KEYS HISTORY: FAT DEER KEY, COCO PLUM BEACH & VACA CUT
In the Middle Keys, between Curry Hammock State Park and Key Vaca, is Fat Deer Key. Historically, it is a small group of islands.
In...
FLORIDA KEYS RANKED NO. 1 IN THE STATE FOR BOAT ACCIDENTS IN 2024
In 2022, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced the state reached 1 million registered boats by recreational users.
If you add in...
MUSIC MAN: A SIT-DOWN WITH MARATHON’S LATE NIGHT LEGEND FREDDIE BYE
For more than 40 years, Freddie Bye has been the soundtrack of late night in Marathon.
He’s worked construction and fished commercially. He’s toured with...
CASTAWAYS TAKE A BITE OUT OF CANCER WITH 2025 ‘BIGGER BOAT TOUR’
Starting on June 7, a group of kayakers, runners and bikers will paddle and pound the pavement through the entire Florida Keys – and...
COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS PRESIDENT OFFERS MEMORIAL DAY MESSAGE SALUTING THE-LATE FRANK TOPPINO
Editor’s note: The following is a Memorial Day message from College of the Florida Keys President Jonathan Gueverra
As we prepare to usher in the...
LOCALS LEAVE COMPETITION IN THE DUST IN KEYS 100 RELAY
Take a few former 7 Mile Bridge Run champs, combine them with extreme triathletes, and toss in a few more runners who perennially sit...
OUR FURRY FRIENDS NEED FOSTER FAMILIES, TOO
The Florida Keys SPCA’s foster program turns heartbreaking situations into heartwarming success stories.
Orphaned kittens, barely clinging to life in the absence of their mother’s...
SCHOOL BOARD SELECTS ED TIERNEY AS SUPERINTENDENT
The school board’s five-month search for its next superintendent ended this week, with the selection of Ed Tierney for the school district’s top job.
The...
KEYS SHERIFF: BEWARE OF E-Z/SUNPASS TEXT SCAM
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says scammers are sending texts falsely claiming to be from prepaid road toll programs — E-Z pass or SunPass...
SCHOOL BOARD NAMES 4 FINALISTS FOR SUPERINTENDENT
And then there were four — finalists, that is, for the Florida Keys’ top education job.
School board members on April 22 narrowed the list...
