EVENTS TO RING IN AMERICA’S BIRTHDAY THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS
Key West
The Key Lime Festival features culinary and libation adventures Friday, June 30, through Tuesday, July 4, showcasing the tiny fruit that inspired Key...
WHAT’S NEXT FOR A POPULAR COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY IN KEY LARGO?
A plan to potentially abandon a county right-of-way with access to the water in one Key Largo neighborhood was put on hold at a...
TRIBUTE TO TREASURE HUNTER MEL FISHER SET FOR JULY 15
Mel Fisher Day in Key West is an annual tribute to the rum-and-Coke drinking, gold-chain-adorned Keys character remembered as “the world’s greatest treasure hunter”...
KEY LARGO ‘CELEBRATING FREEDOM’ PARADE BRINGS FLOATS & FUN
A procession of patriotic floats will take to U.S. 1 for the 47th annual Key Largo Chamber of Commerce's Fourth of July Parade. And...
TAVERNIER PUBLIX DECISION POSTPONED TO THE FALL
A decision by county commissioners that’ll determine whether a Publix grocery store is constructed in Tavernier was pushed to a meeting in the fall....
NEW ISLAND MUSIC SCHOOL COMES TO THE UPPER KEYS
Local musician and Monroe County firefighter Luke Ptomey has big plans for Island Music School, which he and his wife, Melissa, are launching this...
DIAMOND SHARP: STEADY BATS PROGRAM BRINGS OFFSEASON TRAINING TO BALL PLAYERS
High school baseball and Little League concluded another season on the Upper Keys diamonds. While it may be the offseason for players young and...
FUNDING AXED: TWO KEYS PROJECTS VETOED BY FLORIDA GOVERNOR
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed more than $500 million from a legislatively-approved budget on June 15 in Fort Pierce. Two budget items eliminated by...
KEYS HISTORY: WHAT WENT BEHIND THE NAMING OF SUGARLOAF?
Sugarloaf Key was once famously home to the Perky Bat Tower. In 1929, Richter Clyde Perky thought the wooden tower would become home to...
GOVERNOR APPOINTS ALEXANDRIA SUAREZ TO COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS BOARD
By Mandy Miles & Jim McCarthy
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on June 16 announced the appointment of Alexandria Suarez to the College of the Florida...
