IN PICTURES: ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE FLEET KICKSTARTS THE NEW YEAR IN ISLAMORADA
Local pastors stood on the bridge at Whale Harbor Channel in Islamorada as a fleet of boats approached for a blessing on a brisk...
TOP WRITERS TACKLE TOUGH TOPICS AT KEY WEST LITERARY SEMINAR
Florida. The Sunshine State, although some would call it a state of humid confusion, a state of permanent political parody, often a state of...
SEAS OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS SEE UPTICK IN MIGRANT VOYAGES
Sea voyages by Cuban migrants to the U.S. are on the uptick, as evidenced by recent interdictions and repatriations by the U.S. Coast Guard...
4 INCUMBENTS JUST ANNOUNCED PLANS TO SEEK REELECTION
Four elected officials in the Florida Keys formally announced on Wednesday their intention to seek reelection in the 2024 election.
Joyce Griffin, the Monroe County...
COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS HOLDS FALL GRADUATION
The College of the Florida Keys held its 67th commencement exercises, for the fall class of 2023 on Dec. 12 in the Tennessee Williams...
TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONKS RETURN TO KEY WEST. HERE’S WHERE TO SEE THEM
By Gwen Filosa
A group of Tibetan Buddhist Monks arrived in Key West just before New Year’s Day to spread a message of peace –...
KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL BAND PLAYS LONDON’S NEW YEAR’S DAY PARADE. HERE’S HOW TO...
By Gwen Filosa
The Key West High School Marching Conchs represented the Keys in London's New Year's Day Parade on Jan. 1, 2024, an event...
CRITICAL CORALS: WARM WATERS & BLEACHING PLAGUED REEF IN 2023
A heat wave in the Florida Keys brought a large-scale coral rescue effort among reef restoration organizations in 2023.
BLEACHING BEGINS
Spells of intense heat during...
ON SOCIAL MEDIA, KEYS WEEKLY REACHED MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION IN 2023
Tributes to legendary singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, Fantasy Fest parades and the Key West Holiday parade were among the most popular posts on the Keys...
THE KEYS WASN’T SPARED BY CRIME IN 2023
While the Florida Keys are known for low crime rates compared to the mainland, the island chain in 2023 wasn’t spared by trauma and...
