STATE REVERSES REJECTION OF COUNTY ORDINANCE FOR TAVERNIER PUBLIX-WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT
A state department backtracked from its initial rejection of a county-approved ordinance to put a supermarket and workforce housing project back in motion in Tavernier.
On June 26,...
SWIM ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR SEVERAL FLORIDA KEYS BEACHES AMID ELEVATED BACTERIA LEVELS
Several Florida Keys beaches are under swim warnings due to the high presence of bacteria in the nearshore waters.
On June 20, the Florida Department of Health in...
KEY WEST MAN JAILED FOR DERELICT BOATS HE RENTED ON AIRBNB, OWES $345K FOR...
A 67-year-old Key West man is serving jail time for letting his collection of six derelict vessels languish in the Cow Key Channel area, after Florida Keys...
MASSIVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT ON DISPLAY DURING BENEFIT EVENT FOR INJURED KEYS DEPUTY JULIAN GARCIA
Crowds of local community members, dignitaries and business leaders packed Islander Resort on June 23 to support injured sheriff’s deputy Julian Garcia. From auctions and fun games...
8U MARATHON MAN O’WAR ALL-STARS EARN CLUTCH WIN IN ‘BATTLE FOR THE KEYS’ TOURNEY
To the champions go the rings.
On June 23, the 8U Marathon Man O’War All-Stars baseball team earned some new hardware on the diamond at Key West’s Clayton...
OUTGOING KEY WEST MAYOR TERI JOHNSTON WANTS THE TDC PRESIDENT/CEO JOB: ‘WE NEED TO...
Teri Johnston, the outgoing mayor of Key West is among the applicants for the newly devised Monroe County Tourist Development Council president/CEO position, saying she has the...
KEY WEST POLICE RESCUE 76-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROM HARBOR
For the second time since April, Key West police officers dove into Key West Harbor to rescue a person.
Officers were sent to the end of Duval Street...
KEYS HISTORY: BLIND FAITH, BIRTHDAYS & HURRICANE HAM
The only way I could have arrived in Florida the way I did and accomplished what I have so far is blind faith. The thing about trusting...
PATRIOTIC PARADE & FIREWORKS DISPLAYS HIGHLIGHT FOURTH OF JULY IN THE UPPER KEYS
Bayside and oceanside skies will light up across the Upper Keys for this year’s Fourth of July celebration next Thursday. Throughout the day and into the weekend,...
PLASTIC PROBLEMS: MINUSCULE MARINE DEBRIS PLAGUES WILDLIFE
As the Florida Keys gear up for water activities, lobster mini-season and fishing seasons, we must pause and consider a pressing issue: the alarming presence of plastics...
