WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VACCINATIONS

In total, 17,993 residents in Monroe County have received at least one COVID vaccine shot (9,784 fully vaccinated; 8,149 first dose). That’s 23% of...

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...

KEEPIN’ IT SIMPLE AT SEA

I hail out of the port of Marathon, Florida, but about the time I see holiday stuff in the stores I start thinking of...

READ ME, I’M IRISH

Three outstanding books by Irish authors to celebrate that pot of gold at the end of the reading rainbow!  The Library at the Edge of...

Common grackles — victims of their own success

I’d say I can’t tell you the last time I saw a common grackle, but that wouldn’t be true. I saw one last Saturday...

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Nicole Merryman

What do you enjoy about being on the track team? I enjoy being part of something bigger than I am and the ability to...

Coral Shores grad overcomes hurdles, works to support community in time of need

Going from high school to the real world can carry a host of challenges, but it tends to also see triumphs. In the Upper...

THE STORY OF DR. HENRY PERRINE

Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a four-part series.  Dr. Henry Perrine never fully recovered from the accidental arsenic poisoning. He felt fine...

COAST GUARD COMMISSIONS NEW CUTTER IN KEY WEST

The coronavirus limited in-person attendance at Friday’s commissioning of the new Coast Guard Cutter Robert Goldman, but the colorful and patriotic ceremony was live...

KEY WEST’S NICK NORMAN TRANSCENDS GENRES WITH NEW SELF-TITLED ALBUM

A full moon evanesced like a studio prop behind Nick Norman as he sat on stage at Hawks Cay Resort in late February. It...