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KEY WEST HIP HOP: MIKE STACK JOINS THE KEYS WEEKLY’S SIDE TRACKS PODCAST

Hip-hop artist Mike Stack joined Side Tracks host Gwen Filosa to talk about his performances at the Key West Songwriters Festival, which started May...
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WHO MAKES THE BEST CUBAN SANDWICH? THE WINNERS ARE…

What can I say? My job is rough. Take, for instance, this past Saturday, April 27, when I had to drag myself out of...
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HAM IT UP: AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS BRING INGHAM’S RADIO ROOM BACK TO LIFE

The U.S. military retired the Coast Guard Cutter Ingham more than three decades ago, but the decorated ship’s radio room came back to life...
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LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY CELEBRATES GRADUATION FOR CLASS XXXI

A new batch of the Florida Keys’ most dedicated community leaders saw their year-long efforts rewarded as Leadership Monroe County (LMC) celebrated its graduation...
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KEY WEST POLICE SAVED DRIVER FROM SINKING SPORTS CAR. HE WAS ARRESTED FOR DUI

Before sunrise on Sunday, April 28, a guest at a Key West hotel decided to smoke a cigarette on the balcony overlooking the ocean,...
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KEYS’ SHORES AREN’T WITNESSING MANY MIGRANT LANDINGS; RESOURCES AT SEA ARE PART OF THE...

At sea, a federal task force works to deter illegal voyages among migrants in Haiti, Dominican Republic and Cuba seeking to flee political unrest...
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FLORIDA’S 6-WEEK ABORTION BAN NOW IN EFFECT

As of May 1, most abortions in Florida are banned beyond six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant. But voters...
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SPINNING GOLIATH GROUPER RECOVERED IN ISLAMORADA CANAL

Brad Norris has been running personal watercraft tours out of Old Conch Harbor canal since 2014. He knows this Islamorada waterway behind Old Tavernier...
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MUSIC MAKERS: KEY WEST BECOMES SOUTHERNMOST MUSIC CITY

The buzz that surrounds the annual Key West Songwriters Festival isn’t limited to our 2- by 4-mile island, where locals and visitors pore over...
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KEY WEST SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL RETURNS THIS WEEK

For 28 years, the Key West Songwriters Festival, working with the BMI performance rights organization, has brought country music’s best and brightest music makers...