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• KEY WEST CEREMONY HONORS VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS March 27, 2025
  A March 24 ceremony at Key West’s Veterans Memorial Garden in Bayview Park honored veterans who served in the military during the Vietnam War era — Nov. 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975. The event was organized by Monroe County Veterans Affairs, the City of Key West and the Florida Keys chapter of the Daughters […]
• NO DAYS OFF FOR KEYS BASEBALL SQUADS IN BREAK FROM SCHOOL March 27, 2025
  Coral Shores turned the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave green last week, sending them back to Gainesville with a pair of losses and improving their own record to 12-1-1. On March 20, Donovan Thiery got the start, striking out seven batters in three innings before Glade Harrelson, Derek Ramos, Riley O’Berry and Eddie Holly each took […]
• ISLAND ASTROLOGER: CHECK YOUR HOROSCOPES THIS WEEK March 27, 2025
  HAPPY HERMES, THE ISLAND ASTROLOGER: Courageous Purpose The sun entered Aries last week, and it is the time of year when we experience rebirth. At the spring equinox, we integrate all the experiences and energies of the prior year and emerge as fresh individuals. Aries season reignites our fire, infuses us with new purpose, sets […]
• PASTA PANTALEO’S ‘P25 COLLECTION’ DEBUTS AT HALE GALLERY March 26, 2025
  “P25” by artist Pasta Pantaleo is a new collection of original acrylic paintings at the Hale Gallery. An opening reception held last month was filled with new and seasoned art collectors who flocked to see what Pasta’s been up to.  Located at 81888 Overseas Highway Unit 2 in Islamorada, the gallery is filled with new […]
• SEAHORSES ARE UNDER THREAT March 26, 2025
  Believe it or not, when I was little you could go into almost any souvenir shop in Florida and find huge baskets filled with hundreds of dried seahorses for sale next to bleached sand dollars, sea urchins, corals and seashells. Luckily, we do not often see those wasteful souvenirs in the United States.  However, there […]
• MARATHON TURTLE HOSPITAL’S NEW PATIENT IS A ‘BIG’ DEAL March 25, 2025
  The newest reptile on a journey to recovery at Marathon’s Turtle Hospital is one of its largest – and oldest – ever. Tipping the scales at 322 pounds, ‘Lenny’ the loggerhead turtle was rescued on March 14 with significant injuries to one of his front flippers and head from a predator attack. Mike Papish, a […]