POST-HOLIDAY HOME WORKOUT – ANNUAL HOLIDAY MAGAZINE

It’s that time of the year, when holiday treats are everywhere and the motivation to exercise disappears. Spending time with family and indulging in decadent meals and...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FRED THE TREE – ANNUAL HOLIDAY MAGAZINE

If youíre a Keys local, you know a trip across the Seven Mile Bridge isnít complete without acknowledging and offering a greeting to Fred, the tree that...
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PROGRESSIVE DINNER PARTY: FESTIVE FOOD ON THE MOVE – ANNUAL HOLIDAY MAGAZINE

The holidays are hectic, but they still offer many of us time to connect with family and friends, especially here in the Florida Keys, where the winter...
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WHAT’S THE STORY WITH THE CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS TREE? – ANNUAL HOLIDAY MAGAZINE

"What's the story with the Charlie Brown Christmas tree? Why is it a thing?" I spun at the question and looked with disbelief at the friend who had...
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WHEN CHRISTMAS PAUSED WORLD WAR I – ANNUAL HOLIDAY MAGAZINE

A remarkable thing happened in the early months of World War I ó the Christmas Truce of 1914, when the holiday spirit halted the war for a...
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WHEN & WHERE TO HOLIDAY IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS KEY WEST FRIDAY. NOV. 25 MARC Christmas Tree Lot opens1401 Seminary St. | 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.  MONDAY, NOV. 28 Christmas Tree-Lighting FestivitiesBayview Park | 6...
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HOLIDAY TRADITIONS: THE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT IN THE FLORIDA KEYS — HOLIDAY MAGAZINE

Holiday traditions are funky things in the Florida Keys. You might roast chestnuts over an open fire, but only if the temperature drops into the 60s and...
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VERY MERRY MUSIC — HOLIDAY MAGAZINE

Truth be told, this playlist was created in the dead of summer, but everyone in our office immediately began chiming in on their favorite holiday tune selections...
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LOCAL MATTERS: TOP GIFTS FROM FLORIDA KEYS RETAILERS — HOLIDAY MAGAZINE

Local matters at the Keys Weekly — Local news, local writers and local owners. The same goes for our Holiday Gift Guide — Local shops offer items as...
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HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD — HOLIDAY MAGAZINE

It’s easy to get stuck in our own ethnocentric celebrations of familiar holiday festivities, based on our religion, location, upbringing or ancestral traditions.  But let’s not forget that...