SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW: PONY CHARVET AND THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART
Pony Charvet’s grandfather was an animal trainer in a circus. His hippie parents named him “Pony” because they wanted him to run free, and...
KIDS’ FISHING TOURNAMENT RAISES $50K FOR NICKLAUS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
The three most important things for any Key West kid are a fishing rod, some bait and a whole lot of sunscreen. On April...
KEY WEST SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL FILLS ISLAND WITH MUSIC THROUGH MAY 4
A southern migration — of music — is underway this week, as Key West welcomes more than 200 music makers from Nashville for the...
MISS ISLAND QUEEN CONTESTANTS ARE ON A MISSION; DRAG PAGEANT RAISES MONEY FOR SAMUEL’S...
Six well-known local contestants are paired with six professional drag coaches as they create and embody an alter ego and compete for Miss Island...
KEYS SHERIFF: BEWARE OF E-Z/SUNPASS TEXT SCAM
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says scammers are sending texts falsely claiming to be from prepaid road toll programs — E-Z pass or SunPass...
SIGNS OF THE TIMES: KEY WEST’S SECOND HANDS OFF PROTEST DRAWS HUNDREDS
Key Westers on April 19 once again joined the nationwide series of Hands Off protests and packed the 1300 block of White Street to...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: IT’S THE JAZZ, MAN
Sometimes in Key West’s beloved “bad old days,” also known as the late 1970s and early ’80s, you could feel a spine-tingling sense of...
SCHOOL BOARD NAMES 4 FINALISTS FOR SUPERINTENDENT
And then there were four — finalists, that is, for the Florida Keys’ top education job.
School board members on April 22 narrowed the list...
MIX IT UP AT CUBAN SANDWICH THROWDOWN ON APRIL 26
I’ll be grabbing lunch at the Green Parrot Bar on Saturday, April 26.
No, not a liquid lunch — well, not entirely, although adult beverages...
CFK ACADEMY’S SPEAKEASY SOIREE RECALLS ROARIN’ 1920s
The Roaring ’20s was a decade of jazz music and gin joints, pinstriped suits and Prohibition. Rebellious young women, known as flappers, defied norms,...
