HUNTER THE HUSKY & ‘SPOKES-WOLF’ OF THE UPPER KEYS HUMANE SOCIETY PASSES AWAY
Hunter Lobo Graham loved Happy Hour. He’d walk into the restaurant, greet his friends sitting around the bar, and lie down on the cool restaurant floor until...
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...
KEYS MARINE WORKER KILLED AFTER CRANE FALLS INTO WATER
A 29-year-old Homestead man died on March 21 after a construction crane fell over in Key Largo.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Jose Eduardo Reyes Ponce...
MASSIVE TAVERNIER PUBLIX PROJECT TO GO BEFORE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD IN APRIL
A proposal that would pave the way for a grocery store, a liquor store and housing at a dormant Tavernier concrete property will go before the Monroe...
BELOVED KEYS HISTORIAN JERRY WILKINSON PASSES AWAY AT 94
A passion for history ignited fourth-generation Floridian Jerry Wilkinson upon settling in Tavernier in 1988.
He amassed collections of Keys records and unique stories surrounding the island chain....
INKING A DREAM: LOCAL TATTOO ARTIST EMBODIES COLOR & CONSERVATION AT TAVERNIER SHOP
On Cassandra Clark’s lower right arm, a vivid blue, green and purple parrot fish swims amid a sea of coral. The tattoo, the first of many marine...
KEYS ENERGY PRACTITIONER HELPS CLIENTS SHAKE OFF BAD VIBES
Certified Ahai 7D Energy Healing practitioner Melinda Van Fleet is “a beacon of light and radiant energy,” according to one of her clients.
Another woman said that after...
ANNUAL BAY JAM BRINGS ROCK AND CELTIC FLAVOR TO ISLAMORADA
Local musicians, LA Rock and contemporary Irish music will take to the ICE Amphitheater at Islamorada’s Founders Park for the 28th annual Bay Jam Outdoor Music Fest...
BIRD IS THE WORD: TAVERNIER REHAB CENTER KEEPS THEM FLYING
The Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center in Tavernier was established by Laura Quinn and incorporated in 1988. The Upper Keys Weekly recently sat down with Maggy...
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...
