Florida Keys

There’s no presidential election in 2022, but the midterm elections, including the Florida governor’s race, draw a sizable voter turnout in the Florida Keys,...

What happens to a tourist town when local workers can’t afford to live there?

Housing is the largest single challenge facing Florida Keys residents and has been for decades. With scarce buildable land, strict height restrictions, sky-high property values, second homes that sit empty most of the year and a proliferation of vacation rentals, many full-time workers no longer can afford to live or rent in the island chain, much less buy a home.

Over the next three weeks, Keys Weekly tackles the housing crisis by identifying the problem, examining its causes and seeking solutions.

Thursday, Feb. 24Registration for the 40th annual Key West Literary Seminar, ‘Singing America: A Celebration of Black Literature’ (Jan. 12-15, 2023) will open at...

"Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see." — John F. Kennedy The Keys Weekly is proud to introduce...

Fishermen’s Community Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of re-accreditation in computed tomography (CT) as the result of a recent review by the...

Forget everything you knew about the former Clinton Square Mall at 291 Front St., near Mallory Square, and go back inside. Historic Tours of America...

Key West’s Headdress Ball is nearly here — finally — after three postponements due to COVID. And the timing of this year’s event couldn’t be...

Another malfunction at Snake Creek Bridge left traffic at a standstill for more than an hour on Feb. 17. Per Monroe County Sheriff Rick...

Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” This past week mom went away, again, this time to visit other foxes. She...

By Asta Kraskouskas Florida Keys Concert Association (FLKCA) started its second half of the season with the Rastrelli Cello Quartet. The quartet captured music lovers’...