Fishermen's Hospital committed to rebuilding in Marathon.

Fishermen’s field hospital opened Sept. 26

A temporary field hospital is open in Fishermen's parking lot in Marathon.   Fishermen’s Hospital will be rebuilt, representatives say.   That’s the message from Baptist Health South Florida about Fishermen’s...
Local rides out the storm on his boat. - A man holding an umbrella - Tent

Local rides out the storm on his boat.

Robert “Bob” Keyt almost said goodbye to The Last Farewell. His 38-foot Downeaster was docked at Pancho’s Marina and Fuel Dock during Hurricane Irma. During the storm,...
8 things to do before the tourists come back - A close up of text on a black background - Sketch

8 things to do before the tourists come back

After getting the word from Monroe County and municipal officials that visitors can return to the Florida Keys Oct. 1 following initial recovery from Hurricane Irma, the...
Shel Silverstein’s home destroyed - A house with a fence in front of a building - The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

Shel Silverstein’s home destroyed

“Once there was a tree,” wrote Shel Silverstein in his 1964 book “The Giving Tree,” one of the top-selling children’s books of all time. Ironically, a tree...
Marathon’s Faro Blanco houses the needy - A boat sitting on top of a truck - Galway Bay

Marathon’s Faro Blanco houses the needy

Ninety percent of guests are displaced locals It’s a good thing 79-year-old Carl Redfern didn’t stay in his Galway Bay trailer in Marathon like he had planned. After...
It’s the little things, and the big things - A woman holding a bag of luggage - Car

It’s the little things, and the big things

Woman raises thousands for Irma supplies More than 50 bottles of bleach, gloves, masks, and cases of garbage bags, 32 garbage cans, 10 tarps, shovels, extension cords, six...
Monday Morning Quarterbacking: Leaders review Irma response - A person sitting posing for the camera - Key West

Monday Morning Quarterbacking: Leaders review Irma response

From Key Largo to Key West, local officials made preparations for Hurricane Irma and, after the storm, started working on recovery. Here, the Weekly talks with Key...
‘It could have been worse’ - A screen shot of a computer - Sugarloaf Shores

‘It could have been worse’

Top meteorologists weigh in after Irma Willie Drye spent Hurricane Irma live blogging on the National Geographic website. Drye is the author of the definitive book about Keys...
King tide in the Keys

King Tides to continue

Hurricane makes seasonal event worse Social media erupted with “Is this normal?” type questions, paired with photos of underwater docks, after the battered Keys got its first round...
Boats: Lost and Found - A close up of a sign - Howard University

Boats: Lost and Found

In just four weeks, multiple state and federal agencies have finalized a plan to handle the many boats displaced by Hurricane Irma. The U.S. Coast Guard, the...

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