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EMILY SCHULTEN WEEKLEY NAMED KEY WEST POET LAUREATE

The Key West city commission on April 11 named Emily Schulten Weekley the 2024 poet laureate of Key West. Key West has been home to some of the...
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KEYS HISTORY: COIN DISCOVERIES SEND KEYS INTO A FRENZY

Stumbling upon an old story of buried treasure is always a thrill. Stumbling upon a real buried treasure would be super cool, but that requires a different...
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LOOK, BUT DON’T TOUCH KEY DEER FAWNS THIS SEASON

While late April and early May have typically been the times when Key deer start giving birth to fawns, staff with the National Key Deer Refuge have...
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MICHAEL FRANTI BRINGS BIG LOVE CONCERT TO KEY WEST

Michael Franti and Spearhead on April 12 enveloped the Coffee Butler Amphitheater in a sea of positivity that has come to define Franti’s life and music. The American...
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KEYS DEPUTY CHARGED WITH BURGLARY FOR SPYING ON HIS EX

A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Deputy broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home on April 15 to spy on her and her new boyfriend, shouting through her bedroom window...
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DIRTY FRIENDS IN TRASHY PLACES: A DAY WITH THE CONCH REPUBLIC MARINE ARMY

Sun-drenched perfection graced the Florida Keys on the Saturday morning that I decided to help clean up the ocean. As a follow-up to a previous article I...
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ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION BRAIN BUS VISITS THE FLORIDA KEYS BEGINNING APRIL 22

The Alzheimer’s Association Brain Bus will make several stops along the Florida Keys to provide free support services to families facing this disease between Monday, April 22...
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WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR EARTH DAY? GIVE MOTHER NATURE A HAND WITH THESE...

Earth Day Mural Fest at the Lagoon on Grassy Key, April 20-21 After a two-year hiatus, the Lagoon on Grassy Key is excited to announce the return of...
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KEYS DEPUTY RECOVERING FROM INJURIES IN DRUNK DRIVER CRASH

A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy was seriously injured April 9 while he was handling a traffic stop on U.S. 1, after a drunk driver struck his...
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FIRST RESCUED SAWFISH RECEIVING CRITICAL CARE AT MOTE MARINE LAB

On April 5, Mote Marine Laboratory and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to a distressed smalltooth sawfish after a member of the public called...