STANLEY SWITLIK GETS SRO
Sgt. Spencer Bryan was greeting children this morning (May 14) at Stanley Switlik Elementary. Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay said he will be putting...
Visiting ‘Bomberos’ – Argentinian firefighters train in the Keys
Monroe County Fire Rescue (MCFR) is participating with firefighters from Argentina in an exchange program sponsored by Rotary International.
Six volunteer firefighters from the Buenos...
AFRO ROOTS TOUR COMES TO KEY WEST
The Studios of Key West and The Green Parrot host a multi-day celebration featuring live music, lectures and workshops
Afro Roots Key West kicks off at...
‘MOONLIGHT’ IN MARATHON
Director Michael Chaplin uses the discreet phrase: “scatalogical humor.”
His producer, Marilyn Tempest, speaks much more plainly.
“This play contains thermonuclear levels of flatulence jokes,” she...
Splish Splash
Teens and pre-teens looking to get their feet wet in the world of marine science can do it at the Dolphin Research Center in...
‘IT’S DONE WONDERS’
“The club is like an extended family,” said Grace Thrift of the Boys and Girls Club of the Keys Area. Her son, Cuyler, who...
What’s your kid doing this summer?
The school year is winding down and summer looms on the horizon. From art to sailing to sports, activities are bountiful through August. Here...
Cure for the crisis?
Local officials are calling Monroe County’s shortage of affordable housing a “crisis,” one that trickles down into other areas of the unique economy of...
The future of health care – Baptist releases rendering of new Marathon hospital
Officials have released the conceptual vision for Fishermen’s Community Hospital, a facility of Baptist Health South Florida. Baptist has set a goal of $15...
Roots Reach Keys
For the first time in its 20-year history, the Afro Roots World Music Festival will include the Florida Keys on its list of South...
