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Walking on Eggshells: City of Key West looks for solution for chickens that have 'grown out of control'
The city of Key West is scrambling to find a solution for the ubiquitous chickens that roam its streets after the Key West Wildlife Center recently ended a 17-year program that treated injured or sick birds on the island. According to a memo from Assistant City Manager Michael Turner, the Wildlife Center was told by state and federal officials that keeping feral chickens and wild birds on the same property carries a high risk of disease spread, citing the increased prevalence of avian flu and New World screwworm. The center was “strongly advised” the treatment program should not continue there, the memo states, and it had been tapering down chicken operations in line with requests from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Thomas Sweets, executive director of the Key West Wildlife Center, told commissioners Oct. 1 that the direction came from the FWC and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which both inspect the center. “This is not our decision to stop it,” Sweets said. Sweets said the center suspended the program after an avian flu outbreak in Lee County, one of the two counties where it sent Key West’s chickens. According to Sweets, the concern is the migratory wild
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Go inside a Miami mall that was once a haven for wealthy shoppers
When the Omni International Mall opened in 1977, it changed the way we lived. On breaks, downtown workers dashed in to make a quick purchase or have lunch at one of the restaurants or the food court. Teenagers from Little Havana, Overtown and Miami Beach descended on the mall after school and on weekends to see the latest movie at the multiplex, hang out in the record store or take a spin on the carousel. People who lived in Mid-Beach and South Beach now had a relatively close place to shop and eat with just a quick ride over one of the causeways. Wealthy Venezuelans bought lots of big-ticket items during a boom in the Latin American economy. Customers headed to the bakery to buy some cinnamon bread, browse through the bookstore, search for the latest sales. The Omni, lording over Biscayne Boulevard between 14th and 15th streets, was modern, weather-proof, convenient and fun. It was anchored on one side by J.C. Penney and the other by Jordan Marsh, which became Burdines in the mall’s later years. The mall opened in 1977 along with a hotel, also called the Omni International. Before the mall and hotel were built, the free-standing
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Born again: Coconut Grove firm finds new life for older homes
Last year, Eamon McLaughlin and Elizabeth Nicolli were just a few steps away from obtaining the permits needed to tear down their 100-year-old home on Gifford Lane. The couple had moved into their Spanish-style stucco cottage seven years earlier and had fallen in love with their Center Grove neighborhood. But...
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After 27 years, Barnes & Noble at Sunset Place confirms it will close its doors in January
Last year, we shed a collective tear when the Barnes & Noble in West Kendall closed its doors after three decades. Now, another one of our beloved literary spots is turning its final page. Barnes & Noble announced it will close its location at The Shops at Sunset Place on...
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Cermaq's New Miami Plant to Pack Salmon in Skin-Packs Starting Early 2027
Cermaq is building a new processing plant in Miami that will produce skin-packs, with the facility expected to open in early 2027. The investment places the company squarely in a packaging trend that has already reshaped how seafood reaches U.S. grocery shelves. According to Undercurrent News, the project is pegged...
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Food and gas prices remain high. What does that mean for Miami homebuyers?
Inflation was stubbornly high in October, Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Tuesday shows, a sign that the costs squeezing South Florida wallets hardest — particularly energy and housing –– remain elevated. Nationwide, prices rose 0.4% last month, down from a 0.6% jump in September but still more than twice the Federal Reserve’s target. “Everyone’s getting squeezed by prices going higher, and that’s true in South Florida and it’s true around the country,” said Bryan Cutsinger, a professor of economics at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business. That means the Fed is all but assured to raise interest rates at its rate-setting meeting in December, he added. What prices changed? Fuel costs are the real kicker. Gasoline prices, for instance, rose 1% nationally, down from the 9.3% jump they experienced in September but still rising. In South Florida, gas prices are up 38% on the year, the bureau’s data shows. Some costs rose faster in South Florida than they did nationwide. Shelter, for instance, was up 0.4% last month in the Miami metropolitan area, which extends up through West Palm Beach, slightly above the national average. That increase was so significant that it drove roughly a third of October’s price