Concerns over a migrant detention facility’s potential effect on the Everglades and Florida Bay led backcountry guide and councilman Steve Friedman to present a resolution opposing such development at ...

Key West native Amelia Fernandez Esquinaldo celebrated her 100th birthday with a party on July 26. Born Aug. 2, 1925, Esquinaldo is one of seven siblings whose family came to Key West from Spain.

No serious injuries were reported after a 24-foot vessel ran into the mangroves near Sunset Point in Key Largo the evening of July 27. Coast Guard Station Islamorada said boat crews assisted 10 people ...

Three Big Pine Key Winn-Dixie employees were arrested on July 30 for allegedly stealing from the business. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Gwendolyn Luvenia Carter, 68, of Big Pine Key, ...

More spending is proposed for the Monroe County School District heading into the 2025-26 year. Last year’s proposed local school tax levy for the county was $162,097,294. This year’s is $174,035,881.

Perseverance, a lucky sweater, and an uncanny resemblance to one of the world’s most iconic authors. That was the winning formula that helped a 69-year-old man from Key West, Florida, win the ...

An amped-up crowd at the Marathon Elks Lodge on July 26 was treated to fists of fury in a 16-fight card for Spar Wars: Island Wars Volume 2. Featuring fighters from Miami squaring off against Middle ...

New drinking water pipes are going into the ground at a fast rate on Islamorada’s Plantation Key. Work is moving so efficiently along U.S. 1 that contractors for the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority ...

From the frozen ice to the hot and steamy Florida Keys: the Stanley Cup and general manager for the back-to-back champions in the Florida Panthers had quite the memorable weekend in Islamorada. A ...

Want an all-in-one primer as you get ready to hit the water for mini-season on July 30 and 31? The Keys Weekly staff have you covered. Fine print matters when […] ...

Politicians got roasted. Winners got toasted and photos got posted. Best of all, approximately $40,000 was raised in one night for Keys AHEC, a nonprofit that provides medical and dental […] ...

Nine o’clock isn’t all that early, but there was still enough humidity in the air to fog the lenses of my binoculars and camera when I got out of the […] ...