Is the U.S.A. becoming dumb and dumber?
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts, a Pulitzer Prize winner (and remnant of what once was one of our great newspapers), once wrote a column...
Monroe County Commission going up in smoke over new rule – Smoke ‘em if...
What were they smoking?
Last week, the Monroe County Commission ruled that smokers have no place in the Monroe County workplace. The Commission voted unanimously...
Uncle Bob makes music for laughs – Key West performer’s enthusiasm is contagious
“Most people say they like the weather and water in Key West, what I like is the attitude. I have seen more people pick up garbage bags then throw them down. I picked one up on my way here,” said Bob with a grin. “A quick judge of a person is if they are the thrower-awayers or picker-uppers. I think we should have as little impact on the planet as we can.”
(Not So) Sterling Behavior corrected by Commissioner Silver
The 1919 World Series is remembered for the Chicago Black Sox scandal, where eight players of the White Sox were indicted and tried for...
‘It always comes down to poetry’ – Key West’s Poet Laureate reflects on a...
“Some friends and I were in Havana to ring in the New Year,” he said from his cottage’s book-crowded living room. “December, 1959, and Fidel Castro was ‘on his way’ to Havana. We were part of a mob of people who fled to Miami.”
When he arrived in Miami, some friends decided to visit Key West.
“Loved it on sight!” Kirby said. “My friend and I bought our first house. It was where the Banyan timeshare is now, on Whitehead Street.”
You just can’t make this stuff up – Part No. 257 in an ongoing series...
Sometimes, when faced with a deadline, there’s no better place for a columnist to go than the actual headlines of the day. There’s stuff...
The many lives of Mrs. Appel
“I never wanted to meet my birth mother while my real mother was alive. I thought it would hurt her terribly,” Toni said. “But when I finally went to Italy, it was bittersweet. I couldn’t speak Italian and she couldn’t speak English, so we had some cousins interpreting for us. Although, I was finally able to tell her, ‘Thank you for giving us the life we had in the United States.’”
International jazz star Howard Alden visits Key West – He’s studied with the masters
Howard Alden has studied with some classic teachers of the jazz and blues world after teaching himself the guitar, and he has played and...
Newspaper headlines, not texting, forecast the demise of the English language – But texting...
The beginning of the 21st Century may be looked back upon as the time when the English language finally met its demise. Grammar and...
Marathon son takes No. 2 spot at substation – Lt. Derek Paul puts the...
Monroe County Sheriff Office’s Lt. Derek Paul is home again. After 17 years as a law enforcement officer, the Marathon native is once again...
