KEY WEST OFFICIALS TACKLE FULL AGENDA INCLUDING CRUISE SHIPS
Key West city officials had plenty on their plates for the Nov. 3 city commission meeting, which started with a surprise presentation for Jimmy Weekley to celebrate...
GMM MOSQUITOS OPINION: ‘THE TIME HAS COME FOR YOUR RESPONSE TO THESE DECEPTIONS &...
An open letter from the Monroe County Environmental Coalition to Keys elected officials:
To all elected officials who have campaigned on improving public health and environmental issues and...
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...
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 in an effort...
‘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 find 10 candidates...
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 help the county...
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 Islamorada-based nonprofit Florida...
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 close. On Nov....
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) asked staff to...
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 battery allegation that...
