KEYS HISTORY: LACKLUSTER PROPERTY SALES LED TO A CONTRIVED TREASURE HUNT STORY
J.P. McEvoy was an American writer, novelist and cartoonist. He was born on Jan. 10, 1897, in New York City. One of the movies based on his...
A SECOND CHANCE AT A SENIOR PROM FOR KEY WEST RESIDENTS
A recent Friday evening on Kennedy Drive gave new meaning to the term “senior prom,” as the attendees at this one were all old enough to drink...
MONROE COUNTY LEADERS WON’T TAKE OVER KEYS TOURISM AGENCY
The Tourist Development Council’s failed audits led to the firing of its top director and have subjected the tourism marketing agency to public scrutiny that it’s never...
SCHOOL BOARD CALLS FOUL ON KEY WEST STADIUM PRICE INCREASE
The school board this month pressed pause on a $4 million price increase that would have put the cost of Key West High School’s new football stadium...
HULLS & HORSEPOWER: SEVEN MILE GRAND PRIX POWERBOAT RACES ARE BACK THIS WEEKEND
Bumpy conditions are once again in the forecast as high-octane race teams gear up for the revitalized 2024 Seven Mile Grand Prix this weekend.
Races set for Saturday...
KEY WEST MURDER SUSPECT TAKES 30-YEAR PLEA DEAL
A Key West man who was facing trial for the 2021 shooting death of 19-year-old Key Wester Jossue Emmanuel Gomez on Tuesday accepted a 30-year plea deal.
Online...
EMILY SCHULTEN WEEKLEY NAMED KEY WEST POET LAUREATE
The Key West city commission on April 11 named Emily Schulten Weekley the 2024 poet laureate of Key West.
Key West has been home to some of the...
KEYS HISTORY: COIN DISCOVERIES SEND KEYS INTO A FRENZY
Stumbling upon an old story of buried treasure is always a thrill. Stumbling upon a real buried treasure would be super cool, but that requires a different...
LOOK, BUT DON’T TOUCH KEY DEER FAWNS THIS SEASON
While late April and early May have typically been the times when Key deer start giving birth to fawns, staff with the National Key Deer Refuge have...
MICHAEL FRANTI BRINGS BIG LOVE CONCERT TO KEY WEST
Michael Franti and Spearhead on April 12 enveloped the Coffee Butler Amphitheater in a sea of positivity that has come to define Franti’s life and music.
The American...
