CONGRESSMAN GIMENEZ BRINGS $3 MILLION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT HOUSING

School district officials welcomed U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez to Key West on May 5 — and not just because he showed up with a...

KEY WEST ROTARY’S CASINO NIGHT FUNDRAISER BETS BIG ON LOCAL KIDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

The Rotary Club of Key West will hold its signature annual fundraiser — Casino Night — on Saturday, May 16 at the Beachside Resort...

KEY WEST ART CENTER HOSTS STUDENT SHOW, OPENING MAY 7

Students at one of Key West’s charter high schools are taking a different type of art class this semester, one taught not by full-time...

SO LONG, SONGWRITERS; THANKS FOR THE MUSIC

The annual Key West Songwriters Festival presented by BMI celebrated its 30th anniversary April 29-May 3, as the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association and...

KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: ‘BLOODY BUDDY’ & THE HELLHOUND AT FULL MOON...

Well before the internet, when Key West bars were our “chat rooms” and waitstaff spread news faster than Twitter posts go viral today, the...

ANNUAL THROW DOWN NAMES BEST CUBAN SANDWICH IN KEY WEST FOR 2026

I can’t believe I missed it. Now in its fifth year, the Cuban Sandwich Throwdown took place last weekend at the Green Parrot Bar and...

WORDS OF A ROCK STAR: FOREIGNER’S LOU GRAMM

Some bands and musical artists have been part of our soundscape our entire lives. I recall sitting in a car when I was in...

TAX SEASON IS A GOOD TIME TO GIVE; ONE DONOR TURNS STOCK OPTIONS INTO...

We almost didn’t write this column. Not because there isn’t anything to say, but because we kept asking ourselves how to make a conversation about...

MILES TO GO – KEY WEST SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL IS SOMETHING SPECIAL

I was something of an anomaly at the end of my high school career. Country music wasn’t exactly taking New Jersey high schools by...

KEY WEST CITY WORKERS SAVE A STRUGGLING HERON

Sometimes you have to get your hands dirty to do the job right. That’s what happened at Key West’s wastewater treatment plant on April 24,...