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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...
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OPINION: MIAMI SEAQUARIUM’S P.R. STUNT IS A DEADLY DEAL FOR LOLITA

On March 30, an announcement from the Miami Seaquarium shook the marine mammal training world to its core as the facility announced plans to...
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KEYS WEEKLY SALUTES LOCAL NAVAL AVIATOR ON AIR SHOW WEEKEND

Lieutenant Commander Matt “LC” Reed has been an adversary instructor pilot with the Sundowners since 2013. Before Key West, he flew the F/A-18C Hornet...
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WILLY WONKA CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL HELPS CANCER PATIENTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

The Willy Wonka Chocolate Festival in Key West, presented in memory of Michelle Halpern, celebrated its 20th year of fun and fundraising on April...
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MONROE COUNTY WORKS TO ESCAPE FEMA’S ‘NAUGHTY LIST’ FOR DOWNSTAIRS ENCLOSURE CHANGES

An April 6 workshop to address concerns from increasingly agitated title companies, contractors and real estate agents over provisions in unincorporated Monroe County’s newly-effective...
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MILES TO GO: THE BLUE ANGELS BLEW MY MIND in 2006; NOW THEY’RE BACK

(Editor’s Note: The Southernmost Air Spectacular featuring the Blue Angels returns this weekend to Naval Air Station Key West. As I write these words...
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MEET THE 2023 ALL-KEYS GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING TEAM

As one of the county’s newest sports, weightlifting gains popularity each season, and with larger groups participating, the competition grows as well. The 2021-22...