WILD THINGS: NOTES ON A NEAR-HURRICANE
Winslow Homer painted two watercolors on his first trip to Key West in 1895. The first was a relatively demure study of a coconut...
KEY LIME FESTIVAL: A CELEBRATION OF OUR LITTLE, LOCAL LIME
The traditional red, white and blue of Independence Day mixed with a bit of green July 1-5 in Key West for the 2021 Key...
IN PICTURES: KEY WEST ROTARY CLUB FIRE-PAINTS THE SKY
"Patriotism runs through our blood 365 days a year. Today we let it spill out on the streets,” Seth Pontecorvo said of Key West’s...
DIVE REPORT: WEATHERING THE STORM WITH A METEOROLOGIST
This Week’s Dive Report
Conditions this past week were fantastic! There was amazing visibility with a slight breeze, making the dive experience above and below...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: KEY WEST OFFICIALS SHOULD PASS VOTER-APPROVED CRUISE SHIP LIMITS
Dear Editor,
On June 29, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that voided the results of referendums that had limited cruise ship operations in...
IN PICTURES: CLOUDLESS 4TH OF JULY IN FLORIDA KEYS
Tropical Storm Elsa stayed far enough away to “save” Fourth of July for Florida Keys residents and visitors. (Keys officials and weather experts were...
KEY LARGO 4TH OF JULY PARADE CELEBRATES FREEDOM
Floats decorated to the theme “Celebrating Freedom” and vehicles decked out in red, white and blue made their way up U.S. 1 for the...
THE ‘BETSY ROSS’ FLAG ACTUALLY … ISN’T
This Sunday, July 4, marks the 245th birthday of the United States of America. John Adams, a founder and our second president, wrote of...
OPINION: COUNTY SHOULD SUPPORT ASSISTED CARE
Dear Editor:
The Monroe County Commission indicates it may no longer support assisted care.
I get the feeling that after over 60 years the Monroe County...
WILD THINGS COLUMN: AN IDEA OF ORDER AT KEY WEST
In the proper scheme of things we, as humans, are not supposed to occupy intimate space with a bird like a Cory’s shearwater. Shearwaters...
