WATER FOUNTAIN FALLOUT: ARE SCHOOL OFFICIALS ADDRESSING TOXIC RACISM?
In the wake of racist graffiti left on a Marathon High School water fountain, the Monroe County School District faced questions about how to resolve an environment...
‘WE’RE LOSING KIDS’: MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CONCERNED ABOUT TRUANCY
At the Oct. 12 and Oct. 16 Monroe County School Board meetings, board members and staff said that they are concerned about students’ “chronic absenteeism” and truancy....
POPULATION INCREASE BRINGS VOTER BOUNDARY SHIFTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Monroe County Commission’s district lines are slightly shifting due to new census data that shows more people living in the Keys and a state law requiring a...
IN PICTURES: WOUNDED WARRIORS FIND HEALING WITH MOTORCYCLES & DOLPHINS
Harleys and dolphins aren’t exactly a natural pairing, but through Wounded Warrior Project’s Rolling Project Odyssey, 14 veterans were able to experience the effects of the marine...
CITY OF KEY WEST CONSIDERS $4.3 M GRANT FOR NEW HOMELESS SHELTER ON COLLEGE...
A $4.3 million grant could help rebuild Key West’s homeless shelter on College Road, while extreme staffing shortages may cost the city up to $400,000 in consulting...
SUZIE ZUZEK DE POO’S VIBRANT KEY WEST LEGACY WITH LILLY PULITZER – HOME &...
The second floor of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is dark, quiet and cool, even on a sweltering summer day in Manhattan. The building, once the...
COMMISSIONER RASCHEIN TALKS TAKEAWAYS FROM FORUM ON WATER WOES
Holly Raschein hasn’t slowed down since terming out as representative for the Florida Keys in the state House. Moving into the private sector with AshBritt following her...
$5.6M ON THE WAY FOR MORE MONROE COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS
Monroe County Fire Rescue received a $5.6 million Federal Emergency Management Agency SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) grant to staff five currently understaffed firehouses...
Black Pumas to Headline Key West Festival Dec. 4 at Fort East Martello
On Dec. 4, the band Black Pumas, along with acclaimed artists such as Phosphorescent, Langhorne Slim, Rayland Baxter and others will command the stage at the newly...
Raschein sworn in as new county commissioner
Former state Rep. Holly Raschein is back serving Florida Keys constituents, this time as a county commissioner.
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Raschein, of Key Largo, to the Monroe...