Mandy Miles

Capt. Colin Thompson just finished his first year as commanding officer of Naval Air Station Key West. He’s almost certain he’ll stick around after retirement, joining the likes of other former commanders, including Jim Scholl, Pat Lefere, Mark Sohaney and Steve McAlearney. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly In his nearly 30-year military career, Capt. Colin Thompson has lived, trained, served or taught at dozens of U.S. naval bases all over the world.

Comedian, actor and writer Tom Arnold was the headliner at Comedy Key West on June 20. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly “Hey, that looks like — Is that?” “No, that’s not him.” “Wait, maybe it is Tom Arnold. Nah, why would he be in Key West?” Yes, it was, in fact, Tom Arnold, actor, comedian and writer. Arnold was the headlining act at Comedy Key West on June 20, and performed following a comedy set by Tom Dustin. He was in a wheelchair for two sold-out sets due to recent back surgery.

The Key West Chamber of Commerce on June 23 held the first candidate forum that asked questions and demanded answers from candidates for Key West mayor and three city commission seats in Districts 2, 4 and 5. “This is not an easy election, and our chamber of commerce is very focused on making sure our membership has all the information,” chamber president Amber Shaffer told the 200 or so audience members and nine city candidates.