tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354624012012-01-20T17:25:49.739-05:00Key West Florida has always had a reputation for attracting the weird and wacky. If you have been there recently you will understand why it is now described as "Key West, where the Weird go Pro".Keys Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230828621276746508noreply@blogger.comBlogger1091100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35462401.post-1164858752518679432012-01-10T07:03:00.000-05:002012-01-16T17:33:18.278-05:00

Be careful where, and for how long, you leave your car in Key West.del.icio.us - Digg This

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Capt. Tommy Lones, of the fishing boat Gulfstream, brought in a catch of 19 Goliath grouper with a total weight in excess of 5,000 pounds.Fortunately, for Capt. Lones, this remarkable catch occured May 7, 1957, 55 Years ago.Goliath Groupers (then called Jewfish) were declared endangered and have been protected since 1990.del.icio.us - Digg This

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This joke provides a humorous explaination.A journalist was interviewing a pirate with a wooden leg, a hook on his hand and a patch on his eye. The journalist asks him, how'd you lose your leg? The pirate replies: "ARG! I were fishin' in the sea an' a big ol' shark bit 'er clean off!" The journalist says, oh that's interesting, how'd you lose your hand? The pirate replies, "ARG! I were fightin'

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Search continues for man, 36The Coast Guard is still looking for a Key West man who stole a Jet Ski-type craft Monday night after saying he had been drugged and the CIA was after him.Derek King, a mechanic at Island Watersports, fled in a personal watercraft about 7:15 p.m. without a life jacket or navigational equipment. The owner of the rental company said King was acting strangely before he

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The Banyan Resort and the Gardens Hotel are the Florida Keys' first certified members of the Green Lodging Program, created by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to recognize and reward environmentally conscious lodging facilities in the state.The two Old Town Key West properties were awarded "one-palm" certification for their environmental commitment in ceremonies attended by

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No longer will henna tattoos be the only available body art on Duval Street in Key West. As of Wednesday morning, any sober customer on the strip can get the real thing. Greg Eppy, owner of Paradise Tattoo, said his “first customer was a four-hour tattoo. Everything all day the first day was like that.”After lengthy negotiations among city officials and the owners of tattoo parlors Key West Ink,

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August 13, 1952 the body of Karl Tanzler, aka Dr. Count Von Cosel, was found in his home in Zephyrhills, Fla. He was 76 years old and died of natural causes. He gained notoriety when it was discovered he had lived with the body of Elena Hoyos for over eight years. He had met Elena when he treated her at the Marine Hospital in Key West and after her death had taken the body to his home in Key West

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A bartender in Key West sprayed an unruly patron with soap after he complained about a rusty beer. The bartender said the man splashed beer at him.A man told police that he and a friend were maced by a bartender at the Smallest Bar in Town early Friday morning after a dispute about a rusty beer. According to reports, no arrests were made because the bartender argued that he sprayed the 24-

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A motel manager, in Key West, found a surprise in his can of Coca-Cola Thursday. The man told police that he had put $1 in the motel's Coca-Cola machine. After he received the can of soda and opened it, he found a bag of marijuana inside.Officer David Kouri of the Key West police arrived at the motel, inspected the can and found marijuana in it. The marijuana weighed 10.1 grams, according to

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May 30, 1892Future movie star Stepin Fetchit was born in Key West as Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry. Stepin Fetchit was born May 30, 1892. A medicine show and vaudeville performer, he arrived in Hollywood in the 1920s. Perry claimed that he got the name Fetchit from a racehorse that won him money. However, he also told an interviewer that he came to Hollywood as a member of a comedy team

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178 years ago today, May 24, 1829, Charles Hawkins shot William A. McRea, as he walked on Whitehead Street, in the back with both barrels of a shotgun. McRea died two hours later. The two men had fought a duel in February over Hawkins finding McRea leaving his wife's bedroom via the window. Both men were wounded in the duel.Hawkins was charged with murder but an impartial jury could not be found

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May 15,1854, John Simonton, the first American owner of the island of Key West, died in Washington, DC. May 15, 1957, Mayor C.B. Harvey cut the ribbon to open the new Food Fair supermarket at 2506 N. Roosevelt Blvd. del.icio.us - Digg This

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Two computers with free access to the Internet are available at the Key West Senior Center in Key West, which is at 1016 Georgia St.The technical services department of Monroe County has provided workstations with the computers. The computers can be used for such things as Web searches, word processing and making spreadsheets. All the equipment came from unused or obsolete computers and

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Palm Beach tycoon Peter Halmos has spent $1 million to gently free his mega-yacht from a federal marine sanctuary off Key West. But the effort has failed. With another hurricane season beginning June 1, he may have no choice but to drag the vessel out.The 158-foot Legacy, once one of the five largest sailing ketches in the world, is mired in sand and mud, in ankle-deep turquoise water 3 miles

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The controversial bronze statues at the Southernmost Point were removed Friday. The removal of the seven figures depicting tourists — named New Friends by artist J. Seward Johnson — from the corner of Whitehead and South streets was confirmed by Mayor Morgan McPherson's office. City officials could not be reached for comment.The removal comes after a 60-day trial period during which officials

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70 years ago today, May 4th 1937, Jefferson B. Browne died at his apartment in Key West. He was born in Key West June 6, 1857. He was educated in Maryland and Virginia and graduated from the University of Iowa Law School. He returned to Key West in 1880 and served as attorney for both Key West and Monroe County. In 1886, he became postmaster of Key West and remained so until 1890, when he ran for

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Key West police arrested Clinton Todd Morris and his wife, Amy, early Tuesday morning on charges of child neglect after receiving a call from their 10-year-old son. A news release from the Key West police department said the child called 911 and was crying by the time police arrived at 1:30 a.m.According to police, the child told them his parents left the Key West hotel room around 9 p.m. saying

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The city of Key West cleared 41,630 square feet of mangroves off Donald Avenue and 14,800 square feet of mangroves by the Police Station, at Truman Avenue and Jose Marti Drive, to ease flooding during and after storms in those two areas. Roots choked stormwater flow and clogged pipes, Fernandez said, causing flooding in 2005.The city cleared the mangroves without obtaining the proper permits from

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For those of you who have visited the Ernest Hemingway House on Key West, you know there are dozens of six-toed cats roaming the property. Legend has it that they are descendants of a single six-toed cat given to Ernest Hemingway by a ship captain sometime in the early 20th century.Now, according to the April 2007 issue of National Geographic, somewhere along the way, the U.S. Department of

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A tower and twisting staircase proved too much for one Key West tourist, who had to be rescued toe hard way by Key West firefighters after he fainted atop a popular observation deck. Key West firefighters were forced to carry the tourist to safety down the side of the Martello Tower in a basket, after they couldn’t use the tower’s narrow spiral staircase to get him out."The only access to the

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More than 70 of the United States' top performing songwriters are to showcase their original music in intimate, audience-friendly tropical settings during the 12th annual Hog's Breath Key West Songwriters' Festival, scheduled Wednesday through Sunday, May 2-6. Event organizer Charlie Bauer of Hog's Breath Saloon works with international performing rights organizations ASCAP and BMI, as well as

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Key West is known for its uniqueness but now a truly unique and rare bird that has reportedly never been seen in the United States has bird watchers flocking to the Conch Republic after the animal was spotted in Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park.Bird watchers from several states have traveled to Key West to see the bird -- a Loggerhead Kingbird.The bird is believed to have flown from Cuba.

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By Jim CrothersKey West isn't on the spring training circuit, but this crazy, end-of-the-road town is still a good place to start any baseball road trip. This town is as serious about high school baseball as it is about partying and fishing. Real Orioles fans will know that Boog Powell starred here for the Key West High Conchs, as did current San Diego Padres shortstop Khalil Greene."Boog Powell

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On this day in 1938 Charles R. Walgreen, owner of the Walgreen drugstore chain, was in Key West on the 98-foot yacht Virago. del.icio.us - Digg This

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Two out-of-town police officers and a firefighter were arrested early Sunday morning after fighting over pizza on Duval Street, police say.Benjamin Martin Hoffman, 32, an officer with the Homestead Police Department, and Brian Laurie, 30, an officer with the New London, Conn., Police Department, were both arrested on battery charges. Dennis Michael Cole, 30, a firefighter from Michigan, also was

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City Commissioner Harry Bethel is proposing a resolution that would keep tattoo shops out of certain Key West neighborhoods — if the city loses a lawsuit appealing the city's ban on them.City code now prevents tattoo shops within city limits.A group of investors who want to open a tattoo shop on Duval Street are suing the city, claiming the regulation violates their constitutional rights to

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Students returning to live in Key West are the core of the long-term health of this Florida Keys community and economy. Some students have stayed, but many others have left or are planning to leave. School District and community officials are interested in what you think were the main reasons for your leaving, what you are doing now and what, if anything, would make you reconsider living in Key

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A Florida Keys bicycle tour guide and a Massachusetts woman won top honors Saturday at the annual Key West conch-shell blowing contest.Lloyd Mager, who began blowing a conch shell on his tours of Key West about 10 years ago, won the men's division with his rendition of the "Sabre Dance," by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian. Pam Hart from Hingham, Mass., won the women's division. Hart blew a

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Save-A-Turtle needs volunteers to walk the Key West beaches each morning looking for turtle nests and monitoring turtle nest hatchings at night from April 15 through September.Each participant must be permitted by the state, which requires a 3 1/2 hour training session. The next session will be from 6:30 to 10 p.m. March 7 at NOAA's new Eco-Discovery Center at Truman Annex. Completing the

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This is a followup on the previous post about the rejection of the sculptures.The Key West City Commission on Wednesday approved temporarily placing seven bronze sculptures around the Southernmost Point buoy. The commission voted 4-1, with Commissioner Jose Menendez dissenting. Commissioner Harry Bethel left the meeting before discussion on the issue due to a family emergency, he said.

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Bring your t-shirt, shorts, sneakers and a camera . . . and take home memories! The Bike Tour of Key West, www.keywestbikeecotour.com, takes guests into the Key West of yesteryear — the 19th Century village at the edge of the tropics.Guests bicycle from one side of this lush, green, tropical island to the other. Bicycle along the beach; through tree-shrouded streets and shady, hidden lanes;

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He has sold $30 million worth of his realism sculptures to museums, cities, private collectors and universities in such far-flung places as Hong Kong, Sydney, Istanbul and Kiev. U.S. towns have held fundraisers to buy his life-like creations. Celebrities, including California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, have commissioned his work. And his bronze "man with a briefcase" sculpture in Liberty Park

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UPDATE: Saturday it has been reported Captain Outrageous has passed away. Below is Fridays story.Noted Key West artist Captain Outrageous was in Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach Friday after suffering a brain hemorrhage Thursday evening at his Caroline Street gallery. Sherry White, the artist's girlfriend, said a neurosurgeon told her there is no brain activity. Outrageous was stricken

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The only thing that will be disappearing in the near future for Patrick the Escape Artist is his money. Michael Patrick is the performer who, on Halloween night last year, did a backflip into the choppy bay in front of a Mallory Square audience and disappeared.Authorities, including Key West police and the Coast Guard, mounted a full search-and-rescue mission. The next day Patrick turned up alive

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Pirate Soul: A Swashbuckling Voyage Through the Golden Age of PiratesPat Croce's book Pirate Soul is a celebration of the colorful buccaneers who roamed the seven seas. Yet, at 52, there's still a lot of the little boy in him. For one thing, he maintains an obsession with pirates and everything associated with them - pieces of eight, pirate flags, treasure chests. Croce owns the largest

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The Key West Business Guild (KWBG) announced today that it will host a major new event next spring. Gay Spring Break is expected to draw thousands of young gay men and women in February, March and April 2007 to the island of Key West. Information can be found at http://www.gayspringbreak.org.Of course, Gay Spring Break in Key West will be the height of Key West's tourist season, so expect a

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The Key West City Commission unanimously approved new rules for the cemetery Tuesday night that prohibit motorcycles and scooters on the gravel roads of what many Conchs and longtime residents call the city's most sacred place. Bicycles would still be allowed to go through the cemetery. Cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles can be driven into the cemetery, but must park by grave sites, as the

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A woman told police she was attacked and robbed while she was walking through the cemetery in Old Town early Saturday morning.The woman told police she hopped the fence at the Key West Cemetery, which was closed for the day, and was walking in the middle of it shortly after 4 a.m. A man started following her and eventually grabbed her around the neck and choked her, a Key West Police Department

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The State Attorney's Office asked for a continuance at Michael Patrick's arraignment hearing Monday to determine how much the escape artist will owe various agencies that searched for him in vain after a Halloween night stunt. Patrick jumped off Mallory Pier in a straitjacket and never surfaced, to the consternation of friends and tourists. Patrick and his girlfriend turned up safe in a local

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30 years ago today:Capt. Bill Wickers, of the charter boat Sandy Bill II, pulled an 80-pound bag of marijuana from the water while fishing near Sand Key. The bag had an estimated street value of $16,000; it was turned over to the Coast Guard. [That is estimated at $200 per pound!]Yesterday, All my troubles seem so far away...del.icio.us - Digg This

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Volkswagens, and especially Beetles, have long been ready palettes for artists. Close ups of this one look like an oil painting.del.icio.us - Digg This

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America's first free-to-air terrestrial TV station aimed at LGBT audiences, will launch in Key West, Florida at midnight on January 1, 2007. The station plans to expand nationally on cable, and will be carried on cable in Key West from launch."Our goal is to offer a variety of free programming both online and through local cable affiliates that will appeal to the diverse gay and lesbian

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I don't know if this car is decorated for Christmas or just for a Saturday night.del.icio.us - Digg This

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Entries must be received by 5 p.m. Friday for the best-decorated house on the island of Key West. The contest will award up to $500 for the best-lit and best-trimmed houses on the island. Second place will receive $300 and third place will receive $200. Old Town Trolley Tours of Key West, the Conch Tour Train and Keys Energy Services are sponsoring the contest. To enter, visit the Historic

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My guess is this car causes a lot of mirror adjustments.del.icio.us - Digg This

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Key Weirder by Robert TacomaNo man can take too much of a good thing, not even in tropical Key West. When beach-connoisseur Taco Bob decides on a road trip, he leaves the Conch Republic in search of the beautiful woman who broke his heart, and the ultimate trout recipe. But soon after he leaves town, the entire state is in an uproar when a young man on a mission from Texas makes off with the most

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By Cynthia CrossenThe Wall Street JournalMeasured by decibels, the crow of a rooster is somewhere between freeway traffic and the roar of a diesel freight train running at high speed. The one outside my bedroom window was more like the speeding freight train, except that it didn't go anywhere.It's illegal to kill roosters in Key West, Fla., (not that I would, I'm just saying). And once they've

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Another (Capt.) Outrageous Truck.See this postdel.icio.us - Digg This

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Note the "Scooter" type handle bars.del.icio.us - Digg This

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50 years ago Key West had 318 employees, which was 9.3 employees per 1,000 residents, below the national average of 9.8 for cities of similar size. Today they have 397 listings, on their Personal Directory. The 2000 census has the population at 25,478. That works out to 15.5 employees per 1,000 residents. The National average is currently 10.4.del.icio.us - Digg This

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Don't park next to this one, especially if you have just washed your car!del.icio.us - Digg This

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If you know anything about this vehicle please leave a comment.del.icio.us - Digg This

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Single Family Home in Key West under $400K. Now that is really Weird.Price $389,000Location 3216 Harriet Ave, Key West, FL 33040MLS# 531180Lot Info 2055 sq. ft.Year Built 1984Sq.Ft 1,032Info Phone# (305)797-0803Well priced 2 bedroom, 1.5 baths. Fenced yard, currently rented month to month.del.icio.us - Digg This

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30 years ago Don Schlosser, the only one of the five commissioners who said he was not interested in being mayor, was elected to that office. The mayor was chosen by putting all five names in a jar and having resident Lawrence Gomez draw a name. del.icio.us - Digg This

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Hemp car was an alternative-fuel project car that utilized hemp biodiesel for fuel. Industrial hemp would be an economical fuel if hemp were legal to cultivate in the United States. Industrial hemp has no psychoactive properties and is not a drug. Hemp Car demonstrates the concept of hemp fuels on a national level and promotes the reformation of current law. The car toured America, with

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This year's event takes place Thursday, November 30, through Saturday December 2, at the Pier House Resort and Caribbean Spa in downtown Key West. Topics to be covered at this year's conference include: advanced DUI motions and practice; anti-terrorism laws and their impact on the war on drugs; remedies for wrongful prosecution; and many more. Conference agenda and speaker bios are available

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After seeing Robert the Doll on the Key West Virtual Ghost Tour, I had to sleep with the lights on. I went on the walking tour in Key West and was disappointed that I didn't get to see the Key West Cemetery or Robert the Doll or the Hemingway Home. Felt like I was really there, especially the fort.del.icio.us - Digg This

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Just one question, how is driving this car effected by the "Open Container" law?del.icio.us - Digg This

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Conch Republic "Key West" Flag - 3' by 5'The Conch Republic was created with the secession of the Florida Keys from the United States of America, on April 23rd, 1982. The secession was a response to the Border Patrol's blockade setup on U.S.1 in Florida City just to the north of the Florida Keys. This isolated Keys citizens since US 1 was our only artery to and from the mainland. The roadblock

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OK so this isn't a weird car. I just luv vintage Camaros.del.icio.us - Digg This - My Yahoo!

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Ocean Key Resort & Spa in Key West has announced the 1st Annual O.K. Bayou Music Festival, November 23 – 26, 2006 with New Orleans headliner, Big Sam’s Funky Nation. The celebration-filled long weekend will support the Tipitina’s Foundation, dedicated to helping artists recover from Hurricane Katrina and preserving the cultural traditions of New Orleans. The performances are free to the public

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I have heard of Sticker Shock but this is ridiculous.del.icio.us - Digg This - My Yahoo!

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Each suite in this tropical, historic resort is unique, with a full kitchen and its own private balcony or veranda overlooking the luxurious grounds. The Banyan Resort, secluded beneath the canopies of two magnificent centuries-old Banyan Trees, is ideally located mere steps away from all that Old Town Key West has to offer.All occupancy rates are subject to change State and local taxes may

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Some businesses will go to any lengths for some publicity.http://www.peppersofkeywest.com/Bookmark with del.icio.us

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The city of Key West might recoup at least some of the $1.3 million it promised in support of the scuttling of the Vandenberg as an artificial reef now that the group Artificial Reefs of the Keys has decided to accept a bid to rename the former Navy transport ship.“We're going to take the best offer,” said Joe Weatherby, who's been working to sink the 520-foot ship for years. “We've decided we're

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Who said Weird Cars had to have wild paint jobs?Bookmark with del.icio.us

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Key West's Lazy Dog Island Outfitters is running a national contest where you could land a new job in paradise, free housing, and a chance to be on a reality TV show.26,000 people reside in Key West and the average home price is $820,000. Because expenses are so high, it is becoming difficult for many to afford to live and work in Key West. The goal of this recruitment drive is to find an

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The weeklong eBay auction for naming rights to an artificial reef project planned off Key West ended Wednesday with three bids ranging from $900,000 to $900,200. Organizers had posted a minimum bid of $1.3 million, but said they will consider the lesser bids. "We're checking the validity of the bids," said Joe Weatherby, a project organizer with Artificial Reefs of the Keys. Sinking the retired

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You must click on this photo, to view the larger version, to get the full impact of this artwork. There are even shells glued to the wheel covers. The artist didn't simply throw a bunch of shells at the car and let them stick where they landed. There is some design to the placement. There are also some non-shell items although I can't identify all of them from the photo.What do you thing the

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620 Dey Street, Key West, FloridaStructure: Single FamilyYear Built: 1925 (Weather Proven)Lot Area: Less than 1/4 acreLiving Area: 8032 sq. ftBedrooms: 3Baths: 3 1/2Offered @$1,850,000.00Agent: Trip HoffmanPhone: 305-296-0011Cell: 305-360-2052E-mail: trip@triphoffman.comMore PhotosDescription:"The Octagon House". Perfect location on a secluded street and one half of a block from the Seaport. Two

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Continuing the Water Theme today, NautiLimo is designed to carry 1-6 passengers on the sheltered waters of Florida Bay. Your limo is powered by a 100 hp Yamaha engine and has all required safety equipment on board. Florida Keys vacation travel is not complete without a Cruise on Florida Bay aboard the NautiLimo.http://www.nautilimo.com/Bookmark with del.icio.us

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A 60-foot-long yellow submarine arrived in Stock Island on Friday, and the two investors plan to have it ready for business in several months. The submarine, which runs on batteries, previously was used for tours of World War II shipwrecks in Saipan. When renovations are complete, the vessel will seat 45 passengers and three crew members. The submarine, fitted with 22 portholes, has a maximum

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During the Great Depression, Key West had turned over its charter to the federal government due to the economic disaster that had hit the island. The federal government believed Key West, with its great weather and location, would make a wonderful tourist destination.The Works Project Administration (WPA) was sent in and built the Key West Aquarium between 1932-1934. The Aquarium was originally

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For the past few months, Key West Police officers have been taking notes about a winged heart emblem that's been appearing on street signs around town. According to reports, the graffiti was noticed by officers on a pole and a stop sign at the 200 block of Petronia Street and on a control box in Bayview Park. The emblem is described as a heart with wings and a five point star in the background.

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Who said a pratical ride must be boring?Bookmark with del.icio.us

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Real Wild Girls: College Break in Key West/Private Party Double PackCamera crews traveled to Key West Florida to capture Real Wild Girls on Spring Break. Viewers can join the crew as they capture the wildest days and nights of spring break in warm and friendly Key West, including wet t-shirt contests and all hours drinking.REAL WILD GIRLS is a bestselling pay-per-view series in the titillating

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One year after a man rode out Hurricane Wilma on his luxury yacht, the owner is now fighting to get it back. The 150-foot Perini yacht named The Legacy is stuck in the shallow protected waters of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The yacht broke free from its anchor during Wilma and was swept about three miles out to sea.Ghidoni said the yacht has been mired in more than just muck for

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There are plenty of "Exotic Looking" cars for rent in Key West. Many are built on electric golf cart frames.Bookmark with del.icio.us

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Key Weirdby Robert TacomaWhat do you do when you lose your possum ranch, all your money, and the Dalton Gang is on your trail? If you’re Taco Bob, you head for Florida and end up in tropical Key West hanging out with a collection of colorful and crazy locals, fishing for grunts, and avoiding Daltons. But there’s never a shortage of trouble in paradise. A sexy cult leader hits town looking for a

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Fairvilla's Key West delivery vehicle, a 1975 Cushman Haulster with custom paint job by Captain Outrageous in Key West. You will be seeing more Vehicle Art by Captain Outrageous in the coming days.Bookmark with del.icio.us

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Key West may have the highest per capita Weird Cars in the World. They run from the sublime to the outrageous. Key Weird will run a picture of one of these vehicles (they include cars, trucks, buses and more) each day through the end of 2006. Please leave your comments if you know anything about the vehicle, owner or your own Key West Weird Car experience.This car may be the most photographed

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With the latest political battle just beginning, can't we all just get along, Key West style.Bookmark with del.icio.us

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An online auction began Wednesday for naming rights to an artificial reef project organizers hope to establish off the Key West. The reef is to be created by sinking the retired 524-foot U.S. Air Force missile-tracking ship General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, which monitored NASA space launches from 1963 to 1983. Since 1984, the ship has been among other decommissioned vessels at the James River Naval

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The streets are narrow, filled with Conch Trains and other tourist transports and lined with parked cars. Most are short with stop signs at every corner. The few through streets are understandably crowded. So where can you drive your vehicle over the speed limit. A Marathon man, found the wrong spot, the parking lot of the Monroe County jail.He was reportedly driving with a suspended license and

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A nursing supervisor at dePoo [yea Key West has a hospital named dePoo] Memorial Hospital asked that Key West officers come and take weapons brought in by a patient which they deemed dangerous.According to reports, the nurse told officers that a patient came into dePoo Hospital to be evaluated by a doctor. They then discovered she was carrying what could be dangerous weapons. An electro-shield

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The world famous tattoo contest at the Schooner Wharf Bar in Key West, Florida takes place during Bike Week.

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The straightjacket is part of Key West performer Michael Patrick's regular act on Mallory Square. He has audience members strap him into the jacket and then he escapes while suspended from a pole. But on Tuesday night (Halloween), instead of going up the pole, Patrick dived off the Mallory Square pier. Key West police said onlookers said that before he jumped, Patrick mentioned that Halloween was

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No one knows exactly how many bodies are buried in the 15 acres of the historic Key West Cemetery. Researchers guess there are between 60,000 and 100,000. On the high end that works out to one for each 6 square feet. And yet, according to Sexton Russell Brittain, there's still plenty of room for more. How is that possible you ask?Built in the heart of Old Town after the 1846 hurricane, the

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79 Years Ago Today - The first scheduled international flight by a U.S. airline took place on this day in 1927, as Pan American Airways began operations. That first flight contained sacks of mail, carried by a Fokker Trimotor from a dirt runway in Key West, Florida, across 90 miles of water to Havana, Cuba. Passenger flights soon followed. By 1935, Pan Am pioneered commercial flights across the

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Big Pine Key resident, Susann D’Antonio was the winner. She was dressed as a blonde sea hag driving a 10-foot-tall blue and pink sequined replica steam engine and she drove it right into victory lane. D'Antonio constructed the "Aquatic Express,” featuring a clamshell canopy and two moving seahorses, with her artist husband Bobby. Inspired by the 2006 Fantasy Fest theme of "Key Weird on the

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A "Weird" Word from Rick Wade - The WaveIn a prophetic vision and word from God, I have been shown that America will soon begin to experience events of cataclysmic proportion never before seen in this world (Luke 21:25). Such events will include natural disasters such as earthquakes (St. Louis and California), tsunamis, hurricanes, fires, tornadoes, and other various weather phenomena.The results

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Goombay Festival has banned drag queens from performing on the main stage at this year's two-day event. Organizers said the shows were getting too racy for the family-oriented event that kicks off the more bawdy Fantasy Fest. A tearful Horace Billups, whose stage name is B.J. Safari, said that after a half-dozen years as emcee on the main entertainment stage, he was told he can perform as a man,

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With this years Fantasy Fest beginning and the huge proliferation of camera phones you need to remember "What happens in Key Weird may not Stay in Key Weird." A case in point is that of Catherine Bosley, a former news anchor at WKBN-TV in Youngstown, Ohio.After recovering from a serious lung illness in the spring of 2003, Bosley holidayed in Key West, Florida, with her husband to celebrate. There

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Puppy Tracks USA is holding a contest for the most unusual, offbeat US location. Obiviously there is a Key Weird location among the 10 finalists. The Sponge Man of Key West, at the Mallory Square Sponge Market. You can vote for this destination here.

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Fantasy Fest is when Key Weird really gets W e i r d.Key West's annual Halloween blowout, Fantasy Fest, has been themed ''Key Weird on the Dis-Oriented Express,'' this year. The 10-day event, October 20 – 29, 2006, features masquerade balls, costume competitions, street parties and general craziness. It culminates with the Captain Morgan Fantasy Fest Parade, an outlandish procession with

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It is called the Key West Cottage and is priced at $10,500, By Doggie Mansions.For the independent pooch, this 6- by 8-foot retreat has all the perks: air conditioning, a brushed suede couch, ceramic tile floors, art work, a flat-screen TV with canine-friendly DVD collection, and designer toys by Hot Diggity Dog and Chewy Vuitton. Accommodating human guests and easy cleanups were top

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This was printed in todays Key West Citizen's Crime Report.House fight KEY WEST — Two female housemates punched each other over an open door that was letting all the air conditioning out of the house, according to police reports.The husband and boyfriend of the women watched while the two pushed and hit each other in the Packer Street incident around midnight last Sunday, reports said.The women

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Florida Keys Mosquito Control, 305-292-7190 http://www.keysmosquito.org/, inspectors will be going to every residence in Key West from Monday through Friday. The inspectors will be knocking on doors and entering yards for each resident's benefit, and will leave cards or brochures to let folks know if and where they are breeding mosquitoes on their property, or where they could potentially be a

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Key Weird in not a new phenomenon.On April 22, 1930, while working at the Marine Hospital in Key West, Georg Karl Tänzler (AKA Count Carl Tanzler von Cosel) met Maria Elena Milagro "Helen" de Hoyos (1910–1931), a local, Cuban-American woman who had been brought to the hospital for an examination by her mother. Tanzler immediately recognized her as the beautiful dark-haired woman that had been

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