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KEYS HISTORY: CIGARS & FARMING APLENTY

It is difficult to tell a Key West or a Key Largo story without telling a Florida Keys story. What time has done is produce...
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WILD THINGS: ASK THE BIRD GEEK

What happened to the parrots that used to fly around Old Town and eat mangoes? — Banyan Tree Amy I’m not sure when you moved...
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SPORTS & MORE: TEACHING & COACHING ARE A CURRY FAMILY AFFAIR

Although Nancy and Gary’s last name — Curry — is familiar to Key West residents, Gary clarified, “My family is from St. Petersburg.” They are...
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KEYS HUMOR: TOP 10 DO & DON’T HALLOWEEN COSTUMES FOR 2021

It’s that time of year again. Halloween brings out the best — and worst — in all of us. Many costume ideas and characters...
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Silent Heroes: Breast Cancer Caretakers

Marathoner Armand Messina has been married to his wife, Shayne Messina, for 17 years. When the couple got the phone call in 2016 that...
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Martha Robinson: Bald, bold, beautiful

Bald heads won’t sweat under a knit cotton hat. Scrambled eggs and bacon are a perfectly acceptable dinner. Underwire bras are a thing of...
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KEY WEST’S ZOMBIE RIDE BACK FROM THE DEAD

The undead roamed the island on wheels on Sunday, Oct. 24, resurrecting the event on their own, after organizers had to cancel the original...
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IN PICTURES: SPOOKTACULAR SWITLIK CARNIVAL RETURNS AFTER HIATUS

Dozens of children and their families flooded Stanley Switlik school on Oct. 24 for its annual Halloween Carnival. Organized as a PTO fundraiser, the...
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KEYS HISTORY: HOW KEY WEST BECAME THE MOST HAUNTED CITY

Ghost stories are told up and down the island chain. In Key West, the haunted history is openly celebrated. It should be; it is...
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TOP 10 SCARIEST MOVIES

Halloween-inspired tales have shaped much of the American film noir and horror landscape of today. From Edgar Allan Poe to Stephen King, the human...