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COVID UPDATE: NEW STATE GUIDANCE PUSHES BACK AGAINST CORPORATE MASKING

New guidance in Florida is advising against masking requirements from corporate headquarters and recommending less isolation for those who are positive with COVID-19.  Gov. Ron...
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JOYFUL KEYS LIVING: ‘WILD BRAINSTORMING’ AMONG FRIENDS LEADS TO IDEA FOR COMMUNITY CENTER IN...

By Emily Steele A group of friends gathered around Denise Downing’s kitchen table discussing recent experiences volunteering in the Upper Keys in 2017. They quickly...
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$3M GRANT ANNOUNCED BY GOV. DESANTIS TO ENHANCE ROWELL’S PARK IN KEY LARGO

A reimagined Rowell’s Park is underway with construction of a restroom and a small parking lot. Realignment of the entrance and a deceleration lane...
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WATER WARS: PROPOSED BILL THREATENS EVERGLADES RESTORATION, OPPONENTS SAY

A petition has more than 37,400 signatures against a Senate bill that, opponents say, poses a threat to more clean water flows south to...
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IN PICTURES: KIDS TAKE TO THEIR SAILBOATS FOR ANNUAL REGATTA IN KEY LARGO

From Key Largo’s Rowell’s Park, nearly 200 kids hopped into their sailboats for the 13th annual Buccaneer Blast Regatta, presented by Red Hospitality &...
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6 LADY ’CANES LIFTERS HEAD TO STATE COMPETITIONS THIS WEEKEND

Six Coral Shores girls weightlifters will test their strength this weekend as they travel north for state championships at Port St. Joe High School. A...

COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK: KEYS RESIDENTS SUPPORT KEY LARGO BUSINESSES THROUGH CHALLENGING TIMES

Vehicles lined the road outside Key Lime Products in Key Largo on Jan. 22. Patrons believed it to be a yard sale of some...
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KEY LARGO’S OCEAN STUDIES SCHOOL MARINE LAB NAMED TO HONOR LIFE OF PASCAL WEISBERGER

Ocean Studies Charter School students gathered in the back courtyard facing the marine science lab. On the window next to the door were a...

ISLAMORADA OFFICIALS WANT WEIGH STATION MOVED AND MORE BUS SHELTERS

Congestion and crashes are creating problems on the 100-plus miles of road that connect the islands of the Florida Keys. Now, county officials are...

IN PICTURES: WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT’S SOLDIER RIDE RETURNS TO THE KEYS

A caravan of nearly 40 cyclists made their way down sections of the Overseas Highway and across the Seven Mile Bridge for Wounded Warrior...