Hays Blinckmann
Be a Guest Again – Staycation at Sunset Key
Naysayers say there is no such thing as a good deal, but they never saw this bargain coming. Tis the season for “local specials”...
‘I have no secret’ – Renee Makimaa leads by example
Ask any mother: parenting requires far more than just love, but strength, and tons of it. Who has it tenfold? Renee Makimaa, inside and...
Tim Staub, Bike Czar
It took a while, but the city has once again been able to fill the position of bicycle/pedestrian/transportation coordinator – locally dubbed “bike czar."...
City Sustainability Coordinator Alison Higgins walks the walk
There must be something about helping the planet that makes one happier and generally more fun to be around. It’s not a sentiment often...
Linda Russin made the airwaves personal
It was her voice, with the slight Midwest cadence and Oklahoma lilt, that became my daily highlight. Reading the news on radio station 106.9,...
Changing Title X will affect the healthcare of women in the...
The clock is ticking down to May 3, when changes to the almost five-decade-old Title X program will see dramatic revamping and decreased health...
Octo-mom Gives Birth: Ground-breaking research at FKCC
It was a once-in-a-lifetime moment for research diver Lucja Rice, faculty with the Diving Business & Technology department at the Florida Keys Community College....
First they came for straws, then plastic bags: state legislation going...
It’s funny, almost. Florida legislators and Key West city officials are using the exact same argument on opposite sides of the issue to prove...
Thank heavens things have changed
By Hays Blinckmann and Sarah Thomas
We came across a historical artifact: The “Good Wife’s Guide,” rumored to have been published in the May 13,...
Classes teach kids with autism how to dance
According to numbers from the Centers for Disease Control, 1 out of 59 children ages 8-11 place somewhere on the Autism spectrum. The data...