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GORGEOUS GARDENS ON DISPLAY FOR 2 DAYS OF EXCLUSIVE TOURS

Five flourishing private Key West gardens will be on display for nature enthusiasts to explore from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24...
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KEY WEST WRITERS GUILD RELEASES LOCAL STORY COLLECTION

The Key West Writers Guild (KWWG) announces two events to launch its most recent anthology, “More Words from the End of the Road: An Anthology of Short...
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ARCHITECT BERT BENDER PRESERVES KEY WEST’S PAST

Someone at college told Bert Bender to “give it up,” that he’d never be an architect. They clearly didn’t know whom they were dealing with.  This week, Bender...
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SHERIFF PROMOTES 36-YEAR POLICE VETERAN ROBERT ALLEN

By Tom Walker In 1987, a tall, gangly 19-year-old kid raised his right hand and took an oath to serve and protect the island on which he was...
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OLD ISLAND ART SHOW RETURNS TO WHITEHEAD STREET THIS WEEKEND

The Key West Art Center presents the 58th annual Old Island Days Art Festival, back in its longtime home at Whitehead and Caroline streets on Feb. 25...
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ARTIST STUDIO TOURS INTRODUCE CREATIVE PEOPLE & PLACES

Have you ever wanted to get inside an artist’s mind? What makes them tick? What materials do they use? How does the magic begin and where do...
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TRUMAN LITTLE WHITE HOUSE EMBODIES PRESIDENTS’ WEEKEND

Presidents’ Weekend meant more than a Monday holiday for Key West’s Harry S. Truman Little White House.  The presidential museum — and local residence of President Truman during...
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MEET MARJORIE PERRY: WHEN SHE RISES, SHE SHINES

When Marjorie Perry rises, she shines.   “The thought of, ‘What difference can I make today?’ motivates me every day,” she says. “My motto is, ‘I'm here to serve.’”  In...
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KEY WEST & MARATHON REMAIN UNBEATEN IN PREP BASEBALL

Westminster Academy made the trip to Key West to take on the Conchs at Rex Weech Field in a pair of games Feb. 24 and 25. Jacob...
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KEY WEST RALLIES TO KEEP LOCAL SHIPWRECKER AFLOAT

Anyone who spent time in Key West in the early 2000s recalls the ubiquitous “Shipwrecker” bumper stickers that plastered the island, its scooters, boats, bikes, dive tanks...