VACATION RENTALS IN KEY WEST PREY ON WORKING RESIDENTS
Invasive, insatiable and largely unstoppable, monthly vacation rentals are the Burmese pythons of Key West, devouring the city’s housing inventory and devastating its workforce...
COVID CASES RISING BUT HOSPITALIZATIONS LOW IN THE KEYS
COVID-19 cases are ticking upward in Monroe County, but they aren’t leading to serious illness and the need for hospitalization among the infected.
The Florida...
6 MIGRANT GROUPS INTERCEPTED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
A small wooden boat containing a large sail washed ashore in Islamorada on May 2. Onboard the homemade vessel was a group of Cuban...
GOVERNOR APPOINTS JIM SCHOLL TO COUNTY COMMISSION
“I’ve always said I don’t run for office; I run from office,” the Florida Keys’ newest county commissioner told the Keys Weekly on May...
DOLPHIN BIOLOGY CONFIRMS THEY’RE BUILT FOR PLEASURE – KEYS WOMAN MAGAZINE
Buckle up, folks. This one might get a little awkward, but I promise you, there’s a point.
Before I became a newspaper editor, I spent...
NEW DISTILLERY COMING TO ISLAMORADA’S PLANTATION KEY
A permit allowing the sale of alcohol for a new distillery on Plantation Key garnered approval via a 4-1 vote during an Islamorada Village...
SLOPPY JOE’S: HEMINGWAY HAUNT CELEBRATES 85 YEARS AS CORNERSTONE BAR
The legend of Sloppy Joe’s Bar, Key West’s iconic corner bar, started in 1933, but the place everyone knows today, in the building that...
KEY WEST PLANS NEW PARKS, PLAZAS & HOMELESS SHELTER
A new Bayview Park design, a new homeless shelter and a new, long-term lease for the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden on...
SUMMER CAMP: WHAT ARE YOUR KIDS DOING THIS SUMMER?
The school year is winding down and summer is just over the horizon. From making flippered friends and exploring a private island to taking...
CORAL SHORES WEIGHTLIFTER XAVYER ARRINGTON WINS FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
There’s a state champion roaming the halls of Coral Shores High School.
His name? Xavyer Arrington. He’s a 5-foot 10-inch junior and a member of...
