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SAVE THE DATE FOR THESE KEY WEST EVENTS

It’s February in the Florida Keys, and Key West’s calendar is packed. Take your pick and make your plans for concerts, plays, art shows, plant sales, beach...
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ST. PAUL’S CHURCH HOLDS YARD SALE TO HELP A TOWN IN HAITI

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 401 Duval St., will hold its annual Attics, Boats and Closets sale on Saturday, Feb. 24 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at...
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TAKE ONE OF THESE GUYS HOME FROM THE SPCA

The Keys Weekly family loves animals as much as our friends at the Florida Keys SPCA do, and we’re honored each week to showcase some “furever” friends...
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OBITUARY: CAPT. JOE WEATHERBY

Longtime resident and much-loved Key West character, Capt. Joe Weatherby, 62, passed away in a care facility in Miami on Tuesday, Feb. 13, after a medically challenging...
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AFTER ELECTION, KEY WEST COULD HAVE 4 NEW LAWMAKERS FACING THESE BIG PROJECTS

Key West’s leadership is facing huge changes in the upcoming elections, potentially losing four of its seven elected officials. Three city commissioners — Clayton Lopez, Jimmy Weekley and...
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RESIDENTS WANT SPLASH FOR KIDS AT BAYVIEW PARK IN KEY WEST

Ya gotta love the library for a number of reasons. Most recently, its online collection of historic photos provided a history lesson about Bayview Park — and...
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GOSPEL CHOIR PERFORM AT WILLIAMS HALL; BAHAMA VILLAGE GROUP HOSTS FILM & FUNDRAISER AT...

Blessed Community Gospel Choirperforms at Williams Hall Feb. 24 Williams Hall, 729 Fleming St., will host a performance by the Blessed Community Gospel Choir of Bahama Village on...
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QUEER KEYS NONPROFIT TO RECEIVE STATEWIDE RECOGNITION

Equality Florida, the statewide civil rights organization that fights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, will honor a group of local activists at an event...
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KEY WEST MAN USES FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE TO GET BETTER AT HIS MOST IMPORTANT JOB

Jerry Powell credits the Southernmost Fatherhood Initiative with helping him to be a better parent, husband and man. In 1999, social worker and Key West resident Billy Davis...
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STUDENT WRITERS TACKLE POLITICS FOR PRESIDENTS’ DAY ESSAY CONTEST

The Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation and the Society of Presidential Descendants recently selected first, second and third-place winners in the second annual Presidential Families Weekend...