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BREWFEST WAS ON TAP FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND

Hundreds of thirsty wanderers happily perused — and consumed — a bevy of adult beverages  that were on tap at Key West BrewFest’s signature...
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SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW: CHRIS ROBINSON’S LIFE INSPIRES ENDLESS TALES

Chris Robinson is a born storyteller, and his colorful life in Key West has given him plenty of fodder for tales — including some...
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MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE SET TO REMEMBER THE LIVES LOST ON 9/11

Thursday, Sept. 11 marks the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States, which claimed the lives of 2,996 people and injured...
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KEY WEST FIREFIGHTERS TRAIN FOR SCARY SCENARIOS

Members of the Key West Fire Department recently took part in specialized training known as Man vs. Machine. The program introduces firefighters to unusual incidents...
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PRESTON BREWER MURDER TRIAL SET FOR OCT. 6; JUDGE TO RULE ON USE OF...

Despite a judge granting him a $3 million bond, accused murderer Preston Brewer has remained in jail since the February 2023 shooting death of...
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LOCAL TEEN REACHES QUARTERFINALS IN ATHLETE OF YEAR CONTEST; VOTE ONLINE FOR NICHOLAS TALPASZ

Key West High School freshman Nicholas Talpasz is competing in the Youth Athlete of the Year Competition and has made the quarterfinals. Online voting...
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STATE ERASES KEY WEST’S RAINBOWS: WHAT WILL REPLACE THE COLORFUL CROSSWALKS?

They’re gone.  After months of Key West residents’ protests against state overreach and impassioned pleas for protection of the city’s rainbow crosswalks, state transportation workers...
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KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE SEA MONSTER IN THE LIBRARY

In the early 1980s, sparked by a passionate love for my island home, I became obsessed with Key West history. But I never dreamed...
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AND THE POINT IS? SUBSTITUTE SOUTHERNMOST BUOY SHIFTS TO NEW SPOT, TEMPORARILY

Key West’s most photographed landmark is boarded up behind construction fencing, but a substitute Southernmost Point buoy has been erected at a temporary new...
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KEY WESTERS REPLACE CROSSWALKS WITH COLORFUL ATTIRE AT LIGHTHEARTED ‘MEMORIAL’

The state may have removed the rainbows from Key West’s roads, but the island’s resilient residents replaced them with a spectrum of smiles and...