PAPAS IN PARADISE: HEMINGWAY DAYS BRINGS BEARDED MEN ONCE AGAIN
A 71-year-old white-bearded Florida man won the 2024 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, a highlight of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival that ended July 21, which was the...
IDLE HANDS PROGRAM EMPLOYS & EMPOWERS KEYS TEENS
Since 2010, A Positive Step of Monroe County, a non-profit organization that serves some of Monroe County’s highest risk kids and their families, has partnered with the...
AND THE 2024 BUBBA AWARDS GO TO…
The 2024 Bubba Awards were announced and handed out to the winners during a sold-out show at the Key West Theater on Saturday, July 20, hosted by...
SUMMER HEAT SENDS LOCALS INTO HIBERNATION
Outside the snow is blowing, drifting against the base of the house and blanketing everything in crisp white. There’s a stillness in the air. Thankfully, you’re safe...
BOCCE BENEFIT WILL BUY STAIR LIFT FOR LOCAL WITH ALZHEIMER’S
Across town, or three states away, Michael Commander never hesitated to help someone in need.
As a lineman with Keys Energy Services, he was a high-voltage hero after...
CONCH CONNECT OFFERS $2 RIDES ON STOCK ISLAND & KEY WEST
Need a lift?
Monroe County launched Conch Connect, a new, on-demand, door-to-door rideshare service for Key West and Stock Island with all-electric Teslas, funded with a grant from...
KEYS CANDIDATES ANSWER QUESTIONS AT HOMETOWN FORUM
Amid overheated national politics, Florida Keys candidates — and voters — kept their cool at the July 15 election forum presented by Hometown, a nonpartisan voter education...
ADORABLE PETS WANT FOREVER HOMES
The Keys Weekly family loves animals as much as our friends at the Florida Keys SPCA do, and we’re honored each week to showcase some “furever” friends...
COUNTY COMMISSIONER MICHELLE LINCOLN CHOSEN AS FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES’ PRESIDENT-ELECT
Monroe County Commissioner Michelle Lincoln was chosen president-elect of the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) on June 28. She was elected at the association's annual business meeting...
KEY LIME FESTIVAL FEATURES SWEET & MESSY EVENTS
New York might have its July 4 hotdog-eating contest, but competitors in Key West gobbled sweeter fare during the World Famous Key Lime Pie Eating Championship —...
