2022 YIELDED THOUSANDS OF VOTES DURING THE INAUGURAL BEST OF UPPER KEYS
The second Best of Upper Keys is underway as businesses, nonprofits and residents in the community vie for nominations to be one of three finalists. People can...
LOCAL MEDIA MATTERS — KEYS WEEKLY OWNERS LOOK BACK ON 2 DECADES OF COMMUNITY...
By Jason Koler & Britt Myers
The fact you are reading this paper is nothing short of a miracle. All across the country, locally owned newspapers are closing...
POLICE BUST MAJOR SOUTH FLORIDA GARMIN GPS THEFT RING
A rash of GPS marine thefts — ranging in the millions of dollars and spanning the Florida Keys and 16 other counties in the state — led...
KEYS TRAVEL STUDY GIVES HIGHWAY ‘D’ GRADE; NEW DEVELOPMENT COULD BE AFFECTED
The following is a press release from Monroe County on the U.S. 1 Arterial Travel Time and Delay Study. Find more in-depth coverage in the Aug. 24...
DIVER DIES AT SPIEGEL GROVE WRECK IN KEY LARGO
The Florida Keys witnessed its third tragic diving incident in a span of eight days, as a man died while diving the Spiegel Grove wreck off Key...
SUMMER INTERNS DIGITIZE A BIT OF UPPER KEYS’ HISTORY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
Some of the brightest young minds in history, library and museum studies sifted through historical documents from the local garden club inside the Florida Keys History &...
FISHING GROUP ENCOUNTERS ORCAS OFF KEY LARGO
Dolphins, sharks and manatees are some of the usual sightings off the Florida Keys shore. But earlier in the week, a group of friends fishing off Key...
END OF AN ERA: WOODY’S STRIP CLUB CLOSES IN ISLAMORADA
On Friday night at Woody’s strip club in Islamorada, owner Michael Pinter stood against a wall with his arms crossed. He was looking at a crowd surrounding...
NEW ISLAND MUSIC SCHOOL COMES TO THE UPPER KEYS
Local musician and Monroe County firefighter Luke Ptomey has big plans for Island Music School, which he and his wife, Melissa, are launching this August.
The school will...
THERE’S AN URGENT NEED FOR FOSTER PARENTS IN THE UPPER KEYS
High living costs and a booming real estate market have uprooted a number of families from their Florida Keys homes, sending them packing to other counties and...
