Manslaughter trial begins
September 19, 2018
Tuesday morning saw the beginning of the long-awaited trial for the Key West woman who struck and killed a woman with her vehicle after driving onto the sidewalk of South Roosevelt Boulevard in...more
= Denotes Subscription RequiredKeys’ Irma debris cleanup expanded by 41 canals
September 19, 2018
Local Florida Keys governments have been able to stretch federal grant money further and expanded the number of canals that will be cleared of Hurricane Irma debris.A private contractor working...more
Abandoned boat fire to be investigated
September 19, 2018
Monroe County firefighters extinguished a blaze that broke out on a wooden 65-foot trawler that was dry docked at Robbie’s Marina on Stock Island Monday afternoon.
No one was injured in the...more
News
Marathon aims for better traffic flow
MARATHON — The Marathon City Council on Sept. 11 discussed a possible traffic solution at Aviation Boulevard and U.S. 1, and supported the first-time homebuyer program with another $100,000 for...more
Police arrest suspect in shooting that locked down college
September 19, 2018WINTER PARK — Police have arrested a 19-year-old man who they say injured another man in a shooting that placed a Florida college on lockdown for several hours. Officials at Rollins College...more
State to step up croc removal efforts
September 19, 2018MONROE COUNTY — American crocodiles intent on making a comfortable home in Florida Keys neighborhoods may soon face an eviction notice.“We do recognize that having a crocodile living next to...more
Tavernier’s murder-related cases conclude
September 19, 2018PLANTATION KEY— Two high-profile court cases slated for trial for some time recently concluded with plea agreements. An additional 15 years of prison time for selling cocaine has been added to...more
Two plead not guilty to elder abuse
September 19, 2018KEY LARGO — A doctor and caregiver who operated two unlicensed in-home healthcare facilities in the Upper Keys, one of which housed an 85-year-old woman who died after living in what authorities...more
Bookings for 09/19/18 All charges are preliminary
Key West man arrested for shoplifting in Marathon
September 19, 2018A Key West man was doing a lot of shopping, but no actual buying, when he was arrested Monday night in Marathon.Kevin Parks Skinner, 56, faces changes of grand theft, possession of stolen property and possession of a pill without a prescription after deputies found an Adderall pill in his possession.The incident started when Deputy Michael Maleta of the...more
“Congrats to the city staff who who were proactive in keeping the peace during Poker Run. I had heard rumors that low-life riders were going to block lower Duval with their bikes. It is time that the City Commissioners listen to their residents and let this debacle die.”“How did it come to pass that the last big tree on the 700 Eaton Wine Bar site came down this week? Not on the Tree...more
Key West man arrested for shoplifting in Marathon
September 19, 2018A Key West man was doing a lot of shopping, but no actual buying, when he was arrested Monday night in Marathon.Kevin Parks Skinner, 56, faces changes of grand theft, possession of stolen property and possession of a pill without a prescription after deputies found an Adderall pill in his possession.The incident started when Deputy Michael Maleta of the...more
“Congrats to the city staff who who were proactive in keeping the peace during Poker Run. I had heard rumors that low-life riders were going to block lower Duval with their bikes. It is time that the City Commissioners listen to their residents and let this debacle die.”“How did it come to pass that the last big tree on the 700 Eaton Wine Bar site came down this week? Not on the Tree...more
Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon & Big Pine News
Adopted rate to increase tax receipts by 14 percent
ISLAMORADA — Encountering virtually no citizen opposition, Islamorada Village Council members put the final stamp on a new budget and tax rate Sept. 12.The basic municipal property tax bill in...more
Clothes with a focus on comfort, fashion
September 19, 2018ISLAMORADA — Lolita’s Boutique is a women’s apparel shop on Plantation Key named after owner Soira Ramos’ Shih-Tzu pup, which, to her, is her world — along with her new storefront.Lolita’s...more
Committee: No powerboats in deadly wheel ditch
September 19, 2018ISLAMORADA — A “wheel ditch” channel at Whale Harbor should be closed to powerboats, an Islamorada advisory panel recommends. “This is a 100 percent no-brainer,” Bob Mitchell, chairman of...more
Dolphins deliver gear, more to Keys
September 19, 2018ISLAMORADA — The Miami Dolphins commitment to support the Florida Keys after Hurricane Irma was delivered, in part, by a box truck loaded with football gear for Monroe County’s three public high...more
Homecoming was a year in works
September 19, 2018TAVERNIER — A year to the day that her longtime residence was destroyed by Hurricane Irma, SueEllen Bennett’s new home arrived on Sept. 10.“It’s just the way it worked out,” Bennett said. “I hope...more
Editorials
Cheers and Jeers
Cheers: to State Attorney Dennis Ward, the United Way of the Florida Keys and all other agencies and businesses who collaborated to host the Hurricane Irma anniversary event in Big Pine Key last...more
Change can be tough, but we welcome it
September 8, 2018Several years back a former newspaper colleague shared an expression with me I’d never heard before — “Change or Die.” We were discussing how the media industry was changing, since the digital...more
Cheers and Jeers
September 8, 2018Cheers: to the Trophia Foundation for its atest plantings of Poinciana trees. Not only did the organization donate $50,000 after Hurricane Irma for replanting canopy trees that were lost in the...more
Spread Key West tolerance
September 1, 2018It was 1979 and I find myself standing in the checkout lane at Fausto’s with a cart full of food for a five-day fishing trip to the Tortugas. Clearly visible are two whole chickens, several...more
Support tax scholarship program
September 1, 2018The 2018 Florida legislative session passed and signed into law a new House bill (HB) that allows any tenant who pays a rental or licensee fee that is subject to a business rent tax to make a...more
Sports
Bucs must wait to return home, up next Doral
Coming off a rousing home debut, the Horace O’Bryant Middle School football team now must wait a few more weeks before stirring up its home port once again as today’s expected opponent,...more
Coleman leads pack in semiannual event
September 19, 2018Local PE teacher Mark “Coach Iron” Coleman did it again in the Florida Keys Community College Sprint Triathlon.Coleman, 43, raced to a time of 54:40 to take first overall on Sunday morning in the...more
‘Canes have no answer for former coach
September 17, 2018With former coach Ed Holly patrolling the opposite sidelines, the playbook for the Coral Shores high football team seemed to be no secret as Holly had his Westminster Christian squad fully...more
Second-half surge powers Dolphins to third straight win
September 17, 2018The grind-it-out mentality of the Marathon High football team once again paid off as, tied with visiting St. John Paul II at halftime, the Dolphins were able to pull away in the second half with...more
SOUTHERNMOST BOCCE
September 17, 2018SOUTHERNMOST LEAGUEwww.southernmostbocce.orgMONDAY W L GBWaterfront Brewery 11 1 0Keys Armored Express 10 2 1Esky Rods 9 3 2Chewbocce 8 4 3Mary...more
