Key West remembers the slave trade and its end

Few sites are more fitting for a remembrance of the atrocities of the African slave trade than Key West’s African Cemetery at Higgs Beach....

Local immigrants face uncertainty; businesses struggle with staffing

Immigration agents with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have removed at least 65 people from Key West and Stock Island since Aug. 1 as...

In Pictures: Hockey tournament comes to Key West

Hockey? In Key West?  Yep. Well, roller hockey — because anything else would just be wading in skates.  The Southernmost Hockey Club, 1713 Bertha St., hosted...

Meet Maverick: Key West Police Department welcomes newest recruit

The Key West Police Department’s newest cadet has been in town less than a week and is getting picked on by a boisterous colleague...

Key West captain dives into water rescue

A Key West sportfishing captain celebrated his 54th birthday with a half-day charter that ended with an unplanned water rescue near the entrance to...
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Immigration agents release Key West resident whose Navy son is serving in the Middle...

While Navy sailor Joshua Aviles, a one-time Key West High School student, was in the Middle East, serving aboard the infamous aircraft carrier USS...

It’s official: Key West’s new mayor & 2 commissioners get sworn in

Not everyone at city hall on Aug. 24 had voted for new Mayor Sam Kaufman, commissioner Chris Massicotte and commissioner Mark Rossi, but everyone...

Miles of possibilities: Key West and Basilica harriers prep for the season

In the Southernmost City, Key West’s cross country teams are entering the season with plenty of new faces and, according to head coach Keara...

Key West Art & Historical Society Acquires Mario Sanchez Artwork

The Key West Art & Historical Society on Aug. 10 announced the donation of a culturally significant woodcarving by Cuban-American folk artist Mario Sanchez,...

Meet Liz Young: Supporting the Keys’ creative heart

For Elizabeth Young, usually called Liz, the heart of the Florida Keys island chain has always been its creative community. For the last 19...