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FORMER KEY WEST FIREMAN INDICTED FOLLOWING MARCH ARREST FOR ALLEGEDLY POSSESSING GUNS & EXPLOSIVES

A former Key West firefighter appeared in federal court on May 30 to face an indictment charging him with the possession of a destructive...
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PROPOSED RENT HIKES COULD SINK KEY WEST HOUSEBOAT COMMUNITY 

City officials on Wednesday will consider a proposal that could more than double the slip rents for liveboard residents of City Marina on Garrison...
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WHAT’S COOKING, KEY WEST? BAR 1 SALUTES KEY WEST’S NAVY HERITAGE

The U.S. Navy’s impact on Key West dates back more than 200 years — to March 25, 1822, when Navy Lt. Matthew Perry arrived...
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CASTAWAYS TAKE A BITE OUT OF CANCER WITH 2025 ‘BIGGER BOAT TOUR’

Starting on June 7, a group of kayakers, runners and bikers will paddle and pound the pavement through the entire Florida Keys – and...
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SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW: MIMI McDONALD IS UPBEAT AND ONSTAGE

As Mimi Madden McDonald prepared to audition for her elementary school’s third-grade talent show many years ago, the teacher in charge asked what her...
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KEY WEST STABBING SUSPECT CAUGHT

Eight months ago, Kentrell Freeman was arrested for bringing a baseball bat to his ex-girlfriend’s office and threatening to kill her, despite a domestic...
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STORM SEASON PREP: WILMA & THE SURGE: A RECOLLECTION

The composition isn’t bad, but the lighting is terrible, meaning the color is also terrible. And there’s a power line going across the top...
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GRAND JURY DETAILS ‘NEGLIGENCE, NEPOTISM & MANIPULATION’ AT CITY HALL

After months of investigation and interviews led a grand jury to issue felony criminal indictments of three Key West city department heads, the grand...
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BRING ON THE BUBBAS: NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITES EVERY DAY STARTING AT NOON ON THURSDAY,...

Welcome back to the Bubbas: Key West People’s Choice Awards, now in its 12th year of recognizing the best of our community for the...
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STOPS ON THE WATER UNDER THE ‘BOATER FREEDOM...

Random stops on the water will become less frequent this summer, courtesy of the Boater Freedom Act recently greenlit by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis....

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