KEYS HISTORY: SNOWBIRDS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE
“Snowbird” is a more interesting word than it might first appear.
The history of the word, too, is curious, so thank you, David Sloan, for pointing it out...
COUNTY COMMISSION APPROVES SEVERAL MEASURES FOR TAVERNIER PUBLIX PROJECT
More hurdles were cleared by Monroe County commissioners for a supermarket and workforce housing project in Tavernier.
Meanwhile, a group continues to seek an appeal to the state...
MILES TO GO: RUN FOR YOUR LIFE & OTHERS’ LIVES
A good friend (and colleague) here in the Florida Keys needs help, but is afraid to ask. There’s the stigma and the sense that people will look...
‘OH, HECK’: TALLAHASEE ISN’T ON BOARD WITH COUNTY’S REQUEST FOR MORE BUILDING PERMITS
State officials appear unwilling to give more residential building permits to Monroe County and municipalities in the Florida Keys until all remaining allocations are expended.
Not only that,...
SOLDIERS HIKE IN THEIR SKIVVIES TO BATTLE VETERAN SUICIDE ON DEC. 14
In Key West, would anyone notice a group of people hiking through town wearing only their skivvies? On Dec. 14, one particular group is doing it for...
BREWER’S LAWYER CLAIMS SHOOTING VICTIM HUGHES WAS AGGRESSOR AT SELF-DEFENSE HEARING
Defense attorneys for Preston Brewer argued at a Dec. 10 hearing that Brewer was acting in self defense when he fatally shot Garrett Hughes, 21, in the...
MARATHON COUNCIL HONORS FRANK GREENMAN, REQUESTS HURRICANE EVACUATION TIME CHANGE
Citing the threat of takings cases in a city that has nearly exhausted every building allocation it has left, the Marathon City Council elected to request a...
THREAT PROMPTS MORNING LOCKDOWN AT MARATHON HIGH; STUDENTS & STAFF SAFE
Students and staff at MHS were under lockdown for more than an hour after the school reportedly received a recorded bomb threat on the morning of Dec....
LOCAL FAMILIES LACE UP SNEAKERS FOR AN ALZHEIMER’S CURE
Bud Conlin is a retired elementary school principal. Marta Bonatz is a retired national sales manager who spent 30 years with DuPont. Both now live in Key...
KEYS HISTORY: SAINT NICK IN THE KEYS
One thing that can be said about Florida is that the Sunshine State’s history dates back a fair distance. As someone who looks into the history of...
