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KEYS WEEKLY JOINS DISASTER RELIEF MISSION TO JAMAICA

It could’ve been us.  The thought played on a near-constant loop in my mind, from the moment the plane touched down in Montego Bay, Jamaica...
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RENOWNED ARTIST UNVEILS ‘RAISING THE FLAG’ AT THE ARMORY SPEAKEASY IN KEY LARGO

It is one of the most recognizable photographs from World War II, five Marines and one sailor raising the American flag on Iwo Jima. “This...
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IRREVERENT WARRIORS USE HUMOR TO STEM SUICIDE IN VETERANS

On Dec.13, veterans and military service members will take to the streets of Key West for the annual Irreverent Warriors Silkies Hike.  The nonprofit Irreverent...
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KEY WEST CELEBRATES LONG-AWAITED LOFTS AT BAHAMA VILLAGE

An oddly shaped parcel appeared on every development plan pertaining to the property we now know as Truman Waterfront Park. For nearly 30 years, officials...
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KEYS ELECTIONS OFFICE LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE

Are you registered to vote? Are you sure? Did you update your address when you moved last year? Do you know your new polling...
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PROSECUTORS TO SEEK PRISON FOR FORMER DEPUTY

Monroe County prosecutors will seek prison time at the Nov. 24 sentencing of a former sheriff’s deputy who pleaded no contest this week to...
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NEWMAN GETS PROBATION, COMMUNITY SERVICE IN CASE OVER TOURISM WORK PAYMENTS TO UNREGISTERED COMPANY

Former Florida Keys public relations director Andy Newman pleaded no contest in a Key West courtroom on Nov. 3 to a series of charges...

SPECIALTY PLATE DONATIONS HELP MARATHON WILD BIRD CENTER SPREAD ITS WINGS

Animal rescue and rehabilitation organizations around the Keys are seeing their helping hands repaid, thanks to grants supplied by Florida’s Protect Marine Wildlife license...
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VETERANS DAY SERVICES SET IN THE FLORIDA KEYS; PLUS A PARADE IN KEY WEST

Monroe County Veterans Affairs is co-hosting a Veterans Day Ceremony with the City of Key West to honor all Veterans and commemorate the 10th...

KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE DAY ‘FAT ALBERT’ FLEW AWAY

Before Fred the Tree sprouted on the Old Seven Mile Bridge, becoming an iconic landmark for drivers traveling along the Florida Keys Overseas Highway,...