SHOULD KEY WEST MAYORS SERVE 4-YEAR TERMS? VOTERS WILL DECIDE IN NOVEMBER

Key West’s city commissioners are elected to four-year terms, but the mayor’s term is only two years — as of now. That could change on...

BAHAMA VILLAGE HAILS NEW ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Funding for the new Frederick Douglass Community Center took nearly a decade to finalize. But construction took just 17 months. Bahama Village residents on March...

TAKE A WALK WITH WOMANKIND THIRD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH

Womankind has partnered with the international nonprofit Walk with a Doc. Key West will join other chapters around the world, inspiring communities to get...

NEW KEY WEST COOKING SCHOOL TEACHES TASTY HISTORY LESSONS

Maybe it happened very quickly, or gradually over time, but whatever happened, Key West has become a bona fide food town. Dozens of distinctive...

CONCH REVIVAL PICNIC CELEBRATES BAHAMIAN & CUBAN HERITAGE ON MARCH 11

The Key West Art & Historical Society, Great Events Catering, and Unity Table at Williams Hall have teamed up to present the annual picnic-style...
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MEET RAY MALONEY: SALVAGING KEY WEST HISTORY 

Given his easygoing manner, it’s not immediately apparent that Ray Maloney is a Key West hero. But that designation is well deserved, as he...
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4 COMPANIES WANT TO RUN KEY WEST’S HOSPITAL; BOARD SEEKS CONSULTANT TO GUIDE COMPETITIVE...

At least three other hospital operators this week are interested in running Lower Keys Medical Center when the current operator’s lease expires in April...
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CANADIAN TARIFFS COULD IMPACT TOURISM; FEDERAL CUTS AFFECT LOCAL AGENCIES

The news comes out of the nation’s capital — firings, funding freezes, tariffs and trade wars — but federal turmoil is finding its way...
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REMEMBER MASKS, CHECKPOINTS & QUARANTINI CALLS? RECALL THE COVID SHUTDOWN, 5 YEARS LATER, ON...

In recognition of the fifth anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdown in the Florida Keys, a panel of local photographers, journalists and filmmakers will discuss...
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KEY WEST SAILING CENTER HOSTS 51ST ANNUAL RACE AROUND THE ISLAND

As it has for half a century, the Key West Community Sailing Center on March 8 will host its annual Round the Island Race...