THE SECOND STAGE OF OVERSEAS HIGHWAY’S DEVELOPMENT
In November 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected for the first of his four terms as president. Roosevelt inherited the Great Depression. One of...
THE PAST LIVES ON: THE OLD KEY WEST JAIL WILL BE A MUSEUM
The fifth version of the Key West jail in Jackson Square on Whitehead Street was built in 1892 after a fire had reduced much...
BARTUS WAXES POETIC ABOUT SPRING, REBIRTH, RENEWAL
Spring has sprung,The grass is ris’,I wonder where,The boidies is?– Ode to New Jersey Springtime, author unknown
A recent trip up north to New Jersey...
KEYS 100: RUNNERS TACKLE 50- & 100-MILE RACE THROUGH FLORIDA KEYS
If you heard the “Chariots of Fire” theme song running through your head this past weekend, it was because a group of committed and...
Keys Weekly Athlete of the week
MHS' SPORTS STANDOUT
Michael Merryman
What do you enjoy about being on the football team? I really enjoy seeing everybody get better, every practice. I play...
WILD THINGS: MIGRATING BIRDS, CIVIL WAR REENACTORS & DEAD POETS
Migration was over, at least officially, so a common yellowthroat shouldn’t have been in the seagrape, but there she was, flitting around as if...
DIVE REPORT: ‘VERY’ STRONG WINDS COMING
This Week’s Dive Report
During the week, we had a light chop with about 60 feet of visibility. It was beautiful out on the water....
WINNER, WINNER, LIONFISH DINNER
For a third year in a row (okay, not counting pandemic 2020), team Florida Man crushed it. They took top prize in The Emerald...
MOTE CELEBRATES EXPANSION IN MEETING WITH AREA LEADERS
Area leaders met with Mote Marine Laboratory’s scientists and staff to learn more about programs and progress — notably a new coral nursery expansion...
DEMAND FOR VACCINE IS DROPPING IN THE KEYS
Two. That’s the new number of COVID-19 cases reported by the state Department of Health in Monroe County on May 18. And as the...
