Ocean Fest informs, excites
An inaugural festival educated and entertained the many who came out Saturday for Mote’s Ocean Fest: A Community Celebration at Founders Park.
The day featured a host of...
7 Year Old Jesse Santerre. Courage, Inspiration…Firefighter
With his firefighter uniform on, seven-year-old Jesse Santerre was all smiles as his day with fellow comrades at Station 21 began Saturday morning.
“This is awesome,” Santerre...
Thanksgiving guide – Where to volunteer, or find a turkey dinner
Throughout the island chain, charitable and religious organizations will open their doors before and on Thanksgiving, providing several opportunities to celebrate the holiday or volunteer.
In Marathon, join...
Voyeurism in the Keys?
It sounds super creepy, but is all too real. It’s called “video voyeurism,” and it is happening in the Keys. Recently, a male sales clerk was arrested...
RED TIDE BLOOM/WHITE FLY INFESTATION
Tom Frankovich was taking a break from putting together a report on THAT red tide, out stretching his legs, when a Key Largo man pulled up in...
Honoring the Hammons – Tony and Colleen retirement service this weekend
Although Island Christian’s pastor and school founder Tony Hammon is formally retiring, he doesn’t see his life changing much as the Upper Keys resident chaplain.
“I just won’t...
LOCALS ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND JUMP IN
There’s been a lot of talk recently about the debris that washes up on our shores, but what about the debris that sits on the bottom of...
Charter schools hope school tax will pass
Every single child in a Keys public school — including charter schools — saw a police officer on the first day of school. It will cost the...
Baptist Health holds town hall Monday
In an effort to hear public concerns and questions regarding plans for Fishermen’s Community Hospital and its future, Baptist Health South Florida officials are holding a town...
New Drop-off Rules at Stanley Switlik
The entire Stanley Switlik Elementary campus has been reconfigured. When parents arrive on Wednesday, Aug. 15 to drop off their children, it will be a completely new...
