TURKEY & PIGSKIN: FOOTBALL IS A THANKSGIVING TRADITION

As the famed ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman would say, we’re “rumblin,’ bumblin’ and stumblin’” into the holiday season.  Family and friends will gather around the table, sharing a...

GIVING THANKS: KEYS KIDS ARE GRATEFUL FOR FAMILY, FOOD & TOGETHERNESS

Food, football, family and fun. As Thanksgiving approaches and we kick off the holiday season,  the Key West Weekly visited The Basilica School of St. Mary Star...

FRIED TURKEY: DON’T SEND YOUR HOUSE UP IN FLAMES

If you’ve never had a fried turkey before on Thanksgiving, trust me: you’re missing out. But when it comes to giving turkeys a hot oil bath, there...

KEYS HUMOR: TOP 10 THINGS YOU DON’T WANT TO HEAR AT THIS YEAR’S THANKSGIVING...

As friends and family gather on Thanksgiving for what may not exactly resemble a Norman Rockwell scene, we offer: Top 10 things you do not want to hear...

THE GREAT LIONFISH WEDDING OF 2021: FUNKY, FRESH & SO FLORIDA KEYS

“Two very spicy personalities came together 10 years ago, and this was the culmination of that.” That’s how Brent Robinson, a heavy equipment mechanic business owner, described his...

SAINT NICK SAILS IN KEY LARGO FOR 1ST SIP & SAIL FUNDRAISER

Saint Nick will bring cheer and bright spirits to the Upper Keys Sailing Club this holiday season. The 48-year old Key Largo-based sailing club will open its...

WILD THINGS: MORE TALES OF THE GRAY-TAILED TATTLER

It’s both a truism and a cliche that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. For instance, when...

ISLAND ASTROLOGER: IT’S ECLIPSE SEASON, BABY!

It’s eclipse season, baby! The intricate choreography of sun, moon and earth carries us into the peculiar light of eclipses every six months, bringing forth extravagant culminations...

KEYS HISTORY: SAND KEY LIGHTHOUSE SAVED LIVES & MARKS THE DECLINE IN WRECKING INDUSTRY

The Havana Hurricane of 1846 is thought to be the first recorded Category 5 hurricane to strike Cuba. As the storm crossed the Straits of Florida, it...

MATTHEW GILLERAN FIELD UNVEILED AT TRUMAN WATERFRONT PARK

Key West city officials and more than 300 young soccer players on Saturday celebrated the grand opening of the new Matthew Gilleran Field at Truman Waterfront Park. The...