Name of the event: Kwanzaa Celebration 2024 Activity: Enjoy a family event of culture, community and faith. Day: Saturday, December 28, 2024 Time: 4-8 pm Location: American Legion …

Holiday Parade Winners Named Though every entry into this year’s Holiday Parade was a winner the moment it brought a smile to a child’s face, …

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT NOAA is lighting five birthday candles for Mission: Iconic Reefs, just as the world-wide restoration community celebrates Corals Week at the international Reef Futures Symposium in …

Italian Night at the Movies film series raises funds for youth scholarships The Sons and Daughters of Italy Key West Lodge #2436 has teamed up …

Key West Lou / THE DEAD SPEAK…..IN FLANDERS FIELDS In Flanders Fields is a World War I poem. Written early in the battlefield Flanders Fields …

Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing charged with murder in New York, court records show By  MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARK SCOLFORO ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — After UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was …

Sentencing Update in Animal Cruelty Case Against Edmund Christopher James Monroe County, FL – The Honorable Judge Morgan  sentenced Edmund Christopher James following his conviction …

Native Plant Sale & Composting Drop Off at the Key West Botanical Garden KEY WEST, Florida Keys –  The Native Plant Nursery at the Key West …

Spectacular Shopping and Holiday Projection during the Annual Holiday Concert & Bazaar at the Key West Museum of Art & History December 2, 2024 – …

Waterfront Winter Wonderland to feature thrilling rides, ice-skating, Santa Claus and a rocking holiday roster of nightly musical entertainment Holiday merrymakers exploring the return of …

1000 Friends of Florida Joins Forces with the Florida Keys ROGO Coalition Monroe County, FL — 1000 Friends of Florida, the state’s leading not-for-profit smart …

Key West Lou / IF A PERSON CANNOT DO A JOB, IT SHOULD NOT BE PURSUED IN THE FIRST PLACE If a person cannot do …

Lara Trump steps down as RNC co-chair and addresses speculation about Florida Senate seat By  JULIET LINDERMAN and MARTHA MENDOZA Lara Trump will step down as co-chair of the Republican …

Tropic Sprockets / Flow By Ian Brockway The Latvian auteur Gints Zilbalodis (Away) executes another beautifully rendered animated film in “Flow,” a stirring, affectionate, and …

DECK THE HULLS! The holiday season in Key West is decidedly different than it is in northern climes.  Take for example the Schooner Wharf Bar …

SOUTH FLORIDA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (SFSO) OPENS 27TH KEY WEST SEASON WITH ITS DYNAMIC PRODUCTION PREMIERE OF BERNSTEIN’S SATIRICAL MASTERPIECE CANDIDE Experience “the best of all possible worlds” …

Dynamic Old Town New Folk Season Brings Musical Magic to Key West in 2025 America’s Finest Folk and Americana Artists Shine Indoors and Under the …

Key West Lou / DECEMBER 7, 1941 December 7, 1941, a “day that will live in infamy” in the words of Franklin Roosevelt. Japan executed …

Florida man accused of hate crime in deadly shooting of gay man claims self-defense TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man accused of a hate …

Independents’ Day! By Rick Boettger Yes, one of the lesser evils survived the last election, but the real winners were we Independents.  It was our …