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State fishery managers will discuss possibly reopening Goliath grouper to harvest and interactions between fishermen and sharks in Florida waters on Wednesday, May 12, and also discuss implementing a tag system to harvest spiny lobster in the Florida Keys during the two-day sport season when it meets Thursday, May 13. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will meet virtually all day Wednesday starting at 9 a.m. Information on participating in the meeting can be found at https://myfwc.com/about/commission/commission-meetings/may-2021/. The species has been closed to harvest sin...

Federal law enforcement officials are investigating at least one Key West-based labor supply company and possibly more, and the crackdown already appears to be impacting the supply of workers on the small island. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed the investigation in an email to The Key West Citizen on Thursday. “Unfortunately I am not able to discuss the case since it is part of an ongoing investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI),” said Nestor Yglesias, public affairs officer with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Oper...

It may have been fate that pushed Belle Jampol, lead singer of the Key West-based band Coconut Victrola, into the world of music and acting but it is talent that’s keeping her there. Born and raised in Key West, Jampol got an early start from her father, Matthew “Mateo” Jampol, a classical Spanish guitarist, and mother, Penny Leto, one of the original founders of the local doo-wop delight, the Fabulous Spectrelles. Life at home was pretty lively between her parents and their artistic friends. “I grew up around music, dance and acting,” the 25-year-old says. “For ...