TIME WILL TELL: 50-YEAR-OLD TIME CAPSULE TO BE OPENED APRIL 6

This is a cool story. School board member Sue Woltanski called me about it Monday evening. “For years, an envelope has hung on the bulletin...

KEY LARGO RESIDENT AND CAPTAIN CHELYN SHAW FILES FOR SCHOOL BOARD

Key Largo resident and captain Chelyn Shaw recently filed to run for Monroe County School Board District 5 seat, challenging incumbent Dr. Sue Woltanski...

LUIS GONZALEZ FILES FOR SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 4 SEAT

A familiar face from the Marathon City Council dais will look to earn retiring Monroe County School Board chair John Dick’s seat this fall....

RECENT PURSUIT HIGHLIGHTS POPULAR, YET ILLEGAL ELECTRIC DIRT BIKES ON SIDEWALKS & STREETS

Sidewalks and shared paths off U.S. 1 aren’t just seeing walkers, runners and bikes pedaled by the rider.  Throughout the island chain, more motorized bikes...

DISABLED OR DISABLED? KEY WEST CRACKS DOWN ON HANDICAP PARKING FRAUD

Either an epidemic of disabilities has been afflicting the extreme northwest corner of Key West, or workers at downtown businesses have been gaming the...

YOU’VE BEEN WARNED: 7 MILE BRIDGE TO CLOSE APRIL 11 FOR RACE

Don’t say we didn’t warn you.  Pay attention. Plan ahead. Be patient. (Three directives that challenge many longtime Keys locals on our best day.) And...

ROOSTER SHOOTER ARRESTED FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY

A man who was caught on video shooting roosters with a pellet gun in Bayview Park in the pre-dawn hours of Friday, March 27,...

FORT JEFFERSON AT DRY TORTUGAS TO BECOME ICE DETENTION FACILITY

The federal government and the state of Florida today announced a partnership to make Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park an ICE detention...

A CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL? MAJOR PROJECT IN THE WORKS FOR BOOT KEY HARBOR

Forget Bimini, Cancun and the Virgin Islands. The next target destination of the Caribbean cruise industry is in the heart of the Florida Keys. According...

CARIBBEAN MUSIC FLAVOR TAKES TO THE KEYS STAGE APRIL 4

The nonprofit organization Community Arts and Culture (CAC), announces the return of the music event Afro Roots Fest on Saturday, April 4. The award-winning festival...