#Events: Survivors model fashion show - Girl

#Events: Survivors model fashion show

A group of 50-plus cancer research supporters and do-gooders turned out to the first Breast Cancer Survivor Fashion show put together by the Zonta...
#Column: What do tequila, government meetings, and Key deer have in common? - A close up of a sign - Logo

#Column: Blowing in the (Fan-Produced) Wind

And they wonder why people call it Flori-Duh. Fan-gate, if you haven’t already heard, is the actual story about how the second debate between Florida’s...
#Fishing: Tips for eluding sharks on a tuna trip - A group of people posing for a picture - Fishing

#Fishing: Tips for eluding sharks on a tuna trip

Right now we’re holding in a transition pattern. The winter pelagics, such as the sailfish and large kingfish, have yet to arrive in steady...
#Column: What do tequila, government meetings, and Key deer have in common? - A close up of a sign - Logo

#Column: What do tequila, government meetings, and Key deer have in common?

The catchphrase our local Tourist Development Council uses when speaking about numbers of tourists is “heads in beds.” I have always derived a bit...
Students of the Month - A group of people sitting posing for the camera - Student

Students of the Month

Students have to be good for FOUR WEEKS to be named the student of the month at Stanley Switlik Elementary School. Honored for their...
Honoring ‘Kay’ Gradick - A group of people standing in front of a cake - Lunch

Honoring ‘Kay’ Gradick

The Alpha Delta Kappa (ADK) International Teacher's Sorority honored Katherine Gradick in a special ceremony commemorating her life as an educator in Monroe County....
#SeenAroundTown: Locals raise funds for turtles - A man standing in front of a group of people posing for the camera - Ralph Capone

#SeenAroundTown: Locals raise funds for turtles

Long before Pat Croce and Company transformed Turtle Kraals into one the most popular destinations in Key West, the historic locale operated as a...
Fast, memorable films in 72-hour challenge - A couple of people posing for the camera - 72 Hour Film Challenge

Fast, memorable films in 72-hour challenge

There was a big crowd at Tropic Cinema to see the works of local artists in a 72-hour film challenge. Participants in the challenge...
#Events: Revival in the park - A woman sitting next to a fence - Girl

#Events: Revival in the park

Hundreds of faithful brave wet weather to attend the inaugural Revival Fire Fall last week in Marathon. Organized by Pastor Larry White of St....

Where there’s smoke, there’s … nicotine testing?

Way back in May, I wrote a column about Monroe County’s decision to quit hiring tobacco users for county jobs effective January 1. That’s...