There really is good music out there!

After the seventh installment of Songs I Never Want To Hear Again, perhaps it’s time to give props to some of the really good music being made...

READ CAREFULLY; STOP TAKING THINGS FOR GRANITE

US 1 Radio personality Leigha Fox stirred up a veritable crap-storm this past weekend on her Facebook page. It was a simple two-sentence post, in all caps,...

WILD THINGS: SOUTHERN SEADUCK REDUX

When I got there, Ellen Westbrook was standing on the South Roosevelt seawall with her binoculars up, staring out at the horizon, which was a bad sign.  Gah,...

DO YOU NEED A GOLDFISH? PETS REDUCE STRESS

Recently my wife Mindy stumbled across an National Institutes of Health article about pet ownership and health. It discussed the multiple ways that pets of different types...

YOU GO, GIRL! BOOKS FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN

Craving a story about females who kick ass? Try these tales of feisty females in eras ranging from the early 20th century to the current day. The Moonlight...

HOW TO FEEL BETTER AND STOP NASTY TRIGGERS

“What? Did he really say that?” “You have got to be kidding me! Did she really do that?” “No way, did you see that post? What a...

PAM HOBBS’ TROPICAL PAINTINGS ARE AS BRIGHT AS SHE IS

Key West artist Pam Hobbs’ work is as colorful and fun as her bubbly personality. Imagine the most whimsical of poems by Shel Silverstein mixed into an...

OPINION: ORAL HEALTH, EXERCISE AND SLEEP ARE IMPORTANT COMPONENTS TO AGING

Is it possible to get older without aging? Many newspaper articles have been written about a book recently published by aging-research scientist Andrew Steele. In it, Steele...

RUNNING THE BRIDGE

On Saturday, April 17, runners will race between the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico over the longest bridge in our island chain. Whether you are a...

Opinion: affordable housing is under attack in Florida

This is your wake-up call, Florida, and we need your help to save affordable housing. Last week, Senate President Wilton Simpson and Speaker of the House Chris...