BIZ FEATURE: ISLAMORADA’S OCEAN GARDENS SHELLS OUT HOME DECOR & MORE FOR 10 YEARS
"My initial vision was a marine store, but these two took it to another level." Phil Sena, founder and owner of Ocean Gardens in Islamorada, credits Summer...
VACATION RENTAL TALK PACKS KEY WEST CITY HALL
Forcing Key West homeowners to rent their properties for at least 6 months at a time — rather than a month at a time — will do...
KEYS WEEKLY CELEBRATES 19 YEARS OF LOCAL NEWS & LOCAL OWNERS
We’ve made some epic blunders. Epic. Blunders.
Somewhere in the beginning we extended credit to an out-of-town developer who left the Keys owing us nearly $20,000. This represented...
INAUGURAL BEST OF THE UPPER KEYS AWARDS OPENS WITH VOTING SEPT 16
The time has come to crown the best restaurant, best doctor, best park, best elected official and more in the Upper Keys. This year marks the inaugural...
SPORTS WRAP: ALL WINS FOR MONROE COUNTY FOOTBALL
Three high schools are celebrating big wins this week in a rare trifecta of success for Monroe County prep football. The wins themselves couldn’t be more diverse,...
SPORTS WRAP: BASEBALL PROSPECTS HIGHLIGHT SKILLS AT SCOUT DAY 2022 IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA
More than a dozen professional and college scouts came out to Rex Weech Field in Key West last Saturday in pursuit of local baseball prospects. Scouts whose...
MEET KYLA SHOEMAKER: TEACHING FREEDOM 1 WORD AT A TIME
By Cricket Desmarais
“Idle hands, I don't like them. I like to stay busy,” says Kyla Shoemaker, who is far from idle.
She volunteers at the Key West Police...
FANTASY FEST: COUNTDOWN TO CULT CLASSICS & CARTOON CHAOS OCT. 21-30
“Cult Classics & Cartoon Chaos” is the theme for Fantasy Fest 2022 – Key West’s annual 10-day creative costumed festival. From Oct. 21-30, revelers can adorn themselves...
UPPER KEYS KIDS CLUBHOUSE PROVIDES A NEW ‘SCREEN-FREE’ ACTIVITY FOR CHILDREN
A pack of children surrounded Venus Haugen in the backyard tiki hut of her Tavernier home. As they watched closely, Haugen poured globs of thick, brightly colored...
MARATHON NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: WESLEY BARNES
No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community members who deserve...
