Marathon crowd generates stack of questions for sanctuary staff
It wasn’t quite the standing-room-only crowd on Sept. 30 in Marathon High School’s auditorium, but the audience was substantial, to hear region-specific details about the National Marine...
The Best of Marathon 2019 Winners in Pictures
Win, lose or tie, the Best of Marathon is a great community event for a good cause. Hosted by the Marathon Rotary Club and Weekly Newspapers, the...
Community Comments on Sanctuary Blueprint
The conversation about the proposed blueprint has reached a fever pitch in Key West.
The Keys are passionate about their waters — and rightly so. The shallow waters...
Dignitaries gather for Fishermen’s Hospital groundbreaking
On Sept. 20, hundreds came out to see 10 golden shovels throw the first spadefuls of dirt for the new Fishermen’s Community Hospital, set to cost $43.3...
Deadline nears on lighthouse acquisition application
A deadline approaches as the federal government’s General Services Administration seeks applications from nonprofits and groups that want to preserve Keys lighthouses.
The lighthouses — Alligator, Sombrero, American...
An Account from the Ground – What is left behind after Dorian
By Paul Menta
As told to Sarah Thomas
Editor’s Note: Paul Menta returned to Key West on Monday, Sept. 16 from his relief trip to the Bahamas with Robert...
‘NEVER OUR INTENTION’ – Three preservation areas not just for Blue Star operators
The proposal by the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary of three spots in the Keys as “limited use” for Blue Star Dive Operators only has caused a...
Keys Weekly photographer documents Bahamas plight
On Sept. 10, locals from the Florida Keys and the mainland made an over-and-back trip aboard a ferry from Fort Lauderdale to Freeport in the Bahamas. The...
Oxitec reveals new technology up for EPA consideration
In 2018, Oxitec’s proposal to test the release of biologically modified mosquitoes to combat biting invasive populations was bandied back and forth between the Environmental Protection Agency...
