DRONES ADD TO COAST GUARD’S CAPABILITIES IN THE KEYS
With eyes on water and on land, U.S. Coast Guard Station Islamorada also is taking to the sky, thanks to a program that’s introducing...
EXCLUSIVE: DR. BOROS SAYS HE’S HEALTHY & WORKING FOLLOWING COVID
Dr. Bruce Boros is "physically healthy and working on four projects at once," he told the Keys Weekly in a text message on Monday,...
COMMISSIONER EDDIE MARTINEZ’S ARREST FOR ALLEGED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TROUBLES COLLEAGUES
Monroe County Commissioner Eddie Martinez walked out of the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Wednesday evening, posting a $1,500 bond following a domestic...
MONROE COUNTY HAS A NEW MAYOR, NEW COVID OUTLOOK
Monroe County Mayor Michelle Coldiron officially handed over her gavel to Commissioner David Rice at the Nov. 17 county board meeting, making him the...
MONROE COUNTY SURVEYS BUILDINGS FOR SAFETY AFTER MIAMI CONDO COLLAPSE
Following the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers South, a mid-rise condominium building in Surfside, Florida, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)...
ROGO & ROADS: ISLAMORADA READYING FOR BUILDOUT & BIG PROJECTS
Buildout and bringing more road projects to fruition are among the larger issues Keys officials are dealing with as 2021 comes to a gradual...
PADDLE CHALLENGE SUPPORTS ONGOING EVERGLADES RESTORATION
The Send It South Challenge is back virtually for the second year in a row. The event that raises money and awareness for the...
WHAT’S UP WITH WISTERIA ISLAND?
After spending years in court, asserting its ownership of Wisteria Island, the federal government now wants to give the island to Monroe County and...
‘WE NEED BUS DRIVERS’: SHORTAGE IN THE KEYS REFLECTS A NATIONWIDE CRISIS
Jason Thomason, director of transportation for Monroe County School District, is blunt.
“We need bus drivers,” he said.
He explained that the district currently needs to...
ISLAMORADA COMBATS ILLEGAL VACATION RENTALS WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY
A number of resolutions were up for approval at the Nov. 18 meeting of Islamorada Village Council. One included an agreement for software technology...
