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View of a wrecked home and belongings scattered by Hurricane Irma in Marathon Key on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017.

In the Florida Keys, riding out the storm may not have been the best choice. But it was enlightening.

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This is a common site throughout the Keys. It will take time but the debris will be gone. Use it as a measure of our progress.

We’re the Keys. We’re going to make it

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After Hurricane Irma hit Big Pine Key, a casket from a nearby cemetery wound up lifted by storm surge across the Overseas Highway, winding up along a neighborhood street. The top broke open, exposing the remains of a man in a baby blue suit. The casket, one of a handful displaced statewide by Irma, is now back in its proper resting place. Though the man was unidentified, The Herald has blacked out part of the photo out of respect to any family members.

It was supposed to be his final resting place. Then Hurricane Irma struck the Keys.

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In the Florida Keys, riding out the storm may not have been the best choice. But it was enlightening.

8:51 PM

‘The mold is just gonzo.’ Keys homeless come back to grueling work or nothing at all

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We’re the Keys. We’re going to make it

6:28 PM

It was supposed to be his final resting place. Then Hurricane Irma struck the Keys.

6:14 PM

Fire on Duval Street damages tattoo shop

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In the Florida Keys, riding out the storm may not have been the best choice. But it was enlightening.

8:51 PM

This is a common site throughout the Keys. It will take time but the debris will be gone. Use it as a measure of our progress.

We’re the Keys. We’re going to make it

6:28 PM

After Hurricane Irma hit Big Pine Key, a casket from a nearby cemetery wound up lifted by storm surge across the Overseas Highway, winding up along a neighborhood street. The top broke open, exposing the remains of a man in a baby blue suit. The casket, one of a handful displaced statewide by Irma, is now back in its proper resting place. Though the man was unidentified, The Herald has blacked out part of the photo out of respect to any family members.

It was supposed to be his final resting place. Then Hurricane Irma struck the Keys.

6:14 PM

Living

A key deer doe relaxes with her fawn on Big Pine Key in this undated photo. Federal officials are waiting to see what impact Hurricane Irma had on the endangered key deer population, which is only found in the Keys.

Irma’s impact on key deer not known

Federal officials who protect the Keys-only species could not protect them before the storm.

Living

Irma trapped these baby turtles. Beachgoers desperately tried to rescue them

No, Hurricane Irma looters didn’t attack Richard Branson – and other fake storm news

All Keys bridges safe for travel, county says

Opinion

This is a common site throughout the Keys. It will take time but the debris will be gone. Use it as a measure of our progress.

We’re the Keys. We’re going to make it

“I am available to do laundry. I can pick up in Marathon. No charge of course.”

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 18, 2017

Never evacuating again

Let residents back in

Local Sports

$Coral Shores senior Blye Hofstetter (30) breaks downfield on a long run after blockers including Roman Roberts (50), Isiah Edwards (55) and Matt Pontefract (70) opened a hole in the Somerset Academy defense. Coral Shores won, 27-6, Friday.$

Canes score early on way to 27-6 opening victory

Coral Shores High defense forces turnovers, limits Somerset Academy offense to one late score

Marathon boys lose to Panthers by 19 points

Marathon boys dominate Westminster Christian swim team

Lady Fins lose to Lady Canes in four-set match

Fishing & Diving

The First Choice charter boat out of the Post Card Inn Marina put its clients on to many mahi last week.

Offshore trolling for mahi remains rewarding

While chumming for snapper, some of the charter boats reported experiencing cero mackerel in their chum slicks.

Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing coming soon

Mahi and muttons by the dozen await anglers offshore

Dolphin are pushing through the area

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Ingram family homeless after their boat sank

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Ingram family homeless after their boat sank

City of Miami Beach employees help clean up the parks

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City of Miami Beach employees help clean up the parks

Timelapse shows Hurricane Irma making its way through Miami Beach

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Timelapse shows Hurricane Irma making its way through Miami Beach

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred discusses the sale of the Marlins

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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred discusses the sale of the Marlins

Yankees principal owner Hal Steinbrenner on Derek Jeter: 'Nobody knows baseball better'.

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Yankees principal owner Hal Steinbrenner on Derek Jeter: 'Nobody knows baseball better'.

Joe Torre says Derek Jeter 'will roll up his sleeves' with Marlins

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Joe Torre says Derek Jeter 'will roll up his sleeves' with Marlins

Family trapped in house by floods in Puerto Rico

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Family trapped in house by floods in Puerto Rico

Hell — and worse. 30 straight losses to Florida, one headline at a time.

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Hell — and worse. 30 straight losses to Florida, one headline at a time.

Hurricane Maria nears Turks and Caicos Islands

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Hurricane Maria nears Turks and Caicos Islands

'We are working. Not the government; we are.' Puerto Rico cleans up after Hurricane Maria

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'We are working. Not the government; we are.' Puerto Rico cleans up after Hurricane Maria

Seventh time’s a charm for Hemingway look-alike winner

Jul 24, 2017

White-bearded Texan Richard Filip on Saturday won the 2017 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, a highlight of Key West’s annual Hemingway Days celebration that ended Sunday. The 71-year-old, a retired real estate franchise owner, triumphed over 152 other entrants in the contest’s final round.

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