Gwen Filosa

Aug 1, 2024 | keysweekly.com | Gwen Filosa |Gwen was

The board of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council voted on July 30 to hire Kara Franker, a destination marketing executive and attorney who has previously worked in South Florida, to take the helm of the Keys multimillion-dollar tourism agency as its first president/CEO. A county-appointed committee unanimously chose Franker from four finalists left standing, after the job search began months earlier, at a July 26 meeting. Both sides still need to negotiate a few contract terms.

Jul 30, 2024 | keysweekly.com | Gwen Filosa |Gwen was

The Monroe County Tourist Development Council Board on Tuesday voted to hire Kara Franker, a destination marketing executive and attorney who has worked in South Florida previously, to take the helm of the Keys multimillion-dollar tourism agency as the first president/CEO. A county-appointed committee unanimously chose Franker from the four finalists left standing after the job search began months earlier, at a July 26 meeting.

Jul 29, 2024 | keysweekly.com | Gwen Filosa |Gwen was

The Monroe County-appointed selection committee tasked with finding the best person to become president/CEO of the multimillion-dollar Tourism Development Council has chosen an experienced tourism executive as their first choice to take the newly created job. But the TDC Board has the final say on the hiring. The board will have the final vote to hire the candidate as recommended by the selection committee, which chose a no. 1 candidate plus an alternate.

Jul 25, 2024 | keysweekly.com | Gwen Filosa |Gwen was

A 20 year-old Seminole, Florida man snorkeling Wednesday morning was critically injured and airlifted to a hospital after being struck by a boat operated by a Key West man, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said Thursday. Sean Steven Bender was reportedly diving for spiny lobster when Mark Johnson, 36, of Key West, was passing under the bridge in a 19-foot Stratos boat that struck Bender.

Jul 23, 2024 | keysweekly.com | Gwen Filosa |Gwen was

Musician Tim Williams joined Keys Weekly digital editor Gwen Filosa on the Key West Side Tracks podcast for a deep dive on one of the most endearing and enduring albums of the past half century: August and Everything After by Counting Crows. https://omny.fm/shows/the-florida-keys-weekly-podcast/musician-tim-williams-on-counting-crows-debut-albu/embed?style=artworkThe Tim Williams Band is headed to the Key West Theater on Monday, Aug.