KEY WESTER SAM ‘POP’ DERITA CELEBRATES A CENTURY
Sam “Pop” Derita met the woman who would become his wife on the day that would live in infamy — Dec. 7, 1941.
Though proudly and outspokenly Italian,...
POPULAR KEY WEST MAILMAN HANGS UP MAILBAG AFTER 28 YEARS
Bob Killen knows Key West. He knows directions, addresses, secret parking spots, current residents and who used to live where. He knows which magazines we read, how...
ARTIST JOHN MARTINI’S ‘PROCESS OF ACCUMULATION’
The sculptor John Martini works out of a large blue building on Emma Street. You’ve seen it — if not in real life, then as the backdrop of...
KEY WEST SEEKS NEW IDEAS FOR ITS SUNSET HOTSPOT AT MALLORY SQUARE
Though packed with tourists for two hours a day, Key West’s Mallory Square is used for little else than the nightly Sunset Celebration. City officials want to...
KEY WEST IS LOSING ITS CRUISE CONTROL BATTLE
The bill that would undo Key West’s vote to limit cruise ships took another step forward Wednesday morning, when another state senate committee approved Senate Bill 426,...
KEY WEST RESORTS THANK FIREFIGHTERS & FIRST RESPONDERS WITH LUNCH
The management team of the Casa Marina and The Reach resorts in Key West showed their appreciation for Key West’s firefighters and first responders by delivering 25...
ELIZABETH MILLER JOINS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AS NEW CFO
Long-time Key West resident Elizabeth Miller will become the new chief financial officer of
the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (CFFK) beginning May 17. A certified public
accountant,...
BREAKING NEWS: KEY WEST NONPROFIT WITHDRAWS WATERFRONT HOUSING PROPOSAL
A Key West nonprofit that had proposed a 100% affordable housing development at Truman Waterfront has withdrawn its proposal.
A.H. Monroe had submitted an unsolicited proposal to build...
CASEY ARNOLD DEVELOPS MONOPOLY KEY WEST EDITION
Capitalist Conchs rejoice: the city of Key West is getting its very own Monopoly board. Local business owner Casey Arnold began developing the Key West edition of...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: STATE TAKEOVER OF PORT COULD HAVE DIRE CONSEQUENCES
Key West has controlled its own waterfront for almost 200 years. But if two bills pending in the state capitol become law, the state of Florida would...
