KEYS LEADER SHIRLEY FREEMAN MADE HER MARK IN A ‘MAN’S WORLD’ WITH CLASS &...
Shirley Freeman was born and lived much of her life in what she ruefully called “a man’s world.”
On April 6, she left behind a much different world ...
BAHAMA VILLAGE ICON CHARLES MAJOR RETIRES AFTER 31 YEARS
Members of the community and Key West city employees gathered March 27 at the Douglass Gym in Bahama Village to recognize the retirement of Charles Major after...
KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA CLUB ANNOUNCES SPRING MUSICAL FEATURING CLASSIC GO-GO’S TUNES
The Key West High School Drama Club, a program of Williams Hall, this week announced its annual spring musical, “Head Over Heels High School Edition.” The production...
KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT EARNS $20K DELL SCHOLARSHIP
Pedro Morales, a Key West High School senior, has received a scholarship through the Dell Scholar Program from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation.
Morales will receive $20,000...
POPULAR PASTOR AT KEY WEST’S CATHOLIC CHURCH RETIRES
“Rousing” isn’t an adjective typically used to describe a Catholic Mass, with its solemn traditions of scripture, sacrament, prayer and hymns. The choir doesn’t clap with rhythmic...
SCHOOL BOARD CALLS TIMEOUT ON $4 MILLION INCREASE IN KEY WEST STADIUM COSTS
School board members had sticker shock when they saw the latest price tag for Key West High School’s new football stadium and baseball complex.
Expecting to approve a...
MILES TO GO: FREE PARKING ISN’T JUST FOR MONOPOLY; A REVIEW OF LOCAL PARKING...
Note to self: Key West’s residential parking permits expire Oct. 31. All of them. Every year. No matter what month they were issued. Those permits (attached to...
QUEER KEYS & KIRBY’S CLOSET TEAM UP FOR CHARITY FASHION SHOW
The Out of the Closet fashion show and fundraiser is coming up Wednesday, March 13 at 6 p.m. at Opal Key Resort during the golden hour of...
IS KEY WEST’S HOSPITAL ON LIFE SUPPORT? LOCAL BOARD FACES BIG DECISION
The private company that runs Key West’s public hospital has money trouble, according to its own financial reports. And a group of concerned residents is asking the...
COACH DEX: CONCH PRIDE SHINES THROUGH TEARS
By Mandy Miles and Gwen Filosa
Beloved Key West teacher and basketball coach Dexter Butler died suddenly on March 2, when a freak accident shattered the community. Butler’s...
