Mallory Square Sunset Celebration in trouble BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER The city’s famous Sunset Celebration at Mallory Square is at the center of a …

Howelings / On becoming a Maltese BY MARK HOWELL A Maltese is not a candy (that’s a maltesa) but a citizen of Malta. And becoming …

Symphony presents ‘blues-drenched’ Ellen Zwilich By C.S. GILBERT FEATURE WRITER On Thursday, American contemporary composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Shadows for Piano and Orchestra is featured …

Boys and Girls Club must move — again   BY JOHN L. GUERRA NEWS WRITER Dan Dombroski has had to move so many times it’s …

Noise ordinance draws loud protest BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER Changes made in the proposed sound ordinance this week didn’t seem to please anyone but …

Waterfront park gets nod from planning board BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER Fifteen years in the making – with at least another 10 years ahead …

PHOTO/ Past-president of the KW Realtors Assn Michael Larsen, left, County Commissioner Heather Carruthers, Congressman Joe Garcia and FIRM Executive Director Chic Wagner at the …

Truman sports field closed until mid-May BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER While plans to redevelop the entire Truman Waterfront are still under consideration, the Key …

Trial postponed for McKenzie BY JOHN L. GUERRA NEWS STAFF Circuit Court Judge Mark Jones has agreed to postpone the trial for the former reverend …

Reinventing Higgs Beach   By John Andola   Five years ago having lunch at Salute on Higgs Beach was an OK experience, but there was not …

Park Protests Get Results   By Pru Sowers   Acknowledging the city’s neglect of Bill Butler Park – and a hasty, unpermitted effort to clean …

Short Answers  BY JEFF JOHNSON AND PAUL FORMAN Not all Internet geniuses are Bill or Mark Dear Short Answers: My son is an Internet genius …

Conchs win streak ends at 7 BY RALPH MORROW MANAGING EDITOR Committing five errors on top of the four committed on Friday night, the Key …

Forum: ‘ Insurance is new civil rights issue’ Keys must stay mobilized, make noise BY C.S. GILBERT “Insurance is a civil rights issue,” said Fair …

Truman’s Little White House gains historic recognition BY CS GILBERT FEATURE WRITER The Little White House has just been named a Site of National Historic …

Equality Florida to honor Connie Gilbert with Voice for Equality Award Equality Florida Institute will present the Voice for Equality Award to Constance (Connie) Gilbert, …

David Johnson Johnson joins Rural Health Network BY RALPH MORROW MANAGING EDITOR With Dr. John Calleja retiring from Southern Medical in the Professional Building, nurse …

Harris/Singleton Woman hiding from the feds for 18 years found in Key West  A woman who failed to appear in court on federal charges in …

Don’t Let The Smurfs Get You   By Mark Howell     Thanks to revelations from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, we now …

News / District Moves To Enlarge Online Course Curriculum   By John L. Guerra   Two-thirds of Monroe County students are willing to try online …