JOYFUL KEYS LIVING: ‘WILD BRAINSTORMING’ AMONG FRIENDS LEADS TO IDEA FOR COMMUNITY CENTER IN...
By Emily Steele
A group of friends gathered around Denise Downing’s kitchen table discussing recent experiences volunteering in the Upper Keys in 2017. They quickly came to the...
COVID UPDATE: NEW STATE GUIDANCE PUSHES BACK AGAINST CORPORATE MASKING
New guidance in Florida is advising against masking requirements from corporate headquarters and recommending less isolation for those who are positive with COVID-19.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and state...
CARNIVAL IN THE KEYS CELEBRATES KEY LARGO SCHOOL’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Carnival sounds, smells and scenes will grace the grounds of Rowell’s Park this weekend in celebration of Key Largo School’s 50th year.
Former and current administrators, teachers and...
UPDATE: CUSTOMS & BORDER PATROL SAYS 356 HAITIAN MIGRANTS INTERCEPTED OFF OCEAN REEF CLUB...
A harrowing scene unfolded as 158 Haitian migrants jumped off a grounded boat, swimming to shore at Ocean Reef Club in North Key Largo on Sunday afternoon....
IN PICTURES: KEY LARGO SCHOOL CELEBRATES 50 YEARS WITH A CARNIVAL
Children anxiously waited in line at the rockwall, the swings, horse riding, bounce house and many more attractions during Key Largo School’s 50th anniversary carnival at Rowell’s...
IN PICTURES: UPPER KEYS LITTLE LEAGUE SEASON UNDERWAY
The 2022 Upper Keys Little League kicked off last weekend with games at Key Largo Park on March 4-5. An opening ceremony by Ryan Raschein, Upper Keys...
IN PICTURES: FOOD DRIVE IN KEY LARGO SEES HUNDREDS RECEIVING MLIK AND MORE
Cars lined up behind the Monroe County Social Services building at Tradewinds Plaza in Key Largo as volunteers handed out milk, fruit, cereal and other food during...
IN PICTURES: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS RAISED AT BOUGAINVILLEA BASH
Community members shared conversation and laughs while enjoying libations and raising auction paddles during the 32nd Mariners Hospital Bougainvillea Ball, which was reimagined this year as the...
HERON HIT BY BLOW GUN DART GETS HELP FROM MARINE MAMMAL TRAINER & BIRD...
A white heron first spotted last summer with a blow gun dart through its body is finally flying free. Rehabilitators at the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center...
CANAL IN KEY LARGO’S ROCK HARBOR UNDERGOING RESTORATION
Monroe County is underway with its water quality improvement and restoration project on canal No. 84 in Rock Harbor in Key Largo. The restoration project is funded...
