The Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas reports on the continued assault on Key West’s home rule, writing: A day after citizens of Key West thought the legislation aimed at overturning their vote to limit cruise ship traffic appeared dead, Republican legislative leaders quickly reversed course Wednesday and powered it past Democrats to send it to […]
Little Key West Beats Back Cruise Ship Monsters
Mary Ellen Klas reports in the Bradenton Herald that a bill aimed at overturning Key West voters’ choice to limit cruise ships in their port has been killed in the Florida State House. She writes (abridged): TALLAHASSEE After having second thoughts about the constitutionality of his bill to undermine three ordinances approved by Key West […]
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Breaking Key West Cruise Ship News from Dick Young
The Key West Committee for Safer Cleaner Ships is sounding the alarm over an attempt to buy Gov. Ron DeSantis’s support for a bill that would overturn the votes of Key West residents against massive, polluting cruise ships docking at the island. The Committee writes: CAMPAIGN FINANCE SCANDAL SPLASHES OVER CRUISE LEGISLATION A stunning turn of […]
Governor DeSantis: Key West’s Voters Need Your Help
Key West resident and owner of Uva Wine Shoppe, Mark Gambuzza, has written a letter to the elected officials of the state of Florida deciding the fate of cruise ships in the city. He writes: I am a resident, homeowner, and business owner in Key West. I neither am wealthy or affiliated with a political […]
Richard C. Young: How About Joining Us in Key West
Key West is America’s preeminent literary and arts scene. Its world-class economy is under great leadership. Maybe it’s time you and your business joined us at the southernmost point in the contiguous states. The small, privately owned businesses of Key West have formed a strong coalition called Shop Mom and Pop Key West. These small […]
COVID-Transporting Cruise Ship Sea Monsters Could Terrorize Key West Citizens
Gwen Filosa writes in Yahoo! News: In November, Key West voters changed how the island will deal with the cruise ship industry. They capped the number of passengers that can disembark each day to 1,500, limited mooring to ships with a capacity of 1,300, and gave docking priorities to cruise lines with the best health and […]
Key West’s Best Restaurant: The Thirsty Mermaid
Based on how often we are in the “Mermaid,” it’s not even close. And our endorsement is not meant as any negative for the always marvelous Louie’s Backyard or Latitudes at Sunset Key. The Thirsty Mermaid comes out of the box with a huge jump: Their oyster purveyor, Skip Bennett’s Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury, Massachusetts, is maybe #1 […]
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Little Key West Fights Off Monster Cruise Ships
In an exciting and unexpected move, and an example of a successful grassroots movement, Pier B Development Corporation, owned by the Walsh family and represented in court by attorney Bart Smith, has successfully had a lawsuit seeking to undo the recent charter amendments limiting cruise ships in Key West dismissed. Voters overwhelmingly had approved the […]
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