Tag: Key West

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SPORTS WRAP PODCAST, DEC. 22: UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE JOEY...

Key West and the Conch Republic recently received some very exciting news: 1984 baseball state champion Joey Wardlow was inducted to the University of Tampa Athletic Hall...
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: KEY WEST JUNIOR RALPH RICHE

Key West High School, JuniorWrestling Key West’s Ralph Riche didn’t take much time to transition from dominating on the gridiron to dominating on the mats. The multisport athlete...
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KEYS WRESTLERS LOOK STRONG AT SOUTHERNMOST TOURNAMENT

Monroe County matmen and -women competed against the best wrestlers in Florida at the 2022 Key West Invitational on Dec. 16 and 17 at Key West High...
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BOWL GAMES & WORLD CUP; BUT FIRST, A HOLIDAY CONCERT

Musical performances are some of the most exciting times of the holiday season. One of those occasions took place on an afternoon last week, when some members...
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ALEX COUNTS  FIGHTS POVERTY 1 LOAN AT A TIME 

People talk about changing the world every day, but some actually make the mission a lifelong journey.  The last time we spoke with author, professor and philanthropist Alex...
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9 FINALISTS NAMED FOR KEY WEST CITY MANAGER

Nine finalists have made the short list for Key West’s next city manager. The list of eight men and one woman includes four Florida Keys locals, four...
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MEET MATTHEW RAWLS: IN THE LIMELIGHT AT TENNESSEE WILLIAMS THEATRE

By Cricket Desmarais Matthew Rawls scans the Tennessee Williams lobby,  attending to last-minute details before the theater’s newly acquired production of “Nutcracker, Key West” opens. His focus is...
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LATE COACH MIKE LEACH WAS PART OF KEY WEST’S ONE HUMAN FAMILY

What does the recent death of a game-changing college football coach in Mississippi have to do with Key West? Turns out, quite a bit. Mike Leach was not only...
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A NEW TAKE ON NIMBY? WEALTHY FAMILY BUILDS WORKFORCE HOUSING IN THEIR BACKYARD

It was hardly a surprise when billionaire condominium owners in Key West called NIMBY on the sheriff’s plan to build workforce-housing apartments on the vacant 1-acre lot...
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LIGHTED BIKES LEAD THE WAY FOR KEY WEST HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

More than 3,000 bicycles, stand-up scooters and other forms of human-powered transportation joined the rolling revelry that took to the streets of Key West on Dec. 2...

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