IN PICTURES: COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE
On Feb. 14, Keys Weekly was treated to a tour of the construction site for the all-new Monroe County Emergency Operations Center by project management director Cary...
KEY PLAYERS’ MUSICAL COMEDY RETURNS TO THE UPPER KEYS STAGE
The last time the musical "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" was performed by the Key Players was in 2004. The stage was inside the Key...
ARCHITECT BERT BENDER PRESERVES KEY WEST’S PAST
Someone at college told Bert Bender to “give it up,” that he’d never be an architect. They clearly didn’t know whom they were dealing with.
This week, Bender...
HABITAT BEGINS CONSTRUCTION ON SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES IN ISLAMORADA
Achieving the Florida Keys homeownership dream may seem daunting, especially in times that followed the COVID-19 pandemic with soaring demands and rising prices. Even renting a home...
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RECEIVE SUSTAINABILITY, RESILIENCE AND WATER QUALITY UPDATES
Monroe County Chief Resilience Officer Rhonda Haag presented an update on this year’s resilience and water quality efforts, including canal restoration projects, breakwater repair and shoreline resilience...
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WEIGH TRAUMA STAR HELOS, FWC SUPPORT & MOSQUITO CONTROL
Discussion of new Trauma Star choppers, support for FWC initiatives and law enforcement, and continuing support of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District occupied much of the...
HUMOR: TOP 10 OTHER THINGS FLORIDA SHOULD BAN
Just when you think Florida can’t possibly out-do itself, an overachiever comes along to keep the Sunshine State atop the national clown circus rankings. A recently proposed...
SCHOOL DISTRICT TACKLES TEACHER RECRUITMENT AMID HOUSING CRISIS
Two of the three Rs of education — reading, writing and “‘rithmetic,” — pose a bigger challenge to educators when the students don’t yet speak English.
The Monroe...
KEY LIME PIE ORIGINS ARE STILL DEBATED TODAY – BUT WE ALL KNOW THE...
One Saturday, as my children and I were measuring out all the ingredients for a recipe, I told them how important math is. I shared how we...
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF ANNOUNCES OFFICERS OF THE YEAR
On Feb. 17, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office held its annual Officer of the Year awards ceremony in Marathon. Sheriff Rick Ramsay recognized employees for their exemplary...
