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History of Diving Museum celebrates military

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on . Posted in Education, Environment, Islamorada News, Science, Stay, Travel, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage, Upper Keys News.

This May, the History of Diving Museum celebrates past and active military service members through special programming and visiting opportunities. Since opening in 2005, the History of Diving Museum’s founders, Joe and Sally Bauer, instituted a program to extend free admission to active duty military service members. The museum’s military outreach expanded when they joined the Blue Star Museums program at its inception in 2010. Thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Blue Star Families and the Defense Department, over 2,000 museums participate annually with a goal to help service...

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Famous New York pizzeria serves its favorites at Marathon resort

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on . Posted in Business, Eat, Florida Keys, isla bella beach resort, Marathon, Monroe County, Nightlife, pizza, pop-up, resort, Roberta’s Pizza, Stay, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage.

Isla Bella Beach Resort, the oceanfront luxury hotel and spa based at the threshold of the iconic Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys, will welcome the renowned Roberta’s Pizza for a limited pop-up through April. The Roberta’s team will be taking over Il Postino’s pizza oven to serve up their own iconic pizzas such as the Bee Sting, Famous Original, Classic Margherita, and more for Isla Bella’s hotel guests and visitors to enjoy through room service and at their oceanfront dining.  The Bee Sting pizza features tomato, mozzarella, sopressata (Italian dry salami), chili and honey. CONTRIBUTED Roberta’s,...

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Guests create island Easter-themed painting

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on . Posted in Arts, Baker’s Cay, Brittany Parker, Community News, Easter, Easter eggs, Fun, Go With The Flow, Paint and Sip, palm trees, spring, Stay, Travel, Uncategorized, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage, Upper Keys News.

A group of Keys visitors took paint brush to canvas as they readied themselves for an Easter masterpiece of epic proportions. A special holiday-themed “paint and sip” at Key Largo’s Baker’s Cay on March 25 saw roughly 20 people painting and an island Easter-themed painting with palm trees, the true blue and some bunny tracks with a bag of eggs. Leading the painting event was local artist Brittany Parker. Bowen takes a break from painting a tree to pose for the camera. JIM McCARTHY/Keys Weekly Derek Papp paints some bunny tracks in the sand during the Easter paint and sip. JIM McCARTHY/Keys...

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LOWER, MIDDLE KEYS SEE MOST GROWTH OF 2021 AS BED TAXES BOUNCE BACK

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on . Posted in BED TAXES, BOUNCING, Business, DAC, Featured, Florida Keys, Monroe County, Monroe County News, Stay, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage.

One of the best measures of tourism and the Keys’ economy is our so-called “bed tax.” The most recent report reveals an astonishing snapshot of how different areas of the Keys are faring.  In January, the most recent report available, Key West’s bed tax collection is way down, while the Lower Keys and Marathon are way up, especially the Lower Keys. Key Largo and Islamorada, meanwhile, are holding steady. That’s a complete turnaround from what normally happens. Key West’s district, DAC I, usually rakes in the most money, followed in descending order by Marathon DAC III, Key Largo DAC V, Lower...

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