Mary Ann Don behind the wheel of her truck. (Photo by DICK CONKLIN)
“She’s the Mother Teresa of the Keys, there’s no doubt about that,” said Sis Kirk, the parish secretary at San Pablo Catholic Church in Marathon.
Posted - Sunday, December 14, 2008 09:29 AM EST
After Hurricane Wilma caused extensive damage at the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center in Tavernier, Pirates on the Water threw a party.
Posted - Sunday, December 14, 2008 09:26 AM EST
No Snow... Ho! Ho! HO!
Posted - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:00 AM EST
This Saturday will be a very busy day at the UKSC.
Posted - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:00 AM EST
“It’s not a cemetery,” Howard Gelbman said. “It’s a celebration of life, and it symbolizes the future and what a child’s life could have been.”
Posted - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:00 AM EST
Police recruits enrolled at the Florida Keys Institute of Criminal Justice went to the Key West Airport last week to practice their interviewing skills.
Posted - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:00 AM EST
Boats compete for cash prizes in Key West’s 18th annual Lighted Boat Parade
The holiday season in Key West is decidedly different than it is in northern climes. Take the island’s 18th annual Lighted Boat Parade — set to sail into the Key West Bight and Harbor on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. Visitors and locals are invited to gather dockside for this tropical tribute to the Christmas season.
Posted - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:00 AM EST
Eric Carle, the author and illustrator of the famous children’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and illustrator of “Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See,” will be speaking about his work and signing his books at Cover to Cover Books on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 2-4 p.m.
Posted - Friday, December 12, 2008 12:00 AM EST
The annual Key West Children's Holiday Festival included games, popcorn, cotton candy and more. Numerous events are still ongoing for the season.
From Key Largo to Key West, the calendar is packed with events designed to spread holiday cheer -- including a trio of festive lighted boat parades featuring vessels whose decorations range from traditional greenery to offbeat salutes to the season.
Posted - Monday, December 08, 2008 02:22 PM EST
High school students, front, Carla Rubalcava and Carrie Davis and, in back, Kaelin Mearns, Allison Panek, Jessica Lankford and Erica Mora, with Mariners Hospital nurse Terry Leo at the hospital’s career day for aspiring nurses. (Contributed photo)
Six Upper Keys high school students recently had the opportunity to witness life as a registered nurse at Mariners Hospital.
Posted - Friday, December 05, 2008 12:00 AM EST
