Seventh grader Shanice Mills signs a contract for the Take Stock in Children scholarship program as her mother, Kimberly Taylor, left, and program volunteers look on.

Shanice Mills, a seventh grader at Treasure Village Montessori School in Islamorada, said she one day wanted to follow in the footsteps of her mother and become a nursing assistant.

Posted - Friday, November 21, 2008 12:00 AM EST

Now that a voting bloc called a “gang of three” on the Board of Monroe County Commissioners was dismantled in this year’s election, could another be forming on the Monroe County School Board?

Posted - Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:59 AM EST

Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi introduced Chad Brocato Wednesday as the next chief of Monroe County Fire Rescue.

Posted - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 04:32 PM EST

Years of angling lessons and practice paid off for the son of a veteran Mercury Redbone tournament angler who garnered grand champion honors, besting 104 entrants that fished the two-day competition.

Posted - Friday, November 21, 2008 08:06 AM EST

With only a brief period of calm winds during the past week, fishing was at best tough. Those anglers that were lucky enough to have timed their trips to coincide with the calm days were rewarded with some excellent times on the water.

Posted - Friday, November 21, 2008 08:06 AM EST

The 13th annual Key Largo Sailfish Challenge pits anglers against sails Friday through Sunday, Jan. 2-4. The event follows a boat-tournament format.

Posted - Friday, November 21, 2008 08:06 AM EST

There’s a new watersport that may just give kayaking a run for its money as the best eco-friendly way to cruise Keys waterways.

Posted - Monday, October 13, 2008 11:57 AM EDT

This room on the second floor of The Blue Parrot is lined with Dade County pine. There’s a wrap-around porch that faces Elizabeth Street.

The search for the perfect room in Key West began when a good friend from Miami Beach said he wouldn’t mind coming down for a long weekend to visit. He didn’t want to pay too much for a room, he said. Not hundreds upon hundreds. And he’d be happy with whatever I picked out for him. But this wasn’t going to be an easy thing finding him a place to stay.

Posted - Friday, October 03, 2008 09:02 AM EDT

Indian Key requires constant maintenance, lest the vegetation reclaim the island. Photo by DONNA DIETRICH

Indian Key Historic State Park's dock is open for landings.

Posted - Sunday, September 28, 2008 12:30 PM EDT