Sea turtle injured in Virgin Islands flown to Fla. Nov 12, 2008
MIAMI (AP) -- A hawksbill sea turtle that was attacked by wild dogs in the Virgin Islands has arrived for treatment at the Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys. Sandy, a 170-pound female turtle, arrived Tuesday night at Miami airport on a free flight from American Airlines. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Creating A Reef Nov 12, 2008
6 million to satisfy a shipyard lien so a decommissioned Air Force vessel can be sunk as an artificial reef off the Florida Keys. The money to complete the General Hoyt S. Vandenberg project is to come from an Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development grant. (W-USA News, DC)
Brevard's Fay damage costs insurers $27.7M Nov 11, 2008
The storm made four landfalls in Florida, blowing into the Florida Keys on Aug. 18 and darting across the state into the Atlantic briefly before turning westward and leaving the Panhandle on Aug. 24. In your voice. (Florida Today)
Next four years 'will be telling' Nov 8, 2008
Douglas wrote on Nov 6, 2008 1:09 PM:" DATELINE: November 2012Cuba assumes control of the Florida Keys after defeating what's left of the U.S. NavyIran Opens it's 100th offshore oil well 2 miles off the CarolinasChina offers to sell the former U.S. west coast to MexicoCanada finishes it's 3,500 mile border fence with the former U.S.Palestine sells former Israeli territory to SyriaHamburgers are banned in the former U.S.Abortion is granted an official holidayThe last firearm owned by a former... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Gulf Marine Sanctuary Idea Dead, For Now Nov 8, 2008
Ecologically, the idea dovetails with research showing that the Gulf marine ecosystem relies on a ring of deep-water reefs and banks connected by the clockwise motion of ocean currents extending in a loop from Belize to the Florida Keys. But Billy Causey, southeast regional director for the National Marine Sanctuary Program, said the proposal has been put on hold. (W-USA News, DC)
Longtime college president retires Nov 2, 2008
Just ask longtime friend Dr. Bob Seeker, now retired president of Florida Keys Community College. Seeker will tell you how at his first college presidents' meeting he was the odd man out. (The St. Augustine Record)
Deadly Boat Wreck Nov 1, 2008
24 Rescued, 18 Feared Missing, Dead in Florida Keys Shipwreck. Friday, October 31, 2008. (Fox News)
Aimco moves to profit in Q3 Nov 1, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay hit the Florida Keys on Aug. 18 and damaged 53 Aimco-owned apartment properties. Hurricane Ike hit Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 13 and damaged 62 of Aimco s properties. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Infotainment Oct 29, 2008
Underwater Pumpkin CarvingKey Largo: Participants in the Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest display their entries in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. afp. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Stargazers Converge on Robbins Oct 28, 2008
MASP is patterned after the examples of Stellafane, the oldest Amateur Telescope Makers Convention, which takes place in Vermont in late summer, and the Winter Star Party, held in the Florida Keys in mid-winter. advertisement. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Lesson comes live from reef Oct 27, 2008
Eight-year-old Nicole Popp and other third-graders at Lanikai Elementary Charter School recently had an unusual guest speaker her father, Brian, underwater in the Florida Keys ... Eight-year-old Nicole Popp and other third-graders at Lanikai Elementary Charter School recently had an unusual guest speaker her father, Brian, underwater in the Florida Keys ... The lab, anchored on a sand patch 60 feet under the ocean's surface in a coral reef in the Florida Keys, is the world's only underwater... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Great road trips snake throughout Alaska, rest of US Oct 26, 2008
THE FLORIDA KEYS: I want to drive from Miami south to Key West. Can't wait. (Anchorage Daily News)
Now's the timeto sink clawsinto lobster Oct 24, 2008
The Florida spiny lobster market has not seen as dramatic a price drop, according to Scott Zimmerman of the Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen's Association ... "When people are happy, they eat," said Tony Hill of Key Largo Fisheries, a Florida Keys-based seafood processor and marketer. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Coast Guard rescues men from sinking tugboat Oct 22, 2008
(WSVN) -- The Coast Guard made a risky rescue off the Florida Keys when a tugboat began taking on water. The Coast Guard rescued the four crew members on board a 47-foot tugboat that quickly began taking on water about 85 miles south of Marathon Tuesday night. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Stephen O'Hagan, 63, psychologist, sea lover Oct 21, 2008
We sailed and chartered boats in Maine, the Florida Keys and the British Virgin Islands, she said. We had planned to spend our retirement traveling the Intracoastal Waterway, but he got sick. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Police arrest 3 for an illegal catch in the Florida Keys Oct 21, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008. (WSVN) -- Police have arrested three men for illegally catching lobsters and other sea life. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Cubans head for Mexico to dodge US sea patrols Oct 20, 2008
On the night Lazaro Mendez got an alert that his boat had been stolen from the Florida Keys, he was swept up in a new chapter of the Cuban boat people drama. . (Herald Sun)
Photographer Takes Copyright Fight to U.S. High Court Oct 17, 2008
Between 1962 and 1990, National Geographic published 64 of Greenberg's photos, including one of a shark in the Florida Keys that became a magazine cover. National Geographic paid Greenberg for the publication rights, which were conveyed back to Greenberg in the mid-1980s, said the photographer's longtime Miami attorney, Norman Davis of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. (Law.com)
Longboat Key offers serenity now Oct 14, 2008
Tell people you are heading to , and many will think it's part of the Florida Keys off the southern tip of the state, but LBK is about 200 miles to the north-northwest of -- and in some ways worlds away from -- Key West and its neighbors. Key Facts. (CNN -- Travel)
DUI traffic stop results in over 100 charges against Florida Keys man Oct 13, 2008
DUI traffic stop results in more than 100 charges against Florida Keys man ... DUI traffic stop results in more than 100 charges against Florida Keys man. (The Palm Beach Post)
'I don't need anybody' Oct 12, 2008
He says he helped build the bridges in the Florida Keys and many of the high rises in Miami. In Kansas, he worked in cornfields driving a combine. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Satellites Collect Data on Sea Temperatures, Reefs Oct 11, 2008
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday its Coral Reef Watch network has been expanded from 24 to 190 locations, including sites in the Florida Keys, the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, the Indian and Pacific oceans, Indonesia, Australia and Hawaii. NOAA uses onsite water instruments to monitor ocean temperatures at about a dozen reefs. (Newsmax)
Wilder Architecture stays lean Oct 7, 2008
The firm has since designed other fire stations as well as buildings at the in the Florida Keys all built to withstand hurricane strength winds. With the current downturn, the firm also focuses on governmental work, including educational facilities. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
It may not be California, but the beach really isn't far Oct 6, 2008
It's a Tiki poolside bar in the Florida Keys. The Beach Boys sing about it as a place to go to get away from it all. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
THE FLORIDA KEYS Oct 5, 2008
Sunday, October 05, 2008 Last Update: 06:50 AM EDT. HOW OBAMA AND MCCAIN PLAN TO WIN THE SUNSHINE STATE - AND THE ELECTION. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Man Dives In, Punches Shark To Save Dog Oct 4, 2008
-- A dog is recovering after a Florida Keys carpenter dove in to save his pet from a shark. Greg LeNoir said he took his 14-pound rat terrier Jake for a daily swim at a marina Friday. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
MAURICEMO RIVENBARK Oct 3, 2008
Mo has riden in sanctioned rides in Iowa, Nebraska, Virginia, North Carolina, the Florida Keys and South Carolina. Article Rating. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
About 33% of coral species threatened with extinction, study says Oct 3, 2008
William F. Precht, manager of damage assessment and restoration for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, said that 95% to 98% of the elkhorn and staghorn corals in the Keys and elsewhere in the region had been lost to disease, toppled by hurricanes or crowded out by thick mats of algae and bacteria. Both are listed as threatened with extinction under the Endangered Species Act. (Yahoo News -- Climate Change)
The Boy Scouts Survivor Challenge Oct 3, 2008
In July, nearly 50 Boy Scouts and leaders from the Osage District attended a weeklong Out Island Adventure camp in the Florida Keys ... Sea Base is located in the heart of the Florida Keys, about 75 miles south of Miami ... The Scouts also went on ecology hikes to learn about the island's unique flora and fauna, like the poisonwood tree and "Key" deer which are only found in the Florida Keys, snorkeling at night, kayaking through a mangrove maze and shark fishing - that, everyone seems to agree,... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Florida's dilemma: Can offshore drilling and tourism coexist? Oct 3, 2008
As tourism industry leaders from the Florida Keys to the Panhandle met Thursday for a summit on offshore drilling, David Mattiford cleaned his fishing charter boat on the Destin Docks nearby and explained why he would welcome the oil companies. Oil platforms could provide perfect cover for attracting schools of fish, oil spills are easily contained with today's technology and Mattiford argued charter boat operators cannot keep paying $1,200 each time they fill their boats with gas. (USA Today -- Travel)
Click for Full Story Sep 24, 2008
Ten years ago: Hurricane Georges was charging toward Florida Keys, after killing hundreds of people in the Caribbean. The government began releasing the new, harder-to-counterfeit 20-dollar bill. (KWTX.com, TX)
Travel briefs Sep 21, 2008
Florida Keys clean up from storms and start planning for the next party ... -- The Florida Keys have cleaned up from the recent spate of storms and are proceeding with plans for several events this fall, including the Halloween-themed Fantasy Fest and a party marking the end of hurricane season ... Other events include the Islamorada Sportfishing Festival, Sept. 26-28, and the annual family-friendly Florida Keys Birding and Wildlife Festival, also Sept. 26-28, based in Marathon at Curry Hammock... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Keys geared up for motorcyclists Sep 20, 2008
Thousands of motorcyclists are traveling the Florida Keys Overseas Highway to Key West this weekend, helping to refuel an economy hit hard when Hurricane Ike and two other tropical storms brushed by the island chain. Keys tourism officials estimate the 36th annual Key West Poker Run will generate $7. (The Palm Beach Post)
Species gone in a snap? Sep 14, 2008
The coming week will be one of big meetings, big issues and potentially big trouble for anglers from North Carolina down to the Florida Keys ... This action most likely will shut down all waters from North Carolina to the Florida Keys to snapper fishing. (Florida Times-Union)
Ike spares Florida Keys, but path in Gulf of Mexico still uncertain Sep 13, 2008
(AP) - Residents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce Hurricane Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain ... Ike spares Florida Keys, but path in Gulf of Mexico st.. (KSLA.com, LA)
Caribbean islands assess damage from Hurricane Ike Sep 12, 2008
By Laura Bly and Jayne Clark, USA TODAY As a strengthening Hurricane Ike takes aim at the Texas Gulf Coast, the battered Turks and Caicos Islands are still assessing damage from the storm's passage last weekend and evacuated tourists are returning to the relatively unscathed Florida Keys ... In the Florida Keys, 15,000 tourists were asked to evacuate last week as Ike approached, and were allowed to return Thursday. (USA Today -- Travel)
Nation: Texas evacuates parts of coast ahead of Ike Sep 12, 2008
Associated Press Residents in Key West who didn't adhere to the resident evacuation orders for Hurricane Ike, celebrate the cancellation of a hurricane watch for the Florida Keys on the island's Duval Street. Hurricane Ike continues to gain strength as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
State attorney assembles transition team Sep 11, 2008
After returning Saturday from a Hurricane Ike-shortened vacation in the Florida Keys, incoming State Attorney R.J. Larizza is preparing for his new job. Larizza takes the reins of the 7th Judicial Circuit from John Tanner in early January. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Possible Tornado Reported In Florida Keys Sep 11, 2008
(September 10, 2008)What may have been a tornado has damaged homes and cars in the Upper Florida Keys, but officials said no injuries were reported ... A tropical storm warning has now been lifted for the Florida Keys as Hurricane Ike takes aim at Texas, but officials expect gusty winds to continue in the Keys throughout the day. (KWTX.com, TX)
Keys officials: Ike caused 'minimal' damage Sep 11, 2008
(AP) -- Emergency management officials say Hurricane Ike caused "minimal" damage to the Florida Keys. Authorities in Monroe County said Wednesday they have finished their assessments of the destruction after the storm skirted by the chain of islands earlier this week. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Texas on high alert Sep 10, 2008
In the Florida Keys, Ikes storm surge sent waves rising 20 to 25 feet pouring over the seawall at Southernmost Point. Seven blocks in the area were flooded Tuesday morning, with 2 feet of water standing at Southernmost Point. (MSNBC -- International)
TEXAS, THE NEXT TARGET... Sep 10, 2008
Tuesday, Ike pummeled western Cuba and the Florida Keys despite weakening after making a second landfall on Cuba ... Hurricane and Tropical Storm are in effect in western Cuba and the Florida Keys. (The Drudge Report)
Ike gains strength, heads toward Texas Sep 10, 2008
A tropical storm warning was lifted for the Florida Keys at 5:30 a.m. as Hurricane Ike takes aim at Texas, but officials say gusting winds are expected to continue throughout the day. They warn residents that driving will be difficult in these conditions. (Florida Today)
* Four killed as Ike lashes at Cuba Sep 10, 2008
Floridas coastal areas breathed a sigh of relief as the storm changed course and evacuees and tourists returned to the Florida Keys. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lowell formed on the Pacific coast of Mexico with sustained winds of 85kph and higher gusts. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Hurricane Ike over Gulf of Mexico, aims at Texas Sep 10, 2008
Rainfall of up to three inches was possible in the lower Florida keys, which could also face storm surges, large waves and isolated tornadoes and waterspouts on Wednesday, the center said. Large swells would affect the east coast of Florida for the next day or so and could produce dangerous rip currents. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Hurricane kills at least 4 in Cuba Sep 10, 2008
According to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center, Ike was generating large swells at sea that have created massive waves and life-threatening conditions in the Florida Keys. They said isolated tornadoes and waterspouts could crop up over the Keys and other parts of south Florida throughout the day. (International Herald Tribune)
Hurricane Ike batters Caribbean islands Sep 10, 2008
In the Florida Keys, the authorities also ordered residents and tourists to leave as the outer reaches of the storm could be felt and on Monday a tropical storm warning was issued. The National Hurricane Center in Miami reported Monday morning that Hurricane Ike, which had already weakened from a Category 4 storm to Category 3 Sunday after it hit Cuba, had weakened further to Category 2. (International Herald Tribune)
Hurricane Ike to strengthen before hitting Texas Sep 10, 2008
Ike was still affecting the Florida Keys and western Cuba Wednesday morning as a Category 1 storm with winds near 85 miles per hour. The weather models show Ike could hit anywhere along the central Texas Coast on Saturday. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Ike strikes the Florida Keys Sep 10, 2008
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ANOTHER STORM APPROACHES U.S.Ike set to bypass Keys, but Gulf Coast worries Sep 10, 2008
Authorities called off evacuation orders for the Florida Keys as Hurricane Ike shifted south over Cuba and appeared on track to miss the low-lying island chain ... - Residents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce Hurricane Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Ike Veers From Fla. Keys Sep 9, 2008
(CBS/AP) Authorities called off evacuation orders for the Florida Keys on Monday as a ferocious Hurricane Ike shifted south over Cuba and appeared on track to miss the low-lying U.S. island chain. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center warned that it was still too early to tell where Ike would strike after entering the southeastern Gulf of Mexico by Tuesday night. (CBS News)
Ike's winds felt in Havana Sep 9, 2008
Monroe County, Florida, which includes the Florida Keys, said its mandatory evacuation order for residents expired at noon Monday. But officials advised the 18,000 residents who left not to return until Wednesday, when any tropical winds from Ike's outer bands would have passed and essential services would have been fully restored. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
About 33% of coral species threatened with extinction, study says Sep 9, 2008
William F. Precht, manager of damage assessment and restoration for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, said that 95% to 98% of the elkhorn and staghorn corals in the Keys and elsewhere in the region had been lost to disease, toppled by hurricanes or crowded out by thick mats of algae and bacteria. Both are listed as threatened with extinction under the Endangered Species Act. (Yahoo News -- Climate Change)
Hurricane Ike on track to veer away from Keys Sep 9, 2008
Rensselaer Republican. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center warned that it was still too early to tell where Ike would strike after entering the southeastern Gulf of Mexico by Tuesday night. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Hurricane Ike Hits Cuba on Direct Course for Havana Sep 9, 2008
Sept. 7: Cars drive past a sign that reads 'Florida Keys Residents Evac Underway' near Big Pine, Fla. Sept. 7: Cars drive past a sign that reads 'Florida Keys Residents Evac Underway' near Big Pine, Fla. (Fox News)
Hurricane Ike to Bypass Florida Keys, Strengthen in Gulf Sep 9, 2008
Sept. 7: Cars drive past a sign that reads 'Florida Keys Residents Evac Underway' near Big Pine, Fla. Sept. 7: Cars drive past a sign that reads 'Florida Keys Residents Evac Underway' near Big Pine, Fla ... Residents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce Hurricane Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain. (Fox News)
David Fiderer at the Huffington Post Sep 9, 2008
Residents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce. Site. (Harper's Magazine)
'These folks are shameless'... Sep 9, 2008
Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior National Correspondent Jake Tapper. is ABC News' Senior National Correspondent based in the network's Washington bureau. (The Drudge Report)
Keys evacuation called off as Ike veers away Sep 9, 2008
KEY WEST Authorities called off evacuation orders for the Florida Keys today as a ferocious Hurricane Ike shifted south over Cuba and appeared on track to miss the low-lying U.S. island chain ... Gov. Charlie Crist urged residents of the Florida Keys this morning to brace for tropical storm-force winds later tonight and throughout tomorrow as an erratic Hurricane Ike swept across Cuba with 100 mph winds ... Workers once again install hurricane shutters on a Islamorada motel Monday as Hurricane... (Florida Today)
* Ike makes landfall in Cuba, thousands flee Sep 9, 2008
Forecasters predicted Ikes next port of call would be Florida, where evacuations had already started, first of tourists, then of residents in the Florida Keys, which stretch out toward western Cuba. US President George W Bush declared Florida a disaster area in advance to free up emergency aid money and deployment of the National Guard when the storm hits. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Texas, La. Scramble To Prepare For Ike Sep 9, 2008
Residents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain ... The National Hurricane Center warned that isolated tornadoes and waterspouts are possible in the Florida Keys and south Florida Tuesday. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Ike turns away from the Keys Sep 9, 2008
- Residents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce Hurricane Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain ... who didn't adhere to the evacuation orders for Hurricane Ike celebrate the cancellation of a hurricane watch for the Florida Keys on Monday on the island's Duval Street ... - Residents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce Hurricane Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Texas Braces for Hurricane Ike Sep 9, 2008
Forecasters are warning that the hurricane could spawn isolated tornadoes and waterspouts in the Florida Keys and South Florida as it reenters Gulf waters. Texas and Louisiana are getting ready for Hurricane Ike, which is forecast to make landfall along the Gulf Coast by the weekend. (KWTX.com, TX)
Hurricane warning expires in Florida Keys as Ike weakens Sep 9, 2008
(AP) -- A hurricane watch for the Florida Keys has been discontinued and officials have let an evacuation order expire. Ike has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane as it rakes Cuba. (KRNV.com, NV)
Hurricane Ike Could Pound Houston as Major Hurricane Sep 9, 2008
Meanwhile officials in the Florida Keys suspended an evacuation today after the forecast track for Hurricane Ike moved farther to the south. Emergency-management officials on the low-lying islands when Ike was expected to make landfall near the town of Marathon as a Category 4. (National Geographic)
