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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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ARTIST LAUREN McALOON — THROUGH SPACE & TIME

Lauren McAloon starts working in her studio most mornings a little after 6:30. She’d probably get there earlier, but she can’t get a con leche  – large,...
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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...
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KEEPING THE MAGIC ALIVE, FOR 1 MORE YEAR — HOLIDAY MAGAZINE

How old were you when you learned the “truth” about Santa? Well, let’s back up a little bit. Let me start out by saying, first and foremost, that...
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FESTIVUS FOR THE RESTIVUS: CELEBRATING THE ROOTS OF A POP CULTURE HOLIDAY

It’s likely we all have some grievance to air, and as the onslaught of holidays takes hold, there really is no better time. Feeling overfed, overspent and...
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WHAT’S A BUTTER BOARD, AND WHY IS IT TRENDING ONLINE? — HOLIDAY MAGAZINE

By now many of us have indulged in an Insta-worthy charcuterie board (meat roses not required), and once the pandemic hit, individual charcuterie cups seemed only natural,...
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KEYS WOMAN MAGAZINE: 3 WOMEN YOU’LL WANT TO KNOW

An artist, a bartender and a Navy commander.  All women. All over the age of 50. All kicking ass in the Florida Keys. One overcame unimaginable hardship to...
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HOME & GARDEN MAGAZINE: GARDEN METAMORPHOSIS — BRING ON THE BUTTERFLIES

“Do you think roaches and mosquitoes wish they were butterflies? No one likes roaches and mosquitoes, but everyone loves butterflies.”   Bemused, my mom turned from the stove to...