MCSO responds to boat fire The Sheriff’s Office as well as firefighters responded to a boat fire Sunday in Marathon that heavily damaged/destroyed a 37-foot …

Sand Bags Available In advance of possible localized flooding from Tropical Storm Idalia, the City of Key West is providing sand and bags to shore …

MCFR STARTS PEER SUPPORT AND CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR FIRST RESPONDERS MONROE COUNTY, FL – Monroe County Fire Rescue established a Peer Support and …

Police Honor Officer and Civilian of the First Half of 2023 In an awards ceremony Friday hosted by the Grand Key Resort, Key West Police …

Tropic Sprockets / Passages By Ian Brockway From the always honest filmmaker Ira Sachs, “Passages” is yet another engrossing, compelling andunsettling film to add to …

KEY WEST LOU / IDALIA THE TOPIC OF THE DAY It’s beginning. Idalia is being felt in Florida. The first place is Key West. The …

Idalia predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane with ‘catastrophic’ storm surge BY DANIEL KOZIN CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents living in vulnerable …

Animal Farm receives K9 Unit donation Sheriff’s Office K9 Mako is safer in his new ballistic vest — a donation to the Animal Farm by …

Tropic Sprockets / Amanda By Ian Brockway Director Carolina Cavalli has an eerily opaque debut in “Amanda.” The film is an odd and unusual coming …

Monroe County Solid Waste and Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Clean Up Rockland Key ROCKLAND KEY, FL – On Thursday, Aug. 17, Monroe County Solid Waste Management …

2022 Nonprofit Day Photo, Keynote Speaker Shlomi Ron Photo, Flyer, Social Graphic Free Tickets Available for Florida Keys Nonprofit Day Professionals from charitable organizations across …

A CALL FOR SMALL SMALL WORKS 2023 RETURNING TO JAG GALLERY Key West’s Jag Gallery has posted a call to artists for its SMALL WORKS 2023 juried …

KEY WEST LOU / IDALIA MAY DO A NUMBER ON FLORIDA’S WEST COAST Portions of Florida in danger. The upper west coast. Hurricane Idalia projected …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders’ anger after racist killings in Jacksonville BY STEVE PEOPLES AND BRENDAN FARRINGTON TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ron DeSantis scoffed when the …

Speeding motorist arrested for fleeing A 48-year-old Marathon, Florida man was arrested Saturday after fleeing from the Sheriff’s Office on U.S. 1. Hector Adolfo Rodriguez …

The Award winning Waterfront Playhouse has opened ticketing for all performances of their acclaimed Season 85! Located on Mallory Square, the Waterfront will usher in …

SHORTFALL By Fred C. Klein This entry is a followup to last week’s Friday With Fred blog “Preparation” (for my First Pitch at the Coney …

Nonprofits Invest $1 Million in the Future of the Florida Keys A successful campaign has resulted in 24 nonprofit organizations planting the seeds for millions …

TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN – MONROE ACCEPTING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS KEY WEST, FL, August 24, 2023 – The Take Stock in Children scholarship application process is …

KEY WEST LOU / THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM The calm before the storm. It never fails. Especially where a hurricane is involved. I stepped …