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Allison Kamen, 50, was sitting across the street from the Keens with her family when she heard what she thought were fireworks.

From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2022

And while most of us are sticking close to home right now, eventually when we’re able to hike through state parks and splash around at the beach, Keens are the shoes to wear.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2020

What: The Keens, a family in 2011 New Jersey, are trying to make it through their first Christmas Eve without a Navy corpsman daughter who was killed in Iraq.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2018

For his first restaurant in his hometown, the Bronx-reared Lauren drew inspiration from long-venerated New York establishments like ‘21’ and Keens Steakhouse.

From Architectural Digest • Jan. 6, 2015

Unlike Mrs. Davids, Mrs. Keens neither pitied herself nor would allow anybody else to do so.

From Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature by Various