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, 20-year-old Miami resident...
KEY WEST GRADUATES THROTTLE INTO THE FUTURE
It was an evening of Pomp & Circumstance — aboard personal watercraft — on May 19, when Somerset Island Prep held its fourth annual Jet Ski graduation...
103 NEW APARTMENTS OPEN AT GARDEN VIEW IN KEY WEST
Key West and Monroe County made a small dent in the local housing crisis on May 23, when officials from the city, county and Key West Housing...
STATE AGENCY ISSUES ‘WARNING LETTER’ TO FKAA OVER PIPELINE CONDITIONS
A state agency tasked with protecting Florida’s water resources recently issued a “warning letter” to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority over its deteriorating water system.
Possible violations were...
CEASEFIRE SETTLES LATEST CRUISE SHIP CLASH
A surprise ceasefire settled Key West’s latest cruise ship conflict on May 16, when city officials voted to stay out of matters between a private cruise ship...
KEY WEST’S CRUISE SHIP CONTROVERSY RETURNS TO CITY
Key West’s new city manager Al Childress got his first taste of the island’s great cruise ship debate during a special meeting on May 9 that packed...
NAVY COMMISSIONING ‘BRINGS SHIP TO LIFE’ IN KEY WEST
“Officers and crew of the USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, man our ship and bring her to life."
Such were the orders given from the deck of...
NEW NAVY DESTROYER ARRIVES IN KEY WEST FOR COMMISSIONING
This is a big deal.
The Navy's newest guided missile destroyer, the USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, will be commissioned at 10 a.m. May 13 at Key West’s Outer...
COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS HOLDS 66TH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
The College of the Florida Keys held its 66th commencement exercises for the spring class of 2023 on May 5 in the Tennessee Williams Theatre on the...
KEY WEST PARADE CELEBRATES ISLAND’S ‘INDEPENDENCE’
The Conch Republic’s true colors were on full display for the 41st annual Conch Republic Parade. The island’s 10-day independence celebration recalls the Southernmost City’s secession from...
