🌱 County Offices Closed - Christmas Friday and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, breezy and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 79, low: 68.
• Saturday: Comfortable with sunshine, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• County Offices Closed - Christmas Friday
  Monroe County, FL Calendar
  8:00 am

Monday December 29

• 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

Tuesday December 30

• Story Time @ Key Largo
  Key Largo Branch Library , Tradewinds Shopping Center , 101485 Overseas Hwy , Key Largo
  10:30 am
• Florida Keys Childrens Home Kids Program
  Monroe County, FL Calendar , 73 High Point Rd , Tavernier
  4:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• County Offices Closed - New Year's Eve (Half Day)
  Monroe County, FL Calendar
  12:01 pm
• Tobacco Cessation Group Meeting at Big Pine Key Community Park
  Monroe County, FL Calendar
  4:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• County Offices Closed - New Year's Day
  Monroe County, FL Calendar
  8:00 am
• District 2 Satellite Office: Big Pine Key Community Park
  Monroe County, FL Calendar
  2:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Florida Keys Celtic Festival
  Marathon Community Park , 200 Ocean , 200 36th St , Marathon
  10:00 pm

Monday January 19

• Islamorada and The Florida Keys January 19-30, 2026
  80001 Overseas Hwy , Islamorada
  11:00 am
• Looking for 4 more to join us . Islamorada and The Florida Keys January 19-30, 2026
  80001 Overseas Hwy , Islamorada
  11:00 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Tavernier. Apply here.
• Baptist Health South Florida posted a job opening for Construction Project Manager 3, Construction Management, FT, 08A-4:30P in Tavernier. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Islamorada, Village of Islands here.

🗞 Nearby News

Key Largo

• Body cam footage shows feds threatening U.S. citizen detained in Key Largo (miamiherald.com)
• Tracking Santa: Where is he now? (foxweather.com)

Marathon

• 7-year-old riding bicycle killed by a pick-up truck in Florida Keys: troopers (miamiherald.com)
• Florida Keys Man Tased After Allegedly Lifting Woman Over Head, Dropping Her Outside Bar (tampafp.com)

Florida City

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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