Eighth annual Baygrass Bluegrass set - The Grass is Dead Tickets

Eighth annual Baygrass Bluegrass set

Islamorada Community Entertainment’s eighth annual Craft Beer and Baygrass Bluegrass Festival is bringing multiple award-winning artists from across the United States to Founders Park,...
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County prioritizes climate adaptation for new buildings

Climate change, sea level rise, and the future of the Keys were hot button topics at the last BOCC meeting of the year. The...
Youths take a stand for their future

Youths take a stand for their future

From the “Big Apple” to Big Pine, young people are fed up. They’re angry about what the climate crisis means for their futures, they’re...
Doing more with less – Tough year for holiday carriers - A box truck that is sitting on the side of a building - Machine

Doing more with less – Tough year for holiday carriers

No offense to Santa and his reindeer, but they’ve got nothing on the United States Postal Service (USPS). Every year, the days sandwiched between...
NOAA Launches $97 Million Targeted Mission to Save Florida Reef Tract - A large body of water - Reef

NOAA Launches $97 Million Targeted Mission to Save Florida Reef Tract

On Dec. 9, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced an ambitious plan to restore seven reefs within the Florida Keys National Marine...
Municipalities proactive on flooding, sea level rise - A view of a body of water with a mountain in the ocean - Islet

Municipalities proactive on flooding, sea level rise

Representatives from various governmental entities convened with leaders in the fields of public works, infrastructure development, and thinkers from business and higher education for...
Governor appoints Cates to County Commission — Former Key West mayor to finish Kolhage’s term - A man smiling for the camera - Key West Citizen

Governor appoints Cates to County Commission

Craig Cates no longer has to mount an election campaign for his County Commission run. Governor Ron DeSantis called Cates Tuesday morning and, after a...
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Upper Keys community remembers captain who lived big and loved hard

On Nov. 18, the Keys lost one of its own. Jeffrey Leonia, 24, was beloved by all who met him. He grew up on...
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“There’s poison in our water.”

My name is Joe Weatherby. I have been a professional captain, diver, fisherman, snorkeler, unsuccessful treasure hunter and constant conservationist in the Florida Keys and...
“I don’t like that Key Largo will be made into a no anchor zone, but I think it’s necessary.” - A man swimming in the water - Free-diving

“I don’t like that Key Largo will be made into a no anchor zone,...

If you have been living in the Keys for the last few years, you have seen the issues the reef is having. If you...