COMING TO AMERICA PART 2: CUBAN CHUGS BRING DANGERS & OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW BEGINNING
Putting their lives into handmade boats, Cuban migrants set course from their depressed country through the dangerous Florida Straits en route to the U.S. A food shortage,...
KEY WEST LOCALS GET SPECIAL TREATMENT IN SEPTEMBER
It’s that time of year, when anyone who can afford to leave Key West heads for cooler temps. But those of us who stick around are treated...
RACIAL TENSION RATTLES KEY WEST CITY HALL
Racial tension rattled city hall Wednesday during discussion of a museum dedicated to Key West’s Black educators and indigenous people. The president of the proposed museum’s nonprofit...
HUMOR: TOP 10 ITEMS NOT FOUND IN THE NEW MARINE SANCTUARY PLAN
The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary recently published a “Restoration Blueprint,” a new draft management plan that proposes the first major updates to the FKNMS regulations in...
LEADERSHIP CLASS & MARINELAB BRING SNORKELING PROGRAM FOR LOCAL STUDENTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
MarineLab is offering free programs this academic year to Monroe County students in grade 5 and up. thanks to donations made by Leadership Monroe County’s Class XXIX...
COMMERCIAL LOBSTER SEASON OFF TO A GOOD START AS KEYS FISHERMEN DEAL WITH INCREASED...
The commercial spiny lobster season started Aug. 6, and the fishermen and -women of the Florida Keys have been hauling traps and diving for almost a month....
BRITISH WWII STORY HAS KEY WEST TIES
A Sept. 2 story in the UK’s Daily Mail captured attention across the pond, including in tiny Key West. The story by Martin Gould details a World...
KEYS WEEKLY SPORTS WRAP, SEPTEMBER 1
By Tracy McDonald
Monroe County sports fans had big decisions to make on Aug. 26 as all three high school teams played at home. Coral Shores set the...
FANTASY FEST: LET THE ROYAL FUNDRAISING BEGIN
The Fantasy Fest Royal Campaign has returned with a vengeance after a two-year COVID hiatus. The eight-week fundraising campaign kicked off Aug. 26 at Ocean Key Resort’s...
FLORIDA KEYS KID WRITES CHILDREN’S BOOK ABOUT CAR CARE
At 13, Jack Scudder knows more about cars, engines, carburetors, tires and electronic wiring than many adults. The kid from Cudjoe Key has been tinkering with engines...
