Sara Matthis

Sara Matthis thinks community journalism is important, but not serious; likes weird and wonderful children (she has two); and occasionally tortures herself with sprint-distance triathlons, but only if she has a good chance of beating her sister.

STATE: 1,300 affordable building permits pass review

Soon after Hurricane Irma swept the Keys in 2017, decimating most of its de facto affordable housing, former Gov. Rick Scott “gifted” the Keys...

Some non-essential businesses reopen; restaurants seat diners

Two sure signs that life is getting back to normal in the Florida Keys: the blue tape designating the one-way aisles has come off...

Middle Keys ‘Bull & Cow’ happens this weekend

In 2019, the motto of the annual Marathon Offshore Bull & Cow Dolphin Tournament was “the more the merrier” — as the number of...

Monroe has the highest rate of employees asking for assistance in Florida

About 8.4% of Monroe County is unemployed. According to the state of Florida, there have been 3,936 claims filed by the 46,755 people employed...

When will daycares open?

This past week, Monroe County announced it will not reopen to visitors until June, possibly. In the meantime, it plans to gradually reopen non-essential...

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Dozens of young Middle Keys dancers brought a year’s...

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