SOON-TO-BE-RETIRED PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR MOLDED GENERATIONS OF CHILDREN
SueEllen Bennett greets visitors to St. James Children’s Center just as she would greet a 2-year-old or a parent — with a big smile. Or maybe even...
SO LONG, SUMMER: KEYS KIDS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL AUG. 10
It’s time.
Florida Keys students return to school on Thursday, Aug. 10. At least they have a short week to ease them into the renewed routines. And then...
THIS WEEKEND: ‘SEUSSICAL JUNIOR’ TAKES THE STAGE AT MARATHON COMMUNITY THEATRE
A host of beloved characters from the mind of Dr. Seuss will come to life on the Marathon Community Theatre stage this weekend as Lynn Ahrens and...
HOT WATER THREATENS FLORIDA KEYS’ CORAL REEF
Sun-baked Keys residents suffering through “feels-like” temperatures well north of 100 degrees, with nearshore waters that feel more like jacuzzis, aren’t the only ones issuing a cry...
IT’S NEVER BEEN THIS HOT IN JULY BEFORE
By Mandy Miles & Jim McCarthy
“Good lord, it’s hot.”
“What the hell? It’s only July. What’s gonna happen in August and September?”
“This is insane.”
Every conversation in the Florida...
NEW ISLAND MUSIC SCHOOL COMES TO THE UPPER KEYS
Local musician and Monroe County firefighter Luke Ptomey has big plans for Island Music School, which he and his wife, Melissa, are launching this August.
The school will...
THERE’S AN URGENT NEED FOR FOSTER PARENTS IN THE UPPER KEYS
High living costs and a booming real estate market have uprooted a number of families from their Florida Keys homes, sending them packing to other counties and...
RAINBOWS COLOR KEY WEST FOR PRIDE JUNE 7-11
In 2003, a rainbow covered Key West’s Duval Street.
Held aloft by 2,000 volunteers, the 1.25-mile-long Sea-to-Sea Diversity Flag covered the length and width of Duval Street, from...
20 BUBBAS LEGACIES HAVE WON THEIR CATEGORY EVERY YEAR
Photos by RALPH De PALMA/Keys Weekly
As we approach a full decade of The Bubbas: Key West People’s Choice Awards, the Keys Weekly is proud to honor our...
FANTASTIC FOUR: TURTLE HOSPITAL MARKS WORLD TURTLE DAY WITH QUADRUPLE RELEASE
Four healthy sea turtles are back in their ocean home as Marathon’s Turtle Hospital marked World Turtle Day with a quadruple release on May 23. After treatment...
