A special evening presentation at the Garden Historian Fred Borch, who has graciously offered to donate his time for this Garden Club Fundraiser, will be …

BRIGHT SIDE Just as there are 3 sides to every story: Your side, My side and the Truth, there is usually a bright side in …

Tropic Sprockets / Freud’s Last Session By Ian Brockway “Freud’s Last Session” now a film directed by Matthew Brown, is based on a book and …

KEY WEST LOU / SYRACUSE IN EXCITING WIN OVER MIAMI Oh, what a game it was! I was convinced Miami would win. Miami generally ahead …

Trump celebrates DeSantis’ decision to drop out, ending a bitter feud that defined the 2024 campaign BY BILL BARROW AND MICHELLE L. PRICE ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump set …

Quarterly award winners honored On Friday, the Sheriff’s Office held its Quarterly Member Awards ceremony in Marathon, Florida. Members of the Fourth Quarter of 2023 …

Man arrested for battery/theft A 62-year-old Key Largo, Florida man was arrested Friday after hitting another man and stealing a pint of vodka. There were …

Premier Brands to be Featured at Florida Keys’ Island Boat Show Jan. 19-21 ISLAMORADA, Florida Keys — Boating and watersports aficionados can browse among more than 80 …

Tropic Sprockets / The Color Purple By Ian Brockway Though it has all the glitter and sunny colors of Disney, Blitz Bazawule’s musical “The Color …

Friends of the Key West Library Book Sale on Saturday February 3, 2024 The Friends of the Key West Library will hold the Book Sale …

KEY WEST LOU / NEVER SAY NEVER…..HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF On this day in 1942, Nazi officials held the notorious Wannsee Conference in Berlin to organize …

More searching planned at a Florida Air Force base where 121 potential Black grave sites were found TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force …

City of Key West Launches Climate Adaptation Plan, Survey, and Community Conversation The City of Key West is developing a Climate Adaptation Plan which will assess threats …

REY ORTIZ, ASSISTANT BUILDING OFFICIAL, EARNS ICC MASTER CODE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION MONROE COUNTY, FLA – Rey Ortiz, Monroe County Building Department Assistant Building Official, received the …

BRIGHT SIDE By Fred C. Klein Just as there are 3 sides to every story: Your side, My side and the Truth, there is usually …

“Keeping the Light: The History of the Key West Lighthouse” to be next KWAHS Happy Hour with the Historian Event January 17, 2024 – (KEY …

KEY WEST LOU / CONGRATULATIONS BIG PINE RESIDENTS AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..ON TOP OF A DISGRACEFUL ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATION The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department arrested 2 men …

Ousted Florida Republican chair cleared of rape allegation, but police seek video voyeurism charge BY TERRY SPENCER Police cleared the ousted chair of the Florida Republican …

 Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm auction POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE The Sheriff’s Office silent auction formerly scheduled from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 8, …

Be aware of online/phone fraud The Sheriff’s Office continues to warn residents of gift card-related scams wherein thieves are posing as law enforcement — in …