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Conch Republic gets set to mark 40th anniversary – Key West Florida Weekly
It was a tongue-in-cheek secession. And now the Conch Republic is marking its 40th anniversary with aplomb. In the spring of 1982, U.S. Border Patrol set up checkpoints and roadblocks in an effort to catch marijuana smugglers. The roadblocks were to no…
Read MoreConch Republic gets set to mark 40th anniversary – Key West Florida Weekly
It was a tongue-in-cheek secession. And now the Conch Republic is marking its 40th anniversary with aplomb. In the spring of 1982, U.S. Border Patrol set up checkpoints and roadblocks in an effort to catch marijuana smugglers. The roadblocks were to no…
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IN PICTURES: KEY WEST’S HEADDRESS BALL STANDS TALL – Florida Keys Weekly Newspapers
Twice postponed due to the COVID pandemic, the Key West Business Guild’s Headdress Ball sparkled on Feb. 26 at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater. Contestants in handmade headdresses competed for prizes in a variety of categories, while top-notch local ent…
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Video: 20-Foot Alligator Cannibalizes 6-Foot Gator at Florida Golf Course
An onlooker recently recorded a brutal—but natural—scene of a big, old gator eating a younger one at a golf course in Florida.
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How many fish did a captain catch off the Keys? Cops say boat had 2,611 over the limit
Late last month, state fish and wildlife police spotted a commercial fishing boat on their radar moving in a pattern that suggested it was using a runaround gillnet to catch fish in federal waters on the Gulf of Mexico side of the Lower Florida Keys.
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Seychelles Drops Test Requirement for Fully Immunized Visitors
The Seychelles is shifting gears, allowing visitors to enter the destination without having to present a negative PCR test. | This move aims at making Seychelles more accessible and competitive as a destination, the Seychelles Tourism Board said. Learn…
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South Florida’s coral reef is being overfished. Nearly a dozen species are nearing unsustainable numbers
The reef is in ‘urgent need’ of better management to keep the fish as sustainable levels, according to researchers from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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South Florida’s coral reef is being overfished. Nearly a dozen species are nearing unsustainable numbers
The reef is in ‘urgent need’ of better management to keep the fish as sustainable levels, according to researchers from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Peter Waxon has been appointed Group Sales Manager at Hyatt Centric Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale
The executive team at Hyatt Centric Las Olas is pleased to welcome Peter Waxon as group sales manager. In his new role, Waxon will coordinate the daily operations of the group sales program with a focus on building relationships with potential clients …
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