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MALLORY SQUARE MAKEOVER?

Key West’s cruise ship mediation is set for Tuesday, March 1. At a city commission meeting that evening, City Attorney Shawn Smith has said,...
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KEY WEST CHARACTER ALICIA METZLER DIES

A Key West Treasure and a true Key West Character left us on Feb. 15, 2022. Born in Beaumont, Texas on Sept. 14, 1935, Alicia...
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‘ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS’: BARRY GIBSON DIES

Barry Gibson took the Florida Keys by storm — and shades — when he arrived in the island chain nearly 40 years ago, having...
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42 CUBANS REPATRIATED AFTER U.S. COAST GUARD INTERCEPTS 3 VESSELS IN KEY WEST &...

Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell’s crew repatriated 28 people to Cuba on Feb. 22 following two interdictions of undocumented migrants off the coasts of...
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SAMUEL’S HOUSE POLAR PLUNGE WAS COLDER THAN EXPECTED

The Key West weather was unusually chilly for Samuel’s House Polar Plunge on Feb. 13 at Higgs Beach. Normally a tongue-in-cheek fundraiser for the...
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KEY WEST PRESCHOOL HOSTS 32ND SPRING FAIR

The Key West Preschool Co-op on Flagler Avenue will host its 32nd annual Spring Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 5 at...
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BEFORE THE CRUISE SHIP CONTROVERSY CAME THE COSMETIC SHOPS

The Key West Rip-Off Rapid Response Team celebrated the second anniversary of closing the last unlicensed cosmetic shop in Key West with a victory...
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KIDS WEEKLY: KEY WEST’S KIMORAH JONES

"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken (adults)." — Frederick Douglass The Key West Weekly is proud to introduce Kids Weekly,...
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RECORD-BREAKING ATHLETE SKATES THE KEYS FOR WATER CHARITY

Here in the Florida Keys, there are many badasses, and we’ve had the privilege at Keys Weekly to write about many of them. But...
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GARDEN CLUB HOSTS FUNDRAISER FOR KEY WEST WILDLIFE CENTER

The Key West Garden Club at Fort West Martello in Key West will host the annual “It’s for the Birds” event to benefit Key...