Arts & Living Columns
"Tan Lines" by Mandy Miles

Like mother, like daughter
Key West Citizen - Sunday, May 19, 2013

Hey everybody, I'm back after an unplanned weeklong hiatus. And for those of you who caught last week's hijacked column by my brother, let me just say, do I not have the absolute coolest big brother...

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"Soundings" by Mark Howell

Soundings
Solares Hill - Sunday, May 19, 2013

To commemorate the 500th anniversary of Ponce De León'sarrival in Florida, WPBT2 is heading out on an historical culinary tour around the state for a show that will premiere on...

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"Keystrokes" by John DeSantis

Realization on Roosevelt
Key West Citizen - Monday, November 26, 2012

Brenden Williams doesn't talk much about his time in the army. There are occasional references, stories that begin but then the subject changes. He'd rather talk about Lynyrd Skynyrd, or how much he...

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"Going Green" by Chris Belland

So, All Good Things Must Come to an End ...
Solares Hill - Sunday, January 8, 2012

This will be my last column on the environment. Several years ago, I started writing it under the banner of the newly-formed Love Your Island subcommittee of the Key West Chamber of Commerce. The...

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"Going Green" by Jody Smith-Williams

Is This One Giant Leap for Key West Recycling?
Solares Hill - Sunday, December 30, 2012

I seriously hope this is the last time I use this column to discuss Key West trash and recycling. No doubt the topic is pushing its welcome. If you're still with me, thank you. Alas, I feel compelled...

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"Philanthropy Corner" by Dianna Sutton

Putting Your Passion to Work Through Philanthropy
Solares Hill - Sunday, April 14, 2013

Philanthropy is about people supporting things they are passionate about in a community they love. Whether their sense of community is at the local, national or international level, it's about people...

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"To Your Pet's Health" by Dr. Doug Mader

Do Not Ever Leave Any Animal in a Parked Car
Solares Hill - Sunday, May 19, 2013

Dear Readers: Facebook is a wonderful tool for educating pet owners. Now I've just set a new "second most-read" record: more than 35,000 hits on the FB post I made last week on...

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"Keys Cuisine" by Joanna Brady Schmida

Memorial Day Marks the Beginning of Summer
Solares Hill - Sunday, May 19, 2013

Next weekend is Memorial Day weekend. Being a northerner originally, I still think of Memorial Day as the beginning of summer, just as I consider Labor Day the end of it. Bookends, so to speak. Of...

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Robin Robinson

Garden Tour homes take you to a land far away
Key West Citizen - Sunday, March 3, 2013

Be whisked to Hawaii in your own back yard, like Kevin Crawford did when he planted a plethora of Pau keni keni in his garden at 1500 Seminary St. To paraphrase Emily Dickinson, "There is no frigate...

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