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KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY SEEKS 11 ADVISORS

The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary seeks applicants for 11 seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC). Three citizen-at-large seats are among the 11 openings...
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IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY, MEET TONY MANFREDI

It is unlikely you’ll visit local restaurants or watering holes in the Marathon area without getting a small “taste” of musical talent alongside your...
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WHAT TO DO WITH DUVAL STREET? GIVE YOUR OPINIONS ON JAN. 31

Key Westers have never been shy in sharing their opinions.  (Who remembers the dozens of “community charrettes” during the design and development of Truman Waterfront...
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PRESIDENTIAL DESCENDANTS RETURN TO KEY WEST

The Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation, in partnership with the Society of Presidential Descendants, will celebrate Presidents’ Weekend — Feb. 15-19 — with...
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UPPER KEYS WOMAN GIFTS A NEAR-AND-DEAR CAUSE THANKS TO NEW GIVING CHALLENGE

Key Largo resident Jill Kuehnert thought on and off about her will, more specifically the idea of a planned gift to a near-and-dear cause.  She...
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POPULAR FISHING SEMINAR RETURNS TO THE KEYS

After a three-year in-person absence due to COVID 19, the Salt Water Sportsman National Seminar Series is to return to the Florida Keys on...
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COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR HIGHLIGHTS 2023 SUCCESS & 2024 CHALLENGES

The year 2023 was one of celebration as Monroe County marked its 200th anniversary, and today, our commissioners and staff continue to enhance the...
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WILL YOUR BALLOT COME IN THE MAIL? ARE YOU SURE?

Florida voters who grew accustomed, in the pandemic years, to receiving their election ballots in the mail won’t get what they’re expecting this year...
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TOE-TAPPIN’ TUNES TAKE TO LOCAL BREWERY’S BEER GARDEN THIS WEEKEND

Three days of tunes, beer and food highlight the 11th annual Baygrass Bluegrass Festival in Islamorada.  Organized by Island Community Entertainment (ICE), and hosted by...
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KEY WEST PHOTOGRAPHER RELEASES NEW BOOK OF LOCAL MUSICIANS

Eight years after the now-famous release of photographer Ralph De Palma’s “The Soul of Key West, Volume II,” which was headlined by the return...