Keys Treasures Blog

Joe Roth’s name to be added to Islamorada’s Whale Harbor Bridge

Keys — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:36:50 +0000

BY ROBERT SILK Free Press Staff rsilk@keysnews.com During the 1980s and ’90s, Joe Roth Jr. transformed Holiday Isle Resort from a quaint but struggling hotel into an Upper Keys icon that drew revelers from around the region and beyond. This week, nearly two years after Roth’s death, the Village Council is slated to take one [...]

Tarpon Genetic Recapture Study

Keys — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:14:44 +0000

Watch and learn how to participate in the Tarpon Genetic Recapture Study. You’ll get a step-by-step look at how to take a tarpon DNA sample and submit it to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Researchers from the FWC and Mote Marine Laboratory use these samples to identify and track individual tarpon and [...]

Living With Florida Keys Crocodiles from MyFWC

Keys — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:13:15 +0000

Common Myths About Florida Keys Crocodiles

Keys — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:32:07 +0000

Myth #1. Crocodiles have poor eyesight. Actually have very good eyesight, which is an important adaptation for hunting. They are especially adapted to see and sense movement of potential prey animals. The position of their eyes on their head (almost on the side) gives them a wide sight range. The only place they cannot see [...]

Spring Breakers in Key West Find Treasure Chest During Coastline Cleanup

Keys — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:30:09 +0000

4-1-12 Coordinated as the PEACE (People Expecting Alternative Community Experiences) Alternative Spring Break Program, it serves as a branch of the PEACE Volunteer Center at The University throughout the U.S. Committed to immersing students in a variety of cultures and social issues, the Alternative Spring Break Program arranges domestic and international service opportunities for University [...]

Desktop Tan Buddy

Keys — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:55:46 +0000

Here at Keys Treasures, we fully understand the sun isn’t always your best friend. But, unlike vampire bats, the sun is not PURE evil. It does have a few redeeming qualities. Like sunspots and eclipses. It’s also used to grow your own Keys Buds. Some people even tunnel sun rays through a magnifying glass to [...]

Monroe County Commissioner nominated for 2012 Nobel Prize.

Keys — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:47:06 +0000

The Nobel Prize is an international award given yearly since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, architecture design and for peace. In 1968, the Bank of Sweden instituted the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize. Nominations are made April 1st and the Prize Winners are [...]

Key West Mayor to Use Drunks Pay Off Budget Deficit

Keys — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:52:09 +0000

Key West Mayor Craiglist Crates has a plan to pay off a budget deficits due to recent court judgement to Duck Tours Seafari Inc. for $13.5 million. For those of you hiding in a duck blind for the past year, the Duck Tour company sued the city of Key West and the Conch Train claiming [...]

Mom-and-pop shops banned in Islamorada

Keys — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:41:07 +0000

4/1/12 Small stores aren’t doing enough to drive the economy, Islamorada officials agree. ISLAMORADA VILLAGE OF IDIOTS — Finally realizing that big-box stores are the “wave of the future” and “there’s no need for anything else” Islamorada Village council Friday banned new Mom-and-Pop stores from now until global warming makes the islands a memory. “We’ll [...]

Dubai Buys Key West – Converting it to Largest Island Condo Resort

Keys — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:27:14 +0000

Dubai Buys Key West. Dubai one of the richest contries in the Middle East, despite only having a population of 1 million, has become well know world wide for their fantastic construction designs. Dubai’s land-reclamation projects — the three Palm Islands of Jumeira, Jebel Ali and Deira; The World archipelago; and the Dubai Waterfront — [...]