IN PICTURES: MONROE COUNTY COMMISSION HOSTS 200TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY ON OLD SEVENI
A picture-perfect sunset over glassy waters greeted partygoers at Monroe County’s 200th anniversary celebration on May 19 at the restored Old Seven Mile Bridge.
Marathon High School’s culinary...
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...
TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN CELEBRATES 63 GRADUATES FOR 2023
Sixty-three students and their mentors proudly took the stage on May 20 at Marathon High School’s performing arts center as Take Stock in Children celebrated its 2023...
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...
SOME GAVE ALL: KEY WEST & LOWER KEYS EVENTS HONOR MEMORIAL DAY
Sure, it’s a day off and the unofficial start of summer, but Key West’s military groups pause every year on Memorial Day to recall the reason for...
CASA MARINA RESORT CLOSES FOR MAJOR RENOVATION
Casa Marina, the grande dame of Key West resorts, opened on New Year’s Eve in 1920 as Key West’s most glamorous destination.
The century-old resort, commissioned by railroad...
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...
HOME & GARDEN MAGAZINE: OUTRAGEOUS ART — THE CAPTAIN & THE COLLECTOR
Captain Outrageous didn’t start out as an artist. He started out, in the long tradition of people who come to Key West and reinvent themselves, as something...
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...
COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS HONORS RETIRING CITY MANAGER
Retiring City Manager Patti McLauchlin was recently honored with the College of the Florida Keys’ President’s Award.
The award was presented by Jonathan Gueverra, college president and CEO,...
