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LEGENDARY PEPE’S CAFE PASSES THE TORCH TO NEW KEY WEST OWNERS

Let's get a few things straight. Yes, Pepe’s Cafe has been sold. And yes, the new owners are Key West locals. No, it’s not closing....
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LUIS GONZALEZ & TREVOR WOFSEY WIN 2 OPEN SEATS ON MARATHON CITY COUNCIL

When results of early voting came rolling in, Luis Gonzalez had a good feeling about his early lead. And yet, it was still too...
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‘WE’RE LOSING KIDS’: MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CONCERNED ABOUT TRUANCY

At the Oct. 12 and Oct. 16 Monroe County School Board meetings, board members and staff said that they are concerned about students’ “chronic...
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HIGGS BEACH IS CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION

Monroe County’s Higgs Beach in Key West is undergoing about 570 feet of shoreline restoration to renourish sand above and below the mean high...

CANDIDATES WEIGH IN: WHY DO YOU DESERVE MARATHON’S VOTE?

With polls open for the Marathon City Council election, Nov. 2, Keys Weekly checked in with the four candidates to allow them to address...
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NEW UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY OPENS ON CUDJOE

The popular Square Grouper restaurant on Cudjoe Key has a fitting new neighbor. Cudjoe Key residents Mike and Suzie Lombard will celebrate the opening of...
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POPULATION INCREASE BRINGS VOTER BOUNDARY SHIFTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

Monroe County Commission’s district lines are slightly shifting due to new census data that shows more people living in the Keys and a state...
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IN PICTURES: WOUNDED WARRIORS FIND HEALING WITH MOTORCYCLES & DOLPHINS

Harleys and dolphins aren’t exactly a natural pairing, but through Wounded Warrior Project’s Rolling Project Odyssey, 14 veterans were able to experience the effects...
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‘NOBODY WALKS ALONE’ – MARATHON WOMAN SHARES HER BATTLE

Shayne Messina is a 20-year Marathon  resident, local business owner of Sunmasters Elite Travel Inc., Upper Keys BPW member and a six-year breast cancer...
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KEYS STONE CRABS: HIGH DEMAND & LOW SUPPLY EQUALS BIG MONEY

It’s stone crab season! As of Oct. 15, Keys commercial fishermen and -women have been bringing up their traps, hoping against all hope that...

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