WILD THINGS: THE ART OF LISTENING
Elizabeth Bishop most likely started her poem “Florida” before she ever came to Key West, when she’d only visited the Gulf Coast. She probably finished it some...
FOREIGNER’S FAREWELL TOUR ROCKS KEY WEST AMPHITHEATER
If you sang along to the radio in the late ‘70s and ‘80s, you sang songs by Foreigner. You heard their hits in the car, at teenage...
REEF CATCHES UP WITH SLOPPY JOE THE FAMOUS HEMINGWAY HOME CAT
Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” This week I have a bit of a history lesson and interview all rolled into one.
A...
CONCH LACROSSE LOOKS STRONG AS SEASON HITS MIDWAY POINT
With lacrosse district brackets set to begin the week of April 10, the Conchs are sitting on a 6-2 record. At the halfway point in the season,...
FINS, ‘CANES OUTLIFT COMPETITION AT GULLIVER QUAD MEET
Marathon and Coral Shores participated in a quad meet in boys weightlifting on March 6 at Gulliver Prep. The Fins and ’Canes were first and second in...
KEY WEST’S NILES GOES YARD FOUR TIMES IN ONE DAY
The Lady Conchs split a pair of games against visiting John Carroll Catholic on March 9. Key West won the first game of the double header, and...
FDOT PROPOSES REMOVING PALM TREES FROM NORTH ROOSEVELT FOR GUARDRAILS
This won’t go well.
State transportation officials want to remove the palm trees along Key West’s North Roosevelt Boulevard — to make room for railings on both sides...
COLLEGE HONORED FOR ITS MARITIME CAREER TRAINING
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced that the College of the Florida Keys (CFK) is among 32 entities designated as Centers of Excellence for...
JOHN BARTUS: GREAT SOUNDS FOR SUCCULENT EATS AT THE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL
It’s the weekend we’ve all been waiting for — the Original Marathon Seafood Festival is back! The Chamber is excited … the fishermen are excited … the...
MONROE COUNTY CAN SPEND TDC SURPLUS $25M ON WORKFORCE HOUSING
The Florida Legislature has agreed to let Monroe County leaders spend $25 million in surplus tax revenue to build workforce housing.
Lawmakers in Tallahassee on March 5 unanimously...