ON SOCIAL MEDIA, KEYS WEEKLY REACHED MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION IN 2023
Tributes to legendary singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, Fantasy Fest parades and the Key West Holiday parade were among the most popular posts on the Keys...
THE KEYS WASN’T SPARED BY CRIME IN 2023
While the Florida Keys are known for low crime rates compared to the mainland, the island chain in 2023 wasn’t spared by trauma and...
KEYS WEEKLY SCORES SOME BIG INTERVIEWS
Handwritten signs on the interior office doors remind colleagues, “Shhh … Podcast recording in progress.” Behind the door is our “recording studio,” which looks...
HEADLINES THAT MADE US LAUGH AND SCRATCH OUR HEADS IN 2023
When it comes to reporting the news in one of the most eclectic counties in the U.S., there’s rarely a month without at least...
IN MEMORIAM: REMEMBERING WHO THE KEYS LOST IN 2023
Every life is remarkable, every death significant.
Those who occupy this world forever change it, in some way, first with their presence, then with their...
KEYS WEEKLY TURNS 20, EXPANDS SPORTS COVERAGE & ADDS STAFF IN 2023
While newspapers around the world have been closing, consolidating, cutting staff, outsourcing stories and selling out to hedge fund owners, the Keys Weekly continues...
MONROE COUNTY IN REVIEW: TRAUMA STAR & TDC AUDIT DOMINATE HEADLINES
Landing atop the 2023 headlines were a pair of audits by the Monroe County Clerk’s Office which were critical of two governmental organizations. Meanwhile,...
HELPING HANDS: THESE 2023 STORIES TOUCHED HEARTS
In times of need, the Florida Keys community stepped up. When the situations were dire, heroes stepped in to save the day. When the...
A TRANSFORMATIVE 2024: A PEAK AHEAD FOR EACH SIGN
Another new year is rapidly approaching, and, for many of us, that midnight threshold on January 1 presents a blank slate of possible futures....
GRATITUDE IN ACTION: STEVE & SHEILA COOK LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON MARATHON COMMUNITY
In 2003, Midwest couple Steve and Sheila Cook came to the Keys on vacation and, for all intents and purposes, didn’t leave for 20...
