Even in paradise, racial bias appears in the arrest logs of police, Monroe County's chief assistant public defender said Monday night. Trish Gibson, a 20-year veteran of the public defender's... read more
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While tunes like 'What Would You Do With a Drunken Sailor' are well known, Florida has a few shanties that are distinctly our own. Dr. Benjamin Strobel, a friend to…
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While tunes like 'What Would You Do With a Drunken Sailor' are well known, Florida has a few shanties that are distinctly our own. Dr. Benjamin Strobel, a friend to…
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Recently compiled tourism statistics for Key West and the Florida Keys confirmed what locals and motorists already knew: the Keys have been packed with people the past month. And those winter... read more
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The U.S. Navy has no plan to prevent diving on the Spiegel Grove off Key Largo or the USS Vandenberg off Key West. Navy officials cited the renowned Keys shipwreck reefs by name when "clarifying" a federal rule on former military vessels intentionally scuttled as artificial reefs.
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A proposal for a new deepwater-injection well -- coming with a $7.1 million price tag -- for the Cudjoe Key wastewater treatment center reaches the Monroe County Commission at its…
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MARATHON -- With two weeks left to play in the Florida Football Alliance (FFA) regular season, Key West Sun Devils president/owner Javi Agostini said he expected to be in the hunt for a playoff spot,... read more
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Railroads have shaped Florida ever since the first line harnessed mules to pull cartloads of cotton from Tallahassee to the Gulf of Mexico in the mid-1830s.
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An Upper Keys man was shot and killed in the north-central Florida town of Ocala after finding himself in the middle of what was likely a domestic dispute between an…
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A local nonprofit plans to provide a "Kids Zone" at the April 18 Cow Key Channel Bridge Run, providing activities for children from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Hurricane Hole Marina on... read more
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ANNIE JUANITA LIGHTBOURN JOHNSON Sunset For each thorn, there is a rosebud, for each twilight a dawn, for each trial the strength to carry on, for each storm cloud, a... read more
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A trip down to the Keys is often accompanied with a visit to a few staples; Alabama Jacks, the Tiki Bar, Shell World and soon visitors may be able to add one more to the list--retail giant Wal-Mart.
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The Florida Keys Outreach Coalition held its 24th annual meeting and awards luncheon Wednesday, recognizing achievements from volunteers and clients alike. One of the clients recognized at the... read more
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