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HIGGS BEACH FOR HAWKS MISSILE SITE? CITY OF KEY WEST & MONROE COUNTY CONSIDER...

Wanna trade? Higgs Beach for part of the HAWK missile site? A homeless shelter for a senior center? Key West and Monroe County officials are talking very tentatively...
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CANAL IN KEY LARGO’S ROCK HARBOR UNDERGOING RESTORATION

Monroe County is underway with its water quality improvement and restoration project on canal No. 84 in Rock Harbor in Key Largo. The restoration project is funded...
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KEY WEST OFFICIALS ENACT NO NEW CRUISE LIMITS FOR PIER B

After nearly four hours of public input and discussion, Key West officials voted to support the wishes of Safer Cleaner Ships and shoot down a proposal from...
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PERMITS MEMORANDUM & BEACH PARKING ON AGENDA FOR MARATHON CITY COUNCIL

The Marathon City Council will gather for its next public meeting on Tuesday, April 12 at 5:30 p.m. at Marathon City Hall. All interested persons are welcome...
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HEALTH ADVISORIES LIFTED AS BEACH BACTERIA COUNTS DROP

High levels of bacteria found in nearshore waters off several Keys beaches during water quality tests throughout the month of March have significantly subsided, according to new...
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BREAKING NEWS: AGENCIES INVESTIGATE ARRIVAL OF EASTERN EUROPEANS ON BOAT FROM CUBA

Police and government vehicles filled the plaza at the top of Duval Street around 5 p.m. Sunday, after a fishing boat pulled up to the pier there...
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WHAT WAS BURIED IN KEY WEST IN 1972?

Just days after Key West filled and sealed a time capsule in honor of the island's 200th anniversary as an American territory, a Key West committee is...
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REGULATIONS FOR FARMERS MARKETS PROPOSED IN ISLAMORADA

Members of the village’s Local Planning Agency are sending new regulations for farmers markets to the village council for consideration next month.  An operator of the longest running...
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FLORIDA KEYS HOUSING CRISIS: WHAT ARE OTHER CITIES DOING?

By Mandy Miles and Alex Rickert The Keys Weekly spent the past three weeks exploring the Florida Keys’ housing crisis, its causes, effects and continuing concerns. We quickly...
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PRIVATE PLANE GOES OFF THE RUNWAY AT KEY WEST AIRPORT SUNDAY EVENING

No injuries were reported, but the incident did halt all takeoffs and landings for an hour or so while Arnold's Towing removed the plane. The runway at...

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