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...
DRONE SHOWS DAZZLE THE SKIES WITHOUT ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF FIREWORKS
“A train – wait, it’s moving! Oh, it’s Flagler’s!”
“Yes! A conch shell!”
On March 25, the skies above Key West’s historic Truman Waterfront dazzled with...
JUDGE DISMISSES LAWSUIT FILED BY FORMER EMPLOYEE AGAINST SHERIFF & SHERIFF’S OFFICE
A federal judge on Friday, March 31 ruled in favor of Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay and his office by dismissing a lawsuit filed...
FILLS SURVEY DRAWS TENSION BETWEEN ISLAMORADA OFFICIALS
A new survey regarding the Fills in Islamorada led to some tense moments between Vice Mayor Sharon Mahoney and Village Manager Ted Yates in...
KEYS EATS: GILBERT’S PIÑA COLADA
By Samantha Dellilo
Whether you’re coming or going, it is so fitting that Gilbert’s Resort is either your first or last available option for a...
ISLAMORADA’S ISLAND FEST BRINGS NEW ACTS & CROWD FAVORITES TO MUSIC LINEUP
Island Fest is back again with a lineup that will appeal to music lovers across genres. Artists specializing in country, blues, rock, jazz, latin,...
FORMER AQUEDUCT EMPLOYEE SUES UTILITY; CLAIMS RETALIATION & CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last month reappointed two members to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) board of directors. Richard Toppino and Cara Higgins...
COUNTY DOWNSTAIRS ENCLOSURE INSPECTIONS DRAW CRITICISM FROM REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
County flood regulations approved by Monroe County commissioners in late 2022 took effect March 7. With them came changes to the definition of an...
GOVERNOR SIGNS HOUSING BILL THAT SAFEGUARDS KEYS’ 1,300 HOUSING UNITS
An affordable housing bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on March 30 safeguarded the Keys 1,000-plus affordable housing units, which were given by the...
