Key West Lou / HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
History repeats itself. Repetitive activities break through every few generations. Shades of Europe in the 1930s and early 1940s. Hitler was on the march. Then …
Man put to death for a 1982 killing in record 10th execution this year in Florida
By DAVID FISCHER STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of abducting a woman from a Florida Panhandle insurance office and killing her received a lethal …
Don’t Feed Chickens
The City of Key West wants to remind our citizens that feeding chickens is a violation of the City’s Code of Ordinances. Section 10-11 (b) …
DOH-Monroe Observes Fentanyl Awareness and Education Day
Monroe County, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) observes Fentanyl Awareness and Education Day on Thursday, August 21, 2025, reminding residents about …
Seeking Vendors – Tails on the Trails at the Key West Tropical Forest
Seeking Vendors – Tails on the Trails at the Key West Tropical Forest KEY WEST, Florida Keys – The Garden is going to the Dogs! We …
Mel Fisher Days July 18-20 in Sebastian, FL, celebrated a legend while raising funds for charities
Mel Fisher Days July 18-20 in Sebastian, FL, celebrated a legend while raising funds for charities Mel Fisher Days, an annual tribute to the rum-and-coke …
Key West Lou / TODAY’S WASHINGTON RESULT: PUTIN A WINNER, TRUMP LOOKING TEMPORARILY GOOD, U.S., EUROPEAN NATIONS AND ZELENSKY LOSERS
Putin continues bombing Ukraine with missiles and 140 attack drones while preparing the Washington attitude for today. Today when Ukraine, U.S., and European Nations meet …
Trump vows to change how elections are run. The US Constitution doesn’t give him that power
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and ALI SWENSON President Donald Trump on Monday vowed more changes to the way elections are conducted in the U.S., but based on the Constitution …
Letter to the Editor / PUTIN’S “BITCH”
Letter to the Editor / PUTIN’S “BITCH” By Roger C. Kostmayer No one seems to know why President Trump is so submissive to Russia’s dictator. …
Key West Launches Safety Initiative to Reduce Bicycle and Pedestrian Injuries
The City of Key West is partnering with the Florida Department of Transportation and Institute for Public Safety Management to reduce the number of bicycle …
DOH-Monroe Promotes Summer Safety Initiatives for Local Families
Monroe County, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) launches summer safety initiatives for local families. DOH-Monroe takes proactive steps to promote …
South Florida Cultural Consortium Grant Opportunity for Monroe County Artists
The South Florida Cultural Consortium is a regional initiative in support of the arts governed by an Interlocal Agreement among the counties of Broward, Martin, …
Calling Artists, Makers, Movers & Shakers: Four fabulous ops to join in the creativity and magic of Fantasy Fest
Calling Artists, Makers, Movers & Shakers: Four fabulous ops to join in the creativity and magic of Fantasy Fest Fantasy Fest in Key West is …
Tropic Sprockets / Together
Tropic Sprockets / Together By Ian Brockway In a tribute to David Cronenberg and Ari Aster as well as a slapstick poke at the pandemic …
Key West Lou / MILITARY IN D.C. RIDICULOUS
Military presence in Washington, D.C. not warranted. Needless. Another wasteful Trump ploy. First, the word was no weapons. Now soon they will be permitted. Will …
Judge to weigh detainees’ legal rights at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida Everglades
By DAVID FISCHER and MIKE SCHNEIDER MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge will hear arguments Monday over whether detainees at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida …
Transit Is Collapsing in the Keys. Will Business Leaders Let It?
Transit Is Collapsing in the Keys. Will Business Leaders Let It? With Monroe County and the City of Key West walking back their commitments to …
LOWER KEYS MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS FREE CLASSES FOR THE COMMUNITY
KEY WEST, Fla – AUGUST 15, 2025 – Lower Keys Medical Center offers free monthly education classes to the community as part of its mission …
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE TO BE OBSERVED AT KEY WEST AFRICAN CEMETERY
Continuing an annual local tradition begun two decades ago in 2005, the Key West community will once again join global communities in observing the “International …
VIEWPOINT / THE DYNAMICS OF CULTURAL BACKLASH
VIEWPOINT / THE DYNAMICS OF CULTURAL BACKLASH By Timothy Weaver, Ph.D. The worldwide emergence of reactionary ideologies has caught democratic governments by surprise. Not sociologists. …