Tag: Key Largo

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Neighbors, smoking crack together, have dispute involving machete

Key Largo – A couple who was smoking crack with a neighbor called the Sheriff’s Office after the neighbor started swinging a machete at...
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A guide to the local wildlife that doesn’t hang out in bars – Dangerous...

Visitors to our islands often notice that the various types of wildlife that inhabit these coral rocks are different that the species they have...
#Column: What do tequila, government meetings, and Key deer have in common? - A close up of a sign - Logo

Old friends live on in our memory and on our phones

I was scrolling through contacts on my iPhone the other day, and came to the realization that I was indeed getting older. Sure, the...
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You Don’t Know Jack! – Jack Smith takes us through the soundproof studio into...

For many Key West residents, their mornings begin with the same routine. Coffee is brewed, an incredible sunrise paints the sky, and the smooth...
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Keys delegation visits Tallahassee – State Rep Holly Raschein bringing home the bacon

This week several representatives from Monroe County met with state officials in Tallahassee regarding a number of issues ranging from the Restore Act funding...
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‘Tis the season for giving

This is the second year that the major players have banded together to make sure that every needy kid in the Florida Keys will...
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Congressman Joe Garcia – Hosts town hall meeting

On Saturday, Nov. 2, the Tavernier Community Association (TCA) and the Island of Key Largo Federation of Homeowner Associations (Federation) will host Congressman Joe...
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Locals turn out for unique swim race – Team put together by local finish...

Sarah Maschal, coach of Marathon High School’s swim team, finished 11th overall with a time of 5 hours, 39 minutes. She was the sixth female solo finisher. Her kayaker, Caitlin Lustic, snapped this picture at the base of the lighthouse, halfway through the race.
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Salvation Army store to close – Financial reasons cited for corporate decision

The Coconut Telegraph is humming with news that the Salvation Army store in Marathon will be closing soon. On a recent Wednesday afternoon, about...
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Summer anglers begin to target bonefish, permit But fishing for smaller tarpon still a...

The arrival of summer, with sizzling sun and frequent thunderstorms, brought major changes for Keys’ flats anglers.  Hordes of migratory big tarpon departed at...