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.

Ambassadors learn how Key West runs

Where do tax dollars actually go once we’ve paid them? How does such a small island handle its wastewater and storm water? Who paints...

Positive Report Overall of Two-Day Event

The 2019 mini-season was more peaceful and less destructive than some years past, according to Officer Bobby Dube of the Florida Fish and Wildlife...

Transportation facility moves ahead

The Monroe County School Board met on July 23 to discuss a proposed bus facility on 5th Street and 3rd Ave on Stock Island....

Learning to Dive Part III – Look Ma, No Hands

My dive instructor, John Brazau, certainly has a way with words. Presenting my dive certification, he said, “That’s your idiot card.” My understanding is...

Rep. Mucarsel-Powell champions humane standards in detention centers

The hottest topic on the Hill, and in Homestead, in recent weeks has been the conditions at immigrant detention centers. Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell has...

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

It’s not sunshine and rainbows at city hall. The ACLU...

In pictures: School board salutes 20 years for retiring chair John Dick

A pre-meeting reception on Sept. 8 heralded the Sept....

New film starring Travolta has ties to the Florida Keys

The setting of the recent screening at Playa Largo...

Keys History: Who owned Indian Key?

When Florida became a territory of the United States,...