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KEYS WOMAN MAGAZINE: WORTH THE WEIGHT (LOSS)

I lost a 9-year-old kid.  Not an actual kid, obviously, but the equivalent of one  — in pounds. (So skip the Amber alert, lest we...
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WILL KEY WEST VOTERS APPROVE $300M BOND ISSUE ON NOVEMBER BALLOT?

Key West voters in November will be choosing more than a U.S. president, mayor and three new city commissioners. The city’s ballot also will...
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CHAPTER ENDS: SANDBAR BOOKS TO CLOSE LATER THIS MONTH

When Becky Washam relocated to the Florida Keys from Texas during the pandemic, the only  bookstore in the Upper Keys, the long-standing Hooked on...
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FIRED TDC MARKETING DIRECTOR WILL SUE FOR WRONGFUL TERMINATION, SAYS HER LAWYER

The former marketing director of the Florida Keys’ top tourism agency will file a wrongful termination lawsuit sometime this year, her attorney told Keys...
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CASA MARINA RESORT WILL FIX ABANDONED EYESORE, BUT WANTS ZONING CHANGE FOR 23 NEW...

Nothing brings neighbors together like a proposal to build new 23 hotel rooms across the street, down the block or 200 yards away from...
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THE GOLDEN AGE FOR GOLDEN GIRLS: HOW WOMEN NAVIGATE THEIR FUTURES WITH AGE

Fifty years ago retirement was ushered in, on a fairly universal timeline, complete with a gold watch and a bottle of scotch. For most...
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KEYS WOMAN MAGAZINE PROFILE: FRITZIE ESTIMOND SAYS ‘KEY WEST CHOSE ME’

The title on Fritzie Estimond’s business card — associate director, Key West Business Guild —  doesn’t begin to do her justice. With a ready laugh...
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ARTIST’S CORNER: DAVID BADER CAPTURES BEAUTY OF THE UPPER KEYS

The Upper Keys are beautiful. Take a look at the ocean or bay and you have an instant postcard.   Living here day to day, we...
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FLORIDA KEYS EATS: ART OF SUSHI ON FULL DISPLAY AT WOK N’ ROLL

You may notice a new queue of patrons forming between the hours of noon and 8 p.m. on most days driving past MM 102...
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SEWER LINE BREAK DIVERTS TRAFFIC IN TAVERNIER

Another year and another sewer line break has occurred in Tavernier. An alert by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office went out just after 5 p.m....