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Another SHAL Cleanup at Riviera Bridge this Saturday! Saturday morning (6/24) the SHAL Cleanup Brigade will attack another under-bridge location: the other (south) side of …

Special Olympics Florida Earns Highest Rating from Charity Navigator for Fourth Consecutive Year June 19, 2017 (Clermont, FL) – Special Olympics Florida today announced that …

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE TO HOST ‘BEAT THE HEAT’ EVENTS FOR CHILDREN MONROE COUNTY, FL – Monroe County Fire Rescue is hosting a series of …

Marine related thefts begin to increase as season approaches As the boating and fishing season picks up in the Florida Keys, the Sheriff’s Office has …

Sheriff’s Office remembers deputy killed in traffic accident This week the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office remembers a Sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of duty …

Douglass Gym repair costs increase another $250,000 BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Add rising costs to repair the Frederick Douglass Gym in Bahama …

KWAHS Pirate and Fossil ArtCamps Sand sculptor Marianne van den Broek and assistant instructor Lilly Magidson, second and third from left, led Key West Art …

16th District Medical Examiner Nominating Committee Meeting – June 8, 2017 The initial meeting of the District 16 Medical Examiner Nominating Committee was held on …

Mayor Craig Cates has named Flower Conroy Key West’s Poet Laureate for 2017 Originally from New Jersey, Conroy was the valedictorian of Richard Stockton College …

Teen from Pompano Beach arrested in stolen car An 18 year old Pompano Beach man was arrested Friday after he drove a BMW stolen from …

Court-ordered move of Key West homeless shelter at least a year away BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Despite the city being ordered four …

Key West Art & Historical Society Offers Teen Camp Scholarship Opportunities Several scholarships are available for teens interested in upcoming Key West Art & Historical …

RESCUE TAILS: AN FKSPCA SUCCESS STORY “ROSCOE AND PHOENIX” BY TAMMY FOX-ROYER Executive Director Florida Keys SPCA Every year, the Florida Keys SPCA answers hundreds …

First State Bank’s Goodrich Celebrates 40 Years Doria Goodrich, First State Bank of the Florida Keys Executive Vice President and Personal Banking Officer, is celebrating …

MONROE COUNTY REPAIRING HIGGS BEACH PIER FOR ADA COMPLIANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY KEY WEST, FL – Monroe County has begun a minor but important project …

Virgilio’s- 6/27/17- the CRZBs quintet from 9pm At Virgilio’s,  on Tuesday, June 27th @ 9pm, Skipper’s weekly “League of Crafty Musicians” series will present an …

Invitation to Monroe County Integrated Warning Team Workshop Concerning:  Integrated Warning Team Workshop Where:  Marathon Fire Rescue Station #14 – Conference Room When:  Tuesday, July …

Trash or Treasure? Key West Art & Historical Society Offers Free Preservation Session on Personal Historic Objects Do you have unique historic objects you would …

SAVE THE DATES: Key West Art & Historical Society to contribute to Hemingway Days events with multiple cultural offerings Literary icon and Key West legend …

Key Lime Festival Kicks Off at Key West Lighthouse with Gravity-Defying Key Lime Pie Drop June 15, 2017- (Key West, FL).  Key West Art & …