KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY PROPOSES BOUNDARY EXPANSIONS & OTHER REGULATIONS
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s Advisory Council members listened intently as an updated set of proposed regulations and a management plan — known as the Restoration Blueprint —...
CLASSIC ARCADE GAMES ARE A NOSTALGIC ADDICTION FOR 2 KEYS FAMILIES – HOME &...
By Alex Rickert and Jim McCarthy
Photography by Barry Gaukel
Forget going out. If you have one of these rooms, the party’s coming to you.
While kids today might be...
MONROE COUNTY: DUMPING FISH & LOBSTER CARCASSES IN CANALS IS ILLEGAL
Did you know: It is a violation of Monroe County code to throw garbage into Monroe County canals, including fish and lobster carcasses?
Monroe County Code prohibits the...
GUY HARVEY & FORCE BLUE JOIN I.CARE TO RESTORE OUR REEFS
In mid-June, Bud N’ Mary’s Marina was buzzing with activity. I.CARE, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring the local reefs of Islamorada, hosted Force Blue and Guy Harvey...
MILES TO GO: SUMMERS ‘DOWN THE SHORE’
I realized during a conversation with a coworker the other day, I’ve never spent a Fourth of July in Key West. I’ve lived here for 23 of...
SPORTS & MORE: SPORTS OF ALL SORTS & A NEW HOUSE LANDS ON DUCK...
You probably thought it was a soft job to play professional sports. You just play the same games
you played as a kid at Key West High School...
KEYS HISTORY: FLORIDA KEYS’ BAHIA HONDA ISLAND BUSTLED WITH ACTIVITY
The first surveyor general for British East Florida, William Gerard de Brahn, named the island Rice Island on his 1772 chart. The island’s Spanish name, Bahia Honda,...
ISLAND ASTROLOGER: TOSSED AROUND IN TURBULENCE
Well folks, there’s a lot of action taking place among the planets right now. I don’t know about you, but I am definitely feeling it in the...
KEYS HISTORY: LIGNUMVITAE KEY BOASTS A STORIED PAST
Spoiler alert: the Florida Keys are a low-lying collection of islands that rises, on average, 3.2 feet above sea level. Three islands, however, boast a peak elevation...
JOHN BARTUS: SUMMER IS HERE
The passage of the July 4th holiday has always signified for me that we’re really officially into the summer season. (That, and the rising temperatures.) Given the...
