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SPORTS WRAP: KEY WEST & CORAL SHORES TRADE WINS IN THE POOL

Keys swimmers met up at Founders Park in Islamorada on Sept. 14 and both teams experienced success. Key West’s boys had a decisive 195-74 win and Coral...
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COAST GUARD CUTTER MOHAWK COMES HOME TO KEY WEST, FLORIDA

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mohawk returned on Sept. 12 to its home port of Key West after a 92-day deployment to Africa that started with an...
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FANTASY FEST: COUNTDOWN TO CULT CLASSICS & CARTOON CHAOS OCT. 21-30

“Cult Classics & Cartoon Chaos” is the theme for Fantasy Fest 2022 – Key West’s annual 10-day creative costumed festival. From Oct. 21-30, revelers can adorn themselves...
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MEET KYLA SHOEMAKER: TEACHING FREEDOM 1 WORD AT A TIME

By Cricket Desmarais “Idle hands, I don't like them. I like to stay busy,” says Kyla Shoemaker, who is far from idle. She volunteers at the Key West Police...
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SPORTS WRAP: BASEBALL PROSPECTS HIGHLIGHT SKILLS AT SCOUT DAY 2022 IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA

More than a dozen professional and college scouts came out to Rex Weech Field in Key West last Saturday in pursuit of local baseball prospects. Scouts whose...
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SPORTS WRAP: ALL WINS FOR MONROE COUNTY FOOTBALL

Three high schools are celebrating big wins this week in a rare trifecta of success for Monroe County prep football. The wins themselves couldn’t be more diverse,...
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KEYS WEEKLY CELEBRATES 19 YEARS OF LOCAL NEWS & LOCAL OWNERS

We’ve made some epic blunders. Epic. Blunders.  Somewhere in the beginning we extended credit to an out-of-town developer who left the Keys owing us nearly $20,000. This represented...
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VACATION RENTAL TALK PACKS KEY WEST CITY HALL

Forcing Key West homeowners to rent their properties for at least 6 months at a time — rather than a month at a time — will do...
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APTS RENAMED FOR BLACK KEY WEST COMMISSIONER LANG MILIAN

On Sept. 2 the Key West Housing Authority hosted the official sign unveiling for the newly renamed Lang Milian Apartments at White and Eaton streets. The event...
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MEET FRITZIE ESTIMOND: ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FEAR

If you happen to be strolling the 800 block of Duval Street on a weekday and want a buzz without the booze, stop by Gay Key West...