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Key deer were almost hunted to extinction. By 1950, as few as 25-50 of the animals were left.But the creation of the National Key Deer Refuge on Big Pine…
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On Michael Gieda's first day at work with the Key West Art & Historical Society, he checked out one of the society's three museums, Fort East…
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Six small catamarans lined up on the beach in Key West at sunrise Tuesday, heading into 17 mph winds to cross the Straits of Florida. It was the second…
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Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz was acquitted Wednesday in Key West of a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.Diaz was…
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Key West voters in March rejected purchasing the Peary Court housing complex for $55 million.The 157 two-bedroom townhomes were originally built as Navy…
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Fishing guide Tad Burke is right at home on the water. It takes him less than an hour in his skiff to get from his neighborhood boat ramp in Tavernier to…
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While the sunset into the Gulf of Mexico gets a nightly celebration at Mallory Square in Key West, the sunrise gets less public attention.That will change…
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While the FDA has released a preliminary finding of no significant impact from a proposed test of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys,…
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In the Florida Keys, unexpected traffic tie-ups along the Overseas Highway are a regular fact of life. But there's one time of year when it's a deliberate…
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When six yellow-and-blue FA-18 Hornets flew over Duval Street in formation Thursday morning, islanders knew what it meant.The Blue Angels had arrived.The…
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There are a lot of mystery books set in Key West. And now there's a new addition to the list: Killer Takeout, the seventh installment in the Key West Food…
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The Schooner Western Union was built in Key West in the late 1930s as a cable tender — a repair ship for telegraph lines.Now the 92-foot wooden boat is…