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Winn-Dixie Drops Suit Blocking Museum Keynoter Staff Will Require About 22,000 Company Had Sought Revocation Square Feet FILM DUCK KEY Conch + Octoberfest = This baseball film party time at Hawk’s Cay is on the money Island Resort bled an excellent cast, with rolls out the In L’Attitudes Strong script, KEYS a sharp red carpet acting make F ILM script by Aaron L’Attitudes Staff for triple play Sorkin (“The Moneyball Blue Moon Pumpkin Ale Rated PG-13, 126 min., Social Net- and Key West Sunset Ale opens nationwide Friday, mark the yin and yang for Sept. 23 work,” “Charlie the season we all mark as Wilson’s October on the calendar. “Moneyball”, based on War,” But, starting Sept. 30 and the Michael Lewis book running through Oct. 2, it’s Conchtoberbest gets brewing on Duck Key, and TV’s “Moneyball: The Art of “West official Conchtoberfest at Winning an Unfair Game,” Craig Wanous Wing”) Hawk’s Cay Resort on Duck stars Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, and Steven Zaillian Key. Philip Seymour Hoffman and (“Schindler’s List,” This weekend revelry Robin Wright. Lewis also “Hannibal”, “American began as a way to extend wrote “The Blind Side: Gangster”), and the result is the enjoyment of late sum- Evolution of A Game”, a surprisingly good under- mer and attract tourists to ‘Moneyball’ is right on the money. Stories, which was made into a suc- dog story. sample the Middle Keys cessful film starring Sandra Brad Pitt plays A’s gen- before late-October’s Bullock and Tim McGraw. Fantasy Fest draws all eyes eral manager Billy Beane, Contributed photos “Moneyball” is roughly who picked his players westward to Key West. based on the true story of through the use of saber- Conchtoberfest features Beer tastings are a fan favorite at last year’s Conchtoberfest. Billy Beane, the unconven- metrics, a term meaning the family activities, games, a tional manager of the study of baseball through conch shell blowing contest, visitors. Oakland Athletics (the A’s) statistics. Pitt, who admits plenty of live music and an Musicians bringing their baseball team, who built a that he still knows very lit- excuse to sample some A game to Conchtoberfest winning team on a low tle about baseball, is receiv- dozen beers. And doesn’t include John Bartus, budget, using computers ing praise for his role, Octoberfest and beer just go Mystery Loves Company, and statistics instead of the which some are calling his hand-in-hand? Storm Watch, Jessica Lilly time-honored baseball tra- Just like last year, the and Smokey Rhythm. Unwanted invasion best performance in years. ditions of scouting reports Jonah Hill plays the A’s official Conchtoberfest This year, organizers and gut feelings. assistant general manager, a anchored at Hawk’s Cay promise plenty of conch will I read the book and position in real life held by shares the limelight with be on the menu, along with never even imagined it Paul DePodesta. DePodesta other Marathon eateries other food vendors and, of could be turned into a film, would not allow the pro- holding related Octoberfest course, beer tastings. 5B much less be turned into a events. “Ten beers will be on tap 6 Days to ducers to use his name, taining one. The saying that he loved the The schedule for these during the weekend-long idea of being portrayed by “pre-Conchtoberfest” ven- event,” according to happy with ues is listed in a box on Conchtoberfest organizers. page 11B. A Conchtoberfest souvenir usic will be beer mug will be on sale White flies, which can damage nds Food vendors compete for bragging rights at last year’s C nchtoberfest,8B Conchtoberfest. plants, are moving up the Keys and damaging autos, as well. Story, 6A Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 WWW.KEYSNET.COM SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER 24, 2011 A GRAND ARRIVAL FOR A GRAND SHIP VOLUME 58, NO. 77 ● 25 CENTS The U.S. Navy's newest destroyer, the 'USS Spruance' docks in Key West on Friday. The 509.5-foot Arleigh Burke-destroyer class shi Oct. 1, then head to its new home in San Diego. Although Key West is steeped in Navy tradition, with operations beginning as far ba commissioning has been planned for the island city. ISLAMORADA Photo by ANDY NEWMAN/FLORIDA KEYS NEWS BUREAU p is to be commissioned in Key West on Winn-Dixie drops suit ck as 1822, it is the first time a naval vessel blocking museum OUR YOUTH Keynoter Staff Winn-Dixie Stores has dropped a controversial law- Company had sought revocation suit in a dispute with the vil- of permits issued by village lage of Islamorada that tem- porarily stopped construc- Resort, mile marker 82.1 will require about 22,000 tion on a $4.5 million Keys oceanside, was scheduled to square feet. history museum. begin last week. But it was Islamorada has a limit on “We hope the village ulti- The president of Winn- halted after attorneys for commercial building permits mately will find its way to Dixie Stores Inc. made the Jacksonville-based Net 5- that can be issued each year. accommodate both worth- announcement late Thursday, FDA — developer of a Both the Winn-Dixie, to be while projects,” Winn-Dixie acknowledging his company planned Winn-Dixie store in built on 2.24 acres at mile President Peter Lynch said in wants to be a community Islamorada — sued in Monroe marker 81, and the museum a prepared statement. “But partner and apparently realiz- County Circuit Court. were competing for the we are fully prepared to step ing the museum has far- They sought the revoca- space available for a permit. aside for the good of the reaching support. tion of the building permit In June, the Village museum and wait until the Construction on the Irving issued for the museum, argu- Council approved a resolu- required square-footage allo- Marina Wiatt helps paint a mural as part of her involve- R. Eyster Museum of Florida ing that the village had given tion granting the resort the cation becomes available.” ment with the student PeaceJam organization. Keys History at the Islander preferential treatment in def- right to build 15,336 square While the museum project erence to influential people feet, which required a major was going through the permit IN THE COURTS pushing the museum. conditional use amendment approval process this sum- Marathon’s Wiatt to the village’s master plan. mer, the Village Council Jury convicts publisherThe Winn-Dixie store Cooperapproved a major conditional rises above most ● See Winn-Dixie, 2A He claimed Senior named a finalist for Program. It’s based on prelim- retaliation inary SAT scores. “We’re Merit Scholar Only 16,000 out of 1.5 for story disappoint- Cooper to $1,115 in fines million high school juniors ed in the and court fees, 50 hours of By RYAN McCARTHY By SEAN KINNEY qualified, meaning Wiatt fin- verdict,” community service, one year on Nov. 29, and subsequent- [email protected] ished in the top 1 percent of [email protected] said Cooper, of probation and six months ly arrested by Officer Luis all candidates. She registered without a driver’s license. 75. Asked Sanchez, whom Cooper has Rarely does a high school a perfect score on the math Convicted by a jury if he would Cooper said after starting criticized in his paper for senior have his or her future portion of the test and now is Thursday night of driving pursue an his trial on Monday and using excessive force. COOPER mapped out before even don- being considered to share in under the influence in appeal, he spending 12-hour days at the According to Sanchez’s ning a cap and gown and $34 million in scholarship November, Dennis Reeves evaluating that. Ifsaid, you “We’redish it Freeman Justice Center, he arrest report, Cooper pulled receiving a diploma. money in 2012 that will go to Cooper, editor and publisher out, you need to be able to take wasn’t able to publish his out of the Veterans of Marathon High School’s 8,300 students nationally. of it. At this point, as far as I’m weekly tabloid-style paper Key West the Newspaper Foreign Wars post on North Marina Kay Wiatt is an The scholarship pro- said Friday, “It is what it is.” concerned, we’re moving on.” for just the second time in 17 Roosevelt Boulevard driving exception. The 17-year-old gram’s selection committee , Monroe County Judge years; the other instance was a silver 2003 Mazda con- plans a career in biomedical will review semifinalists’ Wayne Miller sentenced following Hurricane Wilma vertible and turned onto engineering and has already academic record, SAT scores, in 2005. Fourth Street. proven she has the smarts to information on a student’s INDEX Cooper was pulled over Sanchez wrote that make it happen. activities and leadership, as Classifieds . .3B Wiatt is the lone Monroe well as the student’s own Printed County student to be a named a essay, to decide the winners. Living . .3B ● See Cooper, 3A on 100% semifinalist in the prestigious “We’re very proud of her. Business . .5A recycled National Merit Scholarship She set her mind to trying to newsprint Obituaries . .2A CONTENTS © 2011 KEYNOTER PUBLISHING CO. Opinion . .4A Candidates ● See Wiatt, 3A SEPTEM Sports/Outdoors . .1B Keys Sunday BER 25, 2011 CON stump TENTS © 2011 KEY Crossword . .9B NOTER PUBLISHIN The official guide to G CO. The Oct. 4 election for next weekend’s ConchtoberfestOFFICIAL PROGRAM 2011 7786790 22222 Utility Board of Key West Conchtoberfest 2011 See details, Pages 3, 8 & 9 V OL . 6,N O has four candidates vying at Hawks Cay Resort . 47 for two slots.
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