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KEY WEST MAYOR DEE DEE HENRIQUEZ STEPS UP TO THE PLATE

The swearing-in ceremony at noon on Monday, Aug. 26 marks a significant change in the lineup of Key West politics, as incoming Mayor Danise “Dee Dee” Henriquez...
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CASA MARINA RESORT WILL FIX ABANDONED EYESORE, BUT WANTS ZONING CHANGE FOR 23 NEW...

Nothing brings neighbors together like a proposal to build new 23 hotel rooms across the street, down the block or 200 yards away from their multimillion-dollar homes. That’s...
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KEY WEST ELECTIONS OFFICE MOVES TO COLLEGE ROAD

If you need to check or change your voter registration, register for a mail-in ballot or file to become a candidate, don’t go to the Supervisor of...
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BREAKING NEWS: KEY WEST OFFICIALS CHOOSE NEWCOMER ALBERT CHILDRESS AS NEXT CITY MANAGER

In a somewhat surprising move Wednesday evening, Key West’s elected officials selected newcomer Albert Childress as the next city manager to succeed Patti McLauchlin, who retires this...
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3 FINALISTS NAMED FOR KEY WEST CITY MANAGER

And then there were three — finalists, that is, for the Key West city manager job: David Burke, Thaddeus Cohen and Abe Conn, all of whom already...
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WHO APPLIED TO BE KEY WEST’S NEXT CITY MANAGER?

Forty-three people have applied for the Key West city manager position, including a few locally familiar names — former mayor Morgan McPherson, former planning director Thaddeus Cohen...
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KEY WEST’S LAWYER SAYS CITY IS VIOLATING PUBLIC RECORD LAWS

Key West’s attorney is concerned the city is violating state laws. City Attorney Shawn Smith has told Mayor Teri Johnston and Dona Higginbotham, the consultant who’s coordinating the...
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BREAKING NEWS: KEY WEST CITY ATTORNEY SUBMITS SCATHING RESIGNATION LETTER 

Key West City Attorney Shawn Smith called it quits on Wednesday, Nov. 9, tendering a scathing resignation to the mayor and city commissioners after 16 years as...
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RACIAL TENSION RATTLES KEY WEST CITY HALL

Racial tension rattled city hall Wednesday during discussion of a museum dedicated to Key West’s Black educators and indigenous people. The president of the proposed museum’s nonprofit...
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2022 ELECTION RESULTS: KEYS WEEKLY COVERAGE

An Aug. 23 primary in the Florida Keys saw several candidates handily winning their races and taking their seats. Others successfully secured the Republican or Democratic nomination...

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