Gwen Filosa
Gwen Filosa is The Keys Weekly’s Digital Editor, and has covered Key West news, culture and assorted oddities since she moved to the island in 2011. She was previously a reporter for the Miami Herald and WLRN public radio. Before moving to the Keys, Gwen was in New Orleans for a decade, covering criminal courts for The Times-Picayune. In 2006, the paper’s staff won the Pulitzer Prizes for breaking news and the Public Service Medal for their coverage of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. She remains a devout Saints fan. She has a side hustle as a standup comedian, and has been a regular at Comedy Key West since 2017. She is also an acclaimed dogsitter, professional Bingo caller and a dedicated Wilco fan.
WORKSHOP ON COUNTY CHARTER REFERENDUM SET FOR MONDAY IN MARATHON
The Monroe County Commission’s proposal to switch the Florida Keys to a charter form of government is a pursuit of the type of money...
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Antonette Adams, FDOT District 6 program management administrator, had the PowerPoint presentation, budget projections and a list of bridges set for replacement over the...
COULD THE KEYS SPEND TOURISM MONEY ON WORKFORCE HOUSING?
Monroe County commissioners can make all the plans and promises they want to alleviate the affordability crisis in the Florida Keys, as the rental...
SHUTTER STORIES: ELIZABETH DEVRIES TURNS OLD WOODEN PANELS INTO ART
Elizabeth Devries landed in Key West in 1980.
She didn’t have much to her name or much of a plan, having arrived in the U.S....
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A Key West man who raped a tourist behind Key West’s most iconic landmark – after earlier stopping a man who was assaulting her...
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