MORNING JOINT & MARY JANE’S CLOSET ARE THE NEW MUST-STOP SPOTS IN LOWER KEYS
Have you been to MM 22 recently? For something other than lunch, drinks or dinner at Square Grouper and My New Joint?
There are now two new reasons...
KEYS ASKED TO CONSERVE WATER FOLLOWING PIPE BREAKS
Homes and businesses from the Upper Keys to Key West turned their faucet handles to find little to no water flowing following a third pipe break during...
NEW RECREATIONAL CRAB TRAP RULE AIMED TO PROTECT TURTLES
Recreational crab traps in Florida will need to have an opening no larger than 6-by-2 inches to prevent accidental trapping and drowning of diamondback terrapins, a turtle...
LARGER & FASTER MEDICAL CHOPPERS TO BOOST TRAUMA STAR OPERATIONS
Speed, range and lift. That’s what three new air ambulances will provide to an area that averages close to 1,400 flights annually from the Keys to critical...
LARGE KEYS REQUESTS INCLUDED IN STATE BUDGET PROPOSALS
Several critical Keys programs found their way into the Florida Senate and House budget proposals that were unveiled last week in Tallahassee.
While the amounts for the Keys...
COUNTY DOWNSTAIRS ENCLOSURE INSPECTIONS DRAW CRITICISM FROM REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
County flood regulations approved by Monroe County commissioners in late 2022 took effect March 7. With them came changes to the definition of an accessory structure and...
GARRETT HUGHES’ FAMILY FILES WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT AGAINST ACCUSED SHOOTER
While relatives, friends and supporters prepare to celebrate the life of the late Garrett Hughes with a benefit concert on Saturday, April 8 at the Coffee Butler...
MOTE MARINE LAB CELEBRATES 30 YEARS & ITS CEO ENTERS THE HONORARY CONCH RANKS
In the Florida Keys, scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory work to advance critical coral reef restoration in hopes of bringing back an ailing reef tract. At local...
SATURDAY EVENT IN MARATHON TO HONOR LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY’S 2023 GRADUATES
A public celebration event on Saturday, April 29, is to honor the 30th graduating class of Leadership Monroe County.
The event, to be staged at Oceanfront Park in...
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...
