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STATE REP. JIM MOONEY’S FIANCÉE RECOVERING FOLLOWING A SERIOUS CRASH

State Rep. Jim Mooney’s fiancée, Charity Rebl, is on a long path to recovery after she was involved in a serious crash in Islamorada...
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FLORIDA EMERGENCY TEST WAKES THE KEYS & FLORIDA BY MISTAKE

Florida Keys residents were rudely awakened early Thursday morning not by the thunderous roars of a storm or the morning rooster. Rather, an emergency...
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PASCAL’S WAY 5K TO BENEFIT KEYS SCHOOLS THAT HELPED YOUNG BOY GROW

On Saturday, May 6, friends of Pascal Weisberger will be hosting the third annual Pascal’s Way 5K Run/Walk. This event seeks to honor the...
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TENANTS IN WORKFORCE HOUSING COMPLEX ORDERED OUT AS CONCRETE BALCONY COLLAPSES

Last updated: Wednesday, April 19 at 12 p.m. Tenants in a 16-unit workforce housing complex located at 1655 Overseas Highway in Marathon are still looking...
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RECOMMENDED READING FROM YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY STAFF

Shelf Help   Staff from your Monroe County Public Library recommend some of their favorites from the collection.   What: “My Best Friend’s Exorcism” and “The Southern...
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FLORIDA KEYS EATS: SANDBAR DONUTS IN THE ‘LIME-LIGHT’

No more stale drive-through donuts for the Key Largo folks. Sandbar Donuts is a cute little sky-blue food truck that immediately catches your eye while...
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KEYS HISTORY: 1850S MIDDLE KEYS WITNESSED DESIRABLE LANDS & A SERIES OF SALES

Last week I wrote about the Middle Keys, or how Key West and the Upper Keys often overshadow the Middle Keys. There is absolutely...
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RECYCLING FISHING GEAR: IS IT A SOLUTION FOR OUR FUTURE?

The Florida Keys is a renowned fishing community. According to the TC Palm, recreational fishing supports 1,700 jobs and $180.4 million of the Keys...
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BLUE ANGELS JOIN SOUTHERNMOST AIR SPECTACULAR THIS WEEKEND AT NAS KEY WEST

As this paper headed to the printer on April 12, our publisher Britt Myers was donning a blue flight suit and climbing into the...
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PLATING THE FUTURE: FLORIDA BAY FOREVER TAGS SUPPORT THE EVERGLADES

Have you seen the Florida Bay Forever license plates? Florida National Parks Association, a nonprofit established in 1951, worked to get the Florida Bay Forever...