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.
OUTGOING KEY WEST MAYOR TERI JOHNSTON WANTS THE TDC PRESIDENT/CEO JOB: ‘WE NEED TO BUILD TRUST’
Teri Johnston, the outgoing mayor of Key West is among the applicants for the newly devised Monroe County Tourist Development Council president/CEO position, saying...
KEY WEST MAN JAILED FOR DERELICT BOATS HE RENTED ON AIRBNB, OWES $345K FOR CLEANUP
A 67-year-old Key West man is serving jail time for letting his collection of six derelict vessels languish in the Cow Key Channel area,...
HELP WANTED: NEW TDC PRESIDENT/CEO; OFFICIAL SAYS AGENCY ALSO NEEDS A CFO
The Florida Keys is hiring for a brand-new position leading Monroe County’s multimillion-dollar tourism agency: president and CEO of the Tourist Development Council.
It pays...
20 UNOPPOSED KEYS CANDIDATES GET EASY WINS
Key West’s next mayor is Danise “Dee Dee” Henriquez, who was automatically elected on June 14, as no one else signed up to run...
CLEVELAND BROWNS PLAYER ARRESTED FOR DUI AFTER DRIVING THROUGH KEY WEST RESTAURANT, POLICE SAID
A 23-year-old NFL player was arrested Wednesday night for DUI after Key West police said he crashed an SUV into the Red Shoe Island...
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