October 15th opened the much anticipated start of the season. Hundreds of boats went out and started collecting all the stone crab they could get their hands on. “The waters off the Florida Keys are Florida’s top source of stone crab claws. About 40 percent of the state’s average annual harvest of m…

Hialeah man faces charges in Keys incident A Hialeah man remains jailed in Key West with no bond stemming from a shooting early Sunday at Key Largo Ocean Resorts in which a Miami man was shot multiple times. via Florida Keys Keynoter Tags: seaworld, politics, florida, nasa, key west, west palm beac…

“I called my wife and told her to come down to the (elections) office to watch the drawing” Election officials plucked a name from a hat Wednesday to decide a candidate for a runoff election in the Key West Utility Board Group 1 race. via The Florida Times-Union Tags: florida marlins, stuart, lake …

Police in Massachusetts are expected to hand over to Monroe County authorities a woman who they arrested on charges of having sex with a 15-year old during a Boy Scout boat trip in the Keys. via The Reporter Tags: miami, hotels, real estate, boynton beach, busch gardens, lake park, seaworld, tampa,…

Revelers can be as flamboyant as they want during this 10-day Key West festival that includes more than 30 events, many of them centered on wild costumes. via Los Angeles Times Tags: boynton beach, sanibel island, lake park, lantana, jupiter, tampa bay, orlando magic, miami heat, north palm beach, …

Highway medians resembled canals, canals widened into lakes and your dog suspected that he’d been transferred to the Amazon rain forest, but the unfortunate truth was this: Though South Florida has been … via The Miami Herald Tags: rivera beach, tampa bay, seaworld, homestead, orlando, disney, la…

The Dockside Galley Grille doesn’t make itself easy to discover. It’s one of those tucked-away neighborhood places nice to know about if you live nearby, challenging to find if you don’t. Though not exactly a … via South Florida Sun-Sentinel Tags: homestead, north palm beach, orlando magic, tampa…

The National Hurricane Center was issuing advisories Wednesday on both Tropical Storm Karen and on a tropical depression that has formed about 200 miles east-southeast of Tampico Mexico. via KWTX Tags: boca raton, nasa, education, homestead, tampa bay bucs, captiva island, jacksonville, jacksonvill…

“My father had been a military policeman under Batista and was working in the palace when Castro’s forces invaded. My dad was jailed the night of the takeover and blacklisted after he was released, about five months later.” Gloria Estefan is about to release ‘90 Millas,’ , her first Spanish-languag…

Home sweet home. Or perhaps home sweet shipping container. Former merchant marine David Cross wants to transform metal shipping containers into houses. via WSVN-TV Miami Beach Tags: captiva island, theme parks, miami heat, tampa bay, palm beach gardens, stuart, fishing, lake worth, ft. myers, tampa…