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Cheers Key Largo! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How bad is the diesel spill from this sunken Key Largo yacht?
  • How a Virginia student ended up restoring coral reefs in Key Largo

Also on today's calendar: Luke Sommer Glenn Band @Caribbean Club and 5 more events.

Find out what's happening in Key Largofor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Key Largofor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 72.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 78 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Yacht sinks in Key Largo, leaking thousands of gallons of diesel fuel into canal (miamiherald.com) — A fully fueled 55-foot yacht has sunk in a Key Largo canal off Caribbean Drive, potentially releasing up to 1,500 gallons of diesel that could reach the Atlantic. Crews at Key Largo Harbor Marina, along with state wildlife officers and salvage divers, are racing to contain the rainbow slick and figure out how to raise the uninsured vessel.
   

• Aldridge shares her path to coral conservation (farmvilleherald.com) — A young marine biologist now living in Key Largo is interning with Reef Renewal USA, helping restore local corals while managing outreach and social media. Her story traces how dual-enrollment classes in rural Virginia and later studies at Old Dominion University led to scientific diving, research opportunities, and ultimately hands-on conservation work in the Keys.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hello, neighbors.
    I kindly ask if anyone received my package today by mistake. It contains Christmas socks for my daughter, and she has been waiting for them with… (Nextdoor Port Largo/Ocean Shores)
  • Hello neighbors, here are some more examples of my cleaning work for the holidays.
    If you need help cleaning your house, I offer my services. I have good prices. Thanks you and happy holidays ! (Nextdoor Key Largo Village)
  • Shaner Hotel Group posted a job opening for Senior Catering Manager | Playa Largo Resort & Spa in Key Largo. Apply here.
  • Vineyard Vines, LLC posted a job opening for Crew Lead (Part Time Manager) - 84 Fishing Village Drive, Key Largo, FL in Key Largo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Key Largo here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Developer preps Florida City resi project with $8M-plus bond issue (therealdeal.com)
  • Eileen Higgins, after win in runoff race, set to be Miami's 1st female mayor, 1st Democrat in almost 3 decades (wbal.com)
  • Best books of 2025, ranked (courierpostonline.com)

Homestead

  • Pickleball – Changing Lives with Dr. Carolyn Edwards, Lily Azel, and Sarah M. Gaglione (communitynewspapers.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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