LOCAL MEDIA MATTERS — KEYS WEEKLY OWNERS LOOK BACK ON 2 DECADES OF COMMUNITY...
By Jason Koler & Britt Myers
The fact you are reading this paper is nothing short of a miracle. All across the country, locally owned newspapers are closing...
JIMMY BUFFETT, WHO CAPTURED KEY WEST IN HIS SONGS, PASSES AWAY AT 76
Jimmy Buffett, the legendary songwriter who tapped into his 1970s Key West experience to create his own genre of laid-back island rock and roll and build a...
NEW FAMILY BUYS KEY WEST’S OLDEST BUSINESS
For as long as people have lived in Key West, so too have they died.
One local funeral home has handled final arrangements and helped Key West families...
STOCK ISLAND SHOOTER CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER; 2nd SUSPECT’S TRIAL IS NEXT WEEK
A jury in Key West found 34-year-old Mayque Gomez Marin guilty of manslaughter for killing a fisherman and father of three at a Stock Island marina three...
DRUG-SNIFFING K-9 MAKO RECEIVES BALLISTIC VEST THANKS TO DOCTOR’S DONATION
Monroe County Sheriff’s K-9 Mako took a brief break from his duties on Aug. 25. With his handler, traffic enforcement deputy Aaron Roddy, the two visited the...
KEYS TRAVEL STUDY GIVES HIGHWAY ‘D’ GRADE; NEW DEVELOPMENT COULD BE AFFECTED
The following is a press release from Monroe County on the U.S. 1 Arterial Travel Time and Delay Study. Find more in-depth coverage in the Aug. 24...
MONROE COUNTY RESPONDS TO FEMA REGARDING NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM NATIONAL VIOLATION TRACKER
The following is a press release from Monroe County on Aug. 17 regarding FEMA's findings following the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)'s Community Assistance Visit. Find more...
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 and donated to...
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 is proclaiming “Key...
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 Key Largo. Officials...
