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LAUGH & LISTEN AT KEY WEST PRIDE COMEDY & MUSIC NIGHT ON JUNE 25

Lower Keys Community
As part of the official Key West Pride celebration, the Key West Business Guild will present "A Night of Queer Crooning and Comedy" on...
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COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS PRESIDENT OFFERS MEMORIAL DAY MESSAGE SALUTING THE-LATE FRANK TOPPINO

Lower Keys Community
Editor’s note: The following is a Memorial Day message from College of the Florida Keys President Jonathan Gueverra As we prepare to usher in the...
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KEYS HISTORY: TORCHWOOD, AN 1876 HOMESTEAD & THE BERN AND BETTY BROTHER

Lower Keys Community
Torchwood is a tree that grows in South Florida, the Keys, Mexico and the Caribbean. It reaches about 15 feet, though it can grow a...
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SUGARLOAF ROBOTICS TEAM WINS WORLDWIDE COMPETITION

Lower Keys Community
Robots that swim, robots that think and robots that bend time: Monroe County schools have them all. Competitive robotics teams in the district’s middle...
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LOCALS LEAVE COMPETITION IN THE DUST IN KEYS 100 RELAY

Lower Keys Community
Take a few former 7 Mile Bridge Run champs, combine them with extreme triathletes, and toss in a few more runners who perennially sit...
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‘IT TAKES A BAHAMA VILLAGE’ — BILLY KEARINS’ MURAL HONORS PAST & FUTURE LEADERS

Lower Keys Community
In late 2024, Billy Kearins received word that Key West’s Art in Public Places (AIPP) group was bidding out projects for the new Frederick...
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KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE BAD BIRTHDAY PIG ROAST

Lower Keys Community
Don’t let a man who claims to play poker with the ghost of Harry Truman plan your birthday party.  That was just one lesson I...
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ROTARY CLUB OF KEY WEST ADDS A DOZEN MEMBERS

Lower Keys Community
The Rotary Club of Key West welcomed 12 new members during the first quarter of 2025: Abe Conn, Caroline Bleske, Derek Lewis, Yury Savinkova,...
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NEW KEY WEST AIRPORT TERMINAL SOARS: COUNTY OFFICIALS CUT RIBBON TO OPEN CONCOURSE A

Lower Keys Community
The new terminal at Key West International Airport has been open for more than a month, but county officials officially cut the ribbon on...
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$1M DONATION KEEPS CANCER CARE IN THE KEYS

Lower Keys Community
George Fernandez held back tears as he addressed a select group of attendees recently at the Tropic Cinema, where he served as a founding...
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