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A SECOND CHANCE AT A SENIOR PROM FOR KEY WEST RESIDENTS

A recent Friday evening on Kennedy Drive gave new meaning to the term “senior prom,” as the attendees at this one were all old enough to drink...
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KEY WEST ARTIST TO TELL GHOST STORIES: ‘THEY ONLY FOLLOW US AT NIGHT’ IS...

On Friday, May 10, folk artist, third generation Cuban American and Key West native Wayne Garcia will present a night of eerie storytelling spotlighting the island’s ghost...
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OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY: COMMEMORATIVE BRICKS HELP FUND KWAHS

The Key West Art & Historical Society will add a limited number of personalized commemorative bricks along the southeast walkway adjacent to its Key West Museum of...
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KEY WEST SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL RETURNS THIS WEEK

For 28 years, the Key West Songwriters Festival, working with the BMI performance rights organization, has brought country music’s best and brightest music makers to the island...
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MUSIC MAKERS: KEY WEST BECOMES SOUTHERNMOST MUSIC CITY

The buzz that surrounds the annual Key West Songwriters Festival isn’t limited to our 2- by 4-mile island, where locals and visitors pore over the schedule each...
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KEY WEST POLICE SAVED DRIVER FROM SINKING SPORTS CAR. HE WAS ARRESTED FOR DUI

Before sunrise on Sunday, April 28, a guest at a Key West hotel decided to smoke a cigarette on the balcony overlooking the ocean, when an unexpected...
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LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY CELEBRATES GRADUATION FOR CLASS XXXI

A new batch of the Florida Keys’ most dedicated community leaders saw their year-long efforts rewarded as Leadership Monroe County (LMC) celebrated its graduation for Class XXXI...
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HIGH SEAS BATTLE FOR THE CONCH REPUBLIC

If only all battles could be fought with light-hearted hilarity, and hangovers as the only wounds. The 42nd annual Great Sea Battle of the Conch Republic took...
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WHO MAKES THE BEST CUBAN SANDWICH? THE WINNERS ARE…

What can I say? My job is rough. Take, for instance, this past Saturday, April 27, when I had to drag myself out of bed at the...
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KEY WEST HIP HOP: MIKE STACK JOINS THE KEYS WEEKLY’S SIDE TRACKS PODCAST

Hip-hop artist Mike Stack joined Side Tracks host Gwen Filosa to talk about his performances at the Key West Songwriters Festival, which started May 1, and how...