If the U.S. Navy isn’t going to rebuild the 166 apartments it abandoned 20 years ago and demolished in 2021, perhaps the city can lease those 18 acres from the Navy and finally make some housing ...

After 24 years of dedicated service to the Keys’ feline community, Whiskers and Paws Forever founder Margie Schwartz will be retiring. Schwartz, a beloved figure in the community, will leave the Keys ...

Elizabeth “Liz” Marquardt, an attorney and certified public accountant, is the new chief financial officer/chief operating officer for Visit Florida Keys, the Monroe County Tourist Development Council ...

There were five of us in the car – my sister Karen, my brother-in-law Lee, and their friends Kathy and Charles. We’d been up on Big Pine looking at Key deer and gators and whatnot, and were now ...

An upcoming sailfish tournament is benefiting the local spaying and neutering efforts while also supporting a children’s hospital. The annual Poor Girls Sailfish tournament returns for the 36th year ...

Ella EvansJunior, Marathon Girls Weightlifting “Ella put in a lot of extra work in the offseason and she’s been slowly gathering steam throughout the regular season. She’s hitting big numbers for her ...

Ninety-nine thousand two hundred and counting: that’s how many plastic bottle caps Bill Russo and his small army of volunteers have collected from the shoreline and other areas inside their Key Largo ...

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) recently appointed Taweh Beysolow as the new medical director. Beysolow joined DOH-Monroe in November 2024. He will be responsible for ...

I want to take this opportunity to clarify the situation on 20th Street and make a clear distinction between the camp residents and the dangerous activity caused by external individuals. It is ...

Pascal Weisberger would have turned 19 on Feb. 2. A tragedy in May 2020 – he was killed by his brother – took the 14-year-old ...

Strong women across the Keys may feel a bit heavier this week – in the best possible way. Marathon and Coral Shores each won a team title in the FHSAA 1A District 16 girls weightlifting championships.

The Dry Tortugas National Park will be featured at an art exhibit, live demonstration, discussion and book signing on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center. In partnership with the ...