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KEYS ‘NO KINGS’ EVENTS REMAIN PEACEFUL, BUT GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE PROMPTS ONLINE THREATS

The “No Kings” protests that occurred on June 14 in 2,100 U.S. cities drew an estimated 5 million people, according to organizers from the...

COLDWELL BANKER SCHMITT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION KICKSTARTS CFK SCHOLARSHIP WITH $32,500 DONATION

On June 3, the College of the Florida Keys Foundation received $32,500 from the Coldwell Banker Schmitt Charitable Foundation to establish a scholarship in...
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KEYS HISTORY: STRUCTURES ON FORMER PINDER PROPERTY BRING SEARCH FOR ANSWERS

Cornelius Pinder was a Key Largo farmer born in the Bahamas circa 1862. At age 12, on June 18, 1874, he became a U.S....
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Farmer Jeanne Selander and Her Jailhouse Menagerie 

Mark Hedden kicks off the first edition of his "On the Rock" podcast with one of the most beloved people in the Florida Keys....
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KEYS HISTORY: KEY LARGO’S FARMING PAST 

It takes 16 miles to drive between Jewfish Creek and Tavernier Creek, the distance the Overseas Highway travels across Key Largo. The largest of...
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KEYS WOMAN: THE ONES WHO SHOWED ME HOW TO NAVIGATE THE KEYS

By Nancy Klingener I was a 23-year-old newspaper reporter when I moved to the Keys in 1991. I didn’t know much about the place except...
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CORAL SHORES GRADUATES SECURE DIPLOMAS, FLING CAPS AT CEREMONY

Graduating seniors celebrated a triumphant sendoff at Coral Shores on May 30, capping off four years of achievement for one of the most academically...
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STORM SEASON PREP: IS YOUR WALLET READY FOR THE NEXT DISASTER?

When disaster strikes, how quickly you recover often depends on one key factor: your financial preparedness. Natural disasters — like hurricanes, floods, wildfires and heat...
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CASTAWAYS TAKE A BITE OUT OF CANCER WITH 2025 ‘BIGGER BOAT TOUR’

Starting on June 7, a group of kayakers, runners and bikers will paddle and pound the pavement through the entire Florida Keys – and...
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KEYS HISTORY: SADDLEBUNCH KEY 

The modern Overseas Highway travels over the right-of-way that delivered Henry Flagler’s train to Key West – for the most part. It wasn’t always...