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HIGGS BEACH IS CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION

Monroe County’s Higgs Beach in Key West is undergoing about 570 feet of shoreline restoration to renourish sand above and below the mean high...
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WHERE IS BUM FARTO? KEY WEST’S NOTORIOUS DRUG-DEALING FIRE CHIEF IS NOW A MUSICAL

Pasion Project is launching a brand-new, original stage show, “Bum Farto - The Musical,” showing at Key West Theater Nov. 9-11. Based on a true...
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NEW UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY OPENS ON CUDJOE

The popular Square Grouper restaurant on Cudjoe Key has a fitting new neighbor. Cudjoe Key residents Mike and Suzie Lombard will celebrate the opening of...
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COLUMN: MY 20s WEREN’T ON FACEBOOK (THANK GOD) 

My 20s weren't lived online. They weren't posted, shared, liked, judged and sharply criticized, not on Facebook or any other digital platform. Don't get me...
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IN PICTURES: NEW POLICE OFFICERS & DEPUTIES SWEAR TO PROTECT & SERVE

"Make no mistake. We are the good guys." Sheriff Rick Ramsay was standing before 300 people Friday evening at the College of the Florida Keys,...
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KEYS HISTORY: HOW KEY WEST BECAME THE MOST HAUNTED CITY

Ghost stories are told up and down the island chain. In Key West, the haunted history is openly celebrated. It should be; it is...

AGING CONDO FACES REPAIR DEADLINE

The clock is ticking for the deteriorating condo building in Key West that was given 45 days from Sept. 13 to submit a comprehensive...
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KEY WEST’S ZOMBIE RIDE BACK FROM THE DEAD

The undead roamed the island on wheels on Sunday, Oct. 24, resurrecting the event on their own, after organizers had to cancel the original...
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HAUNTED HALLWAYS: SPOOKY FUN ON DUVAL FOR ALL AGES

Perhaps it’s a good thing that a cardiologist is one of the minds behind the new haunted house on Duval Street. On a recent...
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KEY WEST ART & HISTORICAL SOCIETY ELEVATES & CELEBRATES RENEWED PARADE GROUNDS

The oceanside parade grounds of Fort East Martello are now high and dry, thanks to a Monroe County restoration and enhancement project in collaboration...