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IN PICTURES: RECORD 500 RUNNERS & WALKERS TAKE PART IN ANNUAL KEY LARGO BRIDGE...

Some 500 runners and walkers between the ages of 4 and 76 successfully scaled Key Largo’s Jewfish Creek Bridge — the Florida Keys’ gateway — during the...
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COMMODORES COME TOGETHER TO CAP OFF UPPER KEYS SAILING CLUB’S 50TH YEAR

Perhaps former Upper Keys Sailing Club Commodore Pat McLaughlin said it best: “This place is family, it’s tradition, it’s important.” On Nov. 18, the Upper Keys Sailing Club...
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VILLAGE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROPOSAL GOES BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD

A newly-seated Islamorada planning committee sent a proposed art in public places ordinance back to the drawing board at a Nov. 13 meeting at Founders Park Community...
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CANDIDATES INTERVIEW FOR ISLAMORADA VILLAGE MANAGER

Candidates for the Islamorada manager job met with the village council on Zoom for interviews on Nov. 14. Five members on the council must decide who will...
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WESTERN NEW YORK ANGLER WINS CHEECA BACKCOUNTRY FISH TOURNAMENT

Angler Jim Bokor Jr., of Buffalo, New York, released five species of fish to win the Cheeca Lodge and Spa All American Backcountry fish tournament on Nov....
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ISLAMORADA COUNCIL APPROVES MORATORIUM ON NEW APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS

No new applications for residential market rate building permits will be accepted in Islamorada for the time being, as council members examine and seek possible changes to...
a group of people standing next to each other holding paintings

WESTERN NEW YORK ANGLER WINS CHEECA BACKCOUNTRY FISH TOURNAMENT

Angler Jim Bokor Jr., of Buffalo, New York, released five species of fish to win the Cheeca Lodge and Spa All American Backcountry fish tournament on Nov....
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KEY LARGO LIGHTS THE HOLIDAYS ON NOV. 18 WITH TREE LIGHTING & NEW ATTRACTIONS

Some holiday season magic is returning to the Upper Keys before Thanksgiving with a visit from Santa Claus and the lighting of “Holly” the Christmas tree during...
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KEYS MOSQUITO CONTROL COMMISSIONER PASSES AWAY

Florida Keys Mosquito Control District Commissioner Tom McDonald passed away on Nov. 9 after suffering injuries in a bicycle accident six days earlier while visiting family out...
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SURPRISE STORM WREAKS HAVOC ON THE KEYS

A storm system pounded the Florida Keys on Wednesday as rains left many roads and streets under water. Powerful winds cut power lines and snapped large limbs,...