HOW MUCH MORE DEVELOPMENT IN THE KEYS? MONROE COUNTY RELEASES SECOND ROGO SURVEY
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is seeking robust public participation regarding the state-mandated hurricane evacuation modeling discussions that will continue through January 2025. In...
KEYS CANDIDATES ANSWER QUESTIONS AT HOMETOWN FORUM
Amid overheated national politics, Florida Keys candidates — and voters — kept their cool at the July 15 election forum presented by Hometown, a nonpartisan voter education...
COUNTY BUDGET COULD GROW BY $48M
Monroe County officials met July 16 to work on the proposed $715.7 million budget for the coming fiscal year.
The proposed budget funds the operations of the Board...
KEYS’ TOP TOURISM JOB IS DOWN TO 4 FINALISTS
Monroe County’s search for a president/CEO for the Keys’ multimillion-dollar tourism agency is down to four people, who are scheduled to arrive in Key West for in-person...
SUMMER HEAT SENDS LOCALS INTO HIBERNATION
Outside the snow is blowing, drifting against the base of the house and blanketing everything in crisp white. There’s a stillness in the air. Thankfully, you’re safe...
TOP 10: YOU MIGHT BE A BUBBA IF…
The Bubbas July 20 award show at Key West Theater included plenty of political jabs at local — and thankfully thick-skinned — candidates. It featured a musical...
PAPAS IN PARADISE: HEMINGWAY DAYS BRINGS BEARDED MEN ONCE AGAIN
A 71-year-old white-bearded Florida man won the 2024 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, a highlight of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival that ended July 21, which was the...
2 BOATS BURN AT STOCK ISLAND MARINA; NO INJURIES REPORTED
No injuries were reported in a fire the night of July 22 at Robbie’s of Key West Marina on Stock Island. The fire started at about 9:30...
A BOAT STRIKE & A RESCUE AMONG THE MAJOR INCIDENTS REPORTED DURING LOBSTER MINI-SEASON
No arrests or major wildlife cases were reported by law enforcement agencies during a two-day lobster mini-season in the Florida Keys.
A few incidents on the water, however,...
KEYS PR CHIEF ANDY NEWMAN CHARGED WITH PERJURY, FALSE STATEMENTS
The Florida Keys’ longtime public relations director, Andy Newman, is facing charges of perjury and making false official statements, the Monroe County State Attorney’s Office announced on...
