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Cricket Desmarais

Cricket Desmarais is an MFA Creative Writing graduate from NYU who came to Key West “for now” when her mother lived here in 1997. The marine ecology, arts, & community make her stay. She joins her two teens each evening for homework—hers for the Marine Resource Management program at CFK, where she graduates with a B.S. in spring 23. Shout out to her at flow@cricketdesmarais.com to recommend people we should meet.

SAVING ‘ISAIAH’: ARTIST & CITY OF KEY WEST PRESERVE MURAL

In order to preserve a crumbling but historic 1880s-era power plant that straddles the Bahama Village and Truman Waterfront neighborhoods, two non-historic portions of...

MEET SUSIE PUSKEDRA: ESTATE-SALE MAVEN SEES IT ALL

Over the past 11 years, Susie Puskedra has given treasure-hunting a whole new meaning for Lower Keys islanders. When a house is sold and...

MEET MICHAEL ROSS: ARTIST FINDS NEW START AT THE STUDIOS OF KEY WEST

While some of us in the Keys are fumbling our way through a few New Year’s resolutions,others are experiencing everything as new. Just ask...

MEET SHANNA JASPER: A YEAR-ROUND HOLIDAY HELPER

Shanna Jasper would rather shine the spotlight on others than be in it, claiming she leads “a very plain and boring life,” but then...

MEET SCOTT PRIDGEN: KEY WEST’S HUMBLE HOUSING & HEALTHCARE ACTIVIST

It’s hard not to notice the angels that hover behind Scott Pridgen's head as he speaks — painted by local artist Lenny Addorisio. They're...
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