Keys News

Local law enforcement, military and community partners will host the annual National Night Out event on Tuesday, Aug. 4 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at four locations: Key Largo Community Park, Islamorada’s Founders Park, the Sheriff’s Office Aviation Hangar at the Marathon International Airport and Truman Waterfront Park in Key West. Each family-friendly event will

Monroe County’s baseball season featured strong district performances across multiple classifications, with Marathon and Key West both advancing to the regional semifinals after capturing district titles. Marathon finished 19-10-1 in Class 1A Rural District 8, including a win over Coral Shores in their lone meeting of the season, and carried that momentum into the playoffs.

At a special meeting on July 20, the board of trustees of the College of the Florida Keys appointed Brittany Snyder to serve as interim president. Snyder previously served as CFK’s executive vice president and chief financial officer.  The appointment followed the board’s decision to end Jonathan Gueverra’s tenure as president. Snyder has more than

New funding from the state of Florida will fund a week underwater in the Florida Keys for research teams. Ocean engineering firm Deep has received $935,000 from the state to support research missions on Vanguard, the company’s pilot underwater human habitat at Tennessee Reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The award comes just

When I arrived in Key West in the late 1970s, my belongings fit into a couple of suitcases and a box or two. That free-and-easy, low-possession lifestyle lasted for almost a decade — until my then-boyfriend Gerry moved in, bringing enough paraphernalia to satisfy an aspiring hoarder. Since its volume overwhelmed my little apartment, we