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MARCH 20, 2011 

CONTENTS © 2011 KEYNOTER PUBLISHING CO. VOL. 6, NO. 19 

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By KAREN QUIST 

kquist@keynoter.com 

Rate hikes of up to 25 percent 

and tighter eligibility for 

Citizens Property Insurance 

Corp. policyholders are 

among the raft of property 

insurance overhaul proposals 

floating through the Florida 

Legislature this session. 

One measure, 

Republican Sen. Alan Hays’ 

SB 1714, would allow the 

state-backed Citizens to 

increase policyholders’ rates 

by up to 25 percent — the 

current cap is 10 percent — 

and bar coverage for 

Floridians who can find 

policies for up to 25 percent 

more on the private market. 

(The current threshold is 

only 15 percent.) 

Hays’ measure would 

also set staggered deadlines 

for Citizens to drop policies 

covering homes that would 

cost $500,000 and up to 

replace and bar Citizens policyholders 

from hiring a 

public insurance adjuster to 

represent them in claims 

disputes. 

An identical bill will be 

making its way through the 

House. 

While SB 1714 calls for 

the gradual elimination of 

Citizens’ coverage on 

homes with an insured value 

of more than $500,000, 

Citizens says that would 

affect only 4,957 policies in 

the state — at least as currently 

written. 

“The key to the language 

in the bill is that it designates 

the reduction to ‘a structure 

insured in the personal lines 

account,’” explained 

Christine Ashburn, Citizens’ 

director of legislative and 

external affairs. 

“We have statutory 

INSURANCE 

Insurance overhaul 

likely this session 

State lawmakers targeting rates, coverage 

accounts that are treated 

separately because we were 

created by the merger of two 

predecessor entities. The 

High Risk Account is the 

old Florida Windstorm 

Underwriting Association 

... and the Personal Lines 

Account and Commercial 

Lines Account are the old 

Florida Residential Property 

and Casualty Joint 

Underwriting Association 

that wrote residential coverage 

statewide.” 

Hays’ bill is just the latest 

in a series of proposals 

aimed at revamping public 

and private insurance coverage 

during the session that 

started March 1. 

Republican Gov. Rick 

Scott and many GOP lawmakers 

have expressed support 

for sweeping changes, 

making some kind of overhaul 

likely to succeed. 

The state-backed 

Citizens, which has swelled 

to nearly 1.3 million policies 

since the destructive 2004 

and 2005 hurricane seasons, 

contends its rates are too 

low to cover potential losses 

from future storms. It just 

came off a three-year rate 

freeze with the legislative 

go-ahead to raise rates up to 

10 percent a year. 

While Citizens is meant 

to be an insurer of last 

resort, it’s pretty much the 

only insurer willing to write 

windstorm policies for 

homes and businesses in the 

Florida Keys. Ashburn 

noted that the Florida 

Windstorm Underwriting 

Association got its start in 

Monroe County in 1970 for 

precisely that reason. 

Citizens had 24,166 personal 

residential policies in 

Monroe County as of Feb. 

28. The vast majority of 

those — 21,773 — are 

wind-only policies; another 

2,393 homeowners have 

what’s known as multiperil 

coverage, which combines 

windstorm with fire and 

theft coverage at a discount. 

Consumer stand 

Florida Keys policyholders, 

who pay among the 

highest rates in the state, 

have been fighting for years 

for what they call parity 

with the mainland. 

Grassroots group Fair 

Insurance Rates in Monroe 

has argued, with mixed success, 

that Keys windstorm 

rates in particular are out of 

whack with the actual risk. 

FIRM representatives 

have already made two trips 

to Tallahassee to address 

legislative committees on 

behalf of consumers, and 

Executive Director Annalise 

Mannix says they’ll keep up 

the drumbeat throughout the 

session. 

“We’re going to address 

every single bill and make 

suggestions to the committees, 

our representatives and 

anyone else who will listen,” 

Mannix said. 

While FIRM’s long-term 

goal is an overhaul of the 

computer models that are 

used to determine risk and 

rates, the group’s short-term 

goal is to keep a reasonable 

cap on rate increases and 

defend consumer interests 

on other policy fronts. 

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“Ten percent is a huge 

number for people in 

Monroe County,” Mannix 

said. “Most people in 

Florida aren’t paying what 

we’re paying here… It’s a 

real hardship. And if they 

increase it to what Citizens 

wants to, it would be disastrous.” 

Mannix is referring to 

what Citizens calls its actuarially 

sound rate structure. 

In a quirk of state law, the 

company each year is 

required to file what it 

would charge if there wasn’t 

a cap in place, as well as 

what it will charge under 

the cap. In Monroe County, 

those increases would top 

50 percent for many Keys 

wind-only policyholders. 

Mannix said FIRM is 

C.I.C 

Nearly 

invisible 

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looking for help with its 

efforts. It needs both money 

and manpower to keep on 

top of what’s happening in 

the capital. Visit 

www.fairinsurancerates 

inmonroe.com for details. 

FIRM isn’t the only 

organization keeping a 

watchful eye on insurance 

legislation. 

First State Bank’s Bette 

Brown says the Florida 

Bankers Association will be 

urging lawmakers to tread 

carefully for fear of upsetting 

a slowly recovering 

Florida economy — of 

which real estate is a key 

component. 

Steep insurance hikes 

could scare away some buyers. 

That’s particularly true 

in the Keys, where it’s not 

unusual to see principal and 

interest payments eclipsed 

by insurance premiums. 

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“We don’t want to cause 

a problem with a market 

that’s just starting to move,” 

Brown said. 

Too exposed 

Hays said Citizens has 

$400 billion in exposure in 

coastal regions of the state 

but only $4.5 billion in 

reserves. One big storm — 

or a series of smaller ones 

— could create a deficit in 

the millions, he said. 

Citizens would cover 

any deficit by tacking an 

assessment on to all of 

Florida’s property and vehicle 

insurance policies, a 

scenario that Hays calls 

“dead wrong.” 

Hays doesn’t mince 

words about his ultimate 

aim, which is to get the state 

out of the insurance business 

and restore what he 

calls a competitive private 


INSURANCE 

market. 

“My goal is to depopulate 

Citizens, to make it as 

small as we can make it, as 

rapidly as we can,” Hays 

said. 

In the meantime, he said, 

steeper rate increases will 

help fill Citizens’ coffers 

quicker, bulking up its 

reserves. 

“This is not a linear 

equation that has to be 

solved. It’s a multifaceted 

problem,” Hays said. “We 

have to get sufficient 

reserves to pay the claims 

that will be coming.” 

‘Consumer choice’ 

Hays places the blame 

for Keys’ policyholders lack 

of insurance options at the 

feet of state insurance regulators, 

who have been 

unwilling to allow private 

insurers to charge the rates 

they want to in this or any 

other market in the state. 

That’s why he introduced 

another piece of legislation, 

SB 1330, which he 

calls “the consumer choice 

bill.” It would allow private 

insurers to raise individual 

rates annually by up to 30 

percent — and the 

statewide average premium 

by 15 percent — without 

state approval. 

The Senate Banking and 

Insurance Committee 

passed the measure 

Wednesday. There’s a similar 

bill in the House that has 

yet to receive a hearing. 

“This is a complete 

deregulation bill,” said 

Gary Farmer, a lobbyist for 

the Florida Justice 

Association, which opposes 

the idea. “[The Office of 

Insurance Regulation] 

would lose the ability to 


Lawmaker pushing several measures to slim Citizens’ ranks, ratchet up its rates 

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reject a rate as being excessive.” 

While Hays sees the 

measure as a way to entice 

private insurers back into 

the market, opponents of 

the measure said deregulating 

rates is an untested 

attempt to strengthen a market 

that has already jettisoned 

its riskiest policies to 

Citizens, which they contend 

will grow if the bill is 

ultimately approved. 

“I would like to see a 

free market system on 

everything we do,” said 

Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D- 

Hollywood. “But this is a 

statewide experiment. I 

think there will be a lot of 

disgruntled people across 

the state of Florida.” 

—The News Service of Florida’s 

Michael Peltier contributed to 

this report.


Merger ahead 

for TIB Bank 

TIB Bank, a staple in the 

Florida Keys for more than 

three decades, will be operating 

under a new name by the 

end of the year. 

North American Financial 

Holdings Inc., the majority 

stakeholder in TIB Financial 

Corp., plans to merge three 

banks and operate under a 

common charter and a common 

name — Capital Bank. 

NAFH has applied to federal 

regulators to merge the 

banks. If the move gets federal 

OK, the merger should be 

complete sometime next 

quarter, with the name 

change coming in the third, 

said market President Thomas 

Longe. 

Adopted from another 

recent acquisition, Longe said 

the Capital Bank name made 

more sense for the growing 

regional company. 

Once the merger is complete, 

Capital Bank will have 83 

branches and $5 billion in 

assets, Longe said. He said the 

bank would be based in Miami, 

with branches in South Florida 

and North and South Carolina. 

TIB Financial employs 

about 400 people, and Longe 

said that during the merger 

and beyond, TIB customers 

can bank on seeing “the same 

friendly faces.” 

The end result will be a 

streamlined and financially 

strong operation, Longe said. 

Customers will benefit from a 

“more robust” online banking 

system, he said. 

Longe said NAFH will continue 

to look for opportunities 

to grow. There will be a huge 

geographic gap between the 

bank’s Florida and Carolina 

footprints, with ample room 

to expand in South Florida 

and the rest of the state. 

Iberibank grows 

some more 

Iberiabank Corp., which 

has several branches in the 

Keys, is adding three companies 

to its financial services 

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lineup. 

The bank holding company’s 

pending acquisitions 

include two bank holding 

companies in Louisiana and 

one investment company in 

Florida. 

Louisiana-based 

Iberiabank announced 

Tuesday that it’s paying $133 

million for bank holding company 

Cameron Bancshares 

Inc. in a stock-for-stock transaction. 

Cameron Bancshares has 

about $706 million in total 

assets, $575 million in 

deposits and 22 Cameron 

State Bank branches in the 

Lake Charles, La., area. 

Late last month, Iberiabank 

announced it would acquire 

Omni Bancshares Inc., the 

holding company of Metairie, 

La.-based Omni Bank, in a $40 

million stock-for-stock transaction. 

Iberiabank said Omni 

would bring it 14 bank 

branches, roughly $735 million 

in total assets and $646 

million in deposits, while near- 

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Iberiabank also announced 

last month that it was buying 

certain assets of the Florida 

Trust Co. that it will add to its 

trust and asset management 

division, Iberia Wealth 

Advisors. 

Florida Trust has $460 million 

in assets under management 

and offices in Naples 

and Fort Lauderdale. 

The growing Louisianabased 

Iberiabank Corp. has 

about $10 billion in assets and 

hundreds of offices, including 

184 bank branches in 

Louisiana, Arkansas, 

Tennessee, Alabama, Texas 

and Florida. 

Islander Resort 

buys bayside hotel 

Islander Resort owner 

David Curry has purchased 

the 25-unit, 14-slip Indigo Bay 

hotel property at 81450 

Overseas Highway. 

Originally known as Indigo 

Bay, the property is being 

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This property at 81450 Overseas Highway has been 

purchased by Islander Resort’s owner. 

renamed Islander Bayside, 

said General Manager Robin 

Schlaudecker. 

The deal, brokered by 

Century 21 All Keys’ Ralph 

Sanchez, closed Feb. 24 for 

$6.7 million, according to the 

Florida Keys Multiple Listing 

Service. 

The seller, Islamorada Hotel 

Group LLC, opened Indigo Bay 

as a boutique hotel last summer 

after completing the con- 

 

 

 

 

 

struction on the bayfront collection 

of two-story, two-bedroom 

units. 

The new property will benefit 

from cross-promotion 

between the two Islamorada 

properties, as well as access to 

the oceanside resort’s restaurant, 

tiki bar and watersports. 

— Compiled by Keys Sunday 

staff. For more on these stories, 

visit KeysNet.com.


Question: I have a small 

but very profitable retail 

operation with two locations. 

Although cash flow 

generally isn’t a problem, 

every once in a while we 

run into problems paying 

our bills. Our accountant 

gives us monthly financial 

statements, but I’m wondering 

if there isn’t something 

else I should be doing to 

monitor our cash flow. 

Answer: Most of my 

clients have found that 

monthly financial statements 

are a great help in 

looking at where the busi- 

ness has 

been. But to 

keep track 

of where 

you are and 

to suggest 

what you 

need to do 

tomorrow, 

most owners 

find that 

they need a 

little more help. For my 

clients, this help comes in 

the form of a Flash Report. 

Generally, the report is prepared 

weekly, at the end of 

whatever day the business 

considers to be the natural 

end of its weekly business 

cycle. For a retailer that is 

open six days a week and 

closed on Sunday, the end 

of the cycle would be 

Saturday. The purpose of 

the report is to inform the 

owner/manager about key 

aspects of the business so 

that adjustments to operations 

can be made quickly. 

One reason I like doing the 

report at the end of the 

week is so that the owner 

can be thinking about what 

needs to be done differently 

when the doors open 

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Monday. 

What goes in a Flash 

Report? The answer varies 

somewhat depending upon 

what the owner considers 

important to the business 

and how they want to measure 

it. For example, in a 

retail business, some owners 

consider the dollar value 

of their inventory to be very 

important. For others, the 

percentage of inventory 

compared to annualized 

sales is the most important 

number. For most professionally 

managed retailers, 

inventory turnover on an 

annualized basis is the most 

important figure. 

Whatever metrics you 

consider important to your 

business, most retail Flash 

Reports are going to have a 

sales comparison (this week 

compared to the same week 

a year ago), customer 

count, dollar amount of the 

average sale ticket and 

some indication of profitability. 

Most of the time, 

the profitability indicator is 

based upon a break-even 

analysis that gives an estimated 

profit figure for the 

week based upon projected 

weekly expenses and profit 

margins. 

In terms of format, most 

small business accounting 

systems now contain dashboards 

that can be cus- 


Keeping close watch on your finances in a flash 

LARRY 

KENDZIOR 


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tomized to give the kind of 

information we’re looking 

for in a Flash Report. If you 

don’t have this kind of a 

system, have your CPA set 

you up with a format on 

Excel. 

And, now that you know 

all about keeping tabs on 

your business on a weekly 

basis and adjusting your 

business plan based on this 

information, how about getting 

on out there and making 

some money. 

— Larry Kendzior is a business 

consultant and CPA with more 

than 30 years of experience in 

helping business owners solve 

complex issues. If you’d like to 

know more about using the 

above technique to improve 

your business, contact Larry 

at 942-9678 or lkendzior@ 

bellsouth.net.


It’s a small accounting 

office with only eight 

employees, but the 

opportunities for greening 

operations continue to be 

explored at Ward & 

Meyers, the most recent 

business to meet the standards 

of the Green 

Business Certification 

Program offered by Florida 

Keys Green Living & 

Energy Education. 

Located at 3201 Flagler 

Ave., Suite 506, Ward & 

Meyers uses only energyefficient 

fluorescent lighting 

throughout its 760square-foot 

office. The 

company recycles everything 

possible and uses 

recycled paper supplies and 

eco-friendly cleaning products. 

But the biggest impact 

on the accounting firm’s 

carbon footprint might be 

the move to electronic files, 

eliminating the mass consumption 

of paper that was 

once considered necessary 

in the accounting industry. 

“Using electronic files 


saves us time and money in 

printing, ink and paper,” 

said Maria Diaz, leader of 

the firm’s green team. 

“Fewer file cabinets also 

means more office space.” 

Printed documents, most 

of which are confidential in 

nature, are shredded for 

recycling immediately, 

while electronic versions 

are stored online. The 

process of scanning nearly 

570 client files for electronic 

storage took almost a 

year, but Diaz says it was 

well worth it. 

The staff at Ward & 

Meyers have also adopted a 

“Go Green” policy to 

emphasize the importance 

of energy conservation and 

waste reduction. According 

to the policy, the thermostat 

is kept at 78 degrees during 

the day, and turned down to 

80 at night. All computers, 

copiers and fax machines 

are turned off at night, and 

when not in use during regular 

hours, offices are dark. 

In the kitchenette, staff has 

access to reusable cups, 

and paper cups — not 

Styrofoam — are provided 

for visitors. 

As an added conservation 

measure, Ward & 

Meyers plan to experiment 

this summer with less overhead 

lighting in an effort to 

reduce heat and overall 

energy consumption. 

For more information on 


GREEN SOLUTIONS 

Going green adds up for Key West accounting office 

Sanctuary group looks 

for new members 

Sanctuary Friends Foundation of the 

Florida Keys is having its annual membership 

drive through March 31. 

Memberships start at $30. 

The mission of Sanctuary Friends is to 

Ward & Myers LLC’s Green Team (from left): Office mascot 

ZIP, Laurie Hensley, Larry Ward, Mary Beth Meyers, Danielle 

Occhiuto, Renee Tompkins, Maria Diaz and Jessica 

Popovice. 

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support the Florida Keys National Marine 

Sanctuary in the preservation, restoration 

and sustainable use of the coral reef ecosystem 

through development of community 

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education, outreach and scientific 

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call 923-1994. 

— Are you a business or nonprofit 

taking steps to make 

your operation more environmentally 

friendly? Drop a line 

with the details to kquist@ 

keynoter.com.


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Today 

◆ 2 p.m. — The musical 

“Chicago” will be performed 

at the Coral Shores 

Performing Arts Center in 

Tavernier. The cast is made up 

of semi-professional and 

amateur actors from the Keys 

and Miami as part of The 

Miami Acting Company. 

Tickets are $25 at the door. 

Monday 

◆ 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. — 

KAIR is partnering with with 

South Florida Workforce to 

present a workshop that will 

help Marathon and Big Pine 

residents get ready for the job 

hunt. The workshop will be at 

the Marathon Community 

United Methodist Church’s 

fellowship hall at 3010 

Overseas Highway. Individual 

help will be given to each 

person that attends, or anoth- 


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er appointment will be scheduled. 

The workshop will focus 

on skills necessary for finding 

jobs: resume writing, application 

completion and interview 

skills. To attend, you 

must have photo ID and a 

Social Security card (or passport). 

Attendees can register 

first with South Florida 

Workforce at 292-6762. KAIR 

‘sat 743-4582. 

◆ 10:30 a.m. — After 25 

years of sharing her physical 

therapy skills, Jane Hlis is still 

happy to share her expertise. 

She will talk to the Senior 

Group in the Key Largo 

Library community room, 

mile marker 101.5 oceanside, 

Key Largo. Speaking on the 

subject of pain management 

from a physical therapist’s 

perspective, Hlis will provide 

tips for various types of pain 

management. This free program 

is open to the public. 

Refreshments will be served. 

For more information about 

the speakers program, call 

Kathy Gong at 394-4006. 

◆ 1 to 4 p.m. — There’s a 

free plant clinic at the 

Monroe County Extension 

Office, Gato Building, 1100 

Simonton St., Suite 2-260, 2nd 

floor. Call 292-4501 or visit 

monroe.ifas.ufl.edu. 

◆ 6 p.m. — Writer 

Fernanda Eberstadt presents 

the next lecture in the 

Friends of the Key West 

Library free lecture series at 

the Studios of Key West, 600 

White St. Doors open at 5:30. 

Eberstadt will talk about her 

life as a writer living in 

Europe and will read from her 

newest book, Rat—a novel 

set in the South of France 

and recently published in 

Vintage paperback. 

Tuesday 

◆ 6 p.m. — The Cuban 

Medicinal Garden is the topic 

at the Key West Tropical 

Forest & Botanical Garden on 

Stock Island. Herbalist 

Constance Miller will 

expound on how herbal 

remedies and other alternative 

therapies are used in 

Cuba. Admission to these 

events is $10 for non-members 

and $5 for members. 

Membership applications will 

be accepted. Call 296-1504 or 

e-mail kwbgs@kwbgs.org. 

Wednesday 

◆ 3 to 5 p.m. — The Key 

Largo community is invited 


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to participate in a planning 

meeting designed to come 

up with ideas to celebrate the 

100th anniversary of the 

opening of the Florida East 

Coast Railroad Extension. 

Henry Flagler arrived by train 

in Key West on Jan. 22, 1912, 

to mark the formal opening 

of the railroad. The Key Largo 

Chamber of Commerce is 

spearheading the initial 

meeting at the Holiday Inn, 

mile marker 99. A countywide 

Flagler Centennial Committee 

has been formed to act as an 

umbrella committee/clearinghouse 

for events throughout 

the Keys. A website for 

the celebration is under construction. 

Each of the five 

Tourist Development Council 

districts will be asked to 

develop their own events for 

the centennial. RSVP to Jackie 

Harder at 451-1414. 

◆ 7:30 p.m. — Ricardo 

Zambrano, regional biologist 

with the Florida Fish and 

Wildlife Conservation 

Commission, will speak on 

“Recovery and Management 

of the Endangered Miami Blue 

Butterfly.”This presentation is 

part of the 20th annual 

Delicate Balance of Nature lecture 

series, sponsored by 

Dagny Johnson Key Largo 

Hammock Botanical State 

Park. Learn more about the 

status of the Miami blue butterfly 

at the visitor center 

inside John Pennekamp Coral 

Reef State Park, mile marker 

102.5 oceanside. Park gates 

open at 7 p.m. Contact Elena 

Muratori at 451-1202. 

Thursday 

◆ 10 a.m. — The 

Marathon Garden Club will 

host a demonstration and 

lecture on how to create 

mosaics for use as garden art. 

The program will be presented 

by Steve and Fran 

Showerman, whose Duck Key 

home was featured on the 

2010 House & Garden Tour. 

There is a $5 donation for this 

workshop. Contact Cindy 

Wooten at 743-4971 to register. 

The club is at 5270 

Overseas Highway (mile 

marker 50 bayside) in 

Marathon. Call (305) 743-4971 

or visit www.marathon 

gardenclub.org. 

◆ 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. — 

First State Bank of the Florida 

Keys and ProTech e2 host the 

Key Largo Chamber of 

Commerce’s monthly networking 

event, Members in 

Motion, at ProTech’s building, 

103375 Overseas Highway, 

which was was financed by 

First State Bank. 

◆ 6 p.m. — There’s a 

Cuban cooking demonstration 

at the Key West Tropical 

Forest & Botanical Garden on 

Stock Island. The event is usually 

a sellout, so reserve a seat 

early. Admission is $10 for 

non-members and $5 for 

members. Membership applications 

will be accepted. Call 

296-1504 or e-mail 

kwbgs@kwbgs.org. 

◆ 7 p.m. — The Upper 

Keys Mac User Group hosts 

Sue Beal with a presentation 

on how to use Apple’s Pages 

for word processing and 

page layout. The meeting is 

at the Key Largo Library community 

room. No reservations, 

free, all are welcome. 

Call 451-4601 or visit 

ukmug.org. 

◆ 7 to 9 p.m. — “Building 

Self-esteem in your Children,” 

a free seminar at Mariners 

Hospital, will offer tips on 

how parents can instill confidence 

in their children. The 

session will be held in the 

main conference room at the 

hospital, mile marker 91.5. 

The program, which will be 

teleconferenced from Baptist 

Children’s Hospital, is intended 

for parents, not for children. 

During the session, psychologist 

Andrew 

Lagomasino will offer tips on 

a variety of subjects including 

how to help children feel 

good about their abilities and 

talents, take pride in their 

accomplishments and tolerate 

frustration. The seminar is 

free. However, reservations 

are required. To reserve 

space, call (305) 434-3400. 

Friday 

◆ 11 a.m. — Bahia Honda 

State Park will host a reenactment 

of the first train ride to 

Key West. Visitors will see Mr. 

Henry Flagler, as well as other 

travelers from the era, and 

learn about their unique 

experiences. Interested visitors 

should meet on the gulf 

side of the Old Bahia Honda 

Bridge at the train car stage 

and bring chairs. For more 

information, contact the 

nature center at 872-9807. 

Saturday 

◆ Noon to 6 p.m. — The 

unique marine environment 

of the Keys island chain, 

which includes the continen- 


tal United States’ only living 

coral barrier reef, will be celebrated 

during the second 

annual Florida Keys Ocean 

Festival. Presented by Mote 

Marine Laboratory, the familyfriendly 

free-admission event 

features live music, artistry, 

kids’ activities, educational 

exhibits and more at the 

Florida Keys Eco-Discovery 

Center, on Key West’s Truman 

Waterfront. Visit www.keys 

oceanfest.org. 

◆ 7 p.m. — The Key West 

Tropical Forest & Botanical 

Garden’s Cuban Cultural 

Exposition winds up with Hot 

Havana Nights at the garden 

on Stock Island. Attendees 

dance to the sounds of 

Havana Soul while enjoying 

mojitos, authentic Cuban cuisine, 

fine cigars and an auction 

of handmade crafts and 

artistry. Tickets are $20 in 

advance for general admission 

and $25 at the door. 

Cash bar. VIP tickets are $75, 

and include a special show 

and dinner at 6. Visit 

www.kwbgs.org or call 

296-1504. 

March 28 

◆ 6:30 p.m. — The 

Matecumbe Historical Trust 

will host this month’s lecture 

at Island Community Church, 

mile marker 83, with guest 

speaker Tom Hambright, 

Monroe County librarian and 

historian. Tom Hambright will 

share a presentation on Keys 

history using the photographs 

from the Monroe 

County Library collection of 

over 200,000 historic photos. 

The lecture is free and open 

to the public. For more information, 

call Irving or Jeane 

Eyster at 664-9504. 

April 2 

◆ Noon to 6 p.m. — The 

third annual Lower Keys 

Reggae Festival presents the 

sounds of the islands at 

Sugarloaf Lodge, mile marker 

17 gulfside. Tickets are $20 

per person in advance or $25 

per person at the gate. 

Tickets can be purchased at 

www.keystix.com or at the 

Lower Keys Chamber of 

Commerce, mile marker 31 

oceanside. 

— Send calendar items to 

kquist@keynoter.com at least 

10 days before publication.


SOLD! 


Each week we showcase a variety of homes that recently sold.This week’s closed between Feb. 27 through March 5. 

KEY LARGO MARATHON 

RAMROD KEY 

◆ Address: 118 Jolly Roger Drive 

◆ Waterfront: No 

◆ Details: Lush, well-maintained 

landscaping on three lots. Back 

patio expands the living area with 

an outdoor fireplace, stainless barbecue 

and tiki hut. Community 

room & boat ramp. 

◆ Bedrooms: 1 

◆ Bathrooms: 1 

◆ Built: 1970 

◆ Square footage: 500 

◆ List price: $199,000 

◆ Sales price: $181,000 

◆ Listing agents: Margo & Brett 

Newman, Coldwell Banker Schmitt 

◆ Selling agent: Linda Perloff, 

Schwartz Property Sales 

◆ Address: 400 23rd St. 

◆ Waterfront: No 

◆ Details: Boot Key Harbor view. 

Recently remodeled home at end 

of cul-de-sac. Pool and covered hot 

tub. Bamboo floors. New kitchen. 



◆ Built: 1980 

◆ Square footage: 1,568 

◆ List price: $329,900 

◆ Sales price: $380,000 (Another 

parcel was included) 

◆ Listing agent: Ben Daniels, 

Exit Realty Florida Keys 

◆ Selling agent: Laura Hutt, 

Exit Realty Florida Keys 

◆ Address: 27437 Cayman Lane 

◆ Details: Dockage and large 

basin. Metal roof, tile throughout, 

new refrigerator and water heater, 

fenced yard, screened porch, shed, 

mature landscaping, large fenced 

area for RV or boat parking. 



◆ Built: 1989 

◆ Square footage: 1,128 

◆ List price: $398,000 

◆ Selling price: $372,500 

◆ Listing agents: Tommy 

& Kathleen Gomez, Coldwell 

Banker Schmitt 

◆ Selling agent: Team Kline Willi, 

Coldwell Banker Schmitt 


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MARKETPLACE 

Helping you track today’s real estate market 

Real estate closings based on information from the Florida Keys Board of REALTORS Inc. (alternatively, from the Florida Keys MLS Inc.), for March 6 through 12. 

70 2nd Court Alice Butler & Susan Kay Holler / Marr Properties $139,900 $105,000 Susan Kay Holler & Alice Butler / Marr Properties 

27 Lake Shore Drive Karan Moeller / American Caribbean Real Estate $599,000 $545,000 Glenn Hoover / Glenn Hoover Real Estate 

138 Harborview Drive Loretta Lawrence / Schwartz Property Sales $159,000 $145,000 Claudette Mell / Realty World - Freewheeler 

Plantation Key 

286 Coconut Palm Blvd. Bill Belian / American Caribbean Real Estate $549,000 $500,000 Bill Belian / American Caribbean Real Estate 

227 Azalea St. Lisa Frins / Realty World - Freewheeler $549,000 $525,000 Maria Barroso / Coldwell Banker Schmitt 

Windley Key 

109 Anglers Way Daniel Sanchez / Century 21 All Keys $375,000 $375,000 Nancy Allen / Realty World - Freewheeler 

115 Anglers Way Daniel Sanchez / Century 21 All Keys $400,000 $400,000 Nancy Allen / Realty World - Freewheeler 


Lower Matecumbe 

75804 Overseas Highway Charlotte Porter & Jan Keller / Coldwell Banker Schmitt $1,395,000 $1,055,000 Jan Keller & Charlotte Porter / Coldwell Banker Schmitt 

Duck Key 

143 Bimini Drive Wanda & Bob Brock / Coldwell Banker Schmitt $319,900 $298,000 Joe Townsend / Realty World - Freewheeler 

7402 Marina Terrace Drive Margaret Crowley / Hawks Cay Resort Sales $699,000 $550,000 Margaret Crowley / Hawks Cay Resort Sales 

Key Colony Beach 

641 9th St. Jo Ann Cook / American Caribbean Real Estate $699,000 $617,500 Jo Ann Cook / American Caribbean Real Estate 

310 9th St. Karen Raspe / American Caribbean $610,000 $570,000 Karen Raspe / American Caribbean 

Marathon 

347 Stirrup Key Blvd. David Grego / Island Breeze Realty $799,000 $810,000 Pam Nada-Caley / Coldwell Banker Schmitt 

307 Sombrero Blvd. Wanda & Bob Brock / Coldwell Banker Schmitt $320,000 $290,000 Elaine Zimmerman / Coldwell Banker Schmitt 

Big Pine Key 

30 Sands Road Susan Rich / Exit Realty Florida Keys $42,500 $42,500 Susan Rich / Exit Realty Florida Keys 

Ramrod Key 

27437 Tobago Lane Dave Wiley / Coldwell Banker Schmitt $380,000 $375,000 Ruth Hemp / Coldwell Banker Schmitt 

Summerland Key 

1029 Gulf Drive Diane Corliss / Coldwell Banker Schmitt $750,000 $590,000 Fred Mullins / Coldwell Banker Schmitt 

24925 Center St. Tommy & Kathleen Gomez / Coldwell Banker Schmitt $224,900 $217,000 Patti Nickless / Coldwell Banker Schmitt 

Big Coppitt 

24 1st St. Francis Kirwin / Preferred Properties $309,000 $254,000 Corinne Held / Preferred Properties 

Key West 

910 17th Terrace Louis Condos & Mary Jo Rostien / Prudential Knight & Gardner $399,000 $375,000 Geri Martin / Realty Executives Florida Keys 

3407 Riviera Drive Ann Wright-Kelinson & Dawn Thornburgh / Beach Club Brokers $275,000 $277,000 Rob Severin / Seaport Realtors 

1800 Atlantic Blvd., Unit A106 Victor Musmanno II / Coldwell Banker Schmitt $440,000 $415,000 Joseph Cerza / Schwartz Property Sales 

1500 Atlantic Blvd. Dawn Thornburgh / Beach Club Brokers $875,000 $800,000 Elizabeth Eliot / Preferred Properties 

915 Pohalski St. Kathleen Hancock / Property Management of Key West $325,000 $300,000 Kathleen Hancock & Elizabeth Birmingham / Property Management 

1205 Virginia St. Barbara Anderson / Paradise Real Estate in Key West $400,000 $400,000 Sharon Czerwinski / At Home in Key West 

1207 William St. Melva Wagner / Sellstate Island Properties $129,000 $130,000 David Austin / Anchor Line Realty 

727 Waddell Ave. Wendy Zintsmaster / Truman & Co. $999,000 $900,000 Lisa Lennon / Prudential Knight & Gardner 

1127 Packer St. Joanne Tarantino & Martha Robinson / Prudential Knight & Gardner $329,000 $282,000 Bascom Grooms / Bascom Grooms Real Estate 

618 Grinnell St. Francis Kirwin / Preferred Properties $1,200,000 $850,000 Gary Thomas / Preferred Properties 

817 Eaton St. Rudy Molinet / Marquis Properties Realty $325,000 $320,000 Victor Musmanno II / Coldwell Banker Schmitt 

529 United St. Kirksten Irick / Preferred Properties $349,000 $305,000 Brenda Donnelly / Prudential Knight & Gardner 

COMMERCIAL 

Key West 

1448 Kennedy Drive Curtis Skomp / Coldwell Banker Schmitt $425,000 $315,000 Curtis Skomp / Coldwell Banker Schmitt


A A 

No. 9885600 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 

that the undersigned, desiring 

to engage in business under 

the fictitious name of 

HABANERO’S BURRITO 

SHOP located at 82749 

OVERSEAS HIGHWAY, in the 

County of MONROE, in the city 

of ISLAMORADA, FLORIDA 

33036, intends to register the 

said name with the Division of 

Corporations of the Florida 

Department of State, 

Tallahassee, Florida. 

David Minor, Owner 

Publish March 19, 2011 

Florida Keys Keynoter 

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Assistant Manager 

trainee for daily operation in 

busy working marina. Must 

have good ref’s and people 

skills. Apply in person 79851 

Overseas hwy. 

BOAT SALES 

P/T, F/T, top commissions; 

sales exp. req’d. Retirees 

welcome. 305-872-3123 

bluewaterboatbrokerage.com 

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CLEANING STAFF NEEDED 

Driver’s license a must. Good 

starting wages. Marathon area, 

305-481-8379 


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DIVE BOAT CAPTAIN 

HALL’S DIVING CENTER 

Marathon, FL is seeking full 

time & part time Captain w/ 

Masters License. Must hold a 

Divemaster certification or a 

certified diver who will train to 

DM level, have strong customer 

relation skills, a professional 

appearance and able to perform 

vessel maintenance as 

scheduled. Contact Bob 

Brayman or Randy Botteri at 

305-743-5929 to pick up 

application or email; resume to 

randy–hallsdiving.com. 

Experienced appliance tech 

needed. Must be reliable and 

have valid drivers license. 

Call 

305-664-3662. 

F/T seasonal attendant for 

busy Gift Shop/Reservationist. 

Weekend a must, permanentposition 

posssible. 

Call Dolphins Plus 451-1993. 

HANDYMAN WANTED P/T 

valid DL, no smoking drug free 

environment, apply in person – 

Captain’s Imports 

99150 Overseas Hwy. 


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DOCK ATTENDANT 

PROVIDENT MANAGE 

K0280RESTAURANTS 

NAIL TECH NEEDED 

Full time in Marathon. 

Please call 

(305) 743-0010 

PLUMBER OR PLUMBER’S 

HELPER NEEDED. 

Experience preferred. Call 

305-743-5357, Marathon. 

PLUMBER WANTED IN 

MARATHON 

Experienced. Must have clean 

driving record. 743-7927 

PT/FT HEAVY EQUIPMENT 

MECHANIC with some 

operator experience needed for 

busy construction company. 

Job is located at MM 26.5. 

Call 305-872-2100 

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SALES REPRESENTATIVES 

Needed for TV show on FOX to 

sell commercial spots to 

advertisers 

305-304-1437 

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Supermarket Cashier. 

F/T & P/T. 

Sunrise Market MM 91.8 

Call Jorge 

305-747-4117 

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ACCOUNT REC/REGISTRAR 

F/T position in Big Pine, Tues- 

Sat. Must be proficient in MS, 

Excel & Access. Background 

check required. Email resume 

to seacamp2002–aol.com or 

fax to 872-2555, Attn: Bus. Mgr. 

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MARATHON GARBAGE 

SERVICE - is now hiring 

P/T OFFICE ASSISTANT - 

Computer exp. a must. Min. HS 

Diploma/GED. Quick Books, 

A/R, A/P experience a plus. 

APPLY IN PERSON ONLY. 

4290 Overseas Hwy., Mthn 

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR 

ONLY IF you have a proven 

record as a positive, extremely 

reliable, self starter capable of 

interacting with and supporting 

a wide range of individuals and 

diverse job requirements Email 

your resume to: knowles32– 

live.com. Computer knowledge 

and competency required.



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ALLSTATE INSURANCE 

AGENCY 

PT or FT Licensed Insurance 

Professionals. 220 or 440 

License willing to earn alot. 

215 or 218 License the sky is 

the limit. Fax resume, salary 

history and future career 

expectations to 305-451-1140 

or send an email to 

Luismanes–allstate.com. 

Interviews conducted on 

Saturdays only. 

CASE MANAGER; IN-HOME 

& NUTRITION SERVICES, 

KEY WEST; $38,988.28 - 

$45,584.68 /40 HPW REQ: 

BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN 

SOCIAL WORK, 

SOCIOLOGY, PSHYCOLOGY 

OR RELATED FIELD REQ, 1-2 

YRS. EXP. E.O.E. DEADLINE: 

03/22/11, 292-4557; 

hr–monroecounty-fl.gov 

SUBSTITUTES to work for 

MARC, for developmentally 

disabled adults in Tavernier 

and Marathon. Required: good 

communication skills, valid DL 

with good record, background 

check & ref’s. Corinne, 

305-852-3282. E.O.E. 

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BARTENDER NEEDED 

IMMEDIATELY! EXP’D ONLY. 

Apply in person, Sunset Grille & 

Raw Bar, 7 Knights Key Blvd, 

Marathon. 

Chad’s Deli seeks 

Professional, dependable, 

team oriented, & trainable. Yr 

round consistant employment. 

PM Servers F/T. Day Counter 

help P/T. Apply in person 

MM 92.3 Bayside 

NOW HIRING! 

Papa John’s Pizza, Marathon 

now hiring for all positions. 

Please apply between 12-5, 

5105 Overseas Hwy. 

RESORT HELP 

IMMEDIATE OPENING 

HOUSEKEEPING 

Marathon, 305-797-1707 

Restaurant Mgr. needed 

for growing business. Must 

have Keys restaurant exp. & be 

a team player. Send resume to 

Mgr. % The Reporter, PO Box 

1197, Tavernier, Fl 33070. 

ROOM ATTENDANT 

For new Holiday Inn Express. 

Experience pref. Please apply 

at 13201 O/S Hwy, Marathon 

to fill out an application. 

SERVERS NEEDED 

Experience a must! Apply in 

person, Stuffed Pig, MM 49, 

Marathon, between8&2. 

SERVERS, with experience. 

FT/PT. Apply in person to: 

KEY COLONY INN 

700 W. Ocean Drive, 

Key Colony Beach. 743-0100 

WAITSTAFF 

EXP’D ONLY. Apply in person, 

Herbie’s Restaurant, at the 

office behind restaurant, 6350 

Overseas Hwy, Marathon. 

WORK ON THE OCEAN 

Servers, Line Cooks, 

Day Hostess, Food Runners. 

Apply at Cabana Breezes, 

401 E. Ocean Dr., KCB. 

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CAREGIVER 

serving all the Florida Keys 16 

yrs experience Live in or out. 

All shifts avail. Great ref’s. 

786-255-8275. 

LICENSED CNA AND 

CERTIFIED EMT. Experienced 

with dementia and physically 

challenged individuals 

305-735-2130 

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Looking for a Local 

Business? Also see 

The Florida Keys Business 

Directory in every issue of the 

Keynoter! 

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Looking for a Local Service? 

Also see 

The Florida Keys Business 

Directory in every issue of the 

Keynoter! 

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AMER. COINS & CURRENCY 

Or broken & unwanted 

jewelry. Private collecter 

pays the most! From Key 

Largo to Key West. 743-5780 

WANTED 

Old or Antique Guns. 

Key Largo Anglers Club 

Bob Jones 

305-367-2382. 


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GRASSY KEY Sat., 8-2 & Sun. 

9-1. 349 Avocado Ave., off 

Morton St. Furniture, art, 

household & more! 

HUGE RUMMAGE SALE, 

Marathon, Sat., Mar 19th, 8-1. 

Many new craft items, 

handknitted afghans & throws, 

furniture, dishes, electronics, 

tools, bedding, clothing. 846 

Copa D Oro, Flamingo Island. 

Lower Matecumbe MM 74.5 

Sat., 8-11:30. 114 Sunset Dr. 

Furniture, household & more 

stuff! 

LOWER MATECUMBE 

MOVING SALE 

457 Palm Dr, MM 74. 

Furn, fishing gear, fish traps, 

boat supplies. Fri & Sat, 8-1. 

Marathon/Coco Plum. Sat., 

9-1. 205 Ave G. Bird cages, 1 

extra lrg w/toys, cat house ‡ 

tree, aquarium, end tables, pool 

table chairs, clothing & misc 

MARATHON - MOVING SALE 

Sat & Sun, 3/19 & 3/20, 9-4. 

118 Mockingbird Ln, off 

Anglers, near High School. 

Furn, household, more! 

MOVING SALE - Sat & Sun 

ONLY 8am-1pm. 310 

Buttonwood Cir., Key Largo. 

Hswares, plants, clothing, etc. 

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Standard Poodle pups! 

4 colors, 8wks. We’re cute, 

playful, pedigreed, home 

raised, loving, guaranteed, in 

training, learning fast. Call for 

info we won’t last. 

305-731-6242


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Brand new Serta 2 Galloway 

mattress, $600; Kitchenaid 

mixer $200. 

Call 727-207-5999, Marathon 

Featherlite alum, open utility 

trl. (8 x 10) w/hinged ramp for 

ATV, landscape equip., etc., 

$1800, OBO. 150 gal. saltwater 

aquarium & all access., live 

coral & fish incl, $1250, OBO. 

522-4166. 

Private Collector Wants 

Rolex Dive watches and Pilot 

Watches. Old model Military 

clocks & watches. 

Call 305-743-4578 

USED TV’S 

12’’, 19’’ & 26’’ available. 

$25 - $50. All in good working 

condition. Buy one or all and 

get a great deal! 305-395-2145 

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY 

National sales rep. will be in the 

Keys from 3/27 - 3/30. 

www.everywhereugo.com 

Contact Georgie at 

georgie–everywhereugo.com 

LANDSCAPE BUSINESS 

Newer heavy equipment & 

accounts included (equip. 

alone worth $60K). Will sell all 

$59K. Alberto, 305-747-0785 

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Affordable Waterfront, 2/2. 

Furnished. MM 63 oceanside, 

40’ dock. Long term lease. 

$1300. 305-872-2750 

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DUCK KEY MM61 2/2 

Furnished, canal, dockage, 

views CBS, granite/tile. C/A, 

W/D, D/W, scrend prch. Pets 

OK. $1695/mo. F/L/S 743-0003 

Islamorada Canalfront 

2/1 upstairs, balcony, 25 ft. 

dockage, incl W/D, ann. lease, 

1/2 util., $1400/mo. 

305-395-0457. 

KEY LARGO MM 99.9, 3/2 

Large balcony, canal to Ocean. 

Davits incl. $1600/mo. ‡ util. 

Spn 786-413-9769; Span/Eng 

786-523-1022; Spn/Portg 

305-522-1727. 

LONG KEY 2BR, 2BA Stilted 

canal front home. $1100/mo. 

F/L/S. Marsha Martin, Coldwell 

Banker Schmitt Real Estate, 

305-289-6522 

MARATHON 1BR, 1BA, 

Fully furnished, waterfront on 

deep canal. 35’ dock. 

Immaculate! $850/mo F/L/S. 

Free cable TV. 401-207-6643 

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MARATHON beautiful 3/2 

home, recently remodeled, on 

deep canal, over 60’ mooring, 

fenced in yard. Unfurn. Long 

term. $2200/mo. 305-360-2233 

MM 100 PORT LARGO HOME 

Spacious 4/2 C/AC, W/D, HO 

Park w/ ramp, unfurn. annual 

$2000‡util call Ann 

305-451-7861 

MM 103 3BR/2BA. 

New, furnished/beach/ramp. 

Buy $399K owner fin. or rent 

$1900 ‡ util. 305-304-3620 

www.5Bonefishave.com 

WHY RENT? 

No Closing Cost Government 

loan program up to 100% 

financing. Payments starting at 

$1690.00 per month. Brand 

New 3/2 Available in Key West, 

Stock Island, Big Coppitt, and 

Waterfront homes in Cudjoe. 

Call Dave, anytime 

at (305) 304-7579 

2BR/1BA CBS house. 

Center of Key largo, 

MM 100 oceanside. 

No pets or smoking. $950, 

F/L/S. 305-451-0112. 

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KEYS RV PARK Available 

now. One person mobile home. 

Free cable. RV park inc boat 

ramp W/D, 2 car parking. 

$650/mo. F/L. 305-849-0507 

MARATHON Furn 1 BR, 1 BA, 

living rm, dining rm, kitchen, 

29 E Key RV cottage. $900/mo. 

util inc. 1st/last. 305-923-1625 

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MM 106 Doublewide 2/2 w/ 

porch, W/D, fenced yard. 

Sec. 8 OK. $1150, F/L/S. 

786- 306-8525 or 

786-390-7084. 

3/3 Mobile Home 

on the water bayside. 

Rent for $1400 month 

with option to buy. 

Call 305-451-1241. 

2BR/1BA Mobile home , 

some furniture. Key Largo 

Trailer Village accross from 

Publix. $700 plus util. 

305-778-2916. 

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A MOVE IN NOW from $350 

week. MARATHON. Weekly 

or monthly. Fully furnished. 

All utilities & cable included. 

305-289-0800 

AFFORDABLE MARATHON 

SHORES 1/1 

Unfurn. A/C. New paint. Nice 

convenient location. Terms 

Negotiable. 305-743-6088 

BIG PINE KEY 2/1, CORNER, 

waterfront. Ground level, dock, 

everything like new! $1175/mo 

F/L/S. Cat OK. 305-872-2952 

COUNTRY LIVING MM 28 

1BR efficiency. Furnished. A/C. 

Long term $700/mo incl utils. 

Deposit req. 305-872-4042 

DUCK KEY Waterfront condo 

1 BR, 1 BA, furnished, newly 

remodeled. $1050/mo, annual. 

Dock avail. 239-433-5867 

Efficiency apt. 

MM 102 on canal, 

oceanside. $750 includes 

all utilities & W/D. 

Call 305-303-9889 

ISLAMORADA MM 82 unfurn 

efficiency. Clean quiet location. 

$180/wk or $780/mo, Inc util. 

Pet considered. Year lease 

$1000 security. 305-517-4379 

KEY COLONY BEACH 

Furnished, 2/2, half duplex, 26’ 

dock, cov’d patio. 6-9 mo. 

lease. Avail 4-1. $1300/mo ‡ 

util, F/L/S. N/S. 970-819-5835 

KEY LARGO 1 BR, 1 BA 

DUPLEX. Living room, kitchen. 

Utilities included. Ref. required. 

$750/mo., F/L. 609-602-3220 

Key Largo MM 95, 

2/1 spacious 2nd fl. APT - 

$1100 mo. New 

appls. & shared laundry. 

Pets neg. F/L/S. 330-421-5004. 

KEY LARGO MM 99 

Oceanside. Furnished 1 BR, 

1 BA, on canal, $1000/month 

includes all utils. 305-942-3055 


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LAYTON, MM 68.5, 2/1 up. 

Beautiful large deck, 60’ on 

canal. Dockage possible. W/D. 

$1150. F/L/S ‡ utils. Pets 

nego. 480-200-9189 

LITTLE TORCH KEY DUPLEX 

Unfurn 2bd, 1.5 ba on canal. 

W/D. No pets. $1,000/mo. 

F/L/S. 305-304-2786, 

305-872-9184 

MARATHON 1/1 $900/mth 

incl. util. 

EFFICIENCY $600/mth. 

All close to water. F/S only to 

move in. (305) 743-5615 

MARATHON 1 large BR, living 

room, kitchen, new laundrymat 

on premises. Centrally located. 

$850 mo incl water and 

garbage. 305-393-9345 

MARATHON 2/1 CONDO 

on canal, walk to Sombrero 

Beach, lanai. $1200/mo ‡ util. 

F/S. Call 305-743-4536 or cell, 

814-521-0747 

MARATHON 

2 BR, 1 BA apt. Tile floors, 

ground level. $900/mo F/L/S. 

305-743-5555 

MARATHON EFFICIENCY 

A/C, shared laundry room. 

Avail. now. $750/mo. F/L/S. 

(305) 942-9711 

MARATHON MM 50. 2/1 on 

canal, furn/unfurn, 2nd floor, 

free dockage up to 38’. 

$1200/mo. F/L/S. 1 yr lease 

required. 401-391-9514 

MARATHON SHORES 1/1 

Unfurnished. A/C. Nice & 

convenient location. 

F/L/S. Call 305-743-6088 

MARATHON UNFURN 

EFFICIENCY $625 incl water, 

garbage, sewer. Requires 

F/L/S. Please call 

(305) 743-2300 

MM 102. Downstairs 1/1. 

$850, F/S. 

No pets or smoking. 1 person. 

305-904-8866 or 

305-970-4344. 

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MM 103 Oceanside 2/1 down. 

Single, no smoking, no pets. 

$850 mo plus util. F/L/S. View 

Sunday only by appt. 

305-731-9544. 

MM 82 Fab furn studio. 

Super clean. All tile floors. Just 

bring your tooth brush. $800, 

F/L/S all util incl., 6 month 

minimum. 305-481-5803. 

MM 90 1/1 apt, no smoking, 

fully furn., all util incl, W/D, 

small pet OK. 1-2 people. 

Lease req. F/L/S/. $1000, firm. 

393-3505. 

1BR/1BA 

util., laundry & cable incl. 

$1100, F/L/S. 

MM 83 Bayside. 

664-3662. 

3BR/2BA ‡ loft upstairs apt. 

MM 86.5. Unfurn, no smoking, 

1 pet OK, annual lease, $2200, 

F/L/S. Avail 4/1. 305-852-4234 

or 954-989-7751. 

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Roomate wanted to share 

private 2/3 home on canal in 

Key Largo Trailer Village. 

$650 plus util. 

305-522-0718. 

Roommate wanted to share 

expenses, waterfront home on 

3 acres, Big Pine Key. Pool, 

boat dock with water & electric. 

$600/mo. 410-251-7919 

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AFFORDABLE RATES 

Daily-Weekly-Monthly Luxury 

Vacation Villas Key Largo to 

Key West Call 305-853-5000 

keyscaribbean.com 

Islamorada / Venitian Shores 

Beautiful 4/4 on water with pool 

and 70’ dock. Avail monthly. 

July-Aug-Sept. 703-979-7000 

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KEY LARGO, MM 96 

3/2 or 2/2, canal front, ocean 

view with direct ocean access, 

with dockage. Call for details 

786-258-3127 

MM 101 Bayside Great 

Location! KL Village, 2/2, furn. 

pvt beach & marina, beautiful 

bay view, April & May $1,750. 

Call Dino 954-647-2576 

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AVAILABLE Marathon 1994 

sf for commercial/clean 

industry/warehouse. Ground 

level. Drive in 50ft opening, 

security gate. Call 743-6088 

AVAILABLE MARATHON 

commercial/clean industry/ 

warehouse. Ground level, drive 

in, security gate. 305-743-6088 

Commercial space avail. 

right on US1. 

500 sq. ft. 

Islamorada area. 

664-3662. 

MARATHON Office/Retail 

space. Next to Wendy’s, 

across from Post Office, 1350 

sf. Formerly Spint location. Call 

Jim for details, 305-481-7557 

Marathon Quaint retail office 

commercial space for rent. 850 

SF, highway frontage/visible. 

(305) 923-3855 

Mrthn US1-3Spaces Avail. 

1st, 1500 sf; 2nd, 1000 sf, 3rd, 

800 sf. All can be combined or 

rent separate. $1/sf ‡ util, 

taxes & insur. 305-923-9542 

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RV Lots for Rent, Marathon. 

Long term snowbirds or perfect 

for retirees! References 

required. Call for details. 

678-625-8313, 678-570-8057


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BIG PINE KEY 2/2 with garage, 

boat house, deep water basin, 

dock, davits. 1.75 ‡/- acres! 

Near No Name Key. $687K. 

Call 239-671-1390 

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MARATHON/Grassy Key, 32’ 

Spartan trailer w/10.5’ x 28’ Fl. 

room with all alum, glass, tiled, 

roof overhead. Concrete patio, 

furnished. Pelican Park, MM59, 

Lot 50. 305-743-8210 

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KCB For Sale By Owner 

320 10th St; 3/2 half duplex, lg 

deck w/shade, garage, great 

rental history, step down dock. 

$545K. Call 419-236-0590 

KCB - ONE HALF DUPLEX 

1300 sf, step down dock, new 

plumbing, new C/A, new roof, 

new windows & slider. 

270 9th St. 904-699-0352 

LOT AND TRAILER $79,900 

Permanent home or seasonal. 

Deep canal w/access to 

Atlantic. Boat ramp & docks 

available. Bath/laundry, clubhouse 

and friendly neighbors. 

Owner financing 205-265-5664 

WATERFRONT with DOCK 

$97,500. Travel trailer, Fl. room 

& storage shed. Up to 30’ boat, 

direct access to Atlantic & best 

fishing & diving in the Keys. 

Rental income $8200 yr. 

Owner financing 205-265-5664 

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CUDJOE KEY, MM 21, 

two waterfront lots. 80 feet 

each on water. All permits. 

$105 K each. Will finance. 

305-942-3055 

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21’ SEA CAT 1996, twin 

Mariners, 50 HP, new t-top, 

tandem trailer, $4500. Call 

Brier’s, 743-2169, Grassy Key. 

24’ AQUASPORT. Twin 150 

Johnsons. Project boat. $800. 

See in Key Largo. MM 99, Call 

305-522-5208 or 

305-942-3055 

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26’ John Allmand fishing 

boat ’1980. Inboard perkins 

diesel, 240 hp w/212 hrs. Hard 

top, full cushion in cuddy, trim 

tabs. $8000. 305-872-9487 

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40’ Marine Trader Troller 

with 120 hp Lehman diesel. 

In water Key Largo. 

$48,000. 

305-904-5732. 

1965 Hattereas, Fiberglass, 

Twin Cummins diesels; newly 

refurbished engines. $25,000 

305-664-8844 

1972 32FT LURES, TWIN 

DEISEL ENGINES & TOWER, 

located on Card Sound. Needs 

engine work, must sell - best 

offer. Call Ray 305-282-7991 

1997 ANGLER 20.4 WALK 

AROUND 175 HP, Yamaha, 

good cond, well equipped, only 

used 2 mo. each yr., $7,500 

305-242-5456 

Carolina Skiff Specialists All 

sizes & models: Sea Chasers, 

Bennington pontoons & Hydrasports. 

Call Ft. Myers for West 

Coast pricing! 800-955-7543 

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40 ft. BOAT SLIP /48 

MM 86 Venetian Shores 

No Live aboards 

$300 Elec. & wtr avail. 

Parking at dock. 

305-664-8999 Lv. msg. 


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BOAT SLIP FOR RENT MM99 

Ocean side. $10 ft. Up to 40ft. 

No liveaboard, Water & 

Electric. (305) 942-3055 

BOAT SLIPS FOR RENT 

IN MARATHON. 

BEST RATES! 

CALL (305) 304-3610 

Coco Plum Beach Yacht 

Club, Marathon, liveaboard 

slip for sale. 85’ x 18’, 6’ deep 

water. Dockside pumpout, tiki, 

elec & water. 515-231-2789 

Dock space available for up 

to 45’ boat. Deep water. 

No live aboards. $250 month. 

Call 305-451-1241. MM 101 

Bayside. 

LIVEABOARD DOCK for rent 

in small cozy marina in 

Marathon. $500/mo. All util, 

restrooms & cable TV 

included. 305-731-5042 

MARATHON Private owner at 

Boat House/Coral Lagoon, 

40’ or 80’ slip for rent, includes 

elec & water. Also avail dry rack 

in boat barn. 305-289-0064 

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AA Dave buys permits 

So Atlantic Snapper, Grouper, 

Gulf Reef, K/Mack, Shark, 

Sword, Tuna. 

$$$ in 48 hours! 904-262-2869 

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All types of permits for sale!! 

Rock Shrimp, King Fish, S 

Atlantic Snapper, Grouper, Gulf 

6 Pack reef & pelagic, 

Commercial Gulf Reef Fish, 

Gulf Snapper IFQ’s, Long Line 

Pkg. Many other permits avail. 

We buy, sell & broker all types 

of permits. Call before you buy 

or sell! Please call for prices. 

Licensed & Bonded. All permits 

guaranteed valid for transfer, 

many ref’s avail. John Potts Jr. 

321-784-5982, 321-302-3630 

www.shipsusa.com 

BOAT TRAILERS (2) 

trailer is galv., for 17ft. boat 

$350. 1 tandem axle trailer up 

to 22ft. boat, $900. ’98 Lincoln 

$1500. 305-942-3055 

Liveaboard Docks Marathon, 

covered deck area, pvt bath 

house. Free W/D for residents. 

12 mo’s for the price of 10! 

Check with us 1st! 731-3386 

LOOKING FOR CHUM 

GRINDER 

Must be in good working 

condition. Please call 

305-647-7726 

LOOKING TO BUY 

300 or more Lobster ‘‘B’’ 

certificates. 305-240-9037 

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MTHN-Marine Storage: boats, 

trailers, campers, any clean 

storage OK on wheels. Best 

rates in town. Check with us 

first! Call Emil, 731-3386 

Two 2 and 1/4 stainless 

shafts 19 ft. long, $2500. Two 

mufflers for 1271 TI $400. for 

one $600. for pair, Three 32 

volts toilets $100. each 

jamesJAllman–yahoo.com 

772-201-7953 

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Autos wanted. All years. 

Junk-Used. Car- Van- Truck. 

Run or not. Cash or donate for 

tax write off. 305-332-0483 

2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM 

Ice cold A/C, power windows, 

locks, etc. Very clean. Runs 

great! $3500. 

Call 305-664-1415 

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WHIZZER MOTOR BIKE 

Street legal, antique style, 35 

mph plus! 125 miles per gal. 

Exc cond. Must see to believe! 

$1500 firm. (305) 664-0691 


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1995 DODGE DAKOTA LE, 

pick up. V8, 19 MPG, bedliner, 

toolbox, new tires. No rust. 

$2500. 305-664-0691 

1995 FORD F150 pick up 

truck. V8, 302 cu. inch. Runs 

good. Bedliner, tool box. 

$2,600. Call 305-338-4120. 

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TRAVEL TRAILER 

1997 33 ft, 40 in. x 14 ft slide. 

New tires. $4300. Call 

740-244-8905, Long Key. 

2003 5th Wheel 30’ Keystone 

Cougar with 12’ slide-out. 

Mint condition. Asking $10,000. 

See at Briar’s Trailer Sales, 

59001 Overseas Hwy, 

Marathon, FL. 305-743-2169 

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A snowy egret hangs out on an Upper 

Keys dock, by Tomoko Roberts. 


KEY IMAGES 

Debbie Smith caught this hawk in mid-takeoff in the Everglades. 

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Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of the Keys? 

Send it to kquist@keynoter.com. See more reader photos in the 

galleries at KeysNet.com. 

Russell Leger found this baby owl along the Mahogany Hammock boardwalk in Everglades National Park. See more 

of Leger's photos in our Everglades photo gallery on KeysNet.com. 


Beryn Harty found this tree snail in the Key West 

Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden on Stock Island. 

Susan Sorensen says this is one of the offspring of 

Lower Matecumbe's American crocodile. 

Carol Garvin found these two little guys napping in a 

bromeliad on Flamingo Island.

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