DEBATE ENSUES OVER KEY WEST’S WELCOME SIGN
The replacement of Key West’s welcome sign prompted some debate at the last city commission meeting.
The current sign in the center median was funded...
KEY WEST OFFICIALS TO HONOR RETIRING CITY MANAGER — AND LOCALLY MADE RUM
This week’s Key West city commission meeting, on Thursday, July 13, could be more exciting than usual.
It takes place on the day the city...
CHARTER COUNTY CONVERSATIONS HIGHLIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING NEEDS
Discussions among Monroe County officials over a potential transition to a charter county continued at a June 21 board of county commissioners meeting in...
PAWS IN PARADISE: MEET VINCENT (NAMED FOR VAN GOGH)
As soon as I pulled into the driveway, the barking started. It was high-pitched, incessant and coming from a bouncing ball of canine energy...
WOMAN ARRESTED FOR FATALLY SHOOTING BOYFRIEND ON BIG COPPITT KEY
A shooting early Saturday morning at a house on Big Coppitt Key led to the death of Tyler Nulisch, 30, and the arrest of...
RANKING UP: MCSO ANNOUNCES TWO MAJOR PROMOTIONS
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office’s newest major and lieutenant colonel come armed – literally and figuratively – with nearly 80 years of law enforcement...
IN PICTURES: MONROE COUNTY COMMISSION HOSTS 200TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY ON OLD SEVENI
A picture-perfect sunset over glassy waters greeted partygoers at Monroe County’s 200th anniversary celebration on May 19 at the restored Old Seven Mile Bridge.
Marathon...
FLORIDA KEYS RECORD TWO SHARK BITES IN 36 HOURS
The Florida Keys experienced two more recorded shark bites in less than two days on May 18 and 19, in entirely different scenarios.
On Thursday,...
SATURDAY EVENT IN MARATHON TO HONOR LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY’S 2023 GRADUATES
A public celebration event on Saturday, April 29, is to honor the 30th graduating class of Leadership Monroe County.
The event, to be staged at...
MOTE MARINE LAB CELEBRATES 30 YEARS & ITS CEO ENTERS THE HONORARY CONCH RANKS
In the Florida Keys, scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory work to advance critical coral reef restoration in hopes of bringing back an ailing reef...
