ICONIC LA CONCHA HOTEL OPENED 100 YEARS AGO
La Concha Key West, Autograph Collection, the hotel that has stood over the intersection of Duval and Fleming streets for a century, will celebrate...
SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES FINAL DESIGN FOR FOUNDERS BASEBALL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS
By Frank Derfler and Jim McCarthy
Monroe County school board members unanimously approved a final design for $5.6 million in improvements to the baseball field...
IN PICTURES: JIMMY BUFFETT’S CORAL REEFER BAND KEEPS THE PARTY GOING
When Jimmy Buffett passed away in 2023, his instructions were clear: “Keep the party going.”
His fans and his band are doing exactly that.
Jimmy Buffett’s...
LETTER: SAVE THE KEYS FROM OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING
On Jan 6, the Village of Islamorada became the latest governmental body in the Monroe County to unanimously pass a resolution objecting to the...
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HOLDS ANNUAL INSPECTIONS
Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies and investigators in the Ocean Reef, Key Largo and Islamorada districts convened at the parking lot near the old Plantation...
ANNUAL SAILFISH TOURNAMENT HONORING THE-LATE HOLLY GIVEN IS THIS WEEKEND
The eighth annual Fish for Holly Sailfish Tournament — the largest sailfish tournament in the Keys — is set for Friday and Saturday, Jan....
AGENCIES TEAM UP FOR FLORIDA’S CORAL REEF
Response to the stony coral tissue loss disease in May 2023 led several coral reef and environmental stakeholders to merge their efforts.
The Monroe County...
KEYS RECYCLING: UNWRAPPING HOLIDAY WASTE
The holiday rush is here, and with it come mountains of shipping boxes, bubble wrap, shopping bags, food waste, single-use plastics and decorations.
As deliveries...
IN PICTURES: FIRE RESCUE BENEVOLENT WAHOO TOURNAMENT NETS $60K
The inaugural Marathon Fire Rescue Benevolent Wahoo Tournament brought a new level to fall fishing on Nov. 7 and 8, drawing 139 anglers across...
‘JIMMY GAGS’ VINDICATED: CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST MARATHON CHARTER CAPTAIN
Marathon charter captain James “Jimmy Gags” Gagliardini won’t go down in history as a felon. And he says the “dock pets” at his home...
