Why? Because there’s another, private entity involved in that lease agreement. But more on that in a moment. First, the Lower Florida Keys Hospital District is a state-chartered special taxing district created in 1967 that exists solely to provide and maintain a hospital for the people in the district, which stretches from Key West to the Seven Mile Bridge.

Nominations start Aug. 1 & close Aug. 18. Final Voting Begins Aug. 22 to Sept. 8. All proceeds to benefit: Marathon Rotary Club

2024年9月12日 · The new concourse at Key West International Airport reached a turning point on Aug. 29, when the first of eight passenger boarding bridges was installed. The fully enclosed, high-performance glass boarding bridges manufactured by ThyssenKrupp cost roughly $1 million each and provide for an air-conditioned boarding process. They’re built to hurricane impact standards and were […]

Fine art by local and non-local artists will be displayed beneath the canopies at San Pedro Catholic Church this Saturday, Jan. 18, for the 41st annual Art Under the Oaks festival. With dozens of registered vendors set to display fine paintings, photographs, sculptures, jewelry and crafts, the Upper Keys’ popular, premier fine and unique arts […]

2024年9月17日 · Motorists driving south along the Overseas Highway would be hard-pressed to miss the vintage-looking billboard perched high above Adam’s Cut in Key Largo. The large sign advertising candy, gifts, T-shirts and beer also features a sketch of the new general store’s colorful owner, longtime Keys resident and businessman John Cioffi. “I didn’t do it; they […]

2024年5月7日 · Three Waters Resort & Marina, formerly Postcard Inn Beach Resort & Marina, will open to guests in fall 2024. This new, upscale resort is part of the Islamorada Resort Collection, which also includes Amara Cay Resort and La Siesta Resort & Villas. Located in Islamorada, the “sport fishing capital of the world,” Three Waters Resort […]

Already boasting the largest newspaper circulation in the Florida Keys, The Keys Weekly are the only locally-owned and operated publishing company in South Florida – and fastest growing!

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2025年1月9日 · OBITUARYMICHAEL HALPERN1952-2024 Michael Halpern, a prominent Key West attorney, hotelier, business owner and philanthropist, died Dec. 30 at his home on Shark Key after a brief battle with cancer. He was 72. The New York City native was born July 10, 1952 to Robert and Martha Halpern. He is survived by his brother, Robert; his […]

Several more Islamorada residents entered their names for the vacant village council seat, bringing the total number of hopefuls to eight. The village council, with four current members,...