EPA GRANT AIMS TO RESTORE SPONGE POPULATIONS IN FLORIDA BAY
Florida Bay is a shallow body of water between the southern tip of mainland Florida and the Florida Keys. It is part of Everglades...
UNOCCUPIED MARATHON RESIDENCE CATCHES FIRE
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office responded to a structure fire on the 2500 block of Yellowtail Drive in Marathon at approximately 4:40 a.m. on...
KEY WEST MAN GETS PRISON AFTER FAILING TO COMPLY WITH PROBATION IN STOLEN VEHICLE...
A stolen vehicle case that began in the Lower Keys has concluded with a state prison sentence after the defendant violated probation, says the...
LOOKING FOR A PULSE: COMMERCIAL TRAPPERS, RECREATIONAL STONE CRABBERS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT...
We are looking for commercial trappers and recreational stone crabbers to be on the lookout for a possible new invasive underwater species. It is...
‘WHEEL OF FORTUNE’ AIRS FLORIDA KEYS-THEMED EPISODE THE WEEK OF OCT. 13-17
It takes four vowels to spell “Florida Keys” — and don’t forget, there are two Ts in “Jimmy Buffett” and one M in “Hemingway.”
The...
MARATHON COUNCIL CANDIDATES PUT DEMOCRACY ON DISPLAY IN ANNUAL FORUM
Candidates in the Middle Keys’ only local election for 2025 shared the dais for the first time on Oct. 1 as the Keys Weekly...
LAWYERS, LEGAL FEES & LOTS MORE ON TAP FOR COMMISSION MEETING
What’s happening at city hall these days? Plenty.
The city commission will be in session and facing a hefty agenda when this issue of the...
CFK FACULTY DEVELOPS NEW METHOD FOR HARNESSING WIND ENERGY
Two faculty members from The College of the Florida Keys (CFK) have co-authored research that could transform how cities harness wind energy.
Muhammad I....
ARE THE FLORIDA KEYS FEELING THE FEDERAL SHUTDOWN?
By Mandy Miles and Jim McCarthy
A week into the federal government shutdown — and political finger-pointing between Republicans and Democrats — life in the...
LOCAL PHILANTHROPIST PEDALS FOR NONPROFITS IN THE TOUR DE KEYS
County officials this year voted to cut funding for local nonprofits in half.
While dozens of charities are reeling from the cut, local philanthropist Chris...
