NURSERY EXPANSION BOOSTS CORAL RESTORATION EFFORTS
The race to save the Florida Keys reef tract got a boost on May 24, when ocean advocates, community leaders and concerned residents gathered...
MEET THE 2025-26 ALL-KEYS WRESTLING TEAM
The Keys wrestling season showcased dominance, milestones and first-year breakthroughs across 1A District 16. Key West captured its 17th consecutive Individual Bracketed Tournament (IBT)...
KEY WEST PREPS FOR PRIDE
June ushers in the kaleidoscopic Key West Pride, one of the most popular Pride events in the country. With the 2026 theme “Color the...
REEF’S REPORT: A MEETUP WITH LINDA PERRY
Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report,” reporting live from the Florida Keys where I was abandoned this past weekend...
PHILIP CAPUTO: AUTHOR, WAR REPORTER & FORMER KEY WESTER, DIES AT 84
By Marc Caputo
Philip Caputo never wanted it to end this way: peacefully and in his own home. He hoped to die in the manner...
MISS ISLAND QUEEN AMATEUR DRAG CONTEST RAISES $214K FOR LOCAL SHELTER
The Miss Island Queen pageant has raised nearly $600,000 in the five years since Key West business owner Kirby Myers dreamed it up as...
APRIL 28 LECTURE HIGHLIGHTS ‘SPORTFISHING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD’
The Matecumbe Historical Trust will hold a free presentation on Tuesday, April 28 at the Islamorada public library starting at 6 p.m. Tammie Gurgiolo...
THE WEIGHT LOSS EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT, BUT NO ONE’S FULLY EXPLAINING
You’ve seen it. The sudden transformations. The dramatic before-and-afters. The “I just don’t feel hungry anymore” conversations happening quietly at dinner tables, loudly on...
PAY BUMP, STAGGERED COUNCIL TERMS AMONG VILLAGE CHARTER COMMITTEE’ RECOMMENDATIONS
A village committee tasked with reviewing the charter and providing recommendations on potential updates and changes wrapped up its work on April 15.
Composed of...
STRAMA TAKES PLEA DEAL IN COCAINE RING CASE
The centerpiece in a widespread cocaine ring bust from 2024 in the Florida Keys will likely spend at least a decade in prison, according...
