REEF UNVEILS COMMUNITY-BUILT MOSAIC ‘THE OCEAN INSPIRES’ ON FEB. 3

Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) will debut a new collaborative installation in The Ocean Inspires rotating exhibit at the REEF Ocean Exploration Center for Marine Conservation...

AMID COLD TEMPERATURES, WARMING CENTER OPENS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT ON PLANTATION KEY

A local community center will open its door for area residents needing a warm place amid the frigid temperatures hitting the Florida Keys this...

NATIVE PLANT DAY TAKES TO PENNEKAMP STATE PARK ON JAN. 31

The annual Native Plant Day returns to John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo on Saturday, Jan. 31.  Nursery volunteers from Dagny Johnson...

CFK TO HOST SECOND COMMUNITY DAY AT UPPER KEYS CENTER

The College of the Florida Keys will hold its second annual Community Day at the Upper Keys Center on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 10...

HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR TO SHARE STORY IN KEY LARGO ON JAN. 27

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Tuesday, Jan. 27, the community is invited to an evening of reflection, remembrance and education as Chabad of Key Largo...
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UNDERCOVER DRUG INVESTIGATION NETS ARREST IN KEY LARGO

An undercover drug investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of a Cutler Bay man on Jan. 16. According to the...
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LARGEST YOUTH SAILING REGATTA IN THE FLORIDA KEYS RETURNS LATER THIS MONTH

Some 200 young sailors from around the state and beyond will be tacking and jibing this month along Blackwater Sound in Key Largo.  The 17th...
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POPULAR NATURE LECTURE SERIES KICKS OFF JAN. 26 WITH MOTE MARINE LAB’S VP OF...

One of the longest-running lecture series in the Upper Keys, “The Delicate Balance of Nature,” begins its 35th season on Jan. 26 at John...
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BOSTON MAN FLIPS ‘THE BIRD’ WHILE LEADING POLICE ON CHASE IN U-HAUL THROUGH THE...

A Boston man sent law enforcement on a chase through the Upper Keys during the early morning hours of Jan. 6. According to the Monroe...
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANTS BOOST UPPER KEYS FOOD PANTRIES

The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys’ Upper Keys Advisory Council recently awarded three grants for $5,000 each to strengthen local food pantries, which...