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Stone crabs were not hard to come by this year, but people's appetite for them was. A slowing economy meant fewer people buying the pricey delicacy, speculated Gary Graves, owner of Keys Fisheries fish house in Marathon. North and west Florida counties harvested a bumper crop of stone crab this...
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KEY WEST — Disturbing reports of animal torture, drug sales and weapons at George Allen apartments prompted Key West police to meet with residents this week and step up enforcement at the public housing complex on First Street. Chief Donie Lee on Wednesday reviewed with residents a handful of...
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De Anne Bardell is the first child in her family to earn a college degree, but it was never a sure thing. When the Cedar Grove, Wis., native fell in love and got married several years ago, her mother worried that she wouldn't pursue her post-secondary education. "We were disappointed," Karla...
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Nancy Nodal, here with her grandchildren, says older kids at the George Allen apartments often bully the younger children, hang out and cause trouble until as late as 4 a.m.

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Key West artist Rick Worth, known for his wildly painted Conch cruisers, rolls up Duval Street in his latest work in progress, titled 'Pugs in Space.' The vehicle and its cosmic (stuffed) canine rooftop pilot made it last week to Islamorada and back.
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Ally 'Key West Fish Man' Mobley throws a cast net off White Street Pier on Tuesday. Mobley, who says he was born on a lime tree between two coconuts, has been cast-net fishing all his life. The technique is a common form of catching baitfish.
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Jessica Eden was among the teachers  who received a free massage from Kathy Bansen of Kathy's Healing Hands on Monday. The special treatment has been given for the past three years during Teacher Appreciation Month.
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A key deer wanders by the front gate of a home on No Name Key. The protected animals are part of the day-to-day life of the island, mainly a wildlife refuge, that has no commercial electric power.
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An otherwise healthy male alligator found dead Tuesday at the Blue Hole on Big Pine Key had eaten a small plastic toy.
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ISLAMORADA — A 44-year-old Islamorada man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly spearfishing snook, say reports from the state Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. The man was charged with illegal spearfishing, possession of speared snook, possession of two undersized snook, possession of...
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Conchs ready for Rockledge in regional finals By Willis Jacobson Assistant Sports Editor KEY WEST — When the Key West High baseball was hovering around the .500 mark about a month ago, not many people outside of the team — and even some on the team — would've guessed that the Conchs would've made it to the regional finals. Now, the team will look to further exceed those...
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