Key West raises $30k for cops who lost home & pets in fire
A fire in May destroyed the Big Pine home of Key West Police Officer Mike Pettee and his now-wife, Sheriff’s Deputy Tiffany Pettee. Mike...
Lobster mini-season safety message honors memory of late Jocelyn Brown
Love it or hate it, lobster mini-season is set for Wednesday and Thursday, July 29 and 30. The two-day event allows recreational divers to catch...
Take this job and love it: City hires teens for summer program
Fourteen Key West High School students are working this summer through A Positive Step of Monroe County’s Idle Hands summer youth employment program. The...
Key West Back in the Day: Mos Eisley & The Beach Preacher
A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, film fans were introduced to one of the silver screen’s most infamous bars: the Mos...
Local Haitians fear an uncertain future
“Haiti is not home for me anymore,” said a Key West Uber driver who we’ll call Jean. “I came to Key West in 2016...
Bubba Awards bring out the best of Key West
What do Key West and the Strait of Hormuz have in common? The Bubba Awards, of course. It’s true, I’m serious. Every year, we get a...
Key West suffers loss but celebrates the life of music man ‘Caffeine Carl’ Wagoner
“I wasn't ready to leave, and you weren't ready to let me go.But love doesn't end when life on earth does. So don't think...
A tribute to the house On Johnson Street
Back in late February, my mom sent the following text to “The Fam” chat: “We sold our beloved family home in Key West yesterday....
Tropic Cinema may have savior in Performing Arts Centers of Key West
Performing Arts Centers of Key West (PACKW), the nonprofit organization that operates the Tennessee Williams Theatre at College of the Florida Keys, and KeysTix,...
Keys Woman: She was one of Key West’s most distinguished writers and citizens
By Nancy Klingener and Breana Sowers In 1957, Marie Cappick died at 81. The obituary described her as “one of Key West’s most distinguished writers...
