Lower Keys News

Legislative session in Tallahassee concluded on March 14 with passage of a $112.1-billion budget — $10.4 billion more than last year’s spending plan. With a...

Housing is the largest single challenge facing Florida Keys residents and has been for decades. With scarce buildable land, strict height restrictions, sky-high property...

To be clear, Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill doesn’t ban the word “gay” in public schools.  It bans “classroom disscussion about sexual orientation or...

For the first time in a Monroe County school board meeting, district staff brought up the ‘Great Resignation,’ the nationwide trend of workers in...

A little more than 120 Haitian migrants hopped off a vessel and made their way onto land via a Summerland Key residence’s beach on...

Housing is the largest single challenge facing Florida Keys residents and has been for decades. With scarce buildable land, strict height restrictions, sky-high property values, second homes that sit empty most of the year and a proliferation of vacation rentals, many full-time workers no longer can afford to live or rent in the island chain, much less buy a home.

Last week, Keys Weekly defined the housing problem. This week, we examine what caused it, and how we got here. A complex blend of contributing factors has turned the Florida Keys’ longtime housing concerns into an undeniable crisis.

Could this be it? Could a resolution be imminent after nearly two years of Key West’s great cruise ship debate? We’ll know at the city...

A 60-day legislative session in Tallahassee is supposed to end on Friday, March 11. But it appears legislators will be staying a little longer...

The massive new Wreckers Cay apartment compound is taking shape on Stock Island, where contractors and developers celebrated a roof-topping milestone last week and...

New guidance in Florida is advising against masking requirements from corporate headquarters and recommending less isolation for those who are positive with COVID-19.  Gov. Ron...