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.

Key Lime Festival 2019

In 1953, the Upper Keys Chamber of Commerce launched The Upper Keys Lime Festival and enlisted our dear citrus to “promote early tourism and...

Monroe County Tax Collector makes bid for commission seat

Danise “Dee Dee” Henriquez announced her bid for the District 1 seat on the Monroe County Board of Commissioners on June 25, making the...

Mallory Square Meltdown: a bureaucracy vs. a restaurant without a kitchen

It’s gotten too hot in the kitchen. Or lack of a kitchen, rather. The June 18 commission meeting took on the tone of Mom —...

Meet Capt. Mark Sohaney, Boca Chica’s new commander

Capt. Mark Sohaney may seem like he lives a charmed life: having just left a post in Hawaii, as executive assistant to the director...

Construction Starts on Southernmost Pocket Park – 1400 block of Duval Street to become pedestrian mall

“We’ve broken ground on the 13-story condominium building that’s going up,” Michael Halpern says.  Construction has started on the 1400 block of Duval, but Halpern’s...

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New film starring Travolta has ties to the Florida Keys

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Keys History: Who owned Indian Key?

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