Sarah Thomas

Sarah Thomas is the Editor of Key West Weekly and moved down from her second-favorite island, Manhattan. She has worn many hats: publicist, tour guide, bartender, teacher, and cat wrangler, but this one seems to fit the best.

Rate Hike Likely – Wind insurance rates to rise unless legislation passes

Monroe county homeowners’ insurance rates have increased over 220% in the last 10 years. They’re likely to go up another 10% this year. The good...

Nashville Songwriters Back at Key West Theater

Quick! Who wrote “Love Me Tender?” What about “Girls Just Want to Have Fun?” It’s a safe guess that the names Ken Darby and Robert...

Key West’s Benihana getting a makeover

Bill and Amy Lay, the husband-wife team behind both outposts of the beloved Italian restaurant La Trattoria, as well as Catered Affairs, have big...

Key West goes (weed) green with first dispensary

Legalization of medical marijuana was voted into Florida law on Nov. 8, 2016, and the changes have happened fast. Since then, 116 dispensaries have...

Nyad swings a hammer for Habitat on Big Pine

On Friday, April 5, long distance swimmer and motivational speaker Diana Nyad brought her EverWalk team back to Big Pine to help Habitat for...

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ACLU files second lawsuit against city of Key West over code complaints

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