LETTER TO THE EDITOR: RESTORE THE $32 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR THE ARTS
To the editor:
The 32 million dollars in budgetary cuts to the Cultural Arts Programs in the state of Florida by Governor Ron DeSantis will...
NEW MURALS IN KEY WEST TRANSFORM HISTORIC CIGAR FACTORY
Boxy and bland in all-over beige, the hulking historic building at 2010 Staples Ave. wasn’t much of a headturner.
Built around 1912, the 7,000-square-foot building...
WHAT’S THE LATEST WITH THE KEY WEST CITY MANAGER?
At a contentious meeting one month ago, four Key West city commissioners voted to fire City Manager Al Childress. The same meeting saw commissioners...
2 BOATS BURN AT STOCK ISLAND MARINA; NO INJURIES REPORTED
No injuries were reported in a fire the night of July 22 at Robbie’s of Key West Marina on Stock Island. The fire started...
PAPAS IN PARADISE: HEMINGWAY DAYS BRINGS BEARDED MEN ONCE AGAIN
A 71-year-old white-bearded Florida man won the 2024 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, a highlight of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival that ended July 21,...
TOP 10: YOU MIGHT BE A BUBBA IF…
The Bubbas July 20 award show at Key West Theater included plenty of political jabs at local — and thankfully thick-skinned — candidates. It...
SEMINOLE MAN, 20, REMAINS HOSPITALIZED AFTER HE’S STRUCK BY BOAT WHILE LOBSTERING IN LOWER...
A 20 year-old Seminole, Florida man snorkeling Wednesday morning was critically injured and airlifted to a hospital after being struck by a boat operated...
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: TIM WILLIAMS BAND BRINGS COUNTING CROWS TRIBUTE TO KEY WEST THEATER...
Musician Tim Williams joined Keys Weekly digital editor Gwen Filosa on the Key West Side Tracks podcast for a deep dive on one of...
ART & HISTORICAL SOCIETY ADDS ICONIC WOODCARVING TO PERMANENT COLLECTION
The Key West Art & Historical Society recently acquired a culturally significant woodcarving created by Cuban American folk artist Mario Sanchez. The carving joins...
IDLE HANDS PROGRAM EMPLOYS & EMPOWERS KEYS TEENS
Since 2010, A Positive Step of Monroe County, a non-profit organization that serves some of Monroe County’s highest risk kids and their families, has...
