Keys’ roads started out in patchwork fashion
Sept. 1, 1854, was a Friday. It was also the day George Whiting Allen was born. The Allen family would move from Jacksonville, Florida,...
LEARN TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER
I don’t know where you are, but it is a great day here on the island. It is partly cloudy, the wind chill is...
‘CANES SPORTS STANDOUT: MARIO MENENDEZ
The Upper Keys Weekly is proud to partner with the Coral Shores Athletic Department to highlight this week’s “Canes Sports Standout.” Recipients are chosen...
Marathon man catches 488-pound swordfish on May 2
Okay, it was a swordfish, but “Holy Mackerel!” is the edited version of what angler Rob Helzer and his crew were screaming when the...
DEBORAH MITCHELL’S SHOW AT THE STUDIOS BLENDS ART, SCIENCE & ACTIVISM
Florida is one long, downhill slide, at least in an environmental sense. What happens in the Central Florida ranch lands affects Lake Okeechobee, which...
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust announces 2021 Circle of Honor inductees
Capt. Bob Branham and the late Capt. Bill Curtis are new Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Circle of Honor inductees. Recognized on April 22, they...
OPINION: ‘LOVE’ ISN’T A STRONG ENOUGH WORD FOR MOMS
‘Love’ isn’t strong enough.
Our language is woefully inadequate. How can the word that describes our affection for, say, a favorite sweatshirt, be the...
REEF’S 2ND ANNUAL ‘FISH OUT OF WATER’ VIRTUAL 5K SUPPORTS OCEAN CONSERVATION
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) will host the second annual ‘Fish Out of Water’ Virtual 5K to support ocean conservation, and everyone’s invited.
Traditional 5K...
STICKING UP FOR KEY WEST YOUTH LACROSSE
Lacrosse continues to grow in popularity among boys and girls in the island city.
The Key West Youth Lacrosse League just wrapped up its spring...
PATTI McLAUCHLIN SETTLES INTO THE BIG OFFICE AT KEY WEST’S CITY HALL
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.”
The quote by Ruth Bader Ginsburg is one of Patti McLauchlin’s favorites. It hangs above...
