Mandy Miles

3 days ago | keysweekly.com | Mandy Miles

It’s been 40 years since treasure hunter Mel Fisher and his “golden crew” of divers found the mother lode of treasure that was lost in the 1622 shipwreck of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha. The discovery in July 1985 revealed $400 million in gold and silver coins, gold bars, silver ingots and emeralds. And the “Atocha coins” became ubiquitous accessories for Key West locals who wear them around their necks like dog tags. On April 26, a different kind of treasure hunt begins.

6 days ago | keysweekly.com | Mandy Miles

Talk is cheap, but text messages could prove costly for at least three Key West city officials, who on Tuesday, April 15, were indicted and arrested for tampering with evidence — text messages they exchanged on city-issued cell phones — that authorities had subpoenaed as part of an ongoing investigation into official misconduct.

6 days ago | keysweekly.com | Mandy Miles

From Italy’s Amalfi Coast to Augusta National golf course in Georgia, and from Mallory Square to the Mediterranean, Steven Quartly’s paintings demonstrate the power and passion of a place. Whether it’s a familiar front porch or the patchwork pastels of Positano, Italy, Quartly takes us there — Italy, Spain, Hawaii, the French Riviera and, yes, Key West.

1 week ago | keysweekly.com | Mandy Miles

Key West’s city hall was reeling on Wednesday, April 16, following the indictment and arrests the evening before of three top city officials. City attorney Ron Ramsingh; his brother Raj Ramsingh, who is the city’s chief building official, and code compliance director Jim Young were indicted for tampering with evidence by deleting text messages ahead of a pending investigation by the state attorney’s office. The men were arrested and taken to jail the evening of Tuesday, April 15.

1 week ago | keysweekly.com | Mandy Miles

Three Key West city officials were indicted and taken to jail Tuesday evening, April 15, for tampering with evidence by deleting text messages before a pending investigation. All three men — Key West City Attorney Ron Ramsingh; his brother Raj Ramsingh, who is the city’s chief building official; and Jim Young, the city’s code compliance director — face third-degree felony charges of tampering with evidence.