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MARATHON WELCOMES AUTHENTIC GUATEMALAN CUISINE WITH LA CHAPINA RESTAURANT

A mariachi band welcomed diners to the grand opening of La Chapina Restaurant on Jan. 27. Specializing in authentic Guatemalan cuisine, the restaurant at...
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BLUE CRAB FISHING? A DEVICE IS REQUIRED TO KEEP DIAMONDBACK TERRAPINS OUT

The Monroe County Extension Office is offering free bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) that have been required on all recreational blue crab traps since March...
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PRESIDENTIAL DESCENDANTS VISIT KEY WEST FOR PRESIDENTS WEEKEND EVENTS

On Saturday, Feb. 17, the Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation and The Society of Presidential Descendants will host six descendants of U.S. presidents...
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2 LOCAL NONPROFITS JOIN FORCES

As of Jan. 1, the Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the Homeless (FKOC) is operating as a subsidiary of AH Monroe in what leaders...
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SCHOOL DISTRICT SEEKS STATE FUNDS TO MOVE DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS

Monroe County Schools Superintendent Theresa Axford and school board member Andy Griffiths joined the Monroe delegation to celebrate Florida Keys Day in Tallahassee last...
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ISLAND LEADERS OPTIMISTIC AFTER FLORIDA KEYS DAYS IN TALLAHASSEE

By Alex Rickert, Mandy Miles and Jim McCarthy Following the annual Florida Keys Day, island officials returning from the panhandle say they’re more than encouraged...
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MONICA HASKELL RUNS TO SUCCEED JIMMY WEEKLEY AS DISTRICT 1 CITY COMMISSIONER

Monica Haskell, who has held positions in Keys government since the 1990s and co-founded the first charter school in Monroe County, filed paperwork on...
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PARK VS. BOAT RAMP: QUAY DESIGNS SPARK DEBATE

A new park, or another boat ramp? The Marathon City Council left its Jan. 22 workshop with more questions than answers for redevelopment of the...
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‘TREEHOUSE MURDER’ CASE ENDS IN MISTRIAL; DEFENDANT REPRESENTED HIMSELF

The 2017 murder trial over who killed Matthew Bonnett during a robbery that netted the criminals involved a total of $250 ended in a...
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KEY WEST MAYOR WON’T SEEK REELECTION; COMMISSIONER KAUFMAN TO CHALLENGE DEE DEE HENRIQUEZ

By Mandy Miles & Gwen Filosa The Key West mayor last week answered a question that had been on the island’s collective mind — will...