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KAI VISITS KEY WEST POLICE; PLUS A PREVIEW OF THE UPCOMING COW KEY BRIDGE...

Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report. ”I hope you all enjoyed my interview with Fred the Tree last week. I am in...
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KEY WEST ARTIST TO TELL GHOST STORIES: ‘THEY ONLY FOLLOW US AT NIGHT’ IS...

On Friday, May 10, folk artist, third generation Cuban American and Key West native Wayne Garcia will present a night of eerie storytelling spotlighting the island’s ghost...
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SAWFISH STRUGGLES BRING FLASHBACK TO A FIRST SIGHTING

By Brynn Morey I will never forget the first time I observed a sawfish. I was camping in the Keys, long before I called this place home.   We took...
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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 to the island...
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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 the schedule each...
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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 in Florida have...
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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 and violence.  Close to...
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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 Restaurant very well.  But...
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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, when an unexpected...
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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 for Class XXXI...