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September 4, 2015
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
Florida’s WIC
program provides
nutrition services
e Florida Department of
Health’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants
and Children/WIC strengthens families. Since 1974, WIC has provided
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More! See pages 10-11
essential services that are beneficial to
families and support for women who
breastfeed infants. Florida WIC currently serves approximately 480,000
Floridians every month.
“It is important for all mothers
and babies to have access to nutritious foods and the support they
need to build healthy habits,” said
State Surgeon General and Secretary
of Health Dr. John Armstrong.
“WIC has a history of service and a
successful track record of meeting
nutrition needs of Florida’s women
and their children for over 40 years.”
WIC stresses early participation in
the program, and the results of this
effort continue to show positive influences on development and birth
outcomes. WIC participation is associated with a reduced probability of
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I AM MILE MARKER NEWS
Terry Schmida
Mile Marker News bio
eteran journalist Terry
Schmida has been a
familiar face in Florida Keys’ writing
circles since arriving here from his
native Canada two decades ago.
He is the son of a former advertising
copywriter-turned-published novelist
and counts several other colorful scribes
in his family tree. He published his first
periodical, “e Box,” in grade school
and conducted his first television
interview at age 10.
Schmida holds an honors degree
in Political Science from Concordia
University in Montreal.
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He began writing for the Key West
Citizen in 1996 as a freelancer, later
working his way up to the positions
of Police Reporter and the Arts and
Entertainment/Paradise Editor.
In 1999 and 2000, he moved over
to a general assignment position at the
weekly Island News. During that time,
he also contributed to that publication’s
sister paper, Celebrate!, the first LGBToriented periodical on the island.
In 2001, Schmida returned to the
Citizen as the Features/Food/Health/
Real Estate Editor. Most recently he
served as that paper’s Education and
Social Services Reporter.
Over the years, Schmida has received
numerous community awards and
citations for his writing, particularly for
his work with nonprofit organizations
such as Literacy Volunteers of America,
Wesley House Family Services, and the
Key West Woman’s Club.
He serves on the board of the Key
West Firehouse Museum and also
Samuel’s House, which provides housing and supportive services to homeless
women, women and men with children,
and intact families.
A committed education advocate,
Schmida is a mentor with the Take
Stock in Children scholarship program.
In his spare time, he has authored
three books about the history of crime
and law enforcement in Monroe
County.
Schmida is pleased to be joining the
Konk Life/Mile Marker family.
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“e successful news organizations
of the future will be those locally owned
and operated with a real connection
to the communities they serve,” he said.
“Advances in technology have evened the
playing field to the point that bigger is
no longer necessarily better and a quality
product has become the paramount
consideration. I’m looking forward
to working with other like-minded
professionals the fastest-growing newsgathering company in the Keys.”
— Terry Schmida
Schmida welcomes input from
the community at [email protected]
“New tips are particularly welcome,”
he said with a smile. n
MARATHON NEWS
With new employees selected,
affordable housing back on agenda
BY TERRY SCHMIDA
MILE MARKER NEWS
Now that Marathon has picked out
personnel to fill its top two employment
vacancies, focus is returning to some
of the town’s recurring problems,
including affordable housing.
Following the City Council’s vote
to bring Charles Lindsey aboard as the
new city manager, talk at the Aug. 25
meeting turned to specific proposals
to ease Marathon’s housing crunch. In
particular, the city-owned property at
104th Street came up as a potential site
for new living units, though the details
of such a plan will need to be fleshed
out at a later date.
“Every day there are families leaving
the Keys,” Councilman Bill Kelly said
during the discussion. “ere are more
pile of affordable unit building rights
dwindles.
Earlier in the meeting, City Managerto-be Lindsey made reference to the
issue, stating that in his view, housing
prices had gone through the roof, since
he and his family had made their home
here, back in 2010-13.
Lindsey, who previously served as
operations manager at the Coast Guard
base before becoming the Command
Master Chief of the irteenth Coast
Guard District in the Pacific Northwest,
called the increased property values
“good news for Marathon . . . but not
such a good thing for the Lindsey
family.”
“Everything’s going to fail eventually,”
if the situation facing local workers isn’t
remedied,” he added.
e city meanwhile should receive a
hotels coming online and more
businesses. We all need workers . . .
let’s get this done.”
Vice-Mayor Mark Senmartin seemed
especially keen to move ahead with
development at the site, suggesting that
the city work a deal with a private entity
such as Habitat for Humanity, or the
Middle Keys Land Trust to get the job
done. Council members agreed that a
$750,000 chunk of cash turned over by
the forthcoming Marlin Bay Yacht Club
builders for worker housing, could be
used to assist in the scheme.
But Mayor Chris Bull was reticent
to proceed too quickly with the idea,
pointing out that a Florida International
University study into Marathon’s housing woes is due out later this month, and
could become the basis for moving ahead
with new projects, as Marathon’s stock-
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shot in the arm on this front, following
the groundbreaking on Aug. 28 of an
affordable housing complex at 624 73rd
St., oceanside.
e project will consist of seven
one-bedroom units, 26 two-bedroom
apartments, and 18 three-bedroom
suites.
Another hot topic at the meeting was
the burning of yard waste, which
aroused passionate public comment from
a number of citizens. Some 706 signatures from concerned residents who want
the practice banned have been collected
so-far. One woman even went as far as
to tell council members that they “ought
to fire [newly hired City Attorney David
Migut] right now” over his handling
of the controversy.
e council eventually decided to
revisit the issue at its Sept. 8 meeting. n
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september 4-10, 2015
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School health program
finds funds; eyes KW’s
city BF money
BY TERRY SCHMIDA
MILE MARKER NEWS
Porter has publicly praised the program, which last
year provided more than 36,000 services for 3,767
patients, over the course of 6,900 client visits.
No-cost primary care services were provided to
students, their siblings, and even some uninsured
parents, Cunningham said. And some District
employees also availed themselves of the services,
with AHEC billing their insurance companies.
All this was accomplished with $250,000, utilizing
two full-time medical providers and one visiting
MD at clinics located at Key Largo School,
Coral Shores High School, Horace O’Bryant
School and Sugarloaf Shores.
is year, with the program short about
$25,000, “We’re utilizing three full-time providers
at six sites, but are unable to offer all the services
we’d like to,” AHEC CEO said. “And we’ve been
very busy. Students and families were familiar with
the clinics from last year, and we’re meeting some
of the basic needs of students for medical services.”
Cunningham had been worried that this year’s
$115,000 grant from the South Florida Health
Foundation would expire if he failed to come
up with matching funds, but that concern seems
to have been alleviated.
Nevertheless, Cunningham now has his sights
set on the City of Key West’s settlement cash from
BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill of April 2010,
to help make up this year’s shortfall.
“We’ve sent a proposal to Commissioner
Clayton Lopez and City Manager Jim Scholl
asking for $15,000 of that money,” Cunningham
said at press time. “About half of our participating
students are in Key West. If they approve our
request, we’d be just about whole for this year.
We’re still waiting to hear back whether or not
we’ve been added to the agenda for their Sept. 15
meeting.”
Cunningham said that AHEC would also be
offering the health clinics during the summer for
three six-hour days per week at three or four sites
based on the summer school schedule. n
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e Florida Keys Area Health Education Center
(AHEC) is slowly making its popular School
Health Primary Care Program whole, a spoonful
of sugar at a time. e scheme has segued into its
second year, only to see hard-won funding of
$100,000—which was passed by the dysfunctional
state legislature— vetoed by Gov. Rick Scott.
e Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)
voted unanimously at its July 15 meeting to allow
AHEC to re-purpose a $50,000 grant in order to
keep the plan alive, but denied the organization’s
CEO Michael Cunningham his request for an
additional $20,000.
“I have no problem allowing Mr. Cunningham
to swap his money from one segment to the other,”
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy said at the time. “I
have a problem with the $20,000, not because it’s
a lot of money but because there are probably
40 other nonprofits out there who, in one way
or another, don’t have this year what they were
counting on or what they had last year.”
Ultimately, Murphy and her colleagues urged
Cunningham to look to alternate sources to make
up the difference, including city governments
and the School District itself.
e AHEC chief took the message to heart and
made a successful pitch for financial assistance at
the Marathon City Council’s Aug., 25 meeting. In
the event, some members echoed similar concerns
to the BOCC, but ultimately voted unanimously
to slide Cunningham $10,000 from its reserve
funds, in recognition of the program’s benefits
to area students and their families.
“e concern is that it becomes a yearly thing,”
Councilman Richard Keating said at the meeting.
“We have the funds for this . . . we could just
write a check.”
Cunningham also managed to wrangle
$100,000 in cash and no-cost clinic sites from the
School District. Superintendent of Schools Mark
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COUNTY NEWS
Healing
Waters
Project
Not without
my family
Par-Tee!
On the Water
for charity
n Sept. 21-25
Fish With a Hero, a fundraiser for
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing is
Sept. 21-25 in Marathon. Last year the
event brought over 30 veterans to Pigeon
Key for a week of restorative angling and
camaraderie, helping to contribute to
the recovery and healing of 33 wounded
heroes fortunate enough to participate.
Only through generous supporters andsponsorships, “Fish With a Hero” brings
week-long veteran participants from
PHWFF Programs nationwide to experience fishing in the Florida Keys. To learn
more about how you can get involved or
contribute to this event, go online. n
INFO
fishwithahero.com
n Sept. 26
The Petro family during happier times, including older children
Lola and Julianne (top) and Mercedes and Michael (bottom).
As loved ones languish in
Turkmenistan, Mike Petro
waits for politicians to act
BY TERRY SCHMIDA
MILE MARKER NEWS
“This was my best fishing trip ever.”
Aug. 31 was supposed to be a special day for Mike Petro. e
Key West Realtor’s had been informed by representatives of the
government of Turkmenistan, that by the end of the month his wife
Aziza, their daughter Mercedes, 11, and their son Michael, 4, would
be boarding a plane for the long slog home from the remote Central
Asian nation. Instead, Petro received the frustrating news that, once
again, his family was still being refused permission to leave the land
of his wife’s birth, as they have for weeks now, regardless of their
U.S. citizenship.
Moreover, Petro said his efforts to obtain assistance in the matter
from his own government have been given scant attention.
“Nothing good came about today, so we’re kind of nowhere,”
Petro said Monday. “My wife is headed over to the capital, Ashgabat,
to beg, basically. at’s what the U.S. embassy has advised us to do.
e help we’ve received from them has been nothing but lip-service.
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Golfers will find floating greens, boats
instead of carts and biodegradable fishfood balls at the annual on-the-water
Conch Scramble on Saturday, Sept. 26,
in Islamorada. Golf and boating fans
hone swings and raise money for charity
one shot at a time. 50 teams “par-tee” on
the water. Entry fee is $500 per team.
Teams of four and “caddy” and a designated boat driver make stops at nine Islamorada waterfront venues to tee off on
shore. Each player has two shots at floating “holes.” Golf balls are biodegradable
and turn into fish food after 90 hours in
the water.
Kick-off party/team registration 6-10
p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at H2O Villa Estate (MM) 82 oceanside. Non-golfer
kick-off party ticket, $35. Live auction
and 50/50 cash raffle. Bidding action at
kick-off party; online, Sept. 1-25.
Teams meet 8 a.m. Saturday at the Islamorada Fish Company, MM 81.5 bayside, for breakfast, hole location
assignments and a shotgun start at 9 a.m.
Awards ceremony 4 p.m. Saturday at Islamorada Fish Company. Trophies for
top three teams with best scores; additional honors recognize the best hole location, most team spirit and best
costumes. Proceeds from golfing challenge help fund athletic programs and facilities for Keys’ students and academic
support programs. n
INFO
conchscramble.com
SHORTANSWERS
BY J E F F J O H N S O N n P A U L A F O R M A N
Clean bias
for public areas may help your anger and
illustrate the “cost” of cleanliness. Happily ever after? Like so many other issues,
the key is mutual respect.
source of embarrassment over the weekend. ey completely ruined my first
night dinner party because they wouldn’t
eat a thing, and every meal became a lecture on the evils of processed food. I will
never invite them again, but don’t you
think that guests should keep their feelings about food to themselves and make
a good faith effort to eat what the host
offers? If they can’t do that, shouldn’t
they stay in hotel? Offended
Dear Offended: People with such
rigid dietary requirements should not be
houseguests (unless your kids, and that’s
another story). But certainly, they should
keep their views to themselves unless
asked by those who are sincerely interested. As for you, fragile flower, why did
you permit them to “ruin” your party?
Surely you might have said “eat or don’t
eat but please don’t judge or proselytize
at the table.”
Dear Short Answers: I am completely
in love with my fiance except for one little thing. He is a total slob. He never
makes his bed. He never washes dishes. I
Dear Short Answers:
don’t think he even knows what a vacI have my 11-year-old grandson over
uum cleaner is. He’s one of those guys
every Sunday. We have a great time, but
who piles his dirty laundry in a corner,
my daughter has a million rules that
then tries to find the cleanest pair of unI think are far too restrictive for an
derwear by smelling it. I don’t have the
11 year old. I follow the rules as best
fantasy I can change him
I can, but wonder if it is
overnight, but I do hope I
worth talking to her about.
can teach him the value of
In the past she has been
cleanliness little by little.
adamant. Tied Up
I also fear I will soon tire
Dear Tied: Parenting
of picking up after him
follows fashion, and grandlike a child, and I don’t
parenting probably does
want to turn into a nagtoo. You were loose as a
ging wife. Do you think
goose; she’s tight as a tick.
there is hope for a neat
What’s to say? Nothing. P.S.
freak and a slob to live
If you see the kid once a
happily ever after?
week, you’re doing swell.
inning Patience
Dear Patience: We
know that guy! A comDear Short Answers:
plete change seems pretty
Last weekend I had housePAULA FORMAN &
unlikely. Nagging is not
JEFF JOHNSON
guests whom I have known
the answer. Try containfor a long time. What they
ment or some “corrective” theater. If pos- neglected to tell me is that they have besible, designate a man cave area where he come serious vegans and only eat orcan pile his stuff and you can close the
ganic, local produce if possible.
door. If that is not possible, then a large
Luckily (???) they brought their own
paper carton might do. Cleaning help
food with them, but it was a constant
Love and kisses
Assuming hot water
Dear Short Answers: My girlfriend
has refused to move in with me because I
don’t have a bathtub in my apartment,
only a shower. Is that normal behavior
for a girl, or just a lame excuse not to
move in with me? Tubless
Dear Tubless: While we believe in the
therapeutic value of a good long soak
dor whatever ails you, it does sound like
a lame excuse.
Food Nazi
Sexual politics
Dear Short Answers: My wife and
several of her friends have joined a group
that has decided not to have sex with
men until women achieve complete
equal rights. Do you think this is real?
Or just an excuse not to have sex with
me? Hurting Hubby
Dear HH: How will your wife and
friends determine when “complete equal
rights” have been achieved? Since day
one, sex has been a powerful tool for manipulation—ask her what’s REALLY on
her mind.
Green-eyed monster
Dear Short Answers: My man’s exgirlfriends are all over him still, and he
thinks that I don’t trust him when in reality I do not trust THEM. He shouldn’t
trust them either, because one of them is
still head over heals about him; the other
one cheated on him when they were together. What should I do? Worried
Dear Worried: You should get your
head together. If you trust him, Trust
Him. Forget about the other women and
enjoy your man.
In a word
Dear Short Answers: My Boyfriend is
going to jail for a year. Should I wait for
him? Lori
Dear Lori: No. n
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KEY WEST LOU
COMMENTARY
Private prisons
BY LOUIS PETRONE
KONK LIFE COLUMNIST
Slavery therefore is still legal as
punishment for a crime.
e irteenth Amendment was
ederal and state governratified at the end of the Civil War. Bements have and still are
ginning in 1868, convict leases were
strapped for cash. e cry the past 30
issued to private parties to supplement
years has been PRIVATIZE! Farm out
their work forces. e convicts were recertain services to the private sector.
ferred to as a chain gang. Chain gangs
Supposedly the job will be done better
remained in place in decreasing numand cheaper.
bers into the early 1950s.
e package sold with regard to
e 1980s brought with it conprisons. Privatized prisons came into
gested prisons. New jails and increased
being.
staff were required to support the war
A private prison is defined as a
on drugs.
facility/place in which individuals are
Private prisons have grown and
physically confined or incarcerated
multiplied since that time. With litby a third party that is
tleoversight/ scrutiny by any
contracted by a governgovernment. e federal and
ment agency.
state frame of mind was we
How did private prisons
are paying you to take this
come about?
headache off our hands . . .
Start first with the irdo it and do not bother us.
teenth Amendment to the
e first modern private
U.S. Constitution. e
prison company was the
Amendment that freed the
Correction Corp. of America
slaves. Contrary to popular
for Hamilton County, Tenbelief, the irteenth
nessee. Within a few years,
Amendment did not free all
the State of Tennessee
LOU
persons from slavery.
turned all its jails over
PETRONE
e pertinent section of
to
Corrections Corp.
COLUMNIST
the irteenth Amendment
of America to operate.
is as follows: “1. Neither
Corrections Corp. of
slavery nor involuntary servitude,
America is the largest or one of the
EXCEPT AS PUNISHMENT FOR
largest such companies in the United
CRIME WHEREOF THE PARTY
States. Within two decades, the CorSHALL HAVE BEEN DULY
rection Corp. increased its profits by
CONVICTED, shall exist within the
500 percent. In 2011, it took in
United States, or any place subject to
$5 billion in revenue.
their jurisdiction.” (emphasis added)
Wall Street became aware in 2009
e emphasized portion is referred to
of the profitability of private prisons.
as the Punishment Clause.
Millions of dollars were invested and
Businessmen and plantation owners continue to be invested. Wells Fargo
knew at the time of the Emancipation
alone has $106 million invested in
Proclamation that all men free was
two jail companies.
around the corner. Who was going to
Today, 20 percent of federal prisonwork the factories and fields cheaply?
ers and 7 percent of state prisoners are
Such persons were instrumental in
confined in private prisons.
having the punishment clause included
in the free the slaves amendment.
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COMMUNITY
BRIEFS
Fantasy Fest
Booths for
street fair
available
Fantasy Fest has several select food
vendor booth spaces available at the festival’s spectacular All Hallows Intergalactic
Freak Show Street Fair on Friday, Oct. 30,
setup at 10 a.m., and running until10
p.m.; and, Saturday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m.
until midnight. Several excellent vending
spaces are also available to artists and
craftspeople for the Street Fair on Friday,
Oct. 30. Applications available at the Fantasy Fest website, www.fantasyfest.com or
by calling the Fantasy Fest office, (305)
296-1817. Space will be assigned on a
first come, first served basis. n
INFO
fantasyfest.com
WIC
| Continued from page 2
low-birth weight and with increased
probability of breastfeeding initiation.
e percentage of Florida WIC infants
ever breastfed has steadily increased from
77.2 percent in June 2014 to 78.7 percent
in June 2015.
Florida WIC provides services to pregnant women, new mothers, infants and
children up to their fifth birthday based
on nutritional risk and income eligibility.
Potentially eligible participants do not
have to be on a public assistance program
to qualify for WIC services.
e primary services are nutrition
screening, risk assessment, nutrition
education and counseling, breastfeeding
support and referrals to health care and
other social services. WIC nutritionists
work directly with mothers to educate
them about what is best for their baby,
their families’ nutrition needs and encourage them to build healthy habits.
INFO FloridaWIC.org
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NOT WITHOUT MY FAMILY
| Continued from page 5
Aziza had brought her two Americanborn kids to Turkmenistan to visit the
grave of her mother, who died two years
earlier. e Petro family’s ordeal began on
June 10, when Aziza was informed that,
despite having completed the necessary
paperwork to renounce her Turkmenistan
citizenship—in advance of the trip—she
might not be allowed to leave.
Days before their scheduled July 1
flight back to the United States, Aziza
was told that she and the children would
be allowed to depart the country, but
they were refused boarding at the airport.
Since that time, the three have been staying with Aziza’s brother, outside the
capital, as Mike Petro has frantically
attempted to rally elected U.S. officials to
the cause.
“I’ve asked direct questions, but our
government keepsresponding by saying
we have no further updates at this time,’
and ‘we’re working on this at the highest
levels,’” Petro said.
“Congressman [Carlos] Curbelo hasn’t
returned my calls, and Senator [Bill] Nelson’s office has told me that there’s not
much that they can do. We’ve been told
four different times that they were going
to be allowed to leave, but each time it
has fallen through.”
Asked why he thought the Turkmenistan government would block his
family’s return to the United States, Petro
paused and replied, “We’ve been trying
to figure out the motivation for that.
“A professor in New Mexico who set
up a sister city with Ashgabat said that
the dysfunction we’re seeing in the government there isn’t really dysfunction at
all. ey’re very calculated and deliberate
in what they do.”
Meanwhile, Petro has missed out on
Mercedes’ 11th birthday celebration on
Aug. 4. Both his children have missed
their Aug. 24 school start date.
“I’ve also been told that what is
needed is the [President Gurbanguly
Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow]
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
What’s going on?
Special exhibit features
Key West drag queens,
Custom House Museum
Galactic
Carnival
2015 King & Queen
candidate schedule
n Sept. 18 gala reception
he Key West Art & Historical Society, the non-profit
organization that embraces and educates
the community on the islands’ many
unique cultural aspects, presents a
colorful, zoomed-in view of Key West’s
famed drag queens and the men who
embody them in a special exhibit. “What
a Drag!” runs Sept. 18 to Dec. 2 with a
gala opening reception on 6-7:30 p.m,
Friday, Sept. 18, at the Custom House
Museum, 281 Front St.
e exhibit explores the presence and
cachet of drag queens in the Key West
community via costumes, shoes and ‘accoutrements, historic paraphernalia,
media documentation and a series of
lenticular photographs of the queens
created by photographer Johnny White.
Exhibition topics include a peek into
drag artists’ daily glamour rituals, the
cabaret theaters where they perform, and
how the audience perceives the role of
drag queens in Key West.
Also featured: the giant, glittering red
shoe from which world-famous drag
queen Sushi rings in New Year’s Eve by
dropping two stories at the stroke of
midnight to the throngs on Duval Street
and millions via annual CNN coverage.
“e drag queens have been amazing
when it comes to participating in this exhibition,” says KWAHS Curator Cori
Convertito, PhD. “Many of them have
loaned us their costumes, shoes, wigs and
jewelry, as well as answered professional
and personal questions about their life in
Key West.”
While many see the men in drag as a
subculture of pure entertainment, their
reach goes farther than the cabaret stages
where they perform. e exhibit will also
Fantasy Fest’s
Ongoing Events:
• Aqua Idol every Tuesday through
Oct. 20, 6–8 p.m.—Support the
candidates’ singers at Aqua Nightclub, 711 Duval St. Help the singer
raise the most money for candidate.
All monies donated to AIDS Help.
Free to attend. All Candidates
• Drag Queen Bingo at 801 Cabaret
every Sunday through Oct. 12, 5
p.m.—Bingo at 801 Bourbon
divides proceeds equally among
the candidates. All Candidates
T
All Candidate Events:
explore their participation in community
events and how they positively impact so
many in need here on the island.
“e drag queens are central to the
life of the LGTB community in Key
West but also to local philanthropy,” says
Convertito.
“ere are several charitable events
that take place throughout the year, and
the queens are always present. eir
fundraising efforts-historically and
present-day-benefit local non-profits
including AIDS Help, the Hospice and
Visiting Nurse Association, Helpline,
Metropolitan Community Church, the
Leukemia Society, Wildlife Rescue of the
Florida Keys, and the local SPCA.”
Convertito also notes the queens’
presence in the island’s marketing efforts,
with their colorful images appearing on
posters, commercials, in travel blogs and
in books, making them a central element
to the unique appeal of Key West as both
a place to live and visit.
Sponsored in part by the Key West
Business Guild, Aqua Bar & Nightclub,
Leather Master of Key West, 801
Cabaret, Bourbon Street and Monkey
Apple Art, the exhibit opens to the
general public at 6 p.m. with a suggested
donation of $10 for non-members.
KWAHS members, VIP access 5:306:00 p.m. Some of Key West’s famous
drag queens will be in attendance,
mingling with the evening’s guests.
e exhibit will layer in special events
and programs as Halloween and Fantasy
Fest approach; stay tuned to
KWAHS.org
To learn more about the exhibit, call
KWAHS Curator Cori Convertito at
(305) 295-6616, Ext. 112, or visit
KWAHS.org
To become a member, contact Gerri
Sidoti, [email protected] or call
(305) 295-6616, Ext. 106. n
INFO
KWAHS.org
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• Friday, Sept. 4, 5–8 p.m.—
All Candidates Bottlecap Happy
Hour at the BottleCap Lounge,
1129 Simonton St. 50/50 raffles,
cash bar, hors d’oeuvres and live
entertainment. Bartender tips
donated and divided between the
candidates. All Candidates
• Saturday, Sept. 26, 8 a.m.—
Red Shirt Run 5K Run/Walk at
White Street Pier. Refreshments,
raffle, limited amount of red
thundersticks and red shirt run
shirts given out. Awards to 5k
runners: overall male and female
winners, masters male and female
winners, age group awards; 3 deep,
male and female. Two: 9 and under,
10–14, 15-19 and 10-year-old age
group to 70+ 5K walkers male and
female, 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Race
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
Fantasy Fest’s
Galactic
Carnival
2015 King & Queen
candidate schedule
What’s going on?
80 Years Later
Great Labor Day
Hurricane 1935
| Continued from page 9
n Last chance: Sept. 8
begins at White Street Pier at Key
West AIDS Memorial corner of
White and Atlantic Blvd., north on
Atlantic, right on Bertha Street, left
onto South Roosevelt (along Smathers Beach) and back to White Street
Pier. All miles and kilometers
marked. Pre-race packet pickup, 5-7
p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, across from
the White Street Pier, 1801 White
St. Race Day check-in starts at 6:30
a.m. Registration online available at
redshirtrun.com or contact Jeremy,
(305) 440-2300 or Beth, (305)
747-8563. All Candidates
• Friday, Oct. 23, 6–10 p.m.—
Coronation Ball “Galactic Carnival”
at Southernmost Beach Café, 1405
Duval St. $10 admission gets two
free votes. $60 reserved seating
includes two votes and buffet.
VIP seating reservations, aidshelp.cc
All Candidates
• Friday, Sept. 4, 5-8 p.m.—
All Candidates Bottlecap Happy
Hour at the BottleCap Lounge,
1129 Simonton St. 50/50 raffles,
cash bar, hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment. Bartender tips donated
and divided between the candidates.
All Candidates
• Saturday, Sept. 5, 6-9 p.m.—
Queens in Waiting Orchid Auction
at the home of Bryan Green and
Tony Konrath, 910 Watson St. $25
paddles. Champagne reception and
martini bar. Cocktails and appetizers catered by Iron Chefs followed
by orchid auction. Limited seating.n
INFO AIDSHelp.cc
t was 80 years ago in 1935 that the
fiercest storm (even today) to hit
North America came ashore in Islamorada, wreaking death and destruction
from Tavernier to Duck Key. e event
marks a significant period in the life of
the Upper Keys, a time that should never
be forgotten. For the 80th anniversary,
Keys History & Discovery Center brings
the history of the storm, the impact on
families and lives lost, as well as lessons
learned. Commemoration of the storm
continues Sept. 8 with the showing of
documentaries and three speakers.
Tuesday, Sept. 8, curator Brad
Bertelli and author Vanessa Lafaye come
together in conversation.
A Florida native, Lafaye has fictionalized the Labor Day 1935 hurricane in
her debut novel, “Under a Dark Summer
Sky.” She has lived in England for 30
years but was drawn to write about her
home state when she discovered the
story of the storm and its place in
Florida’s history.
Lafaye and Bertelli discuss challenges
and techniques of bringing history to life
using written word: research processes,
writer’s thought processes, responsibilities and constraints that come with writing about real events.
e evening provides insights into
the world of historical fiction, for readers, aspiring writers and those with an
interest in the events portrayed in the
book.
Doors open 5 p.m., conversation at
p.m. Reservations (suggested) at (305)
922-2237 or [email protected]
Members of Keys History &
I
Discovery Center are free. Cost for
non-members $25 and includes
admission to the exhibit as well as light
appetizers. Cash bar available.
e Discovery Center is in
Islamorada, MM 82, at Islander Resort,
a Guy Harvey Outpost.
Center open ursdays-Sundays,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. General
admission $12. Admission for seniors,
$10; children 13 and under, free. n
INFO
(305) 922-2237
Celebrity
S.L.A.M.!
4.5 oceanside. Fishing Friday, Sept. 11.
S.L.A.M registration is 4-6 p.m. Friday
at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Grand
Key Resort, 3990 S. Roosevelt Blvd.
with reception, silent auction, rules
meeting and auction. Fishing 7 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12; 6 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13.
Anglers and celebrities for dockside
party, 3-5 p.m. Saturday, at Hurricane
Hole. Awards party 3-5 p.m. Sunday.
Entry is $3,700 for a two-angler team.
Superfly entry fee, $350 or $500. n
INFO
redbone.org
CALENDAR EVENT
n Sept. 11-13
nglers test their skill at
catching tarpon, permit
and bonefish during the annual Robert
James Sales S.L.A.M. Celebrity Fishing
Tournament, Sept. 11-13. Catch-and-release pits anglers against the “Big ree”
game fish of the flats. Releasing all on
the same day is called a flats grand slam.
S.L.A.M. is first in annual Florida Keys
autumn tournament trilogy benefiting
fight against cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening chronic lung disease that is the
United States leading genetic killer of
children and young adults. Celeb participants include Major League Baseball
Hall of Famer Wade Boggs, former Denver Broncos football player Mark Cooper
and former NASA space shuttle astronaut Bruce Melnick. Points earned
catching and releasing fish in tournament’s fly, spin/plug or general/bait categories. Awards based on most points
representing all species of a slam.
e Angling Company’s Superfly, a
one-day, one-fly tournament at Hurricane Hole Restaurant & Marina, MM
A
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n Going on to Sept. 7
ans of beers and ales
sample some 150
varieties, including unique microbrews at the sixth annual Key West
Brew Fest through Monday, Sept. 7.
Schedule features brew-focused
dinners, beer and cigar gatherings,
“beer run,” pool parties, tasting festival on the beach and other enticements for thirsty attendees. e
event is presented by the Southernmost Beach Resort and the Key
West Sunrise Rotary Club of the
Conch Republic, benefiting Rotary
charitable initiatives. BrewFest
started Sept. 2 with a kick-off party
at Key West’s new Waterfront
Brewery. n
F
INFO
keywestbrewfest.com
WHAT’S HAPPENING!
LOU PETRONE
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Private jail companies are no different than any other major corporation. With the big dollars, comes
big lobbying with Congress and in
state capitals. Also national and regional meetings in exotic locations
where legislators and other influential government persons are entertained.
Four types of legislation sought
to be influenced on a consistent
basis include
longer sentencing bills, later parole
legislation, three strikes and you’re
out which leads to lifetime incarceration, and the lengthening of infraction sentences. While today’s mood
is to decriminalize and lower/eliminate prison confinement, the jail
companies are working in the other
direction. With success.
Private prisons on the surface appear to be cost effective for cash
strapped states. e private industry
sold the states a bill of goods. We
can do it better and cheaper.
eir track record stinks.
Poor training of personnel has
led to violence and escapes. Food
not the best nor the most recent.
Proper medical care lacking. Female
prisoners raped. Paroles granted
later than the normal time.
Prisoners charged for their upkeep.
Failure to pay results in time being
added on to a sentence.
Private prisons are increasingly
being used as immigration detention centers.
Private prisons are selective as to
which prisoners they will take. ey
are not interested in high coast inmates. e disabled, elderly and
HIV-positive for example. e private prison companies
only want the healthiest and
youngest prisoners.
State and county governments
are not happy with private prisons
after having
The Art Studio
lived with them for several years.
Private prison companies require
the governmental agency to guarantee a certain number of occupied
beds. If at any given time the occupancy rate falls below the contracted
number, the private prison company
charges for the empty beds. With
crime down and fewer persons
being sentenced to jail, such is putting a strain on state and county
monies.
ere is another problem. Brings
back into play the slavery issue.
Private jail prisoners work like
employees in a factory. Except they
either do not get paid or get pennies
in effect. e prison companies have
contracted with outside corporations to produce certain goods.
ey cannot meet required deliveries. e reason again less crime and
fewer people going to jail.
Certain private prisoner companies make uniforms for popular
restaurants like McDonald's and
Applebee’s.
As a result, private prison companies are threatening to sue states
and other governmental agencies for
lost profits. Another way of saying
they will sue unless they get more
inmates. To be used as free labor.
An interesting observation. e
Civil War and the irteenth
Amendment were to have freed the
slaves. Blacks were the slaves at the
time. Today, there are
more blacks in jail. Blacks still persecuted. Blacks still not free. Blacks
slaves of the irteenth Amendment which was adopted to free
them.
Finally, corruption. On a scale
guaranteed to astound you.
Mark Ciavarella, Jr. was a
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
judge. He recently was sentenced to
28 years in jail.
From 2003 to 2008, he took
close to $1 million in bribes from a
private prison company to send
4,000 children to juvenile detention
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12535 Overseas Hwy., Marathon
(305) 289-9013
www.keysartstudio.com
n
Recurring weekly classes . . .
Crash Course in Glass Cutting
Tuesday, Saturday — $35
Learn the fundamentals of glass cutting. Glass cutting tools, safety, breaking glass after it has been scored.
Introduction to Glass Fusing
By appointment only —$145
Basics of glass fusing. Learn about different types of glass fusing materials.
Beginning level of how to use them.
Weekly Glass Workshop
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Special glass workshop each week.
Clay Wheel Throwing — $45
Wednesday, Saturday
Basic techniques of centering and how
to throw a pot on the wheel.
Wednesday 4:00 – 5:30
Saturday 12:30 – 2:00 / 4:30 – 6:00
Clay Hand Building—$25-$65
Tuesday, Friday, Saturday
Ages 12 and up. House address
plaque, teapot, wind chimes, mirrors,
vases, animals, clock, plates/plaques,
masks, colored clay or free form.
Kid’s Clay Hand Building—$25
Ages 5-11. Build a pinch pot or coil
pot. Create a small sculpture.
Basic clay techniques. 1 hr class.
Family Fun Night — $5/child;
$7/adult — first Friday every month
Bring the family for a paint-your-own
pottery group project! Includes pizza.
Square Grouper /
My New Joint Lounge
22658 Overseas Hwy., Cudjoe Key
(305) 745-8880
www.squaregrouperbarandgrill.com
www.mynewjoint420lounge.com
n
Thursday 0903
Ericson Holt 7-11 pm
Friday 0904
Brian Roberts 7-11pm
Saturday 0905
Michelle Dravis
8pm-Midnight
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Island Yoga
5800 Overseas Hwy., Suite 40,
Gulfside Village; islandyogafl.com
n
Monday
Prana Flow/Alanda 10:30-11:30am
Hatha Flow/Jolie 5:15-6:15pm
Hot Vinyasa Flow/Jolie 6:30-7:30pm
Tuesday
Yin Yoga/Jolie 8:45-9:45am
Hatha Flow/Jolie 10-11am
Wednesday
Vinyasa Flow/Nichole 10-11:15am
Yin Yoga/Jolie 5:15-6:15pm
Hot Vinyasa/Jolie 6:30-7:30pm
Thursday
Vinyasa Flow/Nichole 10-11:15am
Heated Hatha Flow/Shaina
6:30-7:30pm
Friday
Yin Yoga/Jolie 8:45-9:45am
Yoga Flow/Jolie 10-11am
Saturday
Vinyasa Flow/Nichole 9:45-10:45am
KIDS Yoga/Nichole 11-11:45am
Sunday Zen Restorative/Alanda
10:30-11:30am
The Hurricane
4650 Overseas Hwy.,
(305) 743-2220
n
Friday-Saturday 0807-08
Chaz Blakemore
Wednesday 0812
Open Mic with Tony
Friday 0814
The Doerfels
Saturday 0815
Karen Weber & Funkin’ Conchs
Porky’s Bayside
1410 Overseas Hwy., MM 47.5, (305)
289-2065, porkysbaysidebbq.com
n Entertainment, 6pm-9pm daily
Sundays-Mondays Tony Napoli
Tuesdays
Cajun Night with Joe Mama
Wednesdays
Treasure Chest Radio Show—
live broadcast and free raffles
Thursdays Jesse Jett
Friday-Saturday Tim Dee
Football, Marathon High (0) vs Somerset Academy (20)
PHOTOS BY BARRY GAUKEL
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The Turtle Hospital’s 25th Annual Coast Guard Marathon Appreciation Lunch
h
PHOTOS BY BARRY GAUKEL
USCG Station Marathon has the trophies, Does USCG Station Islamorada
have game? Marathon has made the challenge to come down in 2016.
Turtle Hospital’s Bette Zirkelbach
and Megan Mertsock serve up lunch
for Coast Guard Station Marathon.
Turtle Hospital founder Richie Moretti thanks Coast Guard Station
Marathon for the work they do protecting and saving sea turtles.
Coast Guard appreciation day, Keys
style with a little tug-o-war competition under the palm trees.
A great lunch and a big thank you to Coast Guard Station Marathon.
USCG MK3 Brian Malone from Ohio, refueling. Brian has been stationed in
Marathon for 1 1/2 years.
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Florida Keys Real Estate
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Florida Keys Real Estate
Home on the water
A cozy home full
of Keys’ outdoors
BY TERRY SCHMIDA
MILE MARKER NEWS
ou want to be on the water,
but you’re not looking for a
huge place—just a magical one. What
you’ve always wanted was a charming
cottage on the waterfront where you can
have fun, watch the sunset, go fishing,
entertain and unwind. A big plus would
be able to generate a little income.
Look no further—84 Sea View Avenue on Conch Key may be just the
property for you.
Conch Key is located at Mile Marker
63, an unpretentious, quaint and working fishing village near Duck Key. is
exquisite 1,000-square-foot pied-a-terre
is located on a double lot that’s gated
for your security. It has two bedrooms
and two bathrooms, plus a one-room
sleeping cottage.
With no less than 65 feet of canal
front dock on the Gulf of Mexico side,
plus a boat basin for secure storage
of your boat, you’ll be at one with nature
as you enjoy dining or sipping a drink
under the cover of the tiled porch in
your own Keys’ cottage. In fact, you
Y
won’t find a better spot from which
to watch the glorious sunsets that the
Keys are famous for.
If you’re a fisherman, you’ll love that
the water around the property has a
three- to five-feet draft, so you can catch
fish and lobsters nearby when the season
is right, just as old-time Keys’ residents
have done for generations.
e home is beautifully maintained
and charmingly decorated with wood
floors inside and wood paneling in the
living dining area. ere are sliding
doors, palm leaf overhead fans, a
well-planned, functional kitchen, and
large rooms. e furnishings, well-suited
to the home, are negotiable.
As a big plus, when you’re not using
it, you can rent your home out to help
defray expenses. Inquire about the
vacation rental program.
Homes in this price range are at a
premium, so see this wonderful property
by the sea very soon. Priced affordably at
$692,000. n
Presented by Deborah Cardenas,
brokered by Engel & Volkers Key West
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Florida Keys Real Estate
Home on the water of Conch Key
| Continued from page 15
Back view
Pool view
Canal porch
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Florida Keys Real Estate
Administrative
Assistant Needed
ASAP in Marathon
Flex work schedule in fast paced
environment. Great attitude, friendly personality, dependable, drama free,
documemt composition, spreadsheets & Customer Service req. Real Estate,
Flex MLS, Excel, Quickbooks, Google Forms, Mailchimp, Social Media,
Website design, A+
Send resume, income and yrs.exp. in each area to:
Wayne Carter CEO Marathon and Lower Keys Association of Realtors
[email protected]
Phone 305-743-2485
Dear Members,
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome to you.
Diana Weber with Coldwell Banker Schmitt
Diana is a new Realtor© Member applicant and we are pleased that she has chosen MLKAR as her life long resource for her professional and personal
growth. Any objections must be in writing and sent to Wayne Carter, Association Executive, within 14 days of this notice. We hope you take advantage
of this time and make her feel welcome. We are here to serve you and only a phone call or email away. Feel free to contact us at anytime with
questions or suggestions of how we can serve you better.
Wayne Carter Association Executive, [email protected] • Alysha Aratari, Association Assistant, [email protected]
Marathon and Lower Keys Association of REALTORS®, Inc., 5800 Overseas Highway, Suite 15, Marathon, FL 33050
Phone: 305-743-2485
Fax: 305-743-4679
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How to help
Sen. Marco Rubio:
(305) 418-8553
Sen. Bill Nelson:
(202) 224-5274
Rep. Carlos Curbelo:
(202) 225-2778
Turkmenistan embassy:
(202) 588-1500
NOT WITHOUT MY FAMILY
LOU PETRONE
to sign a piece of paper,” Petro said. “But
I’ve also heard that people are somewhat
reluctant to put the paper in front of
him or ask him to move on it.”
No fund has yet been established to
help his family pay for the mounting
costs of this diplomatic stalemate, but
Petro is hoping that friends and supporters can find the time to reach out to
politicians and diplomatic officials.
A family is at stake. n
centers. e Pennsylvania Supreme
Court threw the convictions out. However such did little good as a practical
matter. e 4,000 had already served
time in situations where they normally
would not have. Like talking back to a
teacher.
Another Lucerne County judge,
Michael Conahan, was also sentenced to
a lesser term for basically the same
crimes.
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Ciavarella is referred to in Luzerne
County as the “Kids for Cash Judge.”
Whether judges or government officials,
bribery corruption as committed by the
two judges has to be merely the tip of
the iceberg.
My advice to all. Do not be in a hurry
to privatize anything. Tell your elected
officials so. Whether private prisons,
Social Security, pension funds, or what
have you. Man has a darker side. It
occasionally surfaces where big dollars
are involved. n
Florida Keys Real Estate
Good Deeds
Phone (305) 743-2485 or Fax (305) 743-4679
www.mymlkar.com
Listing Office
Island Breeze Realty, LLC
RE/MAX Keys Properties
Century 21 Schwartz Realty (KL)
Freewheeler Realty, Inc
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Islamorada
Island Equity Real Estate
Keys Country Realty & Dev. Inc
Century 21 Schwartz Realty BPK
Waterfront Keys Realty Inc.
RE/MAX Keys To The Key
Century 21 Schwartz Realty (KL)
American Caribbean Real Estate - Middle Keys
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
Century 21 Schwartz Realty (KL)
American Caribbean Real Estate - Middle Keys
Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE Co. Lower Keys
Century 21 Schwartz Realty (KL)
Century 21 Schwartz Realty (KL)
Coco Plum Real Estate
Schwartz Property Sales, Inc (KW)
American Caribbean Real Estate
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Islamorada
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Islamorada
Keller Williams Realty Premier Properties
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Key Largo
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
Keys Country Realty & Dev. Inc
Coco Plum Real Estate
Century 21 Schwartz Realty (KL)
Allison James Estates & Homes
Selling Office
Sold Date
List Price Sold Price
Street # Street Name
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
8/25/15
199900
175000
102 AVENUE D
Outside Of MLS - FKBR
8/21/15
595000
565000
88540 OVERSEAS
American Caribbean Real Estate
8/26/15
269000
245000
108 LA PALOMA
Freewheeler Realty, Inc
8/27/15
925000
900000
140 FAIRWICH
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
8/26/15
370000
370000
212 SEAVIEW
Key Colony Beach Realty
8/26/15
875000
850000
136 San Marco
Island Equity Real Estate
8/26/15
299000
260000
652 Colson
Coast to Coast RE Group
8/24/15
549000
549000
11 Marlin
Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE Co. Lower Keys (KW) 8/21/15
249000
235000
267 Shore
Waterfront Keys Realty Inc.
8/24/15
140000
140000
701 Spanish Main
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
8/24/15
179000
100000
111 Conch
Outside Of MLS
8/21/15
210000
205000
1500 Ocean Bay
American Caribbean Real Estate - Middle Keys
8/21/15
324000
299900
1505 Sombrero
Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE Co. Lower Keys
8/27/15
710000
675000
11600 1St Avenue Gulf
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
8/21/15
299000
290000
321 25Th Street Ocean
Outside Of MLS
8/21/15
1495000
1390000
460 Barracuda
Key Colony Beach Realty
8/26/15
1325000
1257500
195 13Th
American Caribbean Real Estate-Lower Keys
8/25/15
539000
539000
28573 Tortuga
Century 21 Schwartz Realty (KL)
8/24/15
29000
15250
2 Hibiscus
Century 21 Schwartz Realty (KL)
8/24/15
29000
15250
1 Hibiscus
RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate
8/25/15
429900
435000
250 GULF
Prudential Knight & Gardner Realty (KW)
8/26/15
259000
261000
30013 Pine Channel
American Caribbean Real Estate
8/24/15
279900
270000
500 Burton
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
8/22/15
95000
85000
18 Calzada De Bougainvilla
Coldwell Banker Schmitt RE Co. Lower Keys
8/26/15
1499000
1455000
111 Severino
Moorings Realty, Inc
8/26/15
289900
289900
87200 Overseas
Island Equity Real Estate
8/21/15
595000
584000
10 Mangrove
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Key Largo
8/21/15
90000
85000
0 Bonefish
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
8/27/15
110000
110000
INDEPENDENCE
American Caribbean Real Estate
8/28/15
259000
245000
921 Plantation
RE/MAX All Keys Real Estate
8/24/15
129900
117500
951 James
Keys Country Realty & Dev. Inc
8/25/15
87900
69000
342 Oleander Dr
Allison James Estates & Homes
8/26/15
494000
518000
12399 Overseas
Based on information from the MLKAR MLS for the period of 8/21/15 through 8/28/15
Key/Island
Year Built
Coco Plum
1973
Plantation Key
1985
Key Largo
Key Largo
2006
Duck Key
1975
Plantation Key
1997
Key Largo
1963
Key Largo
2008
Summerland Key
1958
Cudjoe Key
Conch Key
1948
Key Largo
1975
Marathon
1973
Marathon
2006
Marathon
2005
Key Largo
2005
Key Colony
2000
Little Torch Key
2013
Key Largo
Key Largo
Marathon
1958
Big Pine Key
1977
Key Largo
1991
Marathon
Plantation Key
1992
Plantation Key
1980
Key Largo
1995
Key Largo
Big Pine Key
Key Largo
1996
Marathon
1970
Key Largo
1971
Marathon
2007
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Property Type Bedroom Waterfront MM
Residential
2
Yes
54.5
Residential
2
Yes
88.5
Vacant Land
Yes
102
Residential
4
Yes
93
Residential
3
No
61
Residential
3
Yes
86
Residential
2
No
103
Residential
3
No
103.5
Residential
2
No
25
Vacant Land
Yes
23
Residential
1
No
62.5
Residential
2
No
100
Residential
2
Yes
49.5
Residential
3
Yes
52.5
Residential
3
No
49.5
Residential
5
Yes
103
Residential
4
Yes
53.5
Residential
3
Yes
28.5
Vacant Land
No
101
Vacant Land
No
101
Residential
5
Yes
51
Residential
2
No
30
Residential
2
Yes
92.5
Vacant Land
No
49.5
Residential
3
Yes
86
Residential
3
Yes
87
Residential
3
Yes
106
Vacant Land
No
103.5
Vacant Land
Yes
29.5
Residential
3
No
106
Residential
3
No
48.5
Residential
2
No
92.5
Residential
3
Yes
53