COUNTY COMMISSION SHIFTS NONPROFIT FUNDING & TALKS CONSERVATION LAND USE
In a jam-packed session on April 15, the Monroe County Commission explored funding alternatives for the Keys’ health and social service nonprofits and put...
STRAMA TAKES PLEA DEAL IN COCAINE RING CASE
The centerpiece in a widespread cocaine ring bust from 2024 in the Florida Keys will likely spend at least a decade in prison, according...
KEYS COMPANY FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST BORDER PATROL AGENT
A Marathon construction and engineering business on April 21 filed a formal complaint with federal authorities against a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent,...
STATE PARK’S $52 MILLION ATTRACTION REIMAGINES EXPLORATION IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
A new $52.5 million attraction is coming to Key Largo’s John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park with the reimaging of the existing visitor center,...
VISIT FLORIDA KEYS APPOINTS BURKE AS CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
David Burke is the chief administrative officer, a newly created role at Visit Florida Keys & Key West. The post is focused on strengthening...
MONTESSORI CHILDREN’S SCHOOL GROWS UP
The Montessori Children's School is all grown up.
What started more than 30 years ago as a private preschool offering early-childhood, Montessori-style education, now offers...
‘LOOK FOR THE HELPERS’: SHARF FAMILY GETS OVATION FROM MARATHON CITY COUNCIL
A fundraising guru who’s raised nearly seven figures giving helping hands to Middle Keys locals got his flowers at the Marathon City Council’s April...
PETERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION HELPS SPREAD MORE ‘JOY’ WITH GENEROUS DONATION
By E.G. Merkel
Distance is not a factor when common values exist between organizations. The Peterson Family Foundation has been a friend of Just Older...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE SCISSORS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
It was just a pair of scissors, tiny and worn. It looked like my old beat-up nail scissors, sitting incongruously in a display case...
CFK INVITES PUBLIC TO CAPSTONE SHOWCASE ON APRIL 29
The College of the Florida Keys (CFK) invites the community to attend its annual Capstone Showcase where graduating students will present final projects addressing...
