RETIRED NAVY COMMANDER ATTEMPTS WORLD-RECORD UNDERWATER STAY IN KEY LARGO
By Jacqueline Hale
Ten-year-old Joseph Dituri could not hold his breath long enough to unscrew the zinc tab from the bottom of his father’s...
LINE DANCE INSTRUCTOR BRINGS TUNES AND TOE TAPS TO ISLAMORADA
When you hear the term line dancing, does your brain automatically think country-western? Mine does. Even when you Google line dancing, several well-known dictionaries...
IS CASH STILL KING? RESTAURANT OWNERS & SERVERS DEAL WITH INDUSTRY CHANGES
By Mandy Miles and Alex Rickert
We can tap a credit card or our cell phones against an electronic machine. We can slide a plastic...
GOVERNOR DESANTIS’ BUDGET INCLUDES KEYS FUNDING REQUESTS FOR ENVIRONMENT & EDUCATION
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ budget proposal includes millions of dollars for the Florida Keys’ delicate environment, as well as substantial funds for a local college...
KEYS SPORTS SCOREBOARD & SCHEDULES (FEB. 2)
Recapping the past week of action for high school sports and looking forward to this week’s slate of games.
THE SCOREBOARD
TeamSportOpponentDateResultCoral ShoresGirls BasketballSouth Homestead1/31L, 63-31MarathonBoys...
100-PLUS HAITIAN MIGRANTS SWIM TO FLORIDA KEYS SHORE AFTER SAILBOAT GROUNDS
Oleander Street resident Mike Diaz took out his phone to video another breathtaking Florida Keys sunrise on Thursday morning. He panned his camera to...
FLORIDA PARK RANGER TALKS PLANTS & SURVIVAL AT UPCOMING LECTURE
The History of Diving Museum’s Immerse Yourself lecture features park ranger Chris Herald on native plants and survival on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7...
UPPER KEYS HONORS PASCAL ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 17TH BIRTHDAY
On what would’ve been his 17th birthday on Feb. 2, local schools and the community at large celebrated the 4th annual Pascal’s Day of...
KIDS DEBRIS DERBY NETS GARGANTUAN AMOUNTS OF GARBAGE
Students from Ocean Studies Charter School and the local community at large participated in the third annual Marine Debris Derby on Jan. 28.
Student and...
300-UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX IN FLORIDA CITY TO BENEFIT UPPER KEYS WORKFORCE
The Florida Keys is longing for more affordable housing, and it appears the upper island chain is getting some help from a project near...
