SANCTUARY ADVISORY COUNCIL ENDORSES RESTORATION BLUEPRINT
The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council affirmed its support for Restoration Blueprint during a meeting in Marathon on Feb. 18, adopting a resolution that endorses...
SPINNING FISH CASES DECLINE, BUT RESEARCH INTENSIFIES
After a year in which “spinning” fish in the Florida Keys earned national headlines, there is some promising news: Reports of spinning fish are down this winter...
AT 92, WILLIE NELSON IS STILL ‘ON THE ROAD AGAIN’
Willie Nelson has still got it.
The country music legend is 92 and still touring, having just released his 153rd album, “Last Leaf on the Tree,” the title...
GOVERNOR, STATE LEGISLATURE AGREE ON TOUGHER PENALTIES AMONG ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO COMMIT CRIMES
On Feb. 13, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a package of bills to create tougher penalties for illegal immigrants committing crimes, all while aiding President Donald Trump’s deportations...
NAVY OFFICIALS SURVEY SIGSBEE RESIDENTS ABOUT MOLD ISSUES
On Feb. 10 and 11, representatives from the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) hosted a meeting with military families and civilians living in...
KEY WEST STEPS OUT IN STYLE FOR OUT OF THE CLOSET FASHION SHOW
I didn’t fall down.
Despite a lengthy litany of past gravitational mishaps, I managed to remain upright while walking about 40 yards in my fashion show runway debut....
JUDGE DENIES PRESTON BREWER’S SELF-DEFENSE CLAIM IN GARRETT HUGHES MURDER CASE
A judge on Feb. 12 shot down Lloyd Preston Brewer III’s claim that he was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed the unarmed Garrett Hughes...
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS HARM FISHERMEN
For South Florida’s commercial fishermen, the effects of red tides on their operations have become a grim annual reality.
The tides, named for when overproduction of the harmful...
THIRD MAJOR WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT BEGINS IN THE UPPER KEYS; EXPECT TRAFFIC CONGESTION
Motorists traveling through Tavernier faced delays during their morning commutes on Feb. 18, as construction crews placed orange barrels and began phase three of a water transmission...
30 YEARS OF SHOPPING & SCHOLARSHIPS: GIGANTIC NAUTICAL MARKET IS THIS WEEKEND
The 30th annual Gigantic Nautical Market will take place in Islamorada’s Founders Park at MM 87, bayside, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22-23, blending an outdoor boat show,...
