Astrology Column

What the Stars Have in Store

Practice your mental tightrope walking to prepare for the shifting scales and perilous balances of Libra season. Equanimity and empathy are the ruling forces...
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Singer with coastal roots to appear at Sunset Pier

Coastal Georgia native, Key West regular and Bahamas brother Billy Currington is headed to Key West with his full band to host a free...
Three fascinating novels about amnesia - A close up of a sign - Florida Keys

Three fascinating novels about amnesia

A bonk on the head or seemingly innocent bite from a mosquito and suddenly you can’t remember your own name. It’s hard to imagine...
Astrology Column

Barstool Astrology: What the stars have in store

Welcome to the onset of autumn, star children. Next week’s full moon falls close to the equinox, earning it the title of “harvest moon.”...
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90 miles closer – Havana Nights Heats up the Stage at Key West Theater

“In Havana, they are doing what we do — they just do it without the same equipment,” says Rolando Rojas, pulling out his phone,...
Local couple makes Disney donation to MCT – Almost 40 years of ‘Whosits, Whatsits, and Thingamabobs’ - A person standing in front of a fence - Florida Keys

Local couple makes Disney donation to MCT – Almost 40 years of ‘Whosits, Whatsits,...

By Sydney Schuhmacher  Disney aficionados Joanne and Jim Zimmerman have a vast collection of memorabilia. Joanne said it’s probably “hundreds of items,” although she quickly...
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The Human Tapestry of Tattoos

By Sara Matthis and Sarah Thomas On the heels of National Tattoo Day (it’s July 17, by the way), and in the middle of a...
Battle for the Birds! Parrothead Massacre raises funds for Key West Wildlife Center - A close up of a stuffed animal - Omi Trumbo

Battle for the Birds! Parrothead Massacre raises funds for Key West Wildlife Center

The band Parrothead Massacre, as the name suggests, prides itself on brutally decimating the Trop Rock genre that pervades Key West. The four-piece punk/metal...
‘Dirty Reggae’ at Sunset Pier: Long Beach Dub Allstars and The Aggrolites - A group of people posing for a photo - The Echo

‘Dirty Reggae’ at Sunset Pier: Long Beach Dub Allstars and The Aggrolites

The Southern California music scene of the ’90s and early ’00s has become an iconic moment in time for ska, punk and reggae. Counterculture...
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WHAT’S IN YOUR JULY-BRARY?

Come July, it’s no secret that stacks of best sellers fly hot off the presses! Libraries and book stores from Islamorada to Key West...