BUY LOCAL TO REBUILD KEY WEST’S ECONOMY
The Key West Chamber of Commerce reports that sales tax collections in Monroe County were off by 54% in the tourism sector and 51%...
RESCUED SEA TURTLE WITH POLLUTION-LINKED TUMORS EUTHANIZED
Despite heroic efforts by local dive shops and nonprofits dedicated to sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation, issues of pollution made it difficult to save...
Festival featuring singer-songwriters kicks off Oct. 15 in Key Largo
COVID-19 postponed Key Largo Original Music Festival in May, but it’s here Keys Strong and ready to present the best line-up ever.
Singer-songwriters from across...
COUNTDOWN TO STONE CRAB SEASON; NEW RULES APPLY
For the first time in memory, there will be new rules governing the stone crab fishery in Florida when the harvesting starts on Thursday,...
OPINION: SMALL SHIPS ARE A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR KEY WEST
Dear Editor:
The Committee for Safer, Cleaner Ships was formed earlier this year by my brother, Evan Haskell, our lifelong friends Jolly Benson and Will...
COVID CROWD CONTROL CONCERNS KEY WEST LAWMAKERS
Fantasy Fest was officially canceled nearly two months ago. It’s the unofficial crowds that concern Key West officials.
City Manager Greg Veliz told the city...
Help count horseshoe crabs for research in the Keys
Did you know horseshoe crabs were around 200 million years before the dinosaurs, but are not actual crabs? They’re related to spiders, ticks and...
WEIRD AND WONDERFUL: ‘MARATHON AFTER MIDNIGHT’ PREMIERE
Quarantine canceled the premiere of “Marathon After Midnight.” But that’s not all bad.
“I’ve spent the last six months refining and adding,” said director Richard...
JOIN THE “BATTLE OF THE PROPAGULES” TO HELP CRITICAL MANGROVE RESTORATION
The Battle of the Propagules is on, and the Conch Republic Marine Army (CRMA) wants your help.
“Mangroves are huge!” said CRMA president and founder...
Four high school seniors — all girls — selected as Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Superintendent Theresa Axford recently announced that Key West High School’s Christina Tong, Marathon High School’s Katerina Nikiforova, and Coral Shores High School’s Alison Woltanski...
