CHEF NUNZIO SCORDO BRINGS FRESH TAKE TO 3 PERRY HOTEL RESTAURANTS
First things first. When chef Nunzio Scordo took the helm as executive chef at The Perry Hotel’s three restaurants, his top priority was to...
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF TASKED WITH UNUSUAL STRING OF LETHAL CRIMES
To say the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has had a busy week of unusual cases would be an understatement. Keys residents were surprised this...
2022 BUBBAS: AND THE WINNERS ARE…
To our sponsors, our businesses, our friends and the entire Keys community, we can’t say it enough: Thank you, thank you, thank you for...
LIFEGUARDS RALLY TO KEEP KEY WEST’S CITY POOL OPEN
The smell of chlorine and sunscreen. The splash of cannonballs and the relentless refrain of “Marco,” “Polo.” Summertime is synonymous with swimming pools —...
SCHOOL BUDGET PROPOSES MORE TAXES & MORE SPENDING
Monroe County School District’s preliminary 2022-23 budget proposes $20.4 million more in spending for day-to-day operating expenses than the year before. Some school board...
KEY WEST CHARTER CAPTAIN RETIRES AFTER 61 YEARS
Captain Joe Mercurio still wakes up at 5:30 every morning, but now he doesn’t have to check the wind and marine forecast while loading...
BOCC DISCUSSES FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE, CONSERVATION REPORTS & RESILIENCY PLANS
In one of the quickest commission meetings in recent memory, the majority of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners’ July 20 meeting was...
WILL KEY WEST OFFICIALS GIVE THEMSELVES A 150% RAISE?
Some city workers were surprised Thursday by the city’s preliminary, proposed budget, which includes a 150% salary increase for the mayor and city commissioners....
KEY WEST BRIDGE TO BE RENAMED FOR CHERYL CATES ON JULY 26
The bridge that connects Key West and neighboring Stock Island will be renamed on Tuesday, July 26 for Cheryl Cates, who worked tirelessly to...
RETIRED FIRE CHIEF EDDIE CASTRO ANSWERS HIS FINAL CALL AT 81
Key West firefighters, perhaps all firefighters, recount the years and their careers by the fires they fought.
Chief Edwin “Eddie” Castro, who died July 1...
