NOMINATE YOUR NONPROFIT HEROES NOW
The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys is accepting nominations for its 23rd annual Unsung Heroes Celebration, recognizing the tremendous efforts of our community’s volunteers.
Every charitable nonprofit...
PAWS IN PARADISE: DON’T FORGET YOUR PETS – A HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
Has your pet been naughty or nice? Chances are, probably both. It’s part of their special charm. You love them no matter what, so when the holidays...
MEET MATTHEW RAWLS: IN THE LIMELIGHT AT TENNESSEE WILLIAMS THEATRE
By Cricket Desmarais
Matthew Rawls scans the Tennessee Williams lobby, attending to last-minute details before the theater’s newly acquired production of “Nutcracker, Key West” opens. His focus is...
HEALTH AND THE HOLIDAYS — A TALE OF TWO FRIENDS
By Jennifer Boltz
It’s not uncommon for this time of year to feel like a battle, both mentally and physically. It may be coined “the most wonderful time...
MARATHON CELEBRATES 3 BUSINESS OPENINGS IN 1 WEEK
It was a phenomenal week for new businesses in Marathon as city officials, business owners and friends gathered with the Marathon Chamber of Commerce to celebrate three...
IN PICTURES: SANTA CLAUS VISITS ISLAMORADA
Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus hopped on the sleigh for the annual ride through Islamorada neighborhoods on Dec. 11. The sleigh, hauled by Chief Terry Abel’s truck,...
KEYS HISTORY: FIRST DOCUMENTED CASE OF LEGENDARY PIRATE IS MEMORIALIZED IN PRINT
“Maps of East and West Florida” was published in 1775. Among the features identified in this collection is a map of the Northern Keys that identifies a...
DIVE REPORT: UPPER KEYS’ ALEXANDER BARGE IS THE MECCA OF MARINE LIFE
Divers in the Florida Keys experienced pleasant conditions this past week, so good that lots of divers and fishermen were out taking advantage of it.
On numerous reefs...
LATE COACH MIKE LEACH WAS PART OF KEY WEST’S ONE HUMAN FAMILY
What does the recent death of a game-changing college football coach in Mississippi have to do with Key West?
Turns out, quite a bit.
Mike Leach was not only...
TEAM TROPHY HUNTERS WINS ISLAMORADA SAILFISH TOURNAMENT
The 59th annual Islamorada Sailfish Tournament kicked off at Whale Harbor, hosting 88 anglers. Under rough conditions and tough fishing, anglers competed for three days until lines...
