MARATHON’S TURTLE HOSPITAL STANDS THE TEST OF TIME IN MARINE CONSERVATION
Richie Moretti, director and founder of the world-renowned Turtle Hospital located in the heart of the Florida Keys, was ahead of his time when...
KEYS WEEKLY TURNS 20: A LOOK BACK AT THEN & NOW
The world — and the Florida Keys — were different places in 2003, when the Keys Weekly began covering and chronicling the island chain.
George...
100 YEARS AGO: KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL OPENED ON WHITE STREET; IT’S NOW OUR...
On Sept. 16, 1923 – a Sunday – a large crowd assembled in the auditorium of the new high school at 1300 White St....
KEY WEST’S FIRST ‘INFLUENCERS’ GET EXPERT MAKEOVERS
You’d think the aging process stops once your face is cast in bronze and installed as a sculpture. The mustachioed Henry Flagler stands forever...
TAMPA SWIMMER WINS THIRD-STRAIGHT RACE AROUND ALLIGATOR LIGHTHOUSE
Florida swimmers Connor Signorin and three-time Olympic gold medalist Brooke Bennett took top honors at the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse on Sept. 9. The...
KEYS HISTORY: BUFFETT’S ISLAND MUSIC BROUGHT PEOPLE TO THE ISLANDS
At 24, I decided to run away from Southern California and move to an island. The original airline ticket was booked to St. Croix,...
A FRESH START: NEW OWNERS REVITALIZE A CUBAN CAFE IN KEY LARGO
A once struggling Cuban cafe in Key Largo has renewed energy and some family flavor, under owners who took over the establishment more than...
20 YEARS LATER, DRC IS STILL ‘THE PLACE TO BE’
By Allie Proskovec
As we prepare to celebrate our 40th anniversary at Dolphin Research Center, a look back seems appropriate. Over the last 20 years...
FEDERAL AGENCIES RESCUE MIGRANTS FROM DRY TORTUGAS
Border Patrol agents, along with Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, the US Coast Guard, and local law enforcement partners responded to...
GOVERNOR APPOINTS COUNTY COMMISSIONER & NAVY VETERAN JIM SCHOLL TO FLORIDA MILITARY TASK FORCE
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sept. 8 announced the appointment of James Scholl, a Monroe County commissioner and former commander of Naval Air Station Key...
