Foundation grants $20,000 to aid Keys students

The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (CFFK) recently granted $20,000 to give assistance to elementary and middle school students in need throughout the...

Friends to kiteboard from Key Largo to Key West to support mental health

Keys resident Scott Gerke isn’t afraid to discuss what he calls a “sh*t storm of a summer” last year. Spiraling into a dark hole...

No changes coming to county mask ordinance

Monroe County commissioners made no changes to an ordinance that remains in place regarding the wearing of masks when people can’t social distance or...

Holiday meal handout to feed island residents in need

A holiday meal handout in three Keys locations is set for Monday, Dec. 21 to assist individuals and families in need of a little...

Key Largo Bridge Run introduces a new challenge

The 2020 First State Bank Key Largo Bridge Run introduces the 2020 First State Bank Bridge the Gap Virtual Challenge. Due to the circumstances this...

WAS YOUR BALLOT COUNTED? CHECK ITS STATUS ONLINE.

Did you vote early in Monroe County? Did you deposit your vote-by-mail ballot in an official drop box? Do you want to know if...

FORMER KEY WEST MAN ARRESTED FOR THREATENING SCHOOL SHOOTING AT UNIV. OF WEST FLORIDA

A former Key West High School student was arrested this week in Santa Rosa County, in the Florida Panhandle, for allegedly threatening a mass...

Restaurants can fully operate, per governor’s Phase 3 reopening announcement

Flanked by restaurateurs, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that he’d be signing an order immediately allowing restaurants to operate at a minimum capacity...

Private company helps Key West food pantry

The SOS Foundation food pantry provides food to thousands of Keys residents every week, storing hundreds of pallets of nonperishable items in a Rockland...

Haunted house allowed in Big Pine. Are we getting back to “normal”? Maybe. Maybe...

Against a backdrop of falling infection rates, the BOCC voted Wednesday to allow the first community event on county property since coronavirus shutdowns began:...