IN PICTURES: UPPER KEYS WEEKLY HOSTS KEY LARGO CHAMBER AFTER HOURS

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The Keys Weekly and Overseas Media Group teams from the Upper Keys, Marathon and Key West.

The Key Largo Chamber of Commerce hosted its after hours party at the Tavernier Business Center, home to Keys Weekly Newspapers’ Upper Keys office, on May 26. With delicious bites by Caribbean Catering also came Patti Mull’s famous rum punch. Mull, former owner of the Tavernier Business Center, recently sold the building to Brian and Connie O’Connor. The O’Connors cut the ribbon alongside Mull and Sally Stribling, real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Schmitt. About 100 people from the business community, as well as the Keys Weekly and Overseas Media Group teams from Marathon and Key West, attended the event. The Tavernier Business Center is located at 91760 Overseas Highway in Tavernier.

Jim McCarthy
Jim McCarthy is one of the many who escaped the snow and frigid temperatures in Western New York. A former crime & court reporter and city editor for two Western New York newspapers, Jim has been honing his craft since he graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 2014. In his 5-plus years in the Keys, Jim has enjoyed connecting with the community. Jim is past president of the Key Largo Sunset Rotary Club. When he's not working, he's busy chasing his son, Lucas, around the house and enjoying time with family.