COAST GUARD COMMISSIONS NEW CUTTER IN KEY WEST
The coronavirus limited in-person attendance at Friday’s commissioning of the new Coast Guard Cutter Robert Goldman, but the colorful and patriotic ceremony was live streamed.
Vice Adm. Scott...
Parents frustrated as students not back to school full-time
K-5 students in Monroe County have been back in the classroom full-time, but those in grades 6-12 continue to attend on an alternating A/B schedule. That has...
BREAKING NEWS: STATE EDUCATION CHIEF ORDERS KEYS SCHOOLS TO OFFER FULL-TIME, IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
The state’s top education official has ordered Florida Keys schools to offer full-time, face-to-face instruction for all students by the end of the month despite the school...
KEY WEST LOSES CITY MANAGER GREG VELIZ TO WATER UTILITY
Key West City Manager Greg Veliz on Friday agreed to accept the deputy director job with the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority.
He told the Keys Weekly he would...
ST. PETER PARISH BUILDS NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH ON BIG PINE KEY
From the devastation of Hurricane Irma rises the new St. Peter Catholic Church on Big Pine Key, where construction by Florida Lemark Corporation is in its final...
Program offers mentoring and a scholarship opportunity
Take Stock in Children’s track record of providing scholarships isn’t the only perk for local high school students pursuing their career dreams. As program coordinator Chuck Licis...
WANNA GO FOR A WALK? FEB. 22 IS NATIONAL WALK YOUR DOG DAY
Sure, the calendar is filled with National Days celebrating hot dogs, popcorn, pirate-talk and everything else imaginable.
But Keys residents, a hugely pet-friendly bunch, will likely get behind...
A dead whale washed up in the Everglades. Turns out, it’s a new species...
In January 2019, a 38-foot, 30-ton whale washed up on Sandy Key in the Everglades. I happened to be camping at Flamingo, by chance, and ran over...
KEYS DATING SUCCESSES AND CAR CRASHES AS TOLD BY LOCALS
Angela is a 50-year-old divorcee in Key West who hasn’t been on a date in two years. And she’s just fine with that, thank you very much.
“I...
KEY WEST BOYS & GIRLS CLUB MOVES TO BAYVIEW PARK; NEEDS AN ICE MAKER
Key West Mayor Teri Johnston visited the Boys and Girls Club of Key West on Oct. 1 and toured the club’s art room, game room, programs room...
