CONSUMER FRIENDLY: COLUMNIST DIGS INTO THE ‘BUY NOTHING FOR A YEAR’ TREND
It is a new year, and I want to work on what I can do to make it more planet-friendly.
To live more climate-aware and reduce my environmental...
IN PICTURES: CELTIC FESTIVAL BRINGS THOUSANDS TO MARATHON COMMUNITY PARK
Irish and Scottish tunes floated through the air as kilts in every direction heralded the return of the Florida Keys Celtic Festival on Jan. 11 and 12...
MARRIAGE-GO-ROUND: ‘ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID’ OPENS AT MARTHON COMMUNITY THEATER
What happens on prom night stays on prom night – unless you’re the ridiculous but endearing foursome holding true to drunken promises three decades later in “Always...
IN PICTURES: WOUNDED WARRIORS GET HEROES WELCOME IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
From VFW Post 10211 in Key Largo, some 40 injured military veterans and their families pedaled down U.S. 1 through Islamorada on Jan. 10 as part of...
STOP THE SCROLL: IT’S TIME WE TALK ABOUT PHONES IN THE GYM
Folks, we’ve got a full-blown crisis going on in the exercise world.
No, I’m not talking about a stampede of newcomers banging down the doors on Jan. 1...
SCHOOL BOARD PLANS NATIONAL SEARCH FOR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT
Turmoil and turnover at the top levels of government have burdened Florida Keys officials for the past two years.
The county needed a new administrator following a drug...
GINGER SAYER IS STANLEY SWITLIK’S VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
One of the masterminds behind the famed Jog-a-thon fundraiser that rakes in cash to benefit students at Stanley Switlik Elementary School is now the school’s Volunteer of...
7 MILE BRIDGE RUNNERS: LAST CHANCE FOR REGISTRATION IS JAN. 28
As this paper hit newsstands in the Middle Keys, dozens of local runners were waking to their alarms for locals-only registration in the 2025 7 Mile Bridge...
IN PICTURES: FLAG FOOTBALL GENERALS CLEAN HOUSE IN KEY WEST
While their international counterparts tore up the fields, flag football teams with some of the Keys’ finest young athletes made a mark of their own at the...
CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY GIVES RESIDENTS AN INSIDE LOOK INTO THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will hold its next Citizens Police Academy starting April 2025, and is looking for people who are interested in learning more about...