CRIME RATES DIP IN MONROE COUNTY & KEY WEST
Florida Keys Weekly
by The Weekly Staff
3h ago
The National Incident-Based Reporting System for crime statistics collected by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement showed a decrease in crime last year for the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Specifically, overall crime was down by 13% with 1,665 overall crimes being reported in 2023 and 1,448 reported in 2024. Some of the significant drops included ..read more
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CONCH TRAIN DRIVER RETIRES AFTER 12,000 TOURS
Florida Keys Weekly
by Contributed
3h ago
Eduardo Silva gave his final tour aboard the Conch Tour Train on Jan. 31, having joined the Conch Tour Train in 1999. At the end of his 26-year career, Silva had given 12,605 tours of the island to hundreds of thousands of people. “We could not have asked for a better ambassador of Key West ..read more
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‘CROC DOC’ TO SPEAK ON ENDANGERED SPECIES DURING LECTURE IN KEY LARGO
Florida Keys Weekly
by Contributed
3h ago
“The American Crocodile in Florida: Recovering an Endangered Species in an Endangered Ecosystem” will be the fifth lecture of “A Delicate Balance of Nature” talk series on Wednesday, Feb. 12.  In its 34th year, the series is sponsored by Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park and the Friends of John Pennekamp Coral Reef ..read more
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KEYS HISTORY: TRAVERSING A SERIES OF SMALL ISLANDS OFF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
Florida Keys Weekly
by Brad Bertelli
3h ago
Like the Long Key Bridge, the Seven Mile Bridge links two geographical areas. The Long Key Bridge is the conduit linking the Upper Keys to those islands identified as the Middle Keys. The Seven Mile Bridge connects the islands of the Middle Keys to those that have been labeled as the Lower Keys. After traveling ..read more
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FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: UNDERSTANDING CHOLESTEROL
Florida Keys Weekly
by Jennifer Boltz-Harvey
3h ago
“Eat the egg, don’t eat the egg, eat the egg, don’t eat the egg. Egg whites, but not the yolk. Yes the yolk, but only a little. No, no, no, yolks are fine, as long as you eat it with a piece of celery.”   I’ve heard it ALL. Eggs have become synonymous with high cholesterol ..read more
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KEY WEST’S MEL FISHER MARITIME MUSEUM INSTALLS NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT
Florida Keys Weekly
by Contributed
3h ago
In 1700, the English merchant slave ship Henrietta Marie sank 35 miles west of Key West, shortly after offloading 190 captured Africans in Jamaica. Nearly 325 years later, using the shipwreck and artifacts recovered from it as a focal point, Key West’s Mel Fisher Maritime Museum has developed and unveiled a comprehensive exhibit that examines ..read more
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INJURED HAWKS RESCUED IN THE KEYS PROVIDE MIGRATORY DATA THANKS TO PARTNERSHIP WITH PENNSYLVANIA SANCTUARY
Florida Keys Weekly
by Kellie Butler Farrell
3d ago
The Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center (FKWBRC) takes in roughly 1,000 injured or sick birds every year. The birds that can be nursed back to health are eventually released back into the wild. Usually, that is the end of the Tavernier-based bird center’s interaction with them. “In general, in wildlife rehabilitation with the animals ..read more
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DISCOVER THE UNEXPECTED AT THE REOPENED COOL GUY STUFF IN MARATHON
Florida Keys Weekly
by Jen Alexander
3d ago
Eclectic collections of mayhem and miscellaneous treasures surround the walls and shelves of the Cool Guy Stuff store in Marathon. Owners Ten and Diann Diamond recently re-opened the store, located across from the Turtle Hospital on Overseas Highway, after a three-year hiatus due to flooding. The name “Cool Guy Stuff” may be deceptively simple, but ..read more
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RED BARN THEATRE FLIPS SCRIPT ON CLASSIC CHARACTERS
Florida Keys Weekly
by Wyatt Samuelson
3d ago
For 138 years, Sherlock Holmes has become more of a genre than the singular character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The quick-witted Brit, whose intellect and deductive reasoning cracks the most complex cases, has been recreated in a multitude of mediums — from television shows like “House,” “Monk” and the eponymous “Sherlock,” to movies ..read more
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MEET OUR MARATHON NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: TRACI SLENDAK
Florida Keys Weekly
by Jen Alexander
3d ago
No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community members who deserve to be recognized. In an effort to shine a spotlight on more of the incredible individuals who live and work in these islands, Keys Weekly is proud to ..read more
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