Former Upper Keys Bar and Grill Owner Sentenced in State Sales Tax Theft Case
MONROE COUNTY, FL — In a recent case, Scott Battle, former owner and manager of a Bar & Grill in the Upper Keys, pleaded no …
More at the Key West Museum of Art & History
On view now at the Custom House, 281 Front St. Also on view: Coping with Depression: WPA Artists in Key West; Overseas to the Keys: …
Ocean After Hours: Below the Surface, Women in Diving
Tuesday July 21, 6 p.m. (talk 6:15 – 7 p.m.) REEF Ocean Exploration Center 98380 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo A casual conversation with women whose …
Mango Madness Summer Members’ Exhibit
Through July 30 The Studios of Key West 533 Eaton St., Key West Free The Studios’ summer members’ exhibit fills the galleries with bright, mango-season …
KEY WEST LOU / “BAA, BAA , BLACK SHEEP” AND “RING AROUND THE ROSIE”
Two nursery rhymes as openers! Why not! We all sang them as children. Each an intrinsic part of our upbringings. The origin of “Baa, Baa, …
Trump administration opens investigation into Harvard’s financial aid for international students
The Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard University is allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American students, adding to the barrage of federal inquiries the …
Fantasy Fest 2026 Call to Artists: Poster and T-Shirt Art
Deadline: Friday July 31, 5 p.m. Presented in partnership with the Florida Keys Council of the Arts. The Council sponsors the annual open call for …
Mango Madness Summer Members’ Exhibit
Through July 30 The Studios of Key West 533 Eaton St., Key West Free The Studios’ summer members’ exhibit fills the galleries with bright, mango-season …
Ocean After Hours: Below the Surface, Women in Diving
Tuesday July 21, 6 p.m. (talk 6:15 – 7 p.m.) REEF Ocean Exploration Center 98380 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo A casual conversation with women whose …
Hemingway Days 2026 Begins
Tuesday July 21 – Sunday July 26 Sloppy Joe’s Bar, Duval Street, and venues across Key West Key West’s signature July festival marks Ernest Hemingway’s …
Lower Keys Medical Center Maintains CMS 4 Star Quality Rating
KEY WEST, FL – JUNE 25, 2026 – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its 2026 Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings, …
Key West Lou / HAPPY SUNDAY
Happy Sunday! On this day in 1845, tiny Seneca Falls, New York went on the map for all time because of a significant event which …
Tropical Storm Fausto forms off Mexico’s Pacific as tropical depression swirls in Gulf of Mexico
This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (NOAA via …
Bye Bye Bougies
By Rick Boettger Iguanas have killed all the bougainvillea. First all the hibiscus, and now they’re working down the floral food chain. I fear even …
Paid Summer Jobs Help Key West Students Build Skills, Explore Careers
Fourteen Key West High School students are gaining valuable workplace experience this summer through A Positive Step of Monroe County’s (APSMC) Idle Hands Summer Youth …
Lower Keys Medical Center is nationally recognized for its commitment to excellence in stroke care
The American Heart Association presents Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus award for demonstrating commitment to delivering evidence-based, life-saving stroke care KEY WEST, …
Monroe County School District Maintains “A” Rating and Celebrates Growth Across the Keys
Monroe County, FL — Monroe County School District is proud to announce that it has once again earned an “A” district grade for the 2025–2026 …
LINCOLN WARNED US OF A TRUMP IN THE FUTURE
Abraham Lincoln in the first major speech he gave forewarned of a Donald Trump. He warned Trump’s type would be the undoing of the Republic: …
Cuban artist and dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in US
MIAMI (AP) — A famous Cuban dissident artist and musician, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, arrived in Miami on Saturday after being released from a five-year …
Defendant Sentenced for Providing False Identity to Law Enforcement
Marathon FL – In a recent case, Wayne Luke Michelson was sentenced after pleading no contest to Giving False Name Upon Being Arrested or Lawfully …