 “Tiger in the Woods” Golf Tournament benefitting Key West Chamber of Commerce community programs. 7 a.m. registration, 7:30 teeoff, Key West Golf Club.

• “Art in the Garden” from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden.

Monday, April 29 • Henry & Eli’s derby games at 6 p.m. on Fitzpatrick Street, Key West.

Tuesday, April 30 • Centennial Bank Non-Profit Appreciation Lunch Cookout from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 701 Whitehead Street, Key West.

Saturday, May 4 • “Talk Derby to Me” party at 5 p.m. at Gardens Hotel, Key West.

Sunday, May 5 • Henry & Eli’s Cinco de Mayo party from 4 to 9 p.m. on Fitzpatrick Street, Key West, to benefit Sister Season Fund.

Monday, May 6 • Master gardener plant clinic from 9 a.m. to noon, Gato Building, Key West.

Tuesday, May 7 • G Love concert at 7 p.m. at the Southernmost Beach Resort, Key West.

Thursday, May 11 • Henry & Eli’s drink and draw for Mother’s Day at noon on Fitzpatrick Street, Key West.

Monday, May 20 • Master gardener plant clinic from 9 a.m. to noon, Gato Building, Key West.

Wednesday, May 29 • Erik Reece author discussion of his book “Utopia Drive: A Road Trip Through America’s Most Radical Idea,” at 6 p.m. at the Key West Public Library.

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Follow the paved path through the tropical garden and past a cool lagoon pool to a meticulous ''new'' home. Completely renovated from top to bottom in 2016, new roof, windows, doors, kitchen, baths, decks, truly a turn-key home. Featuring a Main Floor Master Suite with private deck as well as as a 2nd Floor Master Suite and additional Guest Bedroom on the 2nd Floor.

A Chef's Kitchen with Al Fresco Dining offers endless opportunities for entertaining.

X Flood Zone and Off Street Parking. Perfect Location! $1,595,000

FEATURED PROPERTY 259 Golf Club Dr | Key West Furnished home located next to the 17th tee box of Key West Golf Club. Beautiful House with nice pool and deck. Master suite has a large porch and open views over looking the fairway and nature ponds. Ceramic tile throughout first floor. Carpet on Second and hardwood in hallways.

Central A/C and heat. Stainless steel appliances and new wood look ceramic tile in the kitchen.

Very private neighborhood with gated entry and 24 hour security. $779,000

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13 Key Haven Terrace | Key West Delightful 4BD/3BA water front home on one of the widest canals in Key Haven. Brand new outdoor covered patio, master suite w/ custom closets & bathroom, granite counters & stainless steel appliances in the kitchen.

3 Casa Roma Lane #2 | Key West Hidden Gem! Unique 2BD/2BA condo w/ private pool. 2nd floor unit has a large deck, terrace, spacious fenced yard w/ patio & off street parking. 1 of only 3 condos in Casa Roma development.

$925,000

$664,500

ERIK LEMON 305.395.1067 1010 Kennedy Drive, Suite 201 www.KeysPropertyListings.com

FEATURED PROPERTY 1500 Albury Street | Key West Price just reduced by $100,000! BRAND NEW custom built 4BR/3.5BA home in the Meadows has all the charm of old Key West with all the benefits & efficiency of new construction. Lock-out quarters, open floor plan, Chef’s kitchen, coffered ceilings, impact glass doors & windows, heated & chilled pool w/LED lighting & waterfall, Azek decking, privacy landscaping & fencing, irrigation, whole house generator & off street parking. Low insurance costs on this top of the line home built with the finest craftsmanship! View the construction video on YouTube.com / 1500 Albury St Key West. NEW PRICE $1,895,000

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / APRIL 25, 2019

Listing Office

Selling Office

Sold Date

Barbara Eads Realty Barbara Eads Realty Island Equity Real Estate Florida Realty of Miami American Caribbean Real Estate

Tropical Realty Coldwell Banker Schmitt Island Equity Real Estate Florida Realty of Miami American Caribbean Real Estate

4/22/2019 4/22/2019 4/18/2019 4/19/2019 4/17/2019

$ $ $ $ $

155,000.00 441,000.00 462,000.00 140,000.00 445,000.00

941 322 38 94825 500

American Caribbean Real Estate Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coastal Realty of the Florida Keys BHHS Freewheeler Realty RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate

Outside Of MLS BHHS Freewheeler Realty LoKation Real Estate BHHS Freewheeler Realty RE/MAX Keys Connection

4/22/2019 4/23/2019 4/18/2019 4/18/2019 4/23/2019

$ 2,795,000.00 $ 2,522,000.00 $ 825,000.00 $ 832,500.00 $ 329,000.00 $ 300,000.00 $ 499,000.00 $ 490,000.00 $ 3,500,000.00 $ 2,500,000.00

213 133 87200 225 200

Coldwell Banker Schmitt

Coldwell Banker Schmitt

4/22/2019

$

850,000.00 $

762,500.00

Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt Hawks Cay Resort Sales RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate

Coldwell Banker Schmitt Century 21 Schwartz RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate Hawks Cay Resort Sales

4/18/2019 4/18/2019 4/19/2019 4/23/2019

$ $ $ $

178,000.00 535,000.00 249,000.00 439,000.00

$ $ $ $

173,000.00 520,000.00 242,500.00 404,000.00

1129 247 300 8201

Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt

Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt

4/19/2019 4/22/2019

$ $

225,000.00 $ 309,000.00 $

200,000.00 285,000.00

97 Coco Plum Dr. B-28 2000 Coco Plum Dr. #404

Coco Plum Real Estate

RE/MAX All Keys

4/18/2019

$

910,000.00 $

910,000.00

Coldwell Banker Schmitt BHHS Keys Real Estate RE/MAX All Keys Coldwell Banker Schmitt KeyIsle Realty Island Breeze Realty RE/MAX All Keys Coldwell Banker Schmitt

Coldwell Banker Schmitt Island Breeze Realty RE/MAX All Keys Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate Island Breeze Realty Coldwell Banker Schmitt Century 21 Schwartz Realty

4/17/2019 4/18/2019 4/22/2019 4/19/2019 4/17/2019 4/18/2019 4/19/2019 4/23/2019

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

39,900.00 449,000.00 399,000.00 490,000.00 299,000.00 825,000.00 589,000.00 79,900.00

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

38,000.00 12411 420,000.00 11455 365,000.00 242 490,000.00 219 280,000.00 6407 800,000.00 536 570,000.00 832 80,000.00 Lot 6

Florida Keys Realty Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt

Coldwell Banker Schmitt A Key Real Estate Key West Luxury Real Estate Coldwell Banker Schmitt

4/19/2019 4/19/2019 4/17/2019 4/22/2019

$ $ $ $

665,000.00 359,000.00 598,000.00 549,000.00

$ $ $ $

650,000.00 344,000.00 550,000.00 525,000.00

Coldwell Banker Schmitt

BHHS Keys Real Estate

4/22/2019

$

589,000.00 $

680,000.00

Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt BHHS Keys Real Estate

Coldwell Banker Schmitt Coldwell Banker Schmitt BHHS Keys Real Estate

4/17/2019 4/23/2019 4/17/2019

$ 1,335,000.00 $ 1,300,000.00 $ 899,000.00 $ 899,000.00 $ 639,000.00 $ 620,000.00

Coldwell Banker Schmitt Keller Williams KW Compass

Lokation Real Estate BHHS Keys Real Estate

4/19/2019 4/22/2019

$ $

625,000.00 $ 463,000.00 $

600,000.00 415,000.00

BHHS Knight & Gardner Realty Century 21 All Keys

Coldwell Banker Schmitt Vacasa Florida

4/18/2019 4/19/2019

$ $

545,000.00 $ 729,900.00 $

515,000.00 690,000.00

BHHS Keys Real Estate

BHHS Keys Real Estate

4/18/2019

$

795,000.00 $

796,000.00

Conch Realty

Conch Realty

4/23/2019

$

189,900.00 $

160,000.00

At Home in Key West Realty Executives Key West BHHS Knight & Gardner Realty Century 21 All Keys Century 21 All Keys Truman & Co. Ocean Sotheby's International Key West Vacation Prop & Realty Preferred Properties BHHS Knight & Gardner Realty

Century 21 Schwartz Realty Realty Executives Key West BHHS Knight & Gardner Realty BHHS Knight & Gardner Realty Century 21 Schwartz Truman & Co. Ocean Sotheby's International Coastal Collection Real Estate Key West Luxury Real Estate Beach Club Brokers

4/16/2019 4/17/2019 4/18/2019 4/19/2019 4/22/2019 4/17/2019 4/18/2019 4/19/2019 4/19/2019 4/19/2019

$ 449,000.00 $ 435,000.00 $ 399,000.00 $ 389,200.00 $ 245,000.00 $ 245,000.00 $ 859,000.00 $ 850,000.00 $ 849,000.00 $ 814,200.00 $ 879,000.00 $ 865,000.00 $ 1,999,000.00 $ 1,975,000.00 $ 599,995.00 $ 580,000.00 $ 945,000.00 $ 890,000.00 $ 890,000.00 $ 825,000.00

Monroe County Property Transfers

GOOD DEEDS

Key Largo

Plantation Key

Long Key

Duck Key

Marathon

Key Colony Beach Marathon

Big Pine Key

Ramrod Key

Summerland Key

Cudjoe Key

Sugarloaf Key

Big Coppitt Geiger Key Key West

List Price 169,000.00 489,000.00 476,000.00 145,000.00 459,000.00

Sold Price $ $ $ $ $

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Style

Plantation Rd Lake Surprise Transylvania Ave Overseas Highway, #56 Burton Dr, #4214

1967 1999 2015 N/A 1991

Mobile Hom Mobile Hom Single Fam Lots Condo

3 3 3 0 2

No Yes No No Yes

106 106 103.5 94.5 92.5

Plantation Dr Pippen Dr Overseas Hwy, #84 Coral Rd Treasure Harbor Dr

1972 1954 1980 1971 1948

Single Fam Single Fam Townhouse Single Fam Commercial

5 4 2 3 0

Yes Yes Yes No Yes

90 87.5 87 86.5 86.5

1981 Single Fam

3

Yes

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1969 1970 1969 1990

1 3 1 2

No No Yes Yes

61 61 61 61

1985 Boat Slip 1975 Condo

0 1

Yes Yes

54.5 54.5

1987 Single Fam

3

Yes

53.5

Overseas Hwy, #33A 3rd Avenue Ocean 109th Street Ocean Bruce Ct, A Oceanview Ave Sombrero Beach Rd 27th Street Ocean Avenida Primiceria

2006 1953 1951 1988 1986 1968 2018 N/A

Boat Slip Single Fam Single Fam Half Duple Single Fam Single Fam Single Fam Lots

0 2 3 2 2 4 3 0

Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No

53 53 52.5 52 50.5 49.5 49.5 49.5

Sea Grape Lobstertail Rd Tropic St Tropic St

1993 1974 1993 1986

Single Fam Single Fam Single Fam Single Fam

2 3 3 2

Yes Yes Yes Yes

30.5 30 29 29

27311 Saint Croix Ln

1987 Single Fam

3

Yes

27.5

1015 Flagship Dr 953 Flagship 969 Caribbean Dr

2010 Single Fam 1985 Single Fam 1995 Single Fam

3 2 2

Yes Yes Yes

25.5 25.5 25

22810 Blackbeard 22652 La Fitte Dr

1989 Single Fam 1988 Single Fam

3 2

Yes Yes

23 23

19269 Pelico Rd 17196 Hibiscus Ln

1981 Single Fam 2003 Single Fam

2 3

No Yes

19.5 17

1974 Single Fam

4

Yes

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1981 Mobile Hom

2

Yes

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1997 1933 2018 1984 1984 1905 1938 1933 1991 1928

2 1 0 2 2 2 4 3 2 3

No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No

4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0

Street # Street Name

118 Layton Dr Pebble Beach Ln,#2 Seaview Cir Duck Key Dr, #3 Marina Villa dr, #8201

271 4th St

3719 144 3695 3655

2 Palmetto Dr 296 Scorpio Ln 90 1401 1801 1800 1800 1215 1030 1009 416 326

Golf Club Dr Newton St, #1 Roosevelt Atlantic Atlantic Blvd, C-337 South St Fleming St Packer St Porter Ln Virginia St

Condo Single Fam Condo Condo

Townhouse Condo Boat Slip Condo Condo Single Fam Single Fam Duplex Condo Single Fam

Tot Beds Wtrfrnt MM

Based on information provided by the KWAR MLS for the period of April 17th, 2019 to April 24th, 2019.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

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NEWS FROM FKCC

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ver the past few weeks, we’ve talked a lot about new diseases, new reDr. Stanley Sack search and new thinking. Today, we’ve got an oldie but baddie. We’ve known about type 2 diabetes for a while. I mean, is there anyone out there without at least one grandparent that developed it? (At least two of mine did.)

Although we don’t want anyone to get type 2 diabetes, what’s been really concerning is that in recent years, it seems to have hit children and teenagers with increasing frequency. A couple of years ago, a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that the disease increased 4.8 percent each year over a 10-year period. (That may not seem like much, but it adds up. Think about the amount of time it takes to navigate North Roosevelt Boulevard increasing 4.8 percent each year. You get the idea … ) We don’t know why, but it doesn’t appear that young people are affected equally. Those of Native American descent are at highest risk, followed, in succession, by those of Asian, African, Hispanic and Caucasian descent. The rate of increase was faster in girls than in boys.

We can only hope that researchers figure out why the increase and why the differences, and that the new knowledge will help us prevent more cases. But before we talk about what we do know, let’s spend a little ink on some very basic information on type 2 diabetes, and why it’s particularly concerning in our younger patients.

Diabetes (more properly, diabetes mellitus — to distinguish it from an unrelated disease with the word “diabetes” in it) is a disease of high blood sugar. Curiously, I used to have a lot of people come in wanting a child tested for diabetes because of this or that symptom

where a parent thought the child had low blood sugar. That wouldn’t happen with this disease unless the child was experimenting with Grandma’s diabetes meds. In type 2 diabetes, blood sugar increases largely because the body becomes resistant to the effects of insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas that puts sugar to use, lowering the amount in the blood.

One reason that we’re seeing more of this in kids is that high weight is a risk factor, and more children and teens are overweight.

One reason that this is a problem, particularly in this age group, is that the younger you are, the more time you have to get complications from the disease. The heart, eyes, nerves and kidneys are just a few of the organs that can take a hit from long-term diabetes. Even more concerning is recent evidence that the disease progresses faster in young people than in older adults.

Also, treating children and adolescents has its own challenges.

While many medications are out there, not all are approved for these age groups, and the treating physician has to balance the needs of controlling diabetes with the importance of growing and developing well. For this reason, many primary care doctors who see children and teens don’t manage kids with diabetes on their own (unlike many adult doctors), necessitating a drive to see the pediatric endocrinologist. Fortunately, we have many good ones in South Florida, but a drive to the mainland is a drive to the mainland.

I wish I had something new to report on prevention of type 2 diabetes and its complications in our youngest patients. I don’t, but it’s never a bad idea (and never too late) to reduce your child’s risk factors! Encourage healthy eating habits, with the goal of managing weight. And it’s just as important to encourage regular physical activity.

That might be a matter of putting down that iPad, or supporting their school by running that 5K. And maybe it’s time to lobby for weekly Zombie Bike Rides!

Meghan Heaney-Grier has been a pioneering free diver. CONTRIBUTED

RECORD-HOLDING FREE DIVER VISITS; SUMMER CLASSES OFFERED

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lorida Keys Community College concludes its VIP Series with “Mehgan Heaney-Grier: Adventures of an Eco-Warrior.” The presentation, led by the marine educator, ocean adventurer and storyteller, is on Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m. in the Tennessee Williams Theatre on the Key West campus.

Drawing on more than 20 years of experience working above and below the waterline, HeaneyGrier will lead the audience on a journey of exploration, adventure and ocean stewardship. In sharing experiences from her pioneering free-dive records, Hollywood stunt diving and work on an elite team of explorers for the Discovery Channel, she will convey how a life of adventure can cultivate not only a deep connection with the environment, but also the sense of responsibility to protect it.

A former Keys resident, Heaney-Grier established the first U.S. free-dive record for both men and women, in the constant weight category, and is an original inductee into the Women Divers Hall of Fame. She holds a degree in ecology and evolutionary biology, and anthropology. She is also a mother, established micro-influencer on social media, and a strong female figure for young people around the world.

Heaney-Grier is dedicated to raising awareness and empower-

ing the next generation of ocean stewards to engage and tackle the critical issues facing our oceans today.

The acronym in FKCC’s VIP Series stands for “visions, ideas, and perspectives.” Sponsored by Centennial Bank, the series invites the community to learn from speakers of local, regional and national prominence. Tickets are $5 at the door. Admission is free for students at FKCC and Monroe County schools. For more information, call FKCC at 305-296-9081 or visit www. fkcc.edu.

In summer news, registration is now open for summer courses at Florida Keys Community College. The College offers two term options — a six-week, on-campus term and a 12-week online term. Both begin May 13. Students can complete courses quickly in the condensed term at FKCC locations in Key West, Marathon and Tavernier. The online term allows students the flexibility and convenience of learning via the college’s virtual campus. New students must apply by May 7. Scholarships, financial aid and payment plans are available.

For more information about your opportunities, visit www.fkcc. edu or contact FKCC’s Office of Recruitment at 305-809-3207 or recruiter@fkcc.edu.

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ROBERT THE DOLL’S KILLER KEY LIME PIE Anne Otto threatens to force an entire Key lime pie down Betsy’s throat if she doesn’t stop asking questions about that damn doll in this clipping from the Otto family archives. DAVID SLOAN/Contributed

Robert the Doll steals most of the attention at his old Key West residence at 534 Eaton St., but there was a time when the Key lime pies that came out of his kitchen were the doll of the island, and the star attraction was their David Sloan baker, Anne Parker Otto.

Anne shared “The Artist House” with her husband, artist Gene Otto, and with Robert the Doll, from 1945 to 1974, but her story started long before. Anne was born into a wealthy family in Cincinnati in 1902, then raised in the Back Bay section of Boston. She started playing piano at age 5, and specialized in the instrument at the Grand Cathedral in Washington, D.C. In a 1935 interview, she described taking her “bow to society” by attending the Garland School of Homemaking.

Garland School offered classes in food preparation, meal service and other skills that were considered necessary to run a proper household.

It was schooling that would pay off.

After Garland, Anne’s piano passion took her to Paris, and she made the city her home for much of the 1920s. She worked as a concert pianist, touring Europe and even playing a command performance for King George V of England.

Anne’s music also captured the attention of a Key West native, one Gene Otto, who had moved to Paris for art school and to study the Old Masters.

The two fell in love, married and did a stint in New York, where Anne was a featured entertainer at Rockefeller Center’s Rainbow Room. They returned to Key West in 1945 when Gene’s mother fell ill. Here, they moved into his childhood home.

Gene was an outstanding artist. Townspeople packed his shows and stories of his success filled local newspapers. The society pages never failed to mention the infectious aura of beauty, charm and grace that surrounded Anne.

The Ottos entertained regularly. Anne used two stoves to prepare her meals because the burners on one just couldn’t keep up. She adopted local recipes passed on to her from Gene’s mother, and described her cooking style as Conch and Cuban, mixed in with a little French that she had picked up in Paris.

Anne’s friend and neighbor, Bill Geiser, told me the walls of the Otto home were decorated with Gene’s art. Gene made a point of inviting potential buyers for dinner, and though he never touched alcohol, Anne kept a “special” bottle of water in the fridge, and wine was always served to their guests. Anne’s Ropa Vieja won their stomachs while her charm won their hearts. Over dinner, conversation would shift to Gene’s art. A slice of Anne’s pie would seal the deal on a sale.

I discovered Anne’s Key lime pie recipe while researching the Otto archives for my book on Robert the Doll. I went straight to the Artist House to show my friend Laura, who was manager at the time. We both read the recipe and smiled.

“Four eggs for family and six for company,” it said.

We talked about how cool it would be to recreate Anne Otto’s Key lime pie in the same kitchen where she used to bake them.

As I left Laura by the pool, I cut back through the Artist House kitchen where Anne’s pies had been made. As I neared the front of the house, I felt a distinct presence and heard footsteps from behind as if someone was trying to catch up with me. I turned around expecting to see Laura.

Instead, I was greeted by a cool blast of air that smelled like sweet gardenia perfume, and a presence that felt like it stepped out of the old society pages. Nobody else was around.

I’d like to think what I experienced was Annette Otto’s spirit. Perhaps this was a moment that set her spirit free. Or maybe there was a gardenia blooming nearby that I wasn’t able to locate.

In any case, we can all do our part to keep Anne’s spirit alive, for it will shine every time you make a Key lime pie with her Key West recipe.

Bake it, share it, and love it. Add the extra eggs, build stiff peaks in her honor, let your pie send sweet music into the world like Anne did, and every time you serve the pie, tell the story of Anne Parker Otto. It’s a starring role she deserves, and you’ll be a doll for sharing it.

Love & Limes.

ANNE OTTO’S FAMOUS KEY LIME PIE Anne learned to make lime pie from her mother-inlaw, Minnie Otto.

6 egg yolks beaten slightly 1 can sweetened condensed milk Juice of 7 large key limes (about ½ cup) 1 9-inch baked pie shell 6 egg whites 12 tablespoons sugar Combine egg yolks and condensed milk and mix well. Add lime juice and blend well. Turn into pie shell. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) until set, about 10 to 15 minutes. Meanwhile beat egg whites until very stiff. Put on pie by large spoonfuls, spreading to edge of pie shell all around. Place in hot oven (400 degrees) for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 300 degrees and bake until meringue is pale honey colored.

David L. Sloan is an authority on Robert the Doll and Key lime pie. He is the author of “Robert the Doll: The True Biography of Key West’s Haunted Doll” and “The Key West Key Lime Pie Cookbook,” founder of The Key West Ghost Hunt and co-founder of The Key Lime Festival.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

KEY WEST WEEKLY / APRIL 25, 2019

OBITUARY

A LIFE REMEMBERED When President Trump visited the NAS Boca Chica last Spring, Linda and I couldn’t help but share some media laughs out on the tarmac.

I kept telling her it wasn’t Coldplay landing, just the president. HAYS BLINCKMANN/Keys Weekly

LINDA RUSSIN MADE THE AIRWAVES PERSONAL HAYS BLINCKMANN

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t was her voice, with the slight Midwest cadence and Oklahoma lilt, that became my daily highlight.

Reading the news on radio station 106.9, Linda Russin, owner, personalized the local airwaves and made us all feel at home. Hearing of her sudden passing last week, I looked back through my archives and remembered why she made me smile.

I once wrote about Linda, “Not often does a woman, who was named Rotarian of the Year two years ago, reads the Bible every day and is the new coordinator for Relay for Life, listen to Beck.” Linda was the most understated radio personality: no tattoos or piercings, a blonde coif, maybe her alma mater the University of Oklahoma’s logo somewhere.

She had a quiet but infectious laugh. Linda was wholeheartedly a part of the community, whether raising money for charities, playing the music she enjoyed, alternative, or laugh-

“In Key West, we’re away from the mainland and depend on each other, and people in the Keys do look out for each other.”

— Linda Russin, of Island 106.9.

ing at Britt Myers’ antics during a Chamber of Commerce meeting. She loved college football, OU of course, and her favorite TV show was “WKRP in Cincinnati,” haha. Radio hour with friend Trice Denny was the highlight of her week, and she claimed her autobiography would be called “Never Growing Old.” I will miss her news clips on 106.9 more than anything; no one could mix news of a meteor landing and the score of the Conch baseball game like her. The community has lost a great voice as well.

LONG LIVE THE CONCH ANN MARIE REPUBLIC ANGELOTTI

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nn Marie Angelotti passed away, surrounded by all of her children, on March 25, 2019. She was proceeded in death by her husband, Peter Angelotti, and her parents, Paul and Lena Doucet. Ann Marie lives on in her children, Peter Jr., Rachele, and Dante; her three brothers, Peter, Paul and Michael; and her many grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1959, she moved to the Florida Keys in 1984. In addition to owning Angelotti’s Pizza for four years, she was a familiar smiling face in the service industry in the Lower Keys for over 30 years. Ann Marie was happiest outdoors in the sunshine, working with her plants, boating with her family, or enjoying a book on a quiet beach.

A memorial mass will be held at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Big Pine Key on Friday, May 3 at 9 a.m. A gathering to commemorate Ann Marie’s joyful spirit will be held at the family home at 82 Dorsett Dr. on Grassy Key from 4 to 7 that evening; all are welcome to attend.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the St. Peter’s Catholic Church Rebuild Fund.

KEY WEST HISTORY BRAD BERTELLI

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t was April 18, 1982, a Sunday afternoon, at just after three o’clock when the flashing red lights and barricades of a United States Border Checkpoint cut the Florida Keys off from mainland America.

Key West Mayor Dennis Wardlow filed an injunction in Miami Superior Court hoping to have the checkpoint lifted. The case was heard by chief federal judge Clyde Atkins of the U.S. District Court.

Just after 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 22, Wardlow and his constituents were told that while the checkpoint would not be dismantled, it would cease to operate in its previous, egregious manner.

Wardlow left the courthouse with his head held high. When he stopped on the courthouse steps to make a statement to a smattering of reporters, his words would change everything.

Wardlow, along with a handful of stalwarts from the Key West community, decided that if the government was going to treat Key West as a foreign nation than that is exactly what the island would become.

Wardlow announced that Key West would secede from the United States of America at noon the following day. Mayor Wardlow and his advisors gathered at Clinton Square and declared Key West the Conch Republic.

Brad Bertelli is curator of the Keys History & Discovery Center.

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LOST FOUND HOW KEY WEST HAS ORGANIZED TO LOCATE LOST THINGS

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n my first year on Key West, I took an ill-fated jog. Sure, it was a beautiful day; I was still giddy at living in paradise; I wasn’t paying enough attention.

After mailing a couple of letters and heading home, I realized that I was missing my driver’s license and debit card, which had been tucked in my exercise armband.

The next day, I got a Facebook message.

A neighbor had found my belongings and tracked me down. It wasn’t just anyone — it was Shawna Allen, who I now call one of my dearest friends. We met in her old apartment above the Seam Shoppe on Truman, where she handed back my stuff.

“I was going to ask you to stay for a glass of wine,” she said years later, “but I thought it might be weird.” Hundreds of glasses of wine later, it’s still wonderfully weird.

Tales like mine aren’t uncommon. I’ve heard similar stories from dozens of Key Westers: losing wallets, bicycles, sunglasses or tennis racquets around town, and a kindly stranger returning them. When this happened 10 years ago to local author (and Key West Weekly columnist) David Sloan, he took to the Internet.

“Somebody stole my scooter, so I posted it on Facebook. Word spread pretty quickly, and somebody said ‘I found it!’” Since, at the time, there weren’t a lot of Facebook groups, Sloan started one. He dubbed it “Key West Lost, Found and Stolen.” The group now has 12,836 members. Thousands of items — and vehicles, people and animals — have found their way home through the local channel.

“It’s great when people get their stuff back, but the coolest thing is when people get their animals back,” said Sloan. “There have been hundreds, maybe thousands of people, that have been reunited with their animals.” We compiled some of our favorite and uncanny stories from Key West Lost, Found and Stolen to share these warm fuzzies. So keep the wallet close — but if it decides to take the Duval Crawl, it might just find its way back home.

FROM ROGUE WALLETS AND BAGS

SARAH THOMAS

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AND FURRY FRIENDS THAT NEED HELP HOME

“I had my bag hand-delivered to me

by KWPD. I was helping KWHS with their homecoming parade floats, and I must have dropped it on the way back to my car. The next day an officer brought it to my front door with all cash, cards — everything inside.

It was found by a man walking his dog. I called dispatch to see who turned it in and wrote a letter, leaving a finder’s fee and note thanking him for being the true meaning of One Human Family. Stuff like this happens all the time here.”

— Jamie Thiel Cates

Marvin the cat had a hurricane adventure and then took a plane, walk and automobile back to Key West.

Ann Dwyer’s cat, Marvin, had an “awesome adventure” being lost in Maryland, and then was returned to Key West. She let Marvin tell his story:

Stacy Safford brandishing her newly returned wallet, with cash intact. FACEBOOK/Contributed

“I deliver groceries for Shipt, and we had just started delivering alcohol, so I needed to bring my ID for deliveries. Well, my wallet dropped out of my car on White Street, and someone brought it to my bank, and the bank contacted me. There was even cash in it — I even wish they had taken that as a tip.

I’m from LA and that shit would never happen there — only in Key West.”

— Stacy Safford* *In an added moment of serendipity, Safford was delivering groceries at the same address the day she shared her story.

“When I evacuated Irma with my owner, Ann, I jumped off a second story balcony in Maryland to walk back to Key West. But, I got lost. Patti and Fred found me five weeks later, fed me and loved me, and then I rode in a plane with Lisa to Miami and in a car all the way down U.S. 1.”

— Marvin, via Ann Dwyer* *To Lisa Coletti, Patti Secreto and Fred Secreto, Marv says “meow.”

“It was January or February 2016. My dog and I were staying at a vacation rental in Bahama Village for 10 days. He is an 85 lb chocolate lab, a little intimidating, and truly the love of my life. We are still unsure how he got out (maybe mosquito control left the gate open?). I was awoken from a nap by a

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Shawn and the lab of her life after being reunited

phone call from his breeder — a sweet lady had picked him up and taken him to the shelter where they scanned him for his chip and immediately reached out to someone.

I was in a complete panic, not knowing anything about Key West, finding out they had taken him to a shelter on another island (Stock Island). I was hoping to repay the favor and thank her from the bottom of my heart, but they didn’t have any information from her. I gave a donation to the shelter and went on my way. This was my first real taste of the love and beauty of the people of Key West. I am now a resident of Key West and spend my time and money at SPCA events as much as I can. I’m forever grateful to the SPCA and this mystery lady, who I would love to hug.”

— Shawn Scott Williamson

TO THE TRULY BIZARRE

night, I didn’t want it to get towed and was walking it to the parking spots off Duval below La Concha. Well, the cops watched me push it across the street and then put me in handcuffs. I pleaded with them that I wasn’t driving, but they said ‘We warned you, we are just putting you in the drunk tank with no charges.’ I had no trouble, just a night in the pen dressed as a %&$#*#@ cheerleader. The next morning a correction officer is smiling at me and says ‘I love my job.’ She reaches in a paper bag with my name written on it, pulls out the contents, and says ‘One purple wig.’ We laugh — I didn’t lose my job or my scooter, but I had absolutely no clue where my phone was. I kept calling it and calling it. Finally a woman answers and says: ‘Hey is this the cheerleader from the other night?’ She had given me a lift on her trike, and I’d left my iPhone in her cup holder. When she returned it, she refused to take any money, so I threw $20 on her porch and drove off.”

— Noel McEnerney

This cow’s for Yu (and Wakana)!

Noel in his infamous purple wig.

“Lost tourist, please help his friends find him!”

— Alexis Simpson*

“At Cow Key Bridge Run, I happened to start chatting with a newlywed couple in appropriately bovine costumes on their honeymoon from Japan. Turns out they had planned their wedding and travels around the Cow Key Bridge Run. They had certainly traveled the farthest distance to run the world’s shortest race! I spoke to a couple of organizers about whether there was a trophy for that, and there was not. I got the contact info for the couple, since they had to leave for Miami to catch their plane home. I was hoping there might be an extra Cow Key trophy I could send them to celebrate their participation. It would be a wonderful memory for Wakana and Yu from Yokohama. I did not know them before the race, but I was impressed with their spirit of adventure and silliness. What do you think guys? Possible?”

In the comments: “Dawn Young: No one picked up the Well Done cow trophy! We’ll get that to them.”

— David Sloan

In Key West, even your teeth might stumble home the next morning.

“Anyone lose their dentures at Archer Key?” — Samantha Basara ­­­

“It was my first Fantasy Fest living on the island, and I partied from the first day of Goombay to the last night of Fantasy Fest. I almost made it out unscathed. The second to last night, I was dressed in a bright yellow and black cheerleader uniform and skirt with a purple wig, and the cops caught me moving my scooter (I kinda stood out) and warned me not to touch it again. So the last

AND THE ENTIRELY UNEXPECTED

Even humans are lost, and found, on the Facebook page.

In the comments: “Yo! This is my good friend from Lauderdale. My girlfriend’s sister was putting these stickers up yesterday.

She was at the police station filing a missing person’s report when he finally called.”

… And like that, a gilded cow trophy was sent to Japan, a few wallets, dogs and cats, and a purple wig were returned, and Key West returns to (ab)normal. Big thanks to the KWPD and the SPCA for putting up with the two and four-legged locals that sometimes need a little help getting home.

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THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG

Left: Nick Norman, Joal Rush and Rob Hatch perform at the 2019 Island Time Music Fest. Right: Rob Hatch said he’d always aspired to be a writer, not a performer, but “You’ve got to sing to get your songs heard.” KELLY NORMAN/ Contributed

NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS ‘IN THE ROUND’ AT KEY WEST THEATER SARAH THOMAS

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uick! Who wrote “Love Me Tender?” What about “Girls Just Want to Have Fun?” It’s a safe guess that the names Ken Darby and Robert Hazard aren’t as easy to recall as Elvis Presley or Cyndi Lauper. And while Prince wrote “Purple Rain,” few know that it was written as a country song, meant for Stevie Nicks. When he sent her the 10- minute instrumental version, Nicks said, “I just got scared.”

The stories that lie behind our favorite songs — and the people who wrote them — often get lost somewhere between a pad of paper and the stage … or, in some cases, stadium.

Nashville Songwriters “In the Round” is coming to Key West Theater on Saturday, April 27.

With it will come Rob Hatch, Paul Jenkins and Justin Wilson, who have written hits for some of the biggest names in Nashville. They will take the stage with tunes that are likely to be familiar, while the stories are not.

Kelly Norman, executive director of Key West Theater, credits her husband, singersongwriter Nick Norman, for the idea. “We’ve spent a lot of time in Nashville,” she said, “and I’ve have been lucky enough to sit in

rooms with successful songwriters and my husband has been lucky enough to be on stage with them. It’s always amazing hearing a song you’ve known for 20 years and finally learning the story behind the song or the person that wrote it.”

The Normans’ vision was also to allow songwriters to get exposure and credit for their work, and to allow locals to get to know “the face behind the music.”

Justin Wilson, from Georgia, has scored over 20 cuts and singles in the course of his career, writing for the likes of Blake Shelton, Craig Campbell, Joe Nichols and Randy Houser. His song “Kiss You in the Morning,” sung

by Michael Ray, hit number one.

Paul Jenkins, hailing from Texas, was nominated for Breakthrough Writer of the Year by Music Row Magazine in 2011 and has written for Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean, Chris Young and Dierks Bentley.

For Rob Hatch, returning to Key West is a bit of a homecoming. The native Floridian is from Cross City, 50 miles west of Gainesville, and he has taken part in the Key West Songwriters’ Festival for over 15 years.

He’s written number one hits like “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” and collaborated with Faith Hill, Luke Bryan, Gretchen Wilson and George Jones. But perhaps the most interesting story is his

collaboration with Johnny Cash, posthumously.

“A couple years ago,” he said, “I got to be friends with John Carter Cash, and he has what we call the holy grail.” Cash, son of legendary duo Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, had what Hatch called “the holy grail”—a collection of half-written songs and poems by his late father. Having worked with the likes of Sheryl Crow and Bono on collaborations with his father’s music, Cash said to Hatch: “You wouldn’t want to finish these songs with Dad, would you?”

Cash sent Hatch a poem by his father called “My Song,” still on letterhead in his handwriting. It was written in 1970. “I only listened to Johnny Cash in the 1970s for two weeks,” said Hatch, agonizing over whether to “make it fresh and new or write it like you’re writing it with Johnny.” He opted for the latter, using only the words Cash had put on the

page, but refashioning them into a chorus and verses. He said, “I thought I had a good start on it, and when I played it for John, he said, ‘That’s the song.’”

Cash wanted to cut the song, record it at Cash Cabin, the famed recording studio built (as a cabin)

by Johnny Cash himself, and host to many other massive musicians.

They did just that — Randy Houser did a version and Runaway June did a female version, which will be on the next album of Johnny Cash’s brilliant scribblings.

“I wanted to write it like he was in the room, and I was making it with him,” said Hatch.

He will tell stories like this and many more at “In the Round,” like the early days of the difficulty of making it in Nashville: “They said it would take 10 years, and my first number one was 10 years and two months. Nashville beats you down before it pays you out.” He also offers hints of the stories behind his number ones, like “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away,” inspired by his late grandfather. The song spans the death of high school friends to superstars. “Those are basically true stories,” he said, and acknowledged that the now-famous song “sat around for seven years and no one wanted it.”

Stories like that will perhaps be music to the ears of aspiring writers and songwriters of Key West. The island is a natural fit for a group coming from Music City.

“Key West has a creative fun vibe that feels a lot like Nashville,” Hatch said, “but with better weather and not a lot of traffic.

The people down here love music and it makes it super fun to play.”

“And maybe I can slide a piece of Blue Heaven pie in between sets.” Fortunately, it isn’t so far away.

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IN AN OCTOPUS’ GARDEN GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH AT FKCC

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t was a once-in-a-lifetime moment for research diver Lucja Rice, faculty member with the Diving Business & Technology department at the Florida Keys Community College. On April 12, she went to check on recent find “Agnes,” a Caribbean reef octopus hidden in the rocks in the FKCC’s lagoon. During Rice’s dive, Agnes’ 200-plus eggs began to hatch, and Rice didn’t just capture the event on film, but also one baby octopus – now FKCC’s newest resident. When octopus babies are born, they immediately find crevices in which to hide from predators, and one quickly squirreled away in Rice’s Sea Life camera as a welcome stowaway.

Taking baby octo back to the lab, Rice, along with a team of excited students and researchers, can continue moving forward with some ground-breaking research in their aquatic nursery.

Since 2013, FKCC’s divers have found several Caribbean reef octo-moms who use the lagoon for breeding; unfortunately, octo-dads die after mating. This academic year has seen a record of four moms, only the size of a fist, using FKCCprotected waters surrounding the college where there are few boats, and no fishing or recreational use unless sanctioned by the school. The protected waters also host a healthy supply of lobsters and stone crabs, crustaceans being the favored food supply of octopuses. Discarded shells are a good indicator of an octo-mom nesting area.

FKCC students Madeline Ticer, 22, and Riley Martinez, 19, studying marine environmental technology and marine diving technology, are now a part of a team with Patrick Rice, chief science and research officer; Lucja Rice, of the Department of Diving Business and Technology faculty; and Bill Irwin, biology. They are poised to be on the forefront of research about the genetics and habits of the Caribbean reef octopus. The team, upon finding the multiple octo-moms with a life span of only 18 months, began to ask, were these octopuses born in the lagoon and returned to hatch the next generation? Would their DNA match that of their predecessors?

Also, if they are returning to their “home,” how did they navigate back after leaving as newborns?

When Ticer and Martinez began to research Caribbean reef octopuses and their lifestyle habits, they did not find any specific published studies answering their questions. Both students are eager to continue studying the octo-moms and will be looking for grants with Rice to keep studying and, hopefully, publish their own papers from Key West.

“I found RNA testing but no DNA testing,” said Ticer. Having gathered DNA from a deceased octopus, Ticer, working with Irwin, hasn’t found a viable way to read the DNA yet. Finding a DNA test that will work for an octopus will be a first, as the team cannot find any similar studies, let alone mapping their habits.

After the team gathers a readable DNA code, the next step will be to compare it to the DNA of the future existing octopuses in the lagoon. If there is over 50% match, then the team has proven

that octopuses will grow, leave and return to their original home – in zoological terms, philopatry. As only one to two baby octos survive out of roughly 200-400 eggs that hatch, it’s fascinating to imagine the odds of their return. Known as solitary creatures, they do not travel in schools or pods; in fact, there is no term for an octopus group.

Rice is trying to discover how the octopuses relocate to the lagoon. One possibility common in animals is magnetic reception, when an organism uses the earth’s magnetic field to perceive location.

Since octopuses are famously intelligent invertebrates, is it possible that they are merely using their memory?

“Everything we do is about trying to learn – it’s called conservation aquaculture,” said Rice. For now, baby octo, the size of a thumb tip, is thriving at FKCC. The team already has seen mother Agnes pass away, fading in color to an almost white after the eggs hatched.

“Water is getting warmer, and we don’t know if the mothers take a summer break, and return in the fall,” said Rice.

The team cannot predict when octomoms will arrive, but they are eager for them to return.

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1. Octopus April 2019 The octopus is one of the most intelligent creatures in the sea.

HUNTER LEDBETTER/FKCC 2. The tiny octopus hatch from hundreds of eggs—only a few survive.

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3. Lucja Rice, left, helps her students FKCC students Riley Martinez and Madeline Ticer. HAYS BLINCKMANN/Keys Weekly

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FUN FACTS ABOUT THE OCTOPUS The Caribbean reef octopus is a master of disguise and can change colors.

Crabs, shrimp and lobsters rank among their favorite foods, though some can attack larger prey, including sharks.

If threatened, octopuses shoot an inky fluid that darkens the water, confusing the aggressor. The octopus can also change to gray, brown, pink, blue or green to blend in with its surroundings.

An octopus can weigh from 6 to 22 pounds.

An octopus can move up to 25 mph.

Octopuses can be cannibalistic and eat their own.

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THE POWER OF A PROMISE

To our BUYERS and SELLERS. We hope you enjoy your new homes.

TAKING INVENTORY OF TIME AND COMMITMENT

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ne of my best girlfriends, Lindsey, blew me off for a year before we became friends. We’d make plans time after time, and time after time she would break them for one reason or another. I should have given up multiple times, but for some nagging reason, I didn’t. Finally, she kept her word. She showed up at my house and the first thing I said to her was: “You’ve really been a bitch to lock down! If you blow me off again, I won’t try again.” We ended up going for a two-hour walk and opening up to each other about deeply personal things. To this day, she is one of my go-to people when I need an unconditional and nonjudgmental ear.

We were hanging out by the pool this past weekend, and she looked at me out of nowhere and thanked me. “For what?” I asked.

She said over the past few years, she’s become a woman of her word.

I smiled.

Years and years ago, before technology, all people had was their word. And if someone was not a person of their word, then they weren’t to be trusted. (A Lannister always pays his debts…) Back in the day there were no phones to call someone with and cancel. If you didn’t show up, the person you let down likely wouldn’t make plans with you again. Today, we get away with texting someone last-minute, not even having the wherewithal to actually pick up the phone. Somehow over time, our society has forgotten how important it is to keep our promises. Is it because we overpromise and over-extend ourselves?

How about saying “no” sometimes instead of “yes” all the time, if you may not be able to make good on your commitments? I started saying “no” recently and let me tell you … it feels damn good.

Lindsey was well worth it, and I’m glad I held out for her. I would have missed out on an amazing friendship. Since then, however, I decided to take a personal inventory of my relationships. Whom can I count on? Who shows up? And when they show up, do they bring value? Then I asked myself the same questions about my own behavior.

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Robin Dunbar, a professor of evolutionary psychology, came up with a theory in the early 1990s that claims a human being cannot maintain more than 150 relationships, and only five close friendships – due to limitations of brain size, attention span and the time it takes to nurture close friendships. Dunbar recently says he proved his theory using data from the phone records of almost 35 million users and 6 billion calls. So if you feel you are stretched too thin trying to maintain a *#@$-ton of friends, data proves you actually are not MEANT to keep up with more than a handful in a truly authentic way.

This idea of popularity, which of course has been around since the beginning of time, has been magnified by the false validation we get from social media. How many of your thousand Facebook friends would come to your aid if you were in a bad way? Why does the number of likes and comments we get on our posts sometimes overshadow or take precedence over the genuine feeling of real connection? (And yes, I will post the link to this article and read every comment made on it …)

I’m a very flawed human, as most of us are. While I have plenty of faults, I do pride myself on being a woman of my word. I simply don’t cancel plans unless it’s absolutely necessary. And by necessary, I mean I’d have to be on my death bed or pretty close to it. I’ve been lucky to have found a handful of people in my life whom I trust.

Not only by trusting them with my thoughts, but with my time.

Our time is one of the most important things we have in this life. Don’t waste it on people who don’t respect it, and offer the same in return.

Or in the words of the Wu-Tang Clan, “Word is bond, yo.”

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BOAT SLIP FOR SALE - Indoor Hi-Dry boat slip, C level at The BoatHouse, Located in Marathon. $ 7000.00 OBO John 305-289-5467 EMPLOYMENT MARINA HELP WANTED! Duck Key Marina. Call Courtney (305) 289-0161 2nd Crew Man needed for Lobster Boat in Marathon area. Experience preferred.

Call after 5pm - (305) 289-0792 Part-time Groundskeeper,

15-20 hours per week, salary range $16-$18 per hour. KCB, please contact our office at 305-743-0173, or e-mail HardingThomasL@aol.com Hiring full-time employee at Crane Point Hammock in Marathon. Prefer carpenter skills. Call 305-743-3900 for details.

IMMEDIATELY HIRING: Hideaway Cafe on Grassy Key: Food Runner, Busser, Dishwasher & Prep.

Call for appointment 3 0 5 - 2 8 9 - 1 5 5 4 .

EMPLOYMENT

Captain Pip’s Marina & Hideway - NOW HIRING: Full-Time Office Help excellent starting pay.

Also hiring Dockhand.

Drop off or mail application/resume to: 1480 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050 captpips@aol.com Cooks, Dishwashers, Food Preps and Cashiers needed. Good pay and benefits.

EEO & Drug Free. Apply within at Keys Fisheries Restaurant 3390 Gulfview Ave, Marathon OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR – Marathon. If you have a proven record as a positive, extremely reliable, self-starter capable of interacting with and supporting a wide range of individuals and diverse job requirements. Strong computer knowledge and competency required.

Full Time Position.

Please email resume to keyshumanresources61 @gmail.com Experienced Diesel Technician wanted.

Tools and experience is a must. Electronic engine diagnostic experience preferred.

Opportunity for growth and training available for qualified applicants. Florida Keys Diesel Repair, 531 107th Street, Marathon. 305-2892070 City of Marathon - Job Openings: Building Inspector/Plans Examiner.

EOE FULL BENEFITS Also hiring: Part-time (Temporary) Scanner. w w w.ci.marathon.fl.us FOOD FOR THOUGHT Organic Cafe hiring kitchen staff. Experience preferred, but willing to train. Apply in person. 5800 O/S Hwy. #23 Marathon BIKE REPAIR NEEDED. Regular maintenance for 8 spin bikes in Marathon. $$.

Call 305-775-9909.

The Island Gift Shops (Marooned In Marathon 1 & 2) are looking for happy responsible employees to complement our current staff. PART TIME HOURS in a fun environment (good fit for second job) and retirees are welcome! Apply in person at Marooned In Marathon, 11528 Overseas Highway.

Landscaping company seeking full-time laborers in Marathon.

Call 305-395-8294 Key Colony Inn NOW HIRING AM/PM SERVERS. Apply in person: 700 Ocean Drive, Key Colony Beach, FL or call for details: (305) 743-0100

EMPLOYMENT SWEET SAVANNAH’S is now hiring for Afternoon and Evening shifts. Please apply in person 8919 Overseas Hwy. Marathon Experienced Help Only needed for all positions.

Apply in person MonFri 10-11am at Sunset Grille & Raw Bar, Knights Key Blvd.

Marathon NEED EMPLOYEES? Line ads start at $25/ week for 5 lines of copy!

Call 305-743-0844 today HIRING IMMEDIATELY Waitress/Server needed for busy Breakfast & Lunch. Full or parttime. Stout’s Restaurant, 8349 Overseas Hwy, Marathon. 305-743-6437 HIRED IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS! Dolphin Research Center - Gift Shop - Now hiring: FT & PT Sales Associate Apply in Person 58901 Overseas Hwy, Grassy Key, MM 59 HIRED IN LESS THAN A WEEK! Housekeeping position available. Apply in person at Blackfin Resort & Marina, 4650 Overseas Highway, Marathon. 305-743-2393 HIRED IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS!!

Sea Dell Motel hiring Evening Desk Clerk.

Some basic computer skills needed. Personable & outgoing.

Great working environment.

5000 Overseas Hwy, Marathon. 216-509-4400 HIRED IN LESS THAN A WEEK! HOBBIES/COLLECT.

PRIVATE COLLECTOR WANTS Rolex, Dive watches and Pilot watches. Old model Military clocks & watches. Call 305-743-4578 HOMES FOR RENT

Long-term rental available in Marathon June 1st.

1BR/1BA unfurnished 1/2 Duplex. $1,800/month + utilities.

F/L/S 305-481-6887 BONEFISH TOWERS 1 bdrm ,1 1/2 bath, Marina view unit. Annual rental. $1700/mo. 305-394-5948.

3BR/2BA For Rent in Key Largo. Unfurnished, Open plan, W/D, Blinds. Very large lot. $2,625/month + utilities. F/L/S 305-807-5338 2BR/1.5BA Oceanside on the water. Great view.

Located in Tavernier. $1,750/ month - Single occupancy. $2,150/month - Double occupancy. Includes all utilities.

305-664-7648 1BR/1BA Duplex $1,700/monthly + Utilities.

Centrally located in Islamorada, MM 80, 6 Month Lease, First/Security required.

Call 305-664-5023

305.743.0844

HOMES FOR RENT 9am-5pm,

Mon-Fri

NEED TENANTS? Line ads start at $25/week for 5 lines of copy!

Call 305-743-0844 today to get your property RENTED! Marathon 1 BR/1 BA, Porch, W/D, Incl. utilities/ WIFI, on canal. No smoking.

No Pets. $1,500/month.

F/L/S 715-635-3746 RENTED IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS! Marathon Waterfront rental - 2BR/2BA, Central AC, W/D included. Full furnished. 50’ Dock. No pets/No smoking. $1,500/ month F/L/S. 443-520-9485 RENTED IN LESS THAN A WEEK! Marathon 1/2 Duplex 2BR/1BA. New construction.

Central AC, W/D in unit. $2,000/ month F/L/S. 305-664-1204 RENTED IN LESS THAN A WEEK! HOMES FOR SALE

FOR SALE – PANAMA CASA PARAISO. 7BR/7BA, 6,600 SF, Furnished home with pool, large interior patio. Safe, quiet, best retirement in Panama City, Panama. $550,000.

Edgardogarcia1@gmail. com 954-674-7354 LOT FOR SALE

Lot for Sale: Sombrero Beach Road - 75’ X 100’ canalfront, oceanview. 312-617-5665 SOLD IN LESS THAN A WEEK! RV FOR SALE

NEW 2019 RV Trailer for sale. Premier waterfront lot in well-maintained park in Marathon. Boat dock at your door with FREE 6-month dockage.

Never occupied, sleeps 4, electric fireplace, hardwood flooring, one slide-out, power awning, outside refrig. & stove built-in, LED lighting, and more. $39,900 – lot rent not included. Call (305) 7436020 2BR/1BA Mobile Home for Sale in Galway Bay, Marathon. 55+ Community.

Completely remodeled in 2014. New A/C. $53,900 OBO - Lot rent $1,240/ month.

928-580-3243 SOLD RV LOT FOR RENT

Large RV Lot for rent in Marathon. Full hook up. $800/month plus utilities.

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THEME: OFF TO THE RACES ACROSS 1. Goes with flows 5. Worry excessively 9. Occasional heart condition 13. Well-____ machine 15. *War Admiral’s 1938 experience 16. Sudan’s neighbor 17. a.k.a. Pleasant Island 18. Great Salt Lake state 19. Marching band member 20. *Unlikely champion during Great Depression 23. Shiny wheel part 24. Religious Wednesday 25. Don’t just stand there!

27. A cool ____, as in money 28. Come off 30. Type of cabbage 33. Never without “n” 35. Infection of the eyelid, pl.

38. Ethiopian currency 39. Sea swallows 41. Arm bone 42. Best of the crop 44. Aid in crime 45. Away from wind 46. Sourly 48. Snakelike reef dweller 50. Winter glider 51. ____ as a fiddle 52. Peter of the Lost Boys 53. *”The Most Exciting ____ ____ in Sports” 59. December 24 and 31 61. Bear’s hang-out 62. Retire from military 64. *Official flower of the Kentucky Derby 65. Attention-getting interjection 66. Napoleon’s stay on St. Helena, e.g.

67. Bear constellation 68. Play on words, pl.

69. *Between walk and canter

DOWN 1. Longest division of time 2. Objectivity preventer 3. Like most-desired ribbon 4. Evening in Roma 5. Turn red 6. Co-eds’ military org.

7. Isaac’s firstborn 8. Informal wear 9. Part of play 10. *____ Downs 11. Olden day women’s riding garb 12. Dutch cheese 14. Home to Burj Khalifa 21. Florida Key, e.g.

22. Steeped beverages 26. Opposite of potential 27. Caribbean rattle 28. *Race, literally 29. European sea eagle 30. *Official Kentucky Derby broadcaster 31. Lungful 32. *Second leg of the Triple Crown 34. Calf at a grocery store 36. Between NE and E 37. Sigma Alpha Epsilon 40. Beer garden mug 43. Catcher’s catcher 47. Drooping neck skin 49. Chopin’s composition 50. Relish tastebuds’ sensation 51. Law business entities 52. Paddington Bear’s homeland 54. Pearl Harbor island 55. Demeanor 56. SMS 57. Chieftain in Arabia 58. Aria, e.g.

60. Poseidon’s domain 63. *Trifecta or Exacta

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THE COMMON LAW A city code inspector may enter your property only with your permission or a search warrant.

Without either an inspector may only view your property from the street or sidewalk.

An inspector may not lift a camera to take a picture to view or document any violations.

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Absolute Auction Tuesday April 30th @ 11AM Contents of Former South Beach Restaurant Ordered SOLD by Miami-Dade Tax Collector 2171 N Dixie Hwy., Pompano Beach, FL 33060 Inspection begins @ 9am morning of sale Tilt Braising Pan, Slicer, Oyster Cases, CMA L-1x16 U/C Dishwasher, (3) 6 Burner C/T Ranges, Pitco Fryers, 27" Sandwich Prep Table, (4) 24" Griddles, 36" Griddle, 24" Char-Broiler, Asst Glass Door Coolers, 3 Door Traulsen Cooler, 2 Door S/S Freezer, 72" Sandwich Prep Table, NuVu Oven, Single & Dbl Convection Ovens, (2) Glass S/C Display Cases, (3) 6 Burner Ranges, (3) Bottle Coolers, Keg Coolers, 93" True Pizza Prep Table, 2 Hole Gas Steam Table, True Back Bars, Lettuce Crisper, Blodgett DBL Stack Pizza Oven, 27" & 48" U/C Cooler, 4' Open Case Scottsman 400lb Ice Machine, Max Ice 75lb Cuber, & MORE.

www.neverettauctions.com Toby Neverett Auctioneers • 561-706-7218 • au872 ab628

We Buy Gold Locally!

Cash Flow Jewelry and Pawn

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NEW 2019 RV TRAILER FOR SALE Located on premier waterfront lot in well-maintained park in Marathon. Boat dock at your door with FREE 6-month dockage.

Never occupied. Sleeps four, electric fireplace, hardwood flooring, one slide-out, power awning, outside built-in refrigerator and stove, LED lighting. $39,900*

Call (305) 743-6020

Townsquare Mall Marathon

*Lot rent not included.

NOW HIRING

Front Desk; Doormen/Greeters; Spa & Retail; Activity Coordinators; Housekeepers; House-Person; Public Area Attendant; Laundry Attendant; Host; Bartender; Servers; Bar Backs; Food Runners; Cashier; Line Cook; Pizza Cook; Pantry Cook; Stewarding; Storeroom Attendant, Loss Prevention & more.

Please stop by for application or contact us at careers@islabella.com Isla Bella Beach Resort 1 Knights Key Blvd, (MM 47) • Marathon, FL, 33050

NEED EMPLOYEES? HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL? Put your classified ad here for only $55/week in 30,000 copies from Key Largo to Key West. Call (305) 743-0844 Today!

SUDOKU

SOLUTION

FOR SALE BY OWNER CASA PARAISO IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMA 7B/7B/ 6600 SF living space 11000 SF total land

Pool, gym, 3 car garage, game, movie room, furnished, 2 kitchens, near airport/downtown, all services within 5 minutes.

No hurricanes, mosquitos, flooding , low taxes/ insurance. SAFE, quiet, bird and pets paradise. No fees, low maid cost. Best place to retire in the world. Write for full opportunity disclosure, photos and benefit for buying in Panama. $550.000. edgardogarcia1@gmail.com • 1 954 674 7354

Tourist Information / Office Assistant F/T position, MS Word & Excel required. Must be organized and be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. Duties also include responding to visitors on phone and in person.

Opportunity for dependable, articulate, enthusiastic individual. Apply in person: Key West Chamber of Commerce, 510 Greene Street 1st Floor.

Like working in a fun, fast paced environment?

Starting pay averaging $14.00/hour.

Established retailer now hiring Part-Time & Full-Time Retail Associates to work in our Marathon & Key West locations.

Full-Time Benefits: Commissions, Health Ins., Paid Time Off, 401k Plan, Profit Sharing, Generous Employee Merchandise Discounts.

Part-Time Benefits: Flexible Schedules, Generous Employee Merchandise Discounts.

Please call 305-393-1002

NOW HIRING

FULL-TIME OFFICE HELP – Excellent Starting Pay DOCKHAND DROP OFF OR MAIL RESUME/APPLICATION TO:

1480 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY, MARATHON, FL 33050 captpips@aol.com

NOW HIRING

Full or Part Time Guest Services

Answer phones, take reservations, greet customers with a smile.

Cashier responsibilities, must be able to multi task.

Full or Part Time Dive Instructor

Responsible for safely guiding guests through in-water encounters.

Must enjoy working with people and have a passion for marine life.

Part Time Café Help

Duties include taking orders from customers, handling cash, cooking and serving. Must be 18 yrs. or older.

Part Time Morning Landscaping & Maintenance Please apply in person at Aquarium Encounters 11710 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

Sweet Savannah’s Bake Shop

is now hiring for Afternoon & Evening Shifts.

Please Apply In Person 8919 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

Top pay for Trim Carpenter.

Must have own tools/transportation and bilingual a plus. Call Sammy @ 305-522-4166.

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• Built-in Overhead Umbrella After the fourth day, if you wish to returnand the matching Spa Cover spa,made we willwith pick itWeather up and refund you your Shield material. payment lessCover $399 plus tax forto themake four day • Built-in Lifter removing and replacing rental/trial period. your spa’s cover simple.

If you decide to keep your new spa, just come • Built in Fold-up Table perfect for back to the store to pick up your additional games and more. items included in every spa purchase.

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WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME DR. DAVID MCDONALD DMD TO THE DOC GUZMAN TEAM Dr. McDonald’s oral surgery skills and IV sedation expertise will be available on select Fridays in our Key West office.

We welcome the additional choice we can now give our patients when they require an oral surgeon and IV sedation.

From left to right: Dr. Hector Guzman D.D.S, Dr. David McDonald D.M.D Dr. Natalia Vazquez-Marrero D.M.D and Dr. Oscar Rodriguez D.M.D

Located at 2758 N. Roosevelt Blvd. (in the Overseas Market) • Key West, FL 33040 Phone 305.294.9914 • Fax 305.295.9691 • Email doc@docguzman.com • Website www.docguzman.com

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B

ack with a vengeance (just like hurricane season), it’s week two of hurricane names. The official names are out, and the winners have been

named.

The background: every six years, a list of certain names will resurface — only major storms’ names will be retired, recused and, praise be, thrown out. See ya, Irma! Starting at 39 mph, a disturbance will gain its moniker and be assigned its gender according to the list; it’s ranked a “hurricane” at 74 mph. Sorry Q, U, X, Y and Z, you guys don’t make the cut — stop smirking, Quentin and Zelda. But, did anyone ever think a name dictated a hurricane’s personality? Duh…The Weekly did and here are our…

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WHAT TO DO THIS WEEK

NOW TRENDING

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HURRICANE NAMES ‘SPLAINED 10. Olga: Bashes coast with heavy rains and wind. Cat 2. Cleaned up fast and efficiently, looking better than before storm. Wife seems unreasonably jealous.

Those clouds are perky as hell.

9. Dorian: It’s all about Dorian, Dorian, Dorian, Dorian.

Predicted Cat 3, but all huff and puff and no winds, Cat 1, maybe. Tourists evacuate… locals partyyyyyy.

8. Nestor: During the Trojan War, Nestor commanded his troops not to take part in the looting.

Nestor is polite. He puts down everything he picks up from right where he got it. Tidy as hell. Did he move that planter or was it the dog? Cat 1.

7. Sebastian: A bourgeois Cat 3 that flirts with Puerto Rico and Cuba. He’s just in town for the party, brought his parents’ credit card, gets denied by the reef, downgraded. Whatever, the Keys weren’t that poppin’ anyway, on to New Orleans.

6. Tanya: “@#$# this,” Tanya, a small but solid Cat 4, shrieks!

She’s tossing trailers and houseboats in the air; she pops Fat Albert with a palm tree. We’re gonna need therapy after Tanya visits.

5. Van: Is an Influencer and before he knows what direction to go in, he will figure out what’s trending and crowd source before submitting a social media post. Cat 0, will never fully form.

WATCH | THE HIGHWAYMEN Starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson, “The Highwaymen” follows the two former Texas Rangers who are tracking famous murderous duo Bonnie and Clyde in the 1930s. It was no small feat: Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were notoriously well-armed.

There were no police radios in those days, so Barrow could rob a store or bank and hit the road

BUY | CORD TACO These little leather guys have been saving us from the tangled nightmare that are earbuds gone awry. The simple design with a small snap enables even the most fumble-fingered to neatly stash their earbuds while on the go.

They retail anywhere from $7 to $15, and are often sold in bundles.

It’s great to have extras, because all of your friends will want them.

Available on Etsy.

4. Wendy: Never wants to hurt anybody, ashamed of her own force, Cat 3-4, she will move away, barely missing Bahamas and Bermuda. Thanks, Wendy! *giggles* 3. Gabrielle: The most famous of Gabrielles? Gabrielle Reece, who is a stunning 6’3” model and pro athlete, who has made millions of dollars stuffing volleyballs down competitors’ throats. Cat 5. We’re nervous.

2. Rebekah: With a K, people, Ok?! Kah! K?! Cat 3- loud, lasts too long and just annoying.

Imagine a storm that’s been day-drinking chardonnay.

1. Karen: No nonsense Karen.

She wants to speak to the management (FEMA). She is predicted to be a Cat 2, becomes a Cat 2, stays a Cat 2.

Semper Fi, Karen, Semper Fi.

driving 70 to 80 mph on dirt roads in a Ford V-8, and he packed a Browning automatic rifle with three 20-round clips welded together. Yikes. The film focuses on the perspective of the lawmen and is based on true events (with some deviation). It also features Kathy Bates in a great supporting role.

Enjoy a wild ride with some history on the side. Available on Netflix.

READ | THERE THERE It’s rare that a debut novel is a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Oh yeah, and is long-listed for the National Book Award. That was the case of Tommy Orange’s searing entry into the literary canon, “There There.” Orange, of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Native American tribes, opens the story with an essay on the “violence and

genocide that the indigenous people have endured” and the erasure of native narratives. The novel that follows is an ensemble drama, focusing on a cast of characters living in Oakland, illustrating the multiplicity of identities encompassed by the moniker “urban Indians.”

Humor, insight and sometimes fury paint the pages. Pick it up at Books & Books.

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LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of GRASSY FLATS RESORT AND BEACH CLUB, located at 58182 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY, MARATHON, FL 33050, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

By: GRASSY KEY RESORT GROUP LLC Publish: April 25, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

Center Training and Dining Addition. FKEC Bid #19-15.

For Bid Package information visit https://fkec.com/ FormService/ projectbids.cfm Publish: April 4, 11, 18, 25, and May 2, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The Monroe County Planning Council for the Criminal Justice Mental Health and Substance Abuse (CJMHSA) Reinvestment Grant. The CJMHSA Planning Council will meet on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 9 AM in the Harvey Government Center, BOCC Meeting Room on the 2nd Floor, 1200 Truman Ave., Key West. This Council makes recommendations with regard to the above mentioned grant to maintain and strengthen connections and communications between Monroe County government, law enforcement, treatment providers, and supportive service providers to ensure a robust diversion and treatment service delivery system in Monroe County.

The public is advised that some or all of the members of the Monroe County Commission may attend the meeting and discuss items that may come before the Commission. Members of the CJMHSA Planning Council may be attending this meeting utilizing Communications Media Technology. The access point for public comment by members of the public will be the Harvey Government Center, BOCC Meeting Room on the 2nd Floor, 1200 Truman Ave. For an agenda or other information contact Janet Gunderson, Grants Coordinator, 1100 Simonton St., Room 2-213, Key West, FL 33040; 305-292-4470; GundersonJanet@monroecounty-fl. gov.

ADA ASSISTANCE: If you are a person with a disability who needs special accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, please contact the County Administrator’s Office, by phoning (305) 292-4441, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., no later than five (5) calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call “711”.

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and the Drug Abuse Trust Fund program.

Grants are for projects to improve the criminal justice system, some activities include, drug treatment/enforcement, prevention/educationrelated programs, and mental health programs.

The public is advised that some or all of the members of the Monroe County Commission may attend the meeting and discuss items that may come before the Commission. Members of the SAPAB may be attending this meeting utilizing Communications Media Technology. The access point for public comment by members of the public will be the Harvey Government Center, BOCC Meeting Room on the 2nd Floor, 1200 Truman Ave. For an agenda or other information contact Janet Gunderson, Grants Coordinator, 1100 Simonton St., Room 2-213, Key West, FL 33040; 305-292-4470; GundersonJanet@monroecounty-fl. gov.

ADA ASSISTANCE: If you are a person with a disability who needs special accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, please contact the County Administrator’s Office, by phoning (305) 292-4441, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., no later than five (5) calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call “711”.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Wheatons Towing gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 05/10/2019, 10:00 am at 101500 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes.

Wheatons Towing reserves the right to accept or reject any and/all bids.

1FTEX15N8RKA99616 1994 FORD 1G1PA5SH3E7371513 2014 CHEVROLET 5NPET46C49H561873 2009 HYUNDAI Publish: April 25 & May 2, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Grassy Key Marina gives Notice to Sell the following vessels: Morgan Sailboat FL#4294PM 1987 Catalina 25’ Boat FL#7565EU 1996 Wel VS 16’1 WELFXB85B696 Currently owned by: Blaze Vessels located at Grassy Key Marina, 59073 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050. These vessels will be sold commencing on the 3rd day of May, 2019.

Publish: April 18 and 25, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers PUBLIC NOTICE TO SELL Please take notice that in accordance with Florida Statute 328.17, Marathon Marina & Boat Yard claims a possessory lien on the following described vessel owned

by Joe Nascone, Jonathan L. Smith and Dolores Smith: a 1972 Sea Craft 20’, Florida Registration #FFL 6100BA and HIN #FLZE5069L472-1789.

Vessel to be sold on Friday, May 10, 2019 at Marathon Marina & Boat Yard, 1021 11th Street Ocean, Marathon FL 33050 Publish: April 18 & 25, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF CALLING FOR BIDS Florida Keys Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. (FKEC) is currently accepting construction bids for the FKEC Marathon Operations

LEGAL NOTICE Pursuant to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), the South Florida Local Emergency Planning Committee (SoFlaLEPC) announces the availability of the following information: Hazardous Chemical Inventory (Tier2) Forms, Hazards Analyses for Facilities with Extremely Hazardous Substances, SoFlaLEPC Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Plan, How-to-Comply Information for Hazardous Materials Users and other public education materials.

The SoFlaLEPC serves Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties. To obtain information, please contact the SoFlaLEPC Coordinator at (954)9243653.

Publish: April 25, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING MONROE COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS DAC I will meet on Wednesday May 15, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Suites Resort in Key West.

DAC II will meet on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce in Big Pine Key. DAC III will meet on Wednesday May 15, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. at Hawks Cay Resort in Duck Key. DAC IV will meet on Tuesday May 14, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Islander Resort in Islamorada.

DAC V will meet on Tuesday May 14, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Murray Nelson Government Center in Key Largo.

All DAC meetings are open to the public.

ADA ASSISTANCE: If you are a person with a disability who needs special accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, please contact the County Administrator’s Office, by phoning (305) 292-4441, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., no later than five (5) calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call “711”.

Publish: April 25, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT Monroe County Substance Abuse Policy Advisory Board (SAPAB) The Monroe County Substance Abuse Policy Advisory Board (SAPAB) will meet Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Harvey Government Center, BOCC Meeting Room on the 2nd Floor, 1200 Truman Ave., Key West. The Board will review applications and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioner’s for the FDLE Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: CONSULTING SERVICES TO COMPLETE REVISION OF THE MONROE COUNTY LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY Pursuant to F.S. § 50.0211(3)(a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www.floridapublicnotices. com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices. Requirements for submission and the selection criteria may be requested from DemandStar by Onvia at www.demandstar.com OR www.monroecountybids. com. The Public Record is available at the Monroe County Purchasing Office located in the Gato Building, 1100 Simonton Street, Room 2-213, Key West, Florida.

All responses must be sealed and must be submitted to the Monroe County Purchasing Office.

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LEGAL NOTICES Publish: April 25, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: REHABILITATE TAXIWAY A, KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDAPursuant to F.S. § 50.0211(3)(a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www.floridapublicnotices. com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices. Requirements for submission and the selection criteria may be requested from DemandStar by Onvia at www.demandstar.com OR www.monroecountybids. com. The Public Record is available at the Monroe County Purchasing Office located in the Gato Building, 1100 Simonton Street, Room 2-213, Key West, Florida.

All responses must be sealed and must be submitted to the Monroe County Purchasing Office.

Publish: April 25, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Pursuant to F.S. § 50.0211(3)(a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www.floridapublicnotices. com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices. Requirements for submission and the selection criteria may be requested from DemandStar by Onvia at www.demandstar.com OR www.monroecountybids. com. The Public Record is available at the Monroe County Purchasing Office located in the Gato Building, 1100 Simonton Street, Room 2-213, Key West, Florida.

All responses must be sealed and must be submitted to the Monroe County Purchasing Office.

Publish: April 25, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE

LEGAL NOTICES FILE NO.: 18-001694 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

SUPERIOR VACATIONS, INC. Obligor ______________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Superior Vacations, Inc. c/o Christal Franklin, as Authorized Agent 2828 Parkway, Suite 25 Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 Christal Franklin 2828 Parkway Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit C15, Week 18, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida.

The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below.

The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interest holder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,948.46, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $1.14 times the number of days that have elapsed since April 9, 2019), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

David Cramer, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: April 18 and 25, 2019

LEGAL NOTICES The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 18-001740 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

RICHARD ALLEN WOJCIECHOWSKI, JULIE MARIE WOJCIECHOWSKI Obligor _____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Richard Allen Wojciechowski 10519 Weybridge Drive Tampa, FL 33626 Julie Marie Wojciechowski 10519 Weybridge Drive Tampa, FL 33626 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit A21, Week 27, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida.

The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below.

The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $3,838.48, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $1.53 times the number of days that have elapsed since April 9, 2019), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

David Cramer, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant

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MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No. 19-DR-173-P Division: Family ELIZABETH C. ROA, Petitioner, and IVAN DIAZ MUNOZ, Respondent, NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: IVAN DIAZ MUNOZ Respondent’s last known address: 88976 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY, TAVERNIER, FL, 33070 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on ELIZABETH ROA, whose address is 150 AZALEA STREET, TAVERNIER, FL, 33070, on or before MAY 6, 2019, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 88820 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY, TAVERNIER, FL, 33070, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the office of 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 Notice of Current Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the clerk’s office.

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: April 1, 2019 Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Jennifer Zemmel Deputy Clerk Publish: April 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

Division, the address of which is Monroe County Courthouse, 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida, 33040. The estate is: ___Intestate, or XXXX Testate. If the estate is testate, the dates of the decedent’s will and any codicils are October 25, 2012.

The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below. The fiduciary lawyer – client privilege in Florida Statutes Section 90.5021 applies with respect to the personal representatives and any attorney employed by the personal representatives.

Any interested person on whom a copy of the notice of administration is served who challenges the validity of the will or any codicils, venue, or jurisdiction of the court is required to file any objection with the court in the manner provided in the Florida Probate Rules WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED BY LAW, which is on or before the date that is 3 months after the date of service of a copy of the Notice of Administration on that person, or those objections are forever barred. The three (3) month time period may only be extended for estoppel based upon a misstatement by the personal representative regarding the time period within which an objection must be filed. The time period may not be extended for any other reason, including affirmative representation, failure to disclose information, or misconduct by the personal representative or any other person. Unless sooner barred by section 733.212(3), all objections to the validity of a will or any codicils, venue or the jurisdiction of the court must be filed no later than the earlier of the entry of an order of final discharge of the personal representative or one (1) year after service of the notice of administration.

A petition for determination of exempt property is required to be filed by or on behalf of any person entitled to exempt property under Section 732.402 WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED BY LAW, which is on or before the later of the date that is four (4) months after the date of service of a copy of the Notice of Administration on such person or the date that is forty (40) days after the date of termination of any proceeding involving the construction, admission to probate, or validity of the will or involving any other matter affecting any part of the exempt property, or the right of such person to exempt property is deemed waived.

An election to take an elective share must be filed by or on behalf of

the surviving spouse entitled to an elective share under Sections 732.201—732.2155 WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED BY LAW, which is on or before the earlier of the date that is 6 months after the date of service of a copy of the Notice of Administration on the surviving spouse, or an attorney in fact or a guardian of the property of the surviving spouse, or the date that is two (2) years after the date of the decedent’s death. The time for filing an election to take an elective share may be extended as provided in the Florida Probate Rules.

Personal Representatives: Wade Hampton Bowie, II 34418 Shorewood Chesterfield, MI 48047 James Clemens Bowie 355 Bergen St. Apt. 1 Brooklyn, NY 11217 Attorney for Personal Representatives: S. Scott Critzer, Esq. Florida Bar No. 49697 The Critzer Law Firm, P.A. 12899 US Highway 98W, Suite 110A Miramar Beach, FL 325503241 Office Phone: 850-6220050 Fax: 888-866-6820 Publish: April 25 and May 2, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: April 25, 2019.

Personal Representatives: Wade Hampton Bowie, II 34418 Shorewood Chesterfield, MI 48047 James Clemens Bowie 355 Bergen St. Apt. 1 Brooklyn, NY 11217 Attorney for Personal Representatives: S. Scott Critzer, Esq. Florida Bar No. 49697 The Critzer Law Firm, P.A. 12899 US Highway 98W, Suite 110A Miramar Beach, FL 325503241 Office Phone: 850-6220050 Fax: 888-866-6820 Publish: April 25 and May 2, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: April 25, 2019.

Personal Representative: ANTHONY LAROSA 113 Captains Drive W. Babylon, NY 11704 Attorney for Personal Representative: Martin A. Zucker, Esq. Email: mzucker@lexterra. com Florida Bar No. 166170 800 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 502 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 Telephone: (954) 727-9920 Publish: April 25 and May 2, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

EMILIE M. TRACY, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No. 359475 Emilie M. Tracy, P.A. 1323 SE Third Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 954-524-1401 Emilie@emiliemtracypa. com Publish: April 18 and 25, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No. 2019-DR-361-K Division: Family OCTAVIO JOSE MORALES GOMEZ, Petitioner, and MEDARIS ABIGAIL PENALBA GONZALEZ, Respondent, NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: MEDARIS ABIGAIL PENALBA GONZALEZ Respondent’s last known address: UNKNOWN YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on OCTAVIO JOSE MORALES GOMEZ, whose address is 5100 SUNCREST RD, KEY WEST, FL, 33040, on or before MAY 29, 2019, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 530 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 in the petition.

Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the office of 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 Notice of Current Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the clerk’s office.

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: April 22, 2019 Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Lisa M. Pierce Deputy Clerk Publish: April 25, May 2, 9 and 16, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2019-CP000045-K IN RE: WADE HAMPTON BOWIE, JR., Deceased.

NOTICE OF ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATION The ancillary administration of the estate of Wade Hampton Bowie, Jr., deceased, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2019-CP000045-K IN RE: THE ESTATE OF WADE HAMPTON BOWIE, JR., Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Wade Hampton Bowie, Jr., deceased, whose date of death was March 31, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division; the address of which is Monroe County Courthouse, 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040. The names and addresses of the personal representatives’ and the personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2019-CP-0024-M IN RE: ESTATE OF SALVATORE LAROSA, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of SALVATORE LAROSA, deceased, whose date of death was February 3, 2019; File Number 2019-CP-0024-M, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 19-CP-000017-M Middle Keys IN RE: ESTATE OF JAMES R. LACY, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of James R. Lacy, deceased, whose date of death was February 13, 2019, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is: 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this Court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is: April 18, 2019.

Personal Representative: DANIEL M. LACY 39 Benjamin Way South Windsor, CT 06074 Attorney for Personal Representative:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 19-CP-000033-K IN RE:ESTATE OF DANNY J. SINE, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of DANNY J. SINE, deceased, whose date of death was December 25, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: April 18, 2019.Signed on this 10th day of April, 2019.

Personal Representative: CONNIE F. BOND 280 Alabama Avenue Merritt Island, FL 32953 Attorney for Personal Representative: John R. Gierach, Esquire Florida Bar No. 192265 Gierach and Gierach, P.A. Post Office Box 536027 Orlando, FL 32853-6027 Telephone: (407) 894-6941 Email: johng@gierachlaw. com Secondary Email: yvettea@ gierachlaw.com Publish: April 18 and 25, 2019 The Weekly Newspapers

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Please stop by and fill out application or Fax resume to 305-852-9639.

Good knowledge of plant materials, landscape & hardscape design, & construction specifications as they relate to landscape & outdoor environments. High level of creativity and attention to detail.

Flooring Installer D’Asign Source is looking for a highly skilled Flooring Installer. Must have all tools for work and reliable truck or van. Looking for a team player to help build quality homes and resorts.

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n April 19, the 23rd Annual Drag Races, as part of the Conch Republic Independence Anniversary Celebration, commenced (say that three times fast with heels on and champagne in your belly). This year marks the 37th anniversary of our little island’s short-lived secession from the mainland, and who better to fete our sense of rebellion than the island’s most outrageous drag queens? From racing in shopping carts, to tire jumping, to strutting, smack-talking and the dreaded “Suicide Drag” karaoke, the Key West crowds cheered on the merriment and mayhem. The event is sponsored yearly by the Bourbon Street Pub and benefits the Petronia Street Neighborhood Association. Ladies, start your engines!

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6 LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly 1. Duval hasn’t been this empty since Mike Pence visited.

2. That traffic cone’s got nothing on QMitch.

3. Tracy Towers, aka Trey Forsyth, cools off, while Nipples Delight, aka Rhett Kalman, with lollipop, leads the competition.

4. And with barely a hair out of place, Lashley Grabbit Cox, aka Ryan Macauley, takes the race, and the platform trophy.

5. Sister Doublewide, aka Jason Panama Young, pauses for a sip of her energy drink.

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The Key West Weekly is proud to partner with Key West High School faculty and students in choosing “The Student of the Week.”

Recipients are chosen on qualifications including academic standing, athletics, outstanding achievements, community involvement, individuality and moral fortitude. We thank our future leaders and KWHS for allowing us to share in a weekly dose of “Conch Pride” and congratulate all of the outstanding students of the week.

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What class has best prepared you for life after high school?

Psychology.

What advice would you give underclassmen? Don’t be afraid to ask for help.

What organizations and activities are you involved with at KWHS? Soccer, it’s been a part of my life for as long as I can remember; Yearbook, I love being able to show off my sports photography; Interact, because I get to help my community; Lacrosse, because it keeps me in shape and helps me become part of a team.

What are three things you want to accomplish before your 10-year high school reunion? Earn my master’s degree, explore the world, become a marketing executive.

What do you hope to be remembered for at KWHS? As a hard-working student, player and volunteer.

What is your favorite social medium and why? Instagram, because I am able to share my creativity with the world.

Will you make the Keys your permanent home? No — I want to be able to experience and explore the world.

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Sweet Savannah’s Bake Shop

is now hiring for Afternoon & Evening Shifts.

Please Apply In Person 8919 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

We Buy Gold Locally!

Cash Flow Jewelry and Pawn Townsquare Mall Marathon

Immediate opening for a HVAC Service Technician Upper & Middle Keys.

Great Pay • Paid Holidays • Sick Pay • Medical Insurance • Paid Vacation

The Hammocks at Marathon

NOW HIRING Front Desk Agent Chief Steward Maitre D’ Common Area Houseman Room Attendants PM Engineering Pizza Cook Host – Am/Pm Pastry Overnight Prep Cook Bartenders Servers Line Cooks Bellman Reservations Sales Agent Spa Coordinator

Apply in person

If you have a passion for guest service and hospitality, please apply online at www.bungalowskeylargo.com

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

Bungalows Key Largo is an EOE

FULL TIME JOB OPPORTUNITIES $1,000 Sign-on Bonus!

• Guest Services/Relief Night Auditor

GREAT BENEFITS:

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 4 Weeks Paid Time Off 401(k) with Company Match & much more

PART TIME POSITION AVAILABLE $1,000 Sign-on Bonus!

Part Time Guest Services/Relief Night Auditor

TO APPLY:

Online > jobs.bluegreenvacations.com In Person > The Hammocks at Marathon 1688 Overseas Highway, Gulf Side, Mile Marker 48, Marathon Or Call > Andre at 305.743.9009 eoe

NEED EMPLOYEES? HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL?

Both full or part time positions available at Hyatt Place at Faro Blanco Resort.

Line Cook, Servers, Host, Housekeepers, Night Auditor, Reservations Agent and Food Runners.

Excellent Benefit Package Apply in person at 1996 Overseas Highway or online at www.spottswood.com EOE/m/f/d/v

Key Largo, Tavernier & Marathon Locations EOE m/f/d/v

JOB OPENINGS GUEST SERVICE AGENT TELEPHONE AGENT NIGHT AUDITOR Excellent Benefit Package EOE M/F/D/V

SCAN FOR JOB

NOW HIRING

Apply on line at Spottswood.com/careers

ASSISTANT MANAGER / MANAGER DEVELOPMENT CANDIDATES $15 per hour Immediate Openings available at all locations.

FT Employees are eligible to participate in our health, dental, vision, Life Insurance. PTO and Profit Sharing is available to every member of our team (conditions apply).

HOW TO APPLY: Go to mytomthumb.com or call Cleveland (786) 295-5307.

Put your classified ad here for only $55/week in 30,000 copies from Key Largo to Key West. Call (305) 743-0844 Today!

CROSSWORD

SOLUTION

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LET’S DO BUSINESS - 305.453.6928 Cooper’s Paint & Body Independent Goodyear Tire & Auto Mechanics

305-294-5581 6391 3rd Street Key West, FL 33040

Since 1952

mlcooper@cooperspaintbody.com

Our Business is Environmentally Friendly!

NEW & REPAIR

305-664-0099 www.TikiHuts.com

STATE CERTIFIED THATCHING CONTRACTOR CYC 000002

To order call 908.797.9430

Only $50 Puts Your Business Card Here

Delivering groceries, beer, wine & spirits and other provisions to you in the Florida Keys from Marathon to Key West.

Corporate accounts welcome, call (908) 797-9430 Ravi.Vaithinathan@tendbar.us - www.tendbar.us Please remember, you must be 21 to purchase alcohol.

Roller Maintenance Track Maintenance Door Alignment Security Pins Safety Locks Handles

We Also Repair & Replace Patio Door Screens

Operating Since 2004 Appliance and Air Conditioning

Sales - Service - Installation 1700 N. Roosevelt Blvd #2, Key West

305-998-8953

305-294-0090 • www.kolhages.com

Insured • Professional • Reliable

PROP DOC

KEY WEST,

inc.

y’s www.KeysSlidingGlassDoorRepair.com And Sliding Glass Door Repair

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

Painting the Keys since 2003

Sewer Connections 305

872-1876

• New Construction • Remodeling • Irrigation

305

NOW HIRING!

296-BLUE

• Heavy Equipment • Solar Lic## RF11067168

PC 606

MARCH HARE MARINE SERVICES CERTIFIED MARINE SURVEYS MASTER MARINE SURVEYOR SERVING ALL THE KEYS

office: cell: e-mail:

305-743-3368 305-240-4487 mhms@juno.com CAPTAIN DAVID A. FOLEY

Premier PAINTING

Quality Interior & Exterior Painting Licensed & Insured LIC. SP #3233

305

849-1302

AT HOME IN KEY WEST INC. Property Management 305.296.6996 Monthly & Yearly Rentals Vacation Rentals

athomekeywest.com

in Key West since 1997

METAL ROOFING

SPECIALIST 305-664-1010 www.roofer.pro

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End of Season

CLEARANCE SALE Going on Now! UP TO % OFF 75 SUGGESTED RETAIL

EVERY DEPARTMENT

KEY LARGO

MARATHON

KEY WEST

305-451-5700

305-743-4397

305-295-6400

MM 99 Median

MM 50 Oceanside

Searstown by Publix

www.RoyalFurnitureAndDesign.com

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