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Anglers can fish for snook again

Key West Citizen - Saturday, January 28, 2012

Anglers once again can catch snook off Florida's Atlantic coastal and inland waters starting Feb. 1, said state fishery managers who announced the reopening on Thursday. The Florida Fish and...

Feds raid office

Key West Citizen - Saturday, January 28, 2012

Federal agents raided a Stock Island tax business Friday morning as part of an investigation into fraudulent BP claims, according to sources close to the investigation. Caridad Rioseco's business...

Pier House land deal takes new turn

Key West Citizen - Saturday, January 28, 2012

Key West city officials are taking a cautious approach to the proposed sale of a prime piece of real estate being leased by a resort operation that pays $3,600 rent per year. A bid of $6.3 million...
Citizen's Voice

"The cruise ship accident off the coast of Italy has just settled our channel-widening question. As fewer people sign on to take cruises, the companies will find it increasingly difficult to fill up...
Crime Report

KEY WEST -- An officer with a keen nose detected unburnt marijuana during a routine traffic stop this week, according to a police incident report. A 20-year-old man was charged with possession of...
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Business startups on the rise

Islamorada/KL Free Press - Wednesday, January 25, 2012

FLORIDA KEYS -- If you've noticed an infusion of new businesses of late while driving the Overseas Highway, your perception is no self-deception. During the second half of 2011, the Monroe County Tax Collector's Office registered 775 new local business tax locales, records show.

Litigation costs mounting

Islamorada/KL Free Press - Wednesday, January 25, 2012

ISLAMORADA -- The complaints about the north Plantation Key sewer system have died down. But the village's legal fight with the contractor that built the system certainly hasn't, records...

Cold snap blamed for absence of juvenile snook

Islamorada/KL Free Press - Wednesday, January 25, 2012

FLORIDA BAY -- Anglers say a prolonged cold snap that killed countless fish two years ago continues to put a damper on snook fishing. "We had a strong snook fishery around Key Largo in places like...
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