Activities supporting more than 10 to cease operations in Key West

Attractions and activities supporting gatherings of 10 or more people are being ordered to cease operations by 12 a.m. on Friday, March 20, in...
The mortgage market is here

The mortgage market is here

By Brian Tewes and Brian A. Tewes If there is one thing for certain, it is that we are living in distinct times. The threat...
Aquarium Encounters

Options for tourists narrowing

As of this writing, Marathon’s main tourist attractions are still operating: Dolphin Research Center, The Turtle Hospital and Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters. All three...

Bar and Restaurant owners respond to new rules

A March 18 meeting of Key West bar and restaurant owners started with complaints and criticism, but quickly gave way to cooperation and a commitment...
Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks after a public health emergency is announced in the state. DeSantis is pictured alongside Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez and Florida’s Surgeon General, Scott Rivkees.

State, local governments taking action on various issues

By Jim McCarthy and Sara Matthis Legislative session in Tallahassee is winding down as legislators work to approve a budget. But before they did that,...

Locals make music

The new Key West-based record label, Conch Town Music, this week celebrates the release of its first two albums by local artists Bill Blue...

Concerns go viral

Corona beer seemed a bigger concern than the coronavirus for the groups of college students visiting the Keys for the annual spring break debauchery...
A typical picketing protest in front of Orogold cosmetic shop on Duval Street accuses the shop’s owners and employees of unethical business practices.MANDY MILES/’The Weekly Top: Orogold cosmetic shop owner Nir Chen sued Shirlee Ezmirly, a 92-year-old volunteer protester with the Key West Rip-Off Rapid Response Team, and 14 other team members who regularly picket the shop. KEY WEST RIP-OFF RAPID RESPONSE TEAM/Contributed Bottom: Shirlee Ezmirly, thumbs through a lawsuit, filed by Orogold shop owner that names Ezmirly and 14 other picketers as defendants in a defamation suit.

Cosmetic shop owners sue picketers

Key West’s cosmetic shop controversy has moved from the court of public opinion to Judge Tim Koenig’s courtroom. Orogold shop co-owner Nir Chen filed suit...

Fashion, culture, art and history

Today is what a true New Yorker would call “brisk and beautiful” — painfully blue skies and temperatures in the mid-40s — and this...

Splash Soap Company takes pride in ‘ingredients you can pronounce’

Looking for a natural alternative to the conventional soaps and skincare products found on most grocery store shelves? Yola Kryska, founder of Splash Soap...

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