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CARD SOUND ROAD REOPENS AFTER FATAL CRASH SHUT IT DOWN FOR HOURS

One of the Florida Keys two main thoroughfares was closed for a majority of the day, following a fatal crash on the Miami-Dade County...

UPPER KEYS FOOD WASTE DROP-OFF PILOT PROGRAM EXTENDED TO FEB. 27

Monroe County, in partnership with SoilMate Composting and sponsored by Baptist Health South Florida, is extending its Upper Keys Food Waste Collection Pilot through...
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UPPER KEYS ROTARY CLUB’S GIGANTIC NAUTICAL MARKET RETURNS FOR THE 31st YEAR

Tens of thousands of visitors will enter the gates of Islamorada's Founders Park for the two-day Gigantic Nautical Market on Saturday and Sunday, Feb....

LOVE FOR DIVE HISTORY: GUIDED TOURS PLUS A TALK FROM A SHIPWRECK EXPERT

This Valentine’s Day, the History of Diving Museum will have guided tours of the exhibits at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Guests can learn...

ISLAMORADA CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MULLS RECOMMENDATION TO STAGGER COUNCIL SEATS

A committee tasked with recommending changes to the Islamorada village charter backed the idea of asking voters about staggering the five council seats.  At a...

COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION BACKS NEW MULTIFAMILY TOWNHOME COMPLEX IN KEY LARGO

At a Jan. 29 meeting in Marathon, the Monroe County Planning Commission advanced the development of 79 affordable workforce housing units and two market-rate...

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE RENT CHANGE AT VACANT SOUTHCLIFF ESTATES IN KEY LARGO

Newly-constructed apartment units in Key Largo — bought by Monroe County last year for $7.5 million — still remained vacant as commissioners convened for their...

COCAINE BRICK FOUND DURING COASTAL CLEANUP IN THE UPPER KEYS

Plastic bottles, bags and other debris weren't the only items picked up during a recent coastal cleanup at a popular Upper Keys park. According to...

MOM & BABY MANATEE GO HOME FOLLOWING RELEASE AT PENNEKAMP STATE PARK

On Jan. 28, Dolphin Research Center’s manatee rescue team, in partnership with SeaWorld Orlando and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, successfully released...

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...