COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GIVES $500K IN GRANTS TO 49 NONPROFITS
The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys is awarding $500,800 in grants to 49 Keys nonprofits for projects in all areas of the Keys...
HOLIDAY EVENTS SPARKLE IN KEY WEST AND THE LOWER KEYS
Crowds gathered at the Key West Historic Seaport on Nov. 22, 2023, for the lighting of the seaport's trees, ships, shops and restaurants. CAROL TEDESCO/KeyWestHolidayFest.com
NOAA EXTENDS TEMPORARY SPECIAL USE AREA FOR CORAL NURSERIES
A coral nursery in federal waters about five miles southeast of Tavernier will retain special use protections for an additional 60 days after NOAA...
WORD ON THE STREET: LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES OFFER NEIGHBORHOOD BOOK EXCHANGE
By Nancy Klingener
Little Free Libraries feel like an idea that’s been around forever. They have, in a sense — coffee shops, hospital waiting rooms...
KEYS PARAMEDIC TRAINEES RECEIVE RARE OPPORTUNITY WITH CADAVER LAB
For soon-to-be paramedics across the Florida Keys, an educational experience last week afforded a chance for real-world application, without the pressure of a life...
K9 CORAL GETS BALLISTIC VEST THANKS TO LOCAL VET
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office K9 Coral is safer in her new ballistic vest — a donation made by Key Largo veterinarian Dr. Robert Prosek.
Prosek...
COUNTY PREPARES FOR KEYS EVACUATION PLAN DECISION
Monroe County leaders must make a pivotal recommendation to the state in the coming weeks on hurricane evacuation plans for the Florida Keys.
The task:...
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON
Bright and "belighted" subtropical holidays in the Florida Keys and Key West are filled with warmth, inspiring good cheer throughout the 125-mile-long island chain....
DRIVE IT LIKE A RENTAL: COPS FIND $27K CASH & DRUGS AFTER HIGHWAY CHASE
A Cape Coral man was arrested Nov. 19, and more than $27,000 cash was found in his vehicle, police say, along with drugs, after...
HOLIDAYS 2023 MAGAZINE: HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD
Santa Claus gets credit each year for circumnavigating the globe and delivering Christmas treats to kids everywhere. But the truth is, the big guy...
