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SPORTS WRAP: KEYS SPORTS SCHEDULE & SCOREBOARD (OCT. 6)

Recapping past week of action for high school sports and looking forward to this week’s slate of games. THE SCOREBOARD TeamSportOpponentDateResultKW, MHS, CSHSCross CountryKW, MHS, CSHS9/27CanceledKey WestSwimmingKeys Gate9/28CanceledCoral ShoresVolleyballLaSalle9/28CanceledMarathonVolleyballTrue...
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FLORIDA KEYS FLOOD VICTIMS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR FEMA HELP

When the floodwaters of Hurricane Ian receded from Key West by Sept. 30, more than 400 Key West households had to haul their drenched lives and living...
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WARREN HAYNES & GOV’T MULE PLAY KEY WEST OCT. 18

The last time Warren Haynes set foot in Key West he was barely 20 years old.  The Asheville, North Carolina native began playing guitar at age 12, and...
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SPORTS WRAP: CORAL SHORES FOOTBALL BEATS MARATHON, CLAIMS 53RD ‘BATTLE OF THE KEYS’

October 7 marked the renewal of one of the Keys’ longest-running sports rivalries when the Marathon High School football team traveled to face Coral Shores in the...
a drawing of a pile of soccer balls

SPORTS WRAP: KEYS SPORTS SCHEDULE & SCOREBOARD (OCT. 13)

Recapping past week of action for high school sports and looking forward to this week’s slate of games THE SCOREBOARD TeamSportOpponentDateResultMarathonVolleyballWestwood Christian10/3L, 3-0Key WestVolleyballCoral Shores10/4W, 3-0All Keys at MHSCross...
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NEW FUNDING FORMULA MAKES ‘THE LOFTS’ IN KEY WEST MORE AFFORDABLE

The sale price of the 28 or so homes that will be for sale to Key Westers who meet the income guidelines and qualify for affordable housing...
a large building that has a lot of water in it

DRY TORTUGAS REOPENS TO VISITORS AFTER HURRICANE IAN

Dry Tortugas National Park took a direct hit from Hurricane Ian on Sept. 27 as it passed about 70 miles of Key West, where the park includes...
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TROT FOR THE TATAS: STRIDES WALK IS THIS SATURDAY IN MARATHON

The sides of Overseas Highway in Marathon will once again be filled with a sea of pink as the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk returns to...
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‘BUM FARTO, THE MUSICAL’ BLENDS LOCAL HISTORY WITH LATIN DANCE

By Amy Patton He’s a character you’ll love to hate and hate to love. I’m talking about the true saga of Joseph “Bum” Farto, the 1970s Key West fire...
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TOURISM OFFICIALS DENY COUNTY FUNDING; COMMISSION APPROVES IT ANYWAY

Money, politics and protocols.  All three are at the heart of a controversial request for tourism dollars to fund a community celebration of Monroe County’s 200th anniversary. (The...