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Mold clears out Key West City Hall wing

Key West Citizen
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The Key West mayor and city commissioners now have a waterfront view from their new, but temporary, offices at the Key West Ferry Terminal.

Troubled convalescent center moving patients out

Key West Citizen
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The Key West Convalescent Center has moved more than a dozen residents out of the Stock Island facility in advance of losing its Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements on Dec. 11.

Ballot review in judicial race continues

Key West Citizen
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Mary Vanden Brook, who lost the 16th Judicial Circuit race, began reviewing absentee and provisional ballots Tuesday, after an official recount ended with Key West attorney Tegan Slaton beating her
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Man faces 30 years in girlfriend's murder

Key West Citizen

Hours before he was set to go to trial on Tuesday, Manuel Prieto Arenas pleaded guilty to the 2007 murder of his girlfriend outside their Key Largo trailer. Under the deal, worked out early Tuesday...
Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 01:35:00 PM

State may reduce lobster fishermen's trap allotments

Key West Citizen

When the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meets in Key West Dec. 3, it will vote on a proposal to reduce the number of commercial lobster traps statewide. The plan calls for cutting...
Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:40:00 AM

Inn-fighting among guesthouses heats up

Key West Citizen

The Key West Innkeepers Association is suing the Popular House in hopes the judge will strip the William Street guesthouse of its copyrighted name Key West Bed and Breakfast. The guesthouse, which...
Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:35:00 AM

Neugent, Murphy lead County Commission

Key West Citizen

The Monroe County Commission this morning selected George Neugent as mayor and Sylvia Murphy as vice mayor. Neugent replaces Sonny McCoy and Murphy replaces Mario Di Gennaro. In the Nov. 4 election,...
Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:25:00 AM

County proceeds with waterfront grant, helicopter tax, court appeal

Key West Citizen

The Monroe County Commission this morning approved a proposal that could affect the long-term future of commercial fishing and working waterfronts in the Florida Keys. The commission decided to move...
Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:25:00 AM
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Crime Report

KEY WEST -- A party of six at a Duval Street restaurant allegedly left without paying their $330 bill, saying they deserved free food and drinks because a woman with them had fallen while being...
Citizen's Voice

"Key West will soon undergo a massive re-pricing structure in the hospitality and tourism business. Thankfully, goodbye to hotel rooms at $500 a night, $6 beers and $15 burgers. Making ends meet on...
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