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BREAKING NEWS: STOCK ISLAND TO WELCOME CRUISE SHIPS   

After all of the debates, referendums and failed compromises on cruise ships in Key West, a group of local investors, spearheaded by restaurateur Bobby...
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FLORIDA KEYS CENTAUR FESTIVAL APPROVED FOR FALL 2022

Local businessman, author and visionary David Sloan is adding a new element to his diverse cultural pursuits that already include haunted history tours, several...
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COLONOSCOPY? FINAL WISH OF BELOVED KEYS RESIDENTS WAS FOR MEN & WOMEN TO GET...

Barry Gibson of Key West is no longer with us. The former Key West city commissioner, sunglasses-store owner and beloved family man died at...
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KEY WEST TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM GETS $600,000 FEDERAL GRANT

"Sending our 18-year-olds out of Monroe County and off on their own when they were on the right track, it's just something that didn't...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: CRUISE SHIP ANIMOSITY CONTINUES

Dear Editor, With the passage of the new cruise ship resolution at last week’s city commission meeting, we are at the beginning of the end...
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WHAT WAS BURIED IN KEY WEST IN 1972?

Just days after Key West filled and sealed a time capsule in honor of the island's 200th anniversary as an American territory on March...
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KEYS OBTAIN $13 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR WATER, FLOODING & HOUSING

U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez recently announced the securing of $13.9 million in federal funds for three projects in Monroe County. Of the projects, water improvement...
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‘SOMETHING ROTTEN’ BRINGS THE RENAISSANCE TO WATERFRONT PLAYHOUSE

The team that brought the hit musical “Priscilla Queen of the Desert” to the Waterfront stage is back with a new farce in the...
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SPORTS & MORE: UPSETS MARK MARCH MADNESS TOURNAMENT

My friend, Brad, and I often exchange texts offering our solutions to the world’s problems. So, naturally, we’ve been burning up the internet, discussing...
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ARTIST SPOLIGHT: KEY WEST LOCAL MAKES A SPLASH WITH WATERCOLOR

By Shannon P. Wiley We have no shortage of colorful characters gracing this chain of islands, and when you factor in artists, the fascinating stories...