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Keys Weekly September 10

ACLU files second lawsuit against city of Key West over code complaints

It’s not sunshine and rainbows at city hall. The ACLU of Florida on Sept. 9 filed a second lawsuit against the city of Key West, alleging that city officials retaliated against two local residents who filed the first lawsuit pertaining to rainbow-painted fence pickets in Old…

Keys Weekly September 10

In pictures: School board salutes 20 years for retiring chair John Dick

A pre-meeting reception on Sept. 8 heralded the Sept. 9 retirement of the Monroe County School Board’s longest-tenured member, as staff, friends and board members past and present gathered at Marathon High School to celebrate John Dick. The outgoing chair has been a mainstay on…

Keys Weekly September 10

New film starring Travolta has ties to the Florida Keys

The setting of the recent screening at Playa Largo for “The Gentleman Thief,” which stars John Travolta, could not have been more photogenic. If it were described in a script, the reader may not have believed the perfection of the scene: Elegantly dressed partygoers sipped…

Keys Weekly September 10

Keys History: Who owned Indian Key?

When Florida became a territory of the United States, any land not subject to a Spanish Land Grant became government property. There were a handful of islands in the Florida Keys that had been granted to individuals for various reasons – most famously, Key West. Indian Key was…

Keys Weekly September 10

Standout individual performances kick off Hurricanes swim & dive season

Coral Shores may not have won the points battle in its Sept. 2 season opener, but a pair of Hurricanes gave the team plenty to be excited about, turning in September times faster than their marks at last season’s regional championship. Sofia Figueredo was already ahead of her…

Monroe County BOCC News September 10

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