MONROE COUNTY LEADERS WON’T TAKE OVER KEYS TOURISM AGENCY
The Tourist Development Council’s failed audits led to the firing of its top director and have subjected the tourism marketing agency to public scrutiny that it’s never...
SCHOOL BOARD CALLS FOUL ON KEY WEST STADIUM PRICE INCREASE
The school board this month pressed pause on a $4 million price increase that would have put the cost of Key West High School’s new football stadium...
I.CARE TO HOST LARGEST CLEAN-UP IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
I.CARE wants to put hope in people’s hands. From May 2-5, Islamorada’s hometown coral restoration and ocean conservation superpower will host its second annual Trash Derby, a...
KEY LARGO SEES A MOSQUITO SWEEP FROM LOCAL INSPECTORS
A focused, door-to-door effort to eliminate and treat habitats for potentially disease-spreading mosquitoes kicked off in Key Largo on the morning of April 16.
This “sweep” brought trained...
HULLS & HORSEPOWER: SEVEN MILE GRAND PRIX POWERBOAT RACES ARE BACK THIS WEEKEND
Bumpy conditions are once again in the forecast as high-octane race teams gear up for the revitalized 2024 Seven Mile Grand Prix this weekend.
Races set for Saturday...
COASTLOVE, PLANT A MILLION CORALS TEAM UP TO PROTECT KEYS REEFS & SHORELINES
Two foundations teamed up on April 20 in the Lower Keys to highlight the importance of mangrove restoration for the Florida Keys’ marine environment.
The groups, CoastLove and...
IN PICTURES: THE LAGOON ON GRASSY KEY REVIVES EARTH DAY MURAL FEST
Grassy Key lived up to its tagline as “the place to be” to celebrate Earth Day in Marathon. Reviving its Mural Fest for the first time in...
CUBAN MIGRANTS RESCUED FROM AN UNINHABITED UPPER KEYS ISLAND
A group of Cuban migrants made landfall on an uninhabited Upper Keys island after sailing the treacherous waters off the Florida Keys.
Federal, state and local authorities responded...
KEY WEST MURDER SUSPECT TAKES 30-YEAR PLEA DEAL
A Key West man who was facing trial for the 2021 shooting death of 19-year-old Key Wester Jossue Emmanuel Gomez on Tuesday accepted a 30-year plea deal.
Online...
EMILY SCHULTEN WEEKLEY NAMED KEY WEST POET LAUREATE
The Key West city commission on April 11 named Emily Schulten Weekley the 2024 poet laureate of Key West.
Key West has been home to some of the...
