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KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE PUPPY WITH NO SHAME

Somewhere in Key West’s Old Town, there’s an elderly man cursing the soul of Calico Jack.  I don’t mean Calico Jack Rackham, the infamous Caribbean...
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HATS OFF TO KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL’S CLASS OF 2025

Key West High School’s Class of 2025 packed the bleachers at the new and improved Tommy Roberts Memorial Stadium for the May 30 graduation...
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KEYS WEEKLY & OMG HELP KEEP KEY WEST BEAUTIFUL

One hour a week makes a huge difference, and volunteers are welcome every Friday and some Saturday mornings, from 8 to 9 a.m., when...
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KEY WEST NAVY BASE HAS NEW COMMANDER

U.S. Navy Capt. Beth Regoli didn’t just finish her stint as commander of Naval Air Station Key West on May 30. She also completed...
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WHAT’S COOKING, KEY WEST? BAR 1 SALUTES KEY WEST’S NAVY HERITAGE

The U.S. Navy’s impact on Key West dates back more than 200 years — to March 25, 1822, when Navy Lt. Matthew Perry arrived...
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STORM SEASON PREP: IS YOUR WALLET READY FOR THE NEXT DISASTER?

When disaster strikes, how quickly you recover often depends on one key factor: your financial preparedness. Natural disasters — like hurricanes, floods, wildfires and heat...
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CASTAWAYS TAKE A BITE OUT OF CANCER WITH 2025 ‘BIGGER BOAT TOUR’

Starting on June 7, a group of kayakers, runners and bikers will paddle and pound the pavement through the entire Florida Keys – and...
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SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW: MIMI McDONALD IS UPBEAT AND ONSTAGE

As Mimi Madden McDonald prepared to audition for her elementary school’s third-grade talent show many years ago, the teacher in charge asked what her...
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MILES TO GO: GOD, I’M OLD — NO, OBSOLETE

I turned 49 a couple of weeks ago and it hit me. Good lord, I’m old.  Not old, in the geriatric sense. I don’t have...
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KEYS HISTORY: SADDLEBUNCH KEY 

The modern Overseas Highway travels over the right-of-way that delivered Henry Flagler’s train to Key West – for the most part. It wasn’t always...