Thanks for democracy
This Tuesday Monroe County voters will settle several long-running debates when polling locations close at 7 p.m.
These contests will be the culmination of years of preparation for...
Maki: THE DRESS CODE
We live in a really awesome place. Not just because of the beautiful weather or the amazing water in our backyard but because of the wonderful people...
Craving a hint of fall?
By Leah Maki
Fall is my favorite season. I grew up going to apple orchards and pumpkin patches, baking pumpkin and apple pies, sipping cider next to a...
No crown, no problem
$368,330 raised in eight weeks by four candidates
This crazy eight-week journey started over a couple of beers at trivia night when Jeremy Wilkerson said a second candidate...
Celebrating the Holidays in Style
By Leah Maki
Tis the season for cookie baking, tree decorating, and Christmas caroling. It’s also the season for party planning, menu prepping, and celebrating. There is no...
In memory: Jessica Lynn Irwin
August 11, 1984 – March 11, 2017
Yesterday I wrote the hardest 135 words of my life – my best friend’s obituary. Today isn’t any easier.
It all...
The Weekly Goes to Washington
A visit with U.S. Congressman Carlos Curbelo
Typically I catch up with our U.S. Congressman Carlos Curbelo in warmer conditions, but last Friday I had the opportunity to...
Leadership Monroe graduates 25th class
Strangers to Best Friends
Have you ever seen the inside of the old jail (or the new one), or watched someone be extracted from a crushed car, looked...
Commercial fishing for beginners
SUMMER ADVENTURE SERIES
[Editor’s note: This summer the Keys Weekly team is focusing on what we are loosely billing as “summer adventures.” The stories will publish every week....
First time for everything
Newbie takes on paddleboarding
A quick phone call from Paddle the Florida Keys’ owner Scott Baste, and the plans for my first stand-up paddleboard trip are finally set....
