Current Florida Keys News

Cuban 'chugs' showcased in multimedia exhibit

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Most Florida Keys residents are familiar with harrowing stories of survival across the oft-treacherous Florida Straits.

Tourism council to discuss hike in bed tax

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The director of the county's tourism council is lobbying for an additional 1 percent lodging tax that would be used for marketing the Florida Keys.

Damage to artificial reef is light at worst

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Divers and a tow boat crew on Sunday salvaged a recreational boat that last week sank in 100 feet of water and came to rest on an artificial reef off Islamorada.

Developer envisions greenest Keys resort

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Front-end loaders and backhoes are busy clearing land for what its developer is touting as the Florida Keys' greenest upscale resort. Northstar Resort Enterprises Corp., owned by a New York...

Artifacts reveal historic homes

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Construction crews are making progress on a new driveway area in the back of the federal building on Simonton Street, but before progress comes an understanding of history and federal...

WATER WORKS

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Tucked away behind a strip of hardwood hammock lies a quarter-acre farm that is more science than art -- or so Richard Meister might tell you. The lean and focused 76-year-old scientist has been...

Fatal accident snarls traffic

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 An accident on Big Coppitt Sunday afternoon has left one person dead and another severely injured.

Keys tourism born out of Depression

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The sparsity of "help wanted" ads in recent weeks has become a topic of conversation as well as a barometer of Key West's financial situation. Some Florida Keys families could not celebrate Christmas...

Keys businesses report a heavenly Hell Week

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Florida Keys businesses this week reported a better-than-expected holiday season, citing an uptick in South Florida and European tourists who weren't afraid to spend their money. The global...

Hospital liens a sign of economic times

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People owe Lower Keys Medical Center a lot of money.

Brandons welcome first baby of 2009

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In a birth nurses described as "wonderfully normal," little Sariah Brandon entered this world around 4 a.m. Friday, the first baby born in a Florida Keys hospital in 2009. "I was so excited -- I...

New airport terminal complete

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Construction of the new terminal at the Key West International Airport was completed Tuesday and it has received a final passing inspection. The terminal has been turned over to Monroe County,...

Old City Hall renovation complete

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The red-brick exterior of Key West's Old City Hall is as familiar a sight on Greene Street as Sloppy Joe's bar, with its second-floor commission chambers having welcomed countless audience members...

FIRE CAUSES $10M DAMAGE

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While the world celebrated New Year's Eve, 85 firefighters from Homestead to Marathon battled a raging fire at a waterfront Florida Keys resort. On New Year's Day, firefighters were still at the...

Copter debate goes on

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Though voters agreed to be taxed to keep Trauma Star in the air, at least one Monroe County commissioner wants the board to reconsider another option: asking private companies to submit a bid to...
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