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A TRANSFORMATIVE 2024: A PEAK AHEAD FOR EACH SIGN

Another new year is rapidly approaching, and, for many of us, that midnight threshold on January 1 presents a blank slate of possible futures....
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GRATITUDE IN ACTION: STEVE & SHEILA COOK LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON MARATHON COMMUNITY

In 2003, Midwest couple Steve and Sheila Cook came to the Keys on vacation and, for all intents and purposes, didn’t leave for 20...
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FLORIDA KEYS EATS: HELLO WINTER, AKA SHRIMP SEASON

There are two famous quotes from the film “Forrest Gump,” of which one is “the box of chocolates” line we all know and love....
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DECADE OF DELICIOUS: MARATHON GRILL & ALE HOUSE CELEBRATES 10 YEARS

The Marathon Grill and Ale House turned the big 10 on Saturday, Dec. 16 and had loads of help from Marathon residents celebrating double...
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ICE SKATING IN KEY WEST? IT’S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE

Forget Rockefeller Center in New York City. Key West now has its own new holiday headquarters, complete with ice skating, festive light displays, carnival...
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WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT SOLDIER RIDE IS JAN. 5-6

The Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride takes place Friday, Jan. 5, and Saturday, Jan. 6, in the Upper, Middle and Lower Keys. Residents and...
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A FOREVER GIFT: MARATHON COUPLE LEAVES ESTATE TO 4 CHARITIES THROUGH CFFK

In a small community, leaving an entire estate to a small group of local nonprofits is newsworthy. But for John and Sarah Bartus, who...
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A LOOK AT THE NATIVE EVERGREENS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

As the holiday season unfolds in the Florida Keys, a unique blend of festive cheer paints the streets and homes of our coastal paradise.  While...
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INAUGURAL WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S RAISES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

INTRO: More than 100 participants put on their walking shoes and strolled around Islamorada’s Founders Park at the inaugural Walk to End Alzheimer’s on...
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‘HE WAS A HUMBLE LEGEND:’ REMEMBERING TOM McDONALD

Tom McDonald’s children can be forgiven if they mistook their father for Superman.  The 77-year-old husband, father and grandfather was not only a CPA, an...