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The housing market in the Florida Keys is surging in the post-pandemic environment in terms of properties sold, average selling price and several other metrics, according to data provided by

Monroe County State Attorney Dennis Ward will ask for jail time for two people arrested on Sunday if they are convicted in separate cases involving the illegal harvest of marine life in Florida Keys waters. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer arrested a woman for allegedly taking five queen conch from the waters off Higgs Beach in Key West on Sunday, according to the FWC. Another FWC officer arrested a man in the Upper Keys on Sunday for spearing and harvesting 14 spiny ...

Lisset Bautista, lead case manager for Social Services, was selected for Monroe County’s First Quarter Employee Service Award.

As the nation pauses Monday, May 31, to honor those who gave their lives in the military defense of our country, events throughout the Florida Keys will offer somber services

Islamorada audiences can rock to the sounds of musicians influenced by everything from Latin funk and electric fusion to Cuban and Jamaican rhythms during the annual Afro Roots Fest.

A coral disease that has ravaged the reefs in Florida for seven years finally has an effective treatment, a common antibiotic known as amoxicillin.

The challenge of finding adequate staff for employers is nothing new in the Florida Keys, but some are reporting that the issue could be worse than ever now. The economic upheaval caused by the pandemic caused many Americans, mostly those who make their living in low-paying service jobs, to the brink of financial desperation. Given the extremely high cost of living in the Keys, this caused many to pack up and seek refuge in more affordable areas, according to multiple sources. Daniel Samess, CE...

John Maloney Spottswood was a real-life Walter Mitty, a Key West legend who lived a life most only dream about.

The celebration of world music enlivens Islamorada’s music scene Saturday and Sunday, May 29-30. Music and culture are on tap for Upper Keys audiences during Memorial Day weekend, with performances starting at 6 p.m. at the Florida Keys Brewing Co., located at 81611 Old Highway in Islamorada. Saturday’s schedule at the popular brewery features Electric Piquete, a critically acclaimed Latin funk band known for its innovative originals and interpretations drawing on Afro-Caribbean, jazz...

Doug Pryor has been selected as the Monroe County School District Manager of the Year for his integrity, professionalism and attention to details, according to Executive Director of Operations Pat