CFK INVITES PUBLIC TO CAPSTONE SHOWCASE ON APRIL 29
The College of the Florida Keys (CFK) invites the community to attend its annual Capstone Showcase where graduating students will present final projects addressing...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE SCISSORS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
It was just a pair of scissors, tiny and worn. It looked like my old beat-up nail scissors, sitting incongruously in a display case...
PETERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION HELPS SPREAD MORE ‘JOY’ WITH GENEROUS DONATION
By E.G. Merkel
Distance is not a factor when common values exist between organizations. The Peterson Family Foundation has been a friend of Just Older...
‘LOOK FOR THE HELPERS’: SHARF FAMILY GETS OVATION FROM MARATHON CITY COUNCIL
A fundraising guru who’s raised nearly seven figures giving helping hands to Middle Keys locals got his flowers at the Marathon City Council’s April...
MONTESSORI CHILDREN’S SCHOOL GROWS UP
The Montessori Children's School is all grown up.
What started more than 30 years ago as a private preschool offering early-childhood, Montessori-style education, now offers...
VISIT FLORIDA KEYS APPOINTS BURKE AS CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
David Burke is the chief administrative officer, a newly created role at Visit Florida Keys & Key West. The post is focused on strengthening...
STATE PARK’S $52 MILLION ATTRACTION REIMAGINES EXPLORATION IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
A new $52.5 million attraction is coming to Key Largo’s John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park with the reimaging of the existing visitor center,...
KEYS COMPANY FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST BORDER PATROL AGENT
A Marathon construction and engineering business on April 21 filed a formal complaint with federal authorities against a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent,...
STRAMA TAKES PLEA DEAL IN COCAINE RING CASE
The centerpiece in a widespread cocaine ring bust from 2024 in the Florida Keys will likely spend at least a decade in prison, according...
WILL THE QUESTION OF ELIMINATING PROPERTY TAX REACH THE NOVEMBER BALLOT?
State legislators were expected to convene April 20-24 for a special session to consider redrawing the congressional districts ahead of the November election. Gov....
