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TWISTED ART WITH A SIDE OF SPHYNX

“I’ve already uploaded your DNA,” he said slyly. Meet local artist Sebastian Wolf who recently was hanging at the Kava Culture Bar on Fleming Street, where some of his...
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MEET THE 2022 KEYS WEEKLY ALL-KEYS SWIM TEAM

Two Keys schools offer swimming as a varsity sport, and it is not surprising that a place surrounded by water has produced some of the top swimmers...
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GOOD-NEWS STORY: KEY WEST KID WINS BIKE & DONATES IT TO ANOTHER KID

Stories like these do the heart good. Local kids were asked to design a logo for this year’s Paddle for Paws, an annual kayak and paddleboard excursion off...
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SUPERINTENDENT DECISION LOOMS FOR SCHOOL BOARD

The school district has 18 months to find its next superintendent. Theresa Axford's contract ends in July 2024, and school board members face a decision: National search, internal...
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FRED MOYER JAZZ TRIO ENTERTAINS KEYS LISTENERS

By Asta Kraskouskas Florida Keys Concert Association presented its second of six concerts on Jan. 23-24 at Coral Shores and Marathon high schools – jazz by three musicians:...
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SLAM DUNK: OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER SCHOOL FIELDS FIRST BASKETBALL TEAMS

By Jacqueline Hale Number 27 held the ball at mid-range, just above the foul line.  He looked towards the basket, leapt from the ground, heaved the ball into the...
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SANDWICH TERNS DIVE TO BEAT THE BAND

I was sitting on the cement wall down at Rest Beach, watching the Sandwich terns, when the band started up. It looked to be a New Orleans-style...
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KEYS SPORTS SCOREBOARD & SCHEDULES (FEB. 2)

Recapping the past week of action for high school sports and looking forward to this week’s slate of games. THE SCOREBOARD TeamSportOpponentDateResultCoral ShoresGirls BasketballSouth Homestead1/31L, 63-31MarathonBoys BasketballRedlands Christian1/31W, ForfeitKey...
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LINE DANCE INSTRUCTOR BRINGS TUNES AND TOE TAPS TO ISLAMORADA

When you hear the term line dancing, does your brain automatically think country-western? Mine does. Even when you Google line dancing, several well-known dictionaries say it’s a...
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ROSES ARE READ: BOOKS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH ON VALENTINE’S DAY

Yours TrulyBy Abby Jimenez Briana’s divorce is days away from being finalized and her brother’s kidneys are failing as he anxiously awaits a donor. Her promotion to head...