FLORIDA’S NEW ABORTION LAW PROMPTS LEGAL BATTLES
Few things in Florida are ever clear-cut, black-and-white, yes-no decisions, and the state’s new, tighter abortion restrictions are no different.
Until July 1, the Sunshine...
MARATHON, BOATWORKS & DEO SQUARE OFF IN FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING
Does a lack of express prohibition constitute permission? What’s the difference between a “liveaboard” and a “floating structure?” And what can you do with...
LOUD MUSIC & SMOKING AT BEACHES ADDRESSED BY NEW LAWS TAKING EFFECT IN FLORIDA
State legislators sent a number of bills that appropriated funds and set policy to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk for approval during the last legislative...
CLOCK IS TICKING ON FLORIDA KEYS SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS
For specialty contractors in Monroe County, time seems to still be running out.
That is, of course, unless city, county and state administrators and legislators...
PLATING THE FUTURE: FLORIDA BAY FOREVER TAGS SUPPORT THE EVERGLADES
Have you seen the Florida Bay Forever license plates?
Florida National Parks Association, a nonprofit established in 1951, worked to get the Florida Bay Forever...
STATE REP. JIM MOONEY’S FIANCÉE RECOVERING FOLLOWING A SERIOUS CRASH
State Rep. Jim Mooney’s fiancée, Charity Rebl, is on a long path to recovery after she was involved in a serious crash in Islamorada...
MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD REFLECTS ON 2022-23
A remarkably brief meeting of the Monroe County School Board lasted barely 20 minutes beyond its citizens’ comment portion, allowing superintendent Theresa Axford to...
KEY WEST COMMISSIONING ‘BRINGS THIS SHIP TO LIFE’
“Captain, the USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee is manned and ready, reporting for duty.”
Such was the report from the deck of the Navy’s newest guided-missile...
WIND INSURANCE HIKES MAY POSE BIGGER THREAT THAN HURRICANES
Insurance is never a sexy topic, but it’s become a critical one in the Florida Keys. Previous and proposed hikes to windstorm insurance by...
‘BRAIN BUS’ VISITS KEYS DURING ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS MONTH
This month, the Alzheimer’s Association “Brain Bus” will make several stops in the Florida Keys to provide free support services to families facing this...
