Seven-Mile Bridge

The Florida Department of Transportation held a kickoff meeting to introduce the project to the public. Officials also said they are considering the possibility of a dedicated bike lane across the bridge.

Fred the Tree delights people in the Florida Keys from his home atop an old bridge. Now he's about to have a role in the Jake Gyllenhaal remake of 1980s cult classic film "Road House" ... and become a "celebri-tree."

Every year a lighted Christmas tree appears on the old Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys — on a section that's not connected to land. WLRN spoke with a couple of the "elves" behind the annual lighting and decoration of Fred the Tree.

With the Monroe County mayor looking on, a Senate panel Tuesday approved the Florida Keys Stewardship Act. The measure would pump $20 million into...