LOCAL PROTEST OPPOSES FEDERAL CUTS
A demonstration on March 14 along Key West’s Truman Avenue was the latest in a string of peaceful protests opposing federal funding and staffing cuts.
The cuts are...
1,500-MILE WALK AGAINST CHILD ABUSE STARTS IN KEY WEST ON APRIL 1
In honor of April’s designation as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Lauren’s Kids, a South Florida-based nonprofit, is launching local, statewide...
SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW: SUSANN D’ANTONIO CELEBRATES THE ART OF LIVING
After running her car into one too many Colorado snowbanks, Susann D’Antonio packed up her belongings and — with young son Dylan — fled winter and headed...
‘THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND’ — GOLDEN GIRLS DRAG PARODY DELIGHTS SOLD-OUT KEY...
The living room and kitchen were instantly familiar to anyone over 40. The tropical print of the rattan sofa and the round kitchen table and butcher block...
LOWER KEYS MEDICAL CENTER NAMES DREW BIGBY NEW CEO
Lower Keys Medical Center recently named Felix “Drew” Bigby as its new chief executive officer, effective April 28. Bigby is a 29-year Navy veteran with more than...
ARCHBISHOP BLESSES NEW HOUSING AT ST. BEDE’S VILLAGE IN KEY WEST
Friday, March 14 marked the completion of a 20-year mission to build affordable housing on the site of the former St. Bede’s Catholic Church in Key West.
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FUNDING CUTS & UNCERTAINTY CANCEL REEF RELIEF’S TORTUGAS SUMMER CAMP
Reef Relief’s overnight summer camp in Dry Tortugas National Park has been an adolescent adventure for hundreds of Key West kids, who typically spend three nights camping...
MOCKTAIL CLASSIC: UPSCALE DRINKS WITH NO DOWNSIDE
Key West’s reputation is not exactly one of restraint and moderation. Alcohol has long been inevitable at island events, from fundraisers and festivals to garage sales and...
FORMER KEY WEST FIREFIGHTER ARRESTED WITH GUNS, BOMB-MAKING MATERIALS & DIAGRAMS OF CITY INFRASTRUCTURE
A traffic stop in Key West on March 14 led to the arrest of Vincent Vega, 39, who was found with a significant cache of firearms, ammunition...
DRY TORTUGAS WAS POTENTIAL SPLASHDOWN ZONE FOR RETURNING SPACE CAPSULE
While the world awaited the March 18 return of two now-famous American astronauts who spent nine months — instead of eight days — at the International Space...
