ISLAMORADA COUNCIL CANDIDATES MAKE FINAL PITCH TO VOTERS
Fourteen candidates enter for five hotly-contested Islamorada Village Council seats on Tuesday, Nov. 8 With the most candidates seen in the village’s history, the hopefuls consist of...
BY THE NUMBERS: KEYS WEEKLY’S 2022 ELECTION COVERAGE
Voters in Florida and the Keys kept their governor, their U.S. senator, their South Florida U.S. congressman and their Florida Keys state representative, all of whom are...
MACHINE RECOUNT SET FOR CLOSE ISLAMORADA SEAT RACE
Four votes separated current vice mayor Henry Rosenthal from former councilwoman Deb Gillis following a machine recount on Nov. 11 at the county supervisor of elections office...
HUMOR: TOP 10 PRIORITIES FOR THE NEW MARATHON CITY COUNCIL
In its largest election since incorporating as a city, the 2022 general election saw four open seats on the Marathon City Council filled. The new council undoubtedly...
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SELECT MAYOR, SET PRIORITIES FOR FLORIDA KEYS
The Monroe Board of County Commissioners selected Craig Cates as the next mayor and Holly Merrill Raschein as the mayor pro tem for the coming year during...
KEY WEST’S LAWYER SAYS CITY IS VIOLATING PUBLIC RECORD LAWS
Key West’s attorney is concerned the city is violating state laws.
City Attorney Shawn Smith has told Mayor Teri Johnston and Dona Higginbotham, the consultant who’s coordinating the...
PACKED MARATHON COUNCIL AGENDA TAKES ON BUILDING PERMITS & VACATION RENTAL WORKAROUNDS; TABLES OTHER...
What began with attempts to immediately move forward on several campaign promises from new councilman Jeff Smith eventually turned to a frustrated outburst from a Coco Plum...
NEW KEY COLONY BEACH COMMISSION TAKES OFFICE & APPOINTS FINAL MEMBER
Key Colony Beach’s new city commission took shape on Dec. 1 with the swearing-in of newly elected commissioners Beth Ramsay-Vickrey and Freddie Foster. In the wake of...
NEW DATA SHOWS CORAL REEF WEAKENS HURRICANE WAVES
As the new hurricane season rolls in on Thursday, June 1, residents of the Florida Keys will likely remember Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 storm that tracked...
CHARTER COUNTY CONVERSATIONS HIGHLIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING NEEDS
Discussions among Monroe County officials over a potential transition to a charter county continued at a June 21 board of county commissioners meeting in Key Largo. Officials...
