The Trauma Star air ambulance service in the Keys has a third helicopter. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday received the third copter for the service, a joint effort with Monroe County Fire Rescue. This machine will be stationed at the Lower Keys Medical Center. The other two are based at the Marathon airport. […]
What’s old is new again By Hays Blinckmann & Sara Matthis Monroe County, the City of Marathon and the Village of Islamorada have signed off on a resolution to explore the idea of a toll on Overseas Highway. It wouldn’t be the first time. From 1938 to 1954, Overseas Highway was officially called the “Overseas […]
1968 The year National Flood Insurance Program was established in the U.S. $24 billion The amount of NFIP debt as of March 2017. 5,000,000 The number of NFIP policies nationwide 2,000,000 The number of NFIP policies in Florida 30,000 The number of NFIP policies in Monroe County Worst example For a pre-FIRM home (built before […]
Here comes the sun DECK: FKEC offers loans for solar systems Florida Keys Electric Cooperative has introduced a solar loan program for customers in the Middle and Upper Keys. The loans, up to $20,000, are for qualified electric customers to buy and install grid-tied systems capable of sending energy back to the utility, or battery […]
Marathon has its first food truck. Menis Mobile Food operates lunch hours in front of Ivan Tile at 6465 Overseas Hwy. In the afternoon, it moves to Produce Paradise, the fruit stand across from The Home Depot. Find it at either location Monday through Friday. According to truck operators Jose Soto (cook) and Eylen (cashier) […]
What happens to the confiscated lobster? If it is found in the possession of a commercial fisherman who has followed proper handling, it is sold to a fish house and the money is held in escrow pending the outcome of the trial. If it’s been in the hands of amateur lobsters, who most likely don’t […]
Mystery Solved A trip through the Lower Keys has Keys residents doing a double take as the iconic Fat Albert blimp appears to have procreated. Flexing its massive investigate muscles, the Weekly happened to connect with Chip Lyons in hopes of unraveling the Lower Keys blimp mystery. Lyons is the manager of the Cudjoe Key […]
SUMMER ADVENTURE My swimmer kept telling me she was bringing “bags of water” to hydrate. I assumed she meant a bottle of water inside a bag. No. She tied off the tops of simple sandwich bags after filling them with about a cup and a half of water. She would bite off the tip and […]
The Key West event featuring Jim Knight on Wednesday, June 28 at 4 p.m. will also include an expo featuring top products and services for the hospitality industry and businesses in general. Tickets are $52 in advance and $75 at the door. For tickets or sponsorship opportunities, contact Lynne Hernandez at 305-710-3962 or email [email protected] […]
Special session for our state senator While new to Keys voters, Sen. Anitere Flores is not new to Tallahassee. She first spent six years in the House in Tallahassee, elected in 2004, before putting in another six years in the Senate. When district lines were redrawn in 2015, she became the Keys’ representative of District […]
