GET THE ‘DROP’ ON NEW YEAR’S EVE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Warm celebrations and cold libations mark New Year’s Eve in the Florida Keys, where the only ice is in our drinks. From Key West to Key Largo,...
DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK TEMPORARILY CLOSES JAN. 2 AFTER 300 MIGRANTS ARRIVE
On Jan. 2 at 8 am, Dry Tortugas National Park will temporarily close to public access while law enforcement and medical personnel evaluate, provide care for and...
ROUGHLY 100 HAITIANS SWIM TO SHORE AFTER BOAT GROUNDS OFF KEY LARGO
Federal and local resources are being stretched thin as high numbers of Cuban and Haitian migrants continue to arrive in the Florida Keys in 2023. It continued...
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, SCORES & SCHEDULES (JAN. 5)
Recapping past week of action for high school sports and looking forward to this week’s slate of games.
THE SCOREBOARD
TeamSportOpponentDateResultCoral ShoresBoys BasketballCathedral Prep (PA) @ Orlando12/20L, 58-27Coral ShoresBoys...
MEET THE KEYS WEEKLY 2022 ALL-KEYS GOLF TEAM
With only a few courses dotting the island chain, prep golf in the Florida Keys can be challenging. Key West, Marathon and Coral Shores make it work...
$2.6B STORM AND SEA LEVEL RISE PROJECT ON TAP FOR FLORIDA KEYS
On Dec. 23, President Joe Biden signed into law authorization of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) $2.6 billion coastal storm and sea-level rise infrastructure resiliency...
11-FOOT GREAT WHITE SHARK ‘PINGS’ OFF FLORIDA KEYS
“Sable,” a juvenile Great White Shark, “pinged” in the waters off of Layton on Jan. 3 at 5:26 a.m. Locals and shark enthusiasts are excited.
“How lucky we...
BUSY HOLIDAY WEEK KICKS OFF HIGH TOURISM SEASON IN FLORIDA KEYS
By Mandy Miles, Jim McCarthy and Alex Rickert
Oh, the weather outside was frightful. Well, at least by the standards of the Florida Keys, where temperatures for the...
IN PICTURES: WOUNDED WARRIORS CYCLE THE FLORIDA KEYS
Forty wounded military vets got on bikes and rode the Florida Keys from Key Largo to Key West beginning on Jan. 6. The annual Wounded Warrior Project’s...
3 FINALISTS NAMED FOR KEY WEST CITY MANAGER
And then there were three — finalists, that is, for the Key West city manager job: David Burke, Thaddeus Cohen and Abe Conn, all of whom already...
