Students create ‘port pillows’ for cancer patients
November 14, 2018
Dozens of local cancer patients will get some degree of comfort during their months of chemo infusion treatments thanks to the busy fingers of 15 second- and third-grade girls in Horace O’Bryant...more
= Denotes Subscription RequiredCity Clerk hires mayor’s aide to fill 1 of 2 positions
November 14, 2018
The City Clerk’s office lost half its staff in the past two weeks, when two deputy clerks left the department. Vicky Walker resigned and Angela Budde, who was honored in June for 20 years of city...more
Two fatalities on U.S. 1 over the weekend
November 14, 2018
This weekend saw two fatal traffic incidents on U.S. 1, with one man struck and killed after exiting his vehicle and a woman being killed after suffering a medical episode while driving.Cudjoe...more
News
Florida recount chugs along as more irregularities surface
FORT LAUDERDALE — Florida's election recount chugged along Tuesday as more irregularities are uncovered and a judge asked the warring sides to "ramp down the rhetoric," saying it erodes public...more
Bahia Honda friends to hold fundraisers
November 14, 2018In an effort to continue its recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Bahia Honda State Park is hosting several fundraisers in the near future. The nonprofit corporation, Friends of Bahia...more
Lease of reservoir land called ‘shameful’
November 14, 2018SOUTH FLORIDA — Everglades advocates and Florida’s potential next governor this week objected to an unexpected lease extension granted to a sugar company farming the site of a future reservoir —...more
New studio combines yoga, mental health counseling
November 14, 2018KEY LARGO — Change can be overwhelming to many and downright scary to some, according to Carrlee Pinder, a mental health counselor and yoga instructor helping those seeking relief from mental...more
Program teaches kids to identify, resolve conflict
November 14, 2018FLORIDA KEYS — Being in middle school can be tough, but help for both kids during this tender age, and their parents, is now available through the Florida Keys Children’s Shelter’s Stop Now and...more
Bookings for 11/14/18 All charges are preliminary
Man attacks friends for leaving him on Duval St.
November 14, 2018A 56-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for aggravated battery after he allegedly attacked two men for leaving him on Duval Street.Karl Michael Lambert was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and damaging property.Around 3:19 a.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Calle Uno on Rockland Key in response to a report...more
“How do you justify a totally free pass to the city assistant? She did something illegal, got caught, and then thumbed her nose at code enforcement for nine years? Are these the type of employees who should be allowed to work for our city? How does our city manager and entire commission condone this act? Thank you, Margaret Romero and Tom Milone, for speaking up against this favoritism. We...more
Man attacks friends for leaving him on Duval St.
November 14, 2018A 56-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for aggravated battery after he allegedly attacked two men for leaving him on Duval Street.Karl Michael Lambert was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and damaging property.Around 3:19 a.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Calle Uno on Rockland Key in response to a report...more
“How do you justify a totally free pass to the city assistant? She did something illegal, got caught, and then thumbed her nose at code enforcement for nine years? Are these the type of employees who should be allowed to work for our city? How does our city manager and entire commission condone this act? Thank you, Margaret Romero and Tom Milone, for speaking up against this favoritism. We...more
Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon & Big Pine News
Cannon find may be part of ‘bigger story’
KEY LARGO — Even in one of the world’s most-visited dive destinations, the ocean off the Florida Keys can reveal new discoveries.“When I first saw it, I thought it couldn’t be real,” said Jen...more
Councilman looks to close deadly pass
November 14, 2018ISLAMORADA — A local councilman wants to ban his own boat from a narrow channel off Whale Harbor, along with other motorized craft.“I’m a guilty offender myself,” Village Councilman Mike Forster...more
Early morning crash fatal for pedestrian
November 14, 2018MARATHON — An early morning traffic incident left a man dead last Friday morning after he was struck by a passing vehicle on U.S. 1.Around 6:30 a.m., a pedestrian was walking on the northbound...more
Homestead hunter lands biggest python
November 14, 2018HOMESTEAD — One of the South Florida Water Management District’s snake hunters last week killed the largest Burmese python caught so far in the state — a 17-foot, 5-inch female weighing 120...more
Lease of reservoir land called ‘shameful’
November 14, 2018SOUTH FLORIDA — Everglades advocates and Florida’s potential next governor this week objected to an unexpected lease extension granted to a sugar company farming the site of a future reservoir —...more
Editorials
Cheers and Jeers
Cheers: to Mayor Craig Cates for his 10-year tenure at the helm of the Key West city government. Cates is an ardent supporter of the community and has devoted his time to countless causes over...more
Snowbirds gardening in Paradise
November 10, 2018Timing is everything in so many things and gardening is no exception. Full-time residents of the Keys enjoy myriad delights of the summer – glorious blooming shrubs and bountiful quantities of...more
Mid-term season ends — What does our future hold?
November 6, 2018Now that the mid-term election season is mercifully over, what can we expect in the coming months? Even a crystal ball probably wouldn’t tell us exactly where we go from here. The nation’s...more
Children’s Day was best Fantasy Fest event
November 3, 2018Now that Fantasy Fest is over, I have to say the best event was Children’s Day.Bayview Park was turned into an amusement park. Local organizations had the opportunity to run a booth, operate a...more
Help conservation with your vote
November 3, 2018With 1,000 people moving into Florida each day, it is more important now than ever to protect the state’s most significant environmentally sensitive areas by holding them in the public trust for...more
Sports
Monroe County collects four medals at state games
Fourteen athletes, 10 unified partners, six coaches. That was the roll call from Monroe County during the 2018 Special Olympics Florida Fall Classic on Nov. 2-3 at ESPN Wide World of Sports in...more
Hurricanes’ Zoe Marchetti, Conchs’ Sweeney, Cowan garner berth in state finals
November 14, 2018A trio of Keys swimmers qualified for the Florida High School Swimming and Diving State Championships set for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16-17, at the Sailfish Splash Waterpark and Aquatics Center...more
Six class champions not determined until Sunday’s finale
November 13, 2018No matter what happens during the first two days of racing at the Offshore World Championship, Sunday’s finale, being worth half of the final point totals, can either bring unexpected jubilation...more
T&W Chevron, Roost take care of business
November 13, 2018Heading into week seven of the Key West Coed Softball League, T&W Chevron Auto Repair remained unbeaten with a win over the second-place Blind Squirrels. The Roost improved to 3-3 with a...more
Pitchford matches best individual finish in Keys history; KW boys claim best team placing in 20 years of program
November 12, 2018A final kick at the finish line helped Marathon sophomore Jonathan Pitchford steal the show at the Florida High School Athletic Association Cross Country State Championships as he passed three of...more