Cosmetic tattoo artist Jodi Kell helps breast cancer patients feel whole again
For many women who undergo a mastectomy and breast reconstruction following breast cancer, the end of surgery doesn’t always feel like the end of...
Tourism dollars fund 18 new mooring balls in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Tourism tax dollars are helping protect some of the Florida Keys’ most valuable natural resources, with the installation of 18 new mooring buoy anchors...
Sanctuary Advisory Council resolution asks for answers on Stock Island wastewater discharges
The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council is calling for state and federal agencies to address concerns that treated wastewater from shallow injection...
Islamorada Council reduces property tax increase, approves spending plan with pay bumps for staff
Islamorada Council members chose not to slap village property owners with a nearly 10% increase on their tax bills during a final budget hearing...
Frederick Douglass School Black Educators Memorial Project celebrates history
The Frederick Douglass Community Center Museum, 111 Olivia St., Key West, will celebrate its official grand opening with an all-day community open house from...
Keys Mosquito Control board approves budget with rollback millage rate
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District’s (FKMCD) five-member board convening for a Sept. 15 public hearing unanimously approved an adjusted millage rate and budget...
Fantasy Fest celebrates ‘Musical Icons & Iconic Musicals’
Fantasy Fest, Key West’s annual multiday costuming party in paradise, welcomes revelers for this year’s Oct. 16-25 extravaganza.
The 2026 Fantasy Fest theme, “Musical Icons...
Keys History: Henry Flagler’s island legacy
Henry Flagler and the Key West Extension of his Florida East Coast Railway altered the history of the Florida Keys. Before his train came...
Coral Shores senior becomes third Eagle Scout from Monroe County’s Troop 914
When Mallory Hughes was 9 years old, she saw a flyer on the wall at school that would change her life.
“It caught my attention...
Someone you should know: Roberta DePiero came, stayed & is still leaving her mark
Roberta DePiero has spent her time in Key West collecting things: sponsors, scholarship funds, thousands of photographs, and even bags of trash picked up...
