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FILM PREMIERES IN ISLAMORADA HIGHLIGHT SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD

Sereia Films is premiering its latest videos on local yellowtail snapper fishermen and a sustainable tilapia farm on Friday, Jan. 10 at Safe Harbor...
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BIRD GEEK MARK HEDDEN ANSWERS READERS’ QUESTIONS 

Why doesn’t North America have any big flightless bird? Africa has ostriches, South America has rheas, Australia has emus and cassowaries. Did we have...
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MONROE COUNTY SETS PRIORITIES AHEAD OF STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION

Water quality funding, affordable wind insurance and marine protection are among Monroe County’s priority list for the Florida Legislature in 2025.  Recently, county commissioners approved...
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TAVERNIER PROJECT GARNERED PLENTY OF ATTENTION IN THE UPPER KEYS THROUGHOUT 2024

There was no shortage of big news in the Upper Keys this year. In Tavernier, a proposed supermarket and liquor store captured headlines all...
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JOHN BARTUS: MERRY CHRISTMAS VS. HAPPY HOLIDAYS

I have a song on my “After The Storm” CD titled “Happy Holidays (My Own Damn Christmas Song).” It was inspired by an actual...
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MILE MAKERS: ALISSA RECKARD ASSISTS THE FUTURE

From the nurse and the grocer to the teacher and landscaper, the Upper Keys community can’t thrive without the skills and talents of local...
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KEYS HISTORY: SAINT NICK IN THE KEYS

One thing that can be said about Florida is that the Sunshine State’s history dates back a fair distance. As someone who looks into...
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DECK THE HULLS FOR STOCK ISLAND BOAT PARADE DEC. 13 AT THE PERRY

Decorated vessels ranging from dinghies and schooners to fishing boats and yachts stage a holiday cruise on Friday, Dec. 13 through the Stock Island...
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IN PICTURES: FARO BLANCO’S ICONIC LIGHTHOUSE DAZZLES TO START THE HOLIDAYS

A sure sign of the season arrived in the Middle Keys on the final day of November as Faro Blanco Resort and Faro Blanco...
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HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER FLEES TROOPERS, JUMPS OFF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE

An adult male reportedly fled from the Florida Highway Patrol on U.S. 1 by jumping off the Seven Mile Bridge on Nov. 26. The...