Florida Keys

Third Largest Barrier Reef In The World

Joseph Cooper, Bonnie Berman and Paul Leary — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Play it Again, Steve - Humphrey Bogart's Son Launches 1st Annual Bogart Film Festival

Caroline Breder-Watts — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Naples resident Stephen Bogart is the son of film legends Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall and will be hosting the 1st Annual Humphrey Bogart Film Festival in, quite appropriately, Key Largo May 2 - 5. Caroline Breder-Watts sat down with Stephen to discuss the festival and his iconic parents. To learn more, visit bogartfilmfestival.com.

Record Store Day, Bass Museum, Dranoff Piano Competition, Keys Calendar & Chef Norman Van Aken

Ed Bell and Paul Leary — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Stories From The Overseas Highway: Q&A With Filmmaker Tim Long

WLRN Staff — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Airing on WLRN Channel 17 on the following dates and times:

Friday, February 22 @ 11:30 pm

Motorcycles And Miami Don't Always Mix, But Then There's The 360-Degree Views

Bill Andrews — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:02:47 +0000

Perhaps you’ve seen the phrase “Live to Ride—Ride to Live” on a T-shirt or bumper sticker somewhere. It has been on my belt buckle for about 30 years. Motorcycling has been a passion of mine pretty much from the day I got my driver’s license. The activity of being in the wind, leaning into corners, the sight of a bike, and the very simplistic nature of the machine, all bring joy.

Troubled Bridge Over Water: Why A Key Part Of Keys' History Is In Danger

Arianna Prothero — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:30:00 +0000

When the Old Seven Mile Bridge was built, it was an engineering wonder of the early 1900s. Part of Henry Flagler’s famous railway to Key West, it ran across nearly seven miles of open water to connect Marathon to the Lower Keys.

Today, the bridge is still a popular spot with both locals and tourists, but it’s slowly falling apart. Salt water and storms are eroding the bridge faster than the state can afford to repair it. Much of it is now closed. Historians and activists are desperately searching for a way to preserve what's left: a 2.2 mile section of the Old Seven Bridge that is still open to pedestrians and cyclists.

Climate Change Signs Abound, Locals Say

Elaine Chen — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:00:00 +0000

With its low-level waterfront communities, South Florida is particularly vulnerable to climate change.

But perhaps no area is more vulnerable than the Florida Keys.

James from Cudjoe Key tells us that a nature trail he has walked for 10 years is now regularly flooded, even at low tide. Here is a photo he sent us:

While much has been written about the danger to South Florida caused by rising water levels, Pamela from Miami points out that Miami should pay attention to its air:

How One Woman Lives At Sea: Inside The Life Of A Florida Keys Lobster Catcher

Patricia Sagastume — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:36:01 +0000

It’s past sunset as 28-year old Captain Kelly Nichols Bourne and her crew return from a day of hauling lobsters traps. When she joined her father’s business a decade ago, she was the youngest female commercial captain in the Keys. She still is. Now she and her father drop about 7,600 lobster and 8,000 crab traps from the Gulf to the Atlantic.

Take A Tour Of Pigeon Key

Arianna Prothero — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:23:05 +0000

Earlier this week we brought to you a story about a community organization trying to restore the Old Seven Mile Bridge.

Part of that story touched on Pigeon Key, where the work camp for the men who built the Old Seven Mile Bridge lived 100 years ago. The entire island is now a museum.