Experts convene in bid to restore, reinvigorate coral reef - Underwater view of a large rock - Coral reef

Experts convene in bid to restore, reinvigorate coral reef

A “meeting of hope” is how Scott Winters termed it during the opening remarks of Reef Futures 2018 on Dec. 11 at Ocean Reef. With...
‘Drag queens and nervous men’ - A man and a woman sitting on a bench - Fashion

‘Drag queens and nervous men’

Natasha, like any great drag queen, knows how to make an entrance. Bedazzled like a Statue of Liberty Christmas Tree, her step onto the...
Immigration gets attention - A close up of a logo - Illustration

Immigration gets attention

The Peter Brown case, which we reported on last week, has put the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, and its relationship with Immigration and Customs...
Cold-stunned turtles arrive in the Keys from New England - Car

Cold-stunned turtles arrive in the Keys from New England

Ever wonder how sick and cold turtles are transported? The answer is by private plane, in banana boxes, covered with bath towels. Thirty-two Kemp’s ridley...
TOP 10 Songs that are more offensive than ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ - Jose Gahona, Michael Lardie posing for the camera - Jack Russell

TOP 10 Songs that are more offensive than ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’

The PC police recently set their sights on a classic holiday tune, with many calling for a radio ban on “Baby It’s Cold Outside.”...
Marathon woman trades her kidney to help local boy - A group of people posing for the camera - Glasses

Marathon woman trades her kidney to help local boy

Two things happened simultaneously. First, Colleen Norman, 53, got the “five years, all clear” notice after her tangle with breast cancer. Then she saw...
LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET SNOW - A group of people that are standing in the snow - Founders Park Beach, Playground and Picnic Area

LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET SNOW

Children who attended last year’s Islamorada Holiday Fest enjoyed their time playing the snow mountain. The cold white stuff will return again to this...
Key West Considers Sunscreen Ban - A group of people on a beach near a body of water - Fort Zachary Taylor

Key West Considers Sunscreen Ban

In June, Hawaii Governor David Ige signed a trailblazing bill that will ban sunscreens containing chemicals, including oxybenzone, that have been proven harmful to...
Key West City Commission Debates Landfill - A flock of seagulls flying in the air - Gulls

Key West City Commission Debates Landfill

Commissioner Sam Kaufman thinks it’s time to finally do something about Mt. Trashmore, and all the commissioners agreed at Tuesday’s commission meeting. It’s not...
John Waters is Coming to Town… an Interview with the Icon - A man wearing glasses talking on a cell phone - Make Trouble

John Waters is Coming to Town… an Interview with the Icon

Filmmaker, writer, director and cultural icon, John Waters’s resume is impeccable, yet his self-description reads like the encyclopedia of bad taste. Dubbing himself the...