🌱 How Key Largo families can start a kids’ book club for free
Coffee in hand, Key Largo? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Key Largo families can start a kids’ book club for free
- How new DNA tools cracked a decades-old Key Largo remains mystery
- Why one lifelong Conch says Keys kids, from Key West to Key Largo, matter
Also on today's calendar: Grouper Opener Party and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Sunshine; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 75 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 76.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Library expands book club program to youth (tncontentexchange.com) — Families in Key Largo can now borrow kid and teen “Book Club In A Bag” sets through the Monroe County library, complete with 10 copies and discussion guides. You can request bags from any Keys branch and have them shipped to the Key Largo library, making it easier to start youth book clubs, homeschool groups, or summer reading circles. 
• Key Largo Remains Identified As Miami Man Missing Since 1988 (hoodline.com) — Human remains found off County Road 905 in North Key Largo back in 1988 have finally been identified as a Miami man, thanks to new DNA and genealogy tools. Monroe County detectives say the homicide case is still active and are asking anyone with information about how he ended up in the Keys to contact their Major Crimes Unit.
• Off the Beach and into the Bleachers with a Conch (floridaweekly.com) — Key Largo families are part of the 9,000 Monroe County students a longtime school employee and local sports fan proudly cites when correcting visitors who think the Keys have no schools. Centered on her life in Key West, she shares why high school games, local restaurants, and everyday routines prove the island chain is a real, year-round community, not just a tourist playground.
📸 Around Key Largo
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Grouper Opener Party
Hawks Cay Marina, 61 Hawks Cay Blvd, Duck Key
5:00 pm -
GLO Pickleball Party
Hawks Cay Resort & Villas, 61 Hawks Cay Blvd, Duck Key
9:00 pm
Friday May 1
Saturday May 2
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Other local events
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FREE Do It Yourself Compost Workshop - Big Pine Key
Monroe County, FL Calendar
11:30 am -
FREE Line Dance Classes - Big Pine Key Community Park
Monroe County, FL Calendar
1:00 pm -
FREE Aikido Classes at Big Pine Key Community Park
Monroe County, FL Calendar
6:30 pm -
Story Time @ Key Largo
Key Largo Branch Library , Tradewinds Shopping Center , 101485 Overseas Hwy , Key Largo
10:30 am -
Development Review Committee Meeting - CANCELED
Monroe County, FL Calendar
1:00 pm -
Winston Waterways Roads Project Meeting - Virtual
Monroe County, FL Calendar
5:30 pm -
Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact Discussion on HB1217
Monroe County, FL Calendar
10:00 am -
Planning Commission Hearing - Hybrid
Monroe County, FL Calendar
10:00 am
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Long Key Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Monroe County, FL Calendar
10:00 am -
Beats on the Bay - Crossfire Creek (New/Top 40 Country)
Founders Park , 87000 Overseas Hwy , Islamorada
6:30 pm -
Beats on the Bay - Crossfire Creek at Founders Park
Founders Park , 87000 Overseas Hwy , Islamorada
6:30 pm -
Crossfire Creek Live
Founders Park , 87000 Overseas Hwy , Islamorada
6:30 pm
Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
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- Starbucks Corporation posted a job opening for shift supervisor - Store# 10442, MILE MARKER 100 in Key Largo. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
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Homestead
- Amazon might get a $2.6 million bill from Miami-Dade County. Here's why (miamiherald.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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