‘WE WON’T GO BACK’: KEY WEST HOSTS WOMEN’S CHOICE MARCH
Key West residents and visitors toted signs, chanted and marched Aug. 21 on Duval Street as part of the nationwide “We Won’t Go Back” protests against state...
KEY WEST REELECTS MAYOR TERI JOHNSTON
Key West voters on Aug. 23 reelected Mayor Teri Johnston to her third two-year term. City term limits allow the mayor four terms, for a total of...
IN PICTURES: REVAMPED PLAYGROUND OPENS AT MARATHON COMMUNITY PARK
Marathon’s kids gained another kingdom with the official reopening of the new Marathon Community Park playground on Aug. 10. Closed for around a month as employees from...
IN PICTURES: GRASSY FLATS RESORT BRINGS BACK BELOVED FULL MOON PARTY
A sorely-missed Keys party was revived and refreshed with the launch of Grassy Flats Resort’s inaugural Full Moon Party on Aug. 12. The Grassy Key resort’s reimagined...
KEY WEST BECOMES OFFICIAL COAST GUARD CITY
“This is a big deal.”
That’s what Ron Demes, who coordinated Key West’s recent designation as a Coast Guard City, told city and military officials who helped plan...
IN PICTURES: TITO’S STOP IN MARATHON CELEBRATES OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING
Friends, community members, local officials and first responders gathered on July 29 to celebrate the official grand opening and ribbon cutting for Tito’s Stop (La Parada de...
IN PICTURES: NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN MARATHON
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office hangar at Marathon International Airport was packed full on Aug. 2 as MCSO co-hosted National Night Out, one of four simultaneous events...
IN PICTURES: NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN THE UPPER KEYS
Law enforcement vehicles, fire trucks and local nonprofits took to Key Largo Park and Founders Park in Islamorada for National Night Out on Aug. 2. Sirens blared...
IN PICTURES: 2ND ANNUAL FLORIDA KEYS BREWBQ WAS A CULINARY MASTERCLASS
Sweltering summer temperatures could not stop the second annual Florida Keys Brew BQ as it returned to Marathon Community Park on July 16-17. The Keys’ premier celebration...
IN PICTURES: UNDERSEA MELODIES ABOUND AT 38TH UNDERWATER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Tunes and good times were plentiful beneath the waves at the 38th Annual Underwater Music Festival on July 9. Presented by the Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce,...
