MARATHON BOXING STUDIO PREACHES MENTAL FORTITUDE & POWERFUL PUNCHES
As a dedicated mental health crisis responder, Marathon Boxing Studio co-founder Dwayne Ellis recognizes that the Middle Keys need additional active avenues for teens to vent their...
COUNTY CONTINUES TO ACT ON GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATIONS IN DRUG THEFT SCANDAL
Monroe County leaders continue to address a scathing grand jury report stemming from a July 2022 drug theft scandal, which recently led to the indictments of a...
TAX COLLECTOR HOLDS SPECIAL SATURDAY HOURS FOR TEENS SEEKING TO GET A DRIVER’S LICENSE
Three offices will hold special Saturday hours to assist Monroe County teens with obtaining their driver’s licenses.
Monroe County Tax Collector Sam Steele announced his office will host...
FANTASY FEST FLASHBACK: THEME THIS YEAR IS ’90s NEON COSMIC CARNIVAL
Costumed revelers will celebrate the 1990s and carnivalesque pageantry during Key West’s Fantasy Fest Oct. 18-27. The renowned costuming and masking festival features masquerade parties, costume competitions,...
FANTASY FEST’S WOULD-BE ROYALS RAISE MONEY FOR SPCA
It’s that time of year. The annual Royal Campaign for king and queen of Fantasy Fest — an eight-week fundraising drive that culminates in the coronation of...
1,527 INVASIVE LIONFISH COLLECTED DURING REEF DERBY IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Fourteen teams of scuba divers took to the water and collected 1,527 invasive lionfish during the 2024 Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Festival, hosted by Reef Environmental...
KEYS TDC EARNS MARKETING AWARDS
The Monroe County Tourist Development Council, the agency responsible for marketing Florida Keys & Key West tourism, won several Flagler Awards at the 2024 Florida Governor’s Conference...
KEYS HISTORY: CAPTURED SPANIARD SHARES A CALUSA STORY
I spend hours and hours researching the local history and then writing about it, and I do my best to share some history, tell a story and...
PAST TWO BEST OF UPPER KEYS YIELDED WINNERS, BIG DONATIONS & A NIGHT TO...
If the past two years are any indication, the third Best of Upper Keys will see numerous nominations, thousands of votes and an unforgettable awards ceremony with...
KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY NAMES ACTING SUPERINTENDENT
The man who coined the phrase “Restoration Blueprint” will serve as acting superintendent of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary when Sarah Fangman departs in November for her...
