KEY WEST’S AJ SMITH BREAKS 50 FREESTYLE SCHOOL RECORD
Key West’s swimmers traveled to Wellington on Oct. 4 to swim against a team they knew was both deep and talented. The Conchs held their own against...
KEY WEST’S NEW STADIUM TAKES SHAPE ON KENNEDY DRIVE
If you haven’t driven past Tommy Roberts Memorial Stadium on Kennedy Drive lately, check out the hive of activity.
Key West High School’s new $20 million football and...
VANCE BURSA FINISHES FIRST AT WOOTEN INVITATIONAL AS CONCHS CONQUER FLORIDA RUNNERS INVITE
On Oct. 5, Keys runners met at Larry & Penny Thompson Park in Miami for the annual Larry Wooten Invitational. Marathon’s Vance Bursa won the event, finishing...
CANCER SUCKS: MARATHON’S STRIDES WALK IS THIS SATURDAY
Cancer sucks.
It is such an insidious beast, often lurking within until it’s too late. My mother passed away after a long fight against cancer in 1999; my...
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: ALEXANDER ‘AJ’ SMITH
Alexander “AJ” Smith Senior, Key West Swimming
“AJ is one of the hardest working athletes you’ll find at Key West High School. He isn’t the school record holder in the...
CORAL SHORES STRETCHES LEAD IN ‘BATTLE OF THE KEYS’ AS KEY WEST DISPATCHES SOUTH...
Under Friday night lights in a packed Marathon stadium, the Coral Shores Hurricanes emerged victorious in the 54th annual Battle of the Keys. The ’Canes now have...
IN PICTURES: GOLFERS HIT FOR CHARITY IN CONCH SCRAMBLE
Some 50 teams dressed in different themes took their best shot at floating greens during the annual Conch Scramble charity golf tournament in Islamorada on Sept. 30....
TOP GOLFERS TRADE WINS WITH DISTRICT PLAY APPROACHING
On Sept. 25, the Hurricanes, Dolphins and Conchs met at Marathon for nine holes of friendly competition. Key West’s Jackson Barroso had the low score of the...
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR NICHOLAS HARVEY SHAPES STORY AROUND KEYS & LOCAL DIVE SHOP
When a fictional character can help create an event, you know you have a hit book series.
Meet AJ Bailey, the fictional, spirited and adventurous dive shop owner...
HAPPY HOUR WITH THE HISTORIAN COMBINES ART & HISTORY
Raise a glass to Florida Keys art and history with Key West Art & Historical Society curator and historian Cori Convertito on Thursday, Oct. 19, from 5...
