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SOUTHERNMOST FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE FOSTERS BETTER RELATIONSHIPS

Family and youth advocacy has been a lifelong commitment for Billy Davis, who moved from Washington, D.C., to Key West in 1996 to run a U.S. Department...

DAVID WOLKOWSKY’S LEGACY LIVES ON: FOUNDATION AWARDS $66K TO KEY WEST TEACHERS ON BEHALF...

Nine Key West High School teachers have been awarded a total of $65,000 through the distinguished David Wolkowsky 2024 Teachers of Merit Awards. For the past 20 years,...
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AN EL NINO EXIT AND LA NIÑA ARRIVAL COULD WORSEN HURRICANE SEASON

“Expect an active hurricane season” are the usual words heard nowadays. Water temperatures are rising in the low latitudes of the Atlantic Ocean near the Equator, increasing...
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THE BUBBA AWARDS ARE BACK: NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITES MAY 30-JUNE 16 AT KEYSWEEKLY.COM

Welcome back to the Bubbas: Key West People’s Choice Awards, now in its 11th year of recognizing the best of our community for the good of our...
Elwell family

THE ELWELL FAMILY’S ROYAL FURNITURE CELEBRATES 40 YEARS

Ross and Janice Elwell’s first furniture store in the Florida Keys likely carried at least a few lacquer dressers, Lucite tables and a variety of vertical blinds.  It...
a blue sign that says hurricane evaculation route

KNOW WHEN TO GO: EVACUATING BY ZONE PROVIDES A SAFE & CONTROLLED EXIT AHEAD...

Decisions by local officials to evacuate are never made lightly when an impending hurricane (Category 3 or higher) is barreling toward the island chain.  A detailed and phased...
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KEYS HISTORY: TALKING PIRACY & SMUGGLING AT A HEMINGWAY SEMINAR IN … IDAHO?

I was invited to speak at the 2024 Ernest Hemingway Seminar at the Community Library in Ketchum, Idaho. Hemingway’s last home was in Ketchum, and it was...
a group of people swimming in the ocean

ANNUAL CORALPALOOZA SHIFTS FOCUS AMID CORAL BLEACHING

As the summer heat looms, Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF) is gearing up for its annual World Oceans Day celebration — Coralpalooza. But this year, for the first...
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COUNTY NEGOTIATES NEW CONTRACT WITH TRASH HAULERS: RATE COULD RISE UP TO 20%

County officials are in the midst of negotiations for a new contract with the three trash hauling companies that handle the dirty work, as the previous 10-year...
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STORMY HISTORY: EVERY HURRICANE TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY

Ask any local. Hurricane season blows.  Between every gust and shower reported through the regular media and all the opinions shared through social media, the subject is impossible...

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