COUNTY STILL CONSIDERING PROPERTY SWAPS & SWEARS IN NEW COMMISSIONER
The county commission meeting on May 18 saw more discussions than decisions about potential property swaps between Monroe County and the city of Key West. But commissioners...
NEW NAVY COMMANDER INHERITS HOUSING CRISIS
So much for a learning curve.
Capt. Beth Regoli, the new commander of Naval Air Station Key West, barely had time to unpack before running headlong into Key...
BABY FORMULA SHORTAGE CAUSES STRESS FOR KEYS FAMILIES
Tomoe Ventura's year-old grandson Kairo has a milk protein allergy. Recently, the frustrated Marathon grandmother found herself scrambling to find baby formula.
"We didn't have it in Marathon...
FWC ANNOUNCES RULE CHANGES FOR 4 KEYS SPECIES
At its meeting on May 3 and 4 in Gainesville, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a number of immediate and potential rule changes...
CAPT. BETH REGOLI TAKES COMMAND OF NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST
A new captain took the helm Thursday at Naval Air Station Key West. Capt. Beth Regoli relieved Capt. Mark Sohaney as commander of the naval air station...
BREAKING NEWS: WHAT KILLED 51′ SPERM WHALE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS?
A 51-foot sperm whale was the last thing one expected to see on the morning of May 11, laid out in the gravel parking lot of Robbie’s...
THOMAS ‘TED’ YATES NAMED ISLAMORADA’S NEXT MANAGER
Twinsburg, Ohio Mayor Thomas “Ted” Yates was selected as Islamorada’s next manager during a special call meeting inside Founders Park Community Center on Friday.
Four council members had...
COVID CASES RISING BUT HOSPITALIZATIONS LOW IN THE KEYS
COVID-19 cases are ticking upward in Monroe County, but they aren’t leading to serious illness and the need for hospitalization among the infected.
The Florida Health Department report...
6 MIGRANT GROUPS INTERCEPTED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
A small wooden boat containing a large sail washed ashore in Islamorada on May 2. Onboard the homemade vessel was a group of Cuban migrants who sailed...
SLOPPY JOE’S: HEMINGWAY HAUNT CELEBRATES 85 YEARS AS CORNERSTONE BAR
The legend of Sloppy Joe’s Bar, Key West’s iconic corner bar, started in 1933, but the place everyone knows today, in the building that stands sentinel at...
