SPORTS & MORE: THE ICONIC VOICE OF VIN SCULLY GOES SILENT
I didn’t have the opportunity to hear Vince “Vin” Scully as often as Dodgers fans. My experience was often limited to the nationally televised All-Star baseball games,...
MOTE MISSION BRINGS CORAL REEF RESTORATION TO KEY LARGO, FLORIDA
A new, land-based coral nursery is bringing a new kind of reef restoration to Key Largo.
Community leaders and Mote Marine Laboratory staff gathered on Aug. 11 at...
HUMOR: TOP 10 THINGS THE FBI REALLY FOUND AT MAR-A-LAGO
Despite the media firestorm surrounding the FBI’s execution of a search warrant at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, we still haven’t learned the specifics of what was actually...
BOAT RAMP & BEACH PARKING FEES COMING SOON FOR MARATHON VISITORS
Usage fees and parking fees for non-residents at Marathon’s public boat ramps and Sombrero Beach are about to become a reality … most likely.
A push from councilwoman...
SCHOOL BOARD SETS LOWEST TAX RATE SINCE 2008
Ten percent of 300 is greater than 20% of 100.
The same middle-school math lesson applies to property taxes in the Florida Keys, where soaring property values yield...
JOHN BARTUS: MAKING THINGS BETTER TAKES MORE THAN JUST COMPLAINING
There’s a joke, somewhat adapted for the area, that seems to fit these days…
Q: How many Conchs (or Conch wannabes) does it take to change a light...
9 HOPEFULS VIE FOR 4 OPEN SEATS ON MARATHON CITY COUNCIL – 2022...
It’s a big year for turnover on the Marathon City Council. With the unexpected resignation of councilman Trevor Wofsey in January, the 2022 general election will now...
6 CANDIDATES VIE FOR A CHANCE TO REPRESENT KEYS CONSTITUENTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. –...
A race to represent the Florida Keys and Miami-Dade County in Congress will see Republican incumbent Carlos Gimenez and five challengers. A Republican primary will be between...
IN PICTURES: FIRST RESPONDERS HOLD ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING IN THE UPPER KEYS
Keys law enforcement agencies, fire rescue and EMS collaborated with The University of Miami Gordon Center for active shooter training and drills on Aug. 6. The Gordon...
KEYS HISTORY: NO NAME KEY PROPERTY HAD TREES & TRAPS
The stocky Russian with large hands named Nicholas Matcovich left Key West with his wife Eliza in 1868. He had reportedly been managing a nursery at the...
