Someone you should know: Roberta DePiero came, stayed & is still leaving her mark
Roberta DePiero has spent her time in Key West collecting things: sponsors, scholarship funds, thousands of photographs, and even bags of trash picked up...
Overseas Media Group welcomes Mike Horvath as newest digital strategist
Overseas Media Group (OMG), a locally-owned digital marketing agency serving the Florida Keys, recently welcomed Mike Horvath as its newest digital strategist in Key...
Key West has a weed problem — a seaweed problem
It’s hard to miss the scent of weed hovering over Key West, seemingly most pungent near the island’s beaches. But this isn’t the Willie...
Key West Gallery presents tribute show to late artist Peter Max
The world lost an artistic icon last week with the Sept. 14 death of legendary artist Peter Max, who died in Manhattan at age...
Officials vote to purse amicable separation with city manager
Key West officials this week voted 4-3 to direct the city attorney to negotiate an “amicable separation agreement” with city manager Brian L. Barroso.
Mayor...
Do your best Dolly Parton: Dive Bar hosts look-alike contest and fundraiser Sept. 25
"Find out who you are and do it on purpose." — Dolly Parton
Well, Dolly, we poured ourselves a cup of ambition and heard you...
Key West philanthropist John Padget dies at 89
It was sometime around 1998 when John Padget spoke at a Key West Chamber of Commerce lunch in the Casa Marina’s grand ballroom.
At the...
Salute ‘old-fashioned’ Key West in cocktail form
Key West’s heritage is visible in its many historic sites and landmarks. For example, there’s the Little White House, where President Harry Truman spent...
Want to sell your stuff to the undead at Key West’s ZombieFest?
The Key West Art & Historical Society is accepting vendor applications for ZombieLand, the family-friendly party before the annual Zombie Bike Ride, one of...
Behind the spectacle: The evolution of a Fantasy Fest float from design to Duval...
Fantasy Fest 2026, with its “Musical Icons and Iconic Musicals” theme, kicks off Oct. 16, but for parade float-building groups like the one organized...
