Columns

Carl Stanton is a mountain of a man. But his presence — in the classroom and on the football field — is bigger. He’s going into this...

This week’s recipe comes from John Mirabella at Castaway Waterfront Restaurant and Sushi Bar in Marathon, Florida, and features snapper, a sustainable fish here in the Florida...

I have been told that my portrayal of island life is darned accurate, so Keys residents enjoy seeing themselves through my characters. A lot of people from “up north” say that my descriptions warm them in winter and make them long for return visits to the Keys. Aside from that, I think my avoidance of clichés and my examples of island humor make folks want to keep reading the novels.

“It’s not just for breakfast any more!” The Florida Orange Juice Growers (or more likely, its ad agency) created this slogan to try and expand the orange...

Visitors to our islands often notice that the various types of wildlife that inhabit these coral rocks are different than the species they have at home. No...

Howard Alden has studied with some classic teachers of the jazz and blues world after teaching himself the guitar, and he has played and recorded with many...

It’s time for our town’s biggest event, and it’s the Florida Keys second largest event behind only Fantasy Fest. That’s right – it’s Seafood Festival Weekend! While...

The “Defibulators” band’s name was misspelled for their first gig and the misspelling has stuck for the country band from Brooklyn. As the band plays on, it...

The 1919 World Series is remembered for the Chicago Black Sox scandal, where eight players of the White Sox were indicted and tried for “fixing” the Series...

first visited the Keys in the mid-’80s and fell in love with the area. I knew right then this would be my home. I spent every moment after that trying to figure how to live here. It took a while but there was no other place on the planet I wanted to be. I just love everything about the Keys.