FLORIDA KEYS HOUSING CRISIS: WHAT ARE OTHER CITIES DOING?
By Mandy Miles and Alex Rickert
The Keys Weekly spent the past three weeks exploring the Florida Keys’ housing crisis, its causes, effects and continuing concerns. We quickly...
PRIVATE PLANE GOES OFF THE RUNWAY AT KEY WEST AIRPORT SUNDAY EVENING
No injuries were reported, but the incident did halt all takeoffs and landings for an hour or so while Arnold's Towing removed the plane.
The runway at...
$112 BILLION STATE BUDGET LEAVES OUT AHEC FUNDING
Legislative session in Tallahassee concluded on March 14 with passage of a $112.1-billion budget — $10.4 billion more than last year’s spending plan. With a 105-3 vote, the...
99-YEAR LEASE AT TRUMAN WATERFRONT APPROVED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The long-awaited affordable housing at Truman Waterfront moved ahead Tuesday night, when officials leased the land to the group they chose to build it. They met the...
CAN WE SAY ‘GAY’ IN FLORIDA SCHOOLS?
To be clear, Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill doesn’t ban the word “gay” in public schools.
It bans “classroom disscussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in...
WAIT TIME GROWS AS STATE DEO WANTS TO SEE ALL MARATHON PERMITS
A disagreement between the City of Marathon and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) could keep Marathon permit applicants waiting up to 75 days for state...
‘GREAT RESIGNATION’ HITS SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH WRESTLES TO FIND TEACHERS
For the first time in a Monroe County school board meeting, district staff brought up the ‘Great Resignation,’ the nationwide trend of workers in many industries quitting...
ROUGHLY 120 HAITIAN MIGRANTS LAND ON SUMMERLAND KEY HOME’S BEACH
A little more than 120 Haitian migrants hopped off a vessel and made their way onto land via a Summerland Key residence’s beach on the morning of...
NEW MARATHON PERMIT PROCESS COULD EXTEND WAIT TIME
The State Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has rescinded its 17-year agreement with the City of Marathon concerning permit review. The change means that Marathon permit applicants...
SHERIFF ASKS GOVERNOR FOR MORE STATE POLICE
In 2000, there were 27 state troopers assigned to patrol U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys, which is a state road. Today, there are 16 troopers, yet...
