MARATHON CONSTRUCTION: WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?
Ever since Hurricane Irma ripped through the Keys in 2017, there seems to be a new cleared lot or construction project popping up around...
$20M PROPOSED FOR KEYS STEWARDSHIP ACT BY STATE HOUSE & SENATE
Full funding for the Florida Keys Stewardship Act appears to be on a better track than in prior years in Tallahassee.
On Wednesday, the Florida...
SWEET, ‘STIMULATING’ COFFEE BUTLER DIES AT 93
"...But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver...Something touched me deep inside, the day the music died" — Don McLean, "American Pie"
Decades...
COIN TOSS DECIDES MARATHON CITY COUNCIL SEAT FOR ROBYN STILL
In a second special meeting on Jan. 31 to fill the seat left vacant by former councilman Trevor Wofsey’s resignation, the Marathon City Council...
ADVISORY BOARD WANTS MORE MONEY FOR KIDS’ SPORTS
A Key West advisory board is asking the city commission to give six kids’ sports leagues a 73% funding increase, or an extra $53,600.
It...
ENDANGERED KEY DEER SHOT ON SUGARLOAF KEY
Multiple organizations are offering rewards totaling up to $7,000 for information regarding the shooting of a federally protected and endangered Key deer.
On the morning...
KEY WEST POSTPONES CRUISE SHIP MEETING
It’s been a whole two weeks or so since we typed the words “cruise ship,” so here’s the latest on Key West’s ongoing work...
COIN TOSS NEARLY DECIDES NEW MARATHON CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
The next Marathon City Council member was nearly decided by a coin toss at the Jan. 24 meeting. Instead, the seated council members narrowed...
TRAVIS PASTRANA PERFORMS DRIFT STUNTS DURING VIDEO SHOOT IN THE KEYS
Professional motorsports competitor and stuntman Travis Pastrana brought the stunts and action not normally seen on U.S. 1 on Jan. 20.
A portion of U.S....
COUPLE ARRESTED FOR STEALING $2.5M FROM KEYS COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office reported Friday:
A Miami couple was arrested in Miami-Dade County Friday on warrants related to the theft of an estimated...
