FORT JEFFERSON AT DRY TORTUGAS TO BECOME ICE DETENTION FACILITY
The federal government and the state of Florida today announced a partnership to make Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park an ICE detention...
DISABLED OR DISABLED? KEY WEST CRACKS DOWN ON HANDICAP PARKING FRAUD
Either an epidemic of disabilities has been afflicting the extreme northwest corner of Key West, or workers at downtown businesses have been gaming the...
TIME WILL TELL: 50-YEAR-OLD TIME CAPSULE TO BE OPENED APRIL 6
This is a cool story. School board member Sue Woltanski called me about it Monday evening.
“For years, an envelope has hung on the bulletin...
RETIRED SUPERINTENDENT & PRINCIPAL THERESA AXFORD RUNS FOR SCHOOL BOARD
Following her recent retirement from a 48-year career with Monroe County Schools, where she worked as a teacher, principal and ultimately superintendent, Theresa Axford...
KEY WEST’S GALLERY ON GREENE PRESENTS A SOLO EXHIBIT BY RUBEN ALPIZAR
Gallery on Greene, 606 Greene St., will open its latest exhibit, “Alice: Inhabiting the Absurd,” a new solo show by acclaimed Cuban artist Ruben...
PKS STUDENTS PEN LETTERS TO MARINES
In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, Plantation Key School honored Literacy Week. Students put their reading and writing skills into action by crafting thoughtful,...
E-BIKER REPORTEDLY HITS TRICYCLE RIDER IN LOWER KEYS, CHARGED WITH DUI
A 53-year-old Key West man was arrested on April 1 after he allegedly rode an e-bike while intoxicated after getting in a crash.
According to...
CUBAN SANDWICH THROWDOWN GETS BIGGER & BETTER
Seasoned pork, sliced ham and tart pickles surrounded by Cuban bread and pressed to a perfect crisp produces a Key West classic — the...
WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH KEY WEST’S HIGGS BEACH? COUNTY PAYS CITY TO TAKE OWNERSHIP
Key West officials last week agreed to take ownership of Higgs Beach from the county, which for some reason had always owned the 16-acre...
MILES TO GO: TIME CAPSULE PROVES KEY WEST CAN STILL SURPRISE ME
As the shovels hit only rocks, dirt and gravel for the first 6 inches on April 6 alongside a Keys West school, anyone older...
