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COOKING WITH LOVE NOURISHES IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE

 Every Saturday since 1996, local volunteers have gathered at the Metropolitan Community Church on Petronia Street to assemble and pack nutritious meals for Key...
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BUBBA AWARDS BRING BRAGGING RIGHTS

What’s the point of winning something if you can’t brag about the accomplishment?  Social media seems made for such boasts, and The Bubbas: Key West...
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LIBRARY OFFERS FREE MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE

The Monroe County Public Library has added a music streaming service, allowing card holders unlimited streaming from a collection of 18 million songs in...
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BIG PROJECTS NEED BIG MONEY; KEY WEST VOTERS TO DECIDE ON BOND ISSUE

Key West needs smoother roads, flooding solutions, a new community pool, a new fire station, a better Bayview Park and an enhanced amphitheater.  But it...
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SUGARLOAF COUPLE’S DAUGHTER TRAINS TO BE NAVY CHAPLAIN

Navy Lt. j.g. Kelsey Fauser, whose parents live on Sugarloaf Key, is training at Naval Chaplaincy School to serve as a chaplain for America’s...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: RESTORE THE $32 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR THE ARTS

To the editor: The 32 million dollars in budgetary cuts to the Cultural Arts Programs in the state of Florida by Governor Ron DeSantis will...
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NEW MURALS IN KEY WEST TRANSFORM HISTORIC CIGAR FACTORY

Boxy and bland in all-over beige, the hulking historic building at 2010 Staples Ave. wasn’t much of a headturner.  Built around 1912, the 7,000-square-foot building...
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WHAT’S THE LATEST WITH THE KEY WEST CITY MANAGER?

At a contentious meeting one month ago, four Key West city commissioners voted to fire City Manager Al Childress. The same meeting saw commissioners...
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2 BOATS BURN AT STOCK ISLAND MARINA; NO INJURIES REPORTED

No injuries were reported in a fire the night of July 22 at Robbie’s of Key West Marina on Stock Island. The fire started...
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PAPAS IN PARADISE: HEMINGWAY DAYS BRINGS BEARDED MEN ONCE AGAIN

A 71-year-old white-bearded Florida man won the 2024 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, a highlight of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival that ended July 21,...