Swimming  Against the Current - Ericka Hart et al. posing for the camera - Denise Bidot

Swimming Against the Current

It’s nice. It’s warm. We’re in a good mood.  Hearing those words from the mouth of a New Yorker and recent transplant to South...
Bistro writes the book on the art of dining - A bowl of food on a plate - Florida Keys

Bistro writes the book on the art of dining

Café Sole sits on the corner of Southard and Frances like a grand dame sipping a glass of Sancerre in the shade. She’s cool,...
6th Annual Bubba Awards - A group of people posing for the camera - Jeanette Núñez

6th Annual Bubba Awards

The 2019 Bubbas: Key West People’s Choice Awards will go down in the record books after hitting several memorable marks. The 6th Annual event...
Ocean-Friendly Fishing and Lobstering - A man riding on the back of a boat - Florida Keys

Ocean-Friendly Fishing and Lobstering

Mini Lobster Season (and heck, any good day on a fishing boat) can bring out the enthusiastic, and careless, kid in us. But safe...
Turtles, wildlife brought Bette Zirkelbach to the Keys - A person holding a fish - Florida Keys

Turtles, wildlife brought Bette Zirkelbach to the Keys

Marathon High School may have its own cheerleading squad, but just down the road there’s a self-described “cheerleader for turtles.” Meet Bette Zirkelbach, manager...
Public: ‘No’ to affordable housing planned for Port Largo - A close up of a map - Florida Keys

Public: ‘No’ to affordable housing planned for Port Largo

There are a few members of the public who don’t want to build affordable housing. Not even five units, not even on undeveloped property...
Study: dolphins live just as long, or longer, in captivity - Tucuxi

Study: dolphins live just as long, or longer, in captivity

By Sarah Mandile Two bottlenose dolphins glide underwater as they approach two buttons located on the edge of their enclosure. After simultaneously pushing them, a...
CUSTOM BOAT BUILDER - A boat sitting on top of a beach - Boat

CUSTOM BOAT BUILDER

Keys native Pete Garcia had his own outlook on what he wanted to do and how he wanted to do it. For the 34-year-old...
County: 76 more canals to be cleaned in the Keys - A crane next to a pile of dirt - Florida Keys

County: 76 more canals to be cleaned in the Keys

On July 17, Monroe County announced it had secured permission to clean an additional 76 canals. One-hundred and seventy two canals have already been...
Predicting Academic Success (or, What did I do with that crystal ball?) - A stack of flyers on a table - South Fork Union School District

Predicting Academic Success (or, What did I do with that crystal ball?)

I’m sure it irritates the current generation of school-age kids just as much as it used to bother me. No sooner are we past...