At a luncheon Tuesday, Jan. 25 to celebrate 30 years of Stuart Newman Associates representing the Florida Keys Tourism Council, Howard Livingston performed a song he composed for the occasion: “Livin’ on PR Time.” The event was held at Cheeca Lodge in Islamorada, and was attended by more than 60 friends, family, TDC staffers and current and former TDC members and officers.

Underwater pumpkin contest carvers display their creations amid yellowtail snappers in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

The 2010 Key West Poker Run takes place Sept. 16-19 with as many as 10,000 bikes traversing down the Florida Keys Overseas Highway.

The Florida Keys tourism council has mounted a video and social media campaign to communicate the message that the Keys have not been affected by the Gulf oil spill and that they are open for business and ready to welcome visitors. The one-minute videos are produced weekly in real time and posted every Monday by about 4 p.m. at
www.fla-keys.com.

A new poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and The Press, conducted June 3-6 among 1,002 adults, found that more Americans trust the news media coverage of the BP oil spill than the government or BP itself.

Poor British Petroleum. They just can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to stemming the Gulf of Mexico oil leak, preventing the spilled oil coming ashore in Louisiana or getting the Environmental Protection Agency off their back.