CITY OF KEY WEST INVITES COMMUNITY TO BE PART OF A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME CELEBRATION THIS SATURDAY
KEY WEST, FL – This Saturday, June 27, the City of Key West will host its official community celebration in honor of America’s upcoming 250th …
Man Sentenced to Jail for Multiple Marine Resource Violations Involving Protected Goliath Grouper and Spiny Lobster
MONROE COUNTY, FL – In a recent case, Yandy Elier Oceguera Fonte pleaded no contest and was adjudicated guilty to seven Florida conservation offenses involving …
LAST CALL! POOLSIDE 2026 ENTRY DEADLINE IS JULY 5th
The entry deadline for Jag Gallery’s POOLSIDE 2026 juried show is quickly approaching. Artists are invited to submit up to 5 entries of original 2 and 3D …
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 / CHEMOTHERAPY DRUG SHORTAGES IMMINENT
This is one of the most important blogs I have written. Be aware of its contents. Chemotherapy drugs are in short supply. Orders are going …
74-year-old man becomes oldest inmate executed in modern Florida history
By DAVID FISCHER and DAVE COLLINS MIAMI (AP) — A 74-year-old man convicted of fatally stabbing his wife became the oldest person executed in Florida’s modern history on …
Repeat DUI Offender Sentenced in Key West Felony DUI Case
Key West, FL – In a recent case, Richard Lee Hunter Rice was adjudicated guilty and sentenced following a no contest plea to Felony Driving …
Artist Call: History and Records Wall at the Islamorada Ron Levy Aquatic Center Artist Call
Deadline: July 30, 11:59 p.m. The Village of Islamorada is looking to commission an artist for a work-for-hire project to design and install an outdoor, …
Call for Visual Artists
Artists in Paradise Gallery 221 Key Deer Blvd., Big Pine Key We are looking for local artists to become part of our Local Artist Monthly …
Poolside: A Juried Exhibit Now Open
Entry Deadline: July 5 Accepting 2D and 3D original, (no AI, please), artwork with “Swimming Pool(s)” as part of the subject or the main subject …
Lobster Challenge
Deadline: July 30, 10 am. – 5 p.m. drop off Artists In Paradise Gallery 221 Key Deer Blvd, Big Pine Key Prizes awarded for 1st, …
Key West Lou / HOW HUMANS ATE BEFORE FORKS, SPOONS AND KNIVES
For much of human history, humans ate with their hands. Over centuries, slowly changed from hands to hands and certain forms of utensils to what …
Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing widespread damage
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Back-to-back powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage, collapsing …
Miami Man Sentenced in Key Largo Vehicle Theft Case
MONROE COUNTY, FL — In a recent case, Jose Antonio Mendez was adjudicated guilty following a no contest plea to Grand Theft of a Motor …
History Heats Up at Key West Firehouse Museum with Fiery Key Lime Pie Challenge and Rare Centennial Flag Display
KEY WEST, Florida — What do a spicy slice of Key Lime pie, a rare 13-star American flag displayed publicly for the first time in …
Key Lime Festival’s Key Lime Pie Hop offers sweet movable feast for pie-triots and pie-rates alike
KEY WEST, Florida — Dessert lovers can savor the flavors and lore behind America’s most tropical treat during the Key Lime Festival’s popular Key Lime Pie Hop on …
Key West’s Fantasy Fest 2026 kicks off October 16
“Musical Icons and Iconic Musicals” is the official theme for Fantasy Fest 2026 –Key West, Florida’s annual multi-day costuming extravaganza in Paradise. From October 16-25, those …
Key West Lou / TRUMP: REFLECTION POOL NOT MY FAULT
Trump claims the Reflection Pool problems are not his fault. If not his, who then? Nothing is ever his fault. He the man who screws …
Justice Department announces hundreds of charges in multi-billion-dollar healthcare fraud crackdown
By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against 455 people as part of a two-week healthcare fraud crackdown that officials …
Bots Under Ground
By Rick Boettger So the U.S. would rather suffer a humiliating defeat by Iran, their getting everything they asked for and our getting nothing we …