LABOR DAY WEEKEND IN THE KEYS

It just doesn't get any better than this!

DISCO DANCE-OFF!

Elite Dance of the Keys 1st annual Island Stars Disco Dance-Off & Costume Party Saturday, August 24^th, 6 pm to midnight, Elks Lodge, mm 92.6 bayside. 8 local community members boogy for charity & compete for coveted 1st place Disco Ball Trophy. Teams: Wendy Gentes & Jim Mooney, Kara Lundgren & Bobby Dube, Mandi Smith & David DeBrule, Lee Christine Young & Jonathon Raiche. Enjoy a great dinner & watch them compete. Prizes awarded to attendees for BEST DISCO COSTUMES. Tickets: $60 pperson, $100 pcouple + limited number VIP tables $1500 ea. Proceeds benefit Elite Dance of the Keys, a nonprofit 501(c)(3), providing scholarships to aspiring dancers under 18. For more info, search for Island Stars Disco Dance-Off & Costume Party event on Facebook or call 305-394-0040.

ANYTHING THAT FLOATS!

Grab your oars and anything that floats and come on down and enjoy this family-fun Key Largo festival, Anything that Floats Race on Blackwater Sound, mile marker 104, bayside in Key Largo, Florida Keys.

That's right. It's anything that floats. Homemade vessels of materials that you can find around your house: cardboard, wood, PVC, duct tape, milk jugs, 5-gallon buckets, saran wrap, old t-shirts, outdoor furniture, old bikes and pool noodles. Just no motors, inflatable rafts, foam or pool toys are allowed.

FOR MORE INFO:

http://www.keylargoanythingthatfloatsrace.com/

FLORIDA KEYS AMONG TOP 10 COASTAL DRIVES!

photo courtesy Miami Herald

►           The Overseas Highway is the portion of US Route 1 that extends 160 miles from the end of mainland Florida through the Florida Keys to southernmost Key West

►           Large portions of the highway were built on bridges left over from the long-forgotten Overseas Railroad

►           View the bright blue waters of the Florida Straits, the waters between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/03/3533741/top-10-coastal-drives.html#storylink=cpy

LOBSTER SEASON STARTS TOMORROW!

This Manatee Mailbox is all decked out for Lobster Season, which starts tomorrow, August 6th, here in the Florida Keys. For more info, visit http://blog.thefloridakeys.com/florida-keys-lobster/

FOLLOWING U.S. REAL ESTATE MARKETS?

► The U.S. housing market is slowly but surely moving toward a more normalized and sustainable pattern

► A number of Florida metro areas had a high percentage of cash sales

► Florida Short Sales ranked No. 2 nationally with 29 percent of all sales short sales

Read the full story at:

http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=294419&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+floridarealtors+%28Florida+Realtors%29&utm_content=FaceBook

FARMERS MARKET - RAIN OR SHINE!

photo courtesy of Mariners

MARINERS HOSPITAL FARMERS MARKET -The “Project Backpack” Farmers Market, scheduled for this Saturday, July 13, 8 am to 12 noon, will take place rain or shine
“Project Backpack” proceeds will be used to buy school supplies for children whose families can’t afford to purchase them
CASH ONLY – NO CREDIT CARDS
Mariners is located at mm 91.5, bayside, Tavernier. If it’s raining, the vegetables, fruit, orchids and baked goods will be for sale in the hospital’s main conference room. If it’s shining, they’ll be in the hospital parking lot. For more info, call 305-434-3000