COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANTS BOOST UPPER KEYS FOOD PANTRIES
The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys’ Upper Keys Advisory Council recently awarded three grants for $5,000 each to strengthen local food pantries, which...
A WILDFIRE, A SHARK BITE, A KEYS INVENTOR AND DAVE PORTNOY TOP THE UPPER...
2025 left no shortage of big headlines and major news stories in the Upper Keys. From a wildfire shutting down two major thoroughfares into...
FORMER ISLAMORADA VILLAGE MAYOR BOB JOHNSON PASSES AWAY
U.S. Air Force veteran and former Islamorada Mayor Robert “Bob” Johnson passed away at the age of 82 on Dec. 15.
Born in Detroit, Michigan...
TAVERNIER RESIDENTS FACE CHILD NEGLECT CHARGES FOLLOWING ALLEGED INCIDENT AT THE BAR
Two Tavernier residents, who deputies say appeared heavily intoxicated, were arrested on Dec. 29 after attempting to drink at a bar with three young...
DOLPHIN LIFE WELCOMES FOUR BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS
When most people hear “Miami Dolphins,” they think football. But at Dolphin Life — the Florida Keys nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of...
TOYS, TOYS, TOYS: LOCAL DRIVE SHOWS UP IN A BIG WAY FOR UPPER KEYS...
A group of elves went to work opening large black bags filled with dolls, cars, trinkets, basketballs and more for Keys kids ahead of...
‘OFFICER GRINCH’ DOLES OUT ONIONS INSTEAD OF TICKETS IN KEY LARGO
By Andy Newman
Holiday motorists going a bit too fast through a school zone on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway might receive an onion from...
COUNTY OFFICIALS HONOR 75 YEARS OF THE TAVERNIER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
Monroe County Commissioners honored 75 years of service by the Tavernier Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Corps Inc. (TVFD), as the organization retires its...
CROCODILE SPEARED IN THE HEAD DIES FOLLOWING MONTHSLONG RECOVERY BATTLE
An American crocodile spotted in a Key Largo canal with a spear lodged in its head in October passed away from complications associated with...
YACHT PARTIALLY SINKS AND SPILLS DIESEL INTO A KEY LARGO CANAL
A yacht that began to take on water Tuesday evening in a Key Largo canal became partially submerged, leaking gallons of diesel into the...
