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IN PICTURES: SASSY STARS LIGHT UP PRODIGY DANCE CENTER’S SPRING RECITAL

1 day ago | keysweekly.com | Alex Rickert

Fresh off their winter ‘Story Book Christmas’ recital, little ones with Prodigy Dance Center filled the seats at the Marathon High School Performing Arts Center on May 3 for ‘Baby, I’m A Star!,’ bringing four months of hard work in the studio to fruition. From little ballerinas to lyrical numbers and high-kicking Can-Cans, the center’s students provided an afternoon of entertainment featuring 20 numbers.
KAYAKERS WITH SEBASTIAN STRONG FOUNDATION TEAM UP WITH KEYS FISHERIES TO FUND CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH

2 days ago | keysweekly.com | Alex Rickert

The upstairs bar at Keys Fisheries will be a welcome respite next week for mission-driven paddlers pulling their weight to help eradicate the world’s most hated disease. A select group of kayakers will pause in the Middle Keys as they complete a daunting 110-mile paddle down the length of the Keys island chain in support of the SebastianStrong Foundation.
NO MORE PAID LEAVE FOR KEY WEST BUILDING CHIEF

5 days ago | keysweekly.com | Mandy Miles

Three weeks of paid administrative leave for Key West’s three-times-indicted chief building official ended after an administrative hearing at city hall on Thursday, May 8. City manager Brian L. Barroso placed Ramsingh, who has been indicted on nine felony counts, on unpaid, indefinite suspension for a criminal act. Ramsingh has been indicted on a first-degree felony charge of “organized fraud,” which carries a maximum prison sentence of 30 years if convicted.
KEY WEST KIDS BRAG ABOUT HAVING THE BEST MOM

5 days ago | keysweekly.com | Mandy Miles

Andy Perez, 6, Gerald Adams Elementary ‘She takes me on cruises and she gets me Chik-Fil-A whenever we’re near one.’ Bogdan Cretu, 11, Basilica School ‘She takes great care of me and my sister and she always makes me feel good when I’m around her.’ Dennis Zeledon, 9, Basilica School ‘She cooks really, really good Nicaraguan food.’ Elliot Cotter, 6, Gerald Adams Elementary ‘She takes care of me and my three brothers, so we’ll get her balloons shaped like hearts and I’ll try not to fight with...
UPPER KEYS STUDENTS SHARE WHAT MAKES THEIR MOMS SPECIAL

5 days ago | keysweekly.com | Jim McCarthy

A lot can be said regarding moms. They’re the bearers and deliverers of life. They’re the ultimate caretakers and the treasured resource for advice. Ahead of Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 11, the Keys Weekly visited the Sea Stars class at Ocean Studies Charter School in Key Largo, while Treasure Village Montessori front office manager Amanda Carey helped us with students at TVM, to ask … AdrianaShe takes me to Jungle Island. AliceAfter every single test she gives me ice cream.
STANLEY SWITLIK KIDS TELL THE WEEKLY: WHY MY MOM’S THE GREATEST

5 days ago | keysweekly.com | Alex Rickert

We all know our moms are the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time), and nobody knows that better than the kids they love and provide for. Ahead of Mother’s Day, the Keys Weekly paid a visit to Stanley Switlik Elementary School to chat with first- through fifth-graders. Our question was simple: Why is your mom the best mom? My mom is the greatest because…AZALEA…she’s the best cooker. JAZMIN…sometimes we can go to the park and get ice cream. ADRIAN…she takes me to so many fun places.
MILES TO GO: WHY WORRY? MY MOM HAS THAT COVERED

5 days ago | keysweekly.com | Mandy Miles

My mom worries. Constantly. Clinically. Pathologically. Me? Not so much. I’m more the “Let’s cross the bridge when we come to it; what could possibly go wrong?” type of person. But my mom’s mind constantly scrolls through each family member. Who’s on a plane that could crash right now? Who has a doctor’s appointment or medical tests coming up? Who’s short on money? (That’s always me.) Who’s changing jobs? Who hasn’t responded to a text promptly? Is she overstepping by sending that email about her concerns?
CUSTOM-DESIGNED & MADE FOR MOM: TVM STUDENTS WIN BLUE MARLIN’S MOTHER’S DAY JEWELRY CONTEST

5 days ago | keysweekly.com | Jim McCarthy

Two Keys moms and one grandmother received a Mother’s Day surprise — in the form of custom-made jewelry designed by their young loved ones — during a special presentation at Treasure Village Montessori on May 5. Blue Marlin Jewelry’s 10th annual Saige Raiche Memorial Junior Designer Mother’s Day Contest saw TVM students winning in all three categories — and that’s something to be said for a contest spanning across all Keys schools.
WILDFIRE DISRUPTS TRAFFIC BETWEEN FLORIDA KEYS & THE MAINLAND

5 days ago | keysweekly.com | Jim McCarthy

A spreading wildlife not far from the 18-Mile Stretch and Card Sound Road in Miami-Dade County continues to cause traffic delays between the Florida Keys and Florida City. What began as a small 6-acre fire just before 2 p.m. on Thursday spread to nearly 350 acres by Friday morning at 2:21 a.m. Florida Forest Service and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews battled the blaze from the ground and air Thursday evening into Friday morning.
LATE-NIGHT STANDOFF WITH GUNMAN ON APARTMENT COMPLEX ROOF IN MARATHON LEAVES SHOOTER DEAD

5 days ago | keysweekly.com | Alex Rickert

A 53-year-old gunman armed with an AR-15 rifle on the roof of an apartment complex in Marathon shot three police cruisers before appearing to take his own life late Thursday evening, officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office told the Keys Weekly. No other injuries were reported.