Rate Hike Likely – Wind insurance rates to rise unless legislation passes
Monroe county homeowners’ insurance rates have increased over 220% in the last 10 years. They’re likely to go up another 10% this year.
The good...
Some good shark bite in Key Largo
Take an adventure at MM 99.7, Oceanside, and you’ll find some shark bite.
Sharkey’s Sharkbite Grill, which can be found along the canal of the...
Family ‘dramedy’ ready for MCT
When the curtain goes up on “Making God Laugh,” theatre-goers will find plenty to make them chuckle, and many poignant moments that may lead...
City Sustainability Coordinator Alison Higgins walks the walk
There must be something about helping the planet that makes one happier and generally more fun to be around. It’s not a sentiment often...
Octo-mom Gives Birth: Ground-breaking research at FKCC
It was a once-in-a-lifetime moment for research diver Lucja Rice, faculty with the Diving Business & Technology department at the Florida Keys Community College....
First they came for straws, then plastic bags: state legislation going after local laws
It’s funny, almost. Florida legislators and Key West city officials are using the exact same argument on opposite sides of the issue to prove...
State policy seems to be moving away from ‘home rule’
By Sara Matthis and Jim McCarthy
Home rule is the ability of local governments — think the City of Key West or Monroe County —...
School board considers paperless report cards
The district’s Student Information Systems Coordinator Michael Michaud demonstrated to the school board how paperless report cards might work, using his youngest son’s marks...
Batter Up! Cupcakery opens on Key Colony Beach
Be it a five-tier wedding cake weighing 150 pounds or a small cupcake looking like a piece of art, Simone makes them all. The...
Keys newcomers making their impact
Tiffany Duong and Sara Nilsson are the oldest interns at Coral Restoration Foundation. When not out planting coral and doing CRF work, the two...
