TATS FOR TATAS RAISES $491K TO HELP WOMANKIND FIGHT BREAST CANCER

The last time I attended the annual Tats for Tatas event — a breast cancer awareness fundraiser hosted by Casey Vinall and Maria Gonzalez...
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MEET JEAN CARPER, THE LIFE-LOVING WOMAN WHO WROTE ‘DEAD’

Jean Carper owns a Pac-Man machine that she calls her newest toy and a pink treadmill she uses for daily exercise. A colorfully painted...
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OFF TO THE RACES: COPS CLOCK 5TH GRADE SPEEDSTERS AT PELICANS & POLICE EVENT

Eager Poinciana Elementary School fifth graders took to the starting line on bikes, roller skates and trusty sneakers the morning of Oct. 28 as...
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KEEP KEY WEST SAFE FOR KIDS THIS HALLOWEEN

The Key West Police Department is ready for Halloween.  The Mounted Unit on horses will be patrolling the New Town neighborhoods where most of the...
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FANTASY FEST 2025: SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT

Why waste time with a bunch of words, when photos tell the true story of another Fantasy Fest in Key West? Tens of thousands of...
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SARAH COMPTON CHALLENGES KEY WEST COMMISSIONER LISSETTE CAREY 

Following a failed attempt to recall Commissioner Lissette Carey in Key West’s District IV, a longtime resident has entered the race to unseat Carey...
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COMMISSIONER SAM KAUFMAN ENTERS KEY WEST MAYOR’S RACE

Come August 2026, Key West voters will be asked to choose a mayor and a couple of city commissioners in three nonpartisan races that...
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CHRIS MASSICOTTE ENTERS KEY WEST COMMISSION RACE

As national headlines about the 2026 midterm elections start to dominate the national news, Key West is strapping in for its own city elections...
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CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF GORDON ROSS ON NOV. 10

Once you met Gordon Ross, you didn’t forget him. You couldn’t; it was impossible.  He often seemed to be everywhere, all at once, doing everything,...
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SUGARLOAF BAND MAKES MUSIC 

Sugarloaf Middle School's Fall Concert held on October 14 was directed by longtime music teacher Joe Dallas. The well-attended event featured a showcase of...