In the first week of 2016 hurricane season, a cluster of storms in the Caribbean is threatening to move into the Gulf of Mexico with the potential to develop into a tropical system and bring several inches of rain to the Nature Coast this weekend.
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The station will include a marine lab, classrooms, office space and wet lab for clam aquaculture and marine research.
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University of Florida President Kent Fuchs spent his Sunday riding around Cedar Key in an airboat for the first time, visiting a Native American burial ground, climbing a lighthouse and exploring the area’s clam farms. The president’s daylong visit was another testament to his interest in the university’s ventures across all disciplines, said …
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April 10 to April 16 is National Library Week. While no coordinated celebration is planned for the libraries of the tiny towns of Levy County, Lisa Brasher, director of Levy County Public Libraries, said they are living up to the theme of the week, "Libraries Transform," by being a third place for residents to meet.
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Cedar Key is home to the second largest migratory site for American oystercatchers, and their resting sites are at risk from boaters getting too close or causing big wakes.
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The Cedar Key cleanup team found 137 plastic bags in 2013, 126 in 2014, and 51 in 2015.
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The rebuilding of the C Street bridge in Cedar Key has the city commission focusing on a temporary solution, although the future of the bridge connecting the city’s largest tourism district is less clear. Construction to bring the bridge up to par has been ongoing since the FDOT proposed the plan in Oct. 2014.
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Joe Catalano hosted the second Cedar Key Pirate Invasion on Thursday to raise money and collect food donations to the Cedar Key Food Pantry and to increase the tourist season in the area from four months to six months. The invasion raised $700 and 300 pounds of canned food for the pantry.
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The University of Florida purchased the Gulf Side Motel in Cedar Key and is transforming it into a biology research center. Students will have a chance to take courses in the heart of a recreational tourism and shellfish aquaculture area.
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Red snapper season was divided on June 1 into two recreational sectors: federal for-hire charter captains and private recreational fishermen. The season for recreational fisherman will be limited to 10 consecutive days, ending at 12:01 a.m. on June 11.
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