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KEY COLONY COMMISSION SETTLES ON FINAL CITY HALL DESIGN

A new city hall design in Key Colony Beach is ready for contractors’ bids, following two meetings and approval by the city commission last...
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NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: BRANDI CARD

No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community...
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KEYS MAN REPORTEDLY ROBBED LOBSTER TRAPS THE NIGHT BEFORE REGULAR SEASON

A 40-year-old Marathon man was arrested Tuesday night — just hours before the start of commercial and regular lobster season — for allegedly robbing...
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KEYS REEFS ARE IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR ‘DESTINATION DIVE’ ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL

Television’s “Destination Dive” returns for its fourth season with all-new episodes airing on Discovery Channel, Discovery+ and Discovery GO every Sunday from Aug. 10...
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TWO MEN DIE IN SEPARATE SNORKELING INCIDENTS DURING FLORIDA KEYS LOBSTER MINI-SEASON

An 82-year-old Palm City man died Wednesday after he was found unresponsive in gulf waters approximately 5 miles off Mile Marker 60. The Monroe County...
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EYESORES OUT OF THE BLUE: NEARLY 250 DERELICT VESSELS REMOVED FROM FLORIDA KEYS WATERS...

Monroe County Marine Resources reached a historic milestone in the removal of derelict vessels with 248 derelict vessels hauled out of the Florida Keys...
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MONROE COUNTY TO WRITE ITS OWN FOOD TRUCK ORDINANCE

Unincorporated Monroe County will move forward with a law of its own to govern the operation of food trucks, according to a unanimous vote...
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KEY COLONY BEACH LOOKS FOR NEW COMMISSIONER AFTER JOEY RASPE’S RESIGNATION

Key Colony Beach will seek to replace its third commissioner lost to resignation in less than two years as city leaders convene for their...
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FLORIDA KEYS GET UP TO 900 NEW BUILDING RIGHTS WITH SIGNING OF SENATE BILL...

The Florida Keys have the go-ahead for up to 900 new building rights throughout the island chain, following Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature on Senate...
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LEGISLATURE’S BUDGET HAS $40-PLUS MILLION FOR THE KEYS; SPENDING PLAN AWAITS GOVERNOR’S PEN

Legislators in the Florida House and Senate ultimately overcame tax cut disagreements — which pushed session from 60 to 105 days — to approve...