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DeSantis signs bill to rename South Florida roadway to honor Jimmy Buffett
Parts of A1A in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe Counties will be named after late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. Governor DeSantis signed HB-91 on Thursday, along with other bills that would include other highway designations and license plates. Florida Panthers Stanley Cup celebration tour continues across South Florida. NOW PLAYING.
Key West City Commission fires city manager
Following a heated and sometimes contentious special call meeting on Wednesday, June 26, the Key West City Commission voted 4-3 to fire City Manager Al Childress, who has been on the job for about a year. Commissioners Lissette Cuervo Carey, Clayton Lopez, Billy Wardlow and Jimmy Weekley voted in favor of termination, while Mayor Teri Johnston and commissioners Sam Kaufman and Mary Lou Hoover voted against termination. Kaufman also requested...
OUTGOING KEY WEST MAYOR TERI JOHNSTON WANTS THE TDC PRESIDENT/CEO JOB: ‘WE NEED TO BUILD TRUST’
Teri Johnston, the outgoing mayor of Key West is among the applicants for the newly devised Monroe County Tourist Development Council president/CEO position, saying she has the skills and experience for the leadership position created after the TDC failed a series of financial audits and fired its top marketing director.
Monroe County Fire Rescue captain retires
After 30 years of serving the Florida Keys community as a firefighter/paramedic and certified training instructor, long-standing Monroe County employee Capt. David Sebben will retire from Monroe County Fire Rescue at the end of June. “My career was inspired by friendship and has been full of many firsts,” he said. “I was in one of the department’s first fire academies, completed the flight medic programs, was one of the first paid flight medics on Trauma Star, and in the first group of promotions to Lieutenant.” ...
STATE REVERSES REJECTION OF COUNTY ORDINANCE FOR TAVERNIER PUBLIX-WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT
FloridaCommerce has reversed its decision to reject a county-approved ordinance on an overlay district in Tavernier, which would allow for developers to proceed with their supermarket and workforce housing project. The state department’s decision paves the way for construction of a Publix grocery store, liquor store and more than 80...
RECORD-BREAKING TURNOUT AT NAMI MIAMI-DADE’S FOURTH ANNUAL WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Over 3,7000 Participants Gathered at ZOO Miami, Raising $385,000 and Highlighting the Growing Demand for Mental Health Services in Miami-Dade and the Florida Keys. With more than 3,700 participants and 265 teams, the Fourth Annual Walk for Mental Health Awareness hosted by the National...
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