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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS SEEKS 1-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION

The Florida Keys’ top schools official, Superintendent Theresa Axford, would like to spend one more year on the job, and is asking the elected...
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BPAS BAND-AID: MARATHON & MONROE COUNTY OUTLINE BUILDING ALLOCATION LOAN

As Monroe County and its municipalities continue to grapple with the impending reality of expiring Rate of Growth Ordinance (ROGO)/Building Permit Allocation System (BPAS)...
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KEY WEST NATIVE ZACH BENTLEY ENTERS SCHOOL BOARD RACE

Key West native Zach Bentley wants to address the issue of affordable housing for teachers, and identifies that as a crucial issue as he...
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KEYS HISTORY: A TUSSLE OVER A SHIP SALVAGE

Working with history is always a learning process. I think it is pretty safe to say that when it comes to history, you only...
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KEY LARGO’S SEASIDE EATERY OFFERS HEALTHY & FILLINGS FOODS

I wasn’t sure how to write this article because I was worried if I emphasized how incredibly healthy Seaside Eatery is, it might scare...
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HELPFUL TIPS TO AVOID BEING THE VICTIM OF CHECK FRAUD

By Alicia Betancourt Imagine you mailed a check to pay a bill, and someone stole it. The thieves altered it, cashed it and cleaned out...
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JIMMY BUFFETT MEMORIAL HIGHWAY? STATE MAY RENAME A1A

Florida lawmakers want to honor the late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett by christening State Road A1A the Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway. The bill reads: “All of...
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CUSTOM HOUSE GETS MUY CALIENTE FOR GALA

Take a trip back to 1950s Cuba for this season’s “Back in Time” fundraiser hosted by the Key West Art & Historical Society. “Caliente...
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ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY PROGRAM TAKES OFF

Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” We are continuing to start 2024 with big bangs at Pawsitive Beginnings in...
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TAX COLLECTOR TAKES AIM AT FRAUDULENT VACATION RENTALS

Monroe County Tax Collector Sam Steele is used to being lied to; it comes with the territory. "It's hard to believe everything that's said to...