Virtual support platform delivers supplies, meets needs and helps locals
Community. Reaching out. Locals helping locals. These were the things on Stephanie Stevens’ mind when she launched the Florida Keys Request Line Facebook group earlier this week.
“From...
Two confirmed to date, with third awaiting confirmation
The number of positive coronavirus cases jumped to two Monday morning. Like the first case, the second is travel-related, according to health officials.
Per the Florida Health Department,...
CRF, Mote kick up restoration efforts in 2019
Sometimes, the news from the reef can feel heavy and hopeless. Between record coral bleaching, overuse of ocean resources, toxic runoff, and now a mystery coral disease,...
Governor appoints Cates to County Commission
Craig Cates no longer has to mount an election campaign for his County Commission run.
Governor Ron DeSantis called Cates Tuesday morning and, after a brief conversation, appointed...
Oro Gold Cosmetics Re-opening Draws Protests
Members of the Key West Rip-Off Rapid Response Team on Sunday afternoon protest the reopening of Oro Gold cosmetics shop at 518 Duval St., Key West.
City officials had issued...
Prescribed Burns planned on Big Pine Key Next Week (October 28 – November 1)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to conduct prescribed burns on one or more locations within the National Key Deer Refuge on Big Pine Key next...
First Quarry apartments could be ready next summer
When some tenants are given their keys to The Quarry Apartments on Big Coppitt Key a year from now, their new homes will be the result of...
Solution in motion
It’s easy to see how the raised shell of a house at 31462 Ave. E on Big Pine Key will soon be a home.
The studs are bare...
‘Hit the ground running’
When Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Susan K. Miller returned to Big Pine Key days after Hurricane Irma, she had a hard decision to make....
Hot in here …
“I’m a lucky guy,” said Dennis Lee Thompson. Through wind, rain, and now fire, he stays completely optimistic. His roof is still blue from Hurricane Irma, and...
