tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65752562011-12-14T22:16:14.325-05:00Florida Keys information for both Locals and Visitors about <b>Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon, Big Pine Key and Key West on Fishing, Boating, Diving, Weather, Recipes, Jobs, Resorts, Restaurants</b> and Links to Keys WEB sites.Keys Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230828621276746508noreply@blogger.comBlogger721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575256.post-1164593368744878452006-11-27T07:01:00.000-05:002006-11-27T07:14:39.363-05:00

Hemingway's Hurricane by Phil ScottThe all-but-forgotten story of an infamous tragedy that became the political scandal of its era When the strongest hurricane of the 20th century slammed into the Florida Keys on Labor Day Weekend, 1935, it was as if its 200-mile-an-hour winds had conspired with politics, the Depression, and petty bureaucracy to turn disaster into tragedy. Among the 423 dead were

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6 p.m. Monday November 27: Tree-lighting at Bayview Park, Truman Avenue and Eisenhower Drive, Key West. Santa and Mrs. Claus are expected. Call Maria Ratcliff at 809-3881.6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 2: Gala at the Marathon Garden Club. Local artists decorate Christmas trees to celebrate the season. The gala includes hors d'oeuvres, open bar and dancing to live music. Cocktail attire is suggested. A donation

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The Marathon Runners Club announces the 26th annual Seven Mile Bridge Run is scheduled for April 21, 2007. Applications are available by mail only. To receive an application you must send a legal size (minimum 4x9 inch) self-addressed, stamped envelope to:Marathon Runners ClubP.O. Box 500110Marathon, FL 33050Applications will be mailed out Monday, Feb. 27.The run is limited to the first 1,500

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Category: Seafood139 Seaside AvenueKey Largo, FL 33037(305) 852-5956Food * * * Service * * * * Price/Value * * Atmosphere * * * Overall * * * Was it a pleasant experience? YesHow many were seated at your table? 4Do they accept reservations? YesWould you return? NoCredit cards accepted? YesRight on the water, very nice, service was very good. The manager left a lot to be desired. She was

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Date Posted: November 13, 2006 Close Date: December 6, 2006Employer: University of GeorgiaLocation: Key Largo, FloridaSalary: $1,000 per month housing providedContact: Daniel Greene, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602; 305-393-7599 email: greened@warnell.uga.eduKeywords: Small mammal trapping, population estimate, vegetation survey,

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Price $5,779,000Location 97801 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037MLS# M1008165Sq.Ft 5,025Ciudad Mar - brand new gated waterfront development in Key Largo! 20 magnificent residences with the finest finishes and details throughout!Price $169,000Location 806 Emerald, Key Largo, FL 33037MLS# 534834Year Built 1979Info Phone# (305)393-1649Doublewide 2 bedroom 2

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Key LargoWhen: 11-24-2006What: Turkey Scramble Golf TournamentWhere: Snapper's RestaurantContact: Howard Kolbenheyer 305-852-5956When: 11-25-2006What: Pops in Park-We Love the USA!! Fla Keys Comm.Concert BandContact: Donna Heiner 853-7294Islamorada EventsBig Pine Key Events

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Membership Director(full-time)Dolphin Research Center (DRC) currently has an opening for Membership Director. The position requires the person to be friendly and outgoing, a self-starter, able to work with a minimum of supervision and a "team player."Primary ResponsibilitiesManagement of the membership program (15,000+ members)Management of the donor database using Income ManagerDevelopment of

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Have you been thinking about moving to Paradise? Or maybe you already live here and you are looking for a change. You might also be looking for some leverage in your current employment relationship. Well this is the site for you. Florida Keys Jobs has the most complete job listings for keys employment opportunities available on the Internet.The links on their pages will take you, in most cases,

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From the BBQ BlogFirehouse BBQ, our friends from Florida during our days cooking with the Florida Barbecue Association, claimed victory in yesterday's KCBS event in Key Largo, FL.Top Five Finishers include:Grand Champion - Firehouse BBQReserve - Fast EddyThird - Home BBQ.ComFourth - Wild Bunch Butt BurnersFifth - Bill and the Dixie ChicksWe've cooked against all those teams at various events in

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Skinny Dip by Carl HiaasenHiaasen's signature mix of hilariously over-the-top villains, lovable innocents and righteous indignation at what mankind has done to his beloved Florida wilderness is all present in riotous abundance in his latest. It begins with attractive heiress Joey Perrone being tossed overboard from a cruise ship by her larcenous husband, Chaz—not for her money, which she has had

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The Marathon City Council is scheduled to discuss a development agreement for the Earthmark Co.'s Maranu Luxe Bungalow Resort and Spa on Knight's Key some four months after it first came before the council. Back in June, the council tabled a vote on what would be the largest development in Marathon because many of the council members hadn't had enough time to review the agreement. Now, Planning

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Hurricane season seems to have cut Florida Keys lobster fishermen a break in 2006. Trap robbers have not been as considerate, some commercial fishermen say.“For a while at the start of the season, everybody at the fish houses was talking about how they'd been slammed” by lobster thieves, Geiger Key fisherman Rusty Appleby said. “It was awful,” Appleby said. “[Thieves] were taking thousands of

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The Monroe County Health Department said Sept. 20 that tests showed the presence of enteric bacteria, an indication of fecal pollution which may be from storm water runoff. This bacteria is present in all warm blooded animals and the bacteria will bloom in warm waters with little circulation when provided with an increase in nutrients. These are the exactly the conditions at most Keys Beaches

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This story has been growing for about a week and is getting bigger. July 27 the Key West Citizen reported the City of Key West had removed Mangroves in front of the police station. Public Utility Director David Fernandez said they were removed to stop flooding in the neighborhood and that was more important then than any environmental benefit the mangroves bring. He and other city officials said

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If you haven't caught the Bonefish bug this video may help.

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Monroe County is poised to become the first on a list of nearly 90 entities to take a stand against proposed legislation that would require the registration of non-motorized vessels.The county, comprising the Florida Keys hundreds of islands scattered in shallow water and separated by mangrove creeks, is a paddler's paradise. Now a resolution aimed to keep it so will be presented to the County

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Key West Mayor to use drunks pay off recent court judgementsFollowing the Texas lead Keys Drunks to be cited and fined. Huge monetary winfall predicted. Read the full story here Throw up and Pay up florida+keys key+west drunks april april+fools

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At the Feb. 15 Monroe County Commission meeting County Attorney Richard Collins was fired.Monroe County State Attorney Mark Kohl could be investigating whether Richard Collins' dismissal was discussed between some commissioners (currently referred to as the "Gang of Three" Mayor Sonny McCoy and commissioners Murray Nelson and Dixie Spehar) prior to the meeting, which would violate Florida's

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The debate over what pie should be the official Florida State pie is on again. You didn't know there is no designation for a State pie? Well your amazing Florida government representatives have not been able to decide what should be the official state pie. It has been debated a number of times beginning in 1988.Some wacko North Florida politician, Rep. Dwight Stansel a Wellborn Democrat and vice

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You have probably heard about some of the commercial properties being redeveloped in the Florida Keys. Here is a brief overview of what has occured in the last year. Click on the links to read more indepth information about the individual transactions.May 2005 - Key Colony Bay Motel - formerly the Ramada Inn in Marathon - will be no more. At some point this summer or fall once permits have been

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Last month, about 35 residents of the Chicken Store in Key West -- a sawdust-floor art gallery that doubles as a plucky bird rehabilitation center -- were orally swabbed for the virus. All tested negative. "It's voluntary. The chicken lady requested it and we will do her quarterly," said Glover, referring to Katha Sheehan, the Chicken Store's owner and a local poultry activist.With negative

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United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 13-8 will presents its “Boating Skills and Seamanship Program” starting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the Key Largo Civic Center. All classes will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays for up to 10 sessions. Monroe County is number one for boating accidents in the country. This class will help teach boating rules, laws, safety equipment,

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KEY LARGO, Florida (27 Jan 2006) -- The divers had been floating in the chilling water for hours when they saw the shark fin cut through a wave.The two men came to Key Largo in the Florida Keys to scuba dive, but they almost didn't make it home to Lee County. The two men spent eight hours swimming, first trying to reach their boat, then trying to kick to shore miles away. Finally, they made it to

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Recently the 15 Cuban migrants were returned to Cuba after the U.S. government determined they had not officially reached U.S. soil because the place they reached, a section of the Old 7-Mile Bridge was not connected to land. Under the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act, all Cubans who reach U.S. soil are automatically granted political asylum because Cuba is a communist nation. Cubans caught at sea, on

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Staghorn gets transplanted in Upper KeysThe Nature Conservancy's Florida Keys program is transplanting fragments of wild staghorn coral to restore degraded reefs in the Upper Keys with the help of a $36,000 grant awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.The new colonies were fragmented and cemented onto platforms within the nursery. In May, these corals will again be

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The Conch Republic on Friday "annexed" an abandoned bridge in the Florida Keys that the federal government ruled was not U.S. territory when 15 Cubans landed there last week.Members of the republic, established in 1982 by disgruntled Florida Keys residents as a tongue-in-cheek protest over U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints, planted flags along the section of the bridge where the Cubans landed and

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Lobster and stone-crab fishermen in the Florida Keys who were affected by hurricanes Katrina, Rita or Wilma have received an extension on their trap tag and fee requirements for the current fishing season. Last week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission extended a previous order that implemented economic and regulatory relief for the industry in Monroe and four other counties.The

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by James Moore The visitor sadly shook his headAs he basked in the tropical sun,"Call this Christmas?" to me he said."Well not where I come from." "Christmas needs snow and ice and cold,And the sound of a sleigh bell's ring,And as for me, I can't be sold,On this weather that feels like spring." "Santa Claus in a bathing suit?No sir, it just isn't right,Cranberry sauce and tropical fruit, I think

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As if hurricanes were not enough to vex Florida Keys's commercial fishermen, now come the barnacles.“Worst I've ever seen,” said Bruce Irwin, a life-long trapper in Marathon. “The barnacles are so thick you can't open the [trap's] latches. You've got to beat it with a hammer to get the trap open.”A banner crop of barnacles may not be a separate jinx visited upon the hard-pressed fishing fleet,

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Move the lobster season, commercial fishing representatives say.“We have to give the guys an opportunity to fish and make some money before the hurricanes get here,” said Ralph Boragine, executive director of the Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen Association.A proposal drafted by the local trade group (formerly Monroe County Commercial Fishermen) asks state and federal fishery managers to advance

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Middle Florida Keys units to cost over $1 millionRobbie Browning and Jim Rudnick of Winter Park purchased the old Seascape Resort at the end of 75th and 76th streets in Marathon. Now they're moving forward on their plans for the property. In a phone interview this week, Browning reported that he has presented plans to city Planning Director Gail Kenson and is waiting for a decision from her

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Anyone want to wager a guess on how many bonefish are roaming the waters of South Florida and the Florida Keys? After Thursday, we'll have a pretty good idea. The third annual Bonefish Census, involving nearly 100 fishing guides, anglers and volunteers, will give scientists enough baseline data to make a close determination.The census will take place from Key Biscayne south of Miami through the

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Judge: Don't build at species' riskA judge blocked FEMA from issuing flood insurance for new construction in areas in The Florida Keys that are habitat for threatened or endangered animals and plants. Environmental groups hope the move has ripple effects.BY CURTIS MORGANcmorgan@herald.comA federal judge has blocked new development in some sensitive wild areas of the Florida Keys from receiving

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Lobster fishermen in the Florida Keys are facing unexpected difficulties from Katrina as they find their wooden traps displaced or ruined.BY JENNIFER BABSON jbabson@herald.comSTOCK ISLAND - It wasn't even crustaceans Charlie Renier was trolling for when he took his 60-foot boat, the Cheyenne Rose, out last week off the Lower Florida Keys.Renier, a fisherman, wasn't looking for lobsters. He was

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WASHINGTON -- Living for days on end 63 feet beneath the waves is a near-ideal situation for researchers studying undersea life, biologist James Lindholm says. Yet sometimes the best-laid experiments can go awry. Lindholm once found himself tracking a large grouper that unexpectedly ate the accompanying smaller fish he had tagged electronically so he could follow the big one. "There's no

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Islamorada - No doubt, sharks are the most notorious for latching onto underwater divers. On occasions, barracudas have been known to do the same.But this fish-bites-man story centers around one of the more docile creatures of the deep -- the slow-moving and inquisitive Goliath grouper, for years known as the jewfish or giant grouper.Bob Charles, a Florida Keys diver from Cudjoe Key, claims to

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Bush vetoes Sloppy Joe's billGov. Jeb Bush on Friday vetoed a bill that would have allowed smoking inside Sloppy Joe's, Ernest Hemingway's one-time haunt in Key West.BY GARY FINEOUT AND JENNIFER BABSONgfineout@herald.comArticleTALLAHASSEE - Gov. Jeb Bush, heeding the request of antismoking groups, on Friday vetoed a measure that would have allowed the famed Key West bar of Sloppy Joe's to get

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Former Florida Keys Monroe County Attorney James T. Hendrick, accused of witness tampering and conspiracy, was formally charged Friday with four federal crimes stemming from an ongoing investigation that last year led to the arrest of former Monroe County Commissioner Jack London.Hendrick, 57, served as the Monroe County attorney from 1995 to 2002 and continued on as the county Land Authority's

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Forbes has announced their 2005 Top 10 Most Expensive Hotels. The Florida Keys own Little Palm Island has made the list again, at number 10. This private island resort is often described as an upscale Gilligan's Island. Two-story, airconditioned, thatched roof huts with décor which evokes memories of old British colonialism with beds wrapped in mosquito netting and dark teak furniture.Here is the

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First person completes Cuba-to-U.S. swimAussie swimmer reaches Key WestMay 12, 1997 FORT TAYLOR BEACH, Florida (CNN) -- Australian distance swimmer Susie Maroney wearily stepped ashore at Key West, Florida Keys, Monday afternoon, the first person to swim the 112-mile Florida Straits from Cuba to the United States. "I'm really happy about it," Maroney said as she was helped from the surf on Key

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Lawmakers sour on idea to make Key lime state pieBY JOHN McCARTHY FLORIDA TODAY What's creamy, deliciously sweet and tart at the same time and is not Florida's official state pie?You're right, it's that pale-green confectionary wonder, the Key lime pie.But if State Rep. Mitch Needelman, R-Melbourne, has his way, the heretofore unrecognized pie will be lifted to the exalted position it deserves.On

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Cryptozoologist Chester Moore will discuss Bigfoot creature field research and the recent "Animal X" Bigfoot episode in which he appeared on during a one-night only seminar 7 p.m. June 7 in Key Largo, Fl. (PRWEB) May 6, 2005 -- Cryptozoologist/author Chester Moore, will talk about his field research into recent Bigfoot sightings in Texas and the filming of the recent episode of "Animal X" (seen

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Key Largo, Fla. - Seven rehabilitated rough-toothed dolphins were released Tuesday off the Florida Keys, two months after stranding themselves on a mud flat near Marathon in the middle Florida Keys. Marine Mammal Conservancy volunteers took the dolphins to a point in the Atlantic Ocean about 14 nautical miles off Key Largo in two catamaran dive boats. They were released almost simultaneously and

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Should we prayfor a rainy MayMeteorologist Jim Lushinetheorizes a wet rainy seasonreduces the chance of Florida 'canesSo, don't pray for sunshineif for no other reasonthen to enjoy fewer huricanesOk, so I may be a lousy poet, but, Jim Lushine's theory is spelled out below.S. Fla. Forecaster Suggests Link Between Hurricane Behavior, May RainfallApril 28, 2005A link between the behavior of

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There are several Websites with information on gas prices throughout the US. Unfortunately none, that I can find, have any information on the price of gas in the Florida Keys. I hope this Weblog can fill that gap.Florida Keys Best Gas PricesIf you would like to contribute, by advising of the lowest gas price in your area of the Florida Keys, you can leave a comment here and we can discuss how to

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Living on Florida Keys time could get even stranger if a discussion today at the Monroe County Commission goes anywhere. Commissioner George Neugent wants to explore what would happen if the Keys decided to stay on Daylight Saving Time all year long."It's based on people making the comment to me that, Geez, I wish we'd pick one and stay with it year round," Neugent told the Keynoter. "The

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A SCIENTIST WILL PUT SONIC TRANSMITTERS ON THE TAILS OF 80 LOBSTERS IN A RESERVE OFF KEY WEST TO TRACK THEM AND STUDY THEIR MOVEMENTSBY JENNIFER BABSONjbabson@herald.comKey West - It's the kind of tail you'd expect on the target of a federal investigation, not on 80 crustaceans.Starting next month, more than six dozen Florida spiny lobsters that sprint around the Tortugas Ecological Reserve off

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Harbor Branch hunts deep waters for medical curesBy Eliot KleinbergPalm Beach Post Staff WriterThursday, April 14, 2005DANIA BEACH — Deep-sea sponges are technically animals, but they can't move. So nature has given them chemicals to ward off predators. Scientists realized years ago that those substances sometimes fight cancer, Alzheimer's disease and other human ailments. Since the sponges can't

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Bid to amend net ban failsMove to kill Kendrick's bill comes after committee meets privately to talk policyBy Bill CotterellWith a quick private meeting to line up votes at the end of a public hearing, a House committee Thursday killed a bill that would have legalized mullet fishing with large mesh nets.Members of the Water and Natural Resources Committee heaped praise on Rep. Will Kendrick in

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Hungry pest comes out of the woodworkThe Asian subterranean termite, a voracious species that is new to South Florida, takes a big bite out of Key West and heads north toward Miami, Fort Lauderdale and onward.BY JENNIFER BABSONjbabson@herald.comKey West - They have long wings, can live in trees, and have an insatiable appetite.Once found primarily in places such as the West Indies and Brazil, the

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2 fires in same day heavily damage prototype Navy sub in KeysSun-Sentinel Posted April 4 2005, 1:45 PM EDT MARATHON -- A prototype for a two-man military submarine has been damaged by two fires in the same day.Residents nearly three miles away heard an explosion Sunday and saw heavy, gray smoke climb into the air. Stidd Systems employees discovered the fire when they arrived for work and pulled

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Boat residents in the Keys are finding themselves squeezed as boat slips -- prime marine real estate -- attract investors and are increasingly going the way of the condo. BY JENNIFER BABSON jbab...@herald.com Miami HeraldMARATHON - The way Kenneth Cowan sees it, he's become ''dockominized'' -- the latest casualty of a trend that's making it tougher for laid-back, liveaboard boaters up and down

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BY KEN KAYESouth Florida Sun-SentinelFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - (KRT) - The early prediction for this year's Atlantic hurricane season: anxiety.Noted prognosticator William Gray on Friday forecast the season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, would be considerably more active than normal, with 13 named storms. Seven would be hurricanes, including three intense systems - and one or two of those

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On the heals of the recent Dolphin strandings, thought to be caused by Navy testing of Top Secret Sonar, there is new evidence that this Sonar is effecting more than just Marine Mammals. You have surely heard all the stories during the past weeks about all the world wide occurances involving Insane Sharks.While these stories may be cause to wonder, they are not telling you the whole story! There

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KeyNoter.com By David Ball dball@keynoter.com There's still no definitive cause discoveredMembers of the Florida Keys Marine Mammal Rescue Team identified 10 severely decomposed dolphin carcasses on a flat in Florida Bay Saturday.Although the dolphins' species couldn't be identified on site, officials said they looked to be rough-toothed dolphins and could've been part of the same pod that

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Here is a (PG rated) Fishing song that is quite different than those old 19th century types.Fishy by Joel Veitch

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The official dessert of the Florida Keys from Key Largo to Key West. Restaurants around the country serve Key Lime Pie in many forms, some true to the original and some truly bizarre variations. Everyone has their favorite restaurant version, and usually their own favorite home version. Key limes are very sour, and Key lime juice can be used to make a perfect custard-like filling for pies.

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http://www.wftv.com/news/4320368/detail.html?rss=orlc&psp=irresistibleKEY WEST, Fla. -- The little furry creature that appeared out of nowhere had Keys naturalists puzzled. They had never seen anything like it, so they put out an alert for bat experts to help out. Researchers had a surprising answer: The tiny animal, weighing in at just over half an ounce, is a Cuban Fig-Eating Bat, a rare

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Fla. crocodiles on the rebound, will lose endangered species statusBy David Fleshler The American crocodile, once among the most imperiled animals in the United States, has rebounded so robustly that the federal government announced plans Thursday to cease classifying it as endangered.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed upgrading the crocodile's status from endangered to threatened, a

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1,000-pounder gets new home at Old No. 3Used to be when a fire broke out on the island of Key West, the fire bell at the cemetery would toll. Everybody within earshot would stop what they were doing, listening for the number of rings - the code to tell them which neighborhood had a fire.That grand old fire bell has just been resurrected, moved to its new home at the Old No. 3 Fire Station on

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With the great aerial footage of sharks near Florida Beaches, being shown recently on many of the news programs, I thought maybe CBS had been seeding the beaches to attract sharks and create free publicity and boost the viewers. I also hoped for at least some good video of sharks feeding. Unfortunately they mostly showed large shark fins cutting above the water and screeming Spring Breakers

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Sea coral may be listed under Endangered Species ActBy CATHY ZOLLOScripps Howard News ServiceMarch 20, 2005- For the first time, government officials have proposed protecting coral under the Endangered Species Act, and conservationists hope it's a first step toward staving off their extinction. Elkhorn and staghorn coral, the two coral proposed for listing, are related species and for the past

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Here is a report from a fellow animal lover and her experience assisting some of the stranded dolphins, which were moved to the Marine Mammal Conservancy.Stacey writes: "Some friends who knew my critter-lovin’ leanings told me they saw on Univision that they were calling for volunteers with wetsuits to help out with the stranded dolphins that have been all over the news down here. Here I had

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Florida Keys Teens Alert Members of Congress to the Danger Global Warming Poses to Their Coasts and HomeOn March 14 and 15, ten teenagers from the Florida Keys will alert members of Congress to the danger global warming poses to their coasts and home. Parts of the Keys could be under water in their lifetimes. These high-school students-members of World Wildlife Fund's Team Panda- hope to preserve

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Lobster farms could satisfy appetite for tasty bugsBy Suzanne Wentley http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/local_news/article/0,2545,TCP_16736_3602815,00.htmlMarch 8, 2005The butter already comes from a farm. The next step, researchers say, is growing the lobster. With a new federal grant, aquaculture experts with Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution in Fort Pierce are working to raise spiny lobsters in

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The old axiom you only win conservation battles, never wars, is being reinforced in Tallahassee this spring.National conservation and environmental history was made in 1994, when dozens of organizations joined forces to convince Florida voters to amend the constitution removing large and entangling nets from the state's waters.The move passed by a 72-28 margin, becoming the role model for

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Vanishing breed Florida Keys' horse owners face loss of space, high costs and even some public hostility. Elaine Sweet and one of the two horses that she keeps at a low-key stable off a dirt path on Big Pine Key, Fla. -- Jennifer Babson / Knight Ridder/Tribune By Jennifer BabsonKnight Ridder NewspapersMarch 8, 2005BIG PINE KEY, Fla. -- In the dappled sunlight, 950-pound Recuerdo slides into

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March 4-6 Keys Wide Summary March is not exactly roaring in but it has not entered with a whimper either Now is the usual beginning of our spring fronts and we just had one right on schedule. The unusual thing about this one is the winds are not going to clock around from the northeast, to the south, west and then back to the north. This week, we are expecting northeast to north winds

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The NAR study supports what many real estate experts had suspected: The hottest segment of the real estate market is bubbling up in coastal towns, mountain towns and other vacation spots. To get at just how strong vacation-home markets are, Fiserv CSW senior economist David Stiff paired 2000 Census Bureau statistics on seasonal housing units with price appreciation data for about 200 counties. In

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You could search online and check all the "monster" job sites but the time you would spend won't be very productive since most of the large job websites don't have many listings for employment oppurtunites outside of the major city centers.There is an alternative. Florida Keys Treasures has the most comprehensive Florida Keys job listing pages on the Internet. There are employment listings

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Jan 5, 2005 8:06 pm US/EasternKEY WEST, FLA (AP) Pat Croce, former president and part-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team, wielded a replica pirate’s sword Wednesday for “ribbon slashing” festivities to open his pirate museum in the Florida Keys.Now a “life” coach as host of the daily television reality show ,”Pat Croce: Moving In,” part-time Key West resident Croce is a passionate

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