IS YOUR CHILD ENTERING KINDERGARTEN?
Monroe County School District's elementary and PreK–8 schools are hosting their annual Kindergarten Kick-off events designed to help incoming students and their families feel...
NEW ZONE AIMS TO SLOW BOATS THROUGH STARCKS WHEEL DITCH OFF ISLAMORADA
Years of work to bring added safety to a narrow channel — which many boats traverse as a shortcut off Lower Matecumbe — came...
MEET JULE McENROE: ON HER VOYAGE THROUGH LIFE
For decades, Julie McEnroe was “head sea wench” for the 74-foot topsail schooner Wolf, built and skippered by her husband, Key West’s legendary captain,...
MILLIONS IN TOURISM DOLLARS SUPPORT MAJOR PROJECTS ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS
Nearly $10 million generated by Florida Keys tourism will support projects serving visitors and residents. The Monroe County Tourist Development Council announced on April 13...
STORM CHASING: HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT VISITS MARATHON ON NOAA HURRICANE AWARENESS TOUR
For the first time in more than a decade, the Marathon Airport played host to the massive engines and wingspan of a C-130J Hurricane...
CHIEF RESPONDS TO CITY COMMISSIONER’S TRAFFIC STOP
Only in Key West, and more specifically, only in Key West during an election, does a routine traffic stop become a social media spectacle. So...
LEGISLATORS SET FOR SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING SESSION WITH STILL NO BUDGET PASSED
As talks over a budget agreement loom over the state capital, legislators in the Florida House and Senate will return to Tallahassee to discuss...
PILOT UNINJURED IN SEAPLANE CRASH OFF DRY TORTUGAS
The pilot of a seaplane that crashed off Dry Tortugas National Park the morning of April 11 was not injured in the incident, and...
KEEPING THEM FLYING: REHABILITATED KEY LARGO OSPREY RETURNED TO ITS FAMILY
To see the positive impact the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center has on the Upper Keys community, you need only witness the rescue and...
FDOT HOLDS MEETINGS ON UPCOMING BRIDGE REPAIRS
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will host three public meetings, all of which can be attended in person or virtually, to discuss the...