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HOLIDAY GUIDE: PLURALIZING YOUR FAMILY’S NAME ON HOLIDAY CARDS

We are fortunate to be surrounded by wordsmiths in our offices (thank goodness). They make us sound much smarter than we are.But every once...
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NEW BOX STORES OPEN AT TRADEWINDS PLAZA IN KEY LARGO

Shoppers’ options grew over the course of November with two new stores opening at the Tradewinds Shopping Center in Key Largo. On Nov. 1, Burlington...
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KEY WEST PAUSES TO REMEMBER ON WORLD AIDS DAY

The Key West community paused once again on Dec. 1 to honor World AIDS Day, commemorating the lives lost during the epidemic that decimated...
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IN PICTURES: FARO BLANCO’S ICONIC LIGHTHOUSE DAZZLES TO START THE HOLIDAYS

A sure sign of the season arrived in the Middle Keys on the final day of November as Faro Blanco Resort and Faro Blanco...
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GUN FIRED IN DOWNTOWN FIGHT; LOCAL MAN FACES FELONY CHARGES

A fight in a parking lot behind Duval Street businesses escalated around 1 a.m. on Dec. 3, when one man says he pulled a...
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THE KINGSTON TRIO’S LEGACY CONTINUES

The Kingston Trio, a legacy band that carries the torch for one of the most influential musical movements in modern history, blending calypso, folk,...
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HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS IN KEY WEST

Key West Holiday Fest kicked off on Thanksgiving Eve. For a full month, revelers of all ages can experience an array of tropically infused...
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MARATHON WOKSHOP PACKS THE HOUSE AS CITY HONES IN ON BUILDING RIGHTS REQUEST

A full house at Marathon’s Dec. 3 city council workshop had no shortage of passionate opinions as the board weighs a request for additional...
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MARKED SAFE: HURRICANE FLAGS BURNED IN KEY WEST TO MARK END OF THE SEASON

A group of Florida Keys residents used rum to ignite and burn hurricane warning flags Saturday at Key West’s Truman Waterfront to mark the...
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HEALTH DEPT. OPENS HEALTH CLINIC AT COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe), in collaboration  with the College of the Florida Keys (CFK) and Rural Health Network, last...