Key West & Florida Keys News
May 3rd, 2008
 Florida Keys - Boasting more sportfishing records than any other destination, along with world-class diving and a rich literary and artistic community, the Florida Keys also offer an appealing variety of environmentally oriented eco-attractions.
Topping the list are the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center in Tavernier, Dolphin Research Center and the Turtle Hospital in the Middle Keys, the National Key Deer Refuge in the Lower Keys and the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center in Key West.
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April 13th, 2008
Key West, Florida Keys - The Conch Republic never received the billion dollars in foreign aid its officials requested from the U.S. government after its 1982 secession from the mother country. Nevertheless the republic, also known as Key West and the Florida Keys, is to salute the 26th anniversary of the secession Friday, April 18, through Sunday, April 27, in Key West.
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March 30th, 2008
Islamorada, Florida Keys - The 13th annual Bay Jam music festival is slated for Sunday, April 6, at the TIB Bank of the Keys Amphitheater at Founders Park, mile marker 87 bayside on Plantation Key. Concertgoers can rock to the sounds of an eclectic range of musicians from midday through sunset and into the night from the hammock-like performance center set against the aqua waters of Florida Bay.
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March 18th, 2008
Key Largo, Florida Keys - Instead of bright flower gardens and green grass, the Easter egg hunt off Key Largo is to be staged near coral heads teaming with colorful tropical fish or a bed of sea grass in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. After all, when the Easter bunny is a scuba-diving gentle giant nearly seven feet tall (including ears), he can hide eggs anywhere he wants to — as long as it’s underwater.
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March 8th, 2008
Marathon, Florida Keys - Marathon is called the Heart of the Keys, but it’s the tummy that will get the attention at the Original Marathon Seafood Festival. In its 37th year, the fun-filled feast is set for Saturday and Sunday, March 15-16, at Marathon Community Park, mile marker 49 oceanside.
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February 4th, 2008
Key West, Florida Keys - The roar of cannon fire and the sight of soldiers in Civil War uniforms are to greet visitors to Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Friday though Sunday, Feb. 8-10, when the annual Civil War Days festival transforms the fort into a mid-1860s encampment.
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January 30th, 2008
Key West, Florida Keys - The Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center is to celebrate its first anniversary Saturday, Feb. 2, with the grand opening of Mote Marine Laboratory’s Living Reef Exhibit inside the center.
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January 16th, 2008
Key West, Florida Keys - Since the Florida Keys were first settled in the 1820s, the island chain’s cuisine has been based around the bounty of the sea. Clawless Florida lobster, yellowtail, sweet pink shrimp, grouper, stone crab claws and more — all harvested by Keys commercial fishermen — have become prized signature items on the region’s menus.
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January 14th, 2008
Key West, Florida Keys - The Key West boxing tradition that dates back to Ernest Hemingway’s residence is to return to the island city in a series of bouts set for Friday, Jan. 18, overlooking Key West Harbor at Mallory Square.
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December 18th, 2007
By Kirby Collins
In Florida we’ll celebrate the arrival of 2008 with champagne and fireworks in some places and tropical cocktails and live music at others. Whether you want to celebrate in Central Florida with fireworks of in Key West at Sloppy Joe’s, here’s a list of the more popular events.
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December 15th, 2007
Florida Keys — From beachside fireworks to wacky takeoffs on the traditional ball drop in New York’s Times Square, the Florida Keys offer visitors a wealth of ways to welcome 2008. And because “winter” in the subtropical island chain means balmy breezes rather than blizzards, revelers can leave overcoats and boots behind as they head out to celebrate dressed in shirtsleeves, shorts and sandals.
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December 2nd, 2007
By Kirby Collins
Christmas time in Florida is celebrated differently than our neighbors to the north. Since we don’t have snow, we have to be more creative and therefore tend to go overboard with light and holiday displays. We even have Christmas Boat Parades, where captains decorate their vessels with lights and everything from sleighs to small castles.
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December 2nd, 2007
Florida Keys, FL - Perhaps because the southernmost islands in the continental United States never have experienced a traditional white Christmas, or even a frost for that matter, businesses and organizations in the Florida Keys are extraordinarily enthusiastic to show their holiday spirit.
From Key Largo to Key West, the calendar is packed with events designed to spread holiday cheer — including a trio of festive lighted boat parades featuring vessels whose decorations range from traditional greenery to offbeat salutes to the season.
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November 24th, 2007
Key West, Florida Keys - The spiritual descendents of Blackbeard, Calico Jack Rackham, pirate queen Anne Bonny and even Captain Jack Sparrow are to drop anchor in Key West Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 29 through Dec. 2, for the annual Pirates in Paradise Festival. Designed to appeal to children and adults alike, the colorful gathering typically brings hundreds of buccaneer aficionados and re-enactors to the island city renowned for its adventurous seafaring history.
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October 26th, 2007
Key West, Florida Keys - When internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett wrote “I Have Found Me a Home” about Key West, he described riding his old red bike to “the bars and the beaches of my town.” Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 1-4, the island popularly credited as the inspiration for his hit party anthem “Margaritaville” is to host as many as 3,500 of the entertainer’s Parrot Head fans for their 16th annual Meeting of the Minds convention.
The 2007 convention is themed “Barefootin’ Key West,” commemorating Buffett’s rendition of “Barefootin’” on the soundtrack to the 2006 film “Hoot.”
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