Congresswoman: ‘we can use the ocean to fight climate change’

June is World Ocean Month, a time to celebrate, honor, and learn about our ocean.  The ocean is the heart of our diverse, vibrant culture...
Astrology Column

What the Stars Have In Store 6/11/20

’Tis the season of forward momentum. With three eclipses and a solstice before the first week of July, the time is prime for future...

4 Karens don’t want to call the manager about it

Much ado has been made of Karen lately. A once innocuous name, “Karen” recently has become shorthand, a term used to refer to white,...
The Hurricane names are out, and the winners are… - Hurricane Irma

12 tips from a local about ‘the big one’

I’ve just hit the quarter-century mark of living in the Keys. In that time, I’ve experienced Hurricane Georges, Hurricane Wilma and now Hurricane Irma,...

Tips to help stop feeling overwhelmed

Some days the struggle is more than others. You try your hardest to make a plan, and then sometimes it goes upside down, and...

Practice Deep Breaths To Help You Move Through Challenges

I would be lying if I said things were easy right now....you probably agree. I used to love going to the grocery store, Publix and...

Helping each other through difficult times

By Saturday evening, I was dead tired. I had never seen (or carried) so many potatoes in one place at one time in my entire...

Why this weird Earth Day might actually be the best one yet

None of us lives here because it’s ugly. As my editor Jim always says, the one thing everyone in the Keys can get behind...

Local teenager describes her COVID-19 mission: explore, collect, clean

The unfortunate event of “corona-cation 2020” has brought upon us a revised lifestyle, one that some may say is inconvenient. Why inconvenient? Well, because...

Selfless, silent labor

To The Editor: Truckers and delivery companies of every size and shape are maintaining a non-stop distribution of essential resources necessary to sustain life on...