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.
ROGO REALITY CHECK: COUNTY SAYS ONLY 3K LEFT KEYSWIDE
For years, the number of remaining vacant, buildable lots floating across the Florida Keys was just under 8,000.
People across the island chain would ballpark...
SNAPCHAT DEATH THREAT PROMPTS KWHS LOCKDOWN; UPPER KEYS STUDENT FACES CHARGES
An 18-year-old Upper Keys student is in jail on a half-million-dollar bond after deputies said he threatened to kill a Key West teen in...
KEYS TOURISM BOARD FIRES TOP MARKETING DIRECTOR IN UNANIMOUS DECISION
The Monroe County Tourism Development Council Board fired its top employee, marketing director Stacey Mitchell, in a unanimous vote Tuesday, five months after a...
ARMED GIRL FATALLY SHOT BY MONROE COUNTY DEPUTY; SHERIFF CALLS IT SELF-DEFENSE
A Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputy fatally shot a girl who was armed with a stolen handgun early Monday morning on Stock Island.
She was...
SPECIAL MONROE COUNTY WORKSHOP ON ROGO SET FOR MARCH 20 IN KEY LARGO
Florida Keys leaders have 10 months to respond to the state on which hurricane evacuation model is best for the island chain, a decision...
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FORMER POSTCARD INN TRANSFORMS INTO THREE WATERS RESORT IN ISLAMORADA
Three Waters Resort & Marina, formerly Postcard Inn Beach...
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What: “My Husband” by Maud Ventura
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INAUGURAL PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT RAISES $16,000 FOR ISLAMORADA FOUNDATION
The inaugural Alma Wealth Open Pickleball Championships were held...
