ONE OF FLORIDA KEYS’ MOST FAMED ATTRACTIONS TURNS 50

Fifty years ago, as America celebrated its bicentennial, Robert Reckwerdt leased a Lower Matecumbe Key marina from Ruth and Buck Starck. The Starcks had...

THREE IRISH WRITERS TO CELEBRATE THIS ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Saoirse (pronounced Seer-sha)By Charleen Hurtubise Sarah Roy knew she had to escape. Surviving years of abuse by her addict mother’s boyfriend and protecting her younger...

ST. PATRICK’S FESTIVITIES BRING PARADE, IRISH DANCERS TO THE UPPER KEYS

Green beer, a St. Paddy’s parade and some Irish flavor are on tap this weekend in the Upper Keys.  Irish dancers and green beer return...
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STATE LAWMAKERS BAN SUPPORT FOR ‘DIVERSITY’ EVENTS

Florida state legislators this week passed a bill prohibiting cities, counties and tourist development councils from supporting or funding any events that involve diversity. If...

MONTHLY CLEANUPS HONOR THE LATE PASCAL

Community members are invited to a series of monthly cleanups in the Upper Keys in honor of the late Pascal Weisberger. On Saturday, March 14,...

FLORIDA KEYS GAS PRICES SKYROCKET ON IRAN CONFLICT

Florida gas prices climbed rapidly in response to the conflict in Iran. The state average surged 57 cents per gallon last week, and the...

MARRVELOUS SEEKS SUPPORT FOR RESCUE UNDERGOING MAJOR LEG SURGERY

It’s a sadly familiar tale. A dog abandoned in a shopping center parking lot on Florida’s west coast left with only a leash, one...

ARE YOUR PALM FRONDS DRY AND BROWN? BLAME THE PALM LEAF SKELETONIZER

By Liah Continentino  Have you ever noticed the fronds on your palms looking dry and brown, with accumulations of crumbly brown pellets stuck to them?...

DOLPHIN LIFE SECURES SIX NEW RESCUES, NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

Dolphin Life recently celebrated a milestone — or six, rather — following the successful rehoming of bottlenose dolphins Onyx, Zo, Ripley, Aries, Skye and...

UPPER KEYS NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: TARA KAHN

No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community...