Crash And Burn   By Rick Boettger   I’m helping a couple of friends put together a roughly $2 million complicated real estate/business deal. They …

The Pleasure Of Their Company   By Jeff Johnson And Paula Forman   Dear Short Answers: I recently had guests staying with me for a …

4 Myths About Financial Planning   By Roxanne Fleszar   When it comes to the subject of financial planning, people often have the wrong idea. Whether …

Challenge for Bush, allies: How to spend $114 million STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press JULIE BYKOWICZ, Associated Press   WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeb Bush has shattered …

Colleges in Cuba, US build ties as diplomatic tensions ease COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press   BOSTON (AP) — As the U.S. and Cuba mend ties, …

Key West Lou COMMENTARY ILLEGAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING By Louis Petrone What a title! No, it does not refer to young girls being taken across territorial …

Migut, Kiefer and Minix make city attorney short list Next step is in-person interview session on July 14 BY TERRY SCHMIDA The city council will …

Sheriff Ramsay backs immediate register option to deal with derelict vessels in county waters BY TERRY SCHMIDA They lurk like sea monsters beneath the waves, …

Cuban Artist Tamayo’s ‘Plankton Paintings’ at The Studios Reception and Gallery Talk: Mon July 13, 6pm Exhibition on view through July 24, M-F 10am-4pm For …

Key West Zonta Club Seeks Applicants for Martina Thurmond Scholarship Scholarship Program Awards Women Advancing Their Careers Key West, FL – July 9, 2015 – …

MONROE COUNTY MULTI-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (RESTORE ACT) The Monroe County Multi-Year Implementation Plan (MYIP) is now available for public review and comment on the County’s …

Rubio jabs both parties in economic pitch STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press   CHICAGO (AP) — Republican presidential contender Marco Rubio called for lower corporate tax …

Leadership Monroe County Class XXIV Recruitment and Reception July 10 at Hawks Cay Leadership Monroe County invites the public to the second of three social …

County, nature taking care of botched canal culvert project BY TERRY SCHMIDA Two seaweed and debris-choked canals off Venus Lane on Geiger Key are now …

Sheriff’s Office remembers Deputy Guy Bradley, killed in the line of duty This week, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office remembers Guy Bradley, who worked as …

Please Don’t Kill My Tree! The Big Story By Rick Boettger What’s with killing all our trees if they’re “sick” or “dangerous”? I’m trying to …

Carnival aims to launch Miami to Cuba cruises in May SCOTT MAYEROWITZ, AP Business Writer   The world’s largest cruise company could be heading to …

New invasive species hits South Florida New Guinea flatworm spotted in Miami BY TERRY SCHMIDA Yet another invasive species may be inching its way into …

Tropical paradise was bankrupt in the 1930’s BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER With a record-breaking tourism season last winter, new businesses opening and …

Frightening Daytona wreck puts NASCAR safety in spotlight JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing Writer   DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Riding bumper-to-bumper at nearly 200 …