41st Annual Headdress Ball Is Announced April 30, 2024 – (KEY WEST, FL).  The Key West Business Guild is pleased to announce the 41st annual Headdress …

First-Ever Joint Performance Grant The Anne McKee Artists Fund is pleased to announce the awarding of the first annual Joint Performance Grant award to singer/songwriter …

BleachWatch program needs volunteers to monitor corals in Florida Keys With sea surface temperatures again on the rise in the Florida Keys, summertime is when …

KEY WEST LOU / ALLIE AND ROBERT HOME My beloved grandkids Allie and Robert are home from Florida State University for summer vacation. I was …

Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes BY  MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER, MICHELLE L. PRICE AND JILL COLVIN NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump became the …

Two arrested for drugs following traffic stop Two Key West, Florida residents were arrested Wednesday for drugs following a traffic stop on U.S. 1 near …

Man arrested for assault A 37-year-old Little Torch Key, Florida man was arrested Tuesday for threatening a woman with a hatchet. There were no life-threatening …

Lower Keys Alcohol Coalition Checks On May 28, 2024, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Division conducted an operation checking businesses that sell alcohol …

SCHOONER WHARF ENTERTAINMENT June 6-12, 2024 Andy Westcott Thursday, June 6  Noon – 5:00 pm Serving up a southern soulful take on well-known rock classics. …

Community Foundation Awards $66,000 to Key West Teachers, Including $25,000 to Scott Paul, Teacher of the Year Nine Key West High School teachers have been …

On spelling’s saddest day, hyped National Spelling Bee competitors see their hopes dashed BY  BEN NUCKOLS OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — When Achyut Ethiraj’s final appearance …

Free Residential Hazardous Waste Drop On Saturday, June 4th, the City of Key West and Waste Management will be holding the monthly free drop off …

Vintage Florida Movie Posters to be Featured in Temporary Exhibit at the Key West Museum of Art & History May 13, 2024 – (KEY WEST, …

HURRICANE EVACUATION MODELING: PUBLIC ROGO/BPAS SURVEY AVAILABLE MONROE COUNTY, FL—The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is committed to a robust public participation process …

Monroe County Students Write Poetry The Studios of Key West Celebrates Kids Poetry Contest Winners [Key West, FL] Winners of the Robert Frost Poetry Contest …

KEY WEST LOU / SILENT ELOQUENCE I wrote yesterday of Memorial Day’s significance. Briefly, but pointedly. A quote from an Opinion piece in today’s Washington …

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan wins GOP primary runoff, fending off anger over impeachment BY  JIM VERTUNO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of …

Three men cited for illegal fish Three Miami-Dade County, Florida men were given mandatory notice to appear in court citations Sunday for possessing undersized fish …

Tobacco-Free Florida Keys Partnership Announces Quarterly Partnership Meeting for June 13th, 2024   Have you seen the positive changes surrounding tobacco free spaces in Monroe …

Discovery Saturday Returns to Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center in June Lobsters, turtles, and hurricanes are on the agenda when the popular Discovery Saturday returns to …