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...
Legacy continues: Feb. 2 is 2nd annual Pascal Weisberger Day of Service
Pascal Weisberger is fondly remembered as a 14-year-old teen who fervently loved the environment, the animals and the people who surrounded him. Now, through an annual day...
MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL RUNNERS HEAD TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Marathon High School’s cross-country team has one more obstacle to overcome — the state championship in Tallahassee this weekend. Well, two, if you count the weather.
“It’s possible...
2,000 KEY WEST KIDS GET 20,000 FREE MUSIC LESSONS FROM BAHAMA VILLAGE MUSIC PROGRAM
The Bahama Village Music Program started 20 years ago in a storage room beside the stage in the Frederick Douglass Gym.
“We had three pianos and three teachers...
Keys schools unveil new dashboard to count COVID-19 cases
The Monroe County School District quietly released a COVID-19 dashboard on Sept. 25. The dashboard had been in development before the Keys Weekly published a plea for...
FORMER KEY WEST MAN ARRESTED FOR THREATENING SCHOOL SHOOTING AT UNIV. OF WEST FLORIDA
A former Key West High School student was arrested this week in Santa Rosa County, in the Florida Panhandle, for allegedly threatening a mass shooting at University...
Post later taken down says teachers ‘resistant to returning to school’
A Facebook post by the Monroe County School District was taken down on Wednesday after it went at teachers from two Upper Keys schools for being resistant...
Florida Keys charter schools welcome students back
By JIM McCARTHY and MANDY MILES
School is in full swing throughout the Keys. While a number of students remain home on their laptops, others are being welcomed...
‘Vulnerable’ students start school next week in the Florida Keys
Update: This story has been changed to new information about protocols for orientation week and the alternating schedule for older students.
The phased reopening of schools in Monroe...
First day of school looks different online
Students of the Monroe County School District attended the first day of (virtual) school on Aug. 19. Teachers and students made the best of the situation by...
