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A SECOND CHANCE AT A SENIOR PROM FOR KEY WEST RESIDENTS

A recent Friday evening on Kennedy Drive gave new meaning to the term “senior prom,” as the attendees at this one were all old enough to drink...
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OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY: COMMEMORATIVE BRICKS HELP FUND KWAHS

The Key West Art & Historical Society will add a limited number of personalized commemorative bricks along the southeast walkway adjacent to its Key West Museum of...
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KEY WEST POLICE SAVED DRIVER FROM SINKING SPORTS CAR. HE WAS ARRESTED FOR DUI

Before sunrise on Sunday, April 28, a guest at a Key West hotel decided to smoke a cigarette on the balcony overlooking the ocean, when an unexpected...
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LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY CELEBRATES GRADUATION FOR CLASS XXXI

A new batch of the Florida Keys’ most dedicated community leaders saw their year-long efforts rewarded as Leadership Monroe County (LMC) celebrated its graduation for Class XXXI...
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HIGH SEAS BATTLE FOR THE CONCH REPUBLIC

If only all battles could be fought with light-hearted hilarity, and hangovers as the only wounds. The 42nd annual Great Sea Battle of the Conch Republic took...
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KEY WEST RALLIES FOR POPULAR CAB DRIVER HIT BY DRUNK DRIVER

Michael Olanoff has seen it all.  Sex, drugs, black-out drunks, brides, grooms, bitter divorcees, exhausted workers and sunburned tourists who can’t remember their name, much less their hotel.  A...
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OPINION: ADVOCACY GROUP URGES PUBLIC TO ATTEND MAY 8 HOSPITAL MEETING

Our Hospital Key West (OHKW) is a citizens advocacy group composed of Key West residents. Its advisers, members and supporters come from all walks of life, including...
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A MAD DASH — OFFBEAT COW KEY BRIDGE RUN DRAWS WACKY COMPETITORS

Some runners push themselves to sweat through marathons, but not the competitors in the weekend Cow Key Bridge Run in the Florida Keys. “Athletes” in the “zero-k race”...
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TREEHOUSE MURDER’ SUSPECT JAILED IN OREGON

A Monroe County judge issued an arrest warrant for the suspect in the 2017 murder of 59-year-old Matthew Bonnett on Stock Island, a case that became known...
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MOM’S THE BEST: KEYS LOCALS CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY

Moms are the ultimate caretakers who possess a treasure trove of advice. They’re the bearers and deliverers of life. With Mother’s Day set for Sunday, May 12,...