BUBBAS: BAHAMA VILLAGE MUSIC PROGRAM IS THIS YEAR’S CHARITY RECIPIENT
Despite the ongoing nominations and feverish voting, the real winner in the 2022 Bubbas: Key West People’s Choice Awards is the Bahama Village Music Program.
Each year, the...
GUARDRAIL ALONG ISLAMORADA’S FILLS PROPOSED
Guardrail, delineated parking with declaration lanes and kayak launches are among the items within the village’s proposed plan for a scenic yet dangerous stretch of road that...
4TH OF JULY PARADES & FIREWORKS DISPLAYS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Local parades, beach parties and on-the-water fun topped off by fireworks displays will highlight Independence Day celebrations throughout the Florida Keys.
Key West
The Key Lime Festival features culinary...
WAVES OF CHANGE: EMMA HAYDOCY TAKES ON NEW SURFRIDER LEADERSHIP ROLE
In the Upper Keys, people have come to associate Emma Haydocy’s name with environmental protection. Serving as Florida Bay Forever’s first full-time executive director since February 2020...
WANTED FLORIDA MAN CAUGHT FLEEING TO CUBA ON A JET SKI
Authorities on Tuesday arrested a man accused of $4.2 million of Medicare fraud on a jet ski just south of Key West. Ernesto Cruz Graveran, 54, was...
GAS PRICES FUEL CONCERNS FOR KEYS CAPTAINS
Remember when 20 bucks could fill your little car’s tank more than halfway? Remember when 10 bucks could get you from Key West to Marathon, at least?
Those...
BRIDGE JUMP STUNT GETS GREEN LIGHT FROM MARATHON CITY COUNCIL
If his team can satisfy a lengthy but reasonable to-do list, renowned stuntman Travis Pastrana will make a return to Marathon next month.
At its regular meeting on...
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATES FREEDOM FOR ALL ON JUNE 19
For generations, American schoolchildren learned that the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, freed the slaves. But that’s not accurate. The proclamation...
KEYS CANDIDATES OFF TO THE RACES
The new season of “Keys Politics'' premiered Friday in real life. Its first episode drew an enthusiastic — and bipartisan — audience to Hometown’s Meet the Candidates...
EXCLUSIVE Q&A: POWER BILLS JUMP 30% IN KEY WEST & LOWER KEYS
Keys Energy Services, the Lower Keys’ electric utility, on Wednesday announced a sudden 30% spike in June power bills due to the skyrocketing cost of natural gas....