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Spring Breakers have begun arriving in Key West for their winter respite but it is still unclear whether the normal crowds of youthful college students will make the pilgrimage to the Southernmost Point this year. Concerns about the continuing spread of COVID-19 and several Florida colleges cancelling their spring vacation could significantly dampen the annual throngs.
The same goes for St. Patrickâs Day â officially on Wednesday, March 17 but celebrated locally on the following Saturday, March 20 â where busloads of visitors traditionally come to Key West for a day-long pub crawl complete with green costumes. It is unclear whether those traditions will continue next week either.
The City of Key West is kicking off the first Ambassadors Academy class since the pandemic and doing it a little differently.
The class will be hybrid, with a mix of online participation, in-person sessions and some facility tours. As always, the city will be following strict CDC guidelines: social distance, temperatures taken and everyone must wear a mask. Class size is limited, city spokeswoman Alyson Crean said.
Registration has begun and applications are posted on the city’s website at http://www.cityofkeywest-fl.gov, or you can call Crean at 305-809-1058 or email pio@cityofkeywest-fl.gov. The weekly classes begin on Thursday, March 25, and end on May 7. The class meets every Thursday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for seven weeks
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