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Published August 31Culinary finale: Key West’s heritage desserts
The tradition of sharing sweet foodstuffs dates back to ancient times, when they were presented as offerings to the gods or served at the end of feasts. In the Middle Ages, sweet dishes were often made from dried fruits or honey. Although European sugar manufacturing began during…
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Published August 29County’s mooring field project secures permits; effort aims to reduce unmanaged anchoring
Monroe County recently received permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary for the Man of War Harbor Mooring Field, marking a major milestone toward construction of the county’s planned mooring field near Key West’s Wisteria…
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Published August 28Key West remembers the slave trade and its end
Few sites are more fitting for a remembrance of the atrocities of the African slave trade than Key West’s African Cemetery at Higgs Beach. And that’s precisely how the site was used on Aug. 23, the International Day of Remembrance for the Slave Trade and Its Abolition. This…
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Published August 28Local immigrants face uncertainty; businesses struggle with staffing
Immigration agents with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have removed at least 65 people from Key West and Stock Island since Aug. 1 as enhanced enforcement efforts continue and additional agents are seen around town. “It actually could be as many as 75 or 80 people just this…
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Published August 28In Pictures: Hockey tournament comes to Key West
Hockey? In Key West? Yep. Well, roller hockey — because anything else would just be wading in skates. The Southernmost Hockey Club, 1713 Bertha St., hosted the Southernmost Buttery Cup hockey tournament Aug. 21-23, offering a free weekend of roller hockey to Key West. Fifty Key…
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Published August 28Key West Back in the Day: Remembering the old Conch Flyer & ‘Air Sometimes’
Anyone who was part of the late-night crowd during Key West’s ramshackle glory days, loosely defined as the 1970s and most of the 1980s, remembers the old Conch Flyer. That’s because bars on the island were legally required to close at 4 a.m. — an hour many of us regarded as…
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Published August 28Meet Maverick: Key West Police Department welcomes newest recruit
The Key West Police Department’s newest cadet has been in town less than a week and is getting picked on by a boisterous colleague — who’s also his roommate. Officer Santiago Perez described the pair’s interaction by saying, “Murph’s young. He’s like the annoying little brother…
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Published August 28Key West captain dives into water rescue
A Key West sportfishing captain celebrated his 54th birthday with a half-day charter that ended with an unplanned water rescue near the entrance to Garrison Bight on Aug. 19. Captain Pete Collins was bringing his guests back to Charter Boat Row aboard the Conchenstein boat. He…
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Published August 28Ready, set, no! Weather wins at Conquistador kickoff
Coral Shores and Key West decided their athletes could use a little more preparation before toeing the line for the first time this season, but a contingent of Dolphins was ready to race. Marathon traveled to Larry & Penny Thompson Park in Miami on Aug. 21 for the Conquistador…
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Published August 27Immigration agents release Key West resident whose Navy son is serving in the Middle East
While Navy sailor Joshua Aviles, a one-time Key West High School student, was in the Middle East, serving aboard the infamous aircraft carrier USS Lincoln, his father, Luis, was in custody, having been detained by Border Patrol agents following an Aug. 22 traffic stop in Key…
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Published August 27It’s official: Key West’s new mayor & 2 commissioners get sworn in
Not everyone at city hall on Aug. 24 had voted for new Mayor Sam Kaufman, commissioner Chris Massicotte and commissioner Mark Rossi, but everyone in the standing-room-only crowd showed respect, opting to leave the vitriol online, where it had metastasized for months during the…
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Published August 27Key West football leaves Boca Raton in the dust; Marathon & Coral Shores learn from hard losses
Key West football opened the regular season in convincing fashion, returning from Boca Raton with a 30-7 win over the 6A Bobcats. Reef Guyet got things started with a 3-yard touchdown run, followed by a 19-yard Jayson Michel touchdown pass to Kaine Dickerson. Conchs head coach…