MARATHON’S CHUCK LINDSEY STEPS DOWN AT CITY HALL

A late addition to the Marathon City Council’s agenda appeared online on Monday, Oct. 12 — the “separation agreement and general release between Charles...

NEW K9 ‘OFFICER’ JOINS MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office K9 Deja will retire this week after 10 years of service. Deja will pass the torch to newly hired...

FLORIDA KEYS COLLEGE OFFERS CDL TESTS

“Sometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me / Other times I can barely see / Lately it occurs to me / What a long,...

BUY LOCAL TO REBUILD KEY WEST’S ECONOMY

The Key West Chamber of Commerce reports that sales tax collections in Monroe County were off by 54% in the tourism sector and 51%...

RESCUED SEA TURTLE WITH POLLUTION-LINKED TUMORS EUTHANIZED

Despite heroic efforts by local dive shops and nonprofits dedicated to sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation, issues of pollution made it difficult to save...

Festival featuring singer-songwriters kicks off Oct. 15 in Key Largo

COVID-19 postponed Key Largo Original Music Festival in May, but it’s here Keys Strong and ready to present the best line-up ever. Singer-songwriters from across...

COUNTDOWN TO STONE CRAB SEASON; NEW RULES APPLY

For the first time in memory, there will be new rules governing the stone crab fishery in Florida when the harvesting starts on Thursday,...

OPINION: SMALL SHIPS ARE A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR KEY WEST

Dear Editor: The Committee for Safer, Cleaner Ships was formed earlier this year by my brother, Evan Haskell, our lifelong friends Jolly Benson and Will...

COVID CROWD CONTROL CONCERNS KEY WEST LAWMAKERS

Fantasy Fest was officially canceled nearly two months ago. It’s the unofficial crowds that concern Key West officials. City Manager Greg Veliz told the city...

Help count horseshoe crabs for research in the Keys

Did you know horseshoe crabs were around 200 million years before the dinosaurs, but are not actual crabs? They’re related to spiders, ticks and...