KEY WEST CELEBRATES LOVED ONES AT CROOKS SECOND LINE PARADE

Talk about a celebration of life. The 10th annual Crooks Second Line Parade, which marched down Duval Street on Feb. 15, takes its cue from...

MEET ARIDA WRIGHT: THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND A POETIC LIFE

Despite her easy smile and reflective way of speaking, Arida Wright is a powerhouse. Possessing an enviable amount of creative energy and talent, she...

IMMIGRATION ANXIETY & ANGER SURGE; ARREST VIDEO CIRCULATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA

The video is tough to watch, but is receiving attention throughout the Lower Keys, where it is circulating on social media. When an onlooker begins...

COAST GUARD CUTTER MOHAWK RETURNS TO KEY WEST FOLLOWING SEA PATROL

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk returned to their home port in Key West on Feb. 14  after a 60-day patrol in the...

PEANUTS GANG LIVES ON IN TOM EVERHART’S ART AT OCEAN BLUE GALLERIES IN KEY...

Forget the fussy formality of still lifes, ships and somber portraits of unsmiling people. Fine art can — in fact, should be — fun. Maybe...

KEY WEST WOMAN GETS 12-YEAR SENTENCE FOR DEADLY CRASH

Judge Mark Wilson sentenced a Key West woman to 12 years in prison after she was convicted of DUI manslaughter, following a fatal crash...

CANCER CARE RETURNS TO KEY WEST WITH NEW BAPTIST HEALTH FACILITY

Baptist Health celebrated the opening of its new cancer care center in Key West with a ribbon cutting on Feb. 13. The center, part...

KIM GORDON TURNS MUSIC INTO MEALS FOR KIDS

Music may feed the soul, but more than 2,000 Keys kids need actual food come summer, when the daily meals they get at school...

KEY WEST BACK OUT OF PARKING GARAGE PLANS — FOR NOW

“Never mind.” Key West city officials have hit the brakes on an unpopular plan to build a new downtown parking garage at Simonton and Angela...

COUNTY TO CAPITOL: LOCAL LEADERS SPOTLIGHT ISLAND NEEDS FACE-TO-FACE IN FLORIDA KEYS DAY

As the rest of Florida battled a brutal cold snap, government leaders and nonprofit reps from the state’s warmest county brought the needs and...