HEALTH DURING THE HOLIDAYS: TIPS TO STAY PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY WELL
The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) encourages residents and visitors to enjoy a healthy and safe holiday season by following these...
COAST GUARD RESCUES TWO PEOPLE AFTER SAILBOAT WENT ADRIFT OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS
A Coast Guard Station Key West boat crew rescued two mariners from the disabled sailing vessel, Oria, Saturday, 12 miles north of Key West...
LILLY PULITZER FASHION SHOW GIVES NEW MEANING TO ‘KEY WEST PINKS’
It was a November evening in Key West, but the patio at the Casa Marina was drenched in the sunny pastels of a Palm...
4 SEEK INTERIM KEY WEST COMMISSION SEAT
Four people have applied — so far — to fill the Key West city commission seat left empty by the Nov. 19 death of...
FIRED & INDICTED BUILDING OFFICIAL HIT WITH MORE CHARGES
The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office announced on Nov. 19 that a grand jury returned an additional indictment charging Raj Ramsingh, Key West’s former...
SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW: RYAN STIMERS CREATES WIRE SCULPTURES THAT SPARK SMILES
Wire sculptor Ryan Stimers, a leading artisan at Key West’s nightly Mallory Square Sunset Celebration, bends and twists shining strands of wire into shapes...
NATIONAL REPORT TRACKS UNSAFE CONDITIONS IN MILITARY HOUSING
Military families and a national nonprofit group are sounding the alarm about unhealthy conditions in U.S. military housing.
A Nov. 20 report by Change the...
UNITED WAY EXPANDS VOLUNTEER OPTIONS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
United Way of Collier and the Keys has expanded its volunteer platform, volunteeruwck.org, to Monroe County, giving local nonprofits and residents a centralized place...
KEY WEST WOMAN FOUND GUILTY FOR USING ANOTHER PERSON’S CREDIT CARD FOR AMAZON PURCHASES
The Monroe County State Attorney's Office announced Key West resident Jennifer Ann Brasfield was found guilty by a jury of criminal use of personal...
FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: THE STRENGTH TO BE GRATEFUL (EVEN WHEN YOU’RE OVER IT)
If you’ve lived in the Keys long enough, you know Thanksgiving hits a little differently down here. While the rest of the country is...
