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Homeless shelter gets new push   BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER   With each proposed option continually getting shot down, Key West city officials are …

If one book is banned, is any book safe?   BY JOHN ANDOLA NEWS WRITER The question, “If one book is banned, is any book …

County reduces juvenile crime through alternative sentencing programs By John Andola News Writer Mandatory sentencing for non-violent crimes including drug use, drug possession and incarceration …

Budget priorities get first airing BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a busy ride. Paraphrasing Bette Davis in the …

Bernstein Park, Hickory House discussed; animal control approved BY JOHN ANDOLA NEWS WRITER The redevelopment of Bernstein Park on Stock Island was given careful consideration …

Rhoades wows with Tales of Films Shot in the Keys BY TIM GRATZ In addition to serving as president of the Key West Art and …

PHOTO/ Pru Sowers A special magistrate this week threw out all charges against White Street Station, a new food truck at the corner of White …

Noise ordinance changes finalized BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER As the dust settled after a complicated, four-hour Key West City Commission meeting Tuesday, commissioners had …

  Budget priorities get first airing   BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a busy ride. Paraphrasing Bette Davis …

Understanding your property tax bill   BY JOHN ANDOLA NEWS WRITER   Let’s begin by getting a couple strange sounding terms defined. The term ad …

  Wesley House, AIDS Help share behind the scenes   BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER Doing good just got a bit easier for two local …

PHOTO/Pru Sowers White Street Station, a new food truck at the corner of Truman and White streets, is one of two trucks that have been …

Beating back cancer: Five women’s stories BY C.S. GILBERT NEWS WRITER At a time in which the incidence of cancer seems to be increasing due …

Revolutionary new tool will kick-start annual budget planning BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER When the city of Key West’s annual budget cycle kicks off at …

Porter proposing PIO, Clarification position BY JOHN GUERRA NEWS WRITER Mark Porter, the superintendent of the Monroe County School District, wants to create a part-time position to …

Noise ordinance debate may end tonight BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER The fat lady may be singing tonight. If all goes as anticipated, the year-long …

Dear parent: Your child is fat By JOHN GUERRA Your lovely child comes home with a note from the school nurse with a rude awakening: …

Two arrested in connection with rod and reel thefts A Big Pine Key man, Joshua Causey, 32, and a Cudjoe Key man, John Farley, 33, …

Rebranding the old Pink Triangle: Introducing the ‘Heart of Duval’ BY C.S. GILBERT Upper Duval has over the past several years earned the sobriquet of …

PHOTO/Alyson Crean During a moment of levity during the roundtable are, from left, Commissioners Weekley, Johnson and Rossi, Mayor Cates, and Commissioner Wardlow.   New …