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Open House: New Gulfside artificial reefs give Keys marine life more places to call home
22+ min ago (279+ words) New homes for marine life are waiting in the Gulf. And the door’s wide open. As the rest of the Florida Keys led a mad dash for lobster on Aug. 6, Monroe County Artificial Reefs Director Hanna Koch, Marathon diver Rachel…...
Ethics complaints about Key West mayor & city manager dismissed by state commission
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (322+ words) A statewide ethics board last week dismissed complaints against Key West Mayor Dee Dee Henriquez and City Manager Brian Barroso. The complaints alleged the two had used or failed to prevent the use of city resources, namely its social media…...
Key Colony Beach commission candidates talk property taxes and community beauty
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (206+ words) Alex Rickert made the perfectly natural career progression from dolphin trainer to newspaper editor in 2021 after freelancing for Keys Weekly while working full time at Dolphin Research Center. A resident of Marathon since 2015, he fell in love with the Florida…...
Fritzie Estimond takes helm at Key West Business Guild
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (346+ words) Keys Weekly Newspapers The Key West Business Guild, the nation’s first LGBTQ+ destination marketing organization, last week appointed Fritzie Estimond to the executive director position. Since its founding in 1978, the Key West Business Guild has promoted Key West as one…...
What’s your sign? Check your horoscopes for this week
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (641+ words) Here are your horoscopes for the solar eclipse in Leo. Read for your rising and sun signs. July 23 – Aug. 22 What definition of yourself is no longer serving your needs or representing the growth that you’ve experienced? This eclipse is about…...
Williams gets the city manager nod as Marathon City Council hears insurance and deep well updates
20+ hour, 8+ min ago (844+ words) The city of Marathon’s search for a new city manager – and new attorney – appears headed for a pair of internal hires, with support from the city council on Aug. 11. No formal vote was taken Tuesday night, as the item was…...
Lack of landlines for faxing likely to delay primary election results
20+ hour ago (377+ words) Florida Keys residents will have to wait longer than usual to learn the results of the upcoming election on Aug. 18. Why? Fax machines, or lack thereof. It’s true. Fax machines — and the telephone landlines that connect them — are essential to…...
Islamorada Village Race sees four contests to be decided in November; Vice Mayor Mahoney goes unopposed
20+ hour, 12+ min ago (666+ words) Four of the five Islamorada Village Council seats will see a contest in the November election. The qualifying period among residents wishing to serve in village office ended at noon on Aug. 11. Four seats have two candidates squaring off against…...
Key West kindergartners find their way on the very first day
20+ hour, 21+ min ago (274+ words) Mandy Miles drops stuff, breaks things and falls down more than any adult should. An award-winning writer, reporter and columnist, she's been stringing words together in Key West since 1998. "Local news is crucial," she says. "It informs and connects a…...
New principal takes charge of Plantation Key School
20+ hour, 55+ min ago (813+ words) Maida Court originally applied to Plantation Key School to teach English and was instead recruited to be the assistant principal. Now, nine years later, Court is the new principal, taking on the job held by Lisa Taylor for 13 years before…...