LATIN FEST SIZZLES IN BAYVIEW PARK MARCH 21 & 22
From salsa dancing and cigars, to mojitos and mojo pork, the flavors, the Florida Keys Latin Fest celebrates the rhythms and traditions of Latin...
ONE OF FLORIDA KEYS’ MOST FAMED ATTRACTIONS TURNS 50
Fifty years ago, as America celebrated its bicentennial, Robert Reckwerdt leased a Lower Matecumbe Key marina from Ruth and Buck Starck. The Starcks had...
WOMANKIND CELEBRATES A QUARTER-CENTURY OF CARE
When Womankind women’s health center started in Key West in March 2001, the term 9/11 was still just a calendar date. The levees hadn’t...
WHO’S RUNNING FOR WHAT? AN EARLY LOOK AT FLORIDA KEYS ELECTIONS
Candidates every few years kicks off election season in the Florida Keys.
This year was no different and more than 200 people filled Salute restaurant...
THIS WEEKEND: CHOW DOWN AT THE 50TH ORIGINAL MARATHON SEAFOOD FESTIVAL
We hope you’ve all prepared your stomachs. The Original Marathon Seafood Festival is here.
Marathon’s marquee event returns this Saturday and Sunday, March 14, filling...
SANCTUARY MOVES FORWARD WITH RESTORATION BLUEPRINT IN FEDERAL WATERS
One year after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a comprehensive restoration plan for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in state waters, NOAA officials...
A BILLION APART: FLORIDA HOUSE, SENATE TO WORK BEYOND SESSION AMID BUDGET DIFFERENCES
Disagreements over state spending will force legislators in the House and Senate to work beyond the regular 60-day session.
Budget proposals approved by the respective...
STATE LAWMAKERS BAN SUPPORT FOR ‘DIVERSITY’ EVENTS
Florida state legislators this week passed a bill prohibiting cities, counties and tourist development councils from supporting or funding any events that involve diversity.
If...
FLORIDA KEYS GAS PRICES SKYROCKET ON IRAN CONFLICT
Florida gas prices climbed rapidly in response to the conflict in Iran. The state average surged 57 cents per gallon last week, and the...
ARE YOUR PALM FRONDS DRY AND BROWN? BLAME THE PALM LEAF SKELETONIZER
By Liah Continentino
Have you ever noticed the fronds on your palms looking dry and brown, with accumulations of crumbly brown pellets stuck to them?...
