DRUGGED FISH: STUDY FINDS PHARMACEUTICALS IN REDFISH
A year-long study by Florida International University (FIU) and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) discovered pharmaceutical contaminants in the blood and other tissues of redfish in Florida...
NEW ‘PROTECT CENTER’ IN ISLAMORADA BREATHES NEW LIFE FOR INJURED MARINE MAMMALS
For 35 years, Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder’s (DPMMR) rescue team has responded to sick and injured whales and dolphins in the Florida Keys. Unfortunately, over the...
HEAD-ON COLLISION IN ISLAMORADA SENDS ONE TO THE HOSPITAL
A portion of U.S. 1 in Islamorada was shut down for roughly an hour on April 4 after a head-on collision at MM 86 sent one driver...
FILLS SURVEY DRAWS TENSION BETWEEN ISLAMORADA OFFICIALS
A new survey regarding the Fills in Islamorada led to some tense moments between Vice Mayor Sharon Mahoney and Village Manager Ted Yates in the lead up...
COUNTY DOWNSTAIRS ENCLOSURE INSPECTIONS DRAW CRITICISM FROM REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
County flood regulations approved by Monroe County commissioners in late 2022 took effect March 7. With them came changes to the definition of an accessory structure and...
GOVERNOR SIGNS HOUSING BILL THAT SAFEGUARDS KEYS’ 1,300 HOUSING UNITS
An affordable housing bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on March 30 safeguarded the Keys 1,000-plus affordable housing units, which were given by the state and later...
LARGE KEYS REQUESTS INCLUDED IN STATE BUDGET PROPOSALS
Several critical Keys programs found their way into the Florida Senate and House budget proposals that were unveiled last week in Tallahassee.
While the amounts for the Keys...
KEYS MARINE WORKER KILLED AFTER CRANE FALLS INTO WATER
A 29-year-old Homestead man died on March 21 after a construction crane fell over in Key Largo.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Jose Eduardo Reyes Ponce...
KEY WEST’S AIRPORT ‘HAPPY FAMILY’ SCULPTURE HEADS NORTH, BUT WILL RETURN
Key West International Airport’s “Happy Family” has left the Southernmost City for New York, but will return prior to the end of the construction phase of the...
KEY WEST METEOROLOGIST SET TO DISCUSS KEYS STORMS & CLIMATE CHANGE
The 32nd annual lecture series, The Delicate Balance of Nature, returns to its in-person venue in Key Largo with a lecture that delves into the correlation between...
