IRS moves deadline to July
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service extended the 2019 income tax return filing deadline by 60 days,...
$50,000 interest-free loans available for small businesses
As the health crisis has become a financial one, the state is making it easier for eligible small businesses to apply for Florida Small...
Local groups sew masks for healthcare workers
What do Key West drag queens, snowbird grandmothers and laid-off tourism workers have in common?
Answer: Sewing machines, spare time and a desire to help...
Travel on Overseas Highway restricted
Locals like to joke about “blowing the bridges” — an isolation technique much wished for during high season. Well, no one’s laughing anymore.
Four things happened:...
Positive COVID-19 Cases Rise to 11
Cases testing positive for COVID-19 in Monroe County almost tripled over the span of a day, with seven new cases reported March 25 to...
The Caribbean Club says a temporary goodbye after closing its doors to the coronavirus
“The Caribbean Club has survived hurricanes, fires, and a Great Recession. We’ll survive this too. Please stay safe, stay home, and stay healthy. We...
State of the cities
By Sara Matthis, Mandy Miles and Jim McCarthy
The most important thing to know is this: municipalities in the Florida Keys can take MORE restrictive...
COVID-19 testing available in Key West and Key Largo
A large, handwritten sign at the entrance to Advanced Urgent Care on North Roosevelt Boulevard in Key West advertises “COVID-19 testing,” but an equally...
How to exit Amazonas in the time of COVID-19
A few years back, Slate published an essay on “The Rise and Fall of Quicksand,” recounting a 1980s-specific exotic obsession. If you’re of a...
DeSantis directive takes aim at residents fleeing from hot spots
In a bid to curb residents fleeing from three northeastern states where shelter-in-place orders are in effect, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced an executive order...
