BAHAMA VILLAGE ICON CHARLES MAJOR RETIRES AFTER 31 YEARS
Members of the community and Key West city employees gathered March 27 at the Douglass Gym in Bahama Village to recognize the retirement of Charles Major after...
PUBLIC WORKSHOPS HIGHLIGHT REDESIGN EFFORTS FOR HARRY HARRIS PARK IN TAVERNIER
Monroe County will hold two public workshops for feedback on potential redesign efforts for the Harry Harris Park in Tavernier to make it more resilient and improve...
FUGITIVE MARATHON PASTOR WANTED FOR ASSAULTING 15-YEAR-OLD CAUGHT IN TEXAS
A Marathon pastor facing charges for molesting a 15-year-old girl has been apprehended in Texas just four days after skipping his April 1 arraignment, Monroe County Sheriff...
BEST BAND: PLANTATION KEY SCHOOL MUSICIANS TAKE FIRST PLACE IN ORLANDO
A group of 33 young musicians from Plantation Key School achieved best band status and a first-place trophy during a recent competition at Orlando’s Universal Studios.
Last month,...
KEYS HISTORY: LOWER KEYS BAT TOWER WAS A ROADSIDE ATTRACTION
In 1879, Richter Clyde Perky was born to parents living in Denver, Colorado. The boy grew up, moved east and began dealing in the South Florida and...
KEY LARGO RESTAURANT SELLS FOR $9 MILLION
RE/MAX Advance Realty’s All Keys Real Estate Commercial Team recently brokered the $9 million sale of Snappers restaurant in Key Largo, located at 139 Seaside Ave.
All Keys...
CELEBRATE CONCH REPUBLIC INDEPENDENCE DAYS APRIL 19-28
Key West will celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Conch Republic, with 10 days of only-in-Key-West misadventures April 19-28.
The celebration honors the island’s eccentric community and is...
FRED THE TREE GOES HOLLYWOOD IN NEW ‘ROAD HOUSE’ MOVIE
“Road House,” the new release from Amazon Prime starring a shredded Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor, purportedly takes place in the Florida Keys.
But the movie doesn’t resemble...
COUNTY PLANS NEW MOORING FIELD OFF STOCK ISLAND
Monroe County is moving ahead with plans to install a new managed mooring field for 40 liveaboard vessels in Boca Chica Basin, just off Maloney Avenue on...
FLORIDA UPHOLDS ABORTION BAN — BUT GIVES VOTERS A SAY IN NOVEMBER
By Jim McCarthy and Mandy Miles
A six-week abortion ban could soon take effect in Florida after the state Supreme Court upheld a ban on most abortions after...
