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Burrito shop in Key West operated by serious foodies

Bad Boy Burrito quickly achieved favored status among visitors off the beaten path and locals
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Artist finishes lighthouse replicas for city signage

Larry “Lighthouse Larry” Herlth is seriously into lighthouses. But not in the tiny-wooden-replica-that-sits-on-the-shelf kind of way. He’s into macho-thousand-pound-weld-it-out-of-steel kind of way. The Islamorada...
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Price likes giving back to the community.

Rachel Price’s first foray into volunteerism came with teaching ballroom dancing to school age children. “I went into it thinking ‘I can’t do this,’ and...
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The ABC’s of bacon in Key West

As a little kid I would wake up on Sunday mornings to the aromatic perfume of pork fat evaporating off the stove.  Brunch was...
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Ramsay Rodeo – Sheriff ride nets a cool grand

Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay raised more than $1,000 with a 30-second mechanical bullride this past weekend during Pig Days at the Stuffed Pig...
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Reef Perkins is a man of mystery, adventure

I do have a half-finished, fictionalized work that shrinks with each honest edit. It is so difficult for me to write that I will call my next book a work of “friction.” The first story involves a protagonist named Blu Yunger, a dead buzzard and a Pogo stick modified for military use. The title is Screwed, Blu’ed and Tattooed. Then there’s the one about the worm farm . . .
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Locals have a personal stake in the seafood festival success

The vast majority of Marathon residents are very passionate about the Original Marathon Seafood Festival because they have a personal stake in it. In...
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Bake shop brings on breakfast – Sweet Savannah’s offers up variety

In a town filled with foodies and the businesses that cater to them, Sweet Savannah’s Bake Shop is a favorite with locals looking for...
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Sheriff celebrates superior officers

Recently, the Monroe County Sheriff’s office held a special award ceremony honoring five officers who’s work in the last year has gone above and...
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Mam’s Best Food is authentic and ambiguous

The place was like a scene out of a mafia movie; a modern day Key West “Sopranos.” With my back to the only two...