FLORIDA KEYS FACE IMMIGRATION ANXIETY
By Mandy Miles and Jim McCarthy
Confusion, rumor, outrage and alarm have permeated online comments and real-life conversations in the Florida Keys.
“What is going on?...
NEW OCEAN EXPLORATION CENTER OPENS IN KEY LARGO
World Ocean Day was a bit more meaningful in Key Largo on June 7, as Reef Environment Education Foundation unveiled a state-of-the-art Ocean Exploration...
WILL KEY WEST OFFICIALS FIX WHAT’S BROKEN IN CITY HALL? THEY PLEDGE TO TRY
Key West commissioners will convene a special meeting on June 25 to dissect the recent grand jury report and its scathing criticism of city...
KEYS SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES CONTRACT FOR NEW SUPERINTENDENT
Monroe County school board members approved a three-year contract for incoming superintendent Ed Tierney during a June 10 Monroe County school board meeting in...
FLORIDA KEYS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE FLIPS THE SWITCH ON A NEW FOUR-DAY WORKWEEK
A new contract between the Florida Keys Electric Cooperative and the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers Local 349 provided a modest wage increase in...
OFFICIALS TO REVIEW KEY WEST YACHT CLUB’S $1/YEAR LEASE FOR POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS
Key West officials voted on June 4 to take a closer look at the Key West Yacht Club’s $1-a-year lease with the city of...
TRAFFIC STOP IN KEY LARGO LEADS TO GUN AND DRUG CHARGES AMONG FOUR MEN
Four men were arrested following a June 7 traffic stop on U.S. 1 in which two handguns — one of them reported stolen —...
SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW: TONY GREGORY LIVES LIFE IN FULL COLOR
When Tony Gregory quit his Maryland teaching job to move to Key West in 1976, he was partly motivated by a discovery made on...
Farmer Jeanne Selander and Her Jailhouse Menagerie
Mark Hedden kicks off the first edition of his "On the Rock" podcast with one of the most beloved people in the Florida Keys....
KEY WEST OFFICIALS CHOOSE RESIDENTS OVER RENT HIKES
Key West officials this week prioritized people over profit and working residents over unworkable rent hikes for tenants at City Marina on Garrison Bight.
The...
