Will this endangered Key Largo wood rat make the cut?
The tension is mounting: Will a Florida Keys endangered species be featured in a new awareness campaign of the most intimate sort?
Posted - Friday, February 05, 2010 08:02 PM EST
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Probe into mosquito board well under way
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District -- Director Ed Fussell in particular -- is under investigation by State Attorney Dennis Ward's office for possibly violating state purchasing guidelines.
Posted - Saturday, February 06, 2010 11:32 AM EST
ISLAMORADA VILLAGE COUNCIL
Incumbents face challengers for council seatsElection day is March 9, and eight candidates, including three incumbents, are vying to fill four seats on the five-member Islamorada Village Council. Vice Mayor Michael Reckwerdt represents seat 5 and has no opposition in the election.
Posted - Saturday, February 06, 2010 11:28 AM EST
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- Restaurant veteran buys Chappy's
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- Marathon man killed in Corvette crash
- Still no word on whether election needed for schools chief
- The laws and key dates involved in the election question
FISH TALES | By Capt. Don Deputy
Anglers find big blackfin tuna off the Upper KeysOffshore this past week in the waters of the Upper Keys, the action was very good — not only for sailfish, but blackfin tuna as well in the pelagic department.
Posted - Friday, February 05, 2010 10:00 AM EST
Experts address cold's effect on Keys fish
A bonefish may not be worth its weight in gold but the gray ghost of the flats could be worth its weight in silver, says a noted researcher. "Each bonefish is like a little bar of silver," said Jerry Ault, a University of Miami fishery population expert.
Posted - Wednesday, February 03, 2010 11:47 AM EST
Check out this catch from Capt. Dave Schugar's group, which fished with his Sweet 'Enuf Charters out of Castaway in Marathon.
I'm happy to report the bay is back. Maybe not quite back to normal levels before early January's cold spell, but there is lots of life out there. I had to see for myself, so I took a couple of charters to several spots and was pleasantly surprised at the fishing.
Posted - Wednesday, February 03, 2010 11:00 AM EST
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- Finally, the water's warming, so the catching is hot
- Appreciation for ladies who make tournaments happen
- Following the cold spell, state bans harvest of snook, tarpon, bonefish
Reporter columnist Erin Magee, right, kicks with long-blade freediving fins during a dive off Grand Cayman.
BENEATH THE SURFACE | By Erin Magee
Specialized gear provides extra kick for free diversReporter columnist Erin Magee, right, kicks with long-blade freediving fins during a dive off Grand Cayman. (Contributed photo)
Posted - Friday, February 05, 2010 10:00 AM EST
REACHING DEEP
Local divers celebrate accomplishments of paralyzed man who learned to scuba diveMatt Johnston celebrated his 33rd birthday with a party at the Museum of Diving on Tuesday evening, Jan. 12. Attended by local dive business folks, museum staff and friends, and some of Johnston’s friends from home, the festive party marked another milestone in an unusual life.
Posted - Friday, January 22, 2010 11:00 AM EST
BENEATH THE SURFACE | By Erin Magee
Good dive crews are always ready for emergenciesAbout two years ago when I was working at a dive shop in the Keys, one of our divemasters radioed in and asked the staff to call 911.
Posted - Friday, January 08, 2010 10:00 AM EST
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Diving
- Giving nature a kick-start
- FKCC scuba expert talks on dive safety
- Scooters give boost for freediving
- With the right gear, you can stay warm when the water’s cold
- Staying in shape is a matter of dive safety
PIGEON KEY
Tiny island holds a lot of historyOn Jan. 2, 1908, Henry Flagler began construction of the Florida East Coast Railway. It was Flagler’s dream, one he personally financed with $80 million of his own money, to see the coast of Florida connected by train from Jacksonville to Key West.
Posted - Sunday, January 31, 2010 07:00 AM EST
MAINLAND MONROE
National park offering tours of missile base in EvergladesThe National Park Service has opened the historic Nike Hercules Missile Base HM-69 in Everglades National Park to the public for the second season.
Posted - Friday, January 22, 2010 11:00 AM EST
Indian Key historic markers in Islamorada. A new bike tour focuses on the village's history.
Photo by KEVIN WADLOW
ISLAMORADA
Bike tour captures historyA bicycle tour of historic Islamorada covers just a three-mile stretch of U.S. 1 but spans centuries of island history and lore.
Posted - Sunday, November 15, 2009 12:18 PM EST
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