FLORIDA GOVERNOR SIGNS SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR MINORS BILL; A LEGAL BATTLE COULD FOLLOW
A bill prohibiting children from accessing certain social media platforms was signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a March 25 press conference in Jacksonville.
The...
SNAPCHAT DEATH THREAT PROMPTS KWHS LOCKDOWN; UPPER KEYS STUDENT FACES CHARGES
An 18-year-old Upper Keys student is in jail on a half-million-dollar bond after deputies said he threatened to kill a Key West teen in a Snapchat post...
POPULAR PASTOR AT KEY WEST’S CATHOLIC CHURCH RETIRES
“Rousing” isn’t an adjective typically used to describe a Catholic Mass, with its solemn traditions of scripture, sacrament, prayer and hymns. The choir doesn’t clap with rhythmic...
KEYS CONGRESSMAN CARLOS GIMENEZ INTRODUCES BILL TO RENAME KEY WEST POST OFFICE FOR JIMMY...
U.S. Rep. Carlos Giménez, whose district includes the Florida Keys, this week introduced legislation to rename Key West’s main post office at 400 Whitehead St. the Jimmy...
‘NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY’ FOR TWO MEN FOUND DEAD IN MARATHON
Investigators from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit continue to investigate the deaths of two men found early in the morning on March 22, MCSO...
HIP TO THE SCENE: WHO WON THIS YEAR’S KEY WEST MUSIC AWARDS?
Winners of the 2024 Key West Music Awards
Entertainer of the Year: Bria Ansara
Song of the Year: Gary Hempsey
Album of the Year: Tony Baltimore
Songwriter of the Year:Tony Baltimore
Rising...
KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT EARNS $20K DELL SCHOLARSHIP
Pedro Morales, a Key West High School senior, has received a scholarship through the Dell Scholar Program from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation.
Morales will receive $20,000...
35 MARATHON NONPROFITS VIE FOR $150K IN CITY GRANTS
Middle Keys nonprofit representatives filled the Marathon City Council chambers on March 25 to make their cases as council members prepared to evaluate applications for the city’s...
KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA CLUB ANNOUNCES SPRING MUSICAL FEATURING CLASSIC GO-GO’S TUNES
The Key West High School Drama Club, a program of Williams Hall, this week announced its annual spring musical, “Head Over Heels High School Edition.” The production...
KEYS HISTORY: STORIES OF SOUTHERNMOST SKUNK APE
When you write a book about a local cryptid called the Skunk Ape, stories find you.
The Skunk Ape is Florida’s Bigfoot and a legendary presence in South...
