‘Unlikely Bedfellows’ — The NFL’S groundbreaking coral collaboration for Super Bowl LV
“Unlikely bedfellows.”
That’s how Jim Ritterhoff, executive director of Force Blue, described the coming together of military veterans, the National Football League (NFL), coral scientists, government and...
KEY WEST OFFICIALLY OUTLAWS CHICKEN-FEEDING
It’s official — cock-a-doodle-don’t feed the chickens.
Key West officials on Feb. 2 made it illegal to feed the island’s wild chicken population. Whether the handout is from...
Governor’s spending plan includes critical Keys dollars
A budget proposal unveiled by Gov. Ron DeSantis last week showed $4.3 billion more in spending, with $2.6 billion accounting for costs of the state’s COVID-19 pandemic...
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE RUN WILL HAPPEN NEXT MONTH, FOR RUNNERS REGISTERED LAST YEAR
There’s a sense in the Keys that things are returning to normal, finally: the 7 Mile Bridge Run will take place in 2021. Organizers have announced that...
Upper Keys Rotary Club goes virtual to replace Gigantic Nautical Flea Market
It’s arguably the largest event in the Keys with some 300 vendors, thousands of shoppers and nearly a quarter-million dollars raised at Islamorada’s Founders Park.
But for the...
VILLAGE LETTER URGES GOVERNOR, FDOT TO HALT BRIDGE PROJECT
A letter sent recently by the Islamorada mayor is urging the Florida governor and the state transportation department to cancel construction of a multi-million-dollar pedestrian bridge over...
NEW MARATHON BUSINESS CASTS A FLY
For simplicity’s sake, we’ll call it a fly shop. But it also retails clothing and coolers and is a guide clearing house, fishing travel concierge, gathering spot,...
KEY WEST WORKERS CAN’T AFFORD KEY WEST RENTS — NOW WHAT?
Key West workers need to earn $33 an hour to afford Key West rents, said Anne Ray of the University of Miami’s Shimberg Center for Housing Studies....
THIS FLORIDA KEYS MAYOR NEVER THOUGHT HE WOULD RUN FOR OFFICE
Islamorada native Buddy Pinder didn’t think a run for political office was in his future, let alone sitting center on the dais.
“My father was in politics. He...
KEY WEST MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO FEED ROAMING CHICKENS
Key West’s unofficial mascots are messy, especially in areas where well-intentioned residents feed them regularly. But the island’s resident chicken population will now have to fend for...
