FLORIDA HOUSE BILL TO GUT TOURISM MARKETING WOULD AFFECT THE FLORIDA KEYS
By Mandy Miles and Jim McCarthy
A statewide tourism marketing arm charged with promoting Florida tourism to national and international markets could be in jeopardy...
NEW ‘PROTECT CENTER’ IN ISLAMORADA BREATHES NEW LIFE FOR INJURED MARINE MAMMALS
For 35 years, Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder’s (DPMMR) rescue team has responded to sick and injured whales and dolphins in the Florida Keys....
HEAD-ON COLLISION IN ISLAMORADA SENDS ONE TO THE HOSPITAL
A portion of U.S. 1 in Islamorada was shut down for roughly an hour on April 4 after a head-on collision at MM 86...
FISH FIESTA BENEFITS TAVERNIER WOMAN’S WORK FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN YOUTH
An adventurous family sailing trip changed the course of Gail Gordon's life.
In 2007, while navigating their sailboat roughly halfway around the world, Gordon and...
ISLAND FEST INVIGORATES ISLAMORADA
Nominated for Best Festival/Event by Keys Weekly’s Best of Upper Keys, Island Fest continued to delight young and old alike on April 1-2. Festival...
KEY WEST SENDS COLORFUL MESSAGE TO STATE POLITICIANS
An estimated 200 demonstrators filled Bayview Park and lined the surrounding streets on March 25 to Rally for Our Rights.
The nonprofit Queer Keys organized...
QUITTING SMOKING? KEYS AHEC CAN HELP
Keys residents looking to kick their smoking habit for good will have even more support on their side thanks to a partnership between Keys...
TALKING DOLLARS: FLORIDA BUDGET PROPOSES MILLIONS IN FUNDING FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
Several critical Keys programs found their way into the Florida Senate and House budget proposals that were unveiled last week in Tallahassee.
While the amounts...
KEYS MOSQUITO PROJECT ENTERS A NEW PHASE
Oxitec and the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) announced that the third season of the FKMCD-Oxitec Mosquito Project will begin in early April...
HOW A FLIGHT SAVED DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER CO-FOUNDER ‘MANDY’ RODRIGUEZ’S LIFE
On Feb. 20, the Keys Weekly Newspapers received a phone call from Dolphin Research Center co-founder Armando “Mandy” Rodriguez with a not-so-everyday request about...
