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‘OCEAN HEROES’ PROGRAM KICKS OFF WITH FLORIDA KEYS-CANCÚN SCHOOL AND SCIENCE EXCHANGE

“This gives me hope. There’s no better word for it. This – right here – is hope.” That’s what Kylie Smith, co-founder of Islamorada coral...

ISLAMORADA COUNCIL SEEKS ELIMINATION OF PARKING AT THE FILLS

A once-popular daytripping destination in Islamorada will return to a more natural state — a highway with no amenities and no parking.  During a May 16 workshop,...
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BICENTENNIAL SUNSET CELEBRATION IN MARATHON ON MAY 19 TO FEATURE NAVY FLYOVER

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners cordially invites the public to its upcoming bicentennial Sunset Celebration, set to take place on the Old...
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FLORIDA KEYS LAND MANY MILLIONS IN FLORIDA’S LEGISLATIVE BUDGET

Florida legislators concluded a 60-day session in Tallahassee on May 5 by unanimously approving a record $117-billion budget — up by roughly $5 billion...
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KEY WEST’S CRUISE SHIP CONTROVERSY RETURNS TO CITY

Key West’s new city manager Al Childress got his first taste of the island’s great cruise ship debate during a special meeting on May...
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BRINGING BACK BONEFISH: AN ENCOURAGING DISCOVERY IN THE FLORIDA KEYS WATERS

Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) scientists have successfully located and documented a bonefish pre-spawning aggregation (PSA) in the Florida Keys. The discovery is the...
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MILES TO GO: THIS ONE’S FOR MOM (NOT DAD)

My mom worries. Always has and always will. She’s worried at least for as long as I've been old enough to notice. Admittedly, I noticed...
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Keys Weekly Celebrates the Moms Who Make Us Who We Are

They’re the bearers and deliverers of life. They’re the ultimate caretakers, the treasured resource for advice, the coaches in a boxing corner and the...
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NAVY COMMISSIONING ‘BRINGS SHIP TO LIFE’ IN KEY WEST

“Officers and crew of the USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, man our ship and bring her to life." Such were the orders given from...
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KEYS LECTURE WELCOMES FORMER NASA ASTRONAUT & DEEP-SEA OILFIELD DIVER

Join the History of Diving Museum on Wednesday, May 17 for an “Aquanauts to Astronauts” preview reception, followed by an Immerse Yourself presentation, “From...