NEW KEY DEER RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS DWINDLING FRESH WATER SOURCES
Key deer, the smallest subspecies of white-tailed deer in North America, are emblematic of the Florida Keys. The endearing creatures are miniature versions of their larger counterparts,...
RARE PYGMY WHALE STRANDED OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS DIES FROM ITS INJURIES
Marine mammal responders mobilized for the report of a stranded dolphin off Long Key State Park on Jan. 12. What they found upon arrival was a little...
KEYS’ OVERALL GRADUATION RATE TRAILS STATE AVERAGE OF 89.7%
School district officials this week announced the 2023-2024 graduation rates for the Florida Keys’ three public high schools, two of which trail the state’s highest-ever graduation rate...
MARATHON CITY COUNCIL BEGINS 2025 WITH AWARDS APLENTY
Awards and service recognitions highlighted an otherwise-brief first Marathon City Council session of 2025 on Jan. 14.
A Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service proclamation presented to...
INCOMING PRESIDENT TRUMP TAPS KEY WEST’S RUSSO TO CHAIR TASK FORCE
A Key West businessman, environmental consultant and Nobel Prize nominee made national political headlines last week when president-elect Donald Trump tapped him for a role in the...
UPPER KEYS SIBLING MURDER TRIAL IS UNDERWAY IN KEY WEST COURTROOM
Dressed in a blue suit coat, Daniel Weisberger entered a Key West courtroom on Jan. 14. His leg ankle chains clang as he proceeded to a table...
KEY WEST’S FRIENDS OF ASHEVILLE GROUP HELPS HURRICANE HELENE VICTIMS WITH JAN. 18 FUNDRAISER
Key West and the Florida Keys are no strangers to hurricanes and the devastation they bring. The southernmost island chain breathed a sigh of relief following an...
WALK YOUR DOG IN WIENERPALOOZA; DOG PARADE RAISES MONEY ON JAN. 18
Key West’s annual Wienerpalooza dog parade and fundraiser will step off at noon on Saturday, Jan. 18. Participants are asked to meet in front of the Custom...
NATURE LECTURE SERIES RETURNS WITH A TALK ON THE INVASIVE BURMESE PYTHON
The annual “Delicate Balance of Nature” lecture series returns to John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo on Wednesday, Jan. 15 with a discussion on...
ISLAMORADA COUNCILMAN BUDDY PINDER RESIGNS
A shakeup continues in Islamorada government as councilman Joseph “Buddy” Pinder III tendered his resignation on Jan. 10.
Pinder, who was first elected in 2020, submitted a letter...
