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DIVE REPORT: UPPER KEYS’ ALEXANDER BARGE IS THE MECCA OF MARINE LIFE

Divers in the Florida Keys experienced pleasant conditions this past week, so good that lots of divers and fishermen were out taking advantage of...
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SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD FILM FEATURES KEYS FISHERMEN

Sereia Films, a local production company focused on seafood education, partnered with the Florida Keys chapter of the Surfrider Foundation to host a lively...
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TEAM TROPHY HUNTERS WINS ISLAMORADA SAILFISH TOURNAMENT

The 59th annual Islamorada Sailfish Tournament kicked off at Whale Harbor, hosting 88 anglers. Under rough conditions and tough fishing, anglers competed for three...
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INAUGURAL FOX FUNDRAISER RAKES IN $8,000

Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” Our first community fundraiser, “Fox Trot at Sea,” was a huge success thanks to...
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JOYFUL KEYS LIVING: DENISE DOWNING BELIEVES IN THE POSSIBILITIES OF LIFE

Through her expressions, words and actions, it is easy to tell that Denise Downing believes life is grand, full of hope and possibility —...
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KEYS GIFT-WRAPPING EVENT SUPPORTS CORAL RESTORATION PROJECT

Those needing some help wrapping gifts have a place to go this holiday season. And it’s all going to support a local coral restoration...
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UPPER KEYS YOUTH SOCCER TEAM WINS COVETED HURRICANE CUP

An Upper Keys girls soccer team remembered its run for the AYSO Hurricane Cup as a U12 squad last year. It ended with a...
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WING FOILING CRAZE SAILS INTO THE UPPER KEYS

Along the shore of Key Largo's Buttonwood Sound, sailing instructor Mari Perez explains the fine details of wing foiling. The equipment is straightforward; an...
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DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHTS KEYS COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY

Award-winning environmental journalist and sustainable seafood advocate Sarah Curry has screened her documentaries at film festivals around the world and on PBS. Her nonprofit...
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WWII HEROISM OF POLAND’S FIGHTER PILOTS INSPIRES KEYS AUTHOR’S LATEST NOVEL

The playwright Eugene O’Neill once said, “The past is the present, isn’t it? It’s the future, too.” Upper Keys resident Michael Kenneth Smith, author, historiographer...