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One of the Keys’ most vital pediatric healthcare options is celebrating a rebirth, of sorts. Keys Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) isn’t going anywhere, CEO Michael Cunningham told the Weekly, and neither are its longstanding initiatives for adults, including tobacco cessation, its opioid program and continuing education for medical professionals, among others. But the group

The Lower Florida Keys Hospital District Board last week approved a request for proposals (RFP) for the next long-term lease of Lower Keys Medical Center (LKMC), Key West’s only hospital.  The vote to approve the RFP was 7-0. Board members Kathy Ovide and Mary Spottswood were absent from the July 7 meeting. The issuance of

A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, film fans were introduced to one of the silver screen’s most infamous bars: the Mos Eisley Cantina. Featured in the original “Star Wars” epic, the dimly lit tavern was a refuge for intergalactic rogues — from humans to extraterrestrials. Yet despite its raffish air (and patrons

When earthquakes brought devastation to Venezuela in late June, the Keys stepped up to help, led by the example of several Middle and Upper Keys clubs. Marathon Rotarian Jesus Parra and Marathon Chamber of Commerce CEO Daniel Samess organized the Help Venezuela Earthquake Relief Supply Drive, collecting a wide variety of food, water, baby/personal care

Longtime Rotarian Don Horton has stepped up in the wake of powerful natural disasters at home and afar.  Those efforts, along with Horton’s years of work and volunteerism with Rotary, led him to become one of the newest members of the Rotary District 6990 Hall of Fame last May. “I was honored but completely surprised,”