Flooding forces people from homes in some parts of Iowa while much of US broils again in heat BY  ED WHITE AND JOHN HANNA Floodwaters forced people out …

Man arrested for drugs A 43-year-old Key Largo, Florida man was arrested for cocaine and marijuana possession Thursday following a traffic stop on U.S. 1. …

Man arrested following scam investigation A 29-year-old Miramar, Florida man was arrested Thursday as part of a Sheriff’s Office fraud investigation following a traffic stop …

DELEGATION By Fred C. Klein Delegation (or delegating) is the process of distributing and entrusting work to another person. To me, the process of delegating …

DEADLINE IS JULY 3RD JAG GALLERY’S  POOLSIDE 2024  JURIED EXHIBIT ENTER TODAY Entry is now open and submissions are being accepted for JAG’S ever popular, annual POOLSIDE juried …

Theatrical Marvel Returns July 13: One Night Stand at The Studios of Key West Key West, FL – Summer heats up on Saturday, July 13 …

Musical ‘From Here’ explores life before and after the Pulse nightclub massacre BY  MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Donald Rupe didn’t intend to write …

Streets for People / Governor’s Veto Means Local Key West Arts Groups, Theaters and Museums Lose Funds Last week 13 local arts and museum nonprofits …

Tips from a Veteran Sea Tow® Captain: How Boaters Can Protect Their Boats for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Southold, NY – June 19, 2024 – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released …

VIEWPOINT / THE LIARS CLUB By Timothy Weaver, Ph.D. I urge you to read Sissy Bok’s Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life. What …

CFK receives $495K for marine science endowment KEY WEST, FL, June 20, 2024— The College of the Florida Keys Foundation recently received a donation from …

KEY WEST LOU / WHAT HAPPENED TO SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE? The split in the United States is not just politics/civil issues. Evangelicals are …

U.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry BY  WAYNE PARRY TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The roar of the leaf blower …

In Conversation With…Lynne Bentley-Kemp at Jag Gallery Jag Gallery announces another in its series of gallery talks welcoming or featured artist, fine art photographer and …

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE CAPT. DAVID SEBBEN TO RETIRE AFTER 30 YEARS OF PROTECTING THE FLORIDA KEYS MONROE COUNTY, FL— After 30 years of serving …

Tropic Sprockets  / Flipside By Ian Brockway “Flipside” a new documentary by Chris Wilcha is an engaging and wistful rumination about pop culture, nostalgia, the …

KEY WEST LOU / THE RAIN IS WELCOME For the first time in the 30 years I have been in Key West, I welcome the …

Tropical Storm Alberto forms in southwest Gulf, 1st named storm of the hurricane season BY  ALFREDO PEÑA AND MARIANA MARTÍNEZ BARBA TAMPICO, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Alberto …

NEWLY RENOVATED RESTROOMS OPEN AT HIGGS BEACH KEY WEST, FL – Last week, the newly renovated restrooms at Clarence S. Higgs Memorial Beach in Key West …

DAUGHTRY TO LEAD SANCTUARY ADVISORY COUNCIL Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council elected a new chair and vice chair at its June 18, 2024 …