8+ hour, 12+ min ago   (162+ words) Keys Weekly Newspapers The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners proclaimed July 2026 as Parks and Recreation Month, recognizing the important role parks, beaches, trails, athletic facilities, community centers, and recreational programs play in enhancing the quality of life throughout the…...

11+ hour, 58+ min ago   (829+ words) Roberta Isleib gets it right. In her Key West Food Critic mysteries — written under the pen name Lucy Burdette and starring the irrepressible Hayley Snow — she depicts Key West’s end-of-the-road edginess, tight-knit community and unashamed eccentricity with a rare authenticity....

12+ hour, 26+ min ago   (328+ words) A fire in May destroyed the Big Pine home of Key West Police Officer Mike Pettee and his now-wife, Sheriff’s Deputy Tiffany Pettee. Mike Pettee suffered severe smoke inhalation when he went back inside to try to save the couple’s…...

12+ hour, 44+ min ago   (197+ words) Celebrating our community is one of our absolute favorite things to do at the Keys Weekly, and there’s no better representation of that than our three awards ceremonies held each summer and fall. Contrary to the rumors we hear every…...

12+ hour, 36+ min ago   (685+ words) Summer is in full swing across the Upper Keys, and last week reminded everyone what July fishing is really about. You’ve got to earn your fish. Early in the week, a crew from West Virginia ran a three-quarter day and…...

14+ hour, 38+ min ago   (225+ words) Keys Weekly Newspapers Monroe County Commissioners recently approved a resolution requesting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service direct additional funding to the National Key Deer Refuge to restore population data collection for the endangered Key deer. The resolution approved at the…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (340+ words) Love it or hate it, lobster mini-season is set for Wednesday and Thursday, July 29 and 30. The two-day event allows recreational divers to catch up to six lobsters per day before the regular season opens on Aug. 6. But mini-season comes with…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (428+ words) Keys Weekly Newspapers In a recent case, the Monroe County State Attorney announced Circuit Judge Mark Wilson sentenced Niclore Jean after he entered a no contest plea as charged to DUI with serious bodily injury and DUI with injury to…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (662+ words) Republican governor hopeful Paul Renner isn’t new to tackling the issues facing the Sunshine State. Having served in the Florida House from 2015 to 2024, Renner went through the ranks while he was in Tallahassee. He was House Speaker in his final…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (166+ words) Keys Weekly Newspapers Want to know what Mallory Square looked like in the 1970s? Curious about your house in the 1950s? Or about a hurricane, a steamship, a shop on Duval Street? “After the grant ended, we kept scanning. The process revealed…...