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Today is what a true New Yorker would call “brisk and beautiful” — painfully blue skies and temperatures in the mid-40s — and this...

Local adventurer spends lifetime exploring Pitcairn Islands

In 1989, local adventurer and explorer Jack S. Grove accidentally discovered the shipwreck of the vessel Acadia at Ducie Atoll, an uninhabited islet in...

STATE OF BUSINESS amid coronavirus concern

By Sara Matthis, Mandy Miles and Jim McCarthy Florida Keys airports and hotels remained open as of Wednesday. Bars were instructed by the state to...

Florida Keys closing to visitors as of Sunday

By: Mandy Miles, Jim McCarthy and Sara Matthis The Florida Keys and Key West will close all hotels, campgrounds, short-term rentals and other lodging establishments...

DeSantis directive takes aim at residents fleeing from hot spots

In a bid to curb residents fleeing from three northeastern states where shelter-in-place orders are in effect, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced an executive order...

How to exit Amazonas in the time of COVID-19

A few years back, Slate published an essay on “The Rise and Fall of Quicksand,” recounting a 1980s-specific exotic obsession. If you’re of a...

Passengers, number of flights to Keys slowing

All is going according to plan at Monroe County’s two airports. Passengers who arrive from Connecticut, New Jersey or New York — areas with...

Free Online Certificate in Hospitality and Tourism Management from FAU

As hotels, restaurants and bars closed in the Keys, many hospitality workers are now unemployed or working significantly fewer hours. To help those affected,...

Ibis Bay Resort forgoes profits to house essential workers

One Key West resort owner has turned the city’s “One Human Family” motto into action by forgoing profits for the next 90 days, keeping...

Keys officials target illegal rentals to banned tourists

There are tourists in the Florida Keys. The above statement wouldn’t make headlines on a typical day in our thriving island chain. But these days...